Uneasy daily life

"Big brother, you've arrived just in time!"

A familiar address came from the side. Yukinoshita's father's brow twitched, and he immediately glanced sideways. Who is your older brother? Show some respect!

Before he could even reprimand him, Bai Ying hoisted the halberd onto his shoulder and exclaimed with delight, "Godfather! Someone can play Third Brother now!"

"Hmm?" Grandpa Yukinoshita's eyes flashed, and his expression became a little more amiable. "Indeed, when I'm filming with the young man, it feels a bit awkward with just the two of us. Why don't you come and have some fun with us? It'll be good exercise for you too."

"Huh?" Yukinoshita's father was taken aback and quickly said, "I can't act either, and besides, I have other things to do..."

"What do you need?" Grandpa Yukinoshita asked in surprise. "Do you want me to cook or kill a chicken?"

Bai Ying clicked his tongue and shook his head: "In my opinion, the eldest brother doesn't seem to be cut out for cooking. He'd be about evenly matched with a chicken—he should just play the third brother instead."

Yukinoshita's father: "It's just a chicken..."

Before he could utter a rebuttal, Bai Ying carried the halberd back to the main hall, quickly retrieved the eighteen-foot spear, and handed it to Yukinoshita's father, whose eyes were wide open.

Yukinoshita's father: "I have all this stuff on me..."

"Keep going, Dad!"

Yukino reached out and took the bags from the doorway, then rummaged through them and found a bag of sunflower seeds and peanuts. She looked at the three people in the courtyard with a curious and expectant expression, while simultaneously taking out her phone and turning on the camera.

Yukino's mother and Yukino herself remained silent, each with their own strange feelings.

"Come on! Take your weapons and stretch your muscles. What kind of man acts like this, all fuss and swaying?!"

The old man's spirits lifted, and he twisted his waist and stretched his arms. A Green Dragon Crescent Blade spun around in front of and behind him several times, powerful and swift as the wind. In the blink of an eye, it was in his hands. With a deep shout, he slashed halfway forward and then stopped steadily, pointing directly at his father under the snow.

His white hair exuded a fierce aura, and his wrinkles highlighted his imposing presence, suggesting both a desire to drag others down with him and a swaggering, domineering attitude.

Yukinoshita's father's eyes twitched slightly. He subconsciously turned to look at the white figure, reached out and took the eighteen-foot spear. The unexpected weight made his shoulders slump, and he quickly gripped it firmly with both hands.

Isn't my father-in-law's interest a bit too serious?!

"Are you ready?" Bai Ying pressed down with his arm, and the halberd on his shoulder pointed at him.

"Wait!" Yukinoshita's father tried to prompt, "Shouldn't we be on the same side?"

Bai Ying asked curiously, "Lu Bu's script is, of course, about being ganged up on."

I have a feeling I'm about to get ganged up on!

Under the snow, the father looked at his kind-faced father-in-law, and then at the white figure who always spoke filial piety.

"Godfather!" the white-robed figure asked, straightening his spear, "Are you ready?"

"You evil beast!"

Grandpa Yukinoshita suddenly shouted.

Beast?

Yukinoshita's father looked at the white figure, and suddenly realized that the white figure was looking at the doorway. He turned his head away regretfully.

It was a chicken, a strong chicken. It came out from the side door, with a broken straw rope still tied to one leg. Its eyes were bright and alert as it looked around. It paused, seemingly surprised that it had just been freed from its restraints and had run into a group of upright apes.

"Giggle giggle—!!!"

With a spirited crowing, the rooster spread its wings, which could no longer support its flight, and ran quickly towards the outside of the courtyard.

Without a doubt, this is a chicken that chases freedom and keeps attacking.

"Stop it!!"

Grandpa Yukinoshita shouted, and Yukinoshita's father, who was closest, perked up and instinctively swung his eighteen-foot spear like a stick. Such a slow and sluggish strike was naturally dodged by the chicken with a sideways leap. Seeing that his first strike missed, Yukinoshita's father hurriedly swung the eighteen-foot spear with a laborious lever-like motion to chase the chicken away. After only two or three rounds, he was already out of breath.

"Giggle giggle!!"

In a series of twists and turns, the chicken ran towards the freedom outside the courtyard.

"Bah!"

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade slashed down from mid-air, preparing to put the chicken in the pot ahead of time. The chicken flapped its wings forcefully, narrowly bouncing backward. It witnessed the blade slamming onto the floor with a resounding thud, then tilted, the unsharpened blade scraping the ground as it swung horizontally.

"Giggle!"

The chicken leaped away from the sweeping knife and swayed left and right as it quickly broke through in another direction.

A sharp glint of light suddenly appeared, grazing the chicken's neck.

"Giggle!"

The chicken retreated in a panic, trying to dodge left and right to break through from the side, but the halberd followed closely, sometimes swinging lightly, sometimes thrusting, blocking the chicken's movement.

"Hahaha! A mere weakling, nothing special... Holy shit! Shit!"

The chicken, probably sensing the threat to its life, sprayed a string of droppings on the ground, drawing an inviolable line, which ironically gave it a few moments to catch its breath.

The other two directions immediately blocked the way, and three long weapons formed a circle, blocking and driving away the chicken that was rushing left and right in the middle, trying to escape. The three weapons also restrained each other, sometimes advancing and sometimes retreating, occasionally bumping into each other, but never able to kill a chicken. They fought and killed each other in a tug-of-war like a revolving lantern.

“Kuh!”

Unable to escape the encirclement, the chicken finally crowed angrily and sprang up to pounce on its father under the snow.

Yukinoshita's father was startled, dropped the heavy stick, and raised his hand to block in front of him.

Paji.

The chicken slipped and fell to the ground, flapping its wings and unable to stand up for a moment.

Beneath the snow, where he was crouching with his head in his hands, the father looked up blankly at the chicken clucking wearily on the ground, unable to distinguish whether it was the chicken or himself.

"Cough cough... It is said that the ancient people hunted by encircling and chasing their prey until they were exhausted." Yukino Yukinoshita sat on a small stool, laughing so hard she was panting. "I never thought I would be able to witness this scene with my own eyes today. I've learned something new."

Yukinoshita's father stood up, supporting himself on his knees, and coughed, "This is just average, not bad at all."

"Ha, what a weakling."

Without batting an eye, the old man calmly stepped forward, grabbed the chicken that couldn't run away, and lifted it up by its wings.

Bai Ying, carrying the halberd, said, "Even a rope can be pecked through, so at least your tongue is really tough."

Grandpa Yukinoshita nodded slightly: "Indeed."

The father, Yukinoshita, was bewildered. Something wasn't right! The script wasn't supposed to go like this! Shouldn't my father-in-law and I have teamed up to strike back at this wicked creature?!

What exactly is wrong? Could it be that he saw through my plan and came to my father-in-law's house ahead of time to gain favor?

Grandpa Yukinoshita found a rope and retied the chicken. In the short time it took him to go back and forth to the kitchen, a thought struck him – why not start a conversation about the young man? He patted Bai Ying's shoulder affectionately, his face still expressionless: "Let me introduce you, this young man is called Bai Ying..."

"?" Yukinoshita's father was taken aback, then immediately realized what was happening and complained, "Dad! This kid is lying to you!"

"Liar me?" Grandpa Yukinoshita asked, puzzled. "What are you talking about? What could a young man possibly lie to me about?"

Bai Ying nodded and said, "That's right, that's right."

Yukinoshita's father said irritably, "I know him. He just called me 'big brother'!"

"It's just acting. He even calls me godfather." Yukinoshita retorted first, then asked, "You two actually know each other?"

"We do know each other..."

"Haku-kun," Yukino Yukinoshita interjected quietly, arms crossed, "You set off early just to do these strange things?"

Yukinoshita-sama: "?"

What happened?

“When I come to see my godfather with you, his demeanor will definitely be different. It would be a different feeling if we met him as strangers.”

Bai Ying said with a grin, and naturally took two or three steps forward. Before Yukino Yukinoshita could react, he opened his arms and hugged her.

"?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was momentarily stunned. Her gaze passed over the white figure's shoulder and met the even more bewildered gazes of her unfamiliar grandfather and father.

What are you doing, you idiot?! Your family is all around you! You…

Suddenly, a ticklish sensation came from the breath brushing against her cheek. The person holding her tilted their head slightly, and then her cheek was gently touched by something soft and protruding.

What happened?

Yukino Yukinoshita's thoughts raced, and she cleverly concluded—she was kissed on the cheek?

Her bright eyes blinked rapidly—Yi had kissed her on the cheek!

My heart was pounding, and a complex mix of emotions surged within me—I'd been kissed on the cheek in front of my grandfather, father, and mother?!

Calm down, wake up first...

The white figure released Yukino Yukinoshita, whose expression was becoming chaotic, and swiftly turned to Yukino Yukinoshita, opening her arms to embrace her.

"stop!"

Yukinoshita Haruno raised her hand and grabbed the white figure's head, which was about to move, and pushed it away slightly: "I said you—hey hey hey! I told you to stop first!"

"A real man keeps his word!"

The white figure hugged Yukinoshita's waist, trying to make her lips longer.

What do you mean by "always keeping your word"? I think you're just trying to cause trouble. Aren't you afraid of getting beaten to death? Tsk!

Yukino Yukinoshita met the white shadow's teasing yet serious gaze and somehow understood—she didn't dare do it in front of her family? Because it wasn't appropriate, so she didn't dare touch him? Because she habitually avoided potential discussions, so she avoided showing affection in front of her family? What a bunch of nobodies~

"What are you doing……"

Yukinoshita's father, recovering from the shock of the little goddess being struck by lightning, immediately spoke up for justice, preparing to capture the scoundrel who was currently locked in a tug-of-war with the middle goddess on the spot!

Then, he saw Yukino Yukino click her tongue slightly, grab the white figure's head with both hands, and lean forward to tilt her head up and down in a lightning-fast motion, making it unclear whether she had actually touched it or if it was some kind of cinematic misalignment acting technique.

"Go away, I'm not as easily ambushed as Yukino-chan."

Yukino quickly pushed the white figure away and casually tapped her bewildered younger sister.

Yukino Yukinoshita stood there bewildered and flustered, completely unable to meet the gaze of any of her elders. Her flushed face tightened, and she suppressed the urge to run inside, gritting her teeth as she said, "Shirakami! What are you doing all of a sudden? This is completely inexplicable..."

"I made a bet with my godfather," Bai Ying said confidently. "I said I'd hug and kiss him on the cheek when we meet, and he said we should hug and be honest with each other! It seems I won; I dared, but my godfather didn't!"

"Wait a minute!"

Yukinoshita's eyes widened: "You and Yukino and Haruno..."

"Hmm? Didn't I tell you? Four girlfriends, and they are the sisters among them." Bai Ying patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, godfather! I will remember your teachings, treat them seriously, and not betray their hearts because of desire."

"Dad—you're admitting it?!" Yukinoshita's father exclaimed in shock, then suddenly realized something was wrong, "Wait a minute! Where did these four come from?!"

Yukinoshita's mother said calmly, "Sakurajima Mai and Toyohama Kazuka, so that's what that stage play was about."

"What?! You all knew?!" Yukinoshita couldn't hold back any longer and exclaimed in a trembling voice, "I'm only finding out now!"

"Why is Godfather so distraught?" Bai Ying asked, puzzled. "Don't you understand me? Is it something I'm doing wrong?"

"?!"

As the old man recalled yesterday's lively conversation and pleasant time, it suddenly felt both distant and clear, transforming into streaks of cold light in his memories that prickled him like a hedgehog.

It turns out that the strongest weapon in the world is not the halberd, nor the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, nor the eighteen-foot spear, but the boomerang of memories.

Every dart pierces the heart, every move is deadly!

Grandpa Yukinoshita's face turned pale and then green, and he suddenly grabbed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade leaning against the wall.

Yukino Yukinoshita quickly stepped in front of the white figure, saying, "Grandpa, calm down."

"Calm down?" Yukinoshita exclaimed angrily, "You're the one who should calm down!"

"You...uh-uh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was about to say something when suddenly a hand reached out from behind and covered her mouth. She looked back in surprise, completely unexpected to be taken hostage by the person she was protecting.

"Godfather! Don't be impulsive!" the white-clad figure cried out in panic. "The hero is in my hands—note: the hero is your granddaughter!"

"Hey!" Old man Yukinoshita glared angrily, like a white-haired demon. "If you're a man, step forward and take three of my blows..."

Bai Ying added, "Three strikes upon three strikes, inexhaustible for eternity?"

"If you know that, then be more considerate! Let Yukino go!"

The old man under the snow brandished a knife, threatening the area.

"If you want to defeat me, you'll have to step over the corpses of heroes first!"

"Yukino, look at this! This is what a heartless person looks like!"

"..."

Click.