Yukinoshita's Correction Method
However, if we add the Dong Yunshan, the situation becomes a bit more complicated.
Dong Yunshan's ability to act... is a bit too terrifying.
They opened a milk tea shop in a month and it became a hit in three months. During this period, they also launched Cloud Flash Delivery, which was on the verge of regional monopoly.
Most importantly, these two people with very different personalities are still together.
When Yukino Yukinoshita wants to make a proper plan, Dong Yunshan will plan it with her.
When Dong Yunshan wants to take action, Yukino Yukinoshita will also act with him.
That's terrifying.
"What we've decided," Yukino Yukinoshita, fastening the buttons on her Dong Yunshan again, "Is something no one else can stop us from doing."
Dong Yunshan, holding Yukino Yukinoshita, sat down again. "But from what you're saying, you originally planned to come on my birthday?"
"I prepared this before your birthday, but then my strategy was rejected." Haruno Yukinoshita shrugged. "I originally wanted to talk to you, but I figured you probably didn't want to talk about these things on your birthday, so I came over today."
"You just said that Father didn't agree..." Yukino Yukinoshita asked, voicing her doubts, "What do you mean?"
"It means exactly what it says." Haruno Yukinoshita looked at Dong Yunshan. "Father wants to talk to you."
As if to verify Haruno Yukinoshita's words, Dong Yunshan's phone rang.
"Hello, this is Dong Yunshan." Dong Yunshan answered the phone, "... Okay, I'll get ready."
"Yunshan?"
"He's my father-in-law." Dong Yunshan hung up the phone. "He wants to have a man-to-man conversation with me."
Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip lightly. "Don't go too far..."
"I mean, let's talk alone." Dong Yunshan ruffled Yukino Yukinoshita's head. "No matter what, I can't possibly fight with my father-in-law, can I?"
"Hard to say." Yukino Yukinoshita wrinkled her nose. "I'll go pick out some clothes for you."
"Damn it~" Haruno Yukinoshita muttered irritably as she watched her younger sister walk into the bedroom, "She actually used me."
"With you here, Yukino can be calmed down." Dong Yunshan chuckled. "Otherwise, if Yukino went with me, there would be some things that would be difficult to say."
"So what are you planning to do?" Haruno Yukinoshita stared at Dong Yunshan with interest. "Don't think you can pass the test like Mom did with her appetite."
"Times have changed." Dong Yunshan shook her head. "Back then, we weren't officially dating, so anything was fine... Now, we need to be more serious."
Haruno Yukinoshita chuckled softly, "Just being more serious?"
"I want to spend more time and energy on Yukino." Dong Yunshan waved her hand. "I'm going to change my clothes."
"This one..." Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated, holding two shirts, "Or this one?"
"Let me see." Dong Yunshan walked into the bedroom, feeling that the two pieces were quite similar. "Hmm... I'll take the one on the right."
"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "But the one on the left is more formal."
"Then choose the left one?"
"The more casual feel on the right side is also nice..."
Dong Yunshan took the two items behind her back and adjusted their positions. "The left one or the right one?"
"How could you choose like that...?"
"You say one first."
"The one on my right," Dong Yunshan said, lifting up a more casual outfit, "... give it a kiss."
Yukino Yukinoshita gently kissed her collar.
A smile appeared on Dong Yunshan's face, "This one is the best."
"How could you do that..." Yukino Yukinoshita muttered softly, lifting her clothes. "Put your hand in."
"Okay~" Dong Yunshan put her hand inside her collar.
"Put it inside your sleeve!" Yukino Yukinoshita blushed and slapped him lightly. "Haven't you had enough yet?"
Dong Yunshan answered truthfully, "I can't get enough of touching it."
"You're being naughty~" Yukino Yukinoshita helped Dong Yunshan get dressed, straightening his collar and cuffs. "Go wash your face."
"Okay~" After a quick wash, Dong Yunshan prepared to go out.
"Wait a minute." Yukino Yukinoshita, holding onto Dong Yunshan's shoulders, stood on tiptoe and gently kissed him on the lips. "Right now, you are the best."
Dong Yunshan put his arm around her slender waist. "I feel like it can be even better."
"Greedy..." Yukino Yukinoshita had no choice but to look up again.
The extended, crystalline strand broke apart with slightly rapid breathing. Yukino Yukinoshita her head and gently bumped her chest. "Come back soon."
"Hmm." Dong Yunshan nodded, pushed open the door, and walked out.
"They've already left," Haruno Yukinoshita reminded her. "Are you planning to stand at the door and wait?"
"I'm just... thinking about some things." Yukino Yukinoshita sat back down on the sofa. "Is there anything else, sister?"
"Of course!" Haruno Yukinoshita suddenly leaned closer. "How does it feel?"
"How does it feel?"
"How have you been these past few days?" Haruno Yukinoshita's lips curled into a smile. "You two have done a lot of interesting things these past few days, haven't you?"
Yukino Yukinoshita: "... There's no need to tell you."
Chapter 600 Solo Communication
Dong Yunshan stepped out of her house, she saw Yukinoshita Family's car parked in front of the door.
The driver waited nearby and opened the car door when he saw Dong Yunshan get out.
We got into the black sedan and quickly arrived at our destination.
Before the driver could open the door, Dong Yunshan opened the door and got out of the car herself.
After thanking the driver for his hard work and bowing, Dong Yunshan walked towards the small shop located in the alley.
The door was a traditional paper sliding door, with a warm curtain and a dimly lit lantern hanging above it.
As you open the shop door, the compact interior comes into view.
An L-shaped wooden bar counter surrounds the kitchen, with wooden chairs placed around it, bearing the marks of time just like the wooden tables. In the small space that can only accommodate ten people, besides the middle-aged man dressed as a chef behind the bar, there is only Xue's father.
Xue's father is currently somewhere between the down-on-his-luck middle-aged man he first met and the superior he last saw; he looks like a company manager having a couple of drinks after get off work.
Seeing Dong Yunshan walk in, Xue's father put down his cup and waved, "Yunshan's here, come and sit down."
Dong Yunshan sat down beside him. "Father-in-law."
"..." Xue's father's expression didn't change. "What would you like to eat?"
Dong Yunshan looked at the menu on the wall, which included a pork miso soup set meal, as well as beer, sake, and shochu.
"Don't look at that," Xue's father pointed to the chef. "Order whatever you want, we'll make whatever the boss knows how to make."
"Is that so..." Dong Yunshan nodded. "Can you make a grilled mackerel set meal?"
"Okay," the middle-aged shop owner said with a friendly smile, "Just a moment."
Grilled mackerel, served with okra salad and miso soup, topped with steaming hot rice.
The preparation process was quiet; the chef remained silent, and Xue's father did not speak.
The Dong Yunshan also waited quietly.
"It sounds like it would go really well with beer," Mr. Xue said, raising his glass. "Would you like a drink?"
Dong Yunshan shook her head. "I'm not old enough yet."
"Don't worry about it, everyone sneaks a drink sometimes," Xue's father chuckled. "I drank quite a bit when I was young too."
Dong Yunshan smiled in response, "Yukino will be angry."
"...Then maybe you shouldn't drink it." Yukino's father took a sip himself. "That Yukino girl, she has a rather peculiar personality."
Dong Yunshan put down her chopsticks. "We're all the same."
"You eat yours," Xue's father said, taking a bite of his fried noodles. "It won't delay you."
"I'm starting." Dong Yunshan took a couple of bites and thought the taste was quite good, especially the grilled fish, which was cooked to perfection. "Very delicious."
The boss smiled and bowed.
"As parents, it's inevitable to worry about the future," Yukino's father murmured, sipping his beer. "A marriage requires mutual understanding and tolerance. Given Yukino's personality, I was very worried about her future happiness—but now it seems my worries were somewhat unnecessary?"
"My parents' worries are not unfounded. It's just that everyone has their own way of being happy, and I really like Yukino's personality." Higashi 852 Yunshan's eyes were gentle. "Mutual tolerance is one way to get along, and mutual correction is also a good way to get along."
"That's true." Xue's father put down his wine glass. "Just like there are different forms of marriage."
Dong Yunshan chewed her food slowly and deliberately, then swallowed it, saying, "I'm glad you like it."
"So what format do you prefer?"
"I tried the Shinto-style Ceremony with Yukino before, and it felt pretty good." Dong Yunshan recalled the situation, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. "In the future, we can try other forms as well. We'll discuss it with Yukino then."
"... Hahahaha!" Xue's father laughed. "Yes, we should discuss it together. My wife and I discussed it for a long time before we got married."
Have they really discussed it...? Dong Yunshan feels that, given Xue's mother's style, she'll most likely decide on the wedding format directly and then inform Xue's father.
"I started out running a mahjong parlor, and after it became popular, I opened branches. It was during this time that I met my wife." A nostalgic look appeared on Xue's father's face. "Later, I discovered that construction companies were more profitable than mahjong parlors, so I started my own construction company."
Dong Yunshan held it up and said, "You must have encountered many difficulties."
"Of course, there were several families back then..." A flash of pride crossed Xue's father's eyes. He glanced at Dong Yunshan with his deep gaze, took a big gulp of beer, and continued, "But that's all in the past. Back then, my wife's family was well-off, and I... we were like people from two different worlds, so I worked incredibly hard to become a man worthy of her—guess what she said to me?"
"It must be an unforgettable statement."
"It was truly unforgettable," Xue's father said earnestly. "[You loved me, and I loved you too. As for our family backgrounds... before marriage, our families had no connection, and after marriage, we are family, so it doesn't matter anymore.] -- That's what she said back then."
Dong Yunshan poured a drink. "To my mother-in-law."
"Using a beverage..." Xue's father clinked glasses with Dong Yunshan, "When you're an adult, you'll have to pay them back."
"Definitely." Dong Yunshan downed her drink in one gulp.
"After discussing it this way, I've come to understand. I've been making the wrong efforts all along." Xue's father looked calmly at Dong Yunshan. "I love my wife, so my efforts should be directed towards making her happy, not towards surpassing her family—do you understand?"
"I think so too." Dong Yunshan nodded. "Compared to one-sided efforts, mutual feelings and intentions are more important. Just like when we go on dates, the most important thing isn't what we eat or how much it costs... it's going out, going out with someone you like."
"...Young people are so energetic." Xue's father patted Dong Yunshan on the shoulder, surprised by his strong muscles. "When you get to my age, you'll understand how good home is. Going out to play is certainly fun, but the feeling of home is truly warm."
"I can really relate to that now, because my parents have always encouraged and supported my independence, so I moved out to live on my own when I was very young." Dong Yunshan smiled warmly, "The longer you live alone, the more you appreciate the warmth of home."
Xue's father's smile remained, but his gaze grew increasingly complex. "That's wonderful... you're more sensible than I expected."
"That's what everyone says." Dong Yunshan's smile held a touch of just the right amount of shyness.
"Haruno Yukinoshita has told me everything about the branch," Yuki's father said, pouring himself a glass of beer. "I fully support her plan... we all fully support it."
Chapter 601 The Third Impression
The first round of confrontation has ended.
It was indeed a conversation that should have been conducted alone.
If Yukino Yukinoshita were here, neither Dong Yunshan nor Yukinoshita's father would have been able to express their thoughts so subtly yet directly.
Compared to their previous meeting, Xue's father, who was better prepared, was clearly much more at ease.
He was friendly and brought up beer as a topic of conversation, mentioning that he had also been young once.
Then, taking the opportunity, he inquired about the relationship between Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita.
All of this is focused on one thing.
marry.
Dong Yunshan's demonstrated abilities and Cloud Snow Tea's potential, the Yukinoshita Family has no reason to prevent Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita dating.
But the two cannot continue dating like this indefinitely.
They'll get married eventually.
The question is how to resolve it.
Will Yukino Yukinoshita marry Dong Yunshan, or will Dong Yunshan marry into Yukinoshita?
That's why Xue's father asked, "So, what kind of format do you prefer?"