Chapter 349: Maki punches cotton
“Even though I told them to put their minds at ease, it still felt a bit boring in the end.”
In the living room, Ayano Yui yawned out of boredom.
Sawayama Haruno and his group had already set out for more than half an hour. She estimated that they should have arrived at the restaurant and were ready to order food. So what should she and Ezaki Suguha have for lunch?
She frowned and thought hard for a long time but couldn't find the answer, so she turned her head to look at Ezaki Suguha beside her.
"Suguha, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
"I'm fine with either." Jiang Qizhiye held a somewhat old book in his hand and said without raising his head, "Xiao Wei, do you want to order takeout or go out to eat?"
"Don't ask me, I also have difficulty making choices."
Ayano Yui muttered a few words, and when she saw that Ezaki Suguha was still staring at the book in his hand, she suddenly became curious about what the other person was reading.
When I got closer, I realized that what the other person was holding was not a book, but an album of Sawayama Haruno's childhood photos.
"What? I thought you were looking at something?"
Ayano Yui suddenly felt a little disappointed. She had seen this photo album countless times, even more times than Sawayama Ako. She had memorized every photo of Sawayama Haruno in it deeply.
"Just curious."
Ezaki Suguha flipped through the album to the next page and found that almost all the photos of Sawayama Haruno were of the same business-like smile. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Were all the photos of Haruno like this when he was a child?"
"correct."
Ayano Yui shrugged and said casually, "My brother didn't like taking pictures when he was a child, but then Aunt Ako bought a new camera, so he took pictures every day non-stop. In the end, my brother almost always responded with the same expression."
"No way"
Ezaki Suguha's fingertips gently stroked the slightly yellowed photo and said in surprise, "It doesn't look like a child at all."
"It seems a bit like what you said. At that time, my peers around me were complaining that my brother had an inexplicable sense of oldness, and always felt like a very gloomy adult."
Ayano Yui stretched and said nonchalantly, "But it's not really like that, is it? It's just that outsiders rarely see you showing your true feelings, right?"
“So that’s how it is”
Suguha Ezaki stared at one of the photos and fell into deep thought.
In the photo, Sawayama Haruno is wearing a small dress that she would wear at an elementary school graduation ceremony. The black and red robe makes her look particularly mature. Although she is still a short person, she has already revealed a temperament that is completely inconsistent with her peers.
By the way, Haruno was really short when he was little.
Suguha Ezaki continued to flip through the pages and after seeing the other person's junior high school photos, she realized that the other person seemed to have developed much later.
It’s not that Sawayama Haruno’s height at that time didn’t match the normal height of the islanders, but it was compared to his current height.
In the junior high school graduation photo, Sawayama Haruno was only about meters tall, but when he was in high school, he was already over meters tall, close to meters. Now, it seems that he has undergone secondary growth spurt unique to boys and is already over meters tall.
In just a few years, he has transformed from a serious and cute little boy into a mature and reliable adult.
The corners of Ezaki Suguha's mouth rose unconsciously, and at the same time she felt a little regretful that she had never seen Sawayama Haruno's childhood appearance with her own eyes. If the two of them had been in the same school and the same class, it would probably be a lot more interesting, right?
I don't know if I could have discovered the specialness of Haruno earlier.
"Xiao Wei, is this you from before?"
Suguha Ezaki suddenly discovered something new and asked, pointing at a photo with interest.
It shows a little girl with pigtails, holding tightly onto the corner of Sawayama Haruno's clothes.
Such a familiar appearance made her almost recognize it as Ayano Yui's childhood at a glance. She didn't expect that this guy looked so well-behaved when he was young. Now he looks like a little devil who is about to go mad.
"Ah, you can't look at this."
Seeing that Ezaki Suguha had flipped through her old photos, Ayano Yui immediately and nervously snatched the album.
There are some more difficult things to talk about later, such as when she was crying as a child and Sawayama Haruno was looking at his own photo helplessly.
Aunt Ako took the photo at that time and kept it in this album as a souvenir. If the photo had not left such a deep impression on people, Ayano Yui would have wanted to take it away secretly long ago.
Damn dark history!
"Just kidding."
Seeing Ayano Yui's extremely nervous expression, Ezaki Suguha chuckled and did not continue to pester her to see the next photo.
In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, she took the initiative to say, "It's almost time for lunch, Xiao Wei, have you made up your mind?"
"So I said it," Ayano Yui said depressedly while holding the photo album, "Don't ask me this kind of question. I don't know how to choose."
"In that case, let's go out and eat."
Suguha Ezaki thought for a moment and made a decision.
"Xiao Wei, you haven't lived in your hometown for half a year, so I guess your impression of it has faded. It's a good opportunity for us to go out for a walk and eat at the best restaurants."
"Sure." Ayano Yui responded lazily.
She had no objection. If she ordered takeout, she would probably have to wait a long time anyway. Besides, she had just looked at the takeout list in the drawer and was not very interested in the dishes and set meals on it.
Although the cost of living in Tokyo is very high, there are really a lot of delicious food in Tokyo. Ayano Yui, who has lived there for quite a long time, is now a little unaccustomed to the simple fast food takeout in her hometown.
While she was thinking about where to eat lunch today, she followed Ezaki Suguha back upstairs to change her clothes.
At the same time, on the other side, Sawayama Haruno and his group also successfully met up with the Miyazawa family.
As expected by Zeshan's father, the Miyazawa family did arrive at the agreed place earlier than them. Fortunately, they hurried and arrived not too late. They appeared in the restaurant not long after Miyazawa Mana and her parents sat down. Although it was the first time for the two families to meet, because the children had "known" for a long time, it was not as awkward as they imagined. What was even more unexpected was that the attitude of Miyazawa's parents was particularly harmonious, as if they strongly supported this marriage.
But Miyazawa Maki thought that it would be useless if they didn't agree. It had come to this point, and she would definitely not walk with anyone other than Haruno. Mana had been smiling since a while ago, but for some reason she felt inexplicably depressed. Damn it.
She glanced at her sister again. She was sitting on the other side of Sawayama Haruno, just one person's distance away from her.
As if sensing the gaze from her twin sister, Miyazawa Mana subconsciously turned her gaze over. When the two looked at each other, Miyazawa Mana was startled for a moment, then she smiled knowingly.
"whispering sound"
Miyazawa Maki pouted unhappily, took Sawayama Haruno's hand in a show-off manner, and even put it on the table.
But this scene did not seem to have much impact on Miyazawa Mana. She still smiled and occasionally joined in the conversation of several people at the table. Miyazawa Maki suddenly felt like she had punched cotton.
Never mind.
Miyazawa Maki pondered for a while, and soon stopped paying attention to her sister and turned her attention to whispering to Sawayama Haruno.
Both families, whether it was Sawayama Haruno's parents or Miyazawa Maki's parents, seemed happy to see them being so close, so they didn't try to stop them too much.
The pre-meal chat officially ends only when the dishes ordered are served by the waiter.
Although Ayako Sawayama has always lived in a small place like Sennan City, she is a person who has strict family education and etiquette. When she saw everyone at the table paused, she quickly realized that it was time to talk about the wedding.
"Come to think of it, Haruno and Maki's wedding is planned to be held next year, right?" She looked at her future daughter-in-law with a smile.
"yes."
Miyazawa Maki was quietly asking Sawayama Haruno to pick up some food for her, when she suddenly realized that everyone's eyes were on her. Her face turned red and she explained awkwardly, "Because it seems a bit inconvenient now, I thought I would get one after the babies are born. And the honeymoon trip should also be after that, right?"
Sawayama Haruno had promised her a honeymoon trip before, but he had not yet decided when to set off. After all, he had to take advantage of this time to finish the work on his second book as much as possible, and then he could take time out to devote himself to his family wholeheartedly.
“Actually, it’s okay to hold it now, right?”
Miyazawa's mother suddenly said, "When you went to the hospital for a follow-up checkup, the doctor also said that you are in good health. Plus, you are not showing any signs of being pregnant, so it won't have a big impact. At most, we can hold two weddings, one Japanese and one Western."
"Let's talk about it later. It's troublesome to hold a wedding."
Miyazawa Maki was still somewhat reluctant.
The main reason was that she didn't know who she could invite to her wedding. Maybe she could invite some of her colleagues from the video game store, but that would definitely not be enough for the number of friends that a normal wedding should have, right?
The situation on Sawayama Haruno's side seemed to be similar. In fact, the two of them still maintained a certain degree of tacit understanding on this matter. A wedding did not require inviting many people or making it a grand affair. It just had to be romantic enough.
"I'll think about it later."
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zeshan Haruno thought for a moment and then said, "I'll make some arrangements next January. Maybe we don't need to hold a wedding. It's okay to take wedding photos in advance, right?"
"All you need to do is make an appointment at the bridal shop."
Miyazawa Mana looked at him and smiled gently, "Besides, it doesn't require as much preparation as a wedding, so you will have more time."
"Humph"
Maki Miyazawa was a little jealous. She held Sawayama Haruno's hand tightly, as if she was asserting her sovereignty again.
I have to say that this girl is very nervous. It is clear that her relationship with Mana has reconciled a little. Sawayama Haruno guessed that it might be because the parents of both families are here, so she cares so much?
But as long as it's not like this all the time, occasional special circumstances are understandable.
Thinking of this, Sawayama Haruno gently pinched Miyazawa Maki's soft little hand, as if to signal to the other party that he knew the limits, but it was this lukewarm attitude that made Miyazawa Maki even more unhappy.
She leaned close to Zeshan Haruno's ear and whispered, "Bring your pudding to me."
This guy thinks about eating all day long.
However, Sawayama Haruno couldn't do anything about her, so he could only move the pudding on the table in front of Miyazawa Maki with a helpless look on his face.
"This dessert is a bit too sweet. Maki, please help me eat it." Sawayama Haruno said with a slightly doting look.
He knew that Miyazawa Maki was embarrassed to ask for his dessert in front of her parents, so he said this deliberately, as if he was asking her for a favor.
Sure enough, after taking over the steps and pudding dessert from Sawayama Haruno, Miyazawa Maki's originally depressed mood was immediately swept away. She picked up the small spoon with a smile and began to taste the delicious dessert.
Such an easy-to-handle scene also made Miyazawa's parents and her twin sister Miyazawa Mana show helpless expressions.
Miyazawa's father even showed a thoughtful expression. It turned out that this child was hopelessly in love with Sawayama Haruno, but what about his other eldest daughter?
During the last holiday, he noticed that the other party seemed to have gone out to meet Sawayama Haruno. Not only did she not come back until the afternoon, but when she came back she also had a diamond jewelry that looked very expensive.
Based on his understanding of his eldest daughter, Miyazawa's father was sure that it was a gift from Sawayama Haruno to her. Only a gift from Sawayama Haruno would be likely to be accepted by her, not to mention that the price was so high.
To be honest, he was of course happy to see that the other party still had feelings for his eldest daughter. After all, he had hinted to Sawayama Haruno before, and it seemed that the other party should have understood the hint.
In addition, the relationship between Mana and Maki has eased now, and it seems that there is a solution between these young people. So the only difficulty is how should I explain it to my in-laws?
Miyazawa's father fell into deep thought. Although he entrusted his two daughters to Sawayama Haruno, which seemed to be a great bargain for the other party, if one looked carefully at the conditions, the Sawayama family was actually not inferior to their Miyazawa family at all.
Besides, Sawayama Haruno is now on a rapid rise in his career, and the quality of his writings is not something that ordinary people can imagine.
During this time in Tokyo, Miyazawa's father continued to learn about the novels written by the other party. There is no doubt that Sawayama Haruno has great potential for the future, and it is only a foregone conclusion that he will become a proud figure in the island country's literary world.
There are considerable conflicts between his two daughters, so it may not be easy to get them to live in harmony.
The more I think about it, the more headache I get.
Miyazawa's father adjusted his glasses and decided to leave the matter to the young people to handle it themselves.
(End of this chapter)
