I imagined my father telling us that my mother was back from England, and I imagined my mother getting out of the car at the door, carrying a bag, and bringing many delicious British snacks to Qi Mingyue and me."

"Is there no servant at home?" Kanbaru asked.

"It was there at the beginning, but then it disappeared." Tianhai Jiuliuli didn't seem to explain the reason. "After my mother got divorced, she would come back to visit us every other month at first, but the time became farther and farther apart.

Month, two months, three months, half a year, one year...

"Since then, I haven't waited for my mother for more than a year. I... Every night when Qi Mingyue fell asleep, I would take the gifts my mother gave me, sneak into my father's study, and sit quietly

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the rusty iron door outside... I thought, if I wait for my mother longer, she will come back to see Qi Mingyue and me, right? What will she bring here to see this time?

We Qi Mingyue should also be very happy, right?"

Tianhai Jiuliuli's tone became lower and lower, in this rainy weather.

Uncomfortable...Kanahara music becomes more and more uncomfortable the more you listen to it.

Try to imagine that in the middle of the night, a little girl secretly got up and came to the window, hugging her legs, quietly waiting for her mother to come back to visit her and her sister, hoping that she would bring novel toys and snacks again.

The look of a person waiting quietly made Kanbaru feel very distressed.

How long has she waited?

Missing my mother will probably wait forever, for a few hours or a whole night, or for another year, it's possible.

But Jiuliuli is a very sensible child and will not take the initiative to tell her parents what she wants... This means that she can tolerate everything in her heart.

Indirectly, Kanbaru couldn't help but question Aunt Bertha.

Why haven’t you come to see your daughter for a year?

Do you know how uncomfortable it is for her to wait?

In the air of seemingly endless silence, Kanbaru saw her uncomfortable mood and subconsciously put his arms around her petite shoulders.

So that she can lean on his shoulder.

Tianhai Jiuliuli showed no resistance.

Instead, after leaning in, I felt a little relieved and looked at Tokyo in silence outside the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows.

......

If Jiuliuli and Qi Mingyue were half a pair of caged birds in their childhood, then in their lives, their mother was the window to observe the world, the novelty of realizing things they had never seen before, the happiness of knowing other children who had never known them before, and the joy of eating. Something I have never eaten before.

Not unimportant.

My beloved father and mother suddenly separated. I can no longer see the mother I loved before, and the tired but still complete and happy family is no longer there.

Jiuliuli is burdened with these things in her heart.

Kanbaru understood this and looked at Tianhai Jiuliuli's little face, feeling a little more understanding.

No matter how mature Jiu Liuli is, no matter how much she has the responsibility of a gentle sister, she is still fifteen years old. Feeling uncomfortable inside, she did not choose to cry or pray, but silently sealed this feeling in her heart.

As a sister, Jiuliuli must have known herself very early.

I know that I can't show my weak side in front of my sister, so I make myself strong and become so good that I can gradually take over everything.

Kanbaru looked at the clock in the living room and saw that it was already six o'clock in the evening.

What you can see from the huge living room and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows is the high-rise scenery of Tokyo. The gray rain seems to have soaked everything, making the edges of the city cold and dark.

"Jiu Liuli." Kanhara took a breath, as if to help her relax, and shouted to her with a smile.

"Yeah." Tianhai Jiuliuli gently left his shoulder.

"Is there anything you want to eat?"

"Now?"

"Yes, it's already six o'clock, you must be very hungry. I can understand your unhappiness, but it's not your fault that your parents quarreled. I also know how you felt when your parents divorced when you were a child. Haha, if I say To say that I can completely comfort you and take you out of the sadness is definitely an exaggeration...but as an audience, I can still help you share some of your unhappiness."

Kanbaru said with a smile.

I felt that speaking like this was not enough, so I started talking about my own affairs again:

"Although I don't own the story you told me, it doesn't matter to me that my father suddenly disappeared... But I can completely understand your mood and imagine your expectation and waiting... It's funny to say it, I When A-Ling and I were young, what we looked forward to was money and bread, but A-Ling also wanted one more toy.

"I remember it was on a snowy day, as if it was like a fairy tale. At night I took A Ling back home from my mother's house and walked to the commercial street. She was attracted by a doll. The doll's eyes and smile were very beautiful. It’s so cute, Ah Ling fell in love with it at first sight. I still remember her standing on her feet in the snowy weather, holding on to the window, looking inside, and then turned around and said to me, I want this.

"Her tone was pleading, even expecting, but I could only smile bitterly in return.

"5800 yen... If you don't eat meat and choose tofu or other dishes, this is equivalent to half a month's meal expenses. How can you afford it...

"I told A-Ling very realistically that we can't afford it now, and we can't buy it for you. After A-Ling heard it, she was very sad, but I then told her that we can't afford it now, but we will definitely buy it in the future. If you can afford it, trust me, and I will help you buy it in the future... I smiled at her and held out my little finger, and she especially trusted me at that time, and smiled at me, and we became brother and sister. agreement.

"I said those words because I always firmly believe in a truth.

"When you reach the bottom of the valley, the only way left is "up"... The scenery at the bottom of the valley is not completely dark. If you keep your feet on the ground and raise your head, there will be hope shining ahead.

"Just work hard and try harder. Complaining can't change the status quo. This is what my mother has always done.

"And the fact is the same now. My mother has come out of the bottom, her job is better, her life is better, and A Ling can afford to buy what she wants... Although I no longer need to go under the vending machine to pick up coins You bought some snacks, so it’s a good thing to see her living comfortably...

"Haha, having said all that, I actually hope you won't dwell too much on the past, Jiuliuli! Your mother is very important to you, and Qi Mingyue and Uncle Tianhai are also very important to you. They don't want you to be unhappy, Jiuliuli. I am depressed by what happened in the past... As an elder brother, I don’t want you to be unhappy, Jiuliuli!

"So, be happy, I can cook for you!

"Haha, would Jiu Liuli be surprised if he calls himself his elder brother so seriously?"

"No, I am a really good brother. I also receive a lot of care from him."

"Well, that's good if you think so. I always believe that in a family, feelings are far more important than blood ties. Feelings are the bond of family members, and blood ties...Haha, won't you abandon them when it's time to abandon them? So, now we have

Jiuliuli, whom everyone is concerned about, should not stay in the past!"

"Brother..."

Tianhai Jiuliuli shouted softly, "Brother", this shout had a special feeling.

Because she could carefully observe that Kanhara was using his smile to help her dispel her sadness and the boredom of rainy days.

"I'll go get you something to eat." Kanhara smiled cheerfully and said to her.

"Hmm."

"Sit down and don't come to help! Let me make you a meal alone. This is a brother's care and concern for his sad sister."

"..."

When I came to the kitchen, I found that the only ingredients were potatoes and bread.

Just keep it simple, just slices of buttered bread and baked potatoes.

Fry the bread with butter, cut the potatoes into cubes, add the processed onions, rosemary, salt, black pepper, and cheese, then bake it in the oven at 190 degrees for half an hour. During this period, I made some of the same things I made for Jiuliuli before.

Appetizers and a glass of warm milk.

Tianhai Jiuliuli silently watched his neat movements throughout the whole process.

In order to ensure that there is no problem with the smell, Kambaraku washes everything very clean.

When everything was done, Shen Yuanle brought the things in front of Jiuliuli.

"It's done. The baked potatoes can be sandwiched between slices of bread and butter. I originally wanted to cook you some meat, but I went home for a run today, haha, and forgot to buy groceries."

"..."

Tianhai Jiuliuli looked at the food he enthusiastically brought to her and stared at it for a long time.

The potatoes are hot and have the unique aroma of baking.

Familiar scent...but completely different...

Her mind seemed to drift back to the past...

Kagura Raku found that she had been looking at this kind of food for a long, long time.

Then, she said, she picked up the spoon and took a bite.

"How was it?"

She blurted out the habitual question... Kanbaru thought she would directly say thank you to her brother, but unexpectedly, there was a slight glimmer of light in the corners of her eyes.

Something's wrong, why are you still...crying?
Chapter completed!