It was the same as Xia Zhi guessed, but there was a slight discrepancy. I originally brought less than ten discount coupons with Tachibana Aya, but when I came out of the mall, there were thirteen.
When I was in a coffee shop, I was handed four more discount coupons by strangers I didn't know on the street. The number of discount coupons increased instead of decreasing.
Xia Zhi held a pocket full of discount coupons and didn't know what to do.
Can this mall really make money? Xia Zhi is not sure.
Pushing open the door of the coffee shop, Xia Zhi walked in with the things he bought. Uncle Nakamura and the two girls whom he met before were already sitting in the shop. When Xia Zhi walked into the shop, they were still
Say hello to Xia Zhi.
Of course, Tachibana Aya has also arrived and is sitting where she has been sitting before. There is a paper bag on the ground. Xiaoxi is lying on the ground drinking milk. Tachibana Aya, who was playing with her mobile phone, returns after hearing the sound of the store door opening.
After turning his head, he saw Xia Zhi and waved.
"Xia Zhi."
"I can see..."
Xia Zhi walked over, but the store manager was still standing at the counter. Xia Zhi handed him the purchased items and the remaining change.
"Take it and see if there is anything missing. Even if it is missing, I don't really want to buy it again."
"Then what you said makes no sense at all..." The store manager took the things over and looked through them casually: "But I have bought all the things I want. Please go run errands. I will make dinner today.
Today, Xiaoyao and Xiaobaihe are going out to eat delicious food, and I am the only one staying here all alone... This is all your fault. Something happened suddenly or something."
"There's nothing I can do about it... So don't complain, just accept it honestly. As a store manager, you're not in the store every day, so what's the big deal?"
"Hands off, boss, otherwise why would I hire you? You must be worthy of your own conscience and wages."
Xia Zhi glanced at him with disdain: "Then you have to double my salary."
"I can get a raise, but you don't want it."
The store manager spread his hands.
"...We're not short of money for now, let's talk about it later."
"Look. Are all you Chinese students so heartless?"
"I am using lower conditions to stabilize my financial resources."
"Anyway, if you are short of money, just tell me. The semester has just started, and your tuition, rent, and living expenses... I really don't think you can support it at two thousand yen a day."
"Then you underestimate me."
"It's okay." Aya Tachibana was listening and then started to interject: "If Xia Zhi has no place to live, I can let him live at my house. It's okay. I don't mind."
"I mind!" Xia Zhi glared at her: "I don't know if I can persevere? Don't cause trouble for me."
"Well, it's up to you. It's quite easy to survive in Japan. Oh, by the way, that guy from Nakamura just said that he gave you a few discount coupons and then told me about discounts. Is it true?"
"It's true... I use this discount coupon more and more."
Xia Zhi took out all the dozens of identical discount coupons in his pocket.
"Tsk, it is indeed this. I have it here too, but I forgot to give it to you."
The store manager also took out three cards and put them together with Xia Zhi's dozen or so cards.
"This is too much."
"There is indeed a lot, but they are all limited edition products with limited quantities, and the discounts are not high. If you don't have to buy a large amount of things, this thing is actually of little use. I came here from home today.
I was pushed over there at some point, but I didn’t have anything to buy, so I wasn’t interested.”
"Even so...I can't use it, or else throw it away?"
"Why are you throwing it away?" Tachibana Aya picked up the cup with juice and drank it: "Aren't you going to hold a school festival? Wouldn't it be a good idea to use these discount coupons to go to the mall to buy props?"
Eh?
This idea is okay.
"These discount coupons are valid for two days. The limited products include batches of cups, fruits and many other things. Many of them can be used by you for the school festival, right? You can buy them tomorrow, right? Although I don't need them anymore.
, but it should save a lot of money.”
"A bit clever." Xia Zhi praised, and Tachibana Aya immediately became proud.
"Of course! If I hadn't remembered that you might need this thing, I wouldn't have taken it at that time. Thank me!"
"Thank you." Xia Zhi said without sincerity, and then took out his mobile phone.
Sakuraba-sensei seems to have left the preparations for the school festival to Reika, so it would be better to ask her.
"What an insincere thank you."
"Don't make trouble, I'll make a call."
Natsuki turned around and found a small plate. He placed a piece of cake from the freezer with cakes on it very skillfully and pushed it to Tachibana Aya. Unlike Tachibana Aya's happy expression, the store manager's eyes twitched.
"Hey, although I don't mind it very much, it's too much for you to bring things from the store to give to girls openly, and it's in front of me."
"Four hundred yen, Chenge."
Tachibana Aya's smile froze, but the store manager's eyes twitched even more.
"There is still a long way to go, so you need to refuel. There is no charge for this."
The store manager comforted Tachibana Aya, who ate the cake one bite at a time as if she was about to cry.
Xia Zhi was on the phone. Listening to the beeping sound on the phone, Xia Zhi was a little uneasy. The incident happened just a few hours ago, and now she had to call the person involved... Although Lihua didn't know,
Xia Zhi was still quite nervous.
The old trick, take a deep breath and relax...
Then the call was connected.
"Hey, this is Shiraishi Rika."
Perhaps because of processing such as signal conversion, the other party's voice sounds a little shaky.
"Hi, I'm Xia Zhi. Are you free now? I have something to discuss."
"Is Ryoko here too? That's just right. Didn't Teacher Sakuraba say before that we should prepare for the school festival by ourselves? Are the necessary props and other items sufficient?"
"Original, is this what happened..."
Shiraishi Rika sounded relieved.
"As for props... there are many things that are not enough, such as the most basic ingredients, condiments and fruits, kitchen utensils and tableware. Although you need to buy clothes, you may be able to borrow suitable clothes. There are other things.
There are a lot of things. But Sakuraba-sensei said that the budget for the school festival has been provided, so you can just buy them when you have free time."
It looks like she has already made a plan, as expected of her.
"Well, it's like this. I got a lot of discount coupons from shopping malls outside here. I should be able to buy props and ingredients cheap enough. Do you want them?"
"Eh? Discount coupon?"
"Well, there have been a lot of people handing out discount coupons in the coffee shop these two days. I unexpectedly collected a lot of them. If I need to buy a lot of items, I might be able to help. But the mall is also here.
, and I didn’t say I paid attention to the specific quality, so I’m not sure. The discount coupon can only be used for these two days, so I can keep it if you need it.”
"Of course!" On the other side of the phone, Ryoko Yamamoto shouted loudly. The volume was suddenly so high that Xia Zhi subconsciously took the phone away from his ear.
"The budget for the school festival is actually not as large as imagined. Most classes still need to find other ways. If there is a place to get a lot of cheap props, it is simply a dream. Xia Zhi, you are saying that you can do it in these two days
Use it, right?"
"Well, yes."
"Then tomorrow! Let's go see it after school tomorrow afternoon."
"I still have a job..."
"Let's go and see."
"I still..."
"Let's go and see."
It seemed that Ryoko Yamamoto didn't want to let her go. And her loud voice was heard by the store manager and Tachibana Aya next to her.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with it. This is your first time attending the school festival, so it's okay to pay more attention to it. You can go shopping tomorrow and then come back to work."
From your side!?
Xia Zhi turned to look at the store manager with such meaningful eyes, and the latter looked at Xia Zhi in confusion.
"I heard it! So it's okay to go together tomorrow, right? That's it."
Natsuki was manipulated again, this time by Ryoko Yamamoto and the store manager.
"Is it so lively? Can I come with you?"
Tachibana Aya asked from the side, with a very interested expression on her face.
"Na!" Yamamoto Ryoko's shocked voice came over: "Then... Is Tachibana-senpai over there too? I forgot about it."
"Don't cause trouble." Xia Zhi glanced at her. This was to prepare for the school festival, not to play.
"That's too much. I'm the one who reminded you of this method."
Saying such words, Tachibana Aya didn't seem to care very much. She probably also knew what kind of answer she would get.
However, the next second.
"Okay." Shiraishi Rika's voice came over clearly: "Xia Zhijun can invite Tachibana-senpai to come with you. It will be more lively with more people."
Not to mention Xia Zhi, Tachibana Aya was also confused.
"Okay, if you don't mind."
"...I was just kidding."
"Well, Xia Zhijun, see you at school tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Xia Zhi hung up the phone.
"...What a good boy."
Xia Zhi rolled her eyes.
"That's true in terms of reliability."
"That's really rude. I'm also very reliable, okay?"
"Xia Zhi, Xia Zhi." The store manager pulled Xia Zhi's sleeve over there, as if he had something to say. Xia Zhi tilted his head and leaned over, and Tachibana Aya also came closer, and was persuaded by Xia Zhi's eyes.
Withdrew.
"Although I think you do need a girlfriend to enrich your barren student life, if you step on a few boats, you will die miserably in the end. Ito Makoto, you know that, right?"
Xia Zhi slapped his hand away.
"What are you thinking about? It's just a normal relationship between friends."
"Who would believe this?... In short, we need to make a decision on this matter as soon as possible. You can't be a bad guy who bullies girls. Do you understand?"
"...I almost believe things that obviously don't exist. Don't worry, if it's really what you think, I know what to do myself."
National conditions are different, and personal thoughts and feelings can really be very different. Xia Zhi was a little helpless. But besides adapting, there was nothing he could do. Only people have adapted to society, and I have never heard of society adapting to people.
.
"It's okay if you know. However, it's okay to worry more now. After all, they all seem to be very good girls. But if you insist on saying it, Ai-chan seems to be closer, so you can give it some priority."
"..." Xia Zhi didn't even know what to say. She glanced at Tachibana Aya next to her. She lowered her head and looked at Xiao Xi who was resting on the ground in a daze.
The time we have been together is not short, and the senses of the opposite festoon are not bad. Just imagine the scene of living together for a long time. Although it is very noisy, it is not annoying at all, let alone being ignored by myself all the time.
Tachibana Aya's excellence as a member of the opposite sex - although I don't think so, but as far as this country is concerned, it is really a magical thing that she does not have a boyfriend.
Don't think about it, don't think about it...
"Xia Zhi, when will we get married?"
Xia Zhi couldn't hold back and slapped her on the top of her head.
"Oops! I was just kidding!"
"Don't joke about this kind of thing."
He glared at her, and his previous positive impressions of her were diluted a lot. Sure enough, even if he was going to get married, being with her would definitely not be boring, but it would definitely be very tiring, both physically and mentally.
It's still a good heart.
"But, should I go or not tomorrow..."
"Don't want to go again?"
"The main reason is that I think my position is somewhat strange. This world is unreasonable, and such a thing obviously won't happen."
"You have to learn to accept reality. Anyway, you have met many times. Do you want to come together?"
"Pretty girls have invited me. Do you think I can not go? I will be punished by God. No one in this world can refuse an invitation from a pretty girl! Xia Zhi, you are not a human being."
If Aya Tachibana wasn't a girl, this sentence wouldn't sound so strange.
It's really troublesome...
"If you were normal, even if I would refuse, you wouldn't say it so obviously. How can a girl say she is beautiful?"
"Because, what I said is the truth." Tachibana Aya sat upright confidently and looked at the expressionless Xia Zhi next to her: "Don't you want to say that I'm not beautiful?"
"Facts are facts. Even if I don't see a girl prettier than you, that's not the reason for you to be so immoral." Xia Zhi sighed.
Tachibana Aya's face turned red inexplicably, then she turned away and looked to the other side.
The store manager who was eating melon and watching a show next to him coughed twice and turned around to pour himself juice.
This kind of high-end operation cannot be learned. If you cannot learn it, say goodbye.