I am your deceased love sustenance 1

Is it related to… the education that Toyokawa Shoko received? I don't know, and I probably won't know unless I ask her.

Chitose no longer refused. She took one last look at Su Shi, then turned her head and rubbed Toyokawa Shoko's little head in the same way she had just rubbed Su Shi.

"Then Xiangzi, you must be a good boy," Qiansui leaned over sadly and whispered in Xiangzi's ear:

"Thank you for your help. If possible, please take good care of Su Shi at school. She can be very sensitive and easy to bully... Xiangzi is a good kid, so he won't just stand by and watch, right?"

"Okay, okay!"

Toyokawa Shoko's voice was hesitant. She wanted to be firm but she stopped talking because of shyness.

The scent of the mature older sister lingered around his nose. How could Xiangzi, who was only fourteen years old, resist it?

Chitose's smile remains unchanged.

She felt that Shoko Toyokawa was definitely trembling.

No longer paying attention to the two children, Chitose Noshiro went to the kitchen alone to cook.

She will cook for you two in exchange for a full meal!

Behind them, Nagasaki Suyo saw everything.

The teacup in his hand was not held tightly for a moment, and some tea leaked out along the tilted wall of the cup.

The tea poured onto Su Shi's slippers, turning the cute furry little rabbit into a wet drowned rabbit.

"..."

They... No, they're just normal ways adults deal with children... But why does it hurt to watch?

Su Shi's smile remained unchanged, but only she knew how stiff this smile was.

[Am I sick?]

scare!

Su Shi was shocked by his own thoughts.

But she realized that normal people wouldn't mind their mother being gentle with other children, right? Was it because she was too possessive... This wasn't a good situation...

Why am I so awkward?

Toyokawa Shoko didn't notice anything unusual about Nagasaki Suyo, or perhaps she was still young and couldn't correctly distinguish subtle emotions.

She sat next to Nagasaki Suyo, raised the black tea in front of her and took a sip.

"Is this brewed by Sushi-san? It's delicious."

"Ah...haha, yes."

The expression on Su Shi's face became even stiffer.

Because this cup of tea was originally prepared for Chitose.

Oh... forget it. If I am too picky, I will seem like a bad kid, and no mother would like a bad kid.

Su Shi has never had a more concrete experience of maternal love. Sometimes she is not sure whether the kind of mother in TV dramas who accepts everything about her children is... what she has encountered.

In order to take care of Nagasaki Suyo, Toyokawa Shoko took the initiative to bring up many topics.

Su Shi did not offend the other party and tried hard not to think about how Qiansui treated the other party so gently.

After all, putting everything else aside...Xiangzi is a really good person to get along with.

While chatting, Su Shi kept looking towards the kitchen, and in a daze he seemed to see Qiansui's back.

It's so comfortable just watching from afar. Someone cooks for you, even on a weekday... I really can't even imagine it.

But that figure was so blurry, as if it never belonged to him or to this world.

"Sushi? Sushi? Are you okay?"

Toyokawa Shoko was next to Su Shi, but Su Shi's attention was not here at all. Su Shi looked away from time to time, which made Shoko think that she was unwell.

"Are you still upset about that?"

"no, I can not."

Su Shi blinked, and only the figure of that person remained in his eyes.

“I don’t care about anyone else at all.”

……

The long years of simulation cannot be passed by just calculating others and enduring the occasional pangs of conscience...

Chitose would learn new skills from time to time, and she could no longer fully remember the contents of the book she read in the first simulation.

However, all of that turned into her knowledge accumulation, paving the way for her to learn countless skills in the future.

Dish after dish was mastered, and both Nagasaki mother and daughter loved Chitose's cooking.

Isn’t this a kind of complete collection of mother and daughter illustrations?

As the seasoning was sprinkled into the pot, Chitose covered it with a lid.

"Is the most important part coming soon...Xiao Sushi?"

Just enjoy it as long as you can.

It would be best to remain as obsessed with it as I am now.

I saw your reaction just now. You looked so cute.

Seeing you feel uncomfortable...

I just...um...I'm sorry...I just feel better...

Ch97. Dream of becoming a band girl

The dinner was delicious and Chitose's cooking was excellent.

But Su Shi always felt something was strange.

She didn't think much about it, but just subconsciously leaned towards Chitose Noshiro.

"Suyo and Chitose-nee have a really good relationship."

"Yes, it's her, but I watched her grow up."

Chitose Noshiro habitually scooped up food with her spoon and brought it to Su Shi's mouth.

"Are you full? Do you need me to serve you some more?"

Feeding Suyo and watching over Xiangzi, Chitose Noshiro completed the difficult task of balancing both.

"No need."

Xiangzi felt that Su Shi was staring at her with a scary look, but she didn't care.

The girls continued to chat, and most of the topics were still brought up by Xiangzi.

"Our junior high school's wind band is going to participate in a music festival. All the seniors who are about to graduate will be there. Do you want to go with me, Sushi?"

"Sure, when?"

"This Friday! Chitose-san, are you going? Students can bring their families, okay?"

“So there’s still a place for me.”

Chitose Noshiro curled her hair with her fingers, and faced with Su Shi's expectant eyes, she spoke without hesitation.

"I have a meeting on Friday afternoon..."

Chitose deliberately dragged out the words. She only continued after noticing Nagasaki Suyo's endless disappointment:

"But I'll try my best to get there. When is the event?"

"It's afternoon! And it lasts until school is over."

"Okay, I'll be there in time."

Qiansui clapped his hands to indicate that everything was fine.

Su Shi's little expression that is hard to hide is so cute and delicious.

It's this kind of silly little kid who's fun to tease. He's nothing like Shiina Tatsuki, who jumps up and down when you tease him, and gets angry when you tease him again. He can't be coaxed without a kiss.

"Really?! That's great!" The excitement of everyone in the audience combined was not as great as Su Shi's. There was a gleam in her eyes.

This will be the first time someone will accompany her to the school music festival!

【Thanks to Toyokawa Shoko for the suggestion! It seems this person is really capable.】

Su Shi's eyes became much gentler when she looked at Xiangzi. Xiangzi noticed it and responded with a gentle smile.

……

A week passed quickly, and Nagasaki Suyo and Toyokawa Shoko became friends.

They did a lot of things together, like going for strawberry daifuku after school.

Su Shi was very happy because the more things she experienced, the more fun things she understood.

Then I can take Chitose to do things that she thinks are interesting.

Compared to the other people I've met since the beginning of school, Sushi and Xiangzi are more familiar with each other...

This may be because the last incident left a small knot in her heart.

Su Shi could not forget the incident between Xinhuan and Huizhong for a long time. She was still young and could not really not care.

"Sushi! Chitose-nee! Let's go over there. Our seats are over there."

Toyokawa Shoko is lively and shows her most passionate side when facing Noshiro Chitose and Nagasaki Suyo.

Chitose's hand was being pulled by Sushi, who looked at Toyokawa Shoko, who was alone, and asked in doubt:

"Xiaoxiang, where are your parents?"

"They..." Xiangzi's smile became a little awkward.

"My mother has been unwell recently, and my father is still busy with family work, so I'm alone."

"It's okay, little Xiangzi, sister Chitose will accompany you," Noshiro Chitose hugged Xiangzi with her left hand and Sushi with the other, "Little Sushi will also accompany you with me, right, Sushishi?"

"..."

"Yes."

Although Xiangzi still occupied half of Noshiro Chitose's arms today, Su Shi saw the surprise on the other's face that "he would be cared for", so she did not worry too much for a while.

She knew that look.

[Is Xiaoxiang also the same kind of child who lacks parental love as I was before?]

This world is truly full of misfortune.

Who on earth could have come up with such a worldview? Does the world have to function only if everyone lacks love and has a hard time?

After sitting down, Su Shi kept thinking about Toyokawa Shoko. Her thoughts stretched for a very long time. It was not until the show started and the first performance ended that she slowly came back to her senses.

"Thank you for the performance by the wind band! Next up is the light music band! Let's welcome..."

"The light music club. Our school didn't have one at the time, so the ones who performed on stage were our own little bands."

Chitose followed everyone else and said this with emotion.

"Eh? Which school did Chitose sister go to when she was in junior high school?" Toyokawa Shoko tilted her head.

"Oh, Yuqiu, I remember that I performed on stage with my partner when I was in junior high school. It was a huge success. I'm afraid I'll never forget that girl with purple eyes."

Chitose told this story again, she really missed the days when she could often call others "trash".

Now, if you want to find someone who can act coquettishly and call others "small fry" at any time...that's really impossible.

"Eh? Is that the one Mom talked about last time?"

Su Shi had just come back to his senses when his attention was attracted by Qiansui's words again.

It seems that mom really can’t forget those youthful years... Wait, why did she share this story with Xiaoxiang?

Does this mean that something that belonged to Chitose and me has been divided up a little bit more?

"Chitose-nee has performed on stage before! That's amazing! I wish I could do that too."