Chapter 51: Jiuhua x Rinhua
Jiuhuayue spent the entire morning thinking about the questions raised by Fujii Itsuki in the morning.

To the extent that I was called out by the teacher several times for daydreaming in class.

But Jiuhuayue doesn't care about these.

After school at noon, I go to the cafeteria to eat on time.

After dinner, the girl was still thinking on the way back to the classroom. But she always lacked an opportunity and a clue.

She never figured it out.

My thoughts were interrupted by a short-haired girl who was standing under a snowy tree, looking up at the huge snowy crown.

When Jiuhuayue saw the two small hairpins on the side of her hair, she remembered that this was Rinka Hiiragi, whom Fujii Itsuki asked her to talk to in the morning.

Rinka Hiiragi looked up at the tree trunk, looking dazed, which was quite cute.

Jiuhuayue walked straight up.

"doing what?"

“Look at the cicadas.”

"Cicada? Where do cicadas come from in winter?"

Hiiragi Rinka slowly stretched out her hand to point, and Jiuhuayue saw that there was indeed a cicada in its larval stage on the big tree with twisted branches.

This cicada is probably dead.

The shell and wings were covered with snowflakes and ice blown by the wind.

"died."

"No," Hiiragi Rinka retorted, "It's still alive, but it's still dormant. It must have failed when migrating to the ground. How pitiful."

so poor?
Will you feel compassion for insects?

She thought she couldn't do that, but she respected the girl who had such a kind heart.

Jiuhuayue glanced at Hiiragi Rinka for a moment longer, said nothing more, and stepped into the large flower bed.

The girl folded her pleated skirt, climbed up the tree nimbly, and took the cicada off for Hiiragi Rinka right in front of her eyes.

"Kuaka-san——!"

A minute later, Jiuhuayue climbed down from the tree neatly and handed the young cicada covered with snowflakes into her hands:
"take it."

"Jiu-Jiuhua-san."

Rinka Hiiragi's eyes lit up and she thought Jiuhuayue in front of her was so handsome.

"You're welcome. I'm more concerned about how you deal with it."

"Ah! Just bury it!"

Hiiragi Rinka reacted and picked up a branch from the flower bed. Then she dug a hole in the soil under the tree roots and gently placed the dormant cicada in it.

As she covered the cicadas with soft soil, she said, "Young cicadas are born on tree branches, but will move to the ground near the roots within a certain period of time. If they enter the soil, it is considered a success. They will lie dormant in the soil for three to five years, and then break out of the soil in the summer. They call their mates with chirping, mate, lay eggs, and end their lives in just a few weeks."

Jiuhuayue heard a certain philosophy, "Lying dormant for three to five years just for the few weeks after breaking through the ground, do you think it's worth it, Hiiragi-san?"

"worth!"

"why."

"Because when you accomplish something, you often experience more of the process. Just like those actors who have practiced for many, many years, working hard for years or even decades, just to shine in an instant, I think this is their meaning.

"Ah! It's the same when we play games. Game makers always set up obstacles to prevent players from getting rewards. The process of overcoming difficulties and the instant satisfaction of getting rewards are the meaning of playing games. So, it's worth it."

As Rinka Hiiragi spoke, her voice became increasingly softer. When she saw Jiuhuayue frowning, she thought she was angry and quickly apologized.

".S-Sorry. These are just my personal thoughts! I don't mean to lecture Jiuhua-san."

Jiu Huayue figured out something and raised her eyebrows:

"No, I think what you said makes a lot of sense, Hiiragi-san."

"what?"

"Hiiragi-san's words make sense. I fully agree with the conclusion you just made."

"Thank you, thank you."

Hiiragi Rinka was a little scared, but still took out a hard candy and tried to give it to her.

"Jiuhua-san, do you want some candy?"

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Jiuhuayue felt a little strange but did not refuse. After opening the package, she put it to her lips and put it in her mouth.

"Mint?"

"Yeah! You are very similar to Jiuhua-san, refreshing, pretty, and eye-catching. But if you eat too much (get too close), you will still get hurt."

"So, Hiiragi-san, do you think I hurt you?" "No, no. On the contrary, Jiuhua-san is very caring and handsome."

Jiuhuayue found it difficult to communicate with this kind of girl and didn't know what topic to start a conversation with.

The uncle asked me to take the initiative to chat with her.
Ugh.
If I knew how to chat, he wouldn't be my only friend.

Hiiragi Rinka observed Jiuhua Yue and asked carefully: "Can I ask Jiuhua-san a question?"

"Go ahead."

"Kuka-san and Matsumae-san, do you know each other?"

Jiu Huayue had no expression on her face. "I did know her in the past. Did she tell you?"

"No, I noticed it. Because Matsumae-san was always looking at Jiuhua-san's back. You two went there, are you good friends?"

"This is none of your business, Hiiragi Rinka-san."

Hiiragi Rinka was frightened by her coldness. She lowered her head and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean to bring up what happened between you! I-I didn't mean to offend you. Jiuhua-san, I'm really sorry."

".Don't apologize like that, I'm not really angry."

"really?"

"Well, I still have the candy you gave me in my mouth. I'm not the kind of person with a bad temper."

Jiuhuayue's comfort made Hiiragi Rinka feel a little relieved.

"On the contrary, what happened just now made me see a lot of shining points in you, Hiiragi-san. I have a question that has been bothering me all morning. I wonder if Hiiragi-san can walk around the school with me and have a chat?"

"No problem at all."

"Okay then." Jiuhuayue stretched out her hand to Hiiragi Rinka, "Take it."

"What?" Hiiragi Rinka didn't understand what she meant.

"Do you still have the candy I eat? It's delicious. I climbed the tree to help you get the cicada down. I guess I got a candy as a reward?"

"Of course! Of course!"

Hiiragi Rinka reacted and found the same mint candy from her purse full of candies and gave it to her.

After handing it to her, the girl blushed slightly.

Jiuhuayue noticed her shyness and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hiiragi Rinka shook her head, her short hair swaying, "Nothing. I'm just very grateful that Jiuhua-san likes my candy."

Jiuhuayue felt strange. It was just eating a candy. Was there any need to be shy?

The girl took the mint candy into her mouth with her thin lips, "Hiiragi-san, act like I ate the candy you gave to your husband."

Husband.
Hearing this, Hiiragi Rinka looked up at Jiuhuayue, and saw her beautiful and handsome face, which made her even more shy.

The girl's heart was pounding.

Jiuhua-san Jiuhua-san is already very pretty.

The tree climbing action just now was also super cool.

How can Jiuhua-san be so handsome?

Than this school.
No, he was much more handsome than the handsome guys she had seen on online TV dramas.

In terms of appearance, she has the pretty and handsome look of a girl, and in terms of temperament, she has the heroic spirit of a boy.

In fact, compared to ordinary men, handsome and beautiful girls like Jiuhua are more popular with girls, right?
If those students in the class who like to watch romance dramas see Jiuhua's temperament, they will definitely fall in love with her at first sight.

absolute.

"So, Hiiragi-san, do you want to come with me to walk around the school? I have something to talk to you about, Hiiragi-san.?"

Good, so handsome
Besides, Jiuhua-san is inviting me to go for a walk.

Taking a walk with Jiuhua-san——

Even though she was still dressed like a girl and was still wearing a girl's sailor suit.

But. Hiiragi Rinka still felt that she was about to fall in love with her.

No!

The girl patted her red cheeks hard, and kept reminding herself that her heart now belonged to Xinchun and she was Xinchun's good friend.

You can’t be indecisive, you can’t be indecisive, you can’t be indecisive!

Yeah, okay, that's it.

After a while, Hiiragi Rinka calmed down and returned to her normal self. She agreed:
"Yeah! Let's go then."

(End of this chapter)