I won't be a loser.

It wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly delicious either. After simply filling his stomach and resting for a while at home, Xianren left his residence and went to his university alone.

Xianren is not an out-of-this-world character in college. His appearance alone is enough to attract the attention of girls. When boys hold social gatherings, they will also notify Xianren to join in in order to attract the girls. However, Xianren himself rarely attends social gatherings.

Only when there is nothing to do and there are more than five people will he occasionally go to social gatherings with others. He has some contact with his college classmates, but the connection is not deep. He is basically not seen in other activities.

Within half a month of entering school, he had received messages from five girls who had come forward to exchange contact information with him. He did not actively reject girls like these who came to him on their own initiative. He knew that girls were always troublesome creatures, so he exchanged contact information anyway. However, he basically perfunctorily responded to the text messages sent by those girls.

"I think I should wear a ring. People won't approach me if they see me wearing a ring, right?"

He looked down at his hands. He and Feng Xiaochun hadn't even had their wedding yet; they were just legally married. During their time at university...

After a moment of silence, he sighed softly. He could go buy some rings with Feng Xiaochun later, and then exchange them with each other. Other things could be considered later.

"But wearing the ring will inevitably cause some irritation to others... It seems that things will be quite troublesome... Ah..."

He couldn't help but sigh. These things always kept suppressed in his heart. He couldn't help but rub his forehead. He entered the classroom and sat in his usual seat.

During the time when Xianren was not in Tokyo, Feng Xiaochun did not live in that apartment all the time. For her, the apartment was too spacious, and living in it alone would inevitably make her feel lonely. So whenever Xianren was not in Tokyo, she would live in her original home, that is, with her parents. Only when Xianren returned to Tokyo would she occasionally return to the apartment to see him.

The other people were basically immersed in their own things. For example, Futaba Rio had almost returned to her own state, concentrating on physics. She would occasionally meet with Yoshida Saki and have dinner together.

For half a month, Kento and Futaba Rio basically communicated through phone calls and met only once.

Kiyoura Setsuna and Saionji Sekai, on the other hand, were concentrating on their studies. Kiyoura Setsuna would contact Kento for half an hour every night, while Saionji Sekai secretly came to Chiba one weekend and met Kento...

There is also Ogiwara Sayu, who has also made preparations to come to Chiba. At the end of this year, her goal is to enter Chiba University next year. Mito Yuka has successfully entered Musashino. When she has no classes, she will go to Chiba and take the initiative to clean up Kento's room and clothes, taking care of Kento's life like a wife, and then leave the next day.

The other person, the blonde Eriri, called him frantically after knowing that she had come to Tokyo, which made Kento very annoyed. After some communication, the other party hung up the phone.

Sitting in the classroom, taking notes, listening to the professor's lecture, before he knew it, it was time to end the get out of class. Amidst the crowd chatting in groups of three or four, he sat alone in his seat, looking at his notes in front of him, a thoughtful expression on his face...

After returning to his home, Xianren entered the house. He did not rush to sit down at his desk, but took out the food box that Gogen Ruri had sent him yesterday, took out some ingredients from the refrigerator, stood in front of his kitchen counter, and thought seriously for a moment.

"There's no point in giving away dishes that are too ordinary. Dishes that are too expensive are also difficult to give away, and might even cause resistance from the girl, who might find it difficult to accept. Simple dishes..."

Simple, but not too simple dish.

After thinking carefully for a moment, the wise man decided on the dish.

It was still the same schedule as usual. After school, Gokou Ruri returned home and went to the school to meet her two younger sisters, Gokou Hinata who was in elementary school and Gokou Tamaki who was in nursery school.

My younger sister, Tamaki Gokou, is not old enough to enter elementary school this year and will only be able to enter next year. When Tamaki enters elementary school, her older sister, Hinata Gokou, can take care of her a little. She may also be able to take a rest and let Hinata take Tamaki home.

"The boys in the class always do weird things. Today, they even took off each other's pants at the back of the classroom. They have no manners at all."

"Boys in elementary school are almost all like this. Even when they get to junior high school, there are still some very immature boys."

"Is there one in junior high school?"

"There's no shortage of them in high school, right? Childishness doesn't disappear with age, just like some adults, even when they grow up, they're still stupid."

Tamaru Gokou didn't quite understand and didn't understand why adults could still be so stupid. However, Hinata Gokou had already understood some of the truth and could understand her sister's meaning better than her younger sister who was still in the nursery.

Stupidity doesn't disappear with age, just like childishness.

"Sister is already in her third year of junior high school and will be in high school next year. Someone as mature as her will surely find someone soon, right?"

"Huh? Don't say anything weird. I have no intention of dating a boy. For those troublesome guys, it's better to stay at home... You're only in elementary school now, don't think of anything weird."

Glancing sideways at Gokou Hinata who was walking beside her, Gokou Ruri couldn't help but retort, but she only said a few words before pausing. She glanced sideways at her sister and didn't continue the topic. Instead, Gokou Hinata looked at her sister with a smile.

The two returned home together. After entering the house, they each went about their own business. Gokogen Ruri, who was not very hungry, entered her room, turned on her computer, and browsed the content on the community forum.

Gokogen Ruri, who can be considered a serious neet, entered a website called "Chengkong Academy" and looked at the information about the games and animations she was interested in. She also entered the social group she often used and observed the information within the community, but her expression was not very satisfied.

"Is there no latest information on the anime?"

I sighed and felt a little regretful. As a niche animation, not many people pay attention to it. As for the sequel, I don't know if it is possible.

After closing the social network page, she logged into her blog and began to update her online diary. Her hands fell on the keyboard and typed rapidly. Line after line of high-density radio wave text that was difficult for ordinary people to understand appeared on the screen.

Ding-dong-

The doorbell rang, and Hinata Gokura, who was sitting in the living room, looked towards his sister's room.

"Sister, she's probably in her room, doing those weird things again... Never mind, I'll go open the door."

He stood up and walked towards the door. When he arrived at the door of his house, Gogen Hinata wanted to glance outside the door, but due to his height, he could not see the scene outside the door. He had no choice but to fasten the door chain and gently open a small gap.

"Who?"

The wise man standing at the door waited for a while before he saw the person coming to the door. The door was opened a little, and a girl with twin ponytails stood at the entrance, looking at him nervously with her watery eyes.

But the moment his eyes fell on him, he seemed to feel relieved all of a sudden.

"The big brother next door?"

"You can just call me Miyamizu. This is the food box your sister sent yesterday. It contains my thank you gift."

The food box was handed through the crack in the door to Gokogen Hinata who was standing behind the door. The girl stretched out her hands and took the food box handed to her by the wise man. It was still very warm in her hands.

"It's beef and burdock cooked with ginger."

"Thank you. Do you want me to call my sister?"

"Hmm? No, that's not necessary. I'm just returning the lunch box. I'm going back first."

"Ah."

Watching the sage turn and leave, Gogen Hinata, who was standing at the door, felt a little subtle with the lunch box in his hand. He closed the door silently and went back into the house. He put the lunch box on the table and walked towards his sister's room. When he reached the door, he stopped.

wow——

When I opened the door, I saw my sister wearing her school sportswear, sitting in front of the computer, typing non-stop and making a strange "Hehe~Hehehe~" laugh.

"elder sister!"

"Hey- huh? Hinata? What's wrong?"

Hearing her sister's shout, Gokou Ruri suddenly calmed down and turned to look at her sister.

"The big brother next door has returned the food box, along with a return gift."

"Huh? What?"

Hinata Gogen entered her sister's room, took her sister's hand, pulled her up, and went into the living room, showing her the food box on the table.

"It seems to be beef and burdock cooked with ginger, that's what he told me!"

Looking down at the food box in front of her, Gokou Ruri felt a little awkward. She hadn't expected the other party to actually give her a gift in return. She moved closer to the food box, took a look at it, opened it, looked at the food inside, turned around, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a burdock root and put it into her mouth.

The taste is average, not good nor bad, just normal.

"Give this and then leave?"

"Ah."

"That's it...I understand."

After closing the lid again, Gokou Ruri looked at her sister who was staring at her, was silent for a moment, and then started preparing dinner.

"I'm at Setsuna's house right now. I was planning to prepare dinner myself, but Setsuna invited me, so I didn't do it myself."

After dinner, Xianren, who was sitting in his room, called Mitsuha and asked about her current situation. He then learned that she was at Setsuna's house and fell silent.

"That's fine, but remember to return the thank you gift. Remember to buy some food ingredients at the commercial street tomorrow and send them to Setsuna's."

"Ah... I understand."

"Is Setsuna next to you?"

"Ah."

"Call her."

"Oh."

There was a rustling sound, and a moment later a warm voice was heard.

"A wise man."

"Thank you for your help. You also have to take care of Mitsuha."

"I like Mitsuha very much, so it's okay. Will you come back this weekend?"

The wise man sitting in the living room closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly.

"Well, I'll be back for a while this weekend. I'll come see you then."

"I want to go shopping for some things, but it seems like Sekai doesn't have time this weekend, so I wanted Xianren to accompany me."

"I see."

On weekends, there is no time for Saionji World.

After hearing these two points, Xianren had a guess in his heart. It might not be correct, but he felt that the other party might have miscalculated this weekend.

After the conversation ended, the phone returned to Sanye's hands. Xianren and her had nothing to talk about. In the past half month, they basically talked about the same things every day. Sanye was a little fed up with it now. After a brief conversation, she hung up the phone.

"what……"

A wise man sat on the sofa in the living room, not knowing what to do. He slowly got up and walked towards the bathroom, ready to take a shower and go to bed.

As soon as he lay down on his bed, he felt that he was very awake. He couldn't help but open his eyes and looked at his dark bedroom. He felt a little complicated and sat up silently.

Time is short, and he hasn't adapted to living alone again...

The member recruitment information has been sent out. As to whether anyone will respond, Xianren himself is not sure, and he just keeps a hope.

On Thursday afternoon, Mito Yuge came to Chiba from Tokyo to visit Kento and help tidy up his house. In order to facilitate her entry and exit, Kento prepared a key to the house and gave it to her.

Coincidentally, Xianren had no classes on Thursday afternoon, so he returned home a while early. Looking at the busy Mito Yuge, he sat on the sofa.

"Actually, you don't necessarily need to help with these things. It doesn't cost much to call for housekeeping services."

"I just happen to have some free time, and I don't have anything else to do. I'd rather stay home and rest. I might as well come and see you. These things won't take up much time, and they can actually save you some money."

After hearing Mito Yuge's answer, he originally wanted to open his mouth to refute. The price of the ticket from Tokyo to Chiba alone was not low. But when he thought that the other party came to Chiba just to see him, it was a bit too much to say such a thing. So he did not speak, but quietly watched the busy girl and nodded silently.

"Speaking of which, you studied music, so can you make your own music?"

"music?"

The busy Mito Yuge's eyes fell on Xianren. She was a little surprised, silent for a moment, and shook her head slightly.

"I haven't tried this yet, so I don't know much about it, but if you need it, I can give it a try."

"Well, I'm planning to form a team to produce games. We might need some music, but inviting well-known musicians is expensive. Since you happen to be studying music, you could learn more about it and try it yourself. You might have a talent for it. If you think you're suitable, you can also get to know your classmates and see if there's anyone who's good at it. I can introduce them to them."

After expressing his innermost thoughts, Mito Yuge didn't feel anything special after hearing it. She nodded slightly to show that she understood.

"I'll try to pay attention and give it a try."

"I'll transfer some money to you later so you can take some courses in this area, or get to know some classmates who are good at this. Forget about the boys."

When Mito Yuge heard the last sentence, a smile appeared on her face and she nodded slightly.

After Mito Yuge was busy for a while, he stopped and let her take a bath. After being a little affectionate with her, he left the room with her and walked on the streets of Chiba.

"Although I've been in Chiba for over half a month, I'm still not very familiar with this city and don't know much about it."

"A wise man doesn't like to go out."

"That's partly because I don't know anyone in this city, so I don't really want to be around. Whenever I stop, I think about the people and things in Tokyo. I can't help but wonder when I'll feel better if I go back. I feel really fragile."

"Don't you know anyone in Chiba?"

"Not many, just three little girls from the neighborhood, and a senior student, I think. The others are like classmates. I know them, but we don't interact that much... Actually, we don't interact that much at all."

The wise man walking on the road raised his head, looked at the sky above his head, and answered like this.

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happy new year's eve

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Chiba New Story: 410. Advice and Hope

"Liuli, remember to place the newly delivered books on the table by the door, and remember to tidy up those secondhand books."

Ruri Gokou, who was working part-time, listened to the instructions of the manager of the old bookstore and quietly moved the works delivered from the warehouse. She placed the popular works at the entrance of the bookstore, and the others were placed in different sections as before.

On weekends, when she has some free time, Gokou Ruri often works part-time as a clerk in an old bookstore near her home to save up her pocket money. With three daughters in her family, even though they usually share the housework, Gokou Ruri does not have much living expenses.

In order to ensure that she can spend money on her hobbies, Gokou Ruri has been working part-time at a nearby bookstore on weekends since a long time ago. Over time, she has built up a small treasury of her own, which can cover her daily life and hobby expenses.