Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 609 Alpine Snow

Although Naruse had sent a message saying that he would contact them after Naoko's matter was resolved, Matsu Chiaki couldn't help but make a call on the third day of his trip to Takayama.

At that time, he was dragging his luggage towards Shangzi's current residence.

"Spring Sea."

"Ah."

"How's it going?" Song Qianqiu asked straight to the point.

He glanced at Shangzi, who quickly walked to the front, and said, "If there is no problem, I will take the initiative to contact you."

The person on the other end of the phone sighed, and then said, "Don't force it."

"You said it doesn't count."

"..."

Naruse immediately realized his gaffe and added, "I mean, I will make Naoko come back with me willingly."

Song Qianqiu remained silent for a while, not caring about his subconscious resistance just now.

"Then Harumi has told Naoko's parents."

"Not yet. Telling them now would make things more complicated."

"Don't even think about using Shangzi to blackmail them into promising you things."

"...You really don't trust your own son at all."

"It's just because he is his biological son that I would say such things."

Naruse looked at the gray sky and said, "I understand."

"Is Naoko here now? Can I have a few words with her?"

"Not now..." He refused.

Song Qianqiu did not force it, "Then when does Chunhai plan to come back? Are you still going to continue school?"

"Of course I hope to go back soon... Can you find a relationship with Tsumae that allows me to miss a few more days without having to repeat a grade? The kind in the education department."

"...Your mother is just an ordinary artist."

"Okay. Then there's nothing we can do about it. I have to prioritize Shangzi's affairs."

Song Qianqiu sighed again and asked some questions about their current situation, but could only hang up.

Naruse quickened his pace, dragging his luggage to follow Naoko.

"My mom's phone."

"Ah."

Seeing that he just said this briefly and had no intention of explaining more, Shangzi could only speak on his own.

"What did you say."

"I asked some questions about Shangzi and said I wanted to chat with you for a few words, but I refused."

"Well..." She pursed her lower lip. No matter it was Song Qianqiu or anyone else, she didn't want to face it now.

"Don't worry, she can't control this."

"Don't you care?"

"I now know clearly what I need to care about more," Naruse said.

Shangzi looked at him and said nothing.

After walking for half an hour, Naoko went to say hello to Ms. Edako when she returned to her residence.

Back in the room, she continued to make puppets.

Naruse also continued to accompany him, and when the time was almost up, he would go down to cook, at noon and at night.

After dinner, the two of them took a walk outside for a while.

After returning, Shangzi took the time to finish the last bit of the puppet and then inspected it from head to toe.

"finished?"

"Ah."

"I got thirty thousand yen."

She held up the nearly half-meter-long grizzly bear stuffed animal and inspected it in front of her eyes. "It's not quite there yet."

After she finished checking, Naruse took a transparent packaging bag from the side, put the doll in it, and then put it into a cardboard box.

"The work is over for today."

"Yes." Shangzi's tone became more relaxed, and he stretched a little. Looking at the time, it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

"Are you hungry?"

"fine……"

His hand came over and he said, "My stomach is flat."

"You won't be hungry when you sleep." Shangzi said.

"Actually, I'm hungry."

"..."

"Let's eat together."

"……Um."

Naruse smiled and stood up, "Then Naoko, go take a shower first and I'll get ready."

"Wash after you finish eating." Shangzi also got up, "I'll prepare it."

"Let me do it."

"It doesn't taste as good as mine."

"..."

Naruse opened his mouth and hummed for a long time, but couldn't say anything to refute.

"Then I'll help Shangzi."

The two of them went downstairs and went to the kitchen to prepare supper.

She just wanted to fill her stomach a little, and Naoko didn't plan to eat too much, so she cooked two bowls of udon noodles.

The portion of noodles is not large, and there are many side dishes. The aroma is fragrant and the texture and taste are excellent. It warms the stomach and body on a cold night.

"what……"

Exhaling hot breath into the light, Naruse leaned back and said, "Satisfied."

Naoko glanced at him and took another sip of noodles.

After sitting for a while, he stood up and went to put hot water in the bathroom.

After she finished her supper, he also prepared a change of clothes, and even went upstairs to take down the electric heater and bake it in the bathroom for a while.

"There's no heating lamp, so it's quite cold to just take off your clothes." "Yeah." Shang Zi raised his eyes and looked at the bathroom heater that had been damaged for who knows how many years. "I just finished eating, I want to take a rest before washing."

Naruse had no objection, "Then let the electric heater blow for a while."

After closing the lid of the bathtub, there was suddenly some movement outside the window.

Shangzi listened carefully and looked at him again, "The wind is blowing."

"Yeah. I saw the weather forecast and said it might snow tonight."

"Maybe it's already here..."

The bathroom window couldn't be opened. Shangzi came outside, opened the door and took a look. A gust of cold wind suddenly hit her face.

She took a step back and bumped into his chest.

"Are you ready?" Naruse hugged her from behind.

"Can't see." Shangzi looked outside again. There were no street lights here, and the road was dark.

"Go for a walk and come back to take a shower."

"it is good."

The two wrapped up their coats and stepped into the midnight cold.

After walking a few steps, both Naruse and Shangzi saw the scattered debris under the streetlight at the intersection.

Pieces of snowflakes blew in the wind and kept flying on their faces.

"I'm off."

"Ah."

The snow was not falling heavily, so the two of them continued walking in the wind and snow, walking forward slowly.

"Is this the first snow in Takayama City this winter?"

"Well...if it hadn't snowed before I came here."

"A week after Naoko left, it started snowing over at Tsumae."

"It's almost time."

Naruse held her hand and put it in his pocket, "This winter seems to be very cold."

"Um……"

"If it rains all night, the snow will have piled up by tomorrow morning."

Shangzi looked at the sky and said, "Yes."

The two of them walked to the intersection, turned a corner, and came to the bridge.

The cold wind carrying snowflakes blew along the river, and it was much colder on the bridge. Naruse blocked the side where the wind was blowing and looked at the dark river: "You can't see anything at night."

Shangzi shrank his neck and turned to look at him.

She could see him.

He looked over, and she looked forward again.

"Keep going?"

"Cold."

"Fortunately."

"Then let's walk a little more."

"Ah."

Including the time to go back, the two walked in the wind and snow for nearly half an hour.

Before they turned back, the wind had already slowed down, and the snowflakes falling silently became much denser.

"The snow is starting to fall in earnest."

"Ah."

"We go home."

"..."

"Fortunately, the bathtub still has the basic function of automatic heating, otherwise the hot water would be cold."

"Ah."

After returning to the residence, Naruse closed the door, the two took off their coats, and went directly to the bathroom.

The hot air has been baking for so long, and the cold bathroom has become warm.

"Well, I'll put the electric heater up and turn it on."

After washing first and then soaking, the two of them pressed together, enjoying the warmth of the crowd. They soaked in the bathtub for half an hour before getting out.

"It's so cold! It's so cold!"

I went back upstairs as if I were fleeing. The electric heater had been working for half an hour, and the room had warmed up.

After laying out the bedding, Naruse asked Naoko to get in first and turned off the lights and electric heater himself.

Snap, the room suddenly darkened, and another light illuminated the floor.

He turned off the electric heater and got into bed. Shangzi also turned off the light on his mobile phone and put his arms back under the quilt.

"Speaking of which, can such an old house withstand wind and snow?"

"I don't know." She crawled into his arms.

Naruse also hugged her, "Let's take a look tomorrow during the day...if it doesn't work, just climb up and shovel the snow off the roof."

"Ah."

The wind and snow continued, and it became colder outside the house, while the temperature inside the quilt gradually rose, wrapping each other in warmth.

Along with it, there was an overwhelming sense of peace of mind, and Shangzi felt like he would fall asleep again soon.

"Speaking of which, the letter that Shangzi left for me contained only one sentence of farewell."

"..."

She suddenly sobered up a lot.

"Ah."

"Is it because I think we will never see each other again, or because I think I will find Shangzi sooner or later?"

She pursed her lower lip and said, "I don't know."

Naruse touched her back, "It's too shabby to say goodbye like that... Fortunately, I found Naoko again."

She closed her eyes, "Then what kind of goodbye do you want."

He hugged her tightly.

"I don't want to say goodbye...at all."

(End of this chapter)