Chapter 245: Shiori in Progress [asking for monthly ticket]
The new chef hired by Suguha Ezaki is of some skill. At least when Haruno Sawayama ate the food, there was nothing wrong with it.
It's not hotel restaurant quality, just normal home cooking.
However, for Sawayama Haruno, who hasn't been able to eat this kind of food for a long time, the occasional aftertaste still makes him sigh with emotion.
After having a meal at Suguha Esaki's house and chatting over tea for a while, Sawayama Haruno slowly returned home carrying the books he had just printed.
There is only one thing left to prepare before leaving for Macau, and that is to ask Mine Shiori to take care of the salmon balls.
But since it coincides with the other party's move to a new house, I might as well buy him a housewarming gift, Sawayama Haruno thought.
Just like that, two days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was the day after tomorrow.
In a student dormitory in Shinjuku district.
Sawayama Haruno, carrying a space capsule backpack and an opaque bag, looked hesitantly at the open door in front of him.
"Hug, sorry!"
As if noticing his suspicious look, Mine Shiori, who was standing next to him, instantly turned redder.
"Because, because. We just moved here today and haven't had time to pack some things yet."
She reached out in a panic to grab the cloth bag placed next to the counter at the door, and stuffed some of the light yellow cloth on the top into it.
After doing all this, she seemed to feel at ease and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay. I understand."
Sawayama Haruno could only give an awkward but polite smile.
"Please come in"
"Excuse me then."
Hearing this, Sawayama Haruno agreed without hesitation.
After following the petite girl inside, he noticed that it was not as dirty and messy as he had imagined.
The room certainly doesn't cover a large area, but it's already very good. At least it's the kind of room that can be used separately as a living room and bedroom, which is always better than using both together.
When Sawayama Haruno was in high school, he rented a house like this.
But his room is not on this floor, but upstairs, and there are actually better rooms upstairs.
However, after inquiring from the person in charge a few days ago, it seemed that all the rooms upstairs had been rented out, so we had to settle for the downstairs room as a second choice.
Sawayama Haruno looked around and asked curiously, "By the way, are the furniture and mattresses at Shiori's house ready?"
"We have brought most of the furniture that can be brought here. They are now piled in the bedroom and will be taken out later."
Mine Shiori smiled a little embarrassedly and explained, "Things like mattresses that are more troublesome and larger need to be purchased again, but Suguha said she has already bought them for me, and someone will probably deliver them to my door this afternoon."
"Is that so? As expected of Suguha."
It's good to have money. Many people who move to a new house, or who start a new life in Japan, usually start by sleeping on the floor.
But for the wealthy Suguha Ezaki, it was just a matter of a phone call.
It would be better to say that she has already taken Mine Shiori's self-esteem into consideration by not arranging someone to come and replace the small room that Mine Shiori has just rented with a fully furnished house.
While he was daydreaming, an abnormal noise came from behind Sawayama Haruno.
boom--
The sound was a bit dull, like something hitting the backpack inside, and it instantly caught Mine Shiori's attention.
"Ah, is the cat uncomfortable in there?"
Mine Shiori came forward with some concern.
Of course she knew why Sawayama Haruno came here this time, so she did her homework at home last night and searched the Internet for tutorials and guides on how to raise a cat.
"Maybe he realized he was in a new environment."
Sawayama Haruno put down his backpack and smiled at Mine Shiori.
"This cat is quite smart. Sometimes you can just talk to it directly and it will understand a little bit."
"really?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Mine Shiori's eyes.
She had never had a pet, so she didn't quite understand why pets of different species could hear what their owners said.
But since Haruno said so, she would just assume that this kitten was able to communicate.
Hey, wait a minute
If that's the case, wouldn't it be even more troublesome?
Mine Shiori suddenly remembered the clamps and anti-wolf flashlight she brought with her when she moved, and her face instantly became a little unnatural.
Cats' sense of smell is probably not as developed as dogs'. What if this kitten finds out and runs to Haruno with a clip in its mouth one day?
Even if it can't speak, Haruno can understand everything just by looking at it!
Mine Shiori's heart instantly sounded the alarm, and she planned to hide things like clips and flashlights deeper when she cleaned the room in the afternoon to prevent them from being found by Salmon Maru in the next few days.
"Here are some cat food with salmon balls, and then some snacks, cat sticks, etc."
Sawayama Haruno didn't notice the change in Mine Shiori's expression, and was still taking out all the things he had prepared for the salmon balls.
"And there are cat litter and the like, but it's not convenient to bring the basins, so I guess Shiori will have to take care of it then."
"I see."
Mine Shiori came back to her senses and said quickly, "It just so happens that I have to go out shopping this afternoon, so we can buy some together on the way."
"It's troublesome."
Sawayama Haruno placed all the things on the table and smiled gently.
"And then, there are a few things I brought for Shiori."
"Hey, I have a share too?"
Mine Shiori straightened her back instantly, and her petite body became tense. Looking at Sawayama Haruno who was taking something out of the bag, she was extremely nervous.
Haruno wants to give herself a gift?
I haven't given the other person a gift yet. What kind of gift will the other person give me, and how should I return the gift?
Mine Shiori was in a state of confusion.
"Here is the newly published Norwegian Wood."
Sawayama Haruno took out the book he had just received a few days ago and handed it to the other party.
Mine Shiori took it subconsciously.
After noticing the exquisite cover of the book and the heavy weight in her hand, she suddenly froze in place.
"Although I waited until today to bring it to you, please forgive me for the autograph inside."
Sawayama Haruno smiled and said, "Of course, the official release seems to have a set time. You can only see the books on display in those bookstores in the afternoon."
"Well"
Mine Shiori held the book, looking somewhat distraught.
This situation made Sawayama Haruno wonder if he had given the wrong gift.
So after hesitating for a moment, he took out the second gift from the bag.
"The book was a gift from Shiori when she helped me revise it. The next one is a housewarming gift."
Sawayama Haruno handed over the exquisite gift box and added, "Although it's to celebrate the move, the things inside don't have much to do with the move."
"Hey, is there anything else?"
Mine Shiori stretched out her hand and took the exquisite gift box tremblingly.
Looking at the golden tassel-like bow on it, she subconsciously held her breath and whispered, "Can I open it now?"
"Please feel free to do so."
Sawayama Haruno nodded.
In the country of his previous life, few people would open gifts in front of the recipient. This was because there was a high possibility that there were more than one person giving gifts. In order to avoid embarrassing situations, they would wait until everyone left before opening the gifts. This was a subtle and euphemistic expression.
Of course, it seems that this is not the case abroad. Generally, they open the gifts in front of the owner, and the more they show they like the gifts, the happier people will be.
The same is true in island countries, where many people choose to open gifts on the spot after receiving them.
It is a gift given to the other person, and the other person can do whatever they want with it.
"Um"
Feeling Sawayama Haruno's gaze, Mine Shiori carefully untied the bow.
She was reluctant to tear the inner layer of gift paper, so she slowly unwrapped it bit by bit along the edge.
The whole action seemed to take a little too long, but fortunately, Sawayama Haruno still had plenty of time and he just had to go home in the evening.
——His flight today is in the evening.
"Feel sorry."
As if she noticed that her movements were a little too gentle, Mine Shiori blushed and stammered, "Because it was given to me by Haruno."
"I want to preserve as much as possible," she whispered.
"It's okay, let me help you."
Sawayama Haruno reached out and pulled a piece of the gift paper from the bottom, and Mine Shiori then took the opportunity to flip the folded paper inside out, and the gift box was finally successfully opened.
Inside was a pair of very fine black-framed glasses.
Mine Shiori, who just got it, looked a little confused.
"This is."
"These are not myopia glasses, they are blue light blocking glasses."
Looking at Mine Shiori who finally took out the gift, Sawayama Haruno said with a smile: "Since Shiori will be working in front of the computer frequently in the future, I bought a pair of these glasses specially for you."
“Thank you, I like it very much”
Mine Shiori's tense body slowly relaxed, and holding the pair of glasses, she smiled faintly at Sawayama Haruno.
"Try it."
"Ah."
Hearing this, Mine Shiori subconsciously put on her glasses.
However, when she put it on, she found something very strange.
That is, this pair of black-framed glasses seems to be a little too big for her petite figure?
"Um, would Haruno be weird?"
"No, it's cute."
Looking at Mine Shiori putting on her cute black-framed glasses that were obviously much larger than before, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but smile.
"At least it makes your face look smaller."
He joked: "Besides, the bigger the glasses are, the more blue light they can block, right?"
"How can there be such a thing"
Mine Shiori looked over with some resentment.
With that cute pair of black-framed glasses, she seems unusually cute in this version.
(End of this chapter)
