Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 632 One year is coming to an end

Chapter 632 The year is coming to an end

Morimi has stayed over at Naruse's house many times, whether as a classmate or as a girlfriend. For her, staying over is becoming normal.

Although there had been some sneaky and unknown trespassing, that was in the past, and now she could sleep on his bed openly. Although it can only be the bed downstairs.

However, she was satisfied with this and felt at ease. Even if she slept on a bed in a guest room that she had never slept in, her boyfriend and Haixing slept with her.

Another night passed in this reassuring warmth.

It was probably mid-morning, and she was half asleep. She could realize that she was sleeping, but she still couldn't push through the layer of dreams as thin as an eggshell, and finally woke up.

That's it, she thought.

No matter how late you are, you won't be late, and sleeping a little longer won't be a problem.

At this moment, she heard the slight sound of the door opening.

The sound of footsteps gradually approached, and it sounded strange to her.

Not Shangzi...

Not even light.

The eggshell was suddenly broken, and she opened her eyes and looked at the outside world.

"..."

Song Qianqiu stood by the bed, and when he saw her eyes open, he also smiled at her, "You haven't gotten up yet? You guys can really sleep, it's already ten o'clock in the morning."

Morimi suddenly woke up.

"Miss Song..."

Matsu Qianqiu sat down by the bed, looked at Naruse and Haixing, whose eyes were still closed, and then looked at her, "Don't worry, Kazuyo, just keep sleeping. I just got home too."

How could Mori see that she could still sleep, but being stared at by Matsu Qianqiu, she was too embarrassed to make any more moves, so she could only continue to huddle in the bed.

"Did Naoko and Hikaru sleep upstairs last night?"

"No... they are all at home." Morimi replied, "Naoko's parents are back."

"is back?"

Song Qianqiu was a little surprised, "You came back yesterday?"

"Yes."

"You came back earlier than me this year..."

She looked at the door for a while, not knowing what she was thinking. When she looked back, she pinched her son's face again and asked, "How long will Harunhai continue to pretend to be asleep?"

"..."

Naruse opened his eyes and pretended to be a little unhappy to hide his embarrassment.

Although the relationship between the two of them has long been a foregone conclusion, this is the first time that his biological mother is blocking the bedside and witnessing him hugging him from left to right.

After stretching his body a little, he said, "Why are you back so early?"

"Harumi thinks what time it is."

"It's ten o'clock." He also woke up when she came in.

"That's alright." Matsu Qianqiu stood up, "Actually, I arrived in Aomori last night. It was too late, so I might as well go back to my home."

"……Yeah."

Naruse was even more surprised, "Did grandpa say anything?"

Song Qianqiu's face suddenly turned cold, and he crossed his arms, "'Humph!'"

She snorted coldly and smiled again, "I told you this."

"..."

"Also, my mother asked me to take Chunhai back after the new year."

Naruse took a breath and nodded quickly.

"Speaking of which, Sawako and Toruya are already back, right? Harumi didn't even tell me," Matsu Chiaki said.

"I was busy cleaning yesterday and forgot about it."

"I'll go over and say hello." Song Qianqiu stood up and turned his eyes on the faces of the two girls. "It's almost time for you to get up."

"Okay..." Morimi responded.

She left the room and closed the door behind her.

Naruse breathed a sigh of relief, and the same soft sigh came from next to him.

He looked at Morimi, and she looked at him, "I seem to have heard something terrible."

He knew she was talking about matters at his grandfather's house, "I don't know much about it myself."

Morijian didn't ask any more questions, sighed again, and said, "If I had known that Mommy would come back so early, I would have gotten up earlier."

"I do not know either."

Both of them looked at Starfish, who was still sleeping.

"Why haven't you woke up yet? You must have slept for eight or nine hours."

Naruse turned over and gently pinched Haixing's nose, "Isn't she like this?"

"Well……"

Starfish frowned slightly.

Morimi also pinched her smooth face.

"Get up." She sat up quickly, "I have to go home to get the gift for her."

"Ah."

"Let her continue to sleep."

Naruse also sat up, "Today is her birthday."

"Ok."

"My mom will come back later, and I probably have to tell her something."

"Just don't tell me..."

Naruse smiled and said, "Are you scared?"

"Your mother and Shangzi's parents are the people I least know how to face."

He pursed his lower lip and said comfortingly: "Don't worry too much. Sooner or later you have to face it. Once you really face it, nothing will happen."

Morimi rolled over and got out of bed, "I hope so."

The two got out of bed one after another, dressed separately, and then went to wash up.

"Do you need me to take you home?"

"Forget it, you should stay at home with your mother. She has just come back and she should have a lot to say to you."

"Then be careful on the road."

"Ah."

The two looked at each other in the mirror.

"Do you have time to do it once?"

"...It's too late."

"Then let me take a bite."

The two kissed for a while.

"My mouth smells like toothpaste..."

"Aren't you too."

After washing up, Morimi was ready to go home.

But when they were going out, Matsu Qianqiu and Shangzi's mother was standing in front of Zihua's house, and she saw her at a glance.

"..."

She bowed her head slightly and said goodbye to their mother.

"Is Kazuyo going home?" Matsu Qianqiu raised his voice and greeted.

"Yes."

"Be careful on the road."

"Ok."

After bowing his head to greet the two of them again, Morimi left in a hurry.

"Did the child spend the night at your house last night?"

"Yes."

"You really know how to find opportunities..." Nakasawako shook her head. She watched her leave with Haixing and Takigawa Hikaru last night.

Song Qianqiu smiled and said, "Haixing is here too."

Sawako shook her head again.

"Let's talk later. I just got home and I have to clean up."

"Ah."

Song Qianqiu returned home and took a look in the guest room. Haixing was still lying on the bed, and there was some movement in the kitchen.

She walked into the guest room first, sat by the bed, lifted the quilt slightly, looked at the sleeping starfish, and soon noticed the necklace hanging around her neck.

She picked it up and stared at the blue gem underneath. She quickly guessed what it was and curled her lips.

"I'm really willing to spend money on my little girlfriend..."

Starfish seemed to have had enough sleep, and woke up at this time, opened his eyes and looked at her, stunned for a while.

"It's not a dream." Song Qianqiu smiled.

She blinked, "Auntie..."

"I'm back." She touched her face, leaned over and touched her forehead, "Happy birthday~"

Starfish smiled unconsciously, "Thank you."

"Get up." Song Qianqiu stood up, "Chunhai is already preparing breakfast, although it is almost noon now."

"it is good."

Haixing got up, Matsu Qianqiu went to the kitchen to look at it again, Naruse looked back and said, "Do you want something to eat?"

"Is this considered lunch?"

"more or less."

"But I'm not hungry at all now."

"Then let's talk about it in the afternoon." He turned around and continued to prepare, "Is the starfish up?"

"Go wash your face."

"Ah."

Song Qianqiu walked over, looked at it for a while, and suddenly said: "Haixing's necklace is a birthday gift from Chunhai?"

"……Um."

"how much is it?"

He glanced aside and said, "It's not very cheap..."

"I think so. If you spend your mother's money, you won't save anything. But sooner or later, this money will have to be spent on you..."

Song Qianqiu squinted at his son, and then said: "When the other girls celebrate their birthdays, Chunhai can't favor one over the other."

"I know."

She didn't stay in the kitchen for long and went out quickly.

Naruse continued to prepare breakfast. After a while, Haixing also came to the kitchen and stood watching.

"Are you hungry."

"I'm hungry." Haixing nodded, "Is this breakfast or lunch?"

"breakfast."

"Oh oh."

Naruse looked at her and suddenly paused. Last night I told her to go home early, but in the blink of an eye it was already noon...

"Your hotel is only open until noon today, right?"

"Huh? Yes."

"Then it should be very busy now. Let's go back after Haixing has had breakfast. We can come back in the afternoon if we want."

"I see."

After preparing breakfast, Haixing ate it and went back by himself.

Not long after she left, Naruse received news from Takigawa Hikaru.

Hikari: Is Starfish at home or at Harumi’s place?

Naruse: I’m home.

Light: OK

Guang: Yue and I went to the supermarket to buy some things, and we brought Haixing’s birthday gift to her.

Naruse: My mother is back. Do you want to come over and say hello?

Light: OK.

Light: Huh?

Light: Go home?

Light: Did the starfish come here again last night?

Did you just react...

Naruse: I went to pick her up and celebrated a little.

Light: Why didn’t you call me?

Naruse: I just gave you a gift, not the birthday party you imagined.

Light: Oh.

Light: Wait for me to come find you.

Naruse: Okay.

After having breakfast at noon, Naruse tidied up and had nothing to do for the time being, so he sat on the sofa with Matsu Chiaki.

She lowered her head and fiddled with her phone, replying to messages, and at one moment she blurted out: "Yangzi, take my..."

Looking up and seeing her son's surprised face, she also reacted, "No, it's okay."

"Aren't you done with work yet?" Naruse asked.

"Who told your mother to run away last night? In fact, there is still some finishing work to be done this morning."

"It's so irresponsible."

"I said hello, and the other party also said to keep in touch after coming back."

Song Qianqiu lowered his head and sent a few more messages, and then said: "And this is not something that must be completed before the year. If it can't be done today, there is no problem in delaying it until after the year."

"In this case, I will not come back early." Naruse said.

His mother just looked at him and said, "This shows that Chunhai has experienced too few things to think that everything can go on as you wish."

He pouted, not bothering to refute.

After sitting for a while, Song Qianqiu took a deep breath and put away his mobile phone, "It's a little troublesome, but it's still done... Let's go to Shangzi's house to have a look."

Arriving at Shangzi's house, the three of them were sitting in the living room watching TV.

"Excuse me." Song Qianqiu sat on the sofa, "It's just noon, and we're already watching TV and waiting for the New Year's Eve."

"There's nothing wrong now." Nakasawako said, looking at Naruse, "Naoko and Harumi go to the room, you don't have to accompany us."

"Okay." Shangzi pulled her boyfriend upstairs.

When she returned to the room, her first question was: "Did Haixing come back last night?"

"I brought her here." Naruse said.

Shangzi glanced at him and asked, "Has that expensive necklace been given away as well?"

"Yes. Haixing said that Naoko has good taste and she likes it very much."

She smiled and bumped him lightly, "She wouldn't say that."

Naruse lay down on the bed, and Naoko also lay down, holding his arm.

"It's only around ten o'clock now. After noon, it's almost time to start preparing the Osechi dishes."

"Then let me help you."

"uh-huh."

After lying down for a while, Shangzi sat up again, "Will Haixing come over later? I haven't given her my gift yet."

"If I don't come over later, I will come over in the evening." Naruse said, "I'll give it to her then."

"No, by then it will already be a New Year atmosphere."

He had no choice but to sit up and said, "How about going over now? Just said she would also go to Haixing's house."

"Go over there."

After saying hello to their parents, the two went out.

Arriving at Haixing's hotel, the Takigawa sisters are here at the moment.

"Harumi, is it true that Miss Matsu is back?" Takigawa Yue asked as soon as she saw him.

"Yeah, I'll be back in the morning."

Naruse looked at Haixing. She was holding a gift box in her hand. It should be a birthday gift from the Takikawa sisters. "Haixing saw it too."

"Then you guys can talk, I'll go over first."

"Ah good……"

Takigawa Yue left first, and Shangzi also gave the gift he prepared to Haixing.

"Happy birthday, Starfish."

"Thank you..." Haixing smiled and opened the paper bag she handed him and looked at it. Inside was a knitted scarf.

"Did Shangzi knit this himself?"

"Naoko has been knitting for several days." Naruse said, "Let's try it on."

"It feels the same as the one I bought..." Haixing put on the scarf, rolled his neck slightly, and squinted his eyes, "It's so warm...Thank you, Shangzi."

Naoko just smiled.

"What do you want to do this afternoon?" Takigawa Hikaru asked.

"I have nothing to do... I will stay at home." Haixing said.

Naruse pulled Naoko, "I want to help Naoko prepare Osechi cuisine."

"Do you need my help?"

"Two people are enough." Naruse said, "Are you okay at home?"

"With mom and Yue here, I basically don't need to intervene."

"Being a sister is so relaxing."

Starfish looked at him.

Takigawa Hikari smiled and asked again: "What about tonight?"

"What else to do at night, of course, is to eat and drink and wait for the New Year."

"Then do you want to go to Chuyi together?"

Several people were stunned for a moment.

"Where to go?" Naruse asked, "Iwakiyama Shrine?"

"No, it's too far over there."

Takigawa Hikaru shook his head, "Let's go to Saisho-in, the temple next to Tsudaka. Isn't there a five-story pagoda inside? During the New Year, there are quite a few people who go there to take the first attainments."

"How do we get there?" Naruse asked again.

"Go over there." Hikari Takigawa said matter-of-factly.

Shangzi and Haixing immediately showed bitter expressions on their faces, "It's so far away..."

Takigawa Hikaru laughed, "If we all go together, we won't feel far away."

Naruse looked outside and said, "If it doesn't snow at night, let's go. It's difficult to walk on the snowy road. It might be one or two o'clock when we get there. If we pay homage and come back, it will be dawn."

"OK, it's settled then."

"Kazuyo doesn't know yet, but she will definitely not go on such a long journey," Shangzi said.

"I will convince her." Takigawa Hikaru was full of confidence.

"You first trick her into coming here from home, otherwise the long journey from her home to here is enough to make her resist." Naruse also began to give her ideas.

"Makes sense."

"But she was going to come over to give Haixing a gift. Let's talk to her later."

After staying at Haisei's house for a while, Naruse, Naoko and Hikaru Takigawa went home together. Takigawa Yue was still here, chatting with Matsu Chiaki.

"We're going to Saishouin Hatsuyama tonight. Yue, do you want to come with us?"

"How to get there?"

"walk over."

Takigawa Yue looked at the faces of her sister and her two companions, and shook her head, "I'm really not tired... you can go on your own."

"Okay." Takigawa Hikaru didn't force it.

The two sisters sat at Hana's house until noon, then went back first. Naoko and Naruse prepared lunch together.

"Is this a little enough for Harumi?" Nakazawako noticed that his appetite was much smaller than usual.

"He didn't get up until ten o'clock and had eaten at that time." Song Qianqiu said.

"No wonder."

Naruse finished eating first and got down from the table to rest. Haixing sent a message, which was a birthday gift from Morimi. It looked like a box of crystal clear... stones.

Naruse: What is this?

Starfish: Diffusing Stone!

Naruse: It’s flashy.

Haixing: Kazuye said it is more practical than what you gave me.

He smiled.

Naruse: Do you like it?

Starfish: I like it!

Starfish: It feels like the whole room has become fragrant. Do you want to come and smell it?

Naruse: Let me go up and smell it when I come over in the evening.

Haixing: Yeah.

Shangzi also finished eating and came over, "What are you laughing at?"

"News from Haixing." Naruse gave her the phone directly.

She enlarged the photo and looked at it.

"This diffuser stone is not cheap either. I heard others talk about it when I was in the craft club."