Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 372 Confession
In the evening, it started to rain again.

Listening to the sound of rain, Naruse leaned on the sofa, watching TV absently.

Next to him was Shangzi who was also absent-minded.

buzz-

Leaning on his shoulder, Shangzi picked up the phone and glanced at it, then was startled again, and showed him the phone.

"Auntie asked Chunhai why he didn't answer the phone."

"..."

Naruse was stunned for a moment, and took out his mobile phone, only to find that there were several missed calls, all of which were from Matsu Chiaki.

"Mute, no vibration, no attention."

"En." Shangzi replied like this, and he directly called back.

Song Qianqiu quickly answered the phone.

"What is Chunhai busy doing? She doesn't answer the phone."

"watching TV."

"Want to watch Mom's new drama?"

"Hmm... what's the name of that show?"

"Naru, Se, Haru, Hai——"

"Just kidding, I still remember."

Naruse lay down and lay down, "It's nothing important."

"It's nothing, I just want to have a casual chat with Chunhai."

"Oh."

Shangzi looked at him from the side, only his voice could be heard - he didn't turn on the speakerphone this time, and he didn't know if he forgot.

"Chun Hai seems to be a little...well...depressed."

From his son's voice, Song Qianqiu keenly noticed that his emotions seemed to be not quite right.

"It rains every day, and it's hard not to feel depressed."

"That's right. My mother has several activities that have been postponed this week due to rain. She has been staying at home, and she is almost moldy."

"Ah."

"Is it just for this reason?"

of course not.

If only the weather was the reason...

Naruse pursed his lower lip, and suddenly remembered the flaw that was revealed due to hesitation in the afternoon.

"I didn't hear what you said."

"Hehehe..."

"..."

Even though he saw that he had other things on his mind, Matsu Chiaki didn't expose it, and continued to talk about other topics with a smile, Naruse also responded without saying a word.

"...Next month, there will be a promotional event in Sendai."

"Really." He knew that she had traveled to many places in the past few months, "Aren't you coming to Aomori?"

"There is no such arrangement at the office."

"It should be a good topic for a well-known artist to return to his hometown with a new drama."

"Haha, that makes sense, then let Chun Hai plan an event for the office."

"What do you say..."

As Naruse said, he suddenly felt his girlfriend leaning on his shoulder rub against him, seemingly unintentionally, but he turned to look at her, and she also looked at him, blinking her eyes.

Are you bored...

He suddenly realized the problem, "Forgot."

Naruse turned on the speakerphone, and Matsu Chiaki's voice came out.

"What did you forget?"

"It's nothing."

He answered casually, and then paused for a few seconds, "No... there is one thing, I forgot to tell you."

"What?" Song Qianqiu asked.

"I'm dating Shangzi."

"..."

On both sides of the phone, the two most important women to him were stunned.

Shangzi looked at him, and although he never asked him to keep it a secret from his mother, he kept tacitly saying nothing, and she didn't understand why he suddenly wanted to say this.

Although telling Song Qianqiu about this does not mean that her parents will know...

Naruse just stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, signaling her to feel relieved with his eyes.

On the other side of the phone, Shen Songqianqiu, who was stunned for a while, finally came to his senses.

"Chun Hai dated Shang Zi... When did it happen? Today? This week?"

"When school just started..."

"——You actually kept it from your mother for so long!"

With the speakerphone on, the voice on the phone suddenly came up, and both Naruse and Shangzi shrank their heads.

"...would be shy, both me and Shangzi."

"Then why are you willing to tell me now?"

Shangzi also looked at him, waiting for his answer.

Naruse hugged the girlfriend in his arms tightly, looked ahead, "I want you to know about this."

"..."

On the other side of the phone, there seemed to be a soft sigh.

"Is that so, you finally started dating."

"Ah."

"Actually, even if Chunhai told me that you and Shangzi have been dating since last summer vacation, I wouldn't find it strange."

Naruse looked down at Naoko, but said nothing.

Song Qianqiu was also silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "Chunhai suddenly confessed now, could it be because Shangzi is pregnant?"

"We haven't... no!"

It was rare for Naruse to get a little excited, but Shangzi, who could also hear clearly, was already blushing.

"That's good……"

Song Qianqiu pondered for a while, "Is Shangzi beside you?"

Shangzi responded, "At..."

"Shangzi and Chunhai have finally reached this point. Mom is very happy."

"Um...thank you."

"Turn off the speakerphone, I have something to say to Shangzi alone."

"……it is good."

Shangzi responded, but did not move.

It was Naruse who picked up the phone, turned off the speakerphone, and stuffed the phone to her ear.

"Take it."

Shangzi looked at him and grabbed the phone.

He got up, walked around the living room, went to the window again, and stared at the darkness outside for a while.

Of course, I couldn't see anything outside, only the sound of pattering rain, and Shangzi's response from time to time.

"Yes...I know...eh...yes..."

The two chatted alone for more than ten minutes, Shangzi returned the phone to him, and Song Qianqiu also had something to say to him alone.

"Is it Chunhai now?"

"Ah."

"Shangzi said that Chunhai confessed on his own initiative. Mom is so happy."

"...There's nothing to be happy about."

"It means that Chunhai is willing to shoulder the responsibility. Since Chunhai decided to associate with Shangzi, it must have been carefully considered... Our family Chunhai is already a man."

Naruse pursed his lower lip, took another deep breath, "Yeah."

"Get along well with Shangzi."

"I know."

"and also……"

Song Qianqiu hesitated for a moment, "Does Haixing know about this?"

"Of course, how long has it been?"

"Really... did the starfish say anything?"

Naruse lowered his eyes, "I forgot."

"..."

Song Qianqiu smiled wryly.

"Then Chunhai and Haixing, are they still dating?"

"Ah."

"Then it doesn't seem to be a problem... After all, it's been so long."

Naruse responded, but didn't ask her what the so-called "question" meant.

"Chunhai has really grown a lot in the past year."

"well enough."

"Have you discovered more interesting things in this world?"

"It's better to say that there are more problems."

"Thinking about it from another angle, the problems Chunhai encountered may be one of the interesting places in this world."

"..."

Naruse looked up at the chandelier in the living room.

He didn't feel at all how interesting the question that bothered him the most now was.

"All in all, don't just stand on the sidelines and watch from a distance. When you encounter problems, escaping is not the only solution. If you hit your head and break your blood, you may be able to hit a different path...Of course, if you really come to this It’s best to discuss it with your mother first.”

"Wouldn't this be your experience when you ran away from home?"

"Hahahahaha, brat!"

Naruse couldn't help laughing like her.

He's the one who has problems now, but not the one who's going to hit his head badly.

It would be great if we could solve the problem by discussing it...

"Is there anything else on Chunhai's mind?" Song Qianqiu asked suddenly.

"No."

Naruse took a deep breath, glanced at Shangzi on the sofa, and said, "Have you been in contact with Shangzi's parents?"

Shangzi looked over.

"Huh? Toruya and Sawako? I do have time, but the problem is that they don't have time. They basically don't communicate much. What's wrong?"

"If there is contact, don't tell them about my relationship with Shangzi."

"Why?" Song Qianqiu asked naturally.

"shy."

"Why, are you embarrassed to face someone else's daughter after dating them?"

"Yes."

"Okay, then wait for your mother to come back and tell them in person."

"Need not……"

This was the only thing Naruse wanted to explain, Matsu Chiaki dominated the topic, and soon got off track.

"It's raining these days, Chunhai didn't go out by bike, did he?"

"No."

"Hey... Ever since Chunhai bought the racing car, my mother has been unconsciously following the news about the accidents of the gangsters on TV. Every time she watched it, she was terrified... Maybe Chunhai should buy another ordinary motorcycle. The racing car It's not suitable for commuting either, isn't Shang Zi cute sitting on that kind of seat, doesn't she feel scared?"

"What a waste, do you pay for it?"

"Naruse Harumi, you bought the racing car without my consent, did you use the money you earned?" the mother asked immediately.

"..."

He couldn't refute it, and said, "Anyway, it's been raining almost every day recently, and I haven't ridden a bike at all. Let's talk about it after the rainy season is over."

"That's fine then."

"it is good……"

After chatting for a while, Song Qianqiu hung up the phone.

Going back to the sofa and sitting down, Shangzi leaned forward.

"Will Auntie find it strange?"

"What's strange... Are you hiding the relationship? It's okay. I've already fooled it."

Shangzi forced a smile.

"Then... would Chunhai find it strange?"

"As smart as I am, there are not many things that can make me feel strange."

She laughed again, "What..."

Naruse squeezed her hand tightly, took it up again, and kissed it lightly.

"I mean, I understand."

(End of this chapter)