Hearing that she was going to Morimi's house for a barbecue, Naoko hesitated.

Kazuko Hanasa understands her daughter's concerns.

"Naoko and Harumi will go together. My dad and I happened to be going to Tsumae Castle in the evening to see the cherry blossoms, and by the way, we were looking for a place to settle dinner there, and we didn't come back until about ten o'clock, so we didn't have to worry about us. ”

Naoko thought about it for a moment before nodding.

Seeing that Naruse came over on a motorcycle, Kazuko Hanasa muttered about driving without a license, and at the same time asked him to ride two laps at the door to take a look.

"Chunhai is already very skilled."

He stopped, "Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to take Naoko." ”

"This kid has a heart, and now he knows what to say to make us happy." She turned to her husband.

“……”

Naruse laughed dryly.

This Hua Toru also looked at the super cub under his seat, and didn't say much, "Be careful on the road." ”

"Okay."

Naoko sat down behind him and waved to her parents.

"We're going."

"Go ahead."

When she reached the intersection, Naoko moved forward and hugged Naruse's waist tightly.

"Is everybody gone?"

"They were on their way, so let me and Naoko go to the supermarket to buy ingredients."

"Uh-huh."

Naoko lay behind him, sniffing the sweat on his body...... And the faint girl's taste.

"On the way back, is it the light brought by Chunhai's bicycle?"

"Hmm. How does Naoko know? ”

“…… Guess. ”

"She's eating, so let me ride."

"Oh."

When they arrived at the supermarket, the two went in to pick up ingredients, Naruse took a few boxes of beef and pork, and Naoko took some vegetables.

"Nutritionally balanced."

"It's self-soothing...... Hurt. ”

Picking and choosing, Naruse looked at the ingredients in the shopping basket, "Six people, these should be about the same." ”

Naoko glanced at it, "Take a little more, it's not that you can't eat it." ”

"That's right, after all, there is light and starfish."

"When you get there, Harumi can't say anything like that."

"Yes."

"What's 'yes'......"

After settling the bill, the two got into the car and rode to Morimi's house.

Naoko leaned forward and hugged his waist.

The evening breeze is blowing, lukewarm, and it is very comfortable to blow. The sun is setting in the sky, and the farmland on both sides is receding, and the original lush greenery is dyed golden.

Naoko moved forward again, resting her chin on her boyfriend's shoulder and looking ahead.

"It's like going to a friend's house."

"It's just going to a friend's house."

"I mean......"

She paused.

Naruse tilted his head slightly, "As a couple, do you want to go to a friend's house together?" ”

Naoko's face turned red all at once.

"Hmmm......"

He turned again.

"It's pretty much it."

The sun was shining, and his ears were a little red, and she wanted to take a bite.

"Don't Mess ......"

It took some time for Naruse to go home to pick up people and go to the supermarket to buy ingredients, and by the time they rode to Morimi's house, several people on foot had already arrived.

"Wow, I bought a lot of meat."

Hikaru Takikawa took a large bag of ingredients from Naoko's hand, "Can you finish eating?" ”

"There are six of them." Naoko said, and said hello to Takigawa Moon again.

"Sister Yue."

"Long time no see, Naoko."

Takigawa looked back and forth at her and Naruse, and winked at her again.

"Congratulations."

Naoko pursed her lips and smiled.

Together with Starfish, Morimi lifted the barbecue rack out of the warehouse.

"Naruse, will you make a fire?"

"Yes."

"Charcoal in the warehouse."

"Okay."

Naoko carried the ingredients and went to the kitchen of Morimi's house, and Takikawa Tsuki also came in to help.

"I really bought a lot of meat, is my wallet okay?"

Naoko smiled, "It's the money from Harumi." ”

"That kid is really too rich......"

Naoko looked at her and smiled again.

"Sister Yue went to college for a month, and the changes are really big...... The tone of speech is also different from before. ”

"yes, there's a more mature feeling?"

"I think Sister Yue has always been very mature."

"Thank you~" She was delighted.

After a while, Takikawa suddenly realized that he had been coaxed.

Who is more mature......

Putting the beef and pork on her plate, she looked at the vegetables that Naoko was working on in front of her.

"When I live alone, I realize that the cost of independence is really high. I didn't dare to eat meat every day, and I felt that if I bought anything, I would run out of money. ”

"Yes."

Naoko laughed, "Rent, water, electricity, transportation...... Food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything costs money, and you can't save it. ”

She said casually, apparently thinking about this kind of thing.

"Is Naoko also thinking about what will happen after she goes to college...... No, I heard Hikari say that you and Harumi are both planning to go to college in Tsumae. ”

"Hmm...... Even if I went to college at my doorstep, I still thought a little bit about independence from home. ”

Takigawa looked at her for a while, and suddenly asked:

"Is Naoko still thinking about becoming independent from the family, and then working to make money, and giving back to her adoptive father and adoptive mother?"

“……”

Naoko was stunned for a moment.

After a while, she said, "What is Sister Yue talking about?" ”

"Isn't that so?"

"Not ......"

"Sorry, that's my mistake."

"It's okay......"

She remembered correctly.

Takikawa Moon looked down at the meat on the plate and thought to himself.

She still vividly remembers that when she was just in middle school, Naoko, who was still an elementary school student, suddenly came to her and asked her how much money she would earn in a year after working.

At that time, Shangzi was not as difficult to deal with as it is now, and with a little trick, she got the reason out of her mouth:

She wanted to earn money to pay back to her adoptive parents, and then leave the family and live on her own.

Takigawa Yue remembered again that her sister had inadvertently mentioned that Naoko now has the habit of keeping small receipts when she buys things.

Is she still calculating how much money she spends her adoptive parents......

"Naoko."

Shangzi was looking over, and she had been paying attention to the demeanor of the big sister beside her.

Takigawa Yue took a breath slowly, and when the words came to his mouth, he omitted most of them.

"Don't let yourself get too tired."

“……”

Naoko opened her mouth and chose to smile as well.

"Okay."

When the two of them came out of the kitchen with the processed ingredients, Naruse had already lit the fire, but it was not particularly prosperous, and he was standing next to him fanning the wind.

Takikawa put down her things, looked around, and found that her sister and her sister's car were gone.

"Where's the light?"

"I'm going to get a drink." Morimi said, "I just remembered that I didn't have anything to drink at home. ”

She looked at the ingredients they had brought out.

"So many, can we really eat it all?"

Six people, it should be fine......

Starfish also glanced at it, and when he retracted his gaze, he realized that Naruse was looking at him.

“…… Do. ”

"It's fine." Naruse shook his head, "My hands are sore, you can fan the wind for a while." ”

"Oh."

Starfish took the old magazine in his hand and continued to fan it against the charcoal in the grill.

"I feel like I need a table for cups and plates."

"I'll look for it."

Several people continued to be busy, and after a while, Hikaru Takikawa returned on a motorcycle.

"Is the fire already lit, it's fast?"

"You've been there for a while. Bought something, used it for so long. ”

"Nothing, just a few bottles of juice, soft drinks and beer."

“…… You wait. ”

Naruse looked at the bag she was carrying, "Beer?" ”

"Hasn't Chunhai drunk a drop of wine until now?" Hikaru Takikawa asked.

"Nope." He said with an unchanged face.

“……”

Naoko, Morimi, and starfish all looked over.

"Then you can taste it today." Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "It's just beer, it's about the same as soda." ”

"It's not illegal to drink soda."

"It won't be discovered."

"The people in the supermarket...... How can the supermarket sell it to you? ”

"I said I bought it for my dad."

"Sure enough......"

Naruse opened the bag and looked at it, she didn't leave anyone behind, she bought a total of six cans of beer, fortunately they were all 350 ml, which was not too much.

Seeing that he was staring at the beer without speaking, Hikaru Takigawa asked, "What is Harumi thinking?" ”

"I'm wondering if I take a picture and report you now, will I be safe in the next few years."

"Hahaha, what a stupid thing to say."

Naruse sighed, and Naoko said, "Since you bought it, forget it...... Actually, I want to try the taste of sake. ”

"That's what Naoko said......"

Naruse didn't say anything more, "It's almost time to start the barbecue." ”

"Let's start, let's get started, the charcoal fire is already very strong!"

As the sun sets, the barbecue party in the courtyard of Morimi's house finally begins.

First, a few slices of fresh beef were put on the grill to roast, and a few people opened the beer and clinked glasses.

"Cheers—"

The cans collided with each other with only a dull sound, and the girls reacted much more when they drank the beer.

"Woo......"

Takigawa Tsuki grimaced.

"Is this what beer tastes like...... I suddenly didn't look forward to turning twenty at all. ”

"This is the first time I drank beer." Hikaru Takikawa said with a smile, "It's good to get used to it." ”

“……”

She turned her head to look at her sister, who seemed to be very skilled, "How many times have you secretly drunk alcohol?" ”

"Not many times."

"I'm going to tell Mom and Dad."

"Just two or three times!"

"Only two or three times?"

"Hmm...... Less than ten times. ”

“……”

On the other side, Naoko took a sip of beer and frowned slightly.

"It's a little bitter......"

"If you can't drink it, forget it." Naruse said, "Give it to me." ”

"I'll try again......"

Naoko took another sip, but sure enough, she still couldn't accept the bitter taste.

Seeing her brow furrowed even tighter, Naruse smiled and brought her beer.

The same expression appeared on Starfish's face, but her acceptance of beer was noticeably higher than that of both Naoko and Takikawa Tsuki, and after taking a sip, she frowned slightly and continued to drink.

Morimi next to him was much calmer, took a sip, and pushed his glasses again.

"It's time for the meat to be turned over."

Naruse picked up the clamp and flipped over several slices of beef on the grill.

After turning back and forth for a while, the beef gradually changed color in the sizzling sound.

"It's cooked." Naruse picked up a slice and looked at it, and put it in Naoko's bowl.

"Thank you~"

He sandwiched another slice for himself.

The rest of the group looked at him, but he put down the clip.

"You're welcome, everyone can come by themselves."

“……”

Morimi glanced at him and picked up the clip.

"This is my home."

"This is the meat I bought."

She ignored him, picked up a slice of meat and gave it to the starfish, then the Takigawa sisters, and finally herself, and then took some raw meat to the grill and continued to roast.

"Hmm—it tastes so good."

Hikaru Takikawa bit the meat in his mouth, "Sure enough, the best way to cook beef is to eat it grilled." ”

"Thinly sliced beef tastes good when eaten raw."

"That's going to have to be very thin."

As he ate, Naruse picked up another beer and took a sip.

Naoko and Takigawa Tsuki had already switched to soda, and Morimi looked at the starfish and said, "Don't drink the starfish, drink juice." ”

"I can drink it......"

"You don't like to drink it either, you will be sad when you drink it."

"Hmm......"

Morimi took the beer from her hand and brought her a can of soda.

"Can one leaf drink so much, give it to me." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"It's okay, it's just beer."

She placed the starfish's can of beer in front of her, picked up the tong, and continued to flip the roast on the shelf.

"Can vegetables be roasted too?"

"Let's just wrap it in barbecue and eat it."

Eat and drink, twilight gets thicker.

At one point, Hikaru Takikawa suddenly got up and stood on the edge side, looking out at the western sky.

"The sun is setting...... The sunset is beautiful. ”

The color of the sky also changed, from pale yellow to pale blue, and gradually darkened until it became a complete black.

A few people sat in the courtyard, gathered around the grill that radiated the heat.

The lights in the living room have all been turned on, and the lights are shining outside, not too bright.

"Do you want to light a campfire in the yard?" Hikaru Takikawa had a whim.

“……”

Morimi raised his head, his gaze a little straight.

Before she could say anything, Naruse spoke: "Do you want to burn her house?" ”

"It's a bonfire, not a house."

"This kind of old house with a pure wooden structure is just a little bit, and it is not something you can control."

"Again, that's an exaggeration...... All right. ”

Naruse glanced at the beer in front of her, the original can had been drunk, and she was now drinking her sister's beer.

"You're not going to be drunk."

"What kind of stupid thing is Chunhai talking about, it's only two cans."

"How many times have you drunk...... I'm really going to talk to my mom and dad. Takikawa said.

"Not much...... Didn't Harumi and Kazuha also drink two cans? ”

The two of them took Naoko and Starfish's beers respectively, and they had already drunk most of them by this time.

"We haven't started talking nonsense yet."

"Let's eat more barbecue."

The barbecue person had already changed to Naoko, and after turning over all the pork on the grill, she picked up two slices and put them in Takigawa Hikari Bowl.

"Thank you~"

Wrapped in a slice of fresh lettuce, she took a bite and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

"It's so blissful to eat meat......"

"Eat more, just by the light and starfish."

"Huh?"

"No...... It's nothing. ”

Hikaru Takikawa picked up another slice of lettuce, picked up the barbecue and wrapped it in it, and said:

"Naoko and Harumi are actually going to Morioka, I'm quite familiar with that side...... Next time, I'll take you with me. ”

It wasn't until this afternoon that she learned that the two were going to Morioka for a few days, and Naruse politely refused to follow her on the grounds that it was a date. Although regretful, she didn't say much.

Naoko smiled, "Okay." ”

She looked at Takigawa Yue again, "Chunhai said, Sister Yue is going to set off with us tomorrow morning?" ”

"Yes, from here to Morioka, we still stop by. Dad will drive us to the station tomorrow. ”

"Great."

Listening to the small talk between the two, Naruse picked up another beer and took a sip before standing up.

"I'll go to the bathroom."

"Ah, okay."

Leaving the scorching charcoal fire and returning to the house, he still felt a little hot on his body.

Although the degree is very low, the alcohol still plays a role in the end after two large cans of beer.

Finding the bathroom and closing the door to solve it, Naruse let out a sigh of relief.

Opening the door again, he took a half-step back.

“……”

Morimi lowered his head and leaned silently against the door.

"Want to be scary?"

"Slow to die......"

Pressed against his body, she squeezed into the bathroom, and suddenly grabbed him again.

"Wait a minute."

“……”

She closed the door, and Naruse stood outside, hearing the faint sound of water running inside, and took a few more steps to the side.

She came out quickly.

"What are you doing standing here?"

Naruse was stunned.

She took a small step back with a pompous expression.

"Wow...... Actually eavesdropping on a girl going to the toilet, it's really perverted. ”

“……”

Naruse rolled his eyes, turned around and walked out.

She quickly followed, "Angry? I'm kidding. ”

"It's the first time I've drunk so much that it's normal to get a little drunk."

"If I were really drunk......"

Her voice lowered, and her footsteps stopped.

Naruse turned around, and she suddenly came up.

“……”

Her face was so close that he could even see himself in the pair of pupils behind the lenses.

The girl was slightly drunk, and closed her eyes slightly.

She thought again......

As soon as Naruse raised his hand, those eyes suddenly widened.

"Is Chunhai expecting anything?"

“……”

Half a step back, he pulled away, and he went out without looking back.

Morimi stayed where he was, shook suddenly, and hurriedly held on to the wall next to him, while touching his rising cheek with his other hand.

Still conscious, she knew exactly what she was doing.

And the voice in her heart that reminded her of the consequences of doing so was suppressed by alcohol.

At that distance just now, she should have kissed it directly......

Morimi shook his head.

“……”

After drinking two bottles of beer, she was really a little drunk.

After a while, when Morimi returned to sit outside, Starfish looked at her and noticed that she had some drops of water on her face.

"My head was a little dizzy, and I washed my face with cold water......"

"Are you alright?"

"It's fine."

She smiled at her, then looked at Naruse sitting across from her, who was grilling the meat and didn't look at her.

"My stomach is a little stretched......," Hikaru Takigawa said.

Naruse gestured to the plate next to him, "There's so much meat." ”

"You can't let me finish it alone."

"I count on you and ...... You guys. ”

"I can't eat it." Hikaru Takikawa picked up the beer, only to find that he had drunk not a drop left.

"Take a break."

She glanced at her companions.

"Let's play something and eat when we're tired."

Grand Chapter

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