The Wonderful Daily Life of Nogizaka

"Why, don't you go up and have a look this year?"

A voice suddenly came from behind Baiyun Mountain.

"Forget it this year. Besides, store manager, haven't you already helped me pay my respects? The cleaning was so clean that not a single weed can be seen, which saves me having to do it myself." Baiyunshan said without looking back.

Yangchuan store manager appeared from behind Baiyun Mountain, imitated him and looked into the distance for a moment, then laughed and cursed: "You are getting more and more lazy every year. There is a big difference when I first met you.

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"Perhaps this is the exposure of one's true nature." Baiyunshan said with emotion with a faint smile on his face.

One year spent similar, each year is different.

Here, it seems that only the tombstones standing on the ground remain unchanged, and everything is buried underground with eternal coldness.

The first meeting between Baiyunshan and the store manager was also here and at this moment.

Life is always like this, you never know which surprise or surprise will come first, just like a seemingly ordinary moment turns out to be a turning point in your life.

That year, Baiyunshan was affected by the emotions of the original owner of his body and almost forgot who he was originally. His heart was full of dark and negative emotions, so he brought a rope and prepared to find a crooked neck tree to hang himself here, thinking that he would die.

He died together with his parents, but was stopped by the Yangchuan store manager who happened to come to visit the grave.

"what are you up to?"

"Hang yourself."

"Why hang yourself?"

"My parents have passed away. There is nothing in the world that I can cherish, so I might as well just die."

"My parents have also passed away, and they must have passed away earlier than your parents. I am also older than you, so you should respect your elders and lend me the rope to hang myself first. After you use it, you can take care of it.

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"..."

"What if someone comes after you're done? Am I not going to be arrested as a murderer?"

"You're going to die but why are you afraid of this?"

"I just don't want to be charged with unnecessary charges."

"Then how about I split the rope in half and we all die together?"

This conversation seemed a bit nonsensical, but it had a rather cold and playful feel to it.

Baiyunshan was stunned for a moment, then threw the rope over.

The store manager caught the rope. Although his expression was calm, he decisively tore it off piece by piece without saying a word, and then threw it in front of Baiyun Mountain. He said calmly: "Look, the quality of your rope is too poor."

, it will break as soon as you pull it, and you cannot commit suicide with it. Maybe your parents don’t want you to die at all, so you should live well. There is no need for young people to seek death and survival all day long. My parents have been dead for so long, and I am still alone.

Still living well!"

"..."

Baiyunshan glanced at the blood stains remaining on the rope, then glanced calmly at the seemingly calm store manager's palms that were trembling slightly from the force behind his back, then turned around and ran quickly towards the convenience store down the hillside.

A few minutes later, when he came back, he already had several bandages, alcohol cotton balls for disinfection and other items on his hands, and he helped the store manager take care of the wound without saying a word.

"Why do you do this?" After a long time, Baiyunshan lowered his head and asked: "It must be painful to break the rope like this, right?"

The store manager who was discovered didn't force it. After grimacing in pain, he pretended to smile lightly when he heard this: "If just a little pain can save a life, I'll make a profit no matter what."

Bar?"

"..."

Baiyunshan was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "I'm sorry."

"There is no need to apologize to me. You have not sorry for me."

The two then came to the tomb of their parents in Baiyun Mountain and squatted down to clean up the surrounding weeds. The store manager scooped up a spoonful of water with his bandaged hands and poured it down from the top of the tombstone. He whispered softly: "You can see it."

Your son is a good boy. Don’t take what he just said seriously. Life is always better than death! You are his closest relatives and you must love him more than anyone else. If you really miss him, let him visit every year.

Just give him a chance and hope that he will grow up well."

The cemetery was quiet, with only the breeze blowing through it, like the low whimpering of the deceased.

"I will take it upon myself to accept your agreement. I will bring him here every year in the future. Don't worry." The store manager said to himself, and then moved the wooden bucket filled with water.

Kai, took a bunch of flowers and put them in the empty bottle in front of the tombstone, then turned to look at Baiyun Mountain: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

Baiyunshan nodded honestly.

So the store manager took him back to the ramen shop and cooked a bowl of plain tonkotsu ramen, adding more chili pepper to appetize.

Baiyunshan finished the meal in three gulps as if he were a starved ghost reincarnated. Then he raised his head and drank the soup base in a gulp, and found that the store manager was looking at him with interest.

His tone remained calm: "I want to stay and work."

"Working? Why?" The store manager raised his eyebrows.

"First, this is very close to where I live. Second, the injury on your hand is not healed yet, so I want to help you."

"These are the only reasons?"

"Third, the food you make is delicious, and I want to learn from it."

The store manager looked at him for a long time, then smiled, nodded calmly and said: "Since you want to work part-time, of course there is no problem, but we have agreed in advance that my wages here are based on daily wages, so don't take it too little."

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"Don't worry, I won't."

Baiyunshan replied calmly, then showed hesitation on his face.

The store manager noticed his expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

Baiyunshan looked away in embarrassment and apologized: "The noodles I just ate were a bit spicy. Can you give me a glass of water?"

The store manager smiled, pointed to the refrigerator behind him and said, "You can just get a bottle of carbonated drink from it. Don't worry, you are a store clerk now and you don't keep accounts."

Baiyunshan quickly opened a bottle, and the two of them started chatting.

"Is it really okay to put so much chili pepper in tonkotsu ramen? Isn't there someone who can't eat it?"

"It's okay. There are always people who like to eat spicy food. Since you don't like it, I'll just leave it alone next time."

"No one likes spicy food so much, right? How tasty does this have to be?"

"Haha, who knows?"

...

Baiyunshan, who was gradually separated from his memories, came back to his senses, only to find that the store manager was still standing next to him, without saying a word, but looking at him with his eyes as before.

Baiyunshan pursed his lips and said, "Sorry, I thought about what happened here before."

The store manager smiled kindly, waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, didn't we agree that every New Year's Day you will come to the store to spend the New Year with this bad old man like me, and on your New Year's Eve I will accompany you here to see them

.A few years have passed and you have grown up. I don’t know how many more times I can watch it with you.”

"Store manager, you haven't aged much, so you don't have to say such unlucky words here, right?"

"Haha, be prepared for a rainy day! You will understand my mood when you are about the same age as me." The store manager pointed to a corner not far away with a smile and said: "I came earlier today, except

In addition to helping clean up the weeds, I also took the time to ask the nearby staff that there is a nice vacant lot, and I plan to bury it there in the future!"

"The view there is wide, and there are trees overhead. You don't have to worry about being too hot when sweeping the tomb. The most important thing is that you are close to my parents."

"Also, if Nanako and the others come back to see me in the future, just tell them and bring them over, so that you don't have to ask others around and cause trouble to others."

"If there are other children who want to come see me, you can also help take care of them. After all these years, apart from that guy Sato, you are the only one who will come to see me often. I can trust you..."

Baiyunshan watched the old man talking quietly without interrupting him, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.