that touch of blue

Chapter 21

Coming out of the park, the other main candidates of Ice Empress went home, and Zhanlan followed Renzu and Huadi into the ostentatious stretched Cadillac.As soon as I got off the car, I heard the sound of tennis hitting the wall from the tennis court. Shinozu and Birch went straight through the gorgeous rose garden and walked towards the big court behind the villa, while Zhan Lan walked through the rose garden. Back to the main house.

As soon as Zhanlan entered the door, she saw such a scene. A woman wearing the latest channel fashion sat elegantly on the sofa and took a sip of a cup of Earl Gray milk tea gracefully. After entering the door, he coughed lightly.The woman put down the cup and gracefully looked up at Zhanlan. At this moment, Zhanlan could clearly see how much she resembled the gorgeous daffodil uncle. Her black curly hair was draped behind her head, and her fair face was unpainted. It doesn't feel like she's a mother.The woman was also looking at the girl in front of her. She didn't smell those familiar and boring perfumes from her, but only a faint milky fragrance. She was carrying a backpack, and she was wearing a pair of sneakers, a T-shirt, and jeans. Dressed in a simple, lively and polite manner, it is not at all like those big ladies I saw in the past, wearing bright makeup, spraying pungent perfume, holding complicated hairpins, wearing luxurious dresses, kicking Gorgeous high heels.The woman nodded slightly and signaled to the butler, who naturally knew what the woman meant, smiled and said to Zhan Lan: "Miss Zhan, this is our wife."

"Hi, my name is Zhanlan, I've been bothering you for the past few days." The decent behavior made Mrs. Atobe happy.She wants to have a good chat with her now, such an excellent daughter-in-law candidate, she can't just miss it, you must know that there is a Chinese proverb that says "there is no such shop after passing this village", she doesn't want to just miss it .

"It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't matter if you bother me for a few more days, sit here with Auntie, let's have a good chat." Seeing that Zhanlan is so well-behaved, Mrs. Atobe, who used to be elegant in front of others, finally revealed her true nature Face, "Housekeeper, take Xiaolan's things to her bedroom, and serve a cup of chocolate milk tea."

Just when the butler was about to take Zhanlan's backpack, Zhanlan swayed away and smiled slightly: "No need, the bag is heavy, I can just take it up by myself, don't bother the butler."

Ah, what a sensible child, he knows how to respect the elderly at a young age.Mrs. Atobe's impression of Zhanlan was raised to a higher level, and the old housekeeper shed tears of emotion in his heart because he was moved by Zhanlan's words.

When Zhanlan put down his backpack and returned to the hall again, the golden retriever Francis immediately withdrew from the side of his owner Akibe, with four hooves slamming, ran in front of Zhanlan, wagging his tail, and kept rubbing his big head against Zhanlan's Legs, made a "hum, huh, huh" sound.

Uncle Atobe gracefully fiddled with his half-dried hair, squinted his eyes, and watched his pet dog playfully act like a baby to the girl with great joy.Mrs. Atobe smiled and said to her son, "Xiao Jing, it seems that Francis is better than you."

"Don't call me such an unglamorous name." Atobe couldn't help but get angry, not only because his mother called him "Xiao Jing", but also because his mother actually said that he was not as attractive as a dog.At this time, our Atobe students really need to thoroughly consider whether their charm has declined.

"Francis, come here." Atobe called his dog, but Francis didn't shake him, and continued to circle around the girl. Wherever Zhanlan landed, he followed her back.

Mrs. Atobe couldn't help laughing, it was the first time she saw her son so deflated, even the golden retriever who usually only listened to his lectures was disobedient.

"Atobe-kun." Zhanlan nodded slightly, and sat on the sofa, and Francis also jumped on the sofa obediently.

"Why is Xiaolan so polite? Xiaojing is a little older than you, so you can just call him brother Jingwu." Mrs. Atobe greeted very warmly.

Atobe Keigo didn't refute his mother's words. Since the day before yesterday in the cafeteria, he heard Ninzu called "Brother Yushi" from her mouth, he felt very uncomfortable. Four words is also a very comfortable thing.

Zhan Lan was stunned for a while, but didn't make a sound, and sat obediently on the sofa.

Mrs. Atobe smiled slightly and motioned her son to sit beside Zhanlan. Atobe naturally knew what his mother was thinking, and he didn't refuse, and sat down calmly, even though there was a dog Francis in the middle.

The originally small sofa became very crowded after two people and a dog were squeezed into it. Zhan Lan inadvertently moved to the side. A huge dog and a not-so-slim man made her a little uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Mrs. Atobe didn't say anything. She took another sip of milk tea and asked with a smile, "Is Xiaolan studying in the higher department this year?"

"Ah? Oh, yes." Zhanlan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the high school that Mrs. Atobu mentioned was a Chinese high school.

"What school are you in?"

"In Shanghai No. [-] Middle School, China."

"Oh, isn't Xiaolan studying in Tokyo? I thought you and Xiaojing were from the same school?" Mrs. Atobe pretended to be surprised, but in fact she had already asked the housekeeper for everything.

"No."

"Xiaolan is Chinese, right? She speaks Japanese very well." Mrs. Atobe seldom heard a Chinese girl who could speak Japanese so fluently.

"My father is Japanese and my mother is Chinese. I was born and raised in China. I learned Japanese from my father." Zhan Lan didn't hide anything.

"That's right, has Xiaolan ever considered going to Tokyo to study and going to the same school as Xiaojing?" Mrs. Atobe was tempting Zhanlan, "The Atobe family is the permanent director of the ice emperor. A care."

"No, thank you Mrs. Atobe. My mother is the only one at home now, and I can't let her stay in China alone." Zhanlan couldn't help but think of her mother who was far away in Shanghai, China.

"Then, where's Xiaolan's father?" Mrs. Atobe was surprised to hear Zhanlan say such a thing, but the housekeeper didn't tell her anything about Zhanlan's family.

"Mother?" Atobe wanted to stop his mother from asking, but he didn't have time.

"Father passed away." Zhanlan lowered her head, stroking Francis' golden fur.

When Shinobu and Huachi came in after practicing, they saw a boy and a girl sitting on a sofa, with a dog in the middle, and the wife of the Atobe family sat on the opposite side.

Shinozu's words broke the silence: "Aunt Atobe, long time no see, you are still handsome."

"Hehe, Yushi, your mouth will make Auntie happy." Mrs. Atobe smiled happily, not only because of her flattering words, but also because he came to the rescue in time and did not let the scene cool down.

"Hmph, it's because of his mouth that caused a lot of disasters." Atobe sneered pointingly.

Shinobu knew what Atobu was referring to. He had to discuss with his father how to solve this matter, and it would not be a solution to continue like this.

"Xiao Jing, how can you say that. Look at Yushi who can talk so much, how can he make girls happy, unlike you, he doesn't understand the little girl's heart at all, he is more like Yushi learning." Mrs. Atobe She had to teach her son a good lesson and change his opinion, otherwise, she would never want to have a grandson so early.

"What do you want to learn from him? Is there anything I want to learn? I don't care about those flies." Atobe snorted coldly.

"This child." Mrs. Atobe smiled at Zhanlan, as a mother, she couldn't say anything about her son's childish behavior, "How long has Xiaolan been in Japan, and where did you go to play?"

"I arrived last week. I took a tour of Osaka, and I went to Tokyo the day before yesterday to see the headquarters of the University of Tokyo." Zhan Lan counted the places she visited in the past few days one by one.

"Tokyo University? Is Xiaolan planning to come to Tokyo to study in university? Our Xiaojing plans to apply for Tokyo University." Mrs. Atobe couldn't do anything without promoting her son.

"I don't have this idea for the time being. That's where my father and mother study. Let's take a look at the place where they studied and lived." Zhan Lan said with a smile.

"Oh, your parents met, knew each other, and fell in love with each other in Japan?" Mrs. Atobe was thinking very romantically. She had read too many novels, and she was tortured quite deeply.

"Well, yes." Zhan Lan nodded.

"Tokyo University is a good place. I also graduated from Dongda University back then. I met Xiaojing's father at a ball. At that time, his father was studying for a master's degree in economics at Harvard University." Mrs. Atobe talked about her love life Shi, "You can see your uncle Atobu later, Xiaojing's grandfather will be back in two days, and he said he wants to reunite with old friends."

"Oh." Zhan Lan didn't know how to answer, so she just nodded in agreement.

"Xiaolan stay a few more days, Auntie will take you on a tour of Tokyo." Mrs. Atobe felt that since her son was busy with tennis and had no time to take care of the little girl, it was impossible for her to follow a group of boys to watch tennis games all the time. , I should do my best to be a landlord.

"I'm going to Kanagawa the day after tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill Madam's wish." Zhan Lan said what she wanted to accomplish.

"Don't call me madam, it looks very unfamiliar, you can just call me auntie, or Atobe mother." How can I let her call myself madam, it will not be so free to speak like this, madam is no matter what You can't even call it, auntie can do it, and mother is even better.

Atobe, who saw through his mother's inner thoughts, didn't say anything, and Shinobu, who saw through Mrs. Atobe's inner thoughts, didn't say anything either.The girl in front of me is really outstanding, with a reticent character, unassuming movements, and unpretentious attire. No wonder the two mothers hope that their sons can marry her in.In time, she will become a shining new star in a certain circle.

"Auntie Atobe, brother Atobe." Although there is no mother Atobe, brother Jingwu is a nice name, but the girl is at least making concessions, so how can they be ashamed to push forward? This kind of thing has to be done slowly, not in a hurry, in a hurry No way.Mrs. Atobe and Keigo Atobe thought of it knowingly.