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The Old Man's words directly fast-forwarded Renz's life onto the "bride-coming-to-you" path. While it was a logical outcome, it was still unexpected. It seemed that the Nakiri family's fate truly rested on Senzaemon Nakiri's word. If the Old Man had insisted on Renz marrying into the family, Renz might have been stuck with that fate forever. Fortunately, the Old Man gave him a chance.
Renz's head was still buzzing. The fast-forwarded timeline had given him a whole new set of memories, so real that whenever he recalled them, he could remember the entire process. Erina was truly a girl who was so afraid of pain.
During her pregnancy, she was also incredibly clingy, with no limits to her coquetry, making Renz's current body tremble and his bones turn soft just thinking about it. His body's reaction just now told him he had likely jumped four years into the future, though the exact date was unknown. A quick glance confirmed that Christmas was approaching.
The Japanese New Year is typically on January 1st, and in this era, the Christmas period leading up to New Year's Day was also considered part of the holiday season. Time for some rest. It's worth noting that Renz was now a first-year student at Waseda University. He hadn't gotten into Todai (Tokyo University), but Waseda was still a prestigious Asian university, effectively elevating him to the elite class.
The slight imperfection was that Renz's current apartment was a bit small. When he was supposed to marry into the Erina family, he would have lived in a mansion. Thinking about it, that mansion was a Nakiri family asset. Now that Erina had married him, living in someone else's mansion felt a bit off.
However, a meticulously renovated suite in Tokyo also came with a hefty price tag. It was just a bit more modest compared to living in a mansion.
Wait a minute.
Renz savored the memories in his mind and suddenly discovered a major problem: this apartment... he hadn't bought it outright. He had borrowed money from the Old Man to buy it. In other words, Renz was currently burdened with a mortgage that he had to pay off within five years, or else the script would be replayed, and he'd have to dutifully marry into the Nakiri family.
Sitting in front of the computer, Renz typed in "Underground Chefs Season 1," and sure enough, a plethora of content about Renz proposing to Erina popped up. Looking at it, he felt so embarrassed. Just how much guts did it take to say those words back then?
"Hubby, have you figured out the current situation?"
Erina's soft voice came from beside Renz. When they were alone, Erina's 'wife' persona slowly began to emerge.
"The timeline has advanced to the Christmas period four years from now. Rina should be five months old, and we're burdened with roughly 200 million Yen in 'Grandpa Loans'," Renz stated the key information. "We're both first-year students at Waseda University now." He added, "The Grandpa Loan has to be paid off within five years, or else in five years, I'll have to change my name to Renz Nakiri."
Erina pondered for a moment. Two hundred million Yen was no small sum; it was an incredibly large amount. A renovated apartment naturally wasn't worth that much, but it included an apartment, two private cars, and an additional 20 million Yen in a child-rearing fund. The most outrageous part was that Grandpa allocated 20 million Yen annually to them for childcare.
However, leaving aside this renovated apartment, if they wanted a better quality of life, like a detached villa, how much more would that cost? And the biggest problem was that they both had academic burdens.
Even though it was the second half of their first year of university, they still had three more years of study. This meant they only had two years after graduating to earn 120 million Yen, and during that time, they also had to find a way to make up for the childcare funds Grandpa provided. The task seemed daunting no matter how she looked at it.
Relying solely on Renz's work was clearly not enough.
"In other words, our entire family is currently being supported by my grandpa," Erina sighed, noting that despite marrying out, she was still relying on her grandpa's foundation.
Renz thought about it too, feeling overwhelmed. When he was going to marry into the family, how would he have made his fortune? It would have been by relying on the Nakiri family's assets. If he managed those businesses, and the Old Man taught him how to manage the industries, even as a caretaker, he would have succeeded.
Now, without the Nakiri family's foundation, if he wanted a good life, he had to be very careful and take things slowly. Seeing Renz a bit dejected, Erina patted his shoulder. "It's okay. The loan is both our responsibility. Rina is also both our child. We'll figure out how to repay the debt together."
"I'm sorry," Renz said apologetically. Living in the Nakiri household, Erina's quality of life would never have dropped so significantly as it had now. Before, she was a pampered Young lady from a prestigious family; now, she had plummeted directly to the level of an ordinary elite.
Their living expenses were still coming from Grandpa, and things like cosmetics and luxury goods were out of the question for now; Erina herself had to be frugal. This series of problems all stemmed from Renz wanting a proper marriage.
"You don't need to apologize," Erina said gently. "Without Renz, I don't think many guys would like a peculiar rich girl like me, who gets angry easily, throws tantrums, gives cold shoulders at the drop of a hat, and needs to be appeased." At this moment, she had to support Renz's morale.
And.
Renz had no reason to feel guilty. Was it wrong? It was just a slight decrease in their quality of life, not a continuous decline. One day, things would get better. It wasn't as if she couldn't endure hardship. Besides, what kind of hardship was this? It was just not being able to spend extravagantly and without restraint like before.
"You're not as bad as you think," Renz pouted. "Talking like that only makes me feel more guilty."
"Then what would make you feel better?" Erina paused.
"Wifey, scold me," Renz looked back at Erina.
"Are you a pervert? You like being scolded by me that much? Are you sick?!" Erina pinched Renz's soft flesh hard, rolling her eyes. "Since you're so ashamed, you take care of Rina tonight."
Infants require the most care, and it's the most exhausting. Especially a several-month-old infant; if not cared for properly, there's a risk of early death. So sometimes, you need to be highly focused on their care. If they wet the bed at night, you also have to figure out how to change their diapers.
But how could he not care for his own daughter? Renz's memories also included scenes of attending the birth.
And... the memory of Erina suddenly wanting ice cream one day after she got pregnant and relentlessly acting spoiled. That day, Renz was incredibly conflicted, torn between wanting to give Erina ice cream and fearing it would affect her health if she ate too much.
Pregnant women can eat small amounts of ice cream. However, because pregnant mothers are in a special period and their gastrointestinal digestive function is weaker, they shouldn't eat too much ice cream. Eating too many cold foods can cause stomach contraction, reduce digestion and absorption, and lead to stomach pain. Moreover, the fetus is inherently sensitive to cold foods, which can cause the fetus to become restless. So, to be safe, it's best not to eat too much ice cream.
Don't ask Renz why he knows so much.
You'll know that much when your wife is pregnant too.
Renz spent more time flipping through these contents than he did his textbooks during that period.
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