Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 46 Distant
After connecting to Matsu Chiaki's call, Naruse just spoke when she suddenly said "wait a minute", and after a while, she said "I will contact you later", and then hung up the phone.

Seeing him put down the phone, Shangzi asked, "Auntie's number?"

"Well, I've already hung up and said I'll call back later. I probably just finished filming and I'm still a little busy."

Takikawa Tsuki also came over and asked a few things about Matsu Chiaki.

"I've followed the crew's Twitter. Recently, it seems that the scene was filmed in Karuizawa?"

"Probably, I don't know as much as Sister Yue. Speaking of which, Sister Yue is busy preparing for the exam now, doesn't she forget to chase stars?"

"Just pay attention to it before going to bed every day..."

Naruse smiled, and then looked at the starfish staring out the window.

When he received Song Qianqiu's call just now, she was the one who reacted the most, and now she pretended not to care.

"..."

Seeing him staring at him from the corner of the eye, Hai Xing turned his head to the other side.

He seemed to smile, then turned back.

Not long after, the bus pulled over and several people got off together.

After walking a little further, Sister Takikawa said goodbye first.

"Good night everyone~"

"Good night."

When they arrived at the intersection where Naruse's house was located, the two of them did not forget to say hello to Hai Xing before they turned the corner.

Of course she only responded to Shangzi.

Looking at the backs of the two of them drifting away, she flicked her ponytail and turned away.

It's been a long time at night, and the street lights on both sides of the county road have been turned on.

When passing Morimi Kohonen, Hai Xing deliberately slowed down and looked inside.

As expected, Yiye was not in the store.

At this time, she should study at home, Hai Xing thought, although tomorrow is the weekend.

After all, when the exam was over, her face was so ugly.

It's impossible to fail, right?

Hai Xing shook his head, denying his guess.

For study, the standards that the two of them can meet are completely different. Yiye has always pursued perfection, not her "just pass".

"Let's take care of yourself first."

Lifting the bag on his shoulder, Hai Xing grunted and walked towards his hotel.

"Ah, I don't know how many subjects will fail this time... At that time, can I still ask Yiye for help?"

On the other hand, Naruse and Shangko also returned home.

Since it was dinner outside, he didn't need to clean up when he got home, so after resting for a while, Naruse went to take a shower first.

And while he was taking a bath, Song Qianqiu called.

"Spring Sea—"

Shangzi stood outside the door holding his mobile phone, "It's Auntie's phone. Do you want to bring it in?"

wow-

Naruse climbed out of the bathtub and walked to the door.

"give it to me."

A gap was opened slightly, and a towel was handed in along with the phone.

"Thank you."

"uh-huh."

After wiping his hands, he returned to the bathtub and sat down before he answered the phone.

"It's so slow! Mom's call needs to be answered immediately, has Chunhai forgotten?"

"I'm taking a shower."

"Really, then I'll call back later?" Song Qianqiu said.

In addition to her voice, there were other busy voices from the staff. It seemed that she was still on the shooting site and hadn't returned to her residence.

"No, it's already soaking."

"That's great, Mom also wants to go back to take a bath immediately. I'm so exhausted——"

"Thanks for your hard work."

Turning on the hands-free, putting the phone next to the bathtub, Naruse slid down so that the hot water covered his shoulders, and closed his eyes in enjoyment.

"How did you shoot so late today?"

"Isn't it because an actress was dissatisfied with a certain scene after taking several times, and insisted on reshooting all the time, which wasted so much time."

Naruse smiled silently.

That actress was probably someone else.

"So, what is Chun Hai going to tell me?"

After Song Qianqiu complained about herself, she asked about what he wanted to talk to her about in the message.

"Next week will be the three-party talks, you probably don't have time to come back?"

"..."

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.

Amidst the busy sound, Naruse vaguely heard a long sigh.

He opened his eyes and sat up again.

"It's not a big deal. My grades are excellent and stable now. I'm popular in school and I've made a lot of friends. As a teacher, I'm very relieved. Even if you can come back in time, you won't have much to talk to her..."

"—Wow, it's only been a month since I transferred to another school, and I've become so stinky." Song Qianqiu suddenly laughed.

Naruse also smiled, and his body relaxed a little.

"All in all, I just need a temporary guardian to attend the three-party interview. Shangzi's parents will be back next week, and I plan to ask them."

"Well, Mr. Hua, are they..."

Song Qianqiu pondered for a while, "I haven't seen them for many years since I left Tianjin. Are you okay?"

"With Shangzi here, there should be no problem."

"Then it's up to Chunhai to decide. Remember to say hello to Shangzi and her parents for me."

"Ah."

In the following time, the mother and son talked about some things in life.

"...Today, I'll have dinner outside, with Shangzi."

"Oh, we're dating now. What's for dinner?"

“Seafood BBQ.”

"Wow, my saliva is about to flow out, I'm still hungry...Isn't it the 'Mutsu Suisan' over at the central station?"

"It's there."

"Sure enough. Ah, I miss you so much—the crab caps from that shop will never be forgotten once you eat them."

After a while, Naruse heard that the other end of the phone suddenly became louder.

"Thank you, Miss Song. See you tomorrow."

"Thank you for your hard work~ Be careful on the road."

"Miss Song, I'm going back."

"Thanks for your hard work, good night—"

People kept coming to say hello to Song Qianqiu, she responded one by one, temporarily ignoring Naruse on the phone, he didn't speak, just listened.

He didn't know she had been in the car until he heard the sound of the car door sliding.

Soon, several more people got into the car.

Accompanied by the muffled sound of closing the car door, someone said, "We're going back."

There was a brief cheer in the carriage.

Then came the sound of the engine starting.

"Is there any problem over there? The wooden board suddenly cracked. I was really shocked. Fortunately, I got down quickly."

"It's almost done. Mr. Takeda and the props team are dealing with it. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow."

"By the way, the director just said... Hey, Ms. Song, your cell phone...is it on a call?"

"Huh? Ah, I forgot."

Song Qianqiu's voice suddenly amplified.

"Chun Hai, are you still listening?"

Naruse responded, "Yes."

"Mom is going back to where she lives."

"Well, you've worked hard. Where's dinner?"

"It will be resolved on the way."

The few people who were talking started talking again.

"Miss Song's son?"

"Well, he's still a handsome guy. I've seen him a few times before."

"Well, how old are you?"

"What are you doing? Masako is too old. Even if you want to attack him, at least you have to wait until Miss Song is away."

"Hey, I can't pretend I didn't hear you."

Matsu Chiaki responded with a smile, said goodnight to Naruse, and hung up the phone.

wow-

Putting the phone aside, he lay down and looked at the ceiling of the bathroom.

"Karuizawa...it's so far away."

Maybe after a long time, or maybe only a few minutes later, there was a slight noise outside the door.

"Chunhai, did Pao fall asleep?"

"Fell asleep."

She chuckled.

Naruse picked up a handful of water, patted his face, and looked at the dark window again.

"It seems to be getting colder at night."

"It's already October."

(End of this chapter)