Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 498: Sorting out the plan
On the fifth day when Mori and others went to Tokyo, Naruse met the student council president for the first time in a long time at the cafe outside the school.

"Narase-san."

Fumiko Yoshioka was wearing casual clothes, took off her sunhat, and sat down opposite him.

"Long time no see, Yoshioka-senpai." Naruse greeted and raised his hand to call the clerk who was already paying attention.

The student council president just ordered a cup of coffee and looked at the second-year student opposite, "I didn't expect Naruse-san to take the initiative to ask me out during the summer vacation."

"Who told me not to come to school at all during the summer vacation?"

"That makes sense, because it's summer vacation now."

"Does the student union have no work at all during the summer vacation?"

Fumiko Yoshioka smiled, took off the bag on her shoulder, and put it aside.

"Most of the work that requires me to make decisions has been handled before the end of the first semester. Other matters are handled by the first- and second-year members. Naruse-kun can't find me, so I should still Can you find them?"

"I can find them. Those people are very diligent." Naruse nodded, "But they don't seem to have the power to decide certain things. They always ask me to 'wait a little longer', so I think it's better to go directly to the student council president for more information." Be efficient.”

"Is it for Naruse-san's plan to organize a flea market?"

"Correct."

Yoshioka Fumiko was not surprised at all. She could think of anything that would make him take the initiative to find her.

Naruse took out a plan from his bag and handed it over.

"That's pretty straightforward."

"The coffee hasn't been delivered yet." He looked at the schoolbag she put aside again, "Senior Sister should have other things to do later, and we all hope to resolve them as soon as possible."

"I'm not that anxious either."

Fumiko Yoshioka took the plan and said, "The class I signed up for at the private school doesn't start until one o'clock in the afternoon, and it's not even ten o'clock yet."

"Senior sister is starting to prepare for the entrance exam."

"Yeah, after all, we don't have much time. After the cultural festival next semester, I'm going to hand over all the affairs of the student union to the vice president."

As she flipped through the pages, she responded to his words and took the initiative to ask a new question: "Which university does Naruse plan to apply for in the future? If you set your goals higher, it is best to start preparations early. Although you are only in your second year now. summer vacation."

"Tsumae University." Naruse said.

"..."

Fumiko Yoshioka looked up at him and thought he was joking.

She continued to look through the plan, and when she saw the last word, she pondered for a while, then turned to the front again, holding a pen and reading from the beginning, drawing circles, lines, or X's from time to time.

After reading it again, coffee has been served.

Handing the plan back to Naruse, she picked up the coffee and said:

"The underlined parts can be negotiated, but the Xed parts cannot be agreed to, no matter who is the student council president."

"Where are the circles?" Naruse asked.

"That's where I think the ideas are very good. Naruse-san has a lot of ideas that make me shine."

He smiled, "Thank you."

"You take a look first." She took a sip of coffee.

He looked through it and quickly frowned.

"'Opening a small number of stalls to the public' has been marked with an X. Is this non-negotiable?"

"Correct."

"Not even a few?"

"Not even one."

"why?"

"Because this is the Tsudaka Cultural Festival." The student council president gave a not very convincing reason.Seeing that he was not satisfied, she explained a few more words.

"Based on the information I have now, if the flea market organized by the Restoration Department can be carried out smoothly as planned, it will be one of the largest projects in this year's cultural festival, and it will naturally receive a lot of attention.

Since this project involves money transactions, it will inevitably attract some eyes with ulterior motives.No matter what the selection criteria are, it may be difficult to avoid controversy for some stalls that Naruse wants to open to the public. "

"Is it just a controversy?"

He pursed his lower lip, "No matter what you do, no matter how perfect it is, there will always be people who are dissatisfied, just like the resistance we encountered when we were preparing for the Tsudaka Festival a month ago."

"Naruse-san is right."

The student council president nodded, "But it's different from that time. This is the first time a flea market is held at a cultural festival. The less controversial content the better."

She lowered her voice slightly and said, "Naruse-san should understand that in Tsugao, not all of the teachers who can decide whether the flea market can be held can take this matter seriously. What they care about is whether there is any objection. sounds, and will not seriously investigate the causes of those sounds.”

She looked at him and continued: "So it is better to let the teachers in the school and the people in various clubs see your success first, and then consider the slightly outrageous things."

Naruse was silent for a while, "It will be next year after that."

"Things always have to be done step by step."

He took a breath and said without insisting, "Okay."

Fumiko Yoshioka took a sip of coffee, put it down and then said, "Let me ask, does Naruse-san want to apply for a stall for friends or relatives outside the school, and that's why you care so much?"

"Absolutely. I have a friend who owns a second-hand store and has given me a lot of advice on this matter, so I want him to be involved."

"This is Naruse-san's selfishness, simple and pure. If it is for the society, can Naruse-san judge the selfishness of all those who apply for a booth?"

Naruse shook his head. This question became more complicated if he thought about it carefully. Fumiko Yoshioka didn't say much, but just motioned for him to continue reading.

Fortunately, this was the only thing she completely rejected, and most of the issues were negotiable.

"...As for the issue of the venue, we will organize a meeting with the restoration department, cooking research and other associations that have applied to use the venue to make a decision."

"When senior asked me to host the Tsudaka Festival, she seemed to have said that she would give us the greatest support."

"Well, so I will definitely speak for the restoration department when the time comes."

"Is there any more reliable support?"

"Well, I do have some secret knowledge about cooking..."

"..."

After drinking two or three cups of coffee and spending a whole morning, Naruse took the student council president and reorganized the plan for organizing the flea market, and finally got a result that was acceptable to both parties.

"so be it."

Fumiko Yoshioka took her things and was about to leave.

"This plan will not be implemented until after the second semester starts. If you still have any questions before then, please go to the student union."

"Okay. I'm sorry to trouble Yoshioka-senpai today."

"Goodbye." She smiled, stood up and walked out of the cafe, leaving in the other direction with her back to the school.

Naruse sat for a while, read the plan again, and then put the matter aside for the time being.

Picking up his phone, he looked at the messages in the group.

Starfish posted some photos of the places we visited this morning.

Today is their fifth day in Tokyo, and also their penultimate day in Tokyo.

After tomorrow, they will be back.

College student Takigawa Tsuki won't start school until September, and high school students have only one week left in their summer vacation.

Picking up the coffee, he found that it was empty. Naruse put down the cup and looked out the window at the street under the scorching sun.

In another sense, summer seems to be coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)