How to raise a random guy's wife

"This is bread."

"Upon closer inspection, there are indeed differences."

"And there are crabs too..."

"Is sand really this amazing?"

Right?

After playing for a long time, the three of them finally returned home looking disheveled.

When Kobayashi Megumi heard the doorbell, she opened the door and saw three dirty, smiling faces.

"We're back!"

"Welcome back," Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. "Go wash your hands, it's time to eat."

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"Daddy, Daddy~" Xiaolin Lan hugged Xiaolin Kongqing's leg, "Let's play hide-and-seek!"

“Alright,” Kobayashi Sora stopped what she was doing, “who will look for us, and who will hide us?”

“Let’s hide,” Ran Kobayashi suggested, “and then let Mom come looking for us.”

“Then Mom will count to ten,” Kobayashi Megumi said, leaning against the wall. “Daddy and Lanlan need to hide quickly.”

Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Ran exchanged a glance and began to move quietly.

"One, two, three..." Kobayashi Megumi slowly counted, "Ten, are you all hidden? I'm going to start looking."

Kobayashi Megumi looked around and found that Kobayashi Ran and Kobayashi Sora were long gone, leaving only Mochi squatting to the side.

"Where did you hide it?" Kobayashi Megumi looked around, then sat down on the sofa. "Maybe I should take a nap before looking for it."

Kobayashi Megumi heard a slight sound.

"Hmm... I think I'll have an ice cream before I go to sleep." Megumi Kobayashi got up and walked towards the refrigerator. Halfway there, she turned a corner and entered Ran Kobayashi's playroom. Looking at the box used to store toys, she exclaimed, "Found it!"

Ran Kobayashi was squatting inside the box.

"So fast..." Xiaolin Lan opened her arms to her mother, "Lanlan took a long time to choose."

When Kobayashi Megumi brought her daughter out, it was clear from her words that Kobayashi Ran had already chosen a hiding place when she suggested playing hide-and-seek with Kobayashi Sora.

It can't be hidden very well.

When she heard Kobayashi Megumi say she wanted to eat ice cream, she accidentally made a very noticeable noise.

It was discovered immediately.

"Daddy, Daddy~ They're out! Lanlan has been found."

Hearing the sound, Kobayashi Sora, who was hiding behind the curtains, came out. "Next, it's Lanlan's turn to find her parents."

"Mmm~" Xiaolin Lan leaned against the wall, "Let's start!"

Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi looked around and each chose a direction.

Kobayashi Sora hid directly in the bedroom and crawled under the covers.

Then Kobayashi Megumi also crawled in.

Kobayashi Sora looked at Kobayashi Megumi in her arms, "Didn't you go to the kitchen?"

“Yes,” Kobayashi Megumi said in a low voice, “but I still feel that this place is better.”

Kobayashi Sora hugged Kobayashi Megumi, "Hmm~ It's definitely better now."

"Be good~" Kobayashi Megumi reminded her, "Don't move around, or you'll be caught..."

Lin Lan's voice came from the living room, "Are you all hidden? Lanlan is going to start looking!"

Kobayashi Sora whispered, "I wonder where Lanlan should start her search."

Kobayashi Megumi thought for a moment, "Oh no..."

Kobayashi Sora: "Hmm?"

"Rice cake," Ran Kobayashi said with a laugh, "Let's go find Mom and Dad!"

"Meow~"

A big cat jumped onto the bed.

Kobayashi Sora, who was protecting Kobayashi Megumi, groaned as she was stepped on.

Xiaolin Lan cheered, "I've found my dad!"

Kobayashi Sora crawled out from under the covers. "I thought I had chosen a fantastic place."

Kobayashi Megumi peeked out from under the covers and said, "Now it's Daddy's turn to look for me."

"Mommy's here too!" Xiaolin Lan jumped into her mother's arms. "We're going to pick a really awesome place later!"

Kobayashi Sora leaned against the living room wall and slowly counted to ten. "Are you all hidden? Daddy's going to start looking for you now."

Having received no response, Kobayashi Sora stood up and looked around.

Sure enough, the rice cakes were gone too.

However, Kobayashi Sora didn't originally intend to rely on mochi.

Where could it be hidden?

Kobayashi Sora calmly analyzed the situation.

Lanlan just said she was going to choose a place, so she should be hiding with her mother right now.

With two people hiding together, plus a big cat, many small spaces can be eliminated...

As she was thinking, Kobayashi Sora suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Is the house really this quiet?

The silence was so profound it left me feeling empty inside.

Kobayashi Sora stood there for a while before she came to her senses.

Shaking her head slightly, Kobayashi Sora walked into the bedroom.

If we follow Kobayashi Megumi's line of thinking, they should be right now...

"Found it." Kobayashi Sora lifted the blanket and saw Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Ran snuggling together, along with rice cakes being held in Kobayashi Ran's arms.

Ran Kobayashi released the rice cake, but the rice cake didn't seem to want to leave; instead, it stretched out into a long strip. "You've been discovered!"

“I was thinking it would take you a while to find us,” Kobayashi Megumi said, standing up. “Dad is amazing.”

Kobayashi Sora hugged Kobayashi Megumi, "It's not that I found it, but rather that I guessed it."

Kobayashi Megumi nestled in his arms, "Are you just guessing what I'm thinking?"

“Yes,” Kobayashi Sora kissed her forehead lightly, “thinking like you, I guessed it.”

Little Lin Lan crawled over, "Lan Lan wants a kiss too~"

"Good~"

Chapter 1000 You Amidst Cherry Blossoms

Ran sat in her child seat, gazing at the scenery outside the car window, calling out, "Mommy, Mommy~"

"what's wrong?"

Are you going to buy a lot of nice clothes today?

"No, we're going to buy a schoolbag for Lanlan today."

"A schoolbag?" Lin Lan tilted her head. "Lanlan has so many pretty schoolbags."

“That’s for kindergarten. Now that Lanlan is all grown up and will be starting elementary school soon, we need to buy her a schoolbag,” Kobayashi Megumi patiently explained. “But we can also buy lots of pretty clothes on the way.”

"Great!" Ran Kobayashi cheered, looking happily out the car window, "It's cherry blossom season again."

As Kobayashi Sora was driving, she looked ahead and saw clusters of small cherry blossoms on the branches. A spring breeze blew, and the petals fluttered down, like pink little fairies dancing in the wind.

Megumi Kobayashi looked out the window and said, "The cherry blossoms are so beautiful."

"Right~" Ran Kobayashi swung her legs, "Are we going to see the cherry blossoms again this year?"

Kobayashi Sora responded, "How was your weekend?"

"With your godmother and aunties?"

Kobayashi Megumi nodded, "Let's all go together."

"And then there are cherry blossom dumplings, cherry blossom burgers, and lots and lots of photos to take?"

Megumi Kobayashi added, "There's also flying kites, blowing bubbles, and so many other things."

Ran Kobayashi's eyes sparkled. "Springtime is wonderful!"

Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Sora said in unison, "Right~"

After parking the car, Kobayashi Sora took Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Sora to the food court to replenish their energy.

Ran Kobayashi was engrossed in eating her ice cream when she looked up and saw Utaha Kasumigaoka and Eriri arm in arm. "Godmother~"

"Ranran~" Eriri waved in response and walked over with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Ran Kobayashi put herself in their shoes and asked, "Are you here to buy schoolbags too?"

Eriri was taken aback by Ran Kobayashi's question, "Huh?"

“It’s time to buy a new schoolbag,” Kasumigaoka Utaha patted Kobayashi Ran’s head. “Ranran is a big girl now.”

"Mmm!" Xiaolin Lan nodded. "Big kids can go see the cherry blossoms and blow bubbles too!"

“Okay, let’s go together sometime!” Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile. “Oh, and Ranran, remember to come to the wedding!”

"wedding?"

“Yes,” Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at Eriri, who was blushing, and intertwined her fingers with hers. “The date has been set.”

"I told you not to rush..." Eriri said with a hint of complaint, but her face couldn't hide her joy. "There are still so many things to do. The anime has just started, and the game's first test isn't ready yet."