How to raise a random guy's wife

“Just like the song ‘Zen Zen Zense’ from ‘Your Name’,” Kobayashi Megumi said, her legs slightly bent in the kotatsu so that her toes, encased in white socks, could more comfortably rub against Kobayashi Sora’s legs. “I wonder when RER-related songs will be performed on stage again.”

"Take it slow. When the time is right, there will always be an opportunity."

"Now seems like the perfect time..." Kobayashi Megumi's warm breath lingered on Kobayashi Sora's neck, and her small hand, which had been holding Kobayashi Sora's hand, had somehow landed on his chest. "What do you think?"

“I’d like to say…” Kobayashi Sora’s hand was freed again, “Now is a better time to talk about something else.”

Kobayashi Megumi crossed her legs in the kotatsu. "What else?"

"It's like an indirect kiss..." Kobayashi Sora murmured, "And there's also a direct one..."

As the distant chimes rang out, the two people, already pressed together, became even more intimate...

"Mom..." Xiaolin Lan opened the door to her room, rubbing her eyes and speaking in a muffled voice, "Is it already morning?"

"Not yet." Kobayashi Megumi reached under the kotatsu and subtly adjusted her clothes. "Was Ranran woken up by the bell?"

"Mmm...uh..." Little Lin Lan whined sweetly, "Mommy~ Lanlan wants to be patted~"

"Okay~" Kobayashi Megumi got out of the kotatsu, looked down at her clothes to make sure there was nothing wrong, walked over to Kobayashi Ran, and carried her back to bed.

After covering her daughter with a small blanket, Kobayashi Megumi gently patted Kobayashi Ran, "Ranlan, would you like to hear a lullaby?"

Ran Kobayashi gripped the edge of the blanket. "I want to."

"Lanlan, close your eyes first," Xiaolin Hui patted gently. "Mommy will sing Lanlan the lullaby Mommy listened to when I was little."

Xiao Linlan obediently closed her eyes. "Lanlan is ready."

Kobayashi Megumi recalled the melody from her memory, and parted her cherry lips slightly, "Sleep~ Sleep~ My little baby~ Sleep~ Sleep~ My little baby~~~"

The gentle singing voice drifted through the cozy room, echoing in Xiaolin Lan's ears, both distant and intimate.

"Little ball~ light balloon~ the sound of a taiko drum~ put all that aside for now~ let me tell you a story~" Kobayashi Megumi's eyes sparkled. When she was little, her mother would hum this song to her to lull her to sleep.

Now she sits beside her daughter's bed, gently patting her tiny body and singing a lullaby, "Sleep well, sleep well, my little baby, you're a good girl, go to sleep now."

The lyrics, which were initially somewhat vague, became clearer in my mind.

Kobayashi Megumi's eyelids drooped slightly, her mother's singing echoing in her ears, seemingly resonating with her own voice, "Sleep peacefully~"

"In the eternal song~ those unknowing eyes~"

Sleeping in the silence is the figure that guarded you.

"While weaving for you"

"The Closed World Ring"

"On one hand, in a posture of prayer"

I hope you can become strong.

"When the flowers are in full bloom"

May you soar through the skies.

Before night fell

May you gain the courage to face the darkness.

"And then one day"

"able to make eternity"

"Hold it tightly in my hand"

So at this moment

At least for now

"in my arms"

Sleep peacefully.

Sleep well, sleep well, my little baby~

"You're a good child~ Go to sleep now~"

Kobayashi Megumi's patting motions became increasingly gentle, until they finally stopped completely.

"Goodnight." Kobayashi Megumi gently kissed her sleeping daughter's forehead. "My little darling."

Chapter 874 As long as it's edible

Once she was sure Kobayashi Ran was completely asleep, Kobayashi Megumi patted the mochi lying to one side, carefully got up, tiptoed away, and closed the door.

Kobayashi Sora hugged Kobayashi Megumi, who had crawled back into the kotatsu, and said, "Mommy sings so well."

“You heard that,” Kobayashi Megumi pinched his ear. “You have such good hearing.”

"I didn't hear it completely," Kobayashi Sora blinked. "Can Mom sing it for me again?"

"Eh?"

I want to hear it too!

“You’re such a grown man, yet you’re still acting like a child…” Kobayashi Megumi poked his cheek. “But that won’t do.”

"Is that not allowed?"

“Yes,” Kobayashi Megumi reminded her, “if you fall asleep here, I won’t be able to carry you back to your room like you carried Lanlan.”

"That......"

"Let's go back to the bedroom." Kobayashi Megumi twisted her body, gesturing for Kobayashi Sora to get up.

After leaving the kotatsu, the two tidied up briefly and went into the bedroom.

"Okay~" Kobayashi Megumi patted the blanket lightly, "It's very late, go to sleep."

Kobayashi Sora obediently lay down on the bed and covered herself with the blanket.

Kobayashi Megumi lay on her side beside him, her soft hair falling down and swaying gently.

Raise the pillow a little higher, Kobayashi Megumi raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, looked tenderly at Kobayashi Sora, and reached out to touch his head.

Kobayashi Sora was confused. "Huh?"

"This is just a preparatory move, pat pat pat~" Kobayashi Megumi's lips curled up slightly, "Be a good girl, okay?"

Xiao Lin Kong Qing: "..."

"Okay~ close your eyes." Kobayashi Megumi patted Kobayashi Sora lightly. "I'm going to start singing now."

Kobayashi Sora obediently closed her eyes.

"Sleep well~ Sleep well~ My little darling~" Kobayashi Megumi hummed softly, gently patting Kobayashi Sora's body covered by the blanket. "Sleep well~ Sleep well~ My little darling~~~"

A gentle lullaby echoed in her ears, and Kobayashi Sora felt a sense of tranquility and relaxation that was intoxicating.

I originally just wanted to hear Megumi Kobayashi sing it again, but now I'm almost falling asleep.

As her consciousness gradually faded, just like when she was fast asleep, Kobayashi Sora reached out and hugged her.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi paused in her singing. "What's wrong?"

Kobayashi Sora regained a little clarity. "I want to hold you and listen."

"Okay~" Kobayashi Megumi moved a little closer to him, patted him lightly with her hand, "Then I'll continue singing."

"Mmm..." Kobayashi Sora's face gently rubbed against Kobayashi Megumi's neck, feeling the comforting breath and warmth up close.

"Stop rubbing, it tickles!" Kobayashi Megumi patted a little harder. "Sleep well, sleep well, my little darling, you're a good child, go to sleep now!"

Surrounded by Kobayashi Megumi's gentle singing, Kobayashi Sora's breathing gradually became long and steady.

Just like this, I fall asleep...

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Megumi noticed the sudden change in Kobayashi Sora's breathing. She was about to fall asleep when her breathing suddenly became erratic. "Did I pat her too hard?"

"No," Kobayashi Sora said, looking at Kobayashi Sora who was so close to her. "I was about to fall asleep, but I wanted to kiss her before I went to sleep."

"I just can't do anything with you," Kobayashi Megumi said, gently kissing Kobayashi Sora's forehead. "Is this okay?"

"It seems like it's still a little short."

"Mmm..." Kobayashi Megumi cupped his face, lowered her head, and kissed his lips. "How about this?"

"Mmm~" Kobayashi Sora closed her eyes contentedly.

He was satisfied.

Kobayashi Megumi stared at his lips, her cherry lips slightly pursed.

Kobayashi Sora was behaving obediently in front of him.

I want... another kiss.

chirp~

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Sora opened her eyes in confusion after being kissed again.

"Um..." Kobayashi Megumi didn't know how to explain the uncontrollable, and unwilling-to-control, impulse she had just felt.

If you can't think of a reason, then give me another kiss.

But after the kiss...

"Don't sleep." Kobayashi Megumi grabbed Kobayashi Sora's wrist. "Wait a minute before you sleep, just a minute... just a minute, just a minute, just a minute..."

-

"It actually looks quite decent," Kasumigaoka Utaha said with some surprise, looking at the rather appealing soba noodles on the kotatsu table. "Did you learn this from Megumi?"

"What do you mean by this?" Eriri glared at her, then placed her pale, almost glowing legs into the kotatsu. "Mmm~~~ So good~~~"

The warm feeling is completely different from being wrapped in a blanket.

“Don’t forget who’s always cooking,” Eriri’s expression of enjoyment turned to dissatisfaction the next moment. “Why do you make it sound like I can’t even cook one or two bowls of noodles properly?”

"Could your mood swings be any more abrupt?" Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up a noodle. "It's precisely because I usually eat your cooking that I'm surprised by how it looks. Before, as long as it was edible, it was fine, wasn't it?"

As creators, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri share the same creed when it comes to cooking.

There's no need to care about presentation or any sense of ceremony; as long as you're hungry, that's enough.