"Goodbye, Teacher!"
"Be careful on the way."
After Haruki watched the last student leave the classroom, he picked up his textbook.
"You're quite popular among the students, aren't you?"
Tsunade leaned against the door, arms folded across her chest, and said with a smile.
"Of course."
Haruki walked up to her. "Since I can win the favor of you, my dear friend, I can naturally make these kids like me too."
"Oh? So, you have other big friends besides me?"
"Tsk, it seems there's no need to add vinegar to tonight's dishes."
Haruki reached out his hand, wiped the corner of her mouth, and brought it to his nose. "It smells like vinegar."
"You're the one jealous!" Tsunade pouted discontentedly.
"You said it yourself."
Haruki pressed his right hand against the wall, lowered his head, and started moving his tongue in her mouth.
"Um..."
Tsunade instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. Her head was fixed and she couldn't move, nor did she want to.
After a few minutes, Haruki smacked his lips contentedly and said, "This vinegar tastes good."
"Stop talking!" Tsunade gasped, blushing with shame, but glaring at him. "Jerk! Just you wait!"
"Wait for what?" Haruki shrugged. "If you think you've been wronged, just take it back. I won't resist."
..." Tsunade pinched his waist directly.
"Ouch!" Haruki exclaimed in surprise. "You're really ruthless!"
"Let's go home!" Tsunade snorted coldly, let go of her hand, and turned to walk outside.
"Hey, I think something's wrong with my waist. You're fully responsible." Haruki followed her and tried to hold her hand, but she dodged.
"Do you want me to give you a massage?" Tsunade's eyes showed a dangerous glint.
"No, no." Haruki shook his head vigorously. After some effort, he finally held her right hand.
"Stop being naughty!"
Just when Tsunade kept a straight face, she suddenly felt a tickling sensation in her palm. She immediately glared at him, but the uncontrollable smile on her lips betrayed her mood.
"Hehe."
Haruki laughed happily and stopped wiggling his middle finger in her palm.
"What a silly look."
Tsunade couldn't help laughing. She held his hand with her other hand and naturally leaned her face against his arm.
A moment later, Haruki patted her hand, and Tsunade let go.
He stepped forward, opened the door, bent slightly, and offered his right arm. "Ladies first, my princess."
Tsunade gently tapped his forehead to show her approval.
She bent down, took off her shoes, and her pair of beautiful, fair bare feet were instantly exposed to the air.
Haruki looked at her graceful figure and couldn't help smiling.
He closed the door and asked, "What would you like to eat tonight?"
Tsunade lay on the sofa, not wanting to move.
"Is there any suitable dinner for summer?"
"Let me think."
Haruki sat down next to her, put her feet on his lap, and gently kneaded them.
"Fruit and vegetable salad. It's nutritious, refreshing, and very easy to make."
"Let's have this." Tsunade's eyes lit up. This dinner sounds perfect for losing weight.
"Okay." Haruki massaged her bare feet.
"Hurry up and go!" After a few minutes, Tsunade couldn't help saying. "I'm so hungry that my stomach is flat."
"Really?"
"I don't believe it. Let me touch it."
Then, the next second, he was kicked.
Haruki patted his clothes and went to the kitchen.
Tsunade glanced at her feet and murmured, "I really don't know what's so appealing about them."
A quarter of an hour passed.
Haruki came out with a big bowl of salad.
He handed Tsunade a spoon and said, "To save you from washing an extra bowl, I didn't separate them. Let's share it."
"Watermelon, strawberries, tomatoes, oh, and cucumbers."
Tsunade scanned the salad in front of her, identifying the ingredients in it. "What's this?"
"Avocado." Haruki looked at the green leaf she was pointing at and said, "It has an anise-like flavor. You can give it a try."
"No way. The smell is too strong." Tsunade took a bite and showed a look of disgust.
"If you can't get used to it, don't eat it." Haruki picked up a glass of water. Tsunade didn't take it and just drank the water directly.
"Alright." Tsunade continued to deal with the salad.
"By the way, I want to ask you something. Do you have enough pin money?"
"What do you want to do?" Tsunade immediately became alert.
"What kind of expression is that?" Haruki said with a bit of amusement. "The money you use is mine anyway."
After the two confirmed their relationship, to prevent herself from being addicted to gambling, Tsunade gave all her money to Haruki for safekeeping.
But unfortunately, Tsunade still couldn't control herself and often sneaked out.
With her luck, she naturally lost so much that people came after her for debts.
Haruki had no choice but to pay the debts.
As time passed, the money never increased.
As for the so - called pin money, it was what Haruki told her. If she won, the money would be hers.
"Uh, there isn't much." Tsunade stared at the salad, not daring to look at him. "Are we going to go bankrupt?"
Haruki took a sip of water and smiled. "Not really. Hmm? It seems to have an orange taste?"
"..." Tsunade was stunned for a moment, her face blushing slightly. She said, "It's lipstick. Why did you drink my water?"
"Oh." Haruki blinked. "What's the big deal. Okay, let's get to the point. I want to set up a bank, which is what you understand as an underground money - lending house."
"What do you mean by that?" Tsunade remembered the Infrastructure Investment Bank he mentioned in Sunagakure.
"This can only be in the hands of the two of us." Haruki said seriously. "You may not understand its power now, but it far exceeds any underground money - lending house you've ever seen. It will be one of the most important economic lifelines in the ninja world in the future."
"I'll follow your lead." Tsunade didn't fully understand, but she trusted Haruki.
"Aren't you afraid I'll sell you?" Haruki couldn't help but tease.
"Humph, you wouldn't want." Tsunade said firmly.
Haruki was slightly startled, and then pinched her cheek.
"After the bank is established, it doesn't matter how much you bet."
"Really?"
"Fake!" Haruki gave her a sideways look. "If you keep losing like this, you'll squander all the money no matter how much there is."
"It doesn't matter. As long as I win you, it doesn't matter how much I lose on other bets."
After saying that, Tsunade immediately got up without giving Haruki time to react.
"I'm full! I'll go take a shower first!"
Haruki watched her fleeing figure and couldn't help laughing.
He put away the bowl.
The importance of modern banks is self-evident.
As for other industries, he could cede them to the future Konoha to be publicly owned.
This investment bank, however, was his personal desire, a gift for Tsunade.
As he said, if Tsunade wants to lose the whole bank in the future, she'll still have to work hard.
After washing the dishes, Haruki stretched and headed to the study to write textbooks.
Half an hour later, Tsunade in a white bathrobe walked in.
"Go take a shower."
"Okay."
Haruki stopped what he was doing and caught a faint whiff of fragrance.
He looked at the wet Tsunade, water droplets rolling down her delicate skin, unabashedly showing her unique allure.
Haruki couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Sure enough, it was summer. His body was heating up.
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