After the rain, the country road became muddy, and it was easy to fall if one was not careful, Takuhisa stabilized his body and persevered from this short interval to the duplex apartment that was still hundreds of meters away. Ｘ

To say that this duplex apartment is dilapidated is not nonsense.

Just outside the door, Takujiu can already find out the "age" of this house. The walls are yellow, the skin is peeling, the corners are covered with cobwebs, dim and damp, and there are gaps in the roof tiles, which are difficult to keep warm in winter, and the dust is everywhere.

It's quite appropriate to describe it in words.,And it doesn't seem like anyone lives here.,Ah,No.,This high school girl from Hashimoto seems to live here.。

Takuhisa saw that Nanami Hashimoto, who had come with him, had also entered the apartment on this floor, one step faster than him, and after going up to the second floor, he was familiar enough to open hers, which should be her room, and then the door slammed shut.

"How can this house still be inhabited?" Takuhisa said suspiciously, which he couldn't accept if he came.

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

He is used to the luxurious life in Tokyo, and if he is allowed to live in this kind of house again, he will be able to adapt to it, but if he wants to say whether he wants to do it or not, he will definitely give a negative statement.

I want to repeat it again, he doesn't have the great state of mind of the ancient poet Tao Yuanming on the other side of the sea, he is just a layman.

"It's no wonder that I want to travel outside, and I understand my desire to see the outside world when I live in a place like this. Takuhisa said with a sigh.

Since it is to live in such a dilapidated house instead of changing to a relatively comfortable apartment, the reason must be very simple.

The family is poor.

She herself said that she had never been out of Asahikawa for half a step, and her life had been spent in one place so far, and it could also be inferred that she had no material ability to go out, so it was normal to have the idea of wanting to see the outside world.

Then I wish her success and a successful entrance examination to a university in Tokyo after graduating from high school.

Takuhisa silently blessed her in his heart, and stopped thinking about Hashimoto's affairs, he didn't come today to see female high school students.

Walking up to the second floor, the floor was clanging and crumbling, giving the illusion that it would collapse at any moment, and Takuhisa went to the rightmost room after the stairs on the second floor, where his father lived.

There was a sign on the door of the room that said "Shiina", which made Takuhisa even more convinced that he had come to the right place, as his mother's surname was Shiina.

"Hah..."

Take a deep breath and shake off the hesitation and cringe.

Takuhisa put his hand up and knocked on the door a few times.

Knock knock knock ~ knock ~ knock knock.

There was no movement in the house, and Takuhisa knocked on the door again, but no one came to open the door, and he didn't hear any sound in the house.

"Haven't they come back yet?"

Takuhisa can only be attributed to the fact that he came too early, and his father hasn't come back yet.

Why don't you wait here a little longer?

However, there is no other place to rest in the vicinity, and there seems to be no other building other than this duplex for miles.

How desolate it is~

In fact, it is not so desolate, there are a lot of wild cats gathered downstairs, if he is bored, maybe he can also go downstairs to pet the cat as a shovel officer.

"Are you here to find Uncle Shiina?" said in a cold female voice just as Takuhisa was still thinking about what to do next, from a place beyond the reach of his vision behind him.

"Huh?" Hearing someone talking behind him, Takuhisa immediately turned around, only to find that it was the high school girl Hashimoto who was talking behind him,

Hashimoto is a head shorter than Takuhisa, so Takuhisa needs to lower her head when he sees her, unlike Fang Cai's contact at a distance, now the distance between him and Hashimoto is very close, only about ten centimeters, and he can clearly see her appearance.

The girl Nana Hashimoto did not take off her school uniform, changed into a plain beige shirt and checkered trousers, with a slender figure, clear eyebrows, and long black and thick hair. In contrast, her skin and face are indeed more pale than others.

"Uh... I'm looking for Mr. Sugai, is he there?" Takuhisa retracted his thoughts and asked Hashimoto politely.

"There's no Sugai-sama here, you're looking for the wrong one, right?" Hashimoto said lightly.

"I'm sorry, I said it wrong..."

"Huh?"

"Because he was born Sugai, I called him Mr. Sugai, and I actually forgot that he should have the same surname as my mother now. Takuhisa explained embarrassedly.

"What's your mother's last name?"

"It's Shiina, sorry, I didn't say it. ”

"You... You just..."

Takuhisa's words seemed to have an unpredictable effect, and Hashimoto seemed to remember something, his lips trembled, and his voice trembled.

"Are you called... Takuhisa?" she asked tentatively.

"Hey, my name is Takuhisa Tohara, what's wrong?" Takuhisa asked suspiciously.

"Yikes... I'm sorry... I'm a little excited, let me calm down. Hashimoto took a breath to make himself look less excited, and changed back to his original indifferent appearance, "Is your name really Takuhisa?"

"If you don't make a pronunciation error, my name is Takuhisa. ”

"That's right," Hashimoto said, reconfirming, "Are you really here to find Uncle Shiina?"

"Isn't the other one there?" Takuhisa asked honestly, although he was curious about why the girl with the surname Hashimoto had a drastic change in attitude and mood after hearing his name.

"In a way, it's true, Uncle Shiina is not at home now. ”

I don't know why, Takuhisa can hear a hint in Hashimoto's tone... Dreariness?

Maybe I heard it wrong, Takuhisa didn't think too much about it.

"Did you go outside, and when will you be back?" asked Takuhisa.

"Maybe... It's going to take a long time, right?" Hashimoto seemed to have something unspeakable, and he slurred between words.

"Well, then I'm the one who bothered me today. Takuhisa said politely, and was about to leave, but his luck was really not good enough to bump into him, "That... Somewhat offended, may I ask Miss Hashimoto, do you know Sugai first... When will Mr. Shiina come back?"

Hashimoto ?... Do you know my last name?" asked Nana Hashimoto in surprise.

"Ah," Takuhisa remembered that he hadn't said why he knew her last name, and quickly explained, "I heard your conversation with a boy in the bookstore, and I also knew your last name Miss Hashimoto, so I'm sorry I heard your conversation at the time." ”

"It's nothing, it's me and Suda didn't notice it at the time..."Hashimoto didn't mind, "Actually, I don't know very well...". She lifted the bangs on her forehead, her eyes were small, and they looked as clear as clear water, "It may take a while, right?"

"Okay then..."Takuhisa was also a little disappointed in his heart, this time he was empty, and it seemed that he was going to come again next time, "I'm glad Miss Hashimoto for your help, then I'll come back next time." ”

Takuhisa prepares to leave.

"That," Hashimoto said in a louder voice, "It's getting late, and there's no bus coming, so why don't you stay here for the night?"

"Huh?"

Takuhisa looked back in surprise, wondering why this girl was so kind to think about him.

"Then please. ”

He didn't mean to refuse, it was so late, and it was not easy to get a car.

…

Nanami Hashimoto's home is as Takuhisa saw, very shabby, the house is small, there is not much furniture in it, and the wall skin is also a little peeling, but there is everything that should be, and the house is very clean.

After entering, Hashimoto also introduced her own name to Takuhisa.

"Hello, my name is Nanami Hashimoto, and Uncle Shiina has helped me and my family a lot, so we will manage this apartment when Uncle Shiina is away. ”

Takuhisa nodded abruptly.

"But having said that, you also saw that my mother and my brother and I could only live in this room. Nanami Hashimoto said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid that no matter how expensive the house is, the family will not be able to afford it." ”

"Where's your father?" Takuhisa said, but as soon as he said it, he knew he had said the wrong thing, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." ”

Since it wasn't said, it must be because...

"There's nothing to hide about it, I don't have to say that, I've never been born without knowing who my father was. Nana Hashimoto said calmly, not dissatisfied with what Takuhisa said, and poured a glass of boiling water for Takuhisa, "At that time, no one was willing to help us, only Uncle Shiina took us in, so I am really grateful to Uncle Shiina, if it wasn't for him, I really don't know how my mother took me and my brother to live at that time." So... In my heart, I also think of Uncle Shiina as a father. ”

"Yes. Takuhisa nodded and asked tentatively, "Then do you know that Mr. Shiina has a son who is outside?"

"Yes. "He has also told me more than once that he regrets not taking on the responsibilities of a father and sending his son to someone else's family, so he has always refused to see his son. ”

"Really?" Takuhisa sighed again, "So he, did he say what his son's name was?"

"Yes, and more than once. Nana Hashimoto no longer pursed her lips, "It's called Takuhisa, referring to Takuhisa Hara." ”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Takuhisa with staring eyes.

"That's why you're surprised at first, and you're going to keep me. Takuhisa also understood why in his heart.

If it weren't for his name Takaha Tsuyasa, I'm afraid that Nanami Hashimoto wouldn't have kept him at all, no matter how he is also an adult male, if he has bad intentions, she can't resist as a female high school student at all.

"Yes, although Uncle Shiina asked me not to spread these words, if it were you, I think I would have to tell them. Nana Hashimoto said seriously, "It's really a pity that everything happened at the beginning. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that, I'm not a kid anymore, I can understand what he thought back then, but it's been so many years, and I just want to see him again. Takuhisa said as if relieved, "This time I was actually very unlucky, I came from Tokyo, but I didn't know when he would come back?"

"Maybe soon?" said Nanami Hashimoto.

"Perhaps?" Takuhisa didn't have much hope either.

Takuhisa didn't notice the gloom on Nanami Hashimoto's face, and things may not be as simple as she said.

After drinking a glass of hot water, Takuhisa looked at a book on the table.

"Hashimoto, do you also like to watch Norwegian Wood?" Takuhisa said, pointing to the book.

This book is no longer a new book, the book is a little wrinkled, and it has obviously been read many times. Although Haruki Murakami's book is indeed a bestseller in neon, there are actually quite few people who like to read this book at this age.

At least Takuhisa felt that he wouldn't have read the book many times if it weren't for the accident.

"Ahh That book is pretty good, so I bought it, and by the way, I like Reiko, do you like to read it too?" said Nanami Hashimoto with a smile, completely different from her cold appearance.

Maybe that's what she's really like?

"I also like to read this book, and I also like Reiko, and my favorite sentence is "Where does anyone like loneliness, but they don't like to be disappointed". Takuhisa said.

When it comes to my favorite sentence, it is still the sentence "the so-called effort refers to active and purposeful activities". Nana Hashimoto didn't take it.

"That's why you want to go to Tokyo?"

"You heard it all, didn't you?"

Nanami Hashimoto was referring to her previous conversation with Suda, where the two sides had considerable differences in ideals, which is also known as the fuse for Suda to propose a breakup to her.

"I should say that your voice is not small, I listened to all of them while hiding behind and reading, and if you want to get out of Hokkaido, you can't do it without working hard. Takuhisa quipped.

"You're right, but it's not a good idea to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, even if it's because I haven't looked closely. Nana Hashimoto did.

"Hi hi. ”

Because of the Norwegian forest, Takuhisa began to have a friendly conversation with Nanami Hashimoto, which also confirmed the correctness of a sentence, and like-minded people can go to the end.

Knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door while they were chatting happily, interrupting Takuhisa's conversation with Nanami Hashimoto.

"Someone came looking for you?"

"No, no, no," Nanami Hashimoto said with a smile, "It should be my brother, she may be coming back from playing crazy with people now, I'll go open a door for him, and I'll say that Hara-san you can sit here for a while." ”

"Got it. ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't get up to open the door, and Takuhisa was still sitting in place.

Having said that, it's really a little cold here, I didn't think it was talking just now, the atmosphere was hot, and I didn't care, and now Nana Hashimoto hasn't left,