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The girl approached her sheepishly and stood beside her anxiously.
There was silence for a while.
"Xiaoyue, why do you want to practice at night?"
"Practice?" Jiu Huayue looked down at the trumpet in her hand, "It's not practice, I'm just in a bad mood."
"Bad mood."
"My mother came to Otaru more than two weeks ago."
"Ah? I remember Xiaoyue and your mother——"
"It's not like I had a quarrel with her or anything. After she came to Otaru, she apologized to me. The relationship between her and me is better than before."
"Then why is Xiaoyue still in a bad mood?" Hiiragi Rinka was even more confused.
"My mother came to Otaru and visited the dean. My mother and the dean had known each other for a long time. My mother knew that I liked the uncle, and she did not object. Instead, when she met with the dean, she took the initiative to bring up the matter of my engagement with the uncle."
Engage, engage, engage?
Hiiragi Rinka's heart skipped a beat.
What about Xinchun and Qiansui?
"Xiaoyue should be happier."
"Well," Jiu Huayue did not deny it, "It should be so. The dean did not reject my mother's proposal."
"Then why is Xiaoyue a little unhappy?"
"How should I put it?"
Jiu Huayue still stared at the trumpet in her hand. "The dean didn't refuse. Uncle just thought it was too early to get engaged. Obviously, everything is in my favor, but I don't feel any joy for some reason."
For a moment, Hiiragi Rinka didn't know how to take over the conversation.
"Rinka, this feels like it's happening too fast. Not only me, but even the uncle doesn't have a sense of reality about this kind of thing. We're not even boyfriend and girlfriend right now, so what's the point of talking about engagement?"
"Could it be that Xiaoyue is overthinking? Shouldn't you be happy about this situation? Xiaoyue, you are closer to Mr. Fujii."
Although in this situation, both Xinchun and Qiansui would be sad.
".Rinka, do you think uncle doesn't like me very much?"
"How, how could it be! Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue, you are so beautiful!"
"But even though I'm pretty, I still can't feel that the uncle wants to be my boyfriend or girlfriend." Jiu Huayue frowned, "I feel very happy and blessed when I'm with him. I feel that he's taking good care of me. But when he's with me, does he really feel happy?"
"." Hiiragi Rinka was unable to reply for a moment.
Jiuhuayue said this and suddenly smiled again.
"I'm sorry, Rinka, did what I said seem a bit too sentimental?"
“That’s not the case at all.”
Rinka Hiiragi can understand Satsuki very well.
Who doesn’t want the person they like to like them too?
"Rinka, do you know how to make a man like someone more?"
"this."
Hiiragi Rinka blushed and thought about it carefully.
She remembered that one morning during dinner, her father secretly told her what he liked most about her mother when they were dating.
"That... wearing a nice bathing suit and sitting on each other's lap?"
"Swimsuit?" Jiu Huayue frowned.
"That's right. Just a bikini or something." Hiiragi Rinka's face turned even redder.
Jiuhuayue tried to imagine this scene, herself wearing a bikini and sitting on the uncle's lap
No.
Jiuhuayue shook her head.
She had never worn such shameful clothes in her life.
Even when taking photos, she wears very thick clothes, so how can she wear a bikini?
".This doesn't count, isn't this just using beauty to seduce the other person? How can this be called love?"
Hiiragi Rinka lowered her red face, "I asked my father the same question back then."
"Your father said that? And then what? How did he answer you?"
"Dad said that men like this, the best. The best is the kind where you can see the thighs and arms."
"How could your father say such things to you, Rinka? But this is not called love."
"Dad also said that even if you fall in love with someone because of their appearance at first, after getting to know them, as long as they know how to cherish you, they will eventually fall in love with you over time."
Jiu Huayue was silent for a while, "In other words, beauty is a better opportunity?"
"Well, that's about what it means."
After Hiiragi Rinka finished speaking, she looked at Jiuhuayue who fell into silence again, not knowing whether what she said was right or not.
*
The second day after arriving at Senaga Island in Okinawa.
Fujii Itsuki woke up in a very good mood.
Standing by the window of the sea view room and looking out, the blue waves are crashing on the beach, and couples traveling together, tourists traveling in groups, and a family of three traveling with their children...
Here, no matter who you are, your face is filled with excitement.
I opened the window and took a deep breath. The cool, fresh air filled my lungs and I felt refreshed.
Traveling at public expense really makes people feel good.
Even when I go out for breakfast.
"Teacher Fujii!"
"Good morning, Mr. Fujii!"
"Good morning, Mr. Fujii!"
"Well, good morning."
The cute girls in the wind band were greeting me one by one.
Fujii Itsuki was in a very good mood and decided not to treat them unfairly.
After breakfast, he asked all the students in the club to gather in the lobby of the First Resort Hotel and explained in detail the practice plan for the wind band today - the entire morning would be spent on ensemble practice.
"Eh!!!"
Dissatisfied voices immediately erupted among the students.
Fujii Itsuki looked at the swimming rings, sunscreen, swimsuits and other large and small things in everyone's hands with a strange look, and said as a matter of course:
"This is a club training camp. Training is of course our top priority here. You don't think we came to Okinawa just to have fun, right?"
"But--"
"The teacher is not lazy. He still has to train with you guys."
"Yes"
Everyone shrugged their heads and even their answers were weak.
"Why are you so tired so early in the morning?"
"Yes"
The voice rose only slightly.
"not enough!"
"Yes--"
Just OK.
Without Fujii Itsuki saying anything more, the students went into the multi-purpose hall on their own initiative.
Fujii Itsuki could feel that the children were obedient to his words.
Teachers with poor professional ethics would probably take advantage of this and force students to do things they are unwilling to do.
Spent the whole morning training in the multi-purpose hall.
For the song he will perform in the Hokkaido competition, Fujii Itsuki chose "Waltz Under the Blue Sky" by Hiroki Takahashi.
This piece of music places the most emphasis on emotional expression. Both the melody and the rhythm of the music convey a carefree mood.
After training, it is finally time for the all-important lunch.
The school provided meal tickets for the hotel, but Fujii Itsuki still took Akai Muko to the sea view restaurant next door to eat Okinawa's specialties.
As for why Xinchun Chitose and the others were not brought along.
Because there are other students around, we still have to avoid suspicion.
Of course, at the seaside, a seafood feast is indispensable.
Sashimi platter, grilled conch, grilled deep-sea lobster, grilled oysters with sea urchin sauce.
Order whatever Fujii Itsuki has, and never have you ordered so happily without caring about the price.
".Ashu, why do you like seafood so much? Aren't you afraid of getting gout again?"
"It's okay, it's okay. You should enjoy it when you should."
".Ashu, you have changed."
"Changed?" Fujii Itsuki had just peeled open a crab claw.
Akai Muzi then smiled with relief, "It's okay, it's nothing. It's not good to be too strict. Compared to when you always demanded and restricted yourself, you are happier now. Just be careful not to eat too much."
"Muzi, why are you saying so many formal things? This meal is on me, so eat as much as you want."