Thread:Godzillafan93/@comment-27047679-20151005160942/@comment-397235-20151026230035

I dunno. I've always assumed Yousuke was still taking care of the Mikamis, even though he has no real blood ties to do so. Tami comments in most versions how loyal he's remained to his deceased wife; it's highly likely he and Reiko were both helping support them.

I like this idea, because it tends to paint Yousuke in a light other than what we get from not-necessarily-reliable-narrator Kouichi. How many of us at fifteen really understood everything our parents did? That would also explain why they took Kouichi in: it's a way to pay back Yousuke for carrying them, especially after Reiko's murder/death.