In the anime, cultivating a girlfriend starts from childhood

What the two men in the open space said was true.

"Mom! Let's go over there and take a look. I just saw Dad!"

Rikka tugged at her mother's sleeve with one hand and pointed into the distance with the other.

Mrs. Kotori followed her daughter's direction and looked towards the other side of the river.

There was nothing else except street lights and vehicles coming and going.

Thinking about how Rikka had just lost her father, she even had hallucinations.

She felt a little distressed, so she suppressed her sadness and put on a gentle smile.

"Rikka, Dad is gone now. Even if it's just Mom, she will take good care of you from now on."

Rikka hears her mother's denial and tries to argue with her.

But when she looked at the other side again, there was no trace of her father.

I could only lower my head in silence.

But she was not discouraged because she thought her eyes were special.

The "invisible boundary line" only disappeared temporarily, what happened just now was not an illusion.

Rikka Takanashi covered her right eye and felt a warm sensation.

It seemed as if something was about to burst out of his eyes.

Tears kept welling up in the girl's eyes. Rikka pursed her lips and looked at the other side of the river with blurry eyes.

Finally, she let out a hoarse cry from the depths of her soul.

"Explode, reality!"

"Crush it, spirit!"

"Banishiment this world!"

Chapter 177 There is no perfect person in the world

The river is full and the autumn breeze is blowing.

On the way to the supermarket.

Ryosuke Hiratsuka has been following the woman with a good figure in front.

To him, sister is a word that means both strong and powerless, powerful and fragile.

She is not a mother, and does not have the natural responsibility and commitment, but she is naturally willing to take on things within her ability.

She is not a lover and has no obligation to support each other on the road of life, but she can always stand in front of him to protect him from wind and rain.

Shizuka Hiratsuka felt the gaze behind her, stopped, turned around, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Ryosuke, are you unhappy to go out with your sister?"

"Or do you want to continue playing that game with Mori Xia?"

She stood by the road, rehearsing the action just now and speaking in a serious tone.

She likes hot-blooded comics and has also watched Kamen Rider, and her movements are just as smooth and flowing.

"Sister Jing, please forgive me." Ryosuke responded somewhat embarrassedly.

"Isn't this great? People should do what they should do at their age. The original intention of my practicing martial arts was to imitate Kenshiro."

Shizuka Hiratsuka loved reading the manga "Fist of the North Star" when she was a child.

The protagonist's character, which is strong but not self-sufficient, tough and kind, warm but not revealing, also affects her.

It is even more regrettable that Yukinoshita Haruno was forced to grow up too mature at an age when she should be enjoying her youth.

Shizuka Hiratsuka stretched out her hand and hooked her finger at the person in front of her, indicating that he should hold her hand.

Ryosuke glanced at the pair of slender white hands and said, "Sister, I'm not a child anymore. I won't get lost."

She did not take her hand back, but just silently stared at the boy in front of her who was almost as tall as her.

Ryosuke hesitated for a moment, but finally put his hand in hers.

"That's good, Liang-chan~"

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded with satisfaction.

She held Ryosuke's hand and continued cheerfully, "Come on, Ryosuke. No matter how old you get, I will never let you go."

Ryosuke looked at the smiling face and said nothing.

Both of them held each other's hands firmly, with the touch of something in their hands, as if for confirmation.

Who is my sister?

He is the person who pays attention to whether he is tired from flying when everyone is paying attention to how high he flies.

The one who he never calls on his own initiative but still cares about him.

This is the person he wants to protect with all his strength and his whole life.

“The vegetables in the supermarket should be on sale now.”

"Hey~ But I went to the supermarket to buy beer and snacks. Aren't you going to help me carry the things?"

"Drink less alcohol. I plan to buy some fruit and make juice for you."

"Ah, I know, I know~"

The two of them held hands tightly, shoulder to shoulder, and walked all the way.

the other side.

In an office in Chiyoda Ward.

"Haven't the remaining construction materials arrived yet?" Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes were like those of a hawk, as she sized up the important people in charge at the construction sites in front of her.

"Miss, the supplier is short of supply. If this continues..."

"It's going to be postponed, right?" Yang Nai rubbed his temple helplessly.

Delay means increased expenses in labor, water, electricity and other aspects.

This school construction project is her chance to prove to her family that she can stand on her own.

Although it may not sound nice, Yukino is actually her substitute.

As long as the construction progress can be carried out normally and completed smoothly.

In this way, the family will completely give up on training Yukino.

Yang No's entire high school career was spent on this project, so failure was absolutely not allowed.

Some time ago, several cooperative material suppliers began to default on construction materials.

The reason is that the price of raw materials has increased, and a temporary price increase is needed.

But this will obviously exceed the original budget by a large margin.

Moreover, with so many suppliers raising their prices at the same time, it seems like a coincidence, but it seems like there is a hand behind it.

Do colleagues in Tokyo not want Chiba's Yukinoshita family to enter Tokyo?

wrong.

If they were collectively targeting the Yukinoshita family, they would not do this when the work was almost completed, but would do it from the very beginning.

The Hiratsuka family in Chiba?

Not right either.

Although the two families in Chiba compete with each other, the relationship between the two families is pretty good now.

Most of the cooperation is in business, and there is no need for the other party to do such thankless work.

List all the possibilities one by one, and the option that remains, no matter how outrageous, is the truth of the matter.

After ruling out external causes, Yang Nai suddenly guessed a terrible truth and felt a chill down his spine.

The Yukinoshita family's way of training is to create problems by shaping enemies.

Then defeat the enemy and solve the problem.

Understand pain, feel pain, and use pain as a catalyst for growth.

It was because Yangno hoped that Yukino would no longer be subjected to such a distorted way of education and planned to bear it all on her own that she sent her sister abroad.

If the driving force behind all this is someone who has no problems but deliberately creates problems.

If she is your own mother, then these things become reasonable.

This was not the first time she had experienced this kind of education.

In my mother's words.

"This is for your own good. If you don't encounter these problems now, you will encounter them sooner or later. This is for you to learn how to solve the problems in advance."

She suddenly felt a little envious of Yukino who was studying abroad. At least she didn't have to be targeted by her mother like this.

She was young and ignorant, and when she grew up and realized her mother's morbid educational method, she was already deeply trapped in it.

This kind of life of being treated as a puppet, a life full of fake things, has filled the trajectory of her growth.

To be honest, she didn't want to inherit the family business at all.

But she had been treated like that since she was a child, how could she accept it so easily?

She first thought of Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was of equal status to her, and the happy smile she had on her face.

She is the eldest daughter of the Chiba family, so why can she smile so happily?

Then he thought of his “kindred spirit”, Ryosuke Hiratsuka, the boy who was used to trying to understand people’s minds.

If he was born in the Yukinoshita family, what would he do in my position?

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and gave instructions to the people in front of her in an orderly manner.

"The construction period cannot be delayed any further. Contact a new material supplier immediately..."

“Ensure quality before purchasing, keep prices as low as possible, and stay within budget…”

"Yes, Miss!"

After arranging the work, several responsible persons became busy.

She walked out of the office and looked in the direction of Chiba.

Mother, I will not fail this time either.

A nighthawk suddenly flew across the night sky, reminding her of what the boy had said to her in Chiba.

"You created your own loneliness with your own hands, and spent your life chewing on loneliness, which has so far been full of fake things."

"You think you know people's hearts and can see through everything. But when faced with difficulties, you only choose to escape, and you don't even have the courage to protect the things you cherish."

That was the first time someone saw through her thoughts after she put on the mask.

Ryosuke, I'm not going to run away this time.

I will do my best to protect Yukino, just like you have always protected Shizuka.

Ah, if only Xiao Xueno had your awareness.

I have never experienced the feeling of being dependent on others.

There probably won't be any more in the future...

Who makes her the perfect Yukinoshita Haruno in other people's hearts?

Chapter 178: Under the Twisted Snow

A few days later in the afternoon.

Kendo Club.

Because Ryosuke had performed amazingly well in the Yulong Banner, there were a lot more first-year students than in previous years.

"Is the deputy minister going to challenge the minister again?"