Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 349 346. Shadow of the Christmas Tree (1)

It was a new day again. After saying goodbye to Xiaojing at the station, Jiuzhou Cheng took the tram to school.

"Christmas is coming, what are your holiday plans?"

"Is it a Christmas reunion with family, a hug with a lover, or a lonely Christmas alone?"

"But no matter what, Radio Megillah will be with you! Enjoy the upcoming holidays and look forward to the future!"

The radio was playing in the tram, and the carriage signs were covered with Christmas-related advertisements.

Jiuzhou Cheng glanced at the calendar on his phone. Today was December 12th, and there were only five days left until Christmas.

By the way, I was called to a banquet by the Qing Palace police four days ago.

Although it is a Western holiday, Christmas is very popular in Wano Country and has caught up with local traditional festivals.

The air in Tokyo at the end of December was very cold. All the trees on the street had withered, leaving only bare trunks and branches. It had snowed a little last night, and this morning the streets were covered with a thin layer of white frost.

When I arrived at school, my classmates were indeed discussing the topic of Christmas.

Someone is going to confess to someone else on Christmas Day, a couple is going to go somewhere for a Christmas date, a small group is going to hold a Christmas party
"Hey, Kyushu-san!"

When he arrived at the classroom, the first person to greet him was still Suzuki Yuhito.

"Good morning." Jiuzhou Cheng said, opening his schoolbag and looking for his homework book.

"Kyushu-san, what are your plans for Christmas?" Sure enough, Suzuki Yuhito was also talking about this topic.

"There are no plans for now, and I haven't considered this issue." Jiuzhou Cheng replied.

He had no interest in Christmas, or rather, he never did anything meaningful on Christmas.

"Chen Jiuzhou" never celebrates sunset festivals like Christmas; and "Jiuzhou Cheng" is even worse off, as he either goes to work or stays alone at home on Christmas.

"Oh~ This is so boring!" Suzuki Yujin said regretfully: "I thought you would have some plans!"

"I'm not someone who wants to join in the fun. I really haven't thought about this question." Jiuzhou Cheng scratched his head and smiled helplessly:
"Compared to this, starting from tomorrow there will be three consecutive days of final exams. Are you ready?"

The final exams of Xiu Jin College are usually scheduled from December 12st to 21rd, so that students can enjoy Christmas Eve with peace of mind.

"Oh~ Speaking of this." Suzuki Yujin suddenly smiled smugly: "Let me tell you, Kyushu-san, my academic ability has improved by leaps and bounds. I don't have to worry about passing the exam at all! There's nothing to be afraid of with just a final exam!"

"You just don't have to worry about passing the exam, what's there to be proud of?" Tang Zegui came over from behind and complained in a sinister tone: "But since you got involved with that light music director, I feel a little more relaxed here~"

"What do you mean by mixed up? Don't say anything nonsense!" Suzuki Yujin said in a panic, "She and I are just classmates now. Don't... don't say anything nonsense. What if it makes her feel troubled?!"

"Oh, yes, yes, we are friends. I will be careful next time." Tang Zeguijiang raised his hands and said jokingly, "I say, this Christmas, you should launch a general attack on her, right? Our love strategist~?"

"I, I said we are"

"By the way, where's Takatsuki?" Kyushu Makoto asked, "Hasn't he come to school yet?"

"Have you forgotten? He is now the ACE of the Xiujin Baseball Team! The super ace!" Tang Zegui patted Jiuzhou Cheng on the shoulder and reminded him:

"Right now, he should be doing morning exercises with the baseball team. He's probably running in the playground in his summer sportswear, shouting 'Come on, Xiu Jin!'"

"If you imitate me like this again, I will beat you to death immediately." At this time, Takatsuki Genji returned to the classroom, and it seemed that he had just taken a shower in the school's public bathroom.

"Ah! I'm sorry!" Tang Zeguijiang was so scared that he quickly hid behind Kyushu Makoto.

"Don't scare him, Takatsuki-san." Kyushu Makoto reminded him, and then looked at him with approval: "I see that you have been training very hard recently, that's great."

"If you don't work harder, you won't be able to make it to Koshien next year." Takatsuki Genji wiped his forehead with a towel: "Right?"

"Well, keep working hard. I look forward to your results." Jiuzhou Cheng smiled with satisfaction:
"If you can make it to Koshien, I will definitely come to cheer you on."

"Oh, it's a deal." Takatsuki Genji's eyes were much firmer. "By the way, is Takatsuki-san's study okay?" Kyushu Makoto asked again, "How are you preparing for tomorrow's final exam?"

"Don't worry, the baseball club has set up a cram school for us, so we should be fine for tomorrow's exam." Takatsuki Genji said, "No one wants a starting player to be forced to leave the club because of failing the exam."

"That's very thoughtful. That's good." Jiuzhou Cheng felt relieved.

Time soon came to noon, and Jiuzhou Cheng and others went to the rooftop to have lunch as usual.

"I haven't thought about Christmas plans yet~" Mizuhashi Eiji put down her lunch box, thought for a moment in embarrassment, and looked at Kyushu Makoto:
"Senior, what are your plans?"

"Yes, I'm also curious about what Kyushu-kun is planning." Yagawa Sakifumi also came over.

"I didn't have any plans at first." Jiuzhou Cheng took out his cell phone and showed everyone a text message: "But I suddenly had one just now."

"The owner of the coffee shop I've been working at contacted me during my lunch break and asked me to help out at the main store on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. He said they were short of staff on those two days and he could pay me triple my salary."

Hearing this, the eyes of the two girls dimmed at the same time.

"Triple salary. Very tempting." Suzuki Yujin was surprised and said, "But that's true. After all, it's an important holiday and overtime work. Most people don't want to do it."

"Isn't this just right for Kyushu-san~" Tang Ze Guijiang shrugged and congratulated, "He doesn't have any holiday plans anyway, and he doesn't need to celebrate with his family - woo - woo!"

Tang Ze's mouth was covered by Suzuki Yujin in time.

"It's okay, you heard it wrongly~" Suzuki Yujin smiled and changed the subject: "Kyushu-san is really having a hard time~"

"It's not that bad, mainly because I really don't have any interest in Christmas." Jiuzhou Cheng curled his lips in a nonchalant manner: "But working in the store is also a way to experience the festive atmosphere."

"Haha~ That makes sense~" Suzuki Yuhito laughed.

The next three days will be the thrilling final exam. Compared to the final exam in the summer, everyone is well prepared this time and does not need to rely on cramming.

"Yoshi! It ended perfectly! I am truly a genius!"

As soon as the bell rang for the third day of the exam, Suzuki Yuhito stretched and cheered, looking very confident about his results.

The other students also breathed a sigh of relief, and then started discussing Christmas tomorrow with their acquaintances at the tables in front and behind them.

After collecting the test papers, everyone went home from school.

There were several teachers holding loudspeakers at the school gate, calling on students to be safe during the holidays. Teacher Jiang Niao was among them.

Jiuzhou Cheng raised his hand to greet her, then followed the crowd to leave the school.

"Seriously, are you really planning to work a day tomorrow on Christmas Eve?" Suzuki Yujin asked Kyushu Makoto again.

"That's the plan. It should be very busy, but it will also be very interesting." Jiuzhou Cheng turned to look at him: "What about you? You must have a plan."

"I recently introduced the Samurai band to everyone in the light music club. We will go to their Christmas concert together tomorrow afternoon. Then, we should find a place to have dinner in the evening and wait for Christmas Eve."

"Ah, if we want to spend the night, how about we go to the coffee shop where Kyushu works part-time?" Tang Zegui suggested, "It will be more lively if there are more people!"

"Oh! What a good idea!" Suzuki Yujin said happily: "Let's do it!"

"I'll come too." Takatsuki Genji agreed, "There's nothing else to do anyway, so this is good."

"I want to come too!" Mizuhashi Eiji trotted over, probably having heard their conversation just now: "Senior, I'm sorry to bother you then!"

"Why bother you? Serving us is part of our job anyway~" Yachuan Sakifumi patted Kyushu Makoto's shoulder from behind and winked at him:

"See you tomorrow, Kyushu-kun~"

(End of this chapter)