#329 - Chapter 326: The trouble of being urged to get married (Part 3)

“No, no.”

Tenyuu Byakuya shook his head and said, "Then, does Kiyoko-nee have something troubling her recently?"

“There are indeed some troubling things... actually, it's just that my family keeps urging me to get married.”

Anpu Kiyoko didn't hesitate and directly told Tenyuu Byakuya about her worries, which was the trouble of being urged to marry.

“Urged to marry, huh......”

Tenyuu Byakuya immediately understood why Anpu Kiyoko was upset.

After reaching a certain age, being urged to marry by family members or relatives every year is indeed a very headache-inducing matter.

Especially since Kiyoko-nee's age is already in her thirties...

Not to mention Japan, even in the Celestial Dynasty, at this age, both men and women will be urged to marry by their families in various ways, and the neighbors will gossip about it.

However, Tenyuu Byakuya originally thought that a strong woman like Anpu Kiyoko, who was no longer a young girl, wouldn't care about this matter at all, but... as expected, she would still be upset because people kept talking about marriage every day......

Although he felt a little surprised, it also made him feel too real.

“Although I live alone outside, in addition to being nagged when I go back to my hometown every year, my family members often call to urge me, especially now that it's becoming more and more frequent...”

As she spoke, Anpu Kiyoko, who was a little depressed, took a sip of wine.

“Then... hasn't Kiyoko-nee directly expressed her thoughts to her family?”

Tenyuu Byakuya asked.

“Of course, but it still can't stop them.”

Anpu Kiyoko's tone was slightly helpless, "I have emphasized to them more than once that I have no intention of getting married."

In the original work, Anpu Kiyoko did indeed remain unmarried for life.

“After all, this is a traditional concept, everyone thinks that marriage and childbirth are what should be done, this is also something that can't be helped...”

Tenyuu Byakuya sighed.

Although he was only eighteen years old when he first transmigrated, he had already been urged by his family to find a girlfriend before transmigrating, so he could barely empathize with Kiyoko-nee.

However, this kind of thing can't be entirely blamed on traditional concepts. After all, reproduction and survival are the instincts of every creature. Among all creatures, only humans are the most special, able to have their own opinions to consider whether or not to reproduce. What other creatures have the brains and thoughts for this?

“Yes, as you said, traditional concepts are like this.”

Anpu Kiyoko drank the half glass of wine in her hand in one gulp.

After a while, she suddenly opened her mouth again: "Otherwise... I'll pretend that I'm dating, to shut them up?"

“Pretending like this... will be exposed sooner or later, right?”

Tenyuu Byakuya couldn't help but say.

“Yes, so in the face of emergencies, I need someone who can act with me.”

“...?”

Tenyuu Byakuya immediately showed a puzzled expression.

Kiyoko-nee suddenly turning her head to look at him, does that mean......?

“Among the people around me, the only suitable one is you...”

Anpu Kiyoko said directly: "But if you feel troubled, just pretend I didn't say anything."

It was impossible for her to randomly find a man in front of her family to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Even if it was a fake boyfriend, it had to be a man she could look up to, otherwise, it would be better to just ignore everything.

“It's not that I feel troubled, it's just a little unexpected...”

Tenyuu Byakuya responded.

He was not opposed to this matter.

Compared to the situation of Aite Yomura hyping up traffic, Anpu Kiyoko's situation was for occasional emergencies.

For example, if her family suddenly came to visit, or asked Anpu Kiyoko to bring her boyfriend home, it was to deal with these situations.

“Among the men I know, only you give me the most comfortable feeling, although it may be because you are a bit like my deceased younger brother... Are you surprised about this matter?”

Anpu Kiyoko said indifferently.

“A little, but I understand now.”

Tenyuu Byakuya said.

“Since you don't feel troubled, then please take care of me in the future.”

Anpu Kiyoko said in a serious tone.

This "please take care of me" has another meaning...

“Yes, please take care of me.”

Tenyuu Byakuya nodded.

“Speaking of which... didn't Akira come with you?”

At this time, Anpu Kiyoko suddenly asked about Mado Akira.

“Akira, ah... because her alcohol tolerance is very poor, I didn't call her, otherwise, she would have to be carried home again after drinking a few cups.”

Tenyuu Byakuya explained.

“Is that so?”

Anpu Kiyoko shook the wine glass in her hand, "But in fact, my alcohol tolerance is not very good either, I may have to trouble you to carry me back later... Would you dislike me?"

“......”

Tenyuu Byakuya was silent for a moment, "Of course I wouldn't dislike you, but since Kiyoko-nee's alcohol tolerance is not very good, then drink less, after all, drinking too much is not good for the body."

Including his feelings for Mado Akira, he certainly didn't dislike her, it's just that Akira's alcohol tolerance was really poor.

At the same time, he was also grateful for this, thankfully he didn't call Akira to drink together, otherwise, if Akira and Kiyoko-nee both got drunk, it would be a big trouble...

“It's okay, I usually drink at most once a month. If I didn't have more free time in the next few days, I wouldn't have invited you out for a drink today.”

Anpu Kiyoko said, "But still thank you for your advice, at least let me be a little willful today."

“Yeah.”

Tenyuu Byakuya nodded slightly.

He wasn't some strict and old-fashioned person, Kiyoko-nee could drink if she wanted to.

At most, he would have to carry Kiyoko-nee home later......

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ps: The third update is completed. As expected, a single 6000-word update is more suitable for me. It's not too tiring and not too easy. I just hope there will be more gifts. Now, due to the impact of the previous dual update, the traffic and income are less than half of what they used to be. The previous long-term readership of hundreds of thousands is now about to fall below sixty thousand......