I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

That instantly shut them both up.

Chapter Twenty: A Minor Interlude

evening.

After dealing with the group of elderly people, Ximiao felt much less stressed thanks to the help of her sister, Baji.

Working together, the two of them quickly prepared dozens of servings of cart noodles.

Soon it was time to close the shop. After a quick count of today's sales and the goods that needed to be restocked,

The group of people who walked out of the shop locked the door and then slowly walked towards home.

"I wonder if anything will happen to Mom when she's home alone... Without Peros here, she's a bit unpredictable."

Arisa, who was walking beside Hio, couldn't help but say this.

After hearing her say an unfamiliar name, Yaji asked with some curiosity.

"Who is this 'Berloss' you're talking about?"

"That's the little maid in Arisa and Aunt Ashi's house. She usually takes care of the mother and daughter's daily life."

Hiyo explained to Hachiko that it was probably because her actions were somewhat similar to those of Pelos that Hiyo had a very good impression of this cat maid.

Before long, the group returned to their front door while chatting idly.

With practiced ease, Xi Ling took out her key from under the rug in front of the door, opened the door, and casually took off her shoes and tossed them aside before heading towards the living room.

It must be said that Arisa's concerns were not without reason.

Upon entering the living room, Ximiao immediately noticed a water stain on the tatami mat, presumably from something being knocked over earlier.

Aunt Ashi, on the other hand, looked a little embarrassed as she wiped the area with a rag.

"Auntie Ashi, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Ximiao walked up to her out of curiosity and asked, but she didn't mean to blame her. It was just a small matter like spilling a water glass.

After hearing the boy's question, and seeing that he didn't intend to blame her, the beautiful woman told him about how she had just tried to brew some black tea by herself.

Everything was going smoothly until I was walking into the living room with the cup. I tripped over my own feet and fell, spilling the tea from the cup onto the tatami mat.

Fortunately, she didn't burn herself, so the problem wasn't too serious.

Arisa, Honoka, and Hachiko, who followed into the living room, also noticed the situation there.

Seeing her mother embarrassed, Arisa was the first to step forward and mock, "What's wrong, Mom? Are you so clumsy being home alone? Why don't you buy a plane ticket for Peros and have her come over?"

"piss off."

She glared at her silly daughter with annoyance, then focused her attention on the stains on the tatami mat, diligently cleaning up the spilled tea for Ximiao.

As for dinner, it was left to Sister Baqi to handle. Anyway, they had already tasted Baqi's cooking and had no complaints.

a long time.

After finally cleaning up the tatami mats on the floor, Nozomi and Ami slumped down on the ground. Perhaps because they had been looking down for a long time, both of them felt a bit sore in their necks and reached out to rub them.

As for Arisa and Honoka, Nozomi didn't expect them to help. In fact, she was already grateful that they didn't cause any trouble.

"Mio, aren't you going to say anything? Even just a few words of criticism would be nice..."

Asumi, who always felt that she would feel a little uncomfortable if Nozomi didn't say something to her, whispered this to the boy.

After hearing what she said, Mio was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a somewhat puzzled tone.

"Why are you being mentioned, Aunt Ashi? It's just a small thing, spilling a cup isn't a big deal, is it?"

Clearly not taking this seriously, after a short rest, Ximiao headed to the kitchen to help Hachiko prepare dinner.

Only Aunt Ashi remained, sitting blankly on the floor, seemingly lost in thought about something.

After a long while, everyone sat around the kotatsu table, ready to begin their dinner, but what made Nozomi a little uncomfortable was...

This time, it wasn't just Hachiko-nee, Honoka-nee, and Arisa who were staring at him; even Aunt Ami, who usually had little presence, was watching him.

It was as if there was something strange on his face, but he couldn't say anything. He could only bite the bullet and pick up his chopsticks, silently picking at his food.

Try to finish this rather unpleasant dinner as quickly as possible so he can go back to his room and avoid trouble.

"Hey~ Mio, who are you going to take a bath with later?"

"Arisa suddenly asked."

"Eh?"

Xi Ling was also caught off guard when she was asked this question at the dinner table.

Before she could even think about it, Fanxia took the opportunity to speak.

"Mio, it's been so long since we went for a bath together~ How about tonight, it's all up to me, Honoka-nee~"

She asked tentatively, her beautiful eyes secretly glancing at Xi Ling's face, wanting to see how he would react.

However, she discovered that without even thinking, Hiyo rejected the choice between her and Arisa, and instead focused her attention on Ami and Yashiro.

After a while, just as everyone was waiting for Ximio to give an answer, Ximio asked quietly.

"Can't I just wash by myself?"

"No." ×4

"..."

It was rare to see the four of them agree on something so unanimously, but they were deliberately going against her, which made Ximiao feel quite helpless.

Despite the strong insistence of the others, Nozomi still chose to take a bath with Hachiko. At least Hachiko wouldn't be too forward with him... probably.

Afterwards, having finished eating and drinking, Ximiao cleaned up her dishes, stood up, and went to the kitchen.

In the sink, clear water flowed continuously over the surface of the plate. Looking at this scene, Ximiao recalled the dark-skinned girl named Nishiyama Kyoko that she had met earlier that day.

Although she didn't know why the other woman had specifically sought her out, no matter how hard she tried to recall, Ximiao couldn't remember having any connection with her.

Even if she doesn't mention her own name, Ximiao would think it's some new kind of flirting technique.

Xi Miao also had a premonition that the girl wouldn't give up so easily and would come back to her, and there might be more than just her.

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but sigh. He felt that ever since he returned to his hometown, troubles had been coming one after another.

a long time.

After washing all the dirty dishes from dinner and setting them aside to dry, Ximiao followed Hachiko into the bathroom.

Both of them had worked hard all day and were sweating a lot, so much so that their clothes were sticking to their smooth skin, making them feel a bit uncomfortable and making it much more difficult to take them off.

However, this was no problem for Ximiao. After all, it's very easy for boys to take off their clothes. But after he stripped naked, he turned his head to look in the direction of Hachiko and was stunned for a moment.

"Tsk... this damn fat."

Seeing that she couldn't get her shirt off no matter what she did, she muttered in annoyance.

Then, she turned her gaze to Hime standing beside her, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Chapter Twenty-One: Relaxation

"Honestly, this huge lump of fat is completely useless, don't you think, Mio?"

The woman who was still complaining, or rather, the woman in Versailles, obediently squatted down so that Xi Ling could help her take off her clothes.

Xi Ling stood in front of her, her beautiful light blue eyes staring intently at the button in his hand. Perhaps because of the tightness of Ba Zi Jie's beautiful figure, the button was difficult to unbutton.

"Don't move, Sister Ba, you're making it hard for me to unbutton this."

Xi Ling said reproachfully, forcibly ignoring the soft, yielding breasts, and intentionally or unintentionally rubbing them against her arm.

After a while, Xi Ling finally managed to undo the most difficult buttons without damaging the clothes.

In that instant, as if liberated, Tuan Tuan suddenly opened her collar, almost touching Xi Ling's face, causing him to take a few steps back.

"Phew~ It's finally done, thanks a lot, Mio~"

After finishing, perhaps because she was a little tired from squatting, Sister Ba stood up straight and slowly stretched.

Then, she took off all her clothes and led Xi Ling into the bathroom.

In the living room, because the bathroom was occupied, Arisa, Honoka, and the others sat around the kotatsu, watching the same old program on TV, looking rather bored.

"How was your day helping out at the store, you two?"

Ami suddenly turned to the two people beside her and asked, seemingly curious about what had happened in the store that day, as if it would be quite interesting.

Upon hearing her question, the two were taken aback for a moment, then exchanged glances, seemingly communicating with each other about who should explain today's events to Ami.

After a moment of silence, Arisa sighed helplessly, as if she were gossiping with a friend, and told Ami about it.

"So... there really was one of Mio's former classmates who went to look for him~"

When she said this, there was a hint of teasing in her tone, and it even gave the impression that she was a little regretful for not being there to see the excitement.

"By the way, what are you guys planning to do tomorrow? As for Ximiao, he definitely won't be going to the shop. I heard from you guys that dealing with those old men and women has already kept Ximiao very busy."

"I don't know...maybe they'll be playing in the yard again? That's the most direct way to avoid those girls."

As Arisa said this, she slumped onto the table, looking utterly deflated.

"Why are Mio and the others taking so long to shower... I'm all sweaty too, and I want to lie down and rest as soon as possible~"

……

Inside the bathroom.

The two, who had already finished showering, were soaking in the bathtub filled with hot water. Underneath Nozomi's buttocks, she could clearly feel the soft touch of Hachiko's thighs.

Every time she takes a bath with Hachiko, it feels like she's sitting on a wet cotton ball, giving Himiko the illusion of floating on a cloud.

Are you feeling tired today?

The girl behind Himeko leaned close to the boy's ear and asked softly.