"Yuejun, welcome."

"Hello, Miss Kanzaki."

"I'm here to pick up the flowers. They've already been wrapped for you." The female shopkeeper handed a bouquet of flowers to Jinguji Yue with a gentle smile.

"Thank you."

After taking the flowers, Jinguji Yue left without much greeting.

Back in the car, Jinguji Yue continued to be in a daze. The car was driving in the city center, surrounded by high-rise buildings. His mother rarely asked him about his current situation at school.

Perhaps it was because Tsuki Jinguji's grades were stable, or maybe it was because of last year's suspension. Since then, her mother rarely asked about his affairs at school, or maybe she knew her son would only fool her with vague words.

But today is a special day. Jinguji Yuko understands his son's character. Only today, he will be a good boy in the eyes of everyone.

After hearing that Jinguji Yue became the student council president, Jinguji Yuko was obviously stunned and looked slightly dazed.

"That's right, just like my sister."

"……Um."

Looking at the tall buildings outside the car, Jingujizuki responded lightly.

After arriving at the destination, mother went to buy incense, and Tsuki Jinguji fetched water from a bucket next to the temple. In previous years, his father did this, and Tsuki Jinguji was only responsible for watching from behind. This year, his father was not here, so this matter was done. It falls on the moon head of Jinguji Temple.

Jingujizuki has been to this cemetery many times. The tombstones erected around it look like high-rise buildings in the city center.

He and his mother came to a certain place in the cemetery in front of a tombstone that read "Tomb of the Jinguji Family".

A total of three people are buried here, two of whom are the younger brother and sister-in-law of Tsuki Jinguji's father. They died in a traffic accident when Tsuki Jinguji was in sixth grade at Elementary School.

Their daughter, who survived the accident and was Tsuki Jinguji's cousin, was eventually adopted by Tsuki Jinguji's parents.

To this day, Jinguji Yue still doesn't know whether her sister regarded them as her real family in the end.

After adding incense, my mother and Tsuki Jinguji took turns watering and cleaning the tombstone.

It is indeed a rare thing to visit graves on Christmas Eve, but for the Jinguji family, this has long been a normal thing.

Jingujizuki still couldn't forget that night. When he thought about having to recall what happened that night every Christmas Eve in his life from now on, he felt that the girl was really a cruel person.

……

……

After the tomb sweeping was over, it was almost noon, and his mother asked him what he wanted to eat. Jinguji Tsuki said that he already had an appointment with Sakurakoji Sakura, so he missed an opportunity to have a big meal.

Instead of going back to Jiyugaoka, I made an appointment with Sakurakoji Sakura to meet up there. Because it was Christmas Eve, the streets were full of young men and women in pairs.

Because the tomb sweeping ended sooner than expected, Jinguji Yue waited in front of the station for nearly 10 minutes, and finally saw Sakurakoji Sakura's figure.

"Huh? You shouldn't have been waiting for a long time, right?"

"almost."

"Have you been there already?" Sakurakoji Sasakura asked.

"Ah."

"Has your mood changed?"

"What do you mean?"

"What could it be? In the past, you have never been depressed on Christmas Eve. After I saw it, I didn't even dare to talk to you."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Think about it."

Jingujizuki thought of his past self. At that time, he was far from being healthy, and probably very close to being broken.

"Hmm... maybe."

Today, on the way to sweep the tomb, surprisingly, Jinguji Yue was thinking about school, student union, and painting, which were all things that ordinary high school students should take for granted.

Is Tsuki Jinguji an ordinary high school student?

At least it wasn't once.

But he seemed to be gradually integrated into it, not only in his behavior, but also in his thinking.

Otherwise, how could he have been filled with rose-colored youth on this unforgettable day?

As a result, he inevitably began to doubt himself again, wondering whether he had forgotten his important family members.

However, Jingujizuki quickly made a judgment. He did not forget this memory, but chose to treasure it because he was an important family member.

But in the past, Jinguji Yue didn't know how long it would take just to come up with this answer.

"Yue, as expected, she has become different from before."

The girl who was his childhood sweetheart stood in front of him, looking up at him, her beautiful eyes narrowed into thin lines, her amber pupils flashing with emotions warmer than the warm sun.

"Is it bad?"

"It's not that it's bad."

"That is?"

"I want you to be brave, but I'm afraid you will become too brave."

Jingujizuki sighed helplessly: "Can you please stop playing riddles? I promised you I would hate the Riddler?"

Sakurakoji Sakura suddenly laughed "hehehe". Although it was a bit artificial, it was quite cute.

"Hey, I'm hungry. Let's go eat something first."

"What to eat?"

"Hmm...can you choose the store?"

Although Jingujizuki was a little confused, he still nodded.

So Jingujiame followed Sakurakoji Sasakura to a certain family restaurant. Judging from the appearance, it was really ordinary and there was nothing outstanding about it.

Jingujizuki thought Sakurakoji Sasakura would definitely choose stores that looked gaudy from the exterior decoration.

After entering the store, they sat down in the corner, and a waitress came over with a menu.

"Welcome, what would you like to order?"

Sakurakoji Sakura picked up the menu and read it, but Jinguji Yue, who was sitting opposite, was stunned for a moment, feeling that the waiter's voice was really familiar.

Looking up, as expected, he looked almost exactly like the former student council president of Kamizura High School.

"President Hoshino Mori..."

The girl in the restaurant uniform waved her index finger: "Err! This guest, I am not the president."

Jingujizuki looked at the girl in front of him in astonishment, and then turned his attention to Sakurakoji Sakura. This childhood sweetheart didn't have any surprise on his face, but instead showed an expression of appreciation for Jingujizuki's surprise.

Obviously, she knew that Hoshino Mori Hoshino worked here.

Hoshino Mori Hoshino immediately showed a playful smile: "The two guests, are you on a Christmas date?"

Sakurakoji Sakura snorted: "Who wants to date this guy?"

"That's not the case." Jingujizuki said.

"On the contrary...what is Senior Sister doing here?"

"Eh? Can't you tell by my appearance? Part-time job... If Jinguji-san is not satisfied with this word, experience society.

"Look, I'm graduating soon."

Well... that's barely an acceptable answer, but as for working in a family restaurant?

Moreover, would her parents agree to such a thing?

If Jingujizuki remembered correctly, Hoshino Mori Hoshino's tutor should be quite strict, and he didn't seem to be the type who would allow her to work outside the home.

All in all, Jinguji Tsuki is still in a slightly confused stage, and the main source of this confusion is whether the relationship between Sakurakoji Sakura and Hoshino Mori Hoshino is too good.

Maybe Sakurakoji Saakura has been here many times before.

Jingujizuki suddenly remembered that during the cultural festival, Hoshino Mori Hoshino always disappeared after school, and for a while, she even appeared in the school conference room with dark circles under her eyes.

"Senior sister...can I take the liberty to ask, how long have you been working here?"

"What do you mean? Well... today is the third day of work."

"It sounds like there is somewhere else." Jinguji Yue was keenly aware of the other meanings in her words.

"Convenience store, izakaya, telephone customer service, and newspaper delivery."

"Working Superman?!" Jingujizuki was completely shocked.

"Hehe...it's awesome."

"I'm not complimenting you!"

Jingujizuki immediately held his forehead.

So he was so tired at the cultural festival, and even took over Hoshino Mori Hoshino's job, just to allow this person to work with peace of mind?

"Sister..."

"uh-huh?"

"Give me half of the reward," the boy said.

"Huh? Why? I won't do it!"

Well...it was just a joke anyway, Jinguji Tsuki didn't really want her money.

After all, it is Hoshino Mori Hoshino, even if she works multiple jobs, she must have her reasons.

For some reason, whenever it involves Hoshino Mori Hoshino, no matter how puzzling it is, Jinguji Tsuki will always subconsciously think that Hoshino Mori Hoshino has his own thoughts and opinions.

But if the part-time worker was Sakurakoji Sakura, Tsuki Jinguji would immediately think that she had spent all her pocket money.

This is probably also Jinguji Tsuki’s prejudice.

After Hoshino Mori Hoshino left, Jinguji Yue looked at Sakurakoji Sakura with confusion.

"Why is senior sister here?" Jingujizuki couldn't help but ask.

"Didn't she just say, part-time job?"

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