"That's a very interesting answer. So in this case, can I leave my daughter to you with peace of mind?"
Why does it feel like there is something in his words? But now that his goal is about to be achieved, can Xia Zhi still say no?
"Please feel free to leave it to me."
Xia Zhi said very seriously, but he finally understood what was wrong.
"wait……"
"In that case, Sanae doesn't have any objections, right?"
"I have no objection at all. Let Lihua decide this matter by herself. However, you can only do it yourself to convince her, although I think it is no longer necessary."
When Natsuki understood something, something in the eyes of Hideo Shiraishi and Sanae Shiraishi when they looked at him became clear. He was sure that both of them must have misunderstood something very, very important.
…
"Thank you, but you seem to have misunderstood..."
"Now that we've finished talking about everything we need to talk about, would you like some snacks?"
Sanae Shiraishi picked up the snack plate on the table and handed it to Natsuki. Natsuki took it and said thank you. Just as he was about to continue to clarify the misunderstanding, Natsuki found that the other party didn't seem to want to give her this chance at all.
"Come, drink tea."
"We have been chatting for so long, do you want to take you to see the photos I have collected of Lihua when she was a child?"
"Or should I tell you something else, such as the flowers Lihua likes, clothes, etc. After all, that child is quite shy, and there are some things that only I know."
It is not advisable to stay here for a long time.
"I appreciate your kindness... My goal has been achieved, and I still have work after this, so I have to leave first. Moreover, Lihua and Shiraishi-san should not know about this. Yamamoto should be with me now
She should be outside. If she feels a little bit sorry, she won't continue to bother her."
Natsuki's expression became strange when he saw Shiraishi Sanae, but soon changed back to his original appearance.
"Hey, are you going back so soon? Can you stay and have dinner before going back? I can call Lihua and ask the child to come back quickly to cook."
"No, no, no, no, no, no."
If it is really seen here, something very bad will probably happen.
"And the store should be quite busy now, so I have to go over and help because the store manager doesn't know if he is in the store or not. It would probably be very hard for my colleague if I were alone."
"Really? What a pity."
"In this case, I won't let you have dinner with me. I'll ask Lihua to bring you over to play with me next time."
Xia Zhi stood up.
"Thank you for the hospitality. Then, it's time for me to say goodbye. Oh, by the way, uncle, you said something before, saying that you seemed to have seen me somewhere or that I looked familiar, right?"
Hero Shiraishi nodded.
"I remember. About a week ago, before school started, have you ever been to China?"
"How did you know? Did Lihua tell you too?"
The girl turned her elbows outward, and Hero Shiraishi tasted the pain of life too early. Fortunately, the other party is a pretty good person at the moment, so it is not a particularly difficult thing to accept.
"We have actually met once before, at the airport."
It seems that this matter has been mentioned to Tachibana Aya before, but Shiraishi Rika and Yamamoto Ryoko don't seem to know. Because at that time, in order to deal with Tachibana Aya's chatter, Natsuki needed a topic that might make her find interesting.
"I had just gotten my ticket at the airport, and there was a businessman from Japan who was very anxious because he had a problem with his ticket but couldn't speak the language... Do you still remember this?"
Hero Shiraishi spit out all the tea he was drinking.
"What? Is there anything so interesting?"
"Thanks to you, I was regarded as a ticket dealer who bought and sold tickets and bullied foreigners."
"No, no. It was just an accident, because the flight was suddenly delayed for unknown reasons, and the meeting was very important, so I was very anxious. I was ready to thank the young man for coming, but the plane was about to leave.
It took off, so there is really no way. I didn’t recognize it, so is that person you?”
Hero Shiraishi put down the cup in embarrassment and explained, indicating that Sanae was wiping the tea that he sprayed out with a paper towel.
"Because the voice was very distinctive, and you reminded me just now, so I remembered it."
"This is really a wonderful fate."
"Then, does this mean that I have no right to refuse at all?"
Hero Shiraishi said something jokingly, but Xia Zhi did not answer.
"Then, I'll leave first. Thank you very much for the hospitality this time."
"Then let me give it to you."
"No, aunt, I can just go there by myself. There is no need to send me off."
"Remember to come and play next time. You can come with Lihua, or you can come by yourself. Not to mention other things, there are still a lot of delicious snacks."
"Then I'll take my leave first."
Xia Zhi walked out of Baishi's house. He was different from when he entered. When he walked out, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, it was successful?
Xia Zhi walked towards the coffee shop while feeling a little dazed.
And in the Shiraishi family's house...
"Really, you did such an rude thing. Fortunately, it only sprayed on the table. If it sprayed on Xia Zhijun, you will have a cold meal tonight."
"...I just didn't expect that the kind-hearted young man was actually Xia Zhi. Because I was busy at the time, I didn't remember his appearance. And to be honest, this kid looks a bit ordinary."
"Lihua will be disgusted if you say such things, especially now."
With a smile on her face, Sanae Shiraishi looked at the approximate location of Rika Shiraishi's vacation upstairs, as if she could see her daughter's interesting expression through the thick wall.
What a pity, if I could stay in Lihua's room with my camera...
I hope the Yamamoto kid has a smarter mind.
"If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten. How did this matter become so outrageous? Didn't you say that the child of the Yamamoto family took Lihua out to play? Now I feel a little sorry for the child of Xia Zhi."
"I don't know the specific thing, but it seems that Rika came back to get her wallet, and Yamamoto Ryoko didn't stop her, and then it turned out like this." Sanae Shiraishi's smile became even brighter: "Well, isn't this interesting?
?Although I am very concerned about Lihua's situation now, let's go up later. After all, neither the two of us nor the two of them can escape without telling her about it. The child will be angry, right?"
"...Why do I think you are happier?"
"Of course that's because things are getting very interesting."
Hero Shiraishi's eyes twitched and he picked up the newspaper on the table. He was lucky that the sip of tea he just sprayed didn't spray on the newspaper.
Upstairs, the noise started again.
"No! No, no, no, no! Why is this happening? Shouldn't you be happier now?"
After listening to Yamamoto Ryoko's words, Shiraishi Rika, who was blushing and almost bleeding, pulled Yamamoto Ryoko's face harder with her hands, and Yamamoto Ryoko's fake crying almost turned into real tears.
"At least give me a chance to explain!"
Shiraishi Reika snorted softly before letting go of Yamamoto Ryoko.
"This time, you must give me an explanation, otherwise I will never forgive you."
Shiraishi Rika was really a little angry this time. It was not only her most trusted friend who kept this secret from her, but also her own parents. Who wouldn't be angry about this?
Yamamoto Ryoko rubbed her face, and then put on an expression that showed great injustice.
"Lihua, please listen to my explanation! I am doing this all for you. Besides, this is obviously your fault too!"
"Then you should tell me why it's my fault."
Shiraishi Rika held her hands and waited for Yamamoto Ryoko's explanation.
"It's all because you looked so depressed before, which made me worry for so long. Didn't I call you later to ask you what happened? You didn't want to tell me, and then you told me that you were going to study abroad. You had already agreed
We want to be together all the time, but you want to go away alone, how could I let this happen!" Ryoko Yamamoto looked at Shiraishi Rika unhappily.
"...This is my fault, but I just said that I would consider whether to go or not. I haven't decided yet."
"Once you decided on something before, you would never use such ambiguous terms."
What Ryoko Yamamoto said was true, and Rika Shiraishi also knew why - because she was stimulated by the abnormally good relationship between Natsuki and Tachibana Aya, and she was a little depressed. But Rika Shiraishi herself had never wanted to leave.
Japan, even if things turn out to be what they imagined.
"But I have never wanted to leave here, and I have never forgotten our promise to be together."
"Humph, if it weren't for you wanting to leave secretly, I wouldn't be too lazy to do so many things."
Ryoko Yamamoto slapped her face in a very arrogant manner.
Shiraishi Rika was slightly apologetic.
"But why did you call Xia Zhijun?"
Yamamoto Ryoko was shaken instantly, and Shiraishi Rika with her eyes noticed something was wrong at the same moment, and her eyes became extremely sharp as she looked at her friend.
"This, this is because, in order to do this without anyone noticing, we invited Xia Zhi to come with us."
"Ryoko..." Shiraishi Lihua squinted her eyes: "But, I think if it were you, it would be the other way around. Let Xia Zhi ask me to go out to play together, and then come over by yourself. Because Xia Zhijun is not familiar with my parents, if you are
If you really just want me to stay, you won't leave this matter to Xia Zhijun."
"No, no, it was just an accident."
Ryoko Yamamoto was in a cold sweat.
"Liang...zi..."
"Hey! I just think this is a good opportunity to advance the relationship in one go! You see Xia Zhi, who is trying his best to persuade your parents to let you stay, and you don't have anything to say!?"
In the end, Ryoko Yamamoto became more courageous.
"That, that's..." Shiraishi Lihua became shy again, her eyebrows almost stood up: "That's another thing!"
"Well, actually, I just thought that letting Xia Zhi come would increase the success rate. After all, you like it. I won't say it anymore! In short, if Xia Zhi comes, it is possible to convince the uncle and aunt.
The sex will be a little lower, but there are still many benefits, and the most I can do is come here and say it again."
Ryoko Yamamoto concluded.
"Originally, you should not know about this matter, and my uncle and aunt should have told you what happened here. Although it is despicable, Lihua, do you think you will leave?"
Shiraishi Lihua blushed and said nothing.
"Although I said before that I will support you no matter what decision you make, I am not that generous. Anyway, things are like this now... Although I feel a little sorry for Xia Zhi, the matter has been resolved satisfactorily. Ah..."
Yamamoto Ryoko fell directly onto Shiraishi Reika's bed, and her whole body lay there.
"Ah, now that everything is like this, let's forget about going out for fun. I didn't plan where I was going, and I didn't bring enough money. But Lihua."
"...Hmm, ah?"
"Although you are in a daze with a shy look, Xia Zhi can't see you, but I can take a photo to show him, although this matter will most likely be exposed."
"How dare you!"
Shiraishi Rika looked fiercely at her friend who wanted to do weird things.
"You're kidding! You're kidding!"
Yamamoto Ryoko instantly sat up and shrank to the corner.
"But Lihua, aren't you going to give Xia Zhi a return gift? For example, make something delicious, or invite him on a date or something. Although he is as stubborn as a piece of wood, he is surprisingly easy to handle. Work harder.
Maybe it will succeed. After all, uncle has 'handed' you over to him."
"I……"
Shiraishi Rika's originally calm face suddenly turned red.
"Already... we have agreed to hang out together if we have the chance..."
Even though Shiraishi Rika's voice suddenly became as tinny as a mosquito, Yamamoto Ryoko could still hear her clearly in this quiet space.
"What!?" Ryoko Yamamoto looked like he had seen a ghost: "When did you say that? Why didn't I know!?"
"...That's what I said in school when you weren't here, that the three of us would go to the amusement park together."
"Heh..." Ryoko's eyes twitched.
This amusement park was said to be a place for three people to go together, but in the end, if three people could go together, then Yamamoto Ryoko felt that she might be kicked into pieces by a horse.
"I don't care about you. Anyway, if you can let me pass such a good opportunity as the school festival, you can just wait to be scolded."
Yamamoto Ryoko suddenly felt that she was just doing useless work, because the two people were actually in a collusive relationship.