My Cartoonist Girlfriend

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled, squatted down, and looked carefully at the baby in the stroller.

After a brief exchange of words, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha said goodbye to the woman with the baby and left the store.

Walking towards the next store, Ying Lili was still muttering, "Ah~~ That baby is so cute, but he's sleeping. I wonder what he'll look like when he wakes up and starts babbling."

"You are really inconsistent."

"Of course not!" Ying Lili said righteously, "My love for babies and my fear of the pain of childbirth are not contradictory!"

"I've convinced you."

"Hey, let's not talk about this. There's a men's clothing store over there. Come with me to take a look!" As she said that, Eriri pulled Kasumigaoka Utaha and walked towards the men's clothing store in sight.

"...You really want to buy it?"

"When did you get the illusion that I was just saying that?"

Eriri looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and said, "I've already said that there aren't many formal clothes in Feng-kun's wardrobe. Although I bought a few pieces before, they are still not enough. We're going to have a party at the end of the year, and Feng-kun will be there, so we must have suitable clothes. But... let's have it custom-made."

Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly felt that she was at a disadvantage by going out early in the morning to accompany Eriri shopping just for a meal.

It was not until she returned to the apartment at noon and chewed the braised pork made by Eriri that all the depression she had felt in the morning was swept away.

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Remember to call me next time something like this happens.

Kasumigaoka Utaha said that Eriri should be free to cook as long as she doesn't cook Japanese food. The main reason is that her mother always cooks Japanese food at home, and no matter how delicious it is, she will get tired of it. Eriri just said that she can cook whatever she wants, so let's change the taste.

Ying Lili also used her own skills to cook the Chinese dishes she had been learning recently, and braised pork was one of them.

Actually, Kasumigaoka Utaha had eaten Chinese food in restaurants several times in the past, but as we all know, it is extremely difficult to eat authentic Chinese food in restaurants in other countries. The ones Kasumigaoka Utaha had eaten before were basically modified according to the taste here, and it is estimated that the taste of Mapo Tofu is slightly closer.

As for Eriri, she was the one who took over the recipe book that her future mother-in-law, Reiko Asakura, had recorded for many years. The recipe book recorded many dishes that Reiko Asakura could cook, including many authentic Chinese dishes.

Although it is difficult to learn, Eriri has laid a good foundation and has learned a little now. She can make it for Kasumigaoka Utaha to taste before the dinner party in the evening to test her current level.

After finishing the meal and putting the dishes into the dishwasher, Eriri sat down on the sofa and said to the dazed Kasumigaoka Utaha, "How is my cooking?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's answer was: "It was delicious, more delicious than I expected, especially the braised pork. This is the first time I know that besides barbecue, pork belly can be so delicious. I just feel like I have to do an extra half hour of yoga when I get home..."

"Hehe, I think it took more than half an hour." Ying Lili said proudly, "Don't forget the dinner tonight, I still have a lot of dishes to serve!"

"..."

After hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha instinctively wanted to escape from here. She had a plump figure and was not the type who would not be afraid of getting fat even if she ate a lot.

I guess after two meals today, my weight will be worrying.

Although she really wanted to escape, but thinking back on the food she had just eaten, and seeing that Eriri Kayama also said that there were more that she hadn't prepared yet, the foodie spirit hidden in Utaha Kasumigaoka's heart could no longer be suppressed.

"It's over. I'll just eat something simple for the next few days..."

And Ying Lili, of course, held her head high with satisfaction, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Hehe, let me tell you, I have only studied less than one-third of Aunt Lingzi's recipes so far. My cooking skills will definitely be improved in the future!"

"You, did you choose the wrong skill tree? You are obviously a painter!"

"Oh yeah, now that you're talking about this, I forgot to post the photo."

As she said that, Ying Lili took out her cell phone and posted the photo of the lunch she had prepared to her social account.

Chapter 270: Long-lost Suiya (3/3)

Now everyone else has not arrived yet, and only Eriri is the hostess, so Kasumigaoka Utaha's posture is much more casual at the moment.

Huddled up on the sofa with her legs hugged, she leaned over to take a look at the tweet that Ying Lili was editing on her phone and said speechlessly, "You really have so much free time. It seems like you have to post at least one tweet every day, right?"

"Hey, isn't this normal? Now that you've created an account, you have to maintain it properly." After sending out the edited tweet, Eriri asked, "By the way, have you not posted much on your account?"

"Yes, the last time was during the book signing event."

Holding her knees with both hands, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "I have never been very interested in this kind of thing, and it is unlikely to increase the sales of my novels. If I had that time, I might as well study how to write the plot of the novel."

After hearing what Kasumigaoka Utaha said, Eriri directly found the other party's account homepage and clicked on it. As expected, just as she said, she hadn't posted a tweet for a long time.

"Alas, you can't be like this. Why do you feel your EQ is even lower than mine? As a creator, you should at least maintain a minimum frequency to understand the feelings of your readers. I'm not asking you to rewrite the story according to the readers' wishes, but at least you should know how your writing is received."

After listening to this, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that there was some truth in it, so she nodded, took out her mobile phone, logged into her Twitter account, found the tweet that Eriri had just posted, liked it, and left a message.

Kasumi Shiko: [It tastes just as good as it looks, very delicious, I'm so full, thank you for the treat. ]

Soon this message was discovered, and Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but sigh at the activeness of Yu Eriri's account and the super high fan stickiness.

"It's amazing. It's only been a few minutes and there are more and more comments under the tweet."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a sigh: "I take back my previous thought. It turns out that if you stay active, it will be useful. I guess after your comic is published, the publicity effect of this account will be surprisingly good."

"Of course! This is the account I have been carefully maintaining since I started working as an artist!" Eriri said proudly, "Although I lost a few fans after becoming a cartoonist, most of them still stick with me. Plus, the comics are very popular after being serialized, so the number of fans has been steadily increasing! You know, this is the Internet age, and online promotion can sometimes be more effective than offline advertising!"

"Account... management..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally understood the significance of the Internet age that Eriri mentioned. After all, both Fuzuigawa Bunko and Jump have already launched e-reading products and are not just sticking to physical versions. She herself often reads novels and comics on her mobile phone and is very clear about the effect of promotion on the Internet.

"Ahh, this feels so troublesome."

Grabbing her long hair, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt helpless, but finally made a decision to manage her account well in the next few days.

Half an hour later, the guests who had been promised to come finally arrived. The first to arrive were the three-member team from the Art Club.

"Good afternoon!" x3

After entering the house, the minister asked curiously, "Is Asakura not back yet?"

"It should be soon. I still have some finishing work to do this afternoon. It will be finished around 2:30 and I will be home by 3:30." After pouring out the drinks, Ying Lili said with a smile, "Why did you three come together? Did you meet on the way?"

Uchimaki Subaru smiled bitterly and shook his head, "We had originally agreed to come together, but after Usami and I met up, the Minister hadn't shown up yet. I called him and found out that he had fallen asleep after lunch, so I had no choice but to go to the Minister's house to call him and bring him along."

Everyone's attention shifted to the minister, who scratched his head in embarrassment: "Ahaha, sorry, I tend to get sleepy when I'm full."

Everyone rolled their eyes, but in the end they still poured the minister a drink.

After a while, Oosaka Taiga, Takasu Ryuji and Kitamura Yusaku also arrived. Only Kushieda Minori had to wait until the afternoon shift was over because of her part-time job.

While drinking his drink, Oosaka Taiga asked, "Eri, when will the program Asakura recorded today be broadcast? Today?"

"Well, it will be broadcast in the evening, but it's just a pre-recorded radio program. Feng Jun also sent a message at noon. The effect of the program will definitely be worse than yesterday's live broadcast."

Ying Lili nodded her chin and said, "Let's not talk about Feng Jun's work for now. I don't think you will be very interested in tonight's broadcast. Let's think about what we should do in the afternoon."

"Monopoly!!!"

Oosaka Taiga lifted up the Monopoly box he brought from home and said with shining eyes, "This is super interesting!"

Looking at the Monopoly box, Kitamura Yusaku said with a smile: "Monopoly~~ I miss it so much. I remember playing it with my friends when I was a kid, and we would play for half a day at a time."

"Right! It's fun, let's play together!"

Naturally, other people have no objection. If everyone gets together, they can just find a game to play and it will be fun.

But Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her hand and said, "Forget it. I just had an idea and I want to write it down in the afternoon. Eriri, lend me your laptop."

"Okay, you can get it in the workshop."

Except for one person who wanted to type, everyone else started playing Monopoly.

Not long after this, Asakura Kaede finally finished recording today's program and set out on the journey home.

On the way to the station, Asakura Feng looked at the time on his phone and said to himself, "Hmm... Everyone should have arrived at this time. I wonder what they are doing now. Oh, by the way, let's go to Sui-ya and buy some snacks to bring back."

He did what he said. After arriving at the station by train, Asakura Kaede turned and went to Suoya, which she had not seen for a long time.

As soon as he pushed the door open, Asakura Feng saw Kousaka Yukiho sitting behind the counter, holding a book in her hand and reading. This girl was as serious and studious as ever.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Kousaka Yukiho looked up and saw Asakura Kaede coming in. She said happily, "Ah, Brother Kaede, you're here. Welcome!"

"Good afternoon, Yukiho."

After greeting each other, Asakura Feng said with a smile: "Why are you the one watching the store today? Isn't Auntie here?"

"Mom is out buying groceries!" Putting down her book, Kosaka Yukiho said, "Brother Feng, you are here to buy Japanese sweets, right? How much do you want to buy?"

"Please help me pack two boxes. We have guests at home today."

“Okay~~~”

Kousaka Yukiho responded, took out the packed box obediently, and helped Asakura Kaede pack it up.

Looking at this little girl, Asakura Feng suddenly realized that he seemed to have not yet invited the sisters Honoka and Yukiho to visit his new home.

Would you like to invite me?

Chapter 271 Invitation (1/3)

After the things were packed, Asakura Feng took the money, paid it and asked, "Xueho, isn't Honoka at home today? Did she go out to play?"

"No, my sister is upstairs!"

Xuesui replied, "Brother Feng, do you want me to ask you to come down?"

"Well, call her. I haven't seen Honoka in a while."

"Okay, wait a minute!"

Yukiho responded and went upstairs.

Then Asakura Feng heard a series of noises, including Yukiho's questioning and Honoka's begging for mercy.

About two minutes later, the sound of someone coming down the stairs was heard, and Asakura Feng saw Honoka trotting towards him with a bitter face.

"Brother Feng...Xuehui is so much, she doesn't even take me, her sister, seriously!"

Xuehui, who came down behind, heard this and said bluntly, "Hmph, sister, you still have the nerve to say that. It's fine if you eat in the room, but you also leave crumbs everywhere. Don't you know that it's very troublesome to clean up the tatami?"

"Oh~~~ I can clean it up myself!"

"When have you ever cleaned up properly? In the end, mom would always scold you and ask me to help you clean up!"

Seeing that the two sisters were about to quarrel again, Asakura Feng smiled helplessly.

"Alright, alright, Yukiho, stop talking about Honoka for now. Let Honoka do the cleaning herself, and don't help her. Let's see how long she can hold out."

"Hey! Why are you like this, Brother Feng?"

Honoka was dumbfounded. She didn't expect that even Asakura Kaede would not help her this time.

Asakura Feng listened, raised her hand and patted Honoka's head and said, "You, obviously you are the elder sister, but you need Yukiho to take care of you everywhere. Is this really appropriate? Besides, you will go to high school next year, you can't keep doing this."

"Woo! Brother Feng, why is he always talking about great principles as soon as we meet?"

"This is for your own good."

"Ah, now that I hear you say this it sounds even more like what Mom and Dad say!"

Asakura Feng tapped the girl's forehead in annoyance and said, "Alright, alright, I don't want to say more to you, just know it in your heart. I asked Xuehui to ask you to come down because I want to ask if you want to come to my house to play if you have nothing to do today. My classmates will come to dinner today. I told you before that I would let you come over to play after I moved, but I never said it."

Going to visit?

Honoka and Yukiho looked at each other, and Honoka quickly raised her hand and said, "I want to go, I want to go! I haven't been to Feng's new home yet!"

"Sister, not today!"

Although Xuehui also wanted to go, she still quickly said, "Didn't Mom go shopping for groceries? It's a bit late. I guess I can't go today."

"Ah, it seems so!"

Honoka's excitement sank again: "Wow... I wanted to go play..."

Looking at the two girls, Asakura Feng smiled and said, "Okay, don't be too disappointed. It's true that I came a little late today because I was working the whole time. But if it's not possible today, how about coming tomorrow? It just so happens that you haven't met my classmates yet, so you might be nervous."

After hearing this, Xuehui considered it and said, "If it's tomorrow, it's actually possible."

"Yeah, tomorrow, tomorrow I'm going!"

Just then, the curtain of the kitchen was pulled open, and Honoka and Yukiho's father showed up quietly, scaring Asakura Feng, who initially thought that the uncle was not there.

Seeing her father coming out, Honoka said happily: "Dad, we want to go to Feng's house to play tomorrow!"

Uncle Takasaka did not object. After looking at Asakura Kaede, he nodded and said, "No problem with me. I'll talk to your mother tonight."