Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Qiu Ye smiled mysteriously: "We are just a fixed partner, it's definitely not a relationship."

Yumiko thought of the double goal she scored last night and said, "Go on."

"Well, it's actually very simple. Isn't love very troublesome? We are already so busy at work. When we get home, we just want to lie down and have awkward conversations with each other. So we occasionally go out for dinner on weekends and then go to a hotel. We don't contact each other on weekdays. This relationship has lasted for several years. We don't want to be a couple at all."

Chiba said it openly and there was nothing shameful about it.

"Then...will you give a gift to the other person?" Yumiko asked in a low voice.

Qiu Ye said mischievously: "You haven't denied that you have a *friend."

"Ah, so noisy, I told you it's not like that." Yumiko thought, although it is very similar, it is actually different. After all, she and Hachiman still live together, and take care of each other more in life, although it is only temporary.

Qiu Ye laughed and said, "Although we are not in love, we have done what all couples would do, and giving gifts is naturally one of them. After all, we have known each other for such a long time, so do you want to give each other a gift?"

Yumiko said vaguely: "Well, well..."

Although she had nominally paid for his labor, she couldn't deceive herself on one thing: it was because of Hachiman here that she felt less lonely.

"So what hobbies does the other party have?" Qiu Ye asked

Do women count? For some reason, Yumiko wanted to blurt it out, but she felt sour. Thinking about it carefully, she was not sure whether cooking was his hobby. Apart from walking around, Hachiman did not have any special hobbies. If she thought about it this way, that guy was indeed quite special.

However, Yumiko quickly thought of an idea: "Let him smoke. He likes smoking."

Qiu Ye seemed to have thought of something, took out a small box from her bag, and said, "Ah, that's perfect, take this, people who smoke should like it."

Youmiko took it and opened the small black box. Inside was an exquisite bronze lighter with a very textured feel. The word "Zippo" was engraved on the logo.

"I originally wanted to give this Zippo windproof lighter to my brother, but since Yumiko needs it urgently, I'll give it to you."

Yumiko thought about it and thought it was a good idea. She said, "Thank you. I'll transfer the money to you later."

Akiba didn't refuse, which is why Yumiko thought she was a nice person.

But before parting, Qiuye said softly: "But, Youmiko, you have to know that there are differences in things like giving gifts."

Yumiko asked in confusion, "What's the difference?"

Qiu Ye pointed to the lighter and said, "It's a gift that the other person will like."

Then, with his hands behind him, he added: "And a gift for the other person's good."

Yumiko looked at the lighter box in her hand, thoughtfully.

...............................

Although she took a long detour to go home, Youmiko still came back earlier than usual. When she changed her shoes at the entrance, she could still smell the familiar fragrance from the kitchen. The girl felt a little nervous, thinking that if she gave him a gift and he laughed at her, she would definitely beat him up.

When Yumiko walked into the living room, Hachiman stuck his head out of the kitchen with a dried fish in his mouth. He said in surprise, "You came back so early today."

However, Yumiko frowned slightly, as if she had noticed something: "How could it smell like another woman?"

Although the smell was only faint, she was still quite sensitive, and then she belatedly heard the sound of a shower coming from the bathroom.

Suddenly, Youmiko thought of a possibility, and anger rose in her heart. She widened her eyes suddenly: "I say, you wouldn't take advantage of my absence..."

Go home with another woman? That’s why he was surprised when I came back earlier than expected.

Good man, Youmiko felt like she had supported a gigolo, but the gigolo used her money to find a girl, and even dared to use her bathroom? !

Hachiman yelled, "Hey, wait..."

But Youmiko had already walked towards the bathroom. She wanted to tear this bitch's face apart. She opened the door heavily, and a hazy female body was revealed in the smoke inside.

The woman inside saw someone open the door and shouted in a coquettish voice: "Ah, Hachiman-kun, H~"

This voice was so familiar that Yumiko couldn't help but twitch her lips: "Hina, why are you here?"

At this time, the woman bathing in the bathroom, Hime Ebina, also saw who was coming, and said with some disappointment: "What? It turned out to be Yumiko. I thought Hachiman-kun couldn't resist the temptation and turned into a werewolf to do this to me. I have prepared three or four kinds of Ahegao."

".................." Yumiko remained silent. At this time, Hachiman, who was holding a spatula behind her, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Oh, so in your eyes, I am the kind of person who would bring a strange woman back to your home?"

About ten minutes later, there was a new guest at the table. Without waiting for Youmiko to ask, she started talking.

"I went to a doujinshi exhibition today, but I was sweating and uncomfortable when I came back. I thought your house was nearby, Yumi-ko, so I came up here, and Hachiman-kun opened the door for me."

Yumiko silently took a sip of the soup, and a salty taste rushed into her mouth. She almost couldn't help but spit it out. She coughed and said, "Why is this soup so salty? Maybe I put too much salt in it."

Jicai took a sip and thought there should be nothing wrong with her tongue. Was it very salty?

Hachiman ate the fried eggs calmly and said, "After all, I am a man who brings strange women home, so it is normal for the soup to be a little salty."

Yumiko was speechless immediately. Men who hold grudges are really annoying. If it were Hayato, he would definitely have just laughed off this level of misunderstanding.

Yumiko took a sip of water from the cup and prepared to eat her food. Then she couldn't stand it anymore: "Why does Hime have so many more fried pork chops on her plate than me? By the way, why do I only have two pieces of fried pork chops on my plate? That's too much."

Hachiman drank a mouthful of soup and said calmly, "After all, I am a man who brings a strange woman home. Isn't it natural for me to give more dishes to my guests?"

Yumiko finally couldn't stand this guy's sarcasm anymore and said, "I know, I'm sorry I misunderstood you. I sincerely apologize. You are not the kind of man who would bring a woman home, okay?"

He felt so wronged. It was a pity that people bought him a gift, but the money was spent on a dog.

Humph, just think of it as a dog bite... or two.

Then she saw Hachiman silently exchange his plate of uneaten fried pork chops for his own plate which only had two pieces. Yumiko looked at him in surprise.

Hachiman still had a calm expression, but his face was no longer sour. He said, "Because Ebina-san came up suddenly, I didn't prepare so many ingredients. It doesn't matter if I eat less. After all, you have to work."

Yumiko felt warm inside and thought that she was being a little mean. She couldn't help but push half of the fried pork chop over to make the two plates look about the same. She pouted and said, "That won't work. You're a boy and you eat a lot."

Hachiman's expression became a little better and he hummed softly.

Jicai, who had been eating in silence and observing them, said while biting her meat, "I say, are you elementary school students?"

I am good with you, I am not good with you, I am good with you again, I will share half of my food with you...

These two guys are so funny.

Chapter 12 Just Spoil Her

After dinner, Hina Ebina sat there, chewing potato chips and watching TV as if it was natural, and then said.

"Yumiko, I won't be going home tonight. It's too late. Please prepare the bedding for me."

Youyouko twitched her lips and said, "You are a freeloader. Don't you have any awareness of being a guest? After eating, you just walked away. Who are you trying to show off to?"

"Hey, but didn't Yumiko just finish her meal, put down her bowl and chopsticks and leave?" Hime retorted in a coquettish voice.

"My case is... the division of responsibilities is different. I work to earn money, and Hikigaya-kun is responsible for housework." Yumiko said. After all, it would be a bit hurtful if she said something like "part-time worker".

"You two make it sound like a couple." Hime said with a smile.

Although this guy always looks weak, he is actually very mean.

Yumiko crossed her hands and said coldly, "Go back here. I'll pay for the taxi fare. The room you used to live in is now occupied by Hikigaya-kun. There's no place for you to sleep."

"Wow, it turns out that Yumiko can't escape her nature of valuing women over friends. Don't you ever think about who was by your side when you were lost all these years?" Hime said dissatisfiedly.

Yumiko glanced at her and snorted, "Well, you do have a point, then let's sleep on the sofa."

"Yumiko you devil, I'm going to sleep in the same bed with Hikigaya-kun." Hime yelled.

"You...what nonsense are you talking about!?" Youmiko roared at this child who spoke without thinking.

Hachiman came back after washing the dishes, as if not caring about Himena's joke, and asked, "By the way, was Ebina-san staying in the guest room before?"

"Yeah, meow." Hime raised her hand cutely.

"Those sticks in the drawer in the guest room must be yours, right? I originally thought they were used by Miura when he was lonely." Hachiman said calmly.

"Ah, I've been discovered..." Hime shrank her neck, and then was met with a thunderous roar.

"Hina, you bastard, what the hell are you doing in someone else's house?!" Yumiko was completely pissed off.

About ten minutes later, Hachiman and Yumiko stood on the balcony, watching Hime clean out her "private collection" in tears, and the contents opened Hachiman's eyes.

Not only was there a stick, but there were also beads and eggs that Hachiman hadn't discovered. The more Yumiko looked at it, the angrier she became. It was so embarrassing that this unreliable guy had to be in front of Hachiman.

Yumiko leaned on the bas-relief railing and couldn't help saying, "It's amazing that you can sleep peacefully in a room like this."

Hachiman lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "It's nothing. I thought the things were yours, but I still slept as usual."

Yumiko couldn't help but grab his hair: "What are you thinking about?"

"I want you to use the 'press' gesture." He said in a somewhat teasing tone.

"Pervert." But it was just a curse. She found that she was already able to make such a slightly sexual joke.

Then I heard Hachiman say, "But it's a pity that you didn't kick Ebina out even after all this."

Youmiko covered her face and said, "Stop talking. This is all a bad fate that we formed when we were young and ignorant. Now I can't get rid of it even if I want to."

Hachiman stared at her face, which made Yumiko feel itchy: "What? Is there something on my face?"

"Today, when I was watching TV, I wrote down a popular term." said Hachiman.

"What..."

"Just spoil her." Hachiman couldn't help but smile.

"It's none of your business. Just treat it as a cat. It'll get naughty sometimes." Yumiko arbitrarily excluded Hime from the primates.

"Hey, Ebina-san, Miura said he's just raising you like a cat." Hachiman immediately reported.

"Meow meow meow, please come and help me, my old waist is in trouble." This man is really hopeless.

Youyouko looked at this guy smugly, thinking that with your limited ability you still want to sow discord.

"Hey, I'm so angry," said Hachiman, holding a cigarette in his mouth.

The two stood on the balcony, feeling the cool night breeze. Yumiko said, "I'll give you a gift."

"Lady, please spare my life~" Hachiman shouted with a trembling voice.

"What are you crazy about?" Youmiko was shocked.

"Aren't you going to push me down the stairs and send me to death?" Hachiman said timidly.

Youyouko rolled her eyes at him, saying, "You look like a jerk. You can't even speak properly."

She took out the Zippo lighter that Akiha gave her from her pocket, and Hachiman's eyes changed color.

"This thing isn't cheap." Although it was just an ordinary model, he still knew the price.

"It's okay." Seeing his expression change, Yumiko knew that this gift was the right one.

But just when Hachiman was about to reach out to take the lighter, Yumiko suddenly took it away, and then put two boxes of things in his hand with her other hand.

"Is this... a smoking cessation candy?" Hachiman asked.

"Yes, I took a long detour to buy it at the drugstore. This is my gift. You should smoke less. Use half of the money I gave you to buy cigarettes." Youmiko said calmly.

Hachiman looked at the lighter in her hand and said, "What is this lighter?"

"Well, after all, it's not something that can be done overnight. As long as you smoke two less cigarettes a day and persist for a month, I will give you a lighter. This is not a gift, but a reward." She said softly.

The smoking cessation candy is a gift and the lighter is a reward.

Yumiko's ears were filled with the words that Akiha said, gifts that the other person likes, and gifts that are for the other person's own good.

If you just want to make the other person happy, you can just give them something they like. However, giving them a gift just to please them may not necessarily make them happy.

But even so, Youmiko still went around for several kilometers and visited several pharmacies to compare several types of smoking cessation candies before buying them.

But there is no need to tell the other person about this kind of thoughts. Youmiko pursed her lips and said, "Even if you don't like it, don't throw it away in front of me, or I'll beat you up."

She really put a lot of thought into this gift, and it was also to thank Hachiman for taking care of her during this period of time. If he just threw it away, she would be really sad.

But Yumiko thought that Akiba's subconscious thought was that if they were just friends, she could just give him a gift he liked. After all, both parties were together just for temporary pleasure, but a gift for the other person's goodness...

She hurriedly left the balcony, shouting, "Jinai, next time you dare to hide these weird things in my house, you will die."

Hachiman silently looked at the two boxes of things in his hand. Compared with the brand-name lighter just now, he had an inexplicable feeling. He was not really considering whether to throw them away.

"What should I do? I can't bear to eat it."

Chapter 13: The Same Coward

Yumiko was always tough on the outside but soft on the inside, so of course she wouldn't really let Hime sleep on the sofa. Anyway, her bed was quite big, so she slept with Hime after a long time.

But Youmiko soon regretted it, this guy was really noisy.

"Hey, Yumiko, if I go to the guest room and let you and Hikigaya-kun sleep together, wouldn't it be better? You can call me a relationship enhancer."

Yumiko was not idle either. She was thinking about the material for a new variety show on the bed, but Himena's words always distracted her. Finally, she gave up, grabbed both cheeks of Himena and squeezed them hard, saying fiercely, "You just sit there and do the arrangement, don't worry about my business."