In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Yuan Qianye suppressed his impolite smile: "Yes, it's good to come out for a walk, it also helps with digestion."

"Is that a small gift from the restaurant that you're carrying?"

"You could tell that?"

"After all, the paper bags you're carrying have the restaurant's name, logo, and contact number printed on them."

Although streetlights provide illumination at night, visibility is still not as good as during the day.

In addition, the characters printed on the outside of the small paper bag that Yuan Qianye was carrying were not very large.

It must be said that Lady Yukinoshita has excellent insight and vision.

Yukino's mind went blank for a moment because of her mother's words. It was as if lightning flashed behind her. With her quick thinking, she immediately applied what she had learned to other situations.

If what Qianye is carrying now is a small gift given out after the meal at the restaurant, then... could that bouquet of flowers also be one?

The word "childhood friend" that Minamoto Chiyo emphasized during her introduction had already softened Yukino's cold expression.

Now, she realizes that the bouquet in Touma Kazusa's hand is not a precious gift full of someone's heart, but just a cheap perk that the restaurant gives to its customers.

Yukino instantly shattered from her frozen state, her expression softening as usual.

If... if it's just about eating together...

"Yukino."

Before she knew it, Lady Yukinoshita had turned around and was looking at her with gentle eyes lowered.

Disappointed and sighing, I realized I was still too naive.

She casually reminded him, "Say goodbye to Qianye-kun, we need to go home."

Yukino finally stepped forward: "...Goodbye."

"Mm." Yuan Qianye smiled and waved to them.

Lady Yukinoshita, speaking with the air of an elder, expressed her concern: "It's not very early anymore. Would you like me to give you a ride?"

"Thank you, but Touma's mother called a car for us today."

"Come to my house for dinner again sometime. I cooked last time, so next time we can try Yukino's cooking."

Lady Yukinoshita raised the corners of her mouth, said some polite words, and then walked away with her two daughters.

After walking a distance in different directions, Yuan Qianye turned his head to look at He Sha, who seemed unaffected by the recent encounter.

He asked, "Would you like to continue browsing for a while?"

Kazusa understood the implication in his words and asked in return, "Do you want to go home?"

He shook his head: "I was worried about your stomach. How is it now?"

"I already told you it's nothing."

"Okay, let's shop around a bit more then."

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On the other side, Yukinoshita and her two daughters said goodbye to Minamoto Chiya.

Yang is alright, though.

Her magnanimity was directly proportional to her bust size, and she could see through Kazusa's general personality. She was speechless at being choked by this innocent little sister and didn't take it to heart at all.

However, both Lady Yukinoshita and Yukino were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and they spoke noticeably less frequently in their subsequent conversations.

They had the driver pick them up and take them home.

Previously, we were outside, and there were other people in the car.

Therefore, Lady Yukinoshita remained restrained and did not say much.

But now is the time.

"Yukino, come with me." After changing her shoes in the entryway, Mrs. Yukinoshita took the lead and walked towards the living room.

Yang Nai, standing behind her younger sister, leaned closer and asked, "Do you need any help from your older sister?"

Yukino shook her head: "Sister, you should get some rest."

She sensed something was wrong and didn't want her sister to be lectured along with her.

Yang Nai smiled. Although he often teased and bullied his younger sister, he still followed her to the living room and sat down.

Lady Yukinoshita looked at Haruno, but didn't say anything more about it.

She looked at her increasingly beautiful youngest daughter and sighed softly: "Yukino, I think I've told you this many times before."

When you encounter important situations outside, don't let your inner thoughts show on your face and make others aware of them.

Furthermore, you must not be swayed by preconceived emotions, which could cloud your judgment.

Yang picked up a tangerine from the coffee table and quietly peeled it.

Yukino was silent for a moment, then lowered her head slightly: "I'm sorry, Mom, I've disappointed you."

Mrs. Yukinoshita shook her head: "I just ran into your friend, so it's nothing. What I'm worried about is that when you grow up and it's time for you to take charge of the Yukinoshita family, if you're still like this, you'll suffer for it sooner or later."

"..."

Her mother was right, and Yukino knew that.

That's just her personality; she has an almost obsessive sense of rightness, both towards others and even more so towards herself.

She couldn't make any absolute guarantees about things she might not be able to do.

"Alright, alright, Mom, the future you're talking about is too far away. It's too early to think about that now. Besides, even if that time comes, I'll still be in the Yukinoshita family, won't I? Here, have an orange, it's so sweet."

Yang Nai ate one herself, then grinned and stuffed one into her mother's mouth.

Mrs. Yukinoshita was interrupted and couldn't continue speaking, so she took the opportunity to back down.

"Xiao Xue, you too, don't look so gloomy. Learn from your older sister and think about things in a deeper way."

Although my older sister can't beat Touma Kazusa in the piano competition, she won't lose to her in other areas.

That child seems quite aloof; I wonder if she'll get thrown to tears by her older sister when they face off head-on at the Aikido dojo.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yukinoshita raised her eyebrows slightly and tapped Haruno's head with her fingertip.

Yang stuck out his tongue and gave a mischievous smile, indicating that he was joking, and continued,

"That's roughly the idea. Similarly, although Chiyo and Touma Kazusa were alone together tonight, your long-standing relationship goes far beyond that..."

She suddenly leaned close to her sister's ear, whose expression had softened, and whispered something.

"...After all, you two are already so close that you've been to each other's rooms."

This sentence made Yukino's cheeks flush.

Although she and Yuan Qianye were clearly just friends, her sister's deliberately ambiguous words made it seem as if they had actually developed a romantic relationship that crossed the line of friendship.

Yukino felt her head was burning up and stood up abruptly: "Mom, I'm going back to my room."

"Wait a minute." Lady Yukinoshita called out to her youngest daughter, "If you have plans for the New Year's shrine visit soon, you don't need to come along. Haruno can accompany me."

To announce such an arrangement at this time.

Yukino naturally understood her mother's unexpected meaning.

She wanted to refuse, but thinking about what had just happened... she nodded and agreed.

"The child has reached the point of growing up," Yang Nai said in a mature tone as her younger sister left the living room.

Lady Yukinoshita was amused by her: "Aren't you the same? You're still a child."

That was said previously.

Lady Yukinoshita didn't feel much urgency towards Minamoto Chiya, whom she admired.

Because both Yuan Qianye and their youngest daughter are still young.

But today's chance encounter, coupled with the reaction I noticed from my youngest daughter, made me realize something.

She then realized that times have changed, and children nowadays are not as precocious as they used to be.

Some things just can't wait too long.

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076: Her heart was colder than a fish-killing knife (5000)

"Thank you, I had a very happy day today."

Around 11 p.m., Kazusa arrived at her house and awkwardly thanked Minamoto Chiya in front of her courtyard gate.

Yuan Qianye shook his head slightly, not showing any concern: "Go back and rest early. You have my contact information, feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything. It's getting late, so I won't go in and disturb you."

It's okay to bother you...

Kazusa nodded silently.

Yuan Qianye watched her enter the house, and only after seeing light coming through the window did he turn around and get into the car with peace of mind.

After returning home, Kazusa went to the kitchen and took out a larger, deeper bowl.

After connecting the tap water, I put the bouquet of flowers from the restaurant inside and placed it on the coffee table in the living room.

She stared at him and smiled silently.

She then immediately returned to her room and placed the Kapibala doll that Yuan Qianye had forced on her on her bedside table.

It was placed next to several cartoon dolls that her mother had given her before.

I thought about it.

She rearranged the dolls, placing the one that Yuan Qianye had given her that day in the very center, in the C position.

Hmm, that's much better now.

Look closely, and this capybara is indeed much cuter than bears or rabbits.

Kazusa was admiring her masterpiece and preparing to take a family photo of the dolls when...

The doorbell rang.