Uneasy daily life

Yukinoshita's mother said calmly, "Shiroyuki has already proven it to me, and I believe in his attitude. Therefore, I will not interfere with your respective feelings. Of course, this does not mean that I will let you do whatever you want... You can understand it as my guilt towards you, or you can understand it as my desire to change my view of you and minimize the influence I have on you. I don't know how you see me as your mother, but at least I love you deeply from the bottom of my heart."

“One-sided feelings mean a chasm, which has caused you all kinds of difficulties and pain… I may have trained your abilities and raised you to adulthood, but I have also given you long-lasting and unforgettable pain. These are things that cannot be canceled out.”

You can interpret my decision however you like.

Yukinoshita's mother said slowly, "If you want to like something, then like it. If you have a dream, then pursue it. Hakuei once told me something: 'Parents can raise their children to adulthood, but they cannot decide who their children will be. People will find themselves in life... Your relationship is something you will experience and decide for yourselves. I will not decide for you this time.'"

Yukino Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita were stunned, both slightly at a loss.

Shouldn't a mother be a test and an obstacle in one's heart? Why...?

Yukinoshita's father understood. The Great Goddess was the kind of person whose decisions and attitudes were very difficult to change, and to make her change her attitude and decisions... this kid! He probably managed to make the Great Goddess understand the lesser goddesses before the lesser goddesses even understood him!

"Of course, that's the attitude and those words, but there are still some bottom lines."

The mother's voice was slightly deep, indicating her serious attitude.

Bai Ying nodded in agreement, refilled the slightly empty cups of the group with tea, and said seriously, "That's right! Listen carefully to Auntie's orders!"

The three men looked at each other strangely, as if they saw an eunuch beside the emperor issuing orders.

"Mother, please speak."

Yukino Yukinoshita, on the other hand, sat back down with a sense of relief, picked up her black tea to moisten her throat and soothe her bewildered nerves.

The fact that my mother never expresses any opinion or viewpoint on this matter is actually unsettling.

She couldn't help but wonder how much Bai Jun had been secretly communicating with her mother without her knowledge... Well, she should probably reflect on how rarely she initiated conversations with her mother.

"Hmph, Mother still has to interfere, doesn't she?"

Yukinoshita Haruno gave a slight retort, picked up her teacup, and replied, "Go ahead and say it."

"Dating is fine, but sex is not."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Pfft—!"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Pfft—!"

Yukinoshita's father stared at the white figure with a regretful expression, glad that he had the foresight not to touch the tea that the rebels had deliberately filled up.

"Mother!" Yukino Yukinoshita cried out in a low voice, filled with shame and indignation.

"Don't shout. I'm talking to you seriously about this. I'm not too worried about Shirokage, but you're both prone to impulsiveness..." Yukinoshita's mother said calmly. "Since you've agreed to date, then date seriously. Take care of yourselves and respect each other. If you just recklessly pursue the expression and response of your own feelings without proper consideration and awareness, how is that any different from indulgence? I'm giving you the freedom to find yourselves, not letting you be led astray by impulses."

Yukinoshita Haruno felt attacked and immediately retaliated: "Your mother was pregnant out of wedlock, so you don't really have the right to say that..."

Yukinoshita's father couldn't hold back any longer, but he didn't want to interrupt.

"At that time, without relying on our families, he and I had already achieved some success and gradually built our own lives. I had also made up my mind about him, and I didn't need anyone else's opinion or a marriage to bind me." Yukinoshita's mother said calmly, "When I brought him home, I was already prepared to break with my father and my family... Haruno, just as you had resentment and anger towards me before, I had no less resentment and anger towards my father at that time."

“It was my father-in-law who put forward the condition of marrying into the family,” Yukinoshita’s father said. “Actually, your mother was very opposed to marrying into the family at first, but I agreed. After all, I don’t care about marrying into the family, and I know that your father-in-law is worried about your mother, so he used those conditions and contracts to bind me.”

Yukino Yukinoshita noticed that the jumping face was a bit too stiff.

Bai Ying cupped her hands and said, "Auntie, please rest assured, no matter what tricks the brave man and 9528 use to lure the enemy, I will be able to see through them and report them to you!"

"?????"

Yukino Yukinoshita felt like she was being overwhelmed by questions. She took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, saying, "Haku-kun! Shut up!"

"How dare you! Your aunt has spoken, so you should listen to her properly. What are you yelling about?" Bai Ying glared angrily. "Could it be that you really have ulterior motives?!"

Pooh!

You're the one with ulterior motives!

Hmm? But the meaning behind this conversation is actually that I meant that?!

Snowflakes are scattered and messy in the wind, making my brain short-circuit terribly.

"And then there's the rest... I hope you strive to become the person you envision yourself to be, instead of becoming overly obsessed with your emotions and narrowing your perspective. But this is something that takes a very long time to achieve, so I won't say much more, I can only offer you a brief suggestion."

Yukino's mother continued, "Finally, no matter the reason, you are not allowed to harm your body—Yono. Drinking is fine, but if you drink excessively again, I can only assume that your affection is very superficial, just a form of self-indulgence and rebellion. I am relatively at ease with Yukino in this regard, but you are not allowed to develop bad habits. If you do not become better but instead become worse, I can only assume that your affection is just a childish impulse."

"Study hard, eat well, learn well, sleep well, and love well."

Yukinoshita's mother said in a deep voice, "Do you have any other questions?"

Yukino Yukinoshita, in a moment of lapse: "...Uh, no, that's all, right?"

Yukinoshita stubbornly retorted, "Then when will the first requirement be lifted?"

“Either you tell me you’re ready to move from dating to marriage,” Yukinoshita’s mother said calmly. “Or you believe you’re qualified, capable, and independent in both mindset and ability, and have the confidence to break up and separate. Of course, if you want to achieve the former, at least wait until you finish university.”

Yukino's attempt to bluff failed once again.

After stunning her two daughters, Yukinoshita's mother looked at the white figure, pondered for a moment, and then asked softly, "The moon shines on all joys and sorrows... Is this your answer?"

"Whether it's ignorance and recklessness, a desire to prove myself, success and fame, loneliness and solitude, or persistent longing, I will always be where they can see me." Bai Ying laughed. "Life is a long journey, let's walk and see. It wouldn't be bad if they kicked me to the curb someday."

"Ah."

The mother nodded slightly under the snow.

"Wait a minute!" Yukinoshita's father couldn't contain the raging elephant in his heart. "How could you say something like that?!"

"Oh, that's right."

The white figure shifted its position, moving its chair back a few feet, and casually looked at Yukino Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita: "So, here's the question: Hero and 9528, are you interested in dating me?"

Is this how you confess your love?!

Yukino Yukinoshita had a tense expression.

"Hey hey hey! No problem at all!" Yukinoshita Haruno responded twice, then asked in surprise, "Speaking of which, we should also have a boyfriend/girlfriend setting, right?"

Bai Ying waved her hand: "It's alright! Having two boyfriends/girlfriends makes us seem closer, doesn't it?"

"Too."

Both of them looked at Yukino Yukinoshita at the same time.

The pressure is now on her.

Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her temples, trying to calm her somewhat chaotic thoughts, but it was no use; her words became scattered and contradictory: "For now... no, I won't agree now. Shiro-kun has created such a mess—when will you let me decide to agree... Anyway, once you find something else to prove yourself, you won't need Shiro-kun anymore, right?"

"Who knows?" Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged. "If Yukino-chan isn't afraid of being lonely anymore, she won't need that jerk anymore, right?"

The two instinctively met each other's gazes and looked at each other.

"I've always had a slight doubt about who among you is stronger in Aikido."

Bai Ying examined the item with a serious expression and said, "I wonder if you can answer my question today?"

“#!” Yukino Yukinoshita said quietly, “I also have a slight doubt about the White Fungus’s ability to withstand attacks.”

"Pretty strong." Yukino Yukinoshita stroked her chin. "In conclusion, the Aikido taught by my mother lacks lethality; it's mainly about control and isn't enough to take down a tough bastard..."

"Those are for you to use for self-defense and physical training."

The mother stood up and looked at her two daughters. She couldn't help but think of her father, who was living in retirement in the countryside. Those memories that she tried to remember but which were still blurry came to mind.

It's probably like what Bai Ying said: daughters are daughters, fathers are fathers, they hand over the reins of the era half-heartedly, and then never reconcile.

"Let's go, it's time to go back. Yukino, do your best to make the cultural festival a success. Haruno, don't let your studies fall behind. Shirakage, keep an eye on them."

The atmosphere eased a little as Yukinoshita's mother left with her father.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita immediately stared intently at the white figure.

"What are you trying to do?!"

Bai Ying immediately moved her chair back, raised her phone as if it were a royal sword, and said in a stern voice, "Believe it or not, I'll report this to the Emperor and impeach you for the crime of debauchery in the palace!"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "#!"

Yukinoshita Yono: "#!"

The crime should be murder!

……

……

"Honey... what did that kid tell you?"

On the way away from Sobu High School, Yukinoshita's father was full of questions and deeply puzzled.

"What else can I say?" Yukinoshita's mother seemed quite relaxed. "I'll say that you can't solve the problem, and you're trying to test my attitude in advance, to give me a heads-up, and to try to persuade me not to interfere?"

Yukinoshita's father: "Hahahaha..."

"To be honest, it's very simple," Yukino's mother said softly. "Yukino and Haruno will live longer than us. We can't expect to outlive our children, can we? In that case, let's witness their feelings, whether it's just a momentary impulse or a serious, long-term commitment... Whatever it is, that's what it is, it's not up to you or me to decide."

“But between Haruno and Yukino, one of them has to…” Yukino’s father gradually came to his senses, his tone suddenly turning ferocious, “That brat should be made to commit seppuku!”

"This is their matter and their feelings."

Yukino's mother said calmly, "Whether it's joy or anger, happiness or sorrow, marriage or separation... all I can do is eliminate those absolutely wrong options and leave the rest to them. The ones who can make the choices are not you and me, but Yukino and Haruno."

"that's true……"

Yukinoshita's father felt a slight pang of sadness, but still a deep sorrow. That wretched boy was corrupting the Yukinoshita family, and he was powerless to rid them of the thief! How hateful!

"This year's New Year and winter vacation..." Yukinoshita's mother suddenly said, "Let's invite Yukino and Haruno to go see Father together."

Yukinoshita's father paused slightly. "Hmm? Father-in-law?"

Huh? Even though it's just to visit my father-in-law, it's still a family trip! Yay!

"Um……"

Yukinoshita's mother hesitated slightly: "Let's call Shirokage along too."

That's not good.

Damn! Could the rebels have used this as a pretext to get the goddess to make this decision?!

Under the snow, the father's expression shifted between sorrow and joy, his mood unpredictable.

and many more!

The father-in-law has always been close to and protective of the young goddess. If he finds out that the scumbag has stolen the heart of the young goddess, he will definitely be furious.

With my father-in-law and I working together, wouldn't the numbers be greater than the sum of their parts, allowing us to annihilate the rebels?!

good good!

The rural village where my father-in-law lived in retirement is the burial place of the rebels!

……

……

"Phew, that was close..."

Bai Ying leaned against a large tree, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and slapped the assassin queen who had popped up back down.

They were probably stuffed with too much stuff, causing the brave man and 9528 pig brains to overload, their hands-on abilities skyrocketed, and they were almost caught and given a deadly eighteen-fold shove.

"What are you doing, you little rascal?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, a cigarette dangling from her lips, peeked out from the side, puzzled.

Bai Ying glanced at it and smiled disdainfully: "Alright, stop showing off your clumsy acting skills."

"Oh my, you're really not easy to fool." Hiratsuka Shizuka chuckled, casually tossing a cigarette to the white figure. "Are you really planning to leave the theater troupe and settle down here?"

"Nonsense, I've never been involved with the theater troupe."

Bai Ying took a drag of her cigarette and waved her hand, saying, "I've already told you your aesthetics are bullshit. Everything can be questioned and proven false. The real skill is finding the truth."

"The truth is nothing but heartbreak; it's the lies that are beautiful and intoxicating." Hiratsuka Shizuka said, a cigarette dangling from her lips. "Kyohaku, I hope the next time I hear news of you, it won't be of your death."

"It's okay, I'll definitely outlive you, and I'll definitely be able to dance on your grave."

"If I die, it might be a fake death~ I had a lot of fun this time, but I'll win back the scenes you won next time."

Hiratsuka Shizuka turned her back, gave the middle finger, put her hands in her pockets, and walked away.

"just you?"

Bai Ying gave a friendly middle finger in return.

Chapter 135 Please Use Your Strength