Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 249 Family Dinner
That evening, under Natsumi's warm invitation, Belmode and Grace stayed to have dinner with each other's family.

For Natsumi's first family banquet after taking over as the head of the Kasaka family, Ishino used his decades of housekeeping skills to carefully prepare a traditional Chinese wedding banquet to celebrate Naia and Grace becoming the members of this big family. One member.

As the fragrant hot dishes were brought to the table one after another, Naia and Grace, who were dining with their families around the round table for the first time, couldn't help but twitch their fingers, regardless of the previous table manners, and soon they Adapted to this dining style that feels more like a family atmosphere.

Seeing that Grace was still not used to using chopsticks, Natsumi smiled and went to the kitchen to get a spoon and handed it to her.

Seeing this, Grace politely took the spoon and thanked Natsumi, but still tried hard to pick up the food with chopsticks like everyone else, carefully placing her other hand underneath to prevent the food from slipping from between the chopsticks.

Seeing the joy on Grace's face after she successfully put the dishes into her bowl, Belmore saw that the other person was really working hard to integrate into this new family, and her eyes couldn't help showing relief and love.

Naia, who was sitting on the other side, saw that the "little sister" who was actually one year younger than herself had successfully achieved the introductory achievement of using chopsticks. Not to be outdone, she wanted to launch the same challenge, but she was helpless to find that her shortcomings My little fingers really couldn't use adult chopsticks, so I had no choice but to give up the challenge and pick up my children's spoon again.

Naia's actions naturally did not escape Natsumi's eyes. She gently touched Naia's little head and said with a gentle smile: "Naia, you can use a small spoon today, and I will I’ll buy you another pair of chopsticks.”

"Okay... okay." Realizing that Natsumi noticed the childishness she had just shown, Naia, who had always regarded herself as a little adult, nodded in agreement with some embarrassment.

"Wow, it's really delicious. Is this real Chinese cuisine? It's amazing!" After taking a bite of the sweet and sour squirrel mandarin fish, which is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, Grace's face couldn't help but be filled with joy. With a happy smile, he sighed, "This is completely different from the Chinese food I have eaten in Chinatown before. Could it be that those are all fake?"

"It's delicious. Dad, in addition to being a world-class dessert maker, he also has a unique skill in Chinese cuisine. He used his lifelong skills on today's table of dishes!" Hearing the other party's praise, Xiao Ai exclaimed. He took the opportunity to praise his father with a proud face.

After the last dish was brought to the table, Ishino sat next to Natsumi and explained to Grace with a smile: "Actually, the Chinese food in Chinatown cannot be said to be fake, it is just localized and improved to suit the tastes of most Americans. , so you will feel some differences.”

"So that's it, but I still think the dishes you cook, Uncle Ishino, are much more delicious than what I used to eat." Grace pinched her slender arms, looked at Xiao Ai and said playfully, "No wonder Xiao Ai’s arms are much stronger than mine, it turns out the difference is due to food!”

"If Sister Grace likes the food here, she might as well join us at our house." Seeing the other party praising his father's cooking skills, Xiaosaki, who was sitting next to Xiao Ai, invited him with a smile.

Seeing that Xiaosaki happily extended an invitation to her because of her casual joke, Grace suddenly felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond to the other party's kindness.

While she was hesitating in her heart, Belmode next to her put on an expression that suited me and smiled evilly at Ishino: "Don't mention it, I'm having a headache about cooking. Since I'm little Saki said so, then we will shamelessly come to your place to eat every day. Ishino-kun won’t be in trouble, right?" "What did Sister Chris say? We are a family, and we should eat together every day. It's too late to be happy, why would you find it troublesome?" Before Ishino could say anything, Natsumi on the side agreed with a smile.

Seeing his wife happily making the decision for him, Ishino nodded and agreed to the job, even though he originally didn't care about adding two more mouths to eat in the family.

"But having said that, Sister Grace, your body is indeed a bit thin. I think if you want to be an outstanding idol, it would be helpful to have a healthy and strong body, right?" Thinking of the other person's joke just now, Kosaki He said with a serious expression.

Seeing her sister mention this, Xiao Ai suddenly thought of a certain famous detective who had no skills but was thin and weak. He also suggested with a smile: "Yes, dad has always emphasized that the body is the capital of revolution. Why don't you come too, Sister Grace?" Come join our morning training team, I believe you will catch up with us soon."

When Ishino on the side heard the two keywords "strong" and "idol" mentioned by Xiaosaki, his mind suddenly thought of someone he admired very much in the original world, who was nicknamed by fans as "killing a cow with one punch". The Japanese national idol suddenly felt that what his daughters said was very reasonable and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

Although she felt that what the two sisters said was quite reasonable, Grace still looked at the adoptive mother beside her with some hesitation, wanting to ask for her opinion.

Seeing Grace looking towards him hesitantly, Bellmore knew that she had been living like a puppet on strings all these years, and this was how she developed the habit of consulting her parents or her agent before making any decision. Opinion habits.

In order to liberate the other party from this slightly morbid thought, Bellmore had to respond in an encouraging tone: "Grace, this is a matter related to you. You can think about it and make your own decision. No matter how you Whatever you choose, I will support you."

"Well, I understand." It was the first time she heard such words from the adults around her. Grace felt warm in her heart. After thinking carefully for a while, she finally made a decision, "My goal is to become the world's number one big player. As a celebrity, exercising is also an indispensable part of the road to success, so I am willing to get up early and exercise every day."

"Okay, now that you have made a decision, I will pull you out of bed early in the morning starting tomorrow. Don't you complain?" Belmore looked at the other person who looked determined and said with He said with a smile in a slightly teasing tone.

"No problem, this little bit of hardship is nothing, I can persevere." Grace nodded seriously when she heard this, clenched her fists hard and said.

Seeing that the mother and daughter had reached a consensus, Ishino finally added: "Let Grace come over for breakfast at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, and then we will start exercising step by step."

(End of this chapter)