My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

"What's going on? Two grown men strolling around on Qixi Festival? Minister, don't you want your Vice President Shimizu anymore?"

"Of course, we'll invite Miko!" Oki Taichi's face lit up when he mentioned Shimizu Miko.

“My relationship with Miko has improved a lot. Now when she spars with me, I can feel that she will stop at the last moment when she hits!”

Then last weekend I mustered up the courage to ask Meizi if she had any plans for Qixi Festival. When she said no, I promptly invited her, and she accepted!

Shiraishi, you know what this means, right? It's Tanabata Festival! She accepted my invitation and even went to the Tanabata Festival! I'm really about to succeed!

“You do seem braver than some of the boys in my class,” Shiraishi Sawa gave Oki Taichi a thumbs up, “but why would I go under these circumstances? Aren’t the two of you a perfect match?”

"It wasn't me who suggested it. It was because Meizi said she wanted to bring President Su along. They're close, and she didn't want the president to be left alone at home, so she asked if I could bring you along. Otherwise, it would be awkward for the president to be between the two of us."

Then I thought about it again. Although I've had some experience being alone with Miko, things could easily change on a day like Qixi Festival. And since you're so good at handling these kinds of issues, Shiraishi, I readily agreed.

“Wait a minute,” Shiraishi Sawa touched his nose, realizing something was wrong, and then gave Oki Taichi the middle finger: “You’ve already agreed on my behalf? So you’re here to inform me instead of asking for my opinion, right?”

Taichi Oki ignored Shiraishi Sawa's disdain and chuckled, "It's an unexpected surprise. Anyway, the whole school is about to find out that the student council president is treating you very specially now, so it's fine to go together. I'll go shopping with Miko, and you can go shopping with the student council president!"

"But... Minister, have you considered that I might already have a commitment?"

"How could this be!" Taichi Oki's expression changed instantly. "Who did you make an appointment with? No, given your personality, you must have been invited out. Who invited you away?!"

"Several classmates also made plans to go for a walk along the Sumida River."

"No! Can they refuse over there?"

"Do you think this is reasonable, Minister? I had to make promises to others for you and then go back on them. Besides, I swore I would definitely go. It's impossible." Shiraishi Sawa glanced sideways at Oki Taichi.

Taichi Oki realized the absurdity of the request, scratched his head sheepishly, but immediately became anxious again:

"But I already agreed, Shiraishi! Ugh, it's all my fault. I was so busy chatting with Miko back then. I thought you definitely didn't have any plans, so I forgot to tell you right away. What am I going to do?!"

Taiki started by pulling at the few remaining hairs on the sides of his head.

"This time, I really can't help you." After saying that, Shiraishi Sawa Hide just silently ate the rice ball that Oki Taichi had given him.

"No... If it's just me and President Miko, the situation will be extremely awkward."

.......

"Sigh~ Just accept your fate. There are still two days left. Let's explain the situation to Vice President Shimizu as soon as possible." After nearly half a minute of silence, Shiraishi Sawa turned to Oki Taichi and said.

But he saw that when Taiki looked at him, his eyes were like those of a hungry wolf eyeing a sheep.

He immediately retreated a few steps to create a safe distance. "What are you trying to do, Minister? Don't get angry. Although I can't beat you, I can still run."

After the long-distance running event, isn't the purpose of my morning run just to get back to running?

"I've got a plan, Shiraishi!"

"Oh? Tell me?"

"Since you're going to the Sumida River anyway, why don't you just run back and forth between the two places! Your class should head there as soon as get out of class ends, right? We can arrange for you to come a little later, then you can come back when they call you there, then go back, then come back, then go back again..."

After finishing the long-distance running event, I don't think my purpose for going for a morning run was actually for the running itself...

"Capitalists can't even compare to you, Minister. I'm going there for a holiday, not to work. You're exploiting labor. Besides, even if I go back and forth, my classmate's side has a lot of people, but here, the president is still only one person while I'm away."

"I'll have Miko stay with her!"

"And what about you? Aren't you embarrassed to keep it?"

"Of course I ran after you too!"

"Wouldn't you be even more embarrassed if you ran over to our classmates? Several of them who came out to play this time are quite shy."

"........"

"I understand. Since someone has to be embarrassed, it can only be me."

Suddenly, the silent Taichi Oki snapped his fingers, his face revealing a look of resignation.

"After you leave, I'll take them to make Qixi Festival dolls and paper clothes. These will take quite a while and can help them focus and reduce awkwardness. I'll also sit a little further away from the two of them so that the interaction is mainly between them."

"Alright, as long as I don't break my promise, I don't care. We'll see how things go. But, Minister, your chicken breast rice ball is really awful; it has no flavor at all."

"This is what people who work out eat."

"Then what reason should I give to run away so that I can keep it from the chairman?" Shiraishi Zexiu asked the question that concerned him the most.

"What reason? Why did you have to keep it from the student council president?" Taichi Oki looked at Hideaki Shiraishi in surprise. "Just tell him you went back to spend time with your classmates, okay?"

Yes! Why should I keep it a secret?

Shiraishi Sawa made an 'OK' gesture.

Chapter 100 Fox-san, you shouldn't get involved.

In the afternoon, Shiraishi Sawah explained the situation to Takeuchi Arisu and the others, and only after returning the full 2000 yen did they agree to accept the change.

They're so obsessed with money; Shiraishi Zexiu despises people like that the most.

Furthermore, Shiraishi Sawa didn't understand what the two of them were losing out on, and even looked unwilling. Shouldn't they be hoping for fewer boys?

However, what Shiraishi Sawa was unaware of was that after accepting the money, the two of them changed their troubled expressions and happily gave each other a high five.

When the class started the class meeting, Gennai Ichiro immediately noticed the restlessness in the classroom. He didn't try to calm it down. If teenagers don't act restlessly during puberty, will they regret it when they get old?

"There's nothing to talk about in today's class meeting, so everyone can study on their own. After Qixi Festival the day after tomorrow, we'll have to settle down and study."

The crowd burst into laughter, and a bolder girl stood up and asked Gennai Ichiro,

"Teacher, how are you and your wife planning to spend Qixi Festival this year?"

"Can you not be so gossipy at such a young age?" Looking at the expectant eyes below the stage, Gennai Ichiro shook his head. "Okay, okay, we haven't decided on Tanabata yet, but let me tell you how we used to celebrate it."

.......

The ringing of the school bell interrupted Ichiro Gennai's lecture.

"get out of class is over. I didn't expect you guys to keep me talking for the whole period. get out of class is over. Be careful on your way home."

After taking a sip of water, Gennai Ichiro left the classroom with his thermos.

"Shiraishi, Maeda and I are going to the Sumida River to scout out the area and familiarize ourselves with the terrain. Do you want to come?" Takeuchi Arisu reached out and patted Shiraishi Sawahide on the shoulder, asking.

"Are you familiar with the terrain so you can just run away? I have a job, I'm not going, unless you pay me my wages."

"Fine, don't go then. Just wait until you get lost and embarrass yourself, Shiraishi."

Ignoring the middle fingers given to him by the two people next to him, Shiraishi Sawa walked out of the classroom.

Normally, it's already getting a bit dark by four o'clock, but in the summer, it doesn't get dark until at least five o'clock.

After greeting the security guard at the entrance, Shiraishi Sawahide boarded the subway bound for Ueno.

These are the last two days of my part-time job at the supermarket this semester. Grandma Ueno said that Shiraishizawa Hide and Ichiri Chiyo still have final exams and need time to study.

Since Shiraishi Zexiu had taken the day off on Wednesday, she decided that neither of them needed to come in starting Wednesday, and their wages would still be paid. As for whether Shiraishi Zexiu should continue working during the summer vacation, he hadn't decided yet.

After the weekend, Shiraishizawa Hide felt it was reasonable. Even if he were told his salary had increased to 10,000 yen per hour tomorrow, he would accept it. He was just benefiting from Chiyo's fame.

"Good evening, Grandma Ueno."

After greeting the staff, Shiraishi Sawah went to the staff room to wait since it wasn't time for work yet.

Originally, Shiraishi Sawa was the kind of person who would sometimes arrive early to start work, but after learning that this was a business that the Ichiriki family had bought to take care of Ichiriki Chiyo, his interest in work and sense of responsibility decreased sharply.

"You're here so early again? As soon as you enter the sang room, wait, why are you sitting so upright?"

Pushing open the door, I saw Chiyo Ichiri sitting upright in a chair, completely unlike her usual lazy demeanor.

“At our prestigious girls’ school, appearance is also a final exam item. These past few days, the school has been secretly grading our appearance. I’m just getting used to it.”

"I never expected that I would actually see you reading a book once."

"There's nothing I can do. I'm really not interested in studying. The only thing that Winter Melon Sauce could ever make fun of me about at school was my grades. Besides, what does a young lady like me need grades for?"

Chiyo looked at Shiraishi Sawa's pocket with a teasing expression. "Your bank card is in your wallet, right? Shiraishi-kun, you're a 16-year-old billionaire now."

"Don't joke around, you 78-year-old rich lady. If you need it, I'll give you all that money."

"What's yours is yours. That money has nothing to do with the family anymore. Let's not talk about this anymore; talking about money is pointless."

"Then what should we talk about? Qixi Festival? I'm speechless about Qixi Festival."

"Oh? How did you know I was going to mention Tanabata?" Chiyo Ichigo lifted her pretty chin and looked at Shiraishi Sawa. "Shiraishi-kun, is there something bothering you that you can tell me so I can cheer you up?"

"It's fine to talk about it, but I'll make one thing clear in advance: you're not allowed to get involved."

Shiraishi Sawa glanced at Ichiyo Ichiryu. This fox is really troublesome. If we don't take precautions first, we'll definitely suffer the consequences.

We'll see.

Chiyo blinked her eyes, her gaze full of cunning.

"Hmph," Shiraishi Zexiu snorted and glanced at Ichiyo Ichiryu with an expression that said, "I knew it." "I'm not saying anything more. If you say anything more, I'll wait until after Tanabata to talk to you."

"It's really annoying, but I guessed it. My husband must be having trouble figuring out how to date other girls on Qixi Festival."

Okay, I promise I won't get involved. Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense.

After receiving the assurance, Shiraishi Sawa told Ichiyo about his plan to travel between the two places on Tanabata.

Chiyo looked on with a face full of regret, "Ugh, why can't I participate in these interesting things?"

"Mr. Shiraishi, I'm asking you, in the name of your wife, to spend a third of your time with me on the night of Qixi Festival. That way you can travel between three places, and I'll take my share too."

"It's precisely because I knew you'd react this way after I told you that I made you promise beforehand. The title of wife is invalid; I'm afraid of marriage. So, what were your plans for Qixi Festival?"

"I humbly beg my husband to spare me a little time."

"Let's get serious."

Chiyo seemed to have been sitting upright for too long and was a little tired. After stretching her body, she slumped onto the table.

"I was just about to mention Qixi Festival, and I was planning to go out and have some fun if you were free too." Chiyo pouted slightly.

"Now, I can only go home and be all alone with my mom. Can't you really take me with you? Making you run around to three different places is really funny. I can take care of myself while you're running around to their places, sob sob."

"Don't even try," Shiraishi Sawah refused the request again. "Why is Auntie home alone too? Where is Uncle?"

Whether Yumi is afraid of his wife or dotes on her, she shouldn't leave Nao Ichiryu alone at home.

"My dad?" Chiyo seemed to recall something funny. "My dad has been looking for work that requires business trips these past few days to avoid seeing photos of you and me. He doesn't want to stay at home at all, and his work enthusiasm has greatly increased."