Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 8

The next morning, Naruse's house.

After breakfast, Naruse was about to clean up, Naruse wiped her mouth and stood up.

"Let me do it."

Shangzi nodded and went back to his home.

After a while, she came over with her bag to say goodbye, saying she would not be back until evening.

"Be careful on the road."

Sending Shangzi away, Naruse went back to the dining room to take a look, Matsu Chiaki was still eating breakfast.

"Don't go."

She called to her son who turned to leave, "Shangzi is wearing a uniform, he must be going to school."

"Ah."

"What are you going to school for?"

"Help." Naruse returned to the restaurant and sat down opposite Matsu Chiaki.

"Shortly after the start of school, there is a cultural festival. Many clubs have been preparing since the summer vacation. The club Shangzi joined seems to be very busy every year."

"What club?" Song Qianqiu asked.

"Handcraft club."

She drank miso soup, put down the bowl and asked another question: "Why doesn't Chunhai go to school with her?"

"I don't know anyone except Shangzi, so what are you going to do?" Naruse said, "And I haven't officially enrolled yet. If I want to enter the school openly, I have to apply for a school admission permit. It's too troublesome."

Song Qianqiu nodded while chewing, probably recognizing his reason.

"In that case, Chunhai can stay at home during the day and read the script with his mother."

Naruse immediately frowned.

"What expression!"

"I'm waiting to do the dishes."

The prefectural Tsugo, the auxiliary building, and the department of the handicraft society.

"It's really early, Shangzi."

Shangzi raised his head and smiled at the visitor.

"Good morning, Ogawa-senpai."

Rina Ogawa smiled back, put down her satchel, and said, "I'm so sorry, the summer vacation is not over yet, so I asked you to come and help."

Shangzi shook his head, "After all, it's a custom, and I have nothing to do."

"Yes, that's good. How are you doing?"

Shang Zi wanted to answer more calmly, but a smile flowed uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth.

"Very happy."

"It's rare to see Shangzi revealing her emotions so bluntly." Rina Ogawa looked at her a little surprised, "Did something good happen?"

"There is an important friend who came back from far away."

"So that's the case...then I'm happy for you too."

"Thank you."

The two smiled at each other.

While chatting, members from other handicraft clubs came over one after another, including first and second graders, most of whom were girls.

"Good morning~"

"Everyone came early."

"Good morning, Minister, Takahashi-senpai!"

Every year at the cultural festival, the main activity of the Handicraft Club is to display all kinds of carefully crafted handicrafts.

The works vary in size, style and type, and will never be repeated;

Some highlight the designer's ingenuity, some are ingenious in the choice of materials, and some mainly attract people's attention with astonishing workload, and this is usually a representative of the joint efforts of handicraft clubs - this has become a cultural ritual of sacrifice.

Most of the members gathered here today is to assist in the completion of this huge project.

This year's work is a paper apple tree. The main branches, branches, leaves and even the fruit are all made of waste paper recycled during the summer vacation.

The final assembled paper apple tree will be more than three meters high. During the three days of the school festival, this huge paper apple tree will be placed in the school atrium for everyone to visit.

Design and assembly are not things that Shangzi needs to consider. Like other first-year members, she only needs to fold the waste paper into the specified shape.

Origami is not difficult. After dozens of times, there are only boring repetitions. The only comfort is that there are many people who accompany the boring.

"My hands are sore..."

A first-year girl rubbed her wrists, leaned towards Shangzi, then glanced over, and roughly counted the folded parts in front of her, "Shangzi's speed seems a bit slow."

"Do not……"

Just as Shangzi was about to explain, a second-year senior from the opposite side looked over, "Don't be lazy, first-year."

"Yes--"

The two answered together, and looked at each other again.

"Sorry……"

"It's okay." Shangzi shook his head, and then picked up another folded part to show her, "Since it is going to be assembled into a big apple tree, the structure must be stable. Folding two more here will not change the connection The shape, but can bear a higher weight."

"Ah...it seems so."

"—First graders, don't chat." It was that senior sister again.

Even a few first-year girls cast unexplained glances in this direction.

"Too harsh, Takahashi."

It was Rina Ogawa who stood up to speak for them, "It's still summer vacation."

Before the second-year girl could respond, Xiao Chuan said again: "But time is a little tight, you two should pay attention."

"Yes--"

After the two answered, they looked at each other quietly. The girl who had taken the initiative to talk to her earlier stuck out her tongue quickly and subtly, and Shang Zi just smiled.

After folding another copy, she held it in her hand and looked at it for a while, hesitating whether to make suggestions for improvement to the seniors of the club, when she suddenly noticed that there was an extra figure poking around the door of the club.

is a girl.

Shangzi looked at the red tie on her chest, she was a first-year girl.She had some impressions of her face, but she didn't speak.

"What's up?"

Rina Ogawa was the closest to the door and also spotted the man, so she got up naturally and walked over.

"that……"

After talking to the visitor at the door, she suddenly turned her head and looked at Shangzi thoughtfully.

"She's a little busy right now, why don't you talk privately at noon..."

"—Rina, what's wrong?"

Seeing that she hadn't solved it for a long time, another second-year girl in the department spoke.

"minister……"

Rina Ogawa sighed in her heart, and looked at Shangzi, "I'm looking for Shangzi."

Shangzi was a little surprised, quickly glanced at the people in the department who had mixed reactions, got up and went to the door.

Seeing the puppet that the first-year girl was holding in her hand, she understood everything.

"Well, this flower-student, I heard from the students in the class that this flower-student is very good at repairing dolls, so I would like to ask you to help me repair it..."

"Let me see."

Shangzi took the puppet and turned it over. There were several fingernail-sized holes on the stomach and back.

"Can it be repaired?"

"It's not a big problem."

Shangzi nodded, and after the other party showed a relieved smile, he said, "But I don't have time right now. Can I take it back and repair it, and bring it back tomorrow?"

"Well, of course."

Rina Ogawa didn't go in all the time, and looked at it with her arms folded. She didn't nod until the first-year girl thanked the two of them before leaving.

"Now the whole Jin Gao knows that there is a girl in the Handicraft Club who is very good at repairing these little things."

Shangzi smiled.

"Usually it's fine, but now..."

Rina Ogawa didn't go on, but she knew that Shangzi could understand her meaning.

"I understand. I won't waste everyone's time."

"Since you're here to help, what's the delay?"

Rina Ogawa patted her on the back, "Go in, I'll explain to the minister."

"Thank you."

Shangzi nodded, and then recalled the discovery just now.

"Wait a minute, Ogawa-senpai..."

After listening to Naoko, Rina Ogawa followed her back to her seat, picked up a folded part and looked at it carefully for a while.

"Indeed."

She thought for a while, took the origami parts and walked to Minister Ritsuko Sugiyama, bent down and explained to her.

"Folding two more ways like this won't change the shape, but it can increase a lot of strength... When assembling... No, no, that apple tree is three meters high when assembled, and Ritsuko doesn't want it to fall... Although it's a bit troublesome, before now..."

The two discussed for a while, Rina Ogawa returned to her seat and sat down, Ritsuko Sugiyama stood up.

"Everyone please stop—"

Everyone looked over.

After explaining in this way, Ritsuko Sugiyama finally said:
"Please take apart all the folded parts before, and fold them again according to the method just explained."

"Eh--"

"This matter is related to whether the assembly can be successfully assembled in the end, everyone can't be lazy."

"Yes……"

After a feeble response, the members of the Handicraft Club could only temporarily stop their work and re-disassemble the parts that had been completed before.

Although the minister Sugiyama Ritsuko did not say it clearly, everyone saw the process of Ogawa Rina discussing with her, and Ogawa Rina took an origami part from Naoko. Naturally, Naoko became the "culprit" in the eyes of some people .

"Ah~"

A first-year girl sitting diagonally across from Shangzi suddenly made a strange sound.

"I thought I could finish it all in two days, but now it seems that it won't work. There is really not enough time."

"That is to say..." Someone beside him echoed.

While talking, the two of them intentionally or unintentionally cast a lot of gazes towards Shangzi, but she just lowered her eyes and continued to fold.

As for the senior who reminded the first grade not to chat, she just glanced at Shangzi and turned a deaf ear.

"Shangzi..."

The girl next to Shangzi looked at her worriedly.

"fine."

She shook her head, indicating that she didn't care.

"Actually, I'm a little envious of them."

"Eh, what?"

Shangzi smiled slightly and shook his head again.

If only she could express her emotions as freely as they do.

"It's nothing."

(End of this chapter)