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"Daddy, have you wake up yet?"
"Huh... What's wrong?"
Nanase Nijirou hummed in reply. Yesterday, he flew home at midnight after a week of work. He hasn't slept all week, plus last night's flight was late, so he was very tired and just wanted to fall asleep at any time.
Fortunately, when he returned, Kurona Ranze was still awake to pick him up from the airport; as expected, his wife was always his savior. The whole trip back, he kept dozing, and when he got home, he immediately climbed into bed, thinking that he could sleep in until the afternoon of the next day to make up for the rest of the week. Nijirou can be so comfortable because his wife has beautiful shark teeth, so he doesn't have to worry too much when he's away from home, so he goes to sleep until he's dead. get up.
But it seems that the sleep that lasted until that afternoon seemed like a dream, as his daughter seemed to have noticed his return after a week away. She is always attached to Nijirou, so a week can be said to be a long time, and she will find a way to attract his attention.
"Didn't you go to school this morning, my little angel?" Even though Nijirou was still trying to fall asleep again, he still managed to open his eyes to ask.
"No, today is Saturday." Nanase Hana shook her head. God, how can she look so much like Ranze? Nijirou thought Hana, from her appearance to the way she talks, was like a small copy of Kurona Ranze. "Daddy, can you take me out this morning? I want to go out, but Mommy has work to do, and I don't know what to do." Hana didn't seem to notice her father's sleepiness and started begging.
Nijirou looked at his daughter, in his mind choosing a clever way to refuse so that Hana wouldn't be upset.
"Hmm, where can we go?" After three minutes of sitting and adults staring at each other to see who has the patience longer, yes, Nanase Nijirou has lost!
"But my daughter, I just got home, so I'm still very tired, so let's stay home today. My two or three kids get something to do, okay?" Although he lost patience, Nijirou certainly won't lose in bargaining!
Hana thought for a moment, then she nodded. "Then wake up and have breakfast; then can you teach me how to make temari?" Mom said Dad is good at doing these things, and I like that you know how to do these things, so I'll look like a good girl."
Nijirou was surprised, and as expected, Ranze always knows how to trap him. But that's it; his daughter and wife asked him to do it, and he'll accept them.
^^^
Nanase Nijirou started to feel a bit regretful for agreeing.
He is not proficient at all, maybe just because he once sat down to make a gift for Ranze for his birthday, so he defaulted to being skilled. Or... just smarter than him.
But for the sake of her daughter, surely Nijirou will try his best to do it. So, after breakfast, he pulled out the colorful fabric left over by Kurona Ranze after he made some kimonos for his daughter, along with the piles of wool he still had when he made the previous balls.
After struggling for a while, Nijirou finished a sphere and was praised by his daughter. Then there was his arduous process of teaching Hana what to do. Being a perfectionist, Nijirou is quite a priority for perfection, so by the time Hana can make one, it's almost noon.
"Snap", the sound of the camera device, resounded from behind. The father and daughter did not make an appointment but turned back together.
At the door, Kurona Ranze was holding the camera, his eyes twinkling strangely.
"Why are you two staring at me like that? What's on your face?" Ranze spoke up, seeing two people, one big and one small, in front of him, freeze as if he were some strange creature.
At this time, the father and son woke up, and together they stood up and ran to the door to greet the person who had come home early in the morning.
"What, did you two have a good morning together today?" Ranze picked up his daughter, kissed her on the cheek, then turned to give Nanase Nijirou another kiss on the cheek. As for Nijirou, he took the junk Ranze left on the porch and took the things inside. Ranze carried Hana in his arms to follow after his husband.
"Yes yes! Mom, look, Dad taught me to do it!" Hana holds out her Temari orb to Ranze. "Mom, this is what I made for you."
"Mommy had a little outing this morning, and so you two had a great date at home, didn't you? Besides, isn't this pile of rags familiar?" Ranze dropped her off, looked around the house, and then his eyes fell on the rags and wool on the table. His hand holds Hana's ball with a loving look. Every parent will always want to get a present from their children, aren't they?
"They're leftover Kimono fabrics; I saw that you haven't used them for a long time, so I used them," Nijirou replied, his voice slightly worried.
"Now don't look so worried; it's okay; you're right, I haven't used that fabric since I made Kimono for Hana; you can just use it as a toy for your child." Kurona Ranze laughed again. Is he scary enough to scare your husband that much?
"It's a girl," Ranze said to Hana again. "I think this ball is so beautiful; it's both wasteful and selfish to see it alone, so I'll put it on the table for the whole family to see."
Hana nodded. "Okay, Mommy."
From that day on, there was always a colorful and pretty Temari ball on Nanase's table, showing the cohesion of large and small pieces in the house into a complete and loving picture.