I won't be a loser.

The busy scene in the store made Saionji Yuko feel busy and she no longer thought about other problems. Until the busy time at noon was about to end, she saw a familiar figure in the store, sitting quietly in the store, drinking coffee leisurely.

She was a little surprised that the other party appeared in front of her, but when she thought that today was the weekend, she suddenly understood. She left the rest of the matters to the clerk. Saionji Yuko, who had nothing else important to do, walked towards the other party.

"Are you alone, dear lady?"

Saionji Yuko spoke to the other person, walked up to her, and sat down opposite her.

"Are you alone too?"

"Well, no, I have a lovely daughter."

"I have one too, and even my daughter already has an excellent boyfriend."

If it were a normal day, when Saionji Yuko came here, she would have ended the topic and turned to ask Kiyoura Mai what brought her here today.

but.......

"What a coincidence! My daughter already has a boyfriend. She even stayed over at his house yesterday. I guess they can get married after she graduates from high school~"

Looking at Qingura Mai in front of her with a smile, Saionji Yuko met Qingura Mai's surprised gaze without any dodging.

"Your daughter has a boyfriend too?"

"Of course. Do you think I'd be someone who makes silly jokes about something like this?"

He waved to his clerk and asked her to bring a cup of coffee. His eyes fell on Qingpu Mai again and he smiled slightly.

"I haven't heard Setsuna talk to me about it."

"I just stumbled upon it. If it wasn't for the coincidence... I probably wouldn't have known she had a boyfriend."

"Ok?"

It seemed that some important information was omitted. Kiyoura Mai looked at Saionji Oko in front of her, and she didn't know what happened to her, but she knew that her daughter had a boyfriend. Her eyes fell on Saionji Oko's smiling face.

"Did you misunderstand something?"

"How could there be any misunderstanding? She has already admitted it herself and even spent the night at his house yesterday."

"We're still in high school. Isn't it a bit dangerous so early?"

Kiyoura Mai noticed some details and looked at her friend in front of her. She and her friend almost collapsed in life because they trusted people too early. When she heard that Saionji Sekai had a boyfriend and spent the night at his house, Kiyoura Mai became worried.

Putting aside their blood relationship, Saionji Sekai and Setsuna have been friends since childhood. She has practically watched them grow up since they were little, and she doesn't want Saionji Sekai's life to be the same as theirs.

"Well, I've already thought of this, so I plan to remind her when I get home tonight."

The waiter came to the table of the two and brought the coffee to Yuko Saionji. Yuko and Mai remained silent and did not talk about such private topics concerning their daughter in front of others.

It was not until the clerk left that Saionji Yuko looked at Kiyoura Mai in front of her and spoke again.

"So, what's the matter with coming here today, since it's a day off?"

"Nothing, just nothing happened. Setsuna and her boyfriend went out shopping, so I was left alone at home. I had nothing to do, so I came here to see you."

"I don't have much here. I live a pretty much the same life every day. I don't even have a holiday."

"Wouldn't it be better to leave it to the clerk?"

"There are some things that the store staff can't handle well, so I need to handle them myself to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Occasionally, there are some troublesome customers who cause problems outside the store, and that's a problem."

Saionji Yuko also wanted to live an easy life, but she had finally managed to run her own restaurant. At this point, if any problems arose, she felt that she might not be able to accept it.

"So, I have to stay here and watch carefully."

"It's really hard work."

After listening to what Saionji Yuko said, Kiyoura Mai couldn't help but sigh.

"Come to think of it, your daughter's boyfriend... gave up?"

After the peak period at noon, there were fewer and fewer customers in the store. Yuko Saionji glanced at the situation in the store and her eyes fell on Mai Kiyoura. She remembered the topic she had talked about with her before and asked casually.

She originally thought it was unrealistic. Putting aside her age and the other party's age, just the fact that her daughter was the other party's girlfriend made it impossible, right?

Reality is not like those absurd stories. How could there be a plot like this between a mother and daughter?

When asked, Qingura Mai paused her hand holding the coffee in mid-air and glanced at Saionji Yuko sitting opposite her. She took a sip as if nothing had happened and smiled slightly.

"Yeah, gave up."

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Cherry Blossom Season: 160. Really? I don't believe it.

Have you really given up?

Looking at the smiling Kiyoura Mai in front of her, Saionji Yuko didn't really believe what she said in her heart, but the matter had nothing to do with her. Even until today, she had never seen the boy she was talking about, so Saionji Yuko would not interfere in other people's affairs.

"Really? It's okay to give up. But if you don't give up and persevere, and wait for your daughter, and she discovers something, then the relationship between you and your daughter will become quite bad, right?"

Glancing sideways at the clear sky outside the window, and thinking of her relationship with her daughter, Sekai Saionji, a hint of helplessness emerged on Yoko's face. She returned home so late every day, and her relationship with Sekai did seem to have grown a bit cold.

It can be said that she knew nothing about her daughter. If she hadn't arrived home early that day, she probably wouldn't have known that her daughter already had a boyfriend, right?

"No matter what, for both of us, the only ones we can rely on and trust are our respective daughters. It's better not to dwell on those things and cause a rift between us and our only relative."

"I've always been aware of this kind of thing, so Setsuna has always been understanding of my hard work."

"Do you understand your hard work?"

Saionji Yuko looked at Kiyoura Mai in front of her and thought about her own and her life. Even though their income was enough to support their respective families, it was still really hard. They had to take care of their respective jobs every day with almost no time to rest.

"It would be great if the world could be a little more understanding of me. That way, I could relax a little, right?"

"Doesn't she often come to the restaurant to help you?"

"I usually have to go to school, and I only come once or twice during holidays."

Saionji Yuko picked up the coffee in front of her, took a sip, and looked at Kiyoura Mai in front of her. She stared at her face and thought that the other person was about the same age as her, and her life and circumstances were almost similar. She thought that the two of them were close relatives with a certain blood relationship, so she couldn't help but sigh.

Looking at how they have transformed from young girls to people who work hard for their families and their daughters, Saionji Yuko couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"Have you ever thought about your own affairs?"

The sudden question made Qingura Mai, who was gently rubbing her fair neck with one hand, look at Saionji Yuko.

"What do you mean?"

"As for the future, your daughter already has a boyfriend. When Setsuna graduates, gets married, and starts her own family, have you ever considered starting your own happy life?"

Facing the gaze of Saionji Yuko, Kiyoura Mai couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She blinked at her and couldn't deny that she had had such thoughts before, but that was a long time ago.

At least, after meeting Xianren, she never thought about this matter again, especially now that Setsuna herself had tacitly agreed to such a relationship, she no longer considered such a meaningless question as whether she should start a family with someone else in the future.

"That child is quite sensible."

"Ok?"

"The kid I was dating, when he first came to our house for dinner, he was thinking about his future. He said he wanted to buy a bigger house so the three of us could live together: Setsuna, me, and him."

The sunlight coming through the window fell on Kiyoura Mai's face, making her smile look so pure and happy, and also made Saionji Yuko feel a little depressed.

She was jealous.

There was a somewhat awkward smile on his face. He looked at Qing Pu Mai in front of him, was silent for a moment, sighed helplessly, lowered his head, and looked at his reflection in the coffee cup.

"The three of us living together... I probably won't be with Shijie anymore. That kid and I don't talk much now, so we won't have much to talk about in the future, will we? If we continue living together, I'm afraid it will only cause all kinds of trouble."

"Don't think so badly. You might meet someone better."

Kiyoura Mai, who had already been satisfied, started to comfort Saionji Yuko after hearing her words. As for Saionji Yuko, after hearing her words, she smiled faintly and did not continue the topic.

Once they talked about their own future, the atmosphere would inevitably become heavy. In situations like theirs, if they couldn't find anyone suitable to rely on in the future, they would have to live out their lives alone, right?

Saionji Yuko's mood became more and more depressed. For the sake of her own future, she had to find a suitable partner to ensure her future.

"When do you have time?"

"Hmm? I have time anytime, and I can be busy anytime."

Saionji Yuko didn't know why Kiyoura Mai suddenly asked this, but she still gave her own answer.

Everything in the store needs her to keep an eye on and handle, so she is very busy every day, but in fact, most things do not necessarily need her to handle, she can also let go and hand them over to others, so she can also be very free.

"Next week, you and I, want to go out together?"

"Two people?"

Saionji Yuko looked at Kiyoura Mai in front of her with a little surprise, but she didn't have any objections. It was just one day and it wouldn't have much of an impact. At most, the store would be closed for one day, which wouldn't have much of an impact.

"I have no problem. Let's go shopping together next weekend. It's been a long time since I've been here—"

"Mother."

Having just accepted Kiyoura Mai's invitation, Saionji Yuko, who hadn't gone out shopping for a long time, felt that she should take a break.

But just when she was about to ask where to go shopping and relax, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the store, and soon she saw the girl coming to the table.

"The world? Well, you're here."

"Well, I didn't have anything to do at home, so I came to see you. You... Miss Wu?"

Because calling her auntie sounded too old, Kiyoura Mai suggested calling her something younger, Saionji Sekai. When she saw the person sitting opposite her mother, she couldn't help but be stunned.

"Shijie is here too. I haven't seen you much these past two days. By the way, isn't Setsuna with you?"

"Hmm? Setsuna is on a date with Kento, right?"

"That's it."

Qing Pu Mai smiled and nodded, as if she knew nothing about it. She looked at the girl standing by the table, but a thoughtful glint flashed in her eyes...

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Cherry Blossom Season: 161. Just give her some candy

There was something that she had been concerned about for a long time.

That day, she met Sekai Saionji who came to look for Kento in Kento's apartment. What exactly happened to her?

"I was just talking to your mother about you. I heard that you have a boyfriend?"

The moment the words fell, the unnatural expression on Saionji Sekai's face caught Kiyoura Mai's eyes, and she couldn't help but become more convinced that the girl in front of her had concealed a lot from Saionji Yuko, about the so-called "boyfriend".

For a moment, I felt a little bit unbelievable. Dissatisfaction and anger surged in my heart, but I also felt deeply helpless. Thinking of my own identity, it seemed that I had no right to scold the girl in front of me.

When she was suddenly asked about her boyfriend, Sekai Saionji stared blankly at Kiyoura Mai in front of her. After she came to her senses, she turned her head to look at Saionji Yuko who was sitting quietly beside her.

"Her daughter got a boyfriend a long time ago, so when she found out you had one too, she chatted with her. Today is the weekend, so why didn't you spend time with your boyfriend?"

"He...has to go to private school this afternoon and doesn't have time to accompany me."

Knowing that it was impossible to tell her mother the truth that her 'boyfriend' was currently dating the daughter of her best friend somewhere else, Saionji Sekai hesitated for a moment before giving her answer. She turned her head to look at Kiyoura Mai beside her to avoid her mother's sight.

But when she looked at Qingpu Wu, she was met with Qingpu Wu's meaningful eyes, which made her smile stiffly, and the atmosphere became weird for a moment.

Kiyoura Mai's eyes were fixed on Saionji Sekai, and Saionji Sekai was also looking at Kiyoura Mai in front of her. Only Saionji Yuko, like an outsider, felt that something was wrong, but couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Is that so? It seems like I don't have much chance to see him on weekdays. He has to go to private school on weekends too. He's really a hardworking kid."

Saionji Yuko didn't know what was going on, so she picked up the coffee, took a sip, and nodded, expressing her approval of Saionji Sekai's boyfriend.

"By the way, we stayed over at his house last night. Did you...do it?"

The atmosphere at the table suddenly became heavy. Saionji Yuko looked at her daughter with a smile, while Kiyoura Mai's eyes became serious and she looked at Saionji Sekai solemnly.

Saionji Sekai, who was being stared at by the two men, suddenly felt at a loss as to how to answer, and her eyes wandered away.

If it was just her and her mother, she wouldn't feel ashamed and could give her answer casually, but now Qingura Mai was sitting here, and it seemed that she felt and noticed something, which made Xiyuanji Sekai not know how to answer for a moment.

"No, there's no reason to be unhappy with me, right? She doesn't have any evidence to prove my relationship with Xianren. That... maybe I'm just overthinking it, right?"

Comforting himself in his heart, Saionji Sekai said nothing, but just nodded slightly.

"Be careful and don't do anything you'll regret too soon. Also, there's nothing special going on right now. If you don't know what to do, just go sit in my office for a while."