In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1387 Tired of Natto

"Oh dear, what happened? How did our house become like this? There's such a strong smell. Oh my god, Misae, Asahi, Himawari, Shin-chan! Where are you? Answer me!"

"Ah! Honey, please save us!"

"Dad~"

"Ah~" Hiroshi exclaimed in shock upon seeing his companions surrounded. "Why did it turn out like this? Wait for me, I'm coming to save you right away!"

But before he could get there, a bunch of natto enthusiasts surrounded him, and Hiroshi frantically shouted, "Help!"

Hiroshi then returned to reality and started shouting wildly. He then came to his senses and looked at Shin-chan, who was playing with natto, and his expression froze.

Misae ignored Shin-chan, and Mingxu stayed far away. It was better for such an evil thing to disappear!

Misae looked at her collection of stickers with satisfaction and said, "Honey, look, I've collected at least dozens of sets of stickers."

"You must have miscalculated. How could there be so many?" Hiroshi looked at the natto around him, his face full of silence.

“I asked the previous residents of the apartment building to help me collect them, and the kids also helped me ask the kindergarten teachers for the empty boxes they had left. They said the principal and Ms. Yoshinaga seemed to have helped a lot.” Misae said excitedly. Hiroshi looked at the two little ones, and Akira’s lips twitched. He had really lost face this time.

"...Oh dear, please have mercy on me! My whole body is starting to feel sticky." Hiroshi looked around at Natto, whose expressions were just like Akihisa's. He was almost...ugh.

Soon after Misae sent out these things, some time passed.

That evening, when Hiroshi returned home, he heard Misae say she had won the lottery and immediately became excited: "You said we won the lottery? You're not kidding, are you?" Hiroshi's eyes were full of excitement. They won a trip to Europe???

"Is this true? Oh my, this is wonderful! This is fantastic news! Europe!" Hiroshi exclaimed, his voice filled with anticipation.

Seeing his expression, Misae said awkwardly, "But I couldn't find the time for my most desired trip to Europe..."

"Huh? If not, then what did you draw?"

"Natto Lazybones," Misae said with a chuckle.

"Huh? What's that?" Hiroshi was bewildered.

"Look, Shin-chan and the others are playing." Mingxu had a look of having seen through life and death. He didn't expect that he wouldn't be pushed to his limit by the enemy, but by Misae's natto.

"Huh?" Following the direction Mingxu pointed, Hiroshi saw that Shin-chan and the others were playing with a giant natto doll, with Shin-chan crawling around inside. Hiroshi couldn't help but think of the dream he had before, and a chill ran down his spine.

"Never mind, you guys can play by yourselves."

“I also won a second prize,” Misae said to Hiroshi again.

"Huh? A second prize?" Hiroshi became excited again.

"Dad, don't get excited, you'll be just like me soon." Mingxu patted Guangzhi, still looking calm.

"Huh?" Hiroshi looked at Misae in confusion.

"Hehe, a year's supply of natto! They sent enough for five people for two weeks." Misae said, opening the refrigerator to reveal a full fridge of natto. Hiroshi's expression went from calm to utter despair, then back to indifference. Heh, he understood Asahi now.

"I never want to see Natto again!"

Hiroshi sighed helplessly, looking at the natto in the refrigerator, feeling that his life was trapped in an endless cycle. He turned to Misae, trying to use his last bit of rationality to communicate with her: "Honey, can we try some other ingredients? Even just for one day."

Misae blinked, seemingly surprised by Hiroshi's request, but quickly regained her composure: "But natto is so healthy, how can we just change it like that? Besides, the kids like it too!" As she spoke, she pointed to Shin-chan and Himawari, who were playing in the living room.

Hiroshi followed her finger and saw Shin-chan using natto as a toy, drawing strange patterns on the floor, while Himawari clapped and cheered happily. As for Mingxu, he had already hidden in his room and wouldn't even come out of the door.

“Okay…” Hiroshi muttered under his breath, feeling that he might never be able to change this family’s eating habits. He slumped helplessly on the sofa, his mind filled with images of various dishes without natto—grilled meat, sushi, ramen… However, when he looked up, he saw Misae walking over with a plate of freshly made natto fried rice.

"Come on, eat it while it's hot, this is today's special edition!" Misae said with a smile, seemingly oblivious to the despair on Hiroshi's face.

Hiroshi stared at the plate of fried rice that emitted a unique aroma, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally picked up his chopsticks and forced a bite into his mouth. Just as he was chewing, he suddenly heard Shin-chan's voice: "Dad, did you know? I heard there's natto ice cream too!"

"Pfft—" Hiroshi almost spat out the food in his mouth, his whole body freezing instantly. He stared at Shin-chan, asking incredulously, "You... what did you say?"

Shin-chan nodded smugly and continued, "Yeah, and there's also natto chocolate, natto cake, natto pudding..."

"Enough!" Hiroshi finally shouted, then covered his head and rushed out of the house. He needed some fresh air, and more importantly, he needed to get away from this world ruled by natto.

Mingxu then looked at Meiya and said, "Mom, let's give some away and then sell some."

"Huh? How much does it cost?" Misae immediately became interested.

"I see." Mingxu said, opening the Misae app on his phone: "Didn't you use that app that sells things before? Let's use this one!" He really didn't want to eat natto anymore!

Misae's eyes lit up; she thought it was a great idea. She quickly picked up her phone and followed Mingxu's instructions. Soon, she successfully listed some natto on the sales platform. "Is this really okay? Won't the neighbors laugh at us if they find out?" Misae asked with some worry.

"What's there to worry about? We're not selling counterfeit goods anyway," Mingxu replied nonchalantly, his only thought being to get rid of the natto as quickly as possible.

Just then, Shin-chan came bounding over, holding an empty natto box in his hand. "Mom, I want to help sell natto too!" he exclaimed excitedly.

Misae patted Shin-chan's head and said with a smile, "Okay, then you can be in charge of packing for the customers."

Hiroshi took a stroll outside and calmed down a bit. Thinking that things might be back to normal at home, he slowly walked back. But when he opened the door, he saw the living room piled high with natto boxes ready to be shipped, and Misae and Shin-chan were busy packing them.

"What are you doing?" Hiroshi asked in surprise.

"We're selling natto, Dad. That way you won't have to eat so much natto anymore!" Shin-chan explained happily.

Hiroshi shook his head helplessly, but felt a sliver of relief. At least his family was beginning to realize his pain and was trying to make changes. However, he couldn't help but remind them, "Could you please consider everyone's feelings before buying things in the future?"

Misae stuck out her tongue, indicating that she would be more careful in the future. Mingxu, on the other hand, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had finally seen hope of escaping the shadow of natto.

However, the next day, looking at the curry on the table, Hiroshi suddenly had a bad feeling: "Could it be that I'm going to start eating curry next?"

"Here you go." Mingxu calmly handed him a flyer, which explained the reason for this trip.

Misae also came over: "Just be patient, collecting stickers gives you a chance to win a trip to Australia!"

"Oh well, it's alright, at least I don't have to eat natto today." Hiroshi said, taking a bite of curry. It didn't taste like natto, which was great!

On his way to work, Hiroshi bought a coffee: "Let's have a coffee to change things up. Hehe, this is great, it's super sugar-free coffee! Collect 10 stickers and you can win a premium golf set. Is it really possible to win such a big prize? Sigh~ the golf set is too far out of my reach~" Hiroshi took another sip; it was so bitter~

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