Chapter 176 Private Courtyard

The car gradually moved away from the noisy city and headed towards the suburbs.

"Xiao Nai, where is your home?" Shiina Kiri looked at the scenery along the way and was a little confused. There seemed to be no residence nearby that matched her status.

As the eldest daughter of the Aozora family, he thought the girl lived in one of those famous high-end villas in Ueda District. Just now he even suspected that the store manager lived in Rokuyu Bridge, but who knew it was all out of the city.

"It's in Yamanashi Prefecture."

Shiina Kiri repeated in surprise, "Yamanashi Prefecture?"

Aozora said softly, "The scenery over there is quite nice."

"Is that 'home' where you go to relax on vacation, Xiaonai?"

In this way, the "home" she went to this time was not the place where she usually lived, but a property under the name of Aozora's family.

The girl thought for a while and agreed. "You can say that."

"Actually, I have only been there once. That courtyard was a birthday gift prepared by my father when I celebrated my birthday. I originally planned to stay there for a few days every year, but he has been very busy and I don't want to go alone."

Before his mother passed away, he would go to that nursing home when he had time. To a certain extent, he was indeed a good husband.

The woman has been ill for more than ten years and has never left her. When the man is done with his work, he will go to the nursing home to stay with her. He has never kept a mistress outside.

Before she left, he only stayed with her.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why Aozora chose to accept Ryoko Kobayakawa.

Aozora Na often accompanied Aozora Shinsuke to visit her mother. At that time, saliva would flow from the corner of her mother's mouth unconsciously, and the man would always take out his handkerchief and wipe it carefully.

She had seen photos of her mother as a girl and she was very beautiful.

She is so beautiful that even though Aozora Shinsuke married Aunt Ryoko, she still fell in love with her mother.

But my mother turned out to be so ugly.

Although her skin is still very white, it is no longer firm.

There is an indescribable soft wrinkle on my wrist, which is muscle atrophy caused by years of bed rest.

The girl took a deep breath.

"What's wrong?"

Shiina Kiri noticed that something was wrong with her mood.

"Ah?" She turned to look at him, blinked her eyes, and seemed to put away her unhappiness instantly.

The girl pursed her lips, and her beautiful dimples appeared in front of the boy. "No, I remembered what happened in the past."

Let’s talk about the future matters later.

She wanted to save more good memories now so that she wouldn't be staring at the ceiling in a daze when she moved into that nursing home.

'Well, if you think about it, you're actually in a daze.' The girl thought seriously.

But having memories is better than having none.

Although she still doesn't seem to like him.

But it doesn't matter, he is her boyfriend today.

If she can't find her favorite matcha cake, this boy must be the best.

After all, he is someone that my sister has liked for a long time, and she does not object to physical contact with him.

Shiina Kiri thought she was remembering her childhood memories, so she didn't ask any more questions.

He turned to look at the car window on one side. The trees on both sides of the road gradually became more numerous.

Although Yamanashi Prefecture is still located in the Tokyo area, it is far away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo.

It is said that 78% of the land area here is forest, and it is rich in natural resources. The annual sunshine hours are the longest in Japan, but there is very little rainfall, so the sky is always clear.

Thinking of this, Shiina Kiri found that although it was not sunny outside the window, it was no longer raining.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but Tokyo was under dark clouds before.

After driving for about twenty minutes, the car stopped outside a gate.

The dark vermilion wooden gate is magnificent and magnificent. The courtyard is surrounded by white-painted walls, and you can't see the end of it at a glance.

There are three or four-meter-high street lamps every ten meters on the fence. Since the street lamps are built on the fence, they should be private properties.

Shiina Kiri didn't know the housing prices here, but such a large private courtyard must be worth a lot of money.

After he got off the car, he took the initiative to walk to the other side, opened the car door, and gently held the girl's left hand.

Aozora stretched out her left foot and lightly stepped on the ground with her small black leather shoes.

The slender long legs are slightly bent, and the black stockings under the plaid skirt are so beautiful that one cannot bear to blaspheme them.

She held the boy's right hand and looked at him as she stood up, smiling sweetly.

Maybe the word "happy" should be used here, but now she is really sweet in the eyes of the boy.

There is actually a narrow door on one side of the gate that allows one person to pass through, but in order to welcome the mistress of this courtyard, the main door naturally needs to be opened wide.

"Keep holding on to me."

Sensing that Shiina Kiri was about to let go of her, the girl held his hand instead.

Shiina Kiri did not refuse, but felt that it should be so.

Unknowingly, the two of them became more and more skilled in their roles, and holding hands became the norm.

As the door was opened by two women in kimonos, Shiina Kiri could see the scenery in the courtyard clearly, and she felt like she could see the moonlight when the clouds opened.

There are many trees planted in the courtyard, and the roads are not cement roads, but country-like roads.

There are many half-meter-long irregular stones inlaid on the road, and the stones exposed on the ground have a smooth surface.

The building not far away seems to be made of wood, with a layer of tree oil on the surface and a tiled roof. The whole thing looks a bit like an ancient building in the east.

But it's not exactly the same. The door of this house is a solid wood sliding door. The door can be divided into three parts. The upper layer seems to be made of oil paper, the middle layer is made of glass, and the lower layer is made of solid wood.

"Let's go, Shiina-kun."

The girl led the boy toward the door. Two women in kimonos at the door respectfully called "Miss."

But she ignored it and pointed to the nearest room with her right hand.

"This room seems to be called 'Early Spring'..." She looked a little unsure.

When the two of them approached, she did not drag Shiina Kiri up the steps of the house. Instead, she walked around in a circle and came to a wooden beam in the room. She pointed at the words on it and turned around and said happily.

"Shiina-kun, let me just say this is 'early spring'!"

Shiina Kiri. "..."

Who is not familiar with their own family?

But according to what the girl said before, this is also her second time here.

"Since this is called early spring, does it mean there are summer, autumn, and winter?"

"Yes, it's 'midsummer' over there."

The girl pointed in a direction.

"Why are you so sure this time?" Shiina Kiri was a little surprised and looked in the direction she said.

"Because there is a sea of ​​cherry blossoms between 'early spring' and 'midsummer'."

The two held hands and looked at the cherry blossom forest. The cherry blossoms on the trees had not yet completely fallen.

"It's quite poetic."

"Yes, come with me." The girl pulled him and ran towards the house.

The two took off their shoes at the door and stepped on the wooden floor inside the house.

"Sit down quickly."

The girl pulled him to sit at a low table.

"here?"

Shiina Kiri looked in one direction.

"In spring, you can sit here and watch the cherry blossoms bloom." She knelt down next to Shiina Kiri and sighed suddenly.

"It's a pity that the cherry blossoms are almost gone now."

"Then let's just enjoy the flowers falling." Shiina Kiri didn't care.

"Yes." The girl agreed softly and suddenly leaned against him.

The two leaned together and watched the cherry blossoms falling from the treetops quietly.

"Shiina-kun." She whispered his name.

"What's wrong?"
To be continued...