Chapter 280 Xinchun's Advice

It snowed the day before the final exam.

Fujii Itsuki has a strong feeling for snow. The swaddling clothes when he was born were covered with snow, the background when he grew up was snow, and the train he took when he left Otaru for Kyoto was also covered with snow.

Although he has been surrounded by snow for almost half his life, Fujii Itsuki still finds Otaru breathtakingly beautiful every time it snows.

Wearing a thick woolen sweater and then having a coat put on by Matsumae Shinharu, Fujii Itsuki said goodbye to the three girls first and got on the bus to school.

His body swayed with the carriage. Fujii Itsuki held the hanging ring with his right hand, raised his head, and looked up at the snowy village covered in white.

He was actually a little depressed.

Because my dreams these days are often related to Muzi.

No matter whether it was Xinchun, Qiansui or Xiaojiuhua who came to see him at night, he would more or less dream about Muzi's past image.

When I dreamed about being in love with her, I dreamed that she was reluctant to buy me some nice clothes, but wanted to buy me good coffee beans;
Then I dreamed that she was following me with her hands behind her back. I happened to look back at her and she was squinting her eyes and smiling at me in the sun.
It's dazzling.

"Harmful"

Fujii Itsuki suddenly felt that if the competition really ended, the day would come when Muzi resigned and left.

I'm afraid I'll be depressed for a long time.

Given her condition, I don’t know how she would live alone on Shikoku Island.

If she doesn't get married, isn't she destined to be lonely in the future?
Is it really worth persisting in treating a relationship like this?

It was not known whether it was a trick of fate or just a coincidence, but when Fujii Itsuki was carrying his briefcase and walking towards the office to open the door, Akai Muko just happened to walk over from the other end. The two of them bumped into each other and looked at each other in surprise.

"Ashu, good morning." Akai Muzi said with a smile.

"morning"

Fujii Itsuki saw that she seemed to be in good condition.

In fact, Muzi had been smiling like this in front of him in the past few days, but why did he feel that Muzi's smile was more natural recently?

"Oh! By the way, I've prepared the schedule for the training camp in Tokyo. I'll show it to you."

"So fast?!"

Fujii Itsuki followed Akai Muko into the office, greeted the colleagues in the office, and sat down at their desks. Fujii Itsuki took the schedule printed out by Akai Muko.

"The schedule includes practice and rehearsal in the next half month, free time, performance simulations, and team exchanges with the Holy Lady Wind Ensemble Club."

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It was quite a heavy workload and Fujii Itsuki thought it would take two days to finish. Unexpectedly, it was completed today.

".Wait, Muzi, you also did the expense estimate?"

"Yes, it's a handy thing. I'll contact the hotel."

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Fujii Itsuki had to admit that Mu Zi's logistical work was really excellent. Things like expense estimation and contacting hotels were supposed to be done by him.

"Muzi, you..."

"Hey! Ah Shu, don't say anything. I am happy to do it. It's almost the end of the semester, and you are busy setting questions and tutoring students. How can you have time to do these? After the final exam is over, you will have to work overtime to do it. I just do it for the sake of convenience."

Fujii Itsuki held the form in his hand.

At this moment, I really don't know what to say
I haven't done anything to Muzi, nor have I responded to her, but she still comes to help me relieve the pressure.

".Muzi, you make me feel uneasy with my current monthly salary and bonus. These things should be given to you."

"I'm not interested in that."

"Then Muzi, what are you doing now——"

"Didn't you come to the hospital to see me last time?"

"Ah."

Akai Muzi smiled faintly and pushed the form in her hand to him: "Then consider it as a return gift for the lunch you brought me last time when you came to visit me."

Fujii Itsuki glanced at the document in her hand, then looked at her smile in front of him for a long time, and finally accepted it.

"Muzi, I don't know how to thank you for helping me deal with all the troubles."

"Then don't thank me, just keep it with peace of mind."

After Akai Muzi finished speaking, she smiled again, turned around and went back to work.

On the contrary, Fujii Itsuki felt at a loss as to what to do with the heavy documents in his hands, and even felt a little guilty.

Then, a self-questioning arises.

Muzi is so nice to you, don’t you have any reaction?

"Ah! That's right!"

Akai Muzi suddenly moved her eyes away from the computer screen, interrupting Fujii Itsuki's thoughts.

"Ok?"

"I'll send you the electronic version of the schedule right away. Please take a look at it again. If there is no problem, I'll send it to the club group."

"Row."

Fujii Itsuki had a lot of work to do the day before the exam.

Arrangement of review classes, preparation for exams, psychological counseling for students, confirmation of exam room layout for each class, etc.
Fujii Itsuki was one of the people who wrote the papers for this final exam, so when he left school he had to check again to see if the papers were sealed intact, and then put them in the safe in the school document library and lock them again.

Fujii Itsuki put away the keys and returned to the office, where Matsumae Shinchun was waiting near the door.

As soon as she saw Fujii Itsuki approaching, she smiled gently, holding her violin case in both hands and bowed:
"Teacher Fujii."

It was already late at night and there were not many people in the school, so Fujii Itsuki didn't bother to address him.

"Xinchun didn't go back with Muzi today?"

"It ended early today, but Muzi-sensei said that you still have work to do at school, Fujii-sensei, so Xinchun is waiting for you here."

Fujii Itsuki originally wanted to ask what would happen if the school leaders saw her waiting here?
But on second thought, Xinchun was the one he least needed to worry about at school.

In fact, the reason why the wind orchestra was particularly easy to apply for funding was not only because of their achievements, but also because of the influence of Matsumae Shinharu. The school was very happy for the Matsumae family to "sponsor" Tachibana Kita.

Without any other concerns, after checking the office to make sure there were no problems, Fujii Itsuki locked the door, walked out of the school gate with Matsumae Shinharu, and headed towards the bus stop.

On a snowy night in Otaru, the street lights are soft and hazy.

Under the street lights, snowflakes danced in the halo, and the ground was covered with a thick white velvet blanket.

Matsumae Shinchun glanced at Fujii Itsuki several times and found that he seemed to be thinking about something.

"teacher?"

Thinking that the girl had discovered what was going on, Fujii Itsuki had no intention of hiding it and explained directly to her:
"I'm thinking about Muzi."

The air was silent for a second, and Fujii Itsuki asked her again:

"I thought about this, you won't be angry, right?"

Matsumae Shinchun's smile was quite generous, and it seemed that she didn't take this little thing seriously at all:

"How could that be? Compared to these, Xinchun actually cares more about what the teacher is worried about."

The girl's smile made Fujii Itsuki feel warm in his heart. His feet stepped on the fluffy snow with a "puff puff". Snowflakes fell on his shoulders and hair, but he didn't feel cold at all.

"How about the teacher tell me?"

"Actually, it's nothing."

Fujii Itsuki sighed and told Xinchun in detail what Muzi had done this morning.

He also explained why he felt troubled.
“So that’s how it is”

"What do you think the teacher should do?"

"Give a present."

"Send a Gift?"

"That's right," Matsumae Shinchun nodded, "Since Mr. Fujii feels that Ms. Muzi has done so much for you and you are really grateful to her, then of course you should return the favor! Reciprocity is a simple and crude principle."

In an instant, Fujii Itsuki felt as if he had been trapped in a circle by himself.

I couldn't even think of such a thing.

". Then Xinchun thinks, how about I give Muzi a set of clothes? It's winter now and the weather is getting colder." "Great!"

Matsumae Shinchun laughed again, but quickly changed the subject, "But I think it's not enough for Mr. Fujii to just buy it and give it to Mr. Muzi."

"What should I do?"

"It's best to take Teacher Muzi with you to choose, that's it."

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Fujii Itsuki walked with his head down, pinching his chin, thinking for a long time.

Matsumae Shinchun saw that something was wrong and quickly added. Of course, her tone was not at all anxious, but natural.
"If you are worried that Satsuki and Chitose will have an opinion, don't worry. Xinchun will explain it for you."

Xinchun really hit the nail on the head.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with giving Muzi clothes. Considering their friendship, they could even go shopping for clothes together.

But Xiaoyue and Qiansui are here now, we can’t ignore them, right?
Xinchun's words directly dispelled his concerns.

At the same time, because of Xinchun's behavior, he felt that he should take better care of her.

Fujii Itsuki looked forward, with the corners of his mouth raised sweetly as if in relief.

Matsumae Shinharu happened to notice this arc through the lights of the izakaya across the street.

Then she saw Fujii Itsuki standing between the two of them, extending his hand to her.

Matsumae Shinchun paused for only a moment, then raised her free little hand and gladly accepted it.

"Heart Spring."

"Ah."

"You know, even at this age, I rarely feel the feeling of 'love'. The time when I felt the strongest sense of 'love' was when I was in high school."

"Does the teacher feel anything different now?"

"It was intense before, but now it feels more like warmth, and I'm a little flattered because of the age gap between us."

"Then Xinchun, can you tell me that the teacher is happy?"

"Happy, I can definitely be considered happy."

Fujii Itsuki asked the girl to come to him, helped her smooth her school uniform, smoothed the scarf around her neck, and used his fingers to lift the delicate hair away from her ears.

The girl's ears were a little red in the snowy night, and her profile was even more charming.

Fujii Itsuki only needed to look at the girl's back to see her graceful standing posture like a peony.

Whether it is the hands gently folded in front of the body holding the violin case, or the legs together and small leather shoes.

They are all so elegant and gracious, modest and charming.

It was as if she was taken out of a festival scene in a TV drama or anime, so beautiful and fragrant.

Fujii Itsuki thought that she was being very well-behaved, so he tried to touch the girl's ear with the back of his hand.

But unexpectedly, after feeling the movement behind her, Matsumae Shinchun simply smiled slightly and then put her cheek close to the back of his cold palm.

This warmth, this feeling.
Fujii Itsuki suddenly thought, how could Xinchun be so cute and charming.

Anyway, at the moment when the snowflakes were flying, he felt his heart was moved.

It just so happened that Xinchun was a very considerate child. She turned around and fell into his arms.

Fujii Tree was forced to lean back, and after feeling the warmth in her arms, she subconsciously wanted to close her arms and hug her.
".Xinchun is really not afraid of being seen by classmates."

“You too, right?”

"Say my name."

"Tree"

very nice.

Fujii Itsuki acted on impulse, so he held Xinchun's little hand, found a nearby park, walked in, and sat down by a flower bed. He didn't want anything else, just let Xinchun sit on his lap, face to face, and spend some quality time with her.

Xinchun seemed to like this short-distance contact very much, and her face soon turned red.

The surroundings are covered with snow and it is very cold.

Only the girl sitting in his arms was really warm.

Fujii Itsuki looked at her face in the light of the street lamp. As he looked at her, he couldn't help but leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss.

The touch is very tender.

It's a feeling that only a young girl's face can have.

".Hmm. Good and bad."

"Is kissing on the cheek considered bad?"

"Xinchun is not prepared."

"So you usually come to see me at night, so you're ready?"

"Sure."

Fujii Itsuki felt a sweet feeling in his heart again, and the girl's waist in his hands seemed to soften a lot.

"Come to think of it, I haven't asked you how Xinchun feels yet?"

".Why do you like to talk about these embarrassing topics?"

"Great." The girl said, biting the words softly.

"Are you just trying to please me? Or are you really saying this?"

"Xinchun is not lying to you. She is really great, otherwise she wouldn't come to you again and again."

Seeing the girl say these words shyly, Fujii Itsuki had to admit that as a man he was still a little proud.

There is a high probability that Chitose will also say that she likes it.

Not to mention Jiuhuayue, she has said it the most times and has directly said that she likes it.

In this icy and snowy weather, Fujii Shu saw the lovely girl and moved his mouth closer to her, testing her a little. Seeing that she did not resist, he kissed her mouth for a long time.
The body warmed up.

The girl's eyes were full of allure, and Fujii Itsuki knew what she meant at a glance.

"How about we go home first? It's too cold outside."

"Ah."

The two then walked out of the park hand in hand and boarded the last bus.

There were no passengers on the last bus, so the two of them chose to sit in the last row of the bus.

Seeing that he was a little anxious, Matsumae Shinchun started to act naughty with her little hands.

I didn't even bother taking off my shoes when I got home. The entrance is nice.

This made Yang Kui Chitose, who was cooking dinner and heard the door open to welcome the two home, speechless. She turned her little face away, grunted angrily and went back to the kitchen.

Jiu Huayue saw her coming back and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing! It's just that Xinchun and Brother Shu brought back a box of milk! They asked you to go and get it!"

Jiuhuayue gave her a strange look, knowing that she was testing her half-jokingly, but she still went to the entrance after tying her hair into a high ponytail.

Yang Kui Qiansui saw Jiuhuayue coming back later and was incredulous, "Did you really go to help pick it up?"

"What's wrong?" Jiu Huayue's expression was calm, and she wiped the sweat from the corner of her mouth. "I just helped to get some milk."

".No, nothing."

Soon it was dinner time and the four of them sat around a table.

"By the way, teacher," Matsumae Shinchun spoke first with a smile.

"what happened?"

"When I go to Tokyo, there will be a study session. I would like to ask the teacher to host it. What do you think?"

Fujii Itsuki's eyes moved back and forth between Jiuhuayue and Yangkui Chitose's heads. He found that they were both concentrating on eating, and then he didn't think anything of it. He nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)