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

Her stiff body gradually relaxed, and she rested her head against Yuan Qianye's chest, letting out a soft "hmm".

This is what family is like...

When faced with difficult or upsetting situations, we comfort each other like this...

This is normal.

With this thought in mind, Toka's hands slowly rested on Minamoto Chiya's waist, her fingers gently pinching and rubbing the corner of his pajamas.

I always feel that when he hugs me like this, I can easily calm down.

That night, unsurprisingly, Gen Chiya suffered from insomnia.

Half of the reason is my mother's current situation.

The other reason was that Shika, who was not related to him by blood, showed off her completely unguarded and revealing nightgown tonight.

And, after holding her, the unforgettable soft touch and faint fragrance.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The next morning.

It's still raining.

The atmosphere was fairly harmonious.

Yuan Qianye got up at around 6 a.m.

She took the initiative to prepare breakfast herself.

When Runzi's mother got up at 6:30 and came to the kitchen, she looked quite surprised: "Chiya, what are you doing here..."

Yuan Qianye smiled and turned around, holding a long spoon: "I've been quite free lately, and I'm occasionally asked to help out at home. Mom, you can sleep a little longer. I'll be in charge of breakfast for the time being."

Runzi immediately shook her head upon hearing this: "How can that be? You not only have to attend classes every day and teach Rikka, but you also have to practice kendo to prepare for the upcoming competition. You're already so busy that you can't handle everything yourself. How can I let you worry about things at home? I'll take care of it."

Runzi's mother didn't notice anything amiss and walked over to take the work from her son.

Fortunately, Toka also came out of the room and came over here: "Okay, Mom, you're busy at home and the shop all day long. Let's just treat today as a temporary break. It's okay if Chiya and I prepare together."

With her help and persuasion, Runzi's mother was finally managed to get out of the kitchen.

Even so, she did not go back to her room to rest as they had suggested, but went straight to wash up.

Gen Chiya coated the peeled shrimp meat with a thin layer of powder and then fried it in oil.

Then he turned around, cut the orange, and put it into a food processor to blend and juice it.

He was busy preparing breakfast and lunchboxes for his parents.

Shihua, who had promised to help, kept peeking out from the kitchen doorway, peering towards the bathroom.

Gen Chiya blew on the freshly cooked shrimp to cool it down, then came to Toka's side and gently held it up in his hand for her to taste.

Shi Hua chewed with his cheeks and nodded in affirmation.

"So, what did you observe?"

"Yes, Mom gagged twice while brushing her teeth."

"That's normal. When do you plan to have a formal talk with her?"

"Hmm... later, after you've finished cooking, find a chance to go back to your room and I'll talk to Mom alone."

"it is good."

Around 7 o'clock, Yuan Qianye finished her work, took off her apron, exchanged a glance with Toka, nodded silently, and then turned and went back to her room.

From God's perspective, he saw Toka nervously following her mother as they served Hayasaka the prepared dish to the table.

His expression was clearly flustered, and he seemed to want to say something several times, but he didn't seem to say anything.

Runzi's mother also noticed that something was wrong with her, and touched Shika's forehead with her palm, seemingly to test whether she had a fever.

At this moment, Yuan's father also woke up and came to the living room.

The opportunity for the two to be alone was broken, and Toka was completely deflated.

Yuan Qianye walked out of the room helplessly, leaned close to Toka and whispered, knowing the answer already, "Did you talk to your mother?"

Shihua sighed, "I want to say it, but I don't know how to say it."

Seeing this, Yuan's father chuckled and said, "You two always get along so well."

"hehe."

Smile a little longer now, and I'll talk to you privately later.

"Let's go wake up Rikka so we can have breakfast together."

"Ah... um."

Yuan's father, who had spread out his newspaper, watched the two figures leave, quite puzzled.

Is it really necessary for two people to do this just to wake Rikka up?

In the girl's boudoir, Yuan Qianye and Toka slipped in.

Rikka was completely unaware of this and continued to sleep soundly.

After glancing at her, Yuan Qianye casually draped a blanket over her.

The Takanashi sisters sleep in the same way, both liking to dress extra revealingly; they can't go otherwise, their bare thighs are too eye-catching.

Although Rikka is an idiot, she is, after all, Touka's younger sister. As a young girl, her physical and facial features are still quite outstanding among her peers.

"Shihua, you have to speak up. You have to ask your mother for clarification," Yuan Qianye instructed in a low voice.

Shihua took a deep breath: "I know... but even though I know... it just feels weird to ask my mom about this kind of thing on my own initiative."

"Good luck! We agreed last night that you'd be in charge of figuring out Mom's thoughts, and I'd take care of Dad. It's all up to you now; we can't let Rikka handle it, can we?"

At this moment, Rikka kicked her legs, and the blanket that had just been put on her was kicked off again.

She slowly turned over, still sleeping soundly.

Seeing her like this, Shihua realized that for her mother's sake and for the sake of the family, it seemed that she really could only rely on herself.

"Keep going, you can do it!"

"Hmm... I can do it..."

Gen Chiya grasped Toka's hand, intending to encourage her.

But belatedly realizing what was happening, the two looked at each other's clasped hands and quickly let go, awkwardly averting their gazes.

Shihua: "Well... after breakfast, I'll just say I don't have class today and I'm going to my mom's shop with her, and then I'll find a chance to ask her about it."

Yuan Qianye: "Me too. I'll go to the store with my dad later. I'll wait for your message and see what to say."

To dispel the awkwardness, he took the initiative to clench his fist and said, "Find out why Mom is sad, and let's try to resolve this today."

Shihua blushed and bumped her fist with his: "Mmm."

The two returned to the living room.

Yuan's father put down his newspaper: "Where's Rikka?"

"She wants to stay in bed a little longer, don't worry about her, let's eat first."

"Oh, I see."

After breakfast, Shihua grabbed her lunchbox and, following her prepared explanation, went out with her mother.

Before parting, Yuan Qianye secretly clenched his fist to encourage her.

A little later, he also went to the bar with his father.

At 8:30, Rikka woke up naturally after a good night's sleep.

She stepped out of the room and called out the names of her older brother and sister, but received no response.

After walking around the house and realizing that I was indeed the only one home, I realized that I was home alone.

After a brief period of confusion, she gradually became excited.

Although she didn't understand what was going on, no one was bothering her today. Did that mean she could play games to her heart's content?!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Around 11 a.m., Yuan Qianye received several long messages from Shihua.

As it turns out, she was quite reliable.

Runzi's mother did indeed panic last night after finding out she was pregnant on a pregnancy test in the bathroom.

This was completely unexpected.

Considering the family's current financial situation is not optimistic, although she is somewhat reluctant, she intends to follow a rational decision.

After that, I went to a hospital for a checkup, and once it was confirmed that I was pregnant, I just gave...given...

Last night, Shihua noticed that her mother's eyes were red, and this was the reason.

In the message, Shihua specifically mentioned that her mother had repeatedly told her not to tell anyone else in the family.

Even so, she still told Gen Chiya what she had learned.

Now that the situation was clear, Yuan Qianye naturally wouldn't let Runzi's mother make such an important decision alone.

So he went up to his father, who was mixing drinks, and after his father put down his cocktail glass, he said bluntly, "Mom is pregnant."

Over the next few minutes, Yuan Qianye witnessed his father go from being stunned, to his lips trembling slightly, to his expression becoming extremely complicated, and finally to a look of joy on his face.

Yuan Qianye chuckled silently; it was exactly what he had thought.

He has seen how much his parents love each other, so how could they possibly have such a heartbreaking outcome because of financial problems?

At noon, after all the customers had left, the bar put up a sign saying it was temporarily closed.