Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

"Hmm? Zhizhi?"

"Is this your Japanese signature?" You held up the page of the document and brought it close to Qin Che's face.

He glanced at it and looked at you with amusement: "...Is this a new pronunciation you invented?"

"Don't you think this looks a lot like the characters '之之'?"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, it does look somewhat similar."

"From now on, you have a new nickname, Qin Zhizhi~~~" You draw out the last syllable and look at Qin Che with a grin.

He put down the barbecue tongs and flicked you on the forehead.

Why are you flicking me? Is that not allowed?

"You've already given me so many special nicknames, don't you mind having one more?"

"A lot? Not really, it's just husband, crow, crow head, crow baby, Chezi, Che baby, Qin Zhizhi... um... it seems like a lot, hahahahaha... Oh my, I gave you so many nicknames because of my love for you~~~" You chuckled as you organized the files and put them back into the folder on the desktop.

"You're such a chatterbox." Qin Che took a plate, put the grilled meat skewers on it, and handed it to you. "Alright, aren't you hungry after talking so much? You can eat these now."

"I'm hungry, I'm hungry, then I'll try Qin Zhizhi's cooking..." You took the plate, picked up a skewer of beef, and put it to your mouth.

"Mmm!! Delicious!! Just as good as my Che baby's cooking!!" You gave him a thumbs up with an exaggerated expression.

He then brought the skewer of meat to Qin Che's lips: "Here, Zhizhi, have a bite too!"

Qin Che played along with your performance, took a bite, and nodded: "It's not bad, probably because my cat Charcoal is good at cooking."

You, in your dramatic mode, exaggeratedly cover your mouth and laugh, "Oh! No, not at all! Zhizhi's praise is making me almost embarrassed~~~"

Seeing Qin Che amused by your antics only fueled your enthusiasm, and you began to put on a variety of performances.

One of his subordinates, waiting outside the villa to retrieve some documents, paced anxiously back and forth, smelling the aroma of meat and hearing laughter from inside the courtyard, but dared not go in.

He anxiously sent a message to Xue Ming.

[Brother Xue, this is the situation. Should I go in now, or wait a while?]

"Okay, it's alright, you can go in. The boss seems to be in a good mood now, don't be afraid."

Of course I'm not afraid! I'm afraid of interrupting them and spoiling their fun...

It's not that bad...

The man was about to reply when the silvery laughter from inside the courtyard stopped, and soon after, Qin Che's voice was heard.

"The item is here. We need to confirm that the old man received it personally," Qin Che's voice came from above.

The man was surprised that Qin Che would personally deliver the documents. He bowed his head and respectfully accepted the documents.

"Okay, I understand."

After giving his instructions, Qin Che turned and left.

You watched Qin Che return and asked curiously, "It wasn't Xue Ming or Xue Ying who came to pick it up. If they had come, we could have had some barbecue together."

“I have more than just these two subordinates. They have other things to do today.” Qin Che placed a few skewers of vegetables on the grill.

"Hmm, I love these bell peppers. And is that baby corn? I've never had it grilled before. Grill a few more and I'll try it."

"Ah."

"Qin Che, I've finished my orange juice. Can I have a sip of your wine? I've never seen you drink this before." You winked at him.