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"Please don't keep staring at me like that."
The way this girl frowned in disgust was not cute at all.
"This is the child of the Kuka family." Fujii Hanayo introduced.
"Jiuhua Family? Is that the Jiuhua Family I'm thinking of?"
"Yes."
This is incredible.
This is not a rich lady at all, she is clearly a rich lady.
"Are you still a noble from the old times?"
"There's no need for such strange names. They are just businessmen who manage money, and that's all in the past. It has nothing to do with me now." Jiu Huayue closed her eyes.
He was not wrong last night. This girl's background was really extraordinary.
No wonder her temperament and body shape are so different from those of ordinary people.
Fujii Itsuki never thought that he would actually see the descendants of his family appearing in history textbooks.
"That's all in the past. Don't think that the Jiuhua family is the same as it was in the past. It's modern times now, and there's no such thing as aristocracy or not. Her parents aren't as rich as the big companies today."
"Dead?"
Dean Huadai nodded slightly and said slowly, "That's right."
Things are different now. The merchants who helped the Matsumae domain manage the entire Hokkaido trade will also fall one day.
"She just moved back here from Tokyo a while ago to study. Her parents and I are old acquaintances. She came here today to pick up the letters her parents sent her."
This girl named Jiuhuayue just moved to Otaru recently.
No wonder he speaks with a pure Kanto accent.
Then why did she want to commit suicide last night?
"Dean, I remembered that there are some leftovers at home, so I'll take my leave first."
"It's so sudden. Aren't you going to stay for lunch this time?"
"No," Jiu Huayue shook her head and bowed her head to apologize. Her tall figure was particularly eye-catching. "It would be a waste if I don't go back to eat the dishes I made the day before yesterday."
"Then walk slowly on the way back. The road is slippery in the snow."
"Okay, Dean. I'll come over to play in a few days."
"It's okay, you're always welcome."
After saying that, she gave Fujii Itsuki a warning look, and without paying any attention to his gaze, she walked out of the gate of the welfare home alone.
She walked away along the snow-covered alley.
Maybe she really had some leftovers, but Fujii Itsuki thought that it was because of the way he looked at her that she was afraid of being exposed, so she made up an excuse to leave.
She's a girl with good eyesight.
In the following time, Fujii Itsuki was really curious about the girl and asked the dean about Jiuhuayue's condition.
It is learned that she is the eldest daughter of the Kuka family who recently transferred back from Tokyo to study.
Her parents still work and live in Tokyo, and she returned to Otaru alone to study.
He could not have imagined that the Jiuhua family, which was once so famous, had fallen to such a state. This girl was the only legitimate descendant of the Jiuhua family.
Of course, even if the Jiuhua family has fallen to this point, it is still something that a small unemployed man like him can compare to.
Just by looking at the girl's temperament, you can tell that this is not something that an ordinary family can cultivate.
Her family was at least wealthy middle class, similar to the families of modern superstars.
When asked about her life, the dean said that she basically lived alone in an old villa in the city and was a very independent child.
Fujii Itsuki then asked the dean how her parents treated her.
The dean replied that the Jiuhua couple still cared about her very much, and not long ago they asked the dean to help look after the child.
It’s just that the dean is always very busy, so he can only visit her occasionally.
To be honest, none of this is useful information.
Fujii Itsuki didn't figure out why the child wanted to commit suicide last night.
I wanted to ask more questions, but the director was suddenly called back by the nurse, saying that he had something else to do, so he left first.
That's it.
Fujii Itsuki doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs.
In this case, let's put this matter aside for the time being. I'll ask the dean to tell her parents to call and ask them to pay more attention to the girl. That will be the most I can do.
After all, that girl likes to call him uncle, and what he hates most is others calling him uncle.
Chapter 6: Girl Thousand Years Old
There was still a lot of free time, so Fujii Itsuki took out a cigarette and smoked it while reminiscing about the various scenes in the welfare home.
The sand field, the plastic slide, and the small vegetable garden planted by the children are still the same. The potatoes are growing quite well.
Continuing forward, there is a century-old red pine tree in the inner courtyard that is 30 meters tall and has a crown diameter of about 20 meters.
A simple wooden swing was tied with a red rope under the thick red pine branch.
Just by looking at the swing, Fujii Itsuki was filled with memories.
This was made for the little girl Qiansui when I was fifteen years old.
That girl has always been very clingy to me.
She was born weak and sickly, and was not as good as the other children in the orphanage. Once when snacks were distributed, everyone got some except hers.
As a child, he naturally felt aggrieved and cried loudly.
Fujii Itsuki carved wood, tied hemp ropes, and spent a lot of time climbing up the tree to make a swing for her before he could coax her into a good mood.
From then on, she occupied the swing alone for a long time. When other children wanted to play with it, she was reluctant to give it to them and even beat several boys older than her.
I haven't seen her for four years. I don't know what she looks like now.
Fujii Itsuki habitually took out a cigarette, lit it, and stood aside, thinking about the past in a mess.
Until a young girl's shadow hurriedly appeared at the gate of the welfare home.
Fujii Itsuki turned around and looked.
The girl was seen breathing hot air and having white sweat on her forehead.
The girl has neat short hair, which is gathered on the right side and tied with a striking red hairband.
It was winter, but the girl's upper body was so thin that she only had a short-sleeved white T-shirt, and her white arms were forced to be exposed to the air. However, she did have a blue jacket tied around her waist, which looked a bit like a skirt from a distance.
"Brother Tree!"
The girl saw Fujii Itsuki standing next to the swing, raised her hand, greeted him, and then ran over.
"Chitose?" Fujii Itsuki didn't dare to try to guess the girl's identity until she ran up to him because of her pretty face.
He secretly put the cigarette under his feet and put it out.
"It's me, didn't Brother Shu recognize me?"
The girl smiled beautifully, like the sun.
Fujii Itsuki looked at her carefully and remained silent.
The changes are too great.
After only four years of not seeing each other, Qiansui has grown from the weak little girl who could only cry and would gasp and faint after running a few steps into a graceful young lady.
So tall, so cute, so sunny, and kind of handsome.
"How did you grow so tall?"
"Really? It's not that bad, I'm only 1.64 meters tall."
"It's much higher than before anyway."
When Yang Kui Chitose saw him, the joy on her face could not fade away, "Why didn't you tell me that Brother Shu was coming back?"
"Sorry, I just came back to Otaru on a whim."
"So Brother Shu won't be able to stay in Otaru for much longer?" Yang Kui Chitose asked hurriedly.
"That's not the case. We may all stay in Otaru in the future."
".real?"
"What did I lie to you for?"
"real.?"
"do not trust me?"
“That’s really really really great!”
When Yang Kui Chitose heard this, there was a hint of joy in her eyes, but then she became a little confused, "But isn't Brother Shu teaching in Tokyo? What should we do over there?"
"It's hard to explain. Let's not talk about this for now." Fujii Itsuki smiled and took the initiative to change the subject. "Looking at your sweaty face, you must have suddenly rushed in from the store again. It's likely that Mr. Nagano will call you again in a few minutes to ask you to go back."
He habitually wanted to touch her head, but when he saw that Chitose was just taller than his shoulder, he took his hand back.
"It's okay. I've informed my father about Brother Shu's return, and he agreed to let me come to see you. But I have to go back soon."
“Is the store busy?”
"It's almost New Year, and business has been good recently."
"That's good."
Chitose, whose formerly known surname was Tachibana, is Fujii Itsuki's half-sister, and they grew up together.
Her name was given to her by Fujii Itsuki when he found her at the door of an orphanage when she was ten years old and saw a big orange in her cradle.