Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 250 Chapter 247. I’m scared to meet Zhenshe
The next morning, Jiuzhou Cheng had just finished unloading the goods for the moving company when he saw the text message Xiaojing sent him.

[Brother Cheng, I’m really sorry! I fell asleep without permission in the middle of our conversation yesterday! I'm really, really sorry! 】

A cartoon emoticon of "a girl with her hands clasped and a tiger kneeling on the floor" was also attached at the end.

Jiuzhou Cheng thought for a while and replied:

[Haha, it’s okay. I'm also worried that you've been attacked again. 】

[I fell asleep on the sofa in the living room yesterday.] Xiao Jing replied again: [I'm sorry for making Brother Cheng worried! Please let me find a chance to compensate and thank Brother Cheng! 】

Another cartoon expression of "girl bowing and apologizing", looking very frightened.

[Don't be so reserved. I feel embarrassed~] Jiuzhou Cheng couldn't help laughing, and after thinking for a while, he replied: [By the way, can you do me a small favor? ]

[Well, Brother Cheng, please tell me! 】Xiao Jing said humbly.

[I don’t have much rolling paper at home. Can you help me buy some from a nearby supermarket? 】Jiuzhou Cheng replied: 【I will work late today and may not be able to catch up with the supermarket closing. 】

Jiuzhou Cheng's home was indeed short of roll paper, but he could buy it at a supermarket when he got off work, so he didn't need help from his neighbor Xiao Jing at all.

However, Jiuzhou Cheng deliberately made this easy request just to give Xiaojing a chance to "repay" him.

In the process of interacting with others, you cannot blindly ask for it, but you cannot blindly give it either. Only in this way can the relationship between the two parties last for a long time.

Kyushu Cheng helped Xiao Jing so much and became friends with her. Now Xiaojing takes the initiative to repay him. If Jiuzhou Cheng readily says "nothing is needed", this seemingly generous behavior will only cause two bad results.

The first is that Xiao Jing feels that he only deserves help and has always been inferior to Kyushu Cheng, and has become inferior since then. The second is that Xiao Jing began to feel that it was natural for him to be helped by Jiuzhou Cheng, and there was no need to repay him, thus becoming dependent on him.

This is why Kyushu Makoto has never been shy about receiving some reward after helping others. Because he helps others to make others better, not to make others feel inferior or selfish.

After Kyushu Cheng sent the request, he patiently waited for the other party's reply.

The chat software Line allows you to see the message "The other party has read it", but Xiao Jing clearly showed that he had finished reading his text message, but he waited for five minutes without a reply.

Until a colleague came over and asked Jiuzhou Cheng to continue working, Xiaojing still didn't reply.

Jiuzhou Cheng was worried, so he sent another message: [Are you okay? 】

[I'm sorry, I'm afraid to go out.] Xiaojing finally replied: [But if Brother Cheng asks, I will do it! 】

It was followed by a cartoon expression of "Come on, girl!"

"." This time Jiuzhou Cheng was silent. I just went out to buy a roll of paper, why did she say that I was going to die?
But thinking that the other party is a socially anxious girl who speaks intermittently, maybe she really doesn’t like going out?

And seeing how she was thinking about sending a text message for a long time, Kyushu Cheng couldn't help but think of the time when he first met Mizuhashi-senpai.

At that time, Mizuhashi-senpai was also pitiful. She did not dare to express her thoughts, was afraid to communicate with others, and held back everything she encountered.

Kyushu Cheng felt that he needed to find opportunities to talk to her more, at least as a friend to let her open up a little, and he couldn't just leave her alone.

[Thank you very much, don’t force yourself. 】Jiuzhou Cheng finally replied and turned around to move furniture with his colleagues.

The summer night didn't fall until eight o'clock in the evening, and Kyushu Cheng's work came to an end here.

He worked two jobs today, both of which paid well. Especially when I got my second job as a waiter at a seafood restaurant, the store manager was an enthusiastic old man. He said that he felt that Kyushu Cheng was very similar to his son who worked in Hezong Country. Before leaving, he insisted on giving him a large box of unsold items. Go for the sashimi cuisine.

It includes half a box of various sashimi, a quarter box of octopus fillets, a quarter box of raw sea urchin, and two raw sweet shrimps on top. For such a rich box, normal sales would cost at least five to six thousand yen.

When he returned home, Jiuzhou Cheng happened to see Xiao Jing next door carrying a large bag of rolling paper and some daily necessities home. It seemed that he had just returned from the supermarket.

Although it is the hottest time of summer, Xiao Jing is wearing sportswear, trousers, a cap, mask, and sunglasses, almost covering his head with a shell, isolating his facial features from the world, and looking sneaky.

"Good evening, Xiaojing." Jiuzhou Cheng took the initiative to say hello: "Isn't it hot when you go out wearing such thick clothes?"

But Xiao Jing obviously shrank his neck, lowered his head and said, "Brother Cheng, good evening! I bought the roll of paper you asked for!"

Her voice became softer and softer, and she quickly placed the roll of paper at the door of Kyushu Cheng's house, then nodded vigorously, bowed, and ran away stiffly.

"Did she just buy it...? Why did she buy so many?" Kyushu Cheng looked at the rolls of paper piled up on the ground. He visually estimated that there were at least twenty rolls, which was probably enough for him to use for a whole year.

After taking the roll home, Kyushu Makoto started preparing dinner for himself.

The leftover bento I brought back from the restaurant where I worked, and a large box of sumptuous sashimi.

Sashimi should be eaten fresh, and it will not taste good if left overnight. But with such a large portion, if he managed to finish it today, he might have diarrhea tomorrow.

Jiuzhou Cheng thought for a while and decided to invite Xiao Jing to eat together.

"Dong dong dong!" Jiuzhou Cheng knocked on the bedroom wall.

Soon, there was a knocking sound from the other side of the wall. "Brother Cheng, do you have a problem with me?" Xiao Jing said tentatively:
"I'm sorry I didn't greet you properly just now!"

"Don't take it to heart about small things." Jiuzhou Cheng asked:

"I brought back a lot of sashimi from my part-time job today. I can't eat it by myself. Do you want to eat it?"

“Sashimi...? Can I eat it?” There seemed to be a slight sound of swallowing saliva coming from Xiaojing's side.

"Then I'll give you some and deliver it to your door. Think of it as doing me a favor."

"Then..." Xiao Jing seemed to be flattered, and his words became awkward again: "Thank you... Thank you, Brother Cheng."

"Wait a moment, I'll send it over in a moment."

Kyushu Cheng took out half a box of sashimi, put it in a disposable box, delivered it to his neighbor's door, and knocked on the door.

Xiao Jing was obviously waiting at the door. He immediately opened the door and took the lunch box. He bowed three times and said in a panic: "Thank you, Brother Cheng!"

Kyushu Makoto returned to the house and started enjoying dinner. Although these are seafood that have not been sold for a day, they still taste good because they have been kept in the refrigerator.

Dip the soft, cotton-like orange thin fish fillet into the soy sauce and add a little wasabi. Kyushu Makoto puts it into his mouth with the rice and feels the particle collision reaction between the sea fish and the sweet rice grains in his mouth.

[Ding dong—! 】

A text message from Xiaojing popped up on the phone:
[Thank you, Brother Cheng! The sashimi is delicious! So... do I have to pay you? 】

[Ah, no, I mean...]

The phone showed that the other party was still editing text messages, probably struggling with how to speak decently.

Jiuzhou Cheng was dumbfounded by this text message. He put down his chopsticks and replied:
[No need to be so formal. Next time you buy something delicious, just share some with me to try. 】

[Well, thank you, Brother Cheng! 】

Jiuzhou Cheng ate another piece of sea urchin and typed: "So, I still have to thank you." You bought me so many rolls of paper that I can use them until next year. 】

[Sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble.] Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment and explained:
[Because I rarely go out except for school, and I go to the supermarket downstairs once every month or two, so I always stock up on a lot of things to buy together, forgetting that you don’t need so much paper. 】

[A month or two? ! You only go out for shopping after such a long time, so what do you do with your usual meals? 】Jiuzhou Cheng said in surprise.

[When I usually eat, I order takeout or eat quick-frozen food] Xiaojing replied: [Hey. Today, because it was Brother Cheng’s request, I mustered up the courage to go to the supermarket again. 】

I only go to the supermarket once in a month or two, and usually rely on takeaways and quick-frozen food for meals. This girl is just running all the way to squatting at home!

It's probably because she takes her studies very seriously, so she will at least go to school on time. But according to her situation, she is probably alone in school and can't talk to anyone, right?
Jiuzhou Cheng frowned seriously and asked: [I just saw you dressing yourself up when you went home, probably because you are afraid of crowded places, right? 】

[Well, I don’t dare to make eye contact with others, and I don’t dare to communicate with strangers face to face. 】Xiao Jing admitted frankly: 【If you wear sunglasses and a mask, you will feel a little more at ease. 】

[Were you like this before you went abroad? 】Jiuzhou Cheng asked again.

[I was actually not this serious before. It started to become like this after I went to Wano to study abroad. 】Xiaojing replied:
[Probably because of some things at school. 】

Jiuzhou Cheng was immediately alert: [Things at school? ! Is it school bullying? 】

As a former victim, Kyushu Makoto knows how serious the school bullying problem in Wano is.

Whether it was Kyushu Makoto or Mizuhashi's schoolmate, they all had suicidal thoughts due to campus bullying.

Therefore, Jiuzhou Cheng believes that he must not leave Xiao Jing alone, otherwise maybe one day in the future, he will learn that his neighbor Xiao Jing committed suicide at home.

Even if Xiaojing does not commit suicide, she may become a pitiful person with a twisted psychology in the future, and her life will be full of misfortune.

[Campus bullying. The explanation should be a little more complicated than this. 】When this topic was mentioned, Xiao Jing became a little vague. This is a normal reaction:
[Brother Cheng, this matter is actually nothing. It’s really nothing. Brother Cheng, don’t worry. 】

Kyushu Cheng sighed and asked: [Xiao Jing, actually I have experience in helping classmates escape from campus bullying before, so I hope I can help you a little bit. 】

[Brother Cheng. Are you so powerful? 】Xiao Jing was amazed.

[I hope you can tell me about the troubles you encounter in school. You can think about it slowly and speak slowly. I will listen carefully. 】Jiuzhou Cheng insisted:

[Or, Xiaojing, do you think your current state is healthy? 】

【.】The other party was obviously confused for a while.

[I understand, Brother Cheng. 】 Xiao Jing replied: 【This matter is a bit troublesome to explain, why don’t we talk through the wall? 】

(End of this chapter)