Uneasy daily life

The man was at a loss for words; his daughter had shut him up, so how could he possibly offer any comment?

"Alright, let's go to Soubu High School for the sports festival."

The two walked towards the outside of the tram station.

Why did the flower grow so crooked?

The man glanced at his daughter out of the corner of his eye; she seemed to be in a good mood, humming a little tune and looking quite cheerful. His feelings were rather complicated; he had a strange feeling that he might have been tricked. After considering his options, he said, "If we're going to visit other schools' sports festivals, can't you handle this yourself?"

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) suddenly showed a shocked expression. She looked at the man without speaking, and her shocked expression subsided. After a moment of deep thought, her small face showed a look of sudden realization, and she hesitated as if she wanted to say something but stopped.

The expressions are vivid, the changes are smooth, and the emotions are rich...

Man: "Just say what you want to say."

“Dad wants to overthrow Mom’s position in the family, demote her to a commoner, and make her the undisputed pillar of the household. I support that.” Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) stroked their chins. “Of course, I can only provide all the support I can offer besides help…”

"Wait a minute!" The man's cheek twitched. "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I say that?"

“Because Mom told you to come.” Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) argued logically, “If you don’t want to come, that’s disobeying orders, and disobeying orders means overthrowing Mom’s rule…”

The man quickly protested, "Wait! I meant to visit the sports festival. It doesn't seem like I'm of any use coming with you!"

"Your presence is your greatest contribution." Feng Binhehua (Bai Ying) snorted twice, her steps slowing slightly. Her eyes glanced to the side. "Or is it that, rather than being indifferent, Dad has reached the point of being tired of knowing what his daughter is doing?"

His tone was melancholic, as if he were complaining, or perhaps hesitant and uncertain.

The man's lips twitched, and he said helplessly, "That's not true... Never mind, let's go."

"hey-hey."

The blonde girl let out a smug, playful laugh and skipped forward again.

My daughter's behavior was quite understandable; she vented her frustrations while also achieving her goal of going to the sports festival together.

The man figured it out and shook his head with amusement.

Compared to her previous whims, she now uses some easily understood little tricks. After a while of not seeing each other, the child has become a bit of a stranger. She wasn't this quirky and clever before.

Moreover, this closeness made me feel awkward and uneasy, unsure of how to interact with them.

but……

The man glanced at his daughter's expression and muttered to himself, "At this age, she seems to understand a lot of things. Plus, so much time has passed. Kazuha probably knows she shouldn't mention Mai anymore. It's really a bit sad to think about."

It's better not to mention it; it's all a mess to bring it up anyway.

"Dad, how's work lately?"

"Fortunately."

"I heard that office workers need to learn how to bow and apologize. Do you know how?"

"Ah? What?"

"A 360-degree backflip followed by a dogeza (lower backbend), a 3-meter high jump followed by a dogeza, a group of people standing in a row and then doing a dogeza, a dogeza on the railway tracks that can force a trolley to stop, etc..."

"Spend less time online."

"My job is to be an idol. If I don't go online and don't understand the trends, then I'm failing in my duty as an idol."

"That's true..."

"Speaking of students' idols, becoming the student council president is definitely the one. I've been working towards that goal lately, but unfortunately there can only be one student council president, so plotting to usurp the position is a last resort..."

Fortunately, the topic of idols didn't last too long and quickly shifted to other things. After all, it's easy for conversations to drift to topics like "Why did you become an idol?" or "A senior figure in the entertainment industry".

But has Kazuha been watching too many political dramas lately?

The man always felt that his daughter was deliberately changing the subject and avoiding talking about Mai Sakurajima.

In this respect, the daughter has indeed grown up and become more sensible, but it also makes people sigh with regret, as this maturity is inevitably mixed with grievances and helplessness.

The image of her throwing a tantrum and demanding to see what her older sister looked like seems to have faded into a blur without her realizing it.

……

……

"Wait, what are you doing here?"

At the entrance of Zongwu High School, the gatekeeper blocked the way.

"We're here to visit the sports festival."

Feng Bin's father replied.

"Visiting the sports festival?" The gatekeeper frowned, his eyes sharpening. He put down his thermos. "Our school doesn't have a rule allowing the sports festival to be open to the public. Who are you? Who invited you? Can you provide proof? Do you have any documentation to prove it?"

Feng Bin's father turned his head to look at his daughter.

"I'm a member of the Sakuraha Academy student council. I've come to Soubu High School to visit their sports festival, learn from their experience, and exchange ideas between our two schools. We hope to learn from each other, make progress together, and forge a friendship." Toyohama Kazuka (Shirokage) casually remarked, then added, "Was this guy a policeman before? His questioning style is very efficient."

"Talking so much and so little, do you want to be an officer?" The gatekeeper rolled his eyes. "Get the relevant people out here to testify, or don't even think about getting in."

"Alright alright."

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) sent a text message to their own phones.

Compared to the minors Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying), the gatekeeper was clearly more wary of Feng Bin's father, his eyes gleaming as if he saw everyone as a criminal suspect.

Feng Bin's father asked in a low voice, "You came here to visit without any preparation?"

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) replied softly, "It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and there was no time to prepare."

Feng Bin's father: "?"

So, we really are suspicious? Isn't something wrong?

A short while later, Yukinoshita's father arrived, dragged along by Yukinoshita Yukino (Mai).

Yukino's father approached the gatekeeper to help him scan his face. Yukino (Mai) looked at the two people outside the gate and couldn't help but widen her eyes. She had an urge to immediately pull Yukino's father away!

Huh? Wasn't Yukinoshita Haruno supposed to be coming? Why is that guy here too?!

Is Yukinoshita Haruno up to something?!

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) twitched her eye slightly as she gazed intently at Kazuka Toyohama (Shirokage).

Two pairs of fathers and daughters (fake) entered the General Martial Arts Academy. The two younger ones naturally walked forward, leaving the two older ones behind.

"Yukino-chan, it's been a long time!"

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) leaned close together and asked, "How was it? Weren't you pleasantly surprised?"

"Heh." Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) pulled away with a forced smile. "You want to fight me, don't you?"

"Oh? I went to great lengths to coax your dad over to fulfill your wish."

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) clenched their fists and encouraged each other, "Go for it! Father and daughter are reconciled now! Then you won't need to envy other people's dads!"

Yukinoshita Yukino (Mai): #!

What kind of talk is this? Believe it or not, I'll call your dad "dad" right now... No, that's not enough to hurt Yukino Yukino. How about I call my original dad "dad" in Yukino's form... That doesn't seem to work either, the damage would probably be completely absorbed by Yukino's father.

I have this urge to stomp on this guy a few times.

Ok?

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) squinted and said, "I say, could this be some kind of terrible idea from the hater-kun?"

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) nodded their chins, saying with a playful tone, "Do we still need to guess or test each other?"

Indeed, it must have been Bai Ying who did it!

The two mature adults, who were not very familiar with each other, started by talking about the universe, then moved on to Earth, then to national situations and economic landscapes, and finally returned to family issues.

“My wife usually teaches the child, but I’ve only recently realized that she’s not teaching her very well,” Yukino’s father said reservedly. “Although she got into a top high school and is still ranked first in her class, academics and grades aren’t the most important thing. Her personality has changed a lot since she entered puberty, which makes me worry about her emotional state.”

"I'm pretty much the same. My wife takes care of the kids' studies and daily life," Feng Bin's father said with a smile. "Hehua got into Sakuraba Academy and ranked among the top students. She's also achieved some success in the entertainment industry, but it makes me worry that she might be under too much pressure..."

“Sakuraha Academy? I know that. It’s a pretty famous girls’ school in Yokohama.” Yukino’s father commented sharply. “Girls’ schools are a product of the improvement of women’s social status, but they are also influenced by gender perceptions. The initial intention may be good, but in reality, they can easily lead students to develop an unhealthy gender awareness that makes them unable to cope with the complexities of society. In this respect, they are not as open-minded as co-educational schools, which seriously face the objective differences between genders. For example, there are both women’s and men’s events in the sports festival, as well as events where men and women cooperate.”

Toyohama's father wasn't one to lie, and he didn't say much, only picking out a few things to say: "Well... at least with girls' schools, you don't have to worry about your kids falling in love too early, being blindly deceived, and it affecting their studies and future... I think each has its advantages and disadvantages. Hmm? Mr. Yukinoshita, what's wrong?"

How dare you touch a sore spot!

"It's nothing," Yukinoshita's father said calmly. "Since it's your wife who's teaching our daughter, then Mr. Toyohama has nothing to do with it, right? After all, Mrs. Toyohama makes the decisions at home."

That's how the little boat of adults is; it can capsize in an instant.

Toyohama's father's face twitched slightly, and he immediately retorted sarcastically, "Mr. Yukinoshita, are you an exception?"

“It’s different,” Yukinoshita’s father said. “I married into the Yukinoshita family, so it’s only natural that my wife makes the decisions on matters big and small.”

Feng Bin's father was taken aback and asked strangely, "You... you also married into the family?"

The two men exchanged a glance and smiled simultaneously.

That's how the boat of an adult is; it capsizes and comes back in an instant.

During their pleasant chat, the group arrived at the sports field where the sports festival was being held.

A figure ran excitedly toward Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai).

When Feng Bin's father looked up, his expression froze, and he turned to look at his daughter.

Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) raised their hands and tapped their foreheads, playfully sticking out their tongues.

Feng Bin's father felt like a hedgehog, with arrows all over his back.

Why is Mai here? Isn't she supposed to be at Minegahara High School?!

Sakurajima Mai (Wahana) slowed her pace, glancing at Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai), and then at Toyohama's father.

Why is Father here?! Isn't he the family's permanent missing person?!

Chapter 52 Two People and Three Legs

The sports festival was in full swing on the playground, while the atmosphere in a corner of the information desk was quite diverse.

Standing on the first floor, Toyohama's father saw his two daughters appear together. He suppressed his emotions and pretended to be focused on chatting with Yukinoshita's father—but it seems Kaname still prefers having an older sister, just like when they were little? Her tactics and methods have improved so much! She's gone from being unreasonable to digging holes and filling them in. Aren't you afraid of having to explain yourself to your mother and getting scolded along with me? Headache!

Outwardly resembling Mai Sakurajima, but actually Toyohama Kazuka, she stood on the second floor, bewildered by her father's sudden appearance. She instinctively wanted to go up and find out what was going on, but then, remembering her current state, she quickly looked to her older sister for instructions—"Why is Dad here? What's going on? How should I act? Coldly hostile, superficially friendly, or just throw him out like a madman?"

On the surface, it looks like Yukino Yukinoshita, but in reality, it's Mai Sakurajima standing on the third floor. There are no instructions. After all, it's okay for Kazuha to act in front of strangers, but acting in front of familiar people would definitely damage her reputation. The best thing to do is to do nothing, ignore it, and then settle accounts with the troublemaking hater... and this accomplice!

I look like Toyohama Kazuka and am mistaken for Yukino Yukinoshita, but in reality, I am Shirokage standing in the atmosphere.

Having skillfully taken the seat of the executive vice chairman, Feng Bin and Hua (Bai Ying) seized the opportunity to join the conversation between the two adult men.

"Dad, look, it's my sister!"

Toyohama Kazuka (Shirokage) raised her hand and pointed at Sakurajima Mai (Kazuka), who was about to sneak away.

Toyohama's father glared at his daughter with annoyance, then nodded to Sakurajima Mai (Wahana): "Hmm... Mai, good morning."

"good morning."

Sakurajima Mai (Wahana) smiled somewhat awkwardly, noticing her older sister's hand waving outwards behind her back, and casually made up an excuse: "Ah, I have class later, I have to go first."

"Oh……"

Toyohama's father felt something was off. Why was Mai acting like this? Couldn't they just exchange a simple greeting and ignore each other? Why did she seem so concerned? It made him a little worried and confused.

"Sakurajima and Toyohama are both Mr. Toyohama's daughters?"

Yukinoshita's father frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

"Oh, my dad's been divorced once," Feng Binhehua (Bai Ying) said casually. "In a society where the divorce rate is close to fifty percent, it's a normal thing."

"What kind of algorithm is this? Where did you get this data from?" Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai)'s right foot was already itching to move, her smile revealing a hint of murderous intent. The mischievous spirit had diluted the intimacy between her and her younger sister.

Feng Binhe (Bai Ying) said confidently: "The media's algorithm, the number of divorces per year / the number of marriages per year, makes the numbers look bigger. There is also the official algorithm, which makes the numbers look smaller, and the first-marriage divorce rate, which is subconsciously understood by the general public but has no specific data."

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) perfectly portrayed Yukino's cold smile: "You really know a lot about these weird things..."

"I just looked it up out of curiosity because of my dad," Feng Binhehua (Bai Ying) retorted. "Haven't you ever looked up this kind of strange thing online? I think you should have more experience than me."

"..."

Is this what the haters are up to? Bringing Yukino Yukinoshita along to cause trouble?!

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) was extremely displeased and decisively attacked the people involved: "Perhaps Father has more experience, such as the first person he liked, the first girlfriend, and so on..."

"No, we don't have that."