Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 613 Burden is also concern
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The phone suddenly vibrated.

Ms. Sato immediately put down the drink in her hand, took out her mobile phone, and answered the call.

For an assistant, every phone call may be extremely important work and cannot be delayed for a second.

"Hello...yes...the party is over at Chiyoda...Miss Matsu may not be free today...Okay...I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Miss Sato stood up and walked to Matsu Chiaki's bedroom.

"Miss Song."

"……Come in."

She opened the door and paused when she saw the young master sitting on the bed with her head hanging down.

"What's the matter?" Song Qianqiu looked over, her tone a little stern, and she almost couldn't help but kneel down at the door.

"There is a party at Chiyoda in the evening. Many artists from the office will attend. I asked Ms. Matsu if she is free."

"I'm not free today."

"What time?" Naruse turned around and asked.

"I said I'm not free!" Song Qianqiu raised his voice.

He lowered his head again.

"It starts around five o'clock in the evening." Miss Sato said.

"I see."

Song Qianqiu took a breath, and his tone became much calmer again, "You'd better push it away for me. Just say that my son is here and I will beat him to death today."

"Ok."

Finally looking at the two figures kneeling beside the bed, the assistant closed the door, sat down next to the sofa, found the previous phone number and dialed it back.

"...Okay, that's it...Okay, bye."

After giving feedback on her work, she relaxed a little, picked up the soda and took a sip, then tiptoed "passed" the door of the room.

"...You really disappoint me."

Matsu Qianqiu looked down at his son, "Then according to Harumi, the reason why I don't go to the party now is because of the two 'burdens' of you and Naoko."

"I didn't say that."

"That's what you mean!"

Naruse rolled his eyes, thought for a while, but still didn't dare to talk back.

Shangzi knelt beside him, looked at him, and said nothing.

"I thought that after so long and so many things happened, Chunhai would become more mature..."

Song Qianqiu said, his eyes turned to Shangzi next to him, and a hint of understanding flashed in his heart.

Most of his growth and changes over the past year are related to Shangzi, and the part that has become negative is hard to say without the influence of Shangzi who is carrying a heavy burden and becoming more negative.

In other words, she and he are influencing each other, and the positive part will become more positive, while the negative part will be distorted to an unknown extent.

The current root cause still lies with Shang Zi.

"Shangzi."

She looked up.

"Shangzi's favorite thing is handicrafts, which is making puppets, right."

Shangzi nodded.

"Chunhai said that you can now support yourself by making puppets."

"Yes."

"If you make puppets all day long, will Naoko feel tired?" Matsu Qianqiu asked again.

"fine……"

"Are you okay?" she asked.

Shangzi pursed his lower lip.

"It will be a little tiring..."

"Even if it is the thing you love the most, it will still make you tired when you have to face it all day long. Shangzi already had this feeling when he started on this road. What do you think I will feel? Is it different?"

Shangzi looked at the well-known artist in front of him who had been retired for more than ten years and became popular once he came back, and said, "It will be even harder."

"Yes."

Song Qianqiu looked at his son again, "Even if I actually like this career, I still find it hard.

It’s not because I have to support Chunhai that I have to continue to be an artist, but because I still have Chunhai. When I feel hard, I have the motivation to continue to support myself. "

"..."

He lowered his head and tilted it to the side.

She didn't intend to talk about her son to the point of crying, although she also knew that he was actually extremely weak in this regard.

She paused and looked at Naoko again, "Sawako and Tetsuya are the same."

"Shangzi feels that they were originally obsessed with research, but because they adopted you, they have an extra burden.

You heard it right, this is right. They have always attached great importance to Shangzi, and as long as they care about him, it is a burden. "

Shangzi opened his mouth. “But similarly, Naoko’s arrival also gave Sawako and Toru a soft warmth and concern in addition to their boring research.

Whether it is the link between work and life, or the motivation for them to study when they are in trouble and hardship, Shangzi's meaning to the two of them is far more profound than you think. "

Song Qianqiu paused and looked into her eyes.

"Now, is Shangzi going to leave them behind and selfishly cut off the care that has lasted for so many years?"

Shangzi was already in tears.

"not me……"

What she saw was always the burden she brought.

But when she realized that she was actually needed by her adoptive parents, her self-righteousness quickly collapsed.

"I also understand how Naoko wants to repay them, but for Sawako and Tetsuya, the best reward is for Naoko to live a good life and let them smile when they think of you."

Naoko nodded slowly.

After she calmed down, Matsu Qianqiu continued, "It's okay. As long as Shangzi tells them clearly what he thought before, they will understand."

Naoko wiped away her tears and looked up at her.

"I also hope that Shangzi can truly understand what I just said: you are a burden and even more of a concern."

She nodded, "Okay."

Matsu Chiaki suddenly changed the subject: "Then I have actually contacted Sawako and Tetsuya, and they were on their way to Tokyo about this matter. Naoko won't be angry, right?"

"..."

Shangzi was silent for a long time and shook his head.

"When they come here, Shangzi will explain it clearly to them."

She sniffed and said, "Okay."

"Get up." Song Qianqiu pulled Shangzi up and kicked his son who also wanted to stand up. "You continue to kneel."

"..."

Naruse continued to kneel on the floor.

"What exactly is Chunhai planning to do?" Song Qianqiu asked.

He glanced at Shangzi and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, will I still give up?"

"Do you really think this can last?"

"How do you know if you don't try."

Song Qianqiu just wanted to give him another kick.

"A more specific plan."

"Let Shangzi resume school first and return to the normal life before. Then, work towards their respective goals."

Naruse paused and looked at Naoko, "When I am old enough, I will marry Naoko."

Song Qianqiu was not very satisfied with his unspecified plan, and when she heard that he mentioned marriage so casually, she became even more dissatisfied.

"Just dream. If you want to get married, will Shangzi agree to it?"

He actually laughed.

"It doesn't matter if you don't agree, I will 'force' her."

Matsu Qianqiu looked at Shangzi beside him, and she looked at him with a smile on her face.

"Don't even think about it."

After all, Naruse didn't kneel for too long, and Matsu Chiaki quickly let him get up. The three of them did not stay in the bedroom. Song Qianqiu went out first, leaving the two of them alone for a while.

"I'm not going to the party at night. The office didn't say anything."

"No, it's not a particularly important event." Miss Sato said.

She nodded, sat down on the sofa, and looked at her phone again.

"Counting the time, Sawako and the others will be here soon. Yoko will drive to pick them up later."

"Ok."

Within a few minutes, Naoko and Naruse also came out of the bedroom, and then went to the next room.

Song Qianqiu followed with his eyes, and when the two of them entered, he sighed softly.

"Great, Miss Shangzi is back now," the assistant said.

"Ah."

"Does Miss Song agree to their matter?"

"I don't agree, but does it work?"

"Having four girlfriends at the same time is probably something only the young master can do... Having said that, would the young master mind finding an older sister, such as one of my age?"

"...Yangzi also wants to call me mom."

"Mother."

"Well, let's go to the office tomorrow to settle the salary."

"Kidding--"

(End of this chapter)