In the anime, who is not a childhood sweetheart?

Hesa has inherited her musical talent, even surpassing her teacher. She has worked very hard since she was a child. I believe that in time, her achievements in classical piano music will surpass her own.

As for the person whose importance is second only to Kazusa... maybe there wasn't one before, but there is one now.

It was that young man Yuan Qianye.

He had given her two suggestions, either implicitly or explicitly.

The first time, she listened with half belief and half doubt, but soon afterwards she was diagnosed with early-stage stomach cancer.

The second time, she didn't take it seriously, and as a result, she was soon trapped in a hotel in a foreign country and spent a full half month in jail.

Fortunately, she did not contract that severe flu. Otherwise, as reported on TV, some patients lost their sense of taste after recovery and could not taste sweetness. Then half of her life would be ruined.

Through these two things, Touma Yoko felt grateful to this young man.

I have also been thinking about how to repay him.

Although he gave her 10 million, this amount of money was nothing to Touma Yoko.

She had tried before to help her mother expand the store, but was rejected.

There is a famous saying in the gangster world: the louder you scream, the more excited I am.

When it came to Touma Yoko, the more decisive and principled his rejection was, the more she admired the boy.

Just after returning home this time, she discovered an even more astonishing talent in that young man!

If we say that her and her daughter's talent in piano is something that God has given them, then it would be like they are being chased and fed.

Even if Yuan Qianye was chased by God and was fed and packaged with delicacies from land and sea, and even mixed with stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting pills, for fear that he would suffer from indigestion.

This discovery made Touma Yoko feel a long-lost enthusiasm of the kind called the joy of prey.

Now that they had stumbled into an area she was familiar with, she knew exactly how to repay him this time.

"Is Qianye really as powerful as you say?"

"Runzi, please rest assured. I'm not kidding. Just let him study according to my plan and do it normally. He won't even have to endure any hardship. I guarantee that his future achievements will be much higher than mine."

It was past nine o'clock in the evening and the lights in Dongma's house were still brightly lit.

Here, Touma Yoko and Takanashi Junko, who was invited, were holding hands and talking.

On the other hand, when guests came to her mother's house, Touma Kazusa would usually choose to stay away from them and have some peace and quiet.

This time, he stayed in the kitchen very cautiously and searched for a long time before he found the cabinet where Aunt Shibata kept the tea.

After carefully brewing the tea, she even more carefully brought it to the coffee table in the living room and said timidly and politely, "Auntie, please have some tea."

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091: A date after many days

In fact, the reason why Takanashi Junko came to disturb the Touma family today was not entirely because she was invited by Touma Yoko.

If I had to say, her invitation probably only accounted for a small part of the reason.

The most important thing is that Runzi's mother originally wanted to go to Touma's house.

After all, my son has only been here for two weeks.

Although it was due to force majeure, I am still sorry for disturbing you. I still have to express my gratitude for my son living and eating here during this period.

I just didn't expect that after I brought the thank-you gift to her door, I would hear such praise and admiration for Qianye from Touma Yoko's mouth.

Still in the field of piano where Touma Yoko has achieved extraordinary achievements.

Things like "a genius rarely seen in a century" were said.

Kotori Yu Runzi was stunned by what she heard.

The problem was that she had never heard her husband say that Qianye had learned piano as a child.

Didn't Qianye develop an interest in piano around Christmas last year?

She had also heard him play some relatively simple pieces, which should not reach the amazing level that Yaozi said, right?

What happened during the two weeks that Qianye was quarantined in the Dongma family?

"Auntie, please have some tea."

At this time, Touma Kazusa also brought over the tea.

Her back was very straight, her soft black hair fell to her waist, and her steps were small and light. After serving the tea, she lowered her head slightly and stood aside with her hands on the middle of her thighs. She was really well-behaved.

"Ah, thank you, Kazusa-chan."

Runzi quickly thanked him.

"You're welcome, Aunt Runzi... This is the black tea that my mother and I usually like to drink. It tastes very good. You can try it."

"Oh, really~"

Runzi smiled and picked up the teacup. The water was very hot and could not be drunk immediately, but she could clearly smell the refreshing tea fragrance.

“The tea smells wonderful.”

Hesha smiled when she saw that Qianye’s mother was satisfied.

Runzi looked at the pretty girl with interest. It was not the first time she met Kazusa.

On New Year's Eve, Qian Ye brought her home and they met then.

But did Kazusa at that time behave like she does now?

At that time, she was clearly quite shy.

While eating at the table, she would feel uneasy when her husband or herself spoke passionately, and most of the time she would respond with very brief words.

This is in stark contrast to the other girl, Busujima Saeko, who was invited back by his son.

And now...

Although the child still gave her this feeling, she could clearly sense that she was intentionally trying to suppress her introverted personality.

It seems a little...should I say it's deliberate flattery?

Takanashi Junko once again became concerned about what had happened in the past two weeks.

After chatting with Touma Yoko for a while, it was getting late.

Runzi ended the conversation by saying, "I'll go back and ask my husband and son what they think," and then politely said goodbye.

When I got home, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.

If I hadn't refused and Yaozi had insisted on calling a taxi for me, I might have gotten home earlier.

But she really wasn't used to taking advantage of others for no reason, and she always felt a little uneasy.

It’s good to take the tram, it’s economical and affordable, and it’s better to be late than late.

Things are not like before now. I have other family members I can rely on at home, and I don’t have to worry about those two sisters.

"I am back."

Runzi deliberately lowered her voice.

The light in the living room was still on. She thought her husband was waiting for her to come back, but she didn't expect that her son was still awake.

"Qianye, it's so late, why don't you go to rest?"

"I heard from Dad that you were invited to Touma's house. I'm a little concerned. What did you talk about?"

"We did talk a lot, mostly about you..."

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"Um……"

Sitting in the armchair with her legs together and her hands folded on her chest, Touka Kotori made a thoughtful sound, her eyes fixed on Yuan Qianye who was leaning against the head of the bed and yawning, thinking about something.

After a moment, she finished her thinking and came to the conclusion,

"So, during the time you were trapped at the Touma household, you devoted yourself to studying with the pianist's daughter. Under the guidance of a professional teacher, you accidentally discovered your extraordinary talent in this field. You could even say your Ren and Du meridians were opened. In just two weeks, you made such remarkable progress that even the knowledgeable pianist was astonished. She even invited Mom over last night just to take you on as her student."

"Yes, that's right."

It was already the next morning.

Touka originally had no intention of disturbing her brother's sweet dreams, but after hearing the brief conversation between her parents at the entrance before they left.

She was full of curiosity and used the excuse of waking him up for breakfast, but in fact, she was just trying to satisfy her inner curiosity, which led to the current situation.

Shihua uttered a long "hmm", crossed her left leg over her right leg, and moved her velvety white cotton slippers up and down on her toes.

If someone else said something like this, Shihua would definitely think that person was bragging.

But when it came to Qian Ye, she accepted it surprisingly easily, without having any other thoughts other than what he said.

Is this a kind of trust?

Touka didn't know, but that didn't stop her from asking the next question.

"He won an international competition and is now a hot topic in the domestic piano world. What do you think?"

What I was thinking... I'd like to get some sleep now.

Last night, I waited for Runzi's mother to come back and chatted with her until after midnight. Just as I went back to my room to sleep, I was caught by Shiyu again.

She said she wanted to hear his general thoughts on the new plot she had conceived, and she was considering whether to add it to the content of the new volume of the novel that was about to be released.

In the end, they just chatted about some other random things.

We kept talking on the phone until after one in the morning.

After a tiring day of sparring with Saeko, I finally fell asleep, but was woken up by Tohka early in the morning.

really...

Yuan Qianye began to miss the time when he was isolated, which was monotonous but simple and fulfilling.

"What can I think? Since I promised Saeko to participate in the Jade Dragon Flag Tournament, I must focus on kendo during this period."

What he meant was that as for piano lessons, he might temporarily decline Touma Yoko's request because he was not available at this time.

As soon as Touka got home last night, she heard him talk about this matter. Before going to bed in her room, she also learned a lot of details from Rika.

For example, this opportunity was completely won by Saeko unilaterally for her sworn brother at the cost of possible losses herself.

What a nice girl.

Even from the perspective of an outsider, one would sincerely like her.

As a girl, Shihua almost wanted to marry her.

Then it is understandable that Qianye directly removed the suffix "senior sister" from her name and instead called her by her name in a more intimate way.

It’s just… why do I feel a little lost for no apparent reason?

Touka cast her gaze out the window: "No matter what, don't put so much pressure on yourself."

She also looked up relevant information about the Jade Dragon Flag competition last night.

After seeing the private training video of last year's men's championship team.

None of them look like students. They all have flat heads and look like prisoners. A shocking video shows them running around the playground with tires tied around their waists.

She sincerely began to worry that Qianye's competition this time might not be as smooth as before.

But despite her worries, she still didn't say anything discouraging in front of Yuan Qianye.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

"You seem very sleepy, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

"That would be best... I'll go to the bathroom and then go back to sleep."

"Then I won't help you with the meal."

"Well, you eat first, don't worry about me."

Shihua nodded, stood up and walked to the door, looking back at Yuan Qianye who was sitting motionless at the head of the bed with doubt.

"Don't you want to go to the bathroom? Why don't you move?"