Trying to find a young girl's relatives

"You want to go out tonight?"

Naoki asked curiously.

"Don't ask too many questions." Nanako turned her face away, "Forget it if you don't have time."

"Let me think about the schedule..." Naoki deliberately pondered for a few seconds, "I don't think I have time."

Nanako turned her head and looked at him, with a small grievance suddenly rising in her heart.

You were free to play with other girls last night, but it's my turn you don't have time!

"Your eyes are so fierce." Naoki continued, "To avoid being bullied when I go back to school, I seem to be free again."

"How dare you say it!" Nanako clenched her fists. "Don't wait to go back to school, I will beat you now!"

Naoki stated that he wasn't scared at all: "Your friend has been looking around."

Nanako turned her head to look, and retracted her fist angrily: "I'll beat you back..."

As she said that, she glanced at Miku who was standing not far from her, and said with disdain in her eyes: "Find your Miku."

Naoki took a sip: "Shall we play together?"

"Pah!"

Nanako wanted to beat someone up when she heard it: "Asakawa bastard, enough!"

Actually want to play with Miku, this guy is really not temperamental! Shameless, indecent, and human trash!

"Let's go." Naoki turned around and walked towards Miku "Send me a message when the time comes."

...

In the twinkling of an eye, it was already evening.

Under the teacher's guidance, the group ended the trip to Kyoto on the second day and prepared to return to the hotel for dinner. Meals, accommodation, transportation and ticket costs are all included in the cost of the previous trip.

Of course, students can also choose to eat out, but at their own expense.

Even though apart from having a free dinner at the hotel, most people will eat special snacks.

Naoki was walking among the crowd, and suddenly felt gazes fall on him.

Looking up, Naoki saw Nanako holding a cell phone in her right hand and gently waving it twice.

Naoki took his phone out of his pocket and looked at the messages on the phone.

"Don't come back, come with me."

Naoki put down his cell phone, left the team, followed behind Nanako, and walked into a deserted alley.

"I want to meet someone." Nanako whispered, "...Take a look."

Naoki nodded lightly, without asking who he was going to meet: "I will accompany you."

"Um."

...

After a while.

Naoki stretched out his hand to hold Nanako with a serious expression: "Ask a question."

"What is the problem?" Nanako looked around to identify the direction, "Quickly say it."

Naoki pointed at the stone fox on the ground: "Does that look familiar?"

"It's just an ordinary Inari statue. It's normal to have familiar eyes." Nanako glanced at the stone statue in a confused tone.

Naoki sighed: "The problem is that we have passed it for the third time."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Nanako glared aggressively.

You are enough, if you are lost, you will be lost. At this time, you should be ashamed and apologize, and don't blame others for their mistakes!

Naoki's tone was helpless: "You will meet people, and you lead the way, who knows you will go round and round."

"Damn it." Nanako said angrily. "Why didn't you tell me when we passed the second time?"

"I thought you liked the scenery around you, so you took a walk on purpose."

Looking at Nanako who didn't speak, Naoki pressed his brows: "If you get lost, let me know earlier."

"I'm not lost." Nanako turned her head away, her ears slightly red under the setting sun, and refused to admit that she was lost, "It's just that the cell phone is out of power, so I can't use navigation... Who knew that the buildings in Kyoto all look the same."

Naoki was a little surprised: "This is your first time in Kyoto?"

"Correctly."

"This is the first time, why are there acquaintances?"

Nanako stopped talking.

"Give me the address." Naoki said softly, "I'll lead the way."

Nanako said an address that had never been to, but was engraved in the depths of her memory.

Naoki turned around and led the way: "Follow me."

Nanako followed behind Naoki, and walked off into the setting sun, traversing the streets and alleyways.

Seeing that Naoki wasn't using his cell phone to navigate, Nanako couldn't help but say curiously:

"Have you been to Kyoto before?"

"I've been here many times." Naoki looked at the orange-red sunset in the distance, and said calmly, "I come here every school trip."

"Strange..."

Halfway through talking, Nanako suddenly stiffened.

"Um?"

Naoki stopped, glanced at Nanako, and then looked across the street.

The sunset is golden.

The soft and calm light of the sunset tilted, dividing the road into two areas, light and dark. Across the street is a woman with a wife's hairstyle, carrying ingredients in one hand, there is a little girl with a little yellow hat beside her.

Looking at the woman and the little girl in the setting sun, Nanako's expression was very complicated. She opened her mouth slightly, but didn't make a sound.

Naoki didn't speak, but held Nanako's right hand.

No wonder she refuses to go on a school trip, not just because of the money, but his more complicated ties to Kyoto.

"...Let's go back."

Nanako looked back.

Naoki looked at Nanako: "Why don't you go and say a few words?"

"No need." Nanako shook her head and said softly: "Before I saw mom, I had a thousand words in my heart, and I wanted to ask her why she left us in the first place... It doesn't matter now."

Naoki shook his head: "This is not your style."

Nanako bit her lower lip: "Then what should I say now?"

"Ummm..." Naoki then said earnestly, "Elementary school students, stop for me and hand over all your pocket money."

"Bah, you just stole elementary school students' pocket money!"

Even a bad girl has an underscore. If you steal pocket money from elementary school students, you will lose your qualifications!

"...Nanako?"

In the twilight behind the two, a woman's hesitant scream suddenly sounded.

Nanako trembled slightly, as if she had been cursed by Medusa's petrification, and froze in place.

The sound of clogs stepping on bluestone boards quickly approached.

Nanako lowered her head and wanted to run away, Naoki held up Nanako's right hand to prevent her from leaving.

"Nanako, is that really you?"

The woman stepped forward quickly, and after seeing Nanako clearly, the groceries in her hands fell to the ground, and she raised her hands to cover her face.

Nanako bit her lip tightly, preventing herself from showing a weak expression, but unfortunately it was useless, her vision blurred involuntarily.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

The little girl raised her head and asked.

"She's your older sister." The woman took a deep breath, without hesitation or hesitation, "Call Onee-chan."

The little girl was quite obedient and her voice was immature: "Onee-chan."

Nanako wiped her eyes and finally said, "...Mom."

"Why didn't you tell me before when you came to Kyoto?" The woman asked in surprise.

Nanako explains:

"The school arranged for us to come on a school trip and play nearby."

"Then you should have told me earlier."

Seeing that Nanako didn't speak, the woman turned her gaze and looked at Naoki: "Who is this?"

"Auntie, I'm Asakawa Naoki, it's my first time meeting you, please give me more advice." Naoki bowed and saluted. "Nanako and I are on a date…"

Before he could finish speaking, Naoki received a small elbow.

"Don't talk nonsense, idiot!"

Nanako glared in embarrassment.

Who have you dated?

Last night, you walked around the Yasaka Shrine with the hands of other girls, and now herbal medicine dares to talk nonsense. If we do date, your third leg will break!

Naoki continued: "Nanako took good care of me at school."

"Pooh."

Nanako spat lightly, she didn't take care of it, and bluffed almost the same, Naoki didn't even blush when he lied, he was such a liar.

The woman smiled gently: "It seems that Nanako really likes Naoki-kun."

"Mom, what are you talking about!" Nanako blushed and said stubbornly, "Who likes him?"

The woman didn't speak, but her eyes moved slightly down to the hands the two were holding.

Ordinary classmates, holding hands?

Nanako remembered that she was still holding Naoki's hand, her face was hot, and she quickly released her hand.

"Come home with me." The woman bent down to pick up the ingredients on the ground, "I still have a lot to say to Nanako."

"I..."

Nanako opened her mouth and suddenly became shy.

Naoki said softly: "Communication may not remove obstacles, but if you hide, you will always leave regrets."

"Onee-chan went home together?"

The little girl stretched out her little hand to Nanako.

Nanako holds Little girl's hand: "Let's go."

...

Immediately come to the usual house.

Naoki glanced at the house number on the door, and it turned out to be the address Nanako had just told him.

"Excuse me."

Naoki walked to the entrance, took off his shoes, and sat down on the tatami.

The woman quickly poured tea and went to the kitchen to cook. As for Nanako… she started tutoring the little girl and writing her homework.

Naoki sat next to it and played with his cell phone.

"Onee-chan, surpassing third place in the one person competition, where is he?"

The little girl raised her face and asked softly.

Nanako subconsciously answered: "Second place."

Naoki immediately fell silent.

You must think clearly before answering. You could actually answer a question in first grade of elementary school wrong. Don't say that you are a high school student!

"Cough cough."

Naoki coughed as a reminder.

"What are you coughing for?" Nanako glared.

"Onee-chan." The little girl was lying on the table, her face full of confusion, "I also thought it was second place, why did sensei say it was third place?"

...

Soon it will be time for dinner.

"Naoki-kun, how is Nanako at school?" The woman looked at Naoki and asked in a warm voice, "She has been very stubborn since she was little, did someone bully Nanako?"

Your daughter is now the famous head bad girl in school. She was the only one who bullied others, and no one dared to bully her!

Naoki replied: "No one dares to bully her, only her…"

Toes hurt a little.

Nanako warned, "If you dare to talk nonsense, you won't want to see the sun tomorrow!"

"Nanako bullies me a lot."

Naoki complained on the spot.

Nanako opened her eyes wide and wanted to take a bite.

I bullied you?

You bastard actually refers to a deer as a horse, turning black and white, there are insolent people in the world.

"Nanako, eat obediently." The woman turned her head, apparently finding a small movement! Nanako. "Don't bully Naoki-kun."

The corner of Nanako's mouth twitched slightly, and she gritted her teeth word by word: "Sorry!"

Next up was the conversation between mother and daughter, Naoki would only say a few words occasionally, and most of the time he ate in silence.

...

After dinner.

Nanako and her mother went to wash the dishes, not knowing what to say, and then the two got ready to leave.

"Would you like to stay the night?" the woman insisted.

"Not." Nanako raised her hand to hold the hair by her ear, "There will be an inspection at night, so Asakawa and I should go back..."

After a pause, Nanako said softly, "Next time I'm free, I'll come see you again."

Naoki bowed and saluted: "Goodbye Auntie."

The woman returned the salute: "Naoki-kun, please take care of Nanako."

Naoki said seriously "Leave it to me."

"Humph."

Nanako snorted softly and said taking care of others. It's obvious that you bully me the most!

Walking out of the apartment, night had completely fallen.

When the maple leaves are red, the night wind gradually cools down.

Walking through the old alleys with swaying lanterns, Naoki also saw two geishas walking with their clogs crunching on the stone slabs. Compared to daytime, Kyoto at night is actually more flavorful.

"Today..." Nanako played with the hair on her ear, turned her face and said softly, "Thank you."

She thought the time between mother and daughter had frozen, but she didn't expect today to flow again. It turned out that after gathering the courage to take the first step, she was actually able to see a different scene.

Nanako knows very well that if Naoki had not restrained her earlier, she would have run away.

"Verbal thanks are meaningless." Naoki looked at Nanako "Please show your sincerity."

"What is sincerity?" Nanako snapped her fingers and looked at him with a smile, "You just said bad things about me in front of my mother, and almost forgot. Now I will show you what sincerity is."

Naoki stretched out his hand to block Nanako's fist: "I called the police."

Nanako smiled dangerously: "You scream, it's useless to shout today."

"What are you two doing?"

A policeman happened to pass by on a bicycle.