Yukinoshita's Correction Method

Time flies!

Yuki 'Yukino Yukinoshita called her "Mama".

Now, we've witnessed the moment when Yukino Yukinoshita's daughter called her "Mama" for the first time.

Chapter 942 New Service Club

"Professor Tachibana, hello." Dong Yunshan held a coffee cup. "Are you Professor Tachibana from the Faculty of Law, Politics, and Economics?"

The middle-aged man looked up and sized him up. "You've taken my class?"

"My name is Dong Yunshan, a first-year student in the Faculty of Law, Politics, and Economics at Chiba University. I attended your introductory seminar on political science, law and economics before." Dong Yunshan sat down in front of the professor. "My high school homeroom teacher, Yuzuki, strongly recommended your book, ' Treatise on Society for Escaping, ' to me. I benefited greatly from studying it carefully."

"Yuzuki ..." Professor Tachibana pondered for a moment, "You're the Shinonome Sugi who single-handedly held off a group of security guards at the farewell ceremony?"

"It was indeed me..." Dong Yunshan showed just the right amount of embarrassment, "I was too young back then..."

"Society needs your kind of youthful courage. Since you've read my book, you should know how much I admire that kind of courage." Professor Ju smiled. "You should have read it, right?"

"The teacher in the book wrote that society teaches us many rituals for entering, but not how to exit. This sentence has been lingering in my mind." Dong Yunshan tapped her temples with two fingers together. "I feel that this is essentially driven by the operating logic of modern society. We are expected to be useful forever, always online. Any form of exit means the loss of the social system."

"Exactly." Professor Ju nodded in satisfaction. "To ensure the system's efficiency, society as a whole is trying to suppress this loss. This causes people who need to exit to be unable to do so, becoming trapped and causing all sorts of problems, which in turn become a greater obstacle to the system's operation. Therefore, a reasonable exit mechanism and its corresponding promotion are very necessary."

"You mentioned in your book that the philosophy of ' Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting, one chance) is both a conventional exit mechanism and a consequence of the lack of such an exit mechanism." Dong Yunshan Consulting. "A once-in-a-lifetime, unique encounter, therefore we should treat this moment with our whole heart—this idea of cherishing the present moment feels like a very open-minded and sincere attitude."

"What you're describing is a derived philosophy, but its original literal meaning is that there's only one encounter in a lifetime, and it will never reappear in the exact same form," Professor Ju patiently explained. "It means that next time we meet, I won't look the same as I do now. But what many young people do now is, after this meeting, never to see each other again."

"Ah..." Dong Yunshan suddenly realized, "It's that kind of disappearance after saying goodbye, without any further news."

"This is also the focus of my research on exit mechanisms. The fear people have about exiting today largely stems from the changes that will occur upon their return. A normal exit mechanism should allow people a certain degree of freedom in choosing where to go," Professor Tachibana tapped the table lightly. "But the current 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting) is essentially a rejection and avoidance of the various impacts after exiting, while simultaneously depriving people of normal pathways to return, amplifying their fear of exiting. Therefore, 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting ' is an exit mechanism that needs to exist, but shouldn't exist."

Dong Yunshan nodded. "Unlike this kind of proactive ' Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting, the Night Escape Agency you mentioned later seems to be discussing the necessity of eliminating the aftermath of withdrawal."

"Like the 'Ichigo Ichie' (Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting) concept, the Night Escape Agency' is essentially a compromise resulting from the imperfections of the existing system. Similarly, the Resignation Agency that has gradually emerged in recent years is something that needs to exist but shouldn't exist in the first place..." Professor Tachibana paused, then waved his hand, "This involves too much private information, and I haven't had a chance to investigate it properly, so I won't elaborate. Returning to the previous topic, regarding the subsequent impact, a normal exit mechanism should give people the right to choose..."

"Professor," Dong Yunshan interrupted, "There is an opportunity."

Professor Tachibana paused for a moment. "You mean the Odd Jobs Agency you used to run? There's some overlap, but it's still different from a real Night Escape Agency."

"I have many friends who work in Night Escape Agency and Resignation Agency," Dong Yunshan smiled. "So I can obtain many hard-to-find in-depth interview resources relatively easily. If you have a relevant research plan, I would like to take your course and do what I can to contribute to your research."

Professor Tachibana stared at the Dong Yunshan: "Are you sure?"

"I heard you've been researching the topic of societal aging and dying alone recently." Dong Yunshan took out a document from her bag. "Coincidentally, I also have a friend who works in Special Cleaning."

"Internal operating manual...?" Professor Tachibana flipped through a couple of pages, then slammed the book shut. "You came prepared... I didn't believe it when Yuzuki told me you had many friends in society. Now it seems many people in society really do need friends like you."

"The help I can offer alone is very limited; it's all about mutual assistance," Dong Yunshan said with a subtle smile. "Like this meeting."

Professor Tachibana was already quite satisfied, but he didn't expect Dong Yunshan to have something to say next, "You mean...?"

"As you know, all three involve complex legal, economic, and sociological issues. My friends often have many concerns and uncertainties when they are working," Dong Yunshan said sincerely. "They have always hoped to contact professional professors to receive professional guidance and instruction, so as to help them better complete their work and solve the problems of more people."

"Very well, very well." Professor Ju couldn't hide his delight. "This is a rare opportunity, so just tell me, what do you want?"

"A relatively flexible study space is necessary, since my classmates and I can't guarantee attendance if we want to conduct in-depth research," Dong Yunshan admitted. "It would be even better if we could have a suitable club activity room."

"This is indeed not a project that one person can complete alone. As for the club activity room..." Professor Tachibana nodded, "How big does it need to be?"

Dong Yunshan chuckled, "Enough for six people to move around in."

"Six people? What kind of club are you?"

"The club's name is..." A hint of nostalgia flickered in Dong Yunshan's eyes, "The Service Club."

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"And then, we have the activity room." Dong Yunshan opened the door. "Welcome everyone to the Service Club."

"Wow~ It's so big?!" Iroha Isshiki exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the spacious activity room. "Brother Shan is amazing!"

"I didn't originally intend for it to be this big, but the professor was just too enthusiastic," Dong Yunshan said, shrugging. "It seems he really likes the topic I proposed."

Yukino Yukinoshita turned to look at her. "So..."

Dong Yunshan shook her finger. "Choose one of the following three tasks: Night Escape Agency, Special Cleaning, or Resignation Agency. There will be an online meeting every two weeks and an offline report every month."

"Elective courses will be completely replaced, and required courses will be a maximum of ten per week." Komachi Hikigaya silently calculated, "That's only two classes a day?"

"Aside from foreign languages, Yukino and I are both fine with that. Yukino can take a leave of absence for PE; I'll take the test later, so she won't need to attend." Dong Yunshan chuckled. "With the remaining six classes, plus online courses, ideally, we only need one 90-minute class per day."

"As expected of you..." Saki Kawasaki exclaimed, "You're basically back to how you were in your first year of high school."

"If only I had known it could be done this way..." Yui Yuigahama said with deep regret, "This past year has been too agonizing."

"This was earned in exchange for an independent research project, which requires submitting an in-depth research report of over 10,000 words," Yukino Yukinoshita reminded her, then asked with some curiosity, "Didn't you make any friends during your freshman year?"

"At first, I felt like I had a chance, but it's completely different from high school," Yui Yuigahama sighed softly. "In university, there are no fixed classrooms or seats every day. Classes are held in different classrooms, and you choose your preferred seat according to the order you enter—and of course, there's no concept of classmates."

"If you're in the same college, you'll have the same number of required credits to graduate, and you'll have a slightly better chance of meeting up." Komachi Hikigaya clapped her hands together and then parted them to the sides. "Even so, in the first year, which is mainly composed of general education courses, required credits only account for about half of all courses. Compared to high school life, where you spend every day in the same classroom, university students' interpersonal relationships are basically equivalent to those of unfamiliar alumni."

"Whoa~" Iroha Isshiki, "How scary!"

"It's fine for me." Saki Kawasaki gestured with her hands. "Could we put a bar here? I feel more inspired this way."

"Of course." Dong Yunshan nodded. "I'll contact the research center later and have them send over a batch of equipment."

"That's great!" Yui Yuigahama cheered, "Now I can drink Saki Kawasaki Drink anytime!"

"Mmm~" Komachi Hikigaya said expectantly, "This is what school life should be like!"

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"For the time being, our campus life will probably be like this." Dong Yunshan took the crumpled paper that Dong Yunling was stuffing into her mouth and distracted her with a spinning toy. "Later, the Resignation Agency will send me the relevant materials. After some anonymization, they can be directly attached to the report appendix as primary material for legal text analysis."

"I should have thought of that..." Snow Mother pressed her slender fingers to her temples as if she had a headache. "It's no problem for you to leave the baby entirely to me to take care of; he's already six months old."

"On one hand, we can't bear to part with our baby," Yukino Yukinoshita gently stroked Lingling's head. "On the other hand, we also hope that Mom can get more rest."

"You..." Mother Xue shook her head helplessly, then turned to stare at Dong Yunshan, "Shouldn't you learn from Dong Yunjin?"

"Learning from Sister Jin ..." Dong Yunshan shook her head. "It's too early now. Xixi is not even four years old yet, she can't take care of Lingling the way I took care of her."

Yukino Yukinoshita placed her small hand on Dong Yunshan's waist. "Mommy meant that you, like Mommy... Mama Jin, should learn to entrust your baby to your family."

Snow Mother glanced at the spinning toy that Dong Yunshan was holding.

After spending time together, Dong Yunshan and she became more and more familiar with each other.

Now I even dare to use the same tactics I used to tease Yukino Yukinoshita to communicate with her.

"This?" Dong Yunshan tilted her head. "No rush, let's wait until Lingling is a little older."

"I think you're just saying that casually." Xue's mother's eyes flickered slightly. "Once Lingling grows up a bit, you'll say you'll wait until she's even older."

"Hmm..." Dong Yunshan tilted her head, "Let's talk about it when we're older."

Dong Yunling stared at the spinning toy in her father's hand for a while, then raised her hand and slapped it.

"Want to play?" Dong Yunshan handed over the spinning wheel and shook it.

Lingling wasn't satisfied with just grabbing the spinning toy; she also grabbed Dong Yunshan's hand and stuffed it into her mouth.

After being bitten by the baby, Dong Yunshan was taken aback. "Huh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita asked, "What's wrong?"

"Baby's teething!" Dong Yunshan leaned closer to examine the baby. "Look, there's a little white spot on the gum."

"Really..." Yukino Yukinoshita smiled after confirming carefully, "Chief Lingling-- "

Recalling her previous experience of taking care of Dong Yunxi, the smile on Yukino Yukinoshita's face froze instantly.

Turning her head to meet Dong Yunshan's gaze, Yukino Yukinoshita realized that she, like herself, was slow to realize the situation.

Babies experiencing teething often have itchy and painful gums, causing them great discomfort.

Babies don't understand these things, so they can only express their emotions by crying.

Drooling, biting everything in sight, irritability and crying, frequent night awakenings, refusing food and milk, picking at gums and pulling ears...

"Mom," Yukino Yukinoshita sighed softly, "Leave her in the care of me and Yunshan for the next few days. You get some rest. We have classes during the day, so we'll need you to look after her."

"You only have an hour and a half of class, and I can manage even if I don't sleep at night." Xue's mother gently shook her head. "Let's take care of you together like before."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently.

As expected, Dong Yunling, who was teething, no longer had the stable routine she used to have. She was alright during the day, but at night she would wake up every hour and cry.

Before, if I woke up at night, I would pat my back, put a pacifier in my mouth, and I would fall back asleep on my own.

Now, picking her up and comforting her doesn't work, and she refuses to drink milk.

She used to sleep soundly, rolling around in her crib, but now she absolutely refuses to lie down. If you put her in the crib, she arches her back like a little bouncy carp.

Even though Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita were prepared, they were still exhausted both physically and mentally.

Having been woken up by the baby's cries for what felt like the umpteenth time, Dong Yunshan hadn't even opened her eyes when she threw back the covers and prepared to get out of bed.

Before I could even get up, I felt a weight on my body.

It's not actually that heavy.

Soft and warm.

Yukino Yukinoshita lay on top of Dong Yunshan, groggily reaching out to gently pat her daughter in the crib, her long, flowing hair cascading down and brushing against Dong Yunshan.

Memories were instantly pulled back to that night three years ago, and warm nostalgia welled up in Higashi Dong Yunshan's eyes as she looked at Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita snapped out of her daze and met his gaze. "Still laughing... Go get some ice water."

"Hmm~" Dong Yunshan got up from the bed. "Wait a moment."

This scene... Yukino Yukinoshita held her daughter in her arms, memories of past nights flooding her mind, and a beautiful smile curved her lips.

Chapter 943 It Feels Like Yesterday

Wrap gauze around her fingers, soak them in ice water, Yukino Yukinoshita carefully massage the gums of the daughter in Dong Yunshan's arms.

The cool sensation made Lingling feel a little better. She nestled in Yukino Yukinoshita and closed her eyes, her long eyelashes still glistening with tears.

Yukino Yukinoshita, holding the baby, folded a tissue into a sharp corner and used it to absorb the tears.

Dong Yunshan removed the gauze. "Let me hold you."

"Wait a moment." Yukino Yukinoshita gently shook her head. "Wait until she's asleep a little more."

Gently lifting Lingling's arm and letting it hang down naturally, Yukino Yukinoshita then placed her back in the crib.

Taking a deep breath, Yukino Yukinoshita looked up at Dong Yunshan, a gentle smile on her face, "This has happened before, and thinking about it now, I really miss it."

"That's what I just thought of." The feeling of unspoken understanding transformed Dong Yunshan's longing into a warm embrace. "That was the first time we slept together. When I woke up and found myself holding you, it really startled me."

"You've already hugged me," Yukino Yukinoshita scoffed. "What are you afraid of?"

"The problem is I'm innocent! If I intentionally hugged you and you noticed, you can do whatever you want, I won't complain." Dong Yunshan hugged Yukino Yukinoshita. "An unintentional action, and then getting a scolding..."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked up. "So you're going to complain?"

"I'm going to do something intentionally to make sure I don't lose out."

"Terrible~" Yukino Yukinoshita complained softly, then lowered her head and bit Dong Yunshan's shoulder, "Ouch~"

The just-right amount of pain caused Dong Yunshan's hand to slide naturally, Yukino Yukinoshita's soft body trembled slightly before gradually relaxing.

What started as a light bite gradually turned into a gentle kiss.

Dong Yunshan breathed in the fragrance of Yukino Yukinoshita's hair, a milky scent that he knew very well.

Yukino Yukinoshita kissed Dong Yunshan's ear, gently biting his earlobe, and breathed warm air into his ear. "Baby just fell asleep..."

Remembering how hard it is to take care of the baby, Dong Yunshan paused in her work, turned her head and kissed Yukino Yukinoshita on the cheek. "Let's get some rest before she wakes up."

"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita blinked. "Hmm... but this won't work."

Yukino Yukinoshita first imitated Dong Yunshan and kissed him on the cheek, then adjusted her position and kissed his lips.

Today's experiences and past memories intertwine, melting into each other's warm breaths.

A baby's sleep cycle lasts about 45 minutes to an hour, while teething discomfort is a continuous, low-intensity pain. When Lingling briefly wakes up from one cycle to prepare for the next, the pain prevents her from falling back asleep on her own, so she can only...

cry.

Dong Yunling cries once an hour, and Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita comfort her once an hour.