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Jiuhuayue took the initiative to stay to do the dishes in the evening, but Fujii Itsuki could see that she didn't know how to wash the dishes and her speed was too slow. Perhaps this young lady had been pampered since childhood and had never done such housework, so he let her go back upstairs to rest.
"Nine flowers."
"Ok?"
Before going upstairs, Fujii Itsuki called her at the stairs.
"You and Chitose got along well today, didn't you?"
"good."
"What do you think Chitose?"
"How is it?" Jiuhuayue had a strange expression.
"You two have spent the day together today, right? I mean, what do you think of her impression of you?"
"Very good." The girl's answer was very concise.
"Qi Sui said you don't have many friends at school. I think you and Chi Sui get along pretty well. Why don't you try to be friends with her?"
Jiuhuayue stood on the steps at the entrance of the stairs and glanced at Yang Kui Chitose who was still busy washing dishes in the open kitchen.
Seeing her hesitation, Fujii Itsuki smiled faintly and added:
"I know it may be a bit abrupt to say this directly, but in a period of life, friends play a very important role and are an indispensable part. Support, sharing, understanding and listening, if you really have a classmate who can be called a friend, the happiness of life will be greatly increased. As for Chitose, I have watched her grow up since she was a child and know that she is a good child. If you want to try to find someone who understands and agrees with you, Chitose is a good choice."
Jiuhuayue blinked her purple eyes.
"what happened?"
"Nothing," the girl shook her head again, and suddenly noticed the keychain on his belt. That amulet seemed to concern her very much, "I just feel that you suddenly fit your identity as a teacher, uncle."
Upon hearing this, Fujii Itsuki shook his head and responded, "Only before."
"Can you show me your amulet?"
"Amulet? Why are you and Chitose both interested in this thing?" Fujii Itsuki took the keychain from his belt and handed it to her.
After Jiuhuayue took it, she looked at the amulet for a long time.
"Who gave it to you?"
"A student, his last name is Matsumae."
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Fujii Itsuki saw that she was silent for a long time and asked, "Do you like it?"
Jiuhuayue shook her head and handed it back to him, then turned around and held the escalator in the stairwell, leaving only the slender girl's back to Fujii Itsuki.
"What do you think about becoming friends with Chitose?" Fujii Itsuki asked upwards again.
Jiuhuayue stopped.
"Thank you, I'll consider it." The voice came from behind her.
"That's good."
"Also, thank you for this morning. The food you cooked is delicious."
The girl paused in the middle of saying this, and her voice became inexplicably lower and slower.
Fujii Itsuki wasn't sure if she was ashamed to admit that the food she cooked was delicious. After saying this, she ran upstairs faster.
He looked towards where the girl disappeared.
This child is quite polite.
Just not very candid.
When I returned to the kitchen, Chitose had already washed almost half of the dishes.
"What did Brother Shu talk about with Jiuhua just now?"
Fujii Itsuki took the bowl she had washed the first time and rinsed it with cold water, "Chitose, aren't you and she both studying at Tachibana North? I told Jiuhua that if she doesn't have many friends, she might as well come to you to be friends."
"Brother Aishu recommended me to her."
"You don't want to? Don't you like making friends? Besides, Jiuhua can play the guitar, and you've loved music since you were a child. You can communicate with her."
"It's not that I don't want to. In fact, today, besides wanting to see Brother Shu, I also want to make friends with Jiuhua."
It turned out to be the case.
No wonder Jiuhua didn't resist the proposal I made to her too much. It turned out that Chitose had told her about it in the morning.
"What a surprise. But Chitose, aren't you afraid that she will take away your position in school?"
"A little bit, but I'm not afraid of her! After all, Brother Shu also said that if I dress up a little, I will be more beautiful than her!" Yang Kui Chitose raised her chin and closed her eyes.
"Chitose, you don't have to be so competitive." Seeing her confident and proud look, Fujii Itsuki wanted to touch her head again. "Sometimes if you are too strong, you will only get hurt."
"That won't do! And didn't Brother Shu find anything today?"
Chitose Yang Aoi turned her face slightly towards him, and her light eyeliner, cute profile, and the red side-tied short hair were particularly eye-catching.
She also blinked her right eye twice, as if she was deliberately giving him a hint.
"Of course! My Chitose not only put on eyeliner today, but also put on some very light lipstick. She looks especially beautiful."
"Really?"
"Well, apart from her somewhat vulgar makeup skills, Chitose is still very cute as a girl."
"Brother Shu, that's too much! How can you praise someone like that?"
Seeing Chitose staring at him, looking depressed and a little angry, Fujii Itsuki thought she was very cute, so he stopped teasing her, "Okay, I lied to you Chitose, your makeup is very good, when did you learn it?"
"It's been a while since I started learning this." Yang Kui Chitose still cared about it. When she washed the dishes, she wiped the dishes twice and looked at him. "Is it really good-looking?"
This time, Fujii Itsuki nodded seriously, "It looks good. I really like this kind of light makeup. It's just an embellishment, not a distraction."
"That's good"
You can see that Chitose was very happy inside after being praised.
"The main reason is that you are good-looking, Chitose. Your face shape alone is very cute, and your short hair tied on the side makes you look energetic and eye-catching. From the perspective of others, you are a little sun that can leave a deep impression on people at first sight."
"Brother Tree"
"what happened?"
“You’re really good at praising people.”
"Are you happy?"
"I'm happy." Yang Kui Chitose lowered her head and slowly washed the dishes. "Actually, when I graduated from junior high school, I considered going to the high school where Brother Shu went."
"I remember you told me about this last year, but you didn't come because the hot spring shop was too far away, right?"
"Well, after all, I still have to help with the hot spring shop, and my father's legs are not good. Tachibana is also a very good school. Brother Shu, do you still remember when you wanted to leave Otaru to go to Kyoto to study at university?"
Fujii Itsuki stared at the shining porcelain bowl in his hand, recalled the past scenes, and smiled:
"Of course I remember. At that time, Chitose, you were very reluctant to let me go. You hid at home and cried until my train was about to leave. Then you ran over to see me off with tears streaming down your face. When the train started, you chased after me while shouting to me, 'Brother Shu, keep up the good work in Kyoto!' Such encouraging words?"
"Brother Shu still remembers these."
"How could I not remember? Everyone who came to see me off at the orphanage was still smiling behind me," Fujii Itsuki recalled, sighing, "It's a pity that the children at that time are no longer in the orphanage. They have gone their separate ways for seven or eight years. Among those who came to see me off, apart from the director, Chitose is the only one who is still in Otaru."
"Well, it's just me and Brother Shu. That's why when I was in high school in Tachibana Kita, I was determined to get into Tokyo in the future."
"To see me?"
"Ok!"
"Just to see me?"
"Isn't it okay?"
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Fujii Itsuki read a special feeling in the determined eyes of Yang Kui Chitose, a feeling he often saw in the past when the two were still living in the orphanage.
Especially when I share a snack with her and gain her intimacy and closeness.
The emotion called "dependence"
"Of course, this is your freedom, Chitose. But as your brother, I still have to give you some advice. Don't plan your entire life just for one person."
"Yeah, I understand. But Brother Shu, what I want to say is that I was already moving forward with the thought that I still wouldn't be able to visit Brother Shu for three years, but I didn't expect Brother Shu to suddenly return to Otaru. For me, this is a huge surprise, so I'm really really really really really happy that Brother Shu can come back."
Fujii Itsuki smiled, "What does Chitose really want to say to me?"
"Brother Shu, welcome home."
Fujii Itsuki was speechless for a long time.
No other words were needed, he felt that just these words from the thousand-year-old girl were enough.
Based on this one sentence alone, for me, Otaru is really much better than Tokyo.
In the following time, whether she was washing dishes or Fujii Itsuki sending the girl home, it was obvious that she was happier to more than one degree.
On the bus, she kept smiling and waving goodbye to me.
Fujii Itsuki saw this and felt that no matter how windy and snowy the night was, her smile could always melt the ice.
Having a sister who is like a little sun is indeed a very happy thing.
Fujii Itsuki withdrew his gaze and walked back along the snow-covered street.
Because of Qiansui, he more or less felt his presence in this world.
He is a person who has a goal in everything he does.
Losing your goal is like losing your sense of direction. You don’t know why you should move forward, and you will also lose your sense of existence in this world.
And Qiansui can make him feel the meaning of his existence in this world to a great extent.
To be cared about, to be concerned about, to be concerned about and even to be loved.
It is precisely because of the positive emotions brought by Qiansui that I don't fall into the quagmire of confusion.
Well, I now have some motivation to live a good life.