Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 171 Xiaolan has always longed for her parents' approval
"Do you want to invite your parents to watch the game?" Yingsheng asked.

Xiaolan nodded quickly, and then said with some hesitation: "But after what happened before, I don't know if it's a good idea to let them meet, so... I want to seek advice from Shuiyuejun."

Her words made Sonoko and Kyogoku Makoto look at her sideways, but Hotaru acted as if nothing had happened and asked calmly:
"Don't you always want them to reconcile?"

"Alas, there is no such possibility anymore."

"Then take this opportunity to confirm it again. Don't mention each other when you tell them. See if they will get together and how they communicate after they arrive."

"…………oh."

Seeing Xiaolan looking a little disappointed, Yingsheng smiled and shook his head: "I say, you actually want to gain their recognition and cheers more, right? You hope they will be proud of having such an outstanding daughter like you."

Xiaolan sighed lightly, and did not argue: "Yes, isn't this possible?"

"Of course, almost everyone will have such a stage in the process of growing up, but if you don't just keep expectations from an emotional perspective, but analyze the source and feasibility of everything rationally, you will get more."

Xiaolan turned her head, clasped her hands together, and bowed her head:

"Master Shuiyue, please help me solve this puzzle!"

"Ah…"

Yingsheng laughed: "Why do you want to be recognized? I have said this many times, so I won't repeat it. So how do you get their recognition? Xiaolan, in what situation would you recognize others? Take Wada and Suzuki as examples."

Suzuki Sonoko glared at Hotaru unhappily, and quickly cast a curious look at Xiaolan.

Xiaolan thought for two seconds and did not say anything specific, but just said in general terms: "In terms of personality, ability, and behavior, if you have shining points, people will recognize you."

Yingsheng nodded: "Then let me ask you, if there is a top killer who is paid to do the job and is extremely good at killing people, would you recognize him?"

"Uh, no."

"Do you not recognize his ability, or do you not recognize his behavior, his philosophy?"

"Hmm... probably the latter two."

"Then the answer is obvious. Accepting this kind of thing depends on one's own values."

Yingsheng spread his hands: "I think you should know your parents very well. What is their attitude towards your achievements in karate? What will their attitude be after you win the championship or even after you fail? Shouldn't you know it very well?"

Xiaolan was frustrated: "But this is different. Even if I know they care about me, I still want to hear them say it in person."

"You probably have this thought because you are unsure about certain things. Especially Mr. Maori, in the past, in order to get you to go home as soon as possible to cook for him, he might even have some complaints about your club activities?"

"……No."

"Really?"

"Anyway, I'm just worried that I haven't done well enough, nothing else matters."

"Then why are you still struggling? Just work hard to achieve perfection." Yingsheng leaned back and raised his hand to lead the third person next to him, "Senior Kyogoku, your predecessor, the mountain in the field of karate, go and ask for advice."

Xiaolan looked up, nodded politely to Kyogoku Makoto, and then looked back at Hotaru:

"You know that's not what I'm talking about."

"Of course, the main thing is your parents' approval, right? That makes it even easier."

Yingsheng spread his hands: "First, as for Lawyer Fei, as long as you can also get into the Law School of Tokyo University with full marks, she will definitely be more friendly to you. If you can become a better lawyer than her in the future, and even defeat her head-on in court, she will definitely recognize you and call you the best in court." "…………"

Xiaolan was speechless for a long while, then said weakly: "I think the possibility of me doing this is almost zero. Besides, the case Shuiyue-kun mentioned is too extreme. My mother's life is not just about law."

"But law is the most important thing in her life. If you want to gain someone's recognition for a long time and deeply, of course you have to show your strength in the areas that others are best at, or even surpass them. For example," Yingsheng looked at Kyogoku Makoto:

"Kyogoku-senpai, do you think that people who work hard in karate but have little talent and make little progress deserve your recognition, or do you think that people who beat you fair and square in karate, regardless of the reason, deserve your recognition?"

Kyogoku Makoto said seriously: "Both types of people deserve recognition, especially the former."

"But the former is actually very talented in physics research. If he continues to develop, he will at least become a prestigious doctor in the field of scientific research. Such a person has been obsessed with karate, which has made very little progress. Do you think he is ignorant and even a waste of talent?"

"This……"

Kyogoku hesitated for two seconds: "If karate is what he wants to do, then it should be okay."

“But karate is actually something his family enjoys.”

"Then I would think he is carrying too much, but the specific situations are different, so we can't generalize."

"Okay, and then, when that person finally turns to physics research and achieves fruitful results, will you recognize him?"

"At that time, he should no longer need my approval. After all, we are in different fields."

"That is to say, compared to his mediocrity in karate, your recognition of him has decreased after he achieved success in his field of expertise, right? Just like the report about Yamanaka Shinya in the newspaper yesterday, who made great achievements in biology, but Kyogoku-senpai probably just glanced over it?"

"........."

Kyogoku was speechless: "In fact, I read the newspaper yesterday, but I didn't notice the name at all."

"So, Xiaolan, do you understand?"

Yingsheng turned his head and looked to the left.

Xiaolan snorted: "You are just making a sophistry, using something that doesn't exist to make an analogy."

"Just tell me if this is the truth."

Yingsheng shrugged: "For example, regarding lawyer Fei's cooking skills, there are master recipes everywhere on the Internet, and you can buy all kinds of seasonings at will. If you are worried about the dosage, you can buy a chef's scale. She is smart and has normal hands and feet. As long as she is willing to improve, it is impossible for her to always cook bad food. It's not like there is any regular weapon that curses her.

But according to what you said last time, her cooking skills have not improved at all in the past ten years. I think the answer is simple: she doesn't care about this at all.

So, even if you are a good cook, do you think you can gain her approval in this aspect?

At most you’ll say “Xiaolan, you’re awesome” and then forget about it.

Don’t tell me you’re looking forward to that.”

Xiaolan was confused. She wanted to say Yingsheng was making excuses again, but the truth was...

It is clear and certain.

Xiaolan was frustrated: "Mr. Shuiyue means that I shouldn't have unrealistic expectations?"

(End of this chapter)