Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

But compared to the previous memory which was hazy but still clear, the memory of the drunken kiss was really just scattered fragments.

She couldn't help but cover her cheeks with her hands. Could it be that after getting drunk, she actually seduced Hachiman?

No, no, it must be just an illusion caused by sleepiness.

She suddenly looked up and then saw her daughter eating dinner, and Yui saw her mother got up, so she said.

"Mom, how are you? Do you want to come for dinner?"

"Ah, is this dinner made by Yui-chan?"

If it was my daughter who made dinner, then forget it. She could just use the excuse that she was sick and had no appetite.

"No, have you forgotten? It was Xiaoqi who came back to take care of you in the afternoon, and he also prepared dinner for you."

Yui's mother's heart beat heavily, which meant that the memory of Hachiman taking care of her before was not false.

What about kissing...

"Come to think of it, Xiaoqi really cares about you, mom~" For some reason, Yui said provocatively.

But Yui's mother frowned for once: "Isn't it normal to take care of sick elders? Besides, if you don't please me, it will be troublesome for me to ask for a large dowry when you get married in the future."

"Hahaha, Xiaoqi has no interest in me." Yui said with a dry laugh.

However, Yui's mother just took it as a joke. If she was not interested, would she go in and out with him every day? Besides, Yui herself did not seem to refuse.

Yes, there is no need to worry about it. Even if the dream-like scene is real, it is just an accident caused by illness.

From now on, as long as you treat little Hachiman more like an elder, there will be no problem.

Yui's mother sat down and tasted the light porridge made by the boy. Although it was simple, she could feel that a lot of thought had gone into it. It even made her feel that it was a dish full of love from the maker. Suddenly, the young woman felt a little lost.

But I quickly forced myself to get rid of this inexplicable emotion.

The next day, Yui's mother, who had basically recovered, stood in front of the courtyard, sweeping the fallen leaves as usual, but her mind drifted towards the door, waiting for Hachiman who would come on time every day.

As long as she greeted him with a smile as usual, their relationship would return to normal.

That's what she thought.

But they waited for a long time, much later than usual, until Yui left home late.

She couldn't help but ask, "Yui, why didn't Hachiman-kun come today?"

"Ah? Xiaoqi sent me a text message this morning, saying that he had a cold and asked for leave to rest today."

cold..........

Yui's mother couldn't help but gently touch her lips with her fingers.

Chapter 49 Broken Heart

"How strange! Why did you two catch a cold at the same time?"

Hua Jieyi discovered something suspicious and looked at her mother with a slightly strange look.

Yui's mother was very embarrassed, she couldn't tell her daughter that maybe she had kissed Hachiman forcibly after getting drunk (she thought) and thus infected him with the cold.

"The temperature has been changing a lot lately. It's easy to catch a cold if you're constantly in hot and cold. You should be careful too, Yui."

She reminded her daughter gently, as if she didn't understand what her daughter was hinting at.

This boring answer made Yui pout: "Yes~ Then I'll go to school."

"Walk slowly, be careful and be safe." As if it was no different from usual, Yui's mother watched her daughter's back as she left home, then sighed. She originally thought that if Hachiman-kun came today, they could just pretend that nothing had happened.

But what should we do now?

After much hesitation, she decided to go to the Hikigaya household to visit Hachiman.

She convinced herself in her heart that this was actually normal. After all, someone came to take care of her yesterday and it was just a matter of reciprocity.

She waited until she reached Hikigaya's house and gently pressed the doorbell. As she was a young widow and considered her reputation among the neighbors, she was very careful and rarely visited other people's homes. Except for occasionally delivering some handmade desserts, she seldom came to Hikigaya's house.

After three or four minutes, no one responded. Hachiman's parents should have gone to work, and his sister had gone to school. In other words, Hachiman was the only sick person left at home?

Thinking of the way the Hikigaya family educated their eldest son, who was like an adopted child (in their own words), the excessive maternal love made her imagine the horrible scene where Hachiman had a high fever and wanted to get out of bed to drink water but fell directly down the stairs.

"No, this is too dangerous!"

The compulsive thought of "I must take care of that child" made Yui's mother act as if she was driven.

The method she chose was very unladylike. She rode on the iron gate and prepared to climb over it.

Such an action is really inconsistent with her usual gentle and friendly impression. It would be more appropriate if her daughter Yui did it.

If anyone else saw this, the character she had worked so hard to build would be destroyed.

but!

Right now, Hachiman-kun's safety is the most important thing.

But when she was halfway up, the door of Hikigaya's house opened, revealing Hachiman's slightly pale face. The blanket wrapped around him proved that he was not pretending to be sick.

But when he saw the young woman climbing over the wall, the expression on his face was extremely wonderful, as if the holiness in his heart was broken.

Yui's mother also became flustered for a moment.

"Be careful!" said Hachiman.

"Waaaaaaah."

With a bang, she fell on the lawn in the front yard, and her butt hurt a little.

"Auntie, you are indeed Yui's mother." Hachiman came out with a smile and helped her up.

"What do you mean? I was worried that something might happen to you, so I had no choice but to crawl over here."

She pouted, and even this action was very similar to Yui's, with a hint of girlish charm. Or it could be said that Yui learned these little actions from her.

Hachiman was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you, Aunt Yuigahama, I am fine."

"I don't believe it. Look, there's no color on his face and his lips are pale, yet he says he's fine."

Then he stood up, patted the grass clippings on his jeans and shook his butt.

"Okay, let Auntie take care of you today."

As he said that, he pulled Hachiman into the house.

About an hour later, she borrowed the kitchen of the Hikigaya family, cooked some porridge for Hachiman, and then brought it to his room on the second floor.

She knocked on the door gently but received no response, so she opened the door and went in, finding him fast asleep on the bed.

This was her first time in the boy's room. It was bright and tidy, with an ascetic sense of self-discipline, which made people wonder what goal made this child so dedicated.

"But, there are usually things like that under boys' beds."

Looking at the sleeping boy, she couldn't help her curiosity.

As a result, I did find it, and I found a lot of magazines.

But why are the subjects of all photo magazines young women and mature wives?

This child's taste is really weird.

She slowly opened the window to ventilate, letting the cool breeze take away the excess warmth from her cheeks.

Perhaps it was the unusual sound of opening the window that made Hachiman slowly wake up. Looking at the simply dressed wife opening the window to greet the sunlight, he seemed to see their daily life after marriage, so plain and happy.

"Sorry, did I wake you up?" the young woman said gently.

High EQ: "I just woke up to the smell of porridge."

He threw back the quilt, got out of bed, sat on the floor in front of the low table, and began to taste Yui's mother's cooking.

Mrs. Yuigahama sat opposite him and said with a smile: "How does it taste? I added some dried shrimps."

Hachiman slowly raised his head and inadvertently saw the young woman's red lips, and seemed to remember the accident that happened yesterday.

No, maybe it wasn’t an accident, but a scene that I had been looking forward to for a long time.

Perhaps it was because of Hachiman's ambiguous gaze that the young woman couldn't help but look away.

The kiss yesterday was a threshold and a turning point, which catalyzed something in Hachiman and made Yui's mother realize something.

Once the emotions that have been suppressed in your heart for a long time are revealed, it will be difficult to keep them in your heart as usual.

"Um, Aunt Yuigahama, actually I..."

The original plan was to go to college and wait until I became financially independent before confessing my feelings, but now I can't wait even for a second.

"By the way, Hachiman-kun, have you kissed Yui?"

"Eh, um, no, what does that mean?" For a moment, Hachiman was confused by his wife's interruption and questioning.

"As expected, although that girl looks carefree, she is a little slow in emotions. You have to be more proactive. Yesterday, Auntie has already shown you how to kiss, so you should guide Yui well."

As she spoke, Mrs. Yuigahama slightly turned her eyes away, as if she didn't dare to look at Hachiman's eyes, which might be sad or disappointed.

Hachiman opened his mouth, and his heart seemed to be cut and shattered by countless pieces of glass. He smiled bitterly.

"Really? Is this your choice?"

This was the young woman's characterization of their kiss last night, which was just a demonstration for her daughter.

She expressed her thoughts to Hachiman implicitly.

"Sorry, Auntie, I'm a little tired, can you go back first?"

The boy rolled into the bed and spoke with his back to her.

This time, it was undoubtedly a broken heart.

Yui's mother looked at the boy, perhaps she only had a vague understanding of him, but her reason told her that what she was doing was right. She slowly walked out of the Hikigaya family and looked at the window on the second floor. Looking back, would she still be able to see the boy next door smiling at her affectionately?

Chapter 50 Yuigahama, Yuigahama, why are you so shameless?

After school, Yui came to the Hikigaya family to visit the sick with a bag of snacks. Compared to her mother who had to climb over the wall to come in, she was much more relaxed when she came in and directly asked Komachi to open the door.

"Wow, sister Yui is here to visit her boyfriend?"

Because of the relationship between the two families, even Komachi thought that Yui's sister was her brother's girlfriend. In order to conceal Hachiman's true purpose, Yui was always vague about this issue. Everyone just thought she was shy, which further confirmed this statement.

"Well, hahaha, I'll go upstairs first." Yui laughed and left the entrance to Hachiman's room on the second floor.

When she opened the door and went in, she found Hachiman still asleep. She hit him in the face with the bag of snacks without any gentle thought.

"Hey, wake up."

Hachiman snorted, looking at the snack bag and the pretty face of the girl, feeling a little bored.

"Don't you know how to treat patients?"

"When I visit a patient, I have to bring souvenirs. Look, I'm very polite, right?"

After saying that, he picked up the chocolate from the snack bag, tore open the bag and started eating.

"I picked out the things I like to eat." Hachiman sighed.

As a result, the girl sensed something wrong in his tone.

"Xiao Qi, what's wrong? You sound very gloomy."

It was just a cold, Yui didn't think it would make Hachiman so depressed.

"............It's just that I suddenly realized that if I continue like this, the image of me in your mother's mind will completely change into a kid next door, a good playmate of her daughter, or even your future boyfriend, instead of a man. Once this impression is solidified, it will be difficult for me to imitate Markron."

Hachiman sighed somewhat helplessly. He originally wanted to get in touch with Mrs. Yuigahama more so that she could have a deep impression of him, and it would be much more natural for him to pursue her when he was in college.

But now I think that was a mistake. This would only solidify her impression of me.

This accident is the best proof. Mrs. Yuigahama believed that his identity as Yui's childhood sweetheart was the "right track". After slightly crossing the line tentatively, she was met with even greater retreat.

The only benefit is that it makes him realize it early and give him a chance to make amends. Otherwise, if he confesses directly to her in college, the impression will probably be impossible to change.

After all, he still didn't have the nerve to say that he had secretly kissed the girl's mother, so he used the excuse of sudden enlightenment to tell Yui what he thought.

The girl smiled bitterly and said, "Is it true that only my mother's affairs would make Xiaoqi so worried?"

"Stop making fun of me. I'm having a headache." Hachiman said helplessly.

"So, do you have any strategy?" Yui asked softly.

Hachiman pursed his lips and nodded slowly.

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