There are some rounded stones beside the pool, and some lamps are placed outside to illuminate the nearby mountains and forests.
In the dense water vapor, snowflakes are falling one after another.
Enjoying this large hot spring pool to himself, Naruse soaked for a while and then changed places. He came out after feeling completely comfortable.
"There is always a feeling that the vacation has already begun... Wouldn't it be a good idea to start relaxing now?"
After all, I have to go to school for the exam tomorrow morning.
Shaking his head to put away his distracting thoughts, Naruse put on his yukata and came outside.
The heating in the hotel was fully turned on, so there was no need to worry about catching a cold. When he arrived at the room on the second floor, he stood by the window for a long time before Song Qianqiu and the others came back.
"It's so comfortable to soak in..."
"I'm already a little hungry." Naruse looked at the people who came in.
"I've said hello, dinner will start soon." Miss Sato said.
Sitting around the low table, Naoko noticed that Naruse seemed to have something to say, so he moved closer.
"Guang just sent a message saying that she and Sister Yue went to my house."
"Ah..."
"No one has been found."
"Did Harumi tell her?"
"Well, I said we went out to eat."
Naruse looked at Matsu Chiaki sitting opposite, "When will you return to Tokyo?"
Song Qianqiu did not answer directly, but looked at the assistant beside him, "How is it over there? Is there any news?"
"Mr. Tatezaki is still hospitalized." Miss Sato said, "But his body and spirit are recovering well, and he seems to be thinking of being discharged."
"It won't work if we delay it for too long."
"There should be a new decision tomorrow."
Song Qianqiu looked at his son, "That's it."
She has no idea how many days she can stay at home.
"Sister Yue wants to come visit you." Naruse said.
"Let her come back tomorrow. Anyway, she can stay for at least one more day."
Naruse sent the message to Hikari Takigawa and received a reply quickly.
"Then come over tomorrow night."
After a while, the sliding door opened, and several older hotel waiters came in with dishes. The dinner finally began.
The first thing served was the appetizer, two different kinds of tofu, and two pieces of sushi, with a piece of fish next to it and a piece of something Naruse didn't recognize.
When the waiter left, Miss Sato suddenly said: "The people working in the hotel are basically old people."
Song Qianqiu picked up the tofu and put it in his mouth, "This is the countryside. Young people who can run basically go to big cities."
"Aging is getting more and more serious."
"Yeah... when I reach that age, no one will like me anymore."
"Where, Miss Song stays young forever."
"No matter how nice you say it, you won't get a salary increase."
"It can still go up a bit..."
"Go talk to the office."
Haixing sat between the two adults, unable to speak at all, and regretted not sitting across from him.
Naoko and Naruse got together and were still guessing what the pink thing in the appetizer was.
"It should be made of flour."
"Maybe carrot juice was used?"
"Is carrot juice this color..."
After almost finishing the appetizer, the next dish was brought in, which was Wagyu sashimi as a starter.
The fresh beef is cut as thin as paper, and comes with a special sauce. The taste and texture are very unique.
"It seems to have a smoky smell." Shangzi said.
"It should be the flavor in the sauce."
"You can't tell the beef is raw."
"Yeah."
Exquisite dishes are served one after another. According to Ms. Sato, this meal will last for two hours.
With his mother opposite and Naoko by his side, Naruse is not in a hurry to go back, even if it takes three hours to eat, it doesn't matter.
Matsu Qianqiu also ordered a bottle of Daiginjo, but except for Sato Yoko, there was no other adult who could drink, and the assistant lady would have to drive them back later, so she could only drink it by herself.
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"Don't drink too much." Miss Sato looked on with greedy eyes.
"Just a few drinks." Song Qianqiu took a sip.
"Master, I'll call a cab for you later."
"I don't care...the question is, can I get a car here?"
The answer is no.
Song Qianqiu didn't let her be greedy for too long. He said that it was just a few drinks, and he didn't want to be greedy.
"Youko must have had a lot of drinks at Jushoda Lake yesterday."
"I can't drink more than a few drinks alone."
"How many drinks?"
"...two bottles."
The food came next, a bowl of boiled food.
The color is low and the taste is relatively light, but as a blend of the previous dishes, it tastes good.
"This is beef, too."
"Well, it tastes much lighter after cooking."
Although the portion of each dish was small, one plate after another was served. Naruse kept eating and felt a little full.
Before the next dish was served, he stood up and walked around the private room, looking at the objects hanging on the wall or placed on the floor.
"Are you bored?" Song Qianqiu asked.
"No, I'm just a little full."
She ignored him and continued to eat the food and chat with her assistant about the past two days.
After a while, Haixing couldn't sit still, so he got up and walked to the window to take a look.
On the side of the hotel is a snowy slope.
The low street lights were covered by snow, but they were still on at this time, forming a path. It seemed that you could walk in from there when it wasn't snowing.
As Haixing was watching, Naruse walked over and stopped beside her.
"How did you feel about today's exam?"
"...not bad."
Haixing looked at him, and out of the corner of his eye, Shangzi stood up.
"It doesn't look difficult."
"Don't be careless."
"Well..."
Shangzi stood beside the two of them and looked out the window.
At the dining table, Miss Sato's eyes swept back and forth on the faces of the three children for a while.
"Isn't the busty sister really the young master's girlfriend?" she whispered.
"..."
Song Qianqiu almost choked and glared at her, "Stop shouting."
"But..."
"She is Shangzi."
"Okay." Miss Sato glanced at Naoko's chest again, "Isn't it true that Miss Naoko and the young master don't have that kind of relationship?"
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"Not yet."
"But I keep a close eye on it."
Song Qianqiu was silent for a moment, and then looked at Naozi, "After all, she likes Chunhai very much."
"I've seen it all, doesn't the young master know?"
"You know what you know, but how to do it is another matter."
"The young master is still very inactive..."
"Why don't you just say negative things?"
"I also have to consider Miss Song's mood... Why are you drinking again!"
Song Qianqiu poured a glass of wine, "It's all your fault for talking nonsense. Now I have to drink to drown my sorrows."
"..."
She looked at the three people by the window and whispered: "Aren't you curious, why did I suddenly decide to send Harumi back to Aomori in the summer?"
Miss Sato stared at the almost overflowing wine glass, "Isn't it so that the young master can go to a stable high school?"
"This is the main reason, but the person who suggested me to do this was actually the child."
She raised her gaze, "Hey..."
"I thought about it for a while and found that there is really no better way.
Moreover, Chunhai has grown up, self-reliance is not a problem, and the two children can take care of each other, so he was sent back."
"What an amazing positivity...compared to the young master, it's like heaven and earth."
Song Qianqiu rolled his eyes, "It's not that exaggerated."
Miss Sato smiled, did not refute, and her eyes fell on Haixing again.
"Speaking of which, do Miss Haixing and the young master also have that intention..."
Song Qianqiu didn't say anything, but picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"The relationship between these two children is very complicated, and there seems to be some things that I don't know about...but I am still more optimistic about Shangzi."
She looked at the starfish peeking at Naruse by the window, and sighed again.
"So even though Haixing is no longer my daughter, I still want to give her a little more care."
"The young master is really 'sinful'... But this is youth."
"Who made him have a face similar to mine?"
"That's right, this is called the beauty of the sky, the beauty of the country, the splendor of the world, unparalleled in the world, unparalleled..."
"Okay, okay..."
The two adults chatted in low voices, and after a while, the next dish was brought in.
Naruse returned to his seat, and Naoko and Haixing followed him.
As Ms. Sato said, the entire dinner lasted more than two hours.
After eating, several people rested for a while before preparing to leave.
There was a lot of wind and snow outside, so Ms. Sato controlled the speed of the car, and it took nearly fifty minutes to get a few people home.
"Come over and play tomorrow too." Matsu Qianqiu said to her when she put down the starfish at the Maki Hotel.
"Hmm...hmm!"
When we arrived at Naruse's house again, Miss Sato did not leave and stayed in the guest room overnight.