After a great meal, we left the shop. Since the teacher's home was in the opposite direction, we simply said goodbye. However, I couldn't take my eyes off the teacher until the teacher's back disappeared into the side alley across the street.

I watched it until it completely disappeared into the shadows.

"Feeling nostalgic?"

It wasn't until Aster's voice sounded from the side that it pulled my thoughts back.

So, while feeling the slight weight on my shoulders, I turned my face and nodded. At this time, the corners of Shion's mouth turned up slightly, and her expression smiled at me gently. Then he nodded slightly.

"It's not that it's incomprehensible."

"Do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

"Of course, how long do you think we've been together?"

Instantly, her expression was a little smug, as if she was showing off to me.

In an instant, I couldn't help but laugh leaking out of my throat.

"Got it, that's what it should be, right?"

"What do you mean by 'just like this'?!" Suddenly, Shion glared at me unceremoniously. Before I was about to defend myself, she immediately turned her face out of sight, and looked like she was really serious and making trouble.

"You......"

I sighed, feeling both helpless and amused. So he stretched out his hand, hesitated a little on the way, and then followed her movements just now and gently patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't you still have to buy ingredients?"

"Huh?"

Unexpectedly, the aster who turned back was full of surprise, stunned there, and his voice seemed to be hidden in his throat, a little panicked.

"Isn't it?"

"Why?"

Shion blinked her eyes several times before tilting her head slightly and asking me.

"That's it...... I looked in the fridge yesterday and now there are only a few cabbages and beer with almost yellowing leaves. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Shion slowly squatted down in front of me and covered her face with her hands—

"Really? In other words, you can see how casual I usually live, right? ”

At this point, her voice became smaller and quieter as we got to the back, but we were about a fist away, so we could hear it clearly.

"It's not that much—"

With that, I stood up and said with a smile as I took two steps back.

However, my desperate attempt to hold back my laughter and not being very good at it amused Shion when we both looked at it again.

"Let's go!"

She looked up into my eyes and laughed so hard that her shoulders seemed to be shaking. After a while, he slowly stood up and handed me his hand. I hesitated before reaching out. At this moment, Shion seemed to smile. However, before I could confirm it, it was gone.

After that, we walked forward for about 20 minutes from the store we had just come out of, turned left, and saw a supermarket not far away before the traffic light next to us started the next round of changes. But to get there, you have to cross a bridge in front of you.

"Or else it's there, right?"

"Hmm."

When we got to the middle of the bridge, there were more people. At the same time, the noise that had been barely ignored until now could no longer be ignored. But even then, it didn't take long to get to this supermarket.

To its left is a pharmacy and to its right is a noodle shop. But now, it's all deserted.

"Now, you've bought it all, right?"

It took half an hour before we came out of the supermarket, one carrying a ring of a shopping bag. It's now full......

"But why is it all meat and seafood?"

"Because I like to eat."

Shion replied without hesitation, raising her feet high with each step. It seems that the mood is very good. The traffic light next to us started to change and we turned the corner. Walking forward, you will reach the residential area. Not long after climbing the ramp in front of me, I saw the apartment.

"Shion, look—"

"What?"

Shion turned her face to look at me suspiciously, then followed the direction I was pointing.

"Lights in the windows? Who will it be? ”

"Don't ask me, how do I know about such a thing—"

With that, we walked into the elevator next to us and waited for it to slowly go up.

"Did you give the keys to the house to anyone else?"

At this time, Zi Yuan was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly became very serious, and he lowered his head and stared at the ground for a while.

"Lola, she has a spare key to my house!"

"That should be her......

The moment I heard Lola's name, I didn't relax until my expression was tense. At the same time, his shoulders fell along with his arms, and then he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Then don't show that expression! Seeing that you were thinking so seriously, I almost thought something was really wrong......"

"I'm sorry—"

This conversation continued for a while before the elevator doors opened.

Then, we walked down the hallway to the room a little in front of the end. Shion took the key out of his trouser pocket to open the door, then took two steps back to the side and let me into the hallway. At this time, I found that the light was also on in the living room.

"Lola, you're there—"

"Yes."

At this time, Lola's voice came from the kitchen next to her.

"I'm cooking, dinner."

Then, not long after, she added.

"If you come, just call me and let me know!"

While saying this, Shion took out sandals from the shoe rack next to her and changed them on, and walked into the kitchen.

"Need my help?"

"No—"

After saying that, Lola was pouring the prepared braised pork into the plate next to her. Shion walked over and held out her hand—

"Give it to me."

At this time, Lola was stunned for a moment, her expression a little surprised. But I still handed it to Aster.

"It's a little hot, remember to be careful."

"Thanks—"

As he spoke, Shion held the bottom firmly with her hand, then turned around and walked out. Not long after she left, I walked into the kitchen. At this time, Lola is unaproning. Didn't notice I was in. It wasn't until I walked up to her that I noticed—

"Wow!?"

Suddenly, our faces were only a fist away, and if we got any closer, the tips of our noses would have touched. So, she hurriedly took two steps back. The expression was a little flustered, but after seeing that it was me, the expression immediately relaxed.

"Since you've already come in, make a noise!"

At this time, her voice was a little reproachful, as if she was a little angry. Quietly glared at me......

"I was wrong!"

So, I immediately folded my hands and said in a slightly aggrieved voice.

"I'm not blaming you."

"Really?"

"Really!"

At this time, Lola's expression became very serious, but her voice was not like that. Moreover, with a wicked smile on his face.

"Alright, let's have dinner—"

As soon as she finished speaking, she reached out and patted me on the shoulder.

"Where's Aoi?"

"It's right outside on the couch! Didn't you see that just now? ”

Lola turned to me as she was about to step out of the threshold. I was stunned for a moment, but I didn't react.

"But there was no sound at all...... Just now? ”

"Because I'm sleeping!"

I walked to the sofa in the living room, and Aoi was lying there. With her eyes closed, she breathed steadily, and her body was covered with a blanket that looked like a quilt, but was smaller than the quilt. One corner of the blanket fell to the floor...... Shion also made a quiet gesture to me.

So, although the dish is not rich - a chowder based on braised pork and shiitake mushrooms, plus a vegetable salad. It's actually a very simple meal. However, it is as delicious as ever.

"Chihiro, how's it going?"

"Delicious!"

As I spoke, I leaned forward slightly and took a piece of braised pork with my chopsticks and put it in a bowl.

"To be honest, I hesitated for a long time whether to put more sugar or more salt in the braised pork at that time!"

At this time, Lola's expression became very serious, and she grabbed my left arm with her hand and said.

"Because you like sweets! Then you can't let the sweetness completely cover the original taste of the braised pork. That's why I hesitated. Also, if it is too sweet, I don't think it's good. ”

To be honest, I'd love to retort at this point. But because what she said was basically the truth, I couldn't refute it at all.

"I said you guys, can you not flash in front of me?"

When I wanted to defend myself a few words, Shion's disgusted voice rang out unceremoniously.

“...... Good. ”

Suddenly, Lola's laughter couldn't be held back, and her shoulders were shaking with laughter—

"Where's Aoi? Aren't you going to wake her up? ”

At this time, I turned my head to look at the sofa behind me, and Aoi was still sleeping soundly.

"I can't bear to sleep so soundly......"

I couldn't help but mutter, and turned back.

"I feel the same way."

Lola curled the corners of her mouth slightly and nodded.

"Let's wait until she's fully asleep." After saying that, the two of us couldn't help but look at each other.

"You guys......"

At this time, Shion's voice was a little helpless, but it didn't take long for laughter to leak out of her throat.

"Mom and Dad......?"

At this time, Xiao Kui sat up from the sofa with her hands propped up...... Squinting his eyes and shouting. Lola got up from her chair and walked up to her and slowly squatted down.

"What's wrong?"

"Hungry ......"

At this time, Lola smiled at her daughter, and after a while, she reached out and poked Aoi's cheek with her finger.

"Mom, it hurts ......"

Suddenly, Xiao Kui couldn't help but leak out of her throat, and I couldn't tell whether it was coquettish or a little confused state when I didn't wake up. By this time, she had already thrown herself into Lola's arms, reached out and hugged her in a circle from behind.

"So, let's eat later, shall we?"

Lola stroked her bright hair as she whispered.

"Hmm."

Aoi's voice, as if it was hidden in her throat, is very cute. At this time, I suddenly remembered something, so I put down my chopsticks and looked up, and my expression couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"What's wrong?"

Shion asked as she watched my expression from the side. The voice couldn't help but be a little nervous. Perhaps, she noticed something, right?

"Where's Natsume?"

However, the moment I said the name "Natsume", the room suddenly fell into a strange state of "no sound...... This feeling, as if the world is slowly starting to collapse from the soles of the feet, can't help but feel creepy......