Kanagawa Taoist College Students

"Manaka-kun, please don't be polite." In the living room, Chishima Minori warmly entertained the guests who came to the door. She was much more sincere than her previous polite attitude.

Li Xuehao was sitting on the tatami with a cup of steaming black tea in his hands. The low table in front of him was filled with various pastries.

The second daughter-in-law, Kiko Chishima, and the third daughter-in-law, Shumi Chishima, were accompanying her. The eldest daughter-in-law, Kuro Chishima, was still making other pastries in the kitchen.

Saeko Chishima was also sitting next to her. Her face, which had been pale while lying on the bed, had also regained a little rosiness. Although she still looked a little unhealthy, she was in good spirits.

The little girl was wearing a cute bear pajamas, with her long black hair draped softly on her shoulders. She seemed to be very afraid of strangers. She never dared to look at strangers when they were around, and huddled next to her mother, Chishima Sumi.

Technically speaking, Neko Nanako is also a guest, but because of her close relationship with the Chishima family, she naturally has the status of half owner.

"Saeko, thank you big brother." Chishima Shumi stroked her daughter's head. She had long since lost her previous bad impression of the boy who woke her daughter up, and what was left was gratitude and guilt.

Saeko Chishima was very shy. She glanced in a certain direction with a red face, then immediately retracted her eyes. Her voice was so low that no one could hear her: "Brother, thank you..." Maybe she was too shy to say After finishing, he shrank into his mother's arms and never dared to look up again.

Li Xuehao smiled and said nothing, and looked at Qiandao Saya who was standing aside calmly. Her expression was very pleased, and she seemed to be happy to see this happy and warm scene.

Li Xuehao couldn't help but think of what she had just promised her. In fact, with her "fierce" level, she could have materialized it for people to see. But she obviously did not estimate her own strength, and she had not even practiced seriously before. After all, she He relies on a certain "artifact" to increase his strength, so he doesn't even know how to use some "scary" tricks.

Li Xuehao had no interest in the so-called "artifact". He was thinking about how to let Minori Chishima see her mother Saya Chishima without alerting others.

For him, it is really simple to let an ordinary person see the spirit body. Just "open the eyes of the sky". However, without disturbing others, he can only let Minori Chishima see Saya Chishima alone. Then... There is a chance to be alone with Chishima Minori, and this is the biggest problem.

Of course, it is a problem for him, but it is not so difficult for Nanako, a half-master.

Li Xuehao winked at the listening cat Nanako, believing that with her intelligence, she would be able to understand what he meant.

Sure enough, Neko Nanako nodded inconspicuously, and after finishing a pastry in her hand, she said to Minori Chishima in a slightly coquettish tone: "Grandma Minori, I remember that you collected a piece of clay artist Mr. Chinen. Can you let me see the national treasures of the century? Also, Koji also likes clay works and wants to appreciate them."

Although it was a bit inappropriate and not very polite to say this in this atmosphere, when Minori Chishima heard that it was a boy who was kind to his family and wanted to watch it, he naturally would not refuse and said with a smile: "Today's young people have already I rarely like these anymore, and it’s an honor that you would like to see my collection.”

With that said, she stood up and led the way. Li Xuehao and Tingmao Nanako, who stood up, followed behind.

The second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law of the Chishima family did not follow them. They stayed in the living room. Although Saeko Chishima was still huddled in her mother's arms, her eyes were staring at the retreating figure, her eyes flickering slightly. At this time, her face didn't look shy at all, and even had a hint of playfulness and ridicule.

Following Chishima Minori, Li Xuehao and Tingmao Nanako came to a room similar to a warehouse. Although the environment was a bit crude, it was very clean. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was spotless. Apparently someone cleaned the place every day.

After Chishima Minori entered, she was about to take out her collection when Neko Nanako looked at someone and stopped her at the right time: "Grandma Minori, please wait a moment."

"What?" Chishima Minori stopped and turned to look at the two of them.

"Grandma Minori, we have something very important to let you know." No one else was present, so Neko Nanako got straight to the point. When she said this, she glanced at Chishima Saya, who floated in with the three people and was standing aside.

Chishima Minori couldn't see Chishima Saya, but hearing Neko Nanako's serious tone made her realize that the two of them were not here to see her collection, but were using this excuse to tell her something that might not be convenient in a few places. What he said in front of his daughter-in-law.

"Nanako, tell me."

"Grandma Minori, do you still remember the black and white photo I just saw in the living room?" It was obvious that Neko Nanako had already planned a speech and was just organizing it at the moment.

Li Xuehao stood aside without speaking, listening to her performance.

Chishima Minori frowned slightly and said, "I remember, Nanako, the person in the photo is my mother." She didn't understand what this mother's photo had to do with it.

Listen to Neko Nanako continue to say: "Actually, Koji and I came to visit this time because we were entrusted by someone..."

"Huh?" Minori Chishima couldn't help but be startled, being entrusted by someone?

"This person is Saya Chishima in the photo...grandma, who is Grandma Minori's mother." Neko Nanako's tone sounded a little strange, and even she herself found it convoluted and unbelievable.

"Mom..." Chishima Minori frowned even more. Her mother passed away due to an accident when she was five years old. It had been more than half a century ago. How could she still rely on others? "Nanako, I hope you won't say such things again in the future. I can pretend I didn't hear you this time."

Although she had almost forgotten what her mother looked like because so much time had passed, she would never allow others to make fun of her mother easily.

Cat Nanako also knew that such unbelievable words were hard to believe. She slightly glared at the person next to her who was "watching the show", which meant that now it's your turn to take action.

Li Xuehao coughed, looked at Minori Chishima and said: "Ms. Chishima, I heard that Senior Cat did not deceive you. It was indeed Ms. Chishima Saya who asked us to come, and it was she who told us about Saeko's situation."

Even her benefactor said such things. Chishima Minori was slightly angry, but she didn't show it. How could she believe such a ridiculous thing? However, the expression on his face became stiff: "Manaka-kun, can you give me an explanation?" He was asking why he had to make up such an impossible reason.

"Ms. Qiandao, no matter what I say now, you won't believe it, so you can only see it with your own eyes. I hope you won't be too surprised." Li Xuehao raised his right hand and looked at her eyes softly. At one point, a faint spiritual energy shot out from her fingertips and then divided into two parts and entered her eyes.

Chishima Minori felt her eyes itching and couldn't help but rub her eyes. When she opened them, her eyes widened in an instant because she saw that there was an outsider in the room.

It was a woman wearing a red ol' skirt. She was very beautiful and looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her before.

"You are?" she asked with a trembling voice.

"Minori." Seeing Chishima Minori pointing at herself, Chishima Saya was very excited, because it meant that her daughter could already see her.

"You are, you are..." Hearing the name "Minori" that was so long ago that he almost forgot it, Chishima Minori seemed to realize something, but he couldn't believe it was true.

Saya Chishima knew that nothing she said was redundant. When her body swayed, she saw that the fashionable skirt she was wearing suddenly turned into a simple outfit full of the atmosphere of the 1930s and 1940s. The hairstyle on her head also changed. Just like a woman who came out of that era.

Seeing this astonishing scene happening right in front of her eyes, Chishima Minori's body shook violently, and her voice became even more trembling: "Mom, mom?" She finally knew why she felt familiar, because the woman in front of her was the same as in the black and white photo. The mother is exactly the same. She ran over subconsciously and excitedly, wanting to hug this figure that only appeared in her sleep, but she hugged nothing, and her hands passed through her body.

"Why, why?" Minori Chishima burst into tears.

"Because I'm dead, Minori, but you don't have to be too sad, because I've always been by your side to accompany you." Chishima Saya also wanted to hug her daughter, but she didn't know how to use her own strength at all, so she also caught her A Kong said with sadness.

"Mom, Mom, I miss you so much..." Minori Chishima is no longer the woman in her fifties who is the head of the family, but just a little girl in need of maternal love.

"President Tingmao, it's time for us to leave." Next to him, Li Xuehao patted Nanako Tingmao, who was secretly wiping the corners of her eyes. The scene of the two mothers and daughters meeting sadly was really not suitable for the presence of outsiders.

"Yeah." Cat Nanako nodded, followed him out of the room, and closed the door.

The two of them did not go back to the living room, but walked to the door in tacit agreement and opened the door.

"Ah, I'm sorry..." The voices of apology rang out in unison outside. It was an apology that was spoken out of nervousness when they were about to do something but were suddenly frightened.

Li Xuehao looked closely and saw a pair of twin little girls standing outside the door. In addition to looking exactly the same, the two little girls also wore the same elementary school uniforms, dark blue suits and knee-length skirts, revealing the same slender and round calves.

Both of them have long hair, one has long hair shawl, and the other has a ponytail tied diagonally beside his left ear, which exudes a playful flavor, but both are equally delicate and cute.

Judging from the frightened and nervous expressions on their faces, it seemed that they had just wanted to ring the doorbell, but before they could press it, they were frightened by the sudden opening of the door.