Tokyo Soft Rice King

Generally speaking, clothes worn by the deceased during his or her lifetime should be disposed of, but Grandma Kobayashi secretly kept a few pieces because of personal feelings.

From these details, we can see that Grandma Kobayashi still deeply loves her husband, and her feelings have not faded at all because of her husband's departure.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, since it was the truth, there was nothing to hide, so Grandma Kobayashi simply gave up.

"I couldn't bear to throw it away, so I kept it. Why, is that not okay?"

"Of course, but why didn't you take out this good stuff earlier? I'm wearing my school uniform to go to school in this hot weather."

"You kid don't seem to be shy at all. Those are clothes worn by a dead person."

"Why should I be shy? Grandpa Xiaolin is a role model for my generation. I can't respect him enough."

"Humph……"

Although the response to Hei Yuming was just a cold snort, judging from the curve of Granny Kobayashi's mouth, she was actually very happy.

It is impossible for a wife to be unhappy when her husband is worshipped.

Grandma Kobayashi walked towards her room with her hands behind her back and greeted Hei Yuming.

"Come with me, I'll go look for it."

"Now that I'm here, I'll burn some incense for the old man."

Hei Yuming followed, and seeing that he was about to be left in the living room, Zi Zhigong also raised his hand and asked cautiously.

"Um, Granny Xiaolin, can I go take a look too?"

"Of course you can. My old man loves beautiful children like you, Ziyin-chan, the most. When he was alive, his favorites were his granddaughters."

"Thank you."

The two of them followed into Grandma Kobayashi's room on the first floor.

In Grandma Kobayashi's room, there is an altar for the spirits of deceased relatives. On it are placed the portrait of Grandpa Kobayashi, some fruits, water, incense sticks, and a "spiritual horse" made by Kuroba Ming using eggplants and chopsticks.

It's not like this normally, but the altar was set up a while ago for the Ullambana Festival.

The Ullambana Festival is commonly known as the Ghost Festival, and can also be considered Japan's Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is usually from August 13th to August 16th. Japanese office workers also have a holiday during these three days, so it is also called the "summer vacation for working people."

Although the Obon Festival was over, Granny Kobayashi was not in a hurry to put away the altar because she missed her husband.

Hei Yuming went to light a stick of incense, and Zi Zhigong hurriedly followed to pay his respects.

After paying her respects, she had the opportunity to carefully observe the portrait and found that Grandpa Kobayashi was a very kind old man. The portrait also had a smile on his face, and he looked very kind.

"Oh, I found it. Sure enough, there's the Jinbei that the old man wore when he was young."

The Jinbei here does not refer to the fishman who knows karate, but refers to a traditional Japanese clothing, which is the home clothes worn by men in summer, a bit like the sauna clothes worn when going to a sauna.

Grandma Kobayashi handed the clothes to Hei Yuming, but when Hei Yuming took it, Grandma Kobayashi grabbed the clothes and gave him a serious instruction.

"Don't wear them out, kid. Wash them for me. Don't wear his clothes with your dirty body..."

"I know! Are you going to give it to me or not?"

"Hey... go ahead, and remember to take down your gym clothes for Shion-chan after you're done washing."

"Yoshi! I'll go right away!"

After taking the clothes, Kuroba Ming ran out of the room, leaving Murasakimiya and Grandma Kobayashi alone in the room.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Zi Zhigong seemed very reserved.

"Don't be so nervous, Shion-chan, relax and just treat this place as your home."

"Yes……"

"I'm sorry for what happened just now. Although I have a house somewhere else and can provide you with temporary housing, I won't go against the agreement I made with my old man. You're not someone I should help, so I really can't take you in under the name of the Kobayashi family."

So that’s it, it’s an agreement.

It’s just like the agreement between me and the wise ruler.

If it were me, I would definitely not want to break this agreement.

Thinking of this, Zi Zhigong smiled naturally.

"It's okay, I understand you. Mother-in-law, you must love your husband very much."

Hearing this, Granny Kobayashi did not show a happy expression, but said with a wry smile.

"I have a love-hate relationship with him...but overall, I think my love outweighs my hate."

This answer surprised Zi Zhigong very much. Seeing how much Granny Kobayashi cherished Grandpa Kobayashi's clothes just now, Zi Zhigong thought that Granny Kobayashi was a woman who devoted everything to love like her mother, but now it seems that this is not the case?

"Eh? Why would you hate him? Isn't he your husband?"

Grandma Kobayashi suddenly became excited and clenched her fists until they became hard.

"Of course I hate him! I hate him so much that my teeth hurt just thinking about it now! I can only say this after he's dead. Do you know how many women I quarreled with because of him?"

"Well……"

"Don't be fooled by his harmless appearance. He's got a tongue full of eloquence. If you were to tell me about his romantic affairs, I'm afraid it would take three days and three nights to finish. He had an affair with a widow (or widow) during his student days, stayed at a geisha's house, and some people even said he had many local wives..."

"Is Grandpa Xiaolin really that kind of person?"

"Sadly, these are all true."

"..."

Zi Zhigong had a blank expression on his face, but was deeply shocked. It was true that one cannot judge a book by its cover.

The imagined image of Grandpa Kobayashi as a majestic figure also collapsed.

Turns out he's a scumbag grandpa.

"But, in the end, I still won, hum!"

Grandma Kobayashi raised her left hand to show off the platinum ring on her ring finger.

"The reason I have the surname Xiaolin now is all because of my own efforts."

"Grandma is so amazing..."

"So, Ziyin-chan, you have to pay more attention too."

"Huh? Me?"

"I see the shadow of my old man in that kid. If you're really interested in him, you'd better keep a close eye on him, otherwise you'll regret it later."

This is the experience of someone who has been there.

Hei Yuming, who had not yet become a scumbag, was labeled as a scumbag in reserve.

Chapter 29: Sealed Love

Although she was kindly reminded, Shizumiya was more concerned about the fact that Granny Kobayashi mistook her for Kuroba Akira's lover, so she clarified it again.

"Um... Mother-in-law, he and I don't have that kind of relationship..."

"I understand. You're still only a little concerned about him."

"Well... because Mingjun is indeed an incredible person."

My child, this is the beginning of love...and also the beginning of Shura Field.

Grandma Kobayashi sighed in her heart.

When she was young, she fell in love with a man named Kobayashi Dewan at first sight and followed him for the rest of her life.

This relationship was not all smooth sailing. We experienced countless times when our fate was almost broken, but in the end, it finally came to fruition.

As a result, even after the marriage, there were still some women who came to give gifts and tried to seize the position of the main wife. Grandma Kobayashi didn't know how many times she had been angry about these things.

However, it was obvious that she was the one who was angry, but he left first... This made Grandma Kobayashi feel a little amused and helpless.

"I've only known that guy for half a year, so I can't say I know him very well, but from what I can see, he's going to become quite popular."

"Humanity?"

"He'll be surrounded by a lot of people. Although there doesn't seem to be anyone around him right now, that's only because he hasn't started socializing yet... Once he starts expanding his social circle, he'll probably attract a bunch of women soon. Actually, Shiyin-chan, you were tricked into coming to me by him, right?"

"Well……"

"Don't feel ashamed, because they are so special, so special that they don't belong to this world."

In fact, it is not the case.

"So you have to seize the present moment. You are the only one by his side now."

"...Mother-in-law, I don't want to think about these things right now. I want to focus on my future career and support myself first before I think about other things."

"It seems that you don't desire love, Shion-chan."

It is obvious that boys and girls of this age all yearn to have a lover and have a passionate or sweet love.

But Ziyin of Zizhigong locked her feelings in a box deep in her heart.

This may be related to her original family environment and the reason why she ran away from home this time.

"I just feel... that we can't have illusions about love."

"You're not wrong to think this way. If you always expect to gain everything from love, when you lose love, you will lose everything, even your soul will be sucked away."

"Even so, do you still want to pursue love? Since you know you'll get hurt from the beginning, why not just give it up?"

"Because love is a beautiful thing, it would be a pity to give it up."

"I don't understand..."

"That's because you haven't truly loved someone yet. Once you fall in love with someone, you'll realize that this is a feeling that will make you happy as long as you have it."

"As long as I have it, I'll feel happy... It sounds like magic."

"Haha, yes, it does seem like magic. However, love doesn't only bring happiness. Sometimes, this feeling can also bring great pain..."

As she spoke, the smile on Grandma Kobayashi's face turned into a wry smile.

"You see, he has left me, but I still keep his clothes, because only in this way can I feel that he is still by my side."

"Mother-in-law..."

"Look at me, I like to talk nonsense when I get old. I'm just saying it casually. I won't get involved in the affairs of you young people."

Grandma Kobayashi ended the topic at the right time. She just read that Zi Zhigong felt a little envious of the relationship between her and her old couple, so she gave some experience as a person with experience.

And she actually felt that it was a pity that Murasakimiya Shion was paired with Hei Yuming.

How could that guy marry such a beautiful wife?

She's also the precious daughter of the Zizhigong family...

What would happen if Hei Yuming, who always shouts that he wants to lie down and give up, becomes a son-in-law?

It would be better to let Ziyin take the lead and turn Hei Yuming into a henpecked husband to prevent her from following her old path.

"Anyway, the current situation, living under the same roof, is also a good opportunity for you, Shion-chan. You will have many opportunities to interact with each other, so try to get to know him better."

"Yes, I will."

"Well, tell me your clothing size, and I'll get you a set of home clothes tomorrow."

"Thank you very much, Grandma."

Then just at this moment, Kuroba Akira, who had changed into Jinbe, also came back and walked in while wiping his hair with a towel.

"I'm done, that's fast enough!"

Granny Kobayashi's expression changed instantly, as if her gentle appearance towards Murasaki Palace just now was all fake, and she angrily scolded Hei Yuming.

"You little bastard! Wipe your hair clean before you come out! Don't let the water drip everywhere!"

Hei Yuming pretended not to hear and stuffed the sportswear in his hand into Zi Zhigong's arms.

"Here, it's your turn to wash. Wear this after you're done."

"Okay, thank you……"