In the anime series, Goto Ichiri is actually my childhood sweetheart?

The classmate sitting in the front happened to see it and exclaimed, which instantly attracted a group of children to watch. At this time, Gao Qiaofeng just wanted to finish cutting quickly. The feeling of being surrounded and watched really made him uncomfortable.

Takahashi Kaede completed the trivial task of cutting vegetables very neatly.

"Clap, clap, clap" Teacher Honda began to applaud, and the students around him began to applaud.

The applause reached Takahashi Feng's ears, making him stand uncomfortably, because he understood that everyone was applauding because he looked young. It was amazing that he could achieve this at such a young age, but in his previous life, he was no different from Goto Ichiri who was standing stupidly aside at this age.

He felt that he was very fake, but he couldn't tell anyone about this fakeness.

"Takahashi, could you please come up to the stage and demonstrate to everyone?" Without noticing Takahashi Feng's abnormality, Teacher Honda patted him on the shoulder and said.

Only a small number of students were watching, and most of them were still cutting their own slices. Now, letting Gaoqiao Feng go on stage to demonstrate would definitely play a positive guiding role for the students.

"......Okay." Gao Qiaofeng agreed expressionlessly and went up to the podium.

"Look here, students. Takahashi is going to show you how to cut vegetables correctly. He seems a little nervous. Can you please give him a round of applause to encourage him?" Teacher Honda attracted the attention of all the students.

Applause rang out in the classroom again. After it stopped, Takahashi Feng started cutting vegetables like he did before.

Goto Ichiri, who was standing at the back, saw Takahashi Kaede calmly cutting vegetables, and saw her classmates looking at Takahashi Kaede with expectation, envy and admiration. She suddenly felt that Takahashi Kaede was very far away from her.

Originally, he thought that Takahashi Feng was just like himself, not good at dealing with a lot of people, and did not dare to integrate into the group for fear of being treated as an alien. But looking at him so dazzling at this moment, Goto Ichiri felt a little inferior in his heart.

How dare I put him in the same category as myself?

At this moment, the expressionless and silent look on Takahashi Kaede's face seemed to Goto Ichiri like he was enjoying being watched.

I guess Takahashi Feng will make a lot of friends after this performance, and I will definitely be forgotten and retreat to a corner of the classroom alone. After all, that was how I was at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Goto Ichiri was a little afraid to look into Takahashi Kaede's eyes.

After the performance, amid the teacher's praise and the attention of his classmates, Takahashi Kaede walked off the stage and sat back next to Goto Ichiri.

Then the teacher said a lot of things, but Goto Ichiri didn't listen. He only knew that the moment the teacher announced the free time, several students gathered around Takahashi Kaede and started asking questions non-stop.

He was not at all flustered and answered his classmates' questions easily.

Seeing this, Goto Ichiri lay down on the table and buried his head between his arms, as if to isolate himself from the outside world.

Finally, after getting rid of the classmates who were asking questions, Takahashi Feng noticed Goto Ichiri who was lying down. He thought she was tired, so he greeted her gently.

"Actually, what I hate most is being stared at. Mr. Honda really likes to force things on me. He even made a bunch of students come to look for me. Don't you know that this is a nuisance to others?"

After everyone around him had left, Gao Qiao Feng began to complain about these people. He knew that the best way to avoid this kind of thing was to play dumb and pretend that he didn't know how to do it. But he also felt that if he clearly knew how to do it, why should he pretend not to know? He was a bit stubborn, and he couldn't understand this himself.

When Goto Ichiri heard Takahashi Kaede say, "What I hate most is being stared at," she looked up suddenly. This seemed to be different from the conclusion she had just come to.

"Takahashi-san, can I...can I still be your friend?"

It took great courage for Goto Ichiri to ask this question.

"What's wrong with you, Goto Ichiri? Why can't you just be my friend?"

Takahashi Feng's mind was full of questions, not knowing what had happened during the time he was away.

"With so many classmates looking for you, why do you still want to play with me?" Goto Ichiri asked this question nervously. She hoped that Takahashi Feng would affirm her, but she was also afraid that Takahashi Feng would say the answer that she least wanted to hear.

"You are such a kid."

Gao Qiaofeng seemed to have guessed what this sensitive little girl was thinking, and felt a little amused.

Chapter 20 You are cute

"First of all, there is no conflict between them asking me to play with you and me. I can definitely make friends with them and play with you at the same time."

Gao Qiaofeng paused for a moment and continued:

"Also, I know very well that they come to me because I am capable and they admire me. Friends made in this way are unreliable. If one day I lose my ability in their eyes, then being forgotten will be my fate. So I won't interact with them too much."

"Goto, don't always let your imagination run wild. The other person in your mind is not the real other person. Although not everyone can see through the hearts of the people around them, at least don't jump to conclusions too early, okay."

Takahashi Kaede's words made Goto Ichiri feel a little conflicted, but she still understood what he meant. She was still his only friend and would always be.

"Can I call you Xiao Feng from now on?" Goto Ichiri asked pitifully, his blue eyes looking into Takahashi Feng's dark eyes, revealing a glimmer of expectation.

"Of course no problem." Takahashi Feng smiled and touched Goto Ichiri's head, and couldn't help but sigh that the child was so cute.

"Kaede!" Goto Ichiri smiled happily.

"Okay, stop being silly and learn how to cut vegetables."

Goto Ichiri had not completed her learning task for the day, so Takahashi Feng naturally would not let her relax too much. After Goto Ichiri got into position, Takahashi Feng began to correct her posture.

"Stand with your legs apart and your body lowered, about one fist away from the table. This way you won't feel sore in your waist while cutting vegetables."

The stove at school is just the right height when you are sitting, but a bit too short when you are standing. If you stand straight to cut vegetables, your waist will feel extremely sore after a while, so the standard standing posture should be standardized.

Takahashi Kaede's numerous instructions made Goto Ichiri a little nervous, so that he stood a little stiffly. Although his standing posture was correct, he felt that his whole body was stretched like a crooked tree.

"Relax, Goto Ichiri, the position is almost fine, but you're too stiff."

Takahashi Kaede patted her back gently, and Goto Ichiri felt under great pressure.

Hold the knife firmly with your left hand, slightly raise the knife with your right hand, and then cut it towards the vegetable.

The first attempt was very successful. Takahashi Kaede, who was standing nearby, nodded and waited for Goto Ichiri to continue.

The irregular sound of cutting vegetables was heard, "Click, click, click", and the cut pieces were of different lengths. This was because Goto Ichiri's hands were shaking.

"Hold steady, be careful, don't cut your hand..."

"It hurts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Goto Ichiri's hand holding the knife shook, and a small wound was cut on the back of the second joint of his left middle finger. Goto Ichiri felt the pain and let out a small cry of surprise.

"Wait a minute, the teacher must have a band-aid."

Without saying anything else, Takahashi Kaede asked Goto Ichiri to wait and ran to the podium.

Sure enough, the teacher did have it, and Takahashi Feng successfully got the disinfectant iodine and band-aid. Teacher Honda wanted to ask what was wrong, but was replied with "Leave it to me".

The assistant teacher followed Takahashi Kaede off the stage and went to check on the injured students.

"Goto-san, please sit down and put your hands on the table."

Gao Qiaofeng came over with the medicine and sat next to her.

As the iodine was applied to the wound, Goto Ichiri felt a slight stinging pain.

"Don't move. It's normal to get cut by the knife accidentally when you're cutting vegetables for the first time. But you must learn from your mistakes next time. Don't cut without holding the knife firmly. Getting cut by the knife is normal, but it doesn't mean it's a good thing. Do you understand?"

"Yeah." Goto Ichiri replied softly.

Takahashi Feng's voice was very soft, and his breath made the back of her hand feel a little itchy. Looking at Takahashi Feng's serious look, Goto Ichiri suddenly felt that the pain in her hand was gone.

"What's going on, is Goto-san okay?" the assistant teacher asked from the side.

"It's just a scratch on the back of the finger. The wound is very shallow. It's no big deal." Takahashi Feng said without looking up as he put a Band-Aid on Goto Ichiri.

Looking at the two of them, the assistant teacher suddenly thought of a word, "childhood sweethearts". Seeing these people who have been close to each other since childhood, helping each other and depending on each other always makes people feel good.

Takahashi Kaede, who didn't know that she was regarded as Goto Ichiri's childhood sweetheart, put on the Band-Aid, pinched it one last time to make it stick tight, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Goto Ichiri raised his left hand and looked carefully. The Band-Aid was applied very carefully, covering the wound perfectly, without any deviation.

"Okay, let's stop here today. If you're already injured, don't try to be stubborn." Takahashi Feng said as he cleared the things on the table.

The assistant teacher also left, and the get out of class was almost over, so it was time to finish the work.

"Xiao Feng." Goto Ichiri suddenly called Takahashi Feng's name.

"what happened?"

"Why are you so nice to me? I'm just an...oddball who doesn't fit in."

Goto Ichiri asked many questions today. This was the last one and the one she wanted to ask the most. She has always been inferior and sensitive, and there has never been someone like Takahashi Feng standing in front of her. She doesn't understand why Takahashi Feng has been helping her, at the beginning and now.

Just like he said just now, 'Those people approach me because they think I am capable and they admire me', but she didn't understand why Gao Qiaofeng took the initiative to approach her.

"If you're talking about the incident at the beginning, I can only say that no matter who is bullied in front of me, as long as I have the ability, I will definitely help."

Takahashi Kaede said firmly.

"But afterwards... I actually feel like we're a lot alike, Goto, do you know why I always have a straight face?"

"I don't know." Goto Ichiri shook his head.

"Because I'm afraid that others will see my frivolous expression and think they see through me. I'm afraid that my reaction will become a topic of conversation for others."

Realizing that his wording was a bit obscure, Gao Qiaofeng continued:

"I feel...I am actually a very incompetent person."

Abandoned by his parents in his previous life, disliked by his adoptive mother, and scorned by his classmates, when he grew up he could only stay at home writing novels and doing self-indulgent things. He didn't have a single close friend, and the only things he cared about were games and comics.

"How could that be? Feng is very capable. She can cook, care about people, and is very mature." Goto Ichiri objected strongly.

Takahashi Kaede sighed.

"I hope you'll recognize me in the same way when you grow up, and I'd really appreciate it if you did."

"Goto-san, I think you are very cute. Do you accept this reason?" Takahashi Feng didn't want to beat around the bush with a child who trusted him, so he just said it directly.

"Eh? I'm cute?" Goto Ichiri was shy and surprised.

"Of course, you can go back and ask your mother. She must have the same idea as me."

"Have some confidence in yourself, Goto Ichiri."

Chapter 21 It’s great to be alive

"I'm cute—I'm cute—"

Goto Ichiri was dizzy the whole day. Ever since Takahashi Kaede praised her, she turned into a drunken slime, swaying back and forth. Even when Takahashi Kaede poked her face, she didn't react at all.

Fortunately, she entered a wonderful state after being praised and did not think too much about what Takahashi Feng had just said, otherwise Takahashi Feng really didn't know how to make sense of it.

But there is also a cute element in it.

"Feng, can you still keep your promise to teach me how to cook?" Goto Ichiri suddenly said, as if he remembered something.

"Of course you can. If you want me to teach you something, tell me in advance. I can't teach you anything that is too difficult or too dangerous. If I want to teach you, I will have to wait until we are older."

“Spicy——!”

Gao Qiaofeng's solemn explanation forced Goto Ichiri to stop talking about the spicy fish. Looking at Goto Ichiri, who had the word spicy on his face, Gao Qiaofeng held his forehead and said:

"I've already told you that this dish is hard to make even for me now, so why are you so obsessed with it?"

Goto Ichiri laughed, touched his head, and said:

"I want Xiao Feng to tell me how to make omelette rice that day."

"This kind of dish? You can ask your aunt. Maybe she can cook it better than me. After all, it's a home-cooked dish. The adults have been cooking it for decades." Gao Qiao Feng answered in an unromantic manner, not realizing anything.

"But Xiao Feng, you said you would teach me whatever I want to learn, how come you don't even want to make omelette rice..." Goto Ichiri's disappointment emerged, making Takahashi Feng feel a little guilty.

He didn't dare to bet whether this was the little devil in Goto Ichiri's heart breaking out, so he could only take her words as she really thought and agreed to her request.

"Great!"

Goto Ichiri happily hugged Takahashi Kaede's arm. For a moment, Takahashi Kaede found it difficult to adapt to Goto Ichiri's relieved smile.

The day passed quickly as they played and had fun, and it was time to go home.

There was nothing special this time and Goto's mother did not drive to pick them up, so the two of them still took the school bus home together.

"How about the weekend? I happen to be free. Ryoko has to work on Saturday, so I can make dinner for you. You can come over now to eat and learn, and Ryoko can take you home."

Gao Qiaofeng suddenly thought of this matter and mentioned it.

Goto Ichiri, who was also thinking about when to visit Feng's house, naturally agreed.

"I always go to Feng's house. Feng can come to visit us anytime. We welcome you anytime."

"Well... go if you have the chance."

As a psychological adult, he still felt a little embarrassed about randomly going to his kindergarten friend's house to play. After all, he was an adult, so why was he going to someone else's house? Was he playing house with Goto Ichiri?

When thinking of playing house, Takahashi Kaede imagines Goto Ichiri's smiling face

He suddenly felt that it was not unacceptable...

Impossible Impossible!