On this day, everyone in the shop did not go out to play.
Yesterday, after Liu Ming returned, he explained the situation.
Upon learning that they were holding a farewell party for Xiao Lingyin tomorrow, they were all full of enthusiasm.
Even Liu Ming, this lazy person, woke up early and directed everyone to do things.
Thor and Elma, without a second thought, continued to hunt in the sea.
Shinji, Jiro, and Yuta were arranged to go to town to buy vegetables, meat, and other ingredients.
After all, a farewell party couldn't possibly only serve seafood; that would be too undignified. Liu Ming would never allow any flaws in Xiao Lingyin's farewell party.
Sora and Miyu helped decorate the shop. These items had already been bought last night, so now they just needed to decorate the shop directly.
As their future family member, they worked very hard to give Xiao Lingyin a beautiful farewell memory.
With everyone working together, the preparations went very smoothly.
Around 11 o'clock, Xiao Lingyin arrived with a group of people.
The younger ones were likely Xiao Lingyin's classmates and friends, while the older ones were those who cared about her.
After learning the situation from the Uncle, they all put down their work and rushed over.
They wanted to see what kind of person was going to take in Xiao Lingyin.
If he was a bad person, even if it saddened Xiao Lingyin, they would stop it.
Upon seeing Liu Ming, their first impression was that he was young.
He was only in his early twenties. He probably wasn't married yet at such a young age. Could he take good care of Xiao Lingyin? Was he harboring any ill intentions?
But he was so handsome, he shouldn't be lacking women.
Liu Ming was unaware of these thoughts. He first gently stroked Xiao Lingyin's head. Then, with Xiao Lingyin's introduction, he greeted everyone one by one.
"Are you Rin-chan's new daddy? You're a bit tall." Ryō Sekiguchi, a young boy, jumped out of the crowd, pretending to be an adult, and tilted his head back, trying to meet Liu Ming's gaze.
"Ryō, what are you talking about? Xiao Ming-gege isn't my new daddy!" Xiao Lingyin's face turned red with anger as she explained indignantly.
"Alright, Ling (Meng - [First #% Hair Ryō), how can you talk nonsense?" Xiao Lingyin's Teacher gently patted Ryō Sekiguchi's head, then pulled him away.
"Let's not stand at the entrance. Everyone, come in and sit down. The food will take a while to be ready, but you can have some drinks first." Liu Ming completely acted as the host, inviting everyone into the shop.
"Xiao Lingyin, take your friends to look around."
"Okay, Xiao Ming-gege." Xiao Lingyin led a few people to tour the shop.
"Isn't it just that you got a handsome new daddy? Don't get carried away with yourself." Mei Hui secretly glanced at Liu Ming, then said to Xiao Lingyin, unwilling to accept it.
"I told you, Xiao Ming-gege isn't my new daddy!" Xiao Lingyin explained again, annoyed.
VII Ling. Ba covered the dead Liao Ba and raised the flag....
After spending some time with Liu Ming, everyone began to accept him initially.
All signs indicated that Liu Ming was not a bad person.
However, that alone was not enough.
Looking at the beautiful decorations in the shop, the children immediately cheered and ran around.
Xiao Hina suddenly saw so many people, felt a little scared, and quickly came to Liu Ming's side to hide.
"She is?" The Teacher curiously looked at Xiao Hina.
"Her name is Takanashi Chu. You can call her Xiao Hina. She is my Uncle's niece. Now her three sisters are staying at my house." Liu Ming pulled Xiao Hina onto his lap.
"Three sisters?"
"En." Liu Ming gently stroked Xiao Hina's hair, his eyes full of affection.
"All in all, after Xiao Lingyin comes with me, she won't just be living with me alone. There are quite a few people living at my place, and it's very lively every day. Xiao Lingyin will definitely not feel lonely.
This time, everyone came for this trip. You'll see them later; they are all very interesting children."
"Xiao Ming-ge, Megumi-jie called you to help in the kitchen. There are too many ingredients, and she can't handle them all by herself." Miyu came up to Liu Ming.
"En, I know." Liu Ming handed Xiao Hina to her, then explained to everyone, "Her name is Takanashi Miyu, she's the second oldest. You can just call her Miyu. She's the same age as Xiao Lingyin, and they'll go to the same school in the future."
"Is it okay if I call you Miyu?" the Teacher asked.
"Of course, you can. I know you, you're Xiao Lingyin's Teacher, right? Xiao Lingyin just told me." Miyu was not shy at all and chatted cheerfully with the Teacher.
"Is that so? It seems you and Xiao Lingyin have a good relationship." The Teacher's worries eased a bit. This way, Xiao Lingyin wouldn't be bullied after she moved.
"My relationship with Xiao Lingyin is pretty good, but Xiao Lingyin probably likes Xiao Ming-ge the most. The way she looks at Xiao Ming-ge is like looking at her own family. I absolutely cannot be mistaken about that."
Miyu patted her small chest to guarantee it.
"I can see that too. Xiao Lingyin is very dependent on Liu Ming now. It's really hard to imagine that they only met three days ago." The Teacher showed a wry smile, then felt a bit jealous.
He had taught Xiao Lingyin for two years and had always been very good to her. When she fell asleep in class, he would even put his jacket over her, and he would prepare lunch for Xiao Lingyin during sports day.
And Liu Ming?
They seemed to have only met the day before yesterday at noon. At most, it hadn't even been three days, and their relationship was already this good. It was too enviable.
Such charisma was too wasted not to be a Teacher.
"Hehe, that's Xiao Ming-ge's charm. We had only just met, and he kept us there, and eventually became our guardian. Looking back now, it's really a bit unbelievable."
Miyu recalled her life during this period, and couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.
"Can you tell me about it?"
"This~" Miyu hesitated a bit, as it wasn't exactly a collection of happy memories.
She picked up some snacks from the table and gave them to Xiao Hina.
Xiao Hina happily took them and started eating.
"Actually, the situation of us three sisters is similar to Xiao Lingyin's. Because Xiao Hina is here, I won't go into more detail," Miyu said softly, stroking Xiao Hina's hair, her tone a little sad.
"I'm sorry, I brought up your sad memories." The Teacher only then realized that Miyu had just said that Liu Ming had become the guardian of their three sisters.
The meaning of guardian was self-evident.
"It's okay, it's all in the past. Now our lives are very happy. It was Xiao Ming-ge who healed our wounds," Miyu gently shook her head, her smile genuine.
"Isn't that right, Xiao Hina?"
"I love Uncle the most!" Xiao Hina was eating snacks, her cheeks puffed out, and her words were a bit unclear.
At this moment, Chisa came before the Teacher and the others with two books she treasured.
She handed the books to the Teacher.
The Teacher took them, puzzled.
'the old man and the sea'
'the little mermaid'
They, of course, knew these two books, as they were quite famous, especially 'the old man and the sea,' which had caused a sensation worldwide at the time.
But he didn't understand what Chisa meant by this.
Chisa still didn't speak, she pointed her finger at the famous name 'Teacher Liu' on the back of the books.
The Teacher's expression first froze, then his heart trembled. He asked in disbelief, "This Teacher Liu, it couldn't be Liu Ming, could it?"
"How is that possible? How old is he? How could he write such profound works?" The Uncle suddenly stood up. He considered himself a man of the sea and loved 'the old man and the sea' immensely.
Now, suddenly hearing that the author of this work was a kid in his early twenties, how could he believe it?
"When Liu Ming wrote these two books, he specifically came to our island and experienced life at sea for over two months. He lived right here," Chisa said with a serious expression.