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The name... matches, the address is fine, and even the last digit of the mobile phone number is correct.
"…It's not some cash on delivery prank, is it?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at the express box in his hand, pursed his lips slightly, frowned, and asked in a low voice.
"Ah? No? This was given to me directly by the customer. The errand fee was also paid by that customer. All I have to do is bring the item here."
“Can I just open the box and take a look?”
"Oh, sure, sure."
Taking out the key from his pocket, Nakagawa Nobuyuki quickly pierced the sealing tape, revealing the contents inside.
……cell phone?
Nakagawa Nobuyuki widened his eyes as he looked at the brand new mobile phone box that was exposed, and his doubts grew even deeper.
Why did I receive a mobile phone out of nowhere?
...A hypnosis app installed on your phone?
No, that definitely won’t happen, I think.
Oh, and there's a note.
[Nakagawa-san...I'm sorry to have made you come here for nothing. Remember to answer my call later.]
【Nagasaki Susero】
...Nagasaki? Why would you send this to yourself?
"…Um, sir, I'm in a hurry to get off work, can I sign for it first?"
The young man's somewhat awkward voice sounded, and Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was a little dazed, came back to his senses.
"Oh, okay, okay..."
Although I don't know what Nagasaki sent...it can't be a cell phone, right? But in order not to cause trouble to this guy, and since he is an acquaintance, I will accept it for the time being.
After signing his square name and thanking the young man, Nakagawa Nobuyuki turned around and went back to the house with a somewhat puzzled look on his face.
"Xin, what's wrong?"
Shoko Toyokawa, who was serving rice, raised her eyes slightly and looked at the pointed octagonal paper box in Nakagawa Nobuyuki's hand with some curiosity.
"…It looks like something sent from Nagasaki. A cell phone, maybe?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki felt the heavy touch in his hand, his eyes filled with uncertainty, and he spoke softly.
Now that you have already signed for it, you just need to open it and take a look to find out what's going on.
...I think this box is really a cell phone.
Looking at the ○尼 trademark and the visual image of the mobile phone on the packaging box, Nakagawa Nobuyuki frowned.
...What is the purpose of sending a mobile phone to yourself? Send yourself a mobile phone?
No, it would be inappropriate for me to accept such a valuable item, right?
...But it’s really time for me to change my phone.
Unfortunately, this new model costs a lot of money, it’s too expensive!
After taking a deep breath, Nakagawa Xin shook his head and slowly stuffed the phone box back into the carton.
It would be nice if he could buy a new mobile phone for free, but this model costs nearly 200,000 yen, which is enough to cover half a month's income from Nakagawa Nobuyuki's part-time job. It would be strange if he could accept it without any psychological pressure.
"...Su Shi, did you send a cell phone?"
Blinking, Toyokawa Shoko looked at the mobile phone box on the table with a somewhat subtle look and examined it carefully.
"…This letter has been opened. It might be something else."
After all, 200,000 yen is indeed not a small amount of money - of course, it may not be a big deal to Su Shi.
"…That makes sense. How about we open it and take a look?"
Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that what Toyokawa Shoko said did make some sense and that he was just being too sentimental.
I've seen a lot of prank videos, where the P○5 box given to children actually contains homework or something like that. It's possible, right?
However, after the two carefully opened the packaging box of the mobile phone, they found a serious mobile phone inside that glowed slightly in the room light, with a square piece of cardboard attached to the side.
[Today is really troublesome because I did not convey the information in time, which caused a lot of misunderstanding and trouble to Nakagawa...]
[Since you have seen this piece of paper, it means that Nakagawa has already signed for the package. In this case, don't worry about it and just accept it, okay? ]
【Nagasaki Susero】
As the two were looking at each other with the same subtle expressions, the phone that had been lying quietly in the phone box suddenly started singing, instantly attracting the attention of both of them.
...Have you even got your SIM card ready? And the phone company is closed now, right?
Isn't this too efficient? Is this still the Japan I know?
Nakagawa Shinko secretly complained in his heart, but still picked up the phone with the note "Sushi" under Toyokawa Shoko's strange gaze.
……
Curled up gently in her bed, Nagasaki Suyo pressed her ear tightly against the receiver with some inexplicable nervousness.
Zhonghe, you should have received the package, right? Otherwise, the courier wouldn't have called me back.
...Nakagawa should answer his call.
You're not angry, are you?
Her fingers habitually curled the hair beside her ears. In the darkness, only the half of her face illuminated by the phone screen was particularly noticeable.
beep.
"..."
Although the call was connected, there was silence on both sides, as if they were waiting for the other party to speak first.
"...Nakagawa-san, good evening?"
At this moment, I felt an inexplicable sense of tension in my heart, as if my heart was grabbed by something, and even breathing became a little difficult.
"You received the stuff, didn't you? No, what nonsense am I talking about? Since you signed for it, then of course you received it, that..."
Normally his speech was very simple, but at this moment his mouth was babbling nonsense as if it was not listening to the brain's command, and he was unable to ask the questions he wanted to ask.
"Nagasaki, I did receive it...but..."
Nakagawa Xin looked at the silver-shining cell phone in his hand again, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and spoke.
"...It's still too expensive. I'm only helping you because I'm afraid you'll get into danger. If you really want to give me something this expensive, forget it."
If Nagasaki Suyo had given me something cheaper, I wouldn't have refused it, but this...
“Well…but…”
Nagasaki Motoyo blinked anxiously, and looked hurriedly at Nagasaki Yuko, who had just walked into the room and was now sitting aside, smiling at her daughter's panic-stricken look.
Gently covering the microphone of the phone, Nagasaki Suyo hurriedly whispered to Nagasaki Yuko: "Mom, how do I...?"
Nagasaki Yuko looked at Nagasaki Suyo who became so flustered for the first time, and just touched Nagasaki Suyo's little head lovingly, and gently took Nagasaki Suyo's mobile phone.
At this time, Su Shi began to look a little like a girl of this age.
Nagasaki Yuko thought with a slight sense of guilt in her heart, coughed lightly, and spoke in a quite relaxed tone.
"Nakagawa-san, you really are so high and mighty."
Hearing the sudden change in the voice on the other end of the phone, Nakagawa Nobuyuki immediately recognized the voice and spoke in a slightly deep voice.
"Aunt? Well, forgive me for such an expensive gift——"
“It’s not a gift.”
Nagasaki Yuko interrupted Nakagawa Nobuyuki with a serious tone and spoke with considerable ease:
"Since Su Shi did something wrong, this is of course an apology. Nakagawa-san should accept it. If you refuse, Su Shi might think that Nakagawa-san still hasn't forgiven her, right?"
As if to prevent Nakagawa Nobuyuki from continuing to pester her, Nagasaki Yuko immediately added two sentences.
"A girl like Su Shi would think so, right?"
After hearing this, Nakagawa Nobuna could only purse his lips lightly, hesitated for a moment, and sighed in embarrassment.
Forget it, now that you've said that, it would seem a bit pretentious if I don't accept it.
"…Then Auntie, I'll accept it."
"Haha, I should have accepted it a long time ago."
Listening to Nagasaki Yuko laughing on the other end of the phone, Nakagawa Nobuyuki suddenly seemed to remember something, cleared his throat slightly, and changed the subject.
"Well, by the way, Aunt, although what I said seems a bit excessive and inappropriate..."
Nakagawa Nobuyuki frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "...But, isn't it a little too little time that you spend with Su Shi-san?"
"So, why did such a misunderstanding happen today?"
If Nagasaki Yuko could spend more time with Nagasaki Motoyo, this incident today would never have happened. She wouldn't have to make an extra trip, and Nagasaki's family wouldn't have to bother buying an extra mobile phone.
Although to be honest, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was a bit rude. After all, this guy didn't know the inside story at all, but he insisted on commenting on other people's family affairs. Even if he wanted to teach them a lesson, it was definitely not his turn as an outsider to teach them a lesson...
What's more, he just accepted a gift from someone, and now turns around and points fingers at them... In short, everyone should never learn from this guy.
But after all, this guy is not the first time to act like a fool.
"Um, no—"
On the other end of the phone, noticing that the atmosphere had become a little strange, Nagasaki Motoyo, who had been somewhat happy just now, immediately became anxious and subconsciously tried to smooth things over.
However, he was frozen in place by Nagasaki Yuko's extremely serious gaze, and his throat was choked.
For a long while, Nagasaki Yuko remained silent. Listening to the man on the other end of the phone, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who neither apologized to her nor hung up the phone, she spoke coldly.
"... Nakagawa, you know that your behavior right now is actually a bit offensive, right?"
Such a sound was naturally transmitted to the other side of the phone in its entirety.
"Yeah, but I'm still going to say it."
Nakagawa Nobuyuki on the other end of the phone was a perfect example of what a greenhorn means. Like a piece of wood with zero emotional intelligence, he replied firmly without the slightest hesitation.
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The atmosphere, which had been quite harmonious just now, suddenly became extremely cold and stiff.
Although Toyokawa Shoko couldn't say anything, she was also slightly moved by the atmosphere at the moment. She looked solemnly at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was frowning in front of her.
On the other side, Nagasaki Suyo was also feeling uncomfortable. The girl couldn't understand it at all. The atmosphere was so relaxed just now... why did it suddenly become like this?
"Mom... Nakagawa-san just--"
However, at this moment, Nagasaki Yuko also had a frosty look on her face. Nagasaki Suyo, who had never seen her mother with such an expression, could only bite her lip and look at Nagasaki Yuko with pleading eyes.
"…Are you sure, Nakagawa?"
Nagasaki Yuko frowned again, and her tone was definitely not very friendly. She just asked back to Nakagawa Nobuyuki on the other end of the phone.
"That's what I wanted to tell you."
After taking a deep breath, Nakagawa Nobuyuki continued his reply, without any intention of taking back his words or apologizing.
Both ends of the phone fell silent again.
One second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds...
"Huh——It's really hard to be a villain~"
Suddenly, Nagasaki Yuko relaxed her attitude, smiled gently, and said with some emotion: "Nakagawa, you are really brave... Although I tested you before... I still underestimated you."
"It's quite strange to be told that by a junior... Anyway, like you said, I will make more time to spend with Su Shi in the future."
He embraced Nagasaki Suyo who was beside him with some apology and gently touched the girl's little head. Nagasaki Yuko's posture at this moment seemed particularly gentle.
Of course, Nagasaki Yuko was aware of this problem, but this was the first time that a junior took the risk to point it out.
Forget it, it’s okay if it’s offensive, it’s my fault for not spending enough time with Xiao Su Shi.