Chapter 187

Unfortunately, Hitori was already immersed in happiness, did not notice Ishikawa Hayato behind her mother.

Hitori, Ichiri's father, Gotou Naoki, lay on the dining table like a child, burying his head in his arms and weeping.

Seeing this scene, Ishikawa Hayato paused, then looked at Gotou Michiyo again for confirmation.

She clapped her hands twice with a forced smile on her face.

"Everyone, Hayato-kun has arrived."

For a moment, Hitori stopped smiling too happily, glanced at her mother and Ishikawa Hayato, and sat up straight with her hands on her knees.

Futari glanced at his mother and became wary. He sat down next to Hitori, looking straight ahead, like an honest child.

Both of Gotou's daughters knew very well who was the eldest in the family, but one still immature man didn't understand the situation.

Gotou Naoki looked up and saw Ishikawa Hayato behind Gotou Michiyo. He immediately pushed back his chair, wiped away his tears, and ran over, sobbing.

"Waaah..."

He sobbed as he patted Ishikawa Hayato's shoulder, watching Gotou Michiyo's stiff expression.

"Hayabusa, Hitori 'm entrusting Ichiri to you. Please make sure she's happy."

Ishikawa Hayato was taken aback. They'd passed the test already?!

Before he could say anything, Gotou Michiyo sighed softly.

"Husband."

Gotou Naoki carefully and slowly turned to her, looking at his somewhat serious wife. His expression quickly returned to normal, and he wiped away his tears and straightened his face.

He suddenly changed his demeanor, patting Ishikawa Hayato on the shoulder with a very buddy-like expression.

"By the way, Falcon, let's go to the movies together. I recently borrowed a really good one."

My mood changes so fast!

But seriously, are they planning to teach him a lesson through a movie plot?

Ishikawa Hayato jokingly thought about it to himself. He knew it probably wasn't true, but he was also a little confused by Hitori's parents' reaction.

Shouldn't this have been a serious three-way discussion? Despite his thoughts, his answer came quickly.

"Yes!"

Gotou Michiyo seemed satisfied with Ishikawa Hayato's answer, and happily clasped her hands together.

"Then I'll go prepare some food."

But as soon as she turned around, she suddenly stopped and said to Ishikawa Hayato.

"Hayato-kun can relax a bit."

After Ishikawa Hayato nodded, she quickly walked towards the kitchen.

As Gotou Naoki brought out the movie DVD, and he and Futari sat on the sofa excitedly anticipating the movie, the atmosphere at home became relaxed and lively.

He also glanced at Ishikawa Hayato, who was sitting somewhat reservedly in a chair to the side, and said to him.

"Hawk, just sit next to Hitori. Don't worry about us."

Ishikawa Hayato paused, then looked at Hitori to confirm the situation, but Hitori shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand either.

He had no choice but to sit down.

As their eyes met, Gotou Naoki adjusted the playback settings, started the movie, and walked back.

He said, sitting on the other side of Ishikawa Hayato.

"It's about to begin."

Meanwhile, Gotou Michiyo was preparing in the kitchen, sped up her work and quickly brought out various snacks and drinks.

Although Ishikawa Hayato initially thought that Hitori's parents had something to say when they invited him to the movie.

But after watching for a while, he noticed that Futari occasionally asked questions about the movie, disturbing the others' concentration on watching the film, but the two of them answered Futari's questions without any qualms. He quickly understood the reason.

The Ishikawa Hayato and Gotou family's home spans almost the entire Tokyo, requiring nearly two hours just to travel by train.

When Ishikawa Hayato arrived at the Gotou family home, he was dragged along by Hitori's parents to watch a movie for two hours, and it was almost noon.

He didn't rush to express his purpose, but instead gradually relaxed and chatted with Hitori's family.

Well, only Hitori's family members are Hitori. Hitori couldn't join the conversation at all when there were many people around, and even became the center of everyone's teasing.

However, she wasn't too disappointed.

After all, although Ishikawa Hayato would tease Hitori, it was only in private. In such cases, even if it was her family, he would still protect Hitori's reputation.

After chatting for a short while, Hitori's parents demanded that he stay for dinner in an extremely forceful manner.

Knowing what they meant, Ishikawa Hayato naturally didn't refuse and even enthusiastically wanted to help, but was stopped.

However, after being stopped, Hitori was taken away by her mother, leaving only Ishikawa Hayato and Gotou Naoki in the living room.

As for Futari, she was only present when teasing her sister; otherwise, she would disappear to who-knows-where.

The television was showing a rare yet familiar daily scene.

Gotou Naoki appeared to be watching television, but his gaze kept lingering on Ishikawa Hayato.

At this point, he actually looked quite grown-up, or rather, like an older brother. In fact, Hitori's parents really did look very young.

Gotou Naoki casually asked.

"Hayabusa, rent in Shimokitazawa isn't cheap, is it? Do your family members have any connections?"

Ishikawa Hayato noticed that Gotou Michiyo was busy in the kitchen, seemed to glance in their direction, Hitori also looked back with concern.

Only Futari stayed at home and Jimmy Hen ran around everywhere.

Ishikawa Hayato was actually a little surprised, Hitori didn't seem to have told her parents how much money he had.

He then answered with a smile.

"My parents rarely interfere with my decisions. They are quite permissive with me, and I earn my own rent and cover most of my living expenses."

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"Wow, that's impressive."

Gotou Naoki looked slightly surprised, but quickly remembered their part-time job and asked again.

"But doesn't Falcon also work at the band's concert hall?"

"Yes, that part is to subsidize the band's expenses." Ishikawa Hayato nodded, but then added, thinking about the band's recent situation.

"But we should be able to make money from performances later on."

Gotou Naoki had obviously seen the organizer's video edits as well, and couldn't help but smile.

"Unfortunately, I couldn't see your performance in person last time, but I watched it on a video website, and it was really fantastic."

"Thanks."

After Ishikawa Hayato responded, Gotou Naoki turned to the side and asked with great interest.

"By the way, how does Falcon make money?"

He used his abnormal memory to do whatever he wanted in the stock market and various other places.

Of course, Ishikawa Hayato wouldn't say that.

"Write light novels."

He answered very affirmatively.

Although that's in the past.

Gotou Naoki sorted out the various pieces of information he had about Ishikawa Hayato and glanced at his wife who was working in the kitchen.

Their eyes met, and disbelief filled their gazes. They couldn't help but glance again at their silly eldest daughter, who was bent over preparing the meal.

My daughter, whom I used to think was lucky to get married, actually found such an amazing son-in-law?!

He is reliable, appears to be very sensible, and was able to support himself even in high school. He has top grades, strong athletic ability, is a professional-level musician, and also has writing skills.

Doesn't this completely outclass 99% of high school students?

For a moment, Gotou Naoki felt pressure looking at Ishikawa Hayato.

Aside from having a relatively stable job, he felt that he had been utterly destroyed in every aspect of his life by his daughter's boyfriend.

He hesitated for a moment, then couldn't resist picking up the teacup beside him and handing it to Ishikawa Hayato.

"Falcon, please use it."

They're actually using honorifics!?

Ishikawa Hayato was stunned.

He took the teacup but didn't drink it. Seeing that Gotou Naoki seemed unsure what to say, he started a conversation.

"Speaking of which, I've heard Hitori mention that her guitar belongs to her uncle, who used to be a musician, right?"

At this point, Gotou Naoki suddenly got excited and began with a very common opening line for middle-aged people.

"That's right, back in my day, I..."

Once people reach middle age, they often become very talkative when recalling their brilliant and impulsive past.

Ishikawa Hayato listened, occasionally interjecting a few words.

Watching Gotou Naoki talk endlessly about everything, big and small, Ishikawa Hayato, who had experienced a certain amount of life, was also deeply moved.

He had a feeling that he would often look back on this interesting and special time in the future.

As they were talking, Ishikawa Hayato noticed that Gotou Michiyo smiling and glancing at Gotou Naoki in the kitchen.

Gotou Naoki also shuddered inexplicably, his mind drifting to the final outcome of that youthful past.

"Finally, Hitori's mother told me that if I didn't find a job, she would break up with me, so I obediently quit."

Ishikawa Hayato remained silent.

This is probably why she has such a low status within the family.

Gotou Naoki finished speaking, he suddenly buried his face in his hands and slumped down.

He suddenly realized that the contrast between himself, who had been playing in a band after graduating from university and had accomplished nothing, and the person next to him was enormous.

He almost said, "So you must never do what I did, okay?"

Thinking of this, Gotou Naoki secretly rejoiced.

If he were to say it, his status in the family would plummet to rock bottom, creating a complete disconnect between him and everyone in the family. Even Hitori would look down on him from then on!

At this moment, Erri, who had played to her heart's content with Jimmy Hen, started to feel hungry Futari ran over, taking Ishikawa Hayato's hand.

"Brother Hayato, is there a gift this time?"

Gotou Michiyo's stern shout came from inside the kitchen.

"Futari."

Futari only glanced at her mother, then subtly hid behind the sofa, but her eyes remained fixed on Ishikawa Hayato.

Ishikawa Hayato glanced at Gotou Michiyo was busy cooking, and when she looked in their direction twice, she turned back to continue preparing the food.

He then ignored Gotou Naoki beside him and quietly took out a small bag of candy from his crossbody bag.

He put his index finger to his lips and whispered "shh" as he handed it to Futari.

Futari looked at him with bright, lively eyes, nodded slightly, and reached out her hand.

"You can eat it after your meal."

Ishikawa Hayato whispered a reminder to her, and seeing her hesitate before nodding, he finally let go of her hand.

As Futari ran off to hide the candy, Ishikawa Hayato glanced back at Gotou Naoki.

Seeing the nonchalant smile on his face, Ishikawa Hayato lowered his head apologetically.