Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 130 Garden: Keep the good stuff within the family, Kitahara-sensei, do you want a woman or not?

"What? Uncle and Aunt got divorced? When did that happen? They were fine yesterday!" Sonoko exclaimed in shock, her eyes wide with disbelief.

She always thought that with Ran mediating between the two, Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri's relationship wouldn't deteriorate further.

But now, in just one day, it has already escalated to the point of divorce. Could it be that Uncle Mori betrayed Aunt Eri?

The more Sonoko thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, she knew very well what Uncle Mori was like.

He was greedy, lustful, and addicted to gambling. Apart from drugs, gambling, and prostitution, he had dabbled in everything else. How could he not get into trouble under such circumstances?

Many wealthy people have fallen victim to these places, let alone Kogoro Mouri, who has seen far too many of these things.

Hearing this, Xiaolan sighed and took a vicious bite of her bread: "It's all because my dad can't control himself and made a mistake. My mom found out, so he wants a divorce."

Sonoko's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Just as I thought, Uncle Mori lost control of himself, and then trouble ensued.

"So you didn't stop them?"

In the past, Xiao Lan would definitely step in to stop their divorce and continue to mediate between them.

But judging from Xiaolan's current appearance, she doesn't seem to have done anything and isn't in a hurry at all.

This is abnormal, it's extremely abnormal.

There must be something wrong here!

“I’m not going to stop it anymore.” Xiaolan smiled freely, but there was still a trace of sadness in her eyes: “I feel like I’ve been delaying my mother all these years, so I’m not going to get involved in these things anymore and let them handle it themselves.”

"But by now, they should have already left the ward office!"

"what?"

Sonoko blinked, reached out and stroked Ran's forehead, then touched her own forehead with her other hand.

"You don't have a fever, how could you say something like that?!"

She actually heard Xiaolan say something like, "We're not going to stop them; let them do what they want."
This really shocked her!
Xiaolan is definitely acting strangely today, even abnormally so, or you could say she's frighteningly normal.

Could it be that the shock was too great and damaged his brain?

This made her even more worried.

"Of course I don't have a fever. I just figured it out. I almost didn't wake up, so I naturally figured it out."

Xiao Lan rolled her eyes at Yuan Zi and was about to slap away her mischievous hand, but it was grabbed by her.

"I asked you about your hand this morning, but you wouldn't tell me. Plus, you're acting so strangely right now. What happened yesterday? Please don't hide it from me, okay? We're best friends!"

Sonoko grasped Ran's hand, and looking at her hand wrapped in bandages, a tear welled up in her eyes, and even her voice trembled with a sob.

She had been worried about Xiaolan since morning, but Xiaolan pretended to be strong and didn't tell her anything.

The more Xiaolan acted this way, the more afraid she became, afraid of losing Xiaolan, her good friend.

"The garden."

Ran paused for a moment when she saw the tears glistening in Sonoko's eyes, then let out a long sigh of relief, looking carefree.

"Okay, I'll tell you the whole story, but you can't tell anyone else, okay?"

This is, after all, a family scandal, and family scandals should not be aired in public. If Sonoko weren't her best friend and cared about her so much, she wouldn't have said anything.

"Ok!"

Sonoko nodded vigorously, wiping the tears from her cheeks.

Ran then told Sonoko the whole story.

After learning all this, Sonoko finally understood why Ran was the way she was.

So you really have figured it out!
"But Mr. Kitahara is really amazing. He even knows hypnosis and helped Ran get through the crisis. He truly deserves to be the man I've set my sights on!"

Sonoko stood with her hands on her hips, looking very proud.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan covered her forehead and shook her head: "If you have taken a liking to Kitahara-sensei, then why don't you go after him?"

If you don't pursue her, then I'll have my mom do it.

Hearing this, Sonoko immediately deflated, her face contorted with distress. "It seems like Kitahara-sensei isn't interested in me at all. Although I've texted him, he only replies with 'uh-huh' or 'oh'. It seems I'm not his type."

"That's it"

Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief; she was really afraid that Yuanzi would run into her mother.

Although she hasn't told her mother about this yet.

"But it's okay, I'm going to introduce my sister to Kitahara-sensei." Sonoko was instantly revitalized, clenching her fist.

Although she can't have it, her sister might be able to. If her sister can't, then there's really nothing she can do.

If Kitahara Natsuhiro were here, he would definitely say: I don't want your daughter, I want you!
"Ah, Ayako-nee?"

Thanks to her childhood friendship with Sonoko, she had visited the Suzuki Manor and even stayed there several times, so she was very familiar with the Suzuki family and naturally knew Ayako Suzuki as well.

Moreover, she only had these thoughts after she knew that Kitahara-sensei and Sonoko had no future together.

But now, after one garden has been gone, another one has appeared – is Kitahara-sensei really that sought after? If so, then my judgment is still pretty good, Mom, you're in luck!

However, even Ayako-neechan...
"Yeah, my mom has been picking out husbands for my older sister lately, and they're all sons of wealthy tycoons. I don't like any of them; they don't seem like good enough."

"So I joined in the fun and put Kitahara-sensei's photo in the profiles of those chaebol sons, hoping my mom would see it and maybe it would work," Sonoko said with a grin.

Choosing a husband for Ayako Suzuki is a decision made by the Suzuki family. They plan to arrange a marriage for their eldest daughter, Ayako Suzuki, but of course, Ayako Suzuki can also choose to marry someone she likes.

The only difference is that the former was married out, while the latter was married into the Suzuki family.

Furthermore, it was Suzuki Ayako herself who chose the matchmaking event, instead of having someone she liked marry into the family, because she didn't even have a boyfriend!
However, marrying into the Suzuki family requires ability, and one must also pass the Suzuki family's assessment.

Because this generation of the Suzuki family only has two girls, they can only select elites to marry into the Suzuki family and then let them take charge of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, this giant ship.

Therefore, assessments are necessary, but they will not be particularly difficult.

This can be seen from Tomoko Suzuki's test of Makoto Kyogoku.

As long as he's a normal person, that's fine. The Suzuki conglomerate has a large number of professional personnel to manage things, so the future successor just needs to follow the established procedures and there shouldn't be any major problems.

Of course, you can also adopt a boy or have a third child.

But Tomoko Suzuki and Shiro Suzuki did not do that.

Therefore, it was inevitable for the Suzuki family to have a son-in-law marry into the family, and now this heavy responsibility has fallen on Sonoko's shoulders.

"That's it"

Xiaolan's lips twitched slightly, and her smile seemed somewhat forced.

"Xiao Lan, what's wrong with you?" Yuanzi came over.

"actually."

Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, but finally revealed her plan.

This naturally caused Sonoko to exclaim in surprise again.

"You actually want to introduce Kitahara-sensei to Aunt Eri!?" Sonoko's eyes widened in disbelief.

Is this still the Xiaolan she knows?

Not only did he not stop his parents from divorcing, but he even helped his mother find a man.

This is such a complete and profound realization!

Xiaolan was a little embarrassed: "That's what I was thinking, but I haven't told my mom yet."

"However, I..."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko looked relaxed and waved her hand, saying, "It's nothing, there's no need to take it to heart."

"Didn't I tell you? I just came here to join in the fun."

"My mother is the one who really makes the decisions, and she seems determined to have my older sister marry into another wealthy family to strengthen the family's power."

"The only thing I can do now is show Kitahara-sensei's photo to my mom. The key is whether she agrees or not, but based on my thinking, I guess she won't agree."

"Since you're planning to find a boyfriend for Aunt Eri, then I'll just leave it at that."

She didn't care about such things at all, because she knew very well that her mother would never agree.

Because her older sister has already decided on the marriage alliance, she is no longer considering anyone outside the chaebol family, unless her older sister changes her mind.

But given her older sister's personality, it would be very difficult to change her mind.

After all, she was the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, pampered since childhood, and might not be used to a life of hardship. Moreover, as a member of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, she ultimately had to think about the Suzuki Zaibatsu's interests.

Despite the fact that the Suzuki Zaibatsu has risen to the top position in Japan, in the eyes of some other zaibatsu, they are still considered nouveau riche.

That's why they want to solidify their position through marriage.

As for those who think the Suzuki zaibatsu are nouveau riche, it's naturally the Ooka zaibatsu.

After all, the Ooka Zaibatsu family has produced a prime minister and wields considerable political power in Japan, which the Suzuki Zaibatsu cannot match. Moreover, they are aristocrats!

Therefore, in their eyes, the Suzuki zaibatsu, who had amassed enormous wealth in just a few decades, were naturally nouveau riche and looked down on them completely.

Among them, Ooka Momiji is a member of the Ooka Zaibatsu family.

"Yuanzi." Xiaolan was deeply moved.

She knew that Sonoko was facilitating her mother's relationship with Kitahara-sensei.

Although nothing is certain yet, she is very confident about this matter.

"Hehe." Sonoko hugged Ran tightly and said with a grin, "Oh, we don't need to be so polite between us."

"On the contrary, I am somewhat interested in Aunt Eri and Mr. Kitahara's relationship. If they really go on a date, they must let me know."

At this moment, Sonoko became a source of amusement.

"My plans are still far from being finalized."

"Auntie Eri is so charming, no one could dislike her!"

(End of this chapter)