Tokyo: The Beginning of the Gauze Female Devil

"I am back."

Dragging her exhausted body to push the door open, the calm expression on Qingshui Rin's pretty face remained unchanged, but her voice revealed a sense of weakness.

She hooked her straight and slender legs at the entrance, took off her shoes, put on light blue slippers, and walked into the living room.

But it was not like usual. A playful and cute girl came running over to greet him.

"Ai Yi?" Looking at the empty living room, Qing Shui Lin called out subconsciously.

"Whoohoo-"

In the kitchen, the sound of a high-power range hood is heard.

Qing Shui Lin raised her eyebrows and walked towards the sound with her slender legs.

"Shhh-"

The tap water washed the fresh cabbage leaves, and some water drops splashed on the floral apron on her chest.

Shimizu Ai's little feet were wrapped in white socks and pink cotton slippers. She had a low stool under her feet and was standing by the sink, picking vegetables skillfully with her little hands.

"throat--"

Standing nearby, Fujii Itsuki, who was also wearing an apron, picked up a knife and chopped up the thawed chicken legs, put them into a pot with cold water, added Mirin (Japanese cooking wine) and turned on the fire to remove the fishy smell.

"There are only a few chicken legs left in the refrigerator. You've almost finished drinking Coke and other teas. I'll give you money to go to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities tomorrow."

As Fujii Itsuki spoke, he took two washed potatoes from Shimizu Ai.

"Hey, Onii-chan, do you mean to let Ai be the housekeeper from now on?"

Shimizu Ai turned her head and looked at Fujii Itsuki, her big clear eyes were full of longing, and her little face was full of "eager to try".

"…You wish!" Fujii Itsuki pinched Shimizu Ai's soft little face with his hand that smelled of chicken legs.

"You little brat, no matter how much money I give you, you will just spend it all as pocket money."

"Don't wait for me to come back from get off work and starve with you."

“What?” Hearing his voice, Shimizu Ai immediately retorted in a tender voice: “Onii-chan, stop looking down on me!”

"You can love clothes but also be frugal and manage your household!"

"And then you accidentally spent all your money and came to my room late at night to borrow money, right?" Fujii Itsuki directly dug up Shimizu Ai's dark history.

"whispering sound--"

Shimizu Ai's face couldn't help but turn red. She had no way to explain herself, so she could only make a "tsk" sound and raised her wet little hands to shake a few water drops on the apron on Fujii Itsuki's chest in protest.

"Eh?!"

"You little brat!"

Seeing this, Fujii Itsuki naturally would not indulge her. After casually wiping her twice with her apron, he used his big hand to rudely mess up her black twin ponytails behind her head.

Qing Shui Lin stood at the kitchen door, looking inside silently, and suddenly felt a little confused and at a loss.

Obviously, Ai was the first one to sacrifice herself, so shouldn't she hate Fujii Itsuki as much as she does?

"Why do the two of them get along so well?"

Listening to the sounds of playing and laughing in the kitchen, Qingshui Rin felt as if she was isolated from the world, and her already depressed mood became even worse.

She was looked down upon by her classmates at school and couldn't get any emotional value from her family at home. Even she, who was usually calm, felt a little overwhelmed.

"Hey, Ona-chan?"

"Why are you back? Isn't today Friday?"

The voice of her younger sister Shimizu Ai came from the kitchen, and then she saw the petite figure jumping off the stool, walking quickly towards her and throwing herself into her arms.

"Nothing, the school dormitory is too stuffy, I'll go home and sleep more comfortably."

A rare smile appeared on Shimizu Rin's lips, and she subconsciously touched her sister Shimizu Ai's head, but all she felt was water stains left by that person's palm.

Her heart skipped a beat, but she didn't say anything.

"The meal will be ready soon. Now that you're back, let's eat together."

Fujii Itsuki held a spatula in his hand and made a declaration like the "head of the family".

"No need..." Qing Shui Lin was too reluctant to even say a word of thanks and walked to the second floor with her shoulder bag on her back.

"I'll go back to my room and rest for a while."

Looking at her lonely back as she walked up the stairs, Fujii Itsuki and Shimizu Ai looked at each other in surprise.

"You suddenly came back before Friday..."

"Did you run into trouble in finding a job?"

"I'll go see her."

Untying the apron on her chest, Fujii Itsuki stuffed the spatula into Shimizu Ai's hand.

"Keep an eye on the stove."

"Ah?!" After hearing Fujii Itsuki's voice and looking at the spatula in her hand, Shimizu Ai's expression was dazed for a moment.

“…What the hell?”

"Shouldn't I go ask Ona-chan about this?"

……

The second floor of Fujii's house.

"Click--" Fujii Itsuki pushed open the door of Shimizu Rin's bedroom without knocking and walked in.

The room was dimly lit. It was already seven o'clock in the evening. Shimizu Rin had only turned on a desk lamp beside the bed. She sat at the head of the bed with a library book in her hand, ready to read it at any time.

Her room is several square meters larger than Fujii Itsuki's. It is fully equipped with air conditioning, computers and other furniture. The layout and furnishings are also more advanced.

"Why are you here?" Seeing that the person who came was Fujii Itsuki and not her sister Shimizu Ai, Shimizu Rin's expression dimmed slightly.

"I'm just here to collect a debt. Didn't Sister Rin say that she would come back at a fixed time every week to repay the money?" Fujii Itsuki leaned against the door frame of Shimizu Rin's room with his arms folded across his chest.

"I'm sorry, I..." Qingshui Lin avoided his gaze and hesitated to speak.

"What's the matter? Are you having trouble finding a part-time job?" Fujii Itsuki raised the corners of his mouth and chuckled.

"Why don't you consider working as a cashier in my store?"

"Since we are a family, I will pay you 2000 yen per hour."

The average hourly wage in Tokyo is 1100 yen, so it is simply unrealistic for part-time workers in convenience stores to receive 2000 yen per hour.

However, Fujii Itsuki doesn't care about this little money, because the person who pays the salary is Matsumoto Yuriko, and Shimizu Rin's salary will eventually go into his pocket.

He simply wanted to see a proud top student like Shimizu Rin working hard under him.

"The hourly wage is 2000 yen?!"

This hourly wage is higher than what her mother Momonogi Eiko earns as a supervisor. For a moment, Shimizu Rin is unsure whether Fujii Itsuki is taking advantage of her or is just being kind and helping her out.

"Thank you..." She lowered her pretty and cold face and thanked Fujii Itsuki for the first time.

"But it's not work-related."

"Did she just thank me?"

Fujii Itsuki raised his eyebrows, a hint of teasing appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"We're all family, you're welcome."

"A family?"

Hearing his words, Shimizu Rin raised her head and her eyes swept across Fujii Itsuki's handsome face.

Her mood was complicated and subtle, even mixed.

She never thought that when she was most isolated and helpless, the first person who came to ask about her well-being was the person she hated the most.

Thinking of the full scholarship that was cancelled and the selection of some outstanding positions, Qingshui Rin stroked her forehead sadly.

This time, she seemed to have no way to retreat except to tightly tie up the young man in front of her.

And the chances of winning the bid seemed limited in the previous two attempts.

Thinking of this, Qing Shuilin's pink lips moved and she uttered a few words softly: "Fujii, I... won't go back to school tonight..."

"so……"

"Hehe——" Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Of course he knew what Qing Shuilin meant.

"Sister Rin, you really don't want to endure any hardship in life!"

"Why, is it not possible?" Looking at the smile on his face, Qingshui Rin clenched her fists, and the blush on her pretty face spread from the ears to the neck.

"Of course. Do you want me to lock the door?" Fujii Itsuki closed the door of Shimizu Rin's room with his backhand.

"Now... now?!" Qingshui Rin's face was still flushed and she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Yeah, it's past seven. It's already evening."

"But..." Qingshui Rin bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth.

"If it doesn't work, forget it." Fujii Itsuki was fearless, with a faint smile on his face.

"Lock it, lock it..." Her arrogance disappeared like flowing water, and she said humbly with a red face.

Chapter 159: Gangstering

The next day at noon, Arakawa District, Chiba House.

The dining table was filled with the aroma of cooked rice.

"Xiaozi, it's time for dinner."

Chiba Rumi stood in front of the rice cooker and filled two bowls of rice. She looked up and shouted towards her daughter Chiba Shinoko's room.

"Click——"

Not long after, accompanied by the sound of the door opening, a pretty girl with long golden hair walked out of the room.

"Hey, Xiaozi, are you going out today?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Chiba Rumi's beautiful face, and she asked Chiba Shinoko who was standing at the door in confusion.

"Ah, is it obvious?" Chiba Shinoko, who had just finished taking a shower, subconsciously reached out and lifted her long golden hair that was not yet dry.

Her original simple white vest was replaced with a loose cartoon T-shirt, and the black hot pants on the lower body were replaced by hip-hugging jeans.

Her pretty face, which had looked a little pale due to staying at home for a long time, now became a little rosy.

As a mother, Chiba Rumi could naturally see the changes in her daughter at a glance.

"It's too stuffy at home. I did plan to go out for some fresh air." Chiba Shinoko avoided her gaze, picked up a strand of golden hair, and guiltily twisted it around her slender fingers.

"That's good!" Chiba Rumi's beautiful eyes lit up and she placed the bowl and chopsticks in front of Chiba Shinoko.

She has been witnessing her daughter's efforts over the past month or so, and it is no exaggeration to say that she has been reborn, which has far exceeded her psychological expectations.

At the same time, she was even more grateful for Fujii Itsuki's help.

"By the way, is your pocket money enough?"

"Mom will transfer some to you. I haven't seen you buy anything online recently."

Chiba Rumi didn't ask her daughter where she went in the afternoon or who she was with. She picked up her phone and used Line Pay to transfer 50,000 yen to Chiba Shinoko, while saying with concern: "It's autumn now, remember to buy yourself some clothes."

"Buzz."

Hearing the sound of the phone in her jeans pocket, Chiba Shinoko took out her phone and clicked on the payment button. Thinking that she would need money in the afternoon, she immediately smiled brightly at her mother Chiba Rumi: "...Thank you, Mom!"

"What else can I say to thank you, Mom?"

"Let's eat." Chiba Rumi showed a gentle smile, and it was obvious that she was very touched by her daughter's gratitude.

You know, the rebellious Xiaozi in the past simply disdain to thank her mother.

"Thank you, Mr. Fujii!"

She thankfully thought of someone in her heart.