tokyo soulful legend

Chapter 177: Can you ask your neighbor for help?
When the bright red sunset glows all over the sky, the time will come to the evening.

Baiyuan's house, in the living room.

Sitting on the couch, Bai Yuanchuan picked up the remote control of the TV, turned down the sound of the TV, then turned his eyebrows away, and his eyes fell on his daughter's side face.

"... Shiori."

There was a moment of silence, so Bai Yuanchuan took the initiative to break the silence between the two.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Hearing this, Bai Yuan Shizhi turned his head and looked at his father with some confusion.

"That's it..." Bai Yuanchuan considered his words. This resolute president in the shopping mall could only show his soft side when facing his daughter, "About you moving to Mr. Thrush Cheng's house Side things..."

He paused, and finally said that sentence, "Could it be so inappropriate?"

As a father, he didn't want his daughter to spend the night at someone else's house, since he already had a room in his own house, so why move out?
What's more, the father and daughter get along very well and have never had any conflicts.

In terms of emotion and reason, my daughter's choice is not a good choice.

"Sister Rina agreed." Bai Yuan Shizhi turned his eyes slightly, looked at his father thoughtfully, thought for a while, and explained, "And Sister Rina is a person who is quite afraid of loneliness. Take her In other words, if someone can accompany her, her mood will be much better every day."

Her implication is that she will not cause trouble for Rina Tsugumi, on the contrary, because of her arrival, Rina Tsugumi's daily life will become more interesting.

"That's not what I mean." Bai Yuanchuan sighed, showing embarrassment, "I don't think it's necessary to move out."

He knows that children will leave their parents one day, and he has always been mentally prepared for it, but he never thought, and never thought, that this day will come now.

"..." Bai Yuan Shizhi was silent for a moment, lowered his eyebrows, and said in a calm voice, "But I think so."

This time, it was Bai Yuanchuan's turn not knowing how to respond.

From the past to the present, as long as it is not a matter of principle, his way of educating his daughter has always been to respect her personal choices. This is why the relationship between Shiori and him has always been so good.

"Or..." Bai Yuan Shizhi raised his eyebrows, and when the subject changed, those beautiful eyes that seemed to be like a stream of clear springs were rippling, "Dad, are you going to go back on your word?"

Knowing a daughter is like a father, and vice versa.

She understands her father and knows better what kind of words can make him stop trying to dissuade her.

"How is that possible?" Just as Bai Yuan Shizhi expected, Bai Yuanchuan immediately shook his head, "When did Dad ever go back on what he promised you?"

"So, dad, don't try to persuade me." Bai Yuan Shizhi blinked, "And, mom also agreed, didn't she?"

Therefore, silence is Cambridge tonight.

Ugh.

Bai Yuanchuan sighed, shook his head, then stopped worrying about this, and turned his attention to the TV in front of him.

Now that the words have come to this point, it's hard for him to say anything more.

Just like what his daughter said, he has already promised her. As a person who keeps his promise, he has no room for regret.

Maybe it really has to be like what my wife said, think in a good direction, and think of it as adapting to Shiori in advance and going to university.

However, if you really want him to ask nothing, he really can't do it.

After coughing slightly, Bai Yuanchuan started talking again, "How long do you plan to move?"

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it will take some time to pack things." Baiyuan Shizhi thought for a while and added, "Most likely the day after tomorrow."

She has a lot of clothes to pack this time, and she is also ready for a long-term 'struggle'.

"Then let's go to your favorite restaurant for a meal tomorrow?" Bai Yuanchuan turned his head and his eyes fell on his daughter's face, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, "Just think of it. Practiced.”

"Dad said this as if I would never come back once I left."

Bai Yuan Shizhi rolled her beautiful eyes.

"Maybe, after all, this is a rare time for you to leave home for a long time."

Bai Yuanchuan smiled with relief, but his eyes were full of sadness.

"I will come back one day on Saturday and Sunday." Bai Yuan Shizhi looked at his father helplessly, "Is this the head office?"

"This is the best." Bai Yuanchuan nodded, patted his trouser legs, and then stood up, "Let's go out for dinner, what do you want to eat?"

"Kaiseki cuisine?"

Bai Yuan Shizhi turned his head and threw out an answer.

"Hmm... Maybe you have to queue up."

Bai Yuanchuan glanced at his daughter and reminded the girl.

"I'm not very hungry now."

She meant to wait.

"Okay, then let's go."

The two left the house one after the other.

*
At the same time, in the private room of the izakaya that Rina Tsugumi frequented.

ha~
Rina Toshima picked up the beer glass in front of her and took a big sip, making a sound of relief.

Hoshino Ai, who was sitting opposite her, held a slightly cold beer mug in both hands, and looked at his best friend thoughtfully, "Are you...?"

For a moment, she couldn't figure out what happened to Makoto Makoto Rina.

The other party has also quit drinking for a while. In the past, when she asked her to drink a few drinks, the rejection between her eyebrows and eyes was not fake, but today, before she asked her as usual, she had already raised her hand to ask for it.

"Some unpleasant things happened."

Rina Tsugumi put down the beer glass, pulled a piece of paper and wiped her mouth.

She hasn't touched alcohol for a long time, and it's been a long time since she had a drink, and she feels quite good.

"Unhappy things?" Hoshino Ai picked up the beer glass, took a sip, and guessed, "Break up?"

After the words fell, Rina Toshima had a strange expression for a moment, and then glared at this person angrily, "What are you thinking about? You haven't even started, how could it be over!?"

"I thought……"

Hoshino Ai shrugged, but did not finish speaking.

But she knew that the best friend in front of her should understand what she meant.

"You think I'm broken in love?"

Rina Tsugumi shook her head, put her hands behind her back, raised her head, and her eyes fell on the bright incandescent lamp.

The slightly dazzling light made her instinctively squint her eyes, and her thoughts gradually slowed down at this moment.

"So, tell me more about it?"

Hoshino Ai pursed her lips, and instead of answering, she threw out another question.

Seeing the appearance of Makoto Tsugumi Rina in front of her, she had already made up her mind that she would only drink such a cup, or half a cup, tonight.

Take what Makoto Makoto Rina once said, come out to the izakaya to get together, and at the end of the day, at least one of them must be sober.

It was Rina Toshima who sent her home before, but apparently she will be transferred here today.

"Tell me specifically?" Tsugumi Rina lowered her eyebrows and sighed, "I don't know where to start."

In the past, she would definitely tell her troubles to the best friend in front of her, but now, she has temporarily lost this ability.

"Then tell me about your neighbor." Hoshino Ai blinked, "Is this head office okay?"

If you don’t know how to talk about the bad things, let’s talk about the good things first.

"Him?" Tsugumi Rina thought for a moment, then shook her head, "There's nothing to say."

Her troubles didn't come from Bei Chuan Che, or even if she told Bei Chuan Che about his troubles, he couldn't do anything about it, even though he was far more mature than his peers and had a career that had already started .

"Then you don't think about drinking until you lose consciousness today, do you?" Hoshino Ai paused, and said a joke that was both true and false, "Let me declare first, I am only responsible for sending you home, not Take care of you after drinking."

"Thank you enough for taking me home."

Rina Toshima waved her hand, picked up the beer glass and took another sip.

After allowing the cold wine to swallow down her throat, Rina Tsugumi let out a long sigh, and found the state of talking about her troubles for a while, and talked about what happened to her.

She can understand that it is indeed time for her to start a family at this age, but she has never met the right person.

There is no way to get through a marriage by just making do with someone.

It wasn't just a day or two, it was a series of events that took place over the next several decades.

When she was in college, she once heard such a sentence from a psychology teacher - no matter how loving a couple is, after decades of getting along, there will be times when they want to 'strangle' each other viciously.

In order to prove its authenticity, their psychology teacher said that she herself is the best example.

She and her husband are a serious model couple. They are very tolerant of each other on weekdays. The couple still retains the habit of holding hands and strolling along the school paths in the evening. In the cafeteria, they can eat together if they can. When eating, if we can't eat together, another person will often bring her (him) food.

When they mentioned each other, whether it was the husband of the psychology teacher or the psychology teacher himself, the happy expressions on their faces were enough to make people enviable.

This is obvious to all students who have taken the psychology class taught by this teacher and have a walking habit.

But back to the original question, even two people who are so close will still get angry to the extreme.

By analogy, let alone just make do as a couple.

It was also from that time that she became firm in her thoughts.

Not to mention marrying for love, at least marry someone you can see right.

"So, your family has given you an ultimatum?"

After listening to Rina Toshima's story, Hoshino Ai raised his eyebrows, with more sympathy in his eyes.

Whether it's her or Rina Tsugumi, both of them can actually guess that such a day will come, it's just a question of how long it will take.

But as far as the moment is concerned, the fact that this came is too sudden, which makes people somewhat caught off guard.

"Yes."

Tsugumi Makoto Rina nodded, with a little more despair in her eyes.

She is well aware of her grandfather's temperament. Once that stubborn old man decides something, there will be no room for mediation.

"Find someone to fish in troubled waters?" Hoshino Ai pondered for a while, and came up with a bad idea, "Anyway, if you deal with it, you'll be fine."

"It's not that simple." Tsugumi Rina bit her lips lightly, "This time, they meant to rush to get married, not to mention my acting skills, you know it well, it's really a stranger's words, They can tell right away."

"This is difficult."

Hoshino Ai picked up the wine glass, glanced at Rina Toshiro, and the two touched each other.

After taking a sip each, Hoshino Ai silently looked at his best friend, waiting for the other's next words.

Since Tsugumi Rina has already said this, it proves that her complaints are not over yet.

As a best friend, even if I can't really help her, it's okay to be her confidant.

"Yeah, this is difficult." Rina Tsugumi picked up a skewer on the table, looking at the pork belly that was grilled just right, she turned her fingertips slightly, and the oily light gleamed under the light, "However, I still There is no way."

Hoshino Ai looked at her best friend, and then at the fact that there was still more than half of the beer in her cup. She thought about it and said, "Actually, there is a way."

"Like?"

Rina Tsugumi raised her eyebrows and met Hoshino Ai's eyes.

But there was no expectation in her voice.

"Since strangers are not good, then find someone you are familiar with." Hoshino Ai coughed lightly and blinked at his best friend, "For example, your neighbor."

This is the second time she mentioned this, and it is also a faint guess in her heart.

She could feel it, her duplicity friend had a slight liking for her 'neighbor'.

But due to some reasons, this good feeling was suppressed by her.

Hearing this, Tsugumi Makoto Rina's eyebrows lit up, and then quickly dimmed.

She shook her head, "That's not good."

In terms of Bei Chuanche's state, it would be impossible for others to help her. At most, they would think that he was a little young, but generally speaking, it was not a big problem.

However, regardless of whether Beichuan Che agreed or not, as far as she was concerned, she felt that it was inappropriate.

Of course, the most important thing is that she is afraid that she will not be able to control her emotions.

For some things, there are only zero and countless times.

Once some principles are crossed once, they will retreat endlessly.

"You can't speak so absolutely." Ai Hoshino pouted, and said quite sincerely, "I personally think that this is at least better than going home alone and forcibly accepting the blind date arranged by your family. .”

Living with a complete stranger, that kind of life, just thinking about it, she would suffocate.

Not to mention Rina Toshima, whose personality is similar to hers.

What she couldn't stand, Tsugumi Rina couldn't stand either.

Ugh.

After sighing, Rina Tsugumi shook her head, "Okay, don't talk about that, let's continue drinking."

"..."

Xing Yeai looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and answered in the affirmative.

"it is good."

　Two in one.

　　Thanks to Teacher Jun Che for the reward, and thanks to Ban Zhai, Gritting My Neighbor Totoro, skjhs2, 2429, SailorMoon, nextdoor3D, and Jun Chez for their monthly tickets. Your support is the driving force for my writing.

　　I have been writing this chapter for four hours. My current body temperature is 38.2°C and my head is dizzy. There may be typos. You can help me point them out. I will correct them when I see them.

　　Last night I had a headache and fainted. I woke up once in the middle of the night, 39.2. After taking antipyretics, I slept for three hours and woke up again. It was really uncomfortable.

　　I'll try to update as much as possible in the next few days.

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