Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 31 Until the Tree Collapses
When she came to the handicraft club, Shangzi greeted other members as usual, but when she passed by Rina Ogawa, she stopped her.

"Miss Ogawa?"

"Come with me to the bathroom."

"Ah good."

Shangzi was taken aback for a moment, and quickly agreed.Go to her place to put down her things, Ogawa Rina is already waiting for her at the door.

After taking a few steps away, she immediately asked, "What's the matter with Shangzi's boyfriend?"

"Boy friend?"

Shangzi quickly realized, "Senior, you mean Chunhai?"

"Is there anyone else?"

She smiled, "We're not in this relationship yet."

Rina Ogawa looked at her for a while, then turned her head away, "If this continues, even if Shangzi wants to have this kind of relationship, he will have no chance."

"Why do you say that?" Shangzi asked.

Rina Ogawa quickly turned back, "Look, you really care."

"Yes, I do care."

Shangzi smiled, "Please tell me, senior sister."

"I'm not the kind of person who chews my tongue, but last Friday, that is, the day the typhoon came, your childhood sweetheart invited at least six girls from the handicraft club to drink coffee. Unino Cafe...what's going on, that guy."

Shangzi was taken aback.

Is that why he met Starfish there... What a coincidence.

"Shangko?" Rina Ogawa looked at her.

She regained her composure, and responded with a smile: "It's just a cup of coffee. If Chunhai really had that kind of plan, he probably wouldn't ask so many girls all at once."

"Don't think that the girls in the handicraft club are not as good-looking as Shangzi, so let your guard down."

Rina Ogawa suddenly became serious, "The way some girls in the club used to hack the wall can scare you to death."

"Sister..."

"Anyway, I have already greeted Shangzi. When the time comes, my boyfriend will be lost, so don't come to me and cry."

Shangzi didn't speak, just smiled.

Ogawa Rina asked her to come out, just to remind her of the matter in private, went to the bathroom, the two washed their hands and went back.

"anyway……"

On the way, Rina Ogawa thought of another thing, "Narase recently stayed with Shangzi in the club room, those girls will not take the initiative to embarrass you."

Shangzi's face darkened slightly, "Yes."

"After all, it's a girl, even if it's a boy who can't get it, I don't want to make it too ugly in front of him... Just let Naruse join the handicraft club." She suggested.

Shangzi suddenly stopped.

Rina Ogawa walked a few more steps before realizing, "Shangko?"

Shangzi looked at her. The second-year senior in front of her was the person he trusted most in the handicraft club.

"Sister, I have something to do..."

After a while, the two returned to the department room.

Rina Ogawa sat down silently. Before Shangzi returned to her seat, she was stopped by a second-year boy.

"This flower, is it convenient to come out?"

Several gazes converged at the same time, Shangzi turned a blind eye to it, but understood it in his heart.

The second-year Yunan senior, good-looking, is the most popular boy in the handicraft club.

"Senior, just talk here if you have something to say."

"Ah... well."

Yu Nan glanced left and right, lowered his head and leaned over, lowering his voice: "I've heard about that incident..."

Shangzi took a step back when he approached, met his astonished and somewhat embarrassed gaze, stared again to show that he was listening.

He had no choice but to go on.

"That... I've already heard about what that kid Naruse did last Friday. Well, this flower, don't be too sad."

This thing again.

Shangzi sighed inwardly.

She didn't speak, just nodded.

The second-year senior who "kindly comforted" seemed to be relieved, and nodded heavily at her, then returned to his original position.

However, the sight that gathered as he approached did not dissipate.

"This flower—"

A certain second-year girl sitting on the other side of the department room suddenly spoke.

Shangzi glanced at the seat just a few steps away, and stopped, "Senior Takahashi."

Takahashi Tomoyo also stood up, crossing his arms, "Let me tell you, the Handicraft Club was ruined by you this time."

As soon as the words came out, the entire department fell silent.

Shang Zi turned to face her, "Sister, what do you mean?"

"Don't you know, that 'tree' fell down." Takahashi said.

Shang Zi was taken aback, then frowned, "Did senior sister mean the paper apple tree?"

"Otherwise what else could there be?"

Takahashi sat down again, but put on a higher posture, staring at Shang Zixing and questioning the teacher.

"The second assembly test was carried out at noon today, but it didn't even last an afternoon. How could it be displayed at the cultural festival for three days? It's all your fault."

"I……"

She interrupted Shangzi, "The new structure, which took everyone a long time to work, is only so strong..."

"Enough is enough!"

Rina Ogawa, who was sitting at the door of the department room, stood up and looked at Takahashi coldly.

"Is this Shangzi's fault? If you don't use the method proposed by Shangzi, the tree might not be able to support it for a few minutes. It is obviously a problem with the overall design, and it is your responsibility!"

The room suddenly became silent.

Although the whispers that sounded afterwards were inaudible, Takahashi's face turned cold all of a sudden.

"This is also the first time I have designed such a complicated structure, and I haven't been given much time, who knows it will not be able to hold it... Moreover, if the original folding method is used, although it will not be able to hold it even more, it will allow us to There's something wrong with the design on the first test, no?"

Finding a plausible excuse, Takahashi glared back at her without showing any weakness, "However, it was because of the superfluous things that this flower did, the problem was covered up, not only made everyone busy for a few days during the summer vacation, but now it will delay more It's time, Xiao Chuan, can you take the responsibility for this matter for her?"

Ogawa Rina laughed so angrily.

"Takahashi, you have to limit your nonsense, if this is Shangzi's responsibility..."

"--All right."

Minister Ritsuko Sugiyama, who had been silent all this time, finally stood up.

"That's the end of this topic. The problem has already happened. The next thing everyone needs to consider is how to redesign the structure of the paper apple tree instead of passing the buck to each other."

Takahashi Tomoyo curled his lips and turned around with a snort.Rina Ogawa looked at her coldly, and was willing to sit down when Ritsuko Sugiyama looked at her again.

"This flower, do you have time to come out and chat for a while?"

Faced with the minister's invitation, Shangzi nodded and followed.

The handicraft club is located in the middle of the second floor of the annex building. The two stopped when they walked to the end, and there was an empty chemistry classroom next to them.

"I'm really sorry, this flower."

Ritsuko Sugiyama suddenly apologized to her, and lowered her head slightly, "It's all my responsibility that things turned out like this."

"Ah, Minister."

Shang Zi hurriedly took half a step back, raised his hands, seemed a little flustered, "No, that, I..."

"Tomoyo led the design of the paper apple tree. Now that this happened, she is not in a good mood... I hope this flower doesn't take too much notice," Ritsuko Sugiyama said.

Shangzi was silent for a while.

"Minister, that tree..."

"I can't stand it."

Ritsuko Sugiyama sighed, "It's entirely made of waste paper, so the strength is still a bit weak, and the height of three meters is really too reluctant."

"Is it a structural problem?" Shang Zi asked again.

"Takemoto and the others are still working on it. There are only three weeks left before the cultural festival. It is too late to redesign other projects. If it cannot be realized, then we can only change the original design until the tree can stand. .”

Shangzi understood that this meant to lower the height of the paper apple tree, and even cut off some branches and leaves.

Ritsuko Sugiyama sighed softly, "In that case, the works of the handicraft society this year will not be as dazzling as in the past. I am really a failed minister."

"No, it's not the responsibility of the minister." Shangzi looked at her and said, "Minister, can I help you?"

"What this flower is good at is cloth art." Ritsuko Sugiyama said.

"If there is a need for me, I will do my best... ah." She suddenly remembered what Takahashi said just now.

Sugiyama Ritsuko obviously thought of this too, "Don't take Tomoyo's words to heart, I understand that Konoka's suggestion for improvement was entirely out of good intentions."

Shangzi raised his eyes and lowered them, "Yes."

"in addition……"

Ritsuko Sugiyama thought for a while, then said in a low voice: "Tomoyo and the others occasionally make things difficult for this flower, but I have already noticed it."

Occasionally?

Shangzi pursed his lower lip.

"I'm sorry, this flower, but as a minister, I didn't stand up and speak for you."

"No, the minister stood up today."

Ritsuko Sugiyama shook her head and smiled wryly.

"As a minister, there are many things I want to do but can't do, and I can't even say a few words... because the current balance of the handicraft society is actually very fragile."

Shangzi lowered his head, "There are too many members."

"There are many members, factions are numerous and complex, and there is always competition consciously or unconsciously...like the meeting before the summer vacation."

That meeting was to discuss the works to be presented at the cultural festival, and Naoko also attended.Several major factions put forward their demands one after another, and the process was so intense that it was not surprising that the handicraft society disintegrated on the spot.

In the end, it was Ritsuko Sugiyama's left and right balance, and the project of the cultural festival was decided.

"I don't like competition, and I hate conflict even more. I often feel that I shouldn't have taken over the post of minister... But, for the handicraft society, I choose to endure."

"minister……"

"Sorry, it's getting too far."

Ritsuko Sugiyama looked at her, "But, I will only say these words to this flower."

Shangzi was stunned, and suddenly remembered the rumor that Ritsuko Sugiyama would be appointed as the minister after she retired from the ministry.

"Let's just treat the small fights now as a preview of the storm in the future."

Shang Zi pursed his lips and remained silent, but she also clicked.

After saying something else, Ritsuko Sugiyama patted her on the shoulder and went back to the club room first.

Watching her walk away, Shangzi caressed his heart, and suddenly felt much more at ease.

"The minister really noticed it a long time ago..."

(End of this chapter)