In the anime, who is not a childhood sweetheart?

"Yeah, that's it... that's it..."

Perhaps he realized that as a childhood friend, he really had no position, so he was so anxious about Yuan Qianye dating someone else.

After talking for a long time, Eriri finally said the next words.

Yukino no longer deliberately teased Eriri, mainly because she didn't want to point out her girlish feelings that she thought had not been noticed by others.

"Don't worry, things are definitely not what you think, Eriri."

Eriri's tone quickly became excited again: "But, I've already found irrefutable evidence!"

Without waiting for Yukino to speak again, she spilled the beans and told him everything she had noticed before!

As Xueno listened, she became more and more amused and helpless.

That's not how the word evidence is used. This is speculation at best.

Not to mention that you guessed wrong.

You have to know that when Qianye said that he liked Ai Yi-chan, that was not his true words. He said that because he wanted to help you.

If Yukino had simply not believed it before, now she could conclude that this was all a fabrication made up by Eriri herself.

After a lot of effort, she finally managed to calm Ying Lili's emotions temporarily. A huge stone fell from her heart, and she believed that Yuan Qianye was not the kind of person who would confuse virtuality and reality.

After calming down, Ying Lili thought about it carefully. Qian Ye is such a proud person. If he really was dating someone, he would definitely not bother to hide it and would announce it directly.

She's really worthy of being called Yukino. Every time I just have a simple chat with her, I can solve my problems!

If only she were still around...

Thinking of this, Eriri became melancholy again: "Yukino, I miss you so much. When can you come back?"

"Don't worry, it will be over soon. The third semester will end and summer vacation will begin. I'll probably be back in late July. We can have our long-awaited reunion then."

"Okay, it's a deal! Just call Qianye and Rikka then, and we'll go watch the summer fireworks together. It's sure to be fun!"

"Um……"

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It was an ordinary Sunday afternoon in early June.

"Qianye! Sister! I got it again!"

Liuhua returned home and rushed into the living room.

Shihua, who was bending over and using her elbow to massage Yuan Qianye's cervical vertebrae, stopped and turned around to look back.

Yuan Qianye also stood up and twisted his stiff neck left and right, looking at her: "What happened to you again?"

"Ding-dang-dang!" Rika muttered onomatopeia as she held up the long coupon with both hands, looking like she was saying, "Praise me now, three days and two nights at the Okinawa Beach Resort Hotel!"

Yuan Qianye took it and examined it. "Hey, not bad, free food and lodging for two people. Where did you get that?"

"There's a promotion going on at the convenience store. Buy something and show your ticket for a chance to win a prize. I just made a small move and won the grand prize! When the prize was just given out, someone at the scene wanted to buy it for 20,000 yuan, but I didn't sell it!"

Shihua was incredulous: "It shouldn't be like this, you didn't agree to this."

Liuhua pouted in dissatisfaction: "Don't make me sound so obsessed with money. Even I have things in my heart that are more important than money!"

Touka was quite pleased: "It's rare that you think of your sister. I won't be polite then."

Liuhua snatched the coupon from her hand and said, "You don't have time to go for a three-day, two-night entertainment ticket. Besides, you will have plenty of opportunities to go out and play in the future.

Father's Day is coming soon, and I'm planning to give this to my mom and uncle. When they first got together, we didn't have any ceremonies or go on vacation, so this is my gift to them. I hope they can have some fun this time."

Yuan Qianye and Shihua looked at Liuhua who was lowering her head and smiling slightly. They looked at each other and their eyes softened.

Touka walked over and rubbed her sister's head. "It's rare for you to be sensible for once. Let me order your favorite pizza and fried chicken for lunch today. It's my treat."

Liuhua's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"

Shihua was about to put down the phone she had just picked up: "Forget it if you don't want to eat."

Liuhua rushed forward and hugged her: "Eat, eat, eat, sister, I really love you the most!"

Yuan Qianye, who was standing beside him, raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you just say yesterday that you loved me the most?"

Rikka's head popped out from her sister's side. "That's in the past."

A family of three, lively and cheerful.

Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang.

Rikka excitedly ran to open the door.

It turned out that the person outside the door was not a delivery man.

"Aloha, long time no see. You're still as cute as ever, Rikka-chan."

Yukinoshita Haruno took off her sunglasses and greeted with a bright smile.

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040: Variation

"Congratulations, Touka! You've won two championships in this rhythmic gymnastics competition. I'm so happy for you. Cheers!"

Although Yukinoshita Haruno and Touka Takanashi are not in the same school, they got to know each other when they went to cheer for Minamoto Chiya together because of her relationship with her.

After appreciating each other and exchanging contact information, it was natural for them to become friends.

Yukinoshita Haruno knew the etiquette, so she naturally wouldn't come to the Minamoto family empty-handed to disturb them.

The sliced watermelon and washed cherries on the table were the gifts she brought. They were just the right amount of relief when eaten with Western fast food.

As the youngest in the family, Liuhua has the right to execute half of the watermelon.

She happily held half a watermelon in the living room, eating it with a spoon while watching TV. This was the best enjoyment in summer.

At the dining table, Gen Qianye and Touka raised their glasses of sparkling water and clinked them with Yono.

"Oh, by the way, congratulations to you, Qianye. I heard from Touka that you seemed to have defeated all the opponents from other schools in the kendo competition. That's amazing. You haven't been learning kendo for long, but you really can surprise people no matter what you do."

The eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family's eyes were full of admiration.

Some things really cannot be compared.

Think about your father. What did he do when he was young?

He skipped classes, smoked, fought, and went in and out of various poker and mahjong parlors. If his mother hadn't forcibly pulled him back and tamed him, there would probably be another idle little gangster in the world.

Yuan Qianye remained unfazed by Yang No's praise, shaking his head as he explained, "I can't compare to Sister Touka. Hers was a serious competition organized by the local government, while mine was at best just a sparring and exchange meeting privately arranged by a few schools. The level of the participants is mostly at the amateur level, so beating them wouldn't prove anything."

Shihua couldn't help but speak up at this point: "Just keep up the compliments. Being too modest is arrogance."

On the day of her brother's competition, she, her mother and Rika went to the scene, and the level of the contestants was not as terrible as he said.

Among them were several junior high school students who were very good at swordsmanship and were bigger than him. They defeated all the enemies with ease, but in the end, they were all defeated in just a few rounds when they faced him.

She felt that Qianye was able to defeat senior students despite his age disadvantage, which was a powerful performance.

She also liked the sound of other people cheering for him at the scene, which made her, as an older sister, feel honored and truly proud of him.

Young people should act like young people, full of vigor and passion, instead of being calm and composed like he is now.

Although this maturity is indeed reassuring, I always feel that he lacks the boldness and sharpness of his peers.

"Yes, yes, I get it. I've eaten. My neck hurt this morning and I didn't practice swordplay. I'll go make up for it now."

Shihua was helpless. She was being perfunctory again. She shouldn't have massaged his shoulders before! Just let his neck be stiff all the time, turning him into a crooked-faced little fool!

This guy is obviously the same age as Rikka, so why doesn't he act cute at all?

Seeing Yuan Qianye about to go out with a wooden sword, Yang Noi kindly reminded him, "It's very hot outside now, and the sun is very strong."

"Why should I, a boy, be afraid of the heat?"

Besides, it’s not like he doesn’t know how to find a shady place to practice.

After saying that, he walked out the door.

After he left, Haruno asked Tohka, "Why doesn't he just practice at home?"

"He thought it would be troublesome to clean up the walls or floor after accidentally spilling sweat during practice, so he just went out to practice."

"Hahaha, it fits Qianye's personality."

"Eh."

"Why are you sighing for no reason?"

"You don't know..." After thinking for a moment, she said directly to her friend Touka, "Do you know how it feels when, as a sister, I want to take care of him, but he acts too sensible, and in the end, I end up being taken care of by him in return?"

"Hmm..." Yang Nai pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded and shook her head: "I don't have a younger brother, but I can understand a little bit, because I also have a younger sister who is mature and methodical in everything she does."

She picked up the drinks and filled each other's cups: "You can tell me in detail."

Shihua sighed again: "I just don't understand what Qianye is thinking about. Yang Nai, you know that he and I are sworn brothers and sisters without any blood relationship, but even so, I have always regarded him as my own brother.

I was being friendly to him and wanted to take care of him, but the result was the exact opposite. Qianye acted too sensible."

"for example?"

"When we first started living together, my mom was busy with work, so she would occasionally ask me to help her cook dinner when I got home. But when I got home, he not only had dinner ready, but he also had lunch boxes prepared for the next day for our whole family. The key is..."

Shihua's face showed despair.

"...His cooking is even better than mine. Rikka can eat a whole bowl of rice after his cooking!"

Yang Noi suppressed her laughter: "It shouldn't just be this one thing."

"Of course, there are countless things like this. For example, last month, when I had my period... Mom just poured me a cup of hot water and told me to go to bed early. She said there was nothing she could do about it, that I must have inherited her cold constitution, and that I just had to keep warm and endure it.

But Qianye saw that my expression was not right, so he ran out at around 8 o'clock in the evening. When he came back, he not only bought me some ginger tea and brought it to my room, but also stuffed a filled hot water bottle in my hand. It was in the shape of a pig, which was quite cute.

"That's a good thing. He cares about you."

"But because of this, I don't feel like a sister at all. I always want to do something for him, but it turns out that he doesn't need my help at all, he can take care of himself very well by himself.

But I wasn't willing to give in, so I tried other ways to get him to act like a 'little brother,' like asking him to run errands for me or using his shoulders to stretch my legs. But in the end, he just cooperated and indulged me without any resistance. Seriously, now I look like a childish brat looking for trouble.

“Pfft…hahaha…hahahaha…”

Yukinoshita Haruno finally couldn't hold back and laughed.

"None of your business, watch TV!"

After speaking harshly to her younger sister who was looking at her curiously, Touka looked at Haruno with a bad expression.

Yang No immediately stopped smiling and reached out to touch Touka's head: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't expect that Touka you would have such a cute side. You wanted your brother to stick to you because you were lonely. You are so good."

Shihua slapped her hand away, her face slightly red. "What are you talking about? I'm not lonely, and I don't want him to cling to me. I just feel that... he simply doesn't see me as a sister, and he doesn't expect to get any help from me at all."

"If he really didn't consider you his sister, he wouldn't have gone to the stadium to cheer you on during your previous competition. Your Qianye is already very good. At least he cares about you so much. But my sister is determined to surpass me and tries to be like me in every aspect."

Yang Nai picked up the cup and stared at the tiny bubbles rising from it.

"Really? It's so easy for her to find a goal to move forward, and she completely disregards my feelings as her older sister. God knows how much pressure I feel as her role model. I dare not let my guard down or show any flaws, for fear that the image of her as the omnipotent older sister will be shattered."

Touka was silent for a moment, then picked up the cup and clinked it with Yono's.

"Having brothers and sisters like this is not easy for both of us."

"I'm sorry, I can't empathize with you when you have a brother like Qianye."

"What? You're really not cute at all. No wonder Xiao Xueno doesn't want to get close to you!"

"That's too much! I came all the way here to celebrate for you, and you exposed my shortcomings."

"Who do you think started it?"

Yuan Qianye, who was outside the house, had no idea that the two girls had just finished talking about him.

Under the shade of the tree, with his perfect sword-swinging movements, his kendo level quietly rose to LV4.

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Every other Sunday morning.