Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

But after noticing the commotion, Fujii Eina called her daughter over, obviously asking her to come and chat with the other aunts.

This was exactly the part that Fujii Miyuki feared the most. She was not good at dealing with her elders and always felt uneasy in such situations.

What's more, her focus was on Sawayama Haruno, and after Fujii Eina called her over, the other aunts and uncles naturally focused their discussion on her, so they would miss out on information about Sawayama Haruno.

"I should have moved higher up," Fujii Miyuki thought regretfully.

At this point, thinking about anything was of no use, and she could only chat with the elders with a sad face.

When the topic changed from "Miyuki's performance in school" to "Does Miyuki have a boy she likes?", Fujii Miyuki's face finally became a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, the doorbell rang in time and freed her from this embarrassing situation.

"Ding-dong-ding-dong-"

"Hey, is anyone else coming?"

Fujii Eina felt a little strange and was about to stand up when she was stopped by Fujii Miyuki.

"I'll go open the door. Mom will stay here with the aunts."

After saying this, she didn't give her mother any chance to refuse. She seized the opportunity and quickly stood up and ran towards the entrance.

After successfully escaping from the living room, which could be described as an "embarrassing scene for the younger generation", Fujii Miyuki breathed a sigh of relief.

That's great! I don't know what to say anymore. I don't know who rang the doorbell, but thank you in advance.

While expressing her gratitude to the guest outside, Fujii Miyuki opened the door without hesitation.

However, when the cold wind from outside blew in, what the ignorant girl saw was a handsome young man with a gentle and elegant temperament.

He was wearing a thick red and black plaid jacket with velvet, paired with black trousers. He looked clean and tidy and gave people an inexplicable sense of friendliness. His hair slightly covered his eyebrows, and his pair of brown-black pupils appeared particularly deep in the white air he exhaled. Almost the moment their eyes met, Fujii Miyuki knew who he was.

There was no mistake. Although they hadn't seen each other for a few years, Fujii Miyuki was extremely certain about his identity. Moreover, no one in this small town had such an inexplicable temperament, except for this most talked-about "genius".

"Feel sorry"

His voice was also extremely gentle, like the sudden spring breeze after the cold winter faded away, so warm that Fujii Miyuki couldn't help but get goose bumps.

"Yes!"

Miyuki Fujii shouted out loud subconsciously, just like a student who was caught daydreaming by the teacher in class.

Such an impassioned and powerful response even made the handsome young man stunned for a moment.

"That's me, Zeshan, who lives next door."

After hesitating for a moment, Sawayama Haruno decided to tell the purpose of his trip.

He politely explained, "I'm running low on soy sauce at home, but the convenience store nearby is closed, so I wanted to ask if you have any extra soy sauce I could borrow from you."

Worst excuse ever, but Sawayama Haruno was serious.

He really ran out of soy sauce at home.

The closure of convenience stores is of course true. After all, there are no 24-hour convenience stores in the small town. In the snowy winter, store owners will start closing long in advance. Generally speaking, they will only be open for about half a day, and now it is obvious that it has exceeded the so-called "half a day".

Out of desperation, Sawayama Haruno had to help Sawayama Ako out and ask the neighbors if he could borrow some soy sauce.

"what?"

After listening to Sawayama Haruno's entire explanation, Fujii Miyuki was stunned.

She stood there in a daze, not daring to believe what the other person said.

Most of the girls in the town have never seen Sawayama Haruno's real appearance, but everyone is convinced that he is definitely tall and handsome, and a top student. He is a rare type in the whole Tokyo, not just in the whole island country. After all, being able to be admitted to the University of Tokyo is the best proof.

Logically speaking, a man like this should have already lived a relatively successful and happy life. While he might not be attending various high-end places with his female companions, he certainly wouldn't be the one to help out with soy sauce, right?

I don't know why the original tall image seems to be ruined.

"There's none?"

Seeing the other party's dumbfounded expression, Sawayama Haruno became more and more embarrassed.

He regretted agreeing to go out and borrow soy sauce from his mother, but he had no other choice at this point, so after a brief silence, he politely apologized to the other party, and then prepared to go to the next house to ask again.

"and many more!"

Fujii Miyuki thought quickly and called him.

"That grocery store sells it."

She stammered, "It just so happens that I'm running out of some at home. If you want to buy some, would you like me to take you to another grocery store?"

This is a lie.

Miyuki Fujii's father happens to work in the local government's demolition office. Although there is no demolition plan for this shabby place every year, it still does not affect their enjoyment of some small benefits from the government.

For example, every year the town would keep some daily necessities for distribution to neighborhood committee members and residents attending meetings, and some of them would be taken away by them, and soy sauce was one of them.

Although the soy sauce at Fujii Miyuki's house cannot be described as abundant, compared with the amount that ordinary families would stockpile, it can be said that they have a lot of soy sauce.

In other words, Fujii Miyuki was not trying to borrow the other person's soy sauce at all, but just wanted to find a chance to be alone with the other person.

"You guys have run out of it too?"

Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised, but seeing the other party's enthusiasm, he thought about it for a moment and felt that it was indeed more convenient to buy it at the grocery store than to borrow it from someone. After all, it could avoid embarrassing situations from happening again.

So he didn't think any more about it, just nodded and thanked him politely.

"I hope it won't bother you."

“No, I won’t.”

Miyuki Fujii's heart was beating so fast that she even forgot to change into more suitable clothes. After hurriedly putting on her shoes, she took Sawayama Haruno towards another grocery store in the town.

Along the way, the junior high school girl's mind was in a mess. She wanted to secretly glance at the young man who was following her, but was afraid of being discovered by him. After walking almost at the same pace for a long time, Sawayama Haruno, who couldn't bear it any longer, finally spoke.

"Um, you are Aunt Fujii's daughter, right?"

Sawayama Haruno looked at Fujii Miyuki, whose walking posture was extremely stiff, with a hint of amusement.

"Come to think of it, although our two families are neighbors, we rarely saw each other when we were young."

He paused and added: "It was only after my mother told me that I had a general impression of it."

"Well, it's because I'm several years younger than you." Fujii Miyuki subconsciously clenched her fists and said nervously, "But the school I'm attending now is the same one you attended before."

She originally wanted to add honorifics, but in her nervousness, Fujii Miyuki accidentally bit her tongue. Now her face was almost wrinkled in pain, but she had to pretend to be calm.

"The school I attended before? It was Kinnanji National Middle School. It's such a long time ago that I almost forgot what that school looked like." Sawayama Haruno said casually.

Hearing what he said, Fujii Miyuki couldn't help but glance at him, and then asked cautiously: "Um, is it difficult to get into a school in Tokyo?"

"Ok?"

Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised, but he still explained truthfully: "It's not that difficult to get into high school, but it's a bit troublesome to get into Tokyo from a local area. Either the score line is very high, or you have to enter high school and then apply for a school in Tokyo, and then transfer there."

The changes in academic status in the island country are somewhat similar to those in his previous life, but also somewhat different. The reason why Haruno Sawayama was able to be admitted to a high school in Tokyo was partly because of the help of the teachers in the school, and partly because his grades were so good that it was not a big problem for him to apply to Tokyo.

Simply put, either you have points or you have money. From this point of view, there is not much difference from his previous life.

Of course, high school is one thing, and taking the college entrance exam is another. High school is relatively much better, but the difficulty of getting into college will increase significantly.

Most of the schools that you can buy into are nominal schools run by institutions, the kind that will only give you two stamps after graduation; or they are ordinary, crappy schools that are purely for gilding a local Tokyo degree.

It is undeniable that there are good schools that can be bought with money, but for the residents of this small town, they are basically not within their consideration.

Chapter 342: A Stillborn Love

The grocery store that Fujii Miyuki mentioned was indeed quite a distance away from their homes, almost around half the town.

Along the way, the two chatted idly about "going to Tokyo to study".

Sawayama Haruno didn't know whether the other party was serious or just curious and wanted to learn about schools in big cities, but considering that they were neighbors and their families knew each other well, he still patiently explained everything to the other party.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the grocery store finally appeared in a market street not far away under Fujii Miyuki's reluctant gaze.

"We're here." She said glumly.

“Great, it’s still open for business.”

Sawayama Haruno did not notice the disappointment in the girl's tone. After seeing that the grocery store was still open, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If he had walked for a long time and found that the grocery store was closed, he would definitely be depressed. Fortunately, the result of this trip was good and the twenty minutes of walking were not in vain.

In a hurry to buy soy sauce to go home and cook dinner for his mother, Sawayama Haruno quickly entered the grocery store. It was an old shop, and the shelves where the goods were displayed looked dull and gray, with a lot of rust all over the iron shelves.

Even the floor was plain grey cement, a standard country grocery store look.

Fortunately, no matter how shabby it looks, it has everything that a general grocery store should have. After Sawayama Haruno told the middle-aged man who was watching the store the purpose of his visit, he came back soon with two bottles of soy sauce.

"How much together?"

Sawayama Haruno asked very politely.

A bottle of soy sauce is not worth much. After all, Fujii Miyuki accompanied him to take a detour to buy things in the middle of winter, so it is understandable that he should pay for it. What's more, the two of them are close neighbors and their families know each other. As the older cousin, it is naturally impossible for him to ask the other party to pay.

"No, no need."

After noticing that Sawayama Haruno wanted to buy soy sauce for her, Fujii Miyuki blurted out, "I can do it myself."

“Just a bottle of soy sauce”

Sawayama Haruno wanted to say something, but after seeing Fujii Miyuki's slightly stubborn eyes, he swallowed his words back in disappointment.

So this is what girls’ modesty and self-esteem are like?

It’s better not to do anything unnecessary. At most, I can buy some fruits and express my gratitude to my family when I visit them.

Considering the sensitive heart of the junior high school girl, Sawayama Haruno thought for a moment and asked the boss to pay for the two bottles of soy sauce separately. However, after he took out cash to pay for what he wanted to buy, he turned around and saw Fujii Miyuki's embarrassed face.

"It's over," Fujii Miyuki thought in despair.

She was just thinking that she couldn't let Sawayama Haruno pay for her, but when she touched her pockets, she realized that she didn't even take her wallet out of the house. After all, when she promised Sawayama Haruno to lead the way to the grocery store, she didn't even bother to change her clothes before rushing out.

What should I do now? If I regret asking the other party to help me with the bill, won’t I look even more stupid?

Fujii Miyuki was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a crack to crawl into.

"That, that."

She hesitated and looked at the shop owner.

".This store doesn't have a credit card machine, only cash is accepted."

The shop owner said this while turning his gaze to Sawayama Haruno again.

After a moment's silence, the latter took out his wallet without saying a word.

"Thank you, thank you."

Holding the soy sauce in her hand, Fujii Miyuki felt so aggrieved that she almost cried.

The middle school girl had never felt so ashamed. She wanted to leave a good impression on the other person, but ended up making things worse and making herself look like a fool.

"It's okay. It's normal to forget your wallet occasionally." Zeshan Haruno walked out, and did not forget to comfort her, "It's just a bottle of soy sauce anyway, don't worry about it."

"I will return it to you," Fujii Miyuki said in a low voice.

"You."

Sawayama Haruno paused, turned around and looked at Fujii Miyuki, whose face was flushed, and fell into deep thought.

"It's okay."

Zeshan Haruno showed a gentle smile and said leisurely: "You asked me so many questions just now. You also want to go to Tokyo to study. If you plan to pay back the money, come to Tokyo to find me then."

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Feeling the other person's gentleness, Fujii Miyuki's originally tense body slowly relaxed.

She vaguely realized why so many elders and peers were obsessed with the name "Sawayama Haruno". The other party was indeed a person who was easy to leave a deep impression on.

Such considerate words made the heart of this inexperienced and ignorant middle school girl start beating wildly.

"I, I will try my best"

She responded to the other party's expectations with a little shyness, completely unaware that her unrequited love would die in the next second, because in the next second, two girls who made her pay attention came from a distance.

"Hey, brother, you came here."

Ayano Yui, who was not far away, noticed Sawayama Haruno, who had just walked out of the grocery store, and a young girl beside him.