Thirteen brothers urged me to get married

16.

In the afternoon of autumn, the temperature is just right.

The warm sun shone down on me, making me drowsy.

Xuezhi, who was sitting on the stands basking in the sun, did not feel sleepy at all.

Don't look at her calm in front of Zao, whitewashing her peace, her heart has already lost her composure.

Especially when people are alone, they are more prone to cranky thoughts.

Xuezhi's brain theater has been staged. Zao quit the track and field club, went to college step by step, and chose a job that he neither liked nor hated like many of his peers, and lived a decent but ordinary life.

Maybe one day in the future, Zao will recall his love for running.

On that day, Zao may regret it, regret it.

Regret for giving up the running he loves, regret for another life he could have had.

"Sister..." Zao came to Xuezhi's side.

He didn't know when he ended his basic training and put on a sports coat and trousers.

And his teammates are still on the playground, adjusting their state under the guidance of the coach, and are about to start intensive training.

"Why do you..." Xuezhi was half a beat slow in responding. "asked for leave?"

Zao looked disapproving: "You came all the way to see me, how could I leave you alone."

Those who didn't know thought he was left alone by his sister.

Xuezhi smiled helplessly and shook her head slightly, sometimes she really couldn't do anything with Zao's overly upright character.

"Well, you're right." She walked down from the stands holding Zao's arm, "Let's go have afternoon tea—"

There are many shops near Kansei University, which is very prosperous.

Xuezhi and Zao quickly find a cafe that looks good.

"Did Yusuke and the others make any mistakes recently?" Zao asked the younger brothers in the family, worried that they would make trouble.

"No, Yusuke Fengdou and Mi are very good." Xuezhi shook his head, laughing at him, "Zao is more and more developing towards Youjing, is she going to become a male mother?"

Jujube doesn't care even if she is teased, if she can make her sister feel more relaxed, a male mother will be a male mother, so it's not a big problem.

After asking the three little ones, he thought of his two worried twin brothers: "And Chun and Azusa, they didn't bully the younger brothers, did they?"

Xuezhi didn't feel impatient at all: "No, they are also very good."

In fact, she was a little puzzled, why Chun, Azusa, and Zao had such different personalities when they were obviously triplets.

Chun's personality is extravagant, and he always has all kinds of ghost ideas;

Azusa has a restrained personality, but always cooperates with Tsubaki's bad taste;

Jujube has a serious personality, but he is not ignorant of flexibility even if he is too upright.

But she thinks it's good, these younger brothers with different personalities are very cute.

Zao went on to care about a few younger brothers who were in middle school: "Have Lucy, Subaru, and Kiori studied hard?"

"Yes, they not only study well, but also live a colorful life." Xuezhi told the situation of the younger brothers one by one.

"Lyusheng is working as an intern editor at the publishing house at home, and I heard that he recently signed a very good writer."

"Subaru intends to go to Tonghuang High School for further studies. He will take a special basketball move. He will go to Tonghuang for an interview soon."

"Kiori won the first prize in the art competition last time, and his work was also selected for the art exhibition."

Zao nodded in satisfaction.

Xuezhi didn't wait for him to continue asking, and told about the situation of the remaining younger brothers: "The work of Yachen Hospital is a bit busy, but he can handle it well and enjoys it."

"Youjing's law firm has recently received a big order, and if it is completed, it is very hopeful that it will expand its popularity again."

"To officially register as a monk is the most popular PR for newcomers in their clubhouse."

"The material collection is almost finished this time, and I don't think it will be long before I can come back and start creating."

"That's great..." Zao sighed.

The brothers are all doing well, that's good.

"how about you?"

When Xuezhi asked this question, Zao thought it was him.

Because he also wanted to ask about his sister.

In fact, it was Xuezhi who asked this question before him.

"I'm fine. I've been studying and training in class recently, and I'm living a fulfilling life," Zao said.

"There are less than two months left before Hakone Ekiden. Everyone is very enthusiastic about training. Our goal this year is No. 1."

He spoke so loudly that anyone could hear his firmness.

Xuezhi was even more worried.

Why does this sound like setting a flag?

"This time Hakone Ekiden gets No.1, I can quit the company without any regrets..." and so on.

Xuezhi smiled, completely unable to see the worry in her heart at the moment.

She said: "I am very confident. It seems that you and your teammates are very good."

Speaking of his teammates, Zao was very proud: "Yes. Everyone is very good, and each has its own advantages, which perfectly fits all sections of Hakone Ekiden."

"We are the best and most suitable team for Hakone Ekiden."

"That's great..." Xuezhi said.

When Zao mentioned running, his whole body seemed to be glowing.His love for running has been deeply rooted in his bones.

"So why do you want to give up running?" Xuezhi wanted to ask him, but didn't ask him.

In fact, Xuezhi also understands that Zao is probably announcing good news but not bad news.

Just like other brothers in the family, I always don't want my sister to worry about them.

Xuezhi herself was like this, no matter how worried she was and how much she blamed herself, in front of her younger brothers, she always showed a calm, relaxed and happy appearance.

Zazao asked her: "How is sister? Are you tired? Are you happy?"

Xuezhi smiled all over her face: "It's been fine recently, not tired at all, very happy."

Then share your recent happy things with Zao.

The afternoon tea, which was harmonious and warm on the surface, but actually had its own concerns, ended at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Nazao Asahina is going to the track and field club to continue training, and the time for Hakone Ekiden is approaching, so he and his teammates dare not relax.

Xuezhi didn't want to go home.

-

Xuezhi drove the car aimlessly on the streets of Tokyo.

She didn't want to go home, and she had no other place she wanted to go. It didn't matter where she drove.

She passed by a middle school, and the students walked out of the campus in groups, laughing and playing, looking carefree.

She passed by a bakery, where a young couple coaxed their children and looked up at each other tenderly from time to time.

She passed by the tennis court on the street, and the sports teenagers were sweating profusely. Love and persistence are synonymous with them.

Xuezhi glanced over without stopping.

When the car stopped, she realized that she had unknowingly driven the car to the bar Wuluo.

"Yusuke hasn't gone back yet, right?" Xue Zhi found a reason for herself, and pushed open the door of Barbara.

It was in the evening, when the magic was happening, the sunset glow in the sky had not dissipated, and there were only a few people in the bar.

Kusanagi Izumo was leaning against the bar counter, wiping glasses leisurely.

Seeing Xuezhi coming in, he raised his hand still holding the cloth to say hello: "Hey, Xuezhi, good evening."

As familiar as if there wasn't a 12-year gap between them.

Xuezhi also waved to him: "Izumo, good evening."

She sat in front of the bar and asked him, "Has Yusuke gone back?"

It was as if she really came to find Yusuke.

Kusanagi Izumo didn't point out her not-so-smart excuse, but just replied: "Well, he went back."

He turned around and put the wiped cup on, and asked her, "What would you like to drink? Strawberry juice?"

Xuezhi shook her head, regardless of Kusanagi Izumo not being able to see, said firmly, "I want a glass of bourbon."

Kusanagi Izumo looked back at her in surprise, as if asking, "Are you serious?"

Of course Xuezhi was serious, she said: "Of course you have to drink when you come to the bar."

Kusanagi Izumo laughed, "Okay."

Anyway, drinking in his bar will never be dangerous.

With that in mind, he handed her a glass of bourbon.

Afraid that she would be bored in a bad mood, he told her: "Drink slowly."

"Got it, Izumo Mama." Xue Zhi blurted out what she once called Kusanagi Izumo.

The hands that handed over the cup and received the cup froze for a moment, and quickly completed the transfer of the cup as if nothing had happened.

Kusanagi Izumo held an unlit cigarette in his mouth, and his voice sounded vague and ethereal: "What's the matter? Are you in a bad mood today?"

Xuezhi didn't know what to say about the troubles in her heart, so she fell silent for a while.

Kusanagi Izumo saw that she was so entangled, he clicked his tongue, and didn't urge her, just quietly waiting for her to think about what to say.

"I did something before..." Xuezhi pondered for a while before finding an accurate adjective, "Irresponsible things may have set a bad example for my younger brother."

"Now he is about to make the same choice as me. I know that once he makes that decision, he will regret it later."

Xuezhi was so distressed that he took another big sip of bourbon: "What should I do?"

Kusanagi Izumo watched her drink strong alcohol like water, the corners of her eyes twitched, and decided to prepare her a hangover medicine.

Regarding her troubles, he didn't think there was anything worth worrying about: "How old is your brother?"

"20 years old, what's the matter?" Xue Zhi drank and spoke louder.

Kusanagi Izumo was recalling that his 20-year-old brother was one of the triplets they had met back then.

Identical twins do everything together, so Xuezhi should be talking about the younger brother with orange hair who practiced running.

Reminiscent of what Xuezhi said, Kusanagi Izumo can be sure that the thing that bothers her should be that her brother is planning to give up running, and she doesn't know how to persuade him.

Perhaps she also felt that her abandonment of tennis had affected her younger brother, and she felt that she had no position to persuade him.

In this regard, Kusanagi Izumo just wanted to say: "Then he is already a 20-year-old man. If he makes a decision, he will naturally be responsible for it."

"Then what if he regrets it in the future?" Xuezhi asked.

Kusanagi Izumo said lightly, "That's what he should bear."

Xuezhi became anxious: "This kind of regret obviously doesn't need to happen, I can persuade him not to give up."

Kusanagi Izumo smiled: "Look, haven't you already decided?"

Xuezhi paused holding the cup, then smiled: "Yes, I've already made up my mind."

She seems to have let go of some burden, and her drinking posture is a little more relaxed.

After a while, Xuezhi opened his mouth, but what he said was: "I still don't know why you all had to drop out of school in the first place."

This time it was Kusanagi Izumo's turn to be silent.

The lighter in his hand was turned on and off, but in the end he still didn't light the cigarette dangling from his mouth.

He said: "To pursue something, but also to ... escape from something."

What he said was unclear, and Xuezhi was also confused when he heard it.

If she couldn't figure it out, she simply took it literally.

It's understandable to pursue something, but what's the matter with avoiding something?

Xuezhi looked at Izumo Kusanagi with doubtful eyes: "It's okay with you, there will be something that Zun wants to avoid?"

"Hey! I don't care what you call me?" Kusanagi Izumo protested.

Xuezhi swallowed a sip of bourbon, smiled and watched him blow his hair.

Seeing that Kusanagi Izumo didn't seem to intend to answer her last question, she didn't pursue it.

It's been so long, what's the point of asking?

Xuezhi smiled and raised a slightly self-deprecating smile.

Seeing her emotions in his eyes, Kusanagi Izumo choked up in his heart.

But there are some things that he should not say.

Kusanagi Izumo took the wine glass with only a little bottom from Yukie's hand, and tilted his head towards the stairs next to him: "You can ask Zun."