"Why stand on ceremony when we're all neighbors? I'm already here, so why would you go to the hospital and take a number?"
Uchiha Gin reached out and teased the little baby, who had been drawn in by the Red Tulip, then smiled and nodded at Yuhi Rina, whose face was full of delighted surprise.
"Huh? We couldn't possibly impose. Shinku, hurry and ask for leave. We have to properly entertain Gin-san at home."
Yuhi Rina, who understood Uchiha Gin's implied meaning, immediately pinched her husband hard. To have Konoha's Gynecology Saint personally come to one's home for a consultation was something even noble lords might not be able to buy with money.
"But the school..."
Yuhi Shinku's expression turned bitter when he heard that. He had practical training classes today, and children from several grades were all waiting for him.
"Work is a small matter. Being discourteous is a big one."
Though Yuhi Shinku looked rigid and stern, he was in truth a wife-doting maniac.
"All right."
Faced with his wife's pleading, he helplessly raised a hand and created a clone to go to the school and ask for leave, while he himself untied the long blade at his waist and made an inviting gesture toward Uchiha Gin and his companion.
"Please, you two."
"Sorry for the intrusion."
Yuhi Shinku's home was an ordinary detached house. The decorating style was warm as well, and though the usable space was not large, it was more than enough for a family of three.
"Please sit anywhere. Do either of you have any particular preferences when it comes to tea?"
After leading Uchiha Gin and his companion into the living room to sit, Yuhi Shinku, who was about to make tea, asked casually.
"Black tea is fine."
"Three spoons of sugar."
While