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“Speaking of which, Mom,” Eriri Sawamura stopped at the corner of the stairs and peered at the dining table, “would you like to come with me? You’re bored at home anyway.”

“No, I think it’s better if I don’t bother you young people, but…” Sawamura Sayuri’s expression became more serious.

"Eriri, remember to make sure he wears protective gear."

Eriri Sawamura smiled, her eyes crinkling, and continued walking upstairs: "Yes, yes! Definitely!"

When Eriri entered her room, Sayuri Sawamura put down her chopsticks.

After a moment of blank staring, she got up and began clearing the table.

Going to his house is not my business, as for him coming to my house or anything like that.

She reached out and rubbed her temples.

I have a feeling that he'll be greedy and cause trouble at home, since we haven't seen each other for quite a while.

He probably won't be so bold if Eriri is home...

Sawamura Sayuri reached out and steadied the dining table.

After a while, she straightened up again and continued clearing the table.

Then he saw his daughter staring at him curiously.

"What is Mom thinking about? She's so engrossed."

Sayuri Sawamura forced a smile: "I was thinking that Eriri has finally grown up, and I even want to go to a boy's house to stay overnight. I feel a little lonely."

Eriri Sawamura thought for a moment, then put her arm around her mother's waist and rubbed her cheek against hers: "That's why I said, Mom, do you want to go play together? It must be so boring at home."

Sawamura Sayuri paused slightly, then recovered, reaching out to pat Eriri's head: "Eri, just go. Remember to have fun."

Eriri Sawamura's voice sounded a little helpless: "Mom is just worrying too much. What's wrong with it being lively?"

She took a step back, smiling broadly, and said, "Then I'll head out."

Sayuri Sawamura echoed helplessly, "How could I not worry? I'd like to bother you young people when you're alone."

But she quickly smiled gently and said, "Have a safe journey."

"Uh-huh!"

Eriri Sawamura backed away, waving her hand.

When she pushed open the door, she turned around and smiled brightly.

"Mom, wait for me. I'll bring him home for Chinese New Year next time, so I won't have to go to his house."

"what?"

Just as I was about to say something, the door was closed.

Sawamura Sayuri stared blankly at the door for a moment, then reached out and hugged herself.

The wind that blew in just now was a bit chilly; I wonder if Eriri is dressed warmly enough.

......

"Hmm."

Yukinoshita hummed a tuneless little melody, one hand on her hip and the other holding a spoon, stirring the pot.

At this moment, only the two members of the Yukino family were in the kitchen; the rest of the servants had been given leave to go home and rest.

In the past, Yukinoshita Haruno would have two people stay behind to cook for her during the New Year.

Now that my younger sister is here, I can't just be perfunctory like before.

After all, the two sisters haven't spent Chinese New Year together for almost four years.

"Yukino, would you like to try it?" Yukinoshita Haruno leaned closer to the pot for a couple of glances, leaving the task of tasting it to her younger sister.

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the pot of black broth, and her eyelids twitched.

She didn't quite understand why a normal pork rib and carrot soup would turn black as it cooked.

Her voice held a hint of helplessness as she glanced at her sister: "Don't you usually cook for him, sister?"

"It's not so much that he likes my cooking." Yukinoshita Haruno hummed twice, then glanced at the black broth in the pot and rubbed her chin. "Maybe this is the manifestation of my love for Yukino. I'm not usually like this."

Is it really love? Why is your love black? Why can it twist normal ingredients into black poison?

Yukino Yukinoshita had a rant welling up inside, but she managed to hold it back and reached out to push her older sister.

"Sister, you can go out now, I can do it."

"I'm really good at cooking, this was just an accident." Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes showed innocent resistance, then turned resolute. "Let me try again, just once."

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated.

Yukinoshita took the opportunity to break free from her grasp and return to her own stove.

She tossed her hand and poured out all the black broth from the pot. After a moment of contemplation, she simply swapped the pot with the one on the stove behind her.

That's right, it must be a problem with the pot.

Grabbing a kitchen knife and a piece of raw beef, Yukinoshita Haruno swung the knife, leaving afterimages in her wake.

Yukino glanced at her sister's skillful technique, then looked away and began preparing her own steamed fish again.

Given my sister's talent, there's really no reason why her cooking skills shouldn't be good; something must have happened just now.

Picking up the kitchen knife, Yukino Yukinoshita arranged tender ginger, scallions, red bell peppers, and green bell peppers.

After slicing everything into shreds, she lit the fire, heated the pan, and started heating the oil.

While waiting, she took out the steamed sea bass, poured out the excess broth, added chopped ginger, scallions and chili peppers, and drizzled it with steamed fish soy sauce.

The final step is to pour hot oil over it, making a sizzling sound.

"what?"

As Yukino looked at the beautifully steamed fish with a satisfied expression, a voice came from beside her.

She turned her head, looked over, and then took a step back.

The beef wasn't burnt or charred; it simply turned black.

Even the green peppers used for seasoning turned black.

Above those black dishes, even the rising steam seemed black.

With a blank expression, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at her older sister.

Yukinoshita Haruno turned off the fire, looking completely innocent: "I don't know, I was just frying it and suddenly it turned black."

Reaching out, Yukino Yukinoshita pushed her away: "Sister, please go out. Don't do it anymore. I won't dare to eat it even if you do."

"What are you saying, Yukino? We're sisters, how could I hurt you?" Yukinoshita Haruno struggled, grabbing her sister's hand tightly. "Believe me, believe me one last time."

"I just believed you one last time, sister. You just want to poison me." Yukino Yukinoshita remained unmoved and continued to push.

"No, I really didn't poison it." Yukinoshita Haruno protested, waving her hands vigorously.

"Then why do I smell a dangerous odor, just like the poisonous fish from the wild mountain mushroom?"

"I don't know, I did it with all my love for Yukino."

"Your love has turned completely black."

"..."

......

At the dining table, Yukinoshita was playing on her phone until her younger sister finally finished preparing the last dish and took her seat. Only then did she put down her phone, get up, and walk to the side.

Reaching out, she picked up a gift box that was already there and handed it to her younger sister: "Here, this is a New Year's gift from our mother."

A New Year's gift from my mother?

Yukino Yukinoshita stopped serving the food.

She placed the two bowls of rice that had been prepared in front of the two of them on the table before she began to unpack the seemingly large gift box.

She smiled when she saw the items inside.

“Oh, it seems that at least she knows you like Harry Potter.” Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged and sat down in her seat.

“And my sister’s too.” Yukino Yukinoshita picked up the top 'Hufflepuff' school uniform and carefully placed it on an empty table.

She then handed the gift box to her sister.

Yukino Yukinoshita casually took the gift box, glanced at it, and tossed it onto the head seat with a sneer: "You're the 'hard-working and fair' Hufflepuff uniform, and I'm the 'ambitious and clever' Slytherin uniform. She's quite good at drawing conclusions."

Yukino Yukinoshita took out her phone and looked at the messages on it, ignoring her sister's strange tone. From childhood to adulthood, her sister had always interacted with their mother in this way.

The message on my phone reads: 【Yukino, Happy New Year】

Turning to her sister, she asked, "Is Mother in London now?"

Yukino rolled her eyes: "Anyway, the stuff was sent from London."

She took out her phone, made a call, and unsurprisingly, the call was disconnected.

With a cold laugh, she tossed her phone aside.

Seeing the phone call end, Yukino Yukinoshita knew her mother didn't want to answer. After thinking for a moment, she sent a message: "Happy New Year, Mom! Have fun in London. My sister and I will take good care of ourselves."

"Alright, alright, let's ignore her. She's an adult and has money anyway."

Yukishiro tapped the bowl with his chopsticks.

Putting down her phone, Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her older sister and nodded, "Mm."

So the two sisters sat up straight and put their hands together: "I'm starting to eat."

After saying this, Yukinoshita Haruno finally stopped holding back and started waving her hands around on the dining table.

She picked up a chicken leg and put it in her own bowl, then picked up another one and put it in her sister's bowl, complaining, "You're finally back! In the past, I couldn't finish two chicken legs during the New Year, so I could only put an empty bowl in your seat and put a chicken leg in there."

Yukino's eyes softened as she silently picked up a piece of chicken leg.

"You know, right? When there's an empty bowl with chicken legs in it, and no one is in front of it, it looks like you're commemorating someone who has died."

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was about to put the chicken leg in her mouth, trembled and dropped it onto the table. She silently turned her head and looked at her older sister.

Yukino Yukinoshita grabbed a chicken leg and started biting into it, her hands and mouth covered in oil, her innocent eyes seeming to ask what was wrong.

With a helpless sigh, Yukino Yukinoshita pulled out a napkin and handed it to her: "Just wrap the chicken leg in the napkin, it's too greasy to hold it with your hands."

Yukino put the chicken leg back in the bowl, took a tissue, wiped her hands and mouth, and said casually, "You've learned bad habits from him."

Did he teach you bad habits? Yukino Yukinoshita silently recalled, then shook her head: "As for Nomiyama-kun, he stopped grabbing chicken legs with his bare hands from elementary school onwards."

“Oh, is that so? Then it means Mother didn’t teach her well.” Yukinoshita Haruno said with a sorrowful expression. “The Yukinoshita family has indeed declined. The family education has deteriorated to this extent. It’s all Yukinoshita Miyami’s fault.”

Yukino Yukinoshita silently turned her head away. She had known since childhood that she and her sister were not the same type of people and had difficulty communicating normally.

I think only Nomiyama-kun can talk to my older sister about this.

Thinking about this, she felt a headache coming on. That bastard, causing so much trouble while she was away.

......

After dinner, Yukinoshita Haruno kept her younger sister in her room watching TV for a while before letting her go.

Actually, I didn't want to put it away. It's been a long time since I used my sister as a body pillow, and she misses it.

After her sister left, Yukinoshita Haruno leaned against the headboard of her bed, playing on her phone and sending him messages.

During the Lunar New Year, Yukinoshita Miyami will probably go to his house to keep him company or something.

After all, that woman might be able to hold back normally, but that doesn't mean she can hold back during the New Year. She probably wouldn't let him sit alone at the dinner table.

Forget it, there's no use thinking about it now. I have no other way out except to help her cover up the situation.

I'm annoyed, I'm annoyed. I also want to spend the New Year at his house.

Yukino Yukinoshita got up, put away her phone, and prepared to go to her sister's place.

Unable to absorb Kazehaya's energy, he could only absorb Yukino's energy, and then take a good nap while absorbing it.

......

After returning to her room, Yukino Yukinoshita glanced outside.

It seems like Chiba only has wind and no snow this winter, which is quite a pity.