Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"You haven't forgotten who Aine is, have you?" Ayano rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Aine is the pink-haired girl who always came to our house to play when we were little. When you were not around, she often made a scene in front of me just like you did."

"Hiss...So, you recognize her as your godmother?"

"what?"

Ayano looked at her mother speechlessly. She knew that her mother really couldn't say anything good.

"You mother and daughter have a really good relationship..."

Nagasaki watched this scene from the side and felt very envious.

But what puzzled her was that Nanako, like herself, rarely went home, so why was the relationship between Ayano and Nanako so close?

“Oh, sorry…” Nanako finally realized her own impoliteness and rolled her eyes at her own daughter before introducing Nagasaki Rina, “Rina, this is my daughter Mizushima Ayano.

Ayano, this is your aunt Nagasaki."

"Hello, Nagasaki-nee."

"......"

For some reason, Nanako's first reaction when she heard the words "Nagasaki sister" was to punch her daughter on the head.

On purpose, absolutely on purpose.

"Ayano, you're so good at talking, haha~" Nagasaki nudged his friend with his elbow and said teasingly, "Look at how good your daughter is at talking and how sweet she is. Unlike you, you say weird things to your own child in front of me."

“…I don’t want to explain.”

Nanako spread her hands. She could only say that as a mother, although she only returned home twice a year, she could clearly see how poisonous her daughter's mouth was through many video calls every month.

Believing that Ayano is sweet-talking is worse than believing that there are ghosts in this world.

The three of them sat on the sofa in the office, and throughout the whole process, two of them were talking and one was listening.

However, the person who was listening was not Ayano, but Nanako, who was sitting beside her, looking at her daughter tenderly and proudly.

Although she had explained a lot of basic industry knowledge to her daughter in the car when she came here, she did not expect that her daughter could understand it so quickly, and even be able to draw inferences from what she had learned and express some of her own ideas and understandings like an insider.

Although...some of the ideas are not very practical, this is enough to show how smart Ayano is.

But this is normal. Ayano inherited her looks and musical talent, so her genius IQ was naturally inherited from her husband. Nanako fell in love with her husband because of his ultimate academic genius.

Hey...why not stay in Tokyo for a while longer this time?

Firstly, I wanted to see more of Ayano and support her small business, and secondly, I did have the idea of developing domestic business.

"Don't worry, Ayano, I will definitely help you find the best team the company can find.

You don't need to worry about things like costumes, stage design, scripts, and makeup."

"No, you're really addicted to being my sister, huh? Nagasaki Rina, do you have any shame?"

Nagasaki was quite proud, looking at Nanako with a playful look in his eyes, "What's wrong? Do you think I look old? Let me tell you, our Nagasaki family has good genes.

By the way, Ayano, I'll introduce my daughter to you later. She also loves music, so maybe you two will have some common topics."

“Well…”

Ayano felt a little embarrassed, but also a little funny.

Now I call Su Shi’s mother and I call each other sisters...so when Su Shi sees me again, does she have to call her aunt?

Chapter 125: Su Shi, Mom, I’m going to lose my job (1/2)

Because she had a meeting to attend soon, Nanako left after sitting for a short while.

After all, the observation just now had made her feel at ease that her daughter and her good friend Nagasaki could communicate without any obstacles, and how could a mother not trust her own daughter, let alone such a perfect daughter.

After she got up and left and closed the door for the two people in the room, Ayano and Nagasaki were not embarrassed by Nanako's departure.

In fact, both of them are very good at speaking. In addition, for different reasons, both sides have the same liking for each other, so after a few times, they gradually moved from work topics to family matters.

At first it was just Nagasaki Rina asking questions and Ayano answering, but then it slowly turned into a chat between friends with some back and forth.

"Oh, I don't know how lucky Nanako is to have such a steady and sensible daughter."

The feeling was different from chatting with other younger people. If Nagasaki didn't know that Ayano was his good friend's daughter, he would really think he was chatting with someone of the same age.

Or you can chat with a newcomer who is not much older than you and has just entered the industry.

Ayano can put forward her own ideas on professional issues, and one can quickly understand the reasons behind her opinions and suggestions.

Not only did they chat smoothly about work, but when talking about the somewhat sensitive issue of Ayano and Ayano's parents, the child's open-mindedness made her both admire and feel distressed.

I haven't lived with my parents for so many years, but I haven't complained at all. How strong must I be to be able to do this?

"I think it's okay, even though they don't come back often, I know they really love me.

Although some love cannot be seen, it exists in the air and is everywhere."

"Ayano, don't you feel lonely? You must miss your family a lot after not seeing them for a long time, right?"

Ayano gave a wry smile upon hearing this, but she wasn't particularly adamant about it. "Of course I do miss it. Sometimes I really do wish Mom could stay home all the time and hold me to sleep like when I was a kid."

"..."

These words pierced Nagasaki like a nail.

Yes, her daughter would be the same as Ayano, right? Moreover, coming from a single-parent family, the child would surely crave the love of their family even more.

"Aunt Nagasaki, are you thinking about your daughter?"

"Ah...is it obvious?" Although the address had changed back to "Auntie," their relationship had actually deepened. "My daughter is the same age as you, but her father and I divorced when she was little...I'm sorry, I don't think I should be saying this to you."

"It's okay, Aunt Shigaraki."

Ayano had a gentle smile on her face, which made Nagasaki Rina feel a little sad.

However, perhaps it would be okay to talk about some private matters with Mizushima Ayano, the daughter of his good friend. The most important thing is that Nagasaki feels that Ayano's experience is somewhat similar to that of his own daughter. Both are the kind of children who lack the love of their father and mother.

"Actually, my husband and I divorced a long time ago. My daughter lived with me at the time, and life was very hard. At that time, I felt very sorry for her."

"Aunt Nagasaki, that's not the case."

Ayano shook her head, her gentle voice reassuring. "It's already very difficult for you to raise your daughter alone. She must be very much in love with you and very grateful to you right now."

"Thank you, Ayano." Nagasaki Rina smiled. She really felt that Ayano was much better than her foul-mouthed mother.

Moreover, when chatting with Ayano, it was as if he was talking to his own daughter, as if getting these answers from Ayano was equivalent to getting his daughter's forgiveness.

Of course, Nagasaki herself knew that she was just comforting herself.

"Later, my career gradually took off, and my family's financial situation improved a lot. However, as I entered a higher position, the work pressure became greater and greater, and my personal time became less and less...

In short, I only stay at home one or two nights a month, and most of the time I don’t have the chance to ask her about school.”

This is also because it has been too long since I last understood it.

If we communicated every day, I might be able to find out the reason, but I haven't tried to understand for a long time. If I ask a funny question, it might hurt Su Shi's feelings.

"Auntie, didn't your daughter take the initiative to say something to you or share anything with you?"

"This one……"

Ayano wasn't actually sure what Suyo was thinking, but through the chats she knew that Suyo's character was largely due to the lack of family affection.

This is not quite the same as my situation.

When she was a child, her parents were always at home. When she was older, her grandmother was there. After her grandmother unfortunately passed away, Aine was always by her side.

She seems lonely, but she is not.

Alas... If possible, she actually doesn't want Nagasaki Suyo to fall deeper and deeper into the wrong path. Otherwise, not only will she hurt the people around her, but Suyo herself will also be hurt by herself.

"Aunt Nagasaki, why don't you take a few days off and go home to have a good chat with your daughter. I'll ask my mother to work overtime on the company's matters."

If Nanako were still here right now, she would definitely be furious at this good daughter who harmed her own mother.

What did she mean by working overtime? Didn't she come back to Tokyo just to be closer to her daughter? And now... her daughter actually pushed her away?

But unfortunately, Nanako was in a meeting at the moment, so she naturally didn't know what was happening here.

"This……"

It was obvious that Rina Nagasaki was moved, but she was still a little hesitant.

"Auntie, if you think your daughter won't tell you about her affairs even if you go back, then I have a good idea."

"Hmm? Ayano, what do you mean?"

"In fact, I can probably guess why your daughter doesn't want to talk to you, because there is already some distance between her and you. She feels that you, auntie, will not understand her, and it is also difficult for her to understand your current distress.

So the best way to close the distance is to make your daughter feel that you need her very much now."

"Need her badly?"

"Yes, if you can let her know that her mother also has despair days, and there will be times when she needs you to save you in return, then the gap between you will be eliminated quickly."

Ayano could hardly suppress the smirk on her lips. Although she knew that her suggestion was just a bit of a bad taste, it would indeed be an effective way to bring Su Shi and her mother closer together.

"Ayano-chan, what do you want me to do?"

"It's simple. Just go home and tell her you're unemployed."

"……Eh?"

Chapter 126 Ayano really knows things like a god! (2/2)

"Su Shi, which song do you want to sing? I'll help you choose~"

"It doesn't matter. I'm happy just listening to everyone singing."

Su Shi sat at the side of the karaoke room, and the dead memories tried to attack her again, but fortunately, before she could imagine the singing person as Xiao Mu and the person holding the maracas as Xiangzi, she was brought back to reality by a sudden question.

"Hey~ It would be fun if we all sang together!"

"Yes, yes, I haven't even heard Su Shi sing to us yet."

"I......."

Su Shi felt like a fool. Why did she have to choose such a place to play? Although the private rooms here were different from the places they had been to before, the store was the same.

But what's the point of thinking about this now...

With a bitter smile on his lips, Su Shi skillfully concealed the negative expression on his face, then took the microphone handed to him by the other party and sang along with the accompaniment.

Of course, she was actually a little absent-minded throughout the whole process. Even just hiding her unnatural emotions had already consumed too much energy. In this situation, how could she have the mind to enjoy the fun of singing?

The lyrics are not heartfelt, the melody is not pleasing to the ears, and the world after parting with everyone is empty.

On the way home, Su Shi thought about the encounter with Deng and Aine today. Naturally, she would not regret her behavior.

Even Su Shi thought this was the best outcome.

Explain? Explaining will only make others feel that there is still room for maneuver, and then continue to entangle in confusion.

However, her mood was indeed a bit complicated. On the one hand, she felt that it was wrong to treat the lamp like that, and that the delicate and sensitive girl would definitely be hurt.

On the other hand, she felt that this was necessary. Only by taking such a resolute attitude could those people completely give up on this farce.

Moreover, if Xiangzi could end crychic, why couldn’t she end this new band that didn’t even have a name?

Thinking about these trivial things, Su Shi got out of the car, walked to the door of the high-end apartment building after the traffic light turned green, and kept shaking his legs while looking at the signs on the elevator during the long wait.

I have to say that sometimes living too high up can be a hassle.

Although she can go out to the rooftop to see the night view when she is in a good mood, most of the time when she is on vacation at home, she is too lazy to go downstairs because the floor is too high, and the closed feeling in the elevator also makes her uncomfortable.

But today, she took the elevator and climbed up more than 40 floors. When she finally arrived at her doorstep, she was stunned by the aroma of food she smelled as soon as she entered the house.

"Su Shi, you're back~"

"Mother?!"

Su Shi looked at her mother who was still busy in the kitchen with some surprise. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. After all, according to common sense, it was impossible for her mother to return home at this time.

Not to mention that my mother, who is always busy working outside, still has time to cook a meal for me.

And today... doesn't seem to be a special day, right?

"Didn't expect me to come back?" Nagasaki's lips curled up into a very deliberate fake smile. "Hurry up and eat. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"it is good......."

Su Shi's originally uncomfortable mood has improved a lot now. Although she knows that everything will return to normal after today, her mother will eventually have to return to work.

But even if it was just one night, she would be very satisfied to have dinner with her closest family.