About the fact that I unintentionally raised my sister to be a cripple

Open grasslands, straight avenues, rows of sycamore trees, and workers sweeping away fallen leaves and snow.

The scenery is spotless and crystal clear under the pure white and early snowfall at the end of November. Coupled with the quiet atmosphere around Chiyoda District, it is really artistic.

After getting out of the car and standing in front of the gate to Tiankai's villa, Sakakibara followed Aling's voice and looked into the iron gate.

There is no tree inside the door.

Or should I say, there are no tall trees, there are just bushes that set off the large lawns. Looking inward along the straight road behind the iron gate, you can see something that can only be seen in Dahe Drama. An exaggerated mansion.

Sakakibara looked up at the past. Although he didn't know what style of building it belonged to, he could tell from the large area of ​​vacant grass in the front garden that the owner of this manor liked space.

I just pay attention to the word "style" that does not need too many external objects to set off.

The iron gate opened. From the moment she officially stepped into the manor, Sakakihara Suzu kept looking around with curious eyes.

It is also covered with white snow, and the plain green grass becomes covered with silver.

"Is this the first time for the young master and the young lady to come here?" Old Butler Yingbo said with a smile. His smile had the affinity of an old man, which made people feel friendly.

"Yes." Sakakibara replied.

"Then young master, don't be too nervous. Just treat this place as your own home. You can visit it at will. This is the front garden. There are gardens and ponds in the back garden. There is also an open-air rest area. There is a pavilion over there. If you are usually bored, You can enjoy the flowers and drink tea there. Of course, because the weather has been too cold recently, no one will come out and sit here now."

"Does anyone live in the manor permanently?"

"The master often lives here, and Miss Zhixue is also here. Most of the other ladies are working or studying abroad, but there is a young lady who is still in graduate school who often comes back to live here."

Amami Shigenori looked at the mansion from the right front of Sakakibara Raku, and said with a bit of boredom: "I don't like this place, it's too big."

Sakakibara couldn't understand the reason why his uncle didn't like it, so Sakura took the initiative to help him explain to Sakakibara:

"The young master feels that this place is too big, and there are only a few people here. It's impersonal and too deserted."

Of course, Uncle Ying was also taking care of his young master's face and spoke in a lower voice.

This sounds interesting to Sakakibara music. I think Uncle Ying is also a very interesting person.

But Uncle Tianhai is not a deaf person. Hearing Uncle Ying's words, he sighed:

"The old man always knows how to mind his own business."

This was heard by Tianhai Jiuliuli and Tianhai Qimingyue, although they didn't say anything. But to Sakakihara Raku, this is not what the sisters are saying.

I am only busy with work every day and do not take care of my family.

Uncle Ying obviously knew about this matter and turned into a comforting tone:

"Young master is married now, can you understand me more or less? I actually feel guilty for you."

"I know," Uncle Tianhai said without emotion, "but that doesn't mean I can forgive him. He still wants to restrain him to this day. This is something that has never changed."

During the time he entered the mansion, Sakakihara Raku kept listening to the conversation between Sakura and Uncle Amami.

To sum up, it is actually:

Uncle Tianhai and the old man are the same type of people. The old man lacked care for him as a family member since he was a child, which caused Uncle Tianhai to dislike this family very much. However, after Uncle Tianhai grew up and left this family, he stumbled back to his father's old ways.

They are all the same, and Uncle Tianhai has become the kind of person he hates.

If there is a difference, it is that the old man has not given up yet, while Uncle Tianhai has done his best to prevent others from interfering in the lives of his two daughters.

This was a matter for the elders, and Sakakibara Raku had no right to intervene. Tenkai Nanamiyue and Tenkai Kuruuri didn't have any objections, so they naturally kept quiet and walked into the mansion through the snow.

Uncle Ying led several people into an empty rectangular room with a modern Japanese style.

A calligraphy copybook with the word "Heart" hangs at the top, and several sabers are neatly placed under the calligraphy copybook.

Uncle Ying had to prepare breakfast for everyone, so he took his leave for the time being and asked everyone to wait here for a while. The old man would be here soon.

"Knife?" Sakakihara Suzu saw what was under the copybook at a glance.

"That's Grandpa's collection," Tianhai Jiuliuli also took a look and explained, "Grandpa likes these ancient knives very much. He collected them all if he could. Because he liked them very much, he put them in the dining area. See it anytime.”

Sakakihara Suzu really wanted to take a look, but she didn't know if she could touch it.

"Just feel free to do it." Amami Madenori saw her thoughts, "According to the old man's intention, he is only happy when someone appreciates his collection. My sisters played too much and were no longer interested in his knives. Instead, he was a little depressed. .”

"Oh." Sakakihara Suzu nodded repeatedly, ran over, and picked it up carefully.

She took the one closest to her, grasped the handle and pulled it out, revealing its cold light.

Sakakibara asked Encyclopedia who was standing next to him: "What kind of knife is Suzu holding?"

"Seshu Kuwana Juemon Captain Fujiwara Muramasa." Amami Nanamigetsu answered.

"The demon sword Muramasa?"

"That's it. But don't get me wrong, Muramasa is the name of a swordsmith, and the sword he forged is called Muramasa, so there is more than one. The same goes for other famous swords."

"What about the other knives? Are they all famous knives?"

Tenkai Nanamigetsu said in turn: "Mikazuki Munechika, Doji Kiri Yasutsuna, Nagaso Yakotetsu, Izumi Mamoru Kanesada, Taro Tachi, Muramasa - grandpa has collected seven swords in total."

"Two national treasure-level swords? So powerful."

There's no man who doesn't love knives. Sakakihara Raku couldn't help but be curious, and he got closer and took out a doji to look at.

This knife is quite long, the blade length alone is 80 centimeters, and the handle is curved.

The total length including the handle is estimated to be about 110 cm.

The sand flow of the golden tendons on the blade is clearly visible. It has been preserved since ancient times and looks as sharp as ever.

Sakakihara Raku saw his own reflection in the sharp blade.

"Made with a pickaxe, the nunnery has a high waist and an open posture. It has stems, stems, and chestnuts. There are nail holes in one place, and the eyes are cut. The golden tendons and sand flow are densely displayed. This is the boy's Qiangan. How about it? Not a good knife?”

Sakakibara held Doji Kiri in his hand, and before he could even try to wave it twice, his energetic voice caught his attention.

Standing at the door was an old man wearing a gray and black kimono.

grandfather

The current head of the Tenkai family is named Soichiro Tenkai.

He had his hands behind his back and had an elegant temperament on his body. Just looking at him with his eyes gave people an invisible pressure.

"Are you Raku Sakakibara?"

"Yes, it's our first meeting." Sakakihara bowed his head and saluted.

"You look good." Soichiro Amkai looked at Sakakibara Suzu again. Unlike the serious expression on Sakakibara Raku, he smiled kindly, "So you are Sakakibara Suzu?"

"Yeah, should I call you grandpa?"

As soon as he asked this question, Amami Soichiro glanced at Amami Miwa who was next to Amami Shigenori. The other person lowered his head slightly and saluted, which was regarded as saying hello to his elders.

After examining it for a while, Soichiro Amkai finally set his sights on his son, Shigenori Amami.

"Of course." He agreed.

The old man was not targeting Sakakihara Suzu.

But the matter of his son's marriage had never been discussed with him. Facing the new daughter-in-law who came for the third time and the two children of the new daughter-in-law who came for the first time, it was strange that he didn't show any displeasure.

Perhaps the old man was afraid that what he said to his son would scare Sakakihara Suzu, so he turned back to her and smiled at her and said:

"Can I call you bell?"

"Yeah." Sakakihara Suzu nodded.

"There is a birthday tea party specially organized for you this afternoon. The main purpose is to announce to the outside world the fact that Maodian remarried and the existence of you and your brother. Haha, do you understand what this means?"

"Does this mean that we will officially have a relationship with the Tianhai family from now on?"

The old man nodded with satisfaction and put his hands into his cuffs, "This also means that when you travel outside, you will be affected by the 'sea of ​​sky' behind you. There are pros and cons to this. However, our family's reputation with the outside world has always been shining, so there is no need to worry about too much. thing."

"Yeah." Sakakihara Suzu just nodded. In her opinion, this was a very kind grandfather.

After chatting for a while, Uncle Ying and several servants placed the prepared breakfasts one by one in front of everyone sitting at the long table.

The rice was served first, followed closely by seven snacks, each on a different plate.

Sakakihara Raku could only see that the arrangement of the dishes was extremely exquisite, but he could not see any clues.

So, Tianhai Jiuliuli lowered his voice and explained to him: "In order from left to right, they are sucking things (clear soup), covering things (chawanmushi), boiling things (stewed vegetables, fish, tofu, etc.), eight-inch (Seasonal ingredients), yakimono (grilled fish), sushi (pickled side dishes), and oil (fried food).

"This is Kyo cuisine, which is Kaiseki cuisine. It is not placed in a formal order."

Amami Nanamigetsu explained on the other side of Sakakibara Raku: "Grandpa is so proud that I know I can't just cook some side dishes to entertain you, but I also feel that the kaiseki cuisine is too stingy, so I just serve it all at once, so you can enjoy it." "

He is quite a casual old man.

Because the old man was at the top of the long table, he could still communicate privately by lowering his voice, so Sakakibara asked her again:

"Does the old man only prefer women?"

"Oh? Did you see it?"

"I feel like the way he looks at me and the way he looks at A-Ling are not the same at all. His attitude toward my uncle is also a little weird."

"Sister-chan is the protagonist today, and since you have a sensitive identity, grandpa putting pressure on you is what he should do."

After chatting for a while, the meal had not yet started. Everyone was sitting around the long table, obviously waiting for someone.

Soichiro Amkai stretched out his hand to Uncle Sakura who was standing at the dining table and ordered: "Guizhong, go and shout out the snow. Don't always be late for breakfast."

"Miss Zhixue should just get up now."

"Then ask the maid to call her out. Everyone is waiting."

Uncle Ying saluted and nodded. He was about to leave the Japanese room, but as soon as he walked out of the door, he froze.

Uncle Ying said to Mr. Tianhai who looked up, "Miss Zhixue is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a slender girl appeared in everyone's sight. She had long black hair that fell to her waist. She was wearing blue woolen pajamas. Her oval-shaped face was set off by a pair of delicate eyebrows. The lower part is exquisite and small, very well-proportioned. The pair of bare feet on the ground, coupled with the sleepy look, are really beautiful, very much like a portrait of a girl found in novels.

It was already snowing in winter, and the way her bare feet stepped on the floor looked like she was stepping on snow, giving people an icy and cool feeling.

If you look carefully, you can still find that she is somewhat similar to Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli. Just by looking at their appearance, one can tell that she and the two sisters Tianhai are related by blood.

"What are you looking at?"

As Sakakibara looked at it, the flesh on his waist was twisted.

He painfully looked in the direction of the source of the pain. Although Tianhai Qimingyue's face was expressionless, the light in the depths of her eyes was obviously telling him that she was very dissatisfied with his performance.

"What are you doing?" Sakakibara whispered to Qi Mingyue, deliberately guarding against being discovered by Jiu Liuli.

"Just asking someone to stop his lustful eyes and make him unable to walk when he sees a beautiful girl?"

".I'm just looking at it normally." Sakakihara Raku was really wronged.

The girl looked at the few people who suddenly appeared in the Japanese-style restaurant. Their unfamiliar faces made her tilt her head in confusion, like a lost cat.

"Who is she?" Sakakihara covered his aching waist and decided not to ask Qi Mingyue, but asked Jiu Liuli.

"It's little aunt." Tianhai Jiuliuli smiled and answered in a gentle voice.

".?! Is this your uncle's sister who is the same age as you?"

"Well, her name is Tianhai Zhixue. She is about the same age as us, only one month apart."

Snow in the sky and sea.

What a unique name.

"Who are you?" Tianhai Zhixue's voice was very ethereal and small, and her eyes were full of doubts.

Amkai Soichiro looked a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that even though he specifically warned this little daughter yesterday, she still forgot about it.

"Miss, miss."

Fortunately, Uncle Ying reacted quickly. He quickly said a few words to the girl, and after getting her nod, he took her away for a while.

When she reappeared, the girl had changed out of her pajamas into a plain white winter dress, with slippers on her feet.

Just that dull look hasn't changed much.

She looked at Uncle Ying. Under the embarrassed smile of the old housekeeper, the girl remembered something. She clasped her hands in front of her, lowered her head to salute, and began to introduce herself to the people she had never seen before on the long table:

"This is the first time we meet. My name is Tianhai Zhixue. I am the youngest daughter of the family head. I am 16 years old this year."

The old man must be at least over sixty.

This is the first time for Sakakihara Raku and Sakakihara Suzu to see a father and daughter with such a big age difference in real life.

Although he was surprised, he did not forget the etiquette.

This is an elder, right? Do you need to use honorifics?

Sakakihara Raku and Sakakihara Suzu also introduced themselves politely afterwards.

One thing Sakakibara Raku noticed was that the Amami family were all very good-looking.

Needless to say about the two sisters, Uncle Tianhai is absolutely a very handsome man.

Even though Soichiro Amkai has entered old age, he still has a full temperament, and the handsomeness of his youth can be vaguely seen on his face.

Snow in the sky and sea.

When Sakakihara Raku saw her for the first time, he felt that she was just like her name, as pure and white as the snow floating in the air.

"When Zhixue was born, her mother passed away due to dystocia, and she didn't like to see outsiders, so she always had a private school teacher at home to teach her, and she never saw much of the outside world." Mr. Tianhai explained , it can be seen that he cares unusually for this little daughter.

Tianhai Zhixue walked quietly and came to the empty seat where she usually sat. She seemed not to have heard what the old man said. Like a sloth, she pulled out the chair and took a seat in the usual sequence of actions.

Amami Maodian was also paying attention to his sister. He said to the old man: "It won't work if we continue like this. Why didn't you make a choice earlier?"

"I know, I have been planning this recently."

"Can we start eating?" Tianhai Zhixue asked Mr. Tianhai who was directly above him.

"Yeah, okay."

After receiving his father's response, Tianhai Zhixue picked up the chopsticks and began to eat slowly.

The head of the house also started to move. Sakakibara saw everyone using their chopsticks and naturally started to eat breakfast.

The breakfast of rich people has a very unique taste.

This breakfast was quite enjoyable.

This is due to the old man's active concern for A Ling.

The old man asked about Ah Ling's work, her daily work routine, and other trivial matters such as what she usually does and how her daily life is like.

He also said that if A Ling wanted to invest in something, she could just tell him and it would be no problem for him to come up with some money.

The atmosphere is enhanced by the daily warmth of a family having breakfast together.

These words of concern for Suzu made Sakakihara Raku feel that the old man was more like an ordinary grandpa, rather than an extremely stern old man.

For a moment, I still didn't understand why Uncle Tianhai hated the old man so much?

This question was something that Raku Sakakihara only found out about after asking Uncle Amami.

Before Zhixue was born, the old man was the kind of person who was very serious about his children and lacked care. After Tianhai Zhixue was born, the old man began to slowly undergo some changes.

I also know how to care about my children and future generations.

This is one of the reasons why Uncle Tianhai is willing to return to Tianhai's house and ease the relationship with the old man.

As for Sakakibara Raku.

The old man really never asked him any questions.

Being treated differently in this invisible way will create an inexplicable pressure.

But after Nanamiyue's reminder, Sakakihara Raku also knew that this was the old man testing himself.

He didn't care at all. If he felt uncomfortable or angry just because of this, that would be the worst sign of failure.

When the meal was about to end, Soichiro Amkai deliberately avoided Shigenori Amami and asked directly to Suzu Sakakibara:

"Ling, I heard that your brother is dating one of my granddaughters. Well, who is it specifically?"

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After a long period of silence, Suzuki Sakakihara hesitated and replied:

"Seven bright moons."

As soon as these words came out, the only exceptions at the dining table were Tianhai Qimingyue, who continued to eat calmly, and Tianhai Zhixue, who was unaware.

The expressions or movements on the faces and hands of Amami Shigenori, Amami Miwa, Amami Kuriuri, and Sakakibara Raku were all stunned.

His eyes were full of astonishment.