Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 526 Picking up and dropping off in the rain

By 05:30 in the afternoon, the Restoration Department had received and reviewed some applicants one after another, including young and old in three grades. There was even a teacher who said he wanted to help a friend sell something.

Although the rain stopped, the sky was still cloudy and darkened at around five o'clock. Naruse estimated that no one would come over at this time.

"That's it for today."

After sorting out the list of items into notes to be submitted to the student council, he has been idle until now.

"Are you going back?" Haixing asked.

"Yeah." Naruse started to pack things, "I'll wait for Naoko to finish."

She sat down again.

Anyway, if they leave early and leave late, they all have to take the same bus.

"Tomorrow, I shouldn't be as busy as today." Naruse said again, looking at the two of them, "I can handle it by myself, you go and do your own things."

Takigawa Hikari nodded and said nothing.

Starfish rolled his eyes, "Oh."

After Shangzi finished his work, he came over from the handicraft club, and they took the car back together.

The bus shook, and the four people were divided into two rows, sitting in front and back.

"Is Kazuha going to the study school today?" Naoko asked.

"Ah."

"Are you going to have evening classes starting today?"

"Then I don't know." Naruse looked out the window, "But she didn't go out by bike today. If she really has to go to evening classes, there won't be a car back."

Shangzi suddenly held his arm tightly, "You won't let Harumi ride to pick her up, right?"

"..."

Naruse pursed his lower lip and held her hand, "I don't have the time."

She smiled and leaned on his shoulder.

Hikaru Takigawa looked away from the car window, glanced at the two people in front of him, and then his eyes stayed on Naruse's profile.

If he felt something, he looked over and then looked away again.

Her lips that had just opened a little closed again, and she swallowed the words.

"If Mori Jian really can't come back, let Hikaru pick him up." He suddenly said again.

She glanced at the back of his head and said, "Yeah."

Back at Aoyagi, they got out of the car and separated. Hikaru Takigawa returned home and sent a message to Morimi, asking her if she wanted to go to class that evening.

Kazuha: It doesn’t matter if you go up today or not.

Kazuye: Are you coming to pick me up?
Guang: It doesn’t matter whether you accept it or not.

Kazuha: Okay, then I will experience the evening classes at the study school today.

Kazuye: I will send you a message when get out of class is about to end.

Light: OK.

The exchange between the two ends here for now.

Putting down her phone, Hikaru Takigawa lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze until her mother called her to go down for dinner.

She came back to her senses and looked out the window, only to realize that it was completely dark.

My sister is still traveling outside, and her father is working overtime tonight. She and her mother are the only ones at the dinner table.

"I guess you didn't sleep in school today."

"No la."

After dinner, her mother cleared away the dishes and asked her to take a shower first.

"I have to go out in the evening. Let's wash it when I come back."

"Get out? Where are you going?"

"Go pick up Kazuha. She has evening classes at the study school. It's ninety o'clock after class. There is no car back. I'll pick her up."

Her mother didn't say much and stopped urging her to take a bath.

Hikaru Takigawa returned to the room and lay down, continuing to be in a daze.

The evening time passed very slowly. She lay down for a long time and looked at her phone again. It was only after eight o'clock.

She understood that this was just because she was always struggling with the same problem. Although she thought a lot, her thoughts didn't go very far at all.

"..."

She turned over, feeling a little irritated, and got up again and went downstairs.

"I want to take a shower."

"Huh? Aren't you going to pick up Kazuye later?"

"Cycle over there and you'll be back soon. You won't break a sweat."

"Okay, let's wash it first."

After taking a bath and soaking for nearly half an hour, Takigawa Hikari came out of the bathroom.

After going back to the room and lying down for a while, when it was almost 09:30, Morimi sent another message saying that he was about to finish class.

She changed her clothes and went downstairs.

"I'm going to pick up Kazuyo."

"Be careful on the road."

As soon as she pushed the car out of the garage, she realized that it was raining sporadicly outside again.

Although it is still small enough to be ignored at the moment, it will be difficult to tell later.

But she didn't hesitate, got on the car, turned the accelerator and rushed into the darkness.

Not long after I left the house, my phone vibrated in my pocket.

Takigawa Hikaru guessed that Morimi had sent another message, and he rode straight forward without stopping to look.The raindrops falling on the helmet's visor gradually became heavier. She simply pushed up the visor and felt the wind and rain blowing in her face.

The phone vibrated again.

Ten minutes later, she rode to the building near the central station.

"..."

Morimi stood on the steps, looked at her, and then looked up at the heavy rain falling in the sky.

"It would be so romantic if he came to pick me up at this time."

Hikari Takigawa just looked at her.

"Would you like some bread? I'll treat you." Through the rain curtain, Morimi pointed to the bakery next to him that was still open. "Wait a moment, the rain might get lighter."

Takigawa Hikaru thought for a while and stopped the car.

Coming in the heavy rain, her whole body was basically soaked, except for her head, which was wrapped in a helmet, and was still dry.

He took out his phone and took a look at it. The previous message was indeed from Morimi.

Yiye: It's raining. Don't come over. I'll ask dad to pick me up.

Kazuha: Where are the people?

"Is Kazuyo's father coming?"

"of course not."

Morijian had already walked to the window of the bakery and ordered two portions of bread and another bag of toast to pack. "Who told you not to reply to the message? How dare I leave first."

Takigawa Hikaru didn't say anything. He stood on the steps with his helmet in hand, looking at the rain outside, and then at the other students in and outside the passage next to him who seemed to be waiting for someone to pick him up.

You can see uniforms of all colors, and those wearing Tsugao uniforms are basically third-year students. There are also familiar faces, but she can't call them names.

Most of the students who have attended evening classes at the study school are not keen on socializing, that is, those people in the school are not interested in her game of making friends, and she will not take the initiative to disturb them.

"Do you know anyone?" Morimi came over with bread and gave her a piece.

"No." Hikari Takigawa looked away and took the bread, finding that it was still hot.

"Warm bread tastes better."

"Ah."

The two of them bit into the soft bread and looked at the rain outside together.

"Fortunately I didn't let him come over, otherwise Shang Zi might have cursed me in such a heavy rain."

"Will not."

Morimi just smiled and took another bite of bread without retorting.

"what about the taste?"

"It's very fragrant." The hot bread has a fragrant aroma and a soft texture, making it very comfortable to eat.

"I also bought a bag of toast for tomorrow's breakfast, do you want some?"

"no need."

After the two finished eating the bread in their hands, it was still raining outside.

"Go back." Morimi sighed, "You have to take a shower when you go back anyway. If you get wet, you'll get wet."

Hikaru Takigawa looked around, then turned and went to the bakery.

When she came back, she had a big plastic bag in her hand.

"Put your schoolbag on."

"Ah, thank you." Morimi smiled, put the book bag into a plastic bag, and followed her into the rain.

After getting on the motorcycle, Hikari Takigawa turned around and took her riding back.

The car lights illuminated the front, and thin raindrops continued to fall, shuttling in the beam of light.

The visibility was not good when it was raining, and she did not ride too fast.

"Have you taken a shower yet?" The person behind him asked loudly.

She whistled.

"Have you washed it? I can only go home and wash it again——"

She whistled again.

Riding all the way back to Aoliu, the rain continued unabated. Hikari Takigawa rode until she reached the door of Morimi's bookstore and asked her to say hello to her parents who had not yet closed the door.

She went in alone and came out as three people.

Morijian and his wife came out specially to thank her.

However, seeing that she and her daughter were soaked through, the couple didn't say much and asked them to go back as soon as possible.

Taking Morimi with him, Takigawa Hikaru was about to set off when he suddenly saw a head sticking out of the window on the second floor of the hotel not far away, looking this way.

She started her motorcycle, raised her head and blew the whistle as she passed by, and Haixing waved to the two of them.

After sending Morimi home and getting out of the car, she just thanked him without saying anything else.

"Be careful on the road."

"Ah."

Hikaru Takigawa turned the car around, took one last look at the dripping top student, and rode back.

When she got home, her mother asked her to take a bath first.

After a brief rinse and soaking for a while, when she came out, her father had already returned home.

"Dad brought the bread he bought at the station. It's still hot. Let's just eat a little, but don't eat too much."

"I have already eaten."

"Ok?"

"Yiye bought me something to eat."

(End of this chapter)