I won't be a loser.

Can you blame yourself for this?

After hearing Fuji and Nunu's thoughts, even Xianren couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then sighed.

"Then should I take the teacher's certificate exam now, then go to Elliot's school, become her teacher, and accompany her all the way until she graduates from college?"

"That sounds like a good proposal, how about this?"

Facing the chuckling Fuji and Nunu, Xianren knew that they were just teasing him, but he still felt a little headache.

"Let's work hard to start a business and let Elliot become the eldest daughter. That way, no one will bully her."

"Then I'll try my best?"

Although they talked about this issue accidentally, looking at Elliot surrounded by a group of women, Xianren seemed to be concerned about her schooling. In the recent period, the game matters have to be slowed down a bit, and more energy should be put on Elliot, so that she can have more contact with people of the same age.

Find ways to let her learn to communicate with people of the same age and broaden her horizons. For example, you can arrange for her to attend interest-based tutoring classes as much as possible. It is not required that she can learn anything, as long as she can get to know some people of the same age.

In just a moment, Xianren had already thought of a lot of ways to help his daughter.

Seeing Xianren's expression suddenly become serious and he was thinking about the problem seriously, Fuji and Nunu felt a little relieved. Seeing that Xianren cared so much about Elliot's affairs was the best thing for Fuji and Nunu.

I felt an inexplicable sense of luck in my heart. It was an unexpected event that allowed Elio to be born early. If it had been later, I don't know how many brothers and sisters I would have had in the future...

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Chiba New Story: 456. The Kawasaki Family's Household Affairs

"There's no need to come to my house, and I don't have much time to accompany you right now."

"What's the big deal? We're just meeting up to chat anyway. It's okay for you to do your own thing. I can take care of your sister for you."

Kousaka Kirino came to visit Gokou's house. Facing Gokou Ruri who was wearing sportswear, her eyes looked elsewhere from time to time. It seemed that Gokou Tamaki was sitting at the table in the living room, painting on the sketchbook, while Gokou Hinata poured tea and brought it to Kousaka Kirino.

"Tea, please."

"Thank you~"

Seeing the cute little girl, who was also a little sister, Kousaka Kirino's face was full of smiles, and he looked like a middle-aged uncle.

Gokou Ruri felt helpless when she saw Kousaka Kirino's posture, but Kousaka Kirino didn't do anything excessive, so she didn't say anything. She lowered her head and continued to mend her sister's clothes.

"That's the group next door who helped us get into the exhibition last time, right? Are they all home now?"

"um, I……"

I was about to persuade Kousaka Kirino not to go to Gokou Ruri next door, but the moment I opened my mouth, I thought of something interesting.

"I haven't been there for a while. If you're interested, you can go visit them. I don't think they would refuse your visit."

Kousaka Kirino was somewhat interested, but she felt that it was a bit presumptuous to come so suddenly, and she didn't have any gifts in her hand, so she gave up the idea of visiting.

"Let's wait until next time to check it out."

Gokogen Ruri was a little disappointed that he didn't agree right away.

"You seem disappointed?"

"No."

After staying at Kousaka Kirino for a while, she suddenly received a text message, as if it was something important, so she said goodbye and left. Gokou Ruri, who stayed at home, was quietly mending her clothes, but suddenly the doorbell rang. Before Gokou Ruri could speak, Gokou Hinata, the second daughter, came to the door, opened it, and saw Kento standing at the door.

"Ah, Xianren-nii."

"Good morning, Hinata."

"good morning."

Gokou Ruri, who was in the living room, heard the name "Kento", hesitated for a moment, put down the work in her hands, and went to the living room to see Kento talking with her sister.

"Mr. Miyamizu."

"Good morning, Liuli."

"…Is there something wrong?"

Seeing Xianren coming to her house, Gokou Ruri was silent for a moment and then asked the other party's purpose of coming. Xianren smiled and handed the paper bag in his hand to Gokou Hinata in front of him.

"Nothing, I just went out and bought some fruit today and cut some up for you, Hinata, and Tama."

"……Thanks."

Although I felt a little reluctant, but seeing that my sister had an expectant look on her face and she was offering it to me on her own initiative, it would not be appropriate to refuse.

"Then I'll go back first. This fruit won't last long, so I need to keep an eye on it."

After giving a brief reminder and smiling at the girls, Xianren turned and left without even entering Wu Geng's house.

Facing the departing sage, Gokou Ruri, who was standing at the door, felt a little complicated. She looked at her cheerful sister and took a look to find that they were some strawberries and cantaloupes.

At this time of year, the prices of these fruits are definitely not low.

How to repay this favor, makes Gokogen Ruri in trouble...

After returning home, Kento didn't care about the fact that he had troubled Gokou Ruri. He just bought some more and originally wanted to give them to the two little girls Hinata and Tama. Gokou Ruri just happened to be the sister of these two little girls, so he was lucky enough to get them.

When he entered the living room and saw four people still resting, he greeted them casually and returned to his bedroom. Taking advantage of the clear weather, he tidied up his room a little.

In the evening, after dinner, the wise man rested for a while at home and made up an excuse... No, he didn't make up any excuse.

"I'm going out for a walk, alone."

"Have you been going out too much at night lately?"

"Have it?"

When preparing to go out, Ji Naiyi walked to Xianren's side, crossed her arms, and asked, while Xianren showed a 'confused' look.

"Huh? Is there any?"

"You don't have another woman outside, do you?"

Facing Hime Igen's direct attack, the wise man standing in front of the door smiled slightly.

"Who knows."

Originally, Ji Naiyi wanted to ask more, but looking at Xianren's smile, she twisted her lips slightly, a hint of depression appeared on her face, and a trace of melancholy appeared in her eyes. She turned around silently and went back into the house, while Xianren made his preparations and left the house.

"Going out at night again."

Fujiwara Momoka looked at Himeno Ikera who had returned and couldn't help but complain.

"Maybe I'm too tired."

There was a glimmer in Kousaka Iori's eyes as he looked at everyone in the living room, his eyes stopping on Himeno Izara.

"Every night, someone sneaks into his bedroom. Even though the schedule is clearly set, one person per week, yet on his day off, someone often 'accidentally' runs into him at his doorstep. It seems like he can't stand it, but it's perfectly normal, right?"

Yuanye Ningning couldn't help but complain, but this complaint was directed to the other three people present.

For example, Kousaka Iori, who is in the same room, can be kept an eye on, but the other two, Himeno Iori and Fujiwara Momoka, may even sneak into Kento's bedroom together.

It's simply too much!

Facing Nene Madoka's accusations, Himeno Erikora and Fujiwara Momoka's eyes wandered, and they didn't answer the question. Kousaka Iori was also in a dilemma. She had actually gone out alone while Nene Madoka was asleep...

The four of them seemed to be aware of the fact that Xianren often went out at night and returned home late at night. Helplessly, they sighed silently in their hearts.

The wise man, who had no idea that he had been "understood" by the four people at home, walked towards the central area after going out, came to the door of a hotel, entered alone, took the elevator to the top floor, and entered a bar.

His eyes fell on the bar. The person standing behind the bar was a man. The person he was waiting for had not appeared yet, so he was not in a hurry. He came to the bar and sat down.

"You're here today too, Mr. Miyamizu."

The man mixing cocktails seemed quite familiar with the wise man who came to the bar. He was very impressed by this frequent customer who ordered the same drink every time, which was a rare occurrence among the customers of this store.

"Well, Kawasaki hasn't come today?"

"It's almost time, Mr. Miyamizu. You really like her."

"It's rare for a girl like her to appear at an event like this. It feels very special."

"Is that right?"

The bartender smiled slightly with a hint of meaning, as if he knew nothing. After taking care of some customers, a girl with blue hair and a high ponytail came into the store and handed the matter over to the other party. Before leaving, she greeted Xianren specifically and then went to the back of the store.

The girl in uniform slowly walked to the bar and her eyes fell on Xianren.

"Is it still the same as usual?"

"Well, just the same as before."

With a slight nod, Saki Kawasaki began to mix the cocktail, while Xianren watched the blue-haired girl making the cocktail with an expression of appreciation on his face.

When a glass of gin was brought to Xianren, Xianren looked at the glass in front of him but did not rush to drink it. Instead, his eyes fell on Saki Kawasaki and he chatted with her about some things in life.

"What do you think about what happened last time?"

"Tokyo is still a little too far. My brother and sister are in Chiba. If I go to Tokyo to work, I won't be able to take care of my family."

"But your family should be able to relax a little after you start working. Can't they stay at home and take care of your younger siblings?"

In response, Saki Kawasaki remained silent.

"Isn't your brother already in middle school? Your sister isn't a child either. This year..."

"My sister is still too young for preschool."

After wiping her hands, Saki Kawasaki gave an answer. If she graduated from high school and stopped going to school and went to work, she could save a lot of money for her family. At that time, if she took the initiative to subsidize the household expenses, the family situation could be alleviated.

However, Saki Kawasaki was a little worried about letting her younger brother, who was still in middle school, take care of her younger sister. She didn't want her younger brother's studies to be affected.

"Mr. Miyamizu, why do you care so much about my affairs?"

"Maybe it's because I have a younger sister too? I feel a little bit touched that you came out to work here for your family, so I want to offer some help."

In response to Saki Kawasaki's question, Xianren, who was sitting at the bar, couldn't help but laugh.

"Isn't it to pick me up?"

“…Pfft, haha.”

Saki Kawasaki's cold expression made Xianren couldn't help laughing, especially the other party's indifferent expression and the "exciting" content he said, which made Xianren unable to hold back and laughed out loud for a while.

"Ha, sorry, I couldn't help myself for a moment."

Saki Kawasaki wiped the wine glass while staring at the wise man in front of her.

"Generally speaking, being enthusiastic about girls is probably a factor, but just dealing with women is already a headache for me. If I add another person to the mix, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay anywhere safe."

He picked up the wine glass in front of him, took a small sip, and had a helpless smile on his face. That complicated look fell into Saki Kawasaki's eyes, which made Saki Kawasaki feel that the other party was not lying.

"Is Mr. Miyamizu popular?"

"Welcome... I'm not sure about that, but I already have a lot of women around me, so I'm not interested in more."

The expression of emotion on his face gave Saki Kawasaki a subtle sense of déjà vu. She didn't know how to comment on it, so she didn't say anything else and suddenly fell silent.

After Saki Kawasaki rejected his kindness, Xianren did not insist.

He originally wanted to introduce her to Qingpu Mai to help manage the restaurant, but now that she has refused, Xianren will not force her.

In such a subtle atmosphere, three people suddenly came to the bar. When they were about to sit down, one of them looked at Xianren and couldn't help but let out a "huh".

"Why are you here?"

Xianren, who was still drinking, heard the familiar voice. He was still listening to the melodious piano sound and recalling the plot of the movie "The Legend of 1900". He slowly raised his head and looked to his side.

"..."

The three familiar faces made Xianren grin slightly, revealing a somewhat emotional smile.

"I didn't expect to meet you here. I remember you guys... weren't old enough to drink yet, right?"

Yuigahama Yui, who made the strange sound, couldn't help but pursed her lips, while Yukinoshita Yukino beside her seemed very calm, with no change in her expression.

"We just came here for something, not to drink."

"Oh~"

Her eyes fell on the only boy among the three. His purple shirt and beige suit were a decent match, except for his lifeless eyes.

"..."

Facing Kento's half-smile, Hikigaya Hachiman's expression gradually became embarrassed.