Chapter 74: No matter when, Sakakihara Raku must still persist
"Lele! Lele! It's over, it's over!"
As soon as he returned home from shopping for groceries, Sakakihara Raku saw his younger sister rushing out of the house barefooted with her mobile phone in hand. Her feet made a squeaking sound on the floor.
"What's the end? I'm so anxious that I don't even have shoes on."
Tianhai Jiuliuli, who was helping to carry the dishes, also looked at her younger sister Jiang, who was only wearing a white shirt and shorts, with confusion: "Ling, what's wrong?"
"That, that...wait a minute," Suzu Sakakihara was about to say, when she saw that in addition to a lot of vegetables, there was also a small gift box wrapped in charcoal black. The gift box looked particularly exquisite.
, "What is the gift box you are holding?"
Tianhai Qimingyue relied on her sister to change into a small leather shoe, and stood in the entrance hall with a cane. When she heard her sister Jiang's question, she leaned sideways and poked her head out from her sister's shoulder, raised a finger and said:
"It's a gift from a very beautiful girl to my brother, just this afternoon."
Very beautiful... girl...?
Eh...
I don’t know why, but Sakakihara Suzu somehow disliked that gift, and her eyes changed.
"...What's that look in your eyes?"
"A very incredible look! Also, what did she give you? Why did she give it to you."
Sakakihara explained: "Didn't I help a girl before? She wanted to thank me, so she gave me a silver pocket watch."
"Pocket watch? There are still people who give pocket watches as thank-you gifts these days. Let me see."
Sakakihara handed the gift box to her.
Sakakihara Suzu opened the box.
Although she didn't know much about watches, when she saw the shiny silver reflective texture on the surface of this pocket watch, she knew that this gift was definitely worth a lot.
"Patk Pilip, what is this?"
"It's Patek Philippe, Patek Philippe." Tianhai Qimingyue said in standard German from the side.
"It turns out to be this brand." After playing with it for a while, Sakakihara Suzu lost interest, repackaged the box and returned it to Sakakihara Raku, "There are actually other girls who will give you gifts."
Tianhai Jiuliuli asked curiously: "Isn't my brother popular before?"
"No, when he was in junior high school, many girls wrote love letters to him."
"Brother, have you accepted it?"
"No, he said that none of the relationships in junior high school are reliable."
"Have you talked about Suzu-chan?" Qi Mingyue asked.
Sakakihara Suzu waved her right hand, with a look of disgust on her face: "Me? Who likes those children? They are all too childish. They are snatching them here and there just to play a game console."
Tianhai Qimingyue looked at her with unwavering eyes: "I feel like my sister is influenced by my brother."
"What does this have to do with brother?"
"It's very relevant." Amami Nanamiyue stood up from her sister and asked Sakakibara Raku, "Brother, do you want to fall in love?"
Raku Sakakihara was a little embarrassed when he was suddenly asked about this: "...I can only say that I have an idea."
"Alas~~" Sakakihara Suzu looked disgusted.
"What! It can't be done."
"Who would like me?"
"Some people definitely like me, although no one has sent me a love letter so far this semester."
Alas...
Speaking of love, Raku Sakakibara finally got out of the shadow of being teased by his sister for a whole month. He really wanted to fall in love, but since he figured out who he liked, everything changed. The target is my adopted sister, this is neither active nor passive.
It's a dilemma.
Sakakibara sighed inwardly, and asked Sakakihara Suzu with a normal expression:
"So, Aling, you just said it's over, what is it about?"
"Monthly test! My name also appears on the list!"
Monthly test.
Sakakibara Raku remembers that Suzu passed more than 100 exams.
"Then what?"
"Then some classmates discovered that our last names were exactly the same! Many people in the class were already asking me, 'What is the relationship between Sakakibara-kun, who is third in grade, and Suzu-chan?' and 'He can't be Suzu-chan's brother, right?'"
Class words."
Sakakihara Suzu and some of her classmates didn't say anything.
Because there are also some students who flatter Raku Sakakibara by the way.
"Suzu-chan's brother is so handsome", "The handsome guy in the Kyudo club", "The serious look of him wearing hakama and bowing really impressed her", "He seems to be the most handsome boy in the entire Kyudo club...<
/p>
Wait for discussions like this.
Anyway, Sakakibara Suzu’s ears started to tingle when she heard it at school.
But in order to maintain her image in school, she had to smile and respond.
In reality?
Stinky Lele is Stinky Lele...what's so cool about it!
And he just pulls a bow, just ordinary. As an older brother, he is not as good-looking and popular as his biological sister.
"Oh." Sakakibara nodded to her, handed the vegetables and duck meat she bought to Jiuri, and she put them in the kitchen refrigerator.
"Oh...Oh...? Our relationship has been exposed. Is this the only value it deserves?"
Raku Sakakihara said matter-of-factly: "It's normal. From the beginning, I didn't think you could hide our relationship for long."
"What should I do if everyone finds out?"
"That's it. If you know it, you'll know it. It's nothing more than - ah, it turns out that Suzu-chan has a brother, etc., etc."
Sakakihara Suzu puffed up one cheek in her trademark manner and puffed out like a steamed bun: "Then what if someone scolds you because of my work?"
Sakakibara directly slapped the only gift box in his hand on her head: "You are a stinky newcomer with less than 10,000 followers, why are you worried about me being scolded?"
"Stinky, stinky newcomer?!" The angel girl got angry and smacked away his hand on her head. She crossed her arms, raised her chin and pouted her mouth, "Stinky Lele!"
Stinky Lele?
To be honest, I have always been a stinky Lele, which is simply what I call my tsundere girlfriend.
It’s so intimate...
Saying it from Sakakibara Suzu's mouth gave him goosebumps.
Sakakibara took back the gift box and said helplessly: "You can call me stinky brother, but can you please stop calling me Lele? This title always reminds me of a very unfriendly memory."
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Tianhai Qimingyue, who was quietly watching the show on the side, finally became a little interested: "What memory?"
"Black History."
Sakakihara kept his answer as brief as possible. He didn't want to recall everything he had with that female netizen at all.
"Oh~" Amami Nanamiyue couldn't help but look at Sakakibara Raku. She felt that this dark history would be very interesting.
"Okay, let me tell you something else, Suzu. We are going to attend a tea party on the weekend." Raku Sakakibara said.
"Tea party?"
"Ah, to be precise, it's a birthday tea party. It's very important. Uncle Tianhai and Mom will also be there."
"This weekend?"
"No."
"That won't work. Tianno-chan and I have made an appointment to go out to an amusement park next weekend. We can't break the contract."
"The tea party is next weekend."
"Oh, that's good." Suzu Sakakibara nodded, "By the way, whose birthday is it? Uncle Amami and mother are actually going too, are Uncle Amami's friends?"
Sakakibara turned around and glanced at Amami Nanamigetsu, whose long flaxen hair was hanging behind her. Her eyes were shining with beauty.
How should we describe this relationship?
He thought for a moment.
Turn around.
"The daughter of your uncle's friend."
Sakakihara Suzu: "Uncle? We still have uncles? Doesn't mom have no brothers and sisters?"
"Well, to be precise, he is Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli's uncle."
"Who is that?"
"Tachibana Kiyohara."
"I haven't heard of it...but it sounds familiar to me," Suzu Sakakihara thought for a moment, "It seems like I have heard it before."
"Tachibana Kiyohara is the vice principal of our school."
"...Huh?" Sakakihara Suzu took two seconds to clear her mind and asked in surprise, "Is the vice principal their uncle?"
"Yes. Although we can't be considered uncles... But thanks to Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli, we have a little relationship."
Sakakihara Suzu took a deep breath.
"What are you doing?" Raku Sakakihara glanced at her up and down.
"Does this mean I can do whatever I want in school?!"
"...What are you thinking in your head?"
Tianhai Qimingyue nodded expressionlessly and said: "Sister-chan is unexpectedly cute."
"What does this have to do with cuteness...it's willfulness." Raku Sakakihara sighed.
"What, I'm super~~cute, okay!"
"Huh? What are you doing?"
Sakakihara Raku found that Suzu came directly to her side and hugged her right arm. The softness of her arm was conveyed to her inadvertently.
"It's time to do your homework. Please teach me how to do your homework."
"I have to cook."
"Eat later today!"
Sakakibara Suzu held Sakakibara Raku's arm and walked towards the living room. During this period, she glanced at the Tenkai Nanami Moon behind her.
Tianhai Qimingyue silently watched the two of them walking into the living room from behind, holding her shoulder bag in front of her skirt, with a faint smile on her delicate face.
"Sister-chan, have you started?"
......
Sakakihara Raku didn't know whether Suzu had changed her mind or something, but she suddenly became diligent and studious.
Keep asking yourself how to solve this question, what is the idea of this question, and what knowledge points and conditions need to be remembered.
Although she is a little tired from tutoring her on all the questions, Sakakibara is still very relieved to see that she finally doesn't say to herself in that impatient tone at home, "Brother, please help me~".<
/p>
It's just that she was a little too close, which made Sakakihara Raku a little embarrassed.
"Huh?"
"Um, what, brother, you don't want to talk about the topic anymore?"
"Did you just take a shower?"
"I washed it when I got home. How's it going? Does it smell good?" Sakakihara Suzu said, and raised a sleeve to let him smell it.
"Huh?"
"What again?"
"This dress of yours is my shirt, right?"
"Ah, this," Suzu Sakakihara lowered her head and glanced twice, "I just took it and put it on."
What does it mean to wear it easily... Please explain it to me!
"Don't just take my clothes and wear them."
Sakakihara Suzu was immediately dissatisfied: "What? I haven't complained about the smell of your clothes, and you have an incomparably beautiful girl who is willing to wear your clothes. Shouldn't you feel honored?"
"It's such an honor that my sister, an invincible beauty, actually took my clothes away."
"And this shirt is very loose. I happened to have one of my T-shirts worn out, so I used yours to recharge it." Suzu Sakakibara said, deliberately lengthening her sleeves and waving the cuffs in front of him.
.
"First of all, let me state that I can only wear a shirt for a day at most and it has absolutely no smell."
"Absolutely! There will be a smell even after washing, and it's definitely not the smell of washing powder."
Amami Nanami, who was sitting opposite, adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and glanced at Sakakihara Suzu: "So, how did my sister-chan know that my brother's shirt smells smelly?"
Sakakihara Suzu showed no sign of weakness: "I've worn it on my body, of course I know."
"Ah? Haven't you smelled it before?"
"Who, who would do such a perverted thing..." Suzu Sakakihara immediately changed the target, "Is it you, the perverted sister-in-law! Secretly sniffing my sister's clothes."
"In order to get rid of suspicion, there is no need to change the topic to me, and I am not a sister-in-law."
Tianhai Qimingyue smiled slightly, said no more, lowered his head again, picked up the gel pen with the shark pen cap in his slender hand, and continued writing.
...It's not like Sakakihara Raku didn't understand. Seeing Suzu's arrogant look trying to hide something, he could understand that she was really using her clothes...
Sakakihara Suzu looked at him sharply, as if questioning him, do you think I am really that kind of person?
Ahem, I, Sakakibara Raku, don’t know anything.
Besides, Ah Ling might just want to confirm whether the shirt can be worn.
It's like the super weird hobby some people have - they have to smell the socks they take off.
Some people will also smell it to see if there is any smell before putting on clothes.
Yes, that’s right, that’s it.
After discussing this topic, the four-person homework group became much quieter.
......
Although he had a lot of contact with Suzu, ever since Sakakihara Raku discovered that he had a crush on Kuruuri, he would always look at her intentionally or unintentionally.
She has always been very quiet when doing her homework. Her cheeks, nose tip, lips, and every facial feature look perfect, which makes her serious-study face even more charming.
"Brother, this question."
"Ah? Let me take a look." Sakakihara leaned over.
The key is that she still calls her brother, very gentle and kind.
To be honest, although he is her brother, Sakakihara Raku feels that she is more like his sister. Perhaps her personality is too gentle.
But in fact, if you wake up a little, you can still find her petite side.
That kind of petite youthfulness that only high school girls have.
A sister who loves to laugh, is good-looking, and gentle.
I feel like when I stay with her, the air around me is sweet and my heart is warm.
Occasionally taking a peek at her, her slender flaxen hair, her serious and upright sitting posture, and the way she holds her cheek in thought will always make people look at her inadvertently and become fascinated.
That’s right, who doesn’t like Tianhai Jiuliuli?
In the Kyudo Club, everyone shouted enthusiastically, "Minister Tenkai, Minister Tenkai".
Most of the newcomers who have recently joined the company stayed because of her. When Minister Tianhai is away, you can always hear their private praise and love for Jiuliuli.
A beautiful girl with good academic performance, perfect personality, mixed race from the Three Kingdoms, and a dreamlike appearance.
It would be nice if I could pursue it normally——Sakakibara couldn't help but think so.
Alas, trouble.
Sakakihara sighed and stood up on his knees, "I'm going to get some desserts. Is there anything you want to eat?"
"Potato chips."
"Cake."
"A glass of water will be fine, thank you brother."
When Tianhai Jiuliuli stood up, he stopped writing and gave him a friendly smile.
This smile is most likely unintentional.
But in Sakakibara Raku's view, this smile is like all kinds of flowers covering the entire grassland. When a gust of wind blows, the flowers and leaves sway with the blue sky and white clouds, feeling relaxed and happy.
Alas, why do you use so many metaphors? Just say it looks good.
......
Cook, run, take a shower.
The time has come to nine o'clock in the evening.
Finally getting a moment of leisure, Raku Sakakihara soaked in the bathtub, with hot water flowing over his body, and his hands resting on the edge of the bathtub.
His eyes were focused on the rising smoke, and the strong warm light in the bathroom made his eyes blurred, as if he had entered a land of clouds and mist.
He looked up closely, thinking about Jiuliuli instead of Jiuliuli.
The relationship between him and Jiuliuli is like the ceiling of a new house above his head. They are becoming more and more familiar, but there is no chance to get really close.
The next few days were mostly the same.
She goes to school, after class, then participates in club activities, and goes home to do homework. Because A Ling is about to complete the finishing work on her latest animation, she has a little leisure time during this time.
As for her progress, to be honest, it only lasted two days.
I don’t know if it’s because Raku Sakakibara cooks whatever she wants to eat, but now she’s back to the big white pig state lying on the sofa.
Back to the true sense of life as a useless person.
She can't wash clothes, can't cook, can't remember the classification of garbage (I don't want to remember), her bedroom is messy every now and then, she doesn't like to take care of it, and she has to have her brother fold the quilt for her.
You can often hear her asking herself, "Brother, have you seen my headphones?"
Ah, by the way, the Seven Bright Moons in the Sky and Sea are actually similar.
Raku Sakakihara felt that she was addicted to potato chips and fried rice. If she didn't eat for a day, she would look at herself quietly with that look in her eyes.
Running, studying, running, club activities, helping my sister with homework, previewing knowledge for myself, and increasing my knowledge points.
Going beyond Qimingyue in the next monthly test is definitely not just talk.
In order to provide them with satisfactory meals, Sakakibara also worked early and late to prepare ingredients, spending ten minutes deciding what lunch boxes and breakfasts to make for them today.
Lin Zongzong has to work for more than an hour.
Many times, as Raku Sakakihara holds the wok, he can't help but think - why do I seem to be their mother?
But when I think about it carefully, I have indeed played the role of half of A Ling’s father for more than ten years.
To complain, he didn't want to complain.
He didn't know why, but felt that this was the right thing to do.
I am the elder brother, and my parents are both busy people. My sisters can’t cook, so naturally I have to do it myself.
As the elder brother, there is nothing wrong with taking care of them more.
It is probably the habits of more than ten years that have prompted him to develop such a sense of responsibility.
...Usually Suzu is busy with work and will miss many classes. In order to help her consolidate her knowledge, in her spare time after finishing her homework, Sakakibara also made a study plan for the classes she missed.
Outline.
Question explanations, knowledge points that must be memorized, question types and question banks...
Not too many, just a few gel pens that I ran out of.
I often finish writing today's study outline and look at the time again. It's already two o'clock in the middle of the night.
After walking to the window and looking at the vast night view of Tokyo for a while, and taking a breather, Raku Sakakihara turned around and turned off the alarm clock, then lay down on the bed to sleep.
The next day, I slept for four hours, woke up at six o'clock, continued to do the same thing, and completed the breakfast and lunch boxes.
This situation has been going on for a week.
"I feel that brother is getting more and more tired recently? Do you want to rest for a while?"
Tianhai Jiuliuli, who gets up early, will help him process some vegetables. It is at this time that she will ask herself similar questions.
It is a happy thing to be cared about by Jiuliuli.
So even if he is a little tired, even if Jiuriuri asks again and again, Sakakibara Raku will smile and respond, it's okay, don't worry.
He feels that as an elder brother, he can't actually give them anything. He is also a very ordinary person. All he can do is try his best to make some meals for them, and then...
Sakakihara Raku, who was holding the rice pot, suddenly found that the bright living room in front of him was shaking uncontrollably.
Earthquake?
It doesn’t look like it...
He turned his head, and soon after, the figure of Jiu Liuli, who was helping to wash the vegetables, began to twist and turn black. He shook his head, held his forehead, frowned and closed his eyes.
Have you been sleeping less recently?
Looks like I need to sleep a little longer today.
Sakakibara calmed down and stood up straight again.
"Brother, the cabbage is washed."
Amami Kuruuri was holding the freshly washed cabbage, and as soon as he turned around, he found Sakakihara Raku falling to the side.