Nishino Kazuki sat on the sofa alone and ate snacks for a while. Shiraishi Mai and her mother didn't know what they were talking about. They didn't show up for a long time until the door was opened.
A middle-aged man came in, with a sleek hairstyle and a black briefcase in his hand. He looked very energetic in a crisp suit.
Mai Shiraishi ran out from inside.
"dad."
"Mai is back."
It turned out to be Mai Shiraishi's father.
Nishino Kazuki immediately stood up from the sofa and faced the man.
Shiraishi Kiyoshi was slightly surprised when he saw the strange man, showing a slightly surprised expression.
Mrs. Shiraishi also came out at this time and introduced Nishino Kazuki's identity. After Shiraishi Kiyoshi and Nishino Kazuki greeted each other, the atmosphere calmed down.
Nishino Kazuki felt that he seemed to be a bit in the way, hindering others' heart-to-heart talks after a long separation, sitting there like an idiot, and looking at Shiraishi Kiyoshi, it seemed that he was not prepared to talk to him anymore.
Mai Shiraishi sat next to her father, and the two started chatting. Kiyoshi Shiraishi looked like a typical serious middle-aged man, the head of the family who was unsmiling.
Nishino Kazuki stood up, asked Shiraishi Mai, and then went to the toilet.
After entering the bathroom, Shiraishi Kiyoshi said: "Is he Yuki's senior at the time?"
With a stern face, he still remembered what happened to his eldest daughter. He thought of it immediately after his wife introduced Nishino Kazuki.
For Kiyoshi Shiraishi, the memory is very profound.
Both of my daughters suffered from bullying at school. For this reason, my wife and daughter moved to Tama County, while I stayed in Gunma due to work reasons. Being separated because of this kind of thing is very painful.
So after learning Nishino Kazuki's identity for the first time, Shiraishi Kiyoshi didn't feel good about it.
Of course I'm not angry, I'm just in a bad mood.
"Oh, this matter is over. Why do you mention it again, Kiyoshi?" Mrs. Shiraishi looked away.
Shiraishi Mai couldn't help but nodded and interjected: "And Nishino-kun sincerely apologized to my sister."
After hearing this, Kiyoshi Shiraishi's face shrank, but he turned to look at Mai Shiraishi: "What is your relationship with him?"
"..." Shiraishi Mai was speechless for a moment.
"Probably he is a senior in the entertainment industry. He takes good care of me and is with me when filming TV series." Mai Shiraishi thought for a while and said.
"I remember that he has been in a lot of news recently, and there are some messy ex-girlfriends and the like." Shiraishi Kiyoshi had heard about it.
"That was all framed, and now he has clarified it!" Mai Shiraishi immediately retorted.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Shiraishi said calmly, but Mai Shiraishi immediately stopped talking.
My daughter is still so easy to understand.
You brat, you harmed your eldest daughter when you were studying, but now you harm your younger daughter when you grow up?
Shiraishi Kiyoshi cursed secretly, but there was not much anger in his heart.
At this time, Nishino Kazuki came out of the bathroom, looked at the family in a strange atmosphere, and cast a doubtful look at Shiraishi Mai.
The latter didn't say anything, just pursed his lips.
It doesn't look good. Should I take the next step?
"By the way, is sister coming today?" Mai Shiraishi asked her mother.
"She will probably come later."
Shiraishi Mai felt a little ashamed to see her biological sister, especially after the three of them met. She always felt that she had done something shameful by bringing Nishino Kazuki to her home. Thinking about seeing her eyes, she felt a little embarrassed.
escape.
"Is grandma at home now?" Shiraishi Mai asked, then looked at Nishino Kazuki.
"Yes, she originally wanted to come to our house to wait for you, but because her legs and feet are not convenient, she is at her own home now."
"Then I'll go right away." Mai Shiraishi immediately sat up from the sofa, "How about you come too?"
His speech suddenly became softer, as if he was carrying some unique emotions.
"Okay." Nishino Kazuki nodded.
He picked up his backpack and said goodbye to Mai Shiraishi's parents.
After going out, Shiraishi Mai and Nishino Kazuki walked side by side. Nishino Kazuki took longer steps, so Shiraishi Mai could only follow quickly.
"Do you want to go to grandma's house with me?" Mai Shiraishi asked again. She seemed to be quite insistent on this matter.
"Go, I have a few days off anyway, it doesn't matter if I go back to my old hometown tomorrow."
"Thank you."
Women's emotions are always sentimental. Sometimes small things can make them emotional, and sometimes small attitudes that go unnoticed can stir up their thoughts.
"Do you and your grandma have a good relationship?" Nishino Kazuki asked casually.
"Yeah, she brought me up since I was a child. When I was in elementary school, I would always run to her house after school. I still remember that she planted some flowers at her house. Every time I saw the bright red pomegranate flowers,
, it’s so beautiful against the tender green leaves.”
"I always pick up a pomegranate flower and put it to my nose and smell it, and a light sweetness goes straight into my nose. Then grandma will cook for me and ask me to eat together."
Mai Shiraishi said, as if immersed in her own memories, until the noisy wind blew her hair.
Nishino Kazuki also felt a little emotional. He originally had a complete family in his previous life, but after coming here he was always alone. He couldn't even find anyone to get along with during the first New Year, and he was surrounded by melancholy.
The two of them had their own thoughts and didn't say much. They just walked slowly and finally arrived at their destination.
Before knocking on the door, the people inside came out.
An old couple, probably Shiraishi Mai's grandmother and grandfather.
"Mai." Grandma, whose hair was covered with silver hair, whispered the name of Mai Shiraishi with her grandfather's support.
Shiraishi Mai immediately ran over and held her other side.
"Grandma~" she shouted with a cry, and her eyes were slightly red.
Grandma broke away from Grandpa's hand, slowly raised it, and then touched Shiraishi Mai's face.
The hands are a little rough, but warm.
Although her stature was stooped, a smile still bloomed on her kind face.
"It'll be nice to come back. It's hard in Tokyo."
"It's not hard...it's not hard..."
Grandma raised her head again and looked at Nishino Kazuki.
"Mai, is this your boyfriend?" The old man didn't know that his granddaughter couldn't fall in love as an idol. He just felt that she was old enough and it was time to find a boyfriend.
Just as Nishino Kazuki was about to speak, he saw Shiraishi Mai's pleading eyes.
"Hello grandma, this is the first time we meet. I am Kazuki Nishino, and I am Mai's boyfriend."
Grandma looked very happy and looked at Nishino Kazuki: "Mai has had a lot of bad tempers since she was a child. Thank you for being tolerant of her."
"No, she is very good. I am very lucky to have her as my girlfriend."