Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 113

Before Mayumi left, Natsuki handed the gift into her hands.

"Gift? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Didn't I go on a school trip last week? This is the gift I brought from Tokyo. If you don't mind it, just accept it."

Xia Zhi made an explanation.Mayumi was still confused.

"So why do you want to give me a gift?"

"Because Mayumi, you are both my colleague and the junior of an acquaintance, so it's okay to give you a gift?"

He was the only employee in the entire coffee shop, but from this point of view, Xia Zhi also had a reason to give gifts.What's more, Mayumi is also the psychotic junior of the woman next to her. The two levels of relationship together make it necessary to give a gift.

"But why didn't you give it to Tachibana-senpai instead of giving it to me?"

"Tachibana Aya? She ran to my house to get it last night. Thanks to her, I'm exhausted today."

"..."

Maeda Mayumi was silent, and then silently accepted the gift.

"Although it's not an expensive gift, there are some small parts inside, so if you want to open it, it's better to go back and open it again."

Xia Zhi explained.

"Xia Zhi, it's time to eat!"

In front of the counter, Tachibana Aya waved to Natsuki.

"Then, I excuse myself first."

Natsuki said goodbye to Mayumi, who put the gift box into her schoolbag and turned to leave.

After dinner, the store manager was about to go home, so Xia Zhi handed him the gift box.

"This is a small gift for Xiaoyao."

If you say that, the store manager will not refuse, and he sent the gift easily.

I worked the night shift until after eight o'clock, and the day's business was finally over.

Natsuki dragged Tachibana Aya back.

The mentally ill boy still wanted to play in Xia Zhi's apartment. After being dragged into the elevator by Xia Zhi and pushed upstairs, he finally didn't show up again, and Xia Zhi finally returned to the apartment.

Returning to the empty apartment made him feel relaxed, and the fatigue accumulated throughout the day slowly awakened in his body. While he was still awake, Xia Zhi planned to take a bath first and then rest.

When he entered the bathroom, the first thing he saw was a face with no characteristics at all, it was his own face that he was used to.Sure enough, it was still as normal as ever, which made me feel a little more at ease.The only difference from before is that the hair is slightly longer.Because Japan does not have strict requirements for hairstyles and the like, Xia Zhi has become lax in the management of his own image.

Turning the switch, hot water spurted out from the shower head. From head to toe, the whole body was wrapped in the comfortable water flow. He took a long breath, and his expressionless face became softer.

However, his hair, which had completely collapsed due to exposure to water, also became flat and covered his eyes.She pushed her hair back as before, and her ordinary face became feminine, but Xia Zhi didn't care.After cleaning his body, he wiped off the water and put on the clothes he wore in the apartment.

The weather was still relatively hot, and Xia Zhi didn't want to use a hair dryer. Instead, he used a towel to dry the water as much as possible. Although there was still some moisture left, it would only dry out in a few minutes.

After taking a bath, Xia Zhi walked into the bedroom, sat on the bed, and stared at the dark night outside the window in a daze.

The mobile phone is charging on the table, and I can't play any computer games in a half-dream and half-awake state, and naturally I can't read any novels, and all I can do is stare blankly.

In fact, it's good to be in a daze. You don't have to think about anything and empty your mind. It's actually a way to relax.And the time-killing effect is first-rate, which is especially suitable for salted fish to spend a meaningful time.

The slightly opened window allowed the summer night wind to seep in. The just right wind echoed in the bedroom, arousing the sleepiness in Xia Zhi's heart.I touched my hair and found it was almost dry.Although it was only around ten o'clock, Xia Zhi, who was feeling sleepy, just wanted to sleep.Lying on the bed, Xia Zhi took a deep breath and closed his eyes, preparing to sleep.

However, untimely vibrations and sounds disturbed his sleep.Xia Zhi opened his eyes, with a little impatience in his eyes.This is already very friendly. If he was a bad-tempered person, he would probably be scolded, right?It is the privilege only teachers and bosses have to disturb a person when he wants to sleep the most. However, if it is at night, even the teacher does not have this right.As for the boss...it all depends on whether your boss is kind enough.

Xia Zhi took the phone in his hand and the charging cable was still connected. He thought there shouldn't be anything important to say at this late hour, right?Then when I looked at the screen of my phone, I lost all sleep in an instant.

The caller——Xia Meng.

Why did Xiaomeng call at this time?Is there something important?
Xia Zhi couldn't understand, so he sat up from the bed and took off the charging cable.It is actually quite dangerous to make a phone call while charging. It is better to avoid doing this as much as possible. Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

Xia Zhi answered the phone: "Hello?"

"You're actually here. If you haven't answered the phone for so long, I thought you were doing something else."

My sister's voice was clearly transmitted through the phone. Although there was a slight change in voice after being transmitted through the mobile phone, my sister's voice was still light and sweet.

"No, because I'm getting ready to go to bed."

Xia Zhi told the truth.

"It's so rare. It's only... nine o'clock now, but Japan is the East Nine District, so it's ten o'clock... It's only around ten o'clock and you're going to bed now? It's not like your style at all."

"Well, a lot of things happened today, I'm a little tired..."

Although technically it started last night, there is no need to go into detail.Otherwise, my sister will be in trouble if she gets to the bottom of it.And if he went into too much detail, Xia Zhi had a hunch that he would definitely die miserably.

"A lot happened? I'm a little interested, but forget it."

He should have escaped, Xia Zhi thought.

"However, I called you so late today. In addition to my mother's request for me to call and say hello, she also wanted me to ask you about the newly sent photos."

Well, the reason why Xiaomeng took the initiative to call is already very clear.If it weren't for her mother's request, Xiao Meng probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to call herself.However, if you have anything to do, just call me and ask me. Why do you have to ask Xiaomeng to call?Isn't this a waste of her time?
"Next time, if mom has any questions to ask, just ask her to call me directly. There's no need for you to call here, right?"

In this case, it should be able to alleviate Xiaomeng's dissatisfaction a little and solve this problem at the same time.Don't let her have too much contact with people she doesn't like, which will affect her mood.

"...Do you mean to dislike me?"

The other party's voice sounded a little angry. Xia Zhi didn't know how she understood it, but now she had to apologize first.

"No, no, no, don't get me wrong. I just think that if mom wants to ask me, just ask her to call me. There is no need to trouble you to call me. You have something to do, right?"

For example, studying, etc., this is a big deal, not comparable to the trivial matters on Xia Zhi's side.

"Hmph. How much time can be wasted just making a phone call? Do you think I'm annoying?"

"Absolutely not! Absolutely not!"

Xia Zhi's desire to survive stimulated his actions, and he denied what Xia Meng said extremely firmly.

"……never mind."

Only then did the other party's voice come over faintly.

"Tell me, what are those photos?"

"I went on a school trip last week. You should know about the school trip. Our school is a bit strange. The first school trip was in the second semester of the second year of high school. For various reasons, it ended up being within Tokyo. Free activities, those photos were taken by me at that time. And I also bought gifts for you and your parents, postcards and drift bottles."

"Sigh... What I want to ask is that there is no shadow of yourself in the photo. This is what Mom wants to see."

Xia Zhi was stunned when he heard this.These photos were all taken by himself, and Xia Zhi didn't have the habit of taking selfies, so all the photos he took were of course landscape photos, so he didn't take pictures of himself.

"……Next time I will pay attention."

"It's good to know."

After speaking, both sides were silent for a while.Just when Xia Zhi was about to say something, Xia Meng's voice came from the phone again.

"I have a question for you."

"Well, you can ask."

"Why are you going to Japan?"

"..."

Yes, why go to Japan?

Because of anime or manga?Because studying here is not so tiring?Because once you come to Japan, you can live alone and do whatever you want?This is indeed the case, Xia Zhi did think of these issues when he first considered it.But is this the most fundamental reason?No, of course not.

The most fundamental reason is just because his sister actually hates him, it's that simple.

"I don't want you to be my brother! I won't admit that you are my brother!"

If it is so simple and easy to understand, no more explanation is needed.

Xia Meng is a very, very, very good person, there is no doubt about this.And such an outstanding person will surely stand on a more dazzling stage in the future. As an ordinary person and an ineffective brother, what can Xia Zhi do?The answer is, leave.

If you hate something, let it disappear from sight.Since Xia Meng hates me, then I just need to disappear from Xia Meng's eyes like these things.

The so-called out of sight, out of mind.

So after finishing his freshman year of high school, Xia Zhi came to Japan immediately, and he had already made plans not to go back for a long time.After all, nothing is as important as Xia Meng's future.

"Well, I came here because I wanted to take a look."

Although this is not the case, Xia Zhi is not ready to tell the truth, which is pretty good now.

"Really...then you should take a look first. Let's talk about it later."

Let’s talk about it later… What does it mean?
Forget it, it's useless to think about it now.

After Xia Zhi and Xia Meng said good night, the other party hung up the phone.Xia Zhi, who was already very sleepy, suddenly couldn't sleep for some reason.

(End of this chapter)