Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady-Chapter 461 - 216. New Year in Iwate Prefecture: Do What You Want (13)_3

"Thank you," Kiyono Lin said as she held a cup with both hands, blew away the steaming vapor, and took a sip.

Dubian Che also picked up a cup, "Reiko, has it not started yet?"

Reiko glanced towards the steamer, "The sticky rice just went in; it’s going to be a while."

After she spoke, she yawned, muttered ’No good, I need to go back and get some more sleep,’ and turned to go inside.

Left standing there, the two of them didn’t know what to do next.

"Wanna go for a walk?" Dubian Che asked.

"You decide," Kiyono Lin said, a bit overwhelmed by the loud crowd around her.

After they finished their sweet tea, they left the front yard and went to the nearby riverbank.

The withered grassland had a persimmon tree with no leaves to be seen, just bare branches with orange persimmons hanging from them.

The riverside was also filled with similarly withered reeds, tall, and on a windless morning, the fluff swayed slightly.

"Do you know what this river is called?" Dubian Che asked, pointing to the river behind the reeds.

Kiyono Lin thought for a moment, "Misezawa Village... Misezawa?"

"Even I have to admit you’re quite clever."

"What else?"

"What else is there?"

"You know very well."

"Fine, I admit you’re the most beautiful girl in the world," Dubian Che said, his words rough, hinting that he was being coerced.

Kiyono Lin brushed the long hair from her shoulder, looking somewhat smug.

"Can these persimmons be eaten?" she asked curiously, looking at the persimmon tree.

"They’re fully ripe, of course, they can be eaten," Dubian Che said, also looking at the persimmon tree.

The two stood side by side, staring at the persimmon tree laden with fruit for quite some time.

"Want to try one?" Dubian Che turned his head to look at Kiyono Lin.

"This persimmon tree’s trunk is bare; without a certain climbing ability, it might be tough to get up there." After examining the trunk, Kiyono Lin turned to Dubian Che, "Can you climb trees?"

"Not all country folks can climb trees, plus I don’t want to get my clothes dirty and get scolded by my mom."

"I’d actually love to see the scene of you getting scolded by your aunt," Kiyono Lin said with a laugh.

"I have an idea," Dubian Che said, looking at the persimmon tree.

"Hmm?"

"You squat down, and I’ll sit on your shoulders."

Kiyono Lin looked at Dubian Che with astonishment, never expecting him to say such a thing.

"Just kidding, don’t take it seriously. How about you sit on my shoulders?" Dubian Che asked.

Kiyono Lin came back to her senses from the shock and sighed, "I didn’t want to eat it that badly, it was more about curiosity."

Dubian Che walked to the foot of the persimmon tree and crouched down, hand braced against the trunk, "Come on."

"Like I said, it’s not necessary, I..." Kiyono Lin protested.

"Ah, persimmons! I want to eat persimmons!" Little Lian ran over, "Che, are you picking persimmons? I want one too."

"Ask Lin," Dubian Che said while crouched down.

"Lin," Little Lian looked up at Kiyono Lin with an innocent face, "One is all I need, may I?"

Kiyono Lin being looked at, then glanced at Dubian Che, still crouched down.

"Sigh." She exhaled heavily, "Fine."

She walked over, figured out how to sit, then she placed her hands on Dubian Che’s head and her feet on each of his shoulders.

"Don’t move recklessly, or you know what will happen," Kiyono Lin’s voice was cold and could even sound quite intimidating.

"I swear," Dubian Che feigned ignorance to her shyness.

He slowly stood up.

Kiyono Lin felt her view getting elevated, the reeds that were blocking the view grew shorter, she could even see the people up on the slope preparing to make rice cakes.

It was a strange new experience.

"We want the reddest persimmon!"

Little Lian’s words snapped her back to reality.

"Mr. Dubian, please move to the left."

"Okay." Dubian Che steadied her ankle and moved two steps to the left, "Is this enough?"

"Move a bit more... Good."

The persimmon was quickly picked, and unfortunately, the ’girl’s legs clamping around the boy’s head’ scenario did not occur.

Kiyono Lin was just physically weak, but her athletic skills were quite impressive.

The three of them started eating by the river.

The ripe persimmon was sweet and succulent; with a gentle suck, the pulp slipped into the mouth.

"It’s so sweet!" Little Lian exclaimed after her first bite, her mouth already stained yellow.

"Mm, it is really sweet," Kiyono Lin agreed, eating gracefully.

Her fair face and petite cherry-colored lips looked so innocent, which caught Dubian Che’s eye, and he couldn’t look away.

Kiyono Lin lifted her head and saw that Dubian Che wasn’t eating, just staring at her.

Self-consciously worrying about having fruit on her face, she asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing."

"Tell me."

"I’m wondering when we’re going to get married."

"Lies." Kiyono Lin frowned.

Such words weren’t something Dubian Che could say if they weren’t lies.

"Alright, I was thinking about something a little bit naughty."

"What kind of thing?"

"Are you sure you want to know?"

"Let’s hear it."

"I want to kiss your lips."

"It’s unbelievable, just a little bit naughty, and here I thought you just wanted to hug me."

Dubian Che said, "Miss Kiyono, aren’t you too pure? I’m really thinking about marrying you now, especially at night, the scene where you’re too shy and cover your face with your arms."

Hearing him say this, the image involuntarily appeared in Kiyono Lin’s mind.

"Mr. Dubian Che, keep your lecherous thoughts to yourself," she issued a cold warning.

"Sorry, I can’t help it. It’s all because R-san is too cute, I almost had a name for our child."

"Our child’s name?" Kiyono Lin took a deep breath, wanting to put her hair behind her ear, but she was holding a persimmon, "It’s unbelievable, but my mention of lecherous thoughts isn’t just about that."

"Then what else is there?"

"What you want to do, isn’t it just to be with both me and Jiutiao simultaneously..." She stopped, wanting to tie her hair back, but still couldn’t.

She looked at Dubian Che and continued, "Is this what you’ve been pondering all this time, something you want to do?"

"What I want to do? I want you both to become friends again."

"Enough," Kiyono Lin said in a tone implying she was tired of talking, "You think you can hide your thoughts from me? I can tell what you’re thinking with just a blink of your eye."

...That’s quite reasonable.

If it wasn’t for the system, Dubian Che would indeed have been thoroughly figured out by Kiyono Lin.

What could Dubian Che say now?

"Whatever you say is right."

"Give it up, it won’t happen, stop harboring unrealistic fantasies."

"The persimmon is very sweet." Dubian Che held up the ripe persimmon in his palm, "Even though picking it was troublesome."

"Then you try."

"I’ll give it a try. But, to declare it once again, my goal is to make you two become friends again."