Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Looking at the red apples, the Chinese student trapped at home finally felt that today was Christmas.

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The weather on Christmas Day was not very good, with heavy clouds, as if it would rain at any time. However, this did not stop the streets from being bustling. Neon, which has always been westernized and has a strong religious atmosphere, regards this as one of the most important festivals, not to mention that there are businesses and capital behind it to fuel the trend. Therefore, almost all large squares have large Christmas trees, and even small shops have small Christmas trees to decorate the atmosphere.

Hachiman walked around the street outside in his beige windbreaker, then returned to Kaguya's apartment. Suddenly, a dry warm air rushed onto his cold cheeks.

At this time, Kaguya was eating breakfast in a daze. Hayasaka Ai had already dressed herself neatly and started packing Kaguya's things.

Hachiman smiled and said, "Why haven't you finished your breakfast yet? Are you still asleep?"

Kaguya looked up in confusion and complained, "Where did you go this morning? You were gone when I woke up."

She thought that Hachiman had gone to Hayasaka Ai to have an affair, and she was very upset. As a result, Hayasaka Ai, who was working diligently, was left confused.

Although she serves the young lady wholeheartedly, she is still suspected by her master. The maid looks pitiful as soon as she gets up.

"Of course I'm going to bring you a gift." Hachiman said with a smile.

Today is an important day, not Christmas, but the Sigong family’s ancestor worship activities have been brought forward. I don’t know if Sigong Shengshi wants to catch them off guard, or doesn’t want them to completely absorb the power that belongs to Sigong Huangguang and Sigong Yunying.

Kaguya said, "I'm not sleepy anymore when you mention gifts." She raised her head and asked, "What gift?"

Hachiman walked to the front of the table, handed out a red apple, and said, "Merry Christmas."

"Hmm... just perfunctory." Kaguya said as she looked at the apple. Just as she was about to pick it up and take a bite, Hachiman stopped her.

"Don't eat it yet. It will be very useful today. Remember to take it away later." Hachiman said.

At this moment, Hayasaka Ai walked up to him and whispered, "Mr. Hikigaya, your tie is crooked."

Then, like a gentle wife, she gently helped Hachiman straighten his tie, which made Kaguya very unhappy.

This is obviously something that the gentle Kaguya-chan should do herself, but this maid always takes over her tasks. For example, when it comes to cooking, if Kaguya doesn't do it, she will cook for Hachiman herself. Even now, she is taking away the wife's job.

Hachiman smiled and handed an apple to the maid: "Merry Christmas, take it with you when you go out."

"I hope the young lady won't be angry if you give it to me like this." Hayasaka Ai said with a smile.

"Santa Claus is fair. Every good child will get a gift. If they are diligent, they will get even more gifts." Hachiman said.

Kaguya rolled her eyes and decided to work harder at her meal.

About half an hour later, when Kaguya finished her meal and changed her clothes and put on light makeup with the help of Hayasaka Ai, it was already a little late when she finally went out.

Kaguya was holding Hachiman's hand in the passenger seat. The weather was not good today, so Kaguya was in a down mood. She said, "Hachiman, there will be no problem today, right?"

Hachiman shook his head and said, "Don't worry, just take it one step at a time. No matter what, I will be by your side."

Kaguya hummed lightly, feeling somewhat relieved. In her pocket was the apple that Hachiman had given her.

When we arrived at the Shinomiya residence, it was already crowded with people, which was rare in the usually peaceful Shinomiya residence. However, this was normal as this was an annual event after all.

When Hachiman and Kaguya came down, all the bigwigs in the Neon Electric Company came to visit them immediately. They also washed away their usual lazy appearance at home and looked very free and neat.

After greeting them one by one, Hachiman and Kaguya went in together, and then they met Sayoko. She was still gentle and weak in front of outsiders. The gunshot wound she had suffered before had healed, but compared to before, she looked a little fatter, and her clothes were deliberately chosen to be loose. Next to her was Fujita Akira with a bulging belly.

One of the reasons why Sayoko was able to gather together the old subordinates of Hanguang was that Fujita Akira was already "pregnant". Since she had the future heir of the Shinomiya family, it was not unacceptable for the hen to take the lead at dawn at this time. What's more, Sayoko said that the child had already been confirmed to be a boy.

Hachiman let Kaguya and the other person go in first, and walked to Sayoko's side in full view of everyone, causing everyone to look at him sideways. At this time, when Shinomiya Huangguang was not around, Hachiman's somewhat abrupt contact with Sayoko was no big deal.

"Merry Christmas." Hachiman said softly.

Sayoko nodded gently and took the red apple with a smile. Fujita Akira looked at the prying eyes from the side and felt his head numb. It was a pity that these two people could turn a blind eye.

"Haha, since you're giving an apple to Sayoko, why don't you give one to me too?" A domineering voice came over. Turning around, I saw a little girl sitting in a wheelchair, Shinomiya Reiko. There was a woman in black clothes pushing her from behind. She should be her trusted assistant.

Hachiman smiled and said, "It's just apples. If you want, we have as many as you want."

As a result, Reiko actually stretched out her hand, and Hachiman actually took out an apple from somewhere and handed it to her.

"Merry Christmas, Miss Shinomiya Reiko." He half bent over and said softly.

Reiko took the apple, laughed as if she was very happy, and then asked her assistant to push her inside.

Hachiman didn't talk much with Sayoko. This occasion and place were not suitable for talking, so he walked in along the corridor and in the direction of Reiko.

About half an hour later, the largest waiting room in the Sigong residence was filled with people. It seemed as if Sigong Shengshi wanted to take inventory of the Sigong family's power. He asked the core figures of the Sigong family and the heads of various regions to come over, like gangs of the underworld.

Shinomiya Seiseki is currently sitting in the position of the head of the family, followed by Sayoko and the Neon Electric Company representing the eldest branch, Reiko and the pachinko forces under her representing the third branch, and Kaguya, Hachiman and the Neon Electric Company representing the youngest daughter. Everyone is clearly divided, and the atmosphere is obviously solemn but there is a sense of ridiculousness.

Sigong Shengshi got straight to the point: "Thank you all for coming to participate in my Sigong family's ancestor worship ceremony. As everyone knows, the ancestor worship ceremony needs to be presided over by the head of the family. The position of the head of the Sigong family has been vacant for some time. I think it's time to decide on the candidate for the head of the family."

He said this, and then below, Kaguya slowly took out a red apple and placed it on the table. Next was Hayasaka Ai, then Sayoko, and finally Shinomiya Reiko. Four red apples were slowly placed on the table. Hachiman also took out an apple and took a bite.

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Led by Hachiman, all the people who had decisions to make in the Shinomiya family took out apples, except Shinomiya Seishi. The action of sitting in a row and eating fruits seemed to imply that Shinomiya Seishi, the only male in the Shinomiya family at that time, was the one who was squeezed out.

Shigong Shengshi narrowed his eyes slightly. Hachiman, the son-in-law of the Shigong family, smiled and said, "You summoned us here today just to decide on the candidate for the position of the head of the family. Do you want to recommend yourself?"

Standing next to the sacred stone, Shinomiya Ruri looked at Hachiman's slightly sarcastic and playful expression, and her mood suddenly became complicated, but she quickly took a deep breath. Since the man is ruthless, the woman can naturally be unrighteous.

"Am I not qualified?" Sigong Shengshi asked with a smile.

"I think that Mr. Shinomiya Yan'an has already made clear the direction to us before he died. There is no need to discuss the candidate for the head of the family anymore." Hachiman retorted with a wry smile.

While they were arguing, Kaguya was bored and biting an apple, watching her husband quarreling with her second brother with innocent eyes. It was super interesting.

"Haha, after all, the suicide note was not made in front of us brothers and sisters, so there is a possibility of tampering. What's more, Kaguya is a girl. If she becomes the head of the family and controls everyone, I think some people will not accept it now."

"If anyone is dissatisfied, they can stand up and we can discuss it. Besides, Kaguya is not married, but I am marrying into the Shinomiya family. I don't have the talent of Zhuge Liang or the wisdom of Jia Xu, but I am still willing to assist my wife with my meager strength. I think the performance of the media group this year can explain something."

All of a sudden, the people below began to discuss in low voices. Indeed, with the current situation of the Shinomiya family going downhill, only Shinomiya Media, which had undergone the Yawata reform, had seen profit growth in its first year.

Then Hachiman smiled and said, "If you don't want Kaguya to be the head of the family, I think the male child of Miss Fujita alone is also the hope of the new generation of the Shinomiya family."

Shigong Shengshi shook his head and said, "Hachiman-kun, you are joking. We all know the principle that a young master is suspicious of a country. Regardless of whether your brother's child is a boy or a girl, it will take at least 20 years for him to grow up and be able to manage the affairs. With the current situation of the Shigong family, it is not possible to be without a head of the family for two years, let alone 20 years."

"That's right, so I still recommend Kaguya to be the head of the family. It's really justified."

Although he kept talking about the same things, Hachiman didn't care about them. Reasons are just spoken by people and have no meaning in the face of reality.

He said softly, "In other words, let everyone here raise their hands to vote. The one with the most votes is the one that people want. There is no problem with this, right? I think it is time for the ancient Shinomiya family to make reforms, starting with the election of the head of the family."

Then he said to himself: "I choose Kaguya Shinomiya, you guys decide."

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and naturally, the representatives of Neon Electric Company also raised their hands.

Next, Shinomiya Reiko smiled and mouthed to Hachiman: I’m returning Sayoko’s favor to you.

Then she also raised her hand. The forces under Shinomiya Yunying looked at each other in confusion. Did they really want to support Shinomiya Kaguya?

But Shinomiya Reiko coughed lightly, and her expression became a little cold. Suddenly, those people remembered the methods of this little girl and quickly raised their hands.

Finally, it was Sayoko's turn. As the daughter-in-law and the only person in charge of the Shinomiya Huang Guang faction at the time, she also raised her hand. Fujita Akira beside her hurriedly followed suit, as if they were following her lead. The people behind her had nothing to say.

More than half of the people in the audience raised their hands, forming a black mass and an oppressive atmosphere in the living room. There were slightly more supporters than the supporters of the Four Palaces Holy Stone.

Hachiman narrowed his eyes slightly. With the army approaching, he just wanted to see what cards the Four Palaces Sacred Stone was hiding.

The next moment, Hachiman felt the cell phone in his pocket vibrating, but at the critical moment, he still hung up the phone.

The entire reception room was so quiet at this time that even the sound of flies could be heard clearly. Only a slight cough was heard, and Sigong Shengshi slowly stood up. Sigong Mingyezhu next to him clenched his fists, his palms full of sweat.

"I'm very sorry to have come to such a conclusion. I'm very sorry that I need to talk about such a past event on such an occasion." Sigong Shengshi said softly with a calm expression.

Shigong Reiko was a little unhappy and said, "Second Uncle, just say what you want to say, don't be a riddler."

Shinomiya Seishi smiled at Reiko, looked at Kaguya and said, "Kaguya, what are we choosing now?"

Kaguya also felt puzzled, so she naturally answered: "Of course it's the head of the Shinomiya family, what else could it be."

"Very good, I thought you were so fascinated by this man that you didn't know anything. We are indeed selecting the head of the Shigong family, so there should be a premise here..."

Sigong Shengshi took a deep breath and said, "The candidate for the head of the Sigong family should first be someone who is related to the Sigong family, right?"

Suddenly, the whole place was in an uproar.

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The sky was very gloomy on Christmas, and there was no one around in a cemetery in Tokyo, but Yukinoshita Yukino and Shijo Maki were standing in front of a grave with shovels in their hands.

"Um, Xue Nan, do we really want to dig up this grave?"

"Isn't this the best way to verify what you said?" Yukino, who was wearing men's clothes, said calmly.

Shijo Shinki, who was still in love, had no choice but to agree after hearing her lover's tough statement.

"If you don't want to, you can wait under the tree with a shovel until I confirm the answer," Yukino said calmly.

Shijo Shinki was a little anxious: "No, I'm just a little scared, it's okay, I'll dig with you."

The female bootlicker is so humble that she has no house to live in.

"But why does Yukio-kun care so much about the affairs of the Shinomiya family?" asked Shijo Shinki puzzledly.

"Women should not interfere when men are doing things." Yukino said somewhat unhappily.

"Oh, I see." Shijo Shinki nodded obediently.

Then she looked at the words on the tombstone, "Tomb of Shinomiya Nayatake". This is the tomb of Shinomiya Kaguya's mother. Unlike the cenotaph set up by the Shinomiya family, this is a real tomb with a coffin for burial.

Now they were cutting open the plants and soil bit by bit. Since they couldn't let anyone else know about this, they had to do it themselves. After about an hour, the four concubines were exhausted.

The snow also began to fall slowly.

Shijo Shinki looked at the gray and old coffin in front of her and became a little scared, but Yukino did not hesitate at all. She pushed the coffin open with a shovel, and then her eyes couldn't help but waver.

Inside was a female corpse that had turned into bones. Next to the female corpse was the skeleton of a much smaller baby.

Shijo Shinki revealed to Yukino that she had once asked her mother about her child, but her mother said with a hint of sadness that her child was dead.

Considering that the "Sigong Mingyezhu" in the Sigong Holy Stone has always been upset about the death of her sister, it is very likely that the death of the child she mentioned is Mingyezhu's child...

So who is Kaguya standing next to Hachiman at this moment?

I have to call Hachiman!

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Yukino finally dug out the information she had been investigating from the Shinomiya family, but when she called, Hachiman hung up on her.

Yukino made a "tsk" sound, closed the coffin, and then filled it back with soil mixed with snowflakes. When she had finished all this, Yukino couldn't help but gasp for breath due to exhaustion.

But she didn't care about her tiredness, turned around and left the cemetery, preparing to drive to the Shinomiya residence, but Shijo Shinki stopped Yukino.

"What, what's wrong, Yukio, where are you going?" Shijo Maki shouted. Her boyfriend seemed to be a little abnormal all day.

As the matter of this girl has not been dealt with cleanly, Yukino stopped immediately and said directly: "Shijo Shinki, we break up."

Zhen Fei was stunned for a moment: "Hey, why?"

Yukino said calmly: "If you want to know the reason, just stretch out your hand."

Shinki followed her instructions dumbly, holding out her hands, and Yukino gently pressed her hands to her breasts.

"Now you should understand that I deceived you."

Zhenfei pressed Yukino's chest and asked with a question mark on her face: "I understand what, what did you deceive me about?"

Shinki pressed Yukino's chest again, still not understanding. What a flat "chest". As expected, her boyfriend was a thin handsome man.

Damn it, I've brought shame upon myself, Yukino thought angrily. I absolutely cannot let Hachiman know about this, otherwise he'll laugh his ass off.

"I'm a girl." Yukino said directly.

Zhenfei pressed Yukino's chest again. She was addicted. She smiled gently and said, "Xue Nanjun, you are joking again. There is no girl with such a flat chest in the world."

Damn it, why?

Yukino instantly became irritable.

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"It's a pity that such a family scandal has to be exposed at this time, but in order to set the record straight and maintain the purity of the Sigong family's bloodline, I must speak out about this matter now. Madam Ming Yezhu beside me can also testify to this." Sigong Shengshi's tone was unusually excited.

Kaguya's lips turned pale, and Hachiman quickly covered her hands. The most shocked person in the room was Shengshi's wife, Shigong Ruri. She couldn't help but whispered, "Isn't Kaguya the biological child of Shigong Yan'an? Then she and Shengshi are..."

They are not biological siblings, so even if Shinomiya Shengshi wants to marry Kaguya, there will be no huge ethical pressure at all. Although marrying a non-blood-related sister is rare, it is not considered something that goes against ethics.

Moreover, Shinomiya Holy Stone deliberately chose the time of exposure at this time to create maximum influence. While questioning the legitimacy of Kaguya becoming the head of the family, it also eliminated the fact that they were siblings.

It can be said to be a very powerful way to kill two birds with one stone. No wonder you are so excited now. Is this your plan, the Four Palaces Holy Stone?

Although she is his wife, Shigong Liuli is not happy at all at this moment.

"Back then, my father Yan'an wanted to get his hands on the royal bloodline, so he approached Madam Mingyezhu and her sister who had royal bloodline. Unfortunately, after Madam Mingyezhu gave birth to a baby girl, the baby died soon because she was too weak. But for my father, this child must not die, so one night he brought a newborn baby girl and told Madam Mingyezhu that this was your biological daughter..."