moody_bish's manga / #Countryside(2)

Do I taste like your cooking or do you taste like my vegetables ~? Love is blooming at the countryside for Setsu when he came back to tend his dead father's field. He had quit his job and took upon himself to try and revitalize their family farm, but his tendency to depend on himself has taken its toll on him. Until onde day, he saw the store manager who turned his low quality vegetables into something so delicious that he cried and set a new goal to reach out and grow better vegetables. I'm more of a meat eater but vegetables are suddenly appetizing.

c20. tf with him getting away with it—besides that, the whole thing is wholesome and adorable. I love how pleasantly amiable and patient souta is. there's also this message being sent that one doesnt need to force having a child if you know you can't handle parenting. you don't have to be married if you know you won't prioritize your marriage. parenting isn't limited to blood relation... and a village does raise a child because then poco gets to learn from everyone. this doesnt show much of the stereotypic and traditional family structure. u could think of poco as an orphan, or even souta as a single parent. it all boils down to one's ability to be responsible and accountable for the relationship you foster with others: as a parent, a friend, a spouse, or even as a doctor.