Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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"Hello, sister X3".

"Hello," Ruri Gokou replied somewhat flusteredly.

"I'm planning to take them shopping at the mall, would you like to come along?"

Upon hearing this, Gokou Ruri immediately wanted to agree, but she was too shy to say a word.

“Great, Onii-san, we’re here to shop too today. It’s so nice to be here together.” Hinata Gokou quickly replied, seeing that Ruri-nee was silent and knowing that her older sister’s old habit might be acting up.

"That's great, let's go together." Uesugi Kenichi said with a smile to the children, "Let's go shopping at the supermarket together."

"Yay, let's go, let's go to the supermarket!" Tamaki Gokou shouted along, full of energy and looking incredibly cute.

Kenichi Uesugi walked ahead, occasionally exchanging words with Kanna and Tamaki, and then bending down to ask Keiko and Souta questions. He was in a very good mood.

Ruri Gokou, the quiet Uesugi Kenichi, was talking to the children with a smile, his gaze somewhat dazed, his face flushed as if he were drunk, completely unaware of his own state.

I only realized what was happening when they seemed to have walked away, and quickly followed after them.

"Don't be shy, pick whatever you want, your brother will pay for it." Uesugi Kenichi put Kanna and Tamaki down and said.

"How can that be?" Gokou Ruri quickly refused. She already owed Uesugi Kenichi a huge favor for saving her last time, so how could she let him pay for their meals?

Although her family was not wealthy, she never had the habit of taking advantage of others.

"Listen to me, if you really feel bad about it, please come back next time, next time."

"No way."

"Don't listen to your sister, just go and get it, hurry up." Uesugi Kenichi rubbed Hinata's head and pushed her as he followed Kagura Keiko.

“Then it’s settled, I’ll treat you next time.” Ruri Gokou’s eyes were filled with stubbornness as she twisted her hands on the hem of her clothes.

“Alright, alright,” Uesugi Kenichi replied. Judging from their clothes, they weren’t very wealthy. Gokou Ruri was still a student, and besides, he didn’t really have the habit of letting girls pay.

Kenichi Uesugi found two shopping carts and took several children to the supermarket to browse and select the items they needed.

There are quite a lot of things to buy, including daily necessities for children, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, school bags, and stationery for school. All of these need to be prepared in advance.

As for snacks, needless to say, and the real white Baumkuchen is almost gone, so we need to give her some more.

Ruri Gokou's thrifty instincts kicked in after seeing what Kenichi Uesugi had chosen.

"Don't buy this one, it's expensive and not good. This one is pretty good. And this one too, this one won't do either."

Uesugi Kenichi looked at Gokou Ruri with amusement and shook his head. "Then you can help me pick it out. I'm not very good at buying these things. These little ones will be living with me from now on, so I need to prepare some things for them."

"I see, I understand." Ruri Gokou had taken care of her younger sister since she was little, so she naturally knew what the child needed. She then diligently helped her choose, bustling around the supermarket like a busy bee.

After buying everything, two shopping carts weren't enough, so we added two more carts before finally finishing our shopping spree.

When paying, Uesugi Kenichi didn't seem to mind, but Gokou Ruri kept complaining about buying too many snacks for the two children.

Fortunately, large purchases come with home delivery service. Uesugi Kenichi picked out a large batch of snacks, filled in Gokou Ruri's address, and then took them shopping at a clothing store.

The children all have excellent natural qualities, and this is even more evident after they changed into various adorable outfits.

Thanks to Ruri Gokou's help, although he had some complaints about the girl's own taste in clothing, her eye for choosing clothes for the children was impeccable.

He didn't show favoritism; while buying more clothes for Keiko, he also bought quite a few clothes for Hinata and Tamaki.

Although Gokou Ruri wanted to refuse, she couldn't persuade Uesugi Kenichi otherwise and had to let him go.

"At worst, I'll just give myself to him," the girl thought, blushing.

“Gogaku, don’t just stand there, come and try on a couple of these outfits. I think they suit you quite well.”

"Huh? I want to try too? No, I don't want to." Gokou Ruri pointed to herself in surprise and quickly refused.

"But I think this dress should suit you. Why don't you try it on?"

Kenichi Uesugi pointed to a gorgeous black and white gothic-style dress hanging on the clothes rack and said that he felt Ruri Gokou would look great in it and that it would suit her very well.

Ruri Gokou looked in the direction Uesugi Kenichi pointed, and her eyes immediately lit up with excitement. As a severe case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), she had virtually no resistance to clothes that perfectly suited her taste.

"Ruri-nee, you should try it, it's really beautiful," Hinata Gokou urged from the side.

"Then I'll give it a try." In the end, Gokou Ruri couldn't resist the temptation of the beautiful clothes. She took the clothes from the sales assistant and went into the fitting room.

About 10 minutes later, the fitting room door opened, and Gokou Ruri walked out with somewhat hesitant steps, her face slightly flushed.

"Wow, my big sister looks so beautiful!" Zhu Xi exclaimed when she saw her older sister come out.

Keiko Kagura and the others also looked at Ruri Gokou and exclaimed in admiration.

"It suits you very well," Uesugi Ken said with a hint of amazement in his eyes.

As expected, his intuition was correct; the middle part of the gothic outfit was black, and the white area at the chest was tied with two black bow ties.

The black pleated skirt extends to the thigh, and the whole outfit complements Gokou Ruri's temperament perfectly, fully showcasing the charm of a young girl.

Ruri Gokou looked at herself in the mirror, turned around twice, and seemed quite satisfied.

The outfit she was currently wearing was sewn by herself. Although it was also very beautiful, it paled in comparison to this outfit. She gazed at it for a long time, captivated, and was even reluctant to take it off.

"Come on, try this one." Uesugi Kenichi stroked his chin and then asked the waiter to bring down another red and black outfit. This one was a bit more complicated in design and had a red headdress.

"Ah, we have to try again?" Although Gokou Ruri was very willing, she still said it out of habit.

Chapter 174 Riding a Big Horse

"Hurry up." Uesugi Kenichi didn't give Gokou Ruri a chance to object and shoved the clothes into her hands before pushing her inside.

"Could you please wrap up my clothes? Thank you," said Uesugi Kenichi, pointing to the clothes that had been taken off.

"Ok."

This time, changing clothes took longer than last time; it was quite a while before Gokō Ruri finally came out.

"Wow." Uesugi Kenichi's soft exclamation made the already shy girl blush even more.

The red and black dress looked even more vibrant, adding an alluring touch to the already beautiful young woman.

It might look better if you tied it into pigtails.

Of course, this is just something I think about in my mind.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Gokou Ruri admitted that she was indeed tempted; she really loved this dress.

Then she glanced at the price, and well, it was a price she couldn't even imagine—a full 10 yen!

This was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for Gokou Ruri, and she silently went into the fitting room to change into her clothes.

Suddenly I heard a voice.

"Please wrap this one up for me too, thank you."

"Ok."

"Hey, no..."

"What?" Uesugi Kenichi looked at Gokou Ruri with a puzzled expression after swiping his card to pay.

"N-nothing." Ruri Gokou swallowed back what she was about to say after seeing that Kenichi Uesugi had already paid.

I'll compensate you with my own body, so what! ①

Finally, after buying about ten outfits for each of Kagura Keiko and the others, the shopping trip finally came to an end.

Kenichi Uesugi watched the happy smiles on the children's faces and a smile crept onto his lips. He was equally happy; after all, they were still children. With proper guidance, there shouldn't be any problems.

Although both Kanna and Souta are behaving normally at the moment, Kenichi Uesugi can sense some underlying discord between them. ①

It was like a time bomb buried deep in their hearts, ready to explode any day. 6

However, even a time bomb will eventually decay and become useless... 7

"Thank you so much for your help today," Uesugi Kenichi said with a smile as he bid farewell to Gokou Ruri.

"Oh, I'm the one who caused you a lot of trouble and made you buy so much stuff. Hinata, Tamaki, hurry up and thank me."

"Thank you, Oni-san X2."

"Good girl, listen to your big sister at home, okay?" Uesugi Kenichi pinched their cheeks and smiled. Pinching children's cheeks can be addictive once you get into it.

"If you have time in the future, you can bring Hinata and Tamaki to visit me." Uesugi Kenichi said this to Gokou Ruri before continuing, "Goodbye, Hinata, Tamaki."

"Goodbye, Onii-san." Tamaki Gokou looked at Kenichi Uesugi with great reluctance. Although they had only spent a few hours together, she already felt she liked her Uesugi-nii very, very much.

"Uncle, can you come home with us? My sister really likes you." (Group chat)

"No way! Onii-chan won't go back with you!"

"That's right, that's right, this is our Onii-chan."

Upon hearing Tamaki's words, Kagura Keiko and Kanna immediately retorted like cats with their fur standing on end, and clung tightly to Uesugi Kenichi's legs, as if afraid he would be kidnapped.

"Then this is also my Onii-chan, hehehe~" Tamaki Gokou made a face.

Standing to the side, Gokou Ruri blushed with embarrassment upon hearing her younger sister's words and quickly picked up Tamaki, saying, "Then we'll take our leave."

"Goodbye, Onii-san." Hinata Gokou covered her mouth and chuckled, then whispered, "Ruri-nee really likes you." After saying goodbye to Keiko Kagura and the others, she caught up with her sister.

Kenichi Uesugi watched the three figures disappear into the distance, then shook his head with a smile. What a warm family.

"Alright, let's go back too."

After watching them walk away, Uesugi Kenichi handed over all his belongings to the shopping mall so they could deliver them to his home, and then left empty-handed with the three kids.

On his way home, Uesugi Kenichi's gaze remained fixed on the three kids.

Keiko Kagura is the oldest, and Kanna is a year older than Sōta Kawakami, but among the three children, Sōta is the one who appears much more mature and composed.

· ·Requesting flowers· ········

Today at the mall, you could tell he was very happy, but he stayed close behind his two older sisters, taking care of them.

Then, he would occasionally turn around to check his location, feeling somewhat insecure.

Suddenly, Uesugi Kenichi noticed that their gazes fell on a father and daughter walking towards them.

The daughter sat on her father's shoulders, wrapped her arms around his neck, and grinned with her toothless mouth, laughing happily. The father would shake her from time to time, using seemingly childish actions to amuse his daughter.

No one who witnessed this scene ridiculed the father's seemingly childish behavior; instead, they felt an overwhelming sense of warmth.

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