dusk.
The day-long tutoring job was finally over. Although Lorraine felt like she hadn't done anything, and even spent most of the afternoon sleeping on someone else's lap, it seemed that Tina and Mrs. Hiiragi didn't feel the same way.
At the moment of parting.
At the gate of the Hiiragi family's residence, they stood together, bidding Lorraine a final farewell.
Lady Hiiragi approached Lorraine and handed him a beautifully wrapped little gift box.
Lorraine took it casually and asked with some curiosity.
"Lady Hiiragi, what is this?"
The latter gave a knowing smile and replied.
"Yes, this is a gift. Consider it payment for Brother Lin spending the whole day with us."
"May I open it and take a look?"
Mysterious.
Lorraine's curiosity was starting to get the better of her.
Who knew?
Suddenly, Mrs. Hiiragi moved a step closer to him, gently placed her hand on his heart, chuckled softly, and replied, "No, you can't. This gift can only be opened after we get home."
"It's not something very valuable, is it?"
"Haha, what do you think, Brother Lin?"
"If that's really the case, I might not accept it."
"Don't worry, it's just a box of ordinary baked cookies."
"real?"
"I would never lie to Brother Lin."
"In that case, I'll gladly accept it. I like this kind of gift."
"I'm so glad that Brother Lin likes it."
Mrs. Hiiragi smiled and continued, "I made this myself, it's full of love. The only person in the whole world I would give such a gift to is Brother Lin."
"Forehead."
"Remember to savor it slowly when you get back. If you like it, Brother Lin, I'll make it for you again next time."
In conclusion.
Lady Hiiragi winked mischievously at him with her right eye, and with that friendly smile, anyone who didn't know better would think that the person standing in front of them was a cute eighteen-year-old girl.
And then there's his mother's act of pretending to be young.
Wu Tina stood to the side, completely dumbfounded, feeling incredibly ashamed for her mother.
She truly admired how thick-skinned her mother could be.
So many shameful words, so many shameful actions...
They could do all of them with ease.
Could it be that...
Is this what makes adults so amazing?
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"Hahaha..."
Lorraine was forced to accept this cuteness and enthusiasm, which was a bit overwhelming. He accepted the cookies, but still replied, "I will cherish any gifts that Mrs. Hiiragi gives me. However, I did nothing today. Perhaps Mrs. Hiiragi could hire a truly useful tutor next time."
Lady Hiiragi shook her head upon hearing this, her eyes shimmering with tender affection.
"That's not true at all. At least in our family, Brother Lin has surpassed any other tutor. Brother Lin may feel that he hasn't done anything, but in our eyes, Brother Lin has done more than enough for us, to the point that we don't know how to thank him enough."
"Really?"
"Alright, that's all for today. Welcome to visit again next time, Brother Lin."
"Um."
"Tina, say goodbye to Brother Lin too."
Urged by her mother.
Only then did Wu Tina get a chance to speak to Lorraine. Approaching him, Wu Tina smiled happily, "Brother Lin, thank you for coming to keep me company today. Please don't worry... I will study hard and I definitely won't let you down in the next exam."
"Great, very energetic!"
Seeing how determined the other party was, Lorraine was satisfied.
"So... Brother Lin, you can't go back on your word about the reward we promised... okay?"
"Don't worry, as long as you pass the exam, I will definitely keep my promise to you."
"Then I'll look forward to it."
"Um."
Bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Lorraine and Tina stood face to face, exchanging a final smile, their joy palpable.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Hiiragi stood to the side and quietly took a picture of this beautiful scene with her phone.
His eyes were filled with happiness.
She looked forward to it... believing that soon, photos like these... might become perfect family photos of the three of them standing together.
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at the same time.
On the other side, Kaoru Amakawa and Sayo Mizukami walked home together, looking somewhat tired. They had spent the whole day discussing things in the family restaurant, but they still couldn't come up with a good solution.
I ate a lot of desserts, though.
"Xunzi, we should really discuss this with Lorraine. He'll definitely have a solution."
"I understand, but there's no rush right now. Let's go home and think about it slowly. Lorraine doesn't really know Xiaoyao, so we need to put in more effort to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."
"That's true."
The two walked together on the street.
However……
Just then, a familiar figure suddenly appeared not far away. The person seemed to have noticed them as well, and with a look of delight on their face, they immediately ran over.
"Hi! Kaoru, Saya, what a coincidence, what are you doing here?"
It was actually Hanabishi Haruka.
Looking at their friend's familiar, warm smile, Amakawa Kaoruko and Mizukami Sayo, for some reason..., suddenly felt a little guilty and averted their eyes.
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