The Tentacle Girl's Child Can't Be a Magical Girl

Chapter 54 Desserts

Perhaps Hanjiang District and Yingwu District are like a powder keg that keeps accumulating, but Maple Leaf District is still peaceful for the time being. In the morning, Bai Yuze appeared on time at the window seat on the third floor of the library.

The sunlight fell from the same angle, gently covering the tabletop.

His pen tip swept across the paper, pausing occasionally and circling a few key points.

Su Xue was also there.

The two didn't speak or make eye contact, but Bai Yuze was already used to it.

At noon, he packed his things to have a meal at the cafeteria.

Just as he stood up, a hand pressed down on his backpack.

"Bai Yuze, where are you going?"

Bai Cha Qianxia appeared behind him at some point, a mischievous smile in her almond-shaped eyes.

"canteen."

"The school cafeteria? What good food is there in the school cafeteria? Come on, let's eat at my house."

"what?"

Bai Yuze was taken aback. "Class monitor, isn't this a bit inappropriate—"

"What's wrong with it?"

Shiracha Chika interrupted him mercilessly, "You still owe me one more meal?"

Bai Yuzhe thought about it and realized that it made sense.

"Alright then."

The Bai Cha family's residence is located deep in the Genting District.

This is Bai Yuze's first time here.

If the Maple Leaf District, where Holly University is located, is a cold, technologically advanced city, then the Cloud Top District, where White Tea's family lives, is a gentle haven steeped in time.

The black sedan stopped in front of a dark brown cypress door.

The door is in the traditional Japanese style, but it is inlaid with Western-style wrought iron carvings. The two styles are mixed together, but it does not feel abrupt. Instead, it has an indescribable sense of weight and solidity.

The doors slid open slowly to the sides, revealing the private driveway inside.

The driveway is paved with dark gray stone bricks, and on both sides are meticulously manicured dry landscape gardens with fine ripples raked out from white gravel, and a few moss-covered stones dotting the landscape.

Further ahead is a three-story main house with a traditional Japanese hip roof covered with dark gray terracotta tiles and slightly upturned eaves.

However, the walls are made of Western-style beige stone, with arched French windows and window frames painted in dark brown.

The two styles are intertwined, creating a rustic and profound yet not dull effect.

Bai Yuze got out of the car, stood in front of the mansion, glanced around, seemed to want to say something, but then kept quiet.

Hakucha Chika asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Bai Yuzhe's face turned unusually serious: "It's nothing, I was just thinking about how I should behave normally when I first come to the class monitor's house, so as not to embarrass him or make him lose face."

Bai Cha Qianxia was stunned for a moment. She glanced around and saw that the maids in dark kimonos were standing to the side with their hands at their sides, which was obviously affecting Bai Yuze's performance.

Then she smiled and waved her hand.

"You may all leave."

The maids bowed slightly and quietly withdrew.

Bai Yuzhe watched them disappear at the end of the corridor, then looked at Bai Chaqianxia.

"Can I touch these things?"

"nonsense."

Bai Yuze took a deep breath, then strode to the bronze incense burner next to the porch. He looked like he had never seen anything like it before, touching it every now and then and taking a picture to identify what it was.

"Is this thing real or fake? I wonder how much one costs."

Before Bai Cha Qianxia could answer, he walked to the wall and reached out to touch the carvings on the lattice sliding door.

"Wow, this wood—it's cypress, right? It looks like it cost a lot of money!"

Bai Cha Qianxia stood there, watching his back as he touched and looked around, a smile slowly spreading across her lips.

She has seen many people come to her house.

Some were anxious, some were ingratiating, but only Bai Yuze remained.

They were putting on airs outside, but as soon as they heard there were no outsiders, they immediately dropped all pretense.

Look if you want to look, touch if you want to touch, say if you want to say.

Shiracha Chika felt that this was probably why she was willing to be friends with this person.

reality.

He never intended to gain anything from her.

He only saw her as an ordinary class monitor, someone he could freeload meals from, someone he could bicker with, and someone he could occasionally give tips to.

Sometimes, it's enough to be comfortable with friends.

"Cough cough~"

Upon hearing the cough, Bai Yuze, who was squatting in front of the bronze incense burner studying the inscription on it, immediately stood up.

His face had already reverted to that of a reserved student.

Not far down the corridor stood a middle-aged woman in a dark gray kimono. Her hair was neatly pinned up behind her head, and her face was expressionless. Her gaze swept over him before settling on Shiracha Chika.

"Miss, what would you like for lunch?"

"Same as before."

After Bai Cha Qianxia finished speaking, she glanced at Bai Yuze and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"I'm fine with either."

Bai Yuze looked obedient and said, "If all else fails, a plate of fried rice with eggs will do."

The head maid's gaze lingered on his face for another second, then she lowered her head, wrote something in her notebook, and turned to leave.

The footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Bai Yuze breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who is that?"

"Head Maid"

Seeing his still-shaken expression, Shiracha Chika almost laughed. "What's wrong? You're still acting uneasy? That's rare~"

"What can I do? It's my first time visiting a female friend's house, how can I not be nervous! Besides, if I make a bad impression, wouldn't that embarrass you, class monitor?"

Bai Cha Qianxia glanced at it and chuckled, "It's okay, I'm pretty thick-skinned~"

"Tsk!"

Bai Yuze's gaze fell on the coffee table in the center of the living room, where several plates of exquisite pastries were laid out, each one looking as if it had been cut from a magazine.

Macarons, wagashi (Japanese sweets), and a few small cakes whose names I didn't know were arranged in perfect harmony, their colors gleaming softly in the afternoon sunlight.

Seeing these things, he was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed sincerely, "Class monitor, what kind of heavenly life do you live every day? These desserts don't look cheap."

Shiracha Chika walked over and stood next to him.

"Want some?"

"Squad leader, don't say what's on my mind!"

"Eat whatever you want, it's okay."

Bai Yuze glanced at her, then at the pastries, and said, "Then I won't be polite."

That's what he said, but his hand honestly bypassed the largest macaron and picked up only the smallest dessert, putting it in his mouth.

"How does it taste?"

Shiracha Chika looked at him and asked as if it were an unintentional question.

"very nice!"

"Then I'll bring you some to eat next time?"

Bai Yuze paused for a moment, then looked at her.

"Class monitor, this isn't cheap, is it?"

"It's alright, we have plenty of ingredients at home. Every time we make it, no one eats it except for the maids, and it all goes to waste."

Bai Yuze turned his head, looking at Bai Chaqianxia with a surprised expression, "You did this?"

Are you surprised?

Bai Yuze nodded, then lowered his head, picked up another pastry, and took a bite.

"Squad leader,"

He chewed on a snack and mumbled, "Look at you, you're good-looking, smart, can dance, and can cook. How are the other rich girls supposed to compete?"

Bai Cha Qianxia was stunned for a moment, then glared at Bai Yuze with annoyance, "I don't know if you're praising me or complimenting me. Although there are indeed some good-for-nothing young ladies, most of them are still much better at what they've learned than I am, a half-baked one."

"But they're not as approachable as you. After all, you're the only young lady I've ever met. If I don't praise you a bit, how can I do justice to the food on this table?"

Shiracha Chika's face inevitably flushed slightly. "—Shut up."

Bai Yuzhe didn't shut up. Instead, he looked at her seriously and said, "Class monitor, I need to discuss something with you."

Have you ever considered keeping someone as a sugar daddy/sugar baby?

"Um?!"

Bai Yuzhe pointed to himself, his expression sincere: "What do you think of me? I eat little, do a lot, can play the piano, can run errands, and can even banter with you to relieve your boredom."

"Um?"

"Kept woman/sugar baby?"

Bai Cha Qianxia narrowed her eyes, looking at him with a half-smile, "Didn't you say you had a weak stomach and wouldn't eat soft rice?"

"That's different."

Bai Yuze explained in a serious tone, "Keeping someone is one thing, marriage is another. The former can be settled with a contract, so you can part ways amicably; the latter can't be settled, once you sign it, you can't go back on your word."

Hakucha Chika was stunned for a moment.

Then he chuckled, "I didn't expect you to be such a traditional guy. Alright, alright, hurry up and eat, or I'll have someone help you prepare it."

Bai Yuze shut his mouth and began to eliminate the evil forces.

In no time, he had shown off almost everything on the table, leaving only a few chocolate and strawberry cakes lying there forlornly.

Bai Cha Qianxia glanced at her originally overflowing dessert table, then at Bai Yuze wiping his mouth.

"Are you a reincarnation of a starving ghost?"

"no way,"

Bai Yuze wiped his mouth, looking completely at ease. "I've never eaten anything good since I was a child, so my table manners might be a bit messy."