1986, Create a Miss Tokyo Ichiban

Chapter 6 Ghost Festival Gifts

Zhang Yuxinzheng looked around carefully before placing his drawing on the desk.

The angle of the manuscript must also face the southwest, which is the direction of Hua's hometown.

There are some things that he doesn't want the timid Bai Xiang and Qin Yin to know.

For example, as long as his drawing is placed facing his hometown overnight, the entire drawing will inexplicably become more charming and beautiful, as if someone has corrected it for himself.

This is Zhang Yu Nobumasa’s little secret.

Men, some things that are too weird should be dealt with alone, and Bai Xiang and Qin Yin cannot be known about it.

Who said he was the only man in the family?

Nobumasa Haru can provide about 35 to 18 pages of manuscripts for "Shounen Jump" a week, and the weekly manuscript fee is only about 70 yen, which adds up to a monthly income of about [-] yen.

This salary level is already an upper-middle income in Germany.

This is much better than the couple's previous income.

According to the news from Ms. Takeuchi, since the third week, the number of letters from readers of "Detective Conbei" has been increasing, and most of them are positive.

As long as the critical acclaim continues to improve, the possibility of releasing a single volume will also increase.

Issuing single volumes is how cartoonists make money. For many cartoonists, the daily royalties cannot even sustain their basic living.

If you can publish a hot-selling stand-alone comic, the cartoonist can make money from each comic sold.

In that case, Zhang Yu's family will be able to live a wealthy life just around the corner.

Since the editorial department said that there was a possibility of publishing a single book, Bai Xiang's mother did not go out to find a job. Instead, she took care of the housework at home and took care of Zhang Yuxinzheng who was devoted to "creation".

As for Kotone, she still gets up disciplined every day (Sayuri:?).

Every morning she runs, raises her legs, and then has biological observation classes and chemical experiment classes by the creek. After doing these, she will go home and secretly learn some painting skills from her parents.

After all, in the next semester, if she still wants the art teacher to continue to be her protection, she must improve her painting skills.

In addition to learning painting, she also took Sayuri to learn Go together.

The location is Sayuri's house which is relatively spacious.

The two little lolita were kneeling down in front of the chessboard seriously, playing backgammon with cool expressions.

Everyone would bow very formally after taking a step. I don’t know where they learned the etiquette requirements.

You bow when you place a stone, and I bow when I play the next stone. The battle on the chessboard is very fierce.

Sayuri made a proud move, and then bowed, but did not raise her head for a long time.

Qinyin glanced at the situation on the chessboard in surprise.

It was clearly Sayuri who was attacking and had a huge advantage. How could she surrender so quickly?

Could it be that my white pieces have formed a winning chain of four pieces in a place I didn’t see?
"Ooooooooo, Qinyin, I can't move my neck!"

Well, in broad daylight, Sayuri actually had a stiff neck.

Sayuri's stiff neck made Kotone finally sleep in for two days.

But three days later, Qin Yin's fighting spirit for training increased again.

Because when she first traveled through time, the ten-year-old Qinyin was only 1.3 meters tall. After several months of training, she is now 1.3 meters tall.

This summer alone, she has grown four centimeters.

If she wants to be a eldest lady, of course she cannot be short!
Continue to exercise ING.

Two days later, Sayuri, whose neck was healed, came over and gave Qinyin a gift - needless to say what it was, mainly because Qinyin didn't expect that this was actually the gift she received during the Ghost Festival!

Scary, isn't it!
"I'm from Kansai~."

Sayuri looked aggrieved when she was not immediately thanked for giving the gift, but was pulled out by Kotone to question her.

Giving gifts to living people during the Hungry Ghost Festival, what the hell does it have to do with you being from Kansai?
"Hey," Sayuri seemed to understand something, "So it's Kotone-chan who doesn't understand the customs of the Gogen Festival?"

The islanders also celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival, but they call it the Yugen Festival.

On this day, people will give gifts to those who have brought support and help to them, which probably means gratitude.

During the Restoration, the government completely Westernized the calendar.

In the Kanto region close to Tokyo, the Gogen Festival is between July [-]st and July [-]th, while in the more traditional Kansai region, it will be postponed by one month, that is, between August [-]st and August [-]th. During the Yuyuan Festival.

The Asano family moved to Shimono from the Kansai region of Osaka, and their family's custom of celebrating festivals still follows the Kansai dates.

"So it's right for me to give you a gift on August [-]th!"

"Oh? Is it true?" Qinyin is still a little uncomfortable because she always feels that she is being connoted by Sayuri.

It’s really weird to receive a gift during the Ghost Festival.

"Kotone-chan!"

"Ok?"

"What about my gift?"

"Hey, do I have anything to be grateful for Sayuri?"

The little Lolita with braids became angry.

"How can it be repaired!"

"Have you forgotten who gets up hard every morning just to wake you up on time and run?"

"That's so unforgivable!" Qin Yin touched her ponytail in embarrassment.

"But when I was in China, I couldn't give gifts to living people during this festival, right?"

Sayuri stared at her suspiciously.

Kotone had no choice but to drag Sayuri back to her home. After hearing Bai Xiang's explanation, Sayuri was no longer angry.

"Then next year's Gogen Festival, Kotone, don't forget to give me a gift!"

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely prepare."

"Ding!"

The system that only occurs once a month suddenly makes a sound.

"I have detected that I have confirmed that my Yuyuan Festival is on the [-]th day of the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar every year."

"Dear, the Yuyuan Festival lottery has begun."

Qinyin was just happy for a second, and suddenly thought of the Dragon Boat Festival and Chinese Valentine's Day that she had ignored before, and instantly felt that she had lost [-] million!

What a loss!
"Start the lottery!"

"Ding, congratulations on winning the special gift for the Gogen Festival - [Yu Yu Hakusho - Work Card]."

NICE~!

Qinyin waved her hands happily.

Sayuri, who didn't know why, also waved her hand in embarrassment.

Good friends should support each other like this, right?
With her ponytail fluttering in the evening breeze, Sayuri was ruthlessly left behind by someone once again.

Zhang Yuxinzheng felt that he was a bit salty.

It only takes him three days to complete a week's worth of painting work.

He never thinks about retouching pictures or anything like that.

In fact, it doesn't matter even if there are a few flaws or errors, as long as you put it on your desk facing the direction of your hometown overnight.

So he's watching his wife cook.

The sound of footsteps was heard outside the door, and his baby daughter rushed in with a gust of wind and hugged his arm intimately.

"Ah, Kotone is back? Has Sayuri been sent home?"

Hey, I seem to have forgotten it, forget it.

Qinyin looked at her father with reverence.

"Dad, have you finished your work?"

"Of course, dad's speed, hehe, that is unmatched by others."

"That's great!"

Seeing the sound of the piano clapping his little hands, Zhang Yu Nobuzheng also became happy.

Next, my daughter probably asked me to play with her.

How about taking her to the park tomorrow?

"Father, then I'm not welcome!"

"Ah, just say it, my little piano."

"I had a dream yesterday, and it was full of strange people."

"It really makes Daddy feel bad. Is it a nightmare?"

"No, this is a story about the little King of Hell with a pacifier in his mouth."

"Eh? Pacifier. Return to the little King of Hell."

"So, Father, I think it's time for you to open another comic book!"

Zhang Yuxinzheng was getting ready to take his daughter to the park when a crow flew over his head.

I don’t want to double-open!

But why do so many fantastic characters and stories appear in my mind with my daughter’s words?

Damn, my hands can't hold it anymore!

I really want to draw these pictures! ——
Looking at Mr. Toolman, who was sweating profusely and absorbed in painting, Bai Xiang said to her daughter a little sadly.

"Dad is working very hard to support the family!"

"Ok!"

"So Qinyin also needs to be obedient."

"Of course!"

"How good! So the private money Qin Yin and her father saved last time can now be given to mother for safekeeping?"

Huh?
Zhang Yu Nobumasa, you idiot, you can't even hide your private money, but you betrayed your lovely daughter without even knowing the bottom line?

How abominable~!

(End of this chapter)