In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1512 Peaceful Sleep

Nighttime, at the Nohara residence, Misae is on the phone with Hiroshi, while Himawari is already asleep. Inside, Akira and Shin-chan are getting ready for bed. Hiroshi is away on a business trip.

"Ugh, this is so frustrating, it's exhausting," Hiroshi's voice came through the phone, tinged with a slight complaint.

Misae comforted her, saying, "You must be exhausted from working so late."

"Honestly, even on a business trip I have to manage so many things, it's exhausting. But there's nothing I can do about it." Hiroshi had a headache; he had been assigned to help out at this branch office.

"You're going to work early tomorrow too, right?" Misae asked, listening to Hiroshi's words.

Hiroshi sighed, "Yeah, I have to get to the scene early this morning. As for tonight, I'll just have to read some magazines to give my brain a rest, and then go to bed early." As he spoke, Hiroshi flipped through a photo magazine on the other end of the phone.

"Hey! Don't look at that kind of stuff! Asahi! You need to control Shin-chan!" Misae's voice suddenly came from the phone. Hiroshi froze for a moment, but then he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what she said next. So she was talking about Shin-chan.

"Coming, coming, Xiao Kui just woke up." Ming Xu's voice came from behind, and he grabbed Xiao Xin and walked into the house: "Go read a fairy tale book. It's late at night, you'd better not read this kind of thing."

"Seriously, I'm so sorry, so sorry. Shin-chan just wanted to crawl into bed with his swimsuit photobook, ugh, really. Ah. Hahaha~ Yeah, that's right!" Misae said hurriedly to Hiroshi on the other end of the phone after finishing talking about them.

As they were talking, Misae saw Shin-chan run out again. When she found it a little strange, Mingxu poked his head out and said, "Shin-chan said he forgot to brush his teeth. He'll come back after he brushes them."

"Huh? Oh, it's already late. After you brush your teeth and go to the bathroom, hurry up and get into bed and go to sleep," Misae called out, watching Shin-chan's retreating figure.

"Oh~" Shin-chan nodded casually and ran happily toward the toilet.

Hiroshi listened to the situation at home and couldn't help but shake his head: "What's going on? Shin-chan still won't go to bed?"

Misae sighed helplessly, "Yeah, when you're not home, he seems to be even more energetic at night. If it weren't for Xiaoxu keeping him occupied, sigh~ it's really a headache." She couldn't help but sigh as she spoke.

Hearing Misae's words, Hiroshi couldn't help but laugh: "If that's the case, won't we miss the school bus again?"

"Yeah, then why spend that transportation fee?" Misae sighed, feeling helpless with Shin-chan. She always had to take him there herself. She should have just paid for Asahi's transportation.

"It's alright, he only gets caught once or twice sometimes," Hiroshi said, taking a sip of water nonchalantly.

Then, Misae's voice came from the other end of the phone: "What are you drinking?! Didn't I tell you not to drink too much water before bed?!"

"Pfft~" Hiroshi spat out a mouthful of water.

Then I heard Shin-chan's voice on the other end of the phone: "I didn't drink much~"

"Hello? Hello?" After a few "hello"s, Misae's voice came through: "Sorry, I have to hang up now."

"Hey, hey... hey~" Looking at the water stains on his clothes, Hiroshi was helpless. Why was he the one who got hurt when he was the one talking about Shin-chan?

Meanwhile, at the Nohara family's house, in the bedroom, Akira laid the comforted Aoi down and turned to look at Shin-chan, who was lying stiffly over there. Misae covered Shin-chan with a blanket: "Okay, come on, let's go to sleep!"

"I don't want to sleep yet~" Shin-chan shook his head, looking unwilling.

"No, if you don't go to sleep now, you'll miss the school bus tomorrow morning." Misae looked at Shin-chan with a hint of helplessness: "We can't stay up all night just because Daddy's not home, okay?"

"Okay~" Shin-chan nodded, but his eyes were still wide open.

"Even if you go to sleep, you'll most likely miss the school bus tomorrow anyway." Mingxu also lay down in bed, his face full of teasing.

"Go away." Misae rolled her eyes at Mingxu and looked at Xiaoxin; "Come here, Xiaoxin, be good, Mommy will get you a storybook to read to you."

"Ah~ But I feel sleepy whenever you read a story~" Shin-chan closed his eyes, his face full of reluctance.

"Nonsense, you should have gone to bed earlier anyway." Mingxu rolled his eyes at Xiaoxin: "Otherwise, why would I read you storybooks?"

"..." Shin-chan fell silent.

Misae picked up the storybook and began to read: "A long, long time ago, in a certain place, there lived an old man and an old woman, and an old man and an old woman, and an old man and an old woman, living happily together. One day, the old man asked the old woman, 'Ah...'"

“…” Mingxu glanced at Meiya speechlessly. What a boring story.

But it really does help you sleep!

Ah ~

After yawning, they all slowly fell asleep, even Misae drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

Misae woke up from the cold because she wasn't covered by a blanket. She looked around in a daze and said, "Oh dear, I really am... Ah, finally asleep. Look at him, he's the cutest when he's sleeping." Misae smiled at Shin-chan's appearance, then looked at Akira and Aoi's side before turning her head to see that the brat Shin-chan had kicked off his blanket.

I tucked him in well, and Misae snuggled into bed too: "Okay, I'm going to sleep now~"

Just as she lay down, she heard a voice beside her. Turning her head uncertainly, she rolled her eyes and saw Shin-chan kick off the blanket again. Misae sighed, "Oh dear, you'll catch a cold like that! You need to cover yourself up!" After covering Shin-chan back up, Misae patted him, "Okay, stop moving around." Then, she lay back down in her own bed, yawned, and was about to go to sleep when she heard Shin-chan kicking off the blanket again.

Misae's lips twitched, and she turned her head. "You brat!"

"Ugh! This brat is so annoying, let's tie his hands and feet up!" Misae said, about to cover Shin-chan with a blanket, when she saw Shin-chan suddenly laugh: "Hehe, hehe, hehehe~"

"Tsk, he even smiles in his sleep, I wonder what sweet dreams he's having?" Misae smiled as she looked at Shin-chan's smile, but her smile vanished instantly after she said something next.

"Hehe~ Mom is having a hard time, trying so hard to put on those jeans~"

"...That was a nightmare! You're not allowed to kick off the covers again this time!" Misae rolled her eyes at Shin-chan, covered him with the covers again, gave him a warning, and lay back down in bed. Just as she closed her eyes and yawned, she suddenly heard a noise next to her.

Misae's lips twitched, she turned her head, and then saw Shin-chan suddenly stand up, saying something.

"Huh? Good heavens, this kid is sleepwalking." Misae was saying when she saw Shin-chan take off his pants, squat down, and clearly need to poop, his face turning red.

"Ah! Wait a minute! No!" Misae hurriedly picked up Shin-chan and ran towards the toilet.

Mingxu silently opened his eyes. Sigh~ What an eventful night~ But why is Xiaoxin causing so much trouble tonight?

Mingxu got up and followed Meiya to the restroom. Once there, Meiya placed Shin-chan on the toilet. Shin-chan sat there drowsily, still half-asleep. Meiya looked at Shin-chan, both amused and exasperated, muttering, "This child, sleepwalking and still thinking about going to the toilet, I wonder if he'd been holding it in all day."

Mingxu leaned against the toilet door, yawning, and said, "Mom, don't worry, he'll be fine once he's done." Meiya glanced at Mingxu helplessly, "Look at the time, he'll be unable to get up tomorrow morning again."

After a while, Shin-chan seemed to have finished, and Misae quickly helped him pull up his pants and carried him back to the bedroom. Along the way, Shin-chan was still muttering some unintelligible sleep-talking.

Back in the bedroom, Misae gently placed Shin-chan on the bed and covered him with the blanket, making sure it was tucked in tightly this time. Misae patted Shin-chan and whispered, "Now you can sleep peacefully and stop tossing and turning."

Mingxu lay back down in bed, closed his eyes, and thought to himself: I hope this night will pass peacefully. However, not long after, Xiaoxin started to get restless again, tossing and turning in bed, making whimpering noises.

Misae was just starting to feel sleepy when Shin-chan's noise woke her up again. She sat up irritably, looking at Shin-chan with a mix of exhaustion and helplessness. "What's wrong with this kid? Can't he just give me a break tonight?" Misae muttered to herself.

Mingxu opened his eyes again, looked at Xiaoxin, and suddenly thought of something. He said, "Mom, could it be that Xiaoxin played too wildly during the day, or ate something bad, that's why he's so restless?" Meiya frowned and thought for a moment, "That's possible. He was running around with Kazama and the others during the day, and I don't know what kind of unclean things he ate."

Misae got up and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water. When she came back, she fed Shin-chan a few sips and then gently stroked his tummy, hoping to make him feel more comfortable. With Misae's comforting touch, Shin-chan finally calmed down, and his breathing became steady.

However, Shin-chan opened his eyes again and crawled into Misae's bed.

Misae looked at Shin-chan helplessly: "What are you doing?"

"I'm a little cold, Mom, can I sleep with you?" Shin-chan hugged Misae and started to whine. He had just confirmed that Misae was asleep.

"Oh dear, you're so good at being affectionate. Okay, okay, come into Mommy's arms then." Misae hugged Shin-chan, realizing that she hadn't been paying enough attention to her child lately.

Shin-chan hugged Misae: "It's a little prickly, but it feels so good~"

"You~"

"Go to sleep~" Mingxu's calm voice came.

Everyone quickly closed their eyes, and before they knew it, they were all asleep.

Nothing happened that night. At dawn, his biological clock woke Mingxu. Looking around, a smile appeared on his face. He tucked them in, then took Xiaobai and went out for his workout.

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