Chapter 10 second quarter

Writing a diary before going to bed has been a habit of Etoshi Kawashima for many years.She started writing when she was in the fifth grade of elementary school, and it has been almost five years.In addition, she has several habits, such as watering the trees in the yard before going to school, cleaning the house on Sunday morning and so on.There is no need to write about dramatic events, and there is no harm in telling them plainly. This is the essentials of diary writing that Jiang Lizi has learned in the past five years.Even a sentence of "today is as usual" is fine.However, there is a lot to write about today.Because after school, she went to Tang Ze Xuesui's house.

She and Xuesui were in the same class in the third year of junior high school.However, she knew Xuesui as early as the first day of junior high school.With an intelligent face, elegant and impeccable manner... From her, Jiang Lizi felt something that she and the friends around her lacked. This feeling can be called longing.She has been thinking, is there any way to become friends with her. "Would you like to be friends with me?" Regarding this, Tang Ze Xuesui did not show the slightest surprise, but showed a smile that exceeded Jiang Lizi's expectations. "If you don't mind it, of course."

Jiang Lizi could clearly feel that Tang Ze showed as much kindness as possible to a person who suddenly spoke to her.And Jiang Lizi, who was always afraid of being ignored by others, was even excited by this smile. "I'm Eriko Kawashima." "I'm Tang Ze Xuesui." After she slowly said her name, she nodded slightly.It is Tang Ze's habit to nod as if confirming what he said, which Jiang Lizi will know later. Tang Ze Xuesui is a more beautiful "female" than Jiang Lizi privately admired and imagined.She is full of sensibility, and Jiang Lizi feels that just being with her will give him a new understanding of many things.And Yukiho has a natural talent for making conversation very enjoyable.Talking to her, you will even feel that you have become eloquent.Jiang Lizi often forgets that Tang Ze is the same age as herself, and often describes her as "female" in her diary.

Jiang Lizi is proud of having such outstanding friends. Of course, there are many students who want to be friends with her, and she is always surrounded by many people.Whenever this happens, Jiang Lizi can't help being jealous, feeling as if his treasure has been robbed. However, the most unpleasant thing is that the boys from the nearby junior high school noticed Yusui, and they seemed to be chasing idols around her.During physical education class a few days ago, some boys climbed onto the barbed wire to peek.As soon as they saw Xuesui, their mouths became dirty. Today, too, someone hid in the truck compartment and secretly took pictures of Xuesui after school.Although I only got a glimpse, I could tell that it was a boy with pimples and an evil face, obviously the kind of person who was full of obscene delusions.Jiang Lizi felt nauseous at the thought that he might use Xuesui's photo as the material for his delusions.But Xuesui himself didn't mind. "Don't bother with them, anyway, they will get tired of it soon." Then, as if deliberately trying to impress that boy, she made a movement of flipping her hair.

Jiang Lizi saw the way the boy hurriedly raised the camera. "But, don't you feel uncomfortable? Taking pictures without asking your permission." "It's uncomfortable, but if you get angry and protest and have to deal with them, that's even more annoying." "That's true." "So just ignore them." Yusui looked straight ahead and passed the truck.Jiang Lizi followed her closely, trying to prevent the boy from secretly taking pictures as much as possible. Jiang Lizi then agreed to go to Xuesui's house to play.Because Xuesui said that she forgot to bring the book she borrowed from her a few days ago, and asked her if she wanted to go home.It doesn't matter if the book is not ready yet, but she didn't want to miss the opportunity to visit Xuesui's room, so she agreed without hesitation.

I got on the bus, got off at the fifth stop, walked for a minute or two, and arrived at Tang Ze Xuesui's home in a quiet residential area.The house itself is not too big, but it is an elegant Japanese-style house with a small and exquisite courtyard. Xuesui and her mother live here.Entering the living room, her mother came out.Seeing her, Jiang Lizi felt a little confused.She is a person with good looks and figure, which is very suitable for this family, but she looks old enough to be their grandmother, and this impression does not come from the plain and elegant kimono she wears.Jiang Lizi remembered some unpleasant rumors he heard recently, related to Xuesui's life experience.

"Sit down slowly." Xuesui's mother said this in a serene tone, then got up and left.She left an impression of frailty and sickness in Jiang Lizi's heart. "Your mother looks so gentle." Jiang Lizi said when there were only the two of them left. "Well, very gentle." "There's a Risenke sign on your door! Is your mother teaching the tea ceremony?" "Well, I teach tea ceremony and flower arrangement. I also teach Japanese koto." "It's amazing!" Jiang Lizi leaned back and said in surprise, "It's really a superwoman! Then, you know all those things?"

"I did learn tea ceremony and flower arrangement from my mother." "Wow! Great! Free bridal school!" "But, it's quite strict." Xuesui said, adding milk to the black tea made by her mother, and took a sip. Jiang Lizi did the same.The smell of black tea is so fragrant, she thought, this must not be brewed with tea bags. "Here, Jiang Lizi," Xuesui's big eyes fixed on her, "Have you heard about that?" "Which thing?" "It's about me, when I was in elementary school." The sudden question made Jiang Lizi panic. "Ah, uh..."

Xuesui smiled slightly. "You did hear it." "No, it's not like that actually, I just heard some rumors about..." "Don't hide it, don't worry about me." Hearing what she said, Jiang Lizi lowered his eyes.Under Xuesui's gaze, she couldn't lie. "Is it a bad rumor?" she asked. "I think it's okay. Not many people know about it. The classmate who told me said the same thing." "However, since there will be such a dialogue, it means that it has already spread to a certain extent." Xuesui made the point, leaving Jiang Lizi speechless.

"Then," Xuesui put her hand on Jiang Lizi's lap, "what did you hear?" "Content, it's no big deal, it's boring." "You said I used to be poor and lived in a dirty apartment in Dajiang?" Jiang Lizi fell silent. Xuesui asked further: "You said my biological mother's death was unusual?" Jiang Lizi couldn't help but raised his head: "I don't believe it at all!" Perhaps it was because her tone of desperate defense was ridiculous, Xuesui laughed. "There's no need to deny it so desperately. Besides, those words are not all false."

"Huh?" Jiang Lizi whispered, then turned to look at his friend, "Really?" "I'm an adopted daughter, and I moved here when I was in junior high school. The mother just now is not my biological mother." Xuesui's tone was very natural, without pretending to be strong, as if she didn't care. "Ah, that's it." "It's true that I lived in Dajiang, and it's true that I was poor before, because my father died very early. It's also true that my mother died very unusually. It happened when I was in the sixth grade of elementary school. thing." "A very unusual death..." "Gas poisoning," Xuesui said, "is an accidental death. However, it was once suspected of suicide, because my family is really poor." "Oh." Jiang Lizi felt confused and didn't know how to respond, but Xuesui didn't look like revealing an important secret.Of course, this must be her considerate habit, not wanting to embarrass her friends. "The current mother is a relative of my father. I used to come to play by myself occasionally. She loved me very much. I became an orphan. She felt sorry for me and immediately adopted me. She seemed lonely living alone." "Oh, you must have suffered a lot, right?" "It's all right, but I think I'm lucky because I would have ended up in an orphanage." "That's what it says..." The words of sympathy almost blurted out.Jiang Lizi felt that no matter what he said at this time, it would only make Xuesui look down on him.The hardships she has suffered must not be experienced by herself who grew up carefree.But how could Xuesui be so graceful after clearly going through such a difficult past?Jiang Lizi was full of admiration.Or because of these experiences, she radiates from the inside out. "What else did you say about me?" Xuesui asked. "I don't know, and I didn't ask." "I think there must be something missing." "It's nothing to care about. Those who spread the word are just jealous of you." "I don't care, I'm just curious, I don't know who sent these words." "I don't know, it must be some gossip anyway!" Jiang Lizi spoke rudely on purpose, she wanted to end this topic as soon as possible. The rumor Jiang Lizi heard actually included another episode, saying that Xuesui's biological mother was someone's concubine, and when that man was killed, her mother was suspected by the police.Rumors also add color to the story that her mother committed suicide because the police believed she was the murderer. Of course, Xuesui couldn't let Xuesui know these words, it must be a rumor made by someone who was jealous of her popularity. After that, Xuesui showed Jiang Lizi her latest patchwork works, including cushion covers, shoulder bags and other supplies.The combination of colorful rags shows the excellent taste of Yukiho.Among them, only one unfinished work uses different colors. The bag seems to be used to hold small sundries, and it is all made of cool-colored fabrics such as black and blue. "This color scheme is not bad." Jiang Lizi praised it sincerely.