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

This kind of topic was still too much for Takahashi Feng, an old magician with thirty years... no, nearly fifty years of experience. Just hearing these words made him sweat profusely.

"What...what should I do? I don't know~" Takahashi Feng chose to play dumb, while Goto Ichiri hid behind him with a blushing face, not daring to appear in Touka Takanashi's sight.

"Aren't we taught in class? Kissing, hugging and most importantly, is sex education in Japan all fake?"

"Sister Touka, just because the school teaches doesn't mean you can just say it out loud. Please let us two innocent children go and stop polluting us with the filthy world of adults!" Takahashi Feng accused Touka.

"Innocent kids? When I was in junior high school, a lot of my classmates went to hotels during holidays. I don't see how they are innocent. Or did you actually do it, but you just don't dare to say it?"

All done... all done -

Goto Ichiri covered her face. The strange thoughts in her head made her feel hot in the cold weather and her face turned red.

"Please consider individual exceptions and don't generalize everyone using examples from your own surroundings. And look at Ichiri, her face is so red, how is she not innocent?" Takahashi Feng moved away, revealing the shy Ichiri. He wanted to stop Tohka's firepower by betraying Ichiri.

"Xiao Feng, don't blame me, your face is red too!" Goto Ichiri pointed at Takahashi Feng and shouted, then hugged the pillow on the sofa and fell down.

"Ridiculous! How could I possibly blush!"

Takahashi Feng denied it, but when he touched his face, he felt an abnormal heat.

Touka suppressed a laugh and nodded, holding a mirror up to him.

"No need to look!" Gao Qiaofeng pushed the mirror away to express his refusal.

He has lived for so many years, how could he blush!

For Takahashi Kaede, it is better to be a coward than to accept his own gaffe.

[After 6pm, there will be heavy snowfall in some areas, accompanied by a cold wave. Please take protective measures when going out to avoid danger. ]

The news being broadcast on TV brought everyone back to their senses. The snow outside the window was already so heavy, and there was no doubt that it would get even heavier later.

Touka put away the mirror and her phone suddenly vibrated, so she pulled it out of her pocket.

"It's going to snow even harder soon. I can't imagine how cold it is outside now." Goto Ichiri said while watching TV.

"The temperature should rise when it snows, after all, rain absorbs heat when it turns into snow." Takahashi Feng continued.

"Is that really the case?" Goto Ichiri found this statement a little magical.

"I don't know. There are too many factors to consider. After all, there is still a cold wave. The temperature may continue to drop... By the way, will your mother come to pick you up in the evening?"

"Yes, she said it doesn't matter how late I want to play, and I can call her when I want to go back."

The streets should be cleaned by someone, so there is no need to worry about traffic being affected by the snow.

"That's great. Let's find some board games to play after dinner. There are so many people."

Takahashi Feng was thinking about playing the word guessing game that often appears in bars, or a card game that purely requires reaction. He has actually always wanted to find someone to play TRPG, but it is a bit unrealistic to ask Ryoko and the others to play.

After sitting in the air-conditioned room for such a long time, with the support of two major heat sources, plus the farce just now, Goto Ichiri quickly warmed up.

"Yili, have you ever played Long Night?" Gao Qiao Feng suddenly asked.

"what is that?"

"In a survival game in a snowy land, the temperature inside is often minus 10 to 20 degrees Celsius. It is easy to freeze to death. The only way to maintain the core body temperature is to find firewood to burn the stove."

"It seems that freezing to death in Japan is unlikely to happen, except in Hokkaido."

Juhua covered her phone and spoke quietly. Takahashi Kaede and Goto Ichiri consciously lowered their voices.

The two of them were chatting idly and felt sleepy unknowingly.

"Huh? Ichiri-chan, you're here! Come and have some tea to warm yourself up. It must not be easy to come here in this weather."

Ryoko came out of the kitchen carrying a tray of tea and greeted Goto Ichiri happily when she saw him.

Takahashi Kaede and Goto Ichiri took the tea one by one, but when it came to Tohka, it was rejected.

"Touka? What's wrong?"

Seeing Touka constantly flipping through her phone, sending messages frequently, her brows furrowed more and more, Ryoko realized that something might have happened and asked worriedly.

"It's okay... Excuse me, I have something urgent to do. If you're not back by dinner time, just ignore me and eat first."

Holding the phone tightly, Touka put on a warm scarf, left Takahashi Kaede's house and walked downstairs.

Just now, her mother called and told her that Liuhua had run away from home, and she ran away from her hometown. Her cell phone was unreachable, and it was snowing heavily outside, so there was no place to find her.

At the moment, she only has enough money to take the subway, and no one knows where she wants to go or whether she will encounter danger.

Touka still vividly remembered the news about the cold wave and heavy snow. As rational as she was, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous, fearing that something might happen to Rikka.

[Beep...beep...the number you dialed is turned off]

As expected, Rikka’s phone was turned off.

Touka turned off her phone, completely throwing away any hope she had, and decided to go back to the room where Rikka lived with her mother.

If Rikka comes to find her, Takahashi Kaede will definitely be able to pick her up, so there is no need to worry about this.

The key question now is why Rikka ran away. She is not a rebellious child who disobeys discipline, and she certainly would not choose to wander the streets. She must have run away because there was something she wanted to see immediately.

But what does she want to see most?

"Isn't mom going to take Rikka to dad's grave?"

Touka was worried about this possibility. Intensifying the conflict would only lead to extreme consequences, and she didn't want that to happen to Rikka.

I went downstairs and opened my umbrella. Unlike the warm room inside, there was heavy snow outside.

As she got on the subway, Touka kept in touch with her mother while thinking.

The situation back home was in an uproar. Liuhua's grandparents were very anxious, but there was nothing they could do. The snow and wind outside were too strong, and there were too many places Liuhua could go, so she really was unable to do anything.

Now the burden of finding Rikka falls on her alone, which makes her feel very stressed.

She opened her cell phone again and stared at Takahashi Feng's phone number. Takahashi Feng often stayed with Rikka, so maybe he knew where Rikka would go.

But today is Christmas Eve, Ryoko and Miss Machida Sonoko have carefully prepared dinner, and Goto Ichiri is also in the house. If he comes out to look for Rikka, their Christmas Eve will definitely be ruined.

Touka put her phone down and leaned back in her chair, looking at the subway sign above her head.

It’s better for you to look for it yourself first, and then bother him when you can’t find it at all.

......

"Touka walked so fast, it felt like something urgent happened. I've never seen her so flustered before."

Ryoko stood in the living room, wearing a bib, one hand on her waist and the other holding a spatula.

"I hope she can come back. I really hope she can comment on my culinary talent. I can cook such delicious meals after only learning for a short time!"

"Sister Touka is very strict. It's useless to just think you are good." Takahashi Feng did not let Ryoko show off.

【what happened? 】

Shihua left in a hurry without revealing the reason. He was a little concerned and sent Shihua a text message.

It was hard to imagine what could possibly happen to Touka that would make her so anxious, and Takahashi Feng could only think of one thing.

That's related to Rikka.

Chapter 28 The team officially sets out

“This is everyone’s curry!”

“A must-try dish for lazy people~ a dish that you have to try during festivals. By the way, is this curry made by boiling it? Or is it ready-made from the supermarket?”

"This is grilled fish! Yuanzi processed it, and I processed and made it. Everyone has one~"

"The back is a little burnt, but it looks good overall, sizzling and oily, and all the golden brown spots are well heated."

"Steamed large oysters and salmon sashimi. It's better not to eat oysters raw, but Yuanzi and I discussed salmon and it turns out that sashimi is the best."

"Parasitics can also be digested into proteins, right? This will give the digestive system a workout." Takahashi Feng glanced around the living room, but didn't see Machida Sonoko. "Where's Sister Sonoko? Could it be that the kitchen caught fire just now and she's cleaning up the aftermath and clearing away all the evidence of the fire?"

"Xiao Feng, stop making comments! If you continue to make comments, you won't be allowed to sit at the table. Bring me a small stool and sit aside!"

Every time Ryoko said something, Takahashi Kaede would follow up with a comment.

At first, Ryoko was able to ignore the comments with her professional ethics gained from many years in the workplace and the authority of being a boss lady, but Takahashi Feng kept chattering away, which eventually broke through her armor, forcing her to grab Takahashi Feng's ears.

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong! Be gentle, I just want to liven up the atmosphere. I promise I won't say anything more later." Takahashi Feng begged for mercy quickly, but Ryoko's grip was so strong that he grimaced.

Goto Ichiri was among the group, covering his mouth and laughing, looking like he was enjoying the fun.

"Really? If you like being active, I'll ask you to go outside and be active. Let's see if the snow and wind outside can calm your excitement."

Just as Ryoko let go and turned to go to the kitchen to continue serving the dishes, she heard whispering behind her again.

"Why can't I speak as a cook? How overbearing—"

"Huh?" Ryoko glared at him with murderous eyes.

"What an amazing cooking skill. It seems that Ryoko is a very talented chef. Everything she cooks is mouth-watering. Am I right, Ichiri?" Takahashi Feng changed his words without blushing and pushed Goto Ichiri after he finished speaking.

"Ah... yes!" Goto Ichiri was stunned for a moment and replied.

Ryoko nodded and went back to the kitchen satisfied.

Takahashi Feng held onto Goto Ichiri's shoulders to catch his breath. He originally wanted to be naughty but almost ended up falling over.

"Xiao Feng, you are so brave."

Although Goto Ichiri knew that Takahashi Kaede was joking, she admired his joke that faced fear head-on.

After a while, Ryoko and Yuanzi brought the dishes one after another, and finally there was a large plate of roast chicken.

"I really don't know what's so delicious about turkey, so we've improved it a bit and switched to roast chicken." Ryoko poured drinks into everyone's cups.

"Everyone, it's another Christmas Eve. Let's toast to our happy days in the past and wish us more luck in the future! Cheers!" Ryoko stood up decisively, raised her glass and said.

"cheers!"

Everyone stood up together and raised their cups high in the air. The juice splashing due to the collision sparkled under the light. The crisp sound produced by the collision was like the most beautiful musical instrument transmitted to the ears of everyone present. Even Goto Ichiri, who was not used to such scenes, smiled.

"It's great to have time to celebrate Christmas this year. To be honest, a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable to not work on Christmas Eve and have a big dinner at home."

Ryoko took a big sip of the purple liquid in the cup and leaned back in her chair with some emotion.

"It means your life is getting better, which is a good thing... Wait, Ryoko, what's in your cup? Why is it a different color than the one in mine?"

Takahashi Feng looked at the orange juice in his cup, then at the purple liquid in Ryoko's cup, and found something unusual.

"This is... this is grape juice, sour and sweet, very delicious~"

"What are you talking about, Ryoko? Isn't this wine? Let's not talk about this for now. Cheers!"

Machida Sonoko didn't understand Ryoko's beating around the bush, so she forced her to drink a big glass of wine with her, and then gulped down the entire glass.

"Ryoko." Takahashi Feng called Ryoko's name calmly.

Ryoko touched her head and gave an awkward but polite smile.

"So this is wine. Really, Yuanzi, why didn't you tell me earlier? I was kept in the dark." After saying that, she looked at Gaoqiao Feng, and his expression did not change.

Now it was Ryoko's turn to sweat profusely.

"Hey, I'll leave you alone on Christmas Eve. Don't think I'm annoying, Ryoko. I still want to say it again. Your body's optimal intake of alcohol is zero. Don't listen to your friends who say things like 'alcohol is the essence of grain, the more you drink, the younger you will be'. At least it's wrong for you, understand?"

"Great!" Ryoko cheered and toasted with her friends beside her.

"Control the amount, don't drink too much!"

Takahashi Feng tore off a chicken leg with chopsticks and put it in Goto Ichiri's bowl, sighing helplessly.

In fact, he couldn't really figure out which was more important, happiness or shortening his life. Was it worth giving up things that made him very happy just to gain a few more years of meaningless life?

"Do you want to save some food for Sister Touka?" Goto Ichiri's crisp voice came over.

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have remembered it. Keep it... Actually, there's no need. There's so much food that even if Sister Juuka came for one meal, she wouldn't be able to finish it."

Takahashi Feng remembered that he had just sent a message to Touka, and took out his phone to check if there was a reply.

"No news... What on earth is Sister Shihua doing? She's so busy that she doesn't even have time to reply to messages."

Just as I was thinking this, Touka called.

"Sister Shihua called, Xiaofeng!"

"Shh, I know." Takahashi Feng gestured to Goto Ichiri to speak in a low voice, walked outside the house and answered the phone.

It was very cold outside. Icicles hung down from the eaves like swords. If it were Rikka, she would definitely take it down and swing it a few times to test its power.