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Boss Kiryu and Gumu Goro are actually very good friends... This is really beyond Qingdeng's expectation.

Two people who feel that they have nothing to do with each other are actually good friends—this kind of wonderful fate and coincidence surprised Qingdeng.

After all, Komu Goro and Mr. Kiryu are a little bit different in age. One is in his early 90s, and the other looks just over 40.

In this age where medical care is underdeveloped and people do not have scientific concepts of hygiene and diet, so that the average life expectancy is hard to describe, the age difference of nearly 40 years old is almost two generations apart.

Probably this is the so-called "forgetful friendship".

"Gu Mu, when did you and A-cho come?" Kiryu asked.

"last night."

Gu Mu Goro replied.

"The plan is to go to Qianshiwu to look for you and Ah Wu as soon as I arrive in Edo."

"But when we arrived in Edo last night, it was already too late."

"Because I was worried that going to you all of a sudden when it was already so late at night might affect the rest of Ni and Ah Mai, so A-cho and I found a random hotel to spend the night last night, and we were going to wait for Isamu Kondo's arrival this morning. I'll see you again after the wedding begins."

Kiryu adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Did you arrive last night... Why did you and A-cho come so late? I thought you wouldn't come to Kondo-kun's wedding."

"The wedding of the future head of the fourth generation of the natural Rishin-ryu...Is it impossible for me not to attend?"

There was a meaningful smile on the corner of Gumu Goro's mouth.

"My bellflower house has been doing very well recently, and has won many big orders."

"In order to complete these business orders, Machi and I were kneading flour day and night until we left for Edo, so it took a lot of time."

"Fortunately, I wasn't late. I arrived in Edo smoothly the day before the wedding. Congratulations, congratulations."

When Goro Komugi was greeting Mrs. Kiryu, Mai Kinoshita and A-Machi were hugging and clinging to each other intimately.

It has to be said that the two girls, one big and one small, hug each other very sweetly.

The two girls have their own charming beauty.

One is a mature and beautiful wife, and the other is a young and cute girl.

Although the beauty of the face is different, the attractiveness of the figure is exactly the same - they all have a curvy figure.

The shy Kinoshita Mai flung herself into A-Machi's arms without any scruples.

A-Machi warmly embraced Kinoshita Mai with open arms, and Komu Goro beside him raised his hand and patted Kinoshita Mai's little head affectionately.

Judging from the series of interactions between Kinoshita Mai, Komu Goro, and Acho...she has a very good relationship with this couple.

A-Machi, who was full of doting, hugged Kinoshita Mai, and at the same time rubbed his cheeks against Kinoshita Mai's delicate face with moderate force.

"A-Wu, I haven't seen you for a while, you look beautiful again!" said A-Ding.

"Auntie Machi, you too! You have also become more beautiful!" Mai Kinoshita, who was normally clumsy and introverted, showed a rarely seen cheerful side in front of Machi.

Amachi, who was amused by Kinoshita Mai's compliment, covered her lips and smiled lightly: "Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. I, an old woman, am very happy to be praised so much by you."

"Aunt Macho, you are here again."

Kinoshita Mai giggled childishly, then hugged A-Ming even tighter.

"Why do you always like to call yourself an old lady? Auntie, you are still young!"

"..." Ah Ding smiled without saying a word, but silently hugged Ah Wu tightly.

After a while, A-Ming reluctantly let Kinoshita Mai go.

Until this time, Qingdeng finally had the opportunity to communicate with Kinoshita Mai.

Qingdeng sat next to Gu Mu and his wife. When discovering the Gu Mu couple, Kinoshita Wu naturally discovered Qingdeng at the same time—it's just that she was busy greeting the long-lost Gu Mu couple, so she couldn't take care of Qingdeng for the time being.

As if agreed in advance, Qingdeng and Kinoshita Wu raised their eyes and looked at each other in a tacit understanding.

The two looked at each other.

Lines of sight intertwined.

This is the first time the two have met since the chaos of the fireworks display.

Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled for a moment, then her eyes flickered as if she couldn't calm down, and once she made a gesture to look away...

But in the end, she mustered up the courage to open her cat-like round eyes wide, sending eye waves full of complex emotions to the young man in front of her.

"A dance."

Qingdeng smiled and greeted Kinoshita Mai first.

Just relying on my current bond with Kinoshita Mai... When facing Kinoshita Mai, there is no need to make any redundant greetings.

Simply calling out your name is more than a thousand "Long time no see" and ten thousand "Hello."

The moment Qingdeng called out the phrase "A Wu" softly, Kinoshita Wu's eyes flickered violently.

As the saying goes, "the eyes are the windows to the soul".

The change in Kinoshita Mai's eyes declared that she was not at peace at the moment.

Joy, joy, unhappiness, resentment... All these emotions flashed through Kinoshita Mai's eyes in a swarm.

Ultimately, these emotions blend into one.

It turned into a touch of... the panic of being at a loss and the gentle smile that can't be hidden, as if it can melt the ice.

"Qingdeng..." Kinoshita Wu nodded slightly to Qingdeng coyly.

Kiryu and the others, who have long known that Qingdeng and Kinoshita Mai are in a relationship where they can call each other by name, are not surprised by their series of interactions.

But for Gu Mu and his wife, this was a bit too exciting.

In this day and age of this country, young men and women call each other names... even a kid in his early 10s knows what it means.

Gu Mu Goro and A-Ming all showed surprise, and looked back and forth at Qingdeng and Kinoshita Mai with scrutiny.

Finally, they fixed their eyes on Kiryu.

Kiryu noticed the gaze of the two and turned to look.

What is the relationship between these two people...? Komaki Goro asked Kiryu with his eyes.

Although Komu Goro asked the question in the form of "interrogative sentence", his expression has already revealed his answer to this question, and he has a bottom line in his heart.

After hesitating for a moment, Kiryu showed a helpless smile.

Immediately afterwards, he nodded slightly towards the two of them.

In an instant, the expressions on the faces of Gumu Goro and A-Machi became "wonderful".

The person whose expression became wonderful at this moment is Qingdeng.

Because at this moment, a loud and loud voice came from afar.

"Ahahaha! Mr. Ju! So you are here!"

Qingdeng knew who it was without turning his head to look... After all, this male voice was too familiar to him.

"Mr. Shigetaro, Miss Sanako..." Qing Deng turned around slowly, and looked at the two young figures walking straight towards him with a strange expression.

The Chiba family and the Kondo family have been friends for generations, so it is completely natural to invite people from the Chiba family to participate in today's big day in the test hall.

Qingdeng and Zuo Nazi hadn't seen each other since the fireworks display ended.

Most likely, I could see Kinoshita Mai and Sanako at today's wedding banquet - Qingdeng had expected this.

But he didn't expect that he would reunite with the two daughters at the same time...

Sanako is wearing an exquisite kimono with a blue dress and a white belt today, and her hair combed into a Shimada bun is dignified and simple...Qingdeng has not seen Sanako in the form of a "famous young lady" for a long time, so he looks at Sanako today. I miss this look.

After Qingdeng turned around because of Shigetaro's yell just now, Sanako bowed to Qingdeng with normal expression.

Qingdeng returned the gift to Sanako with a daze.

Sanako's calm reaction... Qingdeng was slightly surprised.

He thought that Sanako would show him complex expressions and eyes like Kinoshita Mai...

Expressionless and cold - isn't this the usual appearance of Sanako?

With this appearance of Sanako, it felt as if... nothing embarrassing had ever happened between her and Qingdeng.

This moment is not only Qingdeng's first reunion with Kinoshita Mai and Sanako since the fireworks display...it is also the first reunion after the two daughters broke through Qingdeng's "exquisite time management" together...

As soon as Sana Zifang appeared, Kinoshita Mai's expression changed immediately.

The lines of her face became tense in an instant, and she subconsciously stepped back while bending her waist, lowering her body's center of gravity, and fixed her eyes on Sanako with a vigilant face, as if she had encountered some powerful enemy.

However, everyone including Qingdeng didn't notice this little move of Kinoshita Mai - except for Sanako.

As if sensing something, Sanako twitched her eyebrows slightly, turned her head slightly, and met Kinoshita Mai's eyes.

Because Sanako is much taller than Kinoshita Mai, when the two girls look at each other, Sanako who can look down on Kinoshita Mai and give Kinoshita Mai an invisible pressure can be said to have taken advantage of it.

As soon as Sanako saw it, due to Sanako's aura and her own weak psychology when facing Sanako, Kinoshita Mai's delicate body shook slightly, and her eyes wandered in an instant Not sure.

Seeing Kinoshita Mai who started to look away and didn't dare to meet her eyes, Sanako pursed her red lips.

Then--

"Ah……"

The left corner of Sanako's mouth raised an imperceptible arc, and she let out a sneer that even she couldn't hear clearly.

Although Kinoshita Mai didn't hear Sanako's laughter...but she did see the slight smile on Sanako's mouth!

"Ugh...!"

Kinoshita Mai placed her hands on her stomach in a graceful movement, and clenched them tightly. A small face turned red and puffed up like a puffer fish.

At this time, someone finally noticed the strangeness of Kinoshita Mai.

"A Wu, what's wrong with you?" A Ding asked.

"No, it's nothing." In order to explain away her strangeness, Kinoshita Mai took out the pocket paper she carried with her, and repeatedly and vigorously wiped off the sweat beads that didn't exist on her face...

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Although Chiba's family received the invitation card from the health examination hall, unfortunately...Chiba Dingkichi, who has suffered from frequent physical problems since he got old, recently had a relapse of old injuries. He who needed to recuperate missed Isamu Kondo's wedding banquet today.

Eijiro Chiba was far away in the Mito domain.

Chiba Michizaburo and Chiba Domon Shiro happened to be busy with important matters today.

Therefore, Chiba Shigetaro and Sanako were the only ones present at the Chiba family today.

Due to the limited area of ​​the venue, in order to allow each guest to have enough space to sit, the banquet adopts a "cluster" seating arrangement.

To put it simply, it is like eating at separate tables, every dozen or so people sit together.

Okita Hikaru and Okita Rintaro naturally sat with the chief executive.

And Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai will definitely not be separated from the familiar and long-lost Gumu couple.

After Tong and Wu took their seats, there were exactly 2 vacant seats left at the "table" where Qingdeng was... Seeing this, Chiba Shigetaro said without hesitation: "Oh! Mr. Ju, do you still have vacancies here? Then I Sit here with Sanako!"

After finishing speaking, Chiba Shigetaro sat down involuntarily, and assumed a posture of "I will not move when I am killed".

So - this "table" of Qingdeng... Starting from Qingdeng, in clockwise order, the seated persons are:

Aoto, Souji, Okita Hikaru, Okita Rintaro, Chiba Shigetaro, Sanako, Kinoshita Mai, Kiryu Boss, Acho, Komugoro.

Qingdeng + 3 girls + parents of these 3 girls...

It wasn't until Chiba Shigetaro and Sanako sat directly opposite him that Qingdeng realized his situation at his "table"...it seemed a little awkward.

Although Sanako and Chiba Shigetaro knew Okita Hikaru and his wife, they were not very close.

As for Gu Mu and his wife, let alone. Apart from Kiryu, Kinoshita Mai and Souji, there was no one they knew well around.

It's just—even though everyone is unfamiliar with each other, the atmosphere is unusually harmonious...

Chiba Shigetaro is a "social bullying patient" who never knows what "stage fright" and "introversion" are.

Okita Hikaru, who was in charge of the family early due to the early death of his parents, knows etiquette, understands etiquette, and is slick.

As a son-in-law, Okita Rintaro, although his temper is a little more honest, he is not a person who is not good at socializing or speaking in front of strangers.

The Kiryu and Gumu couples show the demeanor of the old world. Talking and laughing shows a mature and prudent aura.

The parents of the 3 girls get along very happily... On the contrary, the 3 girls are very quiet...

Sanako didn't talk all the time, and drank tea silently with his head down all the time—but because Zuozi was usually a quiet person who didn't like to talk, no one felt that there was anything unusual about Zuozi now.

Although Kinoshita Mai frequently chatted with Kiryu and Gu Mu couple beside her, she always glanced at Qingdeng, Sanako... and the chief executive uneasily from the side.

The general manager who is very cheerful on weekdays, now... no, since Kinoshita Mai and Sanako arrived one by one, he has become much quieter.

She repeatedly glanced back and forth at Qingdeng, Sanako, and Kinoshita Mai with an observing gaze...then silently stuffed a big mouthful of Jinpingtang into her mouth.

The banquet hall, which was empty an hour ago, is now full.

With everyone's full expectation, the hands of the clock finally reached 11:30... Today's newcomer finally showed up!

Isamu Kondo, whose hair was neatly combed, stepped into the banquet hall with a dignified but nervous expression.

I saw Isamu Kondo wearing a black haori with long sleeves and long hem on his upper body. Their family crest was embroidered on five places including the back of the haori, and the undershirt under the haori was also black. The lower body wears a black and white striped hakama, the belt is tied into a cross knot, and white socks are worn on the feet.

Kondo's current outfit is a very standard "Monfu Haori Hakama".

The so-called "monzuki hakama" is the highest-level male dress in the Edo period, and it is generally only worn on special occasions such as weddings and children's full moon ceremonies.

The one who followed Kondo into the hall was naturally his future wife: the girl named Matsui Tsune.

From the time when Zhou Zhu and A Bi jointly stated that they would take Kondo on a blind date, the name "Matsui Chang" frequently appeared in Qingdeng's ears—but Qingdeng had never met this woman.

Right now, Qingdeng finally got a glimpse of what the girl Zhou Zhu and Abi praised so much and Kondo dreamed of looked like.

Indeed, as Zhou Zhu, Kondo and the others highly praised before, this girl has an excellent appearance.

Generally speaking, she has a very classical melon-seeded face that seems to have come out of an ancient painting by literati.

From the eyebrows to the neck, all the lines are so graceful and delicate.

She is a very gentle and gentle girl.

The face was smeared with white powder into a beautiful white and tender color, the willow eyebrows were modified with eyebrow pencil, and the small red lips were covered with high-quality lip gloss... Matsui Chang, who was wearing bridal makeup, lowered his head slightly and folded his hands on his body In front of him, he followed closely behind Kondo step by step.

The hair is combed into Wenjin Takashimada bun, and the kimono, gown, gown, belt, and cloth socks are all white as snow. The chest sword, lace, Suehiro and other accessories are also white. The famous headgear called "White Cotton Cap" - this is Matsui Tsune's current attire.

"White cotton hat" is a large oval hat. Wearing a "white cotton hat" means that no one but the groom can see the bride's face until the wedding is over. The "spiritual power" hidden in the book means to eliminate disasters.

The outfit that Tsuki Matsui was wearing was exactly the wedding dress that girls in the Edo period would wear when they got married - Bai Wugou.

In ancient Japan, white symbolizes the color of the sun. It is not only a sacred color, but also a color that represents purity and innocence.

Since the Heian period (794-1192), pure white has become a revered color.

From the Muromachi Shogunate era (1336-1573), samurai families gradually used white kimono as the bride's dress. When it evolved to the current Edo Shogunate era, Shiro Mugou has become an exclusive wedding dress worn by the bride

I have to say that Matsui Chang, who wears beautiful light makeup and wears a white dress that is so white that there is no trace of dirt or impurities, is indeed extremely beautiful, exuding a holy aura.

"It's so beautiful..."

Suddenly, Qingdeng heard Kinoshita Wu's murmur.

He turned his head to look, and saw Kinoshita Mai staring straight at Matsui Tsunade Shi Shiran into the banquet hall without blinking.

Matsui Chang... To be precise, it was Kinoshita Mai who was distracted by Shiro Mugou's beauty, her eyes were shining with the same color as the sky outside the window.

Although the emotion is expressed very implicitly, Wu Kinoshita's emotion at the moment, the emotion at the moment, is well conveyed to Qingdeng.

When he came back to his senses, Qingdeng found that it was not only Kinoshita Mai who was like this—Sanako was also staring at the clothes on Matsui Chang's body now.

Sanako, who is cold and not good at expressing her emotions, her eyes are also shining with light that is faint but powerful.

Looking at the expression of the second daughter looking blankly at Bai Wugou...Qingdeng naturally put his hands on his legs, and unconsciously tightened and grabbed the hakama tube fabric on his thighs.

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(Tachibana, which of them do you like? Do you plan to marry either of them?)

...

(This kind of question should not be so difficult to answer, right? Just follow your own desires and your inner thoughts)

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Last night, the words that the earthworker and the general director said to Qingdeng flashed quickly in Qingdeng's mind.

One wave after another of firmness, like a rising flame, burned blazingly in Qingdeng's pupils.

At this moment, Qingdeng made up his mind.

It's okay to be overconfident.

It doesn't matter if you are fasting or high-minded.

Qingdeng no longer intends to withdraw his decision.

But... It's a pity to say that although Qingdeng noticed the appearance of Kinoshita Mai and Sanako, he didn't notice the expression of a beautiful woman who was close to him.

The action of stuffing Kopei candy into his mouth stopped at the moment when Matsui Tsutomu, who was dressed in white, entered the arena, his face was in a trance at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if he was shocked by some beautiful scene ...

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"...I really miss it."

Komu Goro gazed at the newlywed Yaner not far away with a nostalgic smile on his face, turned his head sideways, and whispered to A-Ming beside him.

"I'm reminded of the scene when we got married."

"Me too." Ah Ding smiled.

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The wedding ceremony in front of people has few links and fast pace.

Isamu Kondo and Matsui, who knelt side by side at the northern end of the banquet hall, often drink wine in the "three-entry ceremony" and read their wedding vows, and the wedding is over.

Next, it's meal time.

Plate after plate of luxurious dishes and bottle after bottle of mellow fine wine were brought up.

After a while, the solemn banquet became chaotic.

More and more people who were too drunk sang, shouted and danced there.

More and more people stand up spontaneously to add to the fun, showing all kinds of strange performances.

For example, Isamu Kondo's brother: Miyagawa Otogoro performed for everyone his unique skill of "five steamed buns can be stuffed in his mouth".

The cheering guests not only made the banquet scene extremely noisy, but also made the originally well-ordered seats extraordinarily messy.

Now I can't tell which "table" is which "table"... Everyone sits randomly, and the seats become disorganized.

At this time, Kiryu got up abruptly and said that he wanted to relieve himself.

Less than 3 minutes after Kiryu left the table, Komu Goro suddenly said that he wanted to relieve himself.

Immediately afterwards, Ah-Machi also said that he wanted to go to the toilet...

Kinoshita Dance's "parents" all left in an instant...

Kinoshita Mai is not "lonely" - because as soon as A-Machi left, Okita Hikaru abruptly dragged Okita Rintaro to another corner of the banquet hall on the grounds that he wanted to say hello to Mr. Sato Hikogoro and the others. step forward.

Chiba Shigetaro silently watched the backs of the Okita couple... Then, his eyes flicked thoughtfully left and right.

With a strange smile slowly appearing on the corner of his mouth, he suddenly raised his hand to cover his face forcefully.

"Uh...! Uh...!"

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Sanako quickly reached out to support Chiba Shigetaro's shoulders.

"It's okay... It seems that I drank too much... I feel a little uncomfortable."

"Drinking too much?" Zuo Nazi frowned as if thinking of something.

"I'll go outside to blow some air... I'll come back later, Sanazi, you can eat slowly by yourself first."

After finishing speaking, Chiba Shigetaro didn't wait for Sanako to make any reply, covered his head, and rushed out of the banquet hall like a gust of wind.

In the blink of an eye, Chiba Shigetaro's figure disappeared from Sanako's field of vision.

The originally bustling "table" of people became only Qingdeng, Kinoshita Mai, Sanako and the chief executive in less than 5 minutes...

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I didn't write enough 8,000 words today... I'm very sorry! (Leopard Wind Kneeling.jpg)

Yesterday was Saturday, and now it is winter when people are prone to sleepiness, and I accidentally snooze a little bit... Tomorrow the author will definitely make up a chapter of 8000+! (Leopard dead.jpg)

That is to say, can everyone guess what Qing Deng made up his mind in today's chapter?