I won't be a loser.

Cherry Blossom Season: 27. Isn’t he still a wise man in the morning?

After not seeing Setsuna for a long time, Qing Pu Mai couldn't help but start to worry about her daughter. She even had some concerns in her mind, suspecting that her daughter had been with Xianren...

The inner uneasiness made Qingpu Mai want to go to Xianren's house to see if her daughter was at his home, but when she thought about going there, if her guess was true, she would definitely encounter a scene she didn't want to see.

Qingpu Wu's mind and thoughts suddenly became confused. She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and stood quietly in the living room. After a while, she picked up her mobile phone. She remembered that she had exchanged contact information with Xianren when she visited him last time.

She found her contact list. Fortunately, she did not change Xianren's name to an obviously ambiguous nickname like "Dear" or "Lovely". If her daughter found out again like she did this morning, she would not be able to wash herself clean even if she jumped into Tokyo Bay.

After dialing Xianren's number, Qingpu Wu slowly walked to the sofa in the living room, sat down, and waited quietly for the call to be connected.

"Can I put it in?"

“It’s ready to go.”

As soon as the call was connected, before Qingpu Mai could speak, she heard the familiar voices of her daughter and Xianren on the other end of the line, as well as the conversation that was obviously wrong.

Her mind was blank. Qing Pu Wu, who was sitting in the living room, sat on the sofa in a daze, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

"So I put it in?"

"Well, put it in, Setsuna."

No, right?

Shouldn’t the one put in be Xian...huh?

As if she noticed something was wrong, Qing Pu Mai gradually came back to her senses. Her thoughts, which had been a tangled mess, gradually became clear again. When she heard the "beep-beep" sound of boiling water on the other end of the phone, she had a guess in her heart, but it might not be correct.

"Um, Xian... ahem, Miyamizu-kun, are you cooking with Setsuna?"

"Ah, yes, Miss Mai, Setsuna is here with me. She hasn't come back yet so late. I guess you were worried. I'm sorry I didn't contact you in advance. Setsuna is here with me now, preparing dinner. If you don't mind, Miss Mai can come over too."

"I see, that's it. No... I understand. Well, I'll come over later."

"Okay, then, let me first... You can't just put this in, you have to take a closer look at what's inside..."

The phone was hung up. Qing Pu Mai, who was sitting in the living room, recalled the conversation between the two of them and the conversations she had heard at the beginning. Her cheeks flushed and she felt that her thoughts were too impure.

Although the two were already dating, they had only known each other for three or four days, and this was only the second day of their official relationship. How could the thing she was worried about happen so soon?

"I need to have more confidence in Setsuna!"

Gently holding her hands, Qingpu Wu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She looked inside her room and saw that dinner had not been prepared yet. She stood up and walked to the bathroom. She had to comb her hair and dress up again.

"The wise man prefers my natural look at home, so a simpler look will do."

For a long time, Xianren lived alone. As for cooking, due to the limitation of living expenses, he had to prepare three meals a day by himself. For this purpose, he bought many cooking books and studied cooking seriously for a period of time.

Even during holidays, I would go to a nearby cooking class to help out housewives.

Originally, it was only for women, but because Xianren at that time often helped out on the streets, everyone knew him and thought that there was nothing wrong with such a young and cute boy, so they gave him a backdoor and let him take the cooking course for free for a period of time.

When it comes to cooking, Kento is better than Setsuna.

"Xianren, you are very good at cooking."

Under Xianren's instruction, Shanna gradually put the vegetables into the pot. After covering the pot, she looked at the boy next to her with eyes that became brighter and more loving, leaving Xianren speechless for a moment.

"When I was in Itomori, my mother and I usually prepared all three meals at home, so I'm pretty good at cooking."

"From now on, can I learn cooking from Xianren every day?"

Looking at the wise man beside him, a hint of expectation appeared on Shanna's face, as if it was some kind of beautiful wish for the future.

Facing the girl's question, the wise man met the girl's pure eyes, was stunned for a moment, and then showed a gentle smile.

"Of course, always."

"Wise man..."

Just when she was about to close her eyes and ask for a kiss from Xianren again in this warm atmosphere.

Ding-dong-

The doorbell interrupted Shanshan's action of closing her eyes. With her eyes slightly narrowed, she looked towards the door and gradually opened her eyes. The shy and expectant expression disappeared, replaced by a face that was even colder than usual as she looked towards the door.

"Mother?"

"Miss Mai should be here, right? I'll go open the door."

Xianren, who had already noticed Setsuna's reaction and felt that if he continued like this, he might really be conquered by this little girl, breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked to the door and opened it.

"Good evening, sorry to bother you, Miyamizu-kun."

Qingpu Wu, dressed in home clothes, was standing at the door at this moment. Her gentle posture was full of the charm and tenderness of a mature woman. Her faint smile also made Xianren feel familiar, because his heart, which had been fluctuating for a moment, gradually calmed down.

"Good evening, Miss Mai."

Facing Qingpu Mai, Xianren also smiled. Thinking that the other party had greeted him, he invited her into the house. Qingpu Mai nodded. After entering the apartment, she saw Shanshan standing in front of the kitchen counter wearing an apron.

Seeing that his daughter was fine and preparing dinner there, Qingpu Wu was relieved. It seemed that the two of them had not yet progressed to that stage. It was just worrying too much.

"I'll go get the tea."

When Qingpu Mai entered the house, as the host, he had to entertain the guests, so he went to find teacups and pour tea.

Qingpu Mai's gaze paused on Xianren for a moment, and then she set her sights on her daughter. It has to be said that Setsuna's height is a flaw. With a height of 1.4 meters, she needs to step on something to raise herself up when standing in front of the kitchen counter.

"Do you need mom's help?"

Coming to Setsuna's side, Qingpu Mai asked softly.

She was staring at the steam rising from the pot in a daze. After hearing Qing Pu Mai's words, she slowly turned her head to look at her mother. Her face was expressionless, and she stared at her so hard that Qing Pu Mai couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Didn't you call him Xianren this morning, and now Miyamizu-kun?"

"......"

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Cherry Blossom Season: 28. Wouldn’t it be nice if Mom stayed too?

Looking at her daughter beside her, Qingpu Mai looked a little embarrassed. She looked back cautiously. The wise man who was pouring tea didn't seem to notice the conversation here.

The sound just now was relatively quiet, and the wise man in the living room probably didn't notice the sound here.

"Setsuna, this morning... I had a dream about the future. I thought of you and Xianren getting married, so I addressed Miyamizu-kun by his name as your mother-in-law. You should understand my expectations for the next generation."

Enduring the embarrassment in her heart, Qingpu Mai adjusted her mood and facial expression, and explained seriously to her daughter beside her.

Setsuna glanced at his mother, and when Qing Pu Mai was about to continue explaining, Setsuna retracted his gaze, opened the lid of the pot in front of him, scooped out some soup with a spoon, and tasted it.

With a satisfied expression on his face, he put the spoon aside.

"I'll leave the rest to Mom."

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked towards the living room. As for Qingpu Mai, she looked at her daughter and felt relieved. It seemed that her daughter no longer cared about what happened in the morning.

Having raised Qingura Setsuna for so many years, Qingura Mai naturally knows her daughter's personality very well.

As the pressure in her heart disappeared, she quietly scooped up the tofu stew from the pot. The bowl used to serve the dish was placed aside, so she didn't need to worry about finding tableware...

Sitting at the table, looking at Kiyoura Mai and Kiyoura Setsuna on both sides of him, his eyes fell on the dining table in front of him. There was a whole casserole of tofu stewed with meat, and there was still some left in the pot on the kitchen counter. In addition, there were pickled radishes from some time ago and the miso soup he cooked himself. It was more than enough for dinner for the three of them.

Originally, I wanted to give some back to Qingpu Setsuna as a thank you gift for the dinner she had been sending me some time ago, but I didn't expect that Qingpu Mai and Qingpu Setsuna were both having dinner at my house.

The food was adequate, but the atmosphere in the air always felt inexplicably dull.

"I'm sorry, am I causing trouble for Miyamizu-kun by being here?"

He looked apologetically at the wise man who was standing by silently, looking down at the dining table, as if he was thinking about something.

Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, Qingura Mai took the initiative to speak to Xianren who was standing beside her.

The originally depressing atmosphere suddenly became a little relaxed after Qingpu Mai's words. Xianren looked at Qingpu Mai on his left and shook his head.

"No, that's not the case. Miss Mai and Setsuna, I'm very happy that you can dine with me here. It feels much better than dining alone."

"From now on, why don't you have dinner at my house with Miyamizu-kun? It just so happens that Setsuna and I have always been alone. If Miyamizu-kun can come along, it will surely be much more lively. What do you think, Setsuna?"

After hearing what Xianren said, Qingpu Mai immediately thought of an excuse in her heart. She invited Xianren to visit her home often. At the same time, she looked at her daughter, hoping that Setsuna would join her and persuade the young man in front of her.

Setsuna said nothing, but tilted his head to look at Xianren expectantly.

"Would that be...too intrusive?"

"No, it always feels a little empty when it's just me and Setsuna at home. If Xianren is willing to come, that would be great!"

Faced with such enthusiasm from Qingpu Mai, Xianren glanced at Setsuna who was sitting on his right, nodded and agreed.

"I understand. From now on, I'll trouble you, Setsuna, Miss Mai."

Seeing that Xianren agreed, Qingpu Wu felt a little happy in her heart. She looked at her daughter beside her and felt that as long as Xianren came to her home more often, sooner or later...

With thoughts racing in her mind, Qing Pu Wu lowered her head and quietly started to have her dinner.

At the dinner table, Xianren, who was dining with Qingpu's mother and daughter, appeared quite polite and was much more careful about his behavior than when he was alone. Qingpu Mai and Qingpu Setsuna, who were standing beside him, were also slightly different from usual and appeared extremely reserved.

Everyone just had dinner quietly without talking about anything else until the end of dinner.

Originally, Qingpu Mai and Setsuna were planning to help clean up together, but Xianren declined their help because the space was too small. He took the dishes to wash them himself, leaving the mother and daughter sitting opposite each other in the living room.

Her daughter, who was usually well-behaved and lovely, gave her an inexplicable sense of oppression at this moment. Facing her daughter's direct gaze, Qingpu Wu appeared calm on the surface, but she couldn't help but feel uneasy in her heart.

"Why is Setsuna looking at me like that? Did she discover something?"

"No, besides calling the wise man's name this morning, he didn't say anything strange, did he?"

Qingpu Wu's thoughts were in a mess and she didn't know what to talk to her daughter for a moment. After a while, she remembered something and slowly spoke.

"Um, Setsuna, school starts tomorrow, right?"

"Ah."

"Don't you need to go back and rest early to prepare for tomorrow's opening ceremony?"

"There's no rush. Besides, I'm going to stay here tonight and sleep with Xianren."

"Don't worry, we have to get up early tomorrow..."

Qing Pu Mai, who was about to give her daughter some advice, became softer and softer in the middle of her words until she stared at her daughter in silence.

"Um, Setsuna?"

"What's wrong, Mom?"

"Just now you said... who... you want to sleep with tonight?"

Qingpu Mai tried her best to keep her facial expression calm, looking at her daughter in front of her, trying to confirm whether she had heard something wrong.

Shanshan, who was sitting opposite Qingpu Mai, had a calm expression on his face, as if he was talking about something insignificant, and repeated what he had just said.

"I'm going to stay here tonight and sleep with the wise man."

"One, sleep together..."

She wanted to keep smiling, but it was so forced. After hearing what her daughter said, Qing Pu Mai didn't know what to say. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. She looked at her daughter with a serious expression.

"Setsuna, do you know what you are saying?"

"know."

"Do you know what sleeping together means?"

"know."

"Since we already know, then Setsuna, even if you are already dating Miyamizu-kun, not everything can be done as quickly as confessing and dating. It takes some time, you have to slowly..."

Qingura Mai, who was trying to persuade her daughter, noticed Xianren, one of the parties involved, out of the corner of her eye and turned her head to look over.

Looking towards the kitchen counter, the dishes had already been cleared away, but Xianren didn't want to get involved because the topic was too sensitive.

"Hey, Miyamizu-kun, you didn't agree, did you?"

Standing behind the kitchen counter, Xianren thought he would not be noticed. After hearing what Qingura Mai said, he glanced at Setsuna and then shook his head.

"Miyamizu-kun, we haven't even agreed to let you stay overnight, so what are you doing here?"

But in response to the answer given by Qingpu Mai, Setsuna turned around and looked at Xianren at the kitchen counter and asked his own question.

"But when it was brought up today, the wise man didn't refuse."