Chapter 88: Matsumae Shinchun Moves In
On Friday night after get off work, Fujii Itsuki was sitting at his desk, pressing his forehead.

In front of him were the Chinese language assignments submitted by the three classes and the schedule for the next three-party talks.

A tripartite meeting is not an easy task. Before the meeting, he has to coordinate in advance the learning situation, grades, behavioral performance, and possible problems or difficulties of all students.

He will inform parents of the students' situation in school, ask about the students' plans for the future, and ask parents about their children's future.

I'm so tired from work that I want to curse.

Although I have long understood that the path of a teacher is not an easy one, once I do this job for a long time, I will inevitably feel tired.

Sometimes he would really wonder why he had the dream of becoming a teacher in the first place?

I really want to punch my old self.

He had previously told Akai that he didn't ask for thanks at all.

But as expected, I am still the kind of person who can expect some response, right?

I have this dream because I hope to educate students well and lead them forward.

But, when will I be loved, liked, supported by these students, and be called "Teacher Fujii" affectionately?

It will probably take a long time, right?

Never mind, just keep working.

Think so much.

Fujii Itsuki lit a cigarette and continued to correct homework while holding it in his mouth under the night light.

Circle the correct ones and tick the incorrect ones.

Time passed slowly, and the exercise books moved from left to right.

Fujii Itsuki's hand suddenly stopped correcting the papers. He saw the name "Jiuhuayue" on the exercise book.

Coincidentally, the composition topic for this Chinese language assignment was a hypothetical one - [If you have free time].

Fujii Itsuki was very curious about how Jiuhuayue would write.

So he opened the exercise book and took out the composition paper inside.

With the help of the desk lamp, he could clearly see Jiu Huayue's neat and sharp handwriting.

If you have free time
If I had free time, I would like to have a life of my own.

I have never had any freedom since I was a child. I have never been able to enjoy cherry blossoms in the spring, bathing in the sea in the summer, seeing the red leaves in the fall, or enjoying hot springs in the winter.

When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, my peers go out of the house to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom scenery, but I can only stay at home quietly.

In the summer, everyone excitedly goes to the beach to enjoy the joy of sea bathing, but I can only look at the waves outside the window, longing to feel the embrace of the sea one day.

In autumn, the mountains are covered with red leaves, but I can only see the description of this beautiful scenery in books and cannot experience the magic of nature personally.

In winter, hot springs are a great place for families to enjoy the warmth of winter, but I have never had the opportunity to step into a hot spring.

Under this constraint, I began to desire a place of my own, a world of freedom.

I want to be free to enjoy cherry blossoms, swim at the beach, appreciate red leaves, and enjoy hot springs. I want to act according to my preferences and let my mind be completely relaxed and liberated.

I want to make myself unique in my own life!

If I have free time, no one should try to control me. I want to have a life that belongs to me.]
After reading the composition, Fujii Itsuki began tapping his chin with his pen.

“Do you want to have your own life?”

Fujii Itsuki gave the composition a score and began to ponder the relationship between Xiao Jiuhua and her mother.

The word "freedom" permeates the entire text.

This shows that freedom is a luxury for Jiuhua.

Jiuhuayue's rebellion against her parents stems from their control over her.

Come to think of it, Jiuhua has been training in Takarazuka since she was a child, how could she not be under control?

etc.
Fujii Itsuki's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered the reason why the relationship between them had deteriorated.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Jiuhua seemed to have misunderstood herself.

She thought she was going to "control her" and make her go back to Tokyo as soon as possible.

In fact, what I said that day was really just a "suggestion" from a member of society.

The difference between the two is that one is kind-hearted and will not ask Jiuhua to obey, while the other is extremely purposeful and does not give Jiuhua the right to choose.

Fujii Itsuki had no intention of controlling her at all.

He raised his head and looked at the ceiling, and suddenly remembered how Xiao Jiuhua secretly pinched his hand and then leaned her head on his shoulder on the day of the rainstorm.

Is that trust in yourself?
No wonder after persuading Jiuhua to return to Tokyo, she went upstairs crying.

To her, he was now someone she trusted.

He is also the only friend who understands and supports her.

Even if it was out of kindness, she didn't need my advice at all.

This way I couldn't understand her.

Thinking of this, Fujii Itsuki shook his head and continued to correct homework.

Fujii Itsuki corrected the homework one after another out of habit. He yawned, squinted his eyes, and felt sleepy. He wanted to take a short nap, but he fell asleep until four in the morning.

"Ha~~"

Fujii Itsuki yawned, his waist ached, and he wanted to go back to bed. But when he stood up, a piece of clothing suddenly slipped off his shoulders.

He looked back at the coat that had fallen on the chair.

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Fujii Itsuki didn't remember putting on his coat.

There was no thief to help me put on the cap in the middle of the night, which means it is indeed Jiuhua, right?

Fujii Itsuki found it funny when he thought of this girl quietly walking up behind him, looking at his back and getting angry, but also worried that he would catch a cold, so she finally chose to put clothes on him.

He picked up the coat and put it back on his shoulders.

It was unexpectedly quite warm.

*
The next morning, Saturday.

Jiuhuayue rolled around on the bed. She really wanted to talk to herself.

She couldn't sleep the whole night because when she got up in the middle of the night, she saw a light in the uncle's room and couldn't help but go to his room to take a look.

The uncle fell asleep on his desk, exhausted from grading homework.

In fact, ever since the uncle went back to work, she often saw the light in his room on in the middle of the night.

She didn't know how heavy a teacher's job was, but every time she glanced at the several cigarette filters in the ashtray on his desk, she felt heavy-hearted.

The uncle rarely smokes recently.

He only smokes one or two when he's stressed out at home and needs a boost for work.

For most people, cigarettes are most likely smoked for fun.

Jiu Huayue only saw the pressure the uncle felt as an adult in his cigarette.

Come to think of it, uncle, you have relied on yourself to get to where you are now, right?

He came from an orphanage, was admitted to Kyoto University on his own, and obtained his high school teacher's certificate on his own.

Jiuhuayue was not quite aware of the difficulties involved, but he was vaguely aware that he had spent countless days and nights of hard work to get to this point.

Jiuhuayue held the little shark music box that Fujii Itsuki gave her last New Year, and thought to herself: Could it be that the uncle really feels that the social pressure in the future will be too great, so he said those words to me?
Just like he deliberately said that his strawberry scrambled eggs were delicious.
He actually does this to care about himself and be considerate of himself.

My mother likes to use a set of excuses to persuade me, saying things like - "I am concerned about you", "Listen to mom, this is for your own good".
Actually?

Jiuhuayue knows it clearly.

My parents just want me to gain a firm foothold in Takarazuka.

They say these things without caring about themselves at all.

That's why my father chose to scold me when I touched their interests - when I had to live in Otaru forever.

Really
Hate this feeling.

The feeling of being kidnapped by parents.

But uncle, this wasn't the purpose that day, right?
The uncle was advising himself as an elder. He was telling himself how to go forward and how to make life easier.

This is a sign of caring about yourself, which is completely different from caring about your parents.

She probably knew that she had misunderstood the uncle.

The uncle is concerned about himself.

It's like deliberately saying that my strawberry scrambled eggs are delicious.
Really, I hate it!
Hate it, hate it so much!
Why are you pretending to be happy after eating it?
Do you think I will be happy?

——Although I’m really happy.

For the first time, Jiuhuayue found the joy of cooking from the uncle.

At that time, I watched him eat the food he cooked. He was so happy.
He gave himself a meaning.

When she thought of this, Jiu Huayue suddenly felt that the little shark on the music box in her hand was even cuter. She turned around and buried her face in the quilt again.

The words "uncle, uncle, uncle, uncle" kept repeating in the girl's head.

Then she turned around and wound up the little shark music box.

She began to think about how to ease the awkward atmosphere between them.

After all, we just had a fight.

"Forgive uncle, don't forgive uncle, forgive uncle, don't forgive uncle."

——Until the music box ran out of steam, Jiuhuayue kept whispering to Little Shark.

With a click, the spring finished running.

The voice fell at the end of "Uncle I Don't Forgive".

"what"

Jiuhuayue pouted her face in frustration and put down the music box.

I have given him so many cold and ugly faces over the past few days. Is it really possible for me to have a normal conversation with him again?

The uncle insisted on talking to me for several days, but he didn't do that yesterday. Does he not care about me at all now?
Did he give up on himself?
Must not
Not at all
Jiu Huayue felt extremely reluctant when she thought about actually losing her uncle as a friend.

He. He played the guitar for me, gave me gifts, took care of me that day, and made lean meat porridge for me. I remember it all!
He also instructed himself to practice the trumpet.

The most important thing is that he is willing to watch shark movies with me!

Even though they are just trivial things.
But I've never found such a person.
"No, I need to talk to the uncle and have a clear discussion!"

Jiuhuayue stood up and put the little shark music box away.

At this point, if the uncle is not catching up on sleep, he should be making breakfast.

With this thought in mind, the girl put on her clothes and went downstairs.

But when she went downstairs, she looked around and did not see Fujii Itsuki in the open kitchen. Instead, she saw Chitose Yang Aoi at the door of her house, who should not have been there.

Yang Kui Chitose spotted Jiuhuayue and smiled.

She had just closed the lobby door and it seemed that she had just arrived here.

".Why are you here?"

"It's simple. I just came to find Brother Shu. Brother Shu will be moving out soon, and I need to come and help him!"

"Where is the uncle?" Jiu Huayue frowned.

"Well, who knows?"

Yang Kui Chitose still kept smiling, with her hands behind her back, "Maybe Brother Shu is out and busy preparing for the 'move'."

"Chitose——"

"Jiuhua, please don't look at me like that! What? Do you regret it? Do you regret having a fight with Brother Shu? How can someone like you who doesn't know how to cherish Brother Shu get along with him for a long time?"

Jiu Huayue didn't want to pay attention to her, so she ignored her and went out to make a phone call and find Fujii Itsuki.

"stop."

Jiuhuayue stopped and said, "Why? Yang Kui-san has something else to say?"

Yang Kui Chitose answered ambiguously, nodding step by step as she walked towards Jiuhua Yue, "Just right, Jiuhua, don't you hate Brother Shu now? I have a suggestion, that is, you should get away from him as soon as possible."

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Yang Kui Qiansui smiled happily and circled around Jiu Huayue, "Why? You don't want to? Isn't it true that if someone like you who doesn't cherish Brother Shu stays beside Brother Shu, he will only be an eyesore?"

"Oh," Jiu Huayue snorted, "It will only be an eyesore to you, Qiansui."

"You are wrong, you are wrong! I, Thousand Years Old, am very magnanimous! I have learned to control my possessiveness, otherwise I would not have said those words to Brother Shu yesterday."

Yang Kui Chitose stood shoulder to shoulder with Jiuhuayue, and she turned her head to the side.

"Kuka-san is being 'friends' with Itsuki-nii, right?"

“.”Jiu Huayue felt like she was being seen through.

"Jiuhua, why do you have to take over Brother Shu's position as a 'student'? We could have been good friends."

"."

Jiuhuayue actually didn't understand one thing, which was why Yangkui Chitose was so aggressive towards her, just because she said she wanted to be the uncle's student?

"I've said before that there is more than one position for 'student'."

"You are so wrong, Jiuhua. There can only be one student! There can only be one person who fights for Brother Shu's dream! I am Brother Shu's most unique student!"

Jiu Huayue stood straight, closed her eyes, and showed no weakness. "I see, Qiansui, you are here to show me your status, right?"

"Wrong! I am being magnanimous so that you will feel that you will not lose so badly in the future!"

"That's not necessarily true, Chitose. Aren't you afraid of me, so you choose to talk to me? If you really weren't worried about me, you wouldn't tell me anything."

So you are a fox!

Damn Jiuhuayue!

The Hui people are always so haunted.

However, Yang Kui Chitose doesn't care now.

It really doesn't matter.

The reason she came here this time was to make Jiuhua face the reality as soon as possible.

So as to avoid a particularly ugly loss later.

Brother Tree even kissed the back of his own feet in the Temple of the Gods. Doesn’t this prove anything?
If it weren't for maintaining a good image.

Yang Kui Chitose felt like she could laugh out loud in front of Jiuhua Yue and laugh at how ignorant this guy was!

The guy who has never even held Brother Shu’s hand!

Haha! How can I defeat myself?
"It sounds like you still care about me, Chitose?"

"Humph, who asked you to help me cover it up that time? I, Yang Kui Qiansui, don't owe a woman any favors!"

Quite honest.
Jiuhuayue didn’t think Yang Kui Chitose was annoying, she just thought she was a poor girl who was occupied by jealousy.

"But, Chitose, the choice is for you. You should decide whether to give me the position of student. You are too possessive, Chitose, you are the one who will cry. And..."

Jiu Huayue shook her head, "You misunderstood, uncle and I are just friends."

friend?

Only a ghost can believe it!

This fox has no good intentions when it approaches Brother Tree.

The key is that she is so beautiful that if you stay for a long time, she will win the heart of Brother Tree.

She is an unforgivable vixen!
Yang Kui Chitose's face darkened instantly at this moment, and she said beside her shoulder:
"I'm giving you this last advice, Jiuhua! Don't think about my brother Shu. If you seriously consider what I say, I can continue to be friends with you. Don't look at me like this, I only show this to people I hate now!"

Jiuhuayue: "I don't want to repeat it again, and we have broken up, Qiansui."

"That's great! Jiuhua, just wait, you will regret it!"

Jiuhuayue had no intention of being afraid. She had already seen a completely different side of Yang Kui Qiansui. "But you only dare to speak like this in front of me? You even want to deceive an uncle. What do you have to be worthy of his trust?"

"Hmph, whatever you say. Anyway, Brother Shu and I have absolute mutual trust. Our relationship has existed since the day I was born. My name was given by Brother Shu, and its meaning was also given by Brother Shu. What can you compare with me? You know--"

At this time, Fujii Itsuki pushed open the door of Jiuhua's house, abruptly interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Qiu Sui, why haven't you come yet? Jiuhua is here too?"

"Brother Tree"

"Don't tell me you and Jiuhua had a fight again."

"No! It's definitely not a quarrel!"

Fujii Itsuki shook his head and glanced at Jiuhuayue. The atmosphere in the past two days made the two of them very awkward. He smiled and greeted the girl for being late.

Jiuhuayue responded this time.

Seeing that the situation had improved, Fujii Itsuki immediately asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

"I ate. I ate some snacks."

That meant he ate a whole box.

"Brother Shu, let's go~~"

"Okay, okay," Fujii Itsuki knew that this girl was interrupting her conversation with Jiuhua because she was jealous, "Then I won't say anything more."

Jiu Huayue asked anxiously at this time: "Where are you going? Moving?"

"Yes! It's Brother Shu who is going to move!" Yang Kui Chitose interrupted hurriedly.

"Chitose, don't talk nonsense," Fujii Itsuki explained, "I forgot to tell you, Jiuhua, that it was inconvenient for Matsumae to live in Sapporo, so he moved to this street, right at the main street, where you pass by every day after school. Chitose and I want to go over there now to see if there is anything we can do to help."

Fortunately, the uncle is not moving away.

But.Matsumae Shinharu
Jiuhuayue felt a sudden tightness in her heart when she heard the name.

Did she move here just for me?
"Kuka, do you want to go with Chitose and help Matsumae?"

Why? I have a strange feeling.
(End of this chapter)