Chapter 53: Sending Gifts to Girls…
"Money is always too little when you need it most!"
After taxes, Yuta's first batch of manuscript fees amounted to just over 400,000 yen, which is about 4 million yen.
Clothes? Buy them!
Shoes? Buy them!
Pajamas? Buy them!
Phones? Buy them!
Underwear? Buy them!!!
Sun hats… Buy them!
Stockings…
Yuta noticed that in this world, stockings seemed to be a staple, with many elementary school students already wearing long socks.
No hesitation, buy!
Buy, buy, buy!
By the end of the morning, he had spent over 400,000 yen. Money was less of a concern now; the biggest problem was carrying it all!
Miu was holding bags in both hands and, once she had no more space for additional items, turned to Yuta with a hint of embarrassment. "Big brother, it seems like we bought a bit too much…"
Even with her parents around, Miu had never spent money so extravagantly. She wasn't materialistic, but today, being alone with Yuta and being pampered made her unconsciously let go.
Yuta was also carrying several bags and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's okay. I'm happy to be with you, Miu. But should we head back for now?"
Miu nodded understandingly. "Sure, but let's have a meal first. This is my last request for today. Will you agree, Big brother~?"
Miu saw today as a date and wanted it to end perfectly. After all, how could a date be complete without a meal?
"Alright, let's take a break and then head back." Yuta wasn't tired, but he wanted to consider Miu's well-being and agreed to rest before heading back.
Miu and Yuta chose a Western restaurant. Miu, not worrying about the cost today, had a lot she wanted to talk about with Yuta.
After sitting down face-to-face, Miu smiled and said, "Big brother, do you remember the first time we met? It was in a Western restaurant."
"Sorry, I don't remember it clearly," Yuta admitted. His memory of past events was a bit hazy, and it didn't seem like it was a significant occasion.
Miu felt a bit disappointed but also relieved. Blushing, she said, "It's okay if you don't remember. It was before Mom and Dad got married. You looked quite intimidating at that time, and both my sister and I were scared of you. I was only six then, and Hina hadn't been born yet."
Listening to Miu's story, Yuta calculated that he must have been fifteen at the time, an age when he wasn't particularly fond of children.
Miu remembered that day when she needed to use the restroom badly and ran away scared after seeing Yuta, causing her sister to fall. Yuta had helped her sister up, and that was when Sora started to like Yuta. Miu wondered if she hadn't run away that day, would she have liked Yuta for four years already? Even if it's not too late, she still had plenty of time to make up for the lost years.
Yuta felt it would be inappropriate to visit Touka today, so he made a quick call to update her, reassuring her about the situation.
After having a meal together, Miu and Yuta walked for over ten minutes. Observing couples along the streets, Miu felt that she had a very enjoyable day.
When they returned home, Sora looked puzzled and asked, "Back so soon? And what are all these things?"
"These are gifts from Big brother~" Miu quickly entered the house, placed all the bags on the floor, and sighed with relief, lying down in front of the air conditioner.
Hina excitedly ran up to Yuta, "Uncle, Uncle, what nice things did you bring for Hina?"
Yuta went inside and took out a small bag he had kept in front of him. "Here, this is something for Hina."
"Thank you, Uncle!" Hina rubbed her face against Yuta and then happily ran off with the gift.
Sora looked at the bags with concern and said, "Onii-chan, you're spending too recklessly. What will we do in the future?"
"Here, this is for Sora." Yuta set the items aside and said, "Don't worry about money. In a few days, we'll rent a bigger place closer to where you go to school."
Sora didn't know how Yuta earned so much money but seeing how unconcerned Yuta was about money made her think that earning money might not be so difficult after all.
At this moment, Sora's thoughts were overwhelmed by the gifts Yuta had given her. She stared at the clothes in her hands and, more specifically, at the plain blue and white striped underwear.
"Onii-chan, you're just!!! Too annoying!!!"
Sora shouted loudly and then ran behind the curtain, clutching the items.
She wasn't planning to change clothes; it was just that the space was so small there was nowhere else to hide.
It wasn't until Sora was behind the curtain that she realized there was no real escape. She looked at the items in her hands and muttered, "This is… really too annoying… How could you give me something like this… I can't possibly wear it…"
However, after a few minutes of hesitation, she decided to place it among the clothes she would wear the next day.
Can't waste it, it's money, Sora reassured herself.
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