I found a life simulator.

If some people deliberately try to strike up a conversation, Su Ze has no choice but to ignore them.

"First, let me introduce my family." Erina Nakiri took out her phone. "This is my grandfather—Senzaemon Nakiri."

muscle man.

He looked like someone who was not to be trifled with.

However, shouldn't we start by introducing the parents when introducing family relationships?

Su Ze noticed something was off, but didn't say anything. Maybe Erina Nakiri was a grandparent who had a close relationship with her grandchild.

“These are my parents. You only need to remember their names. I don’t have a good relationship with them.” Erina Nakiri’s smile was rather forced.

“Okay.” Su Ze nodded.

He stared at the photos, memorizing their faces one by one.

"I probably won't run into them this time either," Erina Nakiri comforted Suze, saying, "Don't put any pressure on yourself."

“My grandfather was very kind,” Erina Nakiri added.

“However, Erina, I have another question.” Su Ze took out his hand, pinched his chin, and pretended to think. “What kind of image will we project to the outside world this time?”

In front of his daughter and son.

They must look like a loving couple.

Otherwise, it would cast a huge shadow on the two little ones' minds. Su Ze had a deep understanding of the environment of single-parent families, and he did not want his children to experience the same feeling.

In fact, Erina Nakiri really wanted to avoid discussing this issue.

Because this problem is quite tricky.

However, even if we keep putting this issue aside and don't mention it, the problem still exists.

“Just your usual appearance,” Erina Nakiri gave an ambiguous answer.

Su Ze was not satisfied with this answer.

As a professional esports player, he knows that if there are problems in the atmosphere within a team but they remain silent, accidents can easily happen during the actual battle.

From a professional perspective

Let's assume that pretending to be a married couple is a main quest.

So, the incident of accompanying Erina to the cooking competition as a judge is a side quest. The goal of completing the quest is to successfully end this judge incident without revealing the true relationship and to integrate into the social circle ten years later.

The requirements for this task are quite demanding.

but.

Just a simple conversion.

This task is easy to solve.

"I think we should just start dating," Su Ze said, following his train of thought without any thought process.

As long as they are actually dating.

Aren't fake couples just real couples?

Even the problems of a couple in name only can be resolved smoothly.

Oh no, I'm doomed! Su Ze suddenly came to his senses.

The game world and the real world are different.

NPCs don't have emotions, but real people do.

Even in dating games, you need to reach certain numerical targets before you can successfully confess your feelings.

"Impossible, I refuse! What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly saying something like that? Isn't this a bit too early? No, I never even thought about dating you." Erina Nakiri's eyelashes trembled slightly as she said, embarrassed and angry.

What a joke.

They want to start a relationship the day after they meet.

This is too fast.

However, it seems she already has children.

But this is a special case!

Oh no, I actually had a few seconds left to think about it.

What am I thinking?

Erina Nakiri crossed her arms, looking scrutinizing, but her earlobes, hidden beneath her blonde hair, were as red as agate gemstones.

"Sorry, I just blurted out the simplest solution that came to mind for the moment." Su Ze thought for a moment, and realized that his proposed solution was still quite applicable to the current situation.

However, it is still difficult for both him and Erina Nakiri to psychologically accept this solution.

"Love is out of the question, and I don't have any feelings for you right now," Erina Nakiri emphasized again. "I just somewhat agree with your parenting style."

"However, this trip will inevitably encounter some difficult situations."

"Under very special circumstances, I can allow you to have physical contact with me."

"Exactly, you have to remember, our relationship is limited to holding hands and stuff like that."

"Don't think too much about other things."

"And I thought about it, and when the time comes, we can just casually show off our affection, and that should be enough to fool them."

"Like Ms. Asakawa, who came to do housekeeping today."

Su Ze listened to Erina Nakiri, nodded, and then said, "So, Erina, do you know how to show affection in public?"

A simple, unpretentious question.

Let Erina Nakiri's eloquent speech drift away with the wind... and come to an abrupt end.

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Chapter 18 You've made me cook, haven't you?

Erina Nakiri touched her head with both hands.

"No," Erina Nakiri said, somewhat annoyed. "Then, Suze, what about you? Someone like you must have had a lot of dating experience by now, right?"

"How did you figure out I have a lot of dating experience?" Su Ze retorted.

"Then how come you can casually say 'Let's date'—that kind of scumbag talk—without batting an eye?" Erina Nakiri asked skeptically.

"This is the best solution, and our names are on the marriage certificate, so why can't I date my future wife?" Su Ze continued to complain.

Let me tell you the truth.

"I never even thought that I would be able to get married in the future."

"Before I met you, I had never been in a relationship. Even holding hands was only when I was in elementary school and it was during a school trip with a girl that the teacher forced me to do so to avoid getting lost."

"So, I'm completely clueless about showing off my relationship." Su Ze laid his cards on the table. He was a good-for-nothing, a good-looking but stubbornly single man who had managed to stay single for so many years.

Both of them looked dejected.

Headache.

"How can we keep this from them?" Erina Nakiri scratched her blonde hair, completely exasperated. "How about we look it up online?"

"You can compile a whole guide to raising children by searching for information online."

"We might be able to put together a set of tips and tricks for showing affection in public."

Erina Nakiri suggested.

“That’s a good idea.” Su Ze narrowed his eyes.

The two of them took out their phones at the same time.

How to show affection in public?

The problem is simple.

The answers were varied and diverse.

“The simplest way to show affection…” Erina Nakiri looked at the answer above, “to drink a beverage with two straws.”

“I have a physical aversion to it, I’m a germaphobe,” Su Ze said, raising his hand. “Besides, don’t you think this way of showing affection is tacky?”

"Hey, aren't you going too far? Are you looking down on me?" Erina Nakiri glared at him, her voice tinged with anger. "Besides, who wants to share a drink with you? I was just sharing a way of showing affection that they talked about online."

Su Ze, holding his phone, said, "Erina Nakiri, haven't you noticed we have a secret weapon?"

"Ultimate move?" Erina Nakiri said, pausing for a moment.

"Hahahaha, that's right, the ultimate move!" Su Ze couldn't help but smile. "We have a child, you know. What's a more blatant way to show affection than showing off our kids?"

"And most importantly!"

“If it’s just Xiuwa, the two of us don’t need any physical contact.”

"Then you can show affection in public without any worries."

Erina Nakiri's eyes lit up. "That does make some sense."

“However, we don’t need any physical contact, but we still need to interact verbally.” Su Ze took out his phone, snorted, and said, “Starting today, I’m going to catch up on my novels.”

"Reading novels?" Erina Nakiri was taken aback again.

“I never fight a battle I’m not sure I can win. If I’m going to fake it well, then I’ll learn how.” Su Ze gave an example: “By copying what others have done, I should be able to make it look decent.”

In Japan, there are light novels that specifically depict everyday life and romance in youth.

In China, there's a huge variety of things available.

Not to mention campus romances in everyday life, there are even novels about marriage and raising children after marriage. And there are still quite a few authors who can write excellent novels that are more focused on daily life and reality.

The process itself isn't without its learning value.

Erina Nakiri was somewhat bewildered. Novels were something she had no knowledge of; she had spent her life learning to cook delicious food and to appreciate other people's cooking.

I haven't read the novel yet.

"I don't know which Japanese light novels are famous, but romance light novels that are on the bestseller lists and sell well are probably not too bad," Su Ze said after a moment's thought. "I'll find you a few novels to look at later."

Japan has a very high standard when it comes to romance-themed light novels.

"By the way, how much time do you have left to participate in that competition as a judge?" Su Ze continued to ask. "Tell me about your habits so I can remember some pitfalls."

Erina Nakiri pondered for a moment and said, "A month, perhaps."

“I talked to Shinho about that competition. The preliminary round eliminated 100 chefs first, then they were narrowed down to 32, then to 16, 8, 4, and finally 1.”

"The ultimate champion of the Food Soul Competition will receive a special-grade chef's license and a champion title."

"Among those attending with me were four heavyweight judges and sixteen audience judges, and I was mainly representing the Nakiri family."

"If I hadn't gone, my cousin Alice Nakiri would have been a judge this time."

The term "master chef" is a professional term, and it's probably an important credential for elevating one's status in the culinary world. Otherwise, it wouldn't attract so many people to participate in this competition and pursue this credential.

And Alice Nakiri.

Su Ze remembered it.

Erina Nakiri had shown him photos and introduced them before. Judging from Erina's description, the relationship between the two sisters was competitive ten years ago, and their relationship was relatively bland. However, judging from her tone, it was not as simple as Su Ze imagined.

Nakiri is a large family.

The network of relationships is so messy.

Su Ze can understand.

"So, Erina, I'm curious, what's your status in the culinary world?" Su Ze was a curious person, and he didn't hold back when it came to asking questions about knowledge.

"With the God Tongue, I should have been at the pinnacle of the culinary world since birth, right?" Erina Nakiri said calmly.

They've been at the top since birth.

Although I always felt that the God Tongue was a very unreal thing, it doesn't sound like that at all.

"However, ten years ago, my cooking skills were not good enough to be considered a master chef. Ten years later, it seems that I have obtained the certificate of a master chef."

"However, even if my cooking skills are still at the level of ten years ago, as long as I'm just a judge, having a divine tongue is enough."

“Su Ze, I can tell that you still have some doubts about my God Tongue.”