As they were talking, Kong Yinzi had already changed her clothes and walked out from the backstage. She glanced around and everyone stopped talking consciously.
"Let's go back."
Chapter 849 Brother Kazuto, you, you take it.
After playing several games of shogi, it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening. Sora Ginko and Hinazuru Ai got up and prepared to go home.
"Do you need me to take you there?" asked Yushan Heren.
Sora Ginko turned around, glanced at Yushan Kazuto, and was about to shake her head, but Hinazuru Ai had already agreed.
Kong Yinzi had no choice but to turn around without saying anything. Doma Mai poked her head out of the room and waved goodbye gently.
……
"Brother Kazuto, I'll come again tomorrow." Hinazuru Ai said excitedly while walking on the road.
"Don't come too early, I have to pick up Xiaohua tomorrow morning!" Yushan Heren smiled.
"Kazuto-sama, please don't tell Hana-chan that I transferred to Tokyo! Ayano and the others and I have agreed to keep it a secret from Hana-chan first!"
Hinazuru Ai said cheerfully that she wanted to give Shirasaki Hana a surprise.
Yushan Kazuto nodded and made an "OK" gesture, but Sora Ginko looked at Hinazuru Ai and said, "Have you finished your homework this week?"
When Hinazuru Ai heard what Sora Ginko said, she was a little evasive. In fact, she had worked very hard this week. She had completed about 80% of the homework that was originally scheduled to be completed in a week. She could easily finish it by spending a little time on the weekend.
But Shirasaki Hana is coming to Tokyo, so Hinazuru Ai will definitely not have time to finish her homework tomorrow. It is a little late today, and the previous game with Yushan Kazuto has already exhausted a lot of her energy, so she can't continue practicing.
When Sora Ginko mentioned schoolwork, Hinatsuru Ai suddenly became nervous, like a chick hearing the cry of an eagle.
"Isn't there still Sunday? After a week of training, there's nothing wrong with relaxing a little. Yinzi, you're just too hard on yourself." Yushan Heren smiled.
Kong Yinzi glanced at Yushan Heren and turned her head back. The twinkling starlight sprinkled on Kong Yinzi's silver hair, and she seemed to have merged into one with the starry sky.
……
"Okay, I'll take you to the door, I'll go back first." Yushan Heren waved goodbye to the two of them.
After returning, he still has to contact Shirosaki Hana about coming to Tokyo tomorrow, so he can't stay too long.
Sora Ginko and Hinazuru Ai stood at the door, watched Yushan Kazuto walk away, looked at each other, and then returned home.
……
Late at night, Yushan Kazuto was contacting Shirasaki Hana and discussing going to Tama to pick her up tomorrow, when the door rang.
[That girl named Komari actually knocked on the door. She used to open the door and come in directly. Why is she so much more polite today? ]
"Xiaohua, please wait a moment. It seems that Xiaomao wants to talk to me about something."
After sending a message, Yushan Heren put down his phone and walked towards the door.
Shirosaki Hana was lying on the bed, looking at her phone.
[What does the elder sister want to see the elder brother Kazuto about? 】
……
The door opened, and the person standing at the door was Izumi Sagiri, which was a little beyond Yushan Kazuto's expectations.
Izumi Sagiri lowered her head and hesitated, as if she wanted to say something, but she never opened her mouth. Yushan Kazuto hurriedly welcomed Izumi Sagiri in.
After entering the room, Izumi Sagiri sat on the bed, lowered her head and said nothing.
Yushan Kazuto looked at Izumi Sagiri and couldn't help asking, "Sagiri, what's the matter with you coming here so late?"
Izumi Sagiri still kept her head down, her body trembling slightly, and it was obvious that she was a little nervous.
Seeing this, Yushan Kazuto did not urge her, but just looked at Izumi Sagiri quietly.
After waiting for a long time, neither of them spoke. Izumi Sagiri stretched out her little hand and handed an envelope to Hayama Kazuto.
"You're still writing to me? Are you so shy? Sagiri, you need to work on your tone when speaking."
Kazuto Hayama took the envelope and opened it directly. He was originally planning to read the contents of the letter to Sagiri Izumi, but he didn't expect that there were several notes of Fukuzawa Yukichi in the envelope.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink: "Sagiri? Why are you giving me money?"
Izumi Sagiri was silent for a few seconds before she said, "Living expenses."
"I don't need these."
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but wonder, what happened to Izumi Sagiri tonight, why did she suddenly pay for her living expenses? And where did the money come from? Shirasaki Haruka shouldn't give Izumi Sagiri so much cash.
"Kazuto-brother, you, you take it." Izumi Sagiri said in a very low voice.
Yushan Kazuto squatted down and wanted to see Izumi Sagiri's expression. Izumi Sagiri quickly turned her head away nervously.
Just at that moment, Yushan Kazuto saw a hint of concern in Izumi Sagiri's eyes and couldn't help but blink.
[Sagiri, are you concerned about me? ]
Kazuto Hayama didn't know what he had to worry about that needed Izumi Sagiri's concern, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
[Sagiri gives me living expenses, which means she thinks that money can solve, or at least slightly improve, the problems she needs to care about, but I am not short of money. ]
The two million euros that he had exchanged with Yukinoshita Haruno had not been spent yet, and after receiving another 100 million euros from his mother, Yushan Kazuto had no idea that he had any shortage.
Suddenly, Yushan Kazuto remembered that although he was not short of money, he still needed money!
In the evening, Kazuto Yuyama ate pork chop rice bowl from FamilyMart. I guess Sagiri Izumi's dinner was not much better. After dinner, Kazuto Yuyama left in a hurry, as if he was in a hurry to go out to work.
Izumi Sagiri only knows
Kazuto Yuyama is a professional chess player and goes out to play chess every week.
Since professional chess players are called a profession, it means that this is a means of making a living.
In Izumi Sagiri's opinion, Yushan Kazuto went out to play chess in such a hurry after dinner, which must be because he was busy making a living. Something must have happened.
She may not be able to share the burden with Yushan and others, but she can still alleviate some of the financial pressure.
"Sagiri, this is a little embarrassing to say. Ahem, don't think I'm saying bad things about Komari. It's not that I'm short of money now, it's that Komari is in a financial crisis."
Izumi Sagiri blinked slightly, looked up at Yushan Kazuto, somewhat confused.
"I have a football match this afternoon, and I have to go to the Go Academy to play Go in the evening, so I asked Koumaru to buy some dinner. But I didn't expect that Koumaru only had 2,000 dollars left in her wallet, so I just bought a few bentos to make do."
Yushan Kazuto scratched his head.
Although the sound insulation in the house is quite good, Yuyama Kazuto is still a little worried because Doma Mai lives in the room next door.
I'm saying bad things about Dojianmai here, what if there are ears on the wall in Dojianmai's room?
Izumi Sagiri looked at Hayama Kazuto, and deep down in her heart she had already believed most of it, but she didn't want to take back Fukuzawa Yukichi who had given it to Hayama Kazuto.
"Take this money back. I don't need it. This should be your private money, Sagiri. You should keep it for yourself." Yushan Kazuto smiled and handed the envelope back to Izumi Sagiri.
Chapter 850: Izumi Sagiri's Manuscript Fee
Izumi Sagiri quickly turned to the side, shook her head repeatedly, and murmured in a mosquito-like voice: "This is living expenses."
Even though it was a misunderstanding, since the money had been given to Yushan Kazuto, Izumi Sagiri would not take it back.
She has been living in Yushanhe's house these days, and Yushanhe is responsible for her food and drink. Izumi Sagiri feels a little embarrassed, so this money can be considered a kind of compensation.
Yushan Kazuto blinked and understood Izumi Sagiri's thoughts. She was living in her own home now and didn't want to be the only one being taken care of all day long. She also wanted to do her part.
Yushan Kazuto thought about it and realized that since Izumi Sagiri lived at home and didn't have much to spend, it didn't seem to have much impact if he kept the money. Anyway, there was no interest in depositing the money in the bank, and the withdrawal fee was more than the annual interest.
Holding the envelope, looking at Izumi Sagiri, Yushan Kazuto said: "Sagiri, I can take this money, but you have to tell me honestly where it comes from. I don't think Aunt Haruka will give you such a large sum of money, right?"
Although the Shirasaki family is considered middle class, they still have strict control over pocket money. Otherwise, Shirasaki Hana wouldn't have to wait for Shirasaki Haruka to buy pudding all day long, she could have solved the problem with her own pocket money.
It was after she arrived in Tokyo that Yushan Kazuto doted on her and turned her into a small wealthy woman. Before that, she never had more than one thousand yen in pocket money in her piggy bank.
Haruka Shirasaki might take better care of Sagiri Izumi, after all, Sagiri Izumi's situation is rather special, but she probably won't give her too much pocket money, as this will only do more harm than good.
As for the possibility that the money came from Izumi Sagiri's original family, Kazuto Yuyama felt that it was not likely.
After all, after the family was reorganized, Izumi Sagiri still has a nominal brother, and after her parents had an accident, the family property was inherited by her brother.
A few days after the news reached the Shirasaki family, Shirasaki Haruka took Izumi Sagiri in.
Yushan Kazuto felt that Shirasaki Haruka would not take away too much property from the family. After all, the eldest son of the family was still in school and needed money.
Since both situations are unlikely, Yushan Kazuto has to find out where Izumi Sagiri's money comes from.
Logically speaking, Izumi Sagiri stays at home all day and doesn't have many opportunities to come into contact with money, so how could she have secretly saved such a large sum of money?
Qian Yushan and the others didn't count the bills in the envelope, they just took a look and saw there were about ten or so.
One hundred thousand yen is not a lot, but it is not a little either. At the least, it might be enough for a meal, and at the most, even if Shirogane Miyuki works hard every night, he might only earn about 100,000 yen a month.
Izumi Sagiri took out such a large sum of money without saying a word, so Yushan Kazuto still had to ask clearly.
Hearing Yushan Kazuto's question, Izumi Sagiri seemed even more nervous: "One, do I have to tell you?"
"If you don't tell me, I won't accept it." Yushan Heren shrugged and said.
Izumi Sagiri swallowed her saliva, as if trying to calm herself down, and spoke after a long while: "Then...then I said, Kazuto-nii-san, don't tell anyone else."
Yushan Kazuto looked at Izumi Sagiri and nodded slightly. He was still able to keep the secret.
"Yes...it's the reward for Sagiri drawing." Izumi Sagiri's voice became lower and lower, but fortunately Yushan Kazuto had good hearing and could barely hear it clearly.
"Remuneration for painting?" Yushan Heren blinked.
"Sagiri, have you become a commercial artist?"
"No, no." Izumi Sagiri quickly denied.
"Someone saw my paintings on the Internet, so they asked me to draw illustrations for a light novel."
Izumi Sagiri said slowly, and took a few breaths after she finished speaking, as if she had completed an important task.
The work that Sagiri Izumi was responsible for illustrating was of course "Love Metronome". Kadokawa was very satisfied with the illustrations for the third volume, so after paying the remuneration, they also placed a deposit for the fourth volume.
For the third volume, Sagiri Izumi's remuneration was 60,000 yen, and for the fourth volume it has risen to 100,000 yen. After paying half of the deposit, Sagiri Izumi has received a total of 110,000 yen, all of which is already in the envelope.
Yushan Kazuto roughly estimated that there were about ten photos, and an error of one photo would be a problem.
"Hey, Sagiri, have you started drawing for Qingsaku? I remember Eriri hasn't drawn for him yet!"
Looking at Izumi Sagiri, Yushan Kazuto was a little surprised. He remembered that Eriri started drawing at a very young age, but until now, it seemed that she had never picked up a pen for Qing!
Nowadays, Eriri is still a personal illustrator, and mainly relies on fans and people in the circle for her support. She has not yet received any lucrative orders from companies such as light novels and games.
"The editor just thinks my style of painting is suitable." Izumi Sagiri said in a low voice.
"Also, I also tried to contact Eriri-sister, but she didn't answer."
It is true that several companies have contacted Eriri, but the deadlines they offered were too short. Eriri, whose orders have been delayed again and again, naturally would not accept such a time-sensitive order.
"Is that so? But Sagiri is also very amazing." Kazuto Yuyama smiled and touched Sagiri Izumi's head.
He didn't notice that although Izumi Sagiri affirmed Eriri's level, her words did not express that her painting skills were worse than Eriri's.
Eriri still has to attend classes and socialize, unlike Izumi Sagiri who can devote herself fully to painting.
After discussing inspiration with Eriri last week and having a drawing competition, Izumi Sa
Wu found that he had surpassed Eriri without realizing it.
"I'll help you collect the royalties from Sagiri's paintings."
Yushan Kazuto stuffed the envelope into a locked box, but after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong.
"But Sagiri, you never go out, and you never receive any packages, so where did you get so much cash?"
"I...I filled in Eriri-san's address."
Izumi Sagiri whispered.
Yushan Kazuto looked at Izumi Sagiri and couldn't help but smile.
"What's wrong? Are you afraid that I'll find out?"
Izumi Sagiri didn't say anything, but just tacitly agreed with this statement. She felt that her painting skills were not up to par for the time being, and she didn't want Yushan Kazuto to find out that she had started making money.
"You didn't want me to find out, so you took the initiative to send the money to me today." Yushan Heren said with a smile.
Izumi Sagiri lowered her head even lower, and only then did she realize how shameful a thing she had done was.
