This is not the date I wanted.

Feeling Kotori's angry gaze, Shidou quickly waved his hands to defend himself.

"... No, no. You, you guys misunderstood... This is just that... I was crying for joy... It was too unexpected... So I couldn't help crying for joy."

Meng Yue quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and explained in a slurred voice.

"What? So that's how it is."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Dream Moon..."

Shidou's voice was filled with worry. Although he knew beforehand that Meng Yue was just pretending, it would be a bit too exaggerated to say that this was acting.

And not only that, the crying girl in front of Shidao couldn't help but recall the time when Mengyue cried in front of him after she came back from the computer world.

"It's okay, Shidou."

As if understanding the other party's uneasiness, Meng Yue smiled brightly.

To be honest, every time Christmas approaches, when I think of my deceased parents, Guan Meng occasionally has this question in her mind: Is it really a good thing for me to be born into this world? If I had not been born, would my parents have lived a happier and more fulfilling life?

But it's okay now.

Just like myself in the previous world, in this world, there are also people who are willing to bless my birth.

"Thank you everyone, this is the best birthday I've ever had."

PS: Well, it didn't achieve the expected satisfactory results. Forget it, I'll write the main story in the next chapter.

Dream Moon New Year (I)

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Tuesday, October 1th.

"Well--"

The alarm on the bedside cell phone rang loudly, forcing Mengyue to open her eyes unhappily.

"It's only... isn't it only six o'clock..."

Meng Yue muttered with half-opened eyes after checking the current time. After a while, she finally realized that she had set the alarm on her phone earlier a few days ago in order to help Shidou and the others finish the comics before the comic convention.

"…Sleep a little longer."

Anyway, it’s winter vacation and I don’t have to go to school. I didn’t get enough sleep yesterday because I watched late-night animation, so it’s okay to sleep in occasionally.

Thinking of this, Mengyue fell into the pillow again, covered herself with the quilt, and prepared to fall asleep again.

"..."

"........."

"…………………"

can not fall asleep.

She climbed out of bed again, this time with a look of depression on her face.

Maybe it's because she has developed a habit of waking up early. She is still sleepy, but once she wakes up, no matter how long she lies with her eyes closed, she can't fall asleep. Instead, her consciousness becomes clearer and clearer.

"Damn it... This is the first time I hate my biological clock a little bit..."

Sighing helplessly, Mengyue got out of bed, went to the balcony and opened the curtains.

The cool morning light shone into the room, but it was not dazzling. Instead, it brought a hint of coolness. Meng Yue couldn't help but close her eyes comfortably, opened her arms and stretched.

"Ah, I forgot to clean up yesterday..."

Turning around to look at the current state of her room, Meng Yue couldn't help but feel a drop of sweat on her forehead.

There were more than seven or eight comic magazines scattered on the floor, several empty snack bags and empty beverage bottles on the table, and snack crumbs everywhere on the floor. It seemed that I forgot to turn off the power when I went to bed yesterday, and the TV and game console were still on. I also forgot to put away the Blu-ray disc I had watched, and just left it in the player without taking it out.

"Looking like this... I don't seem to be qualified to teach Erya a lesson anymore..."

With a wry smile and self-deprecating remarks, Meng Yue scratched her hair, feeling a little at a loss for some reason.

Normally, she would have cleaned her room quickly and efficiently at this time, but for some reason, today she felt as if something in her body was not wound up and she could not muster any motivation at all.

"Forget it... I can clean it up at night."

Meng Yue let out a sigh, washed up quickly, changed into casual clothes, and left the room.

(Is everyone still awake?)

Walking in the empty corridor, Meng Yue thought casually.

Since it is still early, Yui and Yakuya, who are used to being lazy in bed, must still be sleeping. Tohka is the type who gets up on time for breakfast. Nanashi played online games with me until late at night yesterday, so she must still be sleeping soundly now.

Under normal circumstances, it would be her job to pull everyone out of bed when they were soundly asleep, but now it was holiday, so Meng Yue still let them sleep until they woke up naturally.

"……Um?"

Suddenly, Mengyue saw a small figure busy at work in the large living room on the first floor.

"Good morning, Yoshino."

"...Ah...Miss Mengyue...good morning..."

Nodding slightly towards Mengyue, Shion spoke softly.

"Ah, isn't this Meng Yue-chan? You're able to get up so early, that's really amazing!"

At the same time, the rabbit doll in her hand, Shiona, also waved her hands towards Mengyue with full of energy.

"I should be the one saying this, right? I thought no one could get up at this time." Meng Yue shrugged and asked, "Do you usually get up at this time?"

“No…” Yoshino shook her head and replied quietly, “I just happened to…get up early today. While I’m waiting for everyone here…I’ll clean up a bit.”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Meng Yue noticed that the dust in some inconspicuous corners of the living room had been swept away, and the table and glass had been carefully wiped. Although at first glance it was no different from usual, a closer look gave it a brand new feeling.

Looking at the large living room that had been cleaned by Shion, and then thinking of the messy room that she had thrown aside, Mengyue couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

"Really? It's been cleaned really well. You're amazing, Yoshino."

"Haha~ Of course. Mengyue-chan, our Yoshino-chan is a capable child who can do well if she puts her mind to it."

"No...it's nothing..."

Yoshino was a little flattered and lowered her head shyly.

"Do you need my help?"

"Thank you...but it's okay...I'm almost done cleaning."

Smiling and shaking her head, Shion and Shionai held a small porcelain basin together and carefully placed it in the sunlight through the window.

"It's so beautiful, is this lavender?"

Looking at the bunches of lavender velvety flowers in the porcelain basin, Meng Yue asked curiously.

“Yes, that’s right.” Yoshino nodded and said, “Yesterday… the old lady from the flower shop gave it to me… so… I used it to decorate it…”

"When we passed by the shopping street yesterday, Yoshino-chan stared at the glass cabinet of the flower shop for a long time, her eyes were shining, and then the old lady noticed it and kindly gave us a few flowers."

Shionai added with a laugh.

"Shi-Shiona!"

Shion's cheeks suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly reached out to cover Shion's mouth.

Although the vocal organs are not there.

"I see."

Meng Yue nodded in understanding. A well-behaved and sensible child like Shiono was indeed very popular among the uncles and aunts in the shopping street.

"But this lavender should be grown in the greenhouse of the flower shop, right? Yoshino, do you know how to take care of it?"

Meng Yue asked a little worriedly. Although she didn't know much about flowers, in her impression, lavender was obviously not the kind of flower that could bloom tenaciously in the harsh winter.

"Yes... the old woman... explained it to us in detail... and also gave us... soil and tools... it should be... no problem..."

"Well, although we were very confused when we heard about the temperature and dry air, Yoshina. But when we came back, Reine told us that the temperature in this apartment will automatically adjust and ventilate according to the situation. There is no need to worry about it being too hot or too cold. Just pay attention to the watering time and get some sunlight."

"Well, if Lingyin said so, then there should be no problem."

Although the dark circles under her eyes, which she claimed were caused by "not sleeping for 30 years", always made people subconsciously worry about her health, her knowledge was surprisingly broad and varied, so it was not surprising that she knew something about flowers and plants.

"Even though I don't understand much of this, just tell me if you need help. I'll definitely help if I can."

"OK, thanks……"

"Ah~ You're so reliable, Mengyue-chan. Without further ado, could you do us a small favor right now?"

At this moment, a gleam of light flashed in Shionai's eyes (even though she was just a puppet), and she raised her hand aggressively and spoke.

"Oh? What happened?"

“Actually… when Yoshino and I got up, we saw that the lights in Shidou-kun’s house were already on. Yoshino had always wanted to go over and take a look, but she was embarrassed to go alone, so she just stayed here restlessly, waiting for someone to accompany her. Uwuwuwuwuwuwu————————”

While she was talking, Shiona was pressed under the sofa by Shion, making meaningless grunting sounds.

"That... Miss Mengyue... it's not... I just..."

Her delicate little face was as red as a cooked lobster. Shion looked at Mengyue with tears in her eyes and answered hesitantly.

"Ha ha--"

Mengyue smiled bitterly, thought for a moment, then stood up and took two sets of warm coats and scarves.

After handing the small set to Yoshino, Mengyue asked.

"Yoshino, I'm hungry. I'm going to go to Shidou's place to get some breakfast. Do you want to come with me?"

"Okay...I want to go too."

Taking the coat handed to her by Mengyue, Shion nodded excitedly, bowed slightly to Mengyue, and spoke softly.

"……Thanks."

"It's okay, we're all family, there's nothing to thank for."

She waved her hand to express indifference, and after putting on her coat and scarf, Mengyue and Shion pushed the door and walked out of the Elf Apartment together.

"call--"

Exhaling a light puff of white mist, Mengyue couldn't help but look up, staring blankly at the gray sky.

(It’s a new year again… I really want to spend it leisurely.)

PS: I said that I would resume updating “after” the 19th (speechless).

Dream Moon New Year (II)

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Using the spare key to open the door, Mengyue and Yoshino walked into the entrance of the Gokawa family.

"Shidou, is breakfast ready?"

"Excuse me……"

In response to Mengyue's call, footsteps slowly approached, but what was slightly different from expectations was that the person who greeted them was not Shidou, but her sister Kotori.

"Oh, it's Mengyuejie and Shiono-chan. Sorry, we are a bit busy right now. The food is ready and placed in the living room. You can go and eat."

"Kotori-chan, what are you doing now?"

Seeing Qin Li's outfit at this time, Meng Yue couldn't help but ask curiously,

Unlike before, Kotori was now wearing a rather plain, rough-made old shirt and shorts, with a headscarf on her head and a feather duster in her hand for dusting.

"Spring cleaning?"

"Well, that's what happened."

Nodding with a wry smile, Kotori waved the duster in her hand and sighed helplessly.

"Last night, Onii-chan suddenly said she wanted to do a thorough cleaning of the house. She said she wanted to do a thorough cleaning of her heart at the same time, and she got me up early in the morning to help clean up."

"Throat——Shidou actually woke up Kotori-chan? This is quite rare."