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"About 18. I understand. This salary is quite generous in Otaru. Shukutsu is not far from the city, so it is not difficult to find a job with this condition. But this time I must make it clear with you, Mr. Fujii, that if I find a suitable candidate, the agency fee will be 10 yen. Can you accept that?"
"You robbed money? 2."
"Mr. Fujii, this... Haha, please forgive me for not telling you about our company's standards. It's like this——"
"2."
"Mr. Fujii, no matter what, there is no such thing as a 50% discount or a 50% discount. How can I report this to my superiors? I am just a small employee in this company. You are making it very difficult for me to do this."
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Fujii Itsuki closed his eyes and repeated the process just once.
Nozaki maintained a stiff smile and stared at Fujii Itsuki for a long time.
Finally, he laughed:
"Okay, I'll go and log in your information first. I won't bother you anymore. I'll take you out."
"no need."
At ten o'clock in the evening, I took the last tram back to Jiuhua's house.
Fujii Itsuki pushed open the door and found that the smiling snowman waving with a branch was still standing at the door.
It was already late in the day, with intermittent snow and wind in the sky. There was only one snowman in the huge yard.
The smile is very cute.
Fujii Itsuki likes it very much.
Just staying in the snow all day, smiling and waving, Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but see some unspeakable loneliness in it.
Is it the same for the girl Jiuhuayue?
A person ran from Tokyo to Otaru, leaving her friends and parents behind, and this snowman represents some of her inner emotions.
The snowman's waving hand represents the welcome to those returning home.
The smiling face of the snowman represents the expectation and warm acceptance for those returning home.
Come to think of it, I still don't know why she chose to come to Otaru City alone and leave her parents.
Carrying the instant lunch box bought from the supermarket, Fujii Itsuki took out the key and entered the house.
Unexpectedly, a phone call came in the middle of the process.
He saw that it was an unfamiliar number and chose to answer it.
[Hello, this is Mr. Fujii Itsuki, right?]
".you are?"
[Ah, it's like this, Mr. Fujii, aren't you coming to tutor Miss the day after tomorrow? The master sent me to contact you in advance so that I can pick you up in Otaru at the appointed time.]
Because the employer was very generous, Fujii Itsuki had already anticipated how wealthy the other party was.
I didn't expect that he was so rich that he even had a personal driver to pick him up.
[Hmm. Hmm, I see. I understand. Then I will be at your doorstep at 7:30 three days later. Is that ok?]
"can."
[Okay, I won’t bother Mr. Fujii anymore. See you in three days.]
After hanging up the phone, Fujii Itsuki put away his curiosity.
He took out the key, opened the door and continued into the house.
What’s strange is that Jiuhuayue’s shoes are still not on the entrance. It’s already ten o’clock. Has she not returned home yet?
Fujii Itsuki didn't think too much, but just started eating, studying and reading according to his previous life trajectory.
However, until 11:30 in the evening, she still hadn't returned home, and there was still no movement outside the door.
Fujii Itsuki inevitably became suspicious.
The school happened to be on holiday these days, and he had no idea what the girl did so early in the morning, but it was really strange that she, a sixteen-year-old high school student, did not return home at night.
So he chose to dial the number he got from the dean and called her.
beep - beep -
The phone was busy and the waiting time seemed to be extended a lot.
The call was ultimately not connected.
Fujii Itsuki chose to call again.
beep - beep -
Still no one answered.
Looking out the window at the dark snowy street, Fujii Itsuki subconsciously had a bad feeling in his heart.
Is that guy going to the tram station to commit suicide again?
Even though he hadn't spoken much to the child and they mostly bickered when they were together, Fujii Itsuki wasn't petty enough to argue with a little girl. He didn't even eat the instant lunch box that had been heated up in the microwave, but packed up his keys and wallet, ready to go out immediately.
However, when he opened the door, Jiuhuayue suddenly appeared outside the door.
The girl was still dressed the same way as when she went out, with white beret and red shawl dotted with white snow, and a beige scarf wrapped around her little face. She lowered her head, and the faint light from the doorway shone on her delicate and small face, adding another layer to her already beautiful face.
The sight of this child walking alone in the snowy night is always stunningly beautiful no matter how many times you see it.
It's just that she looked depressed and seemed to be in a bad mood.
Chapter 14 I Just Want to Sleep with You
Fujii Itsuki stood at the door waiting for her to come closer, but the girl didn't even look up at the road, and just as she reached the door, she bumped straight into Fujii Itsuki's chest.
His forehead hit his chin.
"pain--"
She covered her head and saw Fujii Itsuki standing at the door.
She was probably in a bad mood, so she was not very polite to Fujii Itsuki.
"Step aside"
Seeing her appear in front of him, Fujii Itsuki relaxed a little, "Why didn't you answer the phone?"
“I didn’t hear it,” the girl turned her face away.
Fujii Itsuki was not polite to her and said bluntly: "I hope you know the contractual relationship between us."
"Of course I know that."
Fujii Itsuki retorted, "It's obvious that you don't know. After all, I was entrusted by the dean to look after you. If something happens to you, how can I report to the dean? Or do you want me to directly tell the dean what you were going to do in the past two days and let her convey it to your parents?"
Jiu Huayue stared at him and pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something in rebuttal, but after seeing his serious face, she chose to remain silent.
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
Fujii Itsuki did not speak on his own initiative, and Jiuhuayue did not speak on her own initiative either.
Time passed by little by little in this inexplicable stalemate.
Fujii Itsuki sighed:
"Why are you back so late?"
"None of your business."
"It's really none of my business, and I don't really want to care about you."
Fujii Itsuki couldn't see her lowered face, and seeing that she was still depressed, he lowered his voice and asked:
"But as I said just now, due to the contractual relationship between us, I need to ask you what you did."
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Fujii Itsuki lowered his voice to a calm, concerned tone, "What did you do during the day? What happened?"
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"Why don't you speak?"
Jiu Huayue then noticed his going-out outfit, "Uncle, are you here to look for me?"
"Otherwise? Miss, think about how old you are. It's already so late and you haven't come home yet. If I were your parent, I would definitely lock you in your room and let you reflect on yourself all night."
Jiu Huayue raised her head and stared at Fujii Itsuki's serious expression for a long time, then lowered her head and whispered, "I didn't expect that the first person to ask me what I was going to do today would be a perverted uncle like you."
"How about you tell me what happened?"
"It's none of your business." Jiu Huayue lowered her head so low that her face couldn't be seen, her voice as thin as a mosquito, "I went out because of work. Also, don't call me that, I'm not some young lady."
"Work? Are you working part-time?"
"Anyway, it's not what you think. It's none of your business, don't ask. Just move aside and let me in."
It was obvious that something had happened to this child.
But he had no intention of asking about her personal life, and there was no necessary relationship between him and this girl.
He is just a temporary landlord who will cut off contact with me after a few days when he finds a job.
Since she didn't want to say, he didn't bother to ask more.
After being a teacher for three years, the most important lesson he learned was: never meddle in other people's affairs.
Fujii Itsuki planned to let her go, look away and ignore her.
Just when he turned his head, he happened to see the little snowman beside the path in the courtyard.
The little snowman still faced the iron gate in the snow, waving his dry branch arms at night.
Fujii Itsuki immediately recalled the snowman's cute smiling face.
This reminded him of something.
It welcomes itself, and naturally welcomes everyone who enters this house.