North house meal

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Atobe Keigo leaned his head back on the chair, and the towel tied around his waist hung down to his calf.The floor lamp was turned on in the room, he had just come out of the shower, and there were still some wet drops on his body, the soft light fell on his side, making him look like a statue when he was still.

The butler knocked on the door, pushed the cart and walked in. As usual, he poured a glass of champagne and placed it on the small table beside the chair.All this was barely audible.

Keigo Atobe took the wine glass: "Wesendonck-Lieder, Traume."*

There was a moment of silence, and bursts of string music came from the smart speaker.The brief exaggerated the uneasy atmosphere, and the melodious horn attracted attention from afar.While watching from a distance, a female voice sounded, beautiful and moving.

"What a beautiful dream surrounds my heart

It fills my heart with sunshine and happiness

The flowers are in full bloom and the fragrance is overflowing”

Atobe Keigo swallowed a sip of wine, closed his eyes, and let the lively sweetness linger in his mouth.Then, he said slowly: "Looking at your appearance, what do you want to say. Do you have to do it now?"

The housekeeper stood aside and leaned down apologetically, "I received a GPS signal from Ms. Zhixia, in the Maruyama area of ​​Tamba Kamiyama City, Hyogo Prefecture."

"Maruyama? What kind of rural place is that?" Atobe Keigo raised his eyebrows: "Well, anywhere will do. It will be postponed and arranged tomorrow."

"but……"

"If you can't change it, cancel it." Atobe Keigo said decisively: "Is there any news from the Yonekura family?"

"No. It seems that this is not the first time, and there is no action. Chairman Yonekura went overseas today, Mrs. Yonekura goes to the wife's meeting every day, and the young lady of Yonekura's family is busy with regional development projects—"

"Ah, really." Keigo Atobe nodded his forehead and leaned on one side of the armrest. His short voice meant that everything that happened was still within his acceptance range: "It seems that I am the one who is being rude, troublesome woman."

After saying this, Keigo Atobe stopped talking, and the housekeeper knew it was time to leave.

In the room, the female voice continued to sing.

"But why the dream that once ignited my heart

and soon descended into the dark grave"

The young heir of the Atobe family stretched out his legs, his limbs slack like an open net, and sank into the sofa.

After the song was over, Keigo Atobe opened his eyes.The liquid in the goblet in his hand poured to one side, his sky-like eyes looked at one place, and his voice was low, he said to himself: "Did I not see it?"

……

After getting up in the morning, I dragged my feet to the window, and outside the curtains was a stretch of pink and white, which was reflected in most of my sight, as if it was full of fireflies.

For a moment, I thought it was a dream, and then realized that it was Qiu Ying who had opened it.

Before they bloomed, they didn't even notice their existence. Just seeing them through the window at this moment, Yone Cangzhixia wanted to run to the trees immediately.She did the same.

There was movement in the kitchen, and Kita Shinsuke was inside when Yonekura Zhixia walked by.

The temperature in the room is higher than outside, and the sound of cooking can be heard, and the aroma of food is rushing out.She paused, anxious in her heart, and walked out without saying hello.

"Good morning." Kita Shinsuke still found her: "I'll be fine soon."

"Okay," Yone Cangzhixia had already raised her voice, and had already reached the door. Seeing Bei Xinsuke came out of the kitchen and walking towards her, she looked up at him while changing her shoes, "I'll be back after I go out for a while."

"I didn't expect you to be in a hurry and go out without even eating."

"To see the cherry blossoms."

"Wait a minute," Kita Shinsuke called.

Yonekura Zhixia stopped and stood on the porch. Kita Shinsuke quickly brought a coat.Looking down, Yone Cangzhixia realized that she was still wearing pajamas, probably because she was really burned out.

Kita Shinsuke put the clothes behind her, and Yonekurae Xia put his hands through the sleeves, and couldn't wait to turn around and run outside.

"Not fastened yet." Kita Shinsuke said as he pulled the horn buckle on one side and passed it through the short buckle rope: "You are an adult who can take care of yourself."

Yone Cangzhi Xia lowered his eyes, his cheeks turned red, and muttered in a low voice: "I see."

She stepped back, raised her eyes and caught a glimpse of his fine bangs, but it was her own heart that aggravated the beating.Yone Cangzhixia fastened the buttons in a panic, opened the door and strode out.

It was just not long, but the vitality recovered quickly.Wearing thick clothes, the cherry blossom road was next door, and there were no dangerous wild plants, so Kita Shinsuke let her go alone.

Yonekurae Xia ran to the cherry blossom road with her sleeves in her hands.

In the reflection of the distant mountains, clusters of swaying flower branches gather together, like the skirt of the flower god, which is much grander than it looks from a distance, just like a scene that only appears in Ghibli animated movies.

Yone Cangzhixia seemed to have strayed into another world by mistake. After a moment of daze, she opened her arms and continued to choose clothes, and she didn't stop until she was a little out of breath.

A petal wobbled down and landed on her face.Yonekura Zhixia took it off and stared at it carefully.

People in the city are also familiar with cherry blossoms.

Every spring, along with the warmth of taking off the sweater, pink is scattered everywhere, dotted among buildings and buildings.

But whether it is by the river in the city, the holy place for cherry blossom viewing or the road, there are noisy crowds, and the cherry blossoms will always be a supporting role.

The country is different.The October cherry blossoms are gorgeous by themselves, and they are not opened for appreciation by anyone.Probably thinking of this made her feel particularly moved.

The neighbor's grandmother came from a distance, seeing that it was Yonekura Zhixia, she smiled. .

"What are you doing?" Mi Cangzhixia jumped forward.

"Two seasons every year, this is the scenery." The neighbor's grandmother took out a handkerchief from her pocket: "It has a special taste when used to make tea."

She knotted the handkerchief into a small package, untied the top one and handed it to Yonekura Zhixia.Inside the handkerchief was a small packet of crushed petals.

The neighbor's grandma put away the handkerchief as if she were a beloved one, said goodbye to Yonekuraeka, and walked towards home.

Yone Cangzhi Xia looked at the petals that had fallen all over the ground.Tea lovers will be delighted to receive the petals.

The breakfast was left to cool for 5 minutes, and Kita Shinsuke was thinking whether to call Yonekura Zhixia back, when there was a knock on the door.

The door was unlocked, and she could open it herself.Kita Shinsuke thought it was someone else, got up and opened the door, but it was Yonekura Zhixia standing at the door.

She pursed her lips and smiled, walked in with a mysterious look, and carefully folded her hands together, as if holding something in her palms, and handed it to Kita Shinsuke.

"Guess what?"

Kita Shinsuke found this scene somewhat familiar.

When A Dou was young, he took it out for a walk, and soon after he untied the rope, A Dou happily ran back to him with something in his mouth, showing off.

It turned out to bring back a half-feathered bird, still alive, shivering between the teeth of the gigantic canine.

After he educated Adou, the Akita dog also knew that he would never pick up the chicks that fell from the tree casually.

"Petals," Kita Shinsuke said.

"Why did you guess right?" Yone Cangzhixia sounded a little disappointed, but it didn't mean it.She opened her palm, and inside was a small handful of phallus petals: "I happened to meet the neighbor's grandma, and she said it could be used to make tea."

Seeing Yonekura Eka's eyes full of expectation, Kita Shinsuke smiled and said, "Thank you."

"Well, um, as long as you like it..." Yonekura Zhixia also smiled, but it was to demonstrate the nervousness she didn't know why.

My head is a little dizzy, I can't breathe, and my heart is still stuffy, probably because I haven't eaten breakfast.

She changed her shoes and went into the room. Kita Shinsuke went to soak the petals in clear water. The two sat at the dining table together. After saying "I'm starting", the doorbell rang.

It's still early, and I won't just come to someone else's house if I have nothing to do.

Yonekura Eka was about to put down his chopsticks, but Kita Shinsuke stood up first: "I'll drive."

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* Wagner's "Five Weissendonck" Dreams