Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 233 Youth
Without an alarm clock to disturb her, Hongzi slept until after eight o'clock in the morning before waking up naturally.

The curtains were half drawn, she looked out of the bright window, and stared at the ceiling for a while.

The first summer vacation in high school is the beginning.

It seems that there is nothing special about it.

After lying down for a while, Hongzi got up and went downstairs.Mom was preparing breakfast in the kitchen when Shiba Inu Alps trotted over from the door and fell to her feet.

"Have you gotten up yet? Breakfast is almost ready. Go wash up first."

"Yes~"

Hongzi responded, but he lay down on the sofa.Alps also climbed up and lay on the other side.

"Good morning, Alps..."

She hugged the Shiba Inu, stroked the soft fur with her palm, and pinched its ears.

"Mom—I'm going to take Alps out for a walk later."

"Are you going to see Soya-kun again?"

"...I'll stop by there for a while."

Mrs. Yoshikawa poked her head out from the kitchen, "Hasn't Soya-kun already rejected Hongzi?"

Hongzi moved forward, lying on the back of Shiba Inu's neck, "That's right..."

"Can we still be ordinary friends now?"

"more or less."

After looking at her daughter for a while, she turned and went back to the kitchen, and the voice came out.

"Mr. Soya has already made a decision. Even if Hongzi is cute, she will be hated if she keeps stalking her."

"I know."

"Really, does Hongzi have something else to hide from me?"

"……No."

"Hesitating."

"..."

"Go wash up and come over for breakfast."

"Yes……"

When Hongzi sat down at the dining table again, her mother looked at her nose and her heart, but said nothing.

After breakfast, she went back to her room and changed her clothes, then picked up the bag she packed last night and went out.

pat.

The door of the room was closed, and Alps was left inside the door. He turned around with his tongue out again, and looked at the speechless Mrs. Yoshikawa.

After a while, the door opened again.

"forgotten……"

Hongzi glanced at her mother quickly, and called Shiba Inu again, "Alps, come here, let's go for a walk."

"—If you don't have time to play with Alps, let him stay at home." Mrs. Yoshikawa folded her arms, "Hongzi can do what she wants to do with all her heart, until the moment she gives up completely."

"Mother……"

Although it is destined to be injured, it is not entirely a bad thing - under the care of her parents and sister, the youngest daughter who has grown up to this day has encountered too few setbacks;
For children who are smart and outstanding and rarely encounter setbacks, their self-confidence often turns into conceit, and they are more stubborn than ordinary people. Hongzi is almost a typical example.

Even in matters like love.

Thankfully, the boy to whom the youngest daughter is attached is very reliable—perhaps this is one of the reasons she refuses to let go—he will not let her stray too far from the right path.

Go hit a wall and get hurt, before it's too early.

"This is called 'youth'. My mother also came from this age."

Mrs. Yoshikawa looked at Hongzi, "But remember that enough is enough, and don't make things too ugly... Soya-kun is also very hard."

"...I see."

In the end, Alpine was left at home.

Coming to the quiet old house of Tongye, Hongzi saw Akane Tongye at the edge of the living room.The latter raised his head and stared at the Tanabata short book that was drenched in the rain among the bamboo leaves.

"Good morning, Sissy."

She turned her head, "Hongzi is here, good morning."

"What about Soya, haven't you woke up yet?"

"I got up early. Thanks to him, I was able to have breakfast on time on the first morning of summer vacation..." Kirino Akane yawned, "Now, he has already gone out."

"Eh……"

"I went to the shrine."

"..."

Hongzi pouted, "It's too early."

"that is."

She was only depressed for a while, then lifted the bag in her hand, "I brought over the horror movies that Dad collected."

"There are so many, I feel like I can't finish reading them in a week."

"This is only the part he is willing to borrow. There are still many at home... Shall I watch it now?"

"Uh-huh."

Kirino Akane took the bag and walked towards the TV.

"There's nothing else to do anyway."

It was past nine o'clock in the morning, and the sun had not yet risen to the highest point of the zenith. The slanted sunlight could not penetrate the dense forests on both sides of the long staircase, and there was still shade underneath.

Looking up at the end of the stairs in front of him, Soya was still sweating a little.

Continuing to climb upwards, there is still some stagnant water at the corners.It rained heavily last night, but the time was much later than the evening forecast by the Meteorological Agency.

Yinqin rained last night and had another cool day.

Thanks to the belated rain, the temperature has dropped this morning.

Climbing to the top of the steps, the shrine on the mountainside is half-covered in the sun, and there are some worshipers scattered among the three simple and solemn halls.

In front of the Palace of God, the young maiden was not busy at this time, and immediately noticed him.

"Songya-san..."

"Good morning." Soya stopped in front of her, "I'm here to help."

"Well, thank you."

Kyoko nodded, and took a small step to the side, allowing him to stand in.

The sun is bright, shining on the flat flagstone floor of the atrium.A little water in the shallow ravines has long been completely dried up without leaving any traces.The worshipers come and go on it, wandering between the three main halls.

"There are quite a lot of people who came to pay homage today."

"Because it's cooler in the morning."

Jingzi looked at him, "And it's raining."

"busy."

Apart from Kyoko, there is only one maiden standing in front of the Moon Palace in Fuyun Shrine right now, and Mayuri Hanai who is chatting with the elderly grandmother.

"I'm too busy right now..."

That is to say, there is nothing here that needs his help for the time being, but it may become busy at any time, so it is best not to leave her side.

Soya smiled, then looked at the social affairs office, "Did Yuzi not come here today?"

"Yeah." Kyoko nodded, "Tamako is still taking the exam at school."

"Aren't the primary school students on vacation yet?"

"Today is the last day of final exams..."

As she spoke, her voice gradually lowered, then raised again.

"Hello, what's the problem?"

Standing outside was a middle-aged woman with a hesitant look on her face. She had been wandering around the shrine for a while before Soya arrived.

Being greeted by Kyoko, she moved closer.

"Excuse me, do you have any free priests in your company?"

Kyoko was startled for a moment, glanced at Soya next to him, and didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "What do you need from the priest?"

The middle-aged woman also looked at Zong Gu, and his too young appearance made her a little suspicious.

"I want to discuss something with the priest..."

"The company's social affairs are all up to me."

Jingzi looked calm, "If there is anything, you can tell me directly."

The middle-aged woman looked at her, thinking that she had wasted a lot of time here, so she opened her mouth.

"Is such that……

At the end of last year, my husband bought a piece of land here and planned to build a new house on it.

Now, other things are almost ready, before starting the construction, I would like to invite the priests of the shrine to hold a 'ground town festival' and say hello to the gods living underground..."

She paused, then continued.

"My husband and I are both from Nagahama, so we are not very familiar with this place. This matter was originally entrusted to people from the construction company. But I only found out yesterday that the priests of the shrine were invited to hold the 'dizhen festival' The cost is actually [-] yen... A lot of money has already been spent to buy that piece of land, and there are also big expenses in other places..."

The middle-aged woman raised her eyes and didn't speak too bluntly, but Kyoko already understood what she meant.

"Please don't agree."

"what……"

"The cost of holding the 'Dizhen Festival' ceremony at the shrine is not fixed, but in the Kinki area, the cost is usually between [-] and [-] yen. The cost of [-] yen is completely a lion's mouth."

The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up immediately, "Is [-] to [-] yen enough?"

Kyoko nodded, "Yes."

She looked at Soya again, "Then can I ask the priest of your company to hold the ceremony?"

She was full of expectations, and Kyoko spoke clearly and logically. Soya thought this was a common business of the shrine, so he nodded subconsciously.

"Thank you so much."

"..."

Kyoko gave him a quick look.

Soya was startled, and she looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her again.

"Please leave your time and address."

"If it's convenient for the priest of your company, it's best to go there this afternoon. As for the address, it's at..."

The middle-aged woman lowered her head and turned over the bag she was carrying with her, and took out a small notebook from it, "It's in this place... I'd better write it down."

"Ok."

She turned to the blank page at the back and copied the address she hadn't fully remembered.

Taking advantage of this gap, Kyoko looked at Zongya again, preparing to explain to him in detail after seeing off the unexpected client.

Zong Gu misunderstood what she meant, and suddenly leaned forward and pressed it against her ear.

"Can't you take it?"

"..."

His ears were itchy from his breath, Kyoko shrank her neck, and grabbed his arm when he was about to distance herself.

"Fuyun Shrine has no other priests..."

She leaned closer, and the hot breath blew, and Soya immediately felt the same feeling.

"Soya-san can only preside over the ceremony."

(End of this chapter)