Chapter 18 Text Section 18: Summer (8)

Text Section 18: Summer (8) "I'm hungry." Fujita drank the barley tea in one gulp. I think Ginko's curry is quite spicy.Her other dishes are bland, but the curry is good enough.I gulped and drank water.I can't eat spicy food, tears came out. After dinner, Fujita went back.Following the request I made to him at the door of our house, Fujita walked to the end of the station and waved to us.There were many nights like this to come--the way this farewell felt.When I waved my hands, a warm current rose from the soles of my feet, which was really pleasant.Unbelievably, even Yinzi, who was waving beside her, made me feel extremely cute.

The next day, when I returned home from Fujita, I saw a yellow balloon with a rabbit drawn on it floating in the entrance. "Where did this come from?" I dragged the balloon into the living room.Yinzi was reading a magazine wearing reading glasses.As if half-watching and half-dozing off, his glasses were on crookedly. "Where did this balloon come from?" "Ah, this one... the supermarket opened, and they gave it to me when I went." "Hey, it's finally open. It's a fun balloon." Barefoot, I ran from the porch into the yard, dragged the balloon and wanted to run around, but accidentally tripped over the flower pot, screamed "Ouch", and lay down on the weeds.I really want to run on the ranch, the yard is too small.I think I should be a little more friendly to Yinzi in the future.

"Is there anything to buy, shall I go?" I lay down and yelled loudly.Yinzi replied something. "what?" "I bought it, no need." I made a wrestling bridge, and Yinzi standing on the veranda with his hands on his hips turned upside down in my eyes. "The clothes are getting dirty." "Did you forget to buy anything?" "No." "Oh!" It doesn't matter if this person doesn't like me.Once again I lay on my back and played with the balloons. "That's where cats are buried..." "what?" I sat up straight, and Yinzi pointed to where I was lying, drawing a circle.I had no choice but to move to another place and lie down again.The sun was blinding, as if it was going to scorch my arms and legs stretched out on the ground.I let go of the string of the balloon, and the yellow balloon rose into the sky.I closed my eyes and felt an ant or other insects crawling on my left arm. It was very itchy, but I didn't scratch it.

During the Obon Festival, my mother came back. With a harsh "excuse me", my mother poked her head in from the porch.Yinzi knew in advance that her mother was coming, but she pretended to be surprised by "oh, oh".I just glanced at my mother and said "I'm back".Yinzi and I were quietly eating shaved ice in the living room, when my mother suddenly said "I'm sorry", she put the suitcase in the yard, took off her shoes and entered the house, and sat down next to us. "It's so hot." Mom said coquettishly, pursing her lips. I served her a bowl of shaved ice, "Wow, thank you!" she exclaimed excitedly by herself.Yinzi silently prepared the tea.

"Aunt Yinzi, Zhishou has caused you trouble." "Where is it, Zhishou has helped me a lot, cleaning the bathroom every day." "Really? This kid just knows how to eat." My mother sent money to Yinzi behind my back.Yinzi asked me to tell my mother not to send it, but I never told her.Hey, since I have given it, I will accept it. There was a little politeness between them.The beginning and end of each sentence of dialogue always subtly overlap, so we repeatedly ask each other "What?", "What did you say?"For some reason, I was also infected, and it was unnatural to even hand a cup of tea to Yinzi.Not to mention my mother and I, although we are mother and daughter, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and we both need time to adjust.

As a result, when the three of us were together, the atmosphere always felt unnatural, so my mother immediately took me out. She said she had booked a hotel in Shinjuku.We stayed in that room for three days.The room is on the 14th floor, and you can see the Tokyo Tower from inside, but you can't see the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Hall, which I like.The lush and lush place among the tall buildings is probably the Shinjuku Gyoen.I'm not familiar with the streets of Tokyo, only the streets around Ginko's house, Sasazuka Station, hotel banquet halls and industrial halls.