Boss Kiryu and Goro Komaki are actually very good friends... This is really beyond Aonto's expectation.
Two people who felt that they had nothing to do with each other were actually very good friends - this wonderful fate and coincidence made Qingdeng a little surprised.
After all, Goro Komaki and Mr. Kiryu are quite different in age. One is in his early 90s, and the other looks to be just over 40 years old.
In this era where medical care is underdeveloped and people do not have scientific concepts of hygiene and diet, so that the average life expectancy is hard to describe, the age difference of nearly 40 years is almost two generations apart.
Maybe this is the so-called "year-old friendship".
"Kumaki, when did you and Atachi come?" Kiryu asked.
"last night."
Goro Komu replied.
"The plan was to go to Senshiya to find you and Amu as soon as possible after arriving in Edo."
"But when we arrived in Edo last night, it was already a little too late."
"Because I was worried that looking for you suddenly when it was so late at night might affect the rest of You and A-Machi, so A-Machi and I found a hotel to spend the night at random last night, preparing to wait for Isamu Kondo this morning.
I’ll meet you again after the wedding begins.”
Kiryu adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Did you just arrive last night...Why did you and Atachi come so late? I thought you wouldn't come to Kondo-kun's wedding."
"The wedding of the future fourth-generation head of Natural Rishin-ryu... there's no way I won't come to attend, right?"
A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Komaki Goro's mouth.
"The business of my Platycodon House has been very good recently, and I have won many big orders."
"In order to complete these business orders, Atachi and I were grinding flour day and night until we set off to Edo, so we wasted a lot of time."
"Fortunately, I was not late. I arrived in Edo successfully the day before the wedding. Congratulations, congratulations."
While Komaki Goro was chatting with Boss Kiryu, Kinoshita Maimai and Atachi were hugging each other intimately, leaning against each other.
I have to say that the two girls, one big and one small, hug each other very charmingly.
The two girls have their own charming beauty.
One is a mature and beautiful wife, and the other is a young and lovely girl.
Although the beauty of their faces is different, the attractiveness of their bodies is exactly the same - they all have impressive curves.
Kinoshita Mai, who was afraid of life, threw herself into Amachi's arms without any scruples.
A-Machi enthusiastically opened his arms and hugged Kinoshita Mai, and Goro Komaki, who was beside him, raised his hand to pat Kinoshita Mai's little head affectionately.
Judging from the series of interactions between Kinoshita Mai, Komaki Goro, and Omachi... she has a very good relationship with this couple.
Amachi, who had a doting look on his face, hugged Kinoshita Mai and at the same time, used his cheek to rub Kinoshita Mai's delicate face with moderate force.
"Ah Wu, I haven't seen you for a while, you look beautiful again!" Ah Ding said.
"Aunt Machi, you are too! You have become more beautiful too!" Mai Kinoshita, who is usually clumsy-tongued and introverted, showed a rarely seen cheerful side in front of Machi.
Amachi, who was amused by Kinoshita Mai's compliment, covered her lips and chuckled: "Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. I am very happy to be praised like this by you."
"Aunt Machi, you're here again."
Kinoshita Mai smiled childishly, and then hugged A-Machi tighter.
"Why do you always like to call yourself an old woman? Aunt Mach, you are still young!"
"..." Ah Ding smiled and said nothing, only silently hugging Ah Wu tightly.
After a moment, A-Machi reluctantly let go of Mai Kinoshita.
It was only then that Qingto finally had the opportunity to communicate with Kinoshita Mai.
Aoto was sitting next to the Komu couple. When she discovered the Komu couple, Kinoshita Mai naturally discovered Aoto at the same time - but she was busy greeting the long-lost Komu couple, so she couldn't pay attention to Qing for the time being.
Deng.
As if they had agreed in advance, Qingto and Mai Kinoshita raised their eyes and looked at each other with great tacit understanding.
The two looked at each other.
The eyes are entangled and intertwined.
This was the first time the two met since the chaos of the fireworks display.
Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled momentarily, and then her eyes flickered as if she couldn't stand still, and she once tried to look away...
But in the end, she mustered up the courage to open her cat-like round eyes, and conveyed one wave after another of complex emotions to the young man in front of her.
"Awu."
Qingden smiled and took the lead in saying hello to Kinoshita Mai.
Based on his current bond with Mai Kinoshita... there is no need for any redundant greetings when facing Mai Kinoshita.
A simple call by name is enough to be better than a thousand "Long time no see" and ten thousand "Hello."
The next moment Qingden softly called out the words "A Wu", Kinoshita Wu's eyes flashed violently.
As the saying goes, "The eyes are the windows to the soul."
The change in Kinoshita Mai's eyes declared her inner unrest at the moment.
Exultation, joy, displeasure, anger...all these emotions swarmed through Kinoshita Mai's eyes.
Eventually, these emotions blend into one.
It turned into a trace of... confusion and confusion that could not be hidden, and a gentle smile that seemed to be able to melt away the ice.
"Qingden..." Kinoshita Mai nodded to Qingteng coyly.
Kiryu and others, who had long known that Aoto and Mai Kinoshita had a relationship where they could call each other by their names, were not surprised by their series of interactions.
But for the Gu Mu couple, this was a bit too exciting.
In this country in this era, young men and women call each other by their first names... Even a kid in his early 10s knows what this means.
I saw Goro Komaki and Omachi both showing expressions of surprise, scanning Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita back and forth with scrutinizing eyes.
Finally, they set their sights on Kiryu.
Kiryu noticed the gaze between the two and turned to look.
What is the relationship between these two people? Goro Komaki asked Kiryu with his eyes.
Although Goro Komaki asked the question in a "question" format, his expression already revealed that he was confident about the answer to this question.
After Kiryu hesitated for a moment, he showed a helpless smile.
Then, he nodded gently towards the two of them.
In an instant, the expressions on the faces of Komaki Goro and A-Machi became "spectacular".
The person whose expression became wonderful at this moment was Qing Deng.
Because at this moment, a loud and loud voice came from the distance.
"Ahahaha! Orange-kun! So you are here!"
Qingden didn't need to turn his head to look, he knew who it was... after all, this male voice was too familiar to him.
"Mr. Jutaro, Miss Sanako..." Qingden slowly turned around and looked at the two young figures walking straight towards him with a strange expression.
The Chiba family and the Kondo family have been friends for generations, so it is completely natural to invite people from the Chiba family to participate in the grand day of the trial.
Qingto and Sanako have not seen each other since the fireworks display.
He would probably be able to see Kinoshita Mai and Sanako at today's wedding banquet - Qingto had expected this.
But he didn't expect that he would reunite with the two women at the same time...
Today, Sanako is wearing an exquisite kimono with blue clothes and a white sash, and her hair is styled into a Shimada bun in a dignified and simple way... Qingnobu has not seen Sanako in the "form of a famous lady" for a long time, so he took a look at Sanako's appearance today.
This look makes me feel nostalgic.
After Aoto turned around because of Jutaro's shout just now, Sanako bowed to Aoto with a normal expression.
Qingteng stared blankly and returned Sanako's bow.
Sanako's calm reaction... surprised Qingto slightly.
He thought that Sanako would be like Kinoshita Mai, showing him mixed emotions, her eyes...
Expressionless and cold--isn't this just Sanako's normal appearance?
The way Sanako looks like this, it feels like... nothing embarrassing has ever happened between her and Qingto.
This moment is not only the first time Aoto meets Mai Kinoshita and Sanako since the fireworks display... it is also the first time the two girls have reunited since they broke through Aoto's "exquisite time management" together...
As soon as Sanako showed up, Kinoshita Mai's expression suddenly changed.
The lines on her face tensed up in an instant. She subconsciously stepped back and at the same time lowered her waist and lowered her body's center of gravity. She had a vigilant look on her face, as if she had encountered a powerful enemy, and her eyes were firmly fixed on Sanako.
However, no one, including Aonto, noticed this little move by Kinoshita Mai - except Sanako.
Sanako seemed to sense something, her beautiful eyebrows twitched slightly, her head turned slightly, and her eyes met with Kinoshita Mai's.
Because Sanako is much taller than Kinoshita Mai, when the two girls look at each other, they can look down at Kinoshita Mai and give Kinoshita Mai an invisible pressure. It can be said that Sanako takes advantage.
As soon as Sanako looked over, forced by Sanako's aura and her own weak mentality that always arises spontaneously when facing Sanako, Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes wandered in an instant
Uncertain.
Looking at Kinoshita Mai who started to dodge her eyes and didn't dare to look at her, Sanako pursed her red lips.
Then--
"Ah……"
The left corner of Sanako's mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc, and she let out a sneer that even she herself didn't hear clearly.
Although Kinoshita Mai didn't hear Sanako's laughter...but she saw the slight smile on the corner of Sanako's mouth!
"Uh huh...!"
With a graceful movement, Kinoshita Mai put her hands on her belly and squeezed them tightly. Her little face turned red and swelled like a pufferfish.
At this time, someone finally noticed something strange about Kinoshita Mai.
"A Wu, what's wrong with you?" A Ding asked.
"No, it's nothing." In order to cover up her strangeness, Kinoshita Mai took out the pocket paper she carried with her and wiped the non-existent sweat beads on her face repeatedly and vigorously...
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Although the Chiba family received an invitation from the Imperial Examination Center, unfortunately... Chiba Sadaikichi, who has been having physical problems from time to time since he got older, recently had an old injury relapse. He needs to rest.
I missed Kondo Isamu’s wedding banquet today.
Eijiro Chiba was far away in Mito Domain.
Chiba Michizaburo and Chiba Tamonshiro happened to be busy with important things today.
Therefore, only Chiba Jutaro and Sanako were present at the Chiba family today.
Due to the limited area of the venue, in order to allow each guest to have enough space to sit, the banquet adopts a "group-shaped" seating arrangement.
To put it simply, it is like eating at separate tables, with more than a dozen people sitting together.
Hikaru Okita and Rintaro Okita naturally sat with Souji.
And Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai will definitely not be separated from the Furumaki couple who are familiar with each other and have not seen each other for a long time.
After Kiri and Mai took their seats, there happened to be two empty seats left at the "table" where Aoto was sitting... Seeing this, Chiba Jutaro said without thinking: "Oh! Tachibana-kun, do you still have empty seats here? Then I
Just sit here with Sanako!"
After saying that, Chiba Jutaro sat down involuntarily, assuming a posture of "I won't move until I die."
Ever since - this "table" in Qingdeng... Starting from Qingdeng, in clockwise order, the people seated are:
Aoto, Souji, Hikaru Okita, Rintaro Okita, Jutaro Chiba, Sanako, Mai Kinoshita, Boss Kiryu, Atachi, Goro Komaki.
Qingdeng + 3 girls + parents of these 3 girls...
It wasn't until Chiba Jutaro and Sanako sat directly across from him that Qingto realized that his situation at his "table"... seemed a little awkward.
Although Sanako and Chiba Jutaro knew Okita Hikaru and his wife, they were not very familiar with them.
As for the Furumaki couple, let alone them. Apart from Kiryu, Mai Kinoshita and Souji, there was no one they knew well around them.
It's just that - even though everyone is unfamiliar with each other, the atmosphere is unusually harmonious...
Chiba Jutaro is a "socially awkward person" who never knows what "stage fright" and "introversion" are.
Okita Hikaru, who became the head of the family early due to the early death of his parents, knows etiquette, understands etiquette, and is well-rounded.
As a son-in-law, Rintaro Okita has a more honest and honest temperament, but he is not a person who is not good at socializing and speaking in front of strangers.
Kiryu and Komaki and his wife show the demeanor of old people. They show their mature and steady aura when talking and laughing.
The parents of the three girls get along very well... but the three girls are very quiet...
Sanako didn't speak the entire time, with her head lowered and drinking tea in silence - but because Sanako was usually a quiet person who didn't like to talk, no one thought there was anything unusual about Sanako now.
Although Kinoshita Mai frequently talked to Kiryu and Furumaki beside her, she always glanced uneasily at Aintō, Sanako...and Souji.
Souji, who is usually very cheerful, has become a lot quieter now... no, ever since Kinoshita Mai and Sanako arrived one by one.
She glanced back and forth at Qingto, Sanako and Kinoshita Mai again and again with an observational gaze... and then silently stuffed a large mouthful of Jinpei candy into her mouth.
The banquet hall that was empty an hour ago was now packed to capacity.
With everyone's full expectations, the hands of the clock finally reached 11:30... Today's newcomer finally appeared!
Isamu Kondo, with his hair perfectly combed, stepped into the banquet hall with an imposing but nervous look on his face.
I saw that Kondo Isamu's upper body was covered with a long-sleeved and long-hem black haori. The back of the haori was embroidered with their family crest in five places. The base coat underneath the haori was also black. The lower body was wearing black and white stripes.
He wears hakama, his belt is tied into a cross knot, and his feet are wearing white socks.
Kondo's current outfit is a very standard "monori haori hakama".
The so-called "monosuke haori hakama" was the highest-level male dress in the Edo period. It was generally worn only on special occasions such as weddings and children's full moon ceremonies.
Following Kondo into the hall was naturally his future wife: a girl named Matsui Tsune.
Ever since Shusuke and Abi jointly announced that they would take Kondo on a blind date, the name "Matsui Tsune" frequently appeared in Qingteng's ears - but Qingteng had never seen this girl once.
At this moment, Qingto finally got to see what the girl who Zhousuke and Abi praised so much and Kondo dreamed about looked like.
Indeed, just as Shusuke, Kondo and the others had praised her so much before, this woman has excellent looks.
Overall, she has a very classic face, like a melon-seed face that came out of ancient literati paintings.
From the eyebrows to the neck, all the lines are so graceful and delicate.
She is a girl with a very gentle and delicate temperament.
Her face was smeared with white powder to a beautiful white color, her eyebrows were modified with eyebrow pencil, and her small red lips were covered with high-quality lipstick... Matsui, who was wearing bridal makeup, lowered his head slightly and folded his hands on his body.
He walked forward, following closely behind Kondo step by step.
Her hair is combed into a Bunkin Takashimada bun. The kimono, robe, robe, belt, and stockings are all as white as snow. The sword on the chest, lace, Suehiro and other accessories are also all white, and she wears it on her head.
The famous headdress called "white cotton hat" - this is what Matsui often wears now.
A "white cotton hat" is a large oval hat. Wearing a "white cotton hat" means not letting anyone except the groom see the bride's face before the wedding is over. It also means not bringing the bride's hair to the groom's family.
The "spiritual power" hidden in it means to eliminate disasters.
The outfit Matsui Tsune wears is exactly the wedding dress that girls in the Edo period would wear when they got married - Shiro Muzan.
In ancient Japan, white symbolized the color of the sun. It was both a sacred color and a color that represented purity and purity.
Since the Heian period (794-1192), pure white has become a respected color.
Starting from the Muromachi Shogunate Period (1336-1573), white kimonos were gradually used by samurai families as brides' dresses. By the time it evolved into the current Edo Shogunate Period, white kimono had become the dress worn by brides at exclusive weddings.
I have to say that Tsune Matsui, who wears beautiful light makeup and wears white clothes without a trace of dirt or impurities, is indeed extremely beautiful, exuding a holy aura.
"So beautiful..."
Suddenly, Qingden heard Kinoshita Mai's murmur.
He turned around and saw Kinoshita Mai's eyes straightened, staring at Matsui Tsune who was walking into the banquet hall without blinking.
Kinoshita Mai, whose attention was taken away by Matsui Tsune... to be more precise, by Shiro Muzan's beauty, her eyes shone with the same color as the sky outside the window.
Although the emotions were expressed very implicitly, Kinoshita Mai's emotions and feelings at this moment were well conveyed to Qingto.
When he came back to his senses, Aoto discovered that not only Kinoshita Mai was like this - Sanako was also looking intently at the clothes on Matsui Tsune.
The eyes of Sanako, who was aloof and not good at expressing emotions, were shining with a light that was weak but powerful.
Seeing the two girls looking blankly at Bai Wugu... Qingden's hands naturally rested on his legs, and he unconsciously tightened them, grabbing the hakama fabric at his thighs.
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(Tachibana which one of them do you like? Do you have any plans to marry any one of them?)
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(This kind of question shouldn’t be that difficult to answer, right? Just follow your own desires and follow your inner thoughts.)
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Last night, what Hijikata and Souji said to Qingnobo flashed quickly in Qingnobo's mind.
Wave after wave of determination, like a rising flame, burned brightly in Qingdeng's eyes.
At this moment, Qingdeng had made up his mind.
It’s okay not to overestimate your own capabilities.
It doesn’t matter if you have an empty stomach and a high heart.
Qingdeng has no intention of withdrawing his decision.
But... it's a pity - although Aoden noticed the current appearance of Kinoshita Mai and Sanako, he failed to notice the expression of a certain beauty who was very close to him.
Souji paused in the act of stuffing Kinpei candy into his mouth when Matsui Tsune, who was dressed in white, entered the scene, and a dazed expression appeared on his face at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, as if he was shocked by some beautiful sight.
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"...I really miss it."
Goro Komaki gazed at the newlyweds not far away with a nostalgic smile, turned his head to the side, and whispered to A-Machi beside him.
"I remember the scene when we got married."
"Me too." Ating smiled.
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A wedding in front of people has fewer links and is fast-paced.
Kondo Isamu and Matsui Tsune, who were kneeling side by side at the north end of the banquet hall, drank wine and read their wedding vows in a "three-entry ceremony", and the wedding ended.
Next, it’s time to eat.
Plate after plate of luxurious dishes and bottle after bottle of mellow wine were served.
After a while, the solemn banquet became chaotic.
More and more drunk people were singing, shouting and dancing there.
More and more people stood up spontaneously to add to the fun and showed various strange performances.
For example, Isamu Kondo's brother, Otogorō Miyagawa, performed for everyone his unique skill of "can hold 5 steamed buns in his mouth".
The hilarious guests not only made the banquet extremely noisy, but also made the originally orderly seats extremely messy.
Now it is no longer clear which "table" is which... Everyone is sitting randomly, and the seats have become messy.
At this time, Kiryu suddenly stood up and said that he wanted to relieve himself.
Less than 3 minutes after Kiryu left the table, Komaki Goro suddenly said that he wanted to relieve himself.
Immediately afterwards, Amachi also said that he wanted to go to the toilet...
All of Kinoshita Mai’s “parents” were gone in an instant...
Mai Kinoshita was not "alone" - because as soon as Atachi left, Hikari Okita abruptly dragged Okita Rintaro to another corner of the banquet hall on the grounds that "I want to say hello to Mr. Sato Hikoro and the others."
Step by step hair.
Chiba Jutaro silently watched the backs of Okita and his wife...then, his eyes glanced left and right thoughtfully.
A strange smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he suddenly raised his hand to cover his face with force.
"Uh...! Uh...!"
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Sanako saw this and quickly reached out to hold Chiba Jutaro's shoulders.
"It's okay...it seems like I drank too much...I feel a little uncomfortable."
"Drink too much?" Sanazi frowned as if she thought of something.
"I'll go outside to get some fresh air...I'll come back later. Sanako, just eat slowly by yourself first."
After saying that, Chiba Jutaro didn't wait for Sanako to make any response, covered his head, and rushed out of the banquet hall like a gust of wind.
In just the blink of an eye, Chiba Jutaro's figure disappeared from Sanako's field of vision.
The originally lively "table" was reduced to Aoto, Mai Kinoshita, Sanako and Souji in less than 5 minutes...
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I didn't write enough 8,000 words today... Hui Changbao apologizes! (Bao Feng kneels down.jpg)
Yesterday was Saturday, and it is winter when people are easily sleepy, so I accidentally snoozed a little bit... The author will definitely add 8000+ chapters tomorrow! (Leopard Death.jpg)
That is to say, can anyone guess what Qingdeng’s determination is in today’s chapter?
This chapter has been completed!