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Matsumae Shinchun picked up half of the candy for her and handed it back to her.
"Thank you, thank you." Hiiragi Rinka held her hands and held them against her chest.
"Hiiragi-san likes candy?"
"Yes, yes!" Hiiragi Rinka immediately raised her head, her eyes shining, "Matsumae, does Matsumae-san like it too?"
Matsumae Shinchun was surprised and smiled reservedly, "Not really."
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Hiiragi Rinka was like a withered flower, and she lowered her face instantly.
"Of course, it's not that I don't like candy. On the contrary, my mother always gave me candy when I was little, so I like it too—"
Matsumae Shinharu's words came to an abrupt halt when she was interrupted by a handful of candies in front of her.
Hiiragi Rinka was looking at her expectantly.
"Take it, take it. It's okay to give Matsumae two more candies!"
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"Which one do you want? Chocolate candy or hard candy? I recommend Morinaga's maple candy. It has a very fragrant maple flavor, just like the fragrance of you, Matsumae-san."
"Thank you."
Matsumae Shinharu felt a little embarrassed facing the suddenly enthusiastic Hiiragi Rinka, but she still accepted her gift, unwrapped it with her slender fingers, and put it into her mouth.
"How is it——" Hiiragi Rinka was looking forward to her reply.
"Yeah, it's delicious."
"You must be in a better mood now!"
"It's getting better."
It was not until Matsumae Shinharu finished answering that Hiiragi Rinka realized that she had offended him, and she blushed and lowered her gaze again.
"Sorry, I'm a little excited." Rinka Hiiragi held the candy in her arms.
"It's okay, Hiiragi-san, do you like collecting candies? There are so many varieties."
"Yeah, I like it. But," Hiiragi Rinka said in a small voice, "most of my classmates think that these small candies are only eaten by children. Although everyone will not refuse and speak to me very gently, they don't really like it."
Today's female high school students probably prefer to go to high-end dim sum restaurants like LeTAO.
"No, I think it's delicious."
"Really, really?"
"Mm, it tastes very good."
"Thank you, thank you."
At this time, the class bell rang and everyone started to sit back in their seats.
Matsumae Shinharu eats delicious maple-flavored candy and thinks Hiiragi Rinka is a little strange, but thinks she is a good child.
Teacher Fujii said that she had some communication problems, and now it seems to be true.
Do you want to try to get along with her?
Matsumae Shinharu wasn't so sure.
Xiaoyue didn't know why and pretended not to see me.
She had to find out why.
And now in this school, the only person I can rely on and trust is Mr. Fujii.
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Throughout the morning, Matsumae Shinchun didn't find any chance to talk to Jiuhuayue. She would run out almost as soon as the get out of class was over, and come back when the bell rang, and no one knew what she was doing.
It's noon.
Because it was the third semester, classmates were all very familiar with each other and started going out to eat in groups of three or four.
Matsumae Shinchun was also invited by everyone, but she was wholeheartedly focused on Jiuhuayue, so she declined everyone's request.
But as soon as school was over at noon, Jiuhuayue walked out of the classroom alone.
Xiaoyue didn't look at herself the whole time.
Matsumae Shinchun was very sad.
Did I do something wrong to make Xiaoyue unhappy? Why is she so cold to me?
The two had clearly promised to be good friends for life.
Why is it so
Matsumae Shinharu sat in her seat dejectedly. She stood up blankly and wanted to go to the cafeteria alone, but she happened to find that Hiiragi Rinka behind her was also alone.
She was eating the lunch box she brought with her, and it didn't seem like any of her classmates came to invite her.
Thinking of the scene in the morning when she took the initiative to hand herself candy, the girl suddenly had an idea.
"Hiiragi-san."
"Ah?" Rinka Hiiragi had never expected that someone would call her at this time.
Matsumae Shinchun clasped her hands in front of her and gave her standard, ladylike smile:
"How about we go to the cafeteria and have a meal together?"
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Rinka Hiiragi stared blankly at her pretty face and her chopsticks dropped.
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Jubei is not a school that is stingy with student welfare, and the cafeteria is built very large.
To make an analogy, it is similar to the snack street in a commercial center, with a wide variety of choices.
"What to eat?"
".All right."
"How about udon noodles? I want to eat that. You have a bento, so I'll buy you some tempura. It happens to be at the same counter."
"Is this okay?"
"It's okay. On the contrary, this is my return gift for the candy you gave me. After eating your candy this morning, I feel much better."
Hiiragi Rinka raised her head and was attracted by Matsumae Shinharu's gentle and graceful smile. She said in a weak voice: "Thank you. I am the first person to say that."
"That's a bit exaggerated. Well, calling me Matsumae-san seems a bit strange, why don't you just call me Kokoharu?"
Hiiragi Rinka's eyes sparkled, "Is it okay?"
"Of course, I'll call you Rinka from now on, okay?"
"Yeah." Hiiragi Rinka was a little shy.
When she arrived at the cafeteria, Matsumae Shinchun did not forget to look for Jiuhuayue's shadow, but unfortunately she did not find her. Instead, she saw Fujii Itsuki eating and reading a book alone by the window.
As soon as she saw the teacher's back, most of her inner uneasiness was immediately dispelled.
While waiting in line for udon, she asked Rinka Hiiragi:
"I saw Mr. Fujii. How about we go sit next to Mr. Fujii later?"
"Does Matsu Shinharu know Mr. Fujii?"
Matsumae Shinchun was a little surprised, "How did Rinka know that?"
Hiiragi Rinka was shy because of the girl's address: "Because I saw you, Kokoharu, and Teacher Fujii came together this morning."
"Yes," Matsumae Shinchun admitted without hiding anything, "I knew Mr. Fujii before school started, and it was because of Mr. Fujii that I came to Tachibana Kita."
"Teacher Fujii, is he particularly important to Xinchun?"
"Yes, it's very important that the teacher is the only one who can understand me and the only one who can chat with me happily." While waiting in line, Matsumae Shinchun looked at the back of Fujii Itsuki at the other end.
"Is it."
At this moment, Rinka Hiiragi noticed that there was a different emotion in Matsumae Shinharu's eyes.
The queue was fast.
It was Matsumae's turn in a few seconds.
Three minutes later, she got the udon noodles and six tempura shrimps, and brought Rinka Hiiragi to sit in front of Fujii Itsuki.
"Hmm? It's Matsumae."
"Teacher Fujii——"
Seeing Fujii Itsuki's natural smile, Matsumae Shinchun felt like crying.
The uneasiness in my heart caused by the unfamiliar environment disappeared instantly.
Hiiragi Rinka noticed this detail again.
Fujii Itsuki smiled and said, "I originally said that I would ask you to come to my office at noon to ask about your situation in class. How is your class? Is everyone in the class friendly?"
"Yeah! Everyone is very enthusiastic."
"What do you think of school? Are you afraid or anything? Do you have anxiety attacks?"
“Well, there are still some.”
"That's normal. It's very difficult to get you over it in such a short period of time. Matsumae has done a pretty good job. If you feel uncomfortable at all, you can come to my office and I'll take you out to relax or take you home directly."
"Teacher Fujii"
"Do you know where my office is?"
"know."
"That's good. Of course, what I just said also applies to you, Hiiragi-san. Your mother called me and asked me to take care of you."
Hiiragi Rinka blushed slightly as she was the focus of attention.
When Fujii Itsuki saw this scene, he couldn't help but think that the girls in his hometown were indeed cuter, while the girls in Tokyo knew too much and were too sophisticated.