But as it is now, this is the first time that Chieko Yamano has taken the initiative to promote a song and openly recommend it.

"Wrong direction."

Ryoko Hamabe sighed helplessly, and the apple peel was peeled off circle by circle under her knife skills.

"Wrong direction?"

"What else? Normally, shouldn't we feel proud and proud?" Hamabe Ryoko paused, "In the school group, people are recommending this song every day."

Recently, when she has nothing to do, she will take some time to check out the big group for her grade.

It mainly depends on everyone’s comments and recommendations on those two songs.

She knew very well that when something on the Internet had entered people's lives, it meant that the thing had already snowballed and caused enough discussion.

I just don’t know how long it will take before I can hear the melodies of these two songs on the streets.

"You know me. I'm just not very proud."

Watanabe Yu echoed.

"I took it seriously."

Hamabe Ryoko muttered something with a smile, cut the last circle of apple peel, then cut the apple in half and handed one half to Watanabe Yu.

"Thank you."

Watanabe You thanked him and took the apple.

"But... why did these two songs suddenly become good?"

Ryoko Hamabe was not in a hurry to eat her half, but looked at Watanabe Yu with curiosity.

He hadn't told her about this.

She only knew that he went to Xiao Yuji's place to record a song, and then had a meal with Xiao Yuji. She didn't know anything else.

He didn't say it, so she didn't ask.

"Why, you don't want me to get better?"

Watanabe Yu took a bite of the apple and made a little joke, while thinking about how to tell her what had happened in a concise manner.

"Yes." Hamabe Ryoko nodded with a wicked smile, "It would be best if there is no improvement, or even worse, so that I can use the money from my part-time job to live with you, and then we can become stingy together!"

When she was at Yaleju, she had indeed fantasized about such a life.

She and You worked hard together, got into the same university, and then found a good job. They moved forward step by step, and their lives gradually got better.

They will move out of Yaleju, and then naturally live together, pool their money to buy a house, and live a simple yet fulfilling life.

"It's okay. Think positively. You've already achieved half of your goal. You're just a stingy person now."

Watanabe Yu's tone was full of sarcasm.

Thinking about it this way, what Ding Zhenyilang said is really right. He was very poor when he was young, and after working for a few years, he is finally not young anymore.

Of course, he also knew that Ryoko was not really stingy, she just felt that unnecessary expenses could be directly passed on.

"Why, you hate the stingy little guy, don't you?"

Hamabe Ryoko said this while raising her pink fist, looking like she was pinching my thumb and saying, "If you say I hate you, I'm going to punch you."

"I... didn't mean that."

Watanabe Yu cooperated very well and swallowed his saliva. His Adam's apple moved and he signaled Hamabe Ryoko with his eyes to put her fist away. This was not friendly at all.

"Hehe, that's best."

Ryoko Hamabe hummed sweetly, raised her eyes, stuck her head out, and glanced at the time displayed in the car.

It's already ten twenty.

Calculating the time, they have been on the bus for half an hour.

"If I remember correctly, we got off at Nagano Station, right?"

Watanabe Yu noticed her little action and asked a question.

Ryoko Hamabe's hometown is Azumi Village in Nagano Prefecture.

According to their planned itinerary, they would first take the Shinkansen to Nagano Station, then transfer to the JR line to Matsumoto City, and then take a local bus to Azumi Village.

What a pity, if they were older, they would be able to drive themselves.

Relatively speaking, it would be more convenient to drive by yourself, transferring there and then.

"Yes."

Hamabe Ryoko withdrew her gaze.

"Speaking of which, why don't you eat your half of the apple?"

Watanabe Yu glanced at the apple still in her hand and asked.

"I'm going to save it for you, little stingy girl. I'll eat it after you finish it."

Hamabe Ryoko blinked.

"You're waiting to make me jealous, right?"

Watanabe asked with a smile.

"You're wrong. If you still want to eat it then, I'll give you my half as well."

The miser used his free hand to lift up a strand of black hair in front of his forehead.

Her tone was casual and natural, as if she was talking about today's weather.

“I was a little touched.”

Watanabe Yuu spoke the truth in a joking tone.

"Then it's too early for you to be moved." Hamabe Ryoko paused, "There's more to come."

"That's not how it's used."

Watanabe Yu was a little amused.

"Who cares? That's how I use it anyway."

The miser started to cheat.

"Okay, okay." Watanabe You responded and quickly finished the apple. "Eat your half yourself. This half is enough for me. Besides, the apple is very sweet."

This was the sweetest apple he had ever eaten since he traveled through time.

"OK."

Ryoko Hamabe responded, unzipped her shoulder bag, took out two sheets of toilet paper from it, and handed them to Watanabe Yu.

After the latter took the toilet paper, she began to eat her half of the apple in small bites.

"Back to the topic just now, the reason why these two songs are so good is because Yuki's grandfather, who is also Yuki's mother's mentor, helped me." Watanabe Yu paused, "The meal that Yuki and I went out to have that day was to meet that old man."

"What did you talk about?"

Hamabe Ryoko asked in a low voice.

"We just talked about our plans for music, and then we talked about business, and then we talked about some family matters."

Watanabe Yu did not hide anything and gave a very frank answer.

"Just because of Yuki-chan, he promised to help you?"

Hamabe Ryoko hesitated for a moment, but still asked this question.

In her opinion, such favors can be big or small. For people with whom she has a good relationship, such care may only require a few words. For people with whom she has an average relationship, such "care" must involve an exchange of interests.

"more or less."

Watanabe Yu thought about it and gave an answer that sounded 'ambiguous'.

"No quid pro quo or anything like that?"

Hamabe Ryoko asked again.

"Yes, in exchange, I have to maintain a partnership with Yuki and write some songs for her, or let her participate in the recording of songs, such as singing a duet on a song or something like that - that's what he said."

Watanabe Yu paused, "But that's what I planned to do, so the situations you're worried about don't exist."

He was more afraid that Ryoko would think too much, as the stingy little girl had always had a strong imagination.

"That's it."

Hamabe Ryoko took a bite of the apple and spoke in a dry tone.

The sweet juice spread in her mouth, but she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

The unfair treaty she was worried about didn't happen, but it did give Yuki a reason, a reason that would appear more frequently.

In other words, good news and bad news come together in a row.

"what happened?"

Watanabe Yu noticed the change in her tone and asked.

"Nothing, I just wonder if you can adapt to life in the country."

Hamabe Ryoko calmly changed the subject.

"What do you mean by whether I can adapt to life in the country?"

He is not the Saint Lady, so how could he not adapt?

“Because it’s definitely not as convenient as in the city.”

The stingy boy said this truthfully.

She bought a return ticket for the day after tomorrow.

They will stay in the country for three days and two nights.

"Have you forgotten that I also came to Tokyo to study?"

"...Yes."

Hamabe Ryoko reacted.

"So there's no need to worry." Watanabe Yu paused, "Speaking of which, the weather has been very hot recently. Is grandma okay?"

In the past half month, he really didn't pay much attention to the old man's condition.

"She's very good."

Hamabe Ryoko's thoughts turned slightly, and she began to speak softly.

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Chapter 170 Hateful People [3K1]

By the time the two got out of the car and arrived at their destination, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

For people who have regular three meals a day, the most uncomfortable thing is that the three meals a day become irregular. At such times, the body will be much more honest than human willpower.

The weather was not good and it started to drizzle.

Fortunately, Watanabe Yu and Hamabe Ryoko both have the habit of carrying umbrellas, so they don't have to worry about getting soaked.

pat.

Watanabe Yu opened his big umbrella. Hamabe Ryoko, who was dragging a small suitcase, hesitated for a moment, then secretly put away her umbrella and got under his umbrella.

Tick-tick, tick-tick, the drizzle hits the umbrella, making a relaxing sound.

Maybe because it is far away from the city, the temperature in Azumi Village is lower than that in Tokyo, and the perceived temperature is much more comfortable.

Walking on the country road and looking at the endless fields, Watanabe Yu's mood gradually relaxed.

As the cool breeze blew, the golden wheat waves danced in the wind, and he suddenly began to understand why so many people who had done well in the city would yearn to return to the countryside.

The fast-paced city will make people's thoughts speed up unconsciously, but people are not machines after all. They need to relax, slow down their thoughts, and even stop and look around.

There is probably no problem in discarding most things and moving forward, but the result may be that the branches and vines that once existed will no longer be there.

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