Chapter 20 third quarter

The next day, I made a wreath of white clover on the river bank at dusk, and I wanted to give this wreath to Yuki.On the way home, a white shadow flickered in the corner of his vision.A butterfly flew in, and then flew away as if sucked away by the setting sun. It is said that butterflies have the habit of flying along a fixed route every day, and must return to the original place.This route is called Butterfly Road.I heard this from a guy I knew a long time ago.On a river embankment very similar to this place, his face was flushed by the setting sun, and he explained enthusiastically. I looked for a while before the butterfly disappeared, and suddenly recalled my girlhood.Mad mother.Wine stinks.man's weight.breathe. ——At that time, I was in this reality, and at the same time escaped from it.

Thinking about it, Yuki might be the same as me.It may be desirable to protect yourself by distancing yourself from reality by not receiving the sound.When I saw her for the first time, I felt that I had seen this child somewhere before, wasn't that the same person I used to be. It has been five years since my mother died.When my mother died, her internal organs were invaded by the virus, she turned her emaciated face towards me, and called my name in a voice as small as a leak. Just that one time. After the doorbell rang, Maki Chuan immediately came to answer the door.Seeing me holding a white clover corolla, he narrowed his eyes and said:

"The kid will be happy, please come in." "I came today just to deliver this." "That's right, please wait a moment." Makikawa walked towards the Japanese room inside.Looking over his back, Yuki could be seen staring at the TV screen.Mu Chuan lightly touched her shoulder, showed her the corolla, and then pointed at me.Yuki looked at me, then at the corolla, and then at me again, with a smile on his face instantly.Mu Chuan put the corolla on her head, she held it with both hands to prevent the corolla from falling, and ran towards me with small steps.I had an impulse to hold her in my arms, but I was afraid of frightening her, so I held back and gently touched her head wearing a flower crown.Her hair was as soft as a bird's chest when touched by her fingertips.

"It really bothered you. You made such a cute thing." "Where, I interrupted your meal instead." Subconsciously looking at the table in the Japanese room, there is only a copy of "Solution Teacher" on it, and there is no sign of eating. "I ate outside today, outside." Makikawa said as if sharing some secret with someone. "I usually eat at home. It may be good for your health, but it's easy to get tired. I just want to find a family restaurant nearby for Yuki to eat something good when I take a walk occasionally. Pasta, gratin and so on."

The only family restaurant within walking distance here is the one where I work part-time.If you walk a few more steps, there are still two or three houses, but Mu Chuan's legs and feet are not good.I tried to ask, and sure enough, Makikawa and the others went to the shop where I worked part-time. "Oh, you work as a waiter there? What a coincidence." Mu Chuan leaned back and looked at my whole body. "You have a good figure and are very suitable to be a waiter." If Makikawa and Yuki appeared in the store, what expression would I have?One imagines going back to the room.

"Mr. Makikawa, do you smoke?" "Ah, yes, it's all separate now." About 20 minutes after changing his uniform and starting to work, Makikawa came with Yuki.Although I was still a little embarrassed, it was a bit awkward to let other people come to receive me, so I went by myself in the end. "Then the smoking area, it's not me, it's my daughter." "Your daughter is coming too?" "Yes, I'll be here in a while." I was surprised when the whole family of three went out to eat together.From what Mu Chuan said yesterday, I feel that the relationship between him and his daughter is not very good.

"She will finish work early today, so I 'forced' her to come. I used my pension to treat guests. Although the money was stolen, there is still some money." I led them to their seats, and when the water glasses were brought, Yuki pointed at me and muttered something in a low voice.Mu Chuan leaned over to listen, then suddenly raised his body and responded: "Yeah, cute clothes." In order to make it easy for Yuki to understand, I opened my mouth wide and made various expressions, attracting the eyes of the guests around me.Realizing that I was wearing a uniform designed for young women, I fled back into the back kitchen.

"It's been a long time since it's been like this." While I was pouring water and handing them wet wipes, Makikawa looked around the store and said. "We used to go out for dinner every two months until our daughter went to middle school. My daughter always chooses dishes very quickly, and it takes no more than ten minutes. I ordered two dishes, and in the end I didn't finish half of them. ——Daughter Then they began to criticize me and my wife again.” Mu Chuan covered his mouth and poked his head out. "Ah, here, here!" Makikawa leaned out from the chair, gesturing to someone.The woman who was standing in the next door in the morning five days ago walked over with the sound of her high-heeled shoes.The expression on his face was the same as that day.I knew from seeing this that she was not very happy to accept her father's invitation.Without saying a word, she slid into her seat and glanced at my face for a moment.I don't know if she remembered five days ago.

Sitting in the seat, the daughter also frowned and said nothing.Mu Chuan looked at the menu, looked at it from afar and up close, and said something.But the daughter just answered indiscriminately.Yuki stared at the menu like she was reading a manga and finally pointed to a photo.After the three of them wanted to eat something, Maki Chuan called me over.Yuki chose the children's set menu of small pasta, gratin and hamburgers. After that, I was called to other tables several times, and at these times their dishes were brought out, and the dishes were served by other waiters.It's even better that way.Maki Chuan also definitely doesn't want me to serve the dishes when facing his daughter who seems very reluctant.

After the food was put on the table, Yuki began to concentrate on eating.While filling his mouth with food, he touched the side of the plate with his fingers as if in disbelief, and lifted the plate up to look down.What is she doing?The behavior of the child is really incomprehensible.While eating his set meal slowly, Makikawa wiped off the ketchup on Yuki's mouth, or helped her cut the hamburger.Although Makikawa's daughter was sitting next to Yuki, she just moved the fork angrily, drank the juice with noise, and raised her head from time to time to yell at Makikawa.Although there are not many guests today, the reason why she can hear what she said clearly is more because of her tone of voice.

——Obviously the store is about to open. —all because you went out with the window open. It's about the theft.Seeing Mu Chuan answering with a wry smile, lowering his head with a guilty look, I felt a pain in my chest. —The man must have stolen it. — Definitely that person. Only when she said that, Mu Chuan dissuaded her in a low voice.Then she finally lowered her voice so that their conversation did not continue to reach my ears.She said something similar in the corridor of the apartment five days ago... Who is that person? "I'm so sorry that I let you see such a scene." Makikawa came to the counter and said while taking out his wallet.The daughter handed over the payment of the bill to her father and went to the toilet by herself. "It's always like this at home, saying something inexplicable without looking at the occasion. It's the theft incident." "Oh, it seems that your daughter has some clues about the prisoner." "What clues are purely guesswork." Mu Chuan put the wallet back into his pocket, and groaned while holding the cane in both hands. "My daughter actually said that it was her husband who stole money from my house." "Her husband?" "Yeah, she seemed to have told her husband by accident that I had a little savings. So the husband wouldn't let the wife out of the house, so he stole the money.—That's her stupid theory. What's the matter? If it doesn't go well, I will blame others. It's not that I am partial, and her husband is also quite pitiful. But in the final analysis, it is me who educated her like this." The last sentence was mixed with a sigh. At this time Yuki said unexpectedly: "No wound." Mu Chuan and I asked in unison: "Wound?" Yuki shook her head ambiguously, looked up at the menu standing by the counter, and said nothing.Soon Mu Chuan's daughter came out of the toilet, and the three of them left the shop together. That night, when I climbed into bed and was about to fall asleep, I suddenly felt a feeling like something cold was stuffed into my brain. Then, I just couldn't sleep until dawn.