"Woof woof!"

"..."

Looking down at the joyful Alps, Sogu realized that he would not be able to leave for a while.

...

When she learned that Soya was going to have dinner at the Yoshikawa house that she was "passing by" in the evening, Kirino Keiko, who was so busy that she was dizzy, still took a few seconds to regret it.

It's just that the matter has come to this, and it's too late to regret it. She can only hope that Zonggu will, as he said, "have no plans to fall in love for the time being."

"Then get ready to eat... Akane, go ask Ling and Mr. Tsukiko to come down."

On the other side, the Yoshikawa family's meal was earlier, and Soya, who was left behind, had already been eating for a while.

On the cassette stove, the rich soup is bubbling in the pot, and the cubed tofu is piled together, next to it are enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, lettuce, green onions... all kinds of ingredients are gathered into one pot, and the aroma is fragrant.

Zonggu picked up a large piece of beef that had just been cooked, stirred it into the egg liquid a few times, and accidentally bumped into the person next to him with his elbow.

"Feel sorry."

"fine……"

Hongzi shook her head and moved to the other side, but was immediately pushed back by her sister.

The sisters looked at each other, Yoshikawa Aoko raised an eyebrow and winked at Soya.

"..."

Hongzi pursed her lips and moved a centimeter that way.

The eldest son-in-law did not come back with the eldest daughter, and Soya was an unexpected guest, so Mrs. Yoshikawa initially chose a low table on the tatami as a place to have dinner.

A family of four can sit on one side, making it intimate and not crowded.

But after Soya was left to have dinner, things became different. Her parents and sister took separate sides, and Anko could only squeeze in with him.

"Why don't you go to the restaurant..."

"Why do you want to go to the restaurant? I just came back after a long time, and I also want to get close to my parents and my sister while eating."

"Obviously I just came back last month."

"When Hongzi gets married, she will know how rare it is to go home."

"but……"

"——If Anko doesn't take action, the beef will be eaten by Dad and Soya-kun."

"..."

Suddenly mentioned, Zonggu nodded to the sisters, "The beef is really good."

"right?"

Hongzi glanced at him, and Qingzi smiled, "Sotani-kun, feel free to eat as much as you want. I bought a lot, and there are still some in the refrigerator."

"Eh?" Hongzi turned to look at the kitchen again, "The beef in the refrigerator was all bought by my sister?"

"yes."

"This is very high-end beef, right...Did sister give you a bonus?"

"No, this is the cost of traveling to Hokkaido originally planned."

Later, while drinking beer, Aoko complained about the suddenly canceled trip, not minding that there was an outsider like Soya at the dinner table.

The Yoshikawa couple paid more attention to him, although their youngest daughter had strongly denied their speculation.

"Coming from the northeast...it's really far away."

"Living at Kirino's house?...The Kirino who runs the izakaya? He is my middle school classmate. By the way, his eldest brother seems to have been abroad for many years. That old house is really big..."

When the meat and vegetables in the sukiyaki pot were almost eaten, Mrs. Yoshikawa brought udon noodles, and Soya was very satisfied with the meal;

Hong Zi, who was concerned about the distance due to the attention of her family, soon let go and started eating and drinking as she usually did with him.

"Thank you for your hospitality..."

When Zonggu said goodbye, the sky had completely darkened, and he looked up to see the clear night sky.

"It looks like there should be good weather tomorrow."

Standing at the door, Hongzi lowered his head to look at him again, "It's best to have a sudden shower while Zonggu is lighting the fire."

"You are really evil-minded." Zonggu stood outside the door and looked behind her, "Is it okay, Miss Aoko?"

"It's okay. My sister talks nonsense when she drinks too much. Just go to bed and she'll be fine."

"Then I'll go back first."

"Do you want me to send you off?"

Zonggu shook his head.

"Then I have to send you back."

Hongzi smiled.
Chapter completed!