In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1486 The Nohara Family, A Night Without Heating

Outside, a biting wind howled. Hiroshi clutched his coat collar tightly as he hurried home: "Ugh, it's so cold! Ah, I'd better hurry home and have a warm drink in a cozy room, that would be so much more comfortable!"

Thinking this, Hiroshi quickened his pace.

Soon they arrived at their house. After unlocking the door with his key, Hiroshi was about to call out to the house.

A voice called out: "I'm back!"

"Dad, you are back."

"Shin-chan, you should shout like Asahi, 'You're back!'" Hiroshi looked helplessly in the direction of the voice, paused for a moment, and thought, "Wait, what kind of outfit is this?"

Looking at the two little ones dressed so warmly in front of him, Hiroshi was a little confused: "Wait, what are you dressed like?"

"Honey, you're back." Misae walked over and looked at Hiroshi happily.

Looking at Misae, Hiroshi was confused again: "Why are you like this too?" Looking at Misae's layered appearance, Hiroshi didn't know what to say.

"We have no choice but to do it this way." Mingxu sighed. He was physically strong, but he would still get cold, especially since the weather forecast said it would snow today!

"Huh? Why?" Hiroshi looked at them, puzzled.

"Um, the heater is broken." Mingxu said helplessly, spreading his hands. "Mom said to ask you to come back and fix it."

"Huh?" Hiroshi was also a little confused. He went to the living room, looked at the heater, and started to inspect it.

"How is it?" Misae asked nervously.

"No, I can't even tell what's broken," Hiroshi said helplessly, spreading his hands.

"This is a headache. Why should we wait for Dad to come back?" Shin-chan shrugged and sighed helplessly.

"Mom wants to save money," Mingxu said, equally exasperated. He had already told her to have someone come and fix it; now, they might be freezing tonight.

With no other option, Misae braved the chill in the house, wearing thick clothes, and began preparing dinner.

Originally, she wanted to wait for Hiroshi to come back and fix the heater before starting, but now it seems that won't be possible.

Stomping her feet, Misae chopped vegetables, muttering, "It's so cold, so cold!"

From the living room came the cheerful laughter of Hiroshi and Shin-chan; they were watching TV.

Mingxu held Xiaokui quietly over there, watching the situation. Meiya immediately complained, "You have no idea how hard people work!"

"It feels really cold." At that moment, the TV was broadcasting the news, and Hiroshi shivered as he watched it.

On television, the host continued, "Therefore, tonight will be the coldest night of this winter, and it may snow throughout Saitama Prefecture!"

"Wow, is it real or fake?" Hiroshi was a little unsure.

"It's already snowing." Mingxu pointed outside. Xiaoxin ran to the curtains and pulled them open. It was snowing lightly outside.

"Wow~ It's snowing! It's snowing!" Shin-chan cheered excitedly.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and close the window, it's freezing!" Hiroshi complained repeatedly, looking at Shin-chan's expression.

However, with the kotatsu (heated table) there, they're alright, but they don't know how they'll sleep at night.

"What?" Misae came out when she heard the noise.

“It’s snowing, it’s snowing outside,” Mingxu said casually.

"Why does it have to snow at this time of year?" Upon hearing this news, Misae's expression froze. The heater at home was malfunctioning! But what's done is done, so she had no choice but to accept it.

When we ate, everyone gathered around the kotatsu (heated table), which made things a bit better.

"Let's eat!" Looking at the steaming food on the table, everyone's hearts seemed to warm up as well.

After picking up a piece of food with his chopsticks, Xiaoxin looked around and hesitated.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Misae asked, puzzled, looking at Shin-chan.

"Mom, there's no soy sauce," Shin-chan said, somewhat disgruntled.

"Huh? Soy sauce." Misae was taken aback, realizing she had forgotten to bring it.

"You're so useless~" Shin-chan said to Misae.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Misae rolled her eyes, got up and went into the kitchen. As soon as she opened the kitchen door, a blast of cold air hit her.

"Ah~"

Hiroshi hurriedly shouted, "It's freezing! Turn it off quickly!"

"Close it!" Shin-chan shouted immediately afterward.

"Don't shout like that, it's not good," Mingxu's voice followed immediately.

"Okay, fine, I got it." Misae rolled her eyes at them, closed the kitchen door, and then stared at the small soy sauce bottle on the table, suddenly realizing, "It's gone."

There was no other way but to refill the soy sauce bottle with soy sauce.

"Ugh, it's freezing!" Misae complained, stamping her feet.

After finally getting it set up, Hiroshi was stunned as soon as he sat down and took it out: "Huh?"

"What?" Misae asked casually after calmly taking a bite of her food.

"I'm wondering why there's no ketchup?" Hiroshi said, looking at Misae.

"Oh." Misae nodded calmly, but did not take any action.

"You just say 'oh' and that's it? Go get the ketchup." Hiroshi said, dissatisfied.

"Go get it yourself." Misae showed no intention of moving.

"Why should I?! You forgot to bring the ketchup and then asked me to get it!" Hiroshi immediately complained.

"It's so cold, if you want to eat, please go get it yourself." Misae showed no sign of backing down.

"Hmph!" Hiroshi rolled his eyes when he saw that she really didn't intend to get it. "Fine, I'll go then."

As he spoke, Hiroshi stood up and walked towards the kitchen. Feeling the temperature in the kitchen, Hiroshi couldn't help but shiver a few times.

"Oh dear, it's freezing! It's freezing! Turn it off!" Misae immediately repeated Hiroshi's words.

"Turn it off quickly." Shin-chan was still the same.

Mingxu was also somewhat helpless: "Is it really necessary?"

“As for it,” Misae replied without hesitation.

"Sigh~ I know, I know." Hiroshi closed the door helplessly, looked at the table, and, not seeing any ketchup, asked somewhat confusedly, "Honey, I can't find the ketchup!"

"The ketchup is at the bottom, at the bottom!"

"Under there?" Hiroshi was puzzled, but squatting under the table, he hadn't noticed anything. Just as he was about to speak, Misae's voice came again: "On the shelf next to the bottom door!"

"On the shelf next to the door..." Hiroshi said, glancing at the refrigerator. He pulled out a lid, opened the refrigerator, and sure enough, there was ketchup. "The refrigerator, I mean the refrigerator, really. I was freezing to death looking for it."

Looking at the ketchup, Hiroshi rolled his eyes, his words trembling and unclear. Just as he was about to leave after finding it, Shin-chan's voice came again.

"father!"

"What?"

"Please get me the Action Kamen Seaweed Flavored Matsuri."

"Okay, okay..." After searching the refrigerator, Hiroshi couldn't find it and exclaimed in confusion, "I can't find that thing!"

“It definitely is!” Misae’s voice came through.

"No!" Hiroshi said, somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's in the middle drawer!" Misae's voice came again. Hiroshi rolled his eyes, opened the drawer, and finally got it. After handing it to them, Hiroshi complained, "Please, you could have just said it was in the drawer from the beginning."

"Dad, you're so slow," Shin-chan complained softly.

Misae suddenly remembered something, looked at Hiroshi, and made a small request: "Honey, could you please get me some salt while you're at it?"

"No," Hiroshi, who had already sat down, said, indicating his refusal.

"No, please help me carry it!"

"Alright, I'll go get it." Mingxu sighed, got up and brought the salt over. Now they were all satisfied.

After finishing his meal, Shin-chan looked at Misae again and said, "Mom, I want to drink tea."

"Okay..." Just as she agreed, Misae suddenly remembered: 'Oh no, I forgot... the tea is on the kitchen table...'

Thinking it over, Misae looked at Hiroshi: "Honey~"

"What are you doing? Stop being disgusting, your moaning is so nauseating." Hiroshi glanced at Misae and said calmly.

"Would you like some tea?" Misae asked Hiroshi, continuing to plead.

"Okay, give me a drink." Hiroshi nodded, but then paused when he noticed that Misae didn't move.

"Go get the teapot, okay?" Misae looked at Hiroshi with a smile.

"what?"

"Didn't you want to drink tea?" Misae continued to ask.

"Don't you drink tea yourself?" Hiroshi asked rhetorically.

"Mmm, I want to drink~" Misae said with a grin.

Shin-chan got impatient: "Anyone can go, just hurry up, I'm so thirsty!"

"Then why don't you go by yourself!" Now, both of them looked at Shin-chan.

"Oh dear, I'm afraid of the cold~ If I use my alien butt movements, my butt will catch a cold." Shin-chan shook his head, looking aggrieved.

"Just go in the normal position!" the two shouted in unison.

Mingxu stood up again: "Alright, I'll go, I'll go." As he spoke, he casually tucked Xiaokui next to the heated table, so the baby wouldn't catch a cold.

Mingxu walked into the kitchen, and the cold air hitting him made him shiver. He quickly went to the table, picked up the teapot, and hurriedly returned to the living room.

Mingxu placed the teapot on the warm table, rubbed his slightly reddened hands, and said, "The teapot is here, everyone pour your own tea." Xiaoxin immediately came over excitedly, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and then took a big, satisfied sip, letting out a long "Ah~", as if that would dispel the chill from his body.

Hiroshi and Misae each poured themselves a drink, and the family sat around the kotatsu table, quietly enjoying this moment of warmth.

At this time, the phone rang.

'Hmph, who would leave the kotatsu in this cold weather? I absolutely refuse to get up!'

'We're doomed if we stand up! He'll definitely treat us like servants!' That's what they were thinking.

"Honey, the phone's ringing." Hiroshi looked at Misae.

"Go get it." Misae showed no intention of moving.

"I'll go, I'll go." Mingxu stood up again, walked over, and answered the phone. It was Ahui calling. After chatting briefly and learning what had happened, Mingxu went back and told Meiya that Ahui wanted her to come over tomorrow.

Misae immediately nodded.

After finishing their meal and tea, looking at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, Misae looked at Hiroshi again; "Honey, let's play rock-paper-scissors. The loser has to clear the dishes."

"Huh? You can do all the dishes by yourself?"

"Okay, then let's wait and see who stands up first, alright."

The two continued playing the "Statues" game.

Mingxu silently got up, tidied up the dishes, and pulled Xiaoxin to put the things into the kitchen before starting to wash them.

Misae and Hiroshi were taken aback. They felt embarrassed to stay seated any longer, so the whole family worked together to clear the dishes.

After playing for a while longer, they decided to rest in the living room that evening, since there was a kotatsu (heated table) there.

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