Chapter 343: Accepted Ezaki Suguha
Without exception, everyone in the group received a warm welcome from Ayako Sawayama.
Although she felt a little strange about the number of people, she did not ask any strange questions at this abrupt time. She just assumed that Ezaki Suguha was also a friend of them and came here to travel in Osaka.
After welcoming the few people into the house, Sawayama Ako asked them to sit down with a smile, and took out the tea set and asked Sawayama Haruno to help make tea. She then hurried to the kitchen to get out the fruits and snacks to entertain the guests.
She seemed to know about Miyazawa Maki's gluttony and took out a lot of food at once, which made the short-haired girl extremely envious. However, since this was a formal visit, she was embarrassed to show her greed in front of her future mother-in-law.
At this time, Zeshan Haruno finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Mother, where did father go?"
"He, the town committee organized people to help clear the snow today."
After hearing her son's question, Zeshan Ako rolled her eyes and said impatiently: "He went out early in the morning, and he will probably be back soon."
The town where the Zeyama family lives is a small place. Although there are professional cleaning workers hired by the government, in the face of the tricky weather in winter, some people in the town still have to be organized to come out and help. This is also one of the characteristics of small places in the island country. Such a scene can only be seen in big cities like Tokyo or Kyoto.
Of course, there are more extreme situations. For example, in some mountainous areas of Shikoku Island, if it were not for the development of tourism in recent years, the local government would not care at all how deep the snow on the road is.
After casually answering her son's question, Ayako Sawayama's gaze finally fell on Maki Miyazawa. She couldn't wait to ask the question she wanted to know most.
"Maki, how many months old are the babies now?"
"Eh." Miyazawa Maki sat up straight instantly, and said with a guilty conscience, "It's been three months. I went for a checkup some time ago, and it turned out to be twin girls."
It was exactly the same situation as her and Mana.
Fortunately, after confronting her family and resolving her emotional issues, Miyazawa Maki is no longer so afraid of her twin daughters. Instead, she is a little looking forward to it.
"I have to take better care of my health now." Sawayama Ako moved closer to Miyazawa Maki, touched her belly lovingly, and murmured, "I have to make more dishes to replenish my blood and qi."
"She's already had enough, right?" Sawayama Haruno said suddenly.
When he was at home, he also paid attention to this dietary issue. In addition, Miyazawa Maki has always had a good appetite. Even now that she has two unborn babies, she seems to be not affected at all and eats as she should, making people feel that there is no need to worry about anything at all.
"It never hurts to eat more." Ayano Yui smiled and helped, "And I also want to eat more of Aunt Ako's cooking. I haven't had it since I went to Tokyo."
"Do not worry."
Ako Sawayama rolled her eyes at Ayano Yui helplessly. She was particularly doting on this girl whom she had grown up with.
"Today I asked Haruno's father to buy some fresh shrimp and chicken. I'll cook them for you in the evening," she added with a smile.
Shrimp has very high nutritional value for pregnant women. It not only provides high protein, but also has a low fat content. Eating more of it will not cause too much harm to the body. Even the shrimp shells can be used to supplement calcium for pregnant women.
As for the chicken, it goes without saying that Sawayama Ako has many years of experience in cooking. After all, she has always been a housewife. Although she may not be as good as Sawayama Haruno who has two lives of experience and can still cheat, she is more than capable of making home-cooked meals to entertain others.
After chatting with a few people for a few more sentences, Ayako Sawayama calmly turned her gaze to Suguha Ezaki.
She had noticed that the girl seemed to be very reserved from the beginning, and she didn't dare to talk to her easily. It was strange that she gave people a pampered temperament.
"Haruno, who is this?" she asked politely.
"she"
Sawayama Haruno opened his mouth, a little hesitant.
I originally wanted to confront them directly. After all, apart from the girls I brought back, my mother was the only one here.
But noticing the tense body of Ezaki Suoha next to her, Sawayama Haruno keenly sensed her inner resistance and worry. Seeing that she seemed not mentally prepared yet, Sawayama swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"We're friends, and I have a good relationship with Maki. We came to Osaka together this time." He said in a stiff tone.
“So that’s how it is”
Ako Zeshan suddenly realized.
Her idea was quite simple. After all, Miyazawa Maki was going back to Osaka alone with Sawayama Haruno and the others. As a girl, she was somewhat worried about this situation, so she deliberately brought a good girlfriend with her, in fact, it was also to relieve the pressure when meeting the parents.
Zeshan Ako understood it very well. If you ask her why, when she met Zeshan's grandmother that year, she also brought one of her cousins along.
"Since we are friends, we should treat them well."
Seeing that they all seemed to have a good relationship, Zeshan Azi suggested, "How about this? Although there is no spare room at home, we can let Xiao Wei clean up her room and it should be able to accommodate her. We don't have to run out to find a hotel."
After all, it is winter now, and this place is small. There are only a few hotels. There are quite a few inns, but it is definitely not suitable for a girl to live there alone. It would be better to let Ayano Yui squeeze in with her.
Anyway, the room their family reserved for Ayano Yui was quite big, more than enough for two girls to sleep in.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Suguha Ezaki said somewhat stiffly.
She was still a little hesitant. Although she had met many so-called "big shots" in the past when she was at the Ezaki family, she should have developed a calm and composed personality long ago. But when she thought that the person she was meeting this time was Haruno's mother, she couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Especially since her relationship with Haruno was so ambiguous and unclear, she was worried that it would be strongly opposed by the other party if it was exposed, so she didn't want Haruno to reveal it directly.
Fortunately, the few of them didn't pay too much attention to Ezaki Suguha's nervous expression, and the focus of the topic soon shifted back to their life in Tokyo and Maki.
As for this girl who is certain to become her future daughter-in-law, Sawayama Ako's attitude can be described as holding her in the palm of her hand for fear of dropping her, and holding her in her mouth for fear of her melting. She really treasures her so much that she is now helping Maki peel grapes to eat.
Even Sawayama Haruno who was standing next to him felt helpless. He said that he was obviously the biological child, but he had never received such treatment in all these years.
"How many days will you stay at home this time?" asked Ayako Sawayama with concern.
"About a week and a half or two weeks, right?"
Seeing his mother asking, Zeshan Haruno hesitated for a moment before explaining, "I have to go back early for work. I have to go on a business trip in mid-December."
"The New Year is almost here and you still want to go on a business trip?" After hearing what her son said, Ayako Sawayama frowned in dissatisfaction.
She thought she could at least stay until the Chinese New Year. Anyway, the winter vacation was about to start and they had nothing to do in the following time. Of course, it would be better to celebrate the New Year at home.
"As for work, bro, you're a big celebrity now."
Ayano Yui smiled and said, "Even in my school, there are many people reading the books written by you?"
"he?"
Ayako Sawayama glanced at her son with a relatively suspicious look.
Of course, she had heard about Sawayama Haruno writing a book, but she had never paid much attention to it. After all, Haruno himself didn't want to tell his family too much about the novel. Besides, Maki was the most important person now, so Sawayama Ako had no time to pay attention to her son's work.
"Although work is equally important, you should at least pay attention to the situation at home." Sawayama Ako paused and complained, "You are going to marry Maki after you go back this time. How can I feel at ease when you are still like this?"
"Auntie Haruno actually cares about me a lot." Miyazawa Maki said cautiously.
But it was obvious that her words had no effect. Ako Sawayama knew Haruno's character very well and knew what kind of person he was. Once the complaints started, they would go on and on, which made people feel extremely overwhelmed.
Zeshan Haruno had a bitter face and didn't dare to talk back. He could only say a few words from time to time that his work was equally important to his family. After they chatted for more than half an hour, Zeshan's father, who had gone out to sweep the snow, finally came back.
With a slight click, Zeshan Heyu, who had a gentle appearance and a calm expression, returned home. After noticing the guests in the house, he was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted.
"came back?"
"Father."
Sawayama Haruno nodded respectfully, and then introduced several girls nearby to his father.
Although middle-aged men are not good at expressing their inner thoughts, in terms of their attitude towards Miyazawa Maki, Sawayama Kazuyu seems to be extremely close to her, just like Sawayama Ako.
After another round of greetings, Sawayama Ako returned to the kitchen to prepare for today's dinner, while Ayano Yui smiled and took Miyazawa Maki and Esaki Suguha to the upstairs room to rest, leaving Sawayama Haruno and his father alone in the living room to reminisce about the past.
"Last time I heard from your mother, you have started working now?"
Seeing that the other girls had left, Zeshan Heyu hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you handle it? You will have to choose a major later, and there are also family matters."
"I'm a bit too busy, but I can still adjust." Sawayama Haruno said with a wry smile.
If the exposure of my vest had not made the school leaders realize my talent in literature, I would probably have been under greater academic pressure.
However, even with the help of his leaders to cover the academic matters, Sawayama Haruno was still under a lot of pressure. After all, there were too many girls around him, and it would take a lot of energy to take care of them all, not to mention that he had to take care of work content as well.
As a housewife, Ako Sawayama is completely focused on her future daughter-in-law, Maki Miyazawa, and it is difficult for her to notice her son's current situation. However, as the head of the family, Kazuhiro Sawayama can understand it to some extent.
But even though he understood it, he also had things he wanted to ask.
"In two days, Miyazawa's parents will be here, right?"
He looked at his son and said meaningfully, "Mana will come too?"
"Well, we are family after all. It wouldn't feel good to let her stay in Tokyo alone." Sawayama Haruno said honestly.
"Your mother told me something after she came back from Tokyo last time. Are you still in touch with Mana?"
".some."
"Really? Although you have always made us worry-free, you still need to think things through carefully when it comes to relationships."
Zeshan Heyu said as if he meant something else: "No matter what happens, we will support you, but you still have to live your life by yourself, so you still have to think carefully, at least don't hurt the girls who like you."
"I understand, Father."
Sawayama Haruno suddenly felt a toothache. He didn't understand whether the other party was hinting that he should maintain a relationship with Mana, or if it meant something else.
He certainly didn't want to give up. It seemed that the Miyazawa parents also tacitly approved of the relationship between him and their two daughters. But ideas were just ideas after all, and he had to consider carefully what to do.
After some thought, Sawayama Haruno decided to test his father's bottom line first.
So after a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice: "Well, father, if Zhenji doesn't mind this kind of thing, what do you think?"
".There's a feeling that it won't be a surprise."
Zeshan and Yu exhaled slowly.
"Anyway, you have always been a very opinionated child since you were young. Once you have made up your mind, nothing we say will matter to you. As long as you don't regret it and don't hurt others, we don't care."
"Yeah."
After hearing the exact reply, Sawayama Haruno finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From this point of view, my family shouldn't mind if I have a harem.
Sawayama Haruno even started to think about finding another opportunity in the evening to hint to his parents about Suguha Ezaki?
After all, the other party is very sensitive and seems to be still brooding over this matter. Adhering to the principle of treating everyone equally, Sawayama Haruno doesn't want the other party to maintain an underground relationship with him forever.
One of the reasons why he chose to become a literary giant was so that he could be with other girls.
At this point, it's almost time for us to reveal our true colors to each other.
(End of this chapter)
