My Cartoonist Girlfriend

On the other side, the Asakura family.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Asakura Kaede and Eriri sneezed at the same time and then looked at each other.

"Did you catch a cold from the air conditioning?"

Looking at Eriri lying on his lap, Asakura put his hand on her neck. She was indeed a little cold, so he took the remote control and adjusted the temperature to 27 degrees.

"24 degrees is still too low. Let's make it a little higher. It will be fine as long as it's not too hot."

"Uh... I didn't catch a cold, I just sneezed suddenly and I don't know why." Eriri said as she reached out to grab the remote control, but Asakura Kaede threw it back onto the bed and she couldn't get it.

"Okay, be quiet."

Seeing Eriri trying to sit up, Asakura Feng hugged her and let her lean on his arms. He put his palm on Eriri's flat belly and said, "I can feel the cold through the clothes. Don't think about the remote control. Instead of thinking about this, why don't we discuss what we should eat for lunch?"

"Oh, yeah, Aunt Reiko didn't prepare lunch for us."

Thinking of this, Eriri revealed a sly smile, turned to look at Asakura Feng and said, "Feng Jun, how about I make it for you at noon?"

"Huh? Really? You?"

"What's with your tone? Don't you trust me?"

Turning around to face Asakura Kaede, Eriri said angrily: "In that case, I'll show you what I can do!"

"...Are you serious?"

Asakura Feng was still a little unconvinced. After all, Eriri had never shown any sign of being able to cook in the past period of time.

Ying Lili knew this was the case, and raised her little head proudly and said, "In that case, do you want to make a bet?"

"bet?"

"That's right!" Ying Lili raised a finger and said, "Let's make a bet! If I can make lunch today, Feng Jun, you have to agree to one of my conditions, otherwise I will agree to one of yours!"

"Such a bet?"

Asakura Feng thought about it and thought that there was no harm in playing such a game occasionally, so he agreed: "Okay, but let me make it clear first, the lunch you make must at least be edible and not unpalatable."

"Humph, I will naturally abide by this. No need for you to say more, Fengjun! And you underestimate me too much. Just because it's not unpalatable is enough to count me as the winner. I must let you see my growth!"

"OK, I'll look forward to it then."

Looking at his watch, Asakura Feng smiled and said, "But there's no rush. After all, there's still a long time before lunch. Before that, we've rested enough now, so let's continue to finish the two pages of comics on hand, right?"

"can!"

More than an hour later, it was 11 o'clock in the morning. After finishing the comics at hand, the two went downstairs.

As soon as they came down, they felt the contrast to the coolness in the bedroom. Without Eriri saying anything, Asakura Feng turned on the air conditioner in the living room. Without caring about the electricity bill, he directly increased the air volume. After the cold air blew to the kitchen, the two of them went in.

Having come to the Asakura family quite a few times, Eriri opened the refrigerator very familiarly and took out food one by one.

"Yeah, there are quite a lot of things, including chicken, beef, and some vegetables. What do you want to eat, Fengjun?"

"It's all OK. It depends on how you perform, Eriri."

As he spoke, Asakura Feng washed his hands and said, "Although we made a bet, for the sake of efficiency, I will help you. Leave the cutting of vegetables to me."

"Hehe, that would be the best."

Ying Lili agreed with a smile. Although she had worked hard to learn some skills with her mother these days, she was still not good enough in using a kitchen knife. She was not efficient and the cuttings were not pretty.

After thinking for a while while looking at the ingredients on hand, Ying Lili said, "I see there are noodles, so let's make tomato beef pasta and two side dishes!"

Then, under Eriri's instructions, Asakura Kaede cut the ingredients one by one. After finishing the preparations, he stood aside and watched Eriri's performance.

Looking at Eriri who untied her twin ponytails, tied them into a single ponytail, and put on an apron with great momentum, Asakura Kaede couldn't help but feel excited.

It seems that I have really learned something in areas that I didn’t know about.

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After Eriri started to take action, Asakura Feng knew that he had lost the bet today.

Because Eriri's movements were very skillful, and it was obvious that she had cooked more than once or twice, he couldn't help but ask, "Eri, when did you learn it? Didn't you say you couldn't cook?"

Hearing Asakura Feng's question, Eriri kept moving her hands, turned around and said with a smile: "Hehe, that time when we had lunch together, I said I wanted to learn cooking from mom, but weren't you afraid that I would cut my hand? Although I didn't mention it at that time, I decided to learn it later. But it is really difficult. Although I have learned a little, I am really not proficient in cutting vegetables. Fortunately, Feng-kun is helping me today. If I were alone, the dishes I made would definitely not be so beautiful."

Did you start learning after that? It's been more than a month, about two months.

Asakura Kaede couldn't help but be moved when she heard this.

Of course, it is impossible that Eriri is learning cooking so seriously just for herself. Her purpose is obvious.

Looking at Eriri who was smiling and staring at the ingredients in the pot seriously, Asakura Feng asked, "Eriri, if you want to make any requests, you can start thinking about it now!"

"Mr. Feng, are you admitting defeat now?"

"When I saw how skilled you were, Eriri, I knew I was going to lose today. Since I was going to lose, I might as well admit defeat now instead of waiting until the end."

When Ying Lili heard this, she immediately narrowed her eyes happily: "Great, I didn't expect to win so easily, I thought Feng Jun, you were going to struggle. Well... But I'm not in a hurry about this request, I have to think about it carefully. Yes, think about it carefully!"

Asakura Kaede didn't object. After all, Eriri wouldn't make any excessive demands. As long as she was happy, that was all that mattered.

Because they were not complicated dishes, two servings of pasta, a cold dish and a hot dish were ready in half an hour.

After bringing everything to the bedroom and pouring two drinks, Ying Lili said happily: "Okay, let's start eating and try my cooking skills!"

Asakura Feng glanced at Eriri and said with a smile: "Then I'll start."

He rolled up some pasta with a fork and put it directly into his mouth.

“Mm, it tastes really good!”

After swallowing the food in her mouth, Asakura Feng praised: "It seems that Eriri's study has paid off. It's really amazing. You should eat quickly too."

"Hehehe, as long as it tastes good."

Seeing that Asakura Kaede was very satisfied with her meal, Eriri also joined them for lunch.

There wasn’t much, just enough for the two of them to finish without any waste.

Today was the first time that Kaede Asakura tried Eriri's cooking, and the experience was unexpectedly good.

After finishing the meal, Asakura Feng cleaned up the dishes and said to Eriri, "Okay, let me clean up the things. Eriri, you've worked hard cooking, take a good rest."

"Hey, you're welcome then!"

Patting Eriri's head, Asakura Kaede took the dishes downstairs, washed them, and came back up.

After resting for an hour, the two of them got back into the intensive comic production.

While drawing, Eriri said to Asakura Kaede, "Kaede-kun, are we going to draw all the time during the summer vacation?"

"of course not."

Modifying a storyboard at hand, Asakura Feng said without looking up: "There is more to life than comics. If you allocate your time properly, you will definitely have time to do other things. And I can't stand you making me work all day long. I didn't even have this kind of experience when writing light novels. What's up, Eriri, do you have any ideas?"

"Well~~ I'm not saying it's an idea, I just thought it's a rare summer vacation, and it's not a good idea to stay at home all the time. Of course, I'm not saying it's bad to stay at home, it's still pretty hot outside in the summer."

After thinking for a while, Asakura Feng stopped writing and said, "So, do you want to go to the beach?"

"The beach..." Although she was somewhat tempted, Eriri finally shook her head and said, "Forget it. I don't want to be crowded. Besides, my house doesn't have a private beach. I can only make a reservation, but it would be too boring for just the two of us."

That's true. If they went to the beach, it would be too boring for just the two of them. Besides, neither Asakura Kaede nor Eriri were willing to go to crowded public beaches.

"Well, let's put this proposal on hold for now. Find a time to ask Usami, Uchimaki and the others, as well as Kitamura and the others. If they're interested, we can set up a group so that we can have more people play together. But it won't be too crowded. There's still nearly a month left in the summer vacation."

"Yeah! No rush." ​​Eriri nodded with a smile, "Even if I want to go out and play, I have to wait until we prepare the comics and have a gap in one chapter. I don't want to be rushed by the editor."

"Then you have to work hard. During these few hours in the afternoon, try to concentrate on painting."

Whether it is Asakura Kaede or Eriri, although they now have well-paid jobs, they are actually still just two young boys and girls, and they should be at the age of enjoying their youth. It is naturally unrealistic to let them bury their heads in painting all the time. Moreover, Asakura Kaede has always adhered to the principle of moderate tension and relaxation. He will definitely make time during the summer vacation to take Eriri out to play, but there is no plan yet.

Just like that, three days later, the temperature in Tokyo had obviously risen to a higher level.

In the evening, after having dinner at Sawamura's house, Asakura Reiko pulled Asakura Kaede, who wanted to take a bath, to sit in the living room. His father, Asakura Kiichi, was also waiting here, and it was obvious that he had something to say to him.

"Um...what's going on?"

The couple looked at each other and finally decided that Asakura Takaichi should talk about the matter.

Looking at her son, Asakura Reiko smiled and said, "Xiao Feng, do you still remember what I asked you before?"

After thinking for a while, Asakura Feng recalled: "Mom, are you talking about the income? Remember, another sum of money came in yesterday. So what exactly did you want to say when you mentioned this before? If you really need money, just say it directly. It can't be that Dad secretly spent all the family savings, right?"

Asakura Takaichi, who was standing by, hadn't said anything yet when his son said something to him. He immediately glared at him and said, "Do you think I'm that kind of person, Dad?"

"Hey, I'm just making a random guess. Mom never told me."

"Okay, stop making jokes. I'm going to tell you something, right?" Holding her son, Asakura Reiko said with a smile, "It's been quite hot these days, isn't it?"

"Uh...it's quite hot."

No matter whether you come back in the morning or afternoon, even if you avoid the hottest time, it is always uncomfortable to walk outside.

And then, my mother said something that Asakura Feng had never thought about.

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Under Asakura Feng's gaze, the mother said directly: "Son, you have grown up, it's time to go out and be independent."

"...What the hell?"

Asakura Feng spoke in Chinese, looked at his mother, pointed at himself in disbelief and said, "When did our family have such a rule?"

"Just made the rules today."

Asakura Reiko was also playful and said something along the lines, then patted her son on the head and said, "Don't think that mom and dad are joking. This is something we have discussed seriously. Listen to us and we will explain it to you slowly."

"Okay, you guys tell me, I'd like to see what the reason is."

Asakura Reiko didn't argue and got straight to the point: "Look, Xiaofeng, your light novels are so popular now, so you should have decided to take this path in the future, right?"

Asakura Feng nodded and said, "Yes, it's basically confirmed. Even if I don't write anymore in the future, I can still switch to being a screenwriter or something. I've been reading books on this subject. Even worse, I can be a novel editor or something like that, just to make use of my remaining energy."

Based on the current sales of Sore no Haru, coupled with the subsequent animation, even comics and a series of peripheral products, royalties and the like will be enough for Asakura Kaede to make a huge income.

Money, a problem that is enough to trouble many people for most of their lives, is no longer an important issue in Asakura Kaede's eyes.

Asakura Reiko nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "That's right, since the future has been decided, Xiaofeng, you just need to finish high school well and get into a university of your choice. We also know that you will not give up easily in this regard.

Besides that, there is only one thing your parents need to worry about, and that is your relationship. You did not disappoint your parents in this matter, and you found a lovely girl like Eriri directly. But considering that you are still high school students, and you and Eriri have started serializing comics, there is one thing you need to consider carefully. "

"Um...what?"

Asakura Feng felt that he had grasped some of his mother's intentions, but he was not sure.

Raising her finger, Asakura Reiko said, "That is, in high school, is it really enough for you to serialize comics and take care of your studies at the same time just by relying on the club time after class and the weekends?"

"when......"

Halfway through saying the word "of course", Asakura Kaede hesitated.

Indeed, during the summer vacation, as long as you manage your schedule well, you don't have to worry about serialization. But the summer vacation doesn't last forever, there is only about a month left.

After school starts, I might be able to balance school and work, but can Eriri really do that? This is not just a simple doujinshi. Comics require more time and energy. It's not just talk.

Seeing her son thinking, Asakura Reiko knew that he understood the problem, so she patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "So, I came up with an idea and mentioned it to Sayuri. After discussing it, the couple thought it was feasible, and they should be talking to Eriri right now."

"So...what was the idea?"

"Of course. Like I said before, you should go out and be independent. Buy a house and use it as a studio with Eriri. You can also further develop your relationship while doing so. Isn't that great?"

"..."

Asakura Feng was completely dumbfounded. After being silent for more than ten seconds, he took a breath and looked at his parents and said, "Are you serious? At my age, you want me to go out and live on my own. Should I live with Eriri? And from what you said, Aunt Sayuri and Uncle Spencer also agreed?"

"Yes, by now Eriri should know as much as you do."

Something is wrong. There must be something wrong here.

"Today is not April Fools' Day. It's been a long time."

Seeing Asakura Kaede's scrutinizing eyes, the Asakura couple knew that their son did not believe it, so Asakura Takaichi said: "Don't think we are fooling you, this is a very important matter. It's not easy for you to solve the problem of time alone, right?