As we enter May, the weather is getting hotter day by day. The final winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award announced that the day was getting closer, and Kitagawa Kako had temporarily developed a habit of either taking out her phone from time to time to see if there was a phone or a text message, or just staying next to the landline as soon as she was free, staring at it stupidly.

Whether it was her mobile phone ringing or her landline ringing, Kitagawa Kako reacted as if she had been electrocuted. She always had a nervous look on her face and answered the phone as quickly as she could. Just when he didn't wait for the news he was looking forward to day and night, his spirit went from being extremely nervous from the moment he answered the phone to the next moment and he relaxed in an instant.

On this day, when I walked into the kindergarten, as soon as I received her daughter, Kako Kitagawa, her mobile phone rang. The first reaction was to take out her mobile phone, and then to see that the caller ID was Sakai Chie's her, on the one hand, she was trying to stay calm, and on the other hand, she took two deep breaths in a row before she connected the phone.

Before he could speak, he was preempted by Sakai Chie is and said, "Kako, the final winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been announced. ”

Kitagawa Kako's hands are tightly grasping the phone, and the palms of her hands have begun to sweat nervously. She was trembling a little when she spoke, and she could already hear her continuous heartbeat of "poof, poof, poof", and asked, "Is it him?" ”

Holding the steering wheel with both hands, Chie Sakai, who used the car phone to call her, suddenly had a mischievous smile on her face, deliberately making her anxious, and sold a pass and said, "Guess what?" ”

"Don't torture me, tell me quickly! Did Jun Takeshita's novel "Heart" win the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award? Kitagawa Kako, whose face was full of anxiety and fine sweat was oozing from her forehead, was pacing her feet in place over and over again.

Chie Sakai, who let out a very cheerful and pleasant "giggle" laugh, continued to hang her appetite and said, "The purpose of my call to you is not to announce to you the final result of that matter, but to inform you that I will come over your side for dinner in the evening. I want to eat the sukiyaki pot that you made with your own hands. ”

Under normal circumstances, Kitagawa Kako, who heard this, could already predict that the final result was good information. However, at the moment, she was all nervous, which caused her IQ to become very low. He was anxious and said, "Miss, I will definitely make you a sukiyaki." Not only tonight, but any time in the future you want to eat, just tell me and I'll make it for you. Hurry up! Was Takeshita-kun's novel "Heart" unsuccessful? ”

Sakai Chie, who completely felt that she belonged to the kind of emperor who was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry, no longer continued to tease her, but dragged out her voice, and said with a little excitement as if she was presenting an award: "The final winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the novel "Heart" by Japanese writer Takeshita Kusaoke. ”

Hearing this exciting news, Kitagawa Kako, was silent for three seconds, and then said "ah" loudly from the bottom of her heart as if no one was around. Suddenly, all the people present looked at her in unison. I was so excited that I didn't notice that they were treating her as abnormal.

Kako Kitagawa, who didn't hang up the phone, held it tightly in her hands with both hands, put it on her chest, and jumped three times in a row like a little girl. She was so excited that she couldn't help herself, and for a while forgot to apologize for the inconvenience caused by her gaffe. He directly half-squatted down, hugged his daughter in front of him and looked at him blankly, and couldn't help but say: "Dad has won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award." ”

"Really?" Although she couldn't understand the significance of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for a writer, she knew very well that her mother very much hoped that her father would win this international literary award.

He let go of Kako Kitagawa, who was holding her daughter's hands, nodded vigorously at her, and said with an unchanged smile: "Well, really." ”

"My dad is amazing." Miyuki Kitagawa, who didn't notice that the people around her were slowly approaching their mother and daughter, was infected by her mother's good mood, and praised with a smile.

"That's true. In this way, Takeshita-kun is not only the first Japanese to win the international IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, but also the first Asian. Now, he is the greatest pride of our country. Kako Kitagawa, who was straightforward and fast-talking, blurted out directly. Not only did he know that Takeshita Kusakei would go down in the annals of Japanese literature, but his fame was not limited to China, and he began to become internationally famous.

"Miyuki's mother, are you serious?" The kindergarten principal was still incredulous, and confirmed further.

Kako Kitagawa, who firmly believed that Chie Sakai would not joke about this important matter, stood up again and said confidently, "Of course it's true." I'm sure it won't be long before tomorrow, no, I'm afraid tonight's news will talk about this one thing. ”

"Congratulations to your mother and daughter. Your husband is truly amazing. "While the kindergarten director gave the icing on the cake, his mind was racing to think that they could declare to the outside world, and to the children and their parents, that the daughter of the great writer Takeshita Kusaoke, who won the Akutagawa Award and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, had completed the entire kindergarten curriculum here.

"Thank you. Thanks to you and all the teachers here, it's time for me to graduate from kindergarten. After the upcoming summer vacation of this year, she should go to elementary school. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kitagawa Kako also expressed her gratitude to them by the way.

"It's no problem for your Miyuki to be admitted to a prestigious school. Not only is she brilliant in her own right, but she has also been influenced by literature from a good family, and she has inherited her father's outstanding genes. It's just not clear which prestigious school you plan to let her apply for? "The director of the kindergarten thought that Kitagawa Miyuki was the biological daughter of Takeshita Kusaoke.

"Waseda Elementary School." Kitagawa Kako, who had already discussed this issue with Takeshita Kusaokei and reached a consensus, neither explained that Kitagawa Miyuki was not born to Takeshita Kusaoke, nor corrected the director's words. She was in a super good mood, and told the truth.