At first, when Jiu Xin Nai heard her husband say that Xing Liu had gone to the gambling den again, she wore a look of helplessness. After all, Xing Liu had become like a younger brother to their family.
Can you imagine any elder who would be happy upon hearing that their younger family member was spending all their time at a gambling den?
If such an elder really existed, they must have a mine at home, right?
Otherwise, how could they let their younger family member stay at such a place all the time?
Of course, if he were a gambling god, that would be a different story.
Cough... Let's return to the fact that neither their family had a mine nor was Xing Liu a gambling god. When Jiu Xin Nai first learned that he had gone to the gambling den again, she was rather upset with her husband. She blamed him for not stopping Xing Liu.
But after hearing Minato's explanation, Jiu Xin Nai's expression visibly changed.
"I didn't expect little Xing Liu to be such a sentimental person, taking Lady Tsunade to the gambling den this early in the morning to chase girls."
While Jiu Xin Nai was pleased, she kept patting Minato's back, nearly making him spit out the breakfast he had just eaten.
Then, as she was feeling happy, she glanced at the fallen door of Xing Liu's apartment next door.
"You really want little Xing Liu to fix his door by himself?"
"If he's the one to fix it, I'm afraid it'll take a while before that door gets repaired."
As she spoke, Jiu Xin Nai entered Xing Liu's apartment and looked around. Other than the brand-new bed, the furniture in the apartment was mostly what they had helped him choose when they celebrated his move into a new place.
"If we hadn't insisted on helping him pick out furniture back then, the only piece of furniture in this apartment now would be that 2-meter bed he made himself."
When Xing Liu had just moved into the new apartment next door, the village's standard furniture was all made of wood. Since Xing Liu had grown accustomed to the comfort of a Sealy bed, that very night, he copied the large bed from his previous world's room.
Minato and his wife were quite surprised when they first saw such a large bed. They quickly asked Xing Liu to copy one for their family the next day, even having him copy desks and other furniture as well.
Because Xing Liu had used his copy ability for so long that day, he slept for an entire day afterward to recover his energy.
Maybe because of that day, Xing Liu never dared to copy things from his previous world so casually anymore. Otherwise, he'd probably end up as a mere tool again...
As Jiu Xin Nai reminded Minato, he also remembered the furniture Xing Liu had helped them copy, and the little matter of repairing the apartment door was something he could take care of.
"I'll have someone fix Xing Liu's door. After all, as his brother-in-law, it's only right that we help him out with this little thing." Minato said, looking at Jiu Xin Nai with a strange expression.
"Jiu Xin Nai, since we're his brother and sister-in-law, shouldn't we help check if these future sisters-in-law are suitable for him?"
"Eh?" At first, Jiu Xin Nai didn't understand what her husband meant. But when she saw him raising an eyebrow and winking at her, she gradually understood.
"Right! As the older brother and sister-in-law, it's only natural for us to see if these girls are a good match for our younger brother."
"I'll secretly go to the gambling den later and see if these two girls are suitable for little Xing Liu."
"If they are, we'll quietly go to their home and settle this matter as soon as possible."
"But if they're not suitable..." Jiu Xin Nai's expression slowly changed from a playful grin to a more serious one. "If they really aren't a good match for little Xing Liu, we'll have to break them up."
Minato agreed with Jiu Xin Nai's decision.
Instead of letting the relationship drag on with uncertainty, it was better for the older generation to cut the knot quickly and completely sever the cause between them.
Otherwise, if things reached an irreversible point, it would be harmful to both sides.
...
Of course, Xing Liu had no idea that Minato and Jiu Xin Nai had already concocted an entire melodramatic family ethics story in such a short time.
Even if Xing Liu found out later, he could only helplessly watch them.
After all, he had no idea where he had given Minato and his wife the impression that he had feelings for the two girls. If there was such a reason, it was probably just an overactive imagination...
After finishing breakfast at Ichiraku Ramen, Xing Liu and Tsunade aimlessly wandered around the village, just passing the time.
However, since it was rush hour, more and more people were heading to their workplaces, and Xing Liu and Tsunade's idle strolling was only causing more traffic congestion.
So, they decided to jump onto the roof of a nearby house and chat casually to pass the time.
"I remember you're a teacher at the ninja school, right, Xing Liu?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Isn't today the day for school duties? Why aren't you at school?" Xing Liu later learned from Shizune that he had just appeared in everyone's sight five years ago. Thanks to the strong endorsement of Minato, the Fourth Hokage, he was allowed to stay in the village, despite his unclear background.
But after the Nine-Tails attacked the village, Xing Liu single-handedly helped save the village, which led everyone to believe he was a friend, not an enemy.
"Today's just a normal school day. What does it have to do with me, a salted fish?" Xing Liu lazily stretched out on the roof tiles.
If it hadn't been for Minato forcing him to take the job at the ninja school, there's no way he would have stayed in this cursed place for so long.
He didn't understand things like chakra, and teaching others would only mislead the students, right?
So, after Naruto and the others graduated, Xing Liu simply resigned from his position at the school. With his time, wouldn't it be better to just be a salted fish?
The only little rascal among the upcoming students who had any potential was Konohamaru.
What? You ask why he was impressive?
Well, he managed to take down one of the Six Paths of Pain all on his own! That kind of achievement is something even many adults can't compare to, right?
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