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

Yukino took a deep breath and finally spoke: "Sister, please stop treating me like a child."

Yang Nai gave her a deep look, then shrugged with a slight smile: "Indeed."

She put the katana away, left Yukino's room, and closed the door behind her.

In the corridor, Mr. Yukinoshita ran into his eldest daughter.

He greeted her with a smile: "I heard that Yukino got first place in the math Olympiad quiz today."

"It seems there is such a thing." Yang Nai replied indifferently and went straight back to her room after finishing her sentence.

Mr. Yukinoshita was taken aback, but he didn't think much of it and ran to his youngest daughter's room to knock on the door.

Just as I was about to say something, a cold dismissal came from inside: "I need to rest."

Mr. Yukinoshita's figure suddenly became humble.

What's wrong with my two darling daughters today? They both seem to be in a bad mood.

Could it be because I came home drunk today?

But that's just necessary socializing for work.

However, looking at it from another perspective, this also seems to indicate that they care about themselves...

As Mr. Yukinoshita thought of this, his graying body came back to life.

The next morning, he looked at his two daughters at the dinner table and made a promise.

In the future, when he works away from home, he will be careful to drink less alcohol and protect his health.

The eldest daughter didn't say anything, as if she hadn't slept well last night. She covered her mouth with her hand, yawned softly, and then continued to eat her meal quietly.

The younger daughter remained unmoved, mentally reviewing various English words, oblivious to what her father had just said.

The chopsticks that Mr. Yukinoshita was holding were placed shakily on the table.

He looked at his wife with a last glimmer of hope.

After swallowing her food with grace and elegance, Lady Yukinoshita spoke softly, "By the way, I saw the news. Chiya-kun won the national kendo championship, right?"

Upon hearing someone's name, Yukino's mental review process automatically stopped, and she nodded slightly.

Yang Nai also became interested and started telling her mother about the information she knew.

Mr. Yukinoshita's eyes had completely lost their sparkle.

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After their trip to Osaka, Gen Chiya and his group returned to Tokyo.

They returned victorious, and the school leaders, having timed it perfectly, waited for them at the school gate early in the morning. Their old faces beamed with smiles as bright as chrysanthemums, their wrinkles deep enough to trap flies.

They somehow summoned another group of reporters and started promoting and interviewing right in front of the main gate of Chuanlan School.

This gave Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima another boost, since helping them make a name for themselves is helping Kawara Middle School make a name for itself!

Other parents, upon seeing this, exclaimed, "Wow! The students at Chuanlan Middle School are so outstanding, even having national champions! That must be inseparable from Chuanlan's excellent teaching standards and strong faculty!"

After that, there won't be any worries about student enrollment at all.

It can only be said that in the adult world, when you look closely at all kinds of behavior, most of them are ultimately for the sake of profit.

Gen Chiyo was neither surprised nor resistant to this.

In any case, the interview process was nothing more than repeating what I had said in Osaka with slight modifications.

Not to mention, the school leaders even shook hands with him warmly... that didn't matter.

The main reason was that they offered a substantial bonus.

When I got home and opened it, there were ten 10,000 yuan bills inside.

Although it may not seem like much at first glance, considering that the school has no obligation to issue bonuses, and treating it as a windfall, it feels like quite a lot.

You could use that to eat ramen, and with every meal topped with char siu, soft-boiled egg, and tempura, you could eat it dozens of times!

Incidentally, Yusuke Ushiyama also received a reward, but given his 100% failure rate, he was too embarrassed to accept it.

He wanted to split his money in half with Saeko Busujima and Chiya Minamoto, but they both refused, saying that their intention was enough.

In the end, he kept 20,000 yen for himself, thinking of buying himself a new kendo uniform, and added the rest of the money to the kendo club's public funds.

In the days that followed, Chiyo also received congratulatory gifts from Eriri and Yukino for winning the championship.

After learning that Eriri would also give gifts.

Yukino eventually gave him the cool katana she had specially ordered many days in advance.

Eriri's gift was a complete set of high-grade kendo armor.

Actually, the money she used to buy this set of high-end armor was different from Yukino's; it wasn't the allowance her family gave her.

Instead, she painstakingly posted adult content online and used the proceeds from donations from experienced users to buy it.

At her age, it's quite remarkable that she can buy gifts for her friends with the money she earns through her own hard work.

Her mother also encouraged her to tell Chiya about it.

But Eriri kept thinking about it and felt that something was wrong with this whole thing.

Imagine that scene—

"Chiya, I used the money I earned from drawing books to buy you a present!"

"Wow, that's awesome..."

What the hell!

How strange!

It gives me the feeling that it can conjure up a bunch of messy plot developments!

So Eriri ultimately didn't agree with her mother's words and didn't bring it up specifically.

The two childhood friends presented congratulatory gifts, which was somewhat expected by Gen Chiya.

But there were also things he hadn't anticipated.

"Qianye... my mother said that if you have time... she would like to invite you to our house for a meal."

In that short sentence, Yukino paused briefly twice, and it was clear that she was embarrassed.

And that was indeed the case; before she left home, her mother specifically instructed her to send out the invitation.

Yukino was somewhat surprised. She looked up at her mother and saw that her expression was very serious. It didn't seem like a casual remark made on a whim, but rather that she clearly had her own intention.

Although she saw this and felt some resistance, she eventually nodded in agreement under the pressure of her mother's authority.

Yukino had already decided that she would be responsible for conveying the message, and whether Chiya agreed or not would be beyond her control.

"Huh? Yukino's mother also invited Chiya to her house for dinner?"

Eriri blinked her adorable big eyes in disbelief.

The single word "也" also quickly conveys a wider range of meanings.

"My mom said that Chiyo's parents aren't around right now, and he finally won the national championship, but there's no elder to help him celebrate properly. So she asked me to invite him, and Yukino, to our house. She'll cook some delicious food for us, and we can all get together and have a good time."

Eriri and Yukino looked at each other, both feeling quite puzzled.

Without much thought, Yuan Qianye agreed immediately.

Eriri's family and Yukinoshita's family are not ordinary families. Building good relationships with them and their parents will only benefit him in the future.

He chose two separate days to visit both families with gifts.

Rikka, as his younger sister, went with him to freeload a meal.

Toka, on the other hand, had no more worries after her younger brother's competition ended, and focused on returning to the field she was fighting for.

I needed to practice gymnastics to prepare for the national competition next semester, so I didn't go with them.

Both Mrs. Yukinoshita and Mrs. Sawamura welcomed the arrival of the two siblings and were very enthusiastic.

Of course, they didn't touch his body right away like Saeko Busujima's father did.

Their gender and their status do not allow them to do such a thing; it is somewhat undignified.

But the wives have their own way of showing affection.

For example, Mrs. Sawamura chose to mingle with them without any airs, showing no adult reserve. After dinner, she even dragged them to play video games. She was quite skilled, but her daughter was so frustrated and angry that she screamed but had no chance to fight back!

When Chiya finally left, Mrs. Sawamura made a point of letting him take some cookies and cakes that she said she and her daughter had made and baked together. She drove the siblings home herself and before parting, she specifically told them that they could come to her house to play with Eriri whenever they wanted, as if it were her second home, and that they shouldn't be shy about it.

As for Mrs. Yukinoshita, she was much more composed, exuding the elegance and refinement of a noblewoman. She didn't talk much during the meal, but afterwards she took good care of Minamoto Chiya, constantly engaging him in various conversation topics to keep him from getting bored.

This includes, but is not limited to, his recent academic progress, his daily routine, his and his family's health, what kind of person he aspires to become in the future, emerging and popular professions, and the internal relationships and profit-making methods within the financial and political spheres...

The topics of discussion gradually became more complex.

However, Mrs. Yukinoshita has a gentle voice, speaks softly and gently during conversations, and occasionally chuckles. She also deliberately simplifies complex professional terms, breaking them down into smaller parts before feeding them into Minamoto Chiyo's mouth little by little.

This is incredibly thoughtful.

Gen Chiya realized that Lady Yukinoshita was intentionally giving him advice and guidance.

Otherwise, what respectable adult would talk about these things with a junior high school student?

Sure enough, as long as you perform well enough, far-sighted people around you will take the initiative to come and lend a hand.

Unlike Chiya Minamoto and Mrs. Yukinoshita, who had a smooth and enjoyable conversation, Rikka found it difficult to stay awake halfway through and went straight to Yukino's room.

That day, Chiya Gen arrived at Yukinoshita's house around noon and planned to leave after lunch.

But in the end, Mrs. Yukinoshita persuaded her to stay for dinner.

I also got to see Mr. Yukinoshita after a long time.

It's probably because I'm busy with official duties on weekdays.