Chapter 27 Section 5

In the early morning of the next day, Tang Chuan ate the breakfast prepared by the host as if nothing had happened, packed his luggage, and appeared in the lounge at nine o'clock in the morning.Although Fujimura said he didn't want his accommodation fee, he still smiled and took out his wallet. "It's been a long time since I've been so relaxed and tasted such a delicious dish. I'm satisfied, so take it. Of course, you have to pay according to the rules." Fujimura shrugged, since he was a student, he knew that this person was famously stubborn. Same as when he came, he drove Tang Chuan to the station in a commercial vehicle.

"I'm really sorry this time." Fujimura said before Yukawa got off the car. "You don't have to apologize. I'll be back soon." "You must come." Yu Chuan got out of the car and walked towards the platform. Fujimura didn't start the car until his figure disappeared. It happened this evening. While the Fujimura couple were having dinner, Yusuke called. "A Mr. Yu Chuan stayed at your place last night, didn't he?" Yusuke's voice sounded quite happy. "How did you know?" "Mr. Yu Chuan came to our office today. We were surprised at the beginning, wondering why the teachers from Imperial University came to us. Later, when he said that he and your brother-in-law are at the same school, we understood."

"That guy ran to see you Yusuke Junle?" "However, he seemed to want to know about the art museum, so I gave a general explanation. What I said was not very good, but he seemed to understand it. He is indeed a teacher of physics." "Besides, what else did he talk to you about?" "I didn't talk about anything, just encouraged me to work hard." "yes?" "He also said that he will come again in the near future. Can you inform me when the time comes? I also want to chat with him more." "I see. I will let you know when the time comes."

After hanging up the phone, Fujimura told the concerned Kuniko beside him about the conversation between him and Yusuke.He thought, even if this matter could be concealed for a while, it would have to be exposed sooner or later. "Why did Mr. Yu Chuan run to find Yusuke?" Her expression became more gloomy. "Probably because the train was late, there was more time. Yusuke-kun himself said that Yukawa didn't talk to him about anything important." "Hmm." Although Kuniko nodded, she still didn't change her displeasure. After dinner, when she was clearing away the dishes, Kuniko was still quite silent, and often stopped to think.Although Fujimura also noticed the strangeness of his wife, he pretended not to know.

After tidying up, he took out a bottle of whiskey from the shelf and said loudly on purpose, "How about a nightcap?" "No... let's forget about tonight." Kuniko shook his head lightly. "It's really rare. Don't you usually say that you can't sleep well if you don't have a drink?" "I feel quite tired today. I think I can fall asleep when I go to bed. Husband, drink slowly by yourself." "Okay, good night then." "Good night." After Kuniko left, Fujimura fetched glasses and ice cubes from the kitchen and began to drink ice-cold whiskey.With a slight shake, the ice cubes in the glass made a clattering sound.This voice made Fujimura's thoughts jump back to three years ago.At that time, he and Kyuhito had just met.

She wasn't particularly visible at the club at the time.Although she can answer questions gracefully as long as guests strike up a conversation, she doesn't seem to be good at actively enlivening the atmosphere.On the contrary, she takes good care of guests who are always difficult to fit into the atmosphere.And the reason why Fujimura, who didn't go to such places at all except to receive customers at that time, started going in and out of that store alone was precisely because of her existence. Since they first met outside the store, the relationship between the two has developed rapidly.After the third sexual encounter with her, he proposed to her.

Although Fujimura felt that she had no reason to be rejected, Kuniko's answer was not satisfactory.Her answer felt like something a young woman would say today. She said that the two of them were not in the same household. "You can't say these things to a woman like me. Because Mr. Fujimura and I, our two identities are completely different. I just want to maintain the status quo, as long as you are willing to come and see me from time to time , and I am satisfied." It was then that she told him for the first time what had happened to her.What she had always said to him before was "growth in an ordinary family, and recently his parents passed away one after another".

Of course Fujimura refused to give up.He insists that it doesn't matter what kind of upbringing it is, and that there are no differences of status at all. However, Hisako's attitude was very firm, and even said that once the two got married, Fujimura would suffer. What changed her attitude in the end was Fujimura's suggestion of "Leave Tokyo and go to the mountains to open a hotel together".She who seemed to have no interest in getting married before finally said, "In this case, it might be great." So Fujimura made up his mind to run the hotel regardless of the opposition from the people around him.He was originally an outdoorsman and had a lot of contact with this area, so things went quite smoothly.

Kuniko, who had always been hesitant about getting married, finally nodded in agreement.During the two years of living in the mountains, not only did she never complain about her hardships, she also said that she hoped to stay here for the rest of her life. Fujimura felt that he did the right thing in calling Yusuke.Yusuke not only always respects him as his own brother, but also keeps repeating "Brother-in-law, you are our benefactor and our savior" every time he gets drunk. Everything was going well at first, but unexpectedly——Fujimura put the wine glass on the table, and the half-melted ice cubes in the glass made a "clang".