Even the whole world is trying to match us up

Chapter 177 The flower that never fades
On the second day of the school trip, the weather was sunny and mild, and it was very early.

The bright sunlight filtered through the window lattice and gently sprinkled on the warm sheets.

The first thing the boy did when he woke up from his sleep was to open the window with a smile and welcome all this.

A burst of fresh air blows in the face, mixed with the fragrance of earth and the fragrance of flowers and plants.

Makes you want to stay in Kyoto and read some ancient books.

"Good morning."

Natsume Qingha stretched, and couldn't help but developed into stretching exercises, and said hello to the big maple tree in the empty courtyard.

"Good morning." It was a clear and sweet voice.

"!"

Natsume Qingyu was very surprised and leaned his upper body out of the window and looked to the right, "You're awake too."

"It's been a while," said the girl sitting by the window, flipping through a hardcover book.

The tatami bed in the next room seemed to be higher than expected.

Hatsukano Suzune's whole person is presented on it like a handicraft.

She was wearing a white shirt with a bow on the collar and an autumn and winter knitted vest.

Under the pleated skirt, her slender white legs were exposed to the air.

Every line is youthful and smooth, and every inch of skin is well-proportioned.

The ankles are also wrapped in white socks that symbolize purity.

Is your image today that of a gentle and well-behaved girl next door?

Wait, doesn’t this angle look bad?
Natsume Qingyu subconsciously tried to raise his gaze and explore a more sacred realm.

Hatsukano Suzune suddenly covered her legs with the quilt, and stared at her like a kitten.

"Want to go have breakfast together?" Natsume Qingha

He was really hungry too.

Later, he looked through the information of this paragraph in the memory corridor.

I can only comment, it was a great morning.

Since Rie Shibata and Yasu Asaba hadn't gotten up yet at this point, Natsume Kiyoha wasn't quite sure where the tools and dishes were in their kitchen.

He had no choice but to leave a note saying that he went back to the hotel with Suzune Hatsukano.

After briefly washing up there, I walked into the spacious tatami restaurant like in anime.

Girls do clean much slower than boys.

Natsume Kiyoha didn't see Hatsugano Suzune, so he just found a corner to sit in where he didn't seem to be noticed easily.

Breakfast is also a small buffet.

Natsume Qingha chose sandwiches, egg pancakes, and grilled fish.

After hesitating for a moment, he added the disgusting vegetable salad.

There was no miso soup because he still couldn't get used to it after so many years. He felt that it was just salt water with a fishy smell.

It's not as satisfying as a glass of hot water.

When he just picked up the chopsticks, a female classmate stood behind him and called him in a low voice.

"Natsume-san."

"What's the matter?" Natsume Qingyu put down the tableware and looked back at her.

It was a new, unfamiliar face, probably from the school next door.

"Can I sit like this?" the girl asked cautiously.

"Sorry, there is someone here." Natsume Qingyu put on a beautiful smile.

It was an unforgettable laugh.

After being immersed in it for a long time, the girl realized that she had been rejected before she even opened her mouth.

Just like that, an episode ended just as it began.

Not a moment later.

The heroine looked away at the room while holding the dinner plate.

"Mr. Hatsukano, this way." Natsume Kiyoha patted the seat next to her enthusiastically, and did not consider calling her name for half a minute.

Having no choice, the girl walked over with the dinner plate and sat down cross-legged.

Her breakfast is toast with milk and vegetable salad.

Quite healthy.

Hatsukano Suzune didn't speak, she ate seriously and behaved quietly.

It made it difficult for Natsume Qingyu to disturb her, so she had to prick up her ears and listen to the various topics of the people around her.

Some are mourning the pure love war god Otoko Yuta, some are complaining about the sequel of the game, and some are secretly continuing the topic of last night's debauchery.

For Natsume Qingha, these are the most useful sentences.

“You must eat matcha ice cream when you come to Kyoto.”

"Yes, yes, the most authentic one from Uji, Kyoto."

He couldn't help feeling that even if he read the travel guide carefully, there would always be mistakes.

After writing down 'Matcha ice cream' in his notebook, he bravely finished the entire vegetable salad.

Natsume Qingha didn't know if Kano Suzune noticed her childish behavior at first, but she just felt that all the fat in her body seemed to be sucked dry.

Be sure to eat more meat for lunch.

After breakfast, everyone gathered on the bus and headed to the famous Kamogawa River.

In the car, Hatsukano Suzune closed her eyes and rested as usual.

But Natsume Qingha's "A Bite of Tongue" was playing in his mind.

Thinking about it, will there really be ducks in Kamogawa?
Arriving at Kamogawa, Natsume Qingha didn't see the duck he was expecting until noon.

During the free time after lunch, the weather was unfavorable and it started to rain gently.

Under Sister Lihui's remote recommendation, Natsume Qingha took Hatsugano Suzune into a cafe with a sense of the times.

Ordered two cups of steaming coffee.

Unlike the others in the room, they didn't discuss anything.

Just listening to the fresh music in the house, looking at the world outside through the window.

There is an indescribable sense of comfort in the Kamogawa River in the rain.

a long time.

Natsume Qingyu murmured to himself subconsciously.

“I feel like Kyoto is suitable for retirement.”

He didn't expect the response.

"Because it's suitable for daze?"

"How do you know?" Natsume Qingyu looked over in surprise.

"because……"

The girl holding the hot coffee in both hands tilted her head slightly, her eyes smiling like a pair of crescent moons, "I was in a daze just now."

An incredible ray of sunshine split from the clouds outside the window.

It started to clear up along the Kamogawa River.

Natsume Qingyu suddenly remembered that she seemed to only smile in front of him.

How could it be repaired? Could it be that this was Hatsukano Suzune's way of making him fall in love with her.

"Drink it quickly, the coffee is almost cold." Hatsukano Suzune put down the cup slowly and reminded her with her chin in her hand.

Natsume Qingyu drank it all in one gulp.

Hatsukano Suzune looked at him with confusion, wondering which song was this?
Suddenly, Natsume Qingyu raised his hand with a smile and shouted to the waiter: "One more cup, hot, thank you."

The lazy and comfortable time became a little longer with the refill of coffee.

During this period, Natsume Qingyu secretly sent another message to Master Jue.

After coming out of the coffee house, they walked down the Kamogawa River.

On both sides are quaint teahouses and exquisite courtyards.

There are many elderly people walking leisurely with their pets, as if time has slowed down here.

One of the old men wearing a beret sat quietly on the shore, staring at the Kamogawa River with dancing water plants in a daze.

Lying on the shoulder was a golden Akita puppy, its small eyes narrowed into a line, and from time to time it would stick out its tongue and lick the old man's cheek.

"Grandpa, can I take a picture for you?" Natsume Qingyu finally couldn't hold back his desire to take pictures and asked.

"Oh, of course, no problem." The old man smiled kindly when facing the young man.

A few minutes later.

"I haven't seen such good photos taken in years." The old man commented when looking at the photos.

"Do you also love photography?" Natsume Qingyu raised her eyes and asked.

"Haha, it doesn't happen. It's just that for a while, a professional photographer would visit me regularly and take pictures of me in my garden." The old man was a little embarrassed. "What now?" Natsume Qingyu was curious.

"Now, he's not here."

The old man said deeply, "I told him not to come."

"Why?" Natsume Qingyu heard this in confusion.

"Because I didn't plant any flowers."

"Sorry." Although Natsume Qingyu didn't know what happened, he could detect a touch of sadness.

"Want to come to my yard, have a cup of tea, and take a look at the photos? It's nearby." The old man hugged the puppy, patted his butt, and stood up.

Natsume Qingyu looked at the beautiful girl beside her, and she nodded silently.

"I'm extremely happy." The young man replied happily.

Crossing a deserted land, they came to a cabin.

It is very clean inside, so clean that the furniture and utensils are just enough for two guests.

"You're welcome, please sit down."

The old man washed the two cups many times in the kitchen before pouring two cups of tea and placing them on the small table.

"Slow use."

"Grandpa is not a local, right?" Natsume Qingyu found that the decoration in the house did not have any Japanese style.

"Well, from the West."

"so far."

"What can I do? Someone likes it." The old man responded, taking out a photo album from an old bedside table and handing it over.

Hatsukano Suzune took it and subconsciously wanted to pat the dust on it, but found that it was so clean that there was nothing on it.

She slowly opened the first page of the album, which was filled with photos.

The first photo.

It's probably spring.

The old man stood in the middle of the courtyard corridor, with many flower seedlings that had not yet bloomed neatly planted in the soil on both sides.

The second photo.

It was probably summer, and the world became very bright.

Because of the love sown in spring, all kinds of enthusiasm are piled up in the yard.

It was so exciting that the old man didn't need to wear a beret this time, and he and his wife stood very close to each other.

The two deep faces are filled with the warmth that summer should have.

Third photo.

It was probably autumn, and when I took the photo, the sky was filled with light rain like today.

The old man was wearing a familiar beret and holding an umbrella.

The umbrella is tilted like a textbook story.

leaning towards his wife's side.

There are no gorgeous flowers around, so it looks dark, but the middle of the photo is bright.

Flowers that have experienced rain and dew are always a little delicate, and you can smell the earthy smell through the photos.

The madam seemed to be many years younger again, and her eyes looked at the old man with a charm that a girl like Yun Yu could not forget for a long time.

What an enviable love.

Probably, this is why the photographer had to take this group of photos despite the rain.

The fourth picture, the fifth picture...the twentieth picture...

I can’t remember how many pictures I flipped through, but every one in the back has the yard filled with flowers of the corresponding season.

Halfway through the thick photo album, suddenly the back became completely white.

In the center of the album is the last photo of the entire album.

In the photo, the yard was a dry and deserted area, just as they had just entered.

The old man wore very thick clothes on this day and stood in the lady's position as if in exchange.

I don’t know if it was the old man’s intention or the photographer’s request, but these are not important anymore.

The important thing is that there is no one left in his position.

The only thing accompanying him was his beloved beret.

The sunlight behind him almost hit the top of his head.

After she left, she also took a piece of his garden and the entire spring with her.

Realizing that something was wrong, Hatsukano Suzune raised her misty eyes and looked at the boy standing secretly behind her.

She was asking for help.

Faced with this situation, she didn't know whether to pretend not to see it, or to say something to comfort her.

One of the very sad things in life is that those who have created wonderful memories for you can only live in their memories forever and can no longer create new memories with you.

People who are deeply involved in this often ask themselves.

Why did you choose to leave after you took me on the most unforgettable trip and then left me with the most painful souvenir?

Human beings are actually very sad creatures. Most of them don't have much happiness, but their smart brains can last a lifetime.

Therefore, people must learn appropriate tolerance during the long journey.

Otherwise, life will be very tiring.

"Grandma took the last photo well." Natsume Qingyu smiled brightly, trying to cover up all the brightness.

Because he can't be sad once he falls.

No more decent flowers will bloom in this garden.

There was a pair of old and profound eyes in the room, and there was a clear light that they had loved someone.

There is no doubt that everyone here knows that this is a veritable lie.

But no one exposed it, not even the puppy barked.

Instead, they shared some interesting things about the ancient city of Kyoto with each other.

Had a great time chatting.

Wait until the tea becomes cold.

When parting, the old man gave them a small gift.

It was also dug out from an old bedside table.

A sealed transparent jar, inside lies a flower that will never wither.

Natsume Kiyoha thought to herself that it turned out that the spring in the old man's yard did not disappear, but moved here.

And it never expires.

This is probably the most precious thing in the old man's heart.

The little Akita dog, who couldn't even understand how to walk, enthusiastically gave them a short walk.

Because of a fall on the way, he rolled into the lush grass of Kamogawa River.

When Hatsugano Suzune wanted to rush over and 'save it'.

It rushed out rolling and crawling, rushed back to the dry yard with a milky voice, and nestled at the old man's feet, forming the last touch of life.

Everyone smiled in unison.

Natsume Kiyoha continued to take Hatsukano Suzune for a walk along the Kamogawa River and disappeared out of sight of the old man.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the river, sparkling like thousands of golden scales dancing.

There were several bicycles parked on the river bank, and several students returning from school were sitting on the stone steps, playing various musical instruments.

The melody isn't perfect, but the mingling of their laughter and chorus makes it beautiful.

Several stones were piled in the middle of the Kamogawa River, forming a simple road across the river.

Natsume Qingyu is very familiar with it.

In a daze, he seemed to see many figures in his memory passing this road.

The Holy Land Tour has arrived.

If you don't take a trip, you will definitely regret it.

"Let's walk from here to the other side."

In the quiet Kamogawa River, the two of them spoke in unison.

As the breeze blew across the lake, causing ripples, the two people's smiles gradually bloomed and they looked at each other and smiled.

　Note: Inspired by photographer Ken Griffith.

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