Chapter 94 Overt and covert fighting
"Today is Friday and tomorrow is a holiday, so the homework assigned today is..."

On the afternoon of the day he agreed to go to Matsumae's house for dinner, Fujii Itsuki put down his Chinese textbook. Before he could finish his words, the girls in the classroom sighed.

"Eh--!"

"Teacher Fujii, Teacher Fujii! Give me less homework!"

"Teacher Fujii! Everyone has worked so hard for a week. Can you please give us less homework? It would be best if there is no homework at all!"

"Lian-chan and I want to go to Sapporo on Saturday."

"What?! This is too much! Lingzi, why didn't you call me?"

What are these students thinking?

What does it have to do with how much homework I assign you if you go out to play?
Students, just do your homework honestly!
Not taking the college entrance exam anymore?

What to do with the diploma?
What will I do with my work in the future?
If you don't study hard, after you graduate, you will have no cultural credentials and will have to wander in society, eventually going astray.

Fujii Itsuki doesn't want to see a day in the future when, when passing by a brothel, a heavily made-up young girl suddenly grabs him and calls him "Fujii teacher?!" in surprise.

Considering the past relationship between teacher and student, he wanted to reminisce with her, but she told him that old acquaintances could get many discounts.

——"Teacher Fujii, it only costs 1 yen~"

It is indeed cheap enough.

I really like this kind of female student who is considerate of the teacher’s wallet.

The other party might even say to you: There’s no need to pay extra money for the teacher-student role-play!

Just imagining this scene gave Fujii Itsuki such a headache that he wanted to cover his head.

So, dear students in my class, you should do more homework on weekends.

Don’t say that the teacher is forcing you to do this; this is all for your own good.

Fujii Itsuki kept smiling, "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, let's add another reading comprehension of the Chinese classical text "The Memorial to the Emperor on Departure". After all, you liked Kong Ming very much in class on Tuesday."

"what--"

There was wailing throughout the classroom.

After finishing the afternoon teaching work, it was time for Fujii Itsuki’s favorite rest time - a good nap.

In the office, he laid down his ergonomic chair and covered his face with a book.

"I have already applied to Sasaki, the academic director, for the position of advisor to the wind band club."

When Fujii Itsuki heard the voice, he took the book off his face and turned around.

Akai Muzi, dressed in professional female teacher's attire, sat down at the workstation next to her.

"Akai, are you really coming?"

"otherwise?"

Akai Muzi frowned, as if she was very unhappy that Fujii Itsuki took what she said before as a joke.

"I'm sorry," Fujii Itsuki said, "I just can't believe it."

"I'm not kidding you."

Fujii Itsuki was puzzled: "Akai, the fundamental reason why you came to the wind band is to help me, right? Why bother? Helping me like this will not benefit you in any way, and it may even make you associated with wind music again."

"Did I say this before? I'm afraid that one day you'll suddenly die in this position."

"Just caring about me?" Fujii Itsuki was still skeptical.

"Fujii," Akai Muzi sighed, "It's not that I really want to do this. It's you. Why don't you think about yourself?"

"Myself? What's wrong with me?"

"Who are your friends?"

"Jiuhua." Fujii Itsuki blurted out.

"Friends who can help you" Akai Muzi added a restriction.

Help your friends.
Fujii Itsuki thought for a moment and said, "No. After those university classmates left the campus, we haven't been in touch since then."

"You have been working for nearly four years since you graduated. You should understand the importance of friends. It is difficult to survive in society by yourself."

Fujii Itsuki: "Isn't there——"

Akai Muzi interrupted him: "Are you talking about Jiuhua? Are you going to confide your adult troubles to a girl who is ten years younger than you? Or do you want to tell these things to Chitose? Let them, a little girl who can't even support herself, worry about you and comfort you?"

It's really not good.

Fujii Itsuki also had no habit of complaining to younger people.

This is a bit of pretentiousness as a man. I like to carry it myself.

"Fujii, I went to visit Dean Hanashiro yesterday."

"Dean? Was she the one looking for you?"

"Yes." Akai nodded.

The conversation suddenly became quiet, and silence lay between the two.

Fujii Itsuki looked up, "What did the dean say to you?"

"She told me about your time in Tokyo. The dean said that you were under too much pressure when you were in Tokyo, so you secretly resigned and went home without telling anyone."

“That’s normal.”

Akai Muzi imitated what Dean Huadai said yesterday:
"'Shu gave up the dream he had always pursued, and he didn't even want to tell me. I guess the pressure on him during those three years in Tokyo was probably much greater than I thought.'"

Fujii Itsuki: “.”

"What else did the dean say?"

"The dean asked me to take care of you. Being a teacher is stressful, so I want you to try to rely on me."

Fujii Itsuki took a deep breath and said, "I see. So Akai, is this why you joined the brass band?"

Akai Muzi retracted her gaze and began to organize the English homework on her desk. "I am worried that even if we are no longer lovers, we are still friends, right? I will help you deal with the dean."

Fujii Itsuki: “.”

"Okay, I won't say any more. Fujii, if you ever want to drink, just come find me. I'll drink with you anytime."

*
The word friend.
Fujii Itsuki felt that he didn't understand it deeply enough before.

I have told both Matsumae and Jiuhua that they are friends.

So now it seems that I also have some so-called reliance on them?

Just like when he is depressed, he will go to Akai to drink.

I also have something to ask of them.

Some time after school on Friday afternoon, Fujii Itsuki finished a week's work and got up and left the office.

The campus was noisy and chaotic after school. Boys and girls waved goodbye in the corridor, and the students on duty in the classroom stood on tiptoe to wipe the blackboard. Occasionally, a female student would meet him and bow her head to say "Hello, Mr. Fujii".

Crossing the overpass of Moon Building, Fujii Itsuki stood by the window of the music classroom and looked at Matsumae Shinharu who was playing the violin with everyone inside.

The girl closed her eyes and plucked the trembling strings of the violin with her delicate fingers.

I never get tired of looking at Matsumae Shinharu's face, which is very similar to the professor's but younger and more beautiful.

No matter her facial features, eyebrows, or the small teardrop mole under the right corner of her eye, they all seem to be better and more charming than the professor's.

Her violin playing is even more graceful
friend?
Fujii Itsuki felt that this "friend" seemed to have something different in him.

When Fujii Itsuki was looking at her teardrop mole, Matsumae Shinchun seemed to sense something and glanced out the window.

Their eyes met, and for a brief moment, the girl dodged and looked away. Then she seemed to feel that this was inappropriate, so she closed her eyes and politely nodded to herself outside the window.
It seems like a smile, but the peach blossoms in my heart seem to be blooming all over the mountain ridges.

Matsumae Shinharu continued to practice with full concentration.

Fujii Itsuki calmed down.

I just now inexplicably wanted to be alone with her.

*
At around seven o'clock, Fujii Itsuki bought vegetables for the next two days at the supermarket and returned to Jiuhua's house.

Jiuhuayue was still practicing the trumpet at home at this time.

When she saw Fujii Itsuki coming back, she took small steps forward to greet him.

"This is the food I bought. Jiuhua, you can make it yourself tonight. Don't worry about me. I need to go out for a while."

"Go out?" Jiu Huayue frowned, "Uncle, where are you going so late?"

"The Matsumae family next door."

Jiu Huayue was a little worried. What if the uncle didn’t tell her the truth?
But when he answered like this, the girl was relieved:
"I also need to go."

"You're going? What are you going to do? Didn't you and Matsumae have a fight? You've been mad at her the whole time."

"I'm worried about you. I'm mad at her, that's another matter." "That's even weirder. How can you be worried about me? I'm not going to some weird place."

"Going to your female student's house! Isn't that weird?"

Fujii Itsuki asked back, "Jiuhua, isn't your home the same?"

"I--" Jiu Huayue was speechless for a moment, "My family is different. Uncle and I knew each other before."

"The same goes for me and Matsumae. We knew each other before. I worked part-time as a tutor in the Matsumae family."

"Uncle, have you ever been her tutor?!"

"Is there any need to be so surprised?" Fujii Itsuki looked strange.

Jiuhuayue pouted and said, "I just want to go."

Xiao Jiuhua is so willful
Could it be that he really treats me as his father and is acting like a spoiled child?

"Is it not possible not to go?"

"No." Jiu Huayue said in a small voice and reached out to pull the corner of his clothes.

"."

Fujii Itsuki had no idea what to do with a girl who was acting like a spoiled child, so he had to call Matsumae Shinharu for help.

Two minutes later, he hung up the phone and walked back.

Jiuhuayue: "How is it?"

"Matsumae agreed."

"That's good."

Jiuhuayue took the ingredients he bought, put them back, and walked towards the Songqian family with him.

"Jiuka, can you tell me about you and Matsumae? The Kasuga Shadow you played that day, you said it was for an important person. Who was it for?"

Jiu Huayue looked at him: "For my future good friend."

"Then it's not for Songqian?"

"no."

"Aren't you childhood sweethearts?"

"That was a long time ago. I was indeed angry with her. Now, it's not because of Matsumae Shinchun's problem that I ignore her."

Fujii Itsuki could see that Jiuhuayue did not blame Matsumae Shinchun.

This proves that it is not Matsumae Shinharu's own problem.

"Matsumae really wants to be friends with you, Jiuhua, again. She's been looking forward to your return."

Jiuhuayue shook her head, "Anyway, I can't get too close to Matsumae. To me, Xinchun and I are just ordinary classmates now, because she did make me angry before, and I broke up with her."

"Can you tell me the reason?"

"I'll tell you the reason, and then you can tell Matsumae-san, right? I'm not that stupid! Anyway, I can't get too close to Kokoharu right now. Instead of letting her still think about the past, I might as well pretend that I hate her. That's better, isn't it?"

"." Fujii Itsuki really couldn't refute it.

The relationship between the two is really weird.
Arriving at the door of a rented house in Matsumae, Fujii Itsuki rang the doorbell.

The moment Matsumae Shinchun opened the door with a smile, Fujii Itsuki suddenly felt Jiuhuayue reaching out to hug his left arm and leaning towards him.

Matsumae Shinharu's smile froze, and Fujii Itsuki's gaze shifted to the left.

What is this doing?
"Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Matsumae. As a neighbor, I am deeply sorry that I did not visit you when you moved a few days ago!"

Even though I know Jiu Huayue was acting when she said this, it's still too hurtful!

Fujii Itsuki could clearly feel that Matsumae Shinchun went limp in a moment.

She was sad, but also very strong.

Matsumae Shinchun smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't care about these things. I should be happy that Xiaoyue can come to have dinner with Teacher Fujii. Please come in."

Matsumae Shinharu is going to prepare a large table of dishes, but they are not ready yet.

When asked what kind of food she liked, Fujii Itsuki just casually answered Western food. She wanted to eat American food, but she didn't expect Matsumae to actually cook it.

"Mini lobster rolls, fried pickles, bacon-wrapped peppers, mini bagel pizzas, sweet and spicy grilled chicken wings, and seared steak. That's about it."

That’s too much, okay!

Fujii Juto felt a little sorry for Matsumae. He just said it casually, but she was so thoughtful.

She originally wanted to make it for herself, but Jiuhuayue intervened.

Fujii Shu glanced at the snow fox, Lord Bai Hua, who was sleeping with his tail curled up on the coffee table, and asked Jiu Hua Yue who was sitting beside him:

"Why did you hug my arm just now?"

"Demonstration." Jiuhuayue also cared about the big fox.

"Demonstration?"

"If I don't demonstrate and make my position clear, I will be the one who suffers in the future."

".? Jiuhua, what are you talking about?"

"Xinchun and I are childhood sweethearts. I understand her better than you do. She is very good at stealing other people's things. Don't be fooled by her appearance, which makes people feel distressed and think that she is easy to bully. In fact, before you know it, your most beloved things are gone!"

"You mean me?"

"otherwise?"

"Please, let's not talk about the fact that we are just friends. Even if that's the case, what's the harm in having Matsumae as our good friend?"

"Xinchun will take everything!"

To die.

Fujii Itsuki almost couldn't help rolling his eyes.

What a nice girl Matsumae is, well-educated, polite, gentle and considerate.

I never had so many little thoughts, I was very simple.

Xiao Jiuhua, why are you so superstitious?

Now Fujii Itsuki only cares about whether Matsumae is hurt. The moment she was alienated by her good friend, the girl must have started to feel sad.

Fujii Itsuki hates to see girls sad.

Xiao Jiuhua really went too far. It turns out that she is still angry with Song Qian. It must be something that happened in the past.

There was a variety show on TV.

Fujii Itsuki couldn't sit still.

"I'll go help Songqian."

".You, you sit down."

"Are you going then?"

Jiu Huayue knew that she couldn't persuade Fujii Itsuki, "I'll go if I want to."

"I'd better go."

Fujii Itsuki suddenly felt that Jiuhuayue would definitely hurt Matsumae Shinchun's heart.

After saying that, he didn't give Jiu Huayue a chance to speak. He stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

"You! Don't leave!"

Jiuhuayue couldn't persuade him to stop.

What is this called?
Jiu Huayue looked at his back as he left decisively, feeling very disappointed.
In fact, Xinchun had felt something was wrong since she moved to this street. Xinchun's thoughts were not that simple.

This morning, Xinchun specially invited the uncle to her house for dinner alone, and Jiuhuayue also felt the same way.

What is Xinchun's purpose?
Her sixth sense told her that Xinchun would always snatch the uncle away.

But it seems that it is not the case.

Because Matsumae Shinharu and the uncle were only in a teacher-student relationship, unlike herself. She and him had the same hobbies, and they had taken care of each other when each was sick.

So, actually, Matsumae approached the uncle just to get closer to me?
In fact, she deliberately used the uncle to lead me to her house?
Matsumae Shinharu, do you still want to reconcile with yourself?
Or maybe, Matsumae Shinchun was actually taking revenge on herself. She wanted to snatch the uncle away from her and make her regret not making peace with him? !
Because I really don't miss our past friendship.
While thinking, Jiuhuayue suddenly caught a glimpse of the snow fox on the coffee table.

The furry fox wags its huge tail, and its pretty and cute short round face looks harmless.

But it narrowed its eyes a little and looked straight at Jiuhuayue.

Jiuhuayue was very scared.

(End of this chapter)