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

The red sun rose at dawn, dispelling the layers of dark clouds and bringing sunshine to the earth. The birds that had been hiding in their nests flew out, drinking dew and catching insects that had to break out of the ground because of the moisture.

Finally, the wind, rain and clouds all left, returning the bright and clear world to this world.

Takahashi Feng was the first to wake up from his sleep. He felt something warm hugging him. When he turned his head, he saw Goto Ichiri who was sleeping soundly.

When did you run to the bed?

Thinking carefully, he vaguely remembered Goto Ichiri coming over and saying that she was scared, and then he followed her in a daze.

What a sin.

But Goto Ichiri seemed to be sleeping soundly. He was lying on his side with even breathing, his arms around himself, and he chuckled from time to time. Even though he was sleeping, he seemed to have a smile on his face.

Gently taking away Goto Ichiri's hand, lifting the quilt, Takahashi Kaede went to see if Ryoko had gotten up.

Chapter 30: Getting Up

Gently opening Ryoko's door, Takahashi Feng stuck his head in and looked inside. Ryoko was still sleeping soundly.

He closed the door quietly. Although the sound was not loud, Ryoko still woke up.

"Xiao Feng, check if there's an incoming call, huh~" Ryoko asked, yawning sleepily.

Gao Qiaofeng pressed the light button, and the originally dim room suddenly became bright.

“Finally the call came!”

Gao Qiaofeng walked to the side and opened the curtains. The bright sunlight shone in, making him feel warm on his body.

After a long period of clear weather, there will be a period of cloudy weather; after a long period of rain, there will be a period of sunny weather. As if the dark clouds had covered the sky for too long and it was angry, today's sun was exceptionally bright and dazzling.

I returned to my room and looked at the time. It was almost nine o'clock.

They went to bed shortly after dark yesterday, so it seems they slept for at least ten hours.

Push Goto Ichiri.

"Goto Ichiri, get up, the sun is shining on your butt——"

Goto Ichiri opened her eyes dazedly. She was a little dizzy from sleeping for too long, so she didn't know where she was.

Sitting up and looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Goto Ichiri rubbed his eyes.

Just when I was wondering if I was too excited and heard Gao Qiaofeng's voice, Gao Qiaofeng suddenly pulled open the curtains, and the abundant sunlight instantly flooded the entire room.

"Xiao Feng!"

The sunlight stung his eyes, and Goto Ichiri immediately wrapped himself in a blanket and shouted.

Takahashi Feng couldn't stop laughing. He pulled the curtains up a little and lifted a corner of the quilt that wrapped Goto Ichiri.

A little pink head poked out, and the originally smooth short hair looked a little messy because it was not washed last night. The side of the face was slightly puffed up, and the angry expression was obvious.

"Xiao Feng, why is this happening! You scared me!" Goto Ichiri said while pulling the quilt.

"It's nine o'clock, time to get up. Your mother will come to pick you up soon." Standing by the bed, pinching a corner of the quilt, Gao Qiaofeng looked as if he would pull the quilt off you if you didn't get up.

"Your hair is messy and you haven't washed it yet. When your aunt comes and sees you like this, she's going to say you're slovenly."

"Mom would never call me sloppy!"

Goto Ichiri retorted, holding on to the quilt to prevent Takahashi Kaede from snatching it away.

"Okay, it's past nine, time to get up."

"But I still want to lie down for a while..." Goto Ichiri said aggrievedly.

"...Okay, but you must get up after breakfast is ready. Don't sleep too long, or you'll feel dizzy when you wake up."

Sleeping for a certain amount of time is not necessarily better, but since the lazy Goto Ichiri said so, Takahashi Kaede can only let her do as she pleases.

Seeing Takahashi Kaede closing the door and leaving, Goto Ichiri slowly lay down again.

She didn't close her eyes and continue sleeping, but stared at the light on the ceiling in a daze.

She still felt a little dizzy when she thought about what happened last night. Not only did he bring Gao Qiaofeng to bed to sleep with her, but he also hugged her. Her mother had taught her to keep a distance from strange boys, but... Gao Qiaofeng should not be considered a strange boy, so it was okay to sleep together.

After being in a daze for a while, Goto Ichiri looked around the room again. Although the door was closed, the sunlight coming through the gaps in the curtains allowed her to see more things than she could last night.

Gao Qiaofeng's desk is not far from the end of the bed, and there are several large square notes on the desk.

Goto Ichiri propped himself up and crawled over. On the blue note was written "Light Novel Project". The lower part of the note was blank. There was a pink note next to it, with a picture of a girl with long hair, wearing a top and trousers with a skull printed on them, and she seemed to be singing and playing a guitar.

The painting is very good, but the girl's facial features are not drawn, leaving them there blank, which makes it look a bit weird.

"Goto Ichiri, it's time for dinner, why aren't you getting up yet?" There was suddenly a knock on the door, and before Goto Ichiri could respond, Takahashi Kaede walked in.

"Ah!...Um, I didn't mean to look at that, please forgive me!"

Goto Ichiri felt guilty and was frightened, then he stammered as he explained.

"What? What bad things have you done? Why are you so flustered?" Gao Qiaofeng came over and found Goto Ichiri looking at the note he had stuck on the table. "Oh, this, it's okay. It's not something shameful."

After hearing what Takahashi Kaede said, Goto Ichiri calmed down a little.

"What is a light novel?" Goto Ichiri had never come across this kind of thing before.

"Ah, this... this is a type of novel. You will understand it when you grow up." Takahashi Kaede explained vaguely for fear that telling Goto Ichiri would lead her astray.

Goto Ichiri nodded as if she understood: "And that, is that a guitar?" She often listened to her father playing the guitar, so she could recognize it when she saw it.

"Yes, I just drew it casually, don't worry about it." Takahashi Feng waved his hand and wanted to pull Goto Ichiri to have breakfast.

"Xiao Feng, do you like guitar very much?" Goto Ichiri looked at Takahashi Feng with expectant eyes. Dad was very handsome when playing the guitar. If Xiao Feng could play it, he would definitely be as handsome as his dad.

"It's... okay." He had never watched other people's live performances, nor could he say that he particularly liked listening to music. He just drew this on a whim.

"Xiao Feng, Yili, come and eat, breakfast is getting cold—"

Ryoko's voice came from outside.

"Okay, go wash up and eat."

After Goto Ichiri got out of bed, Takahashi Kaede stayed behind to fold the quilt.

By the time he smoothed out the sheets and went out, Goto Ichiri was already sitting at the dining table eating.

The breakfast was a simple fried egg and bread, and each person had a glass of milk. In Ryoko's words, "Children need to drink milk to grow taller."

Gao Qiaofeng agreed with this, picked up the milk and drank it in one gulp, and said he wanted another glass.

Some children do not realize the importance of height. They refuse to drink milk even when adults give them milk. Only when they grow up and their epiphyseal lines close, they remember to drink milk like crazy, hoping to make up for the height they have lost over the years.

It's too late and meaningless.

"Goto, your mother should be downstairs after eating, so be ready." Takahashi Feng said, supporting his head with one hand.

Just now, Goto's mother called and said she would be here soon.

The sun and the drainage system are powerful enough that there are no more puddles on the streets that affect traffic, and the air is now filled with a refreshing smell of grass and trees.

"Xiao Feng, don't support your head with your hands while eating. It's impolite." Ryoko corrected.

"This is at home. I wouldn't do this outside..." Takahashi Feng explained, but this seemed like far-fetched talk to Ryoko.

"Habits are the most important thing. What if you suddenly bring your home habits outside?"

Chapter 31 Christmas Gift

Takahashi Feng had no choice but to obey. Goto Ichiri ate silently beside him, thinking that Feng would also be taught a lesson by Ryoko.

After dinner, Ryoko said she was going to help the neighbors downstairs drain the water and left. Before leaving, she asked Takahashi Kaede to comb Goto Ichiri's hair.

Gao Qiaofeng naturally agreed and went to the bathroom to bring over a small stool.

"Goto, come sit here and let me comb your hair. It's too messy and looks ugly."

Goto Ichiri sat obediently on the small stool in front of Takahashi Kaede.

He first used four fingers to straighten his hair, then ran a comb through it to untangle the tangles in Goto Ichiri's hair.

Takahashi Kaede's movements were very gentle and skillful. After combing her hair, she gave Goto Ichiri a head massage. She spread out her five fingers and gently pressed the acupoints on the top of the head. Goto Ichiri squinted his eyes in comfort.

"Feng, how do you know how to comb your hair? You don't have long hair." Goto Ichiri asked, tilting his head.

"Ryoko, Ryoko, sometimes after taking a shower she doesn't want it to be troublesome so she asks me to comb her hair. I'm quite stupid and at the beginning I always made Ryoko scream, but after doing it many times she became proficient." Takahashi Feng didn't mention that the reason Ryoko gave at the time was that it would be helpful to find a girlfriend in the future. He didn't understand why Ryoko had to think so far ahead...

"Ryoko screaming? It's hard to imagine what the situation was like at that time." Goto Ichiri covered his mouth and chuckled.

The two of them were silent, and the only sounds in the air were the rustling of hands through hair and their breathing.

"Beep-beep--" a familiar whistle sound was heard.

"It should be your mother, Goto, let's go down."

Goto Ichiri was so comfortable that he was about to fall asleep, but he felt a little regretful when he heard the sound of the car.

"I'll continue to massage you next time I have the chance. You have to go back too. You've been staying outside for a whole day." Takahashi Feng comforted him as he walked in front.

When I walked downstairs, Goto's mother had already gotten out of the car and was waiting.

"One mile!"

Goto's mother trotted over.

"I'm so sorry about yesterday. It rained so heavily that the car couldn't drive on the road at all. How are you? Are you happy living at Xiaofeng's house?"

Holding his mother, Goto Ichiri nodded.

Takahashi Feng smiled awkwardly.

"Our electric pole was struck by lightning yesterday, and the power was out for a long time. We even had to light candles for dinner last night..."

"Oh, is there any call now?" Goto's mother asked worriedly.

"I'm already here when I woke up in the morning, don't worry." In fact, it was a bit embarrassing to entertain Goto Ichiri and Takahashi Kaede when the power was out. Although it was done out of formality, it was not in place.

"Is that so..." He touched Goto Ichiri's head, "Then if everything is alright, we'll leave first."

After saying that, Goto's mother opened the back door of the car, let Goto Ichiri get in, and then she sat in the driver's seat.

"Mr. Feng, thank you for troubling you yesterday. Goodbye." She opened the car window and waved, then drove away with Goto Ichiri.

"See you tomorrow!!" Goto Ichiri opened the car window and shouted at the last moment before driving away, and then disappeared from Takahashi Kaede's sight.

"Why does it feel like they say see you tomorrow every day?" Gao Qiaofeng muttered to himself and went back upstairs.

......

In the car, Michi Goto saw her daughter, who looked a little lost, through the front mirror and understood.

"Yili, did you have fun visiting Xiaofeng's house this time?"

"Happy...and, we slept together last night." After thinking about it, Goto Ichiri decided to tell his mother about it.

"Oh, why is that."

"Because there were only two beds in his house, at first he wanted to sleep on the sofa, but... it was too dark for me to sleep alone, and it was raining outside, so I was afraid, so I let him in to sleep with me."

"I see, Ichiri, do you like Xiaofeng very much?" Goto's mother joked.

"Of course... I like him very much. He is so nice to me and has helped me so much. Yesterday he took me to make cookies, made my bed for me to sleep on, and just now he combed my hair..." When talking about Takahashi Kaede, she seemed to have endless things to say, even though they had only known each other for less than a week.

"By the way, Mom, I made an appointment with him yesterday. I want him and Aunt Ryoko to spend Christmas with us. Is that okay?"

Her big watery eyes looked at Goto Michiyo, making it difficult for her to resist the cuteness of her own daughter.

If you think about it carefully, celebrating Christmas together as a family would indeed make it more lively and would also satisfy Goto Ichiri's wish.

"Sure, just let them come directly when the time comes."

"That's great!" Goto Ichiri walked forward, hugged Michiyo and gave her a big kiss.

"Ichiri, I'm driving. It's dangerous." Goto Michiyo said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

......

After returning home, Takahashi Feng fell on the sofa and thought about Christmas. He would definitely exchange gifts when he went to celebrate Christmas with the Goto family, but what should he give?

Takahashi Kaede's life motto is to think things through early so that he doesn't have to worry about anything later.

The first thing he thought of was to ask Goto Ichiri when he went to school tomorrow, but that way Goto Ichiri would know in advance what he was going to give. At least for him, knowing the contents of the gift in advance would reduce the surprise by half.

After thinking carefully for a while, he decided to start with Goto Ichiri's social phobia.