Chapter 222 Excessive
Matsumae Shrine, Teine-ku, Sapporo City.

In the evening, Matsumae Yoshiko closed her eyes and meditated in front of the Jade Fox statue. A girl in a sailor suit walked into the hall and knelt down on the prayer mat behind her.

"aunt."

"What's the matter."

"Aunt, Xinchun wants to ask you some questions."

"explain."

“If you are faced with a very contradictory choice, what should you do?”

Matsumae Yoshiko was still meditating with her eyes closed, her tone calm but with a hint of majesty:

"Xinchun, there is no clear right or wrong in life's choices, only suitable or unsuitable."

She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the Jade Fox statue above her head, her eyes full of insight:

"The so-called contradiction is often because you haven't found the most important point in your heart. You must first ask yourself, what do you really want? What do you not want to lose? If you don't want to choose either, then try to find a compromise, at least to reduce some of the losses you least expect to happen. If the answer is not clear, there is no way to talk about the choice."

Xinchun lowered her head and fell into deep thought: "But sometimes the things we want in our hearts conflict with each other, such as friendship and love."

"Who did you break up with this time?"

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Matsumae Yoshiko nodded slightly, still closing her eyes, "You don't have to say it. Xinchun, conflicts are inevitable in interpersonal relationships. But what you have to do is not to choose one side, but to learn to find a balance in the conflict. You have to understand that sincerity is more important than anything else. If both of you still care about each other in your hearts, why don't you try to take the initiative to resolve the conflict and find a way forward together?"

"."

Matsumae Yoshiko sighed, "Why did you come back to ask me about such a small matter?"

"Xinchun. Xinchun just can't figure it out."

"Go ahead. You'll know when you get back and think about this kind of thing. The most important thing is that one of you has to take the first step. Giving each other the cold shoulder will only make the relationship go further and further apart until it becomes complete strangers."

"Yes"

"Wait a minute." Matsumae Yoshiko called the girl again.

"Aunt." Matsumae Shinchun returned to the prayer mat and looked at the chief priest under the jade fox statue in front of her.

"How is your relationship with Fujii?"

“It’s always progressing.”

"Yeah. You said you like Fujii, and now your father is helping you. He doesn't mind that Fujii is ten years older than you. The Matsumae family is currently in need of someone who can help with family affairs. Remember to mention this to him when you go back. When you graduate, he can try to work for the company under the Matsumae family's name."

".Aunt, isn't this too much to ask? It's too early."

Matsumae Yoshiko shook her head, "Don't forget, you are the eldest daughter of the Matsumae family."

"."Matsumae Shinchun lowered his head and remained silent.

"But after you get engaged, I can help you push it. Your father is still strong and can do a lot of things. But you can't delay having a child. If you don't, your family will be extinct. And after you get pregnant, I can find an excuse to deal with those old guys and let him take care of you first."

Matsumae Shinharu lowered her head and her face turned red.

"Okay, step back now. Study hard first. If you can't get into a good university, a bunch of people at home will laugh at you."

"Yes, auntie, then Xinchun will go back first."

"go Go."

Matsumae Shinharu left Matsumae Shrine later and went down the mountain. Sakurahaku was still waiting at the door.

"Miss." He smiled and opened the car door.

"Thank you for your help, Uncle Ying."

"Miss, you are still so polite."

After getting in the car, Matsumae Shinchun held up her face and looked through the window of the Maybach, watching the raindrops outside disappearing.

She thought about her aunt's words.

Since neither side wants to give up and both sides have ties, let's try to find a balance.

Finding balance?

Does that mean I have to agree to Xiaoyue being the third party?
Matsumae Shinharu felt that she couldn't imagine herself not being jealous.

Just thinking about it made her unable to accept Xiaoyue kissing the person she loved in front of her.

As a wife, should I really be so generous?
Matsumae Shinchun closed her eyes and continued to think amid the sound of rain.

The next morning, Matsumae Shinchun was sent to school by Sakurahaku.

The moment Ying Bo asked her to get off the Maybach, many students around her looked at her.

Matsumae Shinchun had long been accustomed to this experience and walked to the classroom.

But she didn't expect that the person who opened the morning meeting was not Mr. Fujii, but Sister Muzi.

"Your teacher Fujii was caught in the rain last night and called in sick, so I will be filling in for you today. Oh, and Jiuhua-san has also called in."

Mr. Fujii and Xiaoyue both asked for leave?

The morning meeting is over.

Matsumae Shinharu hurried out of the classroom and called out to Akai Muko in the corridor.

"You ask Ah Shu and Xiao Yue. I don't know why, but Ah Shu suddenly sent me a message today asking me to ask for leave for him and Xiao Yue."

"Does Sister Muzi know what happened?"

"I do not know."

"Does Sister Muzi know where they are now?"

"He should be at home. I didn't ask much, so I don't know."

Akai Muzi saw Matsumae Shinchun lowering her head, as if she was in deep thought.

"Sister Muzi." Matsumae Xinchun suddenly looked up.

"What's wrong."

"I'm going to take a day off today too."

"What?! Hey, Kokoharu—!"

Before Akai Muzi could react, she saw Matsumae Shinchun turn around and jog out of the school.

She held her forehead in distress.

"One by one, two by two, you all treat me as a tool to ask for leave!"

*
It was daybreak and it was still drizzling outside.

The morning light shone into the room through the gauze curtains. Fujii Itsuki opened his eyes and found that he had hardly slept last night.

Physical fatigue and mental depression intertwined together, and last night's experiences flooded into my mind like a tide.

I am tired physically and mentally.

The memories of last night are really hard to recall.

Logically speaking, one should be particularly angry when faced with such coercion.

But why don't I have even a little bit of anger?

Last night, I could have chosen to loudly scold Jiu Huayue and ask her to stop.

Of course, she had an absolute advantage at that time and would definitely not listen to me, but I had to show my resistance!

Then why can’t you take it out yourself?
Because she's heartbroken about what happened last night?
Because I can understand her thoughts? And to some extent, I understand why she suddenly did that?
He turned sideways and looked at Jiuhuayue who was sleeping beside him in the soft light of the morning. The quilt only covered her chest, revealing her smooth shoulders and pretty face. Her breathing was steady and quiet, and it was unknown when she fell asleep, but her sleeping face looked particularly peaceful.

For some reason, seeing her like this, Fujii Itsuki felt a lot more at ease.

Could it be that rather than her giving up on herself, forcing herself to be tied to him like this is something he would rather see?
I definitely won't be able to go to work today.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Muzi, asking her to help him ask for leave. While Jiuhuayue was still sleeping, he planned to catch up on some sleep.

I didn't sleep last night, and my spirit has already reached its limit
He didn't know how long it had been before he heard a slight noise. He opened his eyes and saw Jiu Huayue had woken up. She was sitting by the bed combing her messy long hair. The morning light reflected on the ends of her hair, casting a halo of light on her thin hair.

She combed her hair with a wooden comb, her movements slow and delicate.

Fujii Itsuki propped himself up, leaned his back against the wall, and just looked at her.

Jiu Huayue noticed his gaze, but did not turn around. She just glanced at him calmly and asked casually:
"Are you awake?"

"."

"Speak up, you sound like a little girl whose virginity has just been taken away."

Shouldn't this be applied to you?!
".Xiaoyue, don't you have anything to say to me?"

"What can I say?"

"About yesterday."

Jiu Huayue paused for a moment while combing her hair. She said to herself in the camera of her phone, "Just tell me what you want to say. I know what I did was wrong, but since I took action, I am ready to accept all the consequences. You can chase me away, I will do as you wish. Just tell me directly now."

Her tone was calm.

Although she is just a high school student, Fujii Itsuki seems to be almost the same age as her.

".I didn't say I was going to kick you out."

"Then let's not make the topic so serious." Jiu Huayue said, smiling as she came to sit next to him, "Come, have something to eat. While you sleep, I'll go to a Chinese restaurant across the street to buy some dumplings."

The girl had disheveled hair and her image seemed a little unfamiliar in Fujii Itsuki's eyes.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that she is still so beautiful.

Staring at the fried dumplings she was handing to him.

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Fujii Itsuki still couldn't believe that he had had sex with her.

He held out his hand for the fried dumpling, put it in his mouth and took a bite. The pork juice had a very rich aroma.

"What should we do?" Fujii Itsuki asked after eating a few fried dumplings.

"What should we do?" Jiu Huayue was also eating, but seemed a little heartless standing aside.

".What do you think? You did that last night, so it's ok, but why didn't you give me one?"

"Do not want to."

"Don't want to? Jiuhua, what if, what if, what should we do?"

"What if? If that happens, just give birth to the baby."

"."

Fujii Itsuki stared at the girl's smile blankly, finding it incredible.

"Let me tell you in advance, if you really get pregnant, I will lose my job, and I won't be able to support you and the baby in your belly anymore."

"Don't you want to take responsibility?" Jiu Huayue frowned and moved her face closer.

Fujii Itsuki felt a little guilty and explained, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to explain the seriousness of the matter to you."

Jiu Huayue poked her chin and said, "Anyway, I think if I'm pregnant, I'm pregnant. At worst I can just give birth to the child. There are so many places to make money in society now, it's not like I can't raise the child." What a childish idea.

At this time, Fujii Itsuki looked at Jiuhuayue again. Although she was tall and beautiful, he felt guilty in his heart.

Am I just kidding the child?
Fujii Itsuki, you have committed a great sin!
But this matter can actually be viewed in a positive way.

She is childish, but Jiuhuayue is also very innocent.

Girls of this age are born with the words "youth" and "innocence".

In society, among so many women who have experienced so much, how many are as pure as Jiu Huayue?
"Uncle, I've thought it through. If we really want to have a child, we'll find a place to live in seclusion~"

".You are not ashamed to say this."

"What's wrong with that? Isn't this normal? It's a beautiful vision for the future. You don't think I lied to you yesterday, do you? Uncle, do you remember what I said?"

Xiao Jiuhua wants a home.

How could Fujii Itsuki not remember it?

But after she said that, her words seemed quite reasonable.

I can understand why she wants a child, instead of just playing house and having one for no reason.

".I'm telling you, Jiuhua, don't think about these things at your age. These things are simply constraints, and will waste your most important ten years of youth."

"Is it?"

"Otherwise? Do you think that once you give birth to a child, you're done? You need to prepare everything, including milk powder, pacifiers, toys, and diapers. You also need to hold him and coax him to sleep every day. Can you bear it?"

Jiuhuayue smiled, "I think it's okay!"

".That's just what you think." Fujii Itsuki thought her smile was really pretty.

“It’s really possible!”

"Okay, don't talk about this."

Fujii Itsuki interrupted the topic and continued eating dumplings.

He originally planned to eat a few and then get up, but Jiuhuayue's appearance beside him kept attracting his attention.

While he was looking at her, Jiu Huayue was eating and secretly glancing at him.

"Watch what I do?"

"Ahem," Fujii Itsuki coughed twice deliberately, "Don't you feel uncomfortable?"

"What's wrong?"

"that is."

"Uncle, please explain clearly."

"You last night"

"the first time?"

"Correct."

Jiuhuayue ate the bun and said, "It's okay."

".No pain?"

"It hurts a lot, but it only hurts for a while and then it's gone."

"Are you having trouble walking or something?"

"It's not that exaggerated!"

Fujii Itsuki suddenly saw Jiuhuayue smiling, and it was him who was smiling.

".What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, nothing," Jiu Huayue waved her hands quickly, looking very happy, "I just think that the uncle has a good imagination. It's obviously the kind of imagination that only a 30-year-old uncle who has never touched a girl's hand can have!"

"."

"Uncle, don't be sad! This is good. Besides, I helped you graduate. You should be thanking me!"

Graduated when I graduated.

But why does it feel so awkward?

Fujii Itsuki felt like he couldn't say anything at all.

That kind of scene
Shouldn't that kind of scene only happen when two people are deeply in love and are moved to the point of wanting to cry?
Then when they were in contact with each other and were considerate of each other, shouldn't the girl look like she was losing her sense of security and wanted to cry?

Jiuhuayue chuckled.

"Uncle, you are so funny!"

".Shut up."

"Uncle, do you think you should hold me gently and coax me by saying things like 'Xiaoyue, don't cry~', 'I feel sorry for you~', 'Xiaoyue, bear with it~'?"

"do not talk"

What a shame.

"Uncle, you can't do that. I'm almost dying of laughter from you!"

".Stop talking now."

Am I out of date?
Or is this just my own fantasy.

This is not the case at all in reality.

They were a little shy with each other, but it wasn't that outrageous at all.

"Oh! By the way, shouldn't we go to school?"

"How can you still think about going to school? Don't worry, I asked Muzi to take a leave."

"Oh."

"Also," Fujii Itsuki picked up the phone and handed it to her, "When I woke up in the morning, I saw that your mother called you several times."

“I don’t want to watch.” Jiuhuayue shook her head.

“She also sent me a text message.”

"dont see."

"Would you like to listen?"

“I don’t want to listen.” Jiu Huayue still turned her head away.

".I'd better tell you briefly. Your mother said she went back to Tokyo."

"gone back?"

"Ah."

"It's good to go back!"

Fujii Itsuki did not respond to her words, but continued: "She said she was very sorry for you. One of the reasons she came this time was indeed to visit you. She also wrote several hundred words to apologize to you."

“.”Jiuhuayue did not waver.

"She also said that she does agree with your liking for me and has no intention of opposing you. She also said that she hasn't supported anything you like for more than ten years, and this time, no matter what it is, she will agree with you."

Jiu Huayue lowered her face and muttered unhappily, "Don't think that I can forgive her just by saying these. I shouldn't have done this a long time ago."

As for the child Xiao Jiuhua, Fujii Itsuki still hopes that she can have a harmonious family.

You know, love is not everything in life. He hopes that she can experience more warmth in the world. If she still chooses him in this situation, then they can really be together in the end.

"Speaking of which, since uncle has asked for leave, should we spend today alone?"

"Take a break, what else can you do?" Fujii Itsuki was scrolling through his phone.

Jiuhuayue sat down next to Fujii Itsuki shyly and just looked at him sideways.

Fujii Itsuki also looked at her at the same time.

He had a bad feeling.

".What do you want to do?"

“Last night, I actually…”

"Hey, don't tell me you haven't had enough."

Jiu Huayue was unhappy and puffed up her face, "Who told you to be such a loser! You are not good at all."

"Wait, who said I can't do it?" Fujii Itsuki got angry.

"You!"

Fujii Itsuki and Jiuhuayue's eyes met at the same time.

They understand each other.

Jiuhuayue's eyes wandered, "My school uniform should be dry now, maybe it can be done."

"real or fake?"

"Do you want me to wear it?"

Stop it.

If there is one, there will be two. What are you afraid of now?

"First of all, I don't have much experience."

"Neither do I. Don't be afraid."

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Fujii Itsuki felt that he was the one being coaxed.

Jiuhuayue buried her rosy face in the pillow when she suddenly heard someone's cell phone ringing.

She grabbed it and took a look.

"It's Xinchun."

"Then you answer it."

"Don't leave!"

"Wait, Xiaoyue, don't go too far!"

Jiu Huayue looked back with a puffy face, "If you dare to leave, I will never wear a school uniform in front of you again."

Xiao Jiuhua, Xiao Jiuhua, how come you
How can you still threaten me!
Ah ah ah ah ah!
The more Fujii Itsuki thought about it, the angrier he became.

But Jiuhuayue was not sad at all. Instead, she became even happier.

She answered the call from Matsumae Shinchun.

"Hello~~"

(End of this chapter)