A newbie's anime life diary

However, Eriri didn't notice that a sinister smile appeared on the other person's face at that moment.

Eriri was immediately enraged by what the other person said.

No guts? You have no idea what an earth-shattering thing I just did! Eriri's great victory!

And weren't you very worried at first? How come your expression changed so quickly after I said it was nothing? That's a really fast change of expression!

"Hmph! I can't be bothered to talk to you!" After snorting, Eriri lay back down on the bed, turning her back to Sayuri Sawamura and grinning foolishly.

"Hehehe~~"

"Emmmm~ There's definitely something going on!" Seeing her daughter's expression, Sayuri knew that Eriri hiding under the covers was indeed for a reason.

She then lay down next to Eriri, hugging her daughter. The two snuggled together like sisters, and she said, "Eri~ tell Mommy, what were you two doing earlier? Were you... hehehe~~~"

"Don't smile so lewdly!" Eriri pulled the other person's hand off her shoulder and turned to look at Sawamura Sayuri, asking, "By the way, when Aki Tomoya came over earlier, did he say anything else?"

"Huh? Oh, no, not really. But..." Sayuri glanced at her daughter, and finally said, "It seems that a girl came with him."

"A girl? Ah, you mean Kato Megumi, right? I expected it." Eriri shrugged after hearing this; she no longer had any particular reaction to it.

"..." Looking at Eriri's appearance, Sayuri was finally able to confirm that what Yukiteru had told her before was true.

Suddenly, because she was very close to Eriri, Sayuri Sawamura twitched her nose and smelled an unfamiliar scent on Eriri.

Seeing her mother's actions, Eriri instinctively sensed something was wrong: "What...what are you doing? Ah! You pervert, stop!"

She hurriedly grabbed the other person's hand that was reaching under her skirt, but it was too late, and the other person's nose was still sniffing her.

"Hmm...something must have happened."

Sticky and clingy, Sawamura Sayuri, having been through similar experiences, naturally knew what this meant. She looked at Eriri with unwavering composure: "Confess and you'll be treated leniently, my good daughter~"

"Waaah..."

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That evening, after dinner, Yukiteru called Eriri, but she quickly hung up, making up an excuse that she needed to focus on drawing manga.

Is she still shy?

That's what Yukiteru thought. He had originally wanted to ask Eriri if she wanted to attend the winter doujinshi convention. But judging from the looks of it, she wasn't going to participate at all; she hadn't even considered it.

"In that case, I'll just stay home peacefully. But the New Year is just around the corner, and everyone will be going back home. What should I do? Go to Tokyo to find my teacher? That's a bit of a dilemma."

Xuehui put down her phone, leaned back in her chair, and had no idea what to do.

That's right, the New Year is just a few days away. I've been here for so long without even realizing it.

Although it's a bit different from the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve, it's still considered New Year's Day, marking the beginning of the new year.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Yukino and the others were discussing the same matter.

Chapter 269 Hmm, it's New Year's Day

Yukino, Haruno, Utaha, and Shizuka were sitting on the sofa, discussing something with serious expressions.

"You guys decide what to do. Anyway, I don't think that kid will come back with me. He doesn't feel any sense of belonging to his family. My mom told me before to ask him to go back, but he refused without even thinking about it," Sister Xiaojing said first, looking like it was none of her business.

To be honest, she has always found it troublesome to go back to her ancestral home for the New Year. In the past, not to mention the social obligations, she was also forced to attend gatherings and social events with many of her peers.

Although the latter matter is no longer a concern, it is still necessary to accompany parents to visit some cooperative families.

"Ugh, this is so troublesome, especially with the New Year and all that." Xiao Jing said, propping her head up with one hand, looking listless.

“According to you, I think Xuehui-jun won’t go to either side. He never likes to take sides, so he’ll probably visit them one by one during the New Year.” Shiyu’s words were agreed upon by everyone.

"But if that's the case, wouldn't that leave Yukiteru alone at home?" Yukino thought to herself, her expression turning worried. "Maybe...maybe I shouldn't go back..."

"Save your breath." Yang Nai slapped her younger sister on the head with a chop to the head and said irritably, "You're hopeless. Besides, do you think he'll be happy if you do this? Instead of thinking about it here, you might as well go and ask him how he is."

"But...but..."

"Hmm? What do you want to ask me?" At that moment, Yukiteru also left the room and went downstairs, just in time to hear Haruno and Yukino's conversation.

"Of course it's about the New Year. Over here, there's a kid who's almost gone mad, he doesn't want to go home, he just wants to stay with you." Little Shizuka interrupted, pointing towards Yukino as she spoke.

"Huh? No way! I just didn't want to leave Yukiteru alone at home, it's not as dramatic as you're making it out to be." Yukino tried desperately to maintain her composure, but the blush on her face betrayed her.

"Is that so?" Yukihira chuckled after hearing this. He walked over and squeezed next to Yukino, hugging her and saying, "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore, there's no need to worry so much. And how about I visit your house on the first day? Well, the same goes for Utaha."

Seeing Shiwa's expression on the other side, Yukiteru immediately added a comment.

"Huh? What about me? What about me?" As soon as Sister Xiaojing heard that she wasn't included, she immediately pointed at herself with a stern face and began to question Xuehui.

Xuehui rolled her eyes and said, "Anyway, you're unlikely to be home during the first few days of the lunar new year, so what difference does it make whether you go or not?"

"Um...hehe, you're right."

"Really, you're all grown up." Shaking his head, Xuehui continued to say to everyone, "In short, you should all go home in a couple of days. As for me, I probably won't be going anywhere. I might go out early on the first day of the new year, but that's about it."

Yang then asked, "Aren't you going to the Ryougi family? I think they probably invited you to spend the New Year with them."

"The teacher did talk to me about this earlier, but I refused." Shaking his head, Yukihiro leaned back comfortably on the sofa with Yukino in his arms and said with a smile, "The teacher doesn't care about these things either. Let's stay in Chiba this year."

In short, the New Year's arrangements were finally decided. Although everyone found Xuehui's idea somewhat difficult to accept, they had no other choice.

The next day, the first to set off back were the Yukinoshita sisters and Shizuka-neechan. There were many things to prepare, so they had to leave two days earlier.

As for Shiyu, after spending another night with Xuehui, she didn't let him take her home and went back on her own.

Suddenly, the once lively house was left with only Xuehui.

“Emmm~” Looking at the empty living room, Xuehui was really not used to it for a moment. “Originally, I really liked staying at home alone, or hiding in my room watching anime and playing games, but after coming here, I have gradually lost that kind of life.”

He patted his face to perk himself up, and then Xuehui went to the kitchen to get the cleaning tools.

"Today is the 30th, and tomorrow is the last day. Let's start cleaning thoroughly today!"

Time flew by, and soon it was the 31st. The Yukino family, the Utaha family, and even Shizuka's family all took turns calling Yukiteru when they had a spare moment, but they had to hang up after only a few minutes because they had to get busy again.

Looking at the small hot pot starting to steam on the coffee table, and then at her phone, Xuehui didn't feel the slightest bit lost about living alone. Instead, she smiled and said, "It seems that being alone is surprisingly quite comfortable."

After saying that, he picked up the wine bottle next to him, poured a glass of wine, and then poured another glass into an empty glass on the other side.

"Although we can't go back, I still miss those old days a little."

While enjoying the hot pot I had prepared, I drank some wine and waited for the Red and White Song Festival to begin on TV. It was the last day of the year, and there was less and less time left.

Although many people in Japan are accustomed to visiting nearby shrines and temples for Hatsumode (the first shrine visit of the new year) at midnight, after the first bell of the new year, Yukiteru does not have this custom and goes out to squeeze into the crowds in the middle of the night.

After eating, Xuehui watched some TV programs for a while, then fell asleep and didn't wake up until the next day.

"The new year has arrived just like that, and I really don't feel it at all."

Stretching, Xuehui went to the balcony and looked at the rising sun. He said, "Let's go after we wash up. After all, we've never been before."

A cemetery on the outskirts of Chiba Prefecture.

After breakfast, Xuehui took the bus directly here. Sure enough, there weren't many people here during the New Year, especially young people like him.

Following the memories in his mind, Xuehui quickly arrived at a tombstone. Looking at the two photos on it that only existed in his memories, which did not belong to him, Xuehui sighed, put down the bouquet of flowers he had prepared, and stood quietly without saying a word.

After a long while, Xuehui raised his head and looked at the smiling middle-aged man and woman in the photo, saying with a smile, "You should have gotten used to it by now, shouldn't you? I'll come here often from now on."

Just as I was about to leave, a series of footsteps approached.

Xuehui turned his head, looking at the people who had appeared there with some surprise, but finally laughed: "I didn't expect you to be able to guess."

The three people who appeared here were Yukino, Utaha, and Shizuka.

Chapter 270 Shock, amazement, utter astonishment!

Seeing the three people approaching, Xuehui was happy, but still asked, "Logically speaking, you should all be very busy during the day. Why are you here?"

The three women's attire confirmed Yukiteru's guess. Today, Utaha and Yukino were both wearing gorgeous kimonos, their hair was styled in an updo, and their faces were adorned with appropriate makeup, making them look exceptionally radiant.

only....

"Jing-jie, why are you still dressed casually? You should be dressed like Yukino and Shiwa."

Logically speaking, on the first day of the new year, Sister Xiaojing should definitely put on the kimono she least wants to wear and then go around with her family.

“That’s right, Yukino and I were also very surprised when we received her call.” Shiho held the bouquet in her hands, glanced at Shizuka who was smiling and not saying anything, and said, “We asked her before, but she said she wanted to keep it a secret for now.”

"Let's talk about this later, let's get down to business first." In the end, Yukino ended the conversation, and the three of them came to the tombstone. Apart from Shizuka, this was the first time Yukino and Utaha had been here.

"So much has happened in the nearly one year since that day..." With a sigh, Sister Xiaojing looked at Xuehui and said, "The little guy who was still immature has become a man who can stand on his own."

"People have to move forward, don't they?" Xuehui just shrugged at Xiaojing's comments. "But to be honest, what has happened these past few days really feels like yesterday."

Ten minutes later, the four of them got into a car and drove home together.

While Shino and Yukino went upstairs to change their clothes, Yukiteru also took off his coat and came to sit down next to Shizuka, who was already sitting down. Looking at Shizuka, who seemed different from usual and like a different person, he said, "Shizuka, you seem a little strange today."

"Is something wrong?" After glancing at Xuehui, Xiaojing blushed slightly, thinking about what she was about to say, and said with a smile, "Well, indeed, I didn't expect it to be like this either."

"???" Xuehui tilted his head, indicating that he didn't understand at all.

But Sister Xiaojing, still smiling, said, "Let's wait until they come down."

A few minutes later, Yukino and Utaha finally changed into casual clothes and came to the living room.

"So, Shizuka-nee, can you tell me now? I can understand if it's just to meet Yuki's parents, but why did you make us cancel our rest of the schedule? What's going on?" Yukino looked at Shizuka-nee sitting on the sofa, just like Yuki, she was very confused. Because of Shizuka-nee's question, she had given up everything for her sister, leaving Shizuka-nee looking at her with resentment as she left.

"Hmm... I think it would be better to call you all over to talk, hehehe, I feel a little shy." Looking at the three people staring at her, Sister Xiaojing said shyly.

"Well, actually, um..."

Suddenly, Xiaojing's expression changed. She covered her mouth, stood up, and rushed to the bathroom, leaving the three of them dumbfounded.

Shi Yu was the first to react. Looking in the direction Xiao Jing was running, she said blankly, "This reaction..."

"Could it be..." Yukino's eyes widened in disbelief.

"No...no way? Really?"

Xuehui belatedly opened her mouth wide. Although Sister Xiaojing had mentioned before that she had been given such a task, she had been very proactive afterwards.

However, winning the bid was not that easy, so as the days went by, the two of them changed their mindset to leave it to fate.

But today, Sister Xiaojing's prediction came true?

"Hey, Yukiteru-kun, you don't know anything about this, do you?" Shiyu asked Yukiteru, snapping out of her daze.