Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

Ayano Yui, wearing cherry pink pajamas, appeared out of nowhere. She hugged Ezaki Suguha and said with a smile, "Don't worry, don't worry. Nothing will happen with me at home."

"You"

Sawayama Ako gave her a somewhat irritating look, then added, "For lunch, you can go to the nearby small commercial street for a meal, or you can order takeout. There's an izakaya menu in the drawer of the living room table, with their contact number on it. Just order from there."

"Okay~"

Ayano Yui raised her hand with a smile and gestured as if she was saluting, and then she did not forget to glance proudly at where Sawayama Haruno was.

The latter certainly felt her gaze and had a rough idea of ​​why she was so energetic.

Sure enough, it’s because of what I said in the bathhouse last night, right?

"Is it almost time to leave?"

Sawayama Haruno touched his chin and turned his gaze to Miyazawa Maki who was sitting on the ground adjusting the laces of her boots. She was concentrating on it but the laces kept getting more and more tangled after a long time, which made people laugh.

The corners of Zeshan Haruno's mouth rose slightly, and he wanted to tease the other party, but after noticing the slightly warning look in his silent old father's eyes, he squatted down obediently and helped to tidy up.

“I can do it myself.”

Miyazawa Maki pouted a little unhappily. She thought she had almost sorted things out, but Sawayama Haruno suddenly intervened.

"Don't be so stubborn at this time. You always like me to help you put on your socks and shoes when you are at home." Sawayama Haruno said without raising his head.

"What nonsense"

Miyazawa Maki's face instantly turned red.

She would indeed do this at home, but now she was in Sawayama Haruno's hometown, and his parents were watching. Of course, she was embarrassed to ask Sawayama Haruno to come over and help her put on her shoes.

Damn, this guy is usually very smart, but at a time like this, can't he see that he's trying to pretend to be independent?

Miyazawa Maki snorted twice, and her implication seemed to be that she would give Sawayama Haruno a hard time in the evening.

A non-threatening "warning," is all I can say.

Sawayama Haruno wasn't afraid at all. He quickly helped his girlfriend put on her socks and shoes. Then he stood up and looked at his parents who were fully prepared. He smiled and said, "Is it almost time to go?"

The answer was of course beyond doubt, but before leaving, Sawayama Ako was worried and gave Ayano Yui and Esaki Suguha several instructions, roughly meaning that if they wanted to cook for themselves, they could go to the nearby market to buy vegetables, and she also kept talking about where the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were at home.

Finally, it was Haruno Sawayama's father who urged her impatiently, saying that the members of the Miyazawa family might have arrived, and only then did she hurriedly follow the crowd.

There is plenty of sunshine outside. Although it is already the end of the year, I don't feel the slightest bit of coldness when the warm sun shines on my body.

Not long after they left the house, Miyazawa Maki unconsciously held hands with Sawayama Haruno. This was a subconscious action between young lovers. By the time Miyazawa Maki reacted, Haruno's parents were still watching, but it was already too late.

No, the girl with medium-length hair became more and more shy. She stuck very close to Sawayama Haruno, and seemed to be able to get enough sense of security from her boyfriend.

"Do not worry"

Unable to notice Miyazawa Maki's sensitive thoughts, Sawayama Haruno thought she was worried about what to say when they met later, so he gently squeezed her little hand.

I don't know what there is to be nervous about. They have met each other's families and are very happy with each other.

In Sawayama Haruno's opinion, the only thing he needs to worry about is how to deal with the problems between himself, Mana, and Maki.

"I didn't say I was worried. Never mind. You definitely don't understand." Miyazawa Maki wrinkled her nose and leaned forward cautiously, whispering, "I'm just worried that our parents would see us being so intimate and we'd be embarrassed."

"Mom and dad have called you, why are you embarrassed?" Sawayama Haruno looked at her in surprise.

This girl doesn't seem embarrassed at all. She calls them "Mom and Dad" so easily. Well, if she has to say something embarrassing, it probably means that she doesn't dare to call them "Mom and Dad" in front of Ako Sawayama and the others.

This guy, really

Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but smile. He held Miyazawa Maki's hand tightly, and the two of them crossed their fingers and walked towards the agreed place.

After this, they became a couple recognized by both sets of parents.

Chapter 346: Maki punches cotton

“Even though I told them to put their minds at ease, it still felt a bit boring in the end.”

In the living room, Ayano Yui yawned out of boredom.

Sawayama Haruno and his group had been gone for over half an hour. She guessed that they should have arrived at the restaurant by now and were ready to order. By the way, what should she and Ezaki Suguha have for lunch?

She frowned and thought hard for a long time but could not find the answer, so she turned her head to look at Ezaki Suguha beside her.

"Suguha, what would you like to eat for lunch?"

"I'm fine with either." Ezaki Suguha held up an old book and said without looking up, "Xiao Wei, do you want to order takeout or go out to eat?"

"Don't ask me, I also have difficulty making choices."

Ayano Yui muttered a few words, and when she saw that Ezaki Suguha was still staring at the book in her hand, she suddenly became curious about what the other person was reading.

When I got closer, I realized that what the other person was holding was not a book, but a photo album of Sawayama Haruno's childhood.

"What? I thought you were looking at something?"

Ayano Yui suddenly felt a little disappointed. She had seen this photo album countless times, even more times than Sawayama Ako. She had memorized every photo of Sawayama Haruno in it deeply.

"Just curious."

Ezaki Suguha flipped through the album to the next page and noticed that almost all of the photos of Sawayama Haruno had the same businesslike smile. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Were all the photos of Haruno like this when he was a child?"

"correct."

Ayano Yui shrugged and said casually, "My brother didn't like taking pictures when he was a child, but then Aunt Ako bought a new camera, so he took pictures every day non-stop. In the end, my brother almost always responded with the same expression."

"No way"

Ezaki Suguha's fingertips gently stroked the slightly yellowed photo and said in surprise, "It doesn't look like a child at all."

"It seems a bit like what you said. At that time, my peers around me were complaining that my brother had an inexplicable sense of oldness, and always felt like a very gloomy adult."

Ayano Yui stretched and said nonchalantly, "But it's not really like that, is it? It's just that outsiders rarely see you showing your true feelings, right?"

“So that’s how it is”

Suguha Ezaki stared at one of the photos and fell into deep thought.

In the photo, Sawayama Haruno is wearing a small dress that she would wear at an elementary school graduation ceremony. The black and red robe makes her look particularly mature. Although she is still a small girl, she has already displayed a temperament that is completely inconsistent with her peers.

By the way, Haruno was really short when he was little.

Ezaki Suguha continued to flip through the pages and after seeing the other person's junior high school photos, she realized that the other person seemed to have developed much later.

It’s not that Sawayama Haruno’s height at that time didn’t match the normal height of the islanders, but it was compared to his current height.

In the junior high school graduation photo, Sawayama Haruno was only about 1.6 meters tall, but when he was in high school, he was already over 1.7 meters tall, close to 1.8 meters. Now, it seems that he has undergone secondary growth spurt unique to boys and is already over 1.8 meters tall.

In just a few years, he has transformed from a serious and cute little boy into a mature and reliable adult.

The corners of Ezaki Suguha's mouth rose unconsciously, and at the same time she felt a little regretful that she had never seen Sawayama Haruno's childhood appearance with her own eyes. If the two of them had been in the same school and the same class, it would probably be a lot more interesting, right?

I don't know if I could have discovered the specialness of Haruno earlier.

"Xiao Wei, is this you from before?"

Suguha Ezaki suddenly discovered something new and asked, pointing to a photo with interest.

It shows a little girl with pigtails, holding tightly onto the hem of Sawayama Haruno's clothes.

Such a familiar appearance made her almost recognize it as Ayano Yui's childhood at a glance. She didn't expect that this guy looked so well-behaved when he was young. Now he looks like a little devil who is about to go mad.

"Ah, you can't look at this."

Seeing that Ezaki Suguha had flipped through her old photos, Ayano Yui immediately grabbed the album nervously.

There are some more difficult things to talk about later, such as when she was crying as a child, and Sawayama Haruno looked at his own photo helplessly.

Aunt Ako took a photo of it at that time and kept it in this album as a souvenir. If the photo had not left such a deep impression on people, Ayano Yui would have wanted to take it away secretly long ago.

Damn dark history!

"Just kidding."

Seeing Ayano Yui's extremely nervous expression, Ezaki Suguha chuckled and did not continue to pester her to see the next photo.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, she took the initiative to say, "It's almost time for lunch, Xiao Wei, have you made up your mind?"

"So I said it," Ayano Yui said depressedly, holding the photo album, "Don't ask me this kind of question. I don't know how to choose."

"In that case, let's go out and eat."

Suguha Ezaki thought for a moment and made a decision.

"Xiao Wei, you haven't lived in your hometown for half a year, so I guess your impression of it has faded. It's a good opportunity for us to go out for a walk and eat at the best restaurants."

"Sure." Ayano Yui responded lazily.

She had no objection. If she ordered takeout, she would probably have to wait a long time anyway. Besides, she had just looked at the takeout list in the drawer and was not very interested in the dishes and set meals on it.

Although the cost of living in Tokyo is very high, there are really a lot of delicious food in Tokyo. Ayano Yui, who has lived there for quite a long time, is now a little unaccustomed to the simple fast food takeout in her hometown.

While she was thinking about where to eat for lunch today, she followed Ezaki Suguha upstairs to change her clothes.

At the same time, on the other side, Sawayama Haruno and his group also successfully met up with the Miyazawa family.

The facts were not beyond Zeshan's father's expectations. The Miyazawa family did arrive at the agreed location earlier than them. Fortunately, they hurried and were not too late. They appeared in the restaurant shortly after Miyazawa Mana and her parents sat down.

Although it was the first time the two families met, the children had known each other for a long time, so it was not as awkward as they had imagined. What surprised them even more was that the attitudes of Miyazawa's parents were particularly harmonious, as if they strongly supported this marriage.

But Miyazawa Maki thought that even if they didn't agree, it wouldn't work. It had come to this point, and she would definitely not walk with anyone other than Haruno. Mana had been smiling since just now, and for some reason she felt inexplicably depressed. Damn it.

She glanced at her sister again. She was sitting on the other side of Sawayama Haruno, just one person's distance away from her.

As if sensing the gaze from her twin sister, Miyazawa Mana subconsciously turned her gaze over. When the two looked at each other, Miyazawa Mana was startled for a moment, then she smiled knowingly.

"whispering sound"

Miyazawa Maki pouted unhappily, took Sawayama Haruno's hand in a show-off manner, and even put it on the table.

But this scene did not seem to have much impact on Miyazawa Mana. She still smiled and occasionally joined in the conversation of several people at the table. Miyazawa Maki suddenly felt like she had punched cotton.

Never mind.

Miyazawa Maki pondered for a while, and soon stopped paying attention to her sister and turned her attention to whispering to Sawayama Haruno.

Both families, whether it was Sawayama Haruno's parents or Miyazawa Maki's parents, seemed happy to see them being so close, so they didn't try to stop them too much.

The pre-meal chat officially ends only when the dishes ordered are served by the waiter.

Although Ayako Sawayama has always lived in a small place like Sennan City, she is a person who has strict family education and etiquette. When she saw everyone at the table paused, she quickly realized that it was time to talk about the wedding.

"Come to think of it, Haruno and Maki's wedding is planned to be held next year, right?" She looked at her future daughter-in-law with a smile.

"yes"

Miyazawa Maki was quietly asking Sawayama Haruno to pick up some food for her when she suddenly noticed everyone's eyes on her. Her face flushed and she explained awkwardly, "Because it seems a bit inconvenient right now, I was thinking of getting married after the babies are born. And the honeymoon trip should also be done after that, right?"

Sawayama Haruno had promised her a honeymoon trip before, but he had not yet decided when to leave. After all, he also had to take advantage of this time to finish the work on his second book as much as possible, so that he could take time off and devote himself wholeheartedly to his family.

“Actually, it’s okay to hold it now, right?”

Miyazawa's mother suddenly said, "When you went to the hospital for a follow-up checkup, the doctor also said that you are in good health. Plus, you are not showing any signs of being pregnant, so it won't have a big impact. At most, we can hold two weddings, one Japanese and one Western."

"Let's talk about it later. It's troublesome to hold a wedding."

Miyazawa Maki was still somewhat reluctant.

The main reason was that she didn't know who she could invite to her wedding. Maybe she could invite some of her colleagues from the video game store, but that would definitely not be enough for the number of friends that a normal wedding should have, right?

The situation on Sawayama Haruno's side seemed to be similar. In fact, the two of them still maintained a certain tacit understanding on this matter. Weddings did not require inviting many people or making them grand. As long as they were romantic enough, it would be fine.

"I'll think about it later."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zeshan Haruno thought for a moment and then said, "I'll make some arrangements next January. Maybe we don't need to hold a wedding. It's okay to take wedding photos in advance, right?"

"All you need to do is make an appointment at the bridal shop."

Miyazawa Mana looked at him and smiled gently. "Besides, it doesn't require as much preparation as a wedding, so you'll have more time."

"Humph"

Maki Miyazawa was a little jealous. She held Sawayama Haruno's hand tightly, as if she was asserting her sovereignty again.

I have to say that this girl is very nervous. It is clear that her relationship with Mana has reconciled a little. Sawayama Haruno guessed that it might be because the parents of both families are here, so she cares so much?

But as long as it's not like this all the time, occasional special circumstances are understandable.

Thinking of this, Sawayama Haruno gently pinched Miyazawa Maki's soft little hand, as if to signal to the other party that he knew the limits, but it was this lukewarm attitude that made Miyazawa Maki even more unhappy.