Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 211
Sitting on the sofa, the past suddenly floated up.

【"Harukai, mom bought her own apartment, next to Yoyogi Park in Shibuya. You can move in after a while. It's so expensive, I'll take more advertisements in the future."】

……

【"Well, the view is very good, so Chunhai will live in this room."】

……

【"...I moved back again. From now on, this is Harumi and I's home in Tokyo, and we won't move again...Sorry, it's a bit far away from Harumi's school."】

……

Taking a deep breath, pressing the past that suddenly floated up, Naruse stretched his arms, stood up from the sofa, and walked around the house.

After leaving for half a year, there was not much change in the house, except that some of his things were missing.

He walked to the balcony, "You can overlook the Yoyogi Park opposite, which is one of the selling points of this apartment... But it's just like that after a long time."

Shangzi and Haixing also came to the balcony, looking at the park not far away.

"It's quite quiet here." Shangzi looked down.

After standing on the balcony for a while, Naruse went back inside and opened a room.

"This is my mother's room."

The two also came over to have a look. The layout inside was similar to the room that Shangzi lives in Naruse's house now.

"Can I go in and have a look?"

"of course."

Walking into Song Qianqiu's room, Shangzi looked around for a while, and his eyes quickly fell on the photo frame by the bedside.

She went to sit down and picked up the frame.

"..."

The photo shows Naruse a year ago - standing next to the entrance ceremony sign at the school gate, looking at the camera with a blank expression.

After getting Jin Gao's uniform, the uniform on his body has been hanging in the closet and has never been taken out again.

After looking at the photo, she looked up at Naruse who was coming.

We can't see much change when we get along day and night, but when we compare it with the photos, we can find that his expression is obviously not as tense as before.

The decision to let him come back was indeed correct...

"looking at what."

Seeing the photo in her hand clearly, Naruse was silent for a while.

"Why is there such a thing... This was taken when I was in school last year."

"Yeah." Shangzi stared at his face, his eyes outlined, carefully feeling the changes in the past year, "I also received this photo."

Naruse took the photo frame from her, looked at the school behind which only a corner was exposed, and then the uniform that he had only worn for one semester before it fell on his face.

"..."

What is this tense expression resisting?

Haixing also came over, and just about to look at the photo in his hand, Naruse put the photo frame back and faced it.

"Go and have a look in another room."

Shangzi smiled, "Okay."

"..."

Hai Xing pursed his lips, looked at the photo frame again, and followed the two out.

Naruse opened the door to another room.

"This is my room."

The inside is still the same as when he left, empty, and basically everything he can bring back to the village of Tsuqian.

The bed was made again.

Shangzi went in, turned around, sat on his bed, and continued to look around.

"It's completely different from what I saw in the photo."

"Really, almost."

"A lot."

"Ok."

Hai Xing looked at the two of them, and continued to look at the environment that was completely unfamiliar to him.

There is not much furniture and furnishings, a bed, a desk, two bookshelves side by side against the wall, nothing more, similar to his room in the country.

It's nothing more than that this room is relatively small.

Although no one has lived in it for a long time, the room has obviously been cleaned and everything is clean.

There are a few books left on the top of the bookshelf that I haven't brought back, and there is still a computer on the desk.

Starfish went to the window and looked out.

Not far away is Yoyogi Park. There are no buildings around it, and the view is very wide.

She wants to live in this room.

Turning around, Shangzi lay down on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"It turned out to be this feeling..."

Naruse stood aside, "How does it feel?"

She smiled and shook her head, reaching out her hand.

Reaching out to pull Shangzi up, Naruse sat down at the desk and turned on the computer.

"Fortunately, it can still be used... It won't be idle for a few days."

"Isn't Chunhai going to take me and Haixing for a stroll in Tokyo these few days?"

"I said when I got home."

"Do you still have the strength to play?"

"Well……"

After fiddling for a while, he opened a few websites at random, opened the storage disk and looked through, but found no "treasure" left behind. Naruse turned around, and Shangzi and Haixing were sitting on the bed and looking at him.

"...Let's go and look at the other rooms."

Getting up and leaving the room, Naruse continued to introduce the two of them.

"This is the toilet, and this is the washroom and bathroom. The kitchen is there."

Shangzi stayed in the kitchen for a while longer.

"There doesn't seem to be any signs of recent use."

"You can't expect my mother to cook by herself... although she can't."

"Does Aunt usually eat out?"

"It's about the same, and there are some takeaways."

After leaving the kitchen, Naruse looked again and walked to an unopened room.

"This is the guest room. For the next few days, Shangzi and Haixing will sleep here."

Just opening the door, the curled quilt, several sets of women's clothing hanging on the wall, and women's underwear thrown on the bed at random, all indicate that this is not an idle room.

"..."

Naruse was stunned for a moment, but soon understood.

"Miss Sato moved here."

"No wonder there are two sets of toiletries in the bathroom..."

Shangzi looked at the slightly messy situation inside, and said, "Would you like to help Ms. Sato tidy up?"

"No, let her clean up by herself."

Naruse closed the door, looked at the two of them again, "It seems that my mother intends to let you sleep with her."

Shangzi smiled, "Okay."

Of course Starfish would not object.

"Do you want to take another look?" Naruse asked, "Or should we go out and eat something first?"

"Auntie won't be back until evening?" Shangzi asked.

"Ah."

"Then go out first."

Naruse picked up the spare key on the living room table and looked carefully, it was the one he used before.

Take the door and leave, take the elevator down, and walk out from the main entrance of the apartment, Hai Xing looked back.

"It really is a very high-end apartment..."

Naruse glanced at her.

"Going up from the parking lot feels completely different from walking out of it," Hai Xing said.

Shangzi smiled, "I think so too."

Naruse walked forward.

"When I first moved in, I thought the same way."

After leaving the apartment, Naruse led the way, followed by Shangzi and Haixing, looking left and right.

Across the road, there is Yoyogi Park next to it. The spring in Tokyo comes earlier, and the inside is already full of greenery.

"Can I enter the park now?"

"Of course. The other side of the park is connected to the imperial garden of Meiji Jingu Shrine. You can go in for a stroll after dinner later."

After walking for a while, Naruse stopped in front of an inconspicuous small building near the park.

Just as he was about to go in, he looked back at the two of them again.

"What do you want to eat?"

Shangzi had already seen the handwritten menu hanging on the side, and smiled slightly, "Anything is fine."

Starfish also nodded.

"Then try the food here."

When you come to the second floor, the first thing you see is a glass door decorated with flowers, and a row of wine bottles are placed on the ground next to it. The patterns on the bottles are all kinds of strange and different, which seem to be works of art.

"It's here."

Pushing open the door and going in, the bell on the door rang.

It was a rather small restaurant inside—there was not even a separate dining table, only a bar counter, and a large area was occupied by easels.

"Is this the studio?" Hai Xing asked quietly.

"No, those are decorations."

Several guests were already seated at the bar, Shangzi and Haixing followed Naruse to a seat, the middle-aged shopkeeper inside looked at the three of them, his eyes lingering on his face for a while.

"Long time no see." Naruse greeted.

The shopkeeper nodded, with no expression on his face, gestured to the menu on the table with his hand, turned around and continued cooking.

"There is only the owner of this store. He is busy receiving customers, making dishes and even cashiering, so he will appear a little cold."

"..."

Hai Xing looked at Shangzi who was explaining to himself in a low voice, before speaking after a long time: "Shangzi knows it very clearly."

She smiled, "I heard Chunhai complain before."

Haixing looked at Naruse again, he was just looking at the menu.

“The barbecue here is delicious.”

"Then I want this." Shangzi said.

"Where's the starfish?"

"I want……"

Hai Xing looked at the menu, "Teriyaki set meal."

Naruse looked at the shopkeeper, "Two barbecues, one teriyaki..."

"——I also want a barbecue set meal."

"..."

Naruse glanced at Haixing.

"Three barbecue meals."

(End of this chapter)