After Torikaze left, Tomoko looked at Nawaki. "I heard you wanted to claim your own son's birth gift? You really have no shame."
Nawaki waved his hands repeatedly. "No! It wasn't me! That's slander!"
"How could I possibly steal things from my own child? Shishou was the one slandering me."
Tomoko glanced at him. "It had better be. Otherwise, you'd be a pretty terrible father."
Nawaki was utterly helpless after hearing that. "I was just joking! I'm not even a father yet—how am I already a failure?!"
At that moment, Nawaki felt completely powerless, with no way to prove his innocence.
"Enough. Once the child is born, I'll take care of them. We don't need to trouble Grandfather and Grandmother. Grandmother is busy enough taking care of the household every day. If she has to look after a child too, I'd really feel bad for her."
Nawaki had been thinking the same thing. He could talk to Grandmother when the time came, and she should understand. After all, it would be easing some of her burden.
"Alright, you can decide matters like that. Grandmother really does work hard enough at home already. She should understand if we talk to her."
"But we should still bring the child over from time to time. Elderly people love children most, after all."
Tomoko nodded. "Of course. Whenever there's nothing going on, I'll bring the child to visit. If anything needs doing, I'll help out too. I won't let Grandmother wear herself out."
Nawaki took Tomoko's hand. "It's so good to have you."
Tomoko snorted. "Stop trying to sweet-talk me. I know that before the matchmaking meeting, you were unwilling in every possible way. So why is it suddenly so good to have me now?"
Nawaki scratched his head. "That was because I hadn't