Problem Girls Strategy

"Oh oh oh~" Everyone exclaimed in unison. Jiang Zao's words greatly raised everyone's evaluation of him. He was indeed an excellent boyfriend as Goto Ichiri said.

"As expected of Pochi-chan's boyfriend, this affection is so touching." Ryo took out a handkerchief and wiped away the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Huh? Pochi-chan's boyfriend? Who? Me?" Jiang Zao asked, pointing at himself with a confused look on his face.

"Huh?" Hongxia, Liang and Goto Ichiri made puzzled sounds and looked at him.

Finally, after Hong Xia and Liang's explanation, Jiang Zao figured out the whole story and was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It turned out that Goto Ichiri had heard my nonsense that day.

Jiang Zao walked over to Goto Ichiri, who was squatting in the corner, turning gray and autistic, thinking that it was all his wishful thinking. He held her tearful little face in his hands, gently brushed away the hair stuck to the corners of her mouth, and lightly kissed her cherry-colored lips.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."

"So Jiang Zao is such a bold person?" Hong Xia covered her red face with her hands, and looked at Jiang Zao's actions curiously and shyly through the wide gaps between her fingers. Her sister also made the same move and hid aside to watch, sighing in her heart that today's young people are really capable of action.

Liang still kept a poker face and nodded continuously, approving of Jiang Zao's daring character. Kita Ikuyo applauded the two of them with a blessing smile on her rosy little face.

Jiang Zao hugged Goto Ichiri who fainted due to his sudden attack, and turned to Kita Ikuyo who was still applauding and said: "Although I can't join the band, I think Kita-san is the one who should join the band."

"You said you have no sense of responsibility and don't deserve to join the band, but Pochi-chan told me that there are marks on your left hand that only appear after practicing guitar for a long time, which means you are not as irresponsible as you say. I also believe that Liang and Hongxia are not petty people."

"That's right, I've always wanted to be in a band, so I can understand why you feel you're not worthy of it but can't stop yearning for it. Ryo also hopes that Kita-san can return to the band, right?" Hongxia looked at Ryo with a smile.

"Well, this way the various expenses can be divided into four equal parts." Liang's focus was still unique as always.

"But... I really can't play the guitar. No matter how long I practice, I can only make a low buzzing sound."

"It's okay, Pochi-chan will teach you." Hongxia directly made the decision on behalf of the unconscious Goto Ichiri.

"Are you sure that's not a bass?" Ryo looked at the instrument bag carried by Kita Ikuyo with confusion.

"I can't be so ignorant. A bass only has four strings, but mine has six." Kita Ikuyo confidently opened her backpack and revealed the musical instrument inside.

"Actually, there is a bass with six strings, that's the multi-string bass." Ryo said, pointing at the bass that Kita Ikuyo thought was a guitar.

Unable to accept the fact, Kita Ikuyo collapsed to the ground with tears in her eyes. Her soul seemed to have floated out of her body. She choked up and said, "My father and I used two years' pocket money and New Year's money to buy this..."

In the end, Jiang Zao, who was satisfied with the classic scene, bought the multi-string bass and promised to sell his own guitar to her at a similar price, and then let Goto Ichiri bring it over.

"Well everyone, I, your boyfriend who is so late, will take Pochi-chan home first."

"Jiang Zao, thank you for your help." Hong Xia was really grateful to him for helping her at the critical moment.

"As the first fan of the band to leave, I am looking forward to your next performance." After leaving these words, Jiang Zao carried Goto Ichiri away on his back.

Chapter 13: Get out of the way, I’m about to start flirting!

Not long ago, Goto's mother brought Goto Ichiri and some fruits to Jiang Zao's house to express her gratitude. It was at that time that Jiang Zao knew the address of Goto Ichiri's home, and he carried his still unconscious girlfriend home.

After being warmly welcomed into the house, Jiang Zao directly explained to Goto Ichiri's parents that the two were dating. After hearing this, they looked as if they were dreaming and kept asking Jiang Zao to confirm if it was true. As he nodded repeatedly, they both shed tears of joy; they thought their daughter would be alone all her life and actually brought back a juicy cabbage.

The scene he imagined, where his father-in-law grabbed his collar and asked him how he dared to seduce his own daughter, did not happen. Jiang Zao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he had no experience of meeting parents in his previous life, he had at least seen pigs run even if he had never eaten pork.

Jiang Zao kept a polite smile on his face and answered all the questions from Goto's parents fluently, and also revealed some of his family background.

"The band Yili is joining is also getting on the right track. If they work together for a while, they should be able to achieve good results. If Yili wants to continue developing in this direction, then I will set up a company to be responsible for the subsequent development of their band. Of course, please don't tell Yili about this for the time being. I'm worried that it will affect her true thoughts."

Looking at the seven-digit number on Jiang Zao's bank account, Goto's parents widened their eyes in disbelief. This was not just juicy cabbage, it was cabbage spirit that was glowing with golden light!

Young, wealthy, calm, and far-sighted for his daughter, Jiang Zao's performance was impeccable so they were even a little worried that their daughter might not be worthy of him.

"It's getting late, so I'll go home first."

After watching Jiang Zao leave, Goto's parents decided that they must supervise their daughter closely in the days to come and not be foolish enough to lose such a potential stock.

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"Hmm~" Goto Ichiri sat in the room humming a cheerful tune, swaying her body to the rhythm. The name Jiang Zao in the address book on her mobile phone had been changed to "Jiang Zao (real boyfriend)".

Goto Ichiri, who was staring at her phone and grinning foolishly, didn't notice that the door of her room was slightly opened. Her parents and her sister were hiding behind the gap, observing her condition.

"This child has stopped practicing guitar since she got a boyfriend. She just stares at her phone every day. Why doesn't she take the initiative to ask her boyfriend out to play?" Goto Michiyo looked very disappointed. In the past, she would not even dare to think about her daughter having a boyfriend.

What happened after she found a lover? She only held her phone all day, never took the initiative to call people, and never asked people out to play. It's really useless to give you opportunities!

"Well... as a father, I feel complicated when I see my daughter has a boyfriend." Goto Naoki scratched his cheek. He didn't dislike Jiang Zao, the boy who stole his daughter's heart. Goto Michiyo told him that Jiang Zao was his daughter's savior.

"My sister is so amazing that she found such a handsome older brother as her boyfriend!" Goto Jiri felt that Jiang Zao, who brought her a cake, was the most handsome person in the world.

"Everyone, come to Xiabei Ze today!" Hong Xia sent a message to the group of people who had ended the band's activities. Jiang Zao was also added to the group because he was the one who contributed the most to finding the lead singer of the band and he should be considered a member of the band.

Goto Ichiri was pulled back to reality from his endless fantasy by the vibration from his cell phone. He tilted his head and looked at the message on the phone in confusion.

What's the purpose of gathering at this time?

Goto Ichiri accidentally glanced at the lyrics book on the table and remembered that he was also responsible for writing the lyrics for the new song. His heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that Hongxia knew that I haven’t written the lyrics yet, so she called everyone out to criticize me together?

Goto Ichiri tremblingly opened the lyric book, which contained the lyrics she had written a few days ago. With a heroic expression on her face, she changed her clothes, hung a sign around her neck that read "I am a sinner who is obsessed with my boyfriend and has never written good lyrics." and went out.

Goto Ichiri came to the gathering place and knelt on the ground in the posture of a tiger landing on the ground, and put the sign in front of him: "Please...please forgive me!"

"Obsessed with boyfriend..." Hong Xia read the words on the sign, a blush appeared on her pretty face, and she glanced at Jiang Zao.

"Don't look at me! I didn't do anything." Jiang Zao didn't want to take the blame. Apart from bringing a cake to his girlfriend's house once and being shyly rejected by Goto Ichiri at the door, he didn't do anything.

"Goto-kun, please get up quickly. We won't blame you," Kita Ikuyo advised.

"Hey, weren't you here to criticize me today?" Goto Ichiri looked up in surprise and stood up slowly: "Then what was the gathering for?"

"I didn't think of it before, but there's actually something else that feels very much like a band that we haven't done yet." Hong Xia made a square with her index fingers and thumbs and placed it in front of her red pupils: "Let's take an artistic photo!"

"So, I'm a photographer?" Jiang Zao felt that there was no need for him to come. No, wasn't his girlfriend here? It was the first time they met after he confessed his love, so it was necessary for him to come.

"If Jiang Zao joins the band, we can also take photos together." Hong Xia has never given up the idea of ​​getting Jiang Zao, who was instrumental in establishing the band, into the band.

"Forget it. I prefer watching your performance backstage." Jiang Zao shook his head and refused. With a sly smile on his face, he sneaked behind Goto Ichiri and suddenly hugged her in his arms.

"Ah, puff, da da~" Goto Ichiri let out a strange, meaningless cry. Being attacked by Jiang Zao in public like this, his face turned red and his ears were burning. He almost fainted from shame.

"That's great..." The other three people had no expression on their faces and looked at the couple with piercing eyes who started to show off their love as soon as they had a disagreement.

"Sorry, sorry, this is the first time I've seen Pochi-chan since I left STARRY last time, so I can't help but be a little excited." Jiang Zao let go of Goto Ichiri and held her hand instead, saying to Hongxia and the others with an apologetic tone.

Hearing this, their eyes turned to sympathy. They also thought of Goto Ichiri's withdrawn personality and suddenly felt that Jiang Zao was really pitiful.

After the brief farce, the five of them searched around Shimokitazawa for a place to take a cool band photo. They tried stairs, fences, plants, and parks, but the photos they took were not very satisfactory.

Kita Ikuyo, who was taking a nap in front of a beverage vending machine, suddenly said, "If everyone brings their musical instruments, maybe the photos will look more like a band."

"Yeah." Goto Ichiri also agreed with this statement, imagining how cool he looked holding a guitar.

"You two." Hong Xia had a sad expression on her face: "Indeed, the person with the bass and guitar will look good on camera, but the person in charge of the drums can only hold the drumsticks, which is very pitiful!"

"Isn't it cute?" Liang said indifferently.

"Then let's temporarily exchange instruments today!" Hongxia smiled and took out drumsticks from her bag and handed them to Liang.

"No, that's not cool." Liang refused without a second thought, and naturally was chased around by the angry Hong Xia with drumsticks in hand. The two of them just circled around Jiang Zao.

"Which... I found a wall over there that's perfect for taking photos." The appearance of Goto Ichiri interrupted the chasing game between Hongxia and Liang.

She led everyone to a wall with a painting of a big tree with ivy covering its leaves.

"Pochi-chan, good job!" Hongxia gave Goto Ichiri a thumbs up, then handed the phone to Jiang Zao and walked to the wall with the other three and posed.

Jiang Zao took several photos of them in different poses. Hong Xia took the phone and checked them one by one, but still felt that the effect was not what she had imagined.

"By the way, Kita looks very photogenic in any photo. She seems to be very familiar with taking photos."

"Maybe it's because I often upload photos to my social accounts?" Kita Ikuyo said as she took out her mobile phone and showed her social account.

Jiang Zao quickly walked to Goto Ichiri and covered her eyes: "Pochi-chan, don't look."

"Eh! Eh? Okay." Although she didn't know why Jiang Zao blocked her view, Goto Ichiri still chose to believe her boyfriend. Soon, Hongxia's thoughts made her understand why.

"You're worthy of being the Minister of Social Media." Hongxia felt that it was absolutely the right decision for her to hand over the band's account to Kita. Looking at these photos full of realism, they could just neutralize the gloomy feeling of Pochi-chan.

"Why don't you try jumping up to take a photo?" Jiang Zao made a suggestion. Hong Xia's eyes lit up and she thought it was a very good idea.

"Someone once said that the animation that jumps in the opening theme is a masterpiece!" Liang Leng said, "So the band that jumps is also a godly band."

"I have no idea what your logic is." Hong Xia said this but decided to give it a try. She handed the phone to Jiang Zao and asked him to continue helping take pictures.

Goto Ichiri, who is not good in front of the camera, was held hands by Nijika and Kita and jumped together. She did not control the strength well and her skirt flew too high, revealing her pure white underwear.

Before going out, she thought about her boyfriend's presence. She insisted on wearing sweatpants under her skirt at school. But she rarely took off her sweatpants and went out wearing only the skirt. As a result, she was exposed in front of Jiang Zao's gorgeous figure.

"Ah! Pochi-chan is exposed in this photo." Hong Xia exclaimed while checking the photos: "Delete it, delete it. Well, this one is pretty good, so I decided to use this one."

Goto Ichiri said to Jiang Zao dejectedly: "I'm sorry for letting you see something worthless."

"In my eyes, you are the most priceless treasure in the world." Jiang Zao comforted Goto Ichiri, brushed aside her hair from her forehead and left a gentle kiss on it.

"Click." Hong Xia took out her mobile phone and recorded this scene that made them all jealous. Although the artistic photos were taken, they were also full of dog food.

Chapter 14 Lyrics and Initiative

After taking the artistic photos, this impromptu gathering ended. Goto Ichiri was still thinking about the lyrics he had not written yet, and for the first time ever, he reached out and grabbed Jiang Zao who was about to leave.

"Pochi-chan, what's wrong?" Jiang Zao looked at Goto Ichiri in surprise. He thought that he had just kissed her and would have to wait a few days before he could meet her normally.

"Jiang Zao, can you please help me look at the lyrics?" Goto Ichiri lowered her head, still too shy to look directly at Jiang Zao. His words of cherishing herself so much were like soaking her in a bathtub filled with intoxicating wine. She still felt dizzy.

"Of course no problem." Jiang Zao readily agreed, and took Goto Ichiri to a nearby cafe, where they unexpectedly met Yamada Ryo.

"Liang, you are here too." Jiang Zao greeted the other party.

"Jiang Zao, Bochi-chan, are you here to eat too?" Liang was about to eat the curry that had just been served in front of him.

"Pochi-chan asked me to help her look at the lyrics, so I brought her to the cafe. And coincidentally, you're here too, so you can give her some advice." Jiang Zao took Goto Ichiri to sit next to Liang, ordered three cakes and two cups of coffee, and saw that there was a Coke option on the menu, so he ordered a cup for his girlfriend who loved Coke.

Goto Ichiri, who had never been to a place like a coffee shop in his life, nervously stuck close to Jiang Zao and handed him his lyrics book.

Jiang Zao opened the lyrics book and took a quick look at the contents. It was not difficult to see that Goto Ichiri put a lot of thought into the band's new song. However, her misconception of only considering how to make the new song a hit led her into a dead end, and she blindly imitated the popular song styles of the time.

Seeing Jiang Zao close the lyrics book in his hand and put it aside, Goto Ichiri took a sip of Coke, his eyes a little vague.

"Ryo hasn't finished his curry yet, so I'll give you my opinion first. Of course, I don't know much about music, so I can't say how the lyrics are written."

"I think you're being a little too picky, Pochi-chan. Popularity and catchy lyrics are indeed the basis for a song to become a hit, but you're a rock band, not a singer. If you can't show your own characteristics, then you've deviated from the most basic meaning of the word rock."

Jiang Zao's words made Liang, who was eating silently, look at him with new eyes. He put down the spoon and wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth. Liang said, "I've said it before. I've been in other bands before."

"I really like the band's immature yet straightforward lyrics, but later they tried too hard to become famous and wrote lyrics just to sell well."

"I didn't like the fact that the band had lost its own style, so I chose to quit and even had a fight with the members about it."

In Yamada Ryo's gloomy and colorless memories, she gradually lost interest in the band and felt that life had lost its meaning.

It was Hong Xia who came to her side with a warm smile: "If you have time, why not play the bass? Because I like listening to you play the bass."

Just like that, Liang tried to join the band again, and she also realized a truth.

"A band that loses its individuality is tantamount to death." The blue hair blocked Liang's cheeks, making it impossible to see the expression on her face.

Goto Ichiri wanted to comfort Liang who looked a little lost, but unexpectedly, she quickly acted as if nothing had happened and continued to give suggestions.

"So you don't have to rack your brains to write boring things. Write what you really like. Just like Jiang Zao said, show your own characteristics."

Goto Ichiri opened the lyrics book thoughtfully, and as if she suddenly got an inspiration, she began to write lyrics. Seeing that she would not get up for a while, Jiang Zao and Liang came to the cashier counter.

"Jiang Zao, thank you." Liang said suddenly.

"Huh? Thank me for what?"

"Nothing." Liang shook her head. After all, she was not good at expressing her feelings to others. Jiang Zao had made great efforts at almost all the key points for the band to get to where it is now. Instead of thanking him with words, she felt that it would be more meaningful to let Jiang Zao see the band shine on the stage.

"No matter what, I am the number one fan of your band. There are some things that I will help with as long as I can do it." Jiang Zao said with a smile to the girl who always had a blank expression on her face.

"Then, just consider it as treating me to a meal this time." A light flashed in the corner of Liang's eyes, and he gave Jiang Zao a thumbs up.

You are really worthy of it, Xieliang.

Jiang Zao complained in his heart, made an "OK" gesture to Liang, and paid the money for her. He had obviously bought Xiduo's bass for her, so why did she still look so poor that she had to eat grass at any time?