About me getting up at 04:30 every day for the basketball and volleyball club

When Hesheng woke up this morning, it was still gray outside.The sun is squeezed between the tall buildings, the sky is gradually layered, and the orange color magically transitions to indigo, which is more intoxicating than the modulated rum.

It took less than 2 minutes from opening eyes to waking up.She packed herself lightly, and when she came out of the room with her backpack, she found that her father, who had just finished his morning run, was standing at the entrance.

The thing that doesn't quite match with Zui Hesheng's description is that the father who combined three awkward Chinese characters as his daughter's name, and was called "a boy until his death" by his daughter, is actually a very serious man.

In Zu Hesheng, even in Hui Er's memory, his father was rarely seen smiling.

However, unlike children who dare not speak when they see their father's cold face, Zui Hesheng is not afraid of his old father.Because of her name, she always has a kind of confidence in her father - the confidence that she won't beat her or scold her.

So in this family with a strict father and a loving mother, she is the one who often takes the initiative to talk to her father.

However, due to the busy work of Masaomi Kiyose, there are not many opportunities to talk between father and daughter.

She noticed her father's gaze on her backpack, and explained: "It will be a while before school starts. I will go to the school to familiarize myself with the environment and clean up the apartment by the way. The Shinkansen at eight o'clock will arrive in Tokyo at ten o'clock."

Masaomi Kiyose was taken aback for a moment, remembering that this happened, and then said: "Okay, be careful when you go out alone."

There was no hint of retention or reluctance in this dry and dry sentence.

Zuo Hesheng didn't have much thought about this.After all, Kiyase Rie cried a lot last night because the more she thought about "the two children are gone in a blink of an eye", the more sad she became.

Crying until it was so dark that the sun and the moon had no light, my son was rebellious and hurt my heart.

She cried the most, giving birth to one head and two big ones, because she was afraid that her mother would develop dehydration symptoms from crying.But fortunately, crying is physical work. Two hours later, Kiyase Rie fell asleep tired of crying, but she never let go of her tightest hand.

So after graduating from kindergarten, the most long-lost thing I had was to hug my mother for more than six hours.

Mother's reluctance is good, but father's ability to accept everything with peace of mind is nothing better.

Most Tsurusheng squeezed to the entrance to change shoes, Kiyose Masomi stood there motionless like a statue, until Sai Tsurusheng patted his leg and said, "Dad, step aside a little bit", Kiyose Masomi Slowly walked into the home that suddenly became much empty.

"I packed all my luggage, and when I decide where to live, I will send the address to my mother and ask her to send the luggage over."

As she spoke, she bent over to tie her shoelaces.

I don't know what is stuffed in the backpack to make it look so heavy.It seemed that she wanted to bend her spine even more, which was still in the growth stage.When she closed the shoe cabinet, Masaomi Kiyose caught a glimpse of a pair of small black leather shoes on the top shelf, with buckles made of knitted wool flowers.

Those were the shoes she wore when she was born in kindergarten. At that time, she grew up as fast as her brother, and she couldn't wear the newly bought clothes after a year or so.Rie Kiyose couldn't bear to let go, so she kept hoarding many things at home.

"Look for the highest-borrowed comic book and put it in the second drawer of the desk. He said he will get it by himself, and if you are at home, Dad, you can return it for me. And Oi Chuanche will occasionally come to borrow the pump, and I will put it in the garage. Go, don't let mom turn the house into a mess and still not find it, she's going to lose her temper!"

Masaomi Kiyose said yes.

"Also, don't let mother throw away the little seal doll on my bed. It has spots on its body, it's not moldy, it's not moldy, it's not moldy!" Say the important thing three times.

Masaomi Kiyose nodded, saying that I will do my best.

His answer could not give Suzuki enough sense of security at all, she thought about it and wrote a note for Kiyose Masaomi to stick on the refrigerator.Kiyose Masaomi still did as he did, he was rarely so patient, and rarely cooperated with work at home.

Su Hesheng noticed the psychology of flattery and compensation from his father's obedience, and spent an extra 10 minutes at the door of the house to sort out things that might be taken carelessly by his mother, such as broken music boxes and boxes filled with dirt from Koshien pitcher mounds. Glass bottles, deflated volleyballs, etc.—those items that anyone would think were rubbish, but possessed incomparable commemorative significance, entrusted them to Kiyose Masaomi as if they were alone.

Then she waved her sleeves, and when she was about to leave, Kiyase Masaomi called her again.

Zui Hesheng turned his head and looked at his father standing under the eaves.

His shadow was dragged thin and long by the reclining sun on the horizon, and cast on the wall, it was folded in half exactly at the knee position.

It seemed that the cool wind was pouring into the collar, and finally He Sheng shivered.

She heard her father standing not far away say, "Brother, I'll leave it to you."

…………

Exit Exit A of Kansei University Subway Station, turn left at the second intersection, and there is a little-known commercial street.

The official name is awkward and hard to remember, so everyone calls it "pseudo-shitamachi".

Originally, the word Shitamachi was usually used to refer to those old streets and alleys, but in fact this commercial street has been built for less than ten years, so it is still half-new and not old.

However, because its business is not so prosperous, there is no money left for celebrations, and it is sandwiched between the busy department stores and trendy brand stores, making it even more old-fashioned.

So at that time, a student of Kansei University's Faculty of Letters simply added the word "false" in front of it to make fun of it. As a result, it was widely spread, and when the freshmen of Kiyose Haiji entered school, the nickname almost replaced their real name. .

The busiest time of the day in Shitamachi is in the evening.Junior and senior high school club activities are over, college students come out of autism and start looking for food, community animals return home after a day's work, and the whole street will be filled with the aroma of freshly baked cooked food.

That is also the busiest time of the day for Xingping Restaurant.

On the contrary, other periods of time can be called leisure.

Like most students, vacation is an extremely scarce and precious resource for Xingping Chuangzhen, and it is his passion, the fire of love.

After all, no vacation means no time, and no time means no way to study recipes and cook. If he can't study recipes and cook, he will never dream of surpassing his father's cooking skills in his life, so vacations are too important.

If conditions permit, Xingping Chuangzhen even hopes to be with the pots and pans in his kitchen forever.

Of course, customers are equally important in his eyes, and their importance is on a par with pots and pans.

For a chef who devotes his body and mind to the third service industry, this is already the best compliment that his brain full of ingredients and recipes can think of.

But after hearing this, the old man only patted him on the shoulder with a deep expression, and told him: It's best not to announce this ranking to the public, just treat it... just for the sake of the restaurant's revenue.

After all, most customers don't understand the weight of pots and pans in the heart of the cook. They only care about why they are being compared with a pile of scrap metal that can't be sold for a few dollars.

But even so, Xing Ping Chuangzhen still wants to see even a trace of satisfaction on the faces of everyone who has tasted his craft.

It is not entirely true that the customer is God, but there is still some truth to it.

At around [-]:[-] noon, just as Xingping Chuangzhen was considering whether to close for a few hours and go out to shop, the empty Xingping restaurant ushered in another pair of customers.

The boy is tall, dark-skinned, and his hair is only a little longer than Bancun.After he took a seat at the door, his long legs stretched out and almost filled the space under the table.

The girl is slender and slim, with a bright appearance and a sweet voice: "Ada! Are you listening to me!"

She even looks good when she loses her temper.

But in Xing Ping Chuangzhen's eyes, her peach color is more beautiful than the beef that is being stewed in the pot in front of her.

The reason why he noticed the movement coming from there was because he had to meet the needs of customers at any time!

"I heard it, I heard it, why don't you just train and be lazy? What's the big deal... Are you in menopause in May? Then you can chatter." The boy was dissatisfied.

"But laziness in training is a matter of attitude." The girl frowned slightly, "Akashi-kun is already a little angry."

"What's so angry about him? It's just laziness in training, it's not because of lack of competition—"

"Ada!"

Perhaps the boy's tone was too frivolous, and the girl named "May" couldn't help but cut off his speech.

The boy looked like he didn't hear anything, but didn't continue talking.

He casually ordered two dishes, his eyes wandered outside the door, and he no longer looked at the girl.

In the store with only three people, the atmosphere became uncontrollably heavy due to the quarrel between the two customers.

Xing Pingchuang was really a little worried, the vegetables for the salad were almost gone.He wants to make some refreshing food for the guests.

Even if I can't solve the troubles of the guests, I hope that they can at least maintain a happy mood when eating-this is Xingping Chuangzhen's most simple wish as a chef.

After all, isn’t cooking something that brings happiness to people?

But it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and he can't go out and buy it now.

He was stirring the broth in the pot while worrying, when the curtain at the entrance of Xingping restaurant was lifted.

Another pair of male and female partners.

The boy has a slender figure and a handsome appearance.The smile that climbed to the corner of his mouth while speaking was sincere and enthusiastic, but when the smile fell, his expression that gradually returned to calm would be shrouded in some indescribable gloom.

Xing Ping Chuangzhen noticed that the male guest's walking posture seemed a bit stiff, and his legs and feet seemed not so flexible.

The girl who is traveling with this guest looks younger.

The appearance of the two seemed to be poured out of the same mold.It's just that compared with that young man, the lines on the girl's face are lighter and more lovely.

——This is a pair of siblings who anyone would think "they must be siblings".

The two sat down a little away from the boy and girl who had just finished arguing.

The girl kept looking at the small restaurant from the moment she entered the store.There was obvious criticalness in her eyes, and she craned her neck to look into the kitchen behind the counter.

Regarding her behavior, the elder brother could only nod apologetically to Xing Ping Chuangzhen who was standing behind the counter and was in charge of the spoon.

Xing Ping Chuangzhen waved his hand indifferently. It is only natural for guests to pay attention to their dining environment.

After a while, the girl sat back in her seat with peace of mind.

Seeing this, Hui Er tapped the table with his index finger and made a thumping sound: "Have you seen enough? Are you ready for dinner?"

Zui Tsurusheng nodded: "Well, it's quite clean. The food tastes delicious too! I want to eat beef rice!"

"Tell me, when did my brother lie to you?" Hui Er laughed, turned his head to Xing Ping Chuangzhen and shouted: "Little boss! Two beef rice!"

Xing Pingchuang really said hello.

Hui Er stretched out his hand and rubbed Zuo Hesheng's cheek, "This store was recommended to me by Brother Tatsuya."

Sai Tsurusheng widened his eyes in shock: "Hey! Brother Tatsuya used to be a student of Kansei University!"

"Why, as a gossip reporter, you don't even know this?"

"Because the fact that brother Tatsuya was able to enter the university was already a surprise to me! How could I care about which school he was admitted to!"

Hui Er poked his sister's forehead: "It's too much. Aunt Uesugi sends you so many delicious food every year, it's not for you to speak ill of her son behind his back."

Finally, Hesheng quickly hid back, and retorted: "But what I said is the truth. Before brother Kazuya had no accident, brother Tatsuya's grades were indeed very poor... and Ashi's illness is also..."

"Life is unsatisfactory in eight out of ten. Nine times out of ten. Speaking of which, Ashi asked me yesterday if you want to go to Kanagawa to play." Hui Er's tone was calm, but he didn't linger on this topic, and then he became concerned. The most important thing for students to transfer.

When Hui Er said "Have you decided to go to Diguang?", the peachy long-haired girl sitting by the door quietly cast her eyes on the pair of siblings.

"Definitely go to Teiko! Teiko is the junior high school closest to Kansei University."

Zui Hesheng's convincing appearance gave Hui Er a headache, and he couldn't help reminding softly: "Zui Hesheng, you will be in the third year of junior high soon."

The implication is: it is not good to transfer schools during this critical period.

But Zui Hesheng didn’t take it seriously: “Well, I’m almost in the third grade of junior high school. But the deviation value of my last simulation test was 87, I’m a top student!”

"..." Okay, okay, Xueba is amazing.

Hui Er rubbed the center of his brows: "Do I need to accompany you to go through the school transfer procedures?"

"Yes. But brother, you have to take me to rent a house first. Diguang does not provide accommodation."

"Ah, but the problem is that I'm not an adult yet, who should we find as a guarantor?"

"Isn't uncle in Tokyo?"

"Suddenly I was invited by a friend to go abroad to be a judge - the original words."

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She struggled: "Do mom and dad know about this? Are there any other guarantor candidates?"

"My parents don't know. There are candidates."

"Who?"

"Aunt Haruko."

It just so happened that two servings of beef rice were served.

The rich aroma and the gravy on the surface of the beef instantly attracted Mozurusheng's full attention.

She struggled to stay awake from the temptation of delicious food: "I didn't hear clearly just now, brother, who are you talking about?"

"Aunt Haruko." Hui Er repeated again in a good-tempered manner, "Akagi Haruko—but now her surname is changed to Sakuragi."

The name Akagi Haruko is most familiar to Tsurusheng.

She is the college junior of Haiji and Tsuru's mother, Kiyase Rie.

At that time, one of them was a graduate student and the other was a college student. They got to know each other because they collaborated on a thesis.

In terms of closeness and distance, Aunt Akagi Haruko is indeed a good candidate.

"But wait!" Zui Hesheng put down his chopsticks, and said solemnly, "Aunt Haruko just got married, is she still in the honeymoon period?"

Hui Er nodded.

For those who are worried, the beef rice will not taste good in your mouth.

Zui Hesheng poked the delicious fried white sesame seeds on the beef slices with his chopsticks: "Why are we bothering other people's newlyweds at this time...Even if it is a light bulb, the wattage is too high."

"That's what I said, but you can't stay in a hotel for more than ten days, can you?" Hui Er sighed, "You also reflect on yourself, why did you come here so early?"

"Come early to experience the living atmosphere of the city people! Mom said that Tokyo's transportation system is very complicated, let me get used to it in advance." Zuihe writhed uneasily, like a seaweed at a loss when encountering ocean currents, "It really doesn't work... just... ask mom to come to Tokyo to be a guarantor?"

Hui Er looked at her indifferently: "Call mom to Tokyo now, she will definitely cry and take you back to Miyagi."

Zuo Hesheng choked up and didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, she made up her mind and shouted at Hui Er with a determined face: "Brother."

"Ok?"

"Let's go to be light bulbs after dinner."

"……it is good."