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Matsumae Shinchun turned her eyes away, her face still apologetic, "Because I was worried that the teacher didn't want to see me, or that he would be unhappy after seeing me."
Sure enough, girls of this age are so sensitive inside.
The same is probably true for Jiuhuayue and Qiansui.
"Well, how about we just let this matter go?"
"Of course! I'll just follow the teacher's advice."
Matsumae Shinchun bowed her head and saluted, very elegantly and with the demeanor of a noble man.
Not to mention that she herself has a petite figure, with half of her body covered in fluffy white fur, and against the backdrop of the snowy street behind her, she looks like a little snow fox.
"Matsumae is so polite again," Fujii Itsuki laughed, "But it's okay, that's your characteristic. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, how about coming to my place for a cup of tea? I remember that you mostly made tea for me at your house, I'm really ashamed of it, this time I can teach you the tea-making technique that your mother taught me."
"real?!"
Matsumae Shinharu immediately looked anxious, but her good upbringing allowed her to quickly calm her expression and blush.
"Teacher, I'm a little anxious again, but thank you very much, Mr. Fujii."
"Thank you, that's not necessary. I'm just repaying a favor. And I really enjoy talking to you about your mother's novels. After all, I haven't found a friend who shares the same interests with me in all these years."
"Thank you for your recognition, teacher." The girl's face turned even redder. "Teacher, me too."
This is natural; the professor's novel is not intended for people of this age group.
It would be strange if Matsumae Shinharu could make friends through her mother's novels.
This also indirectly proves her extraordinary maturity.
"You still say thank you, forget it, let's go, I'll lead the way for you, be careful not to slip."
"Ok!"
When Matsumae Shinharu saw Fujii Itsuki's back after he turned around, she immediately ran forward and chased after him.
The girl followed closely behind him, looking at his back in the snow, and inexplicably recalled the moment when he pulled her to prevent her from falling. She felt a little warm in her heart.
"teacher"
"what happened?"
"Nothing!"
Fujii Itsuki did not ask why the girl behind him suddenly called him, but just said calmly: "Hurry up, it's cold outside, but you still have to be careful not to fall."
"Ah."
"By the way, Songqian came alone? How did you find where I live?"
"Yingbo sent me here. I asked him to pick me up in two hours."
"I see."
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"Matsumae? Why don't you come in?"
Matsumae Shinchun stood at the gate of Kuka's house, gazing at the large Western-style house left over from the Taisho era. The iron gate was clearly open, but she was reluctant to come in.
"Teacher has always lived here?"
Fujii Itsuki noticed her dull expression when she looked up, "No, no, I'm just renting here temporarily recently."
"Does the teacher know the owner of this house?"
"Not really acquaintances, but the dean knew them in the past. I rented here through the dean's introduction."
Matsumae Shinchun retracted her gaze, a barely perceptible sadness showing on her face, "I understand."
strangeness.
Fujii Itsuki knew that Matsumae would not ask this for no reason. In addition, when Matsumae first came here, he stared at the Kuka family's big villa for a long time.
He remembered correctly that the Matsumae family and the Kuka family had a relationship in history.
If he guessed correctly
"Matsumae."
"Hmm? Yes, teacher."
"Do you know Jiuhuayue?"
Upon hearing this, Matsumae Shinchun's pupils shrank, and he stared at Fujii Itsuki's face and asked quickly:
"Teacher! Teacher, do you know her?"
Miss Matsumae rarely showed surprise, and the only time she did so was when she heard that she was her mother's student.
"I've been renting here, so I'll naturally know something."
"Sure enough. Sure enough," Matsumae Shinchun lowered his head and murmured, "My initial expectation was correct."
"Matsumae?"
"Ah? Sorry, teacher," Matsumae Shinchun responded and raised her head. "I just had an idea when I first came here. I wondered if the teacher knew Yue. Because the fact that the teacher lived here already surprised me."
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Fujii Itsuki stared at Matsumae Shinchun's eyes, which were blinking in the snow, and asked:
"Your Matsumae family and the Kuka family are old friends, right?"
"Yes, our two families have always had a connection since the Warring States Period. Yue was also my best friend in the past."
Matsumae Shinharu became sad.
"But one day, the entire Jiuhua family moved to Tokyo. Yue and I were still communicating through letters, but I don't know why. Maybe it was because the distance was too far and writing letters was too troublesome. In less than half a year, we completely lost contact."
This is strange. Song Mae said that he is the best friend, but why have I never heard Jiuhuayue mention Song Mae?
She also said that she didn't have many friends.
"Are you and Jiuhuayue really that close?"
"Of course," Matsumae Shinchun was very sure, "I grew up with her, and it's no exaggeration to say that we were childhood sweethearts. We were the best of playmates, and my father, mother, and Uncle Jiuhua and Aunt Jiuhua were all very happy that we could play so well together. It's just that Yue suddenly moved to Tokyo, and I don't know how she is doing now."
Fujii Itsuki felt even more puzzled. "Didn't she tell you that she went back to Otaru?"
"She went back to Otaru?"
"Yes, it should have been three months ago, almost four months ago. She went back to Otaru at that time."
Matsumae Shinchun was stunned, obviously having no idea that Jiuhuayue had returned.
"how come."
Chapter 35 Encouragement and Being Encouraged
"Well, teacher, yes, Yue and I have known each other since we were born."
Listening patiently to Matsumae Shinharu's story, Fujii Itsuki sat opposite her and took a sip of hot tea.
"Because of the past relationship between the Jiuhua family and the Matsumae family, Uncle Jiuhua often came to visit my house. When I was a child, I had too many courses and etiquette, and I didn't have much time to rest. I stayed at home most of the time to study. I didn't have any friends or other playmates. After a while, I became good friends with Yue who often came to my house."
Matsumae Shinharu recalled the past with a slight smile on her face.
"My father usually doesn't allow me to make friends casually, but Yue Bu Yue's family and our family are old friends, and both parents are happy to see us playing together. With my parents' consent, I came into contact with people of my age for the first time and felt like I had friends for the first time.
"From that time on, I felt that our meeting was destined. Because Yue and I got along very well from the first time we met. We never had a quarrel or an argument. We took the same classes, went to the same school, were in the same class, and were always good friends holding hands."
Having said this, Matsumae Shinchun paused.
"Until she left when she was nine years old."
Nine years old again
The professor passed away when Matsumae was nine years old.
Good friends left, mother passed away. That year, Matsumae Shinharu had to bear a lot.
"Teacher Fujii, do you know why Yue moved away?"
"It should be that the family has fallen into poverty. Her mother told me about this. Mrs. Jiuhua told me that she and her husband saw many years ago that Otaru's development prospects were not good, and their family needed to find another way out."
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Matsumae Shinharu was in mixed feelings.
"No wonder. No wonder after Yue left, my father forbade me to mention anything about the Jiuhua family."
Fujii Itsuki was very curious when he heard this, "Strange, even so, there is no need for the Kuka family and the Matsumae family to completely break off their relationship, right?"
Matsumae Shinchun shook his head, "I'm not sure, maybe something happened between the two families back then. My father doesn't want to hear the word 'Jiuhua' from me. Sakuraboku should know, but he probably won't tell me."
This is a matter between the two families, and Fujii Itsuki has no say in it.
He put down the teacup, "Matsumae thinks that Kuka moved to Tokyo, right?"
"Yes. She left very suddenly. Yue kept in touch with me through letters at first, but then suddenly stopped. I don't know why."
"That's right. After leaving Otaru, Jiuhuayue didn't stay in Tokyo, but went to live in Hyogo Prefecture. Her mother told me. Matsumae, your letters have been sent to Tokyo, or their original address, so naturally they fell into the sea.
"You two families probably have some conflict. After your parents found out that you were still exchanging letters, they probably cut off your connection."
"I see."
After talking for so long, Fujii Itsuki had a general understanding of the relationship between Kuka and Matsumae.
The two grew up together, inseparable, studying and living together.
The relationship between the two of them cannot be considered as ordinary childhood sweethearts, but rather lifelong friends.
As Matsumae herself said, in the past, Yue was her best and only friend.
They are each other's only one.
But this raises another point of doubt.
If the two lost contact because of some conflict between the Kuka family and the Matsumae family, then why didn't Kuka Yue contact Matsumae Shinharu after returning to Otaru?
"I suggest that you ask her in person, I have her contact information."