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Then he glared at Kotobuki Mitsuru with a reproachful look.

"No...no, I'm fine!"

Goto Kazuri quickly explained.

"One mile was just a broken shoe... Since I didn't have any spares, I couldn't go back halfway up the stairs, so I had to carry her up."

Kotobuki Hikaru responded instead of Ichiri who was still thinking about the explanation.

"The shoes are broken?"

The Goto parents lowered their heads and looked at their daughter, who was wearing only stockings on the ground.

"That's right, Xiao Yili's shoes were broken, so Kotobuki-kun just carried her all the way up the stairs."

Yi Dizhi Hongxia also testified.

"Hey...are these... friends from the Yili band?"

Naoki Goto and Michiko Goto looked at Hongxia and others in confusion.

They were still strangers to the two of them, and they vaguely remembered that they only met once at a cultural festival performance.

The two of them also felt very strange that they would appear here.

"First time we meet! Uncle and aunt, we are in the same band as Koichiri. I am Hikaru Itachi, this is Ryo Yamada, and this is Kita."

Itichi Hongxia volunteered to say hello to Goto Kazuri's family.

"I came to play with Xiao Yili without saying hello. I didn't have time to prepare a gift. I'm very sorry."

After all, they had no idea that Kotobuki Hikaru and Goto Ichiri came with Ichiri's parents.

"Ah...it turns out it's you. I saw your performance before when I was in Yili school. You are all very good children. You have always taken care of Yili. Thank you very much."

"Wow...my daughter also has so many friends..."

Goto Naoki cried in public without any image.

If it was said that when he first learned that Goto Ichiri had a boyfriend, the first thing he felt was anger, but after meeting his daughter and friends, his moved emotions overflowed with tears.

After all, from kindergarten to junior high school, Yili never had a single friend, never participated in clubs, and never went out with friends during holidays. He always stayed at home and practiced guitar.

"Please be sure to continue to be friends with Yili from now on!"

Naoki Goto, who was obviously an elder, bowed directly to the three girls.

"No... don't be like this! Uncle Goto, Ichiri is willing to be friends with us. We are the ones who should say thank you. Our band can be where we are today, thanks to Ichiri."

Goto Jiri stared blankly at the girls, his face filled with shock that was almost like fear.

"My sister said that she made friends... and it turned out to be true? Are you bragging?!"

"Not at all!"

Goto Kazuri immediately retorted.

"Uncle and aunt, anyhow, can you find some temporary replacement shoes for Yili now? We can't let Yili walk barefoot all the time."

Kotobuki Hikaru immediately changed the subject that had gradually gone awry.

"Ah... yes."

Michiko Goto nodded. "By the way, I remember there is a kimono rental place nearby. They should have shoes there. Wait a moment."

With these words behind her, Michiko Goto stepped on her clogs and walked towards a hut not far away.

Well......

It turns out that shrines are so commercialized nowadays. There are actually booths for renting kimonos in the shrine, and they can also help change them in the rooms inside the shrine.

The remaining people stayed by the torii and waited. Hongxia and the others seemed to be having a very pleasant chat with Erli, and soon Yili was pestering their elder sisters and chasing after them.

"Uncle, have you finished paying homage?"

It is always difficult for men to interrupt girls when they are chatting.

Kotobuki Mitsuru and Goto Naoki stood together, and there was an icy silence between them. Kotobuki Mitsuru was the first to break the silence.

"Ah...I've already finished paying homage."

"Oh..."

"..."

For some reason the topic that was just raised was extinguished again.

"It was you, Xiaoguang, who carried Yili up just now. You must be very tired. Thank you for your hard work."

The man who had been silent finally spoke.

"It's nothing...this is what I should do."

Qin Chuiguang's cheeks turned red, and she shyly touched her somewhat scattered hair.

"You didn't take advantage secretly, did you?"

"Not at all!"

The boy's cheeks turned redder.

It was just a hug, how could it be considered an advantage?

"Ichiri, she loved coming to the shrine when she was little." Goto Naoki said abruptly.

Kotobuki Hikari turned her head and looked in the direction of Ichiri and the others, listening silently without interrupting Goto Naoki.

"Because there are many shrines here, there are often festivals, and children will pester their parents to go to the shrines. It was the same in Yili when I was a child."

"However, when they get a little older, the children will also invite their companions to go to the shrine together, but Michiko and I are still the only ones accompanying us."

"That year... when our family went to the shrine to worship like today, Ichiri also met her school classmates at the festival. She mustered up the courage to say hello and wanted to play with them, but she was ignored. .”

"The isolation among children is very obvious, and they will always ignore those who cannot integrate into the group. It is definitely a very painful memory for Yili... So after that, Yili Li never went to worship with us again."

Talking about the past events from who knows how many years ago, Goto Naoki said it as if it happened yesterday, and the memory was very deep.

And after hearing the past events that she had never heard before, Kotobuki couldn't help but think of her past.

"I'm really touched to see that Yili has made so many friends now... She is still willing to come and visit the shrine with us, and it's also because of you, Xiaoguang, so thank you."

From Naoki Goto's words of thanks, all Kotobuki heard was her father's concern for his daughter.

Although he seems to be a somewhat unreliable father, he must love his daughter very much.

Kotobuki even felt a little ashamed that a guy like him had snatched his daughter away.

"Actually... I used to be like this too."

Qin Chuiguang opened his mouth and spoke slowly.

"Before I met Yili, I was just like her. I didn't even have anyone who could be called a friend..."

However, compared to being isolated by others, I should actually say that I isolated everyone else.

"So, I should actually be the one to say thank you. Being able to meet Yili... is definitely the luckiest thing in my life."

Although only more than ten years have passed in his life, Kotobuki Hikari is certain of this matter.

Even if he becomes an old man with a white beard, he can definitely say the same thing with a clear conscience.

"Next year's New Year, Xiaoguang, please continue to come to worship with our family."

Goto Naoki said. "Ah... let's call Xiaoguang's father and sister too."

"If father knew, he would definitely come." Kotobuki Hikari said with a smile.

The shrine was crowded with people.

Most of the people who come to worship together late at night are romantic couples, but only a small number of families come to worship.

Everyone who comes here has New Year's wishes, and all of them have smiles on their faces looking forward to the future.

This kind of atmosphere was something Kotobuki Hikaru had never experienced before, and unknowingly, his mood was exaggerated into looking forward to next year's day.

"Hey! Yili, I found new shoes."

As soon as she finished speaking, Michiko Goto reappeared in the sight of several people.

She was holding a new pair of clogs in her hand, probably bought at a kimono rental stall.

"Ah...thank you mom."

Goto Ichisato let out a long sigh, and his tense nerves finally relaxed.

I took the clogs from my mother and put them on my feet again.

The coldness on the stone road disappeared as soon as I put on my clogs.

"Since our friends from Yili are also here, let's go back first."

Goto Naoki walked to his wife's side and spoke to Hongxia and the others.

"Hey... uncle and aunt are going back now?"

"After all, we have finished visiting the shrine...and Erli is already a little sleepy."

Goto Naoki held Goto Jiri's hand.

It is always difficult for children to stay up late, and now Gotojiri has begun to doze off a little.

"Xiaoguang, I'll beg you to wait a moment."

"Ah... ok."

Kotobuki Hikaru patted his chest and nodded.

"Absolutely...definitely send Yili home after the visit."

Goto Naoki approached Kotobuki Hikaru's ear and spoke in a commanding tone.

"Ahhh...I...I know! I promise to send Yili back safely!"

After all, he had been caught before, so Kotobuki didn't dare to mess around anymore.

"As for my friends in Ichiri, it's already so late and it's not safe to go home. Would you like to stay at our house?" Michiko Goto suggested.

"Ah... no need, Aunt Goto, we have already told our family that we will go home later."

"Isn't it safe for a girl to walk so late at night?"

"If they want to, just let me take them back. I'll ask the driver to take them home safely."

Kotobuki Mitsuru was naturally worried about letting them take the train back so late, it would be too dangerous.

"Hey...I have already prepared a guest room for Xiaoguang to stay in." Michiko Goto looked disappointed.

"Thank you very much... However, I don't trust Hongxia and the others to go back alone."

Although this is a very tempting option, maybe it will be the same as the first time I went to Yili's home...

However, everyone's safety is equally important, so we have no choice but to give up.

"Okay... Then you have to have fun."

"Uncle Goto, Aunt Goto, Xiao Erli, goodbye!"

The three girls greeted the Goto family before leaving.

The three Goto family members walked down the stairs, and were gradually overwhelmed by the crowds, and no familiar figures could be seen anymore.

"Yili's parents are really gentle..." Ichichi Hongxia sighed.

"Yes, just like Xiao Yili." Kita also agreed.

"No...it's nothing." Gotou touched the back of his head in embarrassment.

He obviously didn't praise her, but Yili showed a shy expression as if he was in a fluttering mood.

"Anyway, let's line up to pay homage first. It won't be good if we delay it too late." After Kotobuki suggested, he walked towards the line of people queuing up to pay homage.

"Ah...who can lend me some money to offer to the gods?"

Yamada Ryo shamelessly extended his hand.

Chapter 259 The wish fulfilled