Uneasy daily life

Fengbin's mother frowned and glared at Fengbin and Hua, who glared back irritably.

"The other one is a senior executive of the company. I know him quite well. He often took me on internships."

Yukino Yukinoshita vaguely understood; so that's what Haku-kun meant... How should this be resolved? This seems to have gone beyond the scope of external interference, doesn't it? We can't just have our father stage an act of 'cheating' to put Toyohama's mother at ease, can we?

If the truth were revealed, given Toyohama and Hana's temper, they would probably explode on the spot.

I wasn't acting with the intention of creating a loving mother-daughter relationship... If it were Bai Jun, how would he act in this situation? How would he use fake injuries to replace real ones? How would he guide the situation to achieve a better outcome?

Yukino Yukinoshita was thinking like lightning, while leading the two of them to the cafeteria to temporarily avoid the possibility of encountering her father and Aunt Sakurajima.

In a corner of the cafeteria, Yukinoshita's father, Sakurajima's aunt, and Yukinoshita Haruno were chatting. Since the boss often ate at the cafeteria, the food there was always pretty good, and there were quite a few employees eating there at the moment.

Naturally, there are more empty seats around the boss's seat.

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita slowly raised her hand to rub her temples. She noticed that Toyohama's mother looked towards Aunt Sakurajima immediately. The tangled mess in her mind suddenly became even bigger, and she couldn't care less about her father and sister.

"Hmm? Father wants to have a good chat with Aunt Sakurajima, I'm going to go play with Yukino-chan."

Yukino looked up, smiled, patted her father's shoulder, and ran excitedly towards Yukino. Aunt Sakurajima turned to look as well. Yukino's back blocked some people's view, but they could still see Yukino... They had met before in the previous battle.

Aunt Sakurajima felt a strange sense of familiarity with the other person's posture and demeanor, but then turned to discuss the job application with Yukinoshita's father.

Want to have a pleasant conversation with the other person? "Yes" expresses a demanding or commanding tone.

Yukino's father was slightly taken aback. He glanced at the people on Yukino's side—as a reliable adult, when Shirokage suggested sending a job application to someone, he naturally investigated the person's relevant interpersonal relationships... Wasn't that Ms. Sakurajima's ex-husband's remarried wife and daughter?

The goddess in the Chinese anime actually made this request?!

What kind of deadly multiple-choice question is this?!

Suppressing his turbulent emotions, the father's smile softened, and he began to engage in casual conversation from time to time.

"Hey hey~ What is Yukino-chan doing?"

Yukino Yukinoshita moved closer and pulled Yukino Yukinoshita to sit down at a table, which was back-to-back with Aunt Sakurajima. On the other side, Toyohama's mother and Toyohama Kazuka subconsciously sat opposite the two sisters and could see Yukinoshita's father talking animatedly with Aunt Sakurajima.

"This is my older sister, Yukinoshita Haruno." Yukinoshita Yukino secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Noticing her sister's smiling eyes, she glanced at her father, who was trying his best to show off his peacock feathers, and asked casually, "Is Aunt Sakurajima here for an interview?"

"Yes, my uncle invited me several times, and now it's finally going to happen."

Yukino Yukino casually remarked, then greeted them enthusiastically, "Oh, it's been a long time since I've seen Kaname-chan."

Feng Bin and Hua returned a death stare: "Hmph."

“Wa-hua.” Toyohama’s mother frowned slightly, her gaze passing between the two sisters and landing on the other side.

"Oh, Auntie, you don't need to be so strict. We young people get along in a simple and straightforward way," Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile. "We joke around a bit, but no one takes it to heart."

Feng Bin and Hua pouted and said, "Who said you're young?"

Yukino Yukinoshita silently agreed in her heart.

"Why are you all huddled together?" Yukinoshita asked curiously. "Did you two have another fight?"

“Well, Toyohama feels that Auntie puts too much pressure on him, and Auntie feels that Toyohama is always talking back.” Yukino Yukinoshita relaxed a little and asked in a serious tone, “Auntie, what exactly do you want from Toyohama? Toyohama always feels that no matter what he does, he can’t satisfy you. I think that’s the main reason why you two are arguing.”

"Requirements?" Feng Bin's mother paused slightly, then frowned. "My requirement is that she do a better job—"

Yukino Yukinoshita interrupted, "Auntie, could you be more specific about your expectations? What would it take to satisfy you? If you just keep emphasizing feelings and abstract words, it won't solve Toyohama's problem. From what I know, Toyohama has excellent grades in school and has already debuted with a group and started working. He must have put in a lot of effort to achieve these results... Is this all you're going to do to satisfy you, Auntie?"

"Exactly!" Toyohama Kazuka couldn't help but say, "No matter what I do, will you never be satisfied?!"

Feng Bin's mother sighed deeply: "Do you think you've done enough? You debuted in the group because your training results weren't good enough, so you could only debut in the group. It's the same with your studies at school. You've been at a mediocre level for a long time. It hasn't changed since you started high school. Can standing still be considered hard work? How can I not worry?"

"I can't do it, okay!"

Feng Bin and Hua retorted irritably.

"Hey—calm down, everyone, let's not fight. Fighting isn't a good thing."

Yukino Yukinoshita said with a smile, "That's not enough, Auntie. Satisfying people is the strictest requirement..."

Feng Bin's mother subconsciously looked in that direction again.

Yukinoshita's father is having a friendly conversation with Sakurajima's aunt, and he manages to create a wonderful atmosphere all by himself.

...Am I being too demanding of myself when it comes to flowers?

Feng Bin's mother pursed her lips.

Chapter 110: Sister Turns into White Fungus?

"The worst kind of requirement at work is one that has no specific requirements at all. The client says they want to be satisfied, but all the detailed requirements they put forward on top of that are useless and a waste of time. You rack your brains over and over again, and you may think that you are satisfying their requirements, but in reality you are trying to catch the moon in the water."

Yukino Yukinoshita said with a smile, "Isn't there a common joke that goes like this? When the client chooses the initial version, they may not even know if their request will satisfy them. Kazuha must have felt that way, right?"

“Overly strict and direct demands make people feel constrained, while vague conditions leave people confused.”

"You just tell me to work hard, and then you're never satisfied," Feng Binhe muttered, pursing his lips. "When will I ever have to tell you it's not good enough, not good enough, not good enough..."

Then you can be my mom.

Feng Bin's mother subconsciously frowned at her daughter's sharp words. She refrained from losing her temper in front of outsiders, glanced at the other table, and said in a deep voice, "Then, which of the things I asked you to do did you do well?"

"Yes, yes, if I can't get into Tokyo University and become a national idol, I'm not worthy of being your daughter, okay?"

Feng Bin and Hua restrained themselves and didn't raise their voices like they would when they argued at home.

Feng Bin's mother frowned: "Is this how you talk to people properly?"

Feng Bin and Hua retorted, "I don't think you're planning to speak properly either."

"Neither of you are speaking properly," Yukino Yukinoshita interrupted. She had figured it out; this mother and daughter had probably developed a habit over the years—regardless of the situation or the problem, they would first go along with their irritable and angry emotions to object, and then quickly start arguing back and forth.

"Eat one bite at a time, walk one step at a time. You can't expect to make a request and produce tangible results overnight, can you? Some things succeed, some things fail. Isn't this kind of progress, with its twists and turns, a kind of advancement? Constantly urging people along the way might even prevent things from being done well."

Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile, "Is that what Kazuka thinks too?"

"All she does is nag and nag, she can't do anything else." Feng Bin and Hua snorted twice, "I don't understand what Mom is thinking."

"I'm doing this for your own good. Do you expect me to just let you do nothing and drift along aimlessly?"

"If I'm not good, it's my fault; if I'm good, it's your credit?"

Within two sentences, the mother and daughter started arguing again. This time, Feng Bin's mother didn't say much, but her eyes were still occasionally glancing at the situation at the other table.

"Oh dear, isn't Kazuha quite happy?" Yukinoshita Haruno said pointedly, "Auntie came all the way to Chiba for you, trying to get you opportunities in the film crew. She clearly cares about you, but you talk back to everything I say. Of course, all we can do is argue."

Feng Bin and Hua remained silent, glancing at their mother in frustration. They couldn't understand what their mother was thinking, feigning concern while simultaneously expressing dissatisfaction—what was she thinking? Would she only start caring if they stepped on a nail and broke a bone next time?

Hmm? What's Mom looking over there for? Is it because of a former love rival?

Feng Bin and Hua noticed their mother's gaze and looked puzzled.

"Kazuha, you're not trying to do something exciting to get attention, are you?" Yukinoshita asked with interest. "Cutting your wrists or jumping off buildings is a bit too much. How about you start by learning to drink and smoke? You could also try rock music and hang out at bars."

Toyohama Kazuka: #!

"I want to fight you!" Toyohama Kazuka replied irritably.

Yukinoshita Haruno said playfully, "You forgot to deny it."

Feng Bin and Hua felt a chill run down their spines. Feng Bin's mother frowned at her daughter and asked, "What are you planning to do now?"

"There was once a horse lover who wanted to raise a thoroughbred. He rigorously trained his horse, hoping to cultivate it into a steed capable of traveling a thousand miles. One day, he discovered that his horse had cut its leg on some gravel. He immediately called a veterinarian for treatment and allowed the horse to rest for several days. After the injury healed, he noticed that his horse kept getting injured every few days, so he asked the veterinarian what was going on. After examining the horse, the veterinarian said that it had intentionally injured itself and advised him to stop training it and focus on its recovery. He was furious. He went home, scolded the horse, and continued training it, ignoring the occasional minor injuries—until one day, while riding the horse, it pulled him off a cliff."

Yukino Yukinoshita said with a smile, "Doing your duty doesn't earn you praise, but you get care when something goes wrong. Auntie might think there's nothing wrong with what you're doing, but Kaname is very easy to be corrupted."

“Simply put, this is a precursor to mental illness.” Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her sister with a puzzled look and continued the conversation. “People who are usually ignored and feel depressed are prone to developing a very irrational emotional logic when they receive care and love from those around them when they are injured or sick. They think they can get care from others by hurting themselves, and if they don’t get care, it means they haven’t hurt themselves enough.”

Feng Bin and Hua immediately glared back: "You're the one who's sick!"

"You were so anxious the first time you ran away from home, afraid of encountering bad people and being kidnapped. Your aunt was also extremely worried and came all the way to the film crew in the film." Yukinoshita asked curiously, "Have you run away from home since then?"

Feng Bin and Hua remained silent; it wasn't just a matter of whether they had run away from home or not, but rather that they had already run away twice.

“If she runs away from home again, I’m sure Auntie will have gotten used to it without even realizing it, and won’t be as anxious as she was the first time. Kazuka won’t be as uneasy as she was the first time she ran away from home.” Yukinoshita glanced at Kazuka’s bandaged feet. “Is Kazuka starting to take the self-harm route now?”

"It was an accident!" Feng Bin and Hua said irritably. "Who would hurt themselves?! What kind of eyesight do you have, Mom?!"

Feng Bin's mother subconsciously wanted to scold her daughter for such absurd ideas, but she couldn't help but worry... Indeed, since that time she ran away from home, her daughter's temper had become increasingly bad. In a short period of time, she had run away from home three times, and this time she injured her foot by stepping on a broken bowl during an argument.

Should I take Hehua to see a psychologist?

Fengbin's mother was preoccupied with her thoughts when she noticed two people at another table getting up and preparing to leave the cafeteria.

"Sakurajima-san, let's have your company team building trip next time. The plan is to go to Okinawa; it's been so hot this summer..."

"Um……"

Aunt Sakurajima seemed a little absent-minded. Her gaze casually swept over the others, then froze on Toyohama's mother, and she paused for a moment.

Fengbin's mother subconsciously sat up straight and looked back calmly. Although her expression was normal, this action seemed to indicate that she was facing a formidable enemy. She then realized that the other person's gaze was not entirely on her, but instead glanced at Hehua next to her several times.

"Sakurajima-san?" Yukinoshita's father called out, seemingly puzzled.

"Sorry, I was a little distracted."

Aunt Sakurajima nodded slightly to Toyohama's mother, her thoughts somewhat dazed. Seeing her daughter beside her, she felt a void in her heart... She didn't really care about this rival, because she had no intention of getting back together with her ex-husband. Why should she care who her ex-husband married? At most, she just felt a bit resentful.

Lately, I've been feeling like this breath has been released, but I don't know why.

Perhaps I could try starting over in this workplace to dispel the emptiness in my heart.

"..."

Feng Bin's mother relaxed slightly, watching the middle-aged man and woman leave the cafeteria, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Who was that gentleman with you just now...?"

Feng Bin and Hua's eyes widened, their minds racing with wild thoughts—Wait! Mom, what are you asking?!

“He is my father,” Yukino Yukino explained with a smile. “When I’m in a bad mood, I call him Uncle; when I’m in a good mood, I call him Dad; and when I’m in a neutral mood, I call him Father.”

Toyohama's mother paused for a moment, somewhat disappointed, and didn't pay attention to replying. However, Yukinoshita Haruno added a meaningful remark.

"Children are the foundation of a marriage, but it seems that Auntie lacks confidence."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned subconsciously, feeling even more confused.

Toyohama and Hana froze, a series of fleeting thoughts suddenly strung together by a single sentence, ultimately piecing together an answer that was completely unacceptable to them emotionally… Why was Mom always dissatisfied with her? Why did Mom always have so many demands on her? Why was Mom paying so much attention to Aunt Sakurajima just now?

My mood is like a glass of cola that's been shaken vigorously, and then the cap is unscrewed.

boom!

Feng Binhehua suddenly stood up, propped herself up on the table, glanced at her mother, opened her mouth but couldn't say a word, then abruptly turned and ran outside.

"Wahana?!"

Feng Bin's mother was extremely confused, but she could also see that her daughter was emotionally unstable at the moment—she didn't even speak to her angrily, but went straight to running away from home? Thinking of the description of 'pathological psychology' just now, she couldn't sit still and hurriedly chased after her with concern.

Blasted.

Feng Bin and Hua finally realized what was happening, so they exploded.

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but say, "Sister, you're like this..."

"Hey hey~ Don't look at me, this is that bastard's order." Yukinoshita Haruno said with a confident look, "I'm just following orders."

“Haku-kun wouldn’t do such a thing.” Yukino Yukinoshita frowned. “Even if he would…”

“He did something like that—I had a huge fight with Mother.” Yukinoshita Haruno said casually. “Yukino-chan, don’t make judgments lightly before things are settled… You don’t actually think that if Aunt Toyohama misjudged that Aunt Sakurajima had a second spring in her life, and your sense of crisis towards Aunt Sakurajima disappeared, and you lost the precondition for pressuring Kazuha, they would be able to live in harmony, right?”

"The scoundrel tricks people into going ashore while simultaneously tricking them into going to sea. He only runs away laughing when people realize they've been fooled and chase him down with knives."

Yukino chuckled and reached out her black hand towards her sister: "Yukino-chan, your idea is a bit of a lie."

“Only by gradually uncovering the logic and reasons can we solve the problem step by step.” Yukino Yukinoshita pondered, and the more she thought about it, the more familiar she seemed to find. She couldn’t help but ask, “Sister, are you still learning from Haku-kun?”

Yukino Yukinoshita said with a smile, "I can't learn that guy's skill of stabbing people in the heart. That bastard is quick and ruthless when he stabs people in the heart."

It's so similar... It tears away the most authentic aspect of the conflict, seemingly rambling on and on, but suddenly it cuts to the heart of the matter.

When did my sister turn into a white fungus?!

Yukino Yukinoshita tentatively asked, "Does your older sister have any further plans?"

"No."