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

"Hey, you're not feeling well right now, so don't get angry."

Yuan Qianye helped her sit down on the sofa, then turned and went to her room to get the piggy hot water bottle.

Rikka was facing away from the door, wearing headphones and looking at her phone. She wasn't doing her homework and didn't even notice that Chiya had come in.

After filling the hot water bottle, Yuan Qianye handed it to Toka, who pressed it against her lower abdomen through her clothes, and her tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

"You think you can hide something this big from me? Don't think I'll forgive you so easily."

"It was my dad who instructed me to do it; it actually has little to do with me." Yuan Qianye had a flexible moral bottom line, and in this situation, he had no qualms about betraying his own father.

But since he was his own father, he still added a kind word.

"He didn't mean anything by it; he just didn't want you to worry."

Shihua fell silent.

After a moment of silence, she spoke again: "In other words, in order to prevent that idiot Rikka from feeling guilty, Dad will only come back after his leg is completely healed."

"Ah."

“My mother also needs to be there to take care of him, so during this period, the three of us will be living together.”

"Ah."

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043: Ten Flowers are filled with worry

The master bedroom of the Yuan family.

The door was locked from the inside.

Gen Chiya and Takanashi Touka sat on the edge of the bed, each holding a savings book in their hands.

Shihua said, "Mom has over 600,000 here, how much do you have?"

Yuan Qianye replied, "Nine hundred thousand."

"A total of one and a half million..."

After a conversation in the living room, the sensible Shihua realized that her parents would not have any income for a while and immediately began to worry about their future.

This was the situation at home when my mother was raising her and her sister all by herself.

The mother was responsible for working hard to earn money outside, while the sensible Shihua was responsible for managing the income and recording various expenses, making her the little housekeeper in charge of the accounts.

After my mother remarried, she no longer took on this responsibility because the family now had a breadwinner.

Now that the breadwinner is bedridden, she has no choice but to return to her old profession.

"The bus driver involved in the accident will cover my father's hospital expenses, and he will also be compensated for basic nutrition expenses and lost wages, so there's no need to worry too much."

Seeing that Toka's delicate face was very serious, Gen Chiya couldn't help but speak up to comfort her.

This remark indeed eased her expression considerably: "How much compensation can you offer?"

"Nutrition expenses are 50,000 yuan per month, and lost wages are 200,000 yuan per month."

"Dad's monthly salary is more than 200,000, isn't it?"

"The driver's wife and child knelt down at the hospital to beg for forgiveness from the father and mother. You know how they are, they are soft-hearted, so they only paid the basic salary. The father didn't include the sales commission and tips in the compensation."

Otherwise, if all of the above are taken into account, Genji Sanada's actual monthly salary would be around 300,000 to 400,000 yen, and his income would be even higher if there were any holidays in the month.

"They're using moral blackmail..."

Shihua muttered to herself.

However, this situation is much better than she initially thought.

Although it's not much, at least it's still some income, so the family isn't just making money without making any.

Even so, the plans that need to be implemented should still be implemented.

"In the coming period, we can't spend money as lavishly as before; we have to be frugal."

Let's start with the allowances for the three of us. My allowance will be canceled, and yours and Liuhua's allowances will be halved... Never mind, let's just cancel them for now, like me.

If we really need anything, the three of us will discuss it and then decide whether it's necessary to buy it.

"There's no need to exaggerate like that."

Minamoto no Chiya wasn't bothered by the cancellation of her allowance, but she was afraid that Rikka would start a rebellion and cause a ruckus once she found out.

The family doesn't have much savings, but that's because Genji Sanada has been burdened with a mortgage for years, though it was recently paid off completely.

If Junko Takanashi hadn't bought that small commercial storefront outright and opened her beauty shop, her family would now have over ten million yen in their accounts.

Both Minamoto Sanada and Takanashi Junko are capable of making money.

It's just that I haven't been able to save much money over the years due to mortgage payments and career commitments.

But as the saying goes, being debt-free brings peace of mind, and once they return, their lives will only become more prosperous.

However, Toka isn't as optimistic as Minamoto Chiyo. Having experienced a broken family and hardship with her mother, she prefers to plan ahead and make various preparations in advance.

"It's no exaggeration. None of us expected Dad to have an accident so suddenly. It's possible that our family's luck isn't very good this year. Who knows what other accidents might happen next? Rikka or you and me, we all need money if we catch a cold or have a fever, so just do as I say."

"..." Yuan Qianye thought for a moment and felt that what she said seemed to make sense, but he still compromised: "Then how about this, we'll just stop our allowances, but don't mention anything to Rikka. I have some money saved up here, I'll give it to her."

Shihua raised an eyebrow: "Just spoil her then."

However, she didn't object verbally, which was tantamount to her agreeing.

Just then, Rikka's voice called out from the living room outside.

The two of them put away their savings and walked out together.

Rikka asked curiously, "What are you two doing in Mom and Dad's room?"

Shi Hua smacked her on the head with a karate chop: "Want to come help with cleaning?"

"Never mind then, I'll only get in the way." Rikka covered her head: "And stop hitting my head all the time. It's because you keep hitting me like this every day that I'm getting dumber and dumber."

"Humans are not as fragile as you say, and don't blame others for your own lack of effort."

Dinner was served at six o'clock in the evening.

Takanashi Rikka stared speechlessly at the two-thirds-sized pan-fried saury in front of her, then looked at her older sister.

In front of her lay the missing third of her own saury's body.

"Sister, why are all my saury pieces broken today?!"

"That's enough for you to eat."

"But why is Qianye still wearing a whole strip?!"

"They're still growing."

"I need to grow too!"

"You don't need to. No matter how much you eat, you don't grow any taller. It's such a waste."

"Fine, I'm going to tell Mom that you not only attacked me personally, but you also showed favoritism!"

"Please go ahead."

Gen Chiyo was getting a headache from the bickering between the two sisters, so she simply swapped her untouched plate of fried fish with Rikka's: "Alright, everyone, eat in peace!"

But Rikka quietly switched the fish back in the end. She had just said it casually, and her constant bickering with her sister was probably just something she found amusing.

She agreed with her sister's statement that Qianye definitely needed to consume more nutrition than she did.

After dinner, Gen Chiya whispered something to Toka, who was washing the dishes.

Shihua hesitated, "Why don't you wait until I finish washing the dishes, and then we can go together?"

"No need, no need." Yuan Qianye waved his hand casually: "It's not a big deal. I can handle it by myself. You should stay home and look after Rikka. She's been playing on her phone in her room and hasn't been doing her homework."

After being seen off by Rikka with a resentful look, Chiya took the tram and arrived at the entrance of Junko's mother's beauty shop in the bustling city center.

He took out his key, opened the door, and went inside.

Turn on the lights.

The beauty store has a warm and clean interior, and you can even smell a faint fragrance.

When Junko's mother saw Minamoto Chiya off at the airport, she asked him to tell Toka to water the potted plants in the shop when she had time.

Those potted plants were originally chosen to enhance the store's upscale feel, so they were quite expensive. Don't wait until she gets them back to find them all withered and dead.

In addition, if a store is closed for an extended period of time, it is also necessary to post a notice in front of the store stating the approximate time when it will resume business.

However, it was already dark today, and given what Saeko Busujima had gone through, Chiya Minamoto was worried about Toka going out alone, and there was no need for the two of them to go together, so in the end he chose to come by himself.

Just now at home, Toka's worried expression made Gen Chiya think about the family's financial situation.

He's not young anymore, so maybe he can think of a way to earn some money to help support his family.

What are some ways to make money?

As he was watering the potted plants placed by the French windows, deep in thought, the shop door was pushed open.

A woman with short hair walked in and took off her mask: "Hmm? Isn't Manager Runzi here today?"

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044: An Unexpected Encounter with a Pianist

The female customer who entered the store was very pretty, and looked to be in her early thirties.

Wearing a dark red fitted suit with black trousers and a Patek Philippe latest women's watch on her wrist, she exuded confidence and had an extraordinary temperament.

She has short hair, and a beauty mark in a perfect spot below her right eyelid adds to her charm.