Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 600 Mom hits me again

It was around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky was already getting dark. A black pickup truck drove across the Qingliu Bridge, crushing the snow on the road and driving forward smoothly in the wind and snow.

Looking forward, Maki Seiichiro briefly glanced at Naruse in the passenger seat next to him, and then looked away again.

"Is Harumi confident of finding Naoko this time?"

"Um...what?" He was obviously distracted.

"Dad asked if Harumi can find Naoko this time." The starfish behind said, leaning forward.

Naruse turned to look at her, then at Seiichiro, and took a breath, "It might be a little troublesome, but I should be able to find Naoko in the end."

Seiichiro nodded and said nothing more.

After crossing the snow-covered fields all the way to the city, he sent several children directly to Tsumae Station.

"Haixing has been under the care of Hikari and Harumi for the past two days."

"Ok."

Pulling their suitcases, Naruse and the other three said goodbye to Seiichiro and then got into the station.

"It's so cold..."

"The car hasn't arrived yet, so go over there and wait where there's no wind."

The three of them waited on the platform for a while, and the tram bound for Aomori finally pulled into the station.

After getting in the car, Naruse looked at his phone and Morimi sent another message.

"What are Harumi laughing at?" Hikaru Takigawa noticed the change in his expression.

"Morimi said she wouldn't ask for leave for me."

She also smiled and said, "Kazuye will agree."

"I just promised my teacher this afternoon that I would go to school well..." Naruse leaned back, "I will be absent from school again tomorrow, and I don't know what the teacher will think."

"It's probably going to be a headache."

"Ah."

"How about I take a photo of Harumi lying on the hospital bed before we get to Tokyo and let Kazuha show it to the teacher?"

He smiled and said, "Let's talk about it then."

"Let's set off now. How long will it take to get to Tokyo?" Haixing sitting next to him asked.

Naruse looked at the time and said, "It should be around eight or nine in the evening."

"It's been a long time..."

"When we arrive in Aomori later, let's buy a lunch at the station to eat on the way."

"That's not what I mean."

"Anyway, we need to eat." Naruse said, then clicked on the map and looked at it, "The cat hero lives in Setagaya District, so the hotel we want to stay in at night should be here..."

Takigawa Hikaru was startled, "Isn't Harumi going home?"

He clicked on his phone and said, "Let's share a room, one with two large beds."

Both looked at him without speaking.

"..."

Naruse sighed and put down the phone, "I don't know how to face my mother."

From the time the incident was revealed to now, he has not seen Song Qianqiu, although he has been scolded a lot on the phone.

"coward."

Takigawa Hikaru bumped his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, Auntie can only scold Haruhai a few times, but she won't be too harsh."

"When the time comes, just pass all responsibilities on to me." Haixing also said.

"Then my mother will only be angrier."

"Eh……"

Taking a breath, he shook his head again, "Forget it, you will have to face it sooner or later. You can't escape... Then stay at my house."

Even so, he hesitated for a few minutes before sending a message to Matsu Qianqiu, saying that he was going to Tokyo in the evening.

Song Qianqiu's phone call came immediately.

"what happened?"

"I found clues about Naoko's whereabouts, and I want to come to Tokyo."

There was silence for a moment, "Is it reliable?"

"reliable."

"I understand. What time will Harumi arrive in Tokyo? I'll pick you up."

"Eight o'clock." Naruse said, "Also, Starfish and Hikari are here too."

The mother and son didn't talk much on the phone. They agreed on a time and hung up.

"My mother will pick us up at the station."

"Aren't you busy today?" Takigawa Hikaru asked.

"It seems so."

More than 40 minutes later, the train arrived at Shin-Aomori Station.

The three of them transferred to the Shinkansen here. Before setting off, they bought lunch for the road.

After waiting for a while, the southbound train left on time.

buzz-

Kazuyo: Where are you?

Naruse: We are leaving Aomori City soon.

Kazuha: How many days will you be away this time?

Naruse: I'm not sure.

Kazuha: Will you become my junior classmate next year?

Naruse: It shouldn’t take that long.

Kazuha: Come on, I'm going to continue the class.

Putting down the phone, Naruse looked out the car window. The twilight is getting darker, the darkness is slowly shrouding the sky, and the vast world seems to be getting colder and colder.

"Now is really not a good time to go out." Hikaru Takigawa held his hand, "It always gives people a feeling that the future is gloomy."

He looked at her and held her hand tightly.

"When you come back, choose a sunny morning."

"Uh-huh."

More than three hours later, the train arrived at Tokyo Station.

Naruse came out of the platform with Haisei and Hikaru Takigawa, and soon saw Miss Sato waving her arms, and Chiaki Matsu, who was tightly covered next to her.

"..."

He suddenly couldn't move his legs, but after taking a deep breath, he still walked towards the two of them.

"Master." Miss Sato was as enthusiastic as ever, "Long time no see. Miss Haixing and Miss Hikaru too."

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

Naruse glanced at his biological mother. She was covered by a mask and sunglasses, and he couldn't tell what her expression was now.

"Let's go home first." Song Qianqiu said, then called Haixing to his side and touched her head.

When she arrived at the parking lot and got into the car, she took off her sunglasses and mask and looked back at her son.

"What clue is it that requires Harumi to come to Tokyo? Is it really reliable?"

Naruse nodded and started explaining from the beginning.

Ms. Sato drove the car out of the parking lot and drove towards the apartment. For a while, the only voices in the car were Chiaki Matsu and Naruse.

"...After finding Naoko, how does Harumi plan to bring her back?"

"do not know."

Song Qianqiu had already turned around, "Chunhai can't let Shangzi go?"

He was silent for a while, "If Shangzi feels the same way, I will let it go."

Takigawa Hikaru pursed her lower lip and turned to look at him.

"But what Shangzi thinks now will only be known when we meet her. Before that, I will try my best to find her first."

Song Qianqiu looked out the window and said nothing.

After a while, the car drove near Yoyogi Park.

"We're about to get home." Miss Sato, who had been silent all the way, spoke again, "Master and ladies, have you had dinner? Do you want to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients or something?"

“Eat it on the Shinkansen.”

"OK."

After driving the car into the underground parking lot, several people got out of the car and went upstairs. Naruse returned to his home in Tokyo for the first time in seven months.

"Guang and Haixing can sit wherever they want." Song Qianqiu greeted.

"OK……"

Both of them were a little reserved and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Naruse was about to sit over, but was stopped by Matsu Chiaki, "Harumi, follow me to the room."

He looked at her, said nothing, and followed her.

"Close the door."

Snap, the door closed, and the three remaining people in the living room looked at each other. Before they could speak, a crisp sound came from the room.

Snapped!
"..."

Hikaru Takigawa immediately stood up and was pulled by Miss Sato. As a result, the starfish next to her also wanted to go over, so she had to hold one of them with one hand and let them sit down.

"Miss Song called the young master in because she didn't want him to be embarrassed in front of Miss Guang and Miss Haixing. Do you really want to go there?"

"..."

The two of them moved for a moment, then slowly sat down.

In the room, Naruse covered his burning cheeks and remained silent.

Looking at his son who was much taller than him, Matsu Qianqiu looked at him for a while and said, "Aside from what he just said to make your mother angry, what else can Harumi say?"

"Haixing's father has already agreed."

"..."

He put down his hand, revealing the very obvious slap marks on his face. Having made his attitude clear, he began to lay out some facts that were beneficial to him.

"Morimi's parents are now close to the acquiescence attitude. Hikaru's side is more troublesome, but the day when he can completely convince his parents is not too far away."

"..."

Song Qianqiu felt that his eyes were getting dark, so he took two steps back and slumped down on the edge of the bed.

"Why?...How could the parents of those children agree to such a thing?"

"Because no one will give up," Naruse said. "Unless we are completely grounded so that we can never see each other and completely lose contact, we can't be separated. No one can do this."

Song Qianqiu covered her face with her hands, feeling a little helpless, "What are you kids thinking?"

"We just don't want to leave each other."

"It's okay to be friends, but love is exclusive, and your situation cannot last forever. Doesn't Harumi realize this?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe we can maintain it like this... I now understand that as long as it is decided by people, there are no absolutes."

Naruse paused and touched his face again without looking at her.

"I used to think that after I entered middle school, I would never be beaten by my mother again."

"..."

Song Qianqiu stared at his son, his eyes lingering on the slap mark on his left cheek for a while, feeling a little distressed.

Just thinking about how confidently he wanted to find four girlfriends just now made her furious.

"Don't expect me to agree. You can only fool those silly girls, but you will never be able to fool your mother."

"I had no hope. Anyway, when you married my father, you didn't get any support from your parents..."

"Naru, Se, Haru, Hai——"

(End of this chapter)