Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

"Sitting and watching the water coming in a few feet deep,

It emits a cold light at dusk.

Dancing in the air, I feel tired and lazy.

A little wind makes me busy.”

Su Qing's voice rang softly in the slightly cool air. His eyes followed the flow of the poem and unconsciously turned to Yukinoshita Yukino beside him. Then he turned his gaze back to the distance.

He did not sing it the way the dean taught him, because the dean had never taught him how to sing this poem. He had accidentally memorized this poem before, and now he felt that it was somewhat in line with the other party, so he recited it without thinking.

However, although it was not sung, Su Qing's voice was so charming that it sounded very nice to outsiders.

Xue Nai turned her head, with a hint of doubt in her eyes, but she could not hide her cold beauty. She listened to Su Qing's recitation quietly, and then said softly:

"I'm afraid this poem is not so appropriate in the rainy season. You should wait until winter in Tokyo."

"Will there be snow in Tokyo this winter?" Su Qing asked.

"Maybe. At least it rained last year." Yukino hesitated for a moment and added:

“I came to Tokyo as a freshman, so I don’t know much.

I used to spend more time in my hometown [Chiba Prefecture], where it snows every winter.”

"I see." Su Qing nodded. In fact, he knew all of this, but there were also some things he didn't know.

"So...how do you choose to go to university in Tokyo? From what I know, there should be quite a few good universities in Chiba Prefecture."

Because the other party was a transfer student from the mainland, it was not surprising that he knew which good universities on the island were in advance based on his grades. Therefore, Xue No did not have any doubts and just replied softly:

"My family arranged it after I returned home."

"Is it your father?" Su Qing asked tentatively.

Yukino shook her head and answered in a softer voice than before:

"It's my mother."

There was not much emotion in her tone, as if this was a matter of course. Therefore, it was inevitable that there was a hint of helplessness.

Su Qing nodded. It was quite what he had imagined.

Judging from the current situation, the entire Yukinoshita family should be under the control of the other party's mother.

Neither Yukino's father, who married into the family, nor Haruno, who was confirmed as the family heir early on, had much say.

No, to be more precise, it is [decision-making power].

Su Qing did not follow up on the topic of Xueno's mother and was about to return to the subject, but Xueno suddenly asked:

"Do you like snow?"

"Not really. It's just that I was born in the southern coastal area of ​​the mainland.

The only winter there is cold air from Western Siberia.

There is no heating in the south, so the most feared thing in winter is the wind.

Because even if you wear a down jacket, wind can still get in through the tiny gaps.

Believe me, it’s not a very pleasant experience.”

When Su Qing said this, he couldn't help laughing.

As for what he was laughing at, probably only he and the dean knew.

"From the way you describe it, it sounds as if places where it doesn't snow are colder than places where it snows." Xueno had never been to the southern part of the continent, so she naturally didn't understand the freezing cold wind in the southern country in winter. It could really be described as "biting".

"Not really. I think the northeast of the mainland is much colder than the south. At least the south won't freeze people to death in winter."

"...Your standard for judging whether it's cold or not is whether it can freeze people to death?" Yukino said speechlessly.

There are obviously more professional terms, such as Celsius, perceived temperature and humidity, etc. Why would the other party use such a simple and direct method?

You should know that the other party’s comprehensive liberal arts score was almost full marks, and comprehensive liberal arts naturally includes geography.

"It's easy to understand, isn't it?" Su Qing certainly knew those professional terms, but for him, this was the best unit.

"...Then try writing this on the geography test next time. I'm looking forward to it." Xueno rolled her eyes at Su Qing. She just felt that the other party was fooling her.

"Are you expecting me to lose the number one spot?" Su Qing completed the unfinished part of Xueno's speech.

"You don't need to fall down by yourself. I can climb up by myself." After hearing Su Qing's words, Xue Noi gritted her teeth in anger.

Just because you beat her once, you're going to get close to her and start a big move?

"I'm looking forward to it too." Ignoring Yukino's declaration, Su Qing responded with Yukino's words, which made her even more depressed.

[Next time, I won’t lose to you again…]

Xueno swore secretly in her heart that she would not say it directly in front of Su Qing. That would be too stupid and unnecessary.

"So you've never seen any snow until now?"

For someone who was born with a snow buff, Yukino was still a little curious about the fact that she had a friend who had never seen snow in his 20s.

"I've been to the north by plane before, and there was a thick layer of snow." Su Qing added, "It was spectacular."

"You can see it every year during your college years. It's just not as spectacular as in Hokkaido and Tohoku." Yukino recalled that no matter whether it was Tokyo or Chiba Prefecture, the snow accumulation was far from being "spectacular".

When Su Qing heard this, he just shook his head and said softly:

"It's not the snow that matters, it's the state of mind."

"State of mind?" Xueno asked doubtfully.

She had heard of the three levels of realm of "seeing mountains as mountains and seeing water as water", but it was the first time she heard Su Qing say this.

"What do you think the snow symbolizes in the poem I just read?"

"From the literal meaning, it is describing the graceful dancing of snowflakes. According to this line of thought... it should symbolize beautiful things, right?"

Xueno bit her lip gently. She naturally remembered the poem that Su Qing had just recited. Based on her experience in appreciating poetry, she guessed.

"Snowflakes are light, white and pure. In the north, they are called [dead rain] and are also synonymous with [loneliness]."

"Don't you think that the process of pursuing certain things is inherently [lonely]?"

“Because I don’t want to give up on the road of pursuit, and because noble things are rare, [loneliness] becomes a matter of course.”

“So, I think the name [Yukino] is really good.”

"At least, it suits you."

Yukino was stunned when she heard this, because she knew that her name was only because she was born on a snowy day, so she had never given much thought to her name.

It’s better to say that I’m expecting rather than thinking.

But now...

"What about you? I mean...your name." Yukino couldn't help but ask.

"It doesn't mean anything special." Su Qing thought for a moment and said:

"If you insist."

"Probably..."

"The clear and sober [Qing] bar in the world."

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