This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 277 - 214. What Do You Think of the Future? (Goal of 8000 Words Achieved!)_2

Chapter 277: Chapter 214. What Do You Think of the Future? (Goal of 8000 Words Achieved!)_2

The spacious estate featured a three-story duplex with an enclosed courtyard.

Just as Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai were about to step into the small courtyard at the entrance—

A mature woman suddenly sprang out from behind a doorpost and shouted loudly.

"..." Mr. Temple.

"..." Shen Gu Mirai.

Chiharu, who had leaped out, couldn’t help but touch her head, feeling something was off: "Didn’t I scare you two? Weird."

"Mom!!!!"

Shen Gu Mirai could no longer bear to watch; she first glanced at Beichuan Si and, noticing his expression hadn’t changed, let out a small sigh of relief.

Then she turned to her mother, whose snowy complexion couldn’t help but blush with embarrassment.

She pulled Chiharu aside and said, annoyed, "What on earth are you trying to do? You always scare me; that’s already bad enough, but Mr. Temple has finally come to visit, and you still pull something like this..."

"I wanted to give you a surprise!"

Chiharu answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Shen Gu Mirai, looking at the face that resembled hers by seventy percent make such a brazen claim, almost wished she could leave with Beichuan Si right there and then.

Gulp—

But Shen Gu Mirai restrained herself.

After all, this was her mother; there was nothing she could do.

She took a deep breath and then asked, "You remembered everything I told you on the phone, right?"

"I remembered." Chiharu responded with a slight pout, clearly irritated at her daughter’s tone of mistrust: "Mirai, are you treating your mom like a ’Salty Egg’? Don’t forget, I am still your biological mother."

"...Just repeat it back to me, so I can hear." Shen Gu Mirai was still not reassured.

"One, don’t casually ask about Mr. Temple’s current situation."

"Two, don’t talk nonsense."

"Three, don’t give Mr. Temple any bizarre surprises."

Chiharu remembered everything clearly.

Yes, Shen Gu Mirai heard it, too.

But that was exactly what was infuriating.

We agreed not to give ’surprises,’ didn’t we? You remember so clearly and yet you still laid in wait to scare us at the door? You’re an elder, for goodness’ sake! Please don’t be so ’I’m just curious’!

The truth was, ever since she could remember, Shen Gu Mirai was ’trained’ with various ’surprises’ by her own mother.

And perhaps the most frequent were these kinds of shocking moments.

Birthday presents were what, a jack-in-the-box? Christmas gifts were what, creepy and quirky Japanese-style dolls? Anyway, these sorts of things were what Chiharu loved to do most.

Plus, as Shen Gu Mirai’s father, Jiro was a man of few words—over time, this led to Shen Gu Mirai’s way of thinking becoming close to her eccentric mother, Chiharu.

Yes... even if she was loath to admit it, she had to accept that she had become the kind of person she used to hate...

But even so, Mr. Temple should be handled by me—

Shen Gu Mirai made up her mind, she definitely couldn’t let her whimsical mother do as she pleased anymore.

"Listen well, mom, you must stick to what you just said, okay? Don’t talk nonsense in front of Mr. Temple, understand?"

"??? Are you looking down on me? Your own daughter? Do I look like that kind of person?"

Chiharu pouted in anger, then her eyes sparkled and she nudged Shen Gu Mirai in the chest with her elbow: "Speaking of which, Mr. Temple is quite handsome, isn’t he? You’ve got good taste, Mirai."

"..." Shen Gu Mirai didn’t want to waste words with this treasure of a mother; she turned back to Beichuan Si, who was looking around, and said, "Mr. Temple, let’s go inside."

"Okay." Beichuan Si followed Shen Gu Mirai into the house.

Of course, he didn’t forget about Chiharu.

"Aunt Shen Gu, hello."

"Hehe... Why call me ’aunt’? Call me ’Auntie’; it sounds warmer," Chiharu said with a cheeky laugh.

"..." Shen Gu Mirai.

Shen Gu Mirai’s mouth twitched, but she managed to remain courteous.

The three of them entered the house.

The Shen Gu family home had a sense of simplicity to it.

The black and white lines made up the home decor, the neatly arranged furniture, the spacious interior—

"Please use these." Under Shen Gu Mirai’s watchful eye, Chiharu took out slippers for the guest.

"Thank you, Aunt Shen Gu." Beichuan Si thanked her, then he lifted a paper bag in his hand: "This is—"

"We won’t be accepting the gift."

From the entranceway came a soothing voice.

Beichuan Si paused in his movements and turned his head.

A man in a light grey shirt was looking at Beichuan Si with calm eyes.

He said meaningfully, "This gift is too precious, and... the ’Mr. Temple’ who should possess these gifts ought to need them more than I or Chiharu do."

"Uh..." Shen Gu Mirai blinked incredulously, glancing at Beichuan Si.

Somewhat expensive...

A gift?

What on earth had Beichuan Si brought? Even her generally reticent father had spoken up.

"..." Beichuan Si.

Beichuan Si remained silent, his black pupils intently watching the other.

Uncle Shen Gu, too, fell silent.

Their gaze seemed to convey silent communication between them.

Eventually—as if reaching an understanding.

"Then I’ll do as Uncle Shen Gu suggests. I’ll leave one for Mirai and take the other back to my family," Beichuan Si suddenly spoke up.

"Yes, family comes first," Uncle Shen Gu responded in a muted tone.

Mirai was almost dumbfounded.

What had just happened? What was being given to her? How could Mr. Temple communicate with her father through mere eye contact?

Hiss...

She couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath and turned to her mother, "What exactly did father and Mr. Temple do just now? Mom, did you understand?"

Aunt Shen Gu shrugged, batting her large black eyes, "In any case, Mr. Temple is a good man... Even bringing out something like that, it seems he thinks highly of you. Hmm... at least I’m quite satisfied."

Mirai, grappling with these incomprehensible statements, simply scratched her head.

She still didn’t understand what had occurred, but she nonetheless chimed in, "Of course, it’s Mr. Temple."

Watching Beichuan Si being ushered into the main room by Uncle Shen Gu, Mirai didn’t hesitate and hurried after them, taking two steps at a time.

Her movement made Aunt Shen Gu chuckle.

From childhood, Mirai had been known as the hardest girl to manage in her teachers’ eyes, yet here she was, revealing such a side.

"At least now there’s no need to worry about Mirai’s orientation."

She quipped and followed them in.

The Shen Gu family’s living room was divided into two major areas.

One side housed the kitchen and dining area, separated by a decorative wall; the other was a formal sitting area with sofas and television for entertaining guests.

As soon as Beichuan Si and the others sat down, Aunt Shen Gu spoke:

"Mirai, pour some tea for Mr. Temple."

"Hm?" Mirai looked doubtfully at Aunt Shen Gu.

Why did it feel like her mother was deliberately sending her away?

Standing up, she didn’t forget to whisper a reminder to Aunt Shen Gu, "Don’t forget the three main principles we agreed upon. You mustn’t speak carelessly."

"Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person," Aunt Shen Gu earnestly promised.

"Mm."

With that assurance, Mirai reluctantly eased her concerns.

Aunt Shen Gu squinted, watching Mirai enter the kitchen, then without another word stood up to address Beichuan Si:

"Does Mr. Temple have a girlfriend right now?"

Her promise—Aunt Shen Gu’s promise... could never be counted on. As long as her daughter was away, these three main principles would become fleeting matters of little consequence.

"Not at the moment," Beichuan Si replied politely.

"What do you think of Mirai then?" Aunt Shen Gu quickly threw out another question.

"Mirai?"

Beichuan Si hadn’t expected Aunt Shen Gu to shift the conversation to her daughter.

His gaze turned reflective as he caught a glimpse of Uncle Shen Gu’s subtle glance. After a moment, he raised his head:

"Not bad."

Throughout, Beichuan Si’s spine remained erect, showing no intention of evading the questions laid before him.

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