This is not the date I wanted.

Rokuko's eyes widened and he held his breath involuntarily.

She knew the other person. Although compared with the picture of the person in her memory, the woman in front of her had changed from a young and beautiful girl to a virtuous and steady wife. Her appearance, personality, and temperament had all changed greatly, but even so, Rokuko could still recognize the other person's identity at a glance.

His pupils were slightly moist and Rokuko's body was trembling slightly.

"sister……"

"Mom~"

Just then, the little girl ran to the woman's side, shouting.

"What's wrong, Hikaru? You look happy."

The woman asked curiously, gently touching the little girl's head.

"Hikari! I made a new friend!"

"new friend?"

Hearing this, the woman looked at the three people in surprise.

"Nice to meet you. I'm a distant relative of the Awashima family. My name is Harutsuki."

Meng Yue bowed slightly to the woman and gave her pseudonym in a very polite and natural manner.

By the way, Awashima is the surname of a third-rank officer in Fraxinus' crew. Since the other party's hometown happened to be in the same village as Rokuko's sister, Kotori colluded in advance and made Yumezuki and the other two become distant relatives of the Awashima family.

"And the two are my silly Ou Doudou and the lovely Ichimodo."

"Hello, my name is Awashima... Awashima Natsuhi. Please give me your guidance."

Looking at Mengyue speechlessly, Shidao sighed, and introduced her reluctantly using this pseudonym that looked like a resort leisure advertisement.

"Sixth..."

When it was his turn, Rokuko was about to introduce himself when he suddenly noticed Shidou winking at him. He then reacted and quickly changed his words.

"My name is Awashima Aki. Please give me your guidance..."

The woman seemed to have a vague impression of the three people's names.

"Oh! Speaking of which, the wife of the Awashima family said that some distant relatives are coming to visit today. Hello, my name is Tsukikawa Rokuri, and this is my daughter."

"My name is Guang! Yuechuan Guang!"

Guang answered with a loud voice, and then looked at the three people with curious eyes and asked.

"Where did big sisters and big brothers come from?"

"We are from Tiangong City, Guang-chan."

Meng Yue replied with a smile.

"Tiangong City? Is that a big city?"

"Yeah, a big city."

"oh oh!!!!"

"Are you from Tiangong City?"

Liu Li asked in surprise.

"Yeah, that's right."

Shidao nodded affirmatively. Seeing this, Liuli couldn't help but show a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.

"What a coincidence! I also lived in Tiangong City a long time ago."

"NeNe! Mom, I want to hear big sister and big brother talk about things in the big city! Can you invite them to our house to play?

"Well, of course."

Liuli gently touched Guang's little head and made a proposal to Mengyue and others.

"Miss Chunyue, if you don't mind, would you like to come to our house for lunch?"

Mengyue and Shidao looked at each other and nodded gratefully to Liuli.

"Well, if it's not too much trouble, we'll bother you."

Afterwards, after receiving the invitation from the host, Mengyue and others finally entered Yuechuan's house.

"It went surprisingly smoothly. I had thought of several conversation modes in advance, but it seems that it is unnecessary."

Hearing Mengyue's sigh, Shidao replied with a wry smile.

"Maybe it's because the folks in the countryside are simple and honest, so they don't have any suspicion of someone they meet for the first time."

Then, Shidou looked at Rokuko, who had been silent since he introduced himself, and asked with some concern.

"Are you okay?"

"…I'm sorry, this is a little confusing. I have a lot to say, but I don't know where to start."

Rokuko replied with a disappointed look on his face.

"Well, I understand how you feel. But you have to work harder. Otherwise, when we go back, you might not be able to talk to your family."

There was a trace of panic in Liu Ku's eyes. Meng Yue's words were what she least wanted to see.

"Liu'er knows, Liu'er... No, I will try my best."

He took off his clothes and walked through the entrance hall, along the wooden corridor and into the living room. As if noticing the footsteps of Mengyue and others, an elderly couple walked in.

"Welcome back, Liu Guang."

"Oh? There are so many guests today."

(Dad...Mom...)

Rokuko looked at the two of them in silence. If her sister had given her the impression of change, then the manifestation of time on her parents was aging, with a few more wrinkles on their faces, their jet-black hair turning white, and their once straight backs now becoming a little hunched.

The only thing that hasn't changed is their friendly and gentle smiles.

"Dad, Mom. These three are relatives of the Awashima family. They are visiting our village these days."

Liuli handed the purchased ingredients to her mother and introduced them to the two of them.

"Hello. Sorry to bother you."

After the three of them briefly introduced themselves, Liuli's mother answered very kindly.

"I see. Of course you are very welcome. Wait a minute. I will go prepare lunch now."

"Mom, I'll help too..."

Before Rokuli could finish, Rokuko and the Rokuli family, including Guang, all looked unhappy.

"Liuli, you stay here quietly. It's too early for you to go into the kitchen."

"Oh, but..."

Liuli was somewhat dissatisfied when she heard what her mother said.

"Please Liuli, just save your energy. Don't bother my old stomach."

My father smiled bitterly and advised me earnestly.

"Mom, it's very rude to serve your food to guests."

Guang looked at his mother and shook his head silently.

"Forehead--"

Seeing that his cooking skills were completely denied by his daughter and parents, Liu Li was devastated and lowered his head in dejection.

"Um... I'll go prepare tea and snacks..."

"Na... Rokuko, isn't your sister good at cooking?"

Meng Yue quietly approached Rokuko and asked in a low voice. Rokuko nodded silently in response.

"Indeed. My sister is a food idiot. Once, Liu Er tasted my sister's cooking and was hospitalized for food poisoning."

"It seems like my cooking skills haven't improved at all..."

Looking at Liu Li's disappointed back as he left, Meng Yue also smiled bitterly.

"Well...if you don't mind, I'll come and help. I'm also often in charge of cooking at home."

Shidou raised his hand and proposed.

"How can this be possible? How can we ask guests to help? No, no, no."

Liu Li's mother waved her hand and said.

"But, we came here uninvited, but we still asked you to prepare our lunch. I feel a little guilty about that. At least let me help you. Don't worry, I won't hold you back, auntie."

"Hmm..." Liuli's mother held her cheek in some confusion, but seeing Shidao's insistence, she nodded in agreement, "Okay, then, I'll leave it to you."

"it is good!"

"Oh - go ahead! Do your best! My stupid Odoudou~ Summer~"

"...Okay, I'll leave this to you, Sister Chunyue."

Seeing Meng Yue's proud behavior, Shidao stood up from the cushion with a subtle expression. Now he regretted why he didn't insist on being the eldest son when setting the identity, so that Meng Yue wouldn't be so arrogant, and he could also take the opportunity to let Meng Yue call him "Onii-chan".

"Oh, your brother can cook?"

Liu Li's father asked with some surprise.

"Well, I can't say anything else, but Xia Ri's cooking skills are excellent."

Meng Yue replied with a smile.

"Is that so? I'm really looking forward to it. It's rare for a boy to cook for himself nowadays."

"No, no. Uncle, you're too kind."

After politely answering Rokuko's father, Mengyue walked around the room and her eyes stopped on the chessboard placed in the corner.

"Uncle, do you still play shogi?

"Yes, I often play chess with other people in the village. Why, little girl, can you play chess too?"

"Well, I've only played shogi a few times."

Mengyue nodded, noticed that Liuli's father seemed to be itching to do something, and her eyes turned and she smiled and proposed.

"If uncle doesn't mind, would you like to play a round with me before dinner?"

"Oh? Since you said so, let's go to the Engoku area and play a round now. (Note: A corridor surrounding the main body of a Japanese house. In F/Z, Kiritsugu and Shirou admired the moon.)"

Sure enough, upon hearing Meng Yue's words, Liu Li's father smiled brightly. Then he couldn't wait to stand up from the tatami and tidy up the chess table in the corner.

"I'm a novice, uncle, please go easy on me."

"Haha, don't worry. I'll let you go."

"Me! I want to go too!"

At the same time, Guang raised his hand with great interest to express his desire to participate.

"Hey, Haruzuki-sama, I want to know what a big city is like. Can you tell me about it?"

"Of course, then let's go to the edge together."

Mengyue nodded and whispered to Rokuko.

"I'll give you and Liuli a chance to be alone. Do your best."

After all, Rokuko was not used to being in a crowd, and it was a bit difficult for her to speak in front of her parents, sister, and niece. So Mengyue and Shidao sent Rokuko's parents away in various ways, leaving Rokuko with space to communicate with her sister alone.

"Well, thank you Meng... Haruzuki-sister."

Rokuko said gratefully. Mengyue smiled and shrugged, then stood up and pulled Guang out of the living room.

"Sorry for the wait. How about some roasted tea and senbei? Eh? Is it just Akiuchi here? Anyone else?"

Soon, Liuli came back with snacks and drinks. She was stunned when she saw Liu Kui was the only one left in the living room.

"Um, Guan... Natsuhi-ni-san went to help aunt with cooking. Haruzuki-ni-san and Hikari went to play shogi with uncle..."

Rokuko answered nervously.

"Ah... Dad's old habit comes back again. He always likes to invite guests to play chess with him. But Mom is really something. Guests are welcome, but why can't I go into the kitchen?"