It's a message from my senior sister.

Hajima Kiyosuke said speechlessly:

"Be sure not to let your classmates hear this."

Next January will be the time for the unified national examination. Every one of my classmates is preparing hard for the exam and studying at night. Only recommended students like my senior can say such words as "so boring" Come.

"What does it have to do with me?" the senior sister said slowly, "I still don't know the names of everyone in the class."

Apologize to your classmates quickly!

"Let's play a game." Senior sister sent another message, "Junior, please guess where I am. If you guess correctly, there will be a reward."

Seeing this news, Hajima Seisuke couldn't help but ponder.

Senior sister is at home?

Probably not.

If you were really at home, there would be no need to guess.

Alone outside?

impossible.

Today is New Year's Eve, I will definitely spend it with my family, there will be no second possibility.

Hajima Kiyosuke quickly had a guess in his mind: "Are you in Kamakura?"

Buzz.

An invitation to a video call pops up on the phone.

Hashima Kiyosuke connected to the video, and a sheet of white... towels suddenly appeared in front of him.

Mist lingers.

The water ripples.

The senior sister's head was wrapped in a white towel, and her graceful neck and snow-white shoulders were exposed, which was particularly attractive.

"Soaking in the hot spring now?"

Hajima Kiyosuke asked in surprise.

The senior is indeed in Kamakura. If she were in Tokyo, she would definitely not take a bath in a hot spring.

"It was the habit of grandma's generation to soak in hot springs on bad days to drive away a year's bad luck and misfortune." The senior sister fiddled with the black hair beside her ears with her fingers, and raised the corners of her pink lips slightly, "Tsk~Junior Junior I actually guessed it right, what would be a better New Year gift for you?"

After a pause, the senior sister gently tapped her lips with her fingers: "How do you like the stockings you just took off?"

Hajima Kiyoshi said without changing his tone: "You are fooling me."

"Eh?"

"You've been wearing pantyhose all winter, how can you find the stockings you just took off?"

"Tsk~ Junior, you know so well, it seems that you have been coveting my pantyhose for a long time." The senior sister's beautiful burgundy eyes were half-squinted, her pink lips parted slightly, "Pantyhose lover."

Hashima Kiyosuke retorted: "You are the one, right?"

Except for stockings when it’s hot in summer, you wear pantyhose in all other seasons. You are the real pantyhose lover!

"Perverted pantyhose addict."

"..."

A soft and waxy loli voice suddenly came from the phone.

"Onee-sama?" It was the voice of my senior cousin Rika. It seemed that relatives were visiting Kamakura for the New Year. "I thought I heard Onii-chan's voice just now... Oops!"

Then there was a muffled thud, probably Rika fell to the ground.

Wow!

Water splashed everywhere.

The senior sister quickly stood up from the hot spring. Two little rabbits...no, it should be big rabbits jumping in the air.

"Rika, are you okay?"

Senior sister's nervous voice sounded.

Rika was pitiful: "My butt hurts..."

"Don't run around the hot springs."

The senior sister breathed a sigh of relief and finally realized that she was still exposed. The next second, the video was hung up.

After accidentally receiving a terrible New Year's gift, Hajima Seisuke silently put away his mobile phone and it would be better to watch TV.

"Kyosuke, dinner is ready." Loli's stepmother poked her little face out of the kitchen, "Come here and wash your hands and eat."

Hashima Kiyosuke quickly stood up and said: "Here we come."

It is not only a Chinese custom to have a New Year's Eve dinner with the whole family on New Year's Eve, but it is also a Japanese custom. The difference is that Japanese New Year's Eve dishes are basically cold dishes, mainly to allow women who work in the kitchen all year round to enjoy the New Year's Eve dinner. It rests on the same day, and in addition to the ancient Japanese taboo against using fire during the first lunar month, over time, it became a custom that New Year’s Eve dishes are served cold.

Hashima Seisuke quickly washed his hands and, together with Chihiro, brought various New Year's Eve dishes from the kitchen to the living room.

There are pickled cold herrings, which in Japanese are homophonic for "children and grandchildren".

There are also dark and shiny black beans, which mean smooth work and good health.

In addition, there are small sardines, cold shredded red and white radish, kombu rolls, fish cakes, rice cakes, prawns, date rolls, sea bream, burdock mixed with sesame seeds, etc. Burdock is not a beef bone, this thing is a kind of Herbs look a bit like yams, because the rhizomes go straight into the ground, so they have the meaning of longevity.

Various dishes were brought out, and a large table was set up. Hashima Seisuke took a look at it, and sure enough, they were all cold dishes, without any heat at all.

As for the must-eat soba noodles on New Year’s Eve, you have to wait until midnight or get up to eat it the next morning.

"I'm gonna start now."

Hashima Seisuke and the four others sat down around the table.

"I hope that in the new year, everyone in our family will be safe and healthy." After Loli's stepmother prayed, she waved her hand and said, "Okay, let's eat...ah, by the way, Seisuke, turn on the TV. , the Red and White Song Festival is coming soon."

Hashima Seisuke agreed, picked up the remote control, and turned on the TV.

7:15 p.m.

NHK television station.

The Red and White Song Battle officially begins.

This thing is similar to the Chinese Spring Festival Gala. The female artists are in the red group and the male artists are in the white group. The program is a competition between the two groups of songs. It was only planned to be held once at first, but it was so popular that it became an annual event. The fixed program has a history of more than 60 years.

It’s just that in recent years, with the popularization of mobile phones and the Internet, and the routines of the Red and White Song Festival are getting older and older, there are almost no new ideas - except singing, there is no cross talk, and there are no sketches. Nowadays, watching the Red and White Song Festival There are fewer and fewer people attending the concerts, but it is still the absolute king of ratings.

Hajima Seisuke watched the Kohaku Utakai Festival while eating. It was the first time for him to watch it, so it was inevitably a bit new.

"Does Seisuke like to watch the Kohaku Utakarakai?"

Loli's stepmother asked curiously.

Hajima Seisuke smiled and replied: "I can meet many of my favorite artists."

"Ah, I thought about it." Loli's stepmother's eyes suddenly lit up, "Kyosuke has become more and more beautiful recently. He can definitely become an idol and an artist. Maybe he will be able to participate in the Hongbai Song Festival next year."

A drop of cold sweat fell from Hajima Seisuke's head, and he quickly shook his head and said:

"I'm not suitable to be an artist."

Loli's stepmother is very confident: "Just give it a try, just in case you become a big star."

"Mom." Qianxun helped out, "My brother will be a senior high school candidate next year."

"Forget it." Loli's stepmother quickly became disappointed, "Next year Kiyosuke will still have to focus on studies. When you get into college, it won't be too late to become an idol."

"..."

After dinner, Loli's stepmother had a flushed face because she had had a few glasses of wine. She was in a daze and acting coquettishly with her predecessor's father. Hajima Seisuke walked into the kitchen and started washing the dishes.

Nothing was done before the meal, and washing the dishes after the meal was a matter of course.

"Brother, let me go." Qianxun walked in, "You go to the Red and White Song Concert."

Hajima Kiyosuke smiled and said:

"It's okay, it will be washed soon."

Seeing that Hashima Kiyosuke had made up his mind, Chihiro stopped trying to persuade him and said, "I'm here to help."

Chihiro rolled up her sleeves, revealing a slender white wrist, and washed the dishes with Hajima Seisuke.

With more people and more strength, the two of them quickly washed the dishes and chopsticks. Hajima Seisuke also cleaned the table and cutting board, wrung out the rag and put it away, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Qianxun looked up with soft eyes: "Thank you for your hard work, brother."

Hajima Kiyosuke smiled gently and said, "Don't take it to heart."

The two walked out of the kitchen. Loli's stepmother was still acting coquettishly. She was not really drunk at all. She lay limply on the table: "Help me up, I'll wash the dishes."

"Brother, the dishes and chopsticks have been washed." Qianxun knelt down and reached out to touch Loli's stepmother's hair, "Mom, just rest peacefully."

Hajima Kiyosuke saw this in his eyes and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly.

So, between you two, who is the mother and who is the daughter?

Hajima Seisuke sat in the kotatsu and continued to watch the Kohaku Song Contest. After discovering that the artists on the stage kept singing, he quickly lost interest, took out his mobile phone, and started playing.

At nine o'clock in the blink of an eye, Loli's stepmother woke up, patted the kotatsu with her little hand, and said enthusiastically: "Seisuke, are you at home, let's play games together?"

Hajima Seisuke put down his phone and said, "Okay, let's play for a while."

Loli's stepmother received a positive reply, and quickly stood up and took out a suitcase from the cabinet.

What's this?

Hajima Seisuke suddenly became surprised.

I thought it was playing a game like Landlords, but now it seems that it is obviously not the case.

When Loli's stepmother opened the box, Hajima Kiyosuke was speechless and discovered that there was actually a pair of mahjong inside.

Mahjong originated from the Chinese dynasty. Ever since it was introduced to Japan, it has been extremely popular. Mahjong parlors can be found everywhere on the streets. Its popularity is second only to pachinko. It is a national entertainment activity. Among other things, automatic mahjong machines are the most popular in Japan. invention.

The four of them sat down around the kotatsu and started playing mahjong. The sound of clattering reached their ears, which made Seisuke Hajima miss him very much. He hadn't heard this kind of sound for a long time.

Loli's stepmother's eyes sparkled and she said, "How about the minimum price of 100 yen?"

Hey, hey, I actually got some money, the nature suddenly turned into gambling!

"I have no opinion."

Hajima Seisuke nodded and agreed. Playing mahjong behind closed doors is nothing. In another period of his life, he often played mahjong when he was a child.

Qianxun said softly: "Mom has the final say."

The four-player mahjong game started soon. Seisuke Hashima was sitting at Qianxun's house. He didn't care about winning or losing. Sometimes he would often let loose, just to be happy.

Unknowingly, I played until late at night.

"The Red and White Song Contest is over."

Qianxun said suddenly.

Hajima Kiyosuke looked at the TV, was slightly startled, and quickly took out his mobile phone. Only then did he realize that it was 11:45 pm before he knew it, and New Year's Eve was about to take place.

"Let's end the fun today." Loli's stepmother pinched her waist with her right hand and said proudly, "Today I am the only one who will kill everyone."

Do you really have no idea how good you are at playing mahjong?

"Chihiro." Loli's stepmother rolled up her sleeves, "Let's go make soba noodles."

"knew."

Hajima Seisuke got up and walked to the courtyard. The snow stopped at some point, and a thick layer of silver fell on the ground.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, the cold air rushes into your mouth, instantly refreshing you.

Back in the house, the soba noodles were ready in the blink of an eye.

"Kyosuke." Loli's stepmother looked over, "I want them all to eat."

"clear."

After finishing the soba noodles in a hurry, it was just past midnight.

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