Chapter 281 Muzi's New Clothes

"Okay, stop writing and collect the papers."

Fujii Itsuki clapped his hands and glanced around the classroom for two seconds. The final exam was finally over. The students all breathed a sigh of relief and handed their papers to the approaching invigilator.

Because the students in the wind orchestra had to take the exam in advance, students from three grades were gathered in this classroom. Fujii Itsuki and Akai Muko took turns to supervise the exam for two consecutive days, and their backs and waists ached from sitting so much.

Fujii Itsuki put a pile of final exam papers into file bags according to grade level, then walked towards the school archives with Akai Muko.

Snowflakes were falling, and the entire northern Orange was covered in heavy snow.

Walking slowly in the corridor, I saw that the teaching building was also covered in snow.

“Time flies by pretty fast.”

"Ok?"

"Ashu, don't you think so? When I first came back, Xiaoyue and the others were only in the first year of high school, but now, they are almost in their third year."

".There's still one semester left."

"That was pretty quick, wasn't it?"

Fujii Itsuki nodded, responding to Akai Muzi's talk.

He noticed that Muzi seemed to be in a good mood today.

"By the way, Muzi, we don't have anything to do this afternoon. Are you free?"

Akai Muzi blinked behind him and froze in place, "What? Are you going out for a drink tonight? Come to think of it, it seems like you haven't been out for a drink in a while."

"Xiaoyue and the others are watching me. They won't let me drink."

"A man who has a girlfriend, ah." Akai Muzi shook her head and sighed, as if she was regretting his life that would never come back. "However, if it were me, I would probably advise you the same thing. Don't touch cigarettes, alcohol and other things if you can. So, Ah Shu, what do you want to ask me to go out for? I don't have anything else to do this afternoon, so I'm free."

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Fujii Itsuki had imagined situations like this several times last night.

But when she really came to him, Fujii Itsuki suddenly felt like he was in the early stages of a relationship. It was still difficult for him to invite her out.

But on second thought, Fujii Itsuki felt that it was nothing.

I just wanted to give Muzi a gift to thank her for her support for my work.

"I want to buy you a set of clothes as a thank you."

"Thanks? Clothes?" Akai Muzi asked two question marks in a row.

Fujii Itsuki felt that Mu Zi's silly expression in front of him, like that of a little girl, was deliberately pretended, and he could not hold it in anymore.

He tried to explain, "It's about the schedule. Haven't you helped me so much? Plus, you took over so many classes for me in the past, so I feel bad if I don't show some appreciation. Winter is coming, and I don't think you would like any other gifts, so I want to give you a new set of clothes."

"I see. Then you can send it off, Shu. I'm very grateful to you."

“Haven’t you bought it yet?”

“No.”

Akai Muzi frowned, and it took her two seconds to react, her eyes widened, "Ashu, you want to ask me out?"

"That's what I mean."

Akai Muzi laughed, "Will your three jealous little friends agree?"

"It's because they agreed that I came to talk to you about this."

Akai Muzi stared at his face in silence for several seconds, as if trying to see something more on his face.

Seeing that she had been silent for a long time, Fujii Itsuki was about to speak, but she nodded in agreement.

"No problem. I'll go pack my clothes after get off work and see you at the canal."

"Row."

Muzi went back to the classroom first.

There was nothing else, but when Fujii Itsuki saw Akai Muko's back again, he felt a little nostalgic in his heart.

Mu Zi's smile is still the same after all these years.

Could she be so happy just by hearing that I invited her out?

Although she shouldn't think about it, Fujii Itsuki still felt inadvertently in her heart that in terms of the depth of her feelings, she was no different from Xiaoyue and the others.

The afternoon passed quickly. When the school bell rang, Fujii Itsuki quickly packed his things and headed towards home.

You definitely can't wear formal clothes when shopping, so Fujii Itsuki planned to wear something simple, but when Matsumae Shinchun found out that he was going out, she came in and gave him specific instructions on how to dress, even helped him tidy up his sleeves and put on makeup for him.

"Put on makeup? Is it necessary?"

"Teacher, it's just daily dressing. Helping you fix your hair and clothes is also part of makeup."

Fujii Itsuki reluctantly accepted it and sat down calmly, letting Matsumae Shinchun busy himself in the front.

After a while, Fujii Itsuki saw himself in the mirror.

".This. Xinchun."

"Hmm?" Matsumae Shinchun folded her hands and looked at Fujii Itsuki in the mirror with a smile on her face.

“Is it necessary to dress so handsomely?”

"I am just so handsome, okay? I usually look average because I am always unkempt. Occasionally I want to do something nice for you, but you think it wastes your time and makes you late for work."

".But I am just accompanying Muzi to buy clothes today, you..."

Matsumae Shinchun became serious, raised his index finger and said solemnly:
"Teacher, you are going to thank Teacher Muzi. Since you are thanking her, you must show the proper attitude. Besides, you are going out. If you go to the meeting without any preparation, you will definitely feel ashamed and embarrassed when you see Teacher Muzi dressed so seriously."

"real or fake.?"

"How could Xinchun lie to you?"

Matsumae Shinchun's little face smiled again in the mirror, and Fujii Itsuki finally felt relieved.

"Then I'm going out."

"Well! Have a nice trip~"

Fujii Itsuki kissed Xinchun's little face before walking out of the bedroom. He also said goodbye to Chitose and Satsuki who were packing clothes and luggage in the living room. Only then did he officially leave.

"and many more!"

Yang Kui Chitose, who was pinching the clothes, reacted, "What was Brother Shu doing just now? He even dressed up."

"Didn't Xinchun say yesterday that uncle wanted to buy clothes for Teacher Muzi as a token of gratitude?"

"Why is he still dressing up before going out? Won't this cause Sister Muzi to misunderstand?!"

"Uncle doesn't know how to dress himself up, it must be Xinchun's doing."

"So what does Xinchun want to do?"

Jiu Huayue didn't care. "She's probably like us, feeling that Muzi is too pitiful. At least don't let her look so sad when she leaves."

"Oh," Yang Kui Chitose nodded continuously, folded the clothes and stuffed them into the suitcase, "That's right."

On a winter evening by the canal, the lights flickered faintly in the snow and were reflected on the rippling water, like twinkling stars.

Originally, Fujii Itsuki was a little skeptical about what Xinchun said, but when he met Muzi by the canal, Fujii Itsuki was really surprised by her dress.

Muzi wore a black slim-fit coat with smooth material and neat outline, paired with a white turtleneck sweater, creating a simple yet layered effect. The waist of the coat was tightened, outlining her slender figure.

She wore slim-fitting grey pencil pants with slightly tapered cuffs, paired with a pair of black high-heeled boots, which made her legs look even more slender.

Her hair fell to her shoulders, and the slightly curled ends were just right. Her makeup was natural and fresh. The light brown eyeshadow and delicate eyeliner outlined her bright eyes, and the light pink lip gloss added a touch of lightness and fashion to her face. She held her bag in both hands, leaned against the lamppost, and kept looking down at her feet.

At first glance, I thought she was a young urban woman who had returned from New York.

As Fujii Itsuki approached, Akai Muzi turned her head and smiled at him.

"Ashu."

"Muzi, you are dressed like this..."

"How about it?"

"I've never seen you dressed like this before."

"I learned this from Xiaoyue's fashion magazine. Today is the first time I wear it and try it out. How is it?"

no the same.
Very different.
Fujii Itsuki suddenly thought that it was more than just different.

Muzi has clearly upgraded from a professional female teacher in a suit to a fashionable white-collar worker in a big city, the kind that works in an office.

It has a very mature style, yet it also retains a youthful feel and a heroic air.

Fujii Itsuki now has confidence in Haru's words.

If he really didn't dress up, he would really be outdone by Muzi.

"Where are we going next? Sakaimachi Street? Minami-Otaru? Or the Central Shopping Street?"

Fujii Itsuki stared at her new look for a long time. "Let's go to the Central Shopping Street. That place is more suitable for your current temperament."

"Then let's go."

Akai Muzi is a neat and tidy person.

This character trait of hers is reflected in her principles and style of doing things.

He said he was going to buy clothes, and without any hesitation, he took Fujii Itsuki straight to the shopping street and chose a women's clothing store.

Fujii Itsuki didn't like shopping before.

But after living with Xiaoyue, I started to like her a little.

Because she always buys clothes when she goes shopping, and always asks him to comment on the clothes she buys.

If he didn't give a serious evaluation or looked at his phone in the middle of the evaluation, the child would puff up his face in anger and come over and knock Fujii Itsuki hard to hurry up and look at her new clothes.

muzi
To some extent, I feel the same way as Xiaoyue.

No.
It should be said that Xiaoyue is like her past self.

The first time Fujii Itsuki accompanied a girl shopping for clothes, it was Muzi who accompanied her.

I think the place we came to first was the Central Shopping Street, right?

"Ashu, what do you think of this outfit?" Akai Muzi was holding a long coat, turning around and approaching the fitting mirror.

"You try first?"

Fujii Itsuki came to accompany her to buy clothes because he didn't like to do things perfunctorily.

For example, when evaluating clothing, he would evaluate it based on his own preferences.

Muzi kept changing clothes in the store, and her style unexpectedly changed to a youthful and sporty one.

A loose sweatshirt, loose sweatpants, sneakers and a casual jacket make you look relaxed and fashionable at the same time.

Fujii Itsuki smiled and said, "It looks like he is ten years younger."

"Is it true?" Akai Muzi looked very surprised. She pinched the larger cuff and turned left and right in front of the mirror.

"If Xinchun and the others were here, it would be totally fine for you to be sisters."

"I've never tried this style before. Although I saw Xiaoyue wearing something similar in her magazine."

Akai Muzi looked at herself in the mirror for several times. Suddenly, she saw that the store still sold hats, so she took one and put it on her head and asked Fujii Itsuki, "Ashu, how are you now?"

She was fine without the hat.

Wear a hat.

Fujii Itsuki recalled the first time he went shopping with her. She was holding a hat similar to this one and asked herself what kind of image she would have.

"This is nice, but a little cool, like the kind of clothes only little girls wear, which doesn't fit the impression you give people."

"Well, I think it's pretty good. It feels a lot like what I had in high school."

Akai Muzi posed in front of the mirror, made a square shape with her chin and pouted her lips.

At this moment, Fujii Itsuki really felt that she had become younger.

". Muzi, as long as you like it."

"Okay, I'll take this set! Thank you, Shu! Miss Shopkeeper! Please help me pack it! Thank you!"

Akai Muzi thanked him happily, and the shop assistant came over soon after.

Mu Zi's youthful clothes and the smile just now made Fujii Itsuki feel as if he was in yesterday's trance.

Muzi always smiled so sweetly in the past, right?
In the past, I thought that Muzi looked really, really pretty and really sweet when she smiled like this.

It was from that day on that I began to like going out with her.

It was still early when I came out after buying clothes.

Muzi didn't even change his clothes and walked out wearing this set of casual and loose clothes.

Even her students wouldn't recognize her as Akai-sensei.
Fujii Itsuki thought it was too early to go back, "How about, Muzi, go pick out another set of clothes?"

"Pick another one? Why? I'm not that greedy. This one is enough." Akai Muzi lifted the sweatshirt on her upper body.

".No, it's too early. I already said I came here to thank you for coming, but it's too easy to go back within an hour.

"Then go pick out another set?"

"Well, just pick what you like. I'll pay for today."

Akai Muzi smiled and hit him with her fist that was curled up at the cuff, "Ashu has become so generous today! You used to be so stingy."

"I really didn't have money before. But when your birthday comes, I will definitely give you a gift that you really want."

The two then visited a few more stores.

Fujii Itsuki bought her three more sets of clothes.

These are the styles she chose. She doesn't want any other mature styles. She just wants to look relaxed and youthful.

When asked why, Muzi said that if this was the case, she would occasionally think of the clothes he gave her and would feel much more relaxed wearing them.

No need to think about how tiring work is.
After walking around all the way, it was getting late.

Fujii Itsuki originally wanted to find an opportunity to say goodbye to Muzi, but Muzi suddenly wanted to take him to a pub.

"Drinking?"

"Yup!"

"If Xiaoyue and the others knew about this, they would definitely be angry."

"It's okay, it's just once in a while! You bought me so many clothes, I can't just let you get away like this! Drink, drink!"

Fujii Itsuki saw that she was so happy today, and he didn't want to spoil her mood, so he agreed:
"Okay, let's go drink!"

(End of this chapter)