Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 56 Exchange
After dinner, I sat at Hua's house for a while and listened to the couple chatting about the daily work in the research institute. Naruse didn't stay long.

Seeing that he was about to go home, Shangzi sent him to the gate of the yard.

"I won't be here anytime soon."

"Yeah." Naruse nodded, "Good night."

"OK, good night."

He walked a few steps, but Shangzi stopped him again.

"Spring Sea."

"Ok?"

She followed, "Didn't Chunhai tell Mom and Dad about the three-way talk?"

Naruse nodded.

She looked at him, "Why?"

"Because uncle and aunt are much more serious than I expected."

The door was still open, and Naruse glanced in the direction of her living room, and continued:

"If I ask them to attend the three-way interview for me, they will definitely do the same thing again, which is too hard—not to mention that Shangzi's part has not yet been resolved."

Shangzi pursed her lower lip, unable to deny it.

"But if that's the case, what should we do with Chunhai's three-way talk?"

"Don't worry, I just thought that there is actually a more suitable candidate than Shangzi's parents."

Shang Zi was startled, and soon understood.

"Starfish's father?"

"Well. Mr. Seiichiro has been my stepfather for two years anyway, and it is more convenient than uncle and aunt in name."

She looked at him, "The starfish over there..."

"—her opinion doesn't matter."

Regarding his toughness as if he was encouraging himself, Shangzi smiled, but still frowned, "Is it really all right?"

Naruse wasn't quite sure either.

"Exactly, I'm going to ask now."

"Then I..."

Shangzi stopped in the middle of speaking, and glanced at his house.

Naruse understood that Shangzi wanted to go with him, but her parents were still studying her future at home, so she probably didn't want to leave for too long.

"Just saying hello, I'll be back soon."

Shangzi finally nodded and did not go with him, "Yeah."

Walking to the county road, Naruse looked left and right, the street lights were bright, but there were no people on the road.

Although it's already night, it's not too late now, and the real wood hotel usually doesn't close until eight or nine in the evening.

When passing by Mori Miko Honten, Naruse took a look inside, and there was only Mori Miki with his head buried in the bookstore.

Because he had to catch the last bus, Morimi Ichiyo's class in the juku only lasted until seven o'clock, and it was almost time to come back at this time...

Withdrawing his thoughts, Naruse kept walking, and went straight to the Zhenmu Hotel diagonally opposite.

"welcome……"

Seeing the figure shaking at the door of the store, Seiichiro Maki casually looked up, and then stopped in surprise.

"Spring Sea?"

Naruse greeted, "Mr. Seiichiro."

"What's the matter?" Seiichiro got up and walked out of the counter, "Harukai is here at this hour, are you here to buy wine?"

Naruse smiled.

"is it okay."

"Of course not, let's wait until Chunhai turns 20."

"—I'm in trouble."

Seiichiro still wanted to make a joke, but he was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Only then did Naruse say that Matsu Chiaki was busy with work and couldn't come back to attend the three-way meeting.

"...So, I would like to ask Mr. Seiichiro to replace my mother and go to school to attend the three-way talk the day after tomorrow."

"Three-way talks...is that all?"

Naruse nodded.

Seiichiro's tense expression finally relaxed, and then he patted him on the back a little harder, "Scare me."

"Feel sorry."

"Okay, I agree. Haixing's three-way interview is also scheduled for that day, and I have to go to school anyway. What time is it?"

Because Naruse's candidates for the three-way interview have not been decided yet, and Zhongyuan Xue has not set a specific time.

"Afternoon the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow I will ask the teacher in charge to decide the specific time for the interview, and then tell Mr. Seiichiro."

"I see."

Seeing that he agreed so quickly and Hai Xing didn't come out to disrupt the situation, Naruse was relieved in his heart.

"anyway……"

Seiichiro patted him on the shoulder again, "I heard from Haixing that Harumi got the first place in the grade this time, which is really good."

Starfish said?

Naruse smiled in surprise, "It's just a fluke."

Seiichiro sighed, "Starfish is no good, this time he failed several subjects again."

He mentioned Haixing, and Naruse followed his words and asked, "Where is Haixing, has she come back?"

"I'm back, Hai Xing has come back quite early recently, and she is studying upstairs now. She failed the make-up exam today, and has to continue tomorrow. If Hai Xing can be like Chun Hai..."

Seiichiro suddenly thought of something, paused, and looked at him:
"Chunhai studies so well, can you tutor Haixing?"

"..."

Naruse opened his mouth and said with a dry smile, "I...it's...no problem...but will Haixing agree?"

"Why do you disagree?" Seiichiro asked in surprise, "Haven't Hai Xing and Harumi already reconciled?"

"..."

Had Starfish told him so?

Naruse didn't point it out, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Haixing probably wants Ichiyo to tutor her more, after all, it was Ichiyo last time..."

"—Ichiba's side isn't very good."

Seiichiro sighed, "I heard from Haixing that Yiye did not do well in the exam this time, and she is also in a bad mood, so she is too embarrassed to bother her."

"..."

Naruse couldn't help it.

"Then ask Starfish."

"it is good."

Seiichiro turned around and went to the back door, and shouted upstairs: "Starfish——"

"what--"

"Come down."

After a while, there was the sound of going downstairs.

"Do you want to send wine, what time is it now..."

After seeing the person standing in front of his father clearly, Hai Xing froze for a while, choking the rest of the words in his throat.

"Chun Hai came to tutor Hai Xing." Seiichiro said.

"..."

The two looked at him at the same time, with the same surprise on their faces.

Soon, Haixing looked at Naruse again.

He sighed inwardly.

After all, he has come to ask Seiichiro to attend the three-way meeting for him, and it is also appropriate for Haixing to tutor her studies—if she is willing.

"I don't have time, I'll tutor you. Is it okay?"

Starfish stared at him for a while, then slowly nodded.

"Great." Seiichiro was the happiest person seeing his former children tutoring his daughter.

"Chunhai and Haixing go upstairs first, I'll pour the drinks."

"Now?" The two looked at him again.

"Isn't it still early?"

Naruse also wanted to resolve this matter early, so he didn't say much.

Starfish looked at him, turned around and walked inside.

"Go up."

The two were speechless and went upstairs one after the other.

"what……"

Hai Xing suddenly stepped on the ground and put his hands on the stairs so that he didn't fall too badly.

Although for her, the desire to die is already there.

Naruse looked up at the sky, and quickly bent down to give him a hand.

"The symptoms of seasickness during the day haven't eased yet?"

"...Hmm." She was completely unable to say that her legs suddenly became weak.

Pulling his hand to stand up, Hai Xing quickly let go and went upstairs in two or three steps.

Naruse followed, and when he passed by a room he hadn't set foot in for five years, he stopped to take a look.

Time has passed, and now there is no trace of him and Song Qianqiu living in this family.

Starfish just looked back at him and said nothing.

Walking into her room, Naruse cut to the chase: "I came here today to ask Mr. Seiichiro to attend the three-way interview for me, and he agreed. So in exchange, I will tutor Haixing until I pass the make-up exam."

Three ways to talk...

Does that person really have no time to come back?

Hiding his regret, Hai Xing nodded hastily, "I see."

(End of this chapter)