Uneasy daily life

Silently, the father fetched a bucket of water from the kitchen and mechanically used a ladle to sprinkle the water onto the chicken blood stains. Bai Ying, holding a broom, swept the bloodstains mixed with water into the drain in the yard, saying gently, "Yes, yes, yes, the splashing motion should be gentle. Just pour the water onto the bloodstains, don't shake it vigorously, just let it drip down naturally. Very good, very good..."

"Do you take me for a kindergarten student?!"

Yukinoshita's father felt ashamed.

"Want to try something challenging?" Bai Ying gestured with her eyes, "How about you go get some chickens?"

She boiled a pot of water, rinsed the chicken with it, and then rolled up her sleeves to reveal her fair arms. She deftly plucked the chicken's feathers, turned it over, and cleaned the surface dust and dirt, transforming the chicken into the common white, naked chicken.

"Yang Nai knows how to kill a chicken..."

Yukinoshita's father managed to utter a sentence, feeling that his identity as an adult had been denied.

“Of course I’ll learn to handle ingredients when I cook, although I don’t handle live ingredients much.” Yukinoshita Haruno replied with a smile, picked up the small kitchen knife next to her, cut open the chicken’s belly, and calmly emptied its internal organs. “Father is good at things in society, so there’s no need to worry too much about small things like killing chickens.”

"Hahaha, indeed, indeed, that's called a clear division of labor..." Yukinoshita's father was immediately in a good mood, and even his water-splashing movements became more graceful.

Bai Ying chimed in, "Yes, yes, it's interesting when someone who doesn't know how to kill a chicken does it—9528's style of dissecting a corpse into pieces is not so interesting."

"One thing to say, one thing to say, indeed."

Yukinoshita nodded.

Yukinoshita's father: "..."

"Big brother! Look at her!" The white-clad figure swept away the bloodstains on the ground, pointing and saying, "She's using her identity to manipulate your emotions; she's using PUA on you!"

"What do you mean by PUA? Can this even be called PUA?!" Yukinoshita's father snorted coldly in dissatisfaction. "You don't even have anyone willing to use PUA on you!"

"Well……"

Yukino Yukinoshita said with a smile, "Bastards always deliberately affect other people's moods and make them act strangely."

“That’s right,” the white figure said. “9528! Let’s go on a date together later, go shopping, and follow the hero and his group!”

"That sounds interesting, but it loses its charm if you say it out loud beforehand," Yukinoshita Haruno asked with a meaningful smile. "What reward do you want by taking the initiative to express your opinion?"

Bai Ying: "Do you know how to make stir-fried chicken giblets? Chicken giblets are a general term for chicken hearts, livers, intestines, etc. They're quite troublesome to clean, so I'll leave it to you..."

Yukinoshita's father's eyes were filled with mixed emotions and inexplicable fear. He wanted to reprimand him, but when he thought about how the other party dared to take out pig intestines, he felt that it was not so outrageous.

Yukino's smile vanished as she threw all the chicken entrails she had pulled out into a bag full of chicken feathers, tying it up to make a garbage bag.

"No—! You're wasting food!"

"You should ask Yukino-chan about this. Remember to ask me to watch," Yukinoshita Haruno pondered for a moment. "Yukino-chan's expression when faced with a bunch of ingredients that aren't even considered food will be quite cute, right?"

“Some things should just be thrown in the trash.” Yukino’s father poured out the last ladle of water, and couldn’t help but raise his hand to support his aching back. “We can go to town later and buy some things. I brought a lot of cash with me.”

After the sound faded, there was a brief silence.

The father looked up blankly at the snow and found the goddess and the evil spirit looking at him with puzzled eyes.

……

……

"Father, watch the house carefully. Remember to turn the stove fire down to a simmer in an hour."

"Big brother, is there anything I can bring you?"

The father sat on the recliner, watching the two laughing and joking outside the courtyard. His silence was his last act of defiance.

"A daughter is like a bird that flies away from home once she grows up. A daughter who isn't even married yet starts to leave, and he's disliked by his wife, his father-in-law, and his daughter..."

Ah, what fitting words, they're just like my own... um?

Yukinoshita's father glared angrily at the evil creatures outside the courtyard who were launching additional attacks.

"The greatest sorrow is not your indifference, but that you have fallen for someone else—it hurts! It hurts so much! Why did you do this to me?!"

How dare this wicked creature be so arrogant?!

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. You were here first."

The daughter waved her hand dismissively, casually uttering the hurtful words: "Besides, what kind of strange talk is that?"

"I call this 'middle-aged pain literature'."

The wicked child casually remarked, "There's also literature about childhood trauma, literature about adolescent trauma, literature about teenage trauma, literature about young adult trauma, literature about old age trauma, and literature about old age trauma, which is rejected by children..."

Click.

Yukinoshita's father cracked open a sunflower seed and watched the two walk away, talking about strange topics.

Sigh... On the bright side, the goddess has become a troublesome, attention-seeking goddess who likes to stir up trouble and have fun, which is much better than her previous state of pretending to be well-behaved and doing whatever she was asked with a smile, while harboring a lot of worries inside.

Children may be naughty, but at least they don't have worries or frustrations in their hearts.

As the snow fell, the father felt much better. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath of the fresh country air, and stretched in the spring sunshine. The cork chaise lounge was more comfortable than any high-end sofa.

Hmm? It seems like all my wishes have come true without me even realizing it. I'm taking my family on a happy vacation.

The father opened his eyes and sighed.

The countryside is still too simple: sunshine, beaches, drinks, lounge chairs, blue sea and sky, couples facing each other.

The boy said something, and the girl smiled and took a step to the side. Seeing this, the boy raised his arm, waving it around as if to signal his interest. The girl raised an eyebrow slightly and teasingly raised her arm as well. However, the boy, like a hunter, instantly grabbed her arm, tilting his head and leaning against her shoulder in a clingy manner. This time, the girl couldn't resist, laughing disdainfully as she shook him off, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, pursing her lips in a gesture, then grabbing the boy's raised arm again, and the two walked away together…

click!

The sunflower seed shells were crushed by teeth.

The only regret is that there's an outsider on the team.

I will never forgive those who commit such evil deeds!

Yukinoshita's father gritted his teeth, deep in thought. Originally, the plan was for him and his father-in-law to brutally kill the wicked creature, but his father-in-law wasn't so friendly; rather than fighting one at a time, he chose to fight both. Now, in the countryside, his skills were useless; he could even kill a dead chicken, while the creature thrived. The difference in environment was stark. No, he had to think of something…

Should we let him experience the dangers of drinking culture? No, we can't do anything illegal.

Ok?

The situation is pretty clear by now, isn't it?

The father-in-law clearly cares for and cherishes the younger goddesses. In the process of clearing away the minefield of karma, he also has the idea of ​​reconciling with the older goddess, but he is too proud to say it. Given the older goddess's serious and strong-willed nature, she still holds a grudge against the father-in-law after all these years. Otherwise, she would not have visited him without bringing Yukino and Haruno before. The fact that she brought Yukino and Haruno back this time shows that she also has the idea of ​​reconciliation—or at least of resolving her inner conflict.

By acting as a mediator and resolving the conflict between the two, her status in the family rose, she gained her father-in-law's approval, and with the combined efforts of the father-in-law and son-in-law, she made that wretched child serve her tea and water and run errands for her!

The more Yukinoshita thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, and he was filled with motivation.

I'll solve this problem!

I will take the victory in this mission. From now on, there will be no more Aid/Service Department, only Service Department. There can only be one person who can become the department head, and that is me!

On the streets of the village, Yukino Yukinoshita is pondering a way to break the deadlock and fulfilling her mother's request.

Although her mother did not directly request it from the Aid/Service Department, and even previously prevented Bai Jun from coming over, it did not count as a request in terms of procedure. However, she was certain that it was a request, Bai Jun was certain that it was a request, and it also complied with the club activity guidelines, so it was a request.

Yes, there are points.

Although Bai Jun won his mother's request, it was only a draw. At worst, they could continue as they were, or perhaps merge the clubs... Anyway, Bai Jun couldn't become a department head, and I wouldn't lose, so it was impossible and impossible for me to give him anything!

Let me talk about that kind of thing when I'm at least in college!

Yukino Yukinoshita is full of fighting spirit in every sense of the word.

However, the problem is significant.

The three walked down the street. The village was not as bustling as the city, with fewer people and a higher proportion of elderly people. The shops were not very diverse, but there were some very novel things, such as some snacks that they had never seen before.

Yukino Yukinoshita started the conversation: "There are many products that I've never seen before."

“Some snacks that are no longer well-known are indeed rare in the city,” said Mr. Yukinoshita. “I’ve had this dried fish before.”

Yukinoshita's mother frowned slightly and said, "Don't eat junk food with too much seasoning."

"That's true." Grandpa Yukino sighed softly, "Now that I'm older, these things aren't good for my stomach."

Yukino Yukinoshita gave her grandfather, who was tall and a head taller than her mother, a strange look in her mind. She pictured him wielding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

The conversation ended, and we continued shopping.

Old silent gourd, big silent gourd, little silent gourd, three in a row make three silent gourds.

This is a little different from the plan.

Demonstrate your excellence → prove the error of your grandfather's views with facts → resolve your mother's inner conflict and complete the task.

Now that things have gotten off to a bad start, in Grandpa's eyes she's probably seen as a love-struck, reckless, and disgraceful granddaughter...

Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was indifferent, but she was a little conflicted. According to the conclusions she found online, shouldn't her grandfather ask about her grades? Shouldn't he ask about the awards she had won? Shouldn't he encourage her to keep striving for the future?

If it were Bai Jun... would he sing a section of "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" on the spot?

The three of them came out of the small shop, bought some wine and spices, and bumped into a brown-haired girl walking in.

"Hmph... Hmm?"

Angelina was humming a little tune when her gaze, fixed on the snacks, met that of Yukino Yukinoshita. She froze on the spot, immediately glancing around but not finding the person who had made her heart stop.

"Anxin Courtyard? You..."

"What are you doing here?!"

Angelina jumped back to create distance, then fired off a barrage of questions: "What are your goals? Whose orders are you taking? Where are your accomplices? What plan are you planning?!"

"..." Yukino Yukinoshita said strangely, "Shouldn't I be asking you these questions?"

"I won't say anything—oops!"

Angelina quickly changed her tune: "You want to ask me? What do you want to do?!"

"?"

Yukino Yukinoshita vaguely sensed that the other party had misunderstood something, and coldly introduced, "This is my mother, and this is my grandfather. My family and I have come here to visit my grandfather."

"Ugh?"

Angelina was taken aback.

"Cough cough..."

Grandpa Yukino coughed slightly, his face stern as he strode out: "You're one of those four kids?"

"Huh? Oh... Eh?" Angelina looked at Yukino Yukinoshita in surprise, then thought about it and it seemed quite normal—Yukino, well, it's not unusual for her to talk about such strange things with her family. She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, don't misunderstand!"

Angelina glanced regretfully at the snacks she had never seen before in the store, and before Yukinoshita could ask her any questions, she memorized the location and ran off in a flash.

Although the white figure isn't here, any information that stays away from the white figure is definitely safe!

Chapter Thirty →!

Oh no! Why is Yukino here? Oh wait, Yukino is here to see her grandfather...

So, the white figure isn't actually here?

Angelina leaped into the air, gliding like a great bird or a monkey climbing and leaping on a cliff. With the hazy effect of the setting sun, she didn't need to worry about being seen. She used her superpowers to her heart's content and soon arrived at the entrance road to the village. She stopped temporarily, reached into her pocket, and pulled out a small scroll about the size of a palm, shaking it.

"Miss Xi? Miss Xi! Do you know where Bai Ying is?"

"I don't know, you can call." Xi's cool voice came out. "Don't you plan to stay here and rest for a while? The scenery of mountains and rivers is certainly nice, but I'm tired of it. I want to see some people living in the countryside."

"I want to too!"

Angelina complained in a fit of frustration: "I've been wearing this outfit for days! All the food tastes the same! I can't sleep well! And Miss Xi doesn't like to talk or go out much, so I'm the only one running along the road..."

Why is the clothing I drew not looking good?

"You drew that!"

[Is a drawing not real?]

"What kind of pervert would run naked in the wilderness?! I can't accept that!"

[Didn't you use the water I drew to bathe? Didn't you eat the food I drew?]

"This...this is a different situation!"

Humans are such a hassle.

"You talk as if you're not human."

"Entering the world as a human, leaving the world as myself." Xi said lazily and casually, "The appearance of cities and countryside has changed a lot. People gathered together create new scenery, while nature along the way has preserved the original scenery... Indeed, it's not bad to go out for a walk—the sun and moon rise and set together, heaven and earth are vast with me. Drinking in the joy of poetry, wandering through the fields and intoxicated by the smoke and fire."

"You never actually drew it!"