After walking up a short section of cement road, you can see the front yard of Watanabe's house.

This is a piece of dirt that looks very solid, so solid that even if it rains, there won't be too much mud.

On this land, stands a very ordinary two-story wooden house in the shape of an "L".

It looks like it has been around for some time. It is a relatively rare island-style traditional building nowadays.

"You two, this is my home."

The three of them stood at the end of the concrete road, one step before entering the dirt vestibule.

Kiyono Rin looked at the house. It was made of black bricks and tiles, and there was a silver-white TV satellite pot on the window sill on the second floor.

At the door of the house and in front of the verandah, there are potted plants that will not die in the winter - not so much potted plants, but rather unknown plants that I saw in the mountains and dug up casually.

"Is that the Honda Syaoran you're talking about?" Miki Kujo looked at the warehouse on the left side of the house.

The warehouse has no door, and there are farm tools and a red motorcycle inside.

There was a cargo box on the back seat of the motorcycle, and the gaps between the tires were filled with mud.

"I'll take you for a ride when I have time." Toru Watanabe showed off.

Kujo Miki glared at him helplessly.

"Do you have a driver's license?" Qingye Rin asked curiously.

A motorcycle driver's license can only be taken when you are 16 years old.

After the two of them turned sixteen, they spent almost all day together. It was unlikely that Toru Watanabe had time to take the driver's license test.

But she believed that taking the motorcycle test would be a very simple matter for Toru Watanabe. If he really made up his mind to do it, it would be enough to seize the morning time before going to school.

Watanabe Toru smiled confidently at her: "I have it in Mizawa Village."

That means no.

"Okay, okay, let's leave the motorcycle alone. Let's go in." Toru Watanabe took the lead in stepping into the vestibule.

Two beautiful girls pulled the box and followed closely behind.

"If you don't see the car, then my dad shouldn't be at home." As he said that, Toru Watanabe opened the wooden door with one hand without using the key.

In front of you is a wooden corridor.

There is a wooden sliding door on the left and right sides of the corridor, and at the end is the stairs to the second floor.

Kiyono Rin glanced to the left, which led to the verandah. At the end of the verandah was the small house that represented the horizontal line under the "L" shape.

Could it be the kitchen... Just as she was guessing, Toru Watanabe's shouting voice came to her ears.

"Mom——, I'm back!"

"Come in yourself when you come back!" A female voice came from the wooden door on the left side of the corridor.

"No! There are too many luggages. Come and help!"

The wooden door opened and Watanabe stepped out.

Seeing the two people next to her son, she was stunned for a moment.

Watanabe Toru showed a happy smile to his mother and introduced her with a little pride.

"This is my girlfriend, Miki Kujo."

"Gui'an, Aunt Zhi, I am Tohru's girlfriend, Kujo Miki." Kujo Miki saluted gracefully.

"Gui, Gui'an, Meiji." Watanabe has only heard of this kind of greeting in TV dramas.

"You have met this one, Rin Kiyono." Toru Watanabe continued to introduce, "My friend and enemy, she and Miki grew up together."

"Hello, auntie." Qingye Rin greeted her in a normal way.

"It's Xiao Rin," Watanabe's mother laughed, "Come on, come in quickly."

She took three pairs of slippers from the shoe cabinet, one pair of Toru Watanabe's, and two pairs for visiting guests.

Kiyono Rin nodded politely and thanked her.

Miki Kujo glanced at the slippers and stared at the pair in front of Toru Watanabe: "Are these yours?"

"Well, you wear mine, I'll wear yours."

Kujo Miki nodded and put on Watanabe Toru's slippers.

Watanabe's mother glanced at Kujo Miki and said with a smile: "Come in quickly."

The three of them put their luggage at the door and followed Watanabe's mother into the room she came out of just now.

This is a living room with a wide space, which is luxuriously large for ordinary people living in Tokyo.

There is a cabinet in the corner of the living room. There is a TV on the cabinet that looks very thin and high-end, but is actually very cheap. It only has 1333×768 pixels.

A variety show was playing on the TV: a popular idol visited Iwate Prefecture and introduced various delicacies with exaggerated expressions.

There is a hearth in the middle of the living room. The principle is the same as the kotatsu, but there is a hole dug under the table, so you can put your feet directly in without having to kneel down.

In addition, there is a wood-burning stove made of tinplate in the living room, with fast-drying orange peels placed on it.

The faint smell of ripe oranges in the room came from that.

"Please sit down, I'll peel the fruit for you." Watanabe's mother said standing at the door of the living room.

"I'm here to help." Rin Kiyono, who had just walked into the living room, turned around and walked back to Eda Watanabe.

"No, Xiao Lin, you should have a good rest. You must be very tired from coming here from Tokyo."

Qingye Rin thought for a while: "Okay, thank you, auntie."

"You're welcome." Watanabe's mother laughed twice happily, and then told Toru Watanabe, "Xiao Che, please entertain them well."

"Know it."

Watanabe's mother went to the kitchen.

Kiyono Rin sat down in the irori and sighed comfortably.

Riding in the car for such a long time and walking such a long distance was equivalent to her usual amount of exercise in a week.

"Miki, please sit down too." Toru Watanabe greeted.

Kujo Miki glanced at the bedding on the irori and felt a little disgusted: "I don't know how many people have used this thing, and you want me to get into it?"

There are indeed women in the village who like to come and chat with Mother Watanabe, but this has nothing to do with country people and city people. Kujo Miki despises everyone.

Watanabe Toru was used to her mysophobia and suggested: "There should be new bedding at home, and then I can get you a cushion?"

"The seat cushions also need new ones."

"Cushions...are there any new ones..." Tetsu Watanabe gave up hope.

Kujo Miki glanced at him: "If not, I'll take it from your room."

"There, wait for me."

Watanabe Toru left the living room and stomped up to the second floor.

In the living room, Rin Kiyono chuckled and said to Miki Kujo: "I'm afraid you will make Watanabe-san's parents hate you."

"So what?" Miki Kujo didn't care, "Are you asking me to accommodate them? The only one I like is Toru Watanabe. But it's you, pretending to be a good girl, what do you want to do?"

"It's just the basic etiquette of being a guest. You are too rude, Miss Kujo."

"It is my living habit not to use quilts that others have used. How is this disrespectful?"

"In someone else's house..."

"Are you arguing so quickly?" Toru Watanabe walked in holding a quilt and a cushion, "You guys have such a good relationship."

The two ignored him.

When Watanabe's mother came in with the fruit plate, she was stunned for a moment when she saw the new bedding and the cushion under Kujo Miki's butt.

"Sorry, I only have the simplest fruits at home." She pretended that nothing happened and put the plate in the middle of the table.

There were only grapes, oranges, and sliced ​​apples on the plate.

Apples are fruits that Watanabe’s mother usually eats.

She didn't know where she heard it, saying that eating apples can improve your beauty. Sometimes in order to lose weight, she only eats apples for dinner.

The grapes were bought for Toru Watanabe who came back today.

As for oranges, there are a few orange trees on the mountain. You can pick them at will, but they are very sweet.

"That's enough. It's us who have disturbed you." Qingye Rin bowed slightly.

Kujo Miki nodded, agreeing with Kiyo Rin's words.

Watanabe Toru took an orange and peeled it while saying: "Mom, Miki and Qingye will stay to celebrate the New Year together. You can clean up the room for them."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly added as if he remembered:;

"By the way, Mei Ji can sleep in my room. She is so mysophobic that she is going to have a mental illness."
To be continued...