Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 303 A Battlefield? The Women's Meeting!

Suzuki Estate.

At that moment, Sonoko was in her room, lying on her bed, her fair feet dangling back and forth, when she received a message from Kitahara Natsuhiro: LIEN.

"Fourteen people? That's a lot!" Sonoko exclaimed after seeing LIEN. "And that's with some people not showing up."

"but."

She looked at the list on LIEN's phone with a playful expression.

Aside from her, Ran, Conan, and Amuro Tooru, everyone else on the list is a woman. In other words, all the women on the list are Kitahara Natsuhiro's women, his confidantes.

I almost forgot, Koizumi Akako isn't one either.

So, Sonoko felt that this trip would definitely be very interesting.

During this time, she frequently went online and learned a new term: "battlefield".

This is very suitable for Kitahara Natsuhiro's situation.

A fight between women can truly be described as a battlefield.

She needs to see carefully what will happen this time.

"This trip is going to be so much fun!"

The purpose of this trip was to visit Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido, the largest hot spring in Hokkaido, known for its "Hell Valley," a volcanic crater that spews out large amounts of sulfur gas and hot spring water, creating a landscape of white steam and red rocks. The water is an alkaline simple spring, which has a very good moisturizing effect on the skin and is known as the "Spring of Beauty."

So this is the destination of Kitahara Natsuhiro and his group.

"To ensure this trip can continue, I'll contribute the biggest RV in my house!"

"Consider it the cost of a theater ticket!"

This time, instead of taking the Shinkansen, we went on a road trip in a campervan, which made it much more interesting.

Tokyo is only 800 kilometers from Hokkaido, and there are hotels along the way, so there's no need to worry about not having a place to stay.

Besides, with so many people, a road trip is definitely the best way to have fun, and it also allows us to watch more shows for a few more days.

This is really great.

"We need to get someone to clean the RV as soon as possible; it hasn't been driven in a while."

Sonoko immediately sat up in bed, then dialed the landline in the room to contact her maid and ask them to clean the RV, as it was ready for immediate use.

After doing all that, Sonoko immediately called her best friend, Ran.

After all, among this group was Ran's mother, Eri Kisaki, and besides Ran's mother, there was also Conan's mother, Fumiyo.

That's so much fun!
So she was eager to tell Ran about it, and also Conan.

At the same time, I was also a little relieved that I hadn't tried to match my older sister with Kitahara Natsuyu.

Otherwise, my sister will not be happy.

She could only watch others experience chaotic situations; she didn't want her own family members to encounter them.

Of course, Kitahara Natsuhiro is a good person, but not a good man; he's a real scumbag.

But that's what makes it even more interesting.

Toot toot.
After ringing for several seconds, the phone was finally answered.

Immediately, Xiaolan's voice came through the phone, and there were no other sounds around, so she must be in her room.

"Sonoko, why are you calling me so late?" Ran asked.

Xiaolan had finished eating and taking a shower, and was sitting at her desk reading a book.

She was a little curious about why Sonoko was calling at this time.

Upon hearing this, Sonoko spoke up, her voice filled with excitement: "The destination for our trip has been decided: Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido."

Hearing this, Ran smiled: "Noboribetsu Onsen?"

"Is that the hot spring known as the Fountain of Beauty?"

"I've heard it's good for the skin, but I haven't been there yet."

She also frequently goes to hot springs, but these are just regular hot springs that she gets by drawing tickets in the shopping street.

But this time, they were going to Noboribetsu Onsen, which is known as the "Spring of Beauty".

She's already looking forward to this hot spring trip.

“That’s right, it’s the Fountain of Beauty.” Sonoko nodded and smiled, a particularly cunning smile. “Although we’re going to the Fountain of Beauty this time, you probably don’t know the list of people on the guest list, do you?”

"A list of people?" Xiaolan asked, puzzled. "Isn't it just Brother Kitahara and his restaurant staff, plus some friends?"

"Any questions?"

"The problem?" Sonoko grinned. "The problem lies in this list of personnel."

"Let me tell you the list!"

“Kitahara Natsuhiro, Yonehara Akiko, Conan’s mother Fumiyo, your mother Eri, the restaurant’s staff member Amuro Tooru, Masami and Ai, and one I don’t recognize, named Kuroba Chikage.”

"Besides that, even your mother's formidable rival, that beautiful prosecutor Reiko Kujo, will be going along."

"Including us and Conan, there are a total of fourteen people, so we plan to go there in my family's RV and have a great time."

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After hearing the list, Xiaolan felt completely overwhelmed.

It's fine for Conan's mother, Aunt Fumiyo, to go over, since their relationship is already quite special, but it's surprising that his own mother is also going over.

If my mother is going there, doesn't that mean she and Kitahara Natsuyu already have that kind of relationship?
Thinking of this, Xiaolan couldn't help but cover her forehead, and a trace of regret arose in her heart.

If she hadn't told her mother about Kitahara Natsuhiro's information, this problem might not have happened.

But now, it's no use saying anything, because what's done is done and there's nothing she can do about it.

"Sonoko, is this list real?" Ran asked after a long silence.

Upon hearing this, Sonoko grinned and said, "How could this be fake?"

"This list was sent to me personally by Mr. Kitahara, so there's no mistake about it."

"Even though your mom is coming along, you don't need to worry about anything."

"After all, this matter doesn't have much to do with you. You're almost an adult, and your mom has already divorced Uncle Mori."

"It's better for adults to handle their own affairs. We shouldn't interfere, lest we make things worse."

"Sigh," Xiaolan sighed upon hearing this, "How could things have turned out this way?"

"And Sonoko, you made it too obvious. I heard all of your laughter."

Sonoko never tried to hide her smile, so it was perfectly normal for Ran to hear it.

After all, people love gossip.

Sonoko is the gossip queen of Teitan High School, so her laughter is perfectly normal.

"Oh dear," Sonoko waved her hand, lay down on the bed, and her smile didn't fade at all: "What's the big deal? Cheer up too."

"Anyway, there's nothing we can do to stop this, so let's just watch and not take it too seriously." "Besides, Conan is just like you, so don't overthink it."

Hearing this, Xiaolan's lips twitched involuntarily, and she said irritably, "This kind of thing didn't happen in your family, so of course you can take a normal, spectator-like attitude towards this matter."

"I can't do that."

"After all, she's my mother."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko continued, "Anyway, what's done is done, there's nothing you can do if you don't accept it."

"So just enjoy your trip and soak in the hot springs. Don't think about anything else. Doing so will only drain your energy."

"Besides, don't you think watching a scene of carnage is a very enjoyable and interesting thing?"

"Is it interesting? I don't think so." Xiaolan sighed again. "Maybe I should just not go?"

"Out of sight, out of mind"?

"Not going?" Sonoko quickly replied, "How can that be?"

"This is their adult business, we are just high school students, don't worry about it so much."

"Besides, Aunt Eri is an adult, she must have her own plans, so don't worry about it so much."

Xiaolan rubbed her temples, feeling somewhat exhausted: "What you said is true. I really shouldn't keep wasting my time."

"But I'm afraid of getting a beating for watching my mom make fun of me."

"What are you afraid of? I'm watching too. Don't worry, everything will be fine." Sonoko wasn't afraid at all. "Alright, you get ready first and tell Conan about this. I'm going to pack my bags too."

Xiaolan nodded, said a few more words to Yuanzi, and then hung up the phone.

After putting down her phone, Xiaolan went outside.

At that moment, Kogoro Mouri was drinking and watching a comedy show on TV.

Although her parents divorced, Kogoro Mouri's life remained largely the same, though his personality underwent several changes.

That means they don't go to horse races much anymore.

Normally, Kogoro Mouri's main expenses are things like horse racing and pachinko, which cost him a lot of money.

But since his divorce from his mother, Kogoro Mouri has gradually changed and become less carefree.

This is a good thing.

In the past, Xiaolan would definitely have tried to reconcile her mother and father.

But for now, let's forget about it, since we're already divorced.

In addition, her mother was also on this hot spring trip, so she didn't mention that this matter was giving her mother a headache.

"Ran?" Kogoro Mouri, slightly tipsy, asked, holding a beer can, "Is there something you need?"

"I just heard you talking to someone on the phone. Did something happen?"

After the divorce, he paid much more attention to Xiaolan.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan said, "It was Yuanzi who called."

"She told me that she's going to Hokkaido to soak in hot springs this time, and she'll be going with Mr. Kitahara and the others. I'm going to tell Conan so he can pack his things."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri nodded and said, "Oh, I see. Well then, have some fun."

After the divorce, he began to focus on his career and took on any job he could find.

He's now accepting jobs that he wouldn't normally take, like finding pets.

So during this period, Kogoro Mouri was quite busy and didn't have much time to go to Hokkaido for hot springs.

Moreover, he has had enough of his past foolish and playful days; it's time for him to start working hard.

We should at least leave Xiaolan a dowry or something.

As for himself, he didn't know what to do either, so he just let things take their course!

If you find someone you like, then get married. If you don't, then forget it; living alone is fine too.

Of course, the madams who listen to Kabuki are also quite good.

Although he no longer goes horse racing or pachinko, he still goes to Kabuki theater from time to time.

Kogoro Mouri only has this one hobby, so he can't give it all up.

If we gave up everything, how boring life would be!
Ran nodded: "Okay. Then I'll tell Conan."

"That brat Conan is in the room."

"Ah."

Ran nodded and went to Kogoro Mouri's room.

Because of the room layout, there are only two rooms on the third floor: one is her room, and the other is the room shared by Kogoro Mouri and Conan.

So after Conan moved in, he lived with Kogoro Mouri and slept on the floor, having to endure Kogoro Mouri's snoring.

It's all thanks to Ran's magic that Conan was able to stay here.

crunch
Ran opened the door and saw Conan sleeping on the floor with a quilt, looking at a book about Sherlock Holmes.

Seeing Xiaolan come in, he turned to her and asked, "Sister Xiaolan, is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing this, Ran said, "Conan, the trip we talked about last time has been arranged. Pack your things."

"Our destination this time is Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido."

Xiaolan was very happy to be able to go to the hot springs, and even her mother's problems didn't seem so heavy anymore.

Besides, there's Conan, who shares her plight.

"Sigh." Conan sat up. "Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido, huh? It's known as the 'Beauty Spring,' and I've heard it's especially good for the skin."

“That’s right.” Xiaolan was also very happy: “So you pack your things and then take Sonoko’s RV for a road trip.”

"it is good."

Hokkaido, that should be a lot of fun.

After speaking a few more words with Conan, Ran left and returned to her room.

While Ran was informing Conan, the others also received the news.

The restaurant also posted a sign saying it was closed for the time being.

Is it the Fountain of Beauty in Hokkaido?
It should be a lot of fun.

Everyone had the same thought in their hearts.

Time passed quickly.

Today is the day they set off, and there are still two weeks until the start of school, which is plenty of time for their trip.

Their destination this time was Sonoko's manor, since they had to drive there from there.

When everyone arrived at the gate of Sonoko's house, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

(End of this chapter)