Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

She bowed her head earnestly to apologize, her expression a little stiff, as if she was unwilling at first, but someone forced her head down to apologize.

Yumiko's face showed a hint of displeasure: "It's nothing, anyway, I have already avenged myself, and..."

She smiled brightly and said, "I don't plan to forgive you anyway."

Good man, the temperature in the room dropped instantly after these words came out. Ye Shan smiled bitterly: "You really haven't changed at all."

He does not hide his love, hate, and disgust at all, and even if he has been polished by society, he still maintains his sharp edges, or in other words, he has a childlike heart.

There was a trace of humiliation on Misaki Arai's face, but she still kept her head down. At this moment, her boyfriend Naoki Yokoyama stepped forward to change the subject so that the atmosphere would not continue to be awkward.

"Ah, aren't you Hikigaya-senpai? What a coincidence."

Hachiman, who had been serving as a background, frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

Naoki Yokoyama said with a hearty smile similar to Hayama's: "When we were in business school, Yokoyama, we worked on a project together. We were the only two Japanese in the group. I still remember the topic you chose, "The decline of traditional e-commerce starts with grocery shopping." I also remember that the professors were stunned after hearing your "outrageous theory."

At this time, Miura Yusuke couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yeshan, could you please introduce these people to me?"

At this time, Father Yeshan nodded and introduced them one by one, including the Arai sisters and Naoki Yokoyama who had just spoken to Hachiman.

"This is Naoki Yokoyama, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He just returned to China this year and also plans to make a difference in the cable media sector."

Therefore, coming to meet Miura's father can be considered as building a network.

But Miura Yusuke's focus at the moment was not on this. He looked at Hachiman with some curiosity and asked, "So you really graduated from the University of Pennsylvania?"

He originally thought that Hachiman must be bluffing.

Yumiko also pulled at the corner of Hachiman's clothes and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter? Didn't you say you have never been abroad?"

Hachiman rolled his eyes and told the truth: "Of course I lied to you at that time."

Given his identity as a homeless man who was picked up, even if he said he graduated from a prestigious university, Yumiko would not believe him. What's more, given the relationship between him and Yumiko at that time, he was naturally cautious. He mixed the true and false together so that Yumiko would not have any doubts.

Yumiko was a little angry: "Why didn't you tell me after we started dating?"

She was so worried that Hachiman would be disliked by his father because of his academic qualifications and work.

"You didn't ask me either." Hachiman said strangely.

"Besides, it's impossible for me to carry my diploma with me at all times. This is just what I said. Who else but you would believe it?"

Yumiko couldn't help but cover her forehead, feeling helpless about her boyfriend's calm and apathetic personality: "You really are..."

Suddenly, Youmiko smiled, poked her father in the waist, and said with a smile: "Hey, Dad, who did you just say couldn't have graduated from the University of Pennsylvania?"

Yusuke Miura's old face turned red with shame. The slap in the face came too fast and too hard, making Yusuke Miura lose face in front of his daughter.

"That's true. You can't judge a book by its cover." He said in a gloomy tone, with a displeased look on his face.

"You're just being stubborn." Yumiko teased her without any respect. Although she was upset that Hachiman had hidden something from her again, the feeling of being slapped in the face was so satisfying.

But what the Miura father and daughter didn't expect was that this was just the beginning.

Mr. Hayama was also surprised to see Hachiman: "Yes, Hayato, why is Hikigaya-kun here? I heard that you resigned. I regretted it for a long time."

It was obvious that they knew each other.

Hayato Hayama said in a complicated tone: "Hikigaya-kun and Yumiko are now in a relationship."

Ye Shanxiang was a little surprised: "Then congratulations."

Although it was unexpected, it was not entirely a bad thing. At least if Yumiko found a boyfriend, there would be some room for tactfulness in the bad things her son did.

But in fact, he also knew that Hayato had no choice, after all, it was she who asked for the marriage.

"Long time no see, Mr. Hayama." Hachiman greeted politely, but his expression remained unchanged.

Mr. Ye Shan nodded: "You still look like this, well, it's good that you are in good health."

This completely confused Yusuke Miura, but he really didn't want to ask. He felt that if he asked, he would be slapped in the face even harder. However, looking at the teasing look of his daughter next to him, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yeshan, what's going on? Do you know Hikigaya-kun?"

This question made Mr. Yeshan feel strange: "Why, didn't Hikigaya-kun tell you?"

Miura Yusuke paused for a while and replied, "Hey, Hikigaya-kun is more...modest."

Damn it, it’s so frustrating.

Mr. Yeshan didn't know the reason, nor did he notice his friend's abnormality. He just told the truth: "Hikigaya-kun has been working at Yukinoshita Construction since he returned to China after graduating from university. He was a talent discovered by the current president, Ms. Yukinoshita Haruno. If I remember correctly, he started working at the grassroots level in the marketing department. Two years later, he was responsible for land-related transactions, so he communicated closely with my legal department. It was also at that time that he became familiar with me. Haha, people of the same age who also work at Yukinoshita Construction are much more promising than my son. As a father, I am convinced. Ms. Haruno even went against all odds and promoted him to the position of vice president. Unfortunately, not long after, he resigned for personal reasons."

Mr. Hayama praised Hachiman unstintingly, even using his own son as a reference standard. On the one hand, of course, it was because Hachiman was indeed capable. On the other hand, since Yumiko found a boyfriend who was better than Hayato, the damage to both families would naturally be reduced.

Well, it's not wrong according to common sense, but Yusuke Miura feels uncomfortable. Can he say, Brother Hayama, please blow your son's praises quickly so that I can use it to step on my own son-in-law?

Now Yusuke Miura only felt a burning pain.

Hachiman tilted his head, as if to say, why does your face hurt before I even hit you?

Chapter 32: Come to my house?

Mr. Hayama originally came with his son to apologize, but he met an unexpected person who was obviously more interested in Hachiman.

"By the way, where is Hikigaya-kun working now?"

Hachiman thought about it, then smiled and said, "I'm currently working in the service industry."

Serving Yumiko alone can also be considered a service industry, right? Or is it the kind of service that serves the body and mind?

Hikigaya Hachiman never bothered to tell lies.

The service industry is a bit broad, so Mr. Hayama thought it was inconvenient for Hachiman to talk about it, so he smiled and said to Yusuke Miura: "Brother Miura, you may not know how hard Hikigaya-kun works. Every time he calls me at around 3 a.m. to wake me up, I want to throw him into the sewer. Moreover, this guy also set the longest overtime record and slept in the company for a month. Thanks to this, competitors like Walmart were kicked out and the Yukinoshita family won the first large commercial land."

"So, I heard that Yumiko also worked this hard. I guess if Brother Miura wants to have a grandchild, he'll have to wait." Mr. Hayama talked about Hachiman's past and then teased.

Yusuke Miura felt embarrassed, but he was very surprised. Did this young man, who looked very Buddhist when he didn't say anything, have such a wolfish nature in the past?

Yumiko finally found out where Hachiman's savings came from to buy an apartment for his family.

The girl couldn't help but hold Hachiman's hand. She used to think that she had worked hard enough and that her achievements were all the result of her hard work, but now it seems that she is much worse than Hachiman. After seeing Hachiman's work ability, Yumiko originally thought about asking him to be her assistant at the TV station, but now she has given up the idea and feels a little distressed.

He is fine the way he is now.

What followed was greetings between the two families. Mr. Yeyama personally sent an invitation to the Miura family. Yeyama expressed his apologies implicitly, which saved the face of both families.

The atmosphere was quite harmonious. Perhaps because Ye Shan had warned his fiancée about something, Arai Yuri didn't say anything except saying hello tonight.

After a while, Miura's mother poked her husband in the waist. The skill of this action was obviously inherited from her family.

"I say, Hikigaya-kun is pretty good, so stop being picky. Do you really think Yumiko is a treasure?"

"Isn't my daughter a treasure? Is this what you would say as a mother?" Yusuke Miura said to his wife.

Miura's mother glared at him. It's really annoying when men are stubborn, especially old men. She said, "Don't you see how old Yumiko is? She's already 25. Do you think it'll be easy to find someone if you wait a few more years? What's more, don't you know your daughter's personality and career ambition? Do you really think she can quit her job and stay at home to cook after getting married like Arai did? How many men who are well-matched with her can accept this?"

This is also the reason why Yumiko is so outstanding but difficult to marry. Families in Japan are too traditional, and they believe that the right thing for a woman to do is to quit her job and become a housewife after marriage.

If there is one thing that Yumiko lacks, it’s probably that she’s too good.

Even Yusuke Miura himself, although he always asked his daughter to resign, he never really did it. It was because of this that he, as a father, was secretly proud of him.

But most outstanding young people are also proud, so it is naturally difficult for them to accept Yumiko's point. He had previously favored Hayato because Hayato was relatively open-minded in this regard.

Seeing her husband's expression soften, Miura's mother continued to instigate, "You also know your daughter's cooking skills. They are so good that even dogs wouldn't eat them. Now she has a boyfriend who is also a perfect cook. At least she won't fall behind in nutrition even if she works too hard. Besides, look carefully. Although Yumiko appears to be strong, Hikigaya-kun is actually the backbone of this couple. You don't have to worry about your daughter marrying a cowardly man."

For Miura's mother, compared to any excellent good man, she knows everything after decades of marriage life. Finding a man with a suitable personality for Yumiko is more important than anything else. As for the economic aspect, not to mention that Yumiko is doing well now, even if she is not doing well, although the Miura family is not rich, it will be no problem to pave the way for the two young people.

Hearing this, Yusuke Miura was really moved. He looked towards Yumiko and cut an apple for Hachiman while talking.

She has never cut fruit for others.

This guy is sometimes quite strange. He didn't look down on househusbands like Hachiman before, but after learning about Hachiman's past experiences from Brother Yeshan, he didn't care too much.

It’s not that we can’t do it, but that we don’t want to do it. This is also a kind of capital and margin.

In layman's terms, Hachiman has already proven himself.

In fact, it's quite awkward for these young people to get together. It's good enough that they didn't fight.

But Ye Shan suddenly said, "Yumiko, Hikigaya-kun, do you want to come to my house and sit down?"

This suggestion was a bit abrupt, but fortunately he didn't mention that his house was quite big.

However, Yumiko seemed to realize something and asked, "Is she there?"

Ye Shan was somewhat surprised at Yumiko's sharpness, but nodded and said, "Yes, then, do you want to go over?"

Yumiko held Hachiman's hand a little too hard, and looked at Hachiman with her bright eyes, as if waiting for his decision.

Hachiman didn't seem surprised. He nodded and stood up. Without disturbing anyone else, the three young men walked out of the Miura family.

Walking under the slightly stuffy starry night road, Yumiko's originally depressed mood was relieved a lot. After all, that woman was the obstacle that she and Hachiman could not avoid.

"I never thought that the three of us would get to walk together one day." Ye Shan said with some emotion.

Yumiko glanced at him and recalled her high school days. Now that she thinks about it, Hachiman in high school was not that outstanding. After all, there was a reference point, Hayama. But he was the kind of guy who would definitely leave an impression on people, whether it was a good impression or a bad impression.

"If I had discovered earlier that your brain was made of stone and that Hikigaya-kun could be saved to some extent, that would have been great and I wouldn't have had to waste so much of my time. Now that I think about it, it's such a fucking loss." Yumeko said bluntly.

Yeshan smiled bitterly but did not refute. It was just that Yumiko could say such words calmly in front of the two men, as if she had really let go of her past feelings.

But Hachiman suddenly said, "That's impossible. Even with your former beauty-obsessed personality, you would have looked down on me at that time. And Queen Yumiko actually found a stay-at-home boyfriend. How can you keep your face in the small group?"

Yes, even some girls nowadays can't imagine what it would be like if she had asked Hachiman to be her boyfriend when she was in high school. So if Yumiko wants to successfully match with Hachiman, does she still have to go through all these years of hard work?

If you think about it this way, at least the time I spent loving Ye Shan in the past wasn't wasted? It's quite strange to think about it.

Chapter 33 Yang Nai's Malice

Yeshan led the two people to his home, actually he was just leading Hachiman, and Yumiko was also familiar with his home.

The three of them didn't talk much, occasionally chatting about their high school days. Since they were going to meet Yukinoshita Haruno, Yumiko suddenly thought of someone and asked.

"I remember that Yukinoshita Haruno's sister was Yukinoshita Yukino. We were classmates back then. Where is she now?"

"He went abroad after having a big fight with his family. It's called a housebreaker. That guy is really courageous." Hachiman sighed.

Youyouko was suspicious: "You know that?"

She remembered that these two guys belonged to the same weird department in high school.

"Ms. Haruno told me herself. When I was still studying in the United States, that guy just left, abandoning her mother, her sister, and her friends. She didn't want anything. I haven't seen her at all since I joined Yukinoshita Construction." Hachiman said.

"Oh, really?" Youmiko continued to be suspicious. After all, this guy's words were quite unconvincing and she had just been deceived by him once.

This made Hachiman feel a little bit amused and helpless. It turned out that if he lied too many times, no one would believe him when he told the truth.

"What's wrong with you? Don't you have any trust between lovers? Ye Shan, tell me."

After hearing this, Ye Shan nodded and said seriously: "What Hikigaya-kun said is indeed true. After Yukino had a falling out with her family, she left Neon. This is probably the free life she longed for..."

However, her freedom has also caused some people to become unfree, and even...

As the three of them were talking, they happened to arrive at the front yard of Ye Shan's house. In front of the white Western-style tables and chairs in the front yard, a quiet woman was slowly sipping black tea. She was wearing a black dress, which was a bit strange, as if she wanted to blend in with the night sky. She dressed in a simple style and did not like to wear jewelry, except for an exquisite diamond earring hanging under the lobe of her right ear.

Such a woman gives people a sense of mystery.

Yukinoshita Haruno said in a lazy voice: "Hayato, your tea is really good. I like the taste."

Ye Shan smiled helplessly and said, "This is the top-grade jade green tea that my father has collected for a long time and is reluctant to drink... Don't drink so much tea at night, it's not good for your stomach."

After that, he said to the two of them: "Then I'll go back to Miura's house first. After all, we are all gone, and Yuri and the others will be embarrassed."

After saying that, he left. Youmiko felt strange. Why did he leave in such a hurry?

But at this time, Yang No said softly: "Let Hayato go. That guy is also very smart. He knows what I will say next. He knows it but doesn't want to hear it with his own ears, so he took the initiative to leave. Hayato is sometimes too obedient to the rules."

Yangno looked at Hachiman with her watery eyes, not concealing the fondness and nostalgia in her eyes.

"Good evening, Miss Yangno." Hachiman said respectfully.

Yumiko really didn't understand where Hachiman's respect for someone who had evil intentions towards her came from.

Yang Nai poured two cups of tea and said, "Please come and sit down. The taste of tea leaves will change after three rounds."

Hearing her invitation, Yumiko sat in the courtyard with Hachiman without hesitation. The quiet front yard had a faint scent of grass, and frogs could be heard croaking in the distance. The incense on the table drove away mosquitoes, and the scent was very elegant.

Yangno's earrings swayed gently, inadvertently attracting Yumiko's attention.

"Do you like it?" Yang Nai asked with a faint smile.

"............." What Yumiko hated most was this guy's smile that acted as if everyone was a fool.

"Hikigaya-kun gave this to me. Do you have it?" Yang No's words instantly broke the quiet impression of her being alone just now.

Yumiko didn't clench her fist in anger, because her fingers were already pinching Hachiman's thigh hard.

"Ms. Yangno, please don't make such jokes." Hachiman said as if nothing had happened.