Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

"But the work clothes..."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether you wear a uniform on the first day. We mainly want to see if you are qualified for this job. Of course, if you have something to do today, Xiaoxiang, you can also do it tomorrow."

"tomorrow……"

No, she has an appointment with Xiao Qian at the company tomorrow. If Xiao Qian can't see her, she will definitely think too much.

And tomorrow... she really has to consider going to the company to resign from her customer service position. After all, the work here has very strict time requirements, and the high salary requires much more working hours than working in customer service.

For example, there is a rule that says you are not allowed to be absent unless there are special circumstances such as illness or examinations.

Although it is a part-time job, Xiangzi has to come here to work as soon as she gets out of school every afternoon. Of course, the time she gets off work is not much different from before. After all, she is a student after all, and it is impossible for her to work until late at night.

On weekends, more time is required, after all, many people who come to buy musical instruments come on weekends.

According to Jiutiao Jie, today's customers are not just parents buying musical instruments for their children, but also many working adults who come to choose.

Although these adults have missed the opportunity to learn since childhood and are destined to never reach professional level, they have financial resources at their disposal and may buy expensive equipment if they become interested.

And then...eat dust.

But no matter what, there will be many guests of different ages on weekends, so her work intensity will be much higher than usual.

"No problem, Sister Kujo." Toyokawa Shoko showed a confident smile. She was more than just a piano player. "I will try my best to do this job well."

"very good."

Jiujo Azusa breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xiaoxiang, the classmate who was instructed by the boss to be treated as preferentially as possible, agreed to her requests.

Of course, at the same time, she also had to pretend to be a fool about another thing, that is, pretending that she did not know the eldest lady Chihiro Tsuzuki.

Although... she had indeed never seen Chihiro before, she only had a solo photo of her from two years ago from the Tsuzuki Poetry Ship.

"We have guests."

"Ah good."

Although he had received some brief training during the interview, Xiangzi was still a little nervous as he was about to start working as a senior shopping guide. He looked towards the entrance of Sunkei.

However, because of several layers of shelves blocking the view, the girl did not see the specific faces of the people. She could only see that there were three or four people gathered together, running towards the bass area with a very purposeful look.

"Don't be nervous." Jiujo Azusa smiled and gently comforted the somewhat nervous Xiaoxiang. "I'll go over and show you how to interact with students of this age group. You can learn from them."

"it is good……"

As she spoke, Shoko Toyokawa followed behind Kujo and stood next to the shelves at a distance, which allowed her to see clearly which customers she met on her first day today.

A mature girl who looked a little older, a JK with long black straight hair, the shortest girl and... Xiao Qian? !

"Good morning, everyone. May I ask...ah, Mr...."

"big?"

Chihiro Tsuzuki didn't quite understand what the female store manager in front of her meant by "big". She tilted her head suspiciously, then cupped her breasts with both hands and said, "Hmm... they're not small either."

"Haha...you are quite humorous, sir." Kujo Azusa almost exposed Chihiro's identity as a young lady because of her hasty words, although she noticed that the eyes of the girls next to the young lady seemed a little strange.

"Eh? Xiaoxiang?"

"what……"

It seemed that her chance to appear on the stage had ended. Jiujo Azusa smiled and took a few steps back. Then she patted Xiangzi on the shoulder and said in surprise, "So you're someone Xiaoxiang knows? It seems that I, your sister, am a little redundant."

"I……"

Shoko Toyokawa hesitated for a moment, but still took a deep breath, and then looked at Chihiro in front of her with gentle eyes.

And the people next to Chihiro were naturally ignored by her.

She didn't know why she met Chihiro here, but Xiangzi was not too embarrassed. Instead, she felt that the fact that her first customer was Chihiro was a kind of fate.

Of course, the Xiao Qian just now... was indeed very different from the image of the weak girl in her impression, but some things did not change, that is, the gentle look that Xiao Qian gave her.

"Xiao Qian, do you want to buy a bass?"

Although she didn't know as much about bass as she did about piano, Xiangzi still had some knowledge of some familiar brands and models.

Although... she was indeed curious about when Xiao Qian learned to play the bass.

What a pity, it would have been great if I had learned piano.

"Well, I want to buy that one..." Tsuzuki Chihiro thought for a while. She really didn't know much about these things. She chose a Sushi-style model from the dazzling array of qins in front of her and said, "Let's take this one. This is the ESP GM series, right?"

"this?"

Shoko Toyokawa glanced at where Chihiro was pointing, and her expression suddenly became a little complicated.

Isn’t this... the same model of bass as Su Shi?

Could this be a coincidence? How could it be possible... You know, Chihiro had said before that she went to Sushi's house to work part-time. Could it be that Chihiro wanted to learn music because of Sushi?

But because Su Shi was too stingy and refused to let her play, Xiao Qian used her own salary to buy it for her musical dream...

Okay, this reason is indeed a bit far-fetched.

"Chihiro, do you know anything about the board?"

"You look down on me, don't you?" Tsuzuki Chihiro glanced at Momoka who was trying to mock her, and said with a smile, "Xiaoxiang, give me a Free The Tone pt-5d power supply and a remote control from the same brand, like the ARC-3 one.

The tuner should be cheaper, and the jumper box should be…"

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa remained silent. She stared blankly at the somewhat unfamiliar girl in front of her, unable to tell what was real.

This is obviously... not a novice.

The girl suddenly felt that Xiao Qian and the people standing beside her were a group of people, and she... was an outsider.

But what about those previous experiences? Did she take it for granted that Chihiro, with her pitiful life, should be as weak and needy as she wanted?

So, she in turn treated Xiao Qian, who was older than her, as her own sister. She seemed to think that as long as there was someone more fragile than herself, her persistence and strength would have value and meaning.

But do I really understand Xiao Qian...

"Xiaoxiang, Xiaoxiang?"

"Ah..." Xiangzi suddenly woke up, but she didn't dare to look into Chihiro's eyes, "Sorry, I was distracted just now."

However, Xiangzi only then noticed that Chihiro was the only one left in front of him, while Chihiro's other friends had tacitly walked away, as if they wanted to give them some private space.

"correct!"

Xiangzi's eyes suddenly lit up, "Xiao Qian, why don't you quit your job at Su Shi and work here with me? The treatment here is very good."

Good sisters should share good things in time. Xiangzi felt that Xiaoqian should be on the same side with him on this point.

"that……"

"how?"

"Xiao Xiang, actually... I've been kicked out by Su Shi."

"……What?!"

Chapter 103: Right, right, wrong, wrong, right...? (5 more)

"Momoka, Subaru, Chihiro..."

"Don't get involved." Momoka sighed, "Everyone has things they don't want others to know, right? Just like Niina, don't you want others to ask you why you came to Tokyo?"

"That is……"

"Anyway, don't think too much about it. At least I can see it now. Although Chihiro Tsuzuki has many secrets, your judgment of people is not wrong, Niina."

"..."

On the other hand, Shoko Toyokawa didn't know that what Nina and the others were talking about was actually Chihiro in front of her. She only knew that she needed to find a way to comfort this girl who was driven out of the world.

"But...why?"

"It's not her problem, it's my fault for not doing my job well."

Tsuzuki Chihiro smiled and shook her head, concealing some facts, but the words she said were not lies, "Su Shi was very good to me, but I betrayed her trust.

She was angry because I didn't do what she expected me to do."

"Work……"

Shoko Toyokawa has forgotten that she is now a clerk and Chihiro is a customer. She just wants to ask the questions she wants to know here and get answers from Chihiro.

"Xiao Qian, are you talking about cleaning work?"

"Cleaning..." Tsuzuki Chihiro raised her eyebrows, and after a brief hesitation, she nodded, "You could say that she wants me to clean out the extra things and help her find the important things she lost.

But I think that although those lost items are also important, some of the so-called "redundant" items in the house also have their own meaning.

After all, they have their own ideas and might not want to be discarded by the world."

"Is that so... As expected of Chi-chan."

Although Xiangzi didn't know what those things were exactly, she liked Xiaoqian's gentle personality towards everything.

Even if they were just inanimate objects, the girl felt that they had their own thoughts.

"Xiao Xiang, what do you think? Do you think those newly received dolls that Su Shi's family doesn't like should be abandoned by their owners?

I feel... if these abandoned dolls are lucky enough to have their night of resurrection, after they gain human thoughts, they will also shed tears, right?"

"……yes."

Whether they are dolls from the past or dolls from the present, they all deserve their own happiness.

Chihiro's words did give her some fleeting inspiration, but more importantly, she was still recalling the day she left the Toyokawa family.

When she passed by the piano in her home, she took away the doll that many people thought should have been forgotten and was a relic left by her mother.

"Xiao Xiang...I want to perform on stage."

"Eh?"

Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment. She didn't quite notice why the topic between them suddenly turned to this, although she was indeed very curious about it.

By the way, she turned her head and glanced at the three people over there, wondering about the relationship between them and Chihiro.

"Su Shi told me that Xiao Xiang can play the piano, right?"

"Did she really tell you..."

"Yeah." Tsuzuki Chihiro looked at the girl in front of her with a complicated expression, stepped forward and held the girl's hands, feeling the somewhat cold body temperature, "Su Shi taught me bass, but she seems to no longer want to go on stage, but I don't want to see her go on like this.

There will be a LIVE tomorrow, I don’t know if she will come to watch, but we really need a keyboard now…”

"Feel sorry."

Shoko Toyokawa pulled her hand out. Although she felt a little regretful as soon as she pulled it out, she had no plans to return to the stage for the time being.

"It's okay." Tsuzuki Chihiro had expected this. "Xiaoxiang, it's okay if you don't want to go on stage. I just want to see you play the piano. Even if it's a recorded keyboard part, I hope the piano sound I hear at that time is from Xiaoxiang.

That way... I'll be more courageous."

courage……

Is that so? It turns out that Toyokawa Shoko can also bring courage to others. After hearing what Chihiro said, a faint smile appeared on Shoko's face.

"Okay, I promise you."

........

The top floor of a luxury apartment building in Roppongi.

Sitting on a large empty bed was a girl with empty eyes. Her name was Suyo, and her last name... definitely not Ichinose.

Su Shi did not go to school today. She chose to escape again like last week, and the reason she gave to the school was still the universal excuse of a cold.

But the difference was that this time she was no longer anxious about why Xiaoxiang didn't reply to her message.

Because this time she has indeed been removed from the other party's blacklist, but even if the facts have changed in some fundamental ways, it cannot change the final result.

She failed...

"Chihiro, I'm hungry... Oh yes, she's gone."

When she was hungry, she subconsciously wanted to shout. Usually at this time, Chihiro would complain about her being nosy while getting herself something to eat.

But now she is the only one left in her family.