Chapter 36 chapter 2

The days when nothing happened lasted for a while.If there was a slight change, it would be that Mrs. Machitani seemed to be pregnant.It has been less than two months since I moved here, but the bulge of my abdomen has become obvious. "It seems that the couple got married after they were pregnant." I heard some gossip from somewhere, and while preparing dinner, Yushiko said in a funny way, "the wedding must be held quickly when the stomach is not obvious. .” "Isn't that the same as us?" "Yes. So, we should be seniors. Shouldn't we show our congratulations with something?"

Zhigui smiled and nodded.I felt a little awkward in my heart.He seldom meets Machiya in the company, but every time he has a very cold attitude.Even when he said hello, his response felt forced. Do you still remember what happened that night?Naoki thought that Machiya didn't follow the rules and threw the cardboard boxes behind the apartment.Naoki just reminded him out of good intentions, maybe Machiya thought it hurt his self-esteem. But, is it worth it for such a small thing?Zhigui thought, don’t always keep this matter in mind. Another three days passed.Zhigui came back from the company and saw a big paper bag in front of the house.When I looked inside, it was a newly bought diaper.When Yumiko asked what was going on, she sighed listlessly.

"Given in the pharmacy, it is a product exchanged with points." "Why are you still changing diapers? Shiji doesn't use them anymore." "I don't have anything else to exchange, I thought I could give it to the Machiya family." "Oh, that's it." Zhigui nodded, "Then, let's send it to someone tomorrow. Maybe it's a little earlier, and I'll be happy." But Yushiko shrank her shoulders and pouted. "That's not the case." "What's the matter?" "I took it just now, but they said they don't need it."

"Hey, really, people just say no?" "That's a polite way of saying it. We didn't intend to use diapers. You're sorry for bringing them here. Please give them to someone else. Generally speaking." "Don't you need a diaper?" "It seems that some people don't use it. If it is used, it is usually late to change the diaper. It is not good for the baby to be too comfortable. Didn't our family try not to use it in the past?" "However, isn't it convenient when you go out?" "I said that too," Yushiko shook her head, "No matter what, we don't need it. She said that, and she can't force it to others."

"That's why I brought it back." Zhigui looked at the paper bag and tilted his neck.It's true that everyone has their own way of raising a child, but if you take it with good intentions and insist on not wanting it, is there such a thing?Whether to use it or not, is it okay to talk about it later?At least I won't push people back just like that. "In this case, don't use it as a diaper, but make it a simple first-aid kit." Yumiko said dully. It was another month after that that I brought up the topic of the Machiya couple.On Saturday evening, Yumiko, who went shopping with Miji, said to Naoki as soon as she came back: "Machiya's daughter-in-law, she showed her face in the park for the first time today."

"In the park, isn't the child not yet born?" "Some people go to the park before giving birth. When the delivery date is approaching, they listen to everyone's opinions in advance. After the child is born, it is easy to integrate into everyone's circle smoothly." "Then did you give her any guidance?" "I didn't say anything. I'm a recruit in the moms' circle, so it's better to say less." "It's so difficult." That's the end of the conversation at this point.Naoki didn't particularly care about it, and Yushiko didn't think it was of any importance.I believe it will be the same in the future, every day when nothing happens will continue like this.

At that time, Zhigui became busy with work.This is not because the company's performance has increased, but on the contrary, a large number of personnel have been cleared, and everyone's burden has increased as a result.Every day, I go home late because of overtime work without overtime pay.When he got home, his daughter was already asleep, and he ate dinner alone while listening to Yumiko.There is nothing particularly interesting about Yu Shizi's words.It's just stuff like where you bought something on sale, or what's interesting on TV.Once married, there is nothing to say, Naoki felt vaguely, and agreed appropriately.

He felt something was wrong on the afternoon of a day off.While reading a newspaper, Shi Ji came over and tugged on his sleeve. "Hey, let's go to the park!" "Park? Oh, okay." Zhigui looked out the window, there were no clouds in the sky, so he didn't have to worry about the rain. At this time, Yushiko who was drying the clothes said, "Dad is tired, and Mom will take you there later!" "It's okay, the park is not far away. I also want to take Shiji for a walk once in a while." "In that case, go somewhere else. Go hiking with the three of you?"

"Okay. Where should we go?" Zhigui looked at his daughter's face, "How about going to an amusement park or a zoo?" But Shiji shook his head. "Shiki, I want to go to the park! I want to play with Emi and Celina!" "She's going to the park." Zhigui looked up at his wife. Yumiko bent down in front of Miki. "Okay. I'll go with my mother later, just wait for a while." "No, I don't want to go to that park!" "That park?" Naoki looked at his wife and daughter alternately, "What are you talking about? Is there another park?"

Yu Shizi didn't answer, she lowered her eyes and swallowed. So Shiji said: "In that park, if Celina isn't there, neither is Emi." "Not here, why? Where did you take her?" Naoki asked Yumiko. She seemed discouraged, and sighed, "Recently, I went to another park." "Other? Why?" "No reason, it's convenient to buy things, and there are fewer cars over there." "What is that, just for this reason to deprive the child of fun? Isn't she too pitiful?" "But..." She said half a sentence, then closed her mouth again.

"I see. Alright, Shiki, go with Dad. Dad will take you to your favorite park." "Great!" Shi Ji said, raising her hands. "Wait a minute! If that's the case, I'll take her there, and you can rest!" Yushiko said. "What's the matter with you? It's all over. It doesn't matter if I take her there." "You stay at home. The company that manages the apartment also needs to call today. I said last time that I hope to talk to you." "Huh? Why haven't I heard of it?" "I forgot. Shiji, wait a little while." Saying that, Yushizi began to prepare for the door. After his wife and daughter left, Naoki lay down and watched TV.Unfortunately, there were no programs he was interested in, and he was impatient to wait.He looked at the phone and said that the company that manages the apartment is calling. What's the matter?Isn't it too silly to stay at home all day just to wait for this phone call that I don't know when? He thought it would be better to call the company himself and ask.But the phone was dialed, and after a few rings, a recorded message was heard, and the company was closed today.The message also said that if there is an emergency, please dial the following number, and Zhigui hung up the phone before hearing the number. What's wrong with Yumiko, did he make a mistake! Zhigui grabbed his wallet and keys, and wanted to see his daughter playing in the park. The park that Shiji often visits is only five minutes away from the apartment.Naoki tilted his head and thought while walking, Yushiko said that for the convenience of shopping, he often took Miki to other parks recently.But the park here is not inconvenient, and the traffic of cars is not so much! Seeing the park, Zhigui suddenly had a bad idea in his heart: approach quietly and scare the two of them. The park is surrounded by bushes, and Zhigui walked slowly by relying on his hidden body.The two of them must be at the sandpit and the swing.I have heard that these two places are Shiji's favorite. In the middle of the park, there are several children who look like elementary school students playing football, and there are pairs of men and women playing badminton. When he got near the sandpit, he poked his head out from behind the bushes, and immediately saw the real record.While doing something on the sand, Yumiko watched her from the side. There seemed to be no other children.I came here on purpose, but the real record doesn't seem to see Celina and Emi.Zhigui thought, maybe everyone didn't make an appointment. When he was about to call them, Miki suddenly stood up, facing the opposite direction of Naoki. Looking over there, a girl about Miki's age was walking hand in hand with a woman who looked like her mother.The girl was holding a small bucket in her hand, like a toy for playing in a sandpit.The friend finally came, and Zhigui felt more at ease. However, the mother-like woman bowed her head towards Yushiko, then took the girl's hand and walked in the opposite direction.The girl seemed reluctant, and Naoki could tell.Shiji stood there and watched them leave.Then Yushiko handed the shovel to Miki as if she wanted her daughter to turn her attention from them to the sandpit. Seeing this situation, you immediately realized the whole story.Not only did she understand the reason why Yu Shizi came to the park without the real record, but also her feelings about not telling her husband about it. Zhigui raised his legs and approached his wife and daughter without saying a word. Yu Shizi was the first to see him, but she didn't speak, just opened her eyes wide.It seems that from the expression on her husband's face, he has understood the situation. "Father!" Shi Ji also saw him.She ran over happily.When I was running, I fell on the sand, but I got up immediately, with a smile on my face. Zhigui squatted down and looked at his daughter: "Are you playing in the sandpit?" "Yeah. But Celina isn't here, and Emi is gone too." She walked like Emi just now. "Really." Naoki stroked his daughter's head, then stood up and looked at his wife.Yushiko lowered her head. "So that's what happened." "you saw it?" "Yeah." He nodded. "Are you worried that I care and didn't tell me?" "It's hard to say..." Yes, Zhigui thought.When I think of the things that happened repeatedly in the past, I can't say "I've seen outsiders". Sit down on the chair and watch the only child playing in the sand while listening to Yushiko tell the story.However, she couldn't figure out what happened.According to her words, "from a certain day on, everyone's attitude has changed." "I didn't say anything in particular, or deliberately made trouble, but somehow it was weird, like deliberately alienating. If I greeted people, they would respond. It's not like standing together and talking for a while like before. In the store. Whoever I meet, they disappear immediately. Even in the park.” "Shiji is also rejected by his companions?" "I just said it wasn't to that extent. However, as soon as we appeared, everyone hurried away. If we arrived first, no one would come again. Just like before." "That's why you're going to another park?" "Yeah." Yushiko said. "If we were here, they wouldn't let the children play here. It's a pity, they are all children." She breathed out, "Of course, I don't want to have an unpleasant idea..." Zhigui crossed his arms and said, "How did it become like this?" Yuko didn't answer.It's not that she doesn't know, but it's hard to say.It's just expensive, and it's not that I don't know the reason. The reason is probably the Machiya couple, he thinks so.Only Machiya knows that Naoki's brother is in prison.And according to Yumiko, the time when the surrounding atmosphere began to change was after they moved in. Naoki recalled Machiya's wife's appearance in the park, she must have told the mothers in the park the secret of the Takeshima family.Some time ago, Yu Shizi was rejected when he went to deliver diapers, but now it is understandable. Cartons!Zhigui recalled.Machiya remembers the incident of that night and it must have spread. "I had to move." He muttered. "Huh?" Yushizi turned around.Naoki looked at her face and continued: "No way, I can bear it, but I don't want to make Yushiko and Shishi unhappy. Move somewhere else!" You Shizi frowned, "Zhi Guijun, what are you talking about?" "Hey?" "What, hey?" Yumiko returned to the Kansai dialect she hadn't spoken for a long time, "I forgot what I said when I got married? No matter what happens, I will never run away from it. No. Is it settled like this? It’s just that being alienated by the neighbors is nothing, it’s not a big deal. At least it’s nothing compared to what Zhi Guijun has suffered before. It’s okay, I can bear it, if you don’t believe me, just watch!” "But there are still facts..." As soon as Zhigui said, Yushiko also lowered her eyes, but immediately raised her head again. "I'm here to keep the record and never let her be bullied. And there is another one, I don't want the child to feel inferior. If the parents run away everywhere, the child will not be able to hold his head up. Don't you think so?" Zhigui stared at Yushiko's sincere eyes.He smiled: "Yeah. She can't let her see us lose face." "Come on! The child's father." Yu Shizi patted him on the back lightly.