Akaji was still working on the photos when he noticed a phone call coming in. This summer was muted, the phone flashed silently in the palm of his hand, and the communicator marked it as his mother. Seeing that it had flashed for a few seconds, Akaji called out, "This summer." ”

This summer, I was discussing with a little girl whether to use strawberries or cherries to decorate the cake, and I didn't hear it. He thought it would be better to just give her the phone. Unexpectedly, when his finger touched the screen, the phone was connected unexpectedly.

“……。” Akaji looked at the phone call that showed that it had been connected for three seconds, and hesitantly approached his ear, intending to let the other party hang up and call later. But I heard a woman with a gentle voice over there say softly, "...... It's a summer festival, and this year I've decided to let you officiate at the festival. You've finally got your wish, right? Well, I really hope you lose your qualification to be the main priest next year, so hurry up and get rid of the identity of an unmarried girl. Eh, have you been listening this summer? ”

"She's working." Akaji finally found a chance to interject, but considering that the other party was the person who marked "mother" on his phone this summer, his tone couldn't help but be a little softer than usual. He has always been more cautious about his mother's identity. Especially if you can raise someone like this summer...... Cai's mother.

"Huh...... Hehe, yes, thank you for answering the phone for her. Who are you? "There should be applause here. is worthy of this summer's mother, and she switched to stranger honorific mode in an instant, seamlessly. The voice was more dignified and gentle than the gentle one just now.

Akaji heard this familiar way of using words and tones, and suddenly, a lot of tenderness rose in his heart. His hand holding the phone was sweating. "Seishiro Akaji." He said.

"Oh, it's Akaji-san." This summer's mother's words made Akaji even think that this summer had mentioned him to his family, until the next sentence, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were also working at this time, it's really disturbing." I've been working hard this summer, thanks to your care. "What I said just now is clearly pretending to be cooked! Completely treat him as a subordinate or colleague this summer! Akaji instead ran out with a smile in his throat: pretending to be familiar is also a necessary means for these people to communicate, and this summer turned out to be growing up in such an environment......

"It's fine." Akaji agreed, saying, "I'll tell her to call back." ”

"Okay. Thank you. Good bye. This summer's mother hung up the phone, but Akaji pinched the phone until the screen cut back to the main screen.

He remembered his mother.

Akaji has lost his mother forever.

Although, he has never weakly longed to enjoy the love from his mother again, nor has he envied the way other people's children live under their mother's doting. He only occasionally remembers his mother, and a certain part of his heart softens a little. This affection is precious to him, and he does not need and does not allow his memories to be stained with jealousy or envy.

This summer's mother's tone and choice of words when she speaks are really similar, very similar.

He knew that in a family like theirs, the language and tone of the hostess must be similar in a certain way. What he wants to say is not this superficial "likeness". He has seen many noble ladies and many celebrities, who speak in a measured and detail-oriented manner, but they do not make him feel "like" at all.

"What's wrong with you?" At this time this summer, he had finished making dim sum, and he looked at Akaji suspiciously, whose eyes were not quite right.

"Your mom just called." Akaji gave her his phone.

“…… Ahaha, it must be urging marriage or something, just leave her alone. This summer's nonchalant attitude made Akaji frown.

"Call back." Akaji said firmly.

Jinxia glanced at him and said inexplicably, "Why? ”

"Because that's your mother." When Akaji said this, he suddenly understood where that strong feeling of "likeness" came from.

It's love.

is a mother, love for children. At first, I didn't know that it was Akaji who answered the phone, and that casual and gentle tone was irreplaceable in the tone of love.

“…… All right. Although I didn't understand why Akaji suddenly looked like a dutiful son, I still ran to the side to make a call.

The content is nothing more than a repetition of the festival just now. It was a thousand-year-old custom in my hometown this summer, and as time went by, except for a slight change in the hair ornament of the officiant and the style of the car, everything else was done in accordance with the ancient law. When I was a child this summer, I was very, very envious of the woman who sat in the ox cart. Dressed in ornate twelve garments and holding bouquets of grains in their hands, they were watched as the ox carts slowly moved along - a joy of being watched this summer has been since childhood.

Now that she's grown up and finally qualified to be a candidate, of course she won't say no.

In those days, when the term zài nobility still existed, the officiant was to choose a famous person from the local unmarried aristocratic women. It was actually a very hard job: no matter how windy or rainy it was, no matter how hot the weather was, you had to wear thick and heavy clothes and slowly sit in an ox cart to get to the shrine with a smile on your face...... Later, the aristocracy disappeared, and the only opportunity to wear twelve singles once in a lifetime also made many unmarried women rush to this activity.

"It's going to be sunny this year, so be careful not to get heat stroke this summer." Mom said on the phone.

"Good. I'll go back on Friday, practice on Saturday, and then ...... over the weekend Well, the timing is just right. "It's been a pleasure this summer.

"Got it. Your room has been unoccupied for a long time, so you need to clean it now. "Mom was also very happy.

This is the first time I have been home this summer since graduation.

This summer, she smiled and thought that her mother would be happier if there was another bombshell at this time, so she said, "Mother, can you clean the guest room too?" I want to bring my friends home. ”

"Ahh......h

"Hey, hey, hey." This summer she paced back and forth on the phone, her brisk steps and a smile on her face.

This qiē fell into Akaji's eyes. He frowned, unable to experience her joy or wanting to. He felt that this summer's smile was very dazzling and a little annoying, but he wanted to keep looking at this figure that made people's hearts burn, it was really contradictory.

In Akaji's concept, this business trip with this summer has exceeded his plan. In order to figure out what happened to Midorima and Kuroko, it is necessary for him to cooperate with this summer, and the first step in cooperation is to exchange trust. He had to look through his own eyes to make sure what kind of person he was this summer. Now trust is exchanged, but it is exchanged together, as if there is something else......

"Yo~" I wanted to scare him this summer, and when I patted Akaji on the shoulder, I didn't see his startled expression, Akaji just glared at her lightly and didn't mind.

In this summer's concept, this trip with Akaji was perfect. The information she got from Akaji's own mouth made her feel a lot easier. Besides, from the perspective of a little secretary, Akaji is also very capable: he can coax children, teach lessons, take photos, and be so handsome, don't mention Dora style with such a secretary~~ It's just that Akaji is a person who is too stable and stable to the point of being demanding of himself, so that this summer he is always afraid that he will be so tight and suddenly broken.

"Huh?" Akaji leaned over his shoulders and dodged Summer's hand. He didn't hate that. It's just that...... As soon as he thought that one day he would become a "habit" that he was used to, he wanted to hide from this summer.

"Parents came to pick up their children, and then a five-minute presentation. I'm alone saying that five minutes might be boring, but if you're bored, you can go back to the car now? We're done, and we're gone! By the way, you don't need to take pictures of the speech, there will be professional reporters to take the material at that time. Said this summer.

"There you go." Akaji didn't get back to the car. Instead, he still stood there waiting for her.

If it's said that five minutes is good, it can only be short, not long. She smiled and held the hand of the girl who lent her the hair cord, summed up today's work in one minute, explained her future goals in one minute, and spent the remaining three minutes praising the children and parents.

“…… Today I met a lot of children with personality and fun, who like to make cakes, like to do math problems, like to be noticed, like to imitate, like to collect insects...... My ideal is that when they grow up, they will be as unique and interesting as they are today. I don't have any advice or advice on parents who have worked hard to raise their children, you are already the best parents. Children love you, and they can tell what you like and what you hate. They are willing to eat nasty vegetables to make us happy (laughs), and they are willing to silently endure the pressure that should not be put on them under our complicated feelings. I'm going to be a mother too! Well, I will learn from everyone and try to show the best of my own qualities to my children, so that they like me, they like themselves, and they like the world......"

Love the world?

Akaji didn't understand.

He had not heard of this summer's argument in his education.

People only have success and failure, as for whether they are happy or not...... He didn't have time to experience it. He thought, those who succeed will never be unlucky, right?

But the reality tells him that those who succeed will also be unlucky. It's just that the successful can endure this misfortune and use it as a new motivation.

Akaji's path was an ascetic one, full of thorns and full of severe trials until he was above all men.

Reaching the same apex, this summer's road is not the same.

From the beginning to the end, there was not a single mention of the vote this summer. But Akaji knows that this year's votes of these people will be voted for this summer. There is no why, it is the instinct of the superior. Ordinary people expect others to point them in the direction and hope to have a back for them to follow, and the people-friendly leader they want is someone like her.

During her speech, Akaji senses her determination and will eventually lead her out of Nit Town.

"If you hadn't chosen to take the cage town at that time, and the qiē you did for these people didn't help your career, would you still do it?" On the way back, Akaji looked at Jinxia, who kept pressing his phone, and asked bluntly.

"No, it won't." This summer's answer is frank. Her eyes didn't take off the screen, and she still had a smile on her lips, and she didn't know who she was contacting, so happy.