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Chapter24

The two elders sitting opposite Qing Yuanli did not continue this conversation.

They who watched Qing Yuan grow up knew better than anyone else what the stubbornness in her eyes represented - she would never compromise for any reason, as long as it was what she wanted to do.

In fact, from a certain level, Miyazawa Keiko has always believed that the growth of Miyazawa Mako is abnormal.

The education model she received since she was a child made her mature earlier than others, and the shadow of family discord made her personality even more weird. In addition, she was exposed to the cruel side of society too early. , have become extremely mature.But at the same time, because of the lack of childhood and the longing for a normal life, she sometimes shows abnormal childishness and extreme idealism.

If Miyazawa Mako hadn't left Miyazawa's house, she might have become a rational and elegant Yamato Nadeko-style woman.If she had grown up in an ordinary family, she might have become a lively, lovely, cheerful little girl.

But her experience made these two personalities overlap in a weird disharmony.

Miyazawa Keiko once worked hard to change such a small Mako.

She tried to give her the warmest care, tried to approach her like an ordinary mother... But everything failed, Miyazawa Mako still remained unchanged, and there was still an indelible ice in her eyes.

The appearance of Tsuruga Lian intensified everything.

The love he gave Kiyohara Rei made Miyazawa Mako more mature and innocent.

To be honest, as an elder, Miyazawa Keiko doesn't like Tsuruga Ren.Even, she was unwilling to hand over the girl in front of her that she brought up with her own hands.

Tsuruga Ren will only make Makoto become more and more extreme and rebellious.

——But she knew that her reluctance meant nothing to the person concerned.

"Grandmother, aunt," Kiyohara Rei's voice was very calm, "I have reached the marriageable age this year. However, I am willing to swear to you - within ten years, I will not marry Tsuruga-kun."

This decision, Kiyohara Ri thought over and over many times.

Although she has confidence in her relationship with Tsuruga Ren, she can also understand the concerns of her elders.So she is willing to spend ten years to clearly prove everything to them.

Ten years later, if they are still together, then everyone is happy; if they are really separated by reality unfortunately, then she does not have much loss.These ten years are enough for her to see her own mind clearly, and it is also enough for Tsuruga to grow to the point where he can be recognized by everyone.

Seeing the stunned expressions of the two people on the opposite side, Qing Yuanli did not explain further, she stood up silently, bowed lightly to complete the etiquette, and then silently exited the tea room.Outside the house, the cool breeze of late summer gently brushed over the leaves, making a rustling sound, which also caused her hair to twirl slightly in the air.

From a distance, a tall figure slowly approached her.

The man's outline was as exquisite and beautiful as she remembered, as perfect as a masterpiece completed by an artist who spent his entire life.Even just walking quietly like this is already a landscape.

A faint smile gradually appeared on the girl's face.

The man walked up to her, smiled and extended his hand to her: "Qingyuan, go home."

"it is good."

Rei Kiyohara nodded, without asking a word about the conversation between Tsuruga and his uncle.

The moment she saw his smile, she was sure.No matter what he talked or argued with that person, at least the decision he made was the same as hers.

——They both want to do their best to stay by each other's side.

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Both Nomura Hanami and Sha Yukichi were sensitively aware that since they met their parents, Kiyohara Rei and Tsuruga Ren had become more desperate when they were working.

Not only is Tsuruga Ren doing her best in her work, but she is almost completely NG in filming.Even Qing Yuanli, who has always been responsible for procrastinating manuscripts and never submitting manuscripts until the last minute, has begun to submit manuscripts ahead of schedule.

The first time when I heard Rei Kiyohara said that he had finished writing the manuscript a week in advance, Nomura Hanami was taken aback: "Mr. Kiyohara... what's wrong with you? =口=!"

"What's wrong with me?" The little girl gave her a blank look, "I just submitted the manuscript."

"But there are still seven days before the deadline for submission..." Nomura felt his hands shaking while holding the mouse.

Qing Yuanli corrected her expressionlessly: "To be precise, it is six days, ten hours and three minutes."

"...Didn't you swear before that you would not submit the manuscript within the last three hours?"

"Occasionally I'm in a good mood." Casually leaving this sentence, Qing Yuanli stood up and walked towards the door after saying that, "I'm going to work part-time, Xiao Hua, if you're fine, go back to the editorial department first."

"..."

Nomura was even more shocked and didn't know what to say.

Nomura Hanami knew that Rei Kiyohara had worked part-time.To be exact, before the submission was successful, Qing Yuanli had been working part-time for almost a whole year.

The family was very dissatisfied with the fact that she chose a high school in another place, so they refused to pay the rest of the living expenses other than Qingyuanli's tuition and rent.From then on, Rei Kiyohara started working part-time. When Nomura Hanami met her, she was working as a cashier in a convenience store, a kanban lady in a nearby store, a helper in a ramen restaurant, and even a waiter in a maid coffee shop.

How should I put it, Qingyuan Li is unexpectedly suitable for this kind of odd job.

Because she is petite and cute, it is difficult for the boss or the customer to scold her for her mistakes.What's more, Qingyuan Li is still very responsible for what he has to do, and there are not many mistakes in his work.

But Qingyuan Li himself hated this kind of work very much.

She hates having to stay in an oppressive space after she's done her assignments because of the annoying constraints of working hours.So after the successful submission of the manuscript, Qingyuan quit all the odd jobs and concentrated on the codeword work with more free time and space requirements.

Seeing that Rei Kiyohara was about to disappear from his field of vision, Nomura Hanami finally mustered up the courage to stop her: "Teacher Kiyohara!"

"what?"

The little girl turned away impatiently.

"Why do you want to work all of a sudden?"

"Huh? There's nothing to ask," Qing Yuanli said, and he had already changed out of his shoes. "I'm planning to save money to buy a house, and now I'm still far from the down payment. It's as simple as that~"

Obviously living in a high-end apartment now, and obviously there is not much left in the monthly manuscript fee after deducting the food and rent, but still want to naively want to buy a house in Tokyo where every inch of land is expensive? !Zha Zhali, do you really think that the little money you get from doing odd jobs every month is enough?It’s just that if this is the case, it will definitely take more than 50 years to pay the down payment, right?

Nomura Hana couldn't help complaining in her heart.

But at the same time, she also subconsciously guessed the reason why Qing Yuanli suddenly wanted to buy a house.

"Wait... Zha Zha Li won't be pregnant, right?!"

——Nomura Hanami was finally completely weathered by her own imagination.

In fact, Qing Yuanli didn't want to buy a house, and she didn't go out to do odd jobs.The answer given to Nomura Hanami was just her nonsense.

The short girl in jeans and a white sweater changed to the subway, and it took almost half an hour to get to where she wanted to go.

What appeared in front of her was a modern-style mansion, which gleamed with extravagance and lust in the bright sunshine of early autumn, and for a moment it even made people feel unable to look directly at it.

Qing Yuanli walked into the building.The lady receptionist in the lobby on the first floor is surprisingly well-educated. Even when she saw such a little girl coming in, she didn't show any surprise at all, and still greeted her with a professional and sweet smile.

"I have an appointment," Qing Yuanli said blankly, "I have an appointment for the afternoon session with the person on the 35th floor."

There is only one office on the 35rd floor.

——That's Osamu Miyazawa's office.

Qing Yuanli was quickly taken politely to the floor she wanted to go to, and met someone she didn't really want to see.

There is not much difference between Osamu Miyazawa and Rei Kiyohara in his impression, with a beer belly, bald head, and a straight face, just like the old dean of the church girls' high school she once attended.

"Uncle," the little girl sighed, "Your waistline has increased by more than an inch from what I saw last time during Chinese New Year, I can guarantee."

"...Really!" Osamu Miyazawa became annoyed, "Stop paying attention to what's there and what's not!"

The little girl with a bun face blinked her eyes: "Okay."

"Ahem," Miyazawa cleared his throat, trying to put on a serious elder attitude, "You said you want to talk to me, what do you want to talk about?"

"Ah...it's really nothing." Qing Yuanli paused, then said again, "If I say I want to learn how to manage the family business, what would you think, Uncle?"

Osamu Miyazawa spent about a minute thinking about whether Rei Kiyohara was joking with him, and then looked at her suspiciously: "Didn't you say before that you don't want to touch these things before you graduate from university?"

"I thought so at the time, but not now," Rei Kiyohara said slowly, "If I can study hard and prove that I can also take on this responsibility—uncle, you can accept Tsuruga-kun, right?" ?”

Judging from Tsuruga Ren's recent actions, Kiyohara Rei can basically guess the content of the conversation between Osamu Miyazawa and him.

Tsuruga-kun probably wanted to help her take on the responsibilities that should have been borne by her, and that's why she's been working so hard recently.

But Qing Yuanli didn't want that man to leave his dream and carry such a heavy burden for her.From beginning to end, she does not reject the future she will undertake, and if necessary, she is willing to face it ahead of time for that guy.

"Do you think I'll accept that man so easily?"

Gong Zexiu's answer was indifferent, but it didn't make Qing Yuanli depressed, but made the little girl smile brightly: "But if I don't do this, I really have nothing to do."

The person opposite was silent for a long time, Qing Yuanli stared at the glass on the coffee table, quietly waiting for his answer.

"...If you want to learn, come here every Saturday."

Like a compromise, Osamu Miyazawa's words were mixed with sighs.

The smile on Qing Yuanli's face became brighter and brighter.

——Ah, she knew a long time ago that this bastard old man has nothing to do with her.

The author has something to say:

Transition chapter.There are still many shortcomings in this article, and I will continue to work hard.

Not to mention anything else, the code word status is fully open... Tomorrow afternoon, school will start, and the crazy manuscript storage will start→_→!