People are in the music show, but the Yorozuya

Otonashi Sota said.

"Hmm....So does that count as me being absent from work?"

Toyokawa Shoko blinked and said curiously.

"No, how can studying count as absenteeism? I'm the boss anyway, and I have the final say."

Patting Toyokawa Shoko's shoulder, Otonashi Sota said seriously.

"Haha, only at times like this would you, Senior, bring out the title of boss."

Shoko Toyokawa smiled and felt warm in her heart.

"Hmm~~"

Yin Wuzou Tai did not comment.

"By the way, are you having dinner with the guys who finished their band tonight?"

Turning her gaze back to the homework on the desk, Toyokawa Shoko asked casually.

"That's not the case. I met Deng Bao on my way back, and when I was sending her home, her parents grabbed her and refined her in an instant."

Otonashi Sota replied naturally.

As long as it is not something involving privacy, he has always been open and honest with his brothers and answers whatever they ask.

"Eh? Senior went to Deng's house?"

Otonashi Sota's answer obviously surprised Toyokawa Shoko, and she even stopped writing.

"Yeah, I originally thought that sending Dengbao home would complete the mission, but I didn't expect her parents to be so enthusiastic. They insisted on keeping me for dinner and gave me a side quest, so I had no choice but to agree."

"I see... Souta also met Deng's parents."

Toyokawa Shoko said quietly.

You know, this may seem like just a meal, but in fact it is a 'meeting of the parents'!

Fortunately, the other person was Deng. She knew Deng's character very well. The relationship between her and Souta must be innocent and pure, because Deng was very simple.

If it were those people who ended their band...she would really be unable to sit still.

"Well, I remember you've been to Dengbao's home, right? Have you met her parents? They seem very easy to talk to and gentle. It's really great that Dengbao has such loving parents."

Otonashi Sota said.

"I've only been to Deng's home once, and her parents weren't at home that time."

Hearing what Otonashi Sota said, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but recall the scene when she first saw Deng. It was at that time that she was taken home by Deng and saw the words she wrote in the notebook, thus starting the story called "Ku Lai Xi Ku".

(ps: myGO surrendered? Gave the best single Kasuga Kage to mujica? Gave the best guitarist Chihaya Aine to mujica? Gave the best voice actor Ayamiya Hime to mujica?)

(pps: Happy New Year, brothers.)


Chapter 90 Xiangzi's Hug

Thinking about it now, Shoko Toyokawa also feels that she was quite willful back then.

Just because of an opportunity, regardless of whether others are willing or not, we have to pull the lights and form a band.

Hey, Miss.

"By the way, I've known you for so long, but I haven't met your family yet, nor have I heard you mention them. Are they very busy?"

When the topic of parents was brought up, Shoko Toyokawa should have subconsciously avoided it.

It is difficult to explain her family reasons at the moment, but at the same time she is also very curious about Otonashi Souta's parents. What kind of family can cultivate such an outstanding person like Souta?

And to be honest, she has been working at the Yorozuya for almost a month, but has never met Otonashi Souta's family.

Logically speaking, since his son opened a shop here, as a parent, no matter how worried he was, he should come and visit him, right? After all, Zou Tai was only twenty years old.

Or is it that the time when the seniors' family members came just happened to be different from hers?

"Oh, this, of course you haven't seen it, because I'm an orphan."

Otonashi Sota said it lightly, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

Because his tone was too normal, Toyokawa Shoko didn't react for a moment and nodded subconsciously.

"So you're an orphan, Senior. No wonder I haven't seen you... What?!"

Toyokawa Shoko instantly clenched the pen in her hand, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Otonashi Sota in surprise.

"What's wrong? Is this surprising?"

Otonashi Sota plopped down on the chair next to her and said casually.

"S-Sorry, Senior, I didn't know you..."

Shoko Toyokawa's face was suddenly filled with regret. She had never imagined that Otonashi Sota would be an orphan.

If she could guess, she would never bring up this topic, let alone ask, wouldn't this just open someone's wounds?

"Stop, stop. Apologizing is too Keqing-esque. We're not in a TV show. Orphans are orphans. Do you think I care?"

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's face full of shame and regret, Otonashi Sota couldn't help but feel a little amused.

"If I cared, I wouldn't be this happy every day."

To be honest, Otonashi Sota really didn't care about his status as an orphan. After all, he did have parents in his previous life, and he had experienced all the love from his parents. The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that he died too early and didn't have time to fulfill his filial piety.

I can only blame this crappy Japanese society for making him work overtime every day and eventually die suddenly.

"...Senior is truly amazing."

Looking at Otonashi Sota who seemed not to care about his orphan status at all, Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips and sighed from the bottom of her heart.

At this moment, the image of Otonashi Sota in her heart has been sublimated.

Although Otonashi Sota has never told her own story, she has already come up with a lot of inspirational plots that can be made into a TV series.

But when she thought about the fact that Otonashi Sota had no family and had been alone all this time, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Although her family situation is not good now, her mother passed away and her father is decadent.

But at least she was once happy, and she had parents who loved her.

But what about Souta? He had never been loved by anyone, and had always been alone, suffering countless hardships.

Looking at Otonashi Sota's bright and cheerful smile now, Toyokawa Shoko can fully imagine the sadness and pain behind this smile. Even though he has become really strong now and doesn't care about the loneliness and suffering in the past, this also makes Toyokawa Shoko feel more distressed.

"...If we're not brothers, why are you so angry?"

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko staring at him blankly, his eyes began to turn red, not knowing what she was thinking about, and Otonashi Sota felt a little stomachache.

He's not participating in any China Voice, and he's not competing for misery. Why are you crying?

Hey, maybe this is the empathy of Sakura girls.

"Nothing, I just think it's really hard for the seniors to get to where they are today."

Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath, couldn't help but hugged Otonashi Sota, and said seriously,

"Souta, you will never be alone from now on. I am your...best friend, and I will always be by your side!"

"Um...thank you then."

Feeling the softness and fragrance of the girl in his arms, Yin Wuzou felt embarrassed but also a little moved.

Although I really don't care about this, it's nice to have a friend who feels sorry for me and wants to comfort me, isn't it?

After all, it feels really good to be cared for by others.

After the two hugged each other quietly for a while, Otonashi Sota took the initiative to let go of Toyokawa Shoko.

That’s enough. It would be impolite to hug her any further.

Our teacher Daxiang pretended to be calm at this moment, but the blush on her face betrayed her current mood.

She hugged him just now completely on impulse, but after snuggling in Otonashi Sota's arms, she felt a little addicted to it.

Otonashi Sota's chest was hard, yet warm. Just snuggling in his arms, Toyokawa Shoko felt an indescribable sense of security in her heart.

She originally went there to comfort others, but in the end she started to enjoy it herself.

If Otonashi Sota hadn't let her go, she would have wanted to hold him a little longer.

Alas, I am also addicted to male beauty.

"Ahem, let's do our homework first, and finish it quickly."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Toyokawa Shoko stopped talking. Otonashi Kouta coughed twice and quickly changed the subject.

"Um...."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded silently and continued to do her homework, but it was unclear how much attention she could pay to her homework at this moment.

After more than ten minutes, Shoko Toyokawa finally finished her homework.

In fact, she could have finished writing earlier, but she wasted a lot of time because she was daydreaming for the first ten minutes.

I can only say that this may be the reason why China prohibits students from falling in love early.

But Teacher Daxiang is an Sakura girl, so it’s not a big problem.

After finishing their homework, the two were just about to turn on the computer to play online when Toyokawa Shoko's phone rang.

Shoko Toyokawa picked up her phone and took a look. It was her father calling.

Suddenly, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Because that stinky old man would never call her, and the man who was drunk all day long had lost his ambition and concern for his daughter. The most common thing he said to her at home was to ask her to help buy some wine.

So if he called me, something must have happened, and it was probably not a good thing.

Shoko Toyokawa suddenly couldn't help but recall the heavy memories of the last time she went to the police station to pick up her stinky dad.

"Are you okay, Xiangzi? Who's calling at this hour? Why don't you answer it?"

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko looking at the phone screen with a gloomy and complicated expression, Otonashi Sota frowned slightly and noticed something unusual.

"No, nothing, Senior, I'll take it right away."

Awakened by Otonashi Sota's voice, Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips, forced a smile at Otonashi Sota, and then answered the phone.

If it were in the past, she would definitely find a place where no one was around to answer the phone, but now she felt it was okay not to avoid Zou Tai.

As the call was connected, the voice that came from the other end was not that of my father, but that of a strange man.

After a brief communication, Shoko Toyokawa gradually understood the situation.

To put it simply, when her father was drinking outside, he threw the bottle away after drinking, and it happened to hit someone on the head.

People asked him to pay compensation, but he couldn't afford it, so they called Xiangzi and asked her to go and get the money to compensate him.

"...I understand. I'll be right over."

Good news: her father didn’t go to jail this time, it was just an accident.

Bad news: She had saved up money with great difficulty, and now she had no idea how much she would have to pay out in compensation.

After hanging up the phone, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly felt very tired.

Obviously, her life is starting to get better now, and because of Souta's encouragement and help, she also has hope for the future... However, this phone call brought her back to the ground from the clouds.

She thought she had gotten used to it, used to the stupid behavior of that stinky old father, but she found that she was still disappointed and sad.

Maybe it was because she still had some fantasy and expectation about that stinky old dad.

She felt that her father would one day become the gentle and responsible father he used to be, but that day seemed far away.

"Senior, I have to leave for something. Sorry, I can't play games with you today. I may have to leave early."

Toyokawa Shoko said to Otonashi Sota with an apologetic look on her face.

"Why bother playing games at this time? Let's deal with business first. I'll go with you."

Because Shoko Toyokawa did not avoid him when she made the phone call, Otonashi Sota, who was next to Shoko Toyokawa, naturally heard the content of the call.

"Don't bother me, Senior. I can do it myself..."

Shoko Toyokawa shook her head. Although she had already revealed her miserable family situation to Otonashi Kanata, she still didn't want Kanata to see her decadent and stinky old father with his own eyes.

"That won't do. Who knows what kind of situation your father will face? What if there are many people around? It's night time now. If you go there alone as a girl, what if you get bullied?"