"Then let's book for two days. How should I pay?"
A deposit is often required when booking a room to prevent someone from making a verbal reservation but not coming to the hotel, thereby damaging the hotel's interests.
However, Hinazuru Ryokan didn't even have online reservations, so Kirisu Mafuyu wasn't sure how to pay the deposit.
"We have a cooperation with 7-11 convenience stores. Guests can go to 7-11 convenience stores to pay a deposit of yen. After we receive it, we will reserve a room for you." Hinazuru Ai's answer was very professional.
"7-11? I'll go now."
Kirisu Madoka blinked and realized she had to go to the convenience store to buy something.
"When you get to the 7-11 convenience store, remember to tell us the code for our Hinazuru Inn, 927-0568ch!"
"927-0568ch?" Kirisu Madoka has a good memory.
"Actually, you can just report the hotel name, but it's more convenient to report the code," Hinazuru Ai explained.
"I see.
Do I need to call again after paying the deposit?"
"No, just leave your name and phone number when you pay the deposit, and you can check in directly at the hotel."
"Also, if you pay in full at a 7-11 convenience store, you can waive the room deposit!"
Kirisu Mafuyu suddenly felt like she was falling into a consumerist trap, so she could only say, "I'm going to the convenience store now."
"Okay, the room will be locked for one hour. If your deposit is not received within one hour, the room will be automatically unlocked. Before paying the deposit at the 7-11 convenience store, please tell the staff your mobile phone number for contacting the hotel."
Kirisu Madoka blinked. She didn't expect it to be so troublesome. But it was normal. This was the only way to confirm the identity of the customer.
After hanging up the phone, Kirisu Madoka packed up her things and walked out of the office.
There are 7-11 convenience stores all over Japan, and there is one not far from Toyo-no-saki, which is convenient for Kirisu Mafuyu.
……
"Hello, are you looking to book a room at Hinazuru Inn for today and tomorrow?"
The clerk asked after hearing Kirisu Mafuyu give out her cell phone number and hotel code.
"Yes, pay in full." Kirisu Madoka said coldly.
"Okay, pay in full." The clerk's smile was very standard.
"Excuse me, do you want to order any additional services? The hotel can upgrade your set meal for you, and you can get a 7% discount if you pay at 11-!"
Kirisu Madoka confirmed that she had indeed fallen into the trap of consumerism!
Chapter 627: Izumi Sagiri's Little Feet
"Sagiri, are you ready?"
After taking a shower, Yushan Kazuto knocked on Izumi Sagiri's door.
Izumi Sagiri timidly opened the door and said in a very low voice, "I'm ready, Kazuto-nii."
"Come to think of it, this is Sagiri's first time going out since arriving in Tokyo." Yushan Kazuto smiled, but felt something was a little strange.
"Although this trip is not to visit tourist attractions in Tokyo."
Izumi Sagiri dragged a small box, wore a mask, walked out of the room, and changed into thick clothes, which was somewhat rare.
When she stays at home, because of the floor heating, Izumi Sagiri always wears a thin pink pajamas and hardly ever changes her look.
Yushan Kazuto was somewhat curious about how many sets of the same pajamas Izumi Sagiri had, but he never had the chance to find out.
"You got into the car directly after going downstairs. Why are you still wearing a mask?" Yushan Kazuto blinked, walked to Izumi Sagiri, and wanted to help her take off the mask.
"There might be someone in the elevator..." Izumi Sagiri dodged backwards, avoiding the action of Yushan Kazuto.
Seeing this, Yushan Kazuto could only blink, walked to Izumi Sagiri's side, and touched her soft silver-white long hair: "It's been so long, and you still don't dare to see people?"
"Yes, I'm a little embarrassed." Izumi Sagiri said in a low voice.
"Xiaohua will laugh at you." Yushan Heren threatened.
"Xiao, Xiaohua won't do that." Izumi Sagiri shook her head. She trusted Shirosaki Hana.
"Forget it, let's go." Yushan Kazuto shrugged and stopped worrying. "By the way, Sagiri, your hair has grown a lot in the past few months."
"Yes? Really?"
"Let's go to Hecangqian, do you want to get a haircut?" Yushan Heren joked.
Izumi Sagiri turned around and wanted to escape back to her room, but fortunately Shirasaki Hana grabbed her in time: "Kazuto-nii, please don't scare Sagiri-nii."
"Hey, I was just joking." Yushan Heren scratched his head and said.
Shirasaki Hana pulled Izumi Sagiri aside and talked to her in private for a while, and only then did Izumi Sagiri calm down.
"Meow~" Xiaoxue, who was originally sleeping on the sofa, suddenly jumped over and looked at Yushan and the other two, meowing continuously.
"Xiaoxue, do you want to go out and play too?" Baisakihua picked up Xiaoxue and rubbed its little head.
"Meow~!" (Of course!)
"But we have to go to Watakura now, so we can't take you, Xiaoxue, with us. Xiaoxue, you have to be good at home. Sister Mai will come to take care of you." Shirasaki Hana smoothed Xiaoxue's fur.
As if she understood what Baisakihua said, Xiaoxue was a little unhappy. She jumped out of Baisakihua's arms and went into the room.
"Sister Mai will take good care of Xiaoxue, right?" Shirosaki Hana looked at Yushan Kazuto and asked.
"Yes, I have reminded her again and again." Yushan Heren smiled and walked towards the door.
Izumi Sagiri stood at the door hesitantly. Her shoes were not even there, but Yushan Kazuto had put her sneakers in the shoe cabinet in advance.
"Sagiri, try these shoes on. You haven't worn them for a few months. Maybe they're a little too small."
The last time Izumi Sagiri wore this pair of shoes was when she came to Tokyo from Tama. They are indeed a bit tight now.
"It's a little tight." Izumi Sagiri whispered.
"Wear them first. We will pass by Shinjuku on the way to Watakura. I will buy you a new pair then." Yushan Kazuto said.
Izumi Sagiri blushed a little, but no one could see it under the mask.
"What size shoes are you wearing now?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
"175." Izumi Sagiri murmured softly.
“Eh, 175.”
Those are really a pair of exquisite little feet, 175cm or cm, which is considered a pair of small feet even among children.
You know, the feet of a newborn baby are almost ten centimeters long, but Sagiri Izumi is now thirteen years old and only wears size 175 shoes.
Yushan Kazuto was a little suspicious whether this was because Izumi Sagiri rarely walked.
However, it was quite troublesome to find matching shoes for such small feet. Since Sagiri Izumi did not get off the car, Yushan and others went to several stores before they chose a pair of winter boots that Sagiri Izumi could wear.
The round-toed short boots look actually cute on Sagiri Izumi's feet.
However, it took nearly half an hour just to buy a pair of shoes. If he wanted to get to Hinazuru Inn on the time agreed with Hinazuru Ai, Yushan Kazuto had to speed up.
……
"Okay, it's time to officially set off. If you two feel sleepy in the car, you can take a nap. It will take about three hours to drive to Hecang." Yushan Kazuto drove the car onto the avenue and prepared to start driving.
"Kazuto-nii, you drive. I'll chat with Sagiri-nii."
From the rearview mirror inside the car, one could see Shirasaki Hana and Izumi Sagiri whispering to each other. Their voices were very soft and Yushan Kazuto could only hear a tiny bit of the sound and couldn't hear it clearly at all.
Yushan Kazuto could only shrug and turn all his attention to the steering wheel.
There are relatively few vehicles on weekday nights. Yushan Heren stepped lightly on the accelerator, and the scenery outside the window continued to recede as if time was reversed.
……
Tokyo Station.
Holding a Shinkansen ticket, Kirisu Madoka's heart was bleeding.
I was only concerned with calculating the cost of accommodation in Hecang, but forgot about the transportation costs.
Although Japan has developed transportation, with extensive rail transit and a large number of airports, it is very convenient.
But the transportation cost is not low at all!
A Shinkansen ticket from Tokyo to Ishikawa costs 14,000 yen!
Moreover, after arriving at Hecang, you have to transfer, and the transfer fee is not low.
If you take the express route, the transfer fee is 2,300 yen, and even if you take the regular route, the transfer fee is 1,300 yen!
In other words, the round-trip transportation cost from Tokyo to Wakura is more than 30,000 yen!
If you take a plane, the price will be even more expensive. After all, it is the end of the year and there are no discounted tickets!
Although Kirisu Mafuyu has a car, driving back and forth is too tiring.
Kirisu Madoka's main purpose for going to Watakura is to take a vacation. If she drives there, the meaning of the vacation will be completely lost.
The round trip journey of more than a thousand kilometers will only aggravate Kirisu Madoka's back pain, and will not relieve Kirisu Madoka's fatigue at all.
Although the ride is quite tiring, the Shinkansen is relatively comfortable, except that the price is a bit too expensive.
As for taking an ordinary train, although the price is cheap, it takes more than eight hours just to get from Tokyo to Ishikawa. That's not a vacation trip, that's going to jail!
Adding some other expenses, Kirisu Madoka spent more than 100,000 yen for this two-day trip!
Kirisu Mafuyu has never been so extravagant! Holding the ticket and sitting in her seat, Kirisu Mafuyu was still trembling a little.
Why did I decide to go to Hecang for vacation in such a hurry?
Chapter 628: Arrival at Hecang
"Sagiri, Xiaohua, we're here."
After parking the car in the hotel's parking lot, Yushan Kazuto turned around and shouted.
Shirosaki Hana and Izumi Sagiri were talking excitedly at first, but the ride was too long, so they fell asleep while talking and have been sleeping until now.
Shirosaki Hana rubbed her eyes and looked at the Japanese-style buildings not far away, only to make sure that she had indeed arrived at Wakura and pushed Izumi Sagiri.
"No, don't rush me to finish the manuscript. I'm drawing more and more!" Izumi Sagiri muttered.
"Sister Sagiri, we're already in Wakura."
Only then did Izumi Sagiri react and quickly sat up and put on a mask.
Yushan Kazuto blinked. He had been sitting in the car for such a long time without wearing a mask, but he put on the mask immediately after arriving at the destination. Sagiri is really shy.
When I got out of the car, I saw Hinazuru Ai walking towards me.
"Kazuto-san, Hana-chan, Sagiri-san!" Hinazuru Ai waved excitedly, and Hayama Kazuto also waved back with a smile.
Hinazuru Ai ran over: "You're finally here!"
Hayama Kazuto and Shirasaki Hana nodded, while Izumi Sagiri shyly hid behind the vehicle.
Behind Hinazuru Ai is Hinazuru Takashi. Although Izumi Sagiri knows that he should be Hinazuru Ai's father, she has never seen Hinazuru Takashi before, so it is normal for her to be a little shy.
"Xiao Ai, you've been waiting for a long time, right?" Yushan Heren said a little embarrassedly.
Although he tried his best to speed up, he still couldn't increase the speed without waking up Shirasaki Hana and Izumi Sagiri, and finally arrived ten minutes later than planned.
"No, we have to work until very late in the hotel." Hinazuru Ai shook her head and said with a smile.
Yushan Kazuto blinked, opened the trunk and took the things out.
Hinazuru Takashi took the largest suitcase without saying a word, and Hinazuru Ai also rushed to get a suitcase.
The only thing left in Hayama Kazuto's hands was the smallest box, which belonged to Shirasaki Hana.
"Brother Kazuto, come with me. I'll show you the room."
Hinazuru Ai walked in front, and Yushan Kazuto walked behind the car and found Izumi Sagiri who was hiding. He took her soft and boneless little hand and said, "Sagiri, let's go, it's time to go into the room."
Izumi Sagiri's eyes fluttered a few times, she lowered her head, and followed Yushan Kazuto without saying a word.
……
Since it is a private hot spring room, the rooms are all on the first floor. Walk out of the parking lot and you will reach the room door in just a few steps.
