Chapter 154 Birthday Party
It was the first time for Fujii Itsuki to attend a birthday party.

The reason is very simple. In the past, he had no contact with this kind of thing in his life.

It’s a blessing to have a cake on your birthday, but what’s the point of a party?

"Brother Shu, are you worried about embarrassing Xinchun-chan?"

"It's not embarrassing, but this is my first time attending a party like this. To be honest, I don't have much confidence."

"Didn't Brother Shu attend such a party when he was in college?"

"There was a party, but it wasn't as high-end as today's. I heard that many celebrities are coming." Fujii Itsuki glanced out the window and found that the Matsumae family's Maybach had stopped at the door of Kuka's house. "Okay, Chitose, hurry up and take the brooch you bought for Kokoharu. Sakura is here."

"okay!"

The two then went out.

After nodding and greeting Sakurahaku at the door, Fujii Itsuki and Yang Kui Chitose got into the back seat of the Maybach together.

It was obvious that this was Chitose's first time riding in this car, and she seemed quite restrained in this luxurious interior.

The little hands were tucked into the knees.

Sakuraha was driving in front and talking: "Mr. Fujii, Ms. Chitose, when we arrive at the Matsumae family, how about we go to the dressing room to change into dresses as we agreed before? Ms. has prepared everything for you."

"Row."

“No, no problem.”

The Maybach drove out of Otaru and soon arrived at the Matsumae family home on the outskirts of Sapporo.

All kinds of luxury cars have been parked in front of the grand wooden door with the Matsumae family crest. The surrounding area is decorated with colorful camellias, which is very prosperous.

There were many gorgeously dressed women nearby, chatting and laughing with acquaintances.

There are also many young men and ladies from various families.

"Brother Tree"

After getting off the car, Fujii Itsuki found that Chitose was still hiding behind him, and he was a little afraid to look at those people.

He smiled and touched her head.

"Isn't Chitose usually quite brave?"

"But... But the people here, I feel like I can't say a word to them! It feels like they are all much richer than me."

"A person's value cannot be measured by money, at least that's what I think."

"Brother Shu! Now I have 100 million yen and I for you to choose, who will you choose?"

"Definitely a thousand years old."

"Really"

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who likes money? Compared to money, I prefer having a family like you, Chitose."

"Brother Tree~"

"Okay, okay, are you relieved now?"

"Yeah! But if I accidentally break something in Xinchun's house, will I have to sell myself to pay the compensation?"

"It's not that exaggerated."

"But this is the Matsumae family!"

It’s not that I can’t understand Qiansui’s feelings.

A girl who has been accustomed to poverty and grew up in a poor environment would feel unfamiliar and at a loss when faced with such a scene.

Perhaps this was also the first time that Chitose witnessed the class gap?

Fujii Itsuki comforted Chitose with words and actions, and after she felt a little more at ease, the two of them followed Nagayama Sakura into the Matsumae family.

The back garden was full of camellias, and there were several gardeners pruning the green plants in the backyard. Yang Kui Chitose was a little overwhelmed and curious about this back garden that looked like a garden.

This was her first time visiting Matsumae Shinchun's home.

"Many Hua Xinchun grew up in such a beautiful place."

"It's just decorated beautifully." Fujii Itsuki said suddenly.

".Brother Shu, what does this mean?"

"."

Fujii Itsuki looked straight ahead and did not answer.

Coming to the dressing room and putting on the tuxedo that Xinchun had prepared for him in advance, Fujii Itsuki looked at himself in front of the mirror. He didn't expect that the dress would fit him so well.

Most likely, this child Xinchun had it tailor-made for me, right?
It’s really troublesome.

She put on a scarf and a silver anemone and walked out of the locker room. Fujii Itsuki was waiting nearby for Chitose to come out.

It was unknown how long this girl would procrastinate, so Fujii Itsuki picked up his phone to check the message that Muzi had sent him. She said that she had already arrived at Matsumae's house.

Before he could type a reply, Chitose's voice called out to him from behind him.

"Brother Shushu!"

Fujii Itsuki looked back and saw that the girl's face was blushing.

As for her, she has now changed into a black off-shoulder gauze dress, she has tied her waist, and is wearing a beautiful necklace around her neck, sparkling with silver light.

More than half of her legs were exposed to the view, and her nails were still red, very beautiful.

She was obviously wearing makeup.

It looks like a black swan.

“This is pretty nice.”

"The aunties who changed my clothes said that Xinchun picked this waist specially for me. It strangled me. I have never worn clothes like this before."

"If there's a first time, there'll be a second time. And don't you have to wear a corset like this when you get married and wear a wedding dress?"

".Is this true? A wedding dress also needs a waist? Then, does this count as me wearing a wedding dress for Brother Shu?"

Fujii Itsuki laughed: "This is just the beginning."

"Hehe~Brother Shu, I really want to marry Brother Shu! Chitose is really looking forward to Brother Shu wearing handsome clothes like a prince and holding me in his arms. I will feel super super super super happy!"

If the girl is cute, let Fujii Itsuki touch her head.

"Just wait until you grow up."

"Ok!"

After changing into the dress, Ying Bo had a bunch of guests to pick up and drop off, so he had to leave first.

Before leaving, Ying Bo specifically talked about the arrangements for this birthday party.

Because Matsumae Shinharu said she wanted a Western-style banquet, the Matsumae family hired someone to slightly renovate the back garden.

Plant anemones, camellias, roses, rose shrubs and so on.

It took more than a month to finally have the magnificent back garden it has today.

"Follow this path and you will reach the open-air banquet hall, where there are some food. If waiters come by with desserts and red wine, Mr. Fujii and Ms. Yang Kui can just call out to them when they pass by. You don't have to be polite. I won't bother you any more because I have something important to do."

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Ying."

"I hope you two have a pleasant evening tonight."

"Sakura too."

Nagayama Sakura put one hand behind her back and the other in front of her stomach, bent down and bowed, and said goodbye later.

The two then entered the back garden. Yang Kui Chitose looked around and kept pulling Fujii Itsuki's arm, "Brother Shu! I feel like I'm living in an ancient imperial palace!"

"That's how it is for a big family with a long tradition. Just get used to it."

The open-air banquet hall is magnificent.

Flowers taller than a man climbed over the marble pavilion, with bright flowers as decoration. The night was covered with gray clouds, but the various crystal glasses at the banquet were like shining stars.

Here, there is drinking and dining, and all kinds of delicacies from land and sea are available.

Fujii Itsuki didn't know anyone here, so he didn't know where to stay.

Chitose Yang Kui was pleasantly surprised to find Rinka Hiiragi who was also at a loss. She showed surprise on her face, said something to Fujii Itsuki, and immediately ran over to find her friend.

This girl.
Fujii Itsuki didn't know anyone here and had nothing to do, so he took out his cell phone to check messages.

Akai Muzi said that she had already entered the Matsumae family's house, but was lost.

She couldn't get out of the house no matter how she turned left or right.

As soon as Fujii Itsuki heard this, he knew that Muzi had walked to the residential area of ​​the Matsumae family. Fujii Itsuki had also gotten lost when he first arrived. After sending a text message to Muzi, he prepared to walk over to find her.

Going out along the path in the back garden, the road to the residential area requires walking along the moat of the Matsumae family. As Fujii Itsuki walked, he saw a person by the river of the moat.
He is a middle-aged man, probably in his forties.

He sat by the moat, looking at the river, as if he was drinking alone.

Fujii Itsuki originally had no intention of paying any attention to this person, but he did not expect that the other party would take the initiative to talk to him when passing by.

"Fujii Itsuki."

".?"

"I recognize you. We have met once before."

"Who are you.?"

The man did not answer proactively, but motioned for Fujii Itsuki to sit next to him.

Fujii Itsuki was puzzled and did not do so. The man looked at the moon and said:
"The Matsumae family invited you to this party, right?"

"That's right."

"What do you think of the Matsumae family?"

"Very powerful."

"You are very capable, but if this family asks you to do something you really don't want to do, what would you think?"

"Don't do it."

"Is it necessary to do it?"

Fujii Itsuki knew that the arm could not twist the thigh.

"Try to find a comfort zone." "Then I hope you can find a comfort zone that belongs to you."

After the man finished speaking, he stopped talking and continued to look at the moon, the starry sky, and drink alone.
strange.

Fujii Itsuki frowned and wanted to ask more questions, but the man no longer had the intention to talk.

He said he had met me once?
Fujii Itsuki thought carefully and recalled carefully, but he really couldn't retrieve any impression from his memory.

Fujii Itsuki didn't pay much attention to this guy's ambiguous words.

He chose to leave, walked out of the back garden and came to the residential area.

After a phone call with Akai Muzi, I finally found her.

Fujii Itsuki waved to her.

"Tree!"

Akai Muzi lifted her skirt and walked over quickly.

She also changed into a dress today, it was a deep blue one, very beautiful.

"How about it?"

"Muzi, you are already an adult, do you still need me to brag about how beautiful you are?" Fujii Itsuki sighed, "Yes, yes, you are really beautiful."

"You are so perfunctory! You definitely wouldn't have this attitude towards Chitose."

After the joke was over, the two smiled at each other.

"All kidding aside, you look great today."

Fujii Itsuki took her back to the back garden, but the guy who was drinking alone by the moat was no longer there.

Fujii Itsuki stared at this place.

"I just met a strange man here."

"who?"

"I don't know him. He said I met him once, but I have no impression of him. I didn't talk to him, but he kept saying some weird things to me."

"For example.?"

"The Matsumae family is very powerful or something, I choose the comfort zone or something."

"What is this all about?"

"Not sure." Fujii Itsuki shook his head.

"You said he was drinking. I'm afraid he was hallucinating because he drank too much."

Because all the guests here are distinguished, Akai Muzi didn't dare to say this loudly.

"I don't think so."

There was no point in dwelling on this any longer. Fujii Itsuki returned to the back garden. Since he had nothing to do next, he started to eat and drink with Akai Muko at the banquet.

Not to mention anything else, there are plenty of prawns, fish, king crabs and so on.

I can finally try out the taste of ingredients that I normally can’t afford.

As Fujii Itsuki was eating, he heard a lot of chatter at the banquet, as if there was some commotion. He turned over to take a look and it seemed that someone was coming.

There is a group of people in suits.

It looks quite bureaucratic at first glance.

"Following behind are the mayor and governor of Sapporo, the chief of the Sapporo Police Station, and the old man in the front is Japan's Minister of Finance." Akai Muko lowered her voice.

".Do you know Muzi?"

"If you pay a little attention to Hokkaido's politics, you will know them."

Fujii Itsuki nodded, but he was not interested in these characters anyway.

His life didn't require him to be close to these people, so there was no need for him to take the initiative to please them.

It is more important to eat the big crab legs of king crab.

"Tree! Tree!" Akai Muzi seemed suddenly very anxious, but still kept her voice low.

"What's wrong?"

".The people I just mentioned seem to be looking over here, and they seem to be still looking at you."

"Look at me?"

Fujii Itsuki was eating crab legs and before he could react, he saw the bureaucrats walking towards him led by the Minister of Finance.

What's going on? !

Fujii Itsuki looked left and right but didn't find anyone else near him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly handed the things in his hand to Muzi, wiped his hands quickly and stood up.

A group of people in suits and ties stopped in front of Fujii Itsuki.

"Mr. Fujii."

The old finance minister, with his wrinkled face and white eyebrows, extended his hand to him.

"Hello."

Fujii Itsuki shook hands with the other party in a confused state.

The other party shook my hand firmly and smiled.

"I'm Suzuki Kyoichiro."

?

Fujii Itsuki was shocked. What was going on?

Before Fujii Itsuki could reply, the old man in front of him began to introduce the other people behind him: "This is the governor of Sapporo, Kuriyama Masato."

"Hello, Mr. Fujii."

"Hello."

At the same time as the other party extended his hand, Fujii Itsuki also extended his hand.

"This is the mayor of Sapporo, Keisuke Kajita."

"Hello, Mr. Fujii."

The mayor, Keisuke Kajita, quickly came over and shook hands with Fujii Itsuki.

"This is from the Sapporo City Police Department."

The minister then introduced the prominent figures behind him one by one, which made Fujii Itsuki even more surprised.

When did I become so prestigious?

And apart from this minister, he felt that these officials were somewhat respectful to him.

"Mr. Fujii is still working as a Chinese language teacher in Tachibana Kita, right?"

"Yes." Fujii Itsuki returned to normal.

"To be honest, I was also a student who graduated from Tachibana Kita. Decades later, it is really touching to hear the name of Tachibana Kita again. After graduation, I entered Kyoto University and graduated."

"So you are still my senior?"

"What a coincidence, isn't it?"

".Then this is really fate."

Fujii Itsuki answered truthfully.

Afterwards, the Finance Minister sat down next to him and talked to him about many past events of Kyoto University. He also learned about the development of Kyoto University in recent years.

Fujii Itsuki was still able to talk about this point, so he replied one by one.

Although he still didn't understand.

Why would the country's finance minister spend so much time talking to me?
Weird.

Fortunately, the other party just wanted to talk to me, and then left Fujii Itsuki on the pretext of having to meet other people.

The group of people said goodbye one after another, and only then did Akai Muzi, who was holding a tray, dare to come over and talk to Fujii Itsuki.

"Tree, what's going on?"

The voice was also suppressed.

"How should I know?" Fujii Itsuki looked at the place where they left.

"The senior who specifically sought you out to reminisce about the past at Kyoto University?" asked Akai Muko.

“Maybe”

"Do you believe it yourself?"

"Do not believe."

Fujii Itsuki was puzzled, but at this moment there was a commotion at the entrance to the back garden, and the two of them looked up again.

It seems that Shinharu Matsumae has arrived.

Although his view was blocked by some people, Fujii Itsuki could still see a bright white in the darkness. The child was wearing a very beautiful and heavy white evening dress.

She walked among the flowers and the crowd.

She walked gracefully and attended the event in her best attire.

Fujii Itsuki was very curious about how the little princess of the Matsumae family would dress up on Kokoharu's birthday today, but when he saw the girl's makeup clearly, he stood still.

He couldn't believe it.
He felt that this scene was really a dream.

He felt like he had fallen into a dream.

Everything is so unreal, yet so beautiful.

The moment he saw Matsumae Shinharu walk out from the flowers and the crowd, Fujii Itsuki almost subconsciously opened his lips and muttered a name in a stammering and absent-minded voice:
"Teaching professor?"

How is this possible?

(End of this chapter)