Chapter 303 The Changes of the Two

"You said, this is the first time we have come into such close contact, right?"

"Hmm~"

"Why did we first meet?"

Yang Kui Chitose pulled the quilt down and stared at the ceiling above her head, "I knew you from the beginning."

"Do you know me?" Jiu Huayue was a little surprised. She turned her head and through the dim light, she could see Qiansui's white neck.

"Don't you know it yourself? You were a big celebrity in our school at the beginning. Everyone knew that there was a transfer student in Class A. She was a beautiful girl with purple eyes! Everyone was guessing whether you were from abroad or if you wore contact lenses on purpose."

After Yang Kui Chitose said this, Jiuhuayue remembered the time when she had just transferred to another school.

".Why don't you try to talk to me?"

"Talk to me? Why? You're so pretty, and you're the type that all the girls in the school don't like. As for the boys, you know, there are not many boys in our school, and they don't dare to talk to you."

"You are no exception?"

"Well, I am no exception," Yang Kui Chitose continued, "Then, when Brother Shu came back, he suddenly said he wanted to live in your house. At that time, I hated you even more, so I came to your house all day long, brought something to Brother Shu every day, and took the opportunity to see what was going on with you guys."

Jiu Huayue smiled and said, "In the end, you still couldn't stop anything."

When Yang Kui Qiansui said this, her pouty face was full of resentment, "Who told Brother Shu to be so nice? He would always care about anyone who feels uncomfortable around him. You also know that the girls in your class like Brother Shu to be their homeroom teacher, right?"

"Ah."

"I remember one time Brother Shu found out that a girl in our class didn't bring lunch, hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and had no money. So Brother Shu gave the lunch box I made for her to the girl next door."

"Uncle has done all this? This is too much. Why don't you give the other party money?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's a school rule. Anyway, I don't know any student who can ask a teacher to borrow money."

"Chitose, you're not angry?"

"Angry, of course I'm angry! But what's the use of being angry? I can only tell Brother Shu the seriousness of the matter, and at most guarantee that he won't do it again." Yang Kui Qiansui pulled the quilt over her head, covering her face, and muttered softly, "Besides, Brother Shu took the initiative to tell me about this and apologized to me. No matter what, I have to calm down a little bit, not to mention that he is my Brother Shu."

The more Jiuhuayue listened, the more she felt something was wrong.

"Hurry up and keep an eye on the uncle. I always feel that if the uncle doesn't keep an eye on him, another girl will come out."

"How dare you say that, Kudoka-chan! You and Kokoharu-chan are the extra ones! In terms of chronological order, I'm the first one anyway!"

Jiuhuayue smiled again. She thought it was quite interesting to discuss this with Qiansui in bed.

"Chitose."

"Hmm?" Yang Kui Qiansui raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't understand Jiuhuayue's meaning.

"I never thought we could be together like this, talking in the same bed."

"I didn't even think about it when you were riding on my tree brother!"

"I'm serious." Jiuhuayue ignored her joke and said frankly, "Actually... I didn't go back to Otaru just to escape my parents' control. Another reason was that I wanted to experience the life of an ordinary high school student."

"Really?" Yang Kui Chitose was a little skeptical.

"Of course, I had already graduated from Takarazuka Conservatory of Music before transferring here."

Yang Kui Chitose was stunned for a moment: "...What's good about the life of an ordinary high school student? Isn't it just taking boring classes every day, and then waiting for the weekend to come, and lying down at home to rest? I occasionally help out, but ordinary high school students just stay at home, right?"

"But I have never seen these things before. The students in the school I am in are not classmates at all. They are more like rivals."

Yang Kui Chitose frowned in confusion.

"Because, there are hundreds or thousands of students in each grade of that school, and everyone is vying for those few places, so there is always intrigue and deception." Jiu Huayue's voice is slightly low, "Students from noble families are always arrogant, and those from ordinary families are always hanging around these nobles, fighting for one another. As for going out to play, no one is willing to relax. When everyone gets together, they just talk bad about each other behind their backs."

Yang Kui Chitose was silent for a moment.

".Are you the one being excluded?"

"It's not that hard to guess, is it?"

"Then why not try to fit in with a group."

".I don't like it. I just like to be myself. I can do it all by myself, so why should I support a guy who can only wave his hand and doesn't work hard at all? Besides, even if I go, because my grades are better, the other party will be unhappy with me."

"Too."

The air suddenly became quiet and the sound of wind and snow could be heard outside the window.

".So you came to Otaru to experience life and to find a friend, right? That's why you asked me just now why I didn't go talk to you."

"Ah."

".I think I understand you better, Jiuhuayue. It seems that you are not as annoying as I thought. Of course, I am still angry with you for taking my brother Shu away!"

"It's up to you."

Jiuhuayue smiled quite easily.

The air returned to its quietness, and the sound of wind and snow blowing gently could be faintly heard outside the window.

"I understand."

Jiuhuayue's voice broke the silence again.

Yang Kui Chitose turned her head and looked at her, "What did you understand?"

".Let me ask Chitose your question first."

"Ok?"

"After what I just said to you, do you have a better impression of me?"

Yang Kui Chitose rested her cheek on the half pillow, raised her eyelids lazily, and said with a naughty smile, "A little bit~"

"It does show that this is useful. The fact that Xinchun was put in solitary confinement today is actually my fault. Because our relationship has come to this point now, I don't want to continue to be in such a stalemate with Xinchun. I told my thoughts to the uncle, and the uncle said he would convey them to me."

Yang Kui Chitose reacted, her eyes lit up: "Then Brother Shu told Xinchun, and Xinchun thought of something, and then got herself locked up?"

"Um"

"What could possibly make her aunt angry?"

"It should be a matter between the Matsumae family and the Jiuhua family." Jiuhuayue's eyes gradually darkened. "I went to Matsumae Yoshiko to explain the situation at night, but she ignored me. She even asked me in the middle of the conversation, I clearly hated her so much before, but now I am speaking up for Xinchun, is it out of guilt or out of my heart."

"How did you answer, Xiao Jiuhua?"

"No answer. I know I didn't answer because I felt guilty about being locked up."

"And you spent the whole night thinking about this?"

"Ah."

"Have you figured it out?"

"I've figured it out. After talking to you for so long, I've finally figured it out. In fact, whether it's guilt or feelings, are they really that important?"

"What do you mean?" Yang Kui Chitose was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't fully understand.

"I found that I don't need to label these feelings at all. Guilt and affection are not a matter of choosing one or the other. They are not mutually exclusive. What's important is that Xinchun is trying to reconcile with me and has taken action, and I have to take corresponding actions to respond to her! Whether it's out of guilt or out of affection, isn't the final result the same?"

Yang Kui Chitose was silent for a while, her eyes narrowed slightly in thought.

"That's right. There's no such simple dividing line when it comes to relationships. So, Xiao Jiuhua, are you planning to take the initiative to reconcile with Xinchun?"

"Right! There's no need for you to repeat it again! I don't need to care about the past. After all, Xinchun has already taken actions to apologize to me, so I should respond!"

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The sound of applause.

"Chitose, what are you doing?"

"I think you said it very well! I'm just helping you set the mood!"

“You are really…”

"But then again, I really hope you can reconcile!"

"Well," Jiu Huayue's eyes flashed with determination. She looked at the ceiling and said softly, "I will go find her and have a good talk with her. If possible, I hope we can start over and no longer be rivals, but friends."

Xinchun had been in solitary confinement for two days. She had not prepared for the purification ritual that she would do every day.

In the past two days, Fujii Itsuki has been asking Matsumae Yoshiko about Xinchun's confinement, and he also heard some different meanings from Matsumae Yoshiko.

It seems that Xinchun was put in solitary confinement not entirely because she said the wrong thing.

More importantly, he was dissatisfied with Xinchun.

Anyway, Fujii Judu was used to the area around the Matsumae family's confinement room, so he took some things and sneaked to the window of the confinement room again.

Xinchun was indeed inside.

She sat on the windowsill at the other end, on the cold prayer mat.

He sat upright, but his eyes were empty and blurry.

Gently pushed open the window and called softly, "Xinchun."

Xinchun slowly turned her gaze to the window, and when she saw Fujii Itsuki, a hint of surprise and confusion flashed in her eyes. She did not stand up immediately, but remained silent for a while, as if she was thinking about whether to respond.

Fujii Itsuki noticed that this time she was different from last time.

He didn't waste any more words, just climbed in through the window and sat down next to her.

He gently placed the thing in his hand next to her, and Matsumae Shinchun turned her head to take a look.

"I brought some extra things this time, including food and drinks. I was afraid something might happen to you if you sat alone for two days, so I came to talk to you and see how you were doing."

As Fujii Itsuki was talking, he asked indirectly, "Also, about your confinement."

Matsumae Shinchun's eyes suddenly flickered, and she seemed unwilling to respond, even a little evasive:

"It's my fault, not my aunt. So, I'm sorry, teacher. Xinchun can't sneak out to play with you this time."

"It's okay. So what was wrong with what you said, Xinchun?"

"I wanted to use the story of the Matsumae family and the Jiuhuayue family to clear up the misunderstanding with Xiaoyue, but I didn't consider what this would bring to the family. My aunt angrily criticized me for being too naive."

"And you agree with that yourself?"

"Ah."

Fujii Itsuki crossed his legs and sat down next to her, taking some kebabs and waving them in front of her nose.

Being in solitary confinement at the Matsumae family means not only sitting there doing nothing, but the food they eat for the past two days is also very bland. At most, it's white rice porridge with a little salt and some vegetables, which is quite unpalatable.

When Fujii Itsuki looked at the girl, he saw her throat move.

He took the skewer and waved it in front of her again.

Matsumae Shinharu couldn't help but sniff. After she realized what was happening, a shy blush appeared on her face and she lowered her head.

"The teacher is so bad"

Fujii Itsuki raised an eyebrow: "Bad? Why?"

"You tempt me with this delicious food. You know I'm very hungry now, so you deliberately tempt me to break the rules." Matsumae Xinchun said as she glanced at him. On the surface, she pretended not to care, but she couldn't hide the obvious expectation in her eyes.

Fujii Itsuki smiled and put the skewer close to her mouth: "You accidentally showed your expression yourself. You obviously want to eat it, right?"

Xinchun pouted slightly, deliberately not looking at him, and said softly: "I-I didn't say I wanted to eat."

Fujii Itsuki sighed, "That's a shame, I guess I'll just have to eat it myself."

As he spoke, he acted as if nothing had happened, took a bite slowly, and uttered an exaggerated sound of satisfaction:

"Mmm~ It's delicious."

".teacher!"

"what's wrong?"

"If you continue like this, Xinchun will ask you to leave!"

Fujii Itsuki remained unmoved, and dangled the skewer of meat near her mouth and nose, "Really? You really don't want to eat it?"

Matsumae Shinchun tried to control the smile on her face and hold back the thoughts that were about to be exposed. She quickly looked away and pretended to be calm:

"If you continue like this, I will really ignore you!"

Fujii Itsuki remains the same.

Matsumae Shinchun mustered up the courage to stare at the skewers. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, but in the end, she couldn't resist the aroma of the skewers and took a bite.

But at this time, Fujii Itsuki quickly pulled it away from her.

Now Matsumae Shinchun was really angry, and looked angrily like a rabbit that was being teased.

Fujii Shu put down the skewers and sat closer, looking at her lively expression on her face, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. He smiled softly, his tone gentle and sincere:
"Xinchun, your current situation is just like the skewer of barbecue in my hand. You don't need to stick to the rules and be so stubborn all the time."

Matsumae Shinchun was stunned, and blinked, her eyes slightly blurred. She opened her mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

Fujii Itsuki gently stroked her hair, with a hint of patience and tenderness in his tone:
"Do you feel you are very immature? Just like your aunt said."

Matsumae Shinharu nodded.

"So what does it mean to be mature?"

".Being able to think about the family and do things as well and perfectly as possible, to achieve the best of both worlds."

"wrong!"

Fujii Itsuki's voice startled Matsumae Shinharu for a second or two.

"Do you think your father is mature?"

"Well, for sure, my father is currently maintaining the family."

"Then do you think that your father's decision to sever ties with the Jiuhua family was right or wrong?"

Matsumae Shinchun opened her mouth and said, "Of course."

"Hmm?" Fujii Itsuki waited for her answer.

"False in the sense of fact."

"What about the benefit to the family?"

Family interests
Matsumae Shinchun fell into deep thought.

Fujii Itsuki: "I have been busy these past two days. I have learned about the situation back then. Although the Kuka family was in decline at that time, they did have industries cooperating with the Matsumae family, and they were not without profits. If we choose to break off relations with the Kuka family under that circumstance, it would cause a large number of people to lose their jobs, and most of the Matsumae family's investments would be ruined. Xinchun, do you think your father did the right thing or the wrong thing at that time? From the perspective of family interests."

"That was definitely the wrong choice, thinking that it would make both the Matsumae and Kuka families unstable."

"That's right! The severance of relations between the two families caused considerable losses. This is a fact. At that time, many people in the Matsumae family were dissatisfied with your father's decision. But he still did it. And guess what happened to the industries that were originally managed by the two families?"

Fujii Itsuki did not keep the secret.

"It's very simple. There were losses in the early stage, but now, all the industries are profitable again! And because of the severance of relations with the Kuka family, all the industries are completely controlled by your Matsumae family. Those who questioned your father before have also shut up."

Fujii Itsuki laughed, "Xingchun, tell me, why is this happening?"

Matsumae Shinchun's eyes lit up, and she was obviously touched by Fujii Itsuki's words. She lowered her head, thought for a moment, and then raised her head.

"Because of my father's decision, although it seemed impulsive and cold at the time, it was also because of that step that the Matsumae family completely took control of the situation. Although the severance of relations with the Kuka family put the family in a considerable predicament in the short term, in the end the Matsumae family was able to completely control the industry, and those original cooperative relationships, after adjustment and re-control, actually gained higher profits and stability."

She paused and said slowly, "Although my father's decision caused a lot of dissatisfaction at the time, it was indeed correct from the perspective of family interests."

Fujii Itsuki looked at her with an approving smile on his face. "You finally understand, Xinchun. Your aunt's words of 'doing your job in your position' do not just mean that you should take responsibility, but that you should have the faith and courage to overcome everything and turn the situation around in this position.

"You want to tell us directly about the Matsumae and Kuka families? No problem! Go ahead!

"If you want to tell the story of the Matsumae family and the Kuka family, of course you can! You can speak frankly. Because you are the eldest daughter of the Matsumae family and the heir of the Matsumae family. You have the power to do whatever you want. As for the family reputation and interests, that is what you have to consider next.

“No one is immune to making mistakes, not even your father.

"What is valuable is whether you have the courage to bear the consequences of your own decisions!"

Fujii Itsuki paused for a moment, his eyes darkening:
"If you had been more resolute at that time and told your aunt 'I have my own considerations', would she have doubted you? Of course, mentioning the matter of the Kuka family may affect the interests of the family, but what your aunt is really disappointed about is that you are not mature enough and lack the responsibility and bearing as the future mistress of the Matsumae family!"

(End of this chapter)