On the way to Ishikari House, a hot spring B&B run by his mother's family, Lin Xiuyi gradually learned something about the situation between his mother and the Ishikari family through the conversation with Ukon.

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"Eh? You are already the father of two children? You really didn't see it?"

When Rena learned that Ishikari Ukon, who was younger than Lin Shuichi, actually had two daughters, she couldn't help but feel very surprised.

"Hey, after graduating high school, I got married with a female classmate in my class. The oldest child is almost five years old now!"

"Well done! Mr. Ishikari! Oni-chan is so bad compared to you, that now I have to prepare breakfast and dinner for him every day. By the way, Mr. Ishikari, what kind of work are you doing now? ?"

Rena curiously asked Ishikari Yukino.

"Me? I am now working in the sake workshop of my wife's family. My wife's family has been in the brewing business for generations. Because there is only one daughter in the family, I started studying in the sake workshop after getting married. It's not very famous, but the taste is quite good!"

"Oh... that's what it is!"

Rena could hear that, if she guessed correctly, Ishikari Yukin should have become a son-in-law for his wife's house. This kind of thing is not really a glorious thing, and Rena, who feels that she has asked too much, can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

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After leaving from Hakodate Airport, it took about an hour on the way. The car gradually drove to a road on the middle of the mountain. At this time, although the snow on the road had already been cleaned up ...but there are still traces of snow on the mountains and buildings from time to time. The buildings scattered on both sides of the street are basically shops. It can be seen that although the place is not big, it should be a relatively prosperous place on weekdays.

"Our hotel is over there!"

Ishikari Yukin said as he parked the car in a parking space on the side of the road, and then he jumped out of the car and opened the door for Lin Xiuyi and Rena.

Lin Xiuyi glanced at Reina cautiously, and hesitantly got off the car. When he stood with his feet in front of a guesthouse called Ishikariya, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Oni-chan! It's going to be a smooth journey!"

Just as Lin Xiuyi looked at Ishikari hesitantly, a young man who looked somewhat similar to Ishikari suddenly ran out of the hotel, and then greeted him warmly:

"It's going well, by the way... There is sake in the car that my father-in-law asked me to bring over, all of which are Daiginjo that has been stored for several years. It just happened that Mr. Lin could also taste the craftsmanship of our winery."

"Ah...Actually...I don't know much about wine or anything!"

Lin Xiuyi smiled a little embarrassedly, and then asked the young man who ran out slightly cautiously:

"Excuse me... this is your brother!"

"Ah... I'm so sorry, but I forgot to introduce you. This is my younger brother Ishikari Sakon! Sakon, this is Mr. Lin who came from Tokyo to visit his mother, and this is Mr. Lin's sister Rena!"

"Please take care of our first meeting!"

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After Lin Xiuyi and Reina met the second son of the Ishikari family, Zuo Jin, they were greeted by their brothers enthusiastically towards the house. Lingnai followed Lin Xiuyi cautiously, feeling a little scared about seeing Lin Xiuyi's mother.

"Mom! I've already picked it up for you!"

As soon as he entered the door, the eldest son Yujin couldn't wait to inform the room.

"Understood, take the guests to rest first! I'll be out in a while!"

A somewhat cold voice came from the back room. Although it had been a long time since they had seen each other, Lin Xiuyi could still hear it. This should be his mother's voice. Listening to the tone, the mother does not seem to be very happy about her arrival!

"Husband, welcome back! You've worked hard all the way!"

Before Lin Xiuyi could carefully ponder his mother's attitude, a pretty-looking girl came out of the back room wearing home clothes, and then felt hurriedly took the sake from the car from Right Jin's hand. Immediately afterwards, another woman with a slightly bulging lower abdomen also walked out slowly.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Lin, whom my mother always misses, and this is Mr. Lin's younger sister, Rena! Mr. Lin, this is my wife Kumiko, and the other is my fiancee, Mie!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Zuo Jin, it looks like you will be a father soon!"

"There……!"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's greeting, the young Zuo Jin scratched his head embarrassedly, with an embarrassed smile on his face. Seeing his reaction, Lin Xiuyi and You Jin both laughed in unison. Now Zuo Jin and his fiancée Mie are even more embarrassed.

"Whoa!"

While everyone was chatting happily, there was a sudden sound of the sliding door being pulled open in the room, and then a middle-aged woman wearing a pair of sleeves slowly walked out of the room.

"What are you doing standing here... Why don't you hurry up and entertain the guests?"

"Uh... mother!"

"You're here, come and have a rest first, we can have dinner in a while! I'll go to the kitchen to take a look first, right near, you can accompany the guests to talk for a while!"

Lin Xiuyi was still hesitating about how to greet his mother, but as soon as he called, his mother really changed the subject coldly. This made Lin Xiuyi feel a little depressed in the atmosphere!

"Don't worry, my mother has been talking about you all the time, maybe she's a little shy because I haven't seen you before! Let me go first!"

You Jin may have seen Lin Xiuyi's embarrassed expression, so he hurriedly comforted him. Immediately afterwards, Zuo Jin greeted everyone and came to the living room and sat down.

Kumiko took the pregnant Mie to the kitchen to make tea for the guests, while Lin Xiuyi looked at the furnishings in the house curiously, trying to peek into the life of her mother, Makiko!

"Excuse me... your father..."

Lin Xiuyi asked Yukin Ishikari a little embarrassedly~lightnovelpub.net~ died in a car accident a few years ago! Now only our brothers and mother live together! "

"Oh... I'm so sorry!"

"It's alright, by the way! I don't know what kind of occupation you have in Tokyo?"

"Me? Just a little civil servant!"

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"Tea is here! Please have some snacks first, we'll have dinner later!"

While Lin Xiuichi and the Ishikari brothers were chatting, Kumiko and Mie walked in together with tea and snacks.

"By the way, Kumiko! Where's the mother?"

"Mother is still busy in the kitchen! Mie and I were going to help, but mother asked us to bring tea and snacks first!"

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