Nakamori Akina didn't look at his face and looked ahead, "All kinds of things are..." She said such words at the beginning of the new year. She felt a little embarrassed when she thought of this.
But I truly feel the happiness of being able to say thank you to him at the beginning of the new year.
"...today too." When she said this, she also smiled.
Whether it was the fact that Shinichi Iwahashi returned to Kiyose's hometown with her, or the thoughtfulness he showed to his mother Chieko before leaving home. From the moment the two of them walked into the Japanese-style room together, this feeling surged in Akina Nakamori's heart.
.
Kiyose's Nakamori family is bound together by the presence of his mother, Chieko, even though the relationship between the brothers and sisters is subtle. For Nakamori Akina, who relied on her mother and once debuted to make her family happy, this precarious bond
Although the thread of family affection made her distressed, it also prevented her from being a loner.
In the final analysis, Akina Nakamori is not a stupid girl who can't figure things out. It's because she knows everything that she has such a delicate relationship with her family.
Returning home on New Year's Eve often makes her feel complicated. But this year, Iwahashi Shinichi went back with her, and some things became very different.
The reason for this is that besides her mother, another pair of hands came to her from the side. Shinichi Iwahashi was the one she could rely on besides her mother, the one she wanted to create happiness with.
A heart no longer has to hang on that thin thread and worry about gains and losses. Even in that Japanese room, getting along with her brothers and sisters made her a little uncomfortable, but because Iwahashi Shinichi was there, he
Those hands would hold her own, which made Nakamori Akina feel at ease and no longer put too much thought into the delicate relationship with her brother and sister.
Now, the two of them were alone and finally expressed their feelings tonight.
As soon as she said her thanks, it seemed as if the planned thing had finally succeeded. A small sense of pride after succeeding came to her heart.
Nakamori Akina was reminiscing about the feeling of Iwahashi Shinichi and her being in that lively Japanese room together, but in the end, she heard Iwahashi Shinichi say "hmm" and replied: "Today too."
I wanted to hear him say something nice, but this cunning guy kept trying to imitate her words one after another. Nakamori Akina raised her eyebrows and was about to attack him, but Iwahashi Shinichi continued to speak.
"If I want to say thank you, then I should also say thank you to you. All the time, until now. However," he tilted his head and confirmed with her, "Should we start the new year by endlessly thanking each other?
?”
Akina Nakamori was flashed by him, she was angry and funny, and a little embarrassed that she almost wronged him. Because she was a little guilty, she became extra arrogant, "Is that intentional?"
Afterwards, she realized that what she was thinking just now had not been hidden from him at all. Not only that, she was also teased by this guy quietly.
"It doesn't count." Iwahashi Shinichi suppressed a laugh, "It's because I was thinking about the same thing as you, so I said similar things." He is the best at saying things like this that look like a joke but are sincere.
if.
Akina Nakamori made a sound, "You are so glib." She commented seriously, "I didn't expect you, Shinichi, to have such a side."
Shinichi Iwahashi noticed her pretentious expression and said, "Thanks to you, I can now say some things shamelessly and calmly that I would never say before."
Akina Nakamori was a little unconvinced, "Are you saying that I, a woman, am reckless?"
Iwahashi Shinichi did not answer, but laughed. In a sense, this laughter was the answer. Nakamori Akina recalled the conversation with him just now, and she knew that she was unreasonable, a little unreasonable, and smiled a little proudly.
…
Asking Nakamori Akina to drag her away for a while, and not understanding that she had no intention of going to Asakusa would be too insensitive. But for Shinichi Iwahashi, who never visits New Year shrines, Asakusa is only possible if Nakamori Akina wants to go.
A place of meaning.
Otherwise, it would be more interesting for him to walk with Akina Nakamori in the small town where she lived.
Even so, after all, he was going out to visit shrines in the New Year. When he passed the small shrine set up in a residential area, Iwahashi Shinichi subconsciously paid attention to it.
Of course, there will be a shrine in a residential area where residents gather. Looking at the small shrine from the outside, the red torii gate is as compact as a keychain. Although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, the more it looks like this, the more it gives people a sense of
Miniature model feel.
"Worshipping here is considered a New Year's visit, right?" Iwahashi Shinichi didn't know that he had said something stupid.
Nakamori Akina called him funny. While laughing, she pulled him back two steps as if she was afraid of disturbing the gods. Iwahashi Shinichi didn't know what was going on and asked her, "What's wrong?"
"Shinichi," Akina Nakamori said with great difficulty holding back her laughter, "you don't look Japanese at all."
Iwahashi Shinichi was a little confused, "Isn't this the first time you've said that?"... Although in a sense, his girlfriend's intuition was quite accurate.
"Anyway, whether it's this kind of thing or that kind of thing, he's like a foreigner." Akina Nakamori said to him.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't know how to react. Seeing that she was still smiling, he asked again, "So, do you want to pay your respects here?"
"No."
Nakamori Akina looked at the dark shrine and said, "Now is the time when it is not open to the public. If you go in rashly, you will disturb the gods, and maybe you will bump into the ghosts who go in to rest."
She was vivid and lively, as if she was making up a strange story to fool a child. Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether Akina Nakamori was deliberately deceiving him again. After all, there was the kimono incident first.
He looked at her beaming expression and didn't believe it, "Isn't it too mysterious?" He tried to refute her, thought for a while, and gave a ready-made chestnut, "Well, places like Meiji Shrine are not available every year.
An all-night worship service.”
It was better not to say this, but as soon as she said it, Akina Nakamori laughed even harder. She took a step forward, faced him face to face, with a look of understanding and a tone of understanding, and teased, "Sure enough,
,Shinichi is actually a foreigner, right?"
It looked like a small animal that showed its teeth and claws but had no lethality.
He was half-truth and half-lie. Akina Nakamori laughed loudly, took his arm and pulled him forward, "Let's go quickly, Foreigner-san~"
…
In the end, the two of them did not go to the shrine and walked back slowly. At the beginning of the new year, they neither went to worship nor to draw lots, but spent time on the streets of the small town. This is how to welcome the new year.
There were probably only a few couples of men and women who arrived.
However, I did hear Akina Nakamori tell some interesting things about her girlhood.
As a person grows up, the things that happened in his youth become farther away. When talking about the past, even if it is an embarrassment or some embarrassing experience, it becomes a fun story now. Of course, this is also related to Akina Nakamori.
Look forward, so you don’t regret anything about the past, and don’t complain about it.
Iwahashi Shinichi heard her talk about things related to him, and from this, he realized how optimistic and cheerful she was.
"However," Nakamori Akina looked at Iwahashi Shinichi and said silly words to his side face, "doesn't it feel strange to you to bring you out for a walk like this?"
Iwahashi Shinichi denied, "That's not true. Besides, I also heard a lot about you."
She felt a little embarrassed at the moment, "Unknowingly, I kept talking...I'm always like this, saying a lot of things without paying attention."
Iwahashi Shinichi replied, "I listened with great interest."
"It's all funny stuff, right?"
"Whatever." Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "I'm so happy that you told me this."
Nakamori Akina put her face on his arm and smiled secretly, "That's great."
"However," Shinichi Iwahashi started to imitate her words again. He couldn't help laughing at first and explained to Akina Nakamori, "I didn't do it on purpose this time."
In fact, after two people have been together for so long, some of their oral habits have gradually become similar.
"I want to ask you," Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "Do you really want to go to Asakusa or something like that together?"
Nakamori Akina shook her head, "I haven't prepared anything."
"Do you need to make any preparations?" Iwahashi Shinichi was about to be surrounded by her.
Nakamori Akina glanced at him, and began to play tricks on others again, her tone was reasonable, "Of course, this is the first achievement of the new year, you can't just go there casually, right?"
"Really?" This was so false that even Iwahashi Shinichi himself didn't believe it.
Nakamori Akina also realized that she was going too far, but she continued to be tough, "... Akina, I think you can't just go to New Year's shrine casually like this."
"So?" Shinichi Iwahashi looked at her unreasonable and strong look.
"For example, wear a New Year's kimono, have a Japanese-style hair style, etc..." She couldn't continue to braid it now. Moreover, if she and Shinichi Iwahashi were really photographed wearing a kimono to Hatsugai, they would be photographed together.
If so, it will definitely become a topic.
She began to doubt whether her idea would work. Iwahashi Shinichi was very interested, "New Year's kimono?" He blinked, "I like you wearing a kimono."
When Nakamori Akina looked up and saw his innocent expression, she thought about some things in her mind. She couldn't help but get angry and said something strange with that expression on purpose. This was the most irritating thing! She got impatient, raised her eyes, and came closer.
He bared his teeth and said, "It's so sexy!"
Iwahashi Shinichi saw her paper tiger appearance. He was not frightened, but felt itchy in his heart.
He couldn't help laughing. He stretched out his hand and hugged the angry Nakamori Akina into his arms.
"I really like you." Iwahashi Shinichi said.
Akina Nakamori snorted and complained about him, "How cunning."
"I'm cunning again."
Akina Nakamori spoke plausibly, "If you say that, I can't say anything... Isn't that cunning?"
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said again, "I like you the most."
She pushed further and commanded with a smile, "Say it again and listen..."
"Is this intentional?" Shinichi Iwahashi reacted.
Akina Nakamori raised her head in his arms, with a proud look on her face as if her trick had succeeded, "It's rare to hear you say so many good things."
The two hugged quietly for a while.
"Next time," Iwahashi Shinichi discussed with her, "just wear a kimono?"
Akina Nakamori was so angry and funny that she pushed him away, "Let's talk about the next time!"
Compared with whether things will work out next time, Nakamori Akina's reaction at this moment is more interesting.
Iwahashi Shinichi succeeded in his goal and nodded with a smile.
The two chatted and laughed, and slowly returned to Zhongmori's house. Chieko heard the movement in the entrance hall and came out to greet her, "Welcome back... I came back much earlier than I thought."
Akina Nakamori said cheerfully, "Because I just took a walk nearby."
Chieko smiled and said, "I thought you two would also go to Asakusa to worship Guanyin."
Shinichi Iwahashi and Chieko said, "There was no plan before and we were not fully prepared, so we didn't go."
Chieko felt strange, "Is there anything else that needs to be prepared?" She asked, and saw her daughter Akina winking at Iwahashi Shinichi, turning her back and snickering, changing the topic, "Tusu wine is ready."
…
Chieko picked up the jug and wanted to pour wine for the two young men. Akina Nakamori snatched the jug from her mother's hand and said, "I'll pour it."
"The young people drink Tusu wine first." Qian Huizi smiled. The young people drank first, as a toast to celebrate the new year. The old people drank last, as a penalty drink for losing another year.
Iwahashi Shinichi also helped, "Chieko-san should drink first, and I drink last."
Nakamori Akina received his message and knew that the two of them had the same mind, so she kept echoing, "That's right, that's right." She looked at Shinichi Iwahashi with a smile, "Shinichi is the younger generation."
"That's right, it's Nianxia-kun." Shinichi Iwahashi asked for the jug from her hand, "So, leave it to me to pour the wine." Chieko is old and in poor health, even if she drinks Tusu
The order of wine is superstitious...then we should not let the elders pour the wine.
Chieko saw the tacit understanding between the two of them and felt warm in her heart. This was not only because of her daughter Akina and Shinichi Iwahashi's concern for her, but also because she saw the mutual understanding and respect between the two.
“Really reliable.”
Chieko smiled and handed the wine glass to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Then I'll leave everything to you... Please, Shinichi-kun."
For a mother, there is probably something in her words.
But Chieko didn't care whether Iwahashi Shinichi could hear whether there was another meaning in the words, or that it wasn't important. She felt that the true meaning of these words was not meant for Iwahashi Shinichi.
But tell it to yourself.
After drinking Tusu wine, the three of them congratulated each other on the New Year in the small Japanese room.
Chieko discussed with Akina Nakamori which room to let Iwahashi Shinichi rest in. After celebrating New Year's Eve all night, he used it to sleep in on the morning of New Year's Day.
The Nakamori family has a large population and a compact house. However, the days of having two adolescent children living in the same room are gone forever as the children grow up.
Nowadays, there are a lot of empty rooms in our homes.