Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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Mahiru was originally bending over, carefully examining the eels swimming around in the tank.

After hearing Su Qing's "all-purpose answer," she straightened up and looked at the other person helplessly.

"Of course. Weren't we talking about having eel tonight?"

Su Qing turned her gaze away.

His attention was indeed not on Mahiru just now.

From the moment she entered the door, Su Qing sensed a familiar gaze.

When he quietly followed the source...

As expected, it was the same shop assistant from that lottery draw.

If I read correctly.

When Mahiru and I went to the mall last time, it seems like the other person secretly followed us for a while, right?

But later, for some unknown reason, he left.

Su Qing then stopped investigating further.

"Well, I guess so. So how about we have eel yakitori as the main dish tonight?"

Seeing that Su Qing's answer was acceptable, Zhenzhou did not delve into it further.

She simply pointed to the tank containing the eels and asked.

"I've never had this before, but I'd love to try what you made. By the way, you even know how to make this?"

Su Qing shook her head, then said in surprise.

"The method is actually quite simple. It's just that the ingredients are a bit expensive."

While Mahiru was explaining, she was thinking something else entirely.

[Looks like I should make more of the dishes I haven't cooked often for him in the future...]

"Really? Then it seems I'm in for a treat tonight."

Upon hearing this, Su Qing smiled, but quickly changed her words.

"No, it seems like I'm blessed with delicious food every day..."

"You've said everything, so what am I supposed to say?"

Mahiru was amused by Su Qing's words and then walked to the next food section.

"Let's go, we'll buy the eel last."

"Couldn't you just tell me to keep up with you like this?"

Pushing the cart, Su Qing moved a little slower than Zhen Zhou.

Of course, the most important thing is that Su Qing doesn't know what ingredients Mahiru needs to buy.

A journey without a destination.

Both in terms of speed and efficiency, it is much lower than that of a purposeful approach.

“Indeed.” Mahiru’s tone was relaxed, and the corners of her mouth turned up. “I used to push the cart by myself, but now that you’re here, I’ve saved myself a lot of effort.”

"Why do I feel like I'm no different from those rickshaw drivers of the past?"

Su Qing said self-deprecatingly.

"Although I don't quite understand what a rickshaw driver is, I guess it's a profession that involves transporting people, right? I don't think they would be shopping so leisurely."

How could someone as clever as Mahiru fall for Su Qing's trick?

"If you don't want to push it, I'll do it myself. After all, it feels like something's missing when someone suddenly helps me push it."

Before Su Qing could reply, Mahiru had already reached out to snatch the stroller away.

"That won't work."

Seeing where she was going to strike, Su Qing nimbly dodged, and Zhen Zhou missed her target.

"I can't help you much with cooking, but I certainly can't miss out on something as small as pushing the cart."

While explaining, Su Qing also placed the stroller on the other side, seemingly worried that Zhen Zhou might actually snatch it away.

[Now you know how to steal my cushion, right?]

Mahiru secretly chuckled to herself.

Su Qing probably never imagined that the other party would take such action because of the recent "pillow incident".

How childish.

It's so childish it's almost cute.

"Then why did you say that just now?"

Although she could no longer suppress the smile on her lips, Mahiru still tried to remain calm and asked.

"you misunderstood."

"What's the misunderstanding?"

"What I mean is, I'd be happy to be your rickshaw driver long-term and push your shopping cart for you."

really weird.

Even though it was just pushing a stroller, Su Qing sounded quite proud of it.

"Let's go check out the vegetables first."

Mahiru first pointed to the vegetable section, telling Su Qing their next destination, before continuing their previous conversation.

"From what you're saying, it sounds like you want me to come with you every time you go grocery shopping?"

Wasn't what I expressed accurate enough?

Su Qing asked back.

"Buying groceries can get boring after a while, since it's not exactly a fun activity."

Mahiru, her smile fading, spoke with a hint of seriousness.

She seemed to hope that Su Qing would change her mind.

For people who know how to cook.

The cooking process itself wasn't a troublesome thing, since I already knew the process by heart.

Preparing the ingredients is the most troublesome and tedious part.

just.

Is this the only boring thing in life?

or.

Is this all that's boring or even tedious?

"So you used to prepare the ingredients all by yourself?"

Su Qing was clearly giving an irrelevant answer.

Moreover, it's merely stating an unavoidable fact.

"There's nothing we can do about it. If it's just one person, then they have to prepare it all by themselves, right?"

Mahiru spoke in a flat tone, as if she were recounting a trivial matter.

But what she didn't know was...

For most people, even if they are not alone, they are just preparing alone.

wrong.

Mahiru should know that.

She knew it better than anyone else.

"That's right, otherwise we'd have to order takeout."

Su Qing nodded in agreement.

By this time, they had arrived at the place where vegetables were sold.

Su Qing glanced around and her gaze quickly settled on a few florets of broccoli.

He stepped forward, examined the broccoli in turn, and then handed one that he thought was of good quality to Mahiru.

"This one should be alright, right?"

"This one... is a very good choice. If I had to choose, I would probably choose this one too."

It was rare for Su Qing to take the initiative to choose the ingredients, and even though it was just a vegetable, it seemed to be a big step forward.

After carefully putting away the broccoli, Mahiru asked curiously:

"How would you like to eat this broccoli tonight? I'd prefer broccoli stir-fried with pork."

"Broccoli and shrimp stir-fry, listen to me this time, okay?"

Su Qing rarely expressed any opinions.

Although he had never eaten it, he had only heard that it was possible.

"Shrimp? I rarely cook it that way... But since you've put it that way, I'll listen to you~"

Two strange people.

One said, "I'll listen to you."

The other one also said they'd listen to you.

So, who is actually listening to whom?

After selecting some more vegetables, Mahiru stared at the shopping cart for a moment, deep in thought.

She seemed to think it was enough. So she gestured for Su Qing to follow her to the meat section.

This time, however, without Mahiru's prompting, Su Qing had already taken two steps ahead of her.

"Hey, so you knew where I was going next?"

It wasn't quite the script she had imagined. Mahiru paused for a moment, then caught up and asked curiously.

"I can tell just by looking into your eyes."

Su Qing said mysteriously.

"You could tell just by looking into my eyes? That's amazing."

Like coaxing a child, Mahiru first praised him before expressing her concerns.

"What if you make a mistake and end up somewhere you don't know where you are?"

"I'm not alone, I still have you, right? If I go the wrong way, I know you'll remind me."

Su Qing said indifferently.

It was said very naturally.

Follow this logic.

Since Su Qing is not alone.

That's only natural.

Mahiru is not alone.

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Chapter 228 Su Qing is Su Qing

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Mahiru sometimes can't help but think about it.

How would other people express "You are not alone"?

I would tell her directly in words: