Chapter 43: Warm sunshine hidden under the smile of a thousand years old

It was a lonely snowy night. Jiuhuayue discovered that the snow that had been shoveled away outside the corridor of the welfare home had accumulated to a height of one person. Seeing such a thick snow pile, the girl couldn't help but think - if a perverted murderer secretly buried a body there, with so much snow, even if the police came, they would find it difficult to find the crime scene in the first time, right?
Squeaky squeaky
While the old-fashioned lantern emitted a faint light, its old joints also made strange noises.

It was pitch black all around. Jiuhua Yue and Akai Muzi walked shoulder to shoulder, stepping on the 10cm thick snow layer under their feet, following closely behind Yang Kui Chitose.

Until she suddenly stopped.

Yang Kui Chitose turned slowly, and the kerosene lantern in her hand illuminated the falling snow around her, while also making her half-smiling face in the night look extremely cute:
"I'm sorry, both of you. The lighting conditions in the welfare home are limited, and the kitchen is located at the edge of the backyard, so it will take a minute or two to walk there."

"It feels a bit far away. Why was it designed like this in the first place?" Jiuhuayue noticed that the light of the lantern flickered in the wind and snow.

Akagi Muzi was quite clear about it and explained, "Xingyuan Welfare Home is very old and has a history of several decades. At the beginning, the kitchen of the welfare home mainly relied on firewood to cook for the children. It was built together with the firewood room. For safety reasons, it was indeed some distance away from the main building."

"I see."

For some reason, Jiuhuayue felt inexplicably scared.

She didn't feel relieved until the three of them arrived at the kitchen and turned on the lights.

The kitchen is not as old as I imagined. It should have been renovated within the past ten years.

The firewood used is no longer firewood, but natural gas.

There were four people having dinner, so the three of them decided to only make three dishes.

Considering the ingredients, the first one is the universal home-cooked dish - meat stewed with potatoes.

The second one is fish soup.

The Third Thousand Years Old planned to kill the living rooster that was still sleeping in the corner and use it to make Chikuzen Nikumi.

Chikuzenni - a special local dish of Japan, a stew made of chicken, shiitake mushrooms, lotus root, konjac, snow peas and carrots.

The big rooster was very energetic. It was originally sleeping, but when it heard the noise of someone coming in, it stood up alertly, clucking to avoid the three people who were staring at it.

For some unknown reason, the rope tied to the rooster's feet broke free.

As soon as you get a little closer, the rooster will run very fast, flapping its wings, making chaos in the kitchen.

"Ahem. These are all chicken feathers. How can this chicken run so fast?"

Akai Muzi chased it for a long time but failed to catch it. She didn't expect that the first difficult thing she couldn't accomplish after returning from studying abroad was to catch a chicken.

Jiu Huayue didn't dare to touch it at all, "What should I do?"

"I come."

Yang Kui Chitose was very experienced. She drove the rooster into the corner with just a few moves.

She stretched out her hand, clamped the rooster's neck tightly, and lifted it into the air. She then grabbed the rooster's wings with her left hand and completely subdued it.

“Ka-ka-ka!”

The rooster could only crow twice in her hands and had no hope of breaking free.

"Sister Chitose, you are amazing."

"Hehe~ I'm used to it!"

Jiuhuayue also felt that Yangkui Qiansui was amazing. He caught the chicken cleanly and neatly without any unnecessary movements.

But she had never seen a chicken being killed and didn't know how to deal with it.

Ever since she was born, the only chickens she had seen were pre-processed ingredients sold in supermarkets, and she had rarely seen a live one.

“Will it be troublesome to handle?”

"It's indeed a bit troublesome to pluck the hair," said Akai.

"It's okay, just leave the chicken to me, I can do it."

Yang Kui Chitose used the rope on the ground to tie the rooster's legs and wings again.

Seeing Chitose's whole process of cleaning the rooster, Akai couldn't help but sigh again, "Chitose is really capable."

"Thank you for the compliment, Sister Muzi."

Yang Kui Chitose responded with a sunny smile, but the crowing of the rooster in her hand suddenly sounded like it was stuck with phlegm.

The preparation of the rooster was left to Chitose, while Akai and Jiuhuayue started preparing the ingredients for the other two dishes at the other end.

Compared to handling live chickens, doing these things is much easier.

"Does Jiuhua know how to handle snow peas?"

"Less likely."

"Look, grab this sharp corner and pull it out."

"understood."

"Then I'll leave the snow peas to you. I'll peel the potatoes."

"it is good."

Jiuhuayue finally had time to talk to Akai Muzi alone.

She was silent for two seconds, then took the initiative to start a conversation:

"Akai-sister and Fujii were classmates in the past, right?"

"Yeah." Akai nodded in response, "What did Jiuhua want to ask?"

"I'm a little curious, what kind of person was Fujii in the past?"

At this time, Yang Kui Chitose, who was boiling water on the other side, heard the conversation between the two people behind her and pricked up her ears.

"what kind of person"

Akai Muzi said directly, "You idiot."

“.?” Jiuhuayue tilted her head slightly, puzzled.

Akai Muzi was very emotional, "Because apart from him, which first-year student would dare to take the initiative to ask the third-year seniors in the club to quit the club? Of course, it's not that it's his fault, on the contrary, he is right, because those seniors who continue to stay in the club will only hinder the development of the club."

Jiu Huayue thought of the big cart of New Year gifts he bought for more than 30 orphans, "Does that mean you have a strong sense of justice?"

"Yes. But when I say he looks like an idiot, I just mean that the way he acts is very different from other high school students. It doesn't mean he is really stupid."

Akai Muzi was peeling potatoes and speaking calmly.

"On the contrary, he has a certain plan for everything he does, and he knows what he is doing. This is why he can really drive those seniors out of the club. In my eyes, he has always been the guy who is so outstanding and hardworking that I can't catch up with him. He always stands in front of me, and I am behind him, looking at his shoulders and back, always feeling that he is glowing, attracting me."

Everything was fine at the beginning. Jiuhuayue heard some interesting clues from Akai's last words.

"Sister Akai, did you like Fujii at the beginning?"

"Yeah, that's why I confessed to him."

Jiuhuayue was very surprised.

She originally thought that the uncle would never be able to find a girlfriend because of his messy private life.

I didn't expect that there were girls willing to confess to him.

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Chitose Yang Kui was behind the two of them, half of her face was gloomy. The girl placed her hand on the rooster's head, motionless.

And the big rooster was crowing in her hands.

"Are you still dating now?"

"No, he and I only dated during our senior year of high school, and we broke up after graduation."

The rooster's voice suddenly sounded like wailing.

Jiuhuayue hesitated for a second, but couldn't help but be curious, "Is it convenient for Sister Akai?"

Akai Muko smiled at her, "Kuka is interested in that guy?"

"Well," Jiu Huayue admitted generously, "He is my good friend, and I want to know more about him."

"Okay, tell me more details. Good friend, he also told me this about you. At the beginning, he and I were considered good friends. We were in the same class and club. It was probably because of this reason that I confessed to him."

"Then did he agree?"

"I agreed. I agreed right away."

click
Click click click.

The rooster's howling suddenly stopped, as if it was dragged into the abyss by chains, and suddenly there was silence.

Akai Muzi continued with a smile, "Dating that guy was surprisingly good. On the afternoon when I confessed my love to him, he bought me a cup of milk tea, and then pretended to be normal, speaking in a normal tone, and handed it to me, saying 'Here, it's for you'."

Yang Kui Chitose lowered her head, opened her left hand, and looked at her bloody palm.

“Unexpectedly cute.”

"Yeah! I felt the same way at the time. This guy is not very good at expressing his love. But sometimes he makes you feel that he is quite attentive and considerate. You can sense that he has noticed your thoughts."

Akai Muzi said she was overwhelmed and recalled their initial relationship.

"When I think about our first kiss, it was almost half a year after we confessed our love, and I was still the one who took the initiative."

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Yang Kui Chitose washed her hands, picked up the kitchen knife on the chopping board, and walked towards the two people who were chatting.

"I was really anxious at the time, because even though this guy and I were in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, there was almost no progress between us in the past six months. The reason was that he didn't care. Haha, isn't it funny?"

"There must be a reason for this."

"Yes, he thinks that we have a good relationship and are friends. We do. We eat together and study together every day. We practice saxophone and clarinet together by the Otaru Canal to participate in the wind instrument competition."

Jiuhuayue felt a little envious after hearing this.

She also wants a friend like this.

"Sorry!" Akai reacted, "You suddenly mentioned this kind of thing. You were obviously asking what kind of person he is."

Jiuhuayue was afraid that she would not continue, so she quickly said, "It's okay! Please continue, Sister Akai, I really want to listen."

"About the kiss? Do you want to hear about that, too?"

"Yeah, I want to hear it."

Akai smiled and thought, no matter whether Jiuhua is beautiful or not, she is still a girl in adolescence.

Everyone is very curious about this kind of thing.

"I understand his thoughts. In fact, I was also a little afraid of breaking the relationship between us, so I was very cautious when we kissed for the first time. To be honest, I didn't feel anything. What's more important is that I was grateful for his existence because he encouraged me so much and accompanied me so much. I always wanted to keep this beauty going, so I was very proactive when I kissed him."

Jiuhuayue blushed when she heard this.

When Akai Muzi saw her blushing, she quickly calmed down.

"Let's stop here for now."

"So Akai-nee-san really liked this relationship at first, right?"

"of course."

"Then why... when she graduated, Sister Akai didn't choose to continue this relationship? I feel--" Chitose Yangkui raised a kitchen knife behind the two of them.

At the same time, the hot water in the pot was boiled and bubbling.

Jiuhuayue seemed to be dazzled by some reflective object, and she subconsciously turned her head and turned around.

"Hinako-san.?!"

"Sorry! I scared you, Kuka-san!"

Yang Kui Chitose apologized, her hands behind her back, her smile bright and flawless, "Um. I just heard you and Sister Muzi talking about Brother Shu, so I came over to listen while the water was boiling."

"So that's it."

Jiuhuayue breathed a sigh of relief.

She was a little scared just now.

Because Qiansui appeared behind the two of them without them knowing when, as if he had appeared suddenly.

"Ah! The water is boiling. I won't bother you any more. You guys continue your discussion."

Yang Kui Chitose smiled and stepped back, and Jiuhua Yue also turned around with Akai Muzi.

"Akai-sister, please continue."

However, Akai didn't plan to continue talking.

".Why? I'd like to listen to it some more."

Akai smiled and said, "Why do you think Chitose was eavesdropping from behind just now?"

"Curious about Fujii?"

"Of course not only that."

Akai Muzi did not give any explanation, but simply stopped discussing her relationship with Fujii Itsuki.

She knew that her younger sister Chitose was jealous just now.

This child has been like this since he was young.

Akai felt somewhat apologetic towards Chitose from the beginning.

Because more than once in the past, Fujii Itsuki had no time to accompany her in order to be with him, which made her cry.

I was basically stealing her brother's time with her.
Akai knew that Chitose was a little girl who was abandoned by her parents when she was young, and that only Fujii loved her and took care of her considerately despite the heart disease she had suffered from since childhood.

She didn't want to talk about the relationship that had ended.

But as soon as Jiuhua asked her to talk about high school, she couldn't help but reminisce.

It was an expression of emotion that could not be restrained.

In order to apologize and also to comfort her sister Chitose, she wanted to say one more word, and speak a little louder to make sure that Chitose Yangkui could hear her.

"Also, let me tell you something, Jiuhua. After I took the initiative to kiss Fujii on the face that day, he actually felt disgusted."

With a gloomy face, Yang Kui Chitose, who was plucking the chicken's feathers hard, raised her face and pricked up her ears again.

"Eh?! Why? And it's not a kiss."

"Didn't I just say that the relationship between him and I was based on friendship, especially good classmates and friends. While we enjoy the closeness brought by this relationship, we are also a little afraid of breaking the atmosphere that has been built up between us for a long time. I am a little afraid that if we break through this relationship, we will become less close than before.

"Kissing is unnecessary for us."

“I think I can understand that.”

After hearing all this, Jiuhuayue expressed her own thoughts and feelings, "Sister Akai, I also want to be such a good friend with him."

"You two are 10 years apart in age, not to mention that he will be your teacher and mentor from now on."

"But I think these identities can't actually hinder the friendship, right? Many students can be friends with teachers, and he also said that work and life are two sides. Maybe he is happy to be friends with me in this way in his spare time?"

Friends, right?
Yang Kui Chitose felt a little relieved, and silently took note of Jiuhuayue's thoughts. She continued to lower her head and pluck the chicken feathers one by one.

Akai Muzi answered Jiuhuayue's question just now:
"That's right. Nothing is absolute in this world. If he really wants to be friends with you, it's not impossible."

Akai Muzi really wanted to help her, because this child was always talking about friends and friends, and it seemed that she was really hoping for someone who could understand her.

This guy Fujii is indeed quite suitable, but he is a little old.

Perhaps, you can start with a common hobby?

"By the way, Fujii said you like music?"

"Yes, I like it very much."

"He joined Jubei and was assigned by the school to be the instructor of the wind band club. If you like music, you can also join the club he teaches and learn to play a musical instrument. In this way, you can not only ask him about academic problems, but also about performance. You have a common hobby, and you can even invite him to play music together."

This is quite important information.

"I got it."

Also noted was Chitose Yangkui, who plucked the rooster's feathers.

friend?
Wind band?

She happened to be in the wind band club right now. With these two key words, she already knew how to beware of Jiuhua, the fox.
The person she hates the most now is actually this woman Akai.

This woman is not only Brother Shu’s “ex-girlfriend” (she totally denies it), but also Brother Shu’s colleague.

Most importantly, the dean likes her very much, and her age is more suitable for Brother Shu than himself.

Get rid of the Nine-Flower Fox first and then chop down this annoying woman?

This woman stole his most precious thing.

No.

You can’t chop people. You can’t chop people. You can’t chop people.

You can’t chop people. You can’t chop people. You can’t chop people.

Yang Kui Chitose kept emphasizing this in her mind.

If you chop someone down, Brother Tree will hate you from now on.

It is absolutely impossible!

She absolutely didn't want to do anything that would make Brother Shu hate her.

She just wants to be loved by Brother Tree.

I just want to live the best life in the world with Brother Shu.

Yang Kui Chitose calmed down and thought about the two key pieces of information just now. She suddenly had her own unique idea.

And it’s not like we didn’t hear some good news today, right?

Brother Shu’s first kiss is still there.

Brother Shu’s first kiss is still there!

Brother Shu is the person I love most in my life.

And Brother Shu’s first kiss can only be mine.

Thinking of the loving first kiss she would have with Brother Shu in the future, Yang Kui Chitose felt so happy that she accidentally chopped the chicken on the chopping board into two halves, exposing all the chicken's internal organs.

Ah. How careless.

We have to clean up quickly.

It took Yang Kui Chitose two seconds to put away her gloomy expression. After dealing with the chicken's internal organs, she naturally smiled and turned to the two people at the other end and said:

"Jiuka-san and Muzi-san, the chicken is almost ready. Are you done yet?"

"So fast? Chitose is amazing, it's almost done, it's almost ready."

*
In twenty minutes, the three dishes were cooked.

The rice is also cooked.

A few people packed the food into lunch boxes and took them to the canteen of the welfare home. At 11:, they finally had dinner with Fujii Itsuki.

".This smell, is it something you cooked, Chitose?"

"Yes, yes! Brother Shu, do you think it tastes good?" Yang Kui Chitose quickly agreed, but she smiled sincerely only to Fujii Itsuki.

She felt so happy. After being praised by Brother Shu for a while, all the bad things that made her feel bad today disappeared.

"Great! Maybe it's because I'm hungry."

In fact, Jiuhuayue and Akai Muzi also praised the dishes made by Do Chitose.

After being busy for the entire afternoon and evening, they were naturally very hungry, and they felt satisfied and happy after eating.

Being able to eat is a blessing.

The dean couldn't help laughing when he saw the warm scene between the people inside at the door.

"Brother Shu, I'll serve you some food!"

"No need for that. You're carrying things and cooking, so why do I need you to serve me the rice?"

"Then I'll pour a drink for Brother Shu."

"I'll pour it for you, Chitose. Come on."

".!" Yang Kui Chitose was extremely moved, "Thank you, Brother Shu!"

A wonderful dinner.

Everyone ate their fill.

Fujii Itsuki wanted to eat more, so he served himself an extra bowl of rice.

"What is Brother Shu looking for?"

"You killed a whole chicken."

Akai replied: "Yes, it's all thanks to Chitose-chan. Kuka and I couldn't catch that chicken at all. In fact, we couldn't handle it either."

"Where's the chicken head? Not many of you eat it."

"Not sure." x2
"Forget it, if you don't have it, then forget it." Fujii Itsuki took back his chopsticks and said with a smile, "Chitose's dishes are really good. I'll eat some more. Chitose, what gift do you want for the New Year? Brother Shu will give it to you."

"Hehe~ I just want Brother Shu to hug me more!"

"Seriously."

"Then let's talk about clothes. I want to wear the clothes that Brother Shu gave me. They will definitely keep me warm."

"Okay, I'll buy you a set tomorrow."

"Thank you~"

(End of this chapter)