Tachibana Aya stopped Natsuchi in the aisle and yelled. The three dolls she was holding in her hands made her look a little funny. And for some reason, the people next to her were also looking sideways. Natsuchi felt that Tachibana Aya was a little bit funny.
She was too excited and reached out to hold her down.
"Don't make trouble, we'll talk about it when we get back."
Then for some reason, Xia Zhi felt that more eyes were looking at him from the side, and there was a feeling that he didn't know how to express. Xia Zhi looked around in confusion, and then gathered around him
Everyone left quickly.
What are they doing? Xia Zhi had doubts similar to this.
Regardless of what they were doing, Xia Zhi felt that he had to deal with Tachibana Aya first.
"I just want to see what kind of stuff is in this box."
"Then we can't tear it down now, right? Be honest and talk about it when you get back."
"Hey, stingy."
Tachibana Aya walked in front of Natsuki with her dolls around her. It would be a smooth journey from here to the school gate and then back to the apartment, but Natsuki still had some things to do.
"Tachibana, wait for me."
"Huh? What's wrong? Have you decided to show me? Even if you ask for my forgiveness now, I will not forgive you. However, if you can apologize sincerely..."
"Take it and wait for me here for a while. I'll go back to the classroom and get my bag."
Natsuki hung the bag containing the carton on Tachibana Aya's hand.
"If I come back later and see you opening the cardboard box for me, you will die...forget it, your meal tonight will be gone. Do you understand?"
After finishing speaking, Natsuki walked towards the front of the teaching building, leaving Tachibana Aya in a dazed state.
"Damn it, how dare you do this to me." Tachibana Aya raised her handle, feeling the burden that the board game set brought to her, and curled her lips unhappily: "If there is no delicious food tonight, I will never forgive you.
your."
As he spoke, he felt funny because he had proposed such a simple condition, and laughed by himself. He found a nearby bench, put all the puppets aside, and gently held the box of the board game set in his hand.
Swing it around gently. Although it said not to take it apart, it didn't say not to shake it. Listen to the sound, so this should be okay, right?
Tachibana Aya shook the box and listened to the sound, guessing what was inside. She regarded this as an entertainment activity and happily played alone.
On Xia Zhi's side, he walked in from the main entrance of the teaching building and came to the classroom again. It was a little late now, and there were not many guests in the classroom. A few people from Qingfeng Tendo were even talking softly there.
While chatting, I saw Xia Zhi coming in and said hello a little.
"Yo, did you have fun?"
"It's not bad." Xia Zhi nodded. As for this day, although there were many things that were not handled well, it was indeed quite fulfilling. There was a magic show and a music performance, and I also saw a cooking competition with my own eyes.
Or maybe playing the self-questioning game of pitching and pot throwing, and the haunted house that I and Tachibana Aya completed by jumping through levels... It seems to be a bit too fulfilling today.
"That's good. It's almost time to go back. You can go back today and we'll take care of the rest."
"No problem?"
"Of course there is no problem at all. If there had been any problem, we wouldn't be standing here chatting."
That's right. Xia Zhi nodded again: "Then I will go back today?"
"Go back. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you something." Qingfeng seemed to suddenly remember something and patted his forehead, but Xia Zhi always felt like the sound of him patting his forehead sounded like
He gave himself a slap. Moreover, this situation of slapping his forehead to remember something has to be said to be quite typical. The other people next to him also showed a slightly embarrassed expression and were still trying not to laugh.
Xia Zhi saw something and decided to continue watching his performance.
"You must remember to come tomorrow. Although there are only activities from morning to around three in the afternoon, there will be something like a closing ceremony for the school festival afterwards, and the student union and the Discipline Committee will announce the results of the questionnaire they conducted.
, and then give awards to the winning classes or clubs. This is something everyone needs to participate in, so don’t forget it.”
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten this." After all, things like closing ceremonies are quite common, and Xia Zhi didn't treat it as if it didn't exist. It would be weird for an event as big as the school festival to not have a closing ceremony, maybe.
"Also, the place where we will celebrate together tomorrow afternoon has been decided. As for the address, we grew up in Chiba, so it's no problem. You may not have been there often, and you can't tell clearly for a while.
Just ask Shiraishi yourself tonight."
Xia Zhi narrowed his eyes. This was probably the ultimate goal of their performance. It was still the same. I don't know how to write about giving up. But they didn't seem like people who would take the initiative to do such a thing, so... Xia Zhi thought of it.
The target’s friend, Ryoko Yamamoto. She probably planned this, right?
Although he already knew the details, it seemed that it would be very troublesome to expose it directly now. It would not be good to keep Tachibana waiting below. Xia Zhi finally nodded, saying that he knew, and then took him with him
The schoolbag left the classroom again.
Do you want to say hello to Lihua again? Forget it, since the idea just now was from Ryoko Yamamoto, Ryoko Yamamoto has probably arranged the kitchen, so it’s better not to go there easily. I’ll post this later.
Should I give her a message? Or just call her directly. Anyway, I have already called her before, so there is no psychological pressure.
Coming out of the classroom, Xia Zhi, who was carrying a bag, saw someone sitting on a bench not far away, holding a board game set high and shaking it slightly, not knowing what she was doing. Xia Zhi did not suspect that she was unpacking the box or something.
Yes, if she had opened the box, she would have been more open and confident in flipping through it, instead of dangling there with an opaque box.
"What are you doing?" Xia Zhi walked up behind Tachibana Aya and asked.
Tachibana Aya's whole body trembled, and she almost threw the box out as well: "When did you come here?"
"I just came here. I took my schoolbag and came directly. So what are you doing? I told you that you are not allowed to take the box apart, right? What if the parts or chess pieces inside are dropped halfway?
It would be much more troublesome to get it back."
"I didn't open the box, I just listened to the sound." Tachibana said confidently.
What is this? Is the sound part of the game? Natsuki couldn't understand Tachibana Aya's whimsical thoughts, but there was no time for him to continue trying to understand it now.
"Have you finished all your things?"
"I was just going to get a school bag. Now that I'm gone, I'll be back in time to make dinner."
I usually go directly to the coffee shop to eat after school is over at three o'clock in the afternoon. Not only did I prepare to leave school at five o'clock today, I didn't even need to go to the coffee shop. I went straight back to my apartment to get something to eat. There were still ingredients, too.
You don’t have to buy it anymore, which is quite convenient.
"Oh! Let's go, let's go. I've been playing for so long and I'm already hungry."
Xia Zhi glanced at her: "Didn't you just eat takoyaki before?"
"Sweets are stored in a girl's other stomach and are not involved in digestion." She was talking nonsense seriously. Xia Zhi didn't bother to care about her too much. He took the bag of the board game set from her hand, and then
She reached out and picked up the Hell Bomber she put aside: "Let's go."
Then he took the lead in the direction of the school gate, and Tachibana Aya followed him with the Kumamon and Akita dogs he had placed beside him.
"By the way, what are we going to eat tonight?"
"Whatever you had for dinner last night, you will have for dinner tonight."
After all, she had no intention of buying new ingredients, so Xia Zhi told her the answer directly.
"Although the food cooked yesterday was also very good, don't you think we should add a little more? After playing for so long today, shouldn't we make some delicious food to reward ourselves?" Tachibana Aya put forward her own suggestion, completely
I haven't considered the possibility that a person who has been playing for a day may be a little tired now.
Xia Zhi shook his head.
"What else do you want to eat?"
"You agreed? That's great. Let me think about something delicious..."
"Don't tell me the name of the dish. I can't do it even if it's too difficult. You should be more awake." Xia Zhi discovered her bad intention in advance and killed it in the cradle.
"Okay." Xia Zhi did not see Tachibana Aya's depressed look, and strictly speaking, he had never seen Tachibana Aya depressed - a truly depressed look: "I think what you did last time
Those fried potatoes are delicious."
"Eat less fried food, it's not good for your health."
"It doesn't matter if you eat it occasionally. If you always worry about these things, the originally delicious food will become unpalatable."
"...Okay." It's not that Xia Zhi agreed with her reasons, but he felt that it was really simple to do. As long as he could control the amount a little, it shouldn't have any impact on the body. In a fast food restaurant
Isn't it okay no matter how much fried food you eat? The potatoes you fry yourself make you feel more at ease than the French fries in a fast food restaurant. Xia Zhi has no need to refuse.
"And..." Tachibana Aya hugged the doll while listing the dishes she wanted to eat, but she didn't know what is enough, and she almost listed everything Natsuki had ever cooked.
At first, he could nod or tell her directly "I can't do this", but later on, Natsuki no longer had to talk anymore. He found that the dishes listed in Tachibana Aya's newspaper were basically all the things he could cook. So this was
Essentially nothing has changed. Today's dinner is still whatever you want.
In the final menu, except for the newly added side dishes such as fried baby potatoes and fish-flavored shredded pork, everything else was the same as last night. In order to satisfy this food, I thought I didn’t need to go to the supermarket a little bit.
I walked around and replenished some ingredients.
Tachibana Aya also shouted that she wanted to drink juice, but Xia Zhi didn't give it to her. The ones in the refrigerator in the apartment were not finished yet. What to buy will be decided after they are finished.
When Natsuki opened the door to the apartment, it was already half past five in the afternoon. Tachibana Aya was still the first to walk in unceremoniously, shouting "I'm back" and other completely meaningless words.
, and went straight to the kotatsu.
On the way back, because she needed to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients, Natsuki had already returned the board game set to Tachibana Aya, and she should have dismantled it at the kotatsu table.
"Don't litter." After a little warning, Xia Zhi placed the ingredients on the kitchen counter, took Hell Bomber back to his bedroom, placed it on the bed and put down his own
The heavy burden on his body suddenly disappeared, and Xia Zhi felt much lighter.
I also took out the lunch box that I kept in my school bag and cleaned it later when I was cooking so that it would be more convenient when I need to use it tomorrow.
Xia Zhi returned to the kitchen and was about to start making dinner. He took his cell phone out of his pocket and put it on the kitchen counter. Only then did he remember that he seemed to have something to do.
Now was not the right time to make a phone call, so Xia Zhi decided to send a text message to Shiraishi Lihua, saying that he had gone back and would call her later in the evening. Xia Zhi pressed send and watched the successful message pop up on the phone screen.
prompt, and put the phone back on the kitchen counter.
Preparing dinner was a breeze, just like when I was alone, except that no matter what I did, I had to take care of two people, but this was not a big problem for Xia Zhi, and there was no need to worry.
Tachibana Aya was unpacking the box in the living room, but as far as she was concerned, the movement of unboxing was a little quieter. Natsuki raised her head and took a look, and Tachibana Aya was sitting in the kotatsu.
, holding his hands and thinking.
what happened?
There was no need for Xia Zhi to ask, Tachibana Aya threw the question away on her own.
"Xia Zhi, tell me, could the board game society in your school be the supplier of the board game store I went to before?"
"What are you talking about?"
Xia Zhi didn't quite understand.
"I just want to say that this Monopoly board game is very similar to the flying chess game we played before."
"...How similar is it?"
"Well... buying a house is called investment. After payment, you need to throw the dice again. If the number is between four and eight, the investment is successful. If not... your money is gone."
The devil's game appeared again. Xia Zhi recalled the mysterious expression shown by the senior when he went to receive the prize.