Actually, Uchiha Ryo had told Hana about the seaside trip long ago, and Hana decided to finish her summer homework in these two days.
But sometimes, the more seriously one wants to finish homework, the harder it is to concentrate. Especially since Shirosaki Hana was used to being at home alone; whenever she encountered a problem she couldn't solve, she could only drag it out and wait for her mother to come home.
Shirosaki Hana: "Ugh... Ryo-oniichan, you come tutor me."
Uchiha Ryo sat on the bed with his arms crossed over his chest. "Hana was just despising Onii-chan a moment ago, and now you remember me?"
Hana turned her head, her expression a bit conflicted. Then, as if she had made some determination, she took out a box of tricolor dango bought from the convenience store from her drawer.
"Here, this is for Onii-chan to eat."
To make Hana voluntarily offer her own food, this was truly rare.
Uchiha Ryo was just about to reach out to take it when Chitanda stood up and pushed back the dessert Hana offered.
"Hana should just keep it for herself to eat. If there is anything you don't know, Onee-chan will teach you."
Shirosaki Hana: "Mn mn! Thank you, Onee-chan."
Uchiha Ryo: "..."
"Chitanda, there is a proper teacher over there. You go rest."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "What for? Do I not need to rest? For mere elementary school problems, leaving it to you guys is enough. I trust the level of the grade's first and sixth place."
After a long while, Hana furrowed her light brows, put down her pen very decisively, pouted, and complained, "Writing homework is so boring... Why does the school have to assign so much summer homework..."
Uchiha Ryo chuckled.
"Didn't you want to finish it these few days yourself? So as not to delay the trip. By the way, Rumi has already finished everything."
Obviously, for Shirosaki Hana, Tsurumi Rumi had already become the "child from another family".
"Ugh... Ryo-oniichan—"
Uchiha Ryo gave a hum. "What is it now, Hana? Is it that Onee-chan Eru isn't teaching well, so you want to find me?"
Shirosaki Hana: "No, I want to eat snacks."
Uchiha Ryo pointed to the drawer of the desk. "Didn't you hide some yourself?"
Hana blinked her eyes. "Onii-chan, since you guessed I hid them, how could I easily take them out to eat!"
"So, you want me to go to the kitchen and make snacks for you now?"
Shirosaki Hana nodded. Anyway, with one older brother or sister teaching her to study and the other making snacks, this arrangement was the best.
Chitanda suddenly stood up. "Then I'll go make snacks for Hana. You tutor Hana with her homework."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Chitanda, bring a portion for me too. Thanks."
Uchiha Ryo stood up and sat down close to Hana. He suddenly smelled a sweet girlish scent. Did Hana just take a bath at noon?
Shirosaki Hana: "Ryo-oniichan, here—this question."
Uchiha Ryo: "Oh, let me see."
Pushing the exercise book toward Uchiha Ryo, Hana's head also obediently tilted to one side.
"This question, first we..."
Listening to Uchiha Ryo's explanation that sounded like a professional answer, Hana's eyes suddenly became glazed. Her gaze left the book on the table and turned to look around the room.
Uchiha Ryo unceremoniously extended a finger and tapped her on her smooth forehead.
"Hana, are you listening seriously?"
Shirosaki Hana covered her forehead with teary eyes. "Ugh, why did you use so much force?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Listen seriously. Wait until you finish your homework before eating snacks."
Hiratsuka Shizuka tutted twice and shook her head. "Such a cute girl, do you know how to teach people, Uchiha? To think you could bring yourself to do that. I never use violence when educating students!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Do you believe that yourself after saying it?"
Hana beside him suddenly turned her head, her cheeks slightly puffed. Her thin, pink lips stuck out a small tongue at Uchiha Ryo, making a cute funny face.
"Onii-chan, Hana wants to eat snacks first—"
Dragging out a long ending sound, Shirosaki Hana began to act spoiled.
Uchiha Ryo sighed. "Even if you act spoiled, it's useless, although Hana is indeed very cute..."
"Write after eating. Wouldn't it be fine if Ryo-oniichan ate together too!"
Mere acting spoiled, is Uchiha Ryo that kind of weak-willed person!
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Mn, I want to eat too. Let's go Hana, call me Hiratsuka-neesan and I'll take you to eat!"
Hana: "Hiratsuka-neesan!"
Good heavens, letting a little loli who is nearly twenty years younger than her call her older sister. As expected of you, Hiratsuka Shizuka!
Uchiha Ryo: "Hiratsuka-sensei and Auntie Haruka are of the same generation, right?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand. "It's fine, we calculate it separately. Hana thinks I'm young, so what's wrong with calling me Onee-chan?!"
Coming to the living room and eating the cake and egg tarts made by Chitanda, Shirosaki Hana covered her small belly, while Hiratsuka Shizuka also sat opposite, leaning on the sofa. The two of them had eaten quite a lot just now.
Leaving Hana aside, why could Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had just finished a large bowl of ramen, still eat so much? Her figure wasn't fat either; where did all the nutrition go?
"Hana, go to my place this afternoon. Just follow Onii-chan for these few days."
Shirosaki Hana lay sideways on the sofa shaking her calves. Her tender feet in white socks dangled just like that. Under the sunlight, the crystal-clear white socks looked like freshly cooked dumplings, white with a hint of pink, incomparable lively.
Uchiha Ryo subconsciously averted his gaze. Crap, suddenly want to eat dumplings...
"Let me rest a while... Ryo-oniichan, Hana doesn't want to move anymore~"
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Uchiha, I count as your teacher after all. Trying to abduct such a cute little girl in front of me... I don't want to personally send the school's number one to prison."
Uchiha Ryo: "I already spoke to Auntie Haruka about taking Hana to stay at my place for a few days."
Hiratsuka Shizuka frowned. "You know how to take care of children?"
"Hiratsuka-sensei, don't look down on me. It's not like I haven't taken care of one before. I am a cat owner after all. Besides... at worst, I'll put Hana over at Yukinoshita's..."
It just happened that he could let Hana keep Rumi company for these two days, and also let Rumi supervise Hana to finish her homework.
Downstairs at the Shirosaki home, Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand and left first. Chitanda Eru rubbed Hana's head. "Then, Hana, Onee-chan will go back first too."
Hana: "Goodbye Eru-neechan. I will take good care of Ryo-oniichan."
...
Early the next morning, at the door of Yukino's house, Tsurumi Rumi rubbed her eyes and opened the door.
Shirosaki Hana: "It's Rumi-san!"
Tsurumi Rumi also showed a smile. "Mn, hello Shirosaki-san."
Uchiha Ryo did not enter the house but looked curiously at the empty living room.
"Rumi, where is Yukino?"
Tsurumi Rumi: "Kitchen, making breakfast. Do I need to tell Yukino-neechan to make two extra portions?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Just tell Yukino to make one extra portion. Hana, you go in and let Rumi play with you."
Shirosaki Hana: "Then what about Ryo-oniichan?"
"I have something to do and need to go out. I'll be back this afternoon. You stay at Onee-chan Yukino's house today and play with Rumi, or play with Enyun-chan."
The cat in the living room raised its head: "???"
Today was Bocchi's Kessoku Band live performance. He had to go support it. If possible, wait until the performance is over and directly abduct? Cheat? Carry? Anyway, bring Bocchi over.
After Uchiha Ryo left, Yukinoshita Yukino walked out of the kitchen, and then saw Shirosaki Hana chatting with Rumi.
How is it that in the time it took to cook a meal, an extra child appeared in the house?