Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 208 Spring Break
The sky was blue, the clouds were sparse, and the sun fell straight down unobstructed, warm and bright.

As a native of Aomori, Hai Xing has long been used to the long winter in this land, but she still feels happy when the footsteps of spring are approaching.

Gone are the roads blocked by ice and snow—at least for the better part of the year—and she can now deliver drinks on her bike.

jingle jingle-

Riding a bicycle, Hai Xing rang the bell to remind the two children on the road ahead to avoid them.

In the wine box in the back seat, there were still the last two bottles of wine left. After they were delivered, there was nothing to do this morning.

This made her breathe a sigh of relief, but also felt a little regretful.

Today is the second day of spring break, and she has nothing else to do except to work in her own hotel and earn some pocket money.

Idle is also idle, why not send a few more wines and earn more money in case of emergencies...

"Hey!"

The child in front suddenly took a step towards the middle of the road, Piao Yuan's thoughts were pulled back, Hai Xing quickly pressed the brakes and stopped before hitting him.

"Wow……"

The two children were also taken aback and quickly avoided.

Hai Xing saw that one of them was holding a comic book with a familiar label on it.

It was a manga rented from Ichiyo's bookstore...

"Who told you to read comics on the road." She acted like an adult, staring at the two children, "It's dangerous."

"Ah, it's the yellow-haired sister from the hotel."

"Wow, there is something bad!"

The two shouted inexplicably, and ran into the bushes by the roadside laughing and laughing.

"Hey, don't shout... Be careful, don't run around—"

Starfish yelled, and the two children ran so fast that they couldn't see in the blink of an eye.

"Really..."

Turning back to check the wine box, she got on her bicycle again and rode towards her final destination.

Five minutes later, she stopped in front of the guest's house and rang the doorbell.

"Hello, the real wood hotel has brought wine—"

"Ah, it's a starfish."

Soon someone came to open the door, took two bottles of sake, and paid for the wine and delivery fee.

"Thank you for your patronage."

"Didn't Starfish go out to play during the spring break? The weather is so nice."

"I have to deliver wine."

"Hehe, what a good boy."

"..."

Hai Xing blushed a bit, said goodbye to the guests quickly, got on her bicycle and left.

There was no wine in the back seat, and on the way back, Haixing rode faster and more relaxedly.

Riding along the trail, through fields and alleys, she was back on the county road.

Passing by Xiaqingliu Bridge, the river under the bridge is rushing, and Nanmuchuan, which has been silent for several months in the long winter, is gradually waking up.

All the way forward, there was no one waiting on the dilapidated bus platform at this time.

After passing the convenience store, she looked at the intersection opposite, but also saw nothing.

The speed of the car did not slow down, and the county road under the wheels turned a small bend. When approaching Morimi Kohonen, Hai Xing lightly pressed the brake and took a look inside.

Yiye is indeed here today...

She kicked her feet again, accelerated back home, and stopped her bicycle at the door of the store.

"I am back."

Seiichiro Maki at the counter looked up, "Thanks for your hard work."

Hai Xing took out the received money from his pocket, then took part of it, and took it back.

After repaying the "debt" for so long, she can finally get the money again now.

Seiichiro Maki just watched and waited for his daughter to take his reward before putting away the rest.

"There's nothing to do in the morning, let's take a rest."

"I'll stay with Yiye for a while," Hai Xing said.

"it is good."

Halfway there, she realized that she had forgotten to take off the apron in the shop.

"never mind."

Hai Xing walked into the bookstore and walked through the bookshelves. Sen Jian watched her approaching, and suddenly raised his chin towards her.

"..."

Behind the bookshelf, another person poked his head out and glanced at her.

"starfish."

"... Chunhai."

Naruse looked at the apron on her body, "Did you just come back from delivering the wine?"

"Um……"

She tugged on her apron.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Naruse turned back again, and said to Morimi, "Just this one."

She nodded, "Just look at it."

"It's a clear price tag."

"This book just came in yesterday, and it's still waiting in line to be put on the shelf." Mori Jian pointed to the cardboard box at his feet, "These are all."

Only then did Naruse notice that there were books inside, "Let me have a look."

"See for yourself."

He went around the counter and knelt down to flip through the old books in the cardboard box.

Hai Xing looked at the two of them, Sen Jian also looked over and smiled at her.

"Are you done."

"Ah, um... I'm fine this morning."

She came over and looked at Naruse who only showed his back inside.

Mori also lowered his head, "If you are free, help me put these books on the shelves."

Naruse responded.

After a few more seconds, he raised his head, "What?"

"These books." She touched the cardboard box with her toes, "Entered in the background, and then put on the shelves."

"It's your job."

She pushed down her glasses, "I'm too busy."

"Okay..." Naruse looked at the books in the cardboard box, "Just read them all."

He picked up a few books and put them on the counter, and Morimi started to operate on the computer.

Opening the management software, she said, "You scan the code for the book, and I'll enter the price."

"Ah."

He picked up a book and scanned the barcode.

drop--

Pat, Pat, Mori entered the price in the background, six hundred yen.

"Do you decide the price?"

"Ah."

"What about the standard?"

"depend on mood."

"..."

She smiled, "This is a commercial secret, if you often come to help me, I will tell you."

"That's fine."

Naruse shook his head, then glanced at Haixing who was standing blankly outside the counter.

"Haixing also come to help, I will take the book, you scan the code."

"Ah good."

Senjian also smiled at her, but said nothing.

Starfish didn't come in either, just lying on the outside of the counter.Naruse picked up a book, looked at the title, and turned two more pages before pointing the barcode on the back to her.

Starfish picked up the barcode scanner.

drop--

After entering the book information in the background, Morimi entered the price, hit the Enter key, and turned to look at Naruse.

"Your efficiency is too low."

"Didn't you say that you are free in the morning?"

"Then I don't want to stand here and watch you flip through the book, can't I enter it first?"

"Ok."

So the efficiency is improved all of a sudden.

A carton of books was quickly entered into the background.

"Okay, that's all for now."

Morimi and Haixing took a break, while Naruse continued to look through.

"Leave him alone, he's 'digging for gold'." Mori Jian said to Hai Xing.

The latter nodded, still lying on the counter, looking at him and the book he had put down.

Sen Jian sat back on the chair and remembered something again, "By the way, Sister Yue seems to be back."

Hai Xing was stunned: "Ah, Sister Yue's trip is over."

Naruse didn't raise his head, "Because school is about to start."

"When?" Starfish asked.

"Isn't it always April [-]st when the university starts?"

"I never went to college..."

Naruse finally looked up at her.

Sen Jian smiled, "It's April [-]st, which is the day after tomorrow."

Hai Xing murmured: "Sister Yue is going to college..."

"It happens to be spring break these few days, and Hikaru seems to be planning to go there with Sister Yue and stay in Sendai for a few days." Mori Jian continued.

"Really?" Naruse also looked over, he didn't know about it yet, "Speaking of which, sister Yue has found an apartment yet."

"I don't know. But it should be close."

The three of them chatted for a while about university.

Morimi said that he was already paying attention to the apartment rent in Kyoto, and Naruse said that he planned to learn to drive as soon as he reached his age, live at home and commute by car.

Starfish was lying on the counter, just looking at them, not knowing what to say.

University?

She can't remember when she started to exclude going to college from her future options by default.

"...Where's the starfish?"

"what?"

Naruse looked at her, "I'm talking about the university."

"I don't go to college..."

"Do you want to work right after high school?"

Starfish was blankly silent.

Going to college was explicitly ruled out, but she had no other plans.

"……I have no idea."

Naruse looked at her, hesitant to speak.

Sen Jian looked at him and shook his head when he looked over.

"Then let's talk about it when the time comes... I'll put these books on the shelves." He picked up a stack of books that had already been flipped through, and walked out of the counter.

Sen Jian was taken aback, and called him again, "Wait a minute, after we have to classify..."

"—has been sorted."

"..."

She looked at the remaining books on the counter, only to realize that after he had flipped through them just now, he had placed them in separate categories.

Seeing his skilled movements, she curled her lips, but the corners of her lips curved again.

"When did you become so proficient...Have you considered coming to my house to work?"

"Can you afford the salary?"

"How much do you want?"

Stuffing the book into the shelf, Naruse said, "One thousand yen per hour."

"What do you think this is, Tokyo?"

"It's fine if you can't afford it."

After going back and forth a few times, putting several stacks of books on the shelves, he picked up the book he had chosen before, and said goodbye to the two, "I'm going back first."

"Ah."

Senjian responded, and Haixing also looked at him and nodded.

Watching him leave, Hai Xing sighed from the bottom of her heart, feeling somewhat relieved while being disappointed.

She leaned against the counter and was distracted. Mori Jian looked at her and sat down again.

"Shall I get you a book to read?"

"no thanks."

Hai Xing shook her head, turned around, lay down on the counter again, and looked at the book she was reading.

"During the spring break, Yiye just stays in the store and reads?"

"Almost." Morimi said, "In two days, I'm going to Hokkaido."

"Hey, are you going on a trip?"

"No, a relative is getting married."

She shook her head and smiled again, "But you can also play there for two days by the way."

"so good."

"Does Starfish want to come, you can come with me." Mori Jian suggested, "It doesn't cost money either."

"Eh……"

Hai Xing hesitated for a while, then shook his head, "Forget it."

She didn't want to be in that kind of environment where there were no strangers except Morimi's family.

Morimi didn't force it, "I'll bring you some Hokkaido specialties then."

"Okay." Starfish laughed.

"Aside from working at home, does Starfish have any other arrangements for spring break?" Mori Jian threw back the question she asked her just now.

"I also want to find something to do..."

Starfish sighed.

Morimi also understood the reason for her sigh.

Unlike a long time ago, the starfish now has lost the initiative and is always following passively—following the light, or following Naruse, and occasionally following her.

But now, the people that Haixing followed all had their own things to do.

"By the way, what has he been doing these two days?" Hai Xing asked.

"Narase?"

"Ah."

"Reading." Mori Jian paused, looking at her, "Also, stay with Shangzi."

"..."

Starfish is silent.

Morimi continued: "Shangzi said that he was invited back by the handicraft society to be the next minister. He seems to be busy with something in the past two days."

Starfish was taken aback.

She knew a little about the inside story of the sudden split of the handicraft society last year, so she was even more surprised now.

"Isn't Shangzi unable to get along with the people from the handicraft club?"

"I'm not too sure about the specific situation..." Morimi shook his head, "But Naruse said that the current minister has made a promise that those who targeted Naoko back then will all quit the handicraft club after they reach the third grade —Although this is customary.”

She sneered again.

"Although it is the largest club in Tsugo, there are not many people after all. Such a small group has to divide into factions and engage in confrontation, which is really boring."

"If the handicraft club hadn't been made into a mess by those people, Shangzi would not have established her own club...that's what Naruse said."

"Then now..."

"Shangko goes back to revive the handicraft company, and the restoration department will be handed over to Naruse."

Hai Xing opened his mouth and muttered, "Isn't he the mascot..."

Sen Jian smiled.

"That's right... But there should be no problem, after all there is still Shangzi."

It was almost noon, and after staying for a while, Starfish went home first.

After lunch, she went out by bicycle to deliver two orders of wine, and she became idle again, so she could only go back to her room and stay.

Turning on the phone, I looked at the few friends on the list, and they basically had their own affairs.

She turned down, and her eyes paused for a while on Song Qianqiu's head portrait.

She hasn't contacted her for a while, and she only knows that the drama she is filming now has come to an end, and it is the busiest time.

"An entertainer..."

Starfish lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling.

【"...Have you considered making your debut in Tokyo?"】

For no reason, she suddenly remembered the words of Song Qianqiu's assistant.

Are you debuting...

Just thinking about it, Starfish felt impossible.

But that didn't stop her from continuing to think about it.

If she were to debut, in which direction would she develop?
She can't sing or dance, let alone have any acting skills.

She is just good looking.

"..."

Hai Xing picked up the phone, turned on the front camera, and looked at herself on the screen.

I'm just a little cuter than other girls, Wink~
"..."

She dropped the phone and covered her face.

What the hell are you doing...

After posting in a daze for a while, Hai Xing picked up his phone again and checked Twitter for a while.

"Eh……"

#Song Qianqiu is injured

She was startled, and clicked into the topic to look.

"Matsu Chiaki...was injured during filming?!"

Starfish sat up all of a sudden.

She scrolled down, but she didn't see any more definite information. She only knew that Song Qianqiu was hit by equipment during the filming this morning, and the filming was urgently stopped.

The only photo is of her back being helped to rest.

"Are you ok……"

Hai Xing thought for a while, clicked Song Qianqiu's chat, and sent a greeting message.

【Have read】

"..."

So fast……

Could it be that you are not filming now because of your serious injury?

Miss Song: It's all right.

Miss Song: It was just a knock on the arm.

Miss Pine: [image]
In the selfie, Song Qianqiu is full of energy, smiling at the camera.

"Eh?"

Hai Xing: It was said on Twitter that Auntie was seriously injured, which has affected the shooting...

Miss Song: Hahaha

Ms. Song: How should I put it, this is a silly trick of adults.

Ms. Song: By tomorrow, Hai Xing will see that I am safe and sound and return to the crew to continue filming, and the news that the new work will be available to the audience soon.

That is to say...

Starfish thought for a while.

Hype?

Seeing that Song Qianqiu was fine, she felt relieved.

Ms. Song: The spring break has begun.

Haixing: Well, today is the second day of spring break.

Miss Song: Where did Starfish go to play?

Starfish: No.

Starfish: Help at home.

Ms. Song: It's really hard work.

Miss Song: Are you bored?
Starfish: A little bit...

Miss Song: Go find Chunhai.

"..."

Ms. Song: Just say I said it.

Starfish lay down on the bed.

Even if she said so... But what can she do if she goes there by herself.

Watch him get intimate with Shangzi?
Haixing: I will consider it...

buzz-

Ms. Song: ^-^
In the evening, Naruse's house.

Shangzi swiped his phone and suddenly sat up straight.

"Auntie was injured during filming..."

"fine."

Naruse shook his head, "I saw it at noon and sent her a message. This is her reply."

He took out his mobile phone and clicked on the photo sent by Song Qianqiu to show her.

There is only one white arm in the photo.

"..."

Shangzi stared at him for a while, then raised his eyes to look at him.

"That's the so-called 'badly injured' part."

"What about the wound?"

"She can't see herself."

"That……"

"The filming of the new drama is almost finished, and the media is hyping it up."

Shangzi opened his mouth and laughed.

"I see……"

Her body relaxed again, she swiped her phone against him for a while, and then checked the time.

"I'll take a shower first."

"Ah."

Naruse continued to watch the TV when his phone vibrated suddenly.

It's Song Chiaki's call.

"I can finally go home..."

"Have you been in the hospital until now?"

"Yeah. I just wiped my arm and did all kinds of checks. I'm just waiting for the news that I'm safe and sound tomorrow."

Naruse leaned back, "It always sounds familiar."

The other side smiled, "It's all here."

"Adults are so boring."

"Speaking of boredom, spring break has already started, what is Harumi doing?"

"Do nothing, just stay at home."

Song Qianqiu pondered for a while.

"How many days until spring break?"

"Over a week."

"That's still early."

She smiled.

"Since you're free, would you like to come to Tokyo for a few days? Bring Chunhai's friends with you."

　Thanks to the leader of the book friend [Light from the Lower Realm].

　　
　
(End of this chapter)