"grandfather."
“Hmm…” Higashino Chihiro’s grandfather looked Higashino Chihiro up and down with a complicated look in his eyes.
He had always been against the fact that Higashino Chihiro was not working as a doctor but was becoming a trainer. He even had a quarrel with Higashino Tsukasa over this matter. He even didn't look at Higashino Tsukasa well during the Chinese New Year that year.
But Chihiro Higashino is his grandson after all, and he has been keeping an eye on this brat for the past two years.
When he saw the horse girl in his team running in the first place, he would be very happy and beaming with joy. When he saw that she was lagging behind, he would stand up anxiously and turn around in circles...
Higashino Chihiro's grandmother couldn't help but say that he was so old but still not calm.
stable.
"I haven't seen you in the past few years, you have grown so big."
A few years ago, Higashino Chihiro was worried that her grandfather would nag her not to become a trainer when he saw her...
So he didn't come back for the New Year in those years, but just made a video call to his grandfather to wish him a happy new year.
"Okay, let's go inside and talk about the rest. It's too cold outside."
There was still light snow falling from the sky. Higashino Chihiro's grandfather patted Higashino Chihiro on the shoulder, brushed off the snowflakes on his body, then turned and walked towards the wooden house not far away.
Inside the wooden house, his grandmother had prepared hot tea for the three of them to warm them up.
"Chihiro, come closer and let grandma take a closer look."
Higashino Chihiro responded, carefully put down the teacup in her hand, and sat next to her.
"He's grown a lot taller, but he looks a little darker, but he's also a lot more energetic."
Higashino Hui pulled Higashino Chihiro to learn about his current work life, and Higashino Kazuya wanted to interrupt...
But after being glared at by Higashino Hui, he could only shut his mouth and drink his tea gloomily, which made the couple Higashino Si and Higashino Ningxiang who were watching next to him laugh secretly.
As the conversation deepened, Higashino Hui became more and more satisfied with Higashino Chihiro's current job.
What he saw on TV were just his grandson's achievements... but they had nothing to do with his current life. Now he heard his grandson describe in person how good his life was... and he also showed him a lot of photos he had taken inside Tresen College.
These include various landscape photos and food photos he took in Tresen, as well as various group photos of him and his teammates, as well as photos with Okino Mitsuji, Minamisaka and others.
"Seeing that you have such a good working environment now and have such a harmonious relationship with everyone, grandma is completely relieved."
"As for your grandfather, you don't have to worry about his objection. You don't know that he would squat in front of the TV to watch every game of your team. He looked so serious, even more serious than when he was studying a medical book."
"Humph, don't talk nonsense. I'm just bored and watching TV. I won't pay attention to the grades of this brat."
Higashino Chihiro looked at the arrogant old man, smiled, stood up and said, "Grandma, it's getting late, I'll go prepare the New Year's Eve dinner."
"Well, I can go. You've been driving for such a long time, just sit down and take a rest."
When he said this, Dongye Hui did not forget to sneer at his son Dongye Si, "Look at some people, they let their sons drive while they sit in the back to rest, and when they get to the place, they don't know how to work, they just sit there and do nothing. I feel ashamed for them."
Dongye Si felt a little embarrassed when his mother said this. Just when he was about to turn around and say that his daughter-in-law is the same, he found that Dongye Ningxiang had already stood up and walked into the kitchen, bringing out the ingredients and washing them.
"What are you still doing here? Why don't you go clean up your two rooms and Chihiro's room? Are you sitting here waiting for dinner?"
Higashino Hui kicked Higashino Si with his foot, and he reluctantly pulled his foot out from under the table and moved the luggage at the door one by one.
"It's okay, grandma." Seeing her father being scolded, Higashino Chihiro just smiled and said, "I often cook for myself in Tresen, and I have also consulted many chefs in the academy. Now my cooking skills are very good."
"So I also want you to have a taste of my cooking."
"Okay, then grandma will have a taste of your cooking skills. Come, I'll help you."
As soon as grandma walked into the kitchen, she asked Dong Ye Ningxiang to leave. Didn’t she know her daughter-in-law well enough?
She is good at medical matters, but her cooking skills are hard to describe... Now that the vegetables have been washed, you should go out and don't make a mess here.
Chihiro Higashino and her grandmother were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen...
His grandfather was discussing some medical matters with his parents in the living room.
And in faraway Tokyo, at the Tresen Academy, Tamamo Cross, Ogururo Hat, and New Glory were all invited by Super Little Bay to celebrate the New Year at their home.
Mejiro Aldan was in his own manor, chatting with his sisters.
Sakura Chiyoou, Maruzenski and Miyu are all at home preparing the New Year's Eve dinner with their families.
Daishin Narita was playing games at home. When his mother called him, he got up and went downstairs to prepare dinner.
At midnight, they all took out their phones and found that familiar person, "Happy New Year, Torena-san (Brother)"
Chapter 4: New Year, New Beginning (K)
January 1st is the first day of the new year.
On this day, Chihiro Higashino followed her parents and grandparents to a small hill on the edge of the town.
This small hill has the only shrine nearby. People from the surrounding rural towns usually come here to pray... So now, Chihiro Higashino and the others are queuing at the foot of the mountain.
This is because they arrived relatively early. If they had arrived a little later, the line would have almost stretched out to the street.
Following the team up the stairs, we came to the shrine and put our hands together...
Pray to God that all the horse girls in your team can achieve their ideal results in the Shining Series.
He took the amulet handed to him by the shrine maiden, said thank you quietly, and put the amulet away carefully.
After the New Year's prayers were completed, Chihiro Higashino and her group went down the mountain and returned home. This was mainly because there were too many people during the New Year and the shrine was crowded, making it inconvenient to walk around, so it was more practical to go back directly.
In this small town these days, Chihiro Higashino has done a lot of work, and she is much more tired than when she was in the academy.
Every morning, he would be woken up by his grandfather and jogged around the town for an hour...
After running, I would practice Tai Chi with him, which I learned from the old man in Longguo...
After that, I had to accompany him to take care of some medicinal herbs and vegetables planted at home, and help with weeding, fertilizing, etc.
After finishing work, I have to prepare lunch when I get home at noon. After taking a rest after lunch, I have to take care of the chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep, etc. in my backyard in the afternoon.
At night, he could rest for a rare time. He accompanied his grandfather and father, sitting by the stream and fishing...
Although there might not be much to gain from the whole night...but the peaceful and leisurely atmosphere is what Higashino Chihiro likes.
It was not until January 6th that Chihiro Higashino and the others were finally going back.
Even though Higashino Chihiro's grandparents were very reluctant to let her go... there was no reason for them to let their son, daughter-in-law and grandson stay a few more days.
They all have their own work to do, and especially in the case of their grandson, he has already taken leave to spend a few more days with them, so he should be content.
"You are wearing this amulet. It is a good luck charm that your grandfather personally went to the shrine to get for you."
Chihiro Higashino took the amulet handed to her by her grandmother, smiled slightly, and looked at her grandfather who had a slightly flushed face.
"Stop looking and go!"
Being looked at like this by his grandson, Higashino Kazuya felt a little embarrassed and urged them to leave quickly. "The weather forecast said that it would snow heavily later. It would be unsafe then. Let's go back quickly before it snows. Besides, it's too late. It's not safe to walk at night."
Chihiro Higashino hugged her grandparents for a while before opening the car door and getting in, then slowly drove away from the town.
"Ugh……"
Seeing that Chihiro Higashino and their car had disappeared from their sight, the old couple looked at each other, sighed, then smiled slightly and walked towards home.
Although they were reluctant to part, they were not yet sad... If they missed their sons and grandchildren, they could just take a bus to Osaka or Tokyo. They were not so old that they could not move.
By the time Higashino Chihiro and the others returned to Osaka and their home, the sky had already darkened.
Chihiro Higashino walked into the house to prepare dinner for herself and her parents, while Tsukasa Higashino and Ningxiang Higashino took out brooms from the room and cleaned up the snow that had accumulated in the yard during the days when they were away from home.
The next morning, Higashino Chihiro first went to the hospital and met Uncle Dangshan again. She chatted with him in the hospital for a whole morning and also said goodbye to him because he was going back to Tresen College today.
After leaving the hospital, he went to Uncle Toyama's shop and bought some Japanese confectionery...
Because Tamamo Cross brought two boxes for himself before, and shared them with Maruzenski, Mejiro Aldan, and after eating them, they all said that the taste was very good...
So I thought of bringing some for them, and also giving some to Okino Mitsuji and Minamisaka and the others.
Uncle Dangshan's son originally wanted to give it to him for free, but was rejected by Chihiro Higashino.
First, he bought a large quantity, and second, he is not short of money now.
The championship prize money won by Maruzenski and Aldan Mejiro alone has made him a small rich man now. He even customized a motorcycle.
After returning home and packing her things, Chihiro Higashino took her luggage to the clinic. After saying goodbye to her parents, she took a taxi to the station alone.
"Tokyo... I'm back..."
When Chihiro Higashino walked out of Tokyo Station, the sun had already set early and the moon had risen high.
She reached out and touched her stomach. After a brief thought, Chihiro Higashino decided to fill her stomach first.
He walked into a ramen restaurant and ordered a bowl of pork bone ramen with oil and garlic. He took off his hat, earmuffs, gloves and the scarf around his neck and put them aside.
"Thank you."
Perhaps because he saw Higashino Chihiro breathing heavily and rubbing his hands, the shop owner brought him a cup of hot tea.
Holding the teacup in both hands, the temperature of my hands gradually returned to normal. I took a sip and felt my body warmer.
While waiting, Chihiro Higashino shifted her gaze to the TV nearby, which was broadcasting the Keisei Cup match that had been held this morning… Although it was only a G3-level high-prize match, it received a lot of attention.
The games were held a few days after the New Year, and people were generally free during this time, so this G3 game, before...
The number of people who went to watch the event was almost the same as that of some G2-level big-bounty tournaments on weekdays.
Chihiro Higashino did not watch this game because he was in the hospital chatting with Uncle Dangshan... So now that he has time, he might as well watch this game.
Among the horse girls participating in the competition, only two were horse girls that Chihiro Higashino knew. The rest were either not familiar to her or were simply horse girls from other academies.
The game just ended, and the ramen was served by the waiter. Higashino Chihiro couldn't wait to start tasting it...
I have to say, there is a reason why this store has received rave reviews. The ramen tastes really good and the price is quite affordable.
"thanks for treatment!"
After eating and drinking, he should return to the college and start working normally tomorrow. Due to the leave he had taken in the past few days, his work has piled up there and he needs to go back and finish it quickly.
As for Maruzenski and the others, their training plans also need to be adjusted according to the changes in the past few days...
In general, he will be busy for a while starting from tomorrow, and after this period of time, he will start to work on the classic competition of Tamamo Cross and others.
And in a few weeks, the new enrollment season for Trasen College will begin...
But he still remembered that the little cutie Mi Yu should apply for admission to Tresen College this year.
Once she passes the test, she will join his team, and her training will also need to be prepared at that time.
As for whether to recruit new members, Higashino Chihiro plans to take a break for a year. She will only recruit Mi Yu this year, and then look for another horse girl who is suitable to join the team next year when Maruzenski and the others no longer need her to pay too much attention to training.
After re-arming herself with gloves and other warm clothes, Chihiro Higashino pushed open the shop door and stepped back into the snow.
Because it snowed heavily tonight and the bus service had passed its working hours, Higashino Chihiro chose to take a taxi back to the college. Fortunately, he was lucky because an empty taxi passed by and stopped soon... Otherwise, it would have been really difficult to stand on the roadside waiting in such a snowy day.
"Master, Tresen College."
"it is good."
After the car started, the uncle glanced at Higashino Chihiro through the front mirror and asked curiously, "Brother, are you also a trainer?"
"Yes, I took a few days off before, and now I have to go back to work."
"You trainers' jobs are not easy either. You still have to work during the Chinese New Year."
"Uncle, you are the same, you are still driving a car on New Year's Day."
"Haha, I'm different from you. If I don't go out to drive a sports car, my family's income will be tight. I have children who need to go to school, so I can't just take a leave so easily."
The uncle in the car was chatting with Chihiro Higashino, telling her that he was actually also a fan of Umamusume, but unfortunately due to work, he did not have much time to watch the game and could only watch it on his mobile phone during breaks.
"So, uncle, which horse girl do you like best?"
"Of course it's Maruzenski!" The uncle got excited when he talked about this. "I became a fan of Maruzenski when she participated in the Sapporo Memorial. Her unparalleled speed really attracted people's attention."
"And you know what? She is also a horse girl who loves racing. In this respect, she is very similar to me. Unfortunately, now that she has changed her job, it is basically impossible for her to race. She still focuses on safety and stability."
"And my wife and son also like this horse racing girl very much. My son even wants to apply to trainer university, but this brat's grades are so average that he will definitely not be able to pass."
"Don't give up, maybe he will succeed."
Chihiro Higashino was not surprised that the uncle liked Maruzenski.
Maruzenski is now very famous in Japan. At the previous thank-you meeting, she also qualified as the most popular. Even Rudolph, who just won the Japan Cup, was a little bit behind.
"Really? I also like Maruzenski, a horse girl. Her smile while running can infect many people."
