At around 10 o'clock in the morning, Yoshikawa and his wife drove to the countryside to pick up their daughter and their three friends.
After lunch, the couple held an umbrella and a basket, and went to the vegetable field under the scorching sun, and took the initiative to pick some vegetables and came back.
“Are these enough?”
"Enough. It's enough, mom." Mrs. Yoshikawa closed the trunk, "I haven't finished the vegetables I brought back last time."
Grandma smiled, "Okay."
After a moment of rest, it was time to leave.
Saying goodbye to the old man, Zong Gu got into the car and sat in the last row, watching Hongzi leaning against the window and waving her hand.
Mrs. Yoshikawa looked back for a while, "It's time to go."
"Um……"
After saying goodbye again, the car that had been starting for a long time finally started and left Yuanqiao's house.
When he couldn't see it, Hongzi retracted her gaze and leaned against the seat.
The sorrow of parting would flow out after a little while brewing. She took a deep breath and noticed that Akane Kirino, who was sitting next to her, was always looking at her.
"I'm going home."
"yes."
“Time flies so fast.”
“I think too.”
"Come here together next summer vacation."
"OK."
Seeing the two side faces in front of him smiling again, Zong Gu looked out the car window again. The dark green farmland and the telephone poles on the roadside were quickly retreating, and the green mountains in the distance turned leisurely half of their body.
A sank on his shoulders.
Looking at Chao Wuling who was resting with his eyes closed, he yawned.
"A little sleepy."
Hongzi looked back for a while, then raised her finger at Akane Kirino and said, "Shh."
She bent her mouth and did the same movements.
"Shh..."
The two in the back row were not disturbed in their nap in the car - the person who might be disturbed fell asleep quickly.
When Soya woke up again, Yoshikawa's car was still speeding on the national highway, with only a half distance left to get home.
After sleeping for too long, he felt his neck sore, so he moved a few times, and Chaowuling, who was leaning against his shoulder, also woke up.
"Zonggujun."
Mrs. Yoshikawa, who was sitting in the front, soon found out that he woke up, "Have you had fun these days?"
Zong Gu sat upright, "Happy."
"Hongzi didn't bother you."
"No."
"Hongzi is asleep now."
“…Not really.”
"That's good."
Mrs. Yoshikawa smiled and before turning around, she glanced at her daughter who was sleeping soundly with her head tilted.
"We'll get home in about twenty minutes."
"OK."
There was nothing to say along the way. More than twenty minutes later, the Yoshikawa family's car stopped at the door of Kirino's old house.
After waking up Akane Kirino, Soya got out of the car first and went to the back to take off their three of them.
Hongzi said goodbye to the three of them while yawning, and said that she would come over tonight.
"See you then."
"Uh-huh."
Mrs. Yoshikawa got out of the car and called Soya, "Soya Jun."
He turned around, and she took the vegetables she picked at noon from the trunk and handed them over.
"My refrigerator can no longer be installed. If you don't mind, Sun Gujun will accept it."
"Thanks……"
Watching the car leave from the corner, Zong Gu lifted up the vegetables and luggage, turned around and walked into the yard.
"Finally got home..."
Akane Kirino was so dizzy that she took off her shoes and simply lay down in the entrance hall.
Zong Gu put down his luggage, took the vegetables into the kitchen, packed them into the refrigerator, and when he came out, she was still lying in the entrance hall.
"Tungno."
"What……"
"Don't fall asleep."
"I've had enough sleep long ago." She stretched out her long and looked up at him, "Pull me up~"
Zong Gu raised his foot and was slapped away by her.
"Hate."
Akane Kirino sat up by himself, "I feel like I've been busy recently... I went to Kyushu first, and after I came back, I immediately participated in the summer condom. After two days of the condom, I went to the countryside with Hongzi for a few days, so I was so busy.
It's not like summer vacation."
Zong Gu reached out and said, "It's just right, you can rest for a few days next."
"Hmph." She held his hand and stood up, "Who told Soya not to take me to Kanto? It's so good to have a rest - okay, I'm so happy."
"Sarcastic."
Zong Gu let go and glanced at the travel bag she placed next to him, "I've been out for several days, won't you go home?"
Akane Kirino thought for a while, "That's right. Then I'll come over later."
"I'll go out later."
"Hmm... huh? Where to go?" As soon as the question was released, she knew the answer, "Shrine?"
Zonggu nodded.
"Songgu has gone too often."
“It’s work.”
She tilted her head and expressed her dissatisfaction with a frown, "Is she absent from work and absent from work every day?"
Sonoya smiled, "The requirements for attendance are relatively relaxed."
"No matter you."
"You have to worry."
"No matter you!"
Akane Kirino shouted again, not staying here for too long, put on her shoes, picked up her travel bag and went back.
Zong Gu looked at the time. It was around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was the sun that was so fierce that he was about to go out later.
After washing the clothes he brought back, he came to the living room. He saw a few pieces of women's clothing hanging on the clothes hanger in the yard, which should be all from Yuedu.
Chao Wuling was looking at something.
He walked over and found it was a postcard.
"Sent from Yugong."
"Yeah."
Another member of the Ministry of Literature and Art, Yumiya, went abroad for a summer vacation and sent her a postcard, which seemed to be a country in the Middle East.
There is also a thick letter below, which seems to be sent with the postcard.
"It seems that Senior Sister Yugong has a lot to say to Ling."
"Um."
Looking at the floral long skirt that was fluttering in the wind outside, Zong Gu said, "I'll go upstairs to say hello."
Nodded at Wuling.
He sent his dead cell phone back to the room to charge it, and then came to Yuedu's room. He was busy fighting and found that he was standing behind him for a long time.
"Scared me...you're back."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
"It's been a long time? It's only a few days, and I'll just eat, sleep and sleep...ah, there's still investigation."
Zong Gu smiled, "Get nothing?"
Yuedu was silent for a few seconds, and the mouse and keyboard were pressed and snapped.
“Get nothing.”
The clothes were still spinning in the washing machine, and they were idle. Zong Gu planned to watch him finish playing this game before going downstairs.
There was also a plate next to the computer desk, with a half-chewed cucumber inside. Judging from its size, it looked like it was picked from the vegetable field in the backyard.
“It’s not time to pick it yet.”
"It's almost done..."
Zong Gu wanted to say something, but there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor outside, which was a little quick.
Open the door and look at him at Wuling: "Tel."
"Telephone?"
“Land-line on the first floor.”
He was stunned for a moment, "Look for me?"
"Um."
Zong Gu went downstairs with her and asked as she walked, "Did the other party say who it is?"
"Xian."
"Kizuno?"
"Um."
"What are you doing..."
Soya picked up the phone, "Tungno?"
"Ah, Zong Gu is still at home. Why can't his phone be connected?"
“…”
Then Zong Gu remembered that his phone was still charging in the room, "Recharging, what's the matter?"
"Mom said she wanted to invite Hongzi's parents to my house for dinner."
"Yeah?"
He was stunned, "Why."
"I said it was to thank you for the hospitality these days, so I would like to contact you by the way? Dad and Hongzi's father were middle school classmates. Then..." Akane Kirino was halfway through, and the phone was taken over by Kirino Keiko, "Songya
.”
"Miss Kirino."
"Although it's a bit sudden, Hiroyuki and I are too busy. Can Soya help prepare dinner?"
He was stunned again and continued, "My cooking skills may not be on the table."
"If that's the case, my daughter and Yoshikawa family are all fascinated by Soya's cooking."
“…”
Soya was silent, and a low laugh from Kirino Akane's ignorant laughter came from the other end.
"You don't need to do too much, just help." Kirino Kyoko thought he agreed, "We'll come here later."
"Are you entertaining here?"
"certainly."
Zonggu sighed silently, "I get it."
"Akane said that Yoshikawa's family also sent some vegetables. What are they? I'll see if I want to bring some ingredients to the table."
Zong Gu took a deep breath. Since he agreed, he had to take it seriously.
“There is in the refrigerator…”
Kirino Keiko listened, responded from time to time, and then explained some things that needed to be prepared in advance.
"Then please Zogu, we will come here soon."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Soya looked at Asukiri standing next to him: "The Kirino family wants to invite the Yoshikawa family to come over for dinner and ask me to help prepare dinner."
She was unmoved and just nodded.
Go to the kitchen to count the ingredients and seasonings. There are only vegetables in the refrigerator, and there are some pickled products in the cabinet. In terms of seasonings, if you want to prepare a dinner party, it seems that the Weilin doesn't seem to be enough...
The chef tonight is Kirino Hiroyuki. What he needs and what he still lacks is what he needs to consider. Soya only needs to explain the situation when he comes, and then wait for the chef's command.
More than ten minutes later, the Kirino family drove to the old house. In addition to the ingredients, they also brought a few bottles of wine.
As soon as Kirino came in, he smirked at Sonoya, which was unclear. Sonoya ignored him and told her father about the situation in the kitchen.
Hiroyuki Kirino nodded and soon gained a general understanding.
He made a list, wrote a bunch of them in a slewy way, and handed them to Aka Kirino, "Aka, go to the supermarket to buy these things back."
"yes!"
Kirino Keiko glanced at me, "There's too much, Soya, go with Akane."
"OK."
The two went out immediately.
Soya went to the backyard to ride a bicycle, took Akane Kirino and rode towards the supermarket.
"This is too sudden."
Akane Kirino reacted after a few seconds.
"Yes, I think so too. But my mother said she had planned this a long time ago. Last time Hongzi's father came to the store to drink, he mentioned this to him at that time."
"Have you notified Hongzi's family?"
"Yeah. Hongzi's parents agreed very quickly, otherwise they wouldn't have prepared a dinner now."
“That’s right.”
Zong Gu took a deep breath and said, "I've sat down and bought a lot of things, we have to hurry up."
Akane Kirino held his waist: "Go ahead at full speed!"
When they arrived at the supermarket, the two of them bought all the seasonings or ingredients they needed on the list and filled a full bag.
Akane Kirino took a break from her busy schedule and bought two popsicles.
Relying against the wall to hide from the sun, the two of them started gnawing at the supermarket door.
"There is no problem if Soya can't go to the shrine, right?" Akane Kirino looked at him.
Kacha, he bit off a popsicle, turned it around twice before saying, "It's a big problem."
"Love."
"I won't lie to you." Zong Gu had other plans and didn't say much at this time, "Eat quickly and we'll go back early."
"Yeah, Hongzi may have come here."
"So early?"
"I guess."
After eating popsicles, I put the convenience bag into the car basket, and the front of the car became a little heavy.
Zong Gu turned around and felt that there was no big problem, "Sit down."
“OK~”
When he returned to the old Kirino house, Yoshikawa's family hadn't come yet. Soya went to the kitchen to help, he didn't need to cook, he was mainly responsible for handling the ingredients.
Kirino Keiko asked while busy, "Akane hasn't caused any trouble for others these days."
"No. Hongzi's grandmother likes her very much and says she is very energetic."
“It’s also a headache to be too energetic.”
Soya nodded subconsciously and soon found Kirino Keiko looking at him, a little embarrassed.
She just smiled.
"After that, I just went to the vegetable field and it seems that a lot of cucumbers have been picked... It has not matured yet, and although there will be no problem after eating it."
“…”
Zong Gu was stunned and soon realized, and he was even more embarrassed.
Eighty percent of it is because Yuedu wants to save money.
"Sorry, that..."
"It's okay." Kirino Keiko laughed, "Akane always runs here. The vegetables here are grown for you, but you can't be too impatient."
“…I will tell the confinement.”
Cut a few green peppers open and wash them, set aside for later use, Zong Gu waited for the next instruction.
Hiroyuki Kirino said that there was no place to help for the time being, so he asked him to go and rest first.
“By the way.”
Kirino Keiko suddenly clapped her hands, "Last time Mr. Yoshikawa came to the store to drink, I seemed to like the sauce cucumbers made by Hiroyuki. If you want to drink later, use the current food and drink."
Hiroyuki Kirino thought for a moment, nodded, and took out the key and handed it to Soya: "The cucumber is at home, my mother forgot to bring it here. Please let Soya go and go for a trip."
"……good."
After taking the key, Soya went out and Akane Kirino followed.
"Does Zonggu know where the cucumber is?"
"kitchen?"
“In the cellar.”
"Your home still has a cellar?"
She was a little proud, "Hmm."
When he arrived at Kirino's house, Kirino Akane went straight to the kitchen and stepped on a certain floor, "It's right here."
Lifting up the floor and opening the cellar, she went down to get a can of cucumbers, and Zong Gu continued on it.
"Can't Zong Gu come down to take a look?" she asked with her head raised.
The cellar is not big, and Zong Gu can see it by squatting on it, "Next time."
"All right."
After returning to the old house with the sauce cucumber, Zong Gu became idle.
Thinking of the clothes he had washed before, he turned on the washing machine and found that Chao Wuling had taken out all the clothes to dry.
Back upstairs, he first warned Yuedu not to pick cucumbers that had not yet grown up, and then asked by the way what he wanted to buy when he saved money.
“PS5.”
“…”
When I returned to my room, my phone flashed. A missed call was called by Akane Kirino and several messages from Hongzi.
Hongzi: Qian’s parents want to treat my family to dinner?
Hongzi: I also said that I had agreed before.
Hongzi: Where is the person?
Hongzi: We're here.
The latest news was sent a few minutes ago.
Soya: Where have you been?
“…”
Hongzi looked up at the window upstairs, leaned against Wuling, and saw the family of three who had already walked outside the yard.
Hongzi: Downstairs.
Soya went downstairs, Kirino Keiko was about to go out to greet him, and waved to let him and Kirino Akane follow him.
"Welcome, Mr. Yoshikawa, Mrs. Yoshikawa, and Xiaohong."
"I've been disturbed."
The two families greeted each other at the door, and Soya tried to hide his presence with silence, but Yoshikawa and "Xiaohong" always looked at him;
After welcoming Yoshikawa's family into the house, Kirino Keiko pushed him and his daughter gently: "Sotani and Akane will continue to stay upstairs."
Akane Kirino was surprised and happy, so she pulled Hongzi upstairs together.
Looking at the three children who went upstairs together, Mrs. Yoshikawa didn't know what she should think.
"What's wrong?" Mr. Yoshikawa turned around.
"nothing."
"After that, I haven't been to Kirino's house for a long time. No matter how many times I come, I think this house is really big. Kirino - I'm here."
Hiroyuki Kirino came out of the kitchen: "Welcome."
Zong Gu and the other two came upstairs and all entered Chao Wuling's room.
"What were Soya and Akane doing just now?"
"I'm watching TV downstairs. Sonogu seems to be helping in the kitchen, right? I don't know when I went upstairs."
Hongzi was a little surprised, said nothing, but instead felt a little moved.
"It's really sudden, there's no news at all."
"yes."
"By the way, I'm going to travel to Hokkaido tomorrow."
"So fast!"
"That's true for me. I've been running around all the time, but my parents have been ready for a long time... My sister can't take too much time, and the holiday has been shortened. She originally planned to return here first.
Flying to Hokkaido with us..."
Zong Gu listened next to him and was soon called to help again.
Time passes, and the sky gradually becomes darker.
"Zonggu, go and call them down and prepare for dinner."
"good."
In addition to the three girls, there was also a cool and beautiful woman, which made Yoshikawa and his wife stunned for a moment;
When he spoke, the two of them were stunned for a while.
Before Hongzi could sit down, she suddenly saw Zong Gu attacking her.
She followed him to a place where no one was, "Kiss?"
“…what do you think.”
"What are you going to do?"
Soya looked at her for a while, "Aren't Hongzi going to Hokkaido tomorrow? I'll say goodbye to you."
She was stunned, "Hey? Now..."
"Now I don't need my help here anymore, I'm going out."
"But for dinner... go find senior sister Guanyuan?"
"Well. I don't know when I will be back, so I said goodbye to Hongzi in advance."
Hongzi looked at him and then spread her arms.
Seeing that he did not respond, she hugged him.
"What are you doing so vigilant... Even if you are an ordinary friend, will you hug him when you say goodbye?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zong Gu raised his hand and stroked her back.