Kanagawa Taoist College Students

"Madam...what's the matter with you?" Li Xuehao began sideways, trying not to look at Mrs. Xigu, so that he wouldn't have to worry about his eyes not being able to obey and aim at sensitive parts.

Eriko Hosotani didn't notice anything unusual about him. After patting her chest, she realized the purpose of her visit. She quickly took out a bulging envelope from her body and handed it over with both hands: "Manaka-kun, please accept it."

"This is?" Li Xuehao was a little confused. Did Mrs. Xigu give him another gift? Without thinking too much, I took it from her hand, but when I felt the shape and weight of the envelope in my hand, I couldn't help but feel something in my heart. I opened the envelope and saw that there was a stack of 1,000 banknotes inside. It was roughly estimated that there were enough 100,000 banknotes. many.

"Madam, what are you doing?"

Eriko Hosotani looked at him with gratitude in her tone: "Manaka-kun bought back the five hundred thousand yen IOU from Section Chief Kakihara earlier, allowing you to spend money. This is the money I will repay this month. From now on I will repay the same loan every month, and the interest will be calculated based on the bank interest rate.”

"Huh?" Li Xuehao couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. Of course he still remembered who Section Chief Kakihara was. The middle-aged man who blackmailed Mrs. Hosaya with an IOU of 500,000 yen when he first went to Hosotani's house, but was frightened by him in the end. He ran away, and he also "got" the IOU of 500,000 yen back, but he never spent a penny.

But Mrs. Hosaya didn't know that, thinking that he bought it with money, and now she actually planned to pay him back.

"Madam, I think you misunderstood. In fact, I did not spend money to buy that IOU. Section Chief Kakihara returned it to you on his own initiative." Li Xuehao explained, pushing the envelope back to Mrs. Hosaya.

Eriko Hosotani did not reach out to pick it up, but still looked at him gratefully, obviously not believing the "lie" he told. Based on the performance of Section Chief Kakihara, she would not easily hand over the five hundred thousand yen IOU. Hand it back, Manaka-kun must have bought it and said that specifically because he didn't want to burden her.

"Madam, what I said is true." Li Xuehao was a little helpless and didn't believe the truth. Besides, he couldn't call Section Chief Kakihara to testify, right? Mrs. Hosaya would definitely not believe it, and she might even think that he bribed Section Chief Kakihara.

"Okay, I have to go back to work, so I won't disturb you." Eriko Hosotani bowed slightly and prepared to leave.

Li Xuehao stopped her quickly and pushed the envelope back to her again: "Madam, I really didn't spend any money. You should take the money back." Mrs. Xigu's monthly salary is not much, and he knows best, because among them He had paid for half of the money, and she suddenly "repaid" him so much money. It is estimated that the expenses she left behind were only for the mother and daughter to eat.

"Manaka-kun, this will trouble me a lot." Eriko Hosotani pushed away again. Although Manaka-kun had no intention of asking her to repay the "loan" of 500,000 yen, she would not do that.

Seeing that she didn't want to accept it, Li Xuehao suddenly stepped forward, forced the envelope into her hand, and said: "Madam, whether you believe it or not, Section Chief Kakihara did return the IOU unconditionally, so you still have the money." Take it back." Then without waiting for Mrs. Hosaya to say anything, she gently pushed her out of the courtyard, "Okay, you have to go back to work. If you don't go, Mrs. Sawai may curse, so go on your way."

After saying that, Li Xuehao didn't give her a chance, returned to the house, and closed the door.

"Bang!" There was a muffled sound.

Eriko Hosotani looked helpless and dumbfounded. She looked blankly at the closed door, then looked down at the envelope in her hand. Finally, she shook her head with a wry smile and turned back to the convenience store.

She came here just now because she saw Manaka-kun passing by the door in the convenience store, so she took a temporary leave from Mrs. Sawai.

"Eriko, you're back." Back in the store, Mrs. Sawai behind the cashier looked at her with a smile.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, manager." Eriko Hosotani bowed slightly.

"It doesn't matter, everyone has their own private affairs, I can understand that." Mrs. Sawai's expression was full of understanding. Perhaps seeing that she looked a little abnormal, she added another sentence, "Do you mind telling me?"

Eriko Hosotani was about to go to work. When she heard this, she hesitated for a moment and said, "It's Manaka-kun, actually..." Then she told her about being refused to pay back the money.

"Manaka-kun is such a gentle and considerate person." After hearing this, Mrs. Sawai was very moved. Looking at Mrs. Hosaya who still looked uneasy, she hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to speak out, "Eriko, you do you know?"

"What?" Eriko Hosotani was stunned when asked.

"Actually, half of your monthly salary is advanced by Manaka-kun, because at the beginning, I didn't plan to hire anyone..." Mrs. Sawai said about how someone asked her to give Mrs. Hosaya a job. Read it again.

"Why, why?" Eriko Hosotani's expression changed greatly upon hearing this, and mist gradually formed in her eyes.

"Manaka-kun told me not to tell you. I'm sorry, but I still let you know..." Mrs. Sawai also bowed lightly.

Eriko Hosotani was still in shock after knowing the truth, so she didn't return the favor in time. When she woke up, she couldn't care less: "Store manager, can I leave for a moment?"

Mrs. Sawai nodded and guessed what she might be going to do: "Go ahead, I'll give you half a day off. Just remember to come to work tomorrow."

"Thank you, store manager!" Eriko Hosotani bowed and left in a hurry.

…

Li Xuehao was watching TV in the living room, switching channels boredly. He didn't plan to go to the orphanage today. He was almost done with the treatment anyway, and he wanted the children there to adapt to his habit of not going.

At half past six, he lay on the ground and looked up at the TV, seeming to be interested in the content.

"Ding dong, ding dong~" the doorbell sounded from outside.

Li Xuehao put down the remote control and went out to open the door. At this time, it was impossible for Chiba Sayuri and the others to come back. They didn't know who was outside.

He opened the door, and when he saw Mrs. Hosoya outside, he almost closed the door, thinking that Mrs. Hosoya went back again to pay back the money.

"Manaka-kun." Eriko Hosotani saw him, her eyes were slightly red.

Li Xuehao couldn't help being startled: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Is someone bullying you?"

Eriko Hosotani shook her head, looking at him with reddish eyes, tears also appearing in her eyes: "Manaka-kun, why are you so nice to me?"

"Madam, I don't understand what you are talking about." Li Xuehao was suspicious. Why was Mrs. Xigu so moved after not seeing her for a while? He just refused her "pay back the money".

Eriko Hosotani didn't explain anything. She wiped the corners of her wet eyes and looked behind him: "Miss Chiba and the others haven't come back yet?"

"It shouldn't be that fast. It may take more than an hour." Li Xuehao said.

"Oh." Eriko Hosotani responded softly, her face suddenly turning red, "Well, can I visit Manaka-kun's room?"

What?

Li Xuehao wondered if he heard it wrong. After all, the question was asked a bit abruptly. If someone of the same age asked it, it wouldn't be a big deal. But Mrs. Xigu's daughter is older than him and has a higher status than him. , and being a woman, such a request makes people feel weird.

However, Li Xuehao did not refuse: "No problem, please come with me, madam." He said, inviting her in.

Eriko Hosotani walked in and changed into slippers at the entrance.

Li Xuehao led her to his bedroom and pushed the door open: "This is it."

"Manaka-kun's room is very clean." Eriko Hosotani followed him in. Whether intentionally or not, she closed the door of the room.

Li Xuehao didn't pay attention when he heard the door closing.

"Manaka-kun, look out from the balcony, can you see Mrs. Sawai's convenience store?" Eriko Hosotani pointed to the balcony behind him.

"I haven't tried it yet. I don't know if I can see it." Li Xuehao turned around and saw that the curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows were closed. He couldn't see outside. He stepped forward and opened the curtains. Mrs. Sawai's convenience store does not face the balcony, but from the direction, if there is no obstruction, you can still see it if you want to.

Opening the floor-to-ceiling windows, he walked out of the balcony.

Mrs. Hosaya did not follow him, she was probably visiting his room.

After Li Xuehao determined the direction, he tried his best to look as far away as possible, but because there was a house in the middle, he couldn't see Mrs. Sawai's convenience store at all.

After standing outside the balcony for a while, he entered the room again.

But when he saw the situation in the room, his expression froze instantly.

Mrs. Hosaya, who was originally wearing a store clerk's uniform, was now standing naked next to the bed, looking at him uneasily with her face flushed.