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

But of course, she couldn't show such feelings so obviously.

"I thought that the money was just sitting in the bank, so I might as well take it out and do something with it, like buying stocks or investing in funds."

"What do you mean? You want to ask me, a fellow junior high school student, about financial management?"

"Ah."

　 "..."

You actually said "uh-huh"...

What's wrong with your brain? How does it work?

Yukino was speechless: "Are you serious?"

"After all, Yukino, your goal since childhood has been to improve yourself so that you and your sister can take over the responsibilities from your parents in the future and ensure that the Yukino family and its various companies continue to prosper."

I thought to myself, with such a goal in mind, and being the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family, your ideas on how to manage money must be far more professional than mine.

"I'm sorry, I can't meet your expectations and I can't help you."

I can't help you right now, at least not right now.

"Oh, I see..." Yuan Qianye sighed with regret.

"What's with that tone?" Yukino couldn't help but laugh. "Judging from your tone, it's as if you'd really hand over your money to me to manage if I gave you specific advice."

“Why not?” Yuan Qianye answered almost instantly, then his interest returned, and he seemed eager to try: “So, as expected, Yukino, you have a plan. You were just afraid to say it because you were worried about the risks, right? It’s okay, I trust you completely. You can go for it.”

"You're really kidding me."

“I told you I wasn’t joking. Oh, by the way, what do you think about opening a cat cafe? You really like cats, so when you come back, we can use it as our after-school activity center.”

Yuan Qianye's tone gradually became excited.

Although I made this decision without thinking much because of the good atmosphere at the moment.

But if Yukino is indeed moved by this, then he wouldn't mind really going ahead and doing it.

Yukino looked up and pressed her forehead against it, her face showing distress.

This guy seems to be playing around when it comes to spending money.

But cat cafes...

This is so tempting...

Just thinking about it gives me a subtle sense of happiness...

"Chiya, listen to me first." Yukino took a deep breath, her tone becoming calmer and gentler: "Chiya, it's not easy for you to earn money, and the international situation is not good right now. The overall economic situation is declining. Right now, it's best not to touch your savings. If you're worried about the wealth shrinking due to the depreciation of the yen, you can convert some of your savings into gold or other currencies to share the risk. But most importantly, you really shouldn't think of investing or starting a business as so simple."

You are excellent, and your life has been smooth sailing so far. But unexpected events can happen at any time. You need to plan for your future. In the future, you might encounter certain things that require money, and if you have no savings by then, it will be a very difficult situation. Do you understand what I mean?

"Yes, I understand."

"Of course, I'm not saying you don't have money... or that people who don't have money are... In short, wealth may be important, but it's not the key indicator of whether a person is excellent or not, at least not in my opinion."

Quality, personality, values, and worldview... these are the most important factors for me when making friends. I will not arbitrarily make any negative judgments about others because of their wealth.

In short, that's all I wanted to say... Please don't misunderstand anything.

You misunderstand me... that I'm the kind of person who only cares about money and profit.

Actually, it's okay if you don't have money, Qianye...

Even if you, Qianye, do not show your current talents after entering junior high school, and still follow the same life path as you did in elementary school, it will be no different from before.

He didn't win any awards in kendo competitions, didn't have a talent for the piano, and never won any awards for writing novels, yet he earned so much money, not only making a name for himself and proving himself to the world, but also improving the living conditions of his whole family.

Even if you don't do all of this, as long as you are still yourself, it's okay.

As long as it's you...

Then...

The second young lady seemed to have misunderstood because of Yuan Qianye's short and concise answer.

Realizing what was happening, she immediately began to explain anxiously, her usually calm mind struggling to process what she was seeing.

He stammered and struggled to finally express his inner thoughts.

At this moment, Yuan Qianye straightened up and covered his mouth.

He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

I can't take it anymore, I'm about to be completely charmed by this slightly clumsy second young lady.

I don't know if it was the filter of first meeting that was working, but when Chiya Minamoto met Yukino, the feeling of being moved came out of nowhere, completely irrational.

"I understand everything, Yukino. There's no need to explain anything more to me."

"I'm just... worried you'll overthink things."

"I won't overthink it. Between us, some things don't need to be said so clearly, don't you think?"

"Um……"

On Yukino's side, the bell rang to signal the start of class.

She came to her senses and realized that she was the only student left in the school garden at some point.

"I have to go to class."

"Yes, I heard the ringtone."

"Let's talk about it later."

"Okay, let's talk again later. Good luck."

What's with the encouragement?

Really...

Yukino chuckled softly and hung up the phone.

She gripped her phone tightly, pressed it against her chest, looked up at the sky, and smiled.

This kind of conversation between the two of them was something she hadn't experienced in a long time.

Moreover, since she took the initiative to tell me about Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Then... there shouldn't be any major problems.

She got up and walked briskly towards the teaching building.

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Qianye bent down and leaned against the balcony railing again, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Yukino's earnest and serious personality was especially endearing just now.

I'm very satisfied, extremely satisfied. Thank you so much for the hospitality.

He remained leaning against the fence and turned his phone screen back on.

I accessed the travel app and checked the details of traveling from Japan to the United Kingdom.

In terms of time, if the flight is direct and there are no layovers in other regions, the one-way trip takes about twelve hours.

This timeframe was perfectly acceptable for him. He could choose a good time, take a nap after the plane took off, do whatever he wanted to pass the time, and then he would arrive at his destination.

As for airfares, depending on the different pricing strategies of various airlines, economy class tickets cost around 120,000 yuan, while business class tickets cost around 500,000 yuan.

For Yuan Qianye now, such expenses are just a drop in the ocean and not worth mentioning.

He is no longer the person he used to be, who had to worry about making a living.

It's no exaggeration to say that if he planned to live a low-desire life for the rest of his life, his current savings would be enough to make him financially independent.

"Yukino...it's the Eagle Country..."

Yuan Qianye softly murmured his childhood friend's name.

I came all the way from overseas just to give you a surprise.

He had never thought about this before, and naturally had no similar plans.

But seeing Yukino's expectant and excited reaction through God's Eyes this time reminded him of something.

You don't need to do anything extra; just having this idea and putting it into action is an extremely romantic thing in itself.

They were childhood sweethearts, and their relationship was very good.

However, considering what she will do in the future, and having to accept her open-mindedness, it is foreseeable that Yukino's reaction will not be as easy to talk to as Saeko's.

Therefore, it's not too much to raise the emotional foundation between them to an even higher level now.

Gen Chiya silently noted down this arrangement.

The matter concerning Yukino is temporarily settled.

Then...

He slowly got up and stretched.

He deliberately slowed down, giving a certain equally adorable older sister time to react.

After a few seconds, he turned his head to look.

In Shi Hua's room, the floor-length curtains swayed gently.

He smiled and went back to his room.

He walked out of the room and knocked on Shihua's door.

Rikka was just coming out of the second-floor restroom when she happened to pass by and casually asked,

"Qianye, what do you want with your sister?"

"She's almost graduating from junior high, so ask her about applying to high schools."

There was always a hurdle, or rather, a hurdle, in Yukino Genchiya's heart.

I didn't want to lie to her.

But for Rikka, there were no such concerns at all.

Just like that cool cat picture.