How to raise a random guy's wife

"That's because Xiangyin sings so beautifully~" Tang Keke recalled the scene when they first met. "Only someone who truly loves singing can sing like that."

Ran looked up and asked, "Can Ran sing well too?"

"Of course," Lan Qiansha chuckled. "As long as Lanlan likes it, it's definitely possible."

"Lanlan likes to sing!" Little Lin Lan waved her little hand. "She also likes to draw, dance, ice cream, and orange pudding."

Hazuki Ren leaned closer to Kobayashi Ran, "Ranran has so much to learn."

“Lanlan is very smart,” Shibuya Kanon said, mimicking the action of playing the guitar. “She learns the guitar very quickly.”

“Her handicrafts are also wonderful,” Tang Keke added. “She’s very skillful.”

"You're also very flexible," Arashi Chisato patted Kobayashi Ran's head. "You'll become a wonderful dancer in the future."

“Drawing is good too,” Eriri said. “You might even become a manga artist.”

“Idols are great too, Ranran is so cute,” Mayu Sagara added. “Whether it’s a school idol or a virtual idol, they’re sure to be popular.”

Machida Sonoko had a different idea: "Inheriting the family business is also a good idea. I feel like she would be a very capable company president."

"The dishes are all ready," Heian Mingjin said, carrying the dishes out of the kitchen. "What are you talking about?"

"What does Lanlan want to do in the future?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked Kobayashi Megumi. "Megumi, what are your thoughts?"

"Me?" Kobayashi Megumi put the dishes on the table. "Dad, do you have any plans?"

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora thought about it seriously. "Well... there really isn't one."

"Really?" Eriri asked incredulously. "No plan?"

“This is really strange,” Akane Akasaka said, scrutinizing Kobayashi Sora. “Where did you hide the real Sora?”

Kobayashi Sora sighed, "There's no need to exaggerate like that."

Mayu Sagara helped Megumi Kobayashi serve the dishes, "I felt their reactions were not exaggerated at all."

Bo Island was busy with the sea trip. "Although I have trusted other people's abilities before, this is probably the first time I've done something so completely unplanned."

“There’s no way to plan for it,” Kobayashi Sora said, picking up Kobayashi Ran. “Who knows if Ran will still like what she likes now in the future?”

"In the future?" Lin Lan tilted her head. "The future Lanlan will also love her dad and mom."

Kobayashi Megumi smiled slightly, while Kobayashi Sora's face turned red again.

Akane Akasaka was slightly taken aback. While the others were still unaware of why Kobayashi Sora wasn't making any plans, she already knew the fundamental reason why Kobayashi Sora wasn't making any plans.

Just like when they first found Kobayashi Sora, no one else understood why Kobayashi Sora showed such a strong desire for money at such a young age, while Akane Akasaka had already seen through Kobayashi Sora's true desire.

Before meeting Akane Akasaka, Sora Kobayashi was already a budding social cancer.

After being carefully nurtured by Akane Akasaka, Sora Kobayashi's already extraordinary intelligence gathering and planning abilities reached their peak, turning her into a raging social cancer.

His methods were despicable, but his character was even more despicable than his methods.

The greatest pleasure is to stimulate others as much as possible while achieving one's own goals.

Despite having more talent suited to the business world, he has always chosen to develop his career in the ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) industry.

They could have easily achieved a friendly cooperation by exchanging intelligence and benefits, but instead they chose to adopt a coercive attitude to force people to comply.

He could have had many friends, but he chose to have even more enemies.

Although she doesn't know the truth, Akane Akasaka believes that if life is a game, then Sora Kobayashi is a player who has played through the game twice, or even three times.

His obsession with profit stems from his understanding of the importance of money, a truth that many people only grasp after entering society, but which he had memorized during his middle school years.

While many new players were still immersed in the fun of the game, Kobayashi Sora had already started skillfully farming resources.

He uses his intelligence-gathering abilities to force others to act according to his ideas, while simultaneously using sharp words to provoke their nerves.

Just like a player who has already completed the game in the normal way, on their second attempt, they start to deliberately use strange methods to try to find hidden Easter eggs in the game.

He is a bored player who uses his superb skills and abilities to test the limits of the game, hoping to complete the game called "Life" according to plan, but also expecting this trashy game to bring him unexpected surprises.

But as he grew, his plans became more and more meticulous, more and more things were within his expectations, and fewer and fewer people were able to escape his control.

Surprises are becoming fewer and fewer, and life is becoming more and more boring.

But he couldn't stop planning, because in his view, even a boring game was better than a game where he was stuck.

Even without any unexpected surprises, he didn't want to experience the predicament of not having a plan.

If this trend continues, Kobayashi Sora will probably end up like those players who follow guides step-by-step to complete puzzle games, feeling a sense of loss the moment the game ends.

I feel like I've accomplished something, yet I also feel like I haven't done anything at all.

Until... the appearance of Kobayashi Megumi.

Unplanned contact, unplanned acquaintance, and unplanned romance.

Even if he doesn't plan anything, things are still going in a good direction.

Even if he plans everything perfectly, better things will happen in his life.

Akane Kousaka once wondered how many surprises it would take to make a boring, routine life like that of Sora Kobayashi's to become interesting.

And as it turns out, just a little bit is enough.

A knowing smile exchanged, a half-asleep embrace in the morning, a practiced and tacit exchange of words, a touch in sleep at night, and a thoughtless reply in everyday life...

Chapter 911 Origin Unknown

These little surprises made Kobayashi Sora's dull and uninteresting life shine.

He will still plan many things as he always has.

There are also many things he will no longer plan as he used to.

A happy life requires planning.

Happiness in life cannot be planned.

That was her breath beside my ear.

It was the warmth of her body in my arms.

It's drizzling today, I love you.

The origin is unknown.

Akane Benisaka looked at Sora Kobayashi.

Looking at that awkward little kid who had grown into a reliable adult, holding his lovely daughter, he gave his gentle wife a proud yet shy smile.

For a fleeting moment, I felt a sense of accomplishment, like... the satisfaction of having raised a pig and served it on the dinner table.

Machida Sonoko nudged Akane Akasaka, "What are you thinking about?"

“I’m thinking…” Akane Akasaka’s eyes flickered, “When will Sora Ao sincerely call me ‘Mom’?”

Machida Sonoko: "......" You haven't given up yet.

Everything was ready. A large birthday cake was surrounded by a sumptuous feast. Kobayashi Megumi put a birthday crown on her daughter's head, and Kobayashi Sora lit the birthday candles.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!" Little Lin Lan tilted her head cutely. "Lan Lan can count to one hundred already, and she's only seven years old!"

“Because Lanlan is very smart, she could count to one hundred when she was seven years old.” At this time, Kobayashi Sora always felt that time was passing particularly quickly. “When Lanlan is eight years old…” He paused, a little reluctant to let time pass so quickly, “Lanlan will be able to count even more numbers.”

"When Lanlan grows up, she can help Mom and Dad with their work," little Lin Lan said hopefully. "Then Mom and Dad can play with Nian Gao."

"Meow~" Nian Gao meowed when she heard her name.

Megumi Kobayashi glanced at the rice cake, "The rice cake is looking forward to it too."

Rice Cake: "...Meow?"

Kobayashi Sora reminded her, "Does Lanlan know what to do next?"

"Mmm," Ran Kobayashi recalled, "You make a wish first, and then you can blow out the candles."

Shibuya Kanon picked up her guitar. "Auntie has it all ready."

The others in the cluster raised their hands in unison, "We're ready too!"

Kobayashi Ran closed her eyes, and the guitar melody began to play. Everyone sang for Kobayashi Ran.

Happy birthday!

Amidst the melodious chorus, Xiaolin Lan made a wish, opened her bright eyes, and blew out the candle with a whoosh.

Akane Akasaka asked curiously, "What did Ranran wish for?"

Machida Sonoko cautioned, "It won't work if you say it out loud."

"Huh?" Ran Kobayashi turned to ask Sora Kobayashi, "Is it true?"

"This..." Kobayashi Sora didn't know how to answer, since there were all sorts of stories about birthday wishes.

“It’s fine whether you tell her or not,” Kobayashi Megumi answered for Kobayashi Sora. “Think about it, if Ranran’s wish requires her parents’ help to fulfill it, then if Ranran tells them, her parents will grant it directly. So the wish will still come true, right?”

"That's right."

"So if Lanlan wants to say it, she can say it."

“Lanlan wants to say something,” Xiaolin Lan replied earnestly. “This is the first time Lanlan has celebrated her birthday with so many people. Mom and Dad have so many good friends. When Lanlan grows up, she hopes to have just as many good friends, so she made a different wish than before.”

My good friend...

Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi exchanged a glance.

That's really true.

Looking back, they were both people who had very few friends.

Now, after hearing Lanlan say this, the two realized that, without realizing it, they had already made so many good friends to work and live with.

Tang Keke asked curiously, "So Lanlan's wish is to have many good friends to celebrate her birthday with in the future?"

"No," Ran shook her head. "Before, Ran's wish was for all her wishes to come true. This time, Ran's wish is for everyone's wishes to come true!"

Heian Meijin genuinely felt the sincere kindness from the children and looked at Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Sora with envy, saying, "Such adorable babies, you two have such a happy life."

Xiaolin Lan raised her hand, "Lanlan is very happy too!"

"Then let's share the happy cake with everyone!" Kobayashi Sora picked up the cake-cutting tools and helped her daughter distribute the birthday cake to everyone.