Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

Chapter 148: Mori Kogoro's Frugal Life

(Updated after the previous chapter)

In the end, Uncle Maori couldn't persuade Xiaolan anymore, so he had no choice but to agree to her request.

After all, he owed Xiaolan too much over the years. Since separating from Yingli, Xiaolan had been responsible for almost all the housework and daily life issues at home.

As long as Xiaolan wants to do it, let her do it.

"The worst that can happen is that my home is one mile away. I can still overcome this little problem... I guess."

Looking at the desk in front of him, which had been changed countless times, Mao Li suddenly felt a little regretful. If he really raised Xiaolan to have the personality of Yingli, would he really be able to survive?

However, it was no use regretting it now. After all, he had already agreed.

Looking at Xiaolan who was in a great mood, Maori could only pray silently in his heart that Xiaolan would not become the next Mile in the future.

......

After getting the approval of her father and Shinichi, a smile appeared on Xiaolan's face. She got up early and went to bed late every day, and often ran to Hime Eri to learn about law and lawyers from her.

Although Conan is also very happy that Xiaolan can be so active now, the problem is...

"Uncle Maori, are we still having bento today?"

"Shut up, you little brat! Do you think I really want to eat a bento? I want to thank that guy Yingli for kidnapping Xiaolan from the office!

And that brat Kudo, why did he agree to let Xiaolan and Yingli study to become lawyers! Did he think his life was too dull? Being with a lawyer is definitely not a good idea!

Kogoro Mouri glared at Conan unhappily, and expressed great dissatisfaction with Conan's agreement to let Xiaolan become a lawyer.

"Haha, my attitude is the same as my aunt's."

Looking at the indignant Maori in front of him, Conan recalled the scene when Xiaolan told him that her mother told her that "being with a childhood sweetheart, especially a childhood sweetheart who chooses to be a detective, is definitely not a good idea."

Should we say they are truly a married couple? Their tone of voice is exactly the same.

Conan sighed, pointed at the lunch box in front of him, and said to Maori dissatisfiedly:

"But uncle, can't we eat something else? Why do we have bento boxes for every meal?"

"Of course it's because bento and cup noodles are cheaper! If you want a change, how about we switch?"

Maori pointed to the bowl of cup noodles in front of him and said to Conan earnestly:

"I'm telling you, Conan, you can't marry a girl who's too strong. Otherwise, you'll definitely regret it!"

If it weren't for the fact that Xiaolan was keeping all his money, and if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to store some cash in his empty piggy bank, would he be so stingy?

"I see......"

Conan smiled awkwardly. To be honest, he regretted it now. Why did he believe Maori's lies?

"Okay, that's good to know. Let's eat! This bento isn't cheap!"

"Haha, a bento that costs a few hundred yen, how expensive can it be!"

Looking at the plain lunch box in front of him, Conan rolled his eyes inwardly and denounced Maori's shameless behavior. If he had known that he would be eating the same thing today, he should have been shameless and gone to Mingmei's place with Xiao Ai to eat for free!

Ever since Xiaolan followed Yingli to learn about lawyer-related knowledge, she went out early and came back late every day, and had no free time to cook for the three of them. So, she thoughtfully left some living expenses for Uncle Maori to take Conan and Xiaoai out to eat every day.

However, what she didn't expect was that in order to save money for his own piggy bank, Uncle Maori directly deducted their food expenses, changing the meal allowance of one thousand per person to a total of one thousand.

Well, that's really too crazy.

Because of this, Xiao Ai couldn't stand it anymore and ran directly to her sister's house to eat.

As for Conan? Because he wasn't that thick-skinned, and he thought that if Ai wasn't there, Uncle Maori wouldn't be so conscienceless as to embezzle the remaining meal allowance, so he didn't follow.

Unexpectedly, what he didn't expect was that the meal cost was still one thousand, but the portion of the meal cost that belonged to Ai was replaced by beer by Uncle Maori.

Although Conan was very angry about this, he could only face the reality helplessly.

However, both he and Ai tacitly agreed not to tell Xiaolan about this matter for the time being.

Well, the two of them plan to wait until Xiaolan gets a vacation before telling her, so that Uncle Maori can more fully experience the "kind care" from his little cotton-padded jacket.

"Huh, I'm full. I haven't had a drink in a while. As expected, ice-cold beer is still the best!"

Touching his stomach, Maoli drank the last sip of wine with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Under the strict watchful eyes of Xiaolan and Xiaoai, he hadn't had a drink in a long time. It was a rare opportunity when they were not around, so he wanted to drink to his heart's content!

Seeing Maori taking out another can of beer and preparing to drink it, Conan calmly took out his mobile phone and took a picture of the scene.

Well, now that he has caught the criminal red-handed, he will definitely make Mao Li bleed heavily.

Maori next to him did not notice Conan's actions, but held the can and savored the taste of the hard-earned beer.

......

"So, Dad, this is how you take care of Ai and the others?"

Looking at the photos taken by Conan and the testimony from Ai, Xiaolan looked at Uncle Mouri with an unfriendly face.

She had originally thought that her father was just being a little frugal, and she wasn't going to take any extra money. Unexpectedly, her father actually deducted almost all of the food money she had left! It was really too much!

"Xiao Lan, you, you listen to me!"

Looking at the angry Xiaolan in front of him, Maoli waved his hands in panic, wanting to defend himself. However, how could Xiaolan give him this opportunity?

"There's no point in saying more! Dad, just honestly apologize to Conan and Ai! Oh, and besides that, I want you to pay for us to go out and have some fun!"

Looking at Xiaolan's fist, Maori swallowed his saliva. In the end, between being punched by Xiaolan and emptying his own small treasury, he decisively chose to lose money to avoid disaster.

"Well, Dad is quite sensible. In that case, let's go to Izu Beach and spend some time there, paying for it."

Looking at Kogoro Mouri's sincere attitude, Xiaolan nodded with satisfaction, and a smile of "success" appeared on her face.