Yukinoshita's Correction Method

The other booth featured a shooting game where players used long guns to shoot corks; knocking down the target earned a prize.

Dong Yunshan raised an eyebrow. "Want to try that?"

"Stop after drawing three lots." Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze returned.

Chapter 381 In My Imagination

"I had considered that the prizes outside were all fake..." Yukino Yukinoshita stared at the lottery result in her hand, "I never expected there would be such a trick."

Aside from a fox mask, the other prizes are just two paper coupons.

Water polo fishing experience vouchers and cotton candy vouchers can be redeemed at designated booths.

"It must be a collaborative promotion." Dong Yunshan looked around and, taking advantage of his height, found the corresponding booth.

The cotton candy machine hummed, emitting a sweet aroma. Vendors gathered the fluffy white sugar strands from the machine onto bamboo sticks, put them into bags printed with various cartoon characters, and hung them on the eaves of their stalls.

They exchanged the voucher for a cotton candy and then went to the water balloon fishing stall.

Colorful water balloons float on the water; you can catch them and take them away by using a hook tied with paper string.

"What's so difficult about this?" Yukino Yukinoshita confidently twisted the paper rope, easily hooked it, and pulled it upwards—

The paper rope broke immediately upon getting wet.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "... One more time!"

This time, she had the experience and didn't let the paper rope touch the water. She also lifted it more gently and finally succeeded in lifting a blue water balloon.

"Hmph~ I told you it wasn't difficult." Yukino Yukinoshita proudly held up the water balloon.

Dong Yunshan took out a tissue from her small cloth bag and wiped the water off.

Yukino Yukinoshita gently squeezed the water balloon, then her gaze shifted and fixed on Dong Yunshan.

"Huh?" Dong Yunshan was puzzled.

"It's nothing..." Yukino Yukinoshita looked away.

Dong Yunshan lowered her head slightly. "Not as good as mine?"

"Much softer than yours." Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at him sideways, slipped the elastic rope with the water balloon attached to her finger, and swayed her small hand up and down, making the water balloon move up and down with her.

Because it was a prize earned through hard work, Yukino Yukinoshita naturally wore a proud smile. Each light pat was proof of her effort, and even her steps became lighter.

Then it suddenly stopped.

Saki Kawasaki, dressed in a yukata, is holding her younger sister Kyoka Kawasaki, who is also wearing a yukata. Kyoka's little hands are gently patting the small water balloons up and down.

"Ah!" Kyoka Kawasaki blinked her big eyes and suddenly exclaimed, "It's my older brother and sister who are trying to fall in love!"

Yukino Yukinoshita hid the water balloon in her hand behind her back.

"It's Brother Yunshan and Sister Yukino," Saki Kawasaki said, pretending not to see them.

"Hello~" Dong Yunshan greeted with a smile, "Keika, my little sister~"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Y-hello..."

Kyoka Kawasaki stared at the two of them without saying a word, his eyes fixed on them.

"Kyo-Kyo," Saki Kawasaki gently shook him, "Your older brother and sister are saying hello to you."

"Brother Yunshan, Sister Yukino, hello~" Kyoka Kawasaki obediently responded, then continued to stare at the two of them.

"Is there something on my face?" Yukino Yukinoshita, looking at Dong Yunshan.

Dong Yunshan: "Cute?"

Yukino Yukinoshita and covered his mouth.

Kyoka Kawasaki's eyes lit up. "Are we finally going to kiss?"

This has been the procedure before, and Kyoka Kawasaki has been waiting for quite a while.

"We don't kiss every time," Saki Kawasaki said awkwardly. "You guys have fun, I'll take Jingjing over there for a walk."

Dong Yunshan smiled and waved, "Bye-bye, Jingjing~"

Yukino Yukinoshita her hand, her face flushed.

Hearing Kyoka Kawasaki's childish question, "When will I grow up? Then I can see them kissing..."

"It's still early." Saki Kawasaki quickened her pace.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared at Dong Yunshan with slightly puffed-out pink cheeks.

Dong Yunshan readily admitted her mistake. "I was too slow, I'll make up for it now..."

"No, that's not it..." Yukino Yukinoshita pushed away Dong Yunshan's face, pulling Dong Yunshan forward. "Let's go shoot guns."

The two strolled around, eating and playing, and before they knew it, they had arrived near the square, where people were patrolling the area.

"There don't seem to be any stalls here." Dong Yunshan looked around and saw the strips of cloth used for isolation.

"This is..." Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze shifted, and she saw a crowd gathered at a location that resembled a small hill.

The person, dressed in a dark blue yukata, exuded elegance as they sat on a throne-like, luxurious chair, with attendants surrounding them.

Compared to the girls attending the fireworks festival, she was more like a queen among the crowd.

Others surrounded her, talking about something, and occasionally bursts of laughter could be heard.

Haruno Yukinoshita.

If we exclude the previous karaoke session, this was the first time Dong Yunshan had seen Haruno Yukinoshita in a social setting.

Compared to her usual mischievous and somewhat lazy older sister, Haruno Yukinoshita was much more composed and elegant at this moment, like a radiant sun, bringing smiles to everyone she looked at.

Dong Yunshan gestured with his chin in that direction. "Want to go say hello?"

"I'd rather not." Yukino Yukinoshita gently shook her head. "Public affairs are my sister's responsibility. If I go, it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings among outsiders."

If the two daughters of the Yukinoshita Family appear together at public events, it could easily lead people to believe that they are vying for the right to inherit the family business.

In order to maximize profits, some people will take unnecessary actions.

"Let's go back." Yukino Yukinoshita took Dong Yunshan's hand and walked towards the direction where the stalls were concentrated.

For some reason, Yukino Yukinoshita seemed to have suddenly lost her previous interest.

Seeing Yui Yuigahama and Komachi Hikigaya seemingly talking to a classmate they'd bumped into, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"I thought... this is what my sister's fireworks festival would be like." Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip, gazing at the bustling crowd. "I used to stay at home, imagining how happy she would be at the fireworks festival. Now that I'm attending the fireworks festival myself, I realize it's even happier than I imagined."

Dong Yunshan said softly, "But she wasn't as happy as you imagined?"

"Yunshan ..." Yukino Yukinoshita looked up, her icy blue eyes shimmering. "I want to... wander around with Yui Yuigahama and Komachi."

"Then I'll wander around too," Dong Yunshan blinked, "And see if I can bump into anyone."

"If we run into..." Yukino Yukinoshita handed a marshmallow to Dong Yunshan, "Give her this, and this too..."

The doll I just won in a shooting game.

"This..."

The water balloon I caught earlier.

Yukino Yukinoshita looked around, "There are also candied apples..."

Dong Yunshan took a large pile of things, "I'll go buy them now."

Chapter 382 Bearing Humiliation and Burden

"Huh?" Haruno Yukinoshita looked over in surprise. "Isn't that Yunshan?"

"Yunshan... junior?" Naoko, a girl with hair even shorter than Haruno Yukinoshita's, followed Haruno Yukinoshita's gaze and waved, "It really is, junior, over here!"

Dong Yunshan heard the sound and came over carrying a large pile of things.

With two people greeting them, the personnel in charge of control didn't do anything extra, skipping the step of verifying identities.

"Haruno Yukinoshita- senpai, Naoko- san," Dong Yunshan greeted politely, "Long time no see."

"I still owe you a favor." Naoko Dong Yunshan up and down. "And what have you done? Not only have you not contacted me, but you've also quietly opened a shop with Haruno Yukinoshita."

"I've heard about it." A boy next to him leaned over; it was Kazuya, the one he'd sung karaoke with before. "Local news has been reporting on it a lot—what was it again, Kosuke?"

"A stall that overestimates itself dares to challenge the industry leader." Kosuke, standing to the side with his girlfriend Riko, shook his head and said, "The next day it became, 'How long can the initial opening boom last?' Then it was, 'Can the milk tea craze last three more days?' Then it was, 'New tea drinks enter Tokyo.' Then it was, 'Real tea, real milk, and real fruit have become the new trend.' And now it's, ' Cloud Snow Tea will showcase the true taste of Chiba.'"

"The news headlines lately are getting more and more exaggerated, all just chasing trends." Riko shook her head. "But, junior, how do you manage to change the news direction so quickly?"

Dong Yunshan put the things down. "This is actually very simple."

"Oh?" Naoko handed over a drink. "Tell me more about it?"

"As long as you give the media enough money," Dong Yunshan said, taking the cup, "They'll publish the articles I've written."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then showed expressions of understanding.

As expected, everyone's approach is pretty much the same.

"When are you planning to raise funds?" Kazuya asked excitedly. "You must tell me! I've already prepared the money."

"That depends on the market's feedback," Dong Yunshan replied honestly. "It depends on the specific circumstances."

"Alright, alright~" Seeing that the others still wanted to ask more questions, Haruno Yukinoshita clapped her hands, "Next, it's time for our partners to discuss trade secrets."

"I'm even more eager to hear about the trade secrets!" "Let's go, let's go!" "Then let's go over there first." "Bye~"

After everyone said their goodbyes, only Dong Yunshan and Haruno Yukinoshita remained.

"Ah~ You've been a huge help." With a playful wink, Haruno Yukinoshita instantly reverted to her familiar demeanor from Dong Yunshan. "I came in place of my father today, and I've been exchanging pleasantries with everyone the whole time. It was so boring."

"Does my older brother have other things to do?"

"I'm going to tell Yukino," Haruno Yukinoshita glared at him. "You know he has a lot of influence at events organized by local governments like this. So, relatively speaking... I need to be involved in these kinds of events that involve the outside world, so he can better leverage his other identity to exert influence."

Dong Yunshan's eyes flickered slightly. "Public works?"

Haruno Yukinoshita and asked, "How did you guess?"

Dong Yunshan glanced at the group of people preparing. "Mayor Chiba will be giving a speech later. I wish the event a complete success."

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture-level administrative division in Japan.

Chiba City is a city under the jurisdiction of Chiba Prefecture, and is a municipality belonging to the second-level administrative division.

Chiba City is the largest city in Chiba Prefecture, and the prefectural government is located in Chiba City.

Although Yuki's father is only a prefectural councilor, not the governor of Chiba Prefecture, the overall influence of a prefectural councilor is far greater than that of a mayor. If Yuki's father were to appear here, he would inevitably steal the spotlight from the mayor.

It was just right for Haruno Yukinoshita to step in.

This demonstrates Xue's father's emphasis on the matter without affecting the mayor's speech.

But what Haruno Yukinoshita said was... in place of her father.

Appearing as the daughter of a county councilor is enough to show how much Xue's father values her; why say she's acting on his behalf?

Simply paying attention is not enough.

You also need to show support.

Xuefu wielded considerable influence in events organized by these local self-governing bodies.

Haruno Yukinoshita wants to use his position as a father and exert his influence to show his support for the mayor.

As for the purpose, it was naturally to gain the mayor's support.

As for how to provide support... this brings us to Xue's father's other identity.

President of a construction company.

In principle, councilors of local public bodies cannot concurrently serve as representatives of businesses that have close ties with local public bodies.

Therefore, the president of the construction company is Yukimo.

However, the actual work was done by Xue's father.

Therefore, from the outside perspective, it's all the same.

Besides preferential policies, the support that a mayor can provide to the president of a construction company is mainly through public works projects.

Xue's father didn't need the former; what he wanted was naturally the latter.

"I really don't know where you got all this information from..." A complex look flashed in Haruno Yukinoshita's eyes. "Have you decided where you want to go to university?"