Chapter XIX
"Yes!" Cang sat in the school infirmary and secretly took a bandage, wrapping his leg bit by bit.
"Yes, yes! Finally, she was done tying the knot and covered it with her school pants.
" Phew…" He raised his head and took a deep breath. He looked at the entrance and stood up carefully after confirming that there was no one there.
His leg still had internal injuries, but at least Cang could pretend.
He couldn't let everyone know about his leg, it would cause trouble for them. In order to avoid others worrying about him, he had to hide until his leg recovered.
When Cang was in primary school, he accidentally fell from the second floor when he was playing at his neighbor's house. He landed on his feet! He didn't tell his parents because he was afraid that they would worry. He also didn't want them to use the family's living expenses because of his carelessness. He couldn't do that. Of course, his friend didn't tell anyone. When Cang fell, he managed to stand up. His friend watched him in pain without saying a word. His friend wanted to help him into the house, but Cang made a " no need " gesture and limped back home without saying a word. His parents didn't notice, but Cang knew that there would be repercussions, so he gave up his dream of becoming an athlete and began to work in music.
(Author: In real life, I really fell from the second floor. I also landed on my legs. I didn't tell my parents. I can't remember the pain at that time, but later I realized that I had aftereffects, so I added my settings to Cang. You can also treat Cang as me. I am Cang, okay? This was because Cang's life contained many of the author's own experiences. It was equivalent to him being me, and I being him.）
Cang picked up his bag and walked out of the infirmary, pretending that he had no career.
School had just ended, and Cang and Ying had rushed out of the classroom to the infirmary to secretly bandage themselves. Ying was in a hurry to help the grandparents in town. It was not too late yet, and they had not left yet. It could be said that school had just ended, so there would definitely be people staying in school.
Cang opened the locker with his name written on it and took out the shoes inside. He squatted down to put them on and tied his shoelaces.
After kicking the floor a few times, he carried his bag and followed the others out of the teaching building.
(ringtone)~~
"Hmm?" He turned on his phone and took a look. It was a message from Qiong.
"I'm going back with my friends. You go home first."
(Friends?)
Cang put down his phone and didn't pay much attention to what Qiong's 'friend' meant. He only cared about walking out of the teaching building.
"Eh? "What?" Just as he went out, he heard You exclaim at the door.
You looked at the phone helplessly. Cang carried his bag and walked to his side.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh? Ah, Cang En…That... Qiong originally told me to wait for her, so I waited. However, Qiong did go back with his friends. He told me to go home alone or something…"
With a bitter smile on her face, You helplessly said to Cang,
" Qiong told me about this too. She went back with her friends…" Cang leaned over to take a look at the message from Qiong.
" I'm going back with my friends. You can go home by yourself."
Cang looked at this message and pondered for a moment." Why did you have a better attitude when you sent me a text message? Just give it to You. Forget it, there's nothing to care about."
"What's wrong with you two?" At this moment, Ichiha suddenly appeared in front of the two of them. You was shocked by her.
" Ah, it's nothing. It's just that Qiong told me to wait for her to go back with us. In the end, she actually left with her friend. She told us to go back by ourselves…"
You said with a bitter smile. After One Leaf heard this, he turned his head.
"Actually, I was also abandoned by Ying…"
" I already expected this. Ying will run out of school before you." Cang leaned over and smiled.
"What? Is that so?"You sighed.
"If you don't mind, I hope the two of you can accompany me for a walk, okay?”Yiye revealed an embarrassed expression.
" Yeah, I don't mind." You nodded.
"This is not a problem…" Cang also gently nodded his head.
............
The three of them walked on the sandy road, surrounded by dense farmland. The wind blew through their hair from time to time.
" Ah!" One Leaf suddenly ran out. You and Cang were stunned. They looked at each other and followed.
The three of them finally stopped by the forest beside the road. The corner was used as a sacrificial altar. The decorations and offerings placed inside had been messed up. One Leaf immediately went over and squatted down to put the offerings back in place.
"Eh? There was such a thing? I didn't notice it before. You bent down and looked at the small altar.
"This is to prepare for the Summer Sacrifice. Everyone did it together, but I don't know if it was messed up by the crows or something ~" One Leaf said to Cang He You behind her as she carefully tidied up the mess.
" Let me help you." Cang squatted down and tidied up with Yiye.
"Eh? I, I will also help. You also squatted down to help.
“.........”
Cang put the porcelain jar back to its original position and said as he tidied it up.
"It must be fun to do something like this together,"
"Yes, I'm really happy. I feel very at ease when I finish some necessary work with my friends.”One Leaf placed the orange back on the plate.
"Sigh ~ If there's a chance, I want to do it too ~ with everyone," You sighed.
After putting the last apple back on the plate, the three stood up and wiped their sweat.
Then, he put his hands together and bowed to the altar, praying for blessings.
"That... Excuse me... That... Can you come with me? I was supposed to go with Ying, but Ying had something else to do, so..."
One Leaf said to the two of them embarrassedly as he prayed.
"Is it to prepare for the Summer Ritual?" Cang asked.
"Yes, Ying clearly still has the role of a witch, but she always works too hard…So I thought it would be good to help her lighten her burden a little…"
One Leaf lowered his head and said,
" Sure, I'd love to." Yu smiled.
"Eh?" Yiye was stunned for a moment.
Cang put his hand on You's shoulder and said,"We understand what you're saying. Ying is always busy, so it's only right to do something for her."
Yiye Yixi bowed heavily. Thank you so much!"
"Oh, no, no, no! Hurry up and straighten up! There's no need to be so excited. Cang hurriedly helped her up.
"Yes... "I'm sorry, I lost my composure." One Leaf wiped away her tears of excitement and the three of them smiled at each other.
few hours later
" Then, you two will be in charge of that pile of straw ropes over there," the old granny said to Lone and Cang with a smile, pointing at the pile of straw ropes in the corner.
" Yes." The two of them nodded and squatted there. They each took a portion and tied the rope.
Aoki, Yoshiha, and the others came to the shrine to help the uncles, aunties, and mothers-in-law prepare for the summer festival.
The sky was not dark yet, and the sun had not set. There was still a lot of free time for them.
"Yes, yes!" The grass rope is knotted and untied
He tried again but failed.
"Kasugano-san, you shouldn't tie a straw rope like this. You should think like this.”One Leaf skillfully tied the grass rope into various patterns.
"Yes, I'll try again…" You tried again, slowly tying the knot according to Yi Yegang's movements.
“............”
"Yes!" The rope untied again
One Leaf was a little impatient. Ichiha snatched the rope from You's hand and sat in front of him to tutor him.
"Look carefully, this has to be like this, this has to be like this ~ like this…Alright, have you learned it yet? Hmm? Are you looking at it seriously?"
"Uh, I'm sorry. I still can't see clearly…" You scratched her head in embarrassment.
" Sigh, you should at least learn how to craft properly. Look at Chao Zhengjun, he's very good at tying ropes." One Leaf pointed at Cang, who was seriously tying ropes beside him.
Cang skillfully tied the ropes into various patterns, his eyes never leaving his work.
"Eh? Cang, why are you so skilled?" You exclaimed,
Cang did not look at him as he said to him," I grew up in a country with a strong craftsmanship industry. I still know this skill…"
"Eh? Also... You scratched her head with a bitter smile.
"Young man, you're so skilled and diligent. You'll definitely be a responsible husband in the future ~" At this time, an old woman said to Cang with a smile.
After Cang heard that, he didn't pay much attention to it and just smiled at her naturally.
"Sigh! Let's put this topic aside for now! Let's talk about you, Kasugano! He should focus! Don't be distracted! Can you do it?" One Leaf pointed at Yu and shouted.
"Yiye, you're so scary like this."
" Hehehe, after all, Small One is too beautiful. No wonder people are distracted by him." The old lady and all the uncles and aunties present smiled.
" Granny, please don't protect him!" One Leaf said in dissatisfaction.
(Phone ringing)~~
At this moment, a phone rang. You thought it was his call, so she turned around a few times. In the end, she realized that it was Yiye's phone.
Ichiha took out her phone from her bag and looked at it. There was a missed call from Tsukiyama (probably one of the bodyguards of the Nagisa family).
Cang also stopped and looked at her with a determined gaze.
She stood up and walked out of the door. She opened Tsukiyama's phone and put it to her ear.
"Hey, hey,"
“..”(She should be asking why he didn't answer the phone)
"I'm sorry... Unknowingly?"
"Old Master has also instructed me a few times…"
One Leaf gritted his teeth.
"This has nothing to do with Father!!”He suddenly roared angrily,
At this moment, Cang gently placed his hand on her shoulder, and One Leaf turned her head to look at him.
Cang silently shook his head. One Leaf also realized something. She turned around and saw her uncles and aunties looking at her with strange and surprised gazes. One Leaf became depressed and lowered her head.
"Yes... I'm sorry, I bowed slightly
Cang stood there and looked at her silently, deep in thought.
That night…
"Please don't mind me. However, after last week's rest day, you're two hours late today, so please hurry…" The bodyguard in black stood in front of the black car and repeated to the bowing One Leaf.
"Yes... "Yes," Yiye replied weakly.
One Leaf got into the car and closed the door. The car was getting further and further away from the two of them.
You originally wanted to stop One Leaf but was stopped by Cang. You had no choice but to stop.
..............
In the car, Kazuyoshi watched as Cang and You went further and further away. He lowered his head and sighed gloomily. Then, he leaned against the back seat and sighed as he slowly closed his eyes.
demarcation line
"Wow! So powerful! Thank you! Father!" When the young Yiye saw the viola that her father had given her, she was very happy and jumped into her father's arms.
"Oh! Haha!"
In the days that followed, Yiye had been diligently playing the viola. Every day, he practiced against the music score on time, enjoying himself while playing.
" Please go to bed as soon as possible. Overworking yourself will hurt your body," the bodyguard said to the young Ichiba who was practicing in the room.
"It's alright! Because I want my father to praise me!" Just like that, he continued practicing.
Later, Ichiha won the children's art competition. After the competition, her father gently stroked her head.
"You're very hardworking ~ I'm very touched by you."
Yiye smiled and accepted her father's encouragement and praise.
demarcation line
The bodyguard who was driving looked at the rearview mirror and saw that Yiye had fallen asleep in the back seat.
The next day.
The fan in the room was slowly turning. Qiong leaned against the bed and sat on the floor, blowing the fan. He looked at the finished popsicle in his hand and casually threw it away.
“JI! He raised his head and sighed, letting the wind from the fan blow.
"Last week…Do you mean the day we went to the beach?" You walked as she asked One Leaf beside her.
" Mm." One Leaf nodded.
"It was the same yesterday. If I hadn't stood beside you... I'm sorry. You lowered her head and apologized.
"No, I'm not. It's not your fault. Actually, I was also rash. I should be the one apologizing..." One Leaf said quietly,
"I'm back!" Cang ran over from behind with three popsicles in his hands.
"Thank... Xie You and One Leaf took the popsicle and licked it.
The three of them licked their popsicles as they walked.
" Chao Zhengjun and Kasugano are always worrying. Somehow, I feel that you two are quite similar," Ichiha said with a smile.
"Eh? Is that so?"
"Eh? Is that so?" The two of them said in unison.
"Haha, I'm just joking ~ It's alright! I didn't book a match today!" One Leaf cheerfully spun around and said,
Ichiha suddenly stopped and stared at the entrance of the shrine.
The two of them walked to her side.
"What's wrong?" You asked.
Cang looked in the direction One Leaf was looking at and used his wrist bone to nudge You, indicating,
You understood what he meant and looked in the direction of the two people.
The three of them saw a few men walking down the shrine with Ying, who was wearing a witch's costume. One of them was Ichiba's father.
"Father…" One Leaf's eyes turned sharp, like a cat about to bite at any moment.
Cang glanced at her indifferently, and then watched them walk down with the same cold gaze as her.
Ying seemed to have noticed them and waved her hand.
"Small One! You Jun! Lord Cang!"
The three of them were stunned for a moment. One Leaf silently lowered his head and walked towards them step by step.
“.........”
"Ye, I heard that you were late for yesterday's practice before you could contact them. I think with your personality, you must have worked hard for someone else and that caused you to be late. However, you must abide by your promise, understand..." One Leaf's father said seriously to One Leaf.
"These two are…" Old Master looked at You and Cang.
"Eh? I-I'm Natsuya's classmate, Kasugano..."
"Oh! Are you that doctor's grandson? Hahaha…"
"Eh?"
Old Master excitedly held You's hand and looked at him.
" I received a lot of careful care from the doctor. If you encounter any trouble, just tell me." The old master held his hand very politely and said to You.
"Ah, thank you."
"Oh, then this is…" Old Master looked at Cang again.
" Oh, I'm Chao Zhengcang, Zhu's classmate…"
" Is that so? I've met a Chao before. Although I didn't have much contact with him, I've always remembered his surname." Old Master also held Cang's hand.
" Well, although I don't know who the person of the same sex as me is, if I meet him, I'll say hello for you," Cang said very politely.
"In that case, I will have to thank you…" Old Master loosened Cang's hand.
"Ah, that…Sorry... Miss Zhu, she... Ah, that's not right... Yiye is taking us around this town,"You said as she scratched her head in embarrassment.
"If you don't mind, let her bring us to the end quickly. We don't have much time…" Cang took over You's words and politely said to the master,
" Oh, is that so? Then I'm sorry to disturb you. Please make yourselves at home." Old Master did not refute but agreed politely.
"No, you're welcome. Then... "We'll be disturbing you." After Cang finished speaking, he bowed with You.
"Let's go, Zhu…" Cang gently patted her shoulder and walked past her.
" Ah, yes." One Leaf immediately followed.
.................
After leaving the old master of the Zhu family, the three of them walked side by side on the road.
" I'm sorry to have troubled you," One Leaf said.
"Ah, actually, I didn't do anything. Cang was thinking of a way. I didn't do anything…" You scratched her head and said embarrassedly,
"Don't even think about throwing it on me ~" Cang said disdainfully.
“...........”
"Is it possible that your father is here to visit Ying?”A leaf said quietly.
"How could this be? Impossible!" One Leaf roared towards the sky.
" He wouldn't do such a thing," One Leaf said angrily.
(If possible, that leaf is)
" Well, I think Cang makes sense. Maybe Uncle really came to visit the Goddess because he was worried," You said uncertainly.
Yiye glanced at him angrily and walked in front.
"He's just trying to gain popularity as a member of parliament, so he's just showing his face! It's always like this at the critical moment every year!"
One Leaf angrily clenched her fists as she walked. Cang and You tried their best to keep up with her footsteps.
"The critical moment refers to the day of the ceremony?”Cang asked firmly.
"Yes, Ying, as a witch, has to dance to the music of the God of Devotion that night. Because it's a traditional ceremony, the big shots in the town will be invited to watch the dance. Although I can help, every time the ceremony ends, my father will leave in a hurry! You don't even know how to comfort Ying!"
"So you're just ignoring it?" Cang replied.
" Yes, I think so." One Leaf nodded.
" Is that so?" You lowered her head and pondered for a while. Then, she suddenly thought of something and ran to One Leaf.
"Zhu!"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
" You said that you don't have any other arrangements today, right?" You said to One Leaf with a smile.
"Eh? I did say that."
"It's a rare day off. Come with us to town and have a good day!”You winked at Cang as she spoke.
Cang looked at his actions and thought for a moment before suddenly understanding!
(You're really thoughtful.)
"That's right! Young Miss! He had been so busy these past few days! You must be exhausted! It was a rare Sunday! You should have fun!"
"Eh? "What do you two mean?" Before One Leaf could finish speaking, the two of them held her hand and pulled her out.
A few hours later…
After a few hours on the train, Cang He You brought One Leaf to the business district of the city and pulled her to the arcade.
"That…" Before she could finish, he pulled her in.
The three of them came to a whack-a-mole machine. After putting in ten yen, Yu handed the hammer to Aoki Kazuyo.
"I'll leave the other side to you ~" Cang said mischievously to One Leaf, licking his lips.
"Eh?" Before One Leaf could react, it started.
A gopher emerged from the machine, and Gray One hammered it back!
One Leaf immediately began to hammer the Gopher in a panic!!
One hit! Two! Three times! Ninety-six!
..............
Beep, beep, beep, beep ~ It's over
Cang wiped his sweat and looked at his score.
Eighty-four points. Eighty-five points per leaf
"Sigh, I'm only one point away. That's quite impressive, huh?”Turning my head, I saw a leaf panting with exhaustion.
"Puhahahahaha!" Cang He You couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey! You two!" Yiye was a little angry.
"Hahahaha! Swoosh! I'll leave her to you!" Cang smiled and handed the hammer to You.
"Alright, I won't let her rest!”Take the opportunity to put in coins! (Hint to tip)
It started again, One Leaf started to hit crazily again
One hit! Two! Three times! One hundred and seven!
.............
"Come! Let's come in and take a photo!"
"Eh? This is!" Yiye was pulled in by the two of them as soon as he saw the tent.
The three of them faced the camera. You and Cang moved closer to One Leaf Face like three best friends. You and Cang revealed a bright smile! One Leaf could only force out a smile and look at the camera.
Crack!
.................
The sun was about to set. Ying was holding her face. The meatball on her head was sleeping. Ying was staring into the distance.
"Small One, You Jun, and the others haven't come back yet ~ Yo! "Forget it, forget it." He held the meatball on his head and stood up. Then, he held the meatball in his arms and said,
Ying seemed to see a figure under the shrine.
.................
Qiong carried B. Rabbit and walked silently on the road. He walked past the Bagxun Shop with a bad expression on his face.
"It's so hot…"
Qiong stopped and looked at Mu Ying, who was holding a cat in front of him.
One was holding a cat while the other was holding a rabbit.
"Aha ~ Little Qiong-chan! What's wrong?" Fairy Eye walked over and asked,
Qiong lowered his head. You're the one who's here."
Ying smiled after hearing that. I'm preparing to cook dinner at Sister Xun's house…"
Qiong looked at the Ifu Department Store.
"Little Qiong-chan, let me treat you to a popsicle that will win the lottery!”
"Eh?"
"Come on, come on ~" Ying pulled Qiong in directly.
.................
" Yeah, I think Small One and Lord Cang are very similar."
"Is that so…"
"Compared to my own matters, I'm more persistent in working hard for others."
"According to what you said, it does seem a little similar."
Qiong Ting thought as he licked his popsicle.
(Ichiha Ichiha is very considerate of the Goddess, but I don't know how far this concern will go in the future. As for Cang…) Why was he so persistent about others? 'Why…' To me…)
Ying and Qiong sat in the Bakun shop, licking popsicles and chatting.
"Yes!" Ying suddenly said. Qiong looked at Ying strangely.
Ying took out the ice stick that she had yet to lick! The words 'jackpot' were written on it
Qiong looked at Ying for a while before continuing to lick her popsicle.
" Also, it's very easy to get caught up in another matter. You'll have to deal with another matter right after you've finished your own."
Ying said as she licked the popsicle, while Qiong listened to her description quietly.
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"Thank you for accompanying me all day, but... The two of you are too forceful ~"One Leaf said to You and Cang as he walked.
" Well, even though we're a little too enthusiastic, Zhu, you're also very open, aren't you?" You said with a smile.
"Mm ~ You's right ~ Sometimes, you really can't just think about the competition. You should go out and play occasionally to relax," Cang said to One Leaf while walking backwards.
" Well, I'll listen to your opinions for the time being." One Leaf said with relief and helplessness.
" If you have time in the future, you can call us to go out and play together," Cang said candidly.
" Yes, I will, but I want to go with everyone." One Leaf smiled.
"Of course! At that time, he would invite all the residents of Aomuran to go out and play!”Cang opened his arms and said,
" Er Cang, you seem to be exaggerating a little." You said with a bitter smile.
" That's right! If we invite everyone in town, you'll have to treat us!" One Leaf mocked.
"Alright, I was wrong! Please don't take my money away!" Cang put his hands together and begged,
You and Yiye looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hehehahahaha!"
" Hey, you two!"
" Hahahaha, alright! Alright! I'm not joking anymore! I feel bad standing with the two of you!" One Leaf said while clutching her stomach.
"Eh? Me too?" You pointed at herself in surprise.
"You ~ Oh right! Are you free on Sunday the week after?"
"Eh? "Nothing special," You replied.
"Yes, yes! "Me too." Cang scratched his head.
" If it's convenient, you can attend Ying's birthday party." Yiye smiled and invited the two.
You and Cang smiled at each other and nodded at One Leaf. I'll definitely go!"
...............
Qiong picked up B. Rabbit and stood up. He turned around and said to Ying," Then I'll go back."
Ying also stood up." Be careful on the way back. Is it okay to be alone?”
Qiong nodded and turned his face to say embarrassedly,"Thank you…" Thank you for the popsicle."
"You're welcome. Just come here often. You too ~" Ying bent down and said to the rabbit in Qiong's arms.
Qiong walked out of the store and turned to look at Ying. Ying and the cat on her head smiled and waved goodbye to her.
Qiong nodded slightly and placed the rabbit on his head as he walked home.
After Qiong walked away, Ying looked around." Then, what's next?"
Just as she was about to enter the house, Ying's vision suddenly began to blur. Her head began to spin and her entire body gradually leaned back.
After falling to the ground, the cat jumped onto the ground.
"Ah Le? Am I working too much?"
Chapter XIX
finished
(Author: I'm not very satisfied with this chapter, but you guys have read enough, right? As long as you like it, it's fine. Oh! That's right! There are definitely some people who read my book because they like to read the novel, and then continue to play games or watch videos to do their homework after reading it. I want to say to those people... Please! At least leave four flowers ~ I know you guys get four flowers every day, but at least leave something behind ~ comments ~ support ~ if you like my novel, please send something to support me ~ writing is not easy ~(crying)
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