Kitahara Xiuji went to school as usual the next day. He thought the school would talk to him about yesterday's fight, but the school didn't know whether it was because of the slow response or because the policewoman in charge of the case was kind-hearted and didn't notify the school at all. Nothing happened the whole day.
I didn't even see the little carrot head who was supposed to be angry and looking for trouble, which was very strange.
He studied hard all day again, and as soon as school was over at three o'clock, he went to the Pure House as agreed, ready to thank Naotaka Fukuzawa for his help - there was no need to worry about Yoko, who was worried and worried in the morning.
I warned you again, telling Yoko not to think about anything if something happens today, press the minor alarm as soon as possible, call the police first, and then call him. He will handle the rest of the matter. Don't
Afraid of getting into trouble.
He also gave Yoko a spare key to her apartment, just in case she couldn't return home again. It should be foolproof - in fact, he felt that Naotaka Fukuzawa had the character to call and say, "This is over."
, then it should basically be fine, but in order to avoid any accident that would lead to lifelong regret, he still rarely met his mother-in-law for a while.
Kitahara Shuji consulted Ritsu Shikishima during lunch and asked where it would be better to buy gifts for older people with poor health. Ritsu Shikishima recommended a store to him, so he turned around on the way to Junmiya.
Wan, he bought a gift on the way - he didn't expect that the store was quite famous, and there were a lot of people queuing up, so he wasted some time, but the gift was quite good, and it was packed in a beautiful wooden lunch box. Look.
It looks very decent.
The gift is a snack called yokan. Its origin is not very good, Kitahara Hideji said, but looking at the pictures in the store, it seems that it originated from a soup made from mutton in northern China. Originally, this soup was frozen.
It was used as a meal after being eaten, but after the monks introduced RB, it was changed to be made from soybean flour, chestnut flour and wheat flour. At the same time, because the monk loved drinking tea, over time this snack has now become the most popular part of the RB tea ceremony.
One of the famous tea snacks.
Kitahara Hideji was quite satisfied with this gift and asked Naotaka Fukuzawa to eat snacks with tea. There was no way there could be a problem, right? Of course, the most important thing was that the snacks were cheap enough, and he even suspected that the exquisite wooden box outside the snacks might be
It was more expensive than the snack itself - he was short of money now, so he could only express his gratitude.
He carried the gift and went directly to the door of the Pure House. He took a look and found that the door curtain was not hung, which meant that the Pure House had not officially opened for business. He stood at the door and calmed down, preparing to welcome the little carrot-headed Fuyumi.
anger.
If Fuyumi got angry this time, he wouldn't be so confident. He opened the door with a slight guilt and said hello softly: "Excuse me."
In the lobby of the Pure House, Haruna was still standing quietly behind the chopping board, while Fuyumi was hanging a wooden sign of today's seasonal dishes on a pole. At the same time, Yuki was kneeling in the corner of the lobby, holding a broom, and everyone heard the sound.
Look towards him.
Kitahara Shuji who was at the door didn't pay attention to Haruna or even Yuki for the moment. His attention was completely focused on Fuyumi to prevent him from reacting in time if she stabbed her. But to his surprise, Fuyumi gave him a blank expression.
He pursed his lips tightly, exposing his two small dimples, and continued to hang the signs one by one, as if he was a transparent person.
Xueli was kneeling there with lowered eyebrows and pretending to be a child. When she saw Kitahara Hideji, she got a little excited. She stood up and shouted happily: "I heard you were in a fight. Why didn't you ask me to help you..."
Fuyumi suddenly roared: "Kneel down, you still have the nerve to speak!"
"Yes, sister!" Yuki plopped down and knelt down again, but secretly winked at Kitahara Hideji, signaling him to come over quickly and whisper a few words.
Kitahara Hideji didn't know what trouble Yuki had gotten into, so he refused to go over and get into trouble. He walked towards Haruna and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Haruna wiped her hands with her apron, lowered her head and replied in a low voice: "The second sister ran back without participating in the club training. The eldest sister was very angry. She wanted to hold her watch and make the second sister kneel until the training time was over. And she will do the same in the future. Either the second sister
Just stay in school and train, or come back and kneel down."
Kitahara Shuji was speechless. He glanced at Yuki and found that he was helpless - your sister had such a bad temper that she bowed her head and begged for help for your future, so you still want to fly these planes?
This kind of thing belongs to Yuki, who wants to be punished by herself. He can't help her. Helping her is harming her. Kitahara Hideji pretends that he doesn't see Yuki being anxious - she seems to be anxious to know about Kitahara Hideji and others.
The story of the fight - I just continued to ask Haruna: "Was the store's business not affected yesterday? Was it you, Haruna, who held the spoon?"
There was no need to mention what happened in the snow. He instinctively felt that Fuyumi's reaction was not right. According to the little carrot head's temper, he should pounce on her and beat her when they met? This is only reasonable and reasonable!
"I don't have that level. I closed the door early yesterday as soon as my father left - do you want to ask the eldest sister why she didn't get angry?" Haruna was quite smart, and easily heard the implication of Kitahara Shuji's words, and whispered:
"Yesterday, the eldest sister was a little angry when she waited for you to eat and couldn't wait. Then when the business started, you called my father and asked me to leave. She was even more angry. Fortunately, there were not many customers at that time, so she paid for each one.
Li apologized and sent the guests away. When my father came back, she had a big quarrel with him... Well, she asked my father what he was doing with you. In the end, my father had no choice but to tell you about you.
, she is like this now."
Kitahara Hideji heard this and asked, "Is she angry or not?"
Are you holding back your ultimate move?
"I can't say for sure. My eldest sister's personality has changed a lot since my mother passed away. I guess she's somewhere between angry and not angry." Haruna said calmly, "My father said you were trying to protect your sister from bad things."
The fight only started when the boy bullied me. My eldest sister attaches great importance to family ties. I think you did the right thing 80% of the time, but she feels bad for the money she lost yesterday. Yesterday’s income was negative. Not only did she not make any money, but she also gave two tables of regular customers free of charge.
I lost a little bit."
Haruna didn't go into too much detail. In fact, after Fuyumi closed the store, she went into a rage in the store and threatened to kill Kitahara Shuji tomorrow. Even after knowing the truth later, she still held back her anger. Fortunately, the loss was not much.
Two to three million yen, regardless of whether Kitahara Hideji did the right thing or not, she would definitely have to find other reasons to fight with Kitahara Hideji again.
Haruna was already having a headache because her sister was so petty. She didn't want to deepen the conflict between her sister and Kitahara Shuji, so she avoided it with a vague explanation and asked curiously: "How many sisters do you have?"
Their family was used to having many sisters, so they instinctively thought that Kitahara Hideji's family should be similar.
Kitahara Shuji didn't know how Fukuzawa Naotaka made such a mistake last night, but it wasn't wrong to say that Yoko was his sister, so he replied: "Just one, but she's not a kiss..." He briefly said
Yoko told Haruna about it, and finally said: "I was so angry that I took action, and I'm really sorry for causing you trouble."
As long as her respected sister was not involved, Haruna was still a good and reasonable child, and nodded lightly: "It's okay, I think you did the right thing! Since you treat her as your sister, there is really nothing to blame in fighting to protect her.
, and it’s better for my father to help you than to help his friends..."
As she spoke, she felt that she had made a mistake. She looked at the snack box in Kitahara Hideji's hand and changed her words and asked, "Are you coming so early today to find my father?"
"Yes, is he busy now?"
"I'm not busy. I'm in the study room. You can just go there yourself."
Kitahara Hideji thanked him and went off in a familiar manner. When he arrived at the door of the study and knocked on the door, he heard Fukuzawa Naotaka call out: "Please come in, Kitahara-kun."
Kitahara Shuji learned his lesson this time and listened to Fukuzawa Naotaka's "near-door defense" without making any move. After entering, he saw that as expected, Fukuzawa Naotaka was still lying there drinking.
"Come and sit here, Kitahara-kun." Naotaka Fukuzawa did not get up to greet him, but changed to sitting cross-legged, coughing and laughing: "Please make this trip early, I am being willful, and I have not caused you any trouble, right?"
"
As he spoke, he touched the jug and poured wine for Kitahara Hideji. Kitahara Hideji did not object, and it was probably useless to object. He just took out the yokan snack box, put it on the table, pushed it forward, and said politely: "Fu
Mr. Ze, thank you very much for what happened yesterday."
As a local native, Naotaka Fukuzawa knew what it was at a glance, and he was not polite and started to dismantle it directly - this guy is different from ordinary RB people, he doesn't seem to pay much attention to etiquette - he said with a smile:
"The yokan from Nogawabashi? It's been a long time since I've had it. Kitahara-kun is so interested."
He knew that this thing was not expensive, but he was quite relieved to know what Hideji Kitahara meant. Many young people always have the kind of temperament that takes it for granted no matter what others do for them. It may be a habit developed by always staying with their parents.
Sometimes they won't even say thank you verbally. Instead, they will be very disgusted and say something like "I don't want you to worry about it." It's very troublesome.
But Hideji Kitahara felt completely different. This young man was both down-to-earth and worldly. He would have believed him to be twenty-six years old, let alone sixteen years old, especially when compared with the four half-salted-egg daughters (Haruna) in his family.
Counting half), this feeling is even deeper.
He really admired Hideji Kitahara, and always felt that he might have some great potential in the future.
"As long as you like it." Kitahara Shuji said politely again, but when he saw Naotaka Fukuzawa taking a bite of the lumpy yokan, he raised his glass and took a sip of wine. After holding it back, he felt a little tight in his chest - this thing should be paired with tea.
Right? Why did you take it directly to drink?
However, he knew very well that even if it was for the benefit of a person, he could not always persuade him. He could easily turn into an enemy by persuading him, so he could only pretend that he didn't see him and asked: "What did Mr. Fukuzawa want to say when he asked me to come here earlier today?"
Fukuzawa Naotaka's smile faded slightly, but he was still very gentle and said: "It's just some commonplace talk. I'm just a little curious about why Kitahara-kun wants to learn ancient swordsmanship."
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