[Net King] The Star of the Palm

Lin Xinglan didn't see Tezuka Kunimitsu's Christmas greeting text message until he got up the next morning. Last night, he chatted with Echizen Ryuya until after five o'clock in the morning.Lin Xinglan replied: Tezuka-kun is also Merry Christmas.

But it is already the morning of the 26th.

No more text messages.

Christmas passed by, and New Years soon followed.

In the past few days from Christmas to New Year, Lin Xinglan became very busy all of a sudden.There are many shops in the family, and the interpersonal relationship is very complicated. There are a lot of New Year's cards to be sent. Lin Xinglan and his little aunt wrote the New Year's cards for three days, while Lin's mother, the big boss, sat on the side and painted nail polish while pointing out the country and doing a little work. Meaning neither.

On New Year's Day, not only were there many New Year's cards sent out, but also many received.

Lin Xinglan looked at the pile on the table, and clicked his tongue twice, it can be sold for a lot of money by the catty.

And this day, snow finally fell in the cold and impetuous sky for a long time.Lin Xinglan happily swept the snow with his little uncle, his eyelashes and gloves were wet.

Dinner was rice cake soup, my uncle choked while eating it, and the family struggled for a long time to get it out.

This incident teaches us to be careful when eating rice cakes!

After dinner, Lin Xinglan called Tezuka Kunimitsu and made an appointment.Soon, Tezuka Kunimitsu came over, wearing a kimono.

Lin Xinglan was surprised: "Yes, you want to wear a kimono?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu had no expression on his face: "Grandpa said that grabbing blessings should be more formal."

Lin Xinglan looked at her sportswear, and stuck out her tongue: "Well, I'm going to change clothes, you sit here and wait." He ran upstairs, "Mom, where is my kimono?"

The little uncle greeted Tezuka Kunimitsu to sit down and wait together.

Lin Xinglan changed this outfit for more than an hour, mainly because Lin's mother and little aunt had a bad temper.

My aunt has never had a child since she got married, and has always treated Lin Xinglan like a daughter. Lin Xinglan has been taken care of by her aunt and mother Lin since she was a child.Two women take care of children, whether boys or girls, they like to dress them up in pigtails, wear skirts and the like, and these two women are no exception!

Moreover, the two of them prepared more than a dozen sets of kimonos for Lin Xinglan, and the kimonos were very troublesome to wear. If Lin Xinglan hadn't forcefully terminated them, Lin's mother and little aunt would have stopped, because the two were full of unsatisfactory expressions.

So when Lin Xinglan finally went downstairs, he was wearing a deep purple printed kimono with pink cherry blossoms and a light blue belt.Her hair was coiled up, and a hairpin was inserted. The hairpin was in a complex golden pattern, and her face was forcibly painted light makeup by her aunt, which was very different from her usual style.

The temperament of the whole person sublimated instantly.

The two men below were dumbfounded.

The little aunt asked proudly: "How is it, my sister and I's masterpiece."

The little uncle was the first to come back to his senses: "Very beautiful, our family Xinglan is really a big beauty, and my wife's makeup skills are also very good, very good, very good!"

Lin Xinglan was very satisfied with his uncle's answer, squinted his eyes and smiled, and walked up to Tezuka Kunimitsu: "How is it, Tezuka-kun?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu nodded intermittently: "Well, it looks good."

When the two went out, Mother Lin was still looking at the position of the door, unable to regain her senses.Seeing this, the little aunt patted her hand: "Don't worry, it's just a child."

Mother Lin turned her head: "I'm not worried."

The little aunt sighed: "Just be stubborn."

On New Year's Eve, the temple bells will ring one hundred and eight times.After the bells, thousands of people will flock to nearby temples and shrines to pray to the gods and Buddha, and to ring the bells themselves, known as "grabbing blessings", to pray for good luck in the coming year.

When Tezuka Kunimitsu and Lin Xinglan went out, it was still snowing in the sky, and after walking for a while, the New Year's bell could be heard from a nearby temple, but the two of them were not in a hurry, they would still ring one hundred and eight times for a while.Although it was only cleaned during the day, a new layer had been accumulated on the ground, and the clogs would creak when stepped on, like a beautiful episode in a snowy night.

The weather at this time was not as cold as it was in the depths of winter. The fine snowflakes melted as soon as they hit his face, and Lin Xinglan's eye makeup gradually became slightly smudged.Tezuka Kunimitsu suddenly opened an oil-paper umbrella to cover Lin Xinglan, Lin Xinglan was surprised: "Why do you have... such a primitive thing?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu had no expression on his face: "Auntie said it's an accessory that goes with the kimono, and you might use it."

Lin Xinglan: "..."

Tezuka Kunimitsu said indifferently: "This is unnecessary."

Lin Xinglan raised his forehead and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, the snow fell very late this year, and it couldn't stop once I got up."

Tezuka Kunimitsu nodded.

Lin Xinglan continued: "They all said that it was because the snow fell too much last year, so this year the gods were deducted a little bit, so many people visited the shrines to pray for an even snowfall and good weather. There are 800 million gods in Japan. Who do you think Zuka-kun should worship?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "...I don't know."

"By the way, little aunt and the others were stuck in Europe because of the heavy snow last year..."

The street lights on the street were dim, and Lin Xinglan suddenly pointed at the dim light: "Tezuka-kun, do you think the falling snowflakes under the light look like dandruff?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "..."

In this "pleasant" atmosphere, the two arrived at a nearby shrine.Fortunately for them, there were not many people there when they arrived.After ringing the bell, Lin Xinglan ran to the witch to ask for amulets, ran back happily, and handed one of them to Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Keep safe, give it to Tezuka-kun."

Tezuka Kunimitsu accepted it expressionlessly: "Thank you." Then he put it in his pocket very carefully.

Lin Xinglan didn't notice this movement, she was counting the amulets in her hand: "The ones for mom, the ones for little aunt, and the ones for little uncle, are just right."

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "You..."

Lin Xinglan looked up at him: "What?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu shook his head: "Nothing."

When we left the shrine, it was already past two o'clock in the morning. Tezuka Kunimitsu asked Lin Xinglan to wait for a while, and ran away before Lin Xinglan could ask a question, and came back after a while.At that time, the shrine had become very lively. Lin Xinglan held an umbrella and stood in front of the torii gate where people were coming and going, watching the boy trot over all the way, with a white breath in his breath.

Tezuka Kunimitsu put the things in Lin Xinglan's palm, and said in a low voice, "I'll give it to you."

Lin Xinglan looked down at the red amulet in his hand for a long while, then suddenly smiled, threw away the umbrella in his hand, stepped forward and hugged the young man in front of him: "Thank you, Tezuka-kun, thank you..."

Lin Xinglan couldn't explain why she hugged him.From childhood to adulthood, except for her mother and the others, no one has treated her so well, missed her in everything, cared about her, and gave her warmth.Lin Xinglan knew that Tezuka Kunimitsu's indifference was only on the surface, but in fact his heart was warmer than anyone else's.

The warmth she has been pursuing.

Thank you so much.

Tezuka Kunimitsu stood where he was, and after a while, he patted Lin Xinglan's back lightly, seemingly to comfort him.

Lin Xinglan was made to laugh out loud by his clumsy movements, laying her head on his shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "Tezuka-kun, you've grown taller again."

Immediately after the new year is spring, my aunt and uncle are going back to France, where they should go to work, and when they should start school, life will return to normal.

Campus life is the same as before, this semester is short, and spring break will be in March.Although it is beginning of spring, the weather is still very cold, and the spring is chilly. Only a few clumps of plum blossoms on the side of the road are in bloom, which is clear and cold.

After school at noon, Lin Xinglan and people from the tennis club had dinner in the cafeteria. Lin Xinglan's meals were still provided by Tezuka Kunimitsu. A group of people were talking about holiday anecdotes, and it was very lively, excluding Tezuka Kunimitsu, who was still on the side with a blank expression Eat one bite at a time.

Kikumaru Eiji smiled like a kitten: "This winter vacation, our family went to Hokkaido to play. We soaked in hot springs and ate salmon. We also watched a snow god festival. The girl dressed as a snow god is very beautiful!"

Lin Xinglan said with emotion: "It's great to have a festival to watch. I haven't seen a festival since I was a child."

Eiji Kikumaru was surprised: "Haven't you seen the summer festival in Tokyo? It happens every summer vacation."

Lin Xinglan nodded honestly: "Since I can remember, I have gone to France with my mother every summer vacation, and I have never seen a summer festival."

Eiji Kikumaru looked sympathetic: "It's so pitiful, the children who grew up in Tokyo have never participated in the summer festival."

Lin Xinglan curled her lips, what a pity, it's just a sacrificial ceremony, and it's not like I haven't seen it on TV before!But...it would be nice to be there in person, errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrq, I really want to see it.

Going to the stadium in the afternoon, the members are training, Gan Zhenzhi is collecting data at the side, and the lens is shining coldly.

Tezuka Kunimitsu stood on the sidelines to supervise, but coach Ryuzaki was missing.

Lin Xinglan didn't have anything to do watching the stadium, so he watched with Tezuka Kunimitsu and exchanged ideas by the way.

Lin Xinglan: "Everyone is making rapid progress, and this year's national competition will definitely achieve good results."

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Yes."

Lin Xinglan: "Ying Er and Oshi-kun are getting more and more tacit understanding. It was really wise to let them work together in the first place."

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Yes."

Lin Xinglan: "The mayor of Taocheng is really high and jumps high, and Haitang is also very good. He can participate in the competition this year."

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Yes."

Lin Xinglan: "Speaking of which, Kawamura has never played in a match. Apart from his strong strength, he will explode when he holds the racket. He doesn't seem to have an advantage in the game, unless he meets a strong player."

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Yes."

Lin Xinglan: "Can't you say something else? Otherwise, I think you are perfunctory."

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Yes."

Lin Xinglan: "..."

After the training, Tezuka Kunimitsu sent Lin Xinglan home.

After walking for a while, Tezuka Kunimitsu suddenly said: "Don't go to Europe this year, the summer festival in Tokyo is very beautiful."

Lin Xinglan was taken aback.

Tezuka Kunimitsu stopped to look at her: "Didn't you always want to see it?"

Lin Xinglan looked at him for a while, and suddenly felt her heart skip a beat, and opened her mouth, "Mm, good."