Tokyo Soft Rice King

Chapter 24 You Sleep in My Room Tonight

Shizumiya lowered her head and used her neat bangs to cover her expression to hide her shyness.

In fact, she had already expected to be misunderstood. After all, when a young boy brings a girl of the same age home, it looks like a couple in a relationship.

But I didn’t expect that Grandma Kobayashi would be so direct. She was convinced that Hei Yuming brought her back just to do that kind of thing... and she even gave her money. Does that mean she supports it?

What does he think?

Although Hei Yuming was complaining madly in his heart, he appeared calm on the surface. This was also due to the expression control brought by the S-level acting talent he had just acquired.

But in Zizhimiya's eyes, Hei Yuming seemed to be an experienced driver, and he often brought girls home.

Could it be that I was deceived? The girl realized it only then.

Fortunately, Hei Yuming came forward to explain in time and resolved the trust crisis that arose at the beginning of the cooperation.

"BBA (old woman), it's not what you think. I brought her back because she is related to Kuroo."

"Oh...she too?"

This sentence immediately made Grandma Kobayashi look at Murasaki Palace in a different light. Originally, she just regarded Murasaki Palace as an appendage of Hei Yuming and had no intention of asking about her.

Although Zi Zhigong is indeed beautiful, her appearance is only fatally attractive to men, but the effect on women is greatly reduced.

When most women see the naturally beautiful Zizhigong Ziyin, they may feel more envy and jealousy than appreciation and fascination.

A natural born succubus who can turn straight women into orange-flavored succubi is a setting that only exists in novels.

What's more, Grandma Kobayashi is also knowledgeable and experienced. She had an 85-point appearance when she was young, and her clothes were more bold, which was worthy of the saying "My cheongsam was open to the shoulders back then", so she didn't have any special feelings about Zi Zhigong's appearance.

In the past, everyone who met her for the first time would compliment her appearance or stare at her intently. This was the first time she was "ignored" like this. It should be said that she was treated as an ordinary person, which made Zi Zhigong feel very strange.

It was Kuroo who attracted Granny Kobayashi?

Murasaki remembers what Kuroha Akira said about Granny Kobayashi being an old witch. Could it be that Kuroo is actually Granny Kobayashi's familiar? Witches and cats are a perfect match!

The girl has begun to have wild fantasies.

Both Kuroba Akira and Granny Kobayashi were too mysterious for the teenage girl, and they intrigued her greatly.

"I was wondering how you managed to trick such a beautiful girl into falling for me. It seems I overestimated you."

Then Grandma Kobayashi showed a kind and amiable smile that suited her age, took Murasakimiya's hand and asked.

"So, where are you from?"

"...?"

However, this question was asked in Chongwen.

It seemed friendly, but it was actually a test to see how she would react.

Zizhigong looked confused. Grandma Kobayashi suddenly said something that was incomprehensible. Judging from the pronunciation, it should be the most popular foreign language at the moment.

I think Kuroba Ming also mentioned it just now... Is this a new way of greeting?

Hei Yuming, who had also been tested, turned his face away guiltily and whistled. He knew that he would not be able to get away with it this time.

"Boy, are you lying to me?"

Grandma Kobayashi's face immediately turned dark and she glared at Hei Yuming fiercely.

"No, I really didn't lie to you. It was Kuroo who really brought me to see her. Kuroo even rubbed her belly."

"..."

Grandma Kobayashi was silent for a while, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Well, that's possible. After all, no one knows what Kuroo is thinking..."

Then she looked at the Purple Palace again, and the sense of intimacy was gone, replaced by a cold rejection.

"However, you don't meet the requirements, so I have no obligation to take you in."

"Well……"

Are you going to be kicked out...?

Zi Zhigong felt a little disappointed, but Hei Yuming was not panicked at all. Instead, he leaned over and said.

"Don't be so heartless, old woman. You've already adopted three people, so it won't matter if you adopt one more, right?"

Grandma Kobayashi rolled her eyes and complained about the slick Kuroba Ming.

"Do you think I'm some nice guy who takes in any homeless person I see? Even though I'm an elderly left-behind family, I don't feel lonely!"

"If I hadn't brought you home, I could have lived a much better life on my own! I wouldn't have to cook every day, it would have been much easier!"

"If it weren't for my old man's last words, I would have kicked you out long ago."

As she said that, Grandma Kobayashi was about to kick Hei Yuming's butt.

In order to practice speaking, Hei Yuming used to pester Grandma Kobayashi every day, which annoyed her so much that she wanted to hit him on the head whenever she saw Hei Yuming's face.

What a wild old woman...

Kuroba Akira speculated that before getting married, Grandma Kobayashi must have been a bad girl from a biker gang. On her way to competing for supremacy in the country, she met her true love, Grandpa Kobayashi, and fell in love with him at first sight, so she became a wife.

I guess what Grandpa Kobayashi would do after traveling through time would be: My future wife is a villain.

"Anyway, rules are rules. I won't provide her with a separate room."

"Oh? So, you mean, we can let her stay if she doesn't have a private room?"

Granny Kobayashi did not give a direct answer, but spoke impatiently.

"Whether you bring back a girlfriend or a poor homeless girl, it's none of my business. The moment I hand over the room key, I won't care about the guests anymore."

The meaning conveyed by Grandma Kobayashi was very clear.

It was impossible for her to take in Zi Zhigong, but if Hei Yuming wanted to keep her in the room, that was not her business.

However, in order to prevent the couple's affectionate voices from disturbing her sweet dreams, Grandma Kobayashi reminded her again.

"But you'd better be careful about the noise. This house is quite old, and the soundproofing is okay, but not very good."

"Although I live on the first floor and won't be disturbed, Mr. Hijikata next door is usually under a lot of pressure, and his wife...well, anyway, if you make too much noise, it might drive him crazy."

"I'm not responsible for mediating conflicts between residents, but if you go too far, I'll kick you all out. Do you understand?"

After listening to Grandma Kobayashi's advice, Hei Yuming complained.

"Don't worry, there won't be any sound. I won't really do anything to her."

Hei Yuming's mental age is that of a man in his thirties, and he is no longer a young man who acts on impulse.

He knew very well that only by keeping the Purple Palace pure could it maintain its highest value, so he would not do anything stupid like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

"Then I would suspect that you are sick."

"..."

"Anyway, let's eat first."

Grandma Kobayashi returned to the open kitchen in the living room to serve today's dinner.

Zi Zhigong still hasn't figured out the result. She thought she would be kicked out just now, but now it seems that's not the case?

She stared blankly at Hei Yuming who was sitting at the dining table, asking herself where she was going next.

"Um, Mingjun, can I stay?"

"Yes, although my mother-in-law said she wouldn't take you in, she allowed me to take you in, which means..."

Hei Yuming pointed at the Purple Palace and then at his room on the second floor.

"You, sleep in my room tonight."

This means...

Wanna sleep together?!

Are we going to sleep together shortly after we met?

This is how adults interact...the legendary one-night stand?

But, I haven’t showered for two days… I smell…

No, I'm not mentally prepared yet...

How to do how to do……

"I'll sleep in the living room."

Okay, overthinking that.

I am an idiot...

And Hei Yuming...

What a fool!!!

Chapter 25 Dad Sends Money

Dinner is curry rice.

Curry again... What a joke! I'm going to throw up!

But these are the only two dishes that Grandma Kobayashi is good at. The other is hot pot, which also does not require much technical skills.

So in the past six months, Hei Yuming has basically only eaten curry and hot pot, and occasionally curry hot pot. He is almost developing curry hot pot anorexia.

"So... your last name is Murasakimiya?"

At the dinner table, after listening to Murasakimiya Shion's self-introduction, Grandma Kobayashi asked a question in return.

"Ha! Yes, yes...hiss...ha! My name is purple, uterus, cough... purple palace, hiss... purple sound desu! Hiss... mother-in-law...ha...you can mess with me just by calling me purple sound!"

The strange breathing and exhaling sounds are caused by the spicy food.

Because Grandpa Xiaolin is from Hunan, and Hunan cuisine is also known for its spicy flavor, the curry made by Grandma Xiaolin is also an extremely spicy curry that far exceeds the spiciness limit of Japanese people.

"I'm sorry, Shion-chan, because usually this kid is the only one who eats the curry rice I make, so I'm used to making it so spicy. From now on, I will make curry that's not spicy."

"It's okay...it's delicious..."

In fact, it was so spicy that she couldn't taste anything. Zi Zhigong felt that her tongue was swollen. She had to stick her tongue out like a puppy to dry it, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable.

Ugh... showing such an ugly face in front of Kuroba Ming...

She was clearly thinking about whether to disfigure herself before, but now she cares about her image again. Zi Zhigong has not yet realized that her mentality is changing.

Although Hei Yuming can eat spicy food, he doesn't have much appetite for curry in such hot weather, so he just fiddled with the spoon and asked.

"What's wrong, old woman?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the surname Murasakimiya is rare. As far as I know, there should only be one Murasakimiya family living in Chiyoda Ward..."

Having said that, Grandma Kobayashi paused and gave a meaningful look.

"It's just that I remember him being an older bachelor. This is the first time I've heard that Zi Zhigong has a daughter this old, and she doesn't seem like an illegitimate daughter..."

"Um... Zi Zhigong is my current surname. It wasn't Zi Zhigong before. Mr. Zi Zhigong is my stepfather."

In Neon, after marriage, a woman takes her husband's surname, while the child's surname is decided by the parents.

In other words, Zizhigong was the surname that Ziyin got after her mother remarried.

Are you living with your stepfather now? It seems this is one of the reasons for the family conflict.

"I see, Zi Zhigong is actually married, and to a divorced woman with a child. Fufu, this is really interesting... But this is troublesome, um..."

Grandma Kobayashi frowned, closed her eyes, and groaned, as if she was thinking about what to do.

Hei Yuming noticed that she seemed to care a lot about this surname. Just as he was about to ask about the Purple Palace, she opened her eyes and said to Ziyin.

"Okay, I understand. After you finish your meal, tell me your family's phone number."

"Hey?"