Chapter 33: Adoption
According to Japanese Buddhist customs, after the death of a loved one, you must wait for 7749 days before you can be buried. However, in Heinai Town, Lin Shuichi has always been a foreigner, so most of the things must be handled by Reina himself.
Reina's mother's family would have some relatives at the funeral, and the fishermen's association and neighbors in the town would also send Hayashi's father on his last journey. But these people are always outsiders, and they are just doing their usual friendship. After the funeral, poor Reina will soon face an even more important question, that is, who will take care of her life in the future?
In the past few days, whenever Lin Xiu asked this question on the side, Ling Nai always pretended not to care and said comforting words to Lin Xiuyi.
"It's okay, my uncle promised to take care of me until I graduated from high school, so you don't have to worry about these things!"
"After graduating from high school, aren't you going to go to college?" Lin Xiuyi asked worriedly.
"I think I'm going to go to a junior college, I want to study nursing or something, and I can become a nurse in the future......" Reina didn't have a happy expression on her face when she said this, maybe she also had her own dreams, but she had to face reality.
Lin Xiuyi wanted to say something, but was diverted by Ling Nai with another topic. Lin Xiuyi knew in his heart that his sister was not unaware of her future situation, but her strength was too weak, and there was no choice at all.
His father's body was finally cremated on the sixth day of Lin Xiuyi's arrival. That day, Reina, who had always been stubborn, finally began to cry bitterly, she lay on Lin Xiuyi's shoulder, crying silently, Lin Xiuyi was the first time to see Reina crying bitterly.
Lin Xiuyi wanted to comfort Reina, but he didn't know what to say, Lin Xiuyi's time with his father was too short, but Reina accompanied his father through the last years of his life. Although Lin Xiuyi also felt a little sad, he didn't feel as strongly as Ling Nai.
After his father's body was cremated, Lin Shuichi and Reina were given a urn of ashes, and Reina invited a monk in the town to officiate at his father's funeral. There were a lot of guests at the funeral, but Lin Xiuyi almost didn't know any of these people, only an Obasang from the neighbor's house next door had met Lin Xiuyi a few times, and he could still talk.
"Hey! Reina-chan is really pitiful! I really don't know how she will live in the future!
"Reina-chan told me that she will live with her uncle's family in the future, I wonder what kind of person her uncle is?" Lin Xiuyi pulled Obasan aside and asked quietly.
"Uncle Reina-chan, are you asking Mr. Kuraka Koichiro? Look, he's over there!" Obasan looked at a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties standing in the corner in the distance, his face was dark, and he saw that it was caused by going out to sea to fish all year round. There was also a woman of the same age standing beside him. The two of them are honest people at first glance,
"Their family is not bad, and Reina-chan shouldn't suffer any grievances after she passes. However, the family already has three children, and if you add Reina-chan, the burden is too heavy......" Obasang said with emotion.
Hearing the other party's words, Lin Xiuyi's originally somewhat relieved heart twitched again. What the neighbor's Obasang said was the truth, although Reina had always comforted Lin Xiuyi, but this kind of major decision related to the future could not be solved with a few words of comfort.
Lin Xiu glanced at the family in the distance, he said goodbye to Obasan, and then walked towards Ling Nai's uncle step by step.
"That, hello! I'm Reina's brother Lin Xiuyi, please give me a lot of advice when we meet for the first time!"
Lin Xiuyi stood in front of Uncle Ling Nai, bowed slightly, and then introduced himself. The other party obviously didn't notice Lin Xiuyi's arrival, and the husband and wife hurriedly returned the salute to Lin Xiuyi.
"Well, you're too polite, we've only heard about you in the past few days, but we haven't been there, it's really rude!" Reina's uncle responded.
"My name is Lin Shuichi, I currently live in Tokyo, to be honest, I also just found out about Reina's existence, I heard Reina say, you and your wife will take care of Reina's life in the future until she graduates from high school, right?"
"Hey, it's true, although the situation of our family is not very good, but there should be no problem taking care of Reina for a few years, and besides, Reina-chan has always been very reassuring!"
Reina's uncle said without hesitation, it is indeed as the neighbor's Obasang said, Reina's Kuraka Ichiro family is indeed good people.
"Well, actually, I suddenly had an idea just now, as Reina's elder, please give me some advice! I currently live in Tokyo, although I don't have my own house, but the income is still reasonable, and I'm not married, basically there is no family burden, if you can, let Reina come to Tokyo with me, what do you two think?"
Lin Xiuyi pulled Kurako and his wife aside and asked them in a low voice.
"Well, I haven't asked you for a job?" asked Kurakaza curiously.
"I'm a civil servant, so my income should be enough for two people, and I hope that Reina-chan will be able to choose her life according to her heart's desires in the future. I don't know what you two think!"
"You're a civil servant! To be honest, the conditions on your side are indeed much better than ours. But you haven't lived with Reina-chan since you were a child, so we're still a little worried!"
"Well, please forgive me for being reserved, I'm a police officer, and I currently work in the Metropolitan Police Department, so I don't think I'm a bad person!"
After hearing Lin Xiuyi's final self-introduction, Cangke and his wife let go of their hanging hearts. And as soon as Lin Xiu saw the other party's reaction, he also confirmed that Kurako and his wife were indeed good people who really cared about Reina. Although they were in a bad situation, they didn't push Reina like a burden to Lin Xiuyi, who was of unknown origin, until Lin Xiuyi revealed his identity as a police officer, and Kurashia and his wife finally chose to let go.
After discussing with Kurashina and his wife, Lin Xiuyi finally decided to go to Reina in person to ask her opinion. Lin Xiuyi easily found Ling Nai, who was busy, called her aside, and then asked Ling Nai seriously and seriously:
"Reina-chan, would you like to move to Tokyo to live with me?"