Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 57 Counseling
The night sky was dark and there were no stars to be seen.

The street lamps illuminate the ground, and the light is reflected dimly.

Is it really only the beginning of October now, the temperature at night is getting lower and lower...

Looking out the window, Naruse let out a breath slowly, and the white mist was faintly visible.

Looking back, he realized that Hai Xing was looking at him.

"It's done."

She quickly lowered her gaze and pushed the notebook over.

Naruse took it over and looked at it twice, "You did it right... well, the answer was right, but a crucial step was missed in the process."

"what?"

"After this step is transformed, why did you come to this step directly? What about the intermediate process?"

The water flowed slowly in the river, and the large weeds on both sides became withered and yellow after the growing season.

Naruse looked at the time, only to realize that it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.

It's been so long...

"How many subjects?"

Naruse: As Mr. Seiichiro, I went to participate in the exchange of the three-way interview, and I was tutoring Haixing.

"It's done."

After breakfast, it was almost done, Morimi put on his schoolbag and went out, walking downstream along the path by the river.

Is it because of her cringe that they have become unfamiliar with each other, or because she is too obsessed with being perfect?

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard on the stairs, and then Seiichiro Maki appeared at the door of the room.

The two of them taught one another, and they cooperated fairly well, and because they didn't have a word of gossip with each other, the efficiency was quite high.

After hearing what she meant, Hai Xing immediately showed a hesitant expression.

Mori Jian said, "It's better than last time."

Naruse: Just got home.

"Is it cloudy today?"

The mind is really pure, it is no different from before...

The smile on Hai Xing's face grew uncontrollably, so he had to look aside to cover it up.

After a few more minutes, Haixing suddenly relaxed visibly to the naked eye.

Going downstairs, he went to the kitchen to say hello to Seiichiro Maki, then looked at the starfish standing on the stairs, Naruse turned and left the Maki Hotel.

Seeing that she didn't agree immediately, Mori thought she had other arrangements, so he asked like that.

"Good morning." She greeted.

He was too lazy to tell.

She is somewhat not used to being praised for her studies, and the most direct expression is that she is a little awkward.

Naruse guessed that the real situation may be that Seiichiro always urged his daughter to do something, and Haixing was annoyed by the urging, so he said this.

"Ah."

"After school in the afternoon, does Starfish have time?"

"what……"

After waking up and lying on the bed for a while, Morimi sat up and looked out the hazy window.

Entering October, the morning is getting colder and colder, and there is a light mist that is about to dissipate in the fields.

But even so, it was relatively easy to help Haixing and pull her out of the vortex of the make-up exam.

After walking for a while, she could see the Xiaqingliu Bridge over the river, so she quickened her pace a little.

"See you... Mori, good morning."

After making up his mind, Mori asked, "How about the make-up exam?"

The corner of Hai Xing's mouth curled up, and with his arms propped on the low table, he stretched slightly.

"This way."

"..."

"Eh……"

Coming to the bus platform with Naoko, Naruse glanced at Haixing who was far away, seeing her lowering her head and pretending not to notice him, she didn't say anything, and greeted Morimi instead.

Hai Xing let out an oh, took the note and looked at it for a while.

Morimigu's store has closed, there are only street lights on the street, and no one can be seen.

Shangzi: Thank you for your hard work.

"..."

Mori pushed down his glasses, "If you fail the make-up exam today, I will tutor you."

The outdoor temperature is lower, and the breath turns into fog.

Morimi shook his head, and said seriously: "A pass is a pass, and progress is accumulated little by little. And this exam is not easy, and Starfish may have improved more than you thought."

Do you want to make up the exam again?

Thinking of himself again, Senjian was still a little depressed.

"Well. That's right. Let's go to the next question."

"No... that guy said he was going to tutor me."

"Ah."

Starfish looked at the blond hair hanging down his forehead.

Shangzi: Is Chunhai back yet?

Shangzi: Did Mr. Maki agree?
Naruse: I agree.

Naruse returned home, and just after turning on the lights, a message from Naoko came.

"It cannot be omitted. For this question, this step is the key. As long as you write the formula for this step on the test paper, even if the final answer is wrong, you can still get most of the points."

"Ah, yes." Hai Xing replied casually, and then added: "No, I have to make up the exam."

"what……"

"Actually, I haven't improved much... Japanese history is only a few points away from failing."

Because of the bad result of that exam, she was too busy to take care of herself these days, so she ignored Hai Xing's situation.

that guy?

The lights on the first floor of the Hua's house next door are still on, and it seems that the Hua and his wife are still busy in the living room.

"All right."

She nodded.

"Let me see... well, it's okay."

Hai Xing frowned and stared at the question for a while, Naruse also stared at her for the same amount of time, and looked away when she raised her eyebrows suddenly.

Seiichiro didn't say anything, and after he offered to send Naruse home but was declined, he went down to cook noodles for himself and Haixing.

Although the specific content of each other's troubles is somewhat different...

"Good morning."

"Ah, um... no, that... it's okay."

Naruse stood up, "That's all for today, and we'll continue tomorrow."

Finding a similar topic, he spread out the book and handed it to his ex-stepsister who was sitting across from the low table.

Naruse quickened his pace and trotted home.

After finding the glasses to put on, she got up and went downstairs to wash and prepare breakfast in the old wooden house alone.

It was already dawn, but it was just gray, not bright at all.

"That's it. Go back."

"Narase?"

"He was here last night."

"..."

"It's still the same."

"I wrote it here... I omitted it and didn't copy it over."

Continue to wait for the bus.

In about a month, it will snow, Mori Jian thought.

Seeing her hesitate to speak, he suddenly thought of something.

After the initial embarrassment and at a loss, it seems that because of the worry about making up the exam, Hai Xing gradually calmed down and accepted his tutoring for her from the bottom of her heart.

"I heard we made up."

"I don't need it." He said to Seiichiro, "It's getting late, I should go back."

She pretended not to notice the change of address, nodded calmly, and looked at the dark circles under Hai Xing's eyes.

"After studying for so long, I must be hungry. Do Chunhai and Haixing want to eat something, udon noodles?"

After a while, he turned his head away.

Naruse picked up the book and flipped through it a few times, "Let's try another one."

"It's so cold, it's so cold..."

Leaving the path by the river, there were already several figures waiting on the bus platform diagonally opposite.

"yes."

Seeing her contradictory admission and denial, Mori Jian already had the answer in his heart.

"Well, thank you."

Starfish also stood up.

Hai Xing pushed his glasses, squinted at the upside-down notebook for a while, then looked down on his draft paper.

Starfish nodded.

Why at this moment...

Looking at Hai Xing's smiling side face, Mori Jian thought to himself.

"Didn't sleep well?"

"Ah."

As for the reason for Haixing's insomnia, she could guess it with a little thought - just like her, she was bothered by studying.

Naruse returned the notebook to her.

Morimi walked over and saw the blonde girl among them from a distance.

Looking at Hai Xing who looked up, he added: "Wait for Hai Xing to finish this question."

Hai Xing lowered his head, his ears were completely red, "...that's what he thought."

Shangzi: Chunhai has been gone for a long time.

"Mr. Seiichiro said."

"Ah."

Do you feel that the current her is too busy to help Hai Xing?
Morimi bit her lip.

"Today I'm going to be on duty in the library. After Haixing's make-up exam is over, come and find me in the library."

"Um……"

Sen Jian looked at her for a while, "Did he propose it?"

"Mathematics, English, and biology."

After a while, when Naruse took off his clothes and was about to take a shower, Naoko's next message came.

——Of course, the rapid progress has a lot to do with the low starting point of Starfish itself.

Starfish froze for a moment, "Thank you."

"Three subjects..." No matter how many times he mentioned the subjects he failed, Hai Xing still felt embarrassed.

the next morning.

"Eh?"

I don't know how many subjects she has to make up for this time.

Has the relationship between the two of them recovered to this level?
Sen Jian was happy for Hai Xing, but also felt an inexplicable anger in his heart.

"..."

"Whatever." Hai Xing said casually, she was halfway through the solution.

Hai Xing was sleepy, squinting her eyes, as if she hadn't slept well, and only noticed her when she was greeted.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

"Then why are you staring at me?"

"It's because you have too much self-awareness."

(End of this chapter)