Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

"You better be."

Morikawa Riho pursed her lips and sighed softly, "Can't you buy a house closer to the city center? Why are you so obsessed with living in a villa in a wealthy area like this?"

She didn't quite understand the other party's actions. After all, few young people would go to such places to buy houses. It was not only a question of whether they could afford so much money, but also a question of investment vision.

Of course, those who can buy houses in such wealthy residential areas are basically people over 40 or 50 years old. It may be very rare to find someone as young as Sawayama Haruno.

In fact, we can't blame the other party completely. After all, Morikawa Riho didn't know that Sawayama Haruno was still dating Ezaki Suguha. He didn't want to let Ezaki Suguha, who had lived in a luxurious mansion since childhood, down, so he wanted to buy a better house as much as possible.

"It doesn't matter. After I get the royalties, I'll have money again."

Sawayama Haruno didn't explain the reason to Morikawa Riho. He rubbed his chin and thought, "Should I buy a house in the city center? Or maybe I can buy one in Bunkyo Ward later."

".Mr. Kiriyama, please give me a house later." Morikawa Riho said with some resentment.

It's really irritating when rich people talk. I've worked hard in Tokyo for so many years but still can't afford a house in Bunkyo Ward. After paying the down payment, the remaining money may not be enough to pay for three installments. But Sawayama Haruno wants to buy two at once.

"I dare to give it, do you dare to accept it?"

Sawayama Haruno joked.

"If you dare to give it to me, I'll take it." Morikawa Riho rolled her eyes again and said unhappily, "What's there to be afraid of? What else can I do if I suffer a loss again?"

"It's better to spare me."

Sawayama Haruno stopped talking in time, raised his hands in surrender, and said with a smile: "Where are you going to eat tonight?"

They agreed to have dinner together in the evening, of course, the main reason was that Morikawa Riho wanted to make a killing from Sawayama Haruno.

I have troubled him to make this trip again, so it would be a bit unreasonable not to treat him. It's almost five o'clock now. If I take a taxi to the restaurant now, I should be able to make it in time for dinner.

"To Ginza."

Morikawa Riho pretended to be angry and stood up, muttering, "It's too much of a loss to only let you treat me once. I should let you treat me more often."

She has already decided which restaurant to go to tonight, and she will not show any mercy when it comes to swindling big dogs.

At the same time, in the Miyazawa family.

The girl with short hair is sitting at her desk, looking at her hair that is getting longer day by day, thinking about something.

"Do you want to cut it?"

Miyazawa Maki was a little confused.

She used to keep short hair to distinguish herself from Mana, and another reason was that she thought curling her hair would give her a cool look.

But after a long time, you will get tired of it, and the thought of growing long hair will flash through your mind from time to time.

I wonder if Haruno would like me with long hair.

No, absolutely.

Miyazawa Maki's face couldn't help but turn a little darker.

I don't need to ask why I had such a stupid idea. After all, the example is right downstairs.

Even if we ignore the example downstairs, when they were pasting together before, every time Haruno put on a wig and a JK uniform, he seemed to be more excited than usual.

If you add some taboo names, not only will the other person be excited, but you will also become more difficult to control.

Why do I feel like I have a strange habit?

Miyazawa Maki puffed up her cheeks, feeling inexplicably depressed, but after seeing the picture of the house that the other party had just sent, she quickly smiled again.

"Forget it. I'll spare you this time because of the big villa." She said happily.

Sawayama Haruno had no idea that he had escaped a disaster for no reason. After all, Miyazawa Maki felt that this mountaintop villa looked particularly luxurious and grand.

She didn't care whether the place was convenient or not, she just wanted to experience it.

Although the Miyazawa family's house is also very big, it is not a villa. The largest house she has ever seen is probably where Ezaki Suguha used to live, and the second largest house is the picture that Sawayama Haruno just sent.

Judging from the information in the picture, there seem to be a lot of vacant rooms in the villa.

Seven rooms, well, are not enough to accommodate a football team, but that doesn't matter. She can't have that many children anyway. Even if we take into account the babies that Ezaki Suguha will have in the future, seven rooms will be more than enough.

"咚咚-"

There was a knock on the door.

Miyazawa Maki immediately put away her smile, cleared her throat and said, "What?"

The door was gently opened from the outside, and it was a beautiful girl with the same appearance as her.

Miyazawa Mana smiled at her sister and said gently, "Dinner will be served soon. I'll come up and call you."

"Oh--"

Miyazawa Maki hesitated for a moment. She didn't want to agree so readily, but her stomach did make a growling sound.

After repeatedly reminding herself that she was not reconciling with Mana, she followed him down the stairs with a reluctant look and brisk steps.

Their parents had been waiting downstairs for a long time.

"Christmas is coming up in a few days, right?"

Seeing Maki Miyazawa coming down, Miyazawa's father pushed his glasses and said slowly, "Did you tell Haruno what time I'll pick you up?"

"not yet."

Miyazawa Maki said lazily: "It's not like I can't go back by myself. He's been busy these days."

She was still very considerate of her man. After all, she had to work hard for herself and her unborn babies, find time to deal with the issue of buying a house, and also have to reserve some energy to balance the relationship between herself and Suguha. Doing all these things at the same time sounded tiring.

Especially since his work situation has not been going well recently and the school leaders have talked to him. Coupled with the recent revelations, it goes without saying that Sawayama Haruno is as busy as a top.

Therefore, Miyazawa Maki felt that going home was such a small matter that she didn't need anyone to come and pick her up specially. She planned to call a taxi to go back by herself. After all, she was not to the point where she had difficulty moving.

"It would be better to let Haruno come and pick you up."

Miyazawa Mana brought the dishes out of the kitchen. Seeing her sister's expression, she couldn't help but advise, "You haven't told him what date you'll be back yet, have you? If you did, he'd definitely be willing to make time to come pick you up."

"I can arrange it myself." Miyazawa Maki curled her lips.

"Let couples handle their own affairs."

Miyazawa's mother, contrary to her usual behavior, started to help.

She reached out to take the dish from Mana and said calmly, "There's no point worrying too much. Haruno might have already made preparations to come and pick him up."

Her attitude towards Maki has undergone a drastic change. Of course, it is also related to the unborn twin babies.

After realizing that she might still have a chance to make amends, Miyazawa's mother began to try another way to contact her two daughters.

Although it is not clear whether the changes were caused by Sawayama Haruno, or whether the invisible barrier between her and her daughter has gradually faded with time, the current family atmosphere is much better than before. At least they can sit together and eat peacefully.

At the dinner table, the other three, except Miyazawa Maki, would chat from time to time.

However, although it seems that Mana Miyazawa is catering to her parents' topics, she actually has her own little thoughts.

"Is it Christmas?"

She repeated it silently in her mind.

Chapter 331 Christmas Eve, Maki's Return

Although the plan to buy a house has been put on the agenda, the actual purchase is not as fast as expected.

Sawayama Haruno himself was not particularly anxious, so he focused all his energy on writing in the next few days.

Just like that, time passed quickly and it was Christmas Eve.

As one of the many holidays in the island nation, Christmas is celebrated on a much larger scale than any other holiday.

Two days before Christmas Eve, the streets were already filled with LED light tubes to celebrate the festival, and small Christmas trees were moved outside the stores. Even the weather was cooperative with two consecutive light snowfalls that did not affect traffic, further pushing the festive atmosphere here to a climax.

Walking on the crowded street, Ezaki Suguha couldn't help but cover his mouth with his hands and breathed softly.

The condensed white mist playfully escaped from the gaps between her fingertips. She stared at the white mist disappearing into the air in a daze, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but slightly raise a beautiful arc.

"Cold?"

Sawayama Haruno walked out of the convenience store and subconsciously expressed concern when he saw her like this.

"No, I'm wearing a warm sweater inside, so it won't be too cold."

Ezaki Suguha touched his collar, then looked at Sawayama Haruno, who was wearing noticeably thinner clothes. He couldn't help but ask, "Haruno is the one. Aren't you cold wearing just a thin coat?"

"I don't feel anything."

Sawayama Haruno took out a bottle of hot coffee from a plastic bag and handed it to the other person, saying with a smile: "If it's cold, drink something. We still have to walk for a while to get to Maki's house."

The hot coffee in his hand was one of the drinks that convenience stores in the island country would sell on special in winter. Considering that he was going to take Suguha to pick up Maki today, and the three of them were going out to eat together, Sawayama Haruno was very considerate and went to the convenience store to buy some hot drinks when they were halfway there.

"Thank you."

Suguha Ezaki carefully took the coffee that the other party brought to her.

A warm feeling continued to emanate from the tin can, and the temperature of Ezaki Suguha's palms also began to rise. She took off the glove on one hand, opened the pull ring, and held it in her palm. While following Sawayama Haruno up the stairs, she would occasionally take a sip or two.

If it were in the past, Suguha Ezaki might have felt that such behavior was a little unladylike, after all, few people here would drink while walking.

But after living with Sawayama Haruno and Miyazawa Maki for a long time, she gradually got used to it. After all, Miyazawa Maki was the kind of person who would immediately stuff snacks she bought on the street into her mouth. After a long time, even Ezaki Suguha, who had strict family education, became the carefree person she is now.

Although it was a little unladylike, she felt that it didn't matter whether she was ladylike or not since she could drink hot coffee on such a cold street.

“There are a lot of people here today.”

Sawayama Haruno looked at the number of people on the street across from him and couldn't help but exclaim, "It feels like there are more people than last year, and there seem to be a lot of foreign tourists."

"There were about the same number of people last year. To be more precise, the number has suddenly increased in the past two years."

Ezaki Suguha smiled slightly and said, "Maybe there will be more people tomorrow?"

"tomorrow"

Sawayama Haruno stroked his chin and said with a smile, "I won't go out tomorrow. I'll just eat Sukiyaki at home."

The streets are full of tourists on Christmas Eve, not to mention Christmas Day. I'm afraid all the restaurants outside have been fully booked in advance.

You should know that Sawayama Haruno made a reservation for tonight's restaurant almost a week in advance.

Of course, there is another reason for not going out tomorrow. That is that Miyazawa Maki hates crowded environments. If she sees people everywhere, she might feel uncomfortable.

Even now, Sawayama Haruno was still a little worried that the other party would feel uncomfortable after coming out of the house.

"It seems to be almost there."

Suguha Ezaki, who was walking beside him, suddenly spoke.

She looked at the residential area not far away and said thoughtfully, "Haruno, go up. I'll wait for you guys on the street below."

"Well, come back soon."

Haruno Sawayama did not reject the other party's proposal, but handed the bag of hot milk drink in his hand to Suguha Ezaki and asked her to help him hold it.

I continued walking towards the residential area.

Although the purpose of tonight is to take Maki out for dinner and bring her home to stay, since I'm here, I must say hello to Maki's parents.

By then, the greetings would probably take a while, and it would obviously be inappropriate to let Ezaki Suguha stand by and wait, so he could only go up alone.

Continuing up the wet asphalt road, there are small piles of snow on both ends of the road that have been cleared in advance by nearby residents. From time to time, residual frost and snow melt on the withered branches along the way and fall to the ground. Along with the careless passers-by, they turn into black snow marks on the road in an instant, which makes people feel a little regretful.

What were you doing at this time last year?

For some reason, this thought suddenly popped up in Sawayama Haruno's mind.

At this time last year, he had not yet entered university, but he had already broken up with Mana.

If I remember correctly, I seemed to be studying very hard in November and December, but I would still give myself a chance to rest for a day or two during holidays.

As far as he could remember, he seemed to have spent Christmas Eve and Christmas alone. Even when other classmates in the school invited him to go out for parties, he politely declined.

"Not sociable"

Sawayama Haruno patted the snow that accidentally stained his coat and smiled helplessly.

I spent Christmas alone in my third year, and the same in my second year. Although I was already dating Mana at the time, they seemed to have gone out traveling during Christmas. And Mana and I hadn't developed into a romantic relationship in my first year, so it was naturally impossible for us to spend the holiday together.

During junior high school, I spent Christmas with Ayano Yui twice, but it felt no different from my normal daily life. This kind of holiday gradually lost its original "weight" in Haruno Sawayama's mind.

But maybe things will change now, he thought.