Uneasy daily life

Yukino Yukinoshita watched the drama unfold from the sidelines, quite surprised—why was Yukino-chan putting in such extra effort? Was she so eager to resolve her mother and grandfather's issues? Could it be that she had already become close to her grandfather in such a short time? She herself didn't seem to have much of a feeling about it.

When you're in school, you have to go on stage and introduce yourself; during an interview, you have to introduce yourself to the interviewer. But you don't need to introduce yourself to your family members... My grandfather, whom I've never met, just feels like my grandfather.

Something feels off.

"Oh... why are you kids always being so strange..."

Yesterday, that kid goaded him into making some empty promises, and today he's been repeatedly pressured and roasted. Grandpa Yukinoshita is a little hesitant, but his granddaughter's serious expression and relentless questioning leave him no other option.

Yukino Yukinoshita coldly said, "Does that mean your apology, sir, is limited to bowing and apologizing in front of the camera and then privately?"

Yukinoshita bowed slightly: "And there's the dogeza..."

"Cough cough, what nonsense is this?"

Grandpa Yukino sighed, feeling that his image as a 'kind and earnest grandfather' had been completely shattered.

When the grandfather, grandmother, and granddaughter met for the first time, one of them became a vain old man who was obsessed with saving face, had a hypocritical heart, and was good at flattering people; the other two became granddaughters who were extremely absurd, played wildly, and disgraced the family.

Grandpa Yukinoshita looked at Yukinoshita's mother, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.

A hint of anticipation and smugness flickered in Yukino's bright eyes. "Hmph, this way I win..."

"Father, I cannot forgive you."

The words, light and casual, floated in the air.

Ugh?

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at her mother, whose expression remained as calm and composed as ever, and couldn't connect that expression with those words at all. She couldn't help but glance at her grandfather, who had frozen and become silent and dignified.

what's the situation?

Chapter Thirty-Two: Falling Apart

"Unforgivable..."

Yukinoshita's face was tense, her eyes widened, her brows furrowed, and her expression revealed a hint of cold, suppressed anger.

"I was indeed too strict with you before, and I rarely praised you growing up. So do you think that doing the opposite of what I did would prove yourself better? If you can't forgive me... back then you dragged that kid to my door and said you were pregnant, and now you're condoning Yukino and Haruno's foolish behavior. How am I supposed to see that? Did you bring Yukino and Haruno here to visit me, or to show off to me? You can do even the most absurd things, and I can't stop you."

The old man's cold voice was particularly heavy, carrying a sense that he had reached his limit and could no longer tolerate it.

Yukino raised an eyebrow, watching the fire from across the river with great interest.

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned, puzzled by her mother's negative answer and confused by her grandfather's change in attitude.

He seemed perfectly fine before, didn't he? He seemed like a kind, gentle old man, much like a father figure, but also a little concerned with saving face...

Something doesn't seem right.

"Correct."

Looking at the familiar person and the familiar expression, Yukinoshita's mother was momentarily dazed and lost in thought. She sighed softly, "...Father, you really can't control him anymore. Is it because he's difficult to control that you can't speak and act like you used to?"

Her dismissive, indifferent words instantly made Grandpa Yukinoshita frown and glare angrily: "I'm saying it's because you no longer need me to discipline you! How old are you? A mother of two, what do you need me to tell you what to do? Now it seems I really do! Look at your attitude now! And what absurd things have you done?!"

It seems my meaning was misunderstood... which is quite normal.

Yukinoshita's mother shook her head slightly, about to say something more.

"Wait! Don't fight!"

Yukino Yukinoshita quickly stepped between the two who were staring at each other, and hurriedly advised, "Grandpa, please calm down..."

"I'm calm, but you should calm down. You and Yukino are simply... outrageous!" Yukinoshita's anger was rising. "You're even more outrageous than your mother, liking that bastard!"

“Grandpa!” Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. “Haku-kun isn’t a bad person…”

"Then how much worse would it take to be considered bad?" Yukinoshita scoffed irritably. "You'd only think he's bad after he abandons someone else?!"

"That's between me and Haku-kun!" Yukino Yukinoshita's tone sharpened. "My personal feelings don't need Grandpa's concern—what's the use of such empty pronouncements? If it comes true, will Grandpa's opinion be correct? If it doesn't come true, will Grandpa realize he's wrong? Or does cursing those who go against your wishes make you feel good?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? I only have one point—I disagree!"

Grandpa Yukinoshita's brow twitched, and he said in a deep voice.

Yukino Yukinoshita widened her eyes slightly: "I don't need your consent."

The old man and the young man glared at each other, and both snorted coldly.

The mother watched this scene silently, her memories becoming even more vivid. Her father, who had gradually become familiar yet distant, and then accustomed to her, seemed to be gradually becoming familiar again...

"Let's fight! It's time to prove whose Aikido is better."

In the tense and serious atmosphere, Yukino Yukinoshita interjected as if stirring up trouble: "A sixty-year-old man overpowering a sixty-year-old girl, and a sixty-year-old girl making a sixty-year-old man bow down, these both feel like big news that could make the headlines."

"You're talking like it has nothing to do with you!" Yukinoshita said coldly. "Yukino is still young, so her impulsiveness is understandable—Yinno, how old are you? Doing such a ridiculous thing? Have you even thought about what you're doing?"

Yukinoshita replied instantly: "Yes, Grandpa is right."

Grandpa Yukinoshita was taken aback, unsure how to respond.

"So, Grandpa, you should argue with Yukino-chan instead. I'm not going to listen to your teachings."

Yukinoshita instantly smiled and took a step to the side, indicating that she was uninvolved.

His carefree, grinning manner made his statement, "Grandpa is right," sound strange and infuriating.

Grandpa Yukinoshita took a deep breath, furrowed his brow, and suddenly noticed that his daughter had already walked towards the clothing store.

"It's hard to say what's going on outside. We can discuss it when we get back."

He said something rather irritating and indifferent, then silently walked towards the clothing store.

Yukino Yukinoshita was also a little irritated and uneasy. She subconsciously turned her head to look around, but did not see anyone. She asked in confusion, "Sister... what exactly was it about Grandpa just now... because of Mother?"

“Well…” Yukinoshita asked with interest, “Is it possible that this is actually Grandpa’s personality?”

"Really? You have to pretend in front of your family... Well, let's leave that aside for now."

Thinking back, both my sister and I were pretending in front of our mother. The former pretended to be a well-behaved and sensible daughter, and the latter pretended to be a timid and submissive daughter... To say that we were pretending is not quite accurate. It should be said that we were showing a side that met the other party's expectations.

Was Grandpa like that too? I think so.

He was going to meet his two granddaughters, whom he didn't know at all, so he acted kindly and amiable. Even when he heard the shocking news that his two granddaughters had become Bai Jun's girlfriends, he only got angry at first, then reserved his opinion on it and didn't insist on making a decision...

Is this a disguise? Of course it is a disguise.

However, one can also glimpse the true emotions behind it—wanting to leave a good impression on herself and her sister, and wanting to express her apologies to her mother for some things that happened in the past.

However, the mother resolutely and decisively refused without any hesitation.

Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her temples: "What on earth is Mother thinking...?"

"Who knows?" Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged nonchalantly, then suddenly noticed her younger sister staring intently at her. She tilted her head in confusion. "Huh? What's with Yukino-chan's gaze? I really just accidentally bumped into that rascal..."

"Has my sister forgiven our mother?"

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly asked.

“This…” Yukinoshita Haruno fell silent, her usual smile fading. She scratched her hair and asked, “Yukino-chan, why don’t you define what forgiveness is first?”

"#!"

Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath, temporarily ignoring the insulting tone in her words, and began to seriously consider them.

What is forgiveness? It's, of course,... forgiving someone for making a mistake that affected you, and not pursuing the matter further... right?

do you mean this?

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly felt confused. She first reflected on herself—had she forgiven her mother? No, her mother had indeed been too strict and forceful in the past, making her feel suffocated and powerless. But that was a conflict between them, and more importantly, it was a problem that arose from her inability to express her thoughts to her mother and to receive praise from her mother like her older sister.

If it doesn't constitute a mistake, then it's not something to forgive.

The older sister is the one who was truly hurt. She's been pretending to be well-behaved since she was little, but because she's too clear-headed, she can't keep up the act... Now she seems perfectly normal, but she throws tantrums at her mother every few days, handling everything with ease and composure, always smiling and stirring things up. Is that forgiveness? Or not?

No, that doesn't seem right.

Between friends, forgiveness means reconciliation.

Between lovers, forgiveness is the key to reconciliation.

How should we define the mistakes of family members? And how should we forgive them?

On the contrary, not forgiving is made clearer; it simply means creating distance in life and becoming independent...

Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her temples, her head aching more and more the more she thought about it, and the more she tried to figure it out, the more blurred it became.

Given her grandfather's disapproval of Bai Junhe's relationship, she seemed to have briefly considered keeping her distance and not wanting her grandfather to interfere.

This commission is really difficult.

……

……

"The hero has been caught in the fog and cannot see the road around him."

"The more courageous and resolute one is, the deeper one strays into an endless dead end."

"Wait until she slips and falls into the deep valley, then take the opportunity to fill the valley with layers upon layers of soil..."

Inside the house, Yukinoshita's father quickly came out, then adjusted his pace. With his hands behind his back and a serious expression on his face, he looked at the white figure who had skipped and hopped into the courtyard with a backflip, and scolded her in a high-handed manner: "You have to change your shoes when you come back from outside. Look, you've brought all the mud in!"

"Ok?"

There is a feeling that the more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes.

Bai Ying replied naturally, "There's chicken soup on your lips."

Yukinoshita's father raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, then realized he had already wiped it: "..."

Bai Ying: "..."

Yukinoshita's father: "I wanted to taste it and see if I needed to add salt."

Bai Ying: "Is this a question that needs explaining?"

Yukinoshita's father: "If I don't explain, won't you just exaggerate and embellish the story?!"

Bai Ying: "Was your explanation helpful?"

Yukinoshita's father: "..."

indeed.

Only children make excuses for their actions.

A mature adult would only say, "Add you."

"Hmm... It's fragrant and delicious, with a lingering aftertaste. Each sip is bursting with savory meat flavor, and the saltiness is like a touch of green amidst a sea of ​​flowers, making the savory aroma even more pronounced." Bai Ying drank a small half bowl of chicken soup and offered her opinion, "We could also add another quarter spoonful of salt to enhance the flavor."

"Great minds think alike; I also feel it's a bit lacking in salt."

Yukinoshita's father added a little salt and said with a smile, "Why did you come back alone? I suppose when the family is all in harmony, you, an outsider, are a bit of an eyesore."

"These words..." Bai Ying looked at Xue Zhixia's father, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Let it go if you fart."

"Why is your brother guarding the house all by himself? It must be when the family is out having fun. You, an outsider, are a bit conspicuous."

puff!

This wicked creature who's so good at using boomerangs!

Under the snow, the father glanced at the white figure and, pretending nothing had happened, took a sip of the salted chicken soup.

Just you wait and see! Tonight, I'll show you what a master of the dinner table and a social expert looks like. I'll handle everything from my wife's and father-in-law's issues to elevate my status in the family, gather everyone's support, and leave you speechless, embarrassed, and feeling like an outsider!

Hmm, thinking about it that way, the pain from being hit by the boomerang has eased.

Why does my older brother look like he's going to bully me?

"Hahaha, my dear brother, don't overthink it. I'm just placing high hopes on you."

The father laughed heartily under the snow.

Bai Ying shrugged, took out her laptop from her luggage, sat down in the courtyard, and began writing a light novel.

Oh? Busy?

It's better to be busy.

It's convenient to cause trouble.