My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 378 Absence
"Shouldn't you have waited until we were here to talk about this?"

"If you were here, would you listen to us talk about this?"

"No way." Tsuna shook his head decisively.

"That's more like it." Shizuka Miyamura lightly patted the back of his head, then her eyes crinkled with laughter.
"Of course, if you want to get married when you're adults, your father and I will support you."

"I have a question." Tsuna, having recovered from his shock, raised his hand and asked.

"You ask."

"You wouldn't... have made some kind of unspeakable deal with Aunt Yaeko, would you?"

“No,” Shizuka Miyamura shook her head, “I’m afraid you’ll get tired of Shoko and change your mind.”

"..." Tsuna's speechless mood rose up again.

Is it really okay to say it so bluntly?

"Haha...just kidding." Seeing his expression, Shizuka Miyamura finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, waving her hand and saying:

"It was just a formal discussion between the two sets of parents. The main thing is still for you two, since it's you two getting married, not me and Yaeko."

Tsuna nodded.

“However…” Shizuka Miyamura’s tone shifted, her smile vanishing as she stared at him suspiciously: “You…you wouldn’t be unhappy about marrying Shoko, would you?!”

"No...nowhere! Absolutely not!" Tsuna blushed for once when she looked at him like that.

"That's fine then," Shizuka Miyamura said, her smile returning as she waved her hand dismissively at him.

"After you finish this milk, go back to your bedroom and rest. Don't disturb me while I'm watching my show!"

Gang nodded haphazardly a few times, then practically snatched the half-glass of milk from the table, tilted his head back, and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, his Adam's apple bobbing rapidly.

Before he could even wipe away the milk foam, he abruptly stood up and left the living room, almost as if he were fleeing in panic.

After jogging back to his bedroom on the second floor, Gang sat down in the computer chair.

The cold light from the screen reflected on his face as he tilted his head and stared at the reflection on the table for a symbolic five seconds of "deep thought"...

"Snap!" A light tap of the fingertip on the Enter key, as if pressing the permanent delete key on a folder.

Who cares! The boat will sink when it reaches the bridge... cough, it will straighten itself!

They still have two years before they go to university, let alone graduate from university. It's still a long time. They're only in their first year of high school. Saying that getting married is too early is ridiculous!

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"Whhhhhh...what?!"

"marry!!?"

Shoko, who had just come out of the bathroom after taking a bath, was immediately called into her bedroom by Yaeko Nishimiya.

Unlike Shizuka Miyamura, who would start with a lighthearted joke to lighten the mood, she went straight to the point.

"What? You don't want to? Or is there something wrong with Tsuna?"

Nishimiya Yaeko sat on the cool bedding by the bed, her gaze calmly falling on her daughter beside the desk.

Under the warm yellow lamplight, Shoko's profile was slightly tense, making Yaeko Nishimiya stare in a daze.

My breathing unconsciously became lighter. How long has it been since I've had a quiet chat with my daughter like this, or seen her like this?

Throughout Yuzuru Shoko's growth, there were many important occasions in which she was absent.

If it weren't for Shizuka's family, who knows what would have become of their two daughters...

Over the years, I've been struggling to make a living, and with more and more employees under my command, I'm afraid of making mistakes in every step of my work.

Her close colleagues sometimes tease her.

She said she knew President Miyamura and had been his neighbor for over ten years. Promotion was a simple matter for her, yet she still worked so hard. How were the other employees supposed to survive?

But only she knows the true extent of the pressure she's under...

"mom?"

"Um……?"

Coming to her senses, Yaeko Nishimiya looked at Shoko and realized that she had walked up to her without her noticing.

"Mom, are you okay?"

Nishimiya Yaeko took a deep breath, forced a smile, shook her head, and softened her tone: "What do you think of the thing I told you?"

Shoko, who had just noticed something was wrong, blushed immediately at her words and stammered, "Wh...what...how is it..." Her fingertips unconsciously twirled the strands of hair that fell over her shoulders.

Seeing her like this, Nishimiya Yaeko smiled and said, "Your godmother and I only had a brief chat. The final decision is up to you."

"I...I...I didn't...—"

"Alright, alright," Nishimiya Yaeko interrupted her stammering words, "Go back and rest first, and remember to dry your hair before you go to sleep."

"Mmm... Mom, you should go to sleep early too."

Shoko blushed and ran out of her bedroom.

...............

"Dong dong dong...!"

No more than two minutes after Shoko left, there was a knock on the door. Slightly sleepy, Nishimiya Yaeko casually asked, "Did you forget anything?"

The door was pushed open a crack, but it wasn't glass that slipped in.

Yuzuru Nishimiya poked her head in first, her cheeks bulging with food, accompanied by her muffled chuckle.

A wagging tail followed behind it.

"Mom, my sister brought back lots of delicious food, do you want some?"

She swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty, rushed to Nishimiya Yaeko, her lips still glistening with oil under the light.

"No, you eat with Grandma."

Nishimiya Yaeko tapped her head, then gently rubbed the spot where she had tapped her, and asked, "Is Grandma asleep?"

"She's asleep." Nishimiya Yuzuru nodded. "She went back to sleep when her older sister went to take a bath."

"Don't eat too much late at night, or you won't be able to sleep."

"I know, I know, Hachiko can keep an eye on me!"

"Wang!"

Looking at her greedy expression, Nishimiya Yaeko couldn't help but chuckle and wave her hand dismissively.
"Go away, I'm sleepy, I need to go to sleep, I have to go to work tomorrow."

"Are you sure you don't want some?"

Nishimiya Yaeko shook her head.

Goodnight!

As if afraid she might change her mind, Nishimiya Yuzuru ran out without looking back after saying those words, with Hachiko following closely behind.

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Shoko fled back to her bedroom in a flash, but the words about "marriage" seemed to have taken root and were buzzing in her ears.

He could only roll around in the blankets like a shrimp, occasionally burying his face in the pillow and giggling foolishly, muttering in a muffled voice to the air:

"It seems a bit hot today, but it also feels quite cold..."

"My godmother and uncle actually agreed! Then Tsuna definitely won't have any objections either!"

"Hey hey hey..."

"How about we get married right after high school graduation... I'll propose to Tsuna! By then, I should have enough money saved from drawing illustrations to buy a diamond ring..."

As I pondered this, I suddenly became distressed again.

"What if I propose to Tsuna and he refuses?"

"..."

"If they refuse, it wouldn't be bad to just tie Tsuna up and take him back..."

"Ring ring ring...!"

"ah!"

The sudden ringing of the bell startled Shoko, making her heart skip a beat and almost jump out of bed.

She frantically pulled back the covers and grabbed her vibrating phone from the bedside table. The name 'Nishimiya no Miyamura' was flashing on the screen.

The video request icon is flashing.

(End of this chapter)