Tokyo Soft Rice King.

The last song So sang was practically a declaration of love! It was a love song sung in public!

Because not all of them were love songs, the audience at the scene might not have noticed, but in the future they did. The 'singing quality' of the last song couldn't compare to the previous songs; it was a confession song filled with all the love.

After showing it to Akiko, even Akiko said, "She must have sung it for her sweetheart," which is enough to prove how strong Shion's feelings for Kuroba Akira are.

Knowing this, Future was in a very difficult position because she really liked Ziyin and didn't want her to suffer because of heartbreak.

But her favorite person is her mother, and now there's also Akira who ranks second, so Ziyin can only be ranked third.

Although she hoped that both her mother and Shion could be happy, there was only one Kuroba Akira. Moreover, she herself needed Kuroba Akira as a playmate, which took up his time.

So, in the future, I wondered, is this contradiction really irreconcilable?

If Mom and Ming get together, does Ziyin have to step aside?

No...maybe not.

First of all, the Takanashi family only wanted to keep Akira Kuroba under their wing, giving him a private family identity, and did not intend to make it public, because Akiko could not 'remarry' a boy twenty years her junior, as this would affect her work and reputation.

However, if Kuroba Akira were to marry someone and have his own family, he would no longer consider Takanashi's house his home.

In other words, if Akira Kuroba and Shion get married, then their family's plan can be declared a failure.

So the key is to prevent them from getting married.

After careful consideration, Mirai Takanashi's conclusion miraculously aligned with Hitomi Anri's thoughts.

This may seem like a difficult task, but there is actually a very simple way to achieve 'not getting married, but still being together'.

That's the 'ideal situation' that Takanashi would like the most.

That is……

Let Shion become a member of the Takanashi family too!

Let Mom and Sister Ziyin share the light as a 'family'!

Anyway, Takanashi's house is very big and has many empty rooms, so Shion can definitely move in too!

This way, their public reputation will not be affected, because Ziyin can also be a "daughter's good friend" or "stay at a friend's house". Moreover, if Ziyin joins her mother's agency, she and her mother will have a "senior-junior" relationship, or even a "mentor-student" relationship, so it would not be surprising if they lived together.

Then, when they're at home, any of them can do whatever they want with Ming at home. Just draw the curtains, and no one will know about the 'randomly matched' debauchery at Takanashi's house.

As for my future self, not only will I have another playmate, but I will also be able to live with the goddess I admire... Could there be anything better than this!

If there are four of us, we can all play mahjong together at home!

The homebody wants to create the perfect home for themselves in the future! So they also want to gather more and better family members!

Then everyone can have fun together at home!

This is the ingenious 'Family Happiness Plan' that Takanashi Mirai came up with!

The full name is the 'We can all become one family and live happily together' plan.

However, she knew that Ziyin would definitely not agree to this kind of 'collective living relationship' which was considered very unhealthy in the eyes of the world, and she even felt that her mother and Ming would most likely not agree either.

Therefore, the most crucial point is how to get them to accept this 'abnormal ideal relationship'.

This is not wishful thinking; there is a way to break through.

Because Ziyin also wants to pursue a career as an entertainer.

After learning about her mother's life experiences, she gained a deeper understanding of so-called celebrities.

She felt that to become a well-known celebrity, one had to pay a corresponding price, namely, a certain degree of 'personal freedom'.

My mother also gave up marriage for work, so she didn't actually start a family, did she?

So, Ziyin, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps, will also face the same choice... namely, to what extent should she give up her private life.

Ziyin will definitely not completely give up marriage like her mother did, because there is a decisive difference between them: Ziyin already has a man she wants to spend her life with at her current age, while her mother only had dreams when she was young.

Therefore, Shion's idea must be 'to become famous as soon as possible, reach the top as quickly as possible, earn enough wealth, announce her retirement, and then marry Kuroba Akira and build a happy family'.

Takanashi guessed the future perfectly.

So she found Shion's 'weakness'.

So if we can find a way to ruin Shion's plan and force her to pay a 'higher price', like her mother 'giving up' her career path of marriage, then she won't be able to marry Kuroba Akira so naturally.

Then you can bring up the 'Family Happiness Plan' that she would never have agreed to join.

Of course, Shion will most likely not compromise, but if Kuroba Akira personally intervenes and is persuaded by his 'favorite person,' it is still very possible to convince her to join.

Even if persuasion fails and Shion can't accept it and chooses to withdraw, the Takanashi family will still benefit in the end, so they won't lose out either way.

However, the assimilation of Akira Kuroba by the Takanashi family has only just begun. They've only just given him the house key, and the progress bar is only 10% complete.

It will take some time to complete the entire guide.

So what we need to do now is to delay Shion's rise to fame as much as possible and make her spend more time on her career, so that the Takanashi family can take the opportunity to win over Kuroba Akira.

That's why I'll tell my mom in the future to point out a 'higher but farther career path' for Ziyin.

Because of the time constraints, I didn't fully reveal my thoughts to my mother in the future, partly because I was afraid she wouldn't agree to the 'Family Happiness Plan'.

If Ziyin is in a real hurry, she'll probably accept the offer...

Unfortunately, it was neutralized by the large red incense sticks.

That's why she immediately came out after the plan failed, pulled away Kuroba Akira and Shion, and created an opportunity for her mother to be alone with Daihong Xiang.

Because she had discovered that Tashiro Kurenai was a new obstacle to the plan, and if she didn't get rid of her first, it would be difficult for her and her mother to fool Shion-nee even if they worked together.

As for this agent, we currently have too little information. We don't know her character, her thoughts, or her purpose. We only heard from Kuroba Akira that she is an 'absolutely reliable person'.

This shows that Tashiro Kurenai is not a shallow person who can be bought with money. She is probably a very important person, similar to the guardian of Kuroba Akira and Shion, and has a lot of say.

Since that's the case... we need to find a way to test her thoughts, and then try to win her over based on her personality and purpose.

If we can get her to stand on the Takanashi family's side and help persuade Shion, the family's happiness plan will be guaranteed!

So, it's up to you now, Mom! You absolutely have to win over Sister Hong!

Thus, with the support of her good daughter, the 2v2 turned back into 1v1, and a new round of negotiations between the mature women was about to begin.

……

Da Hongxiang was the first to speak, and her first words dropped a bombshell.

"If I may ask you a question... you wouldn't happen to have 'that kind of' interest in Amin, would you?"

Even Akiko, who had seen many storms, was taken aback by this question, and a slight blush crept onto her cheeks.

She felt a little ashamed that her dirty thoughts had been seen through by outsiders... but her professionalism kept her expression in check.

“Miss Hongxiang, you may have misunderstood something… Kuroba-kun is a great benefactor to our family. If it weren’t for him, my future and I might not have reconciled yet. My daughter and I are able to get along well now thanks to him, so I treat him like my own son.”

Akiko gave a natural yet meaningful smile and continued.

"Of course, if possible, I would also like to become his real family..."

"So you want Amin to become your son-in-law? Is that why you're making things difficult for Ziyin?"

The outspoken Da Hongxiang decided not to beat around the bush any longer and laid it all out in the open.

Anyway, the children are all inside, so now it's just the adults talking.

"If possible, I do hope that Kuroba-kun can marry my daughter, but I do not intend to force them together. As for what you said about causing trouble... I can swear that I have absolutely no intention of harming Shion-chan. I genuinely believe that she can achieve even greater things. It is such a pity that she has such talent but is only a voice actress."

The following words were spoken very sincerely, and Da Hongxiang believed that Takanashi Akiko was telling the truth, but she had some doubts about her motives regarding the previous part.

"You don't want to matchmake Amin and your daughter, isn't it because you yourself have taken a liking to Amin and hope that you are the one who will marry Amin?"

Da Hong Xiang continued to poke at Akiko Takanashi's wicked thoughts of wanting to run over the child with a big cart, without any hesitation.

Seeing that the other person remained silent, she continued.

“I’m not trying to smear you, and you don’t need to keep pretending. I just think it’s impossible for you to treat Amin, whom you’ve only known for a short time, like your own son, and you don’t genuinely want him as your son-in-law. So it can only be that you have feelings for him.”

Akiko, having been completely exposed, did not panic. Instead, her smile faded, and she calmly asked in return.

"In that case, Miss Hongxiang, aren't you the same? As Ziyin's manager, you care more about Kuroba-kun than the artists you are responsible for... That's obviously abnormal."

Da Hongxiang shrugged. She was a straightforward person; if she liked someone, she liked them, and there was no need to hide it. It was a fact that she was attracted to A Ming's body, so she readily admitted it at this moment.

“I really like Amin, and we have a ‘life-or-death bond’ between us. If he’s willing, I’m completely willing to give myself to him.”

Akiko Takanashi was a little surprised, but continued her attack and asked.

"So, Miss Hongxiang, are you planning to 'give' Kuroba-kun to Shion-chan?"

"Yes, but I have my own plans... In fact, I'm planning to either 'steal' a piece or 'get a share,' which is roughly the same idea as yours. If you make Amin your son-in-law, you can cheat on your daughter with your 'son-in-law.' Is that what you're planning?"

"..."

"That's why I can see it... because of this lady, we are the same kind."

"I see……"

At this moment, Akiko Takanashi finally understood.

This agent is someone of my 'peer'.

Previously, seeing that Tashiro Kyouka looked quite young, Takanashi Akiko treated her like a junior and was rather polite. Now she realized that, like the mature-beyond-his-years Kuroba Akira, she was also a 'mature woman' whose mental age far exceeded her physical age.

Knowing this, Akiko Takanashi realized that if she wanted to win over Kyouka Tashiro, she had to tell the truth.

Tell her about your life experiences so she can empathize... just like when I told Akira Kuroba the truth about the Takanashi family.

To gain her understanding and support, you have to go to this extent.

“I think you may have misunderstood again. My future and I, my daughter and I, are not in a competitive relationship. I am not trying to ‘steal’ anything from her. I just want to be together naturally, because that is actually what my future hopes for.”

"Oh? You mean your daughter wants Amin to marry you?"

"To be precise, my daughter and I don't want Kuroba to marry me or my daughter, but rather we want him to become part of our family."

"family……"

For Da Hongxiang, this word is also full of 'luxury' and 'longing'.

After being disfigured and blinded, she gave up that hope and decided to live on alone with strength.

But in this world, she still has a chance to start over.

Akiko Takanashi's eyes held a hint of caution. After her gaze lingered briefly on the person opposite her, she coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and paused for a moment to allow her thoughts to settle.