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But in the end they did not ask the questions in their hearts. They bowed to Matsumae Yoshiko and then closed the door and left.
Fujii Itsuki looked down and saw that his wrist was covered in bright red.
It's obviously made from hemp rope.
but
Compared with the skin that was worn off, the current situation made Fujii Itsuki feel puzzled.
——Yoshiko Matsumae put her hands behind her back, frowned, and was walking around him, looking him up and down.
'What is this for?'
Matsumae's aunt had a serious expression and her eyes looked very sharp.
Fujii Itsuki felt that although she was only a dozen years older than him, her temperament was no different from that of an elder.
"Are you Fujii Itsuki? The thief that Hui Hai and the others were talking about just now."
"I don't think I'm a thief."
Fujii Itsuki pinched his wrist and suddenly found a logical loophole.
He didn't tell those people his name.
How did this aunt Songqian know about this?
Matsumae Yoshiko stopped and said coldly:
"Of course I know you. That day the kid took you to the mountains for sightseeing, and I saw you two chatting a lot."
"."
It turns out that he is an acquaintance, then that is easy to explain.
Yoshiko Matsumae continued to circle around Fujii Itsuki. As she looked at him, she pinched her chin, nodded continuously, and said words like "not bad" and "not bad".
Fujii Itsuki felt a chill down his spine when he was stared at by the middle-aged woman.
The key point is that this woman would reach out and lift his sleeves from time to time, as if to check whether his functions were intact.
"I have no problem with it. He looks healthy. With a little exercise, he can become very strong."
".?"
Who are you talking to?
Fujii Itsuki didn't understand what Matsumae Yoshiko meant at all.
What is this for?
Conscripting men?
You want me to be a slave to your Matsumae Shrine?
Matsumae Yoshiko walked around for a few times and fixed her eyes on Fujii Itsuki's face: "Is that the one you climbed over the wall to get into the back garden?"
“Everything happens for a reason, and everything happens for a reason”
Matsumae Yoshiko nodded: "I understand that you didn't climb over the wall voluntarily, but were guided by something."
As expected of the shrine's chief priestess, Matsumae's aunt.
Have good vision and understand things.
I don't look like a thief.
He is just a 26-year-old young man who is elegant and easy-going.
Fujii Itsuki sighed:
"Thank you very much for your understanding, Ms. Matsumae. I explained my motives to those four people on the road just now, but they didn't believe a word I said and insisted on dragging me to see you."
"Thank you? We in the Matsumae family don't like polite words. It should be said that I - Matsumae Yoshiko doesn't like polite words. What have you decided to do to thank me?"
this.
Fujii Itsuki: "How about I help run some chores for Matsumae Shrine tonight? The parade and festival will start in an hour or two, so it should be very busy."
"can."
"May I?"
"Of course, I am very sensible. I have always taught Xinchun to be sensible and to know how to repay kindness. Naturally, when I receive gratitude from others, I should accept it as a matter of course."
In other words, the problem of being misunderstood as a thief has been resolved, right?
Fujii Judai breathed a sigh of relief and said politely, "Then please just give me your instructions, Ms. Matsumae. I will do my best to meet your requests."
"Well, get engaged to our Xinchun in three months."
"Of course that's no problem, it's just an engagement."
".Engaged?! With Matsumae?"
"What? Don't want to?"
Yoshiko Matsumae stared at Fujii Itsuki's eyes behind his half-frame glasses.
Fujii Itsuki didn't take it seriously, knowing that his aunt was just joking.
He couldn't help but force a smile and said:
"Ms. Matsumae, no matter how much you joke, you can't joke about something so serious, right? This is not funny. Matsumae is my student."
"Do I look like I'm smiling?"
Fujii Itsuki: “.”
"It's true that you just climbed over the wall into the back garden, right?"
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"Have you seen Xinchun bathing?"
Fujii Itsuki really wanted to say no.
But there is a majestic fox statue behind and a solemn chief priest of the shrine in front.
The looks from both sides were condescending, which made people feel very stressed.
"Yes, I saw it." Fujii Itsuki admitted decisively.
"That's all." Matsumae Yoshiko smiled without a trace of smile, "Do you think you shouldn't be held responsible for this?"
"You should be responsible, but how can you get engaged? This is not ancient times where you can just glance at each other."
Fujii Itsuki really wanted to say that it was just a glance, wasn’t that a big deal?
But he just couldn't say this.
Because this shows disrespect for Matsumae's opinion.
Whether the problem is serious or not should be decided by Matsumae.
"It's decided. Three months from now. No, next month, I'll get engaged to Xinchun."
"I--"
"You don't think this means Xinchun will marry you, do you? That's wishful thinking. You're marrying into the family, and you have to change your surname. You're the one who serves Xinchun, not Xinchun serving you."
“I still have to teach the students.”
"Quit."
"The welfare home still needs my care."
"Ask your father-in-law to donate 1 billion to you."
Donate 1 billion to the welfare home?
Fujii Itsuki's heart was moved, but he just smiled, shook his head and said:
"I can not accept."
"Teacher Fujii, as an honors student who graduated from Kyoto University, you should know the history of the Matsumae family, right?"
".Know."
"What do you think has enabled the Matsumae family to survive to this day?"
"strength."
"It's a tradition, it's a family tradition. As for the past, our Matsumae family has already hung you on the castle tower and made you into a human head wind chime. Do you believe it?"
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Fujii Itsuki certainly believed it.
In the past, the nobles had the final say.
If a servant was told to die, he would immediately take a knife and commit suicide - on the one hand it was out of loyalty, but on the other hand it was because he was afraid of a more miserable death.
This is the case for ordinary people, let alone a "thief" who peeks at a young lady taking a bath.
If you don't gouge out your eyes, you will be unworthy of the name "Matsumae" and the four-warp-hishimaru family emblem that can be seen everywhere at the entrance and inside the shrine.
Matsumae Yoshiko continued:
"But modern times are modern times after all, and the Matsumae family cannot openly do anything that goes against the background of the times."
"."This is definitely a deterrent, right?
"Would you like me to tell you how much the Matsumae family has in its current assets? How many companies and resources do they control in Hokkaido and even in Japan?"
"Needless to say, I know what's going on."
"What do you think of the Matsumae family?"
"Strong."
"How is Xinchun?"
"Sensible, polite, good at studying, and very considerate."
"That's it," Matsumae Yoshiko waved her hand, looking very impatient, "It's settled that I'll be engaged to Xinchun."
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