Thursday, August 3rd.

Early morning.

Hojo Shinoko woke up early.

During the holidays, she never slept lazy, and used a fixed alarm clock every day to wake herself up at 6 a.m. on time.

The air in the bedroom was slightly cool, and she took off her pajamas, revealing her blue and white underwear, and opened the wardrobe to change into a light blue slip dress.

She walked over to the mirror and simply smoothed her hair.

Hojo Shinoko is not like other girls who like to have long hair, she belongs to the short hair faction, but she is in the short hair faction, which is considered a minority.

Her short hair has nothing to do with beauty, it is simply that short hair is easy to care for and easy to clean.

Hojo Shinoko put down the comb, turned around and left the bedroom, went to the kitchen, and began to work on today's breakfast.

Even during the holidays, her early morning is no different from going to school, and her parents are at home, so they prepare breakfast for her parents and eldest brother.

Parents work overtime, sleep directly in the company, and only prepare the eldest brother's breakfast.

Hojo Shinoko does these things at the age of a flower girl, and she doesn't feel tired, on the contrary, she likes this kind of work very much.

Parents work hard, and it's nice to be able to help yourself.

If there is anything to regret during the holiday, it is undoubtedly that she can't prepare a lunch box for Qingze's seniors.

Since the summer vacation, the two haven't seen each other for a long time, just chatting about some comics through the chat app on their mobile phones, and occasionally sharing what they are doing.

Hojo Shinoko sighed softly, feeling a little irritable inexplicably, but there was nothing she could do.

Who made her and Qing Ze just seniors, or rather, the sisters of good friends.

If you can't find a reason, you can't meet during the summer vacation.

Even the chat needs to have the beginning of the big brother's comic, otherwise, it will be difficult for her to press the button to send a message.

Hojo Shinoko is a little envious of the seniors of the Phoenix Academy, presumably during the holidays, that person doesn't need to scruple about anything, and can meet with the seniors of Aosawa every day.

She flipped the omelette over and began to fry the sausage again.

The breakfast at the Hojo family is simple, with a Western-style bias, with an omelette served with fried sausages and a glass of warm milk at the end.

She and her eldest brother are placed on the plate and in the cup.

Her parents' share was not good, so she chose to pack it in disposable paper bags and pour the milk into the thermos cup.

She then made her parents' lunchtime lunch.

When she was done, she put the lunch boxes on the table and counted the time, when she heard the sound of footsteps clattering on the stairs.

"I'm going to be late!"

The student whose father seemed to be about to be late let out a bitter wail, and the mother complained: "They all said that you should not sleep again, why don't you listen to the ringtone of the alarm clock?!" ”

"You're embarrassed to talk about me, didn't you also say that we'll sleep for another three minutes!"

While arguing, the parents quickly tidied up their clothes and washed their faces and brushed their teeth.

"Shinoko, it's been a hard work."

"It's okay, father and mother, it's breakfast and bento for today."

She smiled and handed over the breakfast and lunch for the two.

"Thank you~"

"My baby daughter is caring, different from the stinky boy, today's work is suddenly motivated!" "Don't talk nonsense, let's go!"

The woman pushed her husband towards the door.

has been married for many years, and the relationship between the two is still very good, no different from when they were in love.

Hojo Shinoko is very envious, and I really hope that in the future, I can find a partner like my father like my mother.

She turned to the bedroom on the ground floor, knocked on the door, and said, "Ernie, it's time for breakfast." ”

After three sounds, a response came from inside, "Okay." ”

……

Breakfast was quickly settled, and Tetsuji Hojo wiped the oil and milk on his mouth with a tissue, and his expression flashed a trace of hesitation: "Shinoko, are you really okay alone?" ”

"Ernie, don't worry, I'll leave the coloring to me, you just need to have a good comic with Yoshikawa seniors."

Hojo Shinoko put away the plate and took over the work of coloring today.

Tetsuji Hojo scratched his head, his expression was still a little hesitant, yesterday thanks to Aozawa's suggestion, he was inspired to draw sixty-five manga in one go.

Although it is a black and white manga, the black parts must be painted black, such as hair, blades, tree shadows, and so on.

His comics have been serialized to this day, relying on carefulness.

But Tetsuji Hojo made a contract with Yoshikawa Kobai in advance to draw comics today, but yesterday the inspiration exploded, and he drew so much in one go.

Most of the characters in his comics have black hair, and only the characters based on the eldest lady do not need to be blackened.

As a result, he had an unusually large amount of work to color his comics.

"Shinoko, is it really okay?"

"It's all said to be handed over to me, Ernie can date with peace of mind."

"It's not dating."

Tetsu Hojo defended with a red face, and sighed: "It's just the comic material that I agreed." ”

After explaining this, he got up and left the house.

"Have a nice trip~"

Hojo Shinoko waved her hand, and she was left alone in the house again.

She washed the dishes, put the dishes and chopsticks away, wiped her hands with paper, and did not rush to color, but swept the inside and out.

After making sure the environment in the home was clean, she took out the stack of comics and put them on the table in the living room.

Ink and brush are arranged.

Shinoko Hojo prepares to color all of these manga manuscripts, staining her brush with ink and carefully applying the color of her hair to the manga manuscripts.

This is a job that requires patience, and if you are not careful, you will get the ink outside, and there is a high probability that the original will not be saved.

She did it very seriously.

……

Ding ding~

The crisp doorbell sounded, and Hojo Shinoko was a little surprised, put the brush next to him, got up and walked to the door, "It's here." ”

She walked to the entrance and asked aloud, "Who is it?" ”

"Little Red Riding Hood, please open the door, I'm the big bad wolf."

Hearing the familiar voice, Hojo Shinoko showed a hint of surprise on her face, quickly put on her shoes, and opened the door.

Outside, the sunny and clear-eyed boy stood at the door, he was wearing a white T-shirt and black slacks underneath, and raised his hand and said, "Good morning, Shinoko." ”

"Senior Qingze, why are you here?"

"It's not that Tetsuji guy begged me hard to let me help with the coloring, seeing that he said it was so pitiful, I came over to help him."

"I'm so sorry, I told Ernie that it's okay to have me alone."

Hojo Shinoko bowed, a flash of apology on her face.

Qing Ze said with a smile: "Tetsuji said, you are stubborn, if you are alone, you must color all of them, how can the workload of two people be done alone." ”

"Qingze senior."

Hojo Shinoko also wanted to politely refuse his help.

Aosawa patted her on the shoulder.

The broad palm of the hand fell on the skin of the shoulder, and there was only one suspender and no suspender.

Hojo Shinoko's body trembled, and she felt that her earlobes were a little hot, as if she was standing naked in front of her seniors.

"Tetsuji and I are good friends, you don't have to be so polite, you can ask me for help when you encounter difficulties."

"But manga coloring is not something a layman can do......"

Hojo Shinoko muttered quietly, afraid that this one would help more and more.

Qing Ze smiled a little embarrassed on his face, patted his chest and said, "Don't underestimate people, it's not difficult for me to be colored." ”

After that, he entered the door and took off his shoes in the hallway, walked into the living room, saw the brush on the table, and asked, "Where is the brush of Tetsuji?" ”

Hojo Shinoko closed the door and said, "Aosawa senior, you sit down first, I'll go get the brush." ”

"Okay."

Qing Ze glanced at the living room and found that there were traces of cleaning on the ground, "Are you responsible for the hygiene of the house?" ”

"Well, there's nothing to do when you're idle."

"Shinoko, you are really virtuous, and you are all-powerful in housework."

Faced with Aozawa's compliment, Hojo Shinoko walked into the eldest brother's bedroom and replied, "It's just a trivial matter. ”

She picked up the brush on the table and turned to walk to the living room.

Aosawa picked up the comics on the table and looked at them, thinking that Tetsuji Hojo trusted him very much.

Something like this, I actually dare to ask him.

In other words, apart from him, Tetsuji Hojo has no friends who can be asked.

These comic manuscripts are handled by Shinoko alone, which is obviously overloaded.

Hojo Shinoko returned to the living room and asked, "Aosawa senpai, do you want tea?" ”

"No, I'm here to help, not to enjoy your service."

Qing Ze shook his head and said, "You color it first and let me see it, I can learn it by looking at it." ”

"Okay."

Hojo Shinoko put the brush on the table, sat down, and began to explain, "When coloring, seniors must be careful not to apply it outside the lines of the hair, but to apply it accurately in the frame.

Apply the color carefully and slowly. ”

As she speaks, she carefully paints her protagonist's hair black with a brush, with a gentle motion, like a breeze blowing through a person's face, without curling a single hair.

"Oh."

Qing Ze showed a hint of exclamation on his face and said, "Xiaozi, you are really careful." ”

Hojo Shinoko shook her head and said, "It's nothing, Aosawa senior, you remember, be careful, don't rush." ”

"Leave it to me."

Aosawa sat down, took a copy of the original comic manuscript as well, and then dipped the ink with a brush.

Shinoko Hojo watched his movements nervously, and coloring was not an easy task.

Especially for beginners, it's normal to accidentally drop outside.

She really didn't know why the eldest brother thought that Qing Ze's seniors could do this kind of thing as soon as they came up.

Isn't that adding to the chaos?

Hojo Shinoko sighed softly.

However, Qing Ze did not make any mistakes, and his strong physical fitness combined with willpower allowed him to precisely control the movements of his hands, ensuring that there would not be a trace of trembling, as precise as a platinum star, and he applied black to his hair without a drop spilling out.

"Qingze senior, is it really your first time coloring?"

"Kendo and coloring are similar, I'm not the kind of impetuous character."

Qing Ze replied with a fluttering eyebrow and said with a smile: "Can I help you now?" ”

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you just now, and I even thought in my heart that you were here to cause trouble."

Shinoko Hojo bowed and apologized.

Qing Ze pretended to be majestic and said: "Cook me a delicious meal at noon, and forgive you if I am satisfied." ”

"Hey!"

Hojo Shinoko nodded heavily in response, taking this joke seriously, she decided to play extraordinarily and make her best cooking to make Aosawa seniors happy.

(End of chapter)