I won't be a loser.

"You stayed up late to watch the show too?"

The phone didn't have a speakerphone, but it wasn't too small in the quiet living room. As soon as Xianren's words rang out, Yiye and Erye in the entire living room all looked at Sanye, causing Sanye to grin and answer in a muffled voice.

"Of course not. How could I possibly watch TV so late at night? There are so many people at home. I'll probably disturb them in the middle of the night, right?"

"What a pity. Then you won't be able to watch my show."

"I don't want to see it."

She gave a gloomy answer. Xianren heard the depression in Mitsuha's words, smiled, and changed the subject, asking about Mitsuha's recent life in Itomori.

"What could possibly change? In a place where even the appearance of a new vending machine makes news, there's no guarantee anything will change even in half a year, right?"

Sanye didn't really hate the place where she lived, but she had been living here for a long time and looked forward to the prosperous city life. Young people were all rushing to the city, and there were not many young people like Itomori. Few of them would inherit their parents' family businesses, and farm work was all done by elderly people. The newly born young generation, as soon as they reached the age, all rushed to those more prosperous cities.

The town of Itomori hasn't changed much, except that the number of people I know has decreased.

"Did you meet Sister Fujiwa in Tokyo? Didn't you say it was in Tokyo? I haven't seen her for such a long time, why don't you go and see her?"

Erye, who was sitting, suddenly held her breath and glanced at Sanye. Seeing that Sanye was communicating with Xianren and did not notice her, she lowered her eyes, silently picked up the tea in front of her, and took a small sip.

"No, I don't have her contact information. We haven't been in touch for such a long time. It would be very strange to contact her suddenly. I'll think about it when I have time and settle down in Tokyo."

"Well, that's it."

In this regard, Sanye, who had almost forgotten what Fuji and Nunu looked like, did not continue the topic.

"You can come back to Itomori during the summer vacation. As a replacement, I will go to Tokyo and help you take care of your apartment. How about that?"

"I think it's fine, but do you think your family will agree?"

Sanye looked at her mother. Erye also raised her head slightly when she heard the voice, looked at her daughter, smiled and gave an answer under Sanye's gaze.

"No."

"..."

She had already guessed that this might be the answer, but when she really heard her mother's answer, Sanye couldn't help but show an expression of dissatisfaction on her face.

"Why!"

"Xianren can take care of himself in Tokyo, but Mitsuha, I should help you wash your clothes every day, right?"

"..."

A simple rhetorical question completely sank Sanye.

"When I return to Itomori and head back to Tokyo, you can go with me. Then, when school starts, it's okay for you to go back to Itomori."

Knowing his sister's character well, Xianren spoke out to comfort Sanye after Erye rejected her idea.

"That's not a big deal. Yotsuba can go to Tokyo with Mitsuha. With the wise man around, there's nothing to worry about."

Erye had special trust in her eldest son, which made Sanye feel jealous in her heart. However, because of Xianren's words, she had the opportunity to go to Tokyo again. She snorted sullenly and hung up the phone.

Listening to the beeping sound of the phone, he knew that Sanye was in a bad mood, and was not surprised at all. He casually put the hung up phone on the desk, sat in the room, glanced towards the balcony, looked at the fluttering wind chimes, and closed his eyes.

After thinking about his new book and realizing that he was not very suitable for the pure literature genre, Xianren considered whether he should compromise a little, mix some of his old skills into pure literature, and switch to becoming a light novel writer.

"In erotic works like those about school, if we can reduce the amount of restricted descriptions, even light novels about school romances can be made, right?"

This may be a bit biased, but in fact, the feeling is not much different. The wise man sitting in front of the computer casually created a document and began to think about what topic he wanted to write.

Works like supernatural battles or works about other worlds are not his forte. He is more likely to work on rural and campus themes. These two are his real life experiences, so even when describing some rural and school scenes, there will be no sense of awkwardness.

“I don’t know what to write about rural themes.”

Simple daily life doesn't seem to have any special interest, but adding the supernatural or other reasoning is not the subject matter he is good at, so it is better for him to just write about the campus theme.

"If it's a romance theme, it's probably going to be much simpler, right? So, a campus-themed youth romantic comedy?"

He is not very good at comedy. He does watch variety shows occasionally, but he can never really get the jokes. If he writes his own, it would be even more difficult.

"Should the protagonist have some special abilities, like time-stopping? Never mind. With a subject like that, I feel like I don't know how to write it later. There needs to be an attractive idea, and the protagonist should at least have some unique features..."

Sitting at the desk, the wise man fell into deep thought, and time passed by little by little.

It was not until around five o'clock in the afternoon that the wise man, who had written some settings, looked at his document, saved the content, slowly stood up, drank a sip of water, put down the cup, walked to the balcony, and looked at the Qingpu family opposite.

The door was closed, and he didn't know whether the two girls had left Qingpu's house. After looking towards the balcony for a while, Xianren returned to his room, found Qingpu Wu's contact information, and asked Qingpu Wu where she was now.

"I'm in the shopping district now, and I'm running low on food at home. I need to replenish it. What's wrong?"

On the phone, he could hear some advertisements that were often heard in shopping streets, as well as the ambient sounds. He turned around and walked to his refrigerator, looking at the empty refrigerator. There were not many ingredients in it. He had forgotten to go out and replenish the ingredients during this period.

"No, nothing special. Now that we've bought the ingredients, are you ready to go home?"

"Not yet. Someone else is at home with Setsuna. I haven't been home since the afternoon. I went to Yuuko's shop and sat for a while. I just arrived at the shopping street."

"I just happened to be planning to stock up on some food, so I'm going to the shopping district."

"Now? If you need anything, I can help buy it for you, right?"

It wasn't a private reunion with Kento, it was simply to replenish food, so there was no special opportunity. When she heard that Kento was also coming to the shopping street, Qingpu Mai didn't think it was that troublesome. She could just help buy the food that Kento needed.

"I don't know what to buy, so I'm just taking a stroll through the shopping district to relax. If I find any ingredients I like, I'll buy them."

"I see. Well, I'll go shopping first. Contact me when you get there."

"Ah."

After ending the call, Xianren stood in his room, took his cell phone and wallet, left his apartment, and walked towards the shopping street.

It only took about ten minutes to get from his apartment to the commercial street. After arriving at the commercial street, he contacted Qingpu Mai and saw Qingpu Mai picking vegetables in a vegetable store. Xianren approached and stopped beside Qingpu Mai.

Because there were many outsiders around, he did not have any intimate behavior with Qingpu Mai. Both of them knew in their hearts that his relationship with her was not something that could be told openly to others.

"Miss Dance."

"Ok?"

When there were outsiders around, Xianren kept a distance when addressing Qingpu Mai. Qingpu Mai, who was picking vegetables, heard a familiar voice and turned around to see Xianren coming to the commercial street.

"You're here, Setsuna is still home?"

"I didn't meet her in the afternoon. I'm not sure if she's still with her friends."

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Cherry Blossom Season: 189. Going Grocery Shopping with Mother-in-law

"I understand how you feel, but you've been buying groceries a little too frequently lately. Grandma is starting to get suspicious of you, sister."

"It's true that you're replenishing your food, but it's no wonder that Grandma would be suspicious if you were to go out at a specific time in the evening almost every day. He might not even show up. If you really want to meet him, why not just ask him and exchange contact information?"

Yuzuru Nishimiya looked at his sister, with his hands in his shirt pockets, walking beside his sister Nishimiya Shoko like a boy, muttering to himself, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Nishimiya Yuzuru gestured with his hands in front of him to express his feelings. Looking at his sister's blushing expression, he felt helpless in his heart.

There are so many people she likes, but she just had to fall in love with a boy who is older than her and already has a girlfriend. Yuzuru Nishimiya doesn't know how to explain this to her mother and grandmother, and she doesn't know how long she can keep this secret.

"Mom has to work late every day before she can come home, and Grandma's health isn't very convenient for her to move around, so we're the only ones responsible for buying groceries. We don't need too many excuses to go out, but we've been out too many times in the past two days and haven't bought much food to bring back."

As they were about to arrive at the commercial street, Yuzuru Nishimiya had been worried that his sister had been cheated these past two days. He had been following Nishimiya Shoko to the commercial street, and he was more or less a little annoyed, looking at the passers-by around him gloomily.

"Even if you are almost the same age, this kind of love and relationship will definitely not be accepted by Mom."

Pursing her lips and listening to her sister's advice, Nishimiya Shoko felt a little heavy-hearted. She had listened to her sister's advice a lot during this period. She put her hands in front of her and replied "I understand".

Glancing at his sister's answer, Yuzuru Nishimiya looked towards the shopping street in front of him, sighed, and did not make any reply.

They basically just walked around the commercial street to see what fresh vegetables were available. If there were any discounts, they could buy some ingredients to take home. But if there were no special events and the two of them didn't meet the boy named Miyamizu, then they would basically go home empty-handed.

Even with child support every month, plus my mother's job, the life of a family of four is definitely not wealthy. They save on unnecessary expenses, and their life is very difficult and ordinary. Waste is absolutely not allowed.

"It's been several days since I last ran into him. I don't know if he'll be at the shopping street today. If he's at a different time, then it would be a wasted trip."

It can't be said that he has malicious intentions, but he is indeed undermining his sister's enthusiasm. Yuzuru Nishimiya also hopes that his sister will give up as soon as possible. Judging from her feelings about that boy, it will not be a happy thing for his sister to be with him.

She could also see that the boy had no prejudice against her sister, but from his eyes, Nishimiya Yuzuru did not see any special feelings towards his sister.

Walking all the way from the entrance of the shopping street to the shopping street, Nishimiya Yuzuru turned his head away when looking at the familiar residents on the street, while Nishimiya Shoko responded with a smile to those who greeted him. Nishimiya Yuzuru lowered his head, looked at his sister, pursed his lips, and wanted to say something, but a lot of words were stuck in his heart and he couldn't say anything.

While walking in the shopping street, Nishimiya Shoko suddenly stopped. Nishimiya Yuzuru, who had been absent-minded and even daydreaming about the future, noticed his sister's actions out of the corner of his eye and stopped.

"what happened?"

He frowned and looked at his sister in confusion. Following Nishimiya Shoko's gaze, Nishimiya Yuzuru was also in front of him. He saw the figure from a distance that was not very familiar, but definitely unfamiliar.

"Who?"

When he saw the other person, he also noticed the strange adult woman next to the other person. Nishimiya Yuzuru's eyesight was not bad. He could clearly see that the guy named Miyamizu and the strange adult woman seemed to have a good relationship. The two kept a distance, but were closer than ordinary people. There was no resemblance between the two faces, which made Nishimiya Yuzuru's face solemn.

"This person, whom I don't know, seems to have a good relationship with that guy. What should I do? Should I go up and talk to him?"

Looking at his sister, Nishimiya Yuzuru hoped that his sister would give up, but his eyes fell on Nishimiya Shoko. Seeing his sister's tangled and hesitant humble expression, she couldn't help but bite her lips, closed her eyes, and made a choice in her heart.

"Wait here for a while, I'll go check out the situation."

After leaving a word, before Nishimiya Shoko could react, Nishimiya Yuzuru, with his hands in his pockets, walked towards the guy's back. Nishimiya Shoko, who was standing there, was stunned for a moment, and after she reacted, she hurriedly ran towards her sister.

"What are you doing?"

While Qingpu Mai and he were sharing their grocery shopping experiences, a familiar voice came from behind. Xianren looked back and saw the androgynous figure wearing a red and white sports jacket, with his hands in his pockets and medium-short hair. Xianren was a little surprised.

It wasn't because he met the other person in the shopping street, but because the other person saw him and actually took the initiative to come forward and talk to him, which made Xianren look surprised.

"Are you that surprised?"

"It's a bit surprising indeed. I thought you hated me and wouldn't take the initiative to talk to me."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Xianren couldn't help but smile as he answered.

Qing Pu Mai, who noticed the movement, followed Xianren's gaze and looked at the cute "boy" standing in front of the two of them. She blinked, a little confused, and her eyes fell on Xianren.

"friend?"

"Friend... We're acquaintances, I guess. It's been a while since we last met. Nishimiya... can I call you Yuzuru?"

Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps, his gaze turned to the figure hurrying over, and the wise man's eyes took in the expression of the cute girl who looked a little nervous because of the chest heaving as she trotted along, and a smile appeared on his face.

"We meet again here in the commercial street, Glass."

Facing Kento's smile, Nishimiya Shoko seemed a little nervous. After her breathing gradually calmed down, she came to her sister, stood next to Nishimiya Yuzuru, stretched out her hands, and was about to communicate with sign language when she remembered that Kento did not know sign language.

She was nervous, her mind was blank, and she didn't know what to do——

"Did you forget to take it when you went out? Never mind, I'll help you translate."

Nishimiya Yuzuru looked at his stunned, silent sister, sighed helplessly in his heart, and slowly opened his mouth to talk to his sister. Only then did the nervous Nishimiya Shoko calm down and make movements with her hands.

"It's nice to see you again."

Looking at his sister's movements, Nishimiya Yuzuru read it once, turned his gaze to the wise man in front of him, and translated it for his sister. Qingura Mai, who did not know Nishimiya Shoko, had a somewhat subtle expression on her face. Her gaze fell on Nishimiya Shoko, but quickly turned to the wise man beside her.

"I'm very happy too. Let me introduce you. These are the Nishimiya sisters I met at the shopping street. The elder one is Nishimiya Glass, the younger one is Nishimiya Yuzuru, and this is my girlfriend's mother."

"Qingpu Mai, I didn't expect that Xianren would have someone he knew in the shopping street. Hello."

She introduced herself with a gentle smile, and seeing the girl named Nishimiya Shoko's somewhat bewildered reaction, Qingpu Mai suddenly understood something in her heart. She glanced at Xianren beside her, shifted her eyes, and found an excuse.

"Since we're acquaintances, you two can chat first. I'll go over to the side to see if there's any fresh seafood."

After smiling at the two sisters, Qingura Mai left temporarily, leaving Nishimiya Yuzuru watching him leave with some concern, while Nishimiya Shoko felt a little uneasy in her heart.

After watching Kiyoura Mai leave and seeing her walk towards the fish shop nearby, Xianren's gaze returned to the two girls in front of him. He lowered his head to glance at Nishimiya Yuzuru, whose expression and reaction were somewhat subtle, and then looked at Nishimiya Shoko——

"Miss Wu has a very gentle personality, but she doesn't like to communicate with strangers."

After the explanation and comfort, Nishimiya Shoko's expression softened a little, but she still looked at Kiyoura Mai in the distance with some concern.

"Are you out buying ingredients today too?"

"Well, we're out of food at home, and my sister and I are the only ones who have time, so we came to the shopping street to take a look. I didn't expect to run into you. Are you and your girlfriend's mother out shopping for food?"

Yuzuru Nishimiya stared at Xianren in front of him. Xianren didn't look very old and should not be of marriageable age. He went out to buy groceries with his girlfriend's mother. Doesn't it mean that the relationship between him and his girlfriend has been recognized by his family?

She already felt that her sister's love life seemed to have a difficult future, and now it seemed even more bleak.

"Because we live so close, I don't have to worry about meals. At first, I still prepared my own meals, but now, I don't have to worry about it anymore."

He had nothing to hide and told the two girls in front of him about his own affairs.