In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

"Thank you so much, Yuan-kun. I'm so grateful for your care of Kazusa during this time."

Aunt Shibata is nominally a nanny, but because she has been in contact with Touma and her daughter for a long time, they have developed feelings for each other and can be considered half family in a sense.

"Don't say that about Aunt Shibata..."

Gen Chiya responded to her praise with great humility.

In his eyes, these were all trivial matters; in fact, he was the one being taken care of.

With his own hard work and Kazusa's help, his piano skills have improved at an incredible pace in the past two weeks, and last night he broke through to the LV5 level.

In terms of various piano techniques, he gradually progressed from being unfamiliar with them to becoming proficient.

His wrists, arms, and fingers now have a level of coordination that is quite incredible.

It's fair to say that at this stage, as long as he's willing to practice patiently, there's no piece of music he can't play.

"Let's have lunch here. Mrs. Yoko will be back later, and she'll definitely want to thank you properly."

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Wearing a brown sheepskin wool coat, Touma Yoko walked gracefully from the entrance. Upon seeing Minamoto Chiya, she smiled and gave him a warm hug.

"Kazusa said you guys have been using the gym lately. I knew my decision was right! You seem to be in even better shape, handsome!"

Seeing her mother acting like a madwoman, constantly feeling the muscles in Minamoto Chiya's arms with both hands, Kazusa, rather displeased, pulled her away.

It's not because I'm jealous or anything.

She simply felt that her mother's overly familiar actions were somewhat embarrassing for her.

But Touma Yoko didn't seem to mind, and gave her daughter another casual hug.

"Long time no see, Kazusa. Did you miss Mom? ...Hey? Kazusa, have you gained a little weight lately?"

She clearly sensed something was wrong, and then touched her daughter's stomach.

Yes, it's not an illusion, my daughter's belly is indeed chubby!

"Mom!" Kazusa pushed Yoko away, her face flushed with embarrassment, while she secretly observed Chiya's reaction, her expression extremely displeased!

She's her closest mother. If anyone else dares to treat her like that, she'll turn into a vicious dog and bite them hard in the next second!

"Oh, I'm so sorry~" Touma Yoko clasped her hands together and apologized in a humble manner: "Mom was just a little excited because she hadn't seen you in so long."

However, to be fair, Yoko was initially worried that her daughter, Chiya, who was going through puberty, might get pregnant during the quarantine period due to hormonal fluctuations.

But to my utter surprise, my initial guess has come to fruition in this way!

The long-awaited reunion between mother and daughter ended in a rather boisterous manner.

Unable to resist the enthusiasm of Aunt Shibata and Mrs. Yoko, Minamoto Chiya was eventually asked to stay for lunch.

Before lunch, Touma Kazusa, who felt she had a real talent for being a teacher, proudly showed off the results of her teaching during that time.

Inside the piano room, Chiyo played Canon in D major, Kikujiro's Summer at Double Speed, and Dvořák's Humoresque in succession.

As the last few keys were slowly released.

Yoko Touma froze.

She was completely frozen, as if petrified by magic, her beautiful eyes wide open, staring intently at Yuan Qianye, without moving an inch!

But at this moment, her heart was being impacted as if by a magnitude 10 earthquake. It was only because of her strong mental fortitude that Yuan Qianye's performance just now, combined with his previous piano skills and his growth to this level in just half a month, would have truly shattered her worldview!

Kazusa felt even more smug seeing her mother's surprised expression.

Because of her close interaction with Yuan Qianye during this period, she was subjected to small shocks every day. After a few times, she developed a resistance to it and gradually became accustomed to it.

But Touma Yoko isn't like that!

Although she had occasionally chatted with her daughter during this time and mentioned that Chiya was learning piano, Kazusa had also said that he was making rapid progress.

But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly!

Is this a rocket launch?

Having witnessed the current level of Gen Chiyo's piano playing.

Touma Yoko's first reaction was that this kid must have started practicing piano a long time ago, but he deliberately kept that a secret, otherwise there would be no way to explain everything she had just seen.

But as soon as the idea popped into her head, it was immediately rejected by Touma Yoko.

How could a world-class Chopin Competition winner like her not see that someone was deliberately hiding their skills in piano?

Once you're familiar with the piano to a certain level, no matter how much you want to hide it...

The gestures and movements while playing the piano will more or less give away the truth, and someone as shrewd as her can tell at a glance.

Not to mention, Touma Yoko couldn't imagine what reason Minamoto Chiya would have to do that.

Just to see this old auntie's surprised facial expression?

Who would be so bored!

Besides, even if he has any thoughts or intentions, he can simply say them out loud.

Because he saved my life, I made a promise to him that I would help him with anything within my ability.

He didn't need to complicate things so much.

After much deliberation, Touma Yoko finally came up with the most incredible, yet undeniably convincing, answer.

Does Chiyo really have such terrifying piano talent?

"Mom? Mom!"

Her daughter's calls finally brought Touma Yoko back to her senses.

Kazusa looked at her with some concern.

Yuan Qianye had also stood up from in front of the piano chair.

Yoko took a deep breath and looked at Minamoto Chiya with utmost seriousness: "Chiya, have you... considered following the same path as Kazusa in the future?"

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Around 2 PM, Gen Chiya bid farewell to the Touma family.

Touma Yoko was amazed by his rapid progress. Although she wanted to keep him longer, she held back for the time being, considering that he hadn't been home for two weeks.

After he left, Yoko, as a second choice, pulled her daughter aside and asked her about every little thing that had happened to Gen Chiya during this time.

Meanwhile, Yuan Qianye returned to her small but cozy home.

Rikka diligently took his coat and hung it up.

Shihua cut the fruit and brought it over.

The three of them gathered in the living room, watching TV together in a lively atmosphere that they hadn't enjoyed in a long time, and chatted until after five o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing that it was almost time, Shihua went to prepare dinner.

Yuan Qianye went along to help.

Around 9 p.m., my parents came home together, and the whole family gathered in the living room, chatting and laughing for a long time.

Yuan Qianye found an opportunity to ask about the details of the family's recent income and specific savings.

Everyone else seemed a little surprised, but Runzi's mother and Yuan's father were both very open-minded people and knew that their son was sensible, so they didn't hesitate to take out their phones and start calculating the bills.

In mid-October, when the bar had just opened, business wasn't too good.

Later, because of Touma Yoko's celebrity status, the small bar became known to many people, and the celebrity's popularity led to a surge in business.

The net profit from mid-October to mid-November was 1.7 million.

Then, by mid-December, the net profit reached 2.1 million.

By mid-January, business had dropped significantly, with only 1.2 million remaining.

Although business wasn't great in January, it was still a pretty good income for a bar that operates on a small budget.

Runzi's mother's beauty salon is in a similar situation. Business was very good until the end of last year, but in January of this year, the income has plummeted.

Even so, the family has saved a considerable amount of money during this period.

After deducting miscellaneous living expenses, there were only over eight million yuan left, plus a total income of over seven million yuan during this period.

Excluding the house, the family currently has savings of over 15 million yuan.

Honestly, considering the reality of having three children in the family, this is quite a good level of savings efficiency.

However, Yuan Qianye felt it was still necessary to speed things up in the current situation.

He didn't really care about himself, but after that video call with Shihua, he could really see that she wanted a room of her own.

"Why did you suddenly ask about the family's savings today?" After Rikka went to take a shower, Toka whispered in Minamoto Chiya's ear.

Of course, it's for you.

But what Yuan Qianye whispered to her was: "After living in the Dongma family's garden villa, I can't get used to living here anymore. I need to think of a way to make some quick money so that my family can move into a bigger house as soon as possible."

"..." Shi Hua glanced at him speechlessly, taking it as a joke and not taking it seriously.

"Oh, right, Chiya, Eriri's father came to the shop a couple of days ago and said he wanted to treat our family to dinner. He said you made him a lot of money on stocks, and that most of the stocks you recommended went up. How did you know which stocks would go up?" Genji Sanada suddenly remembered this.

"How would I know which stocks would go up? I just mentioned it casually because the topic came up at the time. If I could really know in advance which stocks would go up, I would have just invested all my money." Yuan Qianye was telling the truth.

This world is not entirely the same as the world in my memory. Many famous figures are gone, and many inexplicable people have appeared. The global political landscape is also completely different.

Even Japan's performance in dealing with the flu is exemplary; they developed a vaccine and will soon begin nationwide vaccination. Who can we complain to about this?

In such a situation where similarities and inconsistencies are completely mixed, it is really difficult to make a judgment; it is impossible to distinguish them at all.

Who knows if the future will follow the predetermined historical trajectory he once experienced?

I can only say that I am fairly certain about the content of the conversation between Gen Chiya and Mr. Sawamura.

But he prefers to play it safe; even a high degree of certainty isn't enough for him to take the plunge. It's really a waste of the family's meager funds. They can't really rely on God's eye and gamble, can they? That's their last resort.

Yuan Qianye has many paths to take and many ways to make small money, but those ways are too slow. He needs to consider a way to make money that can yield good returns in the short term.

Around 11 p.m., Gen Chiya followed behind Rikka and Touka while taking a bath, thinking about the matter, and he had already made some initial progress.

After taking a bath and returning to the room, Shihua had already changed the sheets.