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Chapter 350 The Real Summer Vacation

Mochizuki Haruka woke up a little earlier than usual the next day. When she climbed out of bed, she saw Matsue Jun walking towards the vegetable garden in the backyard.

"Senior, did you see that? The cucumbers are especially beautiful this year!"

Jun Matsue walked through the fields, carrying a watering can, watering the plants while video chatting with Maki Yamami.

On the other side, Yamami Maki stood on the treadmill at home, looking at the phone propped up in front of her. The girl had just gotten up and was jogging.

"Does Matsueda-san also grow vegetables?" the girl asked, slightly out of breath.

“I’ve planted them before.” Jun Matsue walked around to the other side of the vegetable garden and watered the lush water spinach.

“In the past, the welfare home chose to grow vegetables to save expenses. I would come and help whenever I had free time. The director would also give me a salary, which was my main source of pocket money.”

"I've done everything from sowing and fertilizing to loosening the soil and watering, so I shouldn't have any problem becoming a farmer in the future."

Yamami Maki laughed as she stepped off the treadmill and wiped the fine sweat from her neck.

"While there's nothing wrong with being a farmer, it feels like a waste of Matsueda's talent to go into farming in the future~"

Jun Matsue glanced behind the girl; a yellow parrot was standing in its cage, staring at him.

"Senior, are you exercising at home? Is it okay to video chat without headphones?"

"It's okay, no one's home today." Yami Maki's face was flushed from exercise, and she felt that her words seemed a little strange.

"Is the parrot okay?" Jun Matsueda asked, very alert. "What if it suddenly starts calling 'Matsueda-kun! Matsueda-kun' during dinner one day?"

The girl laughed even harder, "My parrot can't talk, Pine Branch, don't worry~"

Mochizuki Haruka walked to the edge of the field and looked at the boy bending over in the morning light. Matsueda Jun was wearing headphones, so the girl couldn't hear the other side, but she could guess that the boy was talking to Yamami Maki.

"The cat that steals fish," the girl muttered softly, then called out to the boy's retreating figure.

"Pine branch——"

Matsueda Jun turned around, and Mochizuki Haruka, who was standing not far away, waved to him. Yamami Maki, on the other side, also heard the girl's shout.

"Shall we stop the video here for now?" the understanding young woman said. "I'm going to take a shower too."

"Okay, I'll send you a picture of breakfast later." Jun Matsue waited for the girl in the earpiece to hang up before walking towards Haruka Mochizuki.

"Does Miss also want to farm?" He shook the water jug ​​in his hand, while Mochizuki Haruka shook her head.

Have you had breakfast?

"No, would you like to eat together?"

The girl nodded in satisfaction and turned to walk towards the cafeteria.

There weren't many people in the canteen. During the summer vacation, the children all wanted to sleep in. Only a few welfare home staff members were eating breakfast and chatting in the hall. Mochizuki Haruka chose a corner seat and sat down. Matsueda Jun brought over two breakfasts.

Breakfast today was rice balls and vegetable and egg soup. Jun Matsueda pushed the girl's portion in front of her and asked, "How did you sleep last night?"

"It's fine." Mochizuki Haruka picked up a spoon and stirred the golden egg flowers in the soup bowl. "I didn't dream, I slept very soundly, and the blanket really does smell nice."

The girl seemed to remember something, looked up and asked, "I heard Rion say that the 'sunshine smell' of sun-dried blankets is the smell of dead dust mites, is that true?"

Jun Matsueda glanced at her. "We're having breakfast, aren't we?"

Mochizuki Haruka calmly took a sip of the sweet vegetable soup, then took a bite of her rice ball, blinking as she looked at the boy. "Let me think about it," Matsueda Jun said, munching on his salt-grilled salmon rice ball. He had already taken a picture of his breakfast and sent it to his senior.

"Sun-dried towels contain several compounds—methylpropionaldehyde has a fruity and baked smell, methacrolein has a floral scent, and methyl furan has a chocolate smell. Together, they are the source of the sun-dried smell."

Mochizuki Haruka paused in her chewing. "You know that?"

Although she believed the boy in front of her could give her the answer, the answer was far too professional.

"Because I had thought about participating in a chemistry competition before, I looked at some things when I had free time." Jun Matsue took a sip of soup, stuffed the last bite of rice ball into his mouth, and picked up another one.

"I can't eat that much, you can have this too." The girl put her rice ball into the plate opposite her. "Speaking of which, why don't you continue to sign up for the competition?"

"In short, I don't think it's that valuable anymore."

“That makes sense.” Mochizuki Haruka nodded seriously. “If it’s just for the prize money, why don’t you come and be my tutor?”

"." Jun Matsue chose to shut himself up with a rice ball.

After finishing breakfast, the girl strolled around the orphanage with Jun Matsueda. When the asphalt road was completely dry and about to be mercilessly baked by the sun, she stood by the black car on the side of the road, ready to go home.

"Are you leaving already?" Jun Matsue opened the car door for her and put a bag of vegetables inside. "This is for Auntie, brought by the Dean."

"One day is enough." Mochizuki Haruka got into the car and looked at the boy standing by the roadside. There was a hint of resentment in the girl's eyes. She had come here to prevent someone from sneaking into her base.

"If I stay too long, you'll find me annoying again."

"Be careful on the road." Jun Matsueda could only pretend he didn't understand her. "Tell me when you get home."

The girl nodded. "A batch of books will be delivered in a couple of days. They are donated by my aunt and me to the orphanage. Please remember to count them when they arrive."

“Okay.” The boy hesitated for a moment. “You don’t need to be too nice to the orphanage just because of me.”

"This way, when they leave the welfare home in the future, they might not be able to adapt."

The girl paused for a moment, then smiled brightly. "So you mean I can just focus on being good to you?"

Before Jun Matsue could answer Haruka Mochizuki's question, the black sedan had already started and left at its owner's instruction.

Only her smile remained, like the summer sun, leaving an indelible phantom in his eyes.

Two days later, Jun Matsue walked out of the orphanage gate with his suitcase.

He left alone because he had to resume his part-time job at the library the next day, while Miyamura Aya planned to stay for two more days. The girl's previous part-time job had ended, and she had found a new one, which she would start in a few days.

"Brother Chun, please give my regards to Sister Yang!"

Caijiang stood by the bus stop sign, watching the boy board the bus.

"I'll come visit you guys later—"

"Bye-bye." Jun Matsue sat down by the window, waved to the girl, and the starting bus left her behind, leaving behind a clear blue sky.

He hummed a song softly and took out his phone to send a message to his senior.

"Our summer vacation has begun."

(End of this chapter)