Let's do it again, Yukino.

"I think I'd better not learn it. It's better not to learn a smile that makes a good first impression."

"Hey! Nagato! What did you mean by that?! I was just trying to show you what a smiling boy is, and you're being so rude! I'm getting angry!"

No matter how much the boy tried to persuade her, Nagato Yuki never turned around again until school was over.

And so, Nagato Yuki left a rather impolite impression on Haruhi's heart.

……

…………

After school,

A giant fireball of the setting sun was slowly rolling down behind the western mountains.

The sunset faded, its last rays disappearing, and darkness descended upon the world.

Springtime was riding her bicycle towards the Fengliu'an Restaurant in the sunset.

Quite by chance, the president of a certain service club, a snow woman, was also sitting on the back of the boy's bicycle.

Xiaoxue wanted to visit the Fengliu Nunnery, where he now worked, whose name was similar to that of the Service Department.

At that moment, she listened attentively as Haruhi solemnly recounted what had happened between her and Nagato in the classroom that afternoon, without uttering a single word throughout the entire process.

And after the boy finished speaking, seeing Haruhi's serious and angry expression with his back turned, Yukinoshita covered her forehead, shook her head slightly behind her, somewhat speechless.

Half of it is because of the childishness that teenagers can never shake off.

Putting aside her weariness, she asked with a hint of amusement.

"So, you feel like you were mocked by your Nagato classmate?"

Spring looked at the road ahead and nodded seriously.

"That's right. I was teaching her seriously, but she said that it's better not to learn that kind of smile, because it's too impolite to me. Xiaoxue, don't you think so?"

Yukinoshita nodded calmly and blurted out, "Maybe it's because your smile really looked awful back then."

"..."

The light snow made the already disheartening spring even more disheartening.

Am I really that ugly?

In the utterly dejected spring, even the hand gripping the handlebars trembled slightly.

however,

Not long after, the girl behind him, who had her arms around his waist, said something softly.

"Why don't you try smiling again, following my instructions?"

"Xiaoxue, you say it."

The wheels moved smoothly along the asphalt road, and the shadows of the two people were stretched long in the twilight.

Think about your favorite girl.

The girl's voice sounded especially gentle at this moment, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

……

"The girl I can't stop thinking about every night keeps popping into my mind."

……

"Slowly, I think back to the happiest times I spent with her,"

……

After the girl finished speaking, the boy fell silent for a moment.

Not long after,

The bicycle carrying the two people slowly came to a stop on the sparsely populated roadside.

Fragrant flowers and grasses are planted along the asphalt roadside, and colorful butterflies flutter in groups in the air.

Spring, at this moment, turns around.

The boy's expression was calm, and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, revealing a slight smile to Xiaoxue.

Is this the kind of smile?

Springtime smiled faintly at the snow.

Click,

Brief blur

A flash of white light,

"Perfect smile, successfully captured."

A moment later, Yukinoshita smiled and waved her phone, her smile identical to the boy's. The aloof girl then winked playfully at Haruhi.

"Hey……"

Spring touched his nose, and the gloom in his heart was swept away by the brilliance of that moment. With a light push of his foot, the boy continued to ride his bicycle into the distance.

The figure that had stopped started moving forward again.

The faint sound of a young boy and girl talking could be heard from afar, gradually fading into the distance.

What were you thinking just now?

"Same as you, sit tight."

Ring ring,

Jingle Bell

That was the sound of a bicycle bell.

(P.S.:orz, I'm begging for your support, there will be another update around midnight. I'm a conscientious author, please help me. I've been very nervous these past few days because the book is going to be published this week, so I hope you can encourage me.)

Chapter Sixty-Three: I'm Talking About Uniforms

"I'm sorry, Manager Xin, I'm really sorry, I'm always like this."

Hurriedly entering the Fengliu Temple, Chunri kept apologizing to the shopkeeper, Xin, who was standing at the front desk.

Because he chatted with Xiaoxue for a long time along the way, Chunri subconsciously slowed down his bicycle, which caused him to be late for work again.

While Xiaoxue was busy looking for a spot to park her old bicycle, he came in before her and immediately began apologizing to Manager Xin for being late.

Although it might sound petty, if possible, Haruhi still tried her best not to let Yuki see her bowing and apologizing to others.

"It's alright, you're only two minutes late. No need for such an exaggerated bow and apology. First of all, you're still a high school student, and studying is hard enough for you. Plus, there aren't many customers at this time, so it's quite quiet." Manager Inaho smiled and shook her head at Haruhi's apology, patting him on the shoulder gently. "Well, go change your clothes first."

"No, no, no, a part-time job is a part-time job. How can you just dismiss it because I'm a student?"

"I already said it's no big deal. If possible, please don't be so polite with me, Mr. Haruhi. Don't be so rigid."

Store Manager Xin patted Chunri on the back again, and Chunri reluctantly accepted his kindness.

"Then I'll go change my clothes first."

"Go ahead, Henry and Lisa are already making preparations. Please help out with the work tonight, Kasuga-kun."

"I will."

After thanking her, Haruhi picked up her schoolbag and headed towards the men's locker room.

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…………

After changing into her uniform, Chunri quietly arrived at the restaurant lobby.

Welcome!

"Miss, are you the only one here?"

Lisa's voice rang out just at the front door, a voice that was both friendly and polite.

"Yes."

Then came the familiar, clear voice of spring.

"Would you like to sit in the middle or by the window?"

"A corner, please, thank you."

"I understand."

Lisa, standing out in the distance with her long, golden hair, was quite eye-catching in the restaurant. When she saw Haruhi walk into the lobby, her face lit up with joy, and she waved to Haruhi, who was standing there.

"Kasuga-kun, please come here for a moment. There is a guest here who needs your help."

"Okay, I'll be right there, please wait a moment."

Haruhi, whose attention had been focused on Xiaoxue and her colleague Lisa, immediately returned the greeting.

"Is this restaurant only staffed by you?"

Seeing a certain idiot approaching, Yukino hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and whispered a question to Miss Risa.

"No, there is another female colleague besides me."

Although she didn't know why this girl, slightly younger than herself, was asking the question, Miss Lisa, whose personality was naturally cheerful and outgoing, quickly...

"I understand, thank you."

After learning the answer, Yukino nodded gently.

"You're welcome."

……

As they walked with Haruhi to their seats, Yukinoshita walked behind Haruhi and said something lightly.

"That blonde lady is quite nice."