My Cartoonist Girlfriend

"I just happened to meet her on the way here that day. She was out shopping, so I invited her to the library. She really liked my novels."

Well, even though she is the daughter of a yakuza, she is still a girl. Even Kaguya Shinomiya is a fan of Kasumigaoka Utaha’s books, not to mention Ryugu Momo.

Although Kasumigaoka Utaha's novels are not the best-selling ones, the number of female fans among the readers is unmatched by most authors.

Editor Nakajima also laughed and said, "Hahaha, everyone in our editorial department was shocked at the time. We didn't expect Shiyu to know the eldest daughter of the Dragon Ball Group. After this incident, no one came to harass Shiyu. After all, relying on connections is useless!"

Yukinoshita Yukino had already heard from Hikigaya Hachiman that Asakura Kaede and the others knew the eldest daughter of the Dragon Ball crew, but she had never expected that their relationship would be so good.

But considering that even wealthy ladies like Kaguya Shinomiya and Chika Fujiwara know him, having another daughter of a powerful family is not a big deal.

As for Yukinoshita Yukino's own identity, she had long since ignored it and never thought of relying on it. After coming to Waseda, she had never been recognized by anyone, which made her feel much more comfortable than when she was in Chiba.

We ate and drank a lot during the barbecue, and ordered more drinks and meat several times. We slowly ate until about eight o'clock in the evening.

Machida Sonoko drank more and more, and became completely dazed.

Fortunately, I still managed to take out my card and paid by swiping it when checking out.

Seeing her like this, Editor Nakajima said with a smile: "I'll just take a taxi back by myself. As for Yuanzi, I'll ask you to take her back."

Supporting Machida Sonoko, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "Let her sleep at my side today, and let her pick up the car herself tomorrow morning. But, can all of us fit in one car?"

Yukinoshita Yukino took out her cell phone and said, "It's okay, I'll just ask my sister to pick me and Hachiman up. She's at school today and should be home by now."

After a phone call, Yukinoshita Haruno, after receiving the call from her sister, immediately said that she would drive over to pick her up and asked her to wait patiently.

After hanging up the phone, Yukinoshita Yukino said, "Look, it's done."

Ying Lili smiled and said, "I thought you would take a taxi back too."

Shrugging, Yukino said nonchalantly: "Since there are tools available, why spend that money?"

I guess only Yukino dares to call Yukinoshita Haruno a tool. If someone else says that, Haruno will definitely keep it in mind.

Soon, Editor Nakajima waited for a taxi and went back first. Asakura Kaede and the others drove away at the urging of Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino. They waited directly outside the barbecue restaurant, so they didn't have to worry about safety issues.

After more than twenty minutes of journey, Asakura Kaede and his group finally returned to the apartment building.

After parking the car, Eriri glanced at Machida Yuanzi who was already sleeping soundly, and said to Asakura Feng with a smile: "Feng-kun, I'm counting on you!"

"Oh, I knew this would be the result."

There was no choice but to bend down and carry Machida Sonoko out of the car.

After carrying her out, Asakura Feng weighed her and complained, "Wow, it's quite heavy. Let me make it clear first, Sister Yuanzi, you must not vomit it out, okay? If you want to vomit, wait until after you get in."

"Hey, hey, hey, you can't vomit in my house! Wait, she's asleep now, can you hear me?"

As Kasumigaoka Utaha complained, Machida Sonoko raised her right hand in a daze and made an OK sign.

Chapter 637: Staying Overnight and Eating for Free (1/2)

The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.

Machida Sonoko, who slept until dawn, finally woke up.

"Ugh...I drank too much yesterday..."

Covering her head, Machida Sonoko sat up from the quilt, opened her eyes, looked around, and finally recognized where she was.

"Ah, so I slept at Shiyu's house yesterday."

Scratching her hair, Machida Sonoko yawned, threw off the quilt and got out of bed.

As soon as she lifted the quilt, she found that the OL outfit she was wearing yesterday was gone, and instead, she was wearing a nightgown of Kasumigaoka Utaha.

The two of them are about the same height, so this outfit is quite suitable for Machida Sonoko.

"It seems that I am really dead while sleeping."

After trying hard to recall, Machida Yuanzi still couldn't recall any details of last night, "Well... Could it be that Shiyu did something to me? No, no, no, it shouldn't be just that. She is interested in Xiaofeng."

Shaking her head, Machida Sonoko walked out of the bedroom in her slippers and did not find Kasumigaoka Utaha in the living room.

When I turned around and went to the bathroom and opened the door, I saw Kasumigaoka Utaha lying in the bathtub with a relaxed look on her face.

The bathroom door suddenly opened, which also scared Kasumigaoka Utaha. She glared at Machida Yuanzi and said, "Can't you knock on the door before coming in?"

"Hey, I just wanted to see if you were there."

While laughing, Machida Yuanzi walked in, squatted down beside the bathtub, looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and said, "Wow, you have such a great figure. I envy you."

"You have a good figure, I saw it when I changed your clothes yesterday."

After blowing some bubbles, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "I'm almost done, can you please go out for a while?"

"Hey, we are all girls, do we have to be so shy?"

Raising her hand and poking Kasumigaoka Utaha's face, Machida Sonoko finally left the bathroom.

After waiting at the door for a while, Kasumigaoka Utaha dried herself and came out in a light pink bathrobe. She wiped her hair and said, "You should take a bath too. Yesterday I just helped you wipe your body briefly, and I got out the bath towel and other things for you."

"Okay, thank you Shiyu."

After saying thank you and preparing to go in, Machida Yuanzi suddenly remembered: "By the way, Shiyu, where is my car? Did you drive it back?"

"No, it's still at the barbecue restaurant where we had dinner yesterday." Shaking her head, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "After breakfast, let Asakura-kun take you there, and then you can drive your own car home."

"Breakfast? Did you make it?"

"How is that possible? I don't have anything at home. I went to Eriri and the others' place. They sent a message after I got up, so hurry up, they're almost ready."

Hearing what Kasumigaoka Utaha said, Machida Sonoko touched her belly.

Although she ate a lot last night, she drank even more. She was very hungry after the night, so she quickly turned around and went into the bathroom.

After taking a shower and washing up, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already changed into casual clothes and was reading a book in the living room waiting.

"Shiyu~~Can you lend me a set of clothes?"

Machida Yuanzi, who came out in pajamas, begged, "Let me wear yesterday's outfit. It doesn't feel good. It smells like alcohol."

Facing the expression of her editor's request, considering that she slept well last night, Kasumigaoka Utaha agreed: "I'm not going to work today, so why bother? I'll go find you a relatively mature outfit that suits you. But let me make it clear that we have different body shapes, so it may not be the most suitable."

"...I always feel like there's something else behind what you said?"

"Then do you want more?"

"want!!!"

Fortunately, Kasumigaoka Utaha bought a lot of clothes, and after looking through them, she finally found a set of clothes that would suit Machida Sonoko.

After changing, looking at herself in the dressing mirror, Machida Yuanzi nodded with satisfaction: "It's pretty good, but the chest of the shirt feels a little loose. I don't know how you grew so big, Shiyu."

"Talent, you can't learn it."

Putting away the textbooks, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "Let's go and have breakfast with them."

"OK~~~"

After touching Alice who was having breakfast, Machida Sonoko went out with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

After coming out, I walked towards the elevator. Machida Yuanzi asked, "Shiyu, do you often go to their place for dinner?"

"Not often, just occasionally. For example, when everyone has classes in the morning and the times are similar, Yinglili will ask me to come over for dinner or something, and then go out together. If there's no food at home in the evening, I'll sometimes go over for a free meal."

Machida Yuanzi said with envy: "Oh~~~ It's great, I want to live here too, so I can eat for free."

She can't cook. At most she can cook some noodles or fried rice. She usually eats out or orders takeout.

Even with such a frequency of cooking, she can still turn her kitchen into a picture scroll of hell, which shows how poor Machida Sonoko's ability is in life.

Hearing her say this, Kasumigaoka Utaha said unhappily: "You should change your living habits first. I can already cook now, but you, who have been working for several years, still can't do it at all."

"..."

Machida Sonoko was speechless and could only silently endure Kasumigaoka Utaha's complaints.

Soon, the two arrived at Asakura Kaede and Eriri's house, and they had almost prepared breakfast.

As soon as she came in, Machida Sonoko smelled a fragrance that whetted her appetite.

"Mmm~~~It smells so good. I haven't smelled such a delicious breakfast in a long time."

Wearing gloves, Ying Lili brought a whole casserole over and placed it on the dining table. She smiled and said, "Today's is mushroom chicken porridge. Feng Jun made it this morning. It's delicious. There are also homemade buns. Sister Yuanzi, do you want milk or coffee?"

"Coffee, thank you~~"

Sitting down, taking the bowl of hot porridge that Eriri helped to prepare, Machida Yuanzi swallowed her saliva and said, "I'm going to eat! Huhu~~"

After blowing on it, Machida Sonoko put a spoonful of chicken porridge into her mouth and immediately showed a happy expression.

"Wow~ Delicious! I feel like your cooking skills have improved again."

Although Machida Sonoko had come here to eat a few times, that was when Asakura Kaede and the others had just moved in.

Bringing the brewed coffee over, Asakura Feng said with a smile: "Isn't that natural? Now, whether it's me or Eriri, our levels are completely different. Here, Sister Yuanzi, your coffee."

After taking a sip of the coffee, Machida Sonoko immediately picked up a bun and took a bite.

As she felt the delicious bun in her mouth, an idea popped into Machida Sonoko's mind.

How about learning how to cook?

Chapter 638 No Money (2/2)

This thought only appeared in Machida Sonoko's mind for a second and was deleted by Machida Sonoko in an instant.

Ask her to cook? That's impossible. She's so busy at work, how can she have time to learn how to cook? It's good enough if she has time to eat!

While thinking about it, Machida Yuanzi took another bite of the meat bun with a strong meaty flavor, with a look of satisfaction on her face.

Kasumigaoka Utaha drank a mouthful of porridge and nodded with satisfaction: "This porridge is very good. It took a long time to make it, right?"

Asakura Feng smiled and said, "It's OK. I just happened to have the ingredients at home so I made it. Otherwise, I was planning to make century egg and lean meat porridge."

With her mouth full, Machida Yuanzi said, "Wow... I don't really like century eggs. This is better. Chicken porridge tastes good. By the way, Xiaofeng, do you have any houses for rent in your apartment? I want to move in. I'll pay for the ingredients and eat for free!"

"Sister Yuanzi, you wouldn't do that, would you?"

Ying Lili said helplessly: "There is definitely a house, but if you rent it, the rent will definitely be much more expensive than your current apartment. Didn't you say you wanted to buy a house? Don't increase your expenses at this time."

"The house."

Scratching her head, Machida Yuanzi said distressedly: "This is indeed a problem. How about I buy a house closer to you?"

"Can't you just make a bigger decision and buy the house here?"

In response to Kasumigaoka Utaha's question, Machida Sonoko rolled her eyes and said, "If I had that kind of money, I would have bought it a long time ago, okay? The problem is that I don't have money! I'm just an editor, not like you authors. Even though I get a lot of bonuses every quarter, it's still not easy to buy a house here. Let me save up money for another two years, and maybe I can try. There's absolutely no hope this year."

While drinking milk, Ying Lili asked curiously: "Your editors' salaries are actually not low, right? If the sales of your authors are good, your bonuses will be higher."

"That's right."

When it comes to money, Machida Yuanzi can't help but sigh, "But living here in Tokyo is still expensive. Plus I have to maintain my car, eat every day and so on. But the only good thing is that I don't have to go to social events or anything. As an editor, I just need to be responsible for the authors under me. So Shiyu-chan, whether I can buy a house here in the future depends on you!"

"It's no use relying on me alone."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile, "If you really want to increase your income, why don't you quickly recruit a few more outstanding authors? And then there is this newcomer award. There are so many participants. If you can find a few outstanding seedlings and cultivate them, it will also be good for you."

"How can I be so lucky as to find a good seedling from the newcomer award?"

Machida Yuanzi drank a bowl of porridge in gulps, and then had another bowl. "In the past few years, although every winning author of the Newcomer Award has signed a contract with our library to publish, up to now, you, Shiyu, are still the one who has developed the best. The others are still a little behind you. As for Xiaofeng, he has never participated in any competition. He directly submitted his work and then it was published. There are even fewer people like him."

"That's true."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded in understanding. Although she had never met the new authors who had joined the library in the past two years, she still knew a little about them. In terms of sales, they were indeed not in the top ten of the monthly best-selling list, and at most they were around fifteenth.

Giving a thumbs up, Kasumigaoka Utaha encouraged Machida Sonoko: "Then go find authors from other libraries. Sonoko, you still have an advantage, thanks to your beauty!"

"Go away, I won't do that!"

After glaring at Kasumigaoka Utaha, Machida Sonoko looked at Asakura Kaede and said, "Instead of using your method, I might as well wait for Senior Nakajima to retire, and then bring Xiao Feng into my hands. Isn't that much safer?"

"..."

Asakura Feng twitched the corner of his mouth. Why is he targeting me?

However, he also knew that what Machida Sonoko said was right. Editor Nakajima would definitely retire in two years, and the authors under him would then be assigned to other editors.

Among these authors, apart from several other veteran authors, Asakura Kaede is the most sought-after.

If Machida Sonoko didn't make a reservation in advance, the editors in the editorial department would definitely come to snatch her away.