Chapter 24
Eriri left the mall, even forgetting why she came here.
Although the newly released PS5 is very tempting, the girl who has learned some important things has even forgotten to buy the latest game console.
Looking at the girl’s leaving back, Kasumigaoka Utaha smacked her lips and asked jokingly:”Kasugano-kun, do you really want to discuss novels with me? Obviously you agreed reluctantly in the afternoon, but I didn’t expect that you would be involved in work so soon. If Kasugano-san works in the future, he will definitely be a qualified social animal.
How to say it, perhaps working hard and fighting without bottom line is also one of the important reasons for the internal circulation.
That’s why Kasumigaoka Utaha teased the boy around him, saying that he will become a qualified social animal in the future.
After all, social animals are the victims of internal circulation.
“The senior sister saw through me. Actually, if time permits, I would like to discuss the relevant plots in the novel with her. This will also be of great help in rounding out the characters. But something happened today. My sister bought me something and it will be delivered to my house at 7:30, so I can only apologize to the senior sister.”Toru Kasugano didn’t feel embarrassed when his lie was exposed.
Anyway, his original intention was just to avoid a quarrel between Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri. Since his goal has been achieved, he simply stopped pretending and came to a showdown.
“Then let’s go back. Anyway, there’s no rush for the novel. We can have a good chat on Saturday. Although Kasumigaoka Utaha also has a lot to say to Kasugano Toru, she is not a fool like Eriri who can’t understand the atmosphere.
Poor Eriri is caught in the crossfire again.
“Goodbye, senior sister, please be safe when you go home”
“Goodbye, Kasugano-kun”
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When I got home, the clock showed exactly 7:25. After a short wait, the doorbell rang.
“Hello, is this Mr. Kasugano?” A middle-aged man in a courier company uniform asked respectfully.
“it’s me”
“Hello, here is your express delivery. Please confirm it and sign for it.”The middle-aged man took out a box from the box and handed it to Kasugano Toru, then quietly stepped back and waited for the customer to accept it.
Kasugano Toru didn’t say anything. After opening the express delivery, he found that there was a new mobile phone in the box.
A brand new Sony smartphone
“Qiong this girl……”The moment he saw the phone, Kasugano Toru was overwhelmed with emotion, and his thoughts went back to a day two years ago.
That was when Qiong had just entered junior high school. Because she had to live in the school dormitory, the little girl had been depressed for several days because she had to separate from her brother for the first time in her life.
“Qiong, come and eat.” Seeing his sister sulking on the sofa with a pillow, Kasugano Toru shook his head helplessly and brought the freshly prepared meal to the table.
“”Hmph!” The boy’s call only earned him a cold snort from his sister. The angry girl turned her head in another direction.
“Come and eat, or you’ll be spanked.” Kasugano Toru had no choice but to use his magic weapon. After all, this was an agreement between him and his sister. As long as Qiong didn’t eat on time, he, as a brother, could enforce the family law at any time.
“Ugh, my brother is a pervert!”Qiong covered her butt with a red face, bit her lip and looked at Kasugano Toru.
Although she was reluctant, under the threat of family rules, she still walked to the dining table obediently.
“Let’s eat first. I’ll have a surprise for you after dinner.” Pushing the bowl in front of his sister, Kasugano Toru also sat down and looked at Qiong mysteriously.
“What surprise? Brother, you are not going to tell me that I don’t have to go to Otome Saki Girls’ Academy anymore, right?”
“What are you thinking about? There is no room for negotiation on this point. Let’s eat quickly.” After knocking on his sister’s head, Kasugano Toru started today’s dinner with both anger and laughter.
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“Here, open it and have a look.” After finishing the meal, Kasugano Toru stuffed a small package into his sister’s arms.
“What’s this?”
“Just open it and you’ll know.”
“It’s so mysterious, I want to see what it is.” Qiong opened the package angrily, as if he was peeling the skin and grinding the bones of his brother.
“New phone?”Under the fluorescent light, the plastic package reflected a dazzling light.
Kasugano Toru smiled and rubbed his sister’s head:”Didn’t you tell me some time ago that your broken phone was full of problems? I thought since you are going to live in the school, I will change your phone so that you can occasionally video chat with me.”
“So your brother has been going out early and coming back late recently, is it just for this?”There was no surprise as expected, and tears welled up in Qiong’s eyes immediately.
Just because of a complaint she made half a month ago, her brother worked hard for so long.
He got up at four in the morning, and then went out to deliver newspapers and milk.
At eight o’clock, he had to rush back to prepare breakfast and lunch boxes for himself, and then work as a cashier and restocker in a convenience store.
After preparing dinner for himself at six in the evening, he went to work in an izakaya, and did not go home until eleven o’clock, dragging his tired body.
After resting for only more than four hours, he had to repeat the heavy work of the previous day.
His brother worked so hard just to pay for what he said half a month ago.
“I don’t want it.” Qiong’s voice was already filled with tears. Now she wanted to go back half a month ago, find herself at that time, and slap herself hard!
“I’ve already bought it. If you don’t want it, then all my hard work during this period will be in vain.” Seeing his sister crying, Kasugano Toru panicked.
After his parents passed away, Qiong never cried again.
It is said that poor people���It is true that children grow up early.
If Kasugano Toru worked alone, no matter how hard he worked, he would not be able to support himself and his sister.
Only by relying on the efforts of the brother and sister can this family survive and not collapse.
“I’m sorry, brother.” Qiong grabbed her brother’s sleeve, leaned her little head on Kasugano Toru’s arm, and cried silently.
“Qiong, don’t say that.” Using his free hand to touch his sister’s soft long hair, Kasugano Toru said gently:”We are just poor, not dying. As long as Qiong is happy, it doesn’t matter if your brother is a little tired.”
“Besides, giving gifts to Qiong is my duty as a brother. How can there be a sister who has never received a gift from her brother?”
“With this new phone, when I miss Qiong in the future, you can use it to video chat with me, okay?”
Hearing her brother’s words, Qiong nodded continuously:”Yes, brother, I promise you, even if you want me to video chat with you in my underwear, it’s all possible!”
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