After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

"Okay, I got it." The little loli nodded, and she didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore. However, her hesitation made Xiachuan Zou very curious.

"What's wrong? What's the matter?"

"Brother, are you a masochist? Why did you give me candy after I bumped into you? Although I am very grateful to you, I will not bump into you again."

"..." Xia Chuan Kanade was speechless, thinking, are all children nowadays so precocious? They even know the word "masochist".

"I'm sorry to trouble you!"

At this time, the wife behind the loli finally came up. She held the little loli's hand and kept apologizing to the two of them.

Xiachuan Zou waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.

After the wife left with the loli, Kato Megumi spoke:

"Does Natsukawa-kun like children very much?"

"It's fine, why do you ask?"

"I always feel that Natsukawa-kun is very tolerant towards children."

"After all, they are just children. As long as they are not the kind of naughty ones who are particularly excessive, it is okay to be more tolerant."

"I see..." Kato Megumi thought.

"Natsukawa-kun, can you please extend your hand?"

"What's wrong?" Although Xiachuan Zou was confused, he did as he was told.

The next moment, I felt something extra in my palm.

When he looked down, he saw that it was the candy he had just given to Kato.

"Hey, why..." Natsukawa Kanade was about to ask why, but saw Kato Megumi looking at him seriously.

"Natsukawa-kun, sometimes you can't ask a girl so many questions."

"Uh... okay." Xiachuan Kanade looked helpless.

Kato was the easy-going girl next door just now, but now she suddenly turns into a rebellious sister who dislikes her brother.

So he really can't understand the thoughts of girls of this age.

020. Angel wants to be loved

Wash all the prepared ingredients, peel the potatoes, cut them into small pieces, and store them in cold water to prevent discoloration.

After processing the carrots, put them and the potatoes into water and simmer until boiling. Then put the curry cubes into the pot, and then add water in appropriate proportions to adjust to the appropriate degree.

Finally, add the processed beef, let the flavors of the curry and beef mix together, and simmer over medium heat.

Collect the soup, serve with rice.

In less than an hour, a beef curry rice that will make the kids next door cry with envy is ready!

If you feel that the sense of ceremony is not enough, you can also add some small decorations to the plate, sprinkle some pepper, cumin, etc., or place two plums on the rice. It is not only beautiful but also can be used as an appetizer before the meal, killing two birds with one stone.

"jingle……"

A crisp doorbell rang, and Xia Chuan Zou couldn't help but complain in his heart, could it really have attracted the greedy kid next door?

When I opened the door, I saw the angel standing outside, holding a pot of steaming miso soup in her hands.

The aroma is tangy and the taste is needless to say. With Angel's cooking skills, you know it must be delicious even without tasting it.

"This is……"

"You definitely didn't make soup again, did you? Drinking that coffee all the time is not good for your health, so I, I..."

The conversation was still as preachy as usual, but gradually, Shiina Mahiru's voice became quieter.

"Anyway, anyway, please let me in quickly. It's tiring to keep holding my hands."

"Oh, sorry, please come in..." Xiachuan Kanade finally realized that he had been keeping the angel out.

"Why is it so sudden? Why did you think of coming over to visit today?" Xia Chuan Zou asked curiously.

After his relationship with Kaguya ended, he would no longer refuse contact with other girls in order to show his true feelings.

Especially girls like Angel who he already likes, he is willing to stay close to them, even if it is only as friends.

But it is very difficult to get him to approach me actively again, not only because he is afraid of being misunderstood for having some intentions, but also because he is afraid that he will have unnecessary thoughts due to similar situations.

"..." Shiina Mahiru opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.

She actually met Natsukawa Sou this afternoon, but he was chatting and laughing with a girl at the time and didn't notice that she was hiding somewhere behind them.

She was jealous.

Why can that girl chat with Zou so intimately? She also wants this, wants Zou to go shopping with her, wants to go home with him, wants to hear him say something happy, wants to see him smile at her...

These were things that were within easy reach before, but are now completely out of reach.

If she doesn't take action, she will lose the person she wants to cherish forever.

The days when she lost Zou were so painful...so she figured it out and decided to be honest with her heart - she loved Zou.

I like the idiot who smiles foolishly at her, acts coquettishly to her, and acts cool to her...

It's not enough to just say she likes him, she has to take action and let Zou feel her love and her feelings, just like he did to her in the beginning.

"I want to stay with you. No, is it not possible?" The angel's face was flushed, his eyes were wandering, and he was extremely nervous.

Say it, say it out!

This was the first time she had expressed her inner thoughts to Kanade so candidly. She wondered what he would think...

Shiina Mahiru looked at Natsukawa Kanade and found that he was stunned, but he quickly reacted and smiled at her gently.

"Then let's go together?"

"Yeah." Shiina Mahiru finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zou seemed to be in a good mood today, and was willing to agree to her excessive request.

If she was rejected by him ruthlessly this time like before, she would be sad and upset for a long time and it would be difficult for her to cheer up.

"What did you cook today?"

"Beef curry, do you want to try my cooking?"

"Well, since you said so..." The angel seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, he was already overjoyed.

One of the reasons why she came to deliver the miso soup was that she wanted to have dinner with Kanade, so she had emptied her stomach for this purpose.

Although it would be embarrassing to be heard making the "gurgling" sound, it would be an acceptable small sacrifice if it could make Kanade feel pity for her.

She knew that Zou was a self-disciplined person now, and would definitely cook and eat well, and she also wanted to try Zou's cooking skills.

Of course it would be best if it tastes good, but it doesn’t matter if it tastes bad, she will eat it all without wasting any.

To take a step back, even if Zou lied to her for some reason and he didn't eat well, it wouldn't matter, because she would scold him and then prepare dinner for him.

She didn't find it troublesome at all and was even willing to do this for him for the rest of her life.

"If it doesn't taste good, I will scold you severely."

"No problem. I welcome Master's appreciation."

"Master?"

"Well, because I stole the skills from you."

"Eh? But I don't remember teaching you how to do it..."

"People say I'm stealing your skills because I've been secretly observing you from beside you."

"I can't believe it! Did you learn it just by observing?" The angel exclaimed, covering his mouth.

"Of course not. I have tried to do it many times myself. Naturally, I made a lot of mistakes at the beginning, but gradually I got the hang of it." Xia Chuan Zou shook his head and told the truth.

He is not a genius, nor is he as versatile as Kaguya Shinomiya, who learns everything very quickly.

He just kept working hard because he wanted the girl he liked to feel his burning love.

The tedious learning process is naturally very difficult, but the thought of the possible rewards makes him very motivated.

"Then I must taste it carefully! If it fails, I won't let you graduate!" said the angel in a proud and arrogant manner.

The sudden discovery made her feel that her connection with Zou had deepened a little, and she felt even more excited.

"Okay, Master." Xia Chuanzou nodded with a smile.

The angel enjoyed role-playing, so of course he was willing to accompany her. It would be great if this could help ease her loneliness.

In Natsukawa Kanade's opinion, Shiina Mahiru came to visit today because she felt lonely and wanted to get some comfort from him, her only friend.

She is a person who lacks love, and Natsukawa Zou understands this deeply.

Shiina lacks love, so she longs to be loved, but she is also afraid of being loved, and even more afraid of losing love after being loved.

She is a contradictory person, and that contradiction makes Xiachuan Zou very distressed. Therefore, even if he knows that she regards him as a panacea to soothe her soul or the kind that will be discarded after use, he doesn't care, as long as he can really help her.

After all, that's what he's there for.

021. I must make a change!

"Sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time." Natsukawa Kanade trotted all the way to Kato Megumi's front.

In order to keep his lunch appointment yesterday, Natsukawa Zou ran to the dean of studies as soon as the get out of class was over and borrowed the key to the rooftop of the teaching building.

As a good student and student union president, you don't need too many "privileges". You can easily get the key from the teacher by using the reason that "I want to check the school rooftop, eliminate safety hazards, and prevent students from gathering without permission."

Yesterday, I suggested to Kato that we have lunch together just because the atmosphere was good. But when I got to school today, I found that it is not that easy to do.

Rejecting the enthusiastic invitation from classmates was one thing, but the most important thing was that I couldn’t find a suitable place.

This moment was different from the past. Since he became the student council president, his every word and action had attracted much attention. If he just found a place to have lunch with Kato, the curious students would definitely start spreading rumors about him and Kato.

Kato is a girl who likes peace and quiet, and it would be bad if this matter caused her trouble.

Facing Natsukawa Kanade's apology, Kato Megumi shook her head sympathetically: "No, I just got here too."

Xiachuan Zou nodded, then carefully looked around. When he found that there was no one there, he took out the key and opened the door to the rooftop.

The azure blue sky suddenly appeared before our eyes. The clear and transparent scenery made us feel suddenly relaxed.

Although the rooftop was always closed to the public, it was often cleaned. The two found a relatively clean bench and sat down side by side.

"I always feel that Natsukawa-kun looks guilty. Are you afraid of being seen sneaking up to the rooftop?" Kato asked when he noticed that Natsukawa Kanade was looking around.

"Or am I causing trouble for Natsukawa-kun..."

"No, of course not." Xiachuan Zou shook his head naturally.

He was the one who made the invitation, and being with Kato would make him feel relaxed. He was so happy that he couldn't even express how could he find it troublesome.

"I may sound boastful, but I'm actually quite eye-catching. If other people saw me having lunch with Kato, they would definitely misunderstand me."

"It's a misunderstanding..." Kato Megumi nodded to show that she understood.

"It doesn't matter to me. There are already a lot of rumors about me. But Kato, you would definitely care if you were misunderstood, right?"

"It doesn't matter to me..."

"Ok?"

"After all, not many people know me. Even if they see me, they will forget it the next second, right?"

"..." Xia Chuan Zou was speechless for a moment, unable to refute.

It is true that Kato's presence is too shallow. Even if she stands in front of you, you will subconsciously ignore her, let alone remember who she is.

"Then let's go somewhere else next time?"

The sneaky look did give people a feeling of disrespect, and he really didn't think enough about it.

"It's okay." Kato shook her head, her shoulder-length hair fluttering in the wind, and her gentle words highlighted her strong girlishness. "The scenery here is also very nice."