strictlysupreme Chapter 457 Why did you fall silent after saying just one sentence?
Chapter 457 Why did you fall silent after saying just one sentence?
Upon hearing this, Shinazugawa Sanemi and Kanae buried their heads like ostriches, not daring to look Ikuko in the eye, let alone retort.
Yuko looked confused: "Huh? What are you guys doing? Why are your heads so low?"
The two buried their heads even lower, with Shinazugawa Sanemi's face pressed against the teacup, almost as if his head was being stuffed inside.
If they could have taken their temperature with a thermometer at this point, I reckon the two of them would have exploded several times over.
Xuanmi broke out in a cold sweat. "Hey, hey, hey, is anyone going to do something about this?"
Oh, nobody can control her.
That's fine.
When Yu Zi saw that the two of them were as cowardly as ostriches and did not resist at all, she immediately lost interest in teasing them and disappointedly carried the medicinal herbs into the inner room.
Inside the inner room, Shinobu Kocho, Aoi Kanzaki, and the three little ones were helping to sort medicinal herbs.
Seeing her come in, Kanzaki Aoi took the medicine basket from Ikuko's hands and asked, "Is there any more?"
"This is the last basket."
These medicinal herbs were all collected from herb gatherers in the mountains; they are all highly effective and contain no adulterated ingredients.
"Thanks for your hard work."
It was indeed hard work; Yu Zi carried all the various medicinal herbs here by herself.
After all, ghosts are creatures that, aside from anything else, possess incredible strength.
They're best suited for manual labor.
If Yuko could hear what she was thinking, she'd probably be depressed for a long time.
"Sister Yuzi, you've worked hard~"
The three children's subsequent expressions of gratitude made Yu Zi even happier.
After the Demon Slayer Corps disbanded and they decided to live together, they addressed each other according to their age.
The three little ones naturally became the youngest sister among them.
Yu Zi smirked: "Look, look, you didn't even say thank you."
Shinobu Kocho squatted down to sort the medicinal herbs. Without turning her head, she pointed to the sorted herbs next to her and said, "If Yuko has nothing to do, help put that pile of herbs into the medicine cabinet."
Yuko's lips twitched, and she sighed, "I understand~"
Honestly, even Tamayo has never treated her like this.
……
In fact, there are still some.
However, compared to Shinobu Kocho, Tamayo's attitude was much gentler.
You can only mutter these thoughts to yourself; saying them aloud would get you killed.
As Kanzaki Aoi sorted the medicinal herbs, she watched as Yuko skillfully placed them into the corresponding medicine cabinets, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Has Yuko-neechan ever known about these things before?"
She had been thinking that if Yu Zi put the herbs in the wrong place, she would correct her, but Yu Zi was quite skilled and put the herbs in the right place without making any mistakes.
Yu Zi said indifferently without turning her head, "Well, when we used to sleep under bridges, we often went to the mountains to pick medicinal herbs to eat because we had nothing to eat. That's how we got to know each other."
Kanzaki Aoi almost lost her balance and fell into the medicine basket in front of her.
"Eh? Did Sister Yuzi have such a miserable life before?" The three little ones looked at them with pitiful eyes.
Yu Zi's lips curled into a bitter smile, a hint of desolation flashing across her face: "Yes, sleeping all alone under the bridge, hungry and cold, with nothing to eat or wear."
This scene prompted the three boys to express their opinions one after another.
"I will definitely treat Sister Yu Zi well from now on!"
"Me too!"
Yu Zi smiled and patted their heads: "Good girl."
"Ha, haha..." Kanzaki Aoi laughed awkwardly, finally realizing that Ikuko was just joking.
I've been feeling really tired lately. It's not just Ms. Yuko; Ms. Shinobu's personality has also become increasingly worse.
The group sorted out the medicinal herbs from the medicine basket and put them into the medicine cabinet for later use.
Meanwhile, outside.
The pharmacy had only been open for a few days, and most people were still observing the Butterfly family's medical skills, so there weren't many customers.
Seeing a doctor is different from buying things. When buying things, you can only choose the cheapest ones, but when seeing a doctor, you can only choose the most skilled ones.
They only had time when Sanemi Fusagawa and Kanae sat together and chatted.
No, describing it as just casual chatting is too pleasant.
In reality, the two of them were in a confrontation that was no different from Muzan.
The same atmosphere was stagnant, the same heartbeat quickened and blood rushed to the head.
Upon closer reflection, there really isn't any difference.
In the awkward atmosphere, Shinazugawa Sanemi drank all the tea in his cup, not even leaving a single tea leaf behind, swallowing it all in one gulp. It's likely that if the awkwardness continued any longer, even the teacup wouldn't be spared.
After a long silence, Kanae glanced casually at the cup in front of Shinazugawa Sanemi, and her barren romantic cells finally began to stir, finding the opportunity to speak.
"Let me pour you some tea," Kanae said, and without waiting for Shinazugawa Sanemi's response, she picked up the teapot and poured the tea into his teacup.
“Hmm, hmm…” Shinazugawa Sanemi quickly replied.
……
Since things have come to this, let's have some tea first.
Sanemi Shinazugawa blankly picked up the freshly filled cup and took a large gulp.
"Any more?"
"Uh... um..." Shinazugawa Sanemi placed his hands obediently on his thighs, as reserved as a primary school student being called to the teacher's office.
Xuanmi, his face contorted with pain, winked at his older brother, signaling him to cheer up.
Shinazugawa Sanemi finally realized his predicament, and cold sweat began to pour from his forehead.
Calm down, calm down. No matter what, let's find a topic to talk about.
But what should we talk about?
He doesn't know!
Why did it develop like this...?
Sanemi Shinazugawa felt somewhat numb, even though he had rehearsed what he wanted to say and what topics he wanted to discuss countless times in his mind before coming here.
As a result of Shinobu Kocho and Ikuko's antics, he can't remember anything except drinking tea now.
For a moment, Shinazugawa Sanemi's mind went blank, and without thinking, he asked, "How have you been lately?"
On the contrary, Kanae answered fluently, "It's great, everyone has cleaned up their homes beautifully, and the pharmacy has opened smoothly."
"..." It was too fast, so fast that he hadn't even thought through what to say next.
Please give him some time to think!
Sanemi Shinazugawa fell silent once again.
Xuanmi watched anxiously from the side, "Speak up, brother! Why did you fall silent after saying just one sentence?"
It's unclear whether Shinazugawa Sanemi was anxious or not, but Genya was so anxious he was practically on the verge of speaking.
What? He could speak human language all along?
No, the Shinazugawa brothers can't speak human language.
Fortunately, Kanae noticed the awkward atmosphere and took the initiative to ask, "Where are you and Genya? Where are you living now? What are your plans for the future?"
Shinazugawa Sanemi breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously replied, "Well... first of all, let's find Genya a girl to settle down and start a family..."
"Pfft~"
Xuanmi almost spat out his tea, hurriedly wiped his mouth, and looked at his older brother with a look of horror.
Why are you suddenly talking about me?