In the countryside, dinners are typically early, but even so, it was completely dark outside after dinner, as the natural rhythm of short days and long nights in winter is vividly manifested in these rural areas without widespread street lighting.
Tsukimi Sakurazawa wanted to help Higashino Rin with the dishes but was shooed away by her, who claid it was highly inappropriate for a guest to do such things. Along the way, Shirakawa Sawahei was also sent off to keep Tsukimi Sakurazawa company.
Higashino Kei had so drinks, and coupled with his exhaustion from the day, he soon went to his room to sleep. Little Higashino Seira thoughtfully took care of her father and, once everything was settled, started fiddling with the drawing board she got during the day, clearly very fond of this souvenir.
Though the countryside house wasn’t particularly luxurious or cozy, there was no shortage of sleeping spaces. Higashino Rin laid out a big bed for them and sorted out the heating, then left them to their own devices—after all, this was also a ho where Shirakawa Sawahei had stayed, and with Tsukimi Sakurazawa being her nephew’s girlfriend, it made no sense to insist they sleep in separate beds.
Even if they hadn’t reached the stage of sharing a room, that wasn’t a big deal.
Soone has to lend a helping hand. Why not ?
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Tsukimi Sakurazawa: "..."
Sorry, Aunt, I misunderstood before, thinking you wanted to make work hard; I didn’t expect you to be the one who cared most for your nephew!
The old rascal laughed to himself, pinching his bewildered girlfriend’s cheek on purpose, "Are you scared?"
"What, what should I be scared of... It’s just sleeping together... We’ve shared a room before... If anything, I’d just let you eat up..."
"You say that, but you look really nervous."
"Not being nervous would be weird... This is your house, after all. I can’t even run!"
"Alright, so my lovely girlfriend can sleep well, I won’t scare you." Shirakawa Sawahei squatted down and lifted the quilt, explaining, "Although it looks like a big bed, it’s actually two beds joined together underneath and can be separated."
"I’ll get you another quilt, and we’ll sleep separately tonight."
Tsukimi Sakurazawa breathed a sigh of relief, pulling a wooden grate close at hand, "You still scared ... You don’t do anything that a boyfriend should do."
Shirakawa Sawahei raised an eyebrow, "If I really did what a boyfriend should do, you’d already be in my arms."
"All talk and no action, you rascal, go ahead and hug ... I... Ah... Shirakawa, you’re gonna kill ."
"I hugged you. What’s the matter?"
The long-legged, cute girl, being carried like a princess, glanced up at the face of the old rascal without blinking, with smiling eyes and lightly pursed lips, "Humph... In any case, you just bully . Tomorrow I’ll complain to Aunt Higashino that you’re bullying ."
"To be fair, Aunt might actually wish for to be a beast than a gentleman."
"What do you an?"
"It ans she might want to be a bit bolder."
"No way, Aunt Higashino told that if you bully , just tell her and she’d find a way to help get even."
"Wouldn’t that be unfair?" Shirakawa Sawahei feigned discontent, "In a few days, I’ll go chat with your aunt at the Tsukimi Family to see if she could give so pointers on how to discipline my girlfriend."
"Pshaw, rascal." Tsukimi Sakurazawa teased, "I won’t talk to you. Tonight, don’t even think about getting into my quilt."
"Hmm??"
Shirakawa Sawahei felt like he vaguely missed out on so perk.
...
Winter nights in the countryside are especially long. In bigger families, if there are enough people, they might gather to play mahjong or cards for fun, as the TV signal here clearly isn’t enjoyable. With no other choice, Shirakawa Sawahei, after washing up, obediently crawled into his quilt and lay there, staring at his girlfriend’s pretty profile, daydreaming.
His biological clock wasn’t set for this ti; he couldn’t fall asleep, so he might as well watch Tsukimi and think about how to get rich.
Gaining the right to converse with the Tsukimi Family and the Hayakawa family was undoubtedly difficult. Money alone might not suffice; the Hayakawa family had seen plenty of it... Even the Black Hearted Lolita could casually buy so properties to turn into toilets with her pocket money. As for Miss Kaori, there’s no need to ntion.
It’s so hard... The life of a rascal... If only life’s dinsion suddenly lowered its intelligence, like letting acquire supre dical skills, then randomly encountering an old man on the road, saving him, and finding out he’s the Neon tycoon, the wealthiest magnate, who out of gratitude gives all his assets...
Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a mont and suddenly laughed, feeling he must have been brainwashed to be dreaming such unrealistic dreams... His always quiet, pretending-to-sleep girlfriend, Miss Tsukimi, couldn’t hold it anymore and said angrily, "Shirakawa, what are you laughing at!"
"I didn’t laugh."
"You clearly laughed just now! I heard it!"
"Weren’t you asleep?"
"You woke up!" The girl turned over to look at him, snorting, "What were you doing just now?"
"Just now? Watching you."
"Watching do what?"
"Is it illegal to look at my girlfriend?"
"Pshaw, who’s your girlfriend." Tsukimi Sakurazawa emphasized, "You’re a rascal now, don’t try to blur the lines easily."
"Hmm? You found out, next ti I’ll be more careful."
"Being careful won’t help." The girl said proudly, "I’m more cautious than you."
Shirakawa Sawahei chuckled, reaching out to touch the girl’s cheek, only to have her gently slap it away from under the quilt, giving him a sideways glance.
"Why pinch my face, it’ll get round."
"It’d still look good round."
"Liar, you boys love to deceive... Always saying you like cute and slightly chubby ones, but the truth is, you just like the good-looking ones."
"Are you fat?"
"I’m not fat!"
"Are you good-looking?"
"What do you think?"
"Isn’t that it?" Shirakawa Sawahei shrugged, "You’re neither fat nor ugly, plus you’re exactly the type I like."
"And what about in the future? What if I beco unattractive then?"
"You won’t." Shirakawa Sawahei said softly, "I will always rember how you look now, even in old age, I won’t forget."
Tsukimi Sakurazawa stared at Shirakawa Sawahei, montarily lost, and replied, "Then forget it... You rember as young and pretty now, but when I’m in my thirties or forties, you’ll despise for being old..."
"I won’t." Shirakawa Sawahei patiently explained, "You’ll have different charms in different tis, and I won’t emphasize the supposed difference between inner beauty and outer beauty, because to , those are all you."
"There’s no such thing as inner beauty being nobler than outer beauty, nor is outer beauty more popular than inner beauty. You are you, the girl I love."
"No matter what you beco, I will love you with the greatest passion of my life."
"I promise."
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