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"About these..." Kobayashi Megumi turned her head to look at Kobayashi Sora.

"Everything is ready." Kobayashi Sora had already planned ahead. "The remaining work will be taken care of. Just enjoy the wedding and honeymoon to the fullest."

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook Eriri's hand. "What did I tell you?"

Eriri drawled, "Yes, yes, you're amazing~"

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri had a lot of things to buy today. After chatting briefly, they made plans with Kobayashi Ran to go play in the sand together next time. They then set off for the store they had chosen earlier.

Ran Kobayashi had just finished eating her ice cream when she heard a call.

"Lanlan~" Lan Qiansha was accompanied by Shibuya Kaon, with Hazuki Ren and Tang Keke beside her, as well as Heian Meijin with her big hat and sunglasses. She is a big star now and is easily surrounded by onlookers, so she needs to be careful.

"Auntie~" Xiao Linlan was held in Lan Qiansha's arms, and her little hands skillfully touched her hair.

"You still like it so much," Lan Qiansha nuzzled Xiaolin Lan's cheek, "Your round little face is so cute~"

Xiaolin Lan giggled, "It tickles so much~"

Kobayashi Megumi asked curiously, "What's going on here...?"

"I'm the one who brought everyone together," Hazuki Ren replied. "School is about to start, and since this year is our tenth anniversary, I wanted to hold an anniversary concert with everyone."

"I was planning to discuss things before asking for your help," Shibuya Kanon added, "but I didn't expect to run into you here."

"We also made an appointment with Mayu, wanting her to help design a new look..." Tang Keke's eyes darted around, "Mayu, over here! Keke's here!"

Before Mayu Sagara noticed this place, Shimajima patted Mayu Sagara beside him and led her over.

"I heard about the anniversary concert, and I wanted to make a short film for you guys," after a brief greeting, Mayu Sagara enthusiastically recommended, "She's a super amazing director now!"

"This idea just popped into my head," said Izumi Hashima excitedly, describing the scene in his mind. "Interweaving animation and live-action, switching back and forth between 2D and 3D effects, and adding clips of the present and the past, highlighting the theme of the changing times and the unchanging dream..."

"Great job!" Ping An Mingjin lifted her sunglasses, her eyes shining. "Let's all cheer her on!"

"Be careful!" Tang Keke hurriedly put her sunglasses back on.

“You can tell me if you encounter any difficulties,” Kobayashi Sora said. “I will help you solve them.”

Shibuya Kanon recalled the beginning, "Just like before?"

"Yes, the same as before."

They still had many details to discuss, so the Lin family set off for their destination.

Now that she often comes to the store with her parents, Lin Lan has long since lost her initial anxiety.

"Lanlan wants to buy a backpack~" Xiaolin Lan told the shop assistant.

Which backpack do you want?

"Which one?" Xiaolin Lan looked around the store blankly, surrounded by all kinds of schoolbags. "Mom..."

"Lanlan can look around a little longer before choosing the one she likes," Kobayashi Megumi encouraged with a smile. "Go ahead."

"Hmm!" Xiaolin Lan began to carefully compare, looking for the one she liked best.

"Huh?" Machida Sonoko and Akasaka Akane stopped in front of the shop, turned around and went inside.

Machida Sonoko remarked, "I really ran into quite a few familiar faces today."

Akane Kousaka chimed in, "We just saw Utaha and Eriri; they're getting married!"

“We ran into them too,” Kobayashi Megumi tugged at Kobayashi Sora, who was watching Kobayashi Ran. “They seem to be buying a lot of things today.”

Kobayashi Sora turned her head and said, "Sister Zhu Yin actually went out shopping?"

"Can't I come out?"

“You just didn’t want to come out,” Machida Sonoko scoffed. “If I hadn’t dragged you out, you’d still be cooped up at home.”

"I occasionally go out to gather material, okay?"

"They were only focused on gathering materials."

Akane Kousaka retorted stubbornly, "That still counts as going out."

"Mommy Zhu Yin~ Aunt Yuan Zi~" Little Lin Lan waved her little hands, "Which one do you think is prettier?"

While Machida Sonoko was still comparing, Akane Kousaka had already answered, "The one Ranran likes is the prettiest."

"Right?" Xiaolin Lan came to her parents with her schoolbag. "Mom, Lanlan wants this!"

Kobayashi Sora looked at it carefully and nodded.

Kobayashi Megumi handed the money to Kobayashi Ran, saying, "Then let's choose this one."

The salesperson suggested, "Would you like to try it on?"

"Okay~" With the help of the shop assistant, Xiaolin Lan picked up her little backpack, bounced a couple of times, and turned around with a big smile. "Daddy, Lanlan is a big girl now."

Kobayashi Sora's eyes paused, and her lips twitched. "Yes, Lanlan has grown up."

You've grown up.

grown up.

-

Ran Kobayashi's first day of elementary school coincided with the peak of cherry blossom season.

Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi went to see her off. On such an important day, Mochi was of course present, wagging its broom-like tail and following Kobayashi Ran.

A gust of wind blew, and pink petals danced in the air.

Ran Kobayashi quickened her pace, with Nian Gao following closely behind.

A warm spring breeze, carrying fluttering cherry blossoms, encircles the girl's figure, her cute short hair and the hem of her school uniform swaying in the wind.

Tiny cherry blossom petals, accompanied by Kobayashi Ran's melodious laughter, drifted on the spring breeze to Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi.

Gazing at her daughter amidst the cherry blossoms, Kobayashi Sora was stunned for a moment, and in a daze, ten years rushed by.

He saw the baby wake up, open its bright eyes, suck on its hands and look at him, crawling towards him on all fours, then standing up, wobbling with its little feet, then running, and finally leaping onto him with its little backpack on...

"Daddy~" Xiaolin Lan hugged Xiaolin Kongqing and looked up, "How about we have Mapo Tofu tonight?"

Kobayashi Sora blinked, snapping out of her daze, "Okay~"

"Daddy's so great!" Lin Lan patted Nian Gao's head. "We're having Mapo Tofu tonight!"

Rice Cake: "Meow~"

Kobayashi Sora watched this scene with a smile, then her gaze shifted and she saw a smile on Kobayashi Megumi's face that resembled her own.

Pink cherry blossoms fell on her shoulders, carrying a refreshing fragrance.

Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head slightly, her soft hair swaying gently, the warm morning light shining on her face, dancing into a hazy halo.

Ten years ago, during the same time when cherry blossoms were fluttering in the air, he met her.

The figures of a lovely young girl and a gentle wife overlapped amidst the cherry blossom petals.

Kobayashi Sora took Kobayashi Megumi's hand.

At that time, Kobayashi Megumi stood amidst the cherry blossoms, just like Kobayashi Ran had just done.

At that moment, Kobayashi Megumi was beside him, right in front of him.

In his life.

“Speaking of which, when we first met ten years ago,” Kobayashi Megumi said, holding Kobayashi Sora’s hand, “you were standing among the cherry blossoms just like Ranran did just now.”

Kobayashi Sora tilted her head. "I remember it was you among the cherry blossoms."

"Seeing Mom in the cherry blossoms," Ran Kobayashi tilted her cute little face up, "doesn't that mean Dad is in the cherry blossoms too?"

“Lanlan is right,” Kobayashi Megumi stood on tiptoe and gently kissed Kobayashi Sora’s lips, “It’s like when I’m kissing you, I’m being kissed by you.”

“You’re right,” Kobayashi Sora’s eyes reflected Kobayashi Megumi’s sweet smile, “Just as you love me deeply, so too do I love you deeply.”

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi gently poked his cheek with her fair fingertips. "I was just about to say that."

Xiaolin Lan raised her hand, "Lanlan wants a kiss too!"

Rice Cake: "Meow~"

Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi exchanged a glance, then picked up Ranran and Nian Gao, saying, "Okay~"

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(End of the book)