Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

In fact, it’s almost the same, because Natsume is still looking for a part-time job.

The restaurant work started in the evening and then there was a break, which meant that he could continue to work one or even two jobs during the day.

After spending a day, Natsume found a job delivering newspapers in the morning and a job as a salesperson in a convenience store.

"I have three jobs in total, and if you add them up, I can get 2,500 yen a day. I spend a little on food and other things, which means I can save 2,000 yen a day, which is 60,000 a month."

Natsume counted on his fingers, calculating the money he could earn from his part-time job. "There are still three months until the next semester starts, which means I can save 180,000. A public school semester now costs about 80,000, which is enough to cover my expenses."

Thinking of this, Natsume's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Although his part-time job wages would be reduced by more than half after going to school, on the other hand, if he could get a scholarship, he would be able to earn a little.

“I have to get a scholarship!!!”

Natsume set a goal for himself.

Then, Natsume's life in the 1970s officially began.

After filling his stomach with fruits from the forest, Natsume went to the convenience store and started working until after four o'clock in the afternoon. After taking a break for an hour, he went to work at a Chinese restaurant.

In the restaurant, Natsume ate his first rice in two days, which made him very excited.

When it's time for dinner, work in the restaurant becomes busy, and Natsume is responsible for delivering takeout.

Chapter 7 Reiko is envious of Natsume

"Natsume, I'm entrusting these five takeouts to you. The distance is not far, so please deliver them as quickly as possible."

The boss shouted at Natsume through the window.

"Okay, boss, leave it to me."

Natsume, who was wearing the store's uniform, responded loudly, picked up the takeaway, put it in the takeaway box on his bicycle, and then rushed out quickly on his bicycle.

Because he had familiarized himself with the nearby streets during the day and knew how to get around the delivery area, Natsume quickly moved after getting on his bike.

It only took two-thirds of the time to deliver all five takeout orders to the customers and collect the money.

Then, on the way back, Natsume was no longer in a hurry. He rode his bicycle slowly, enjoying the night view of the city.

"Will there be a corner here... that belongs to me?"

Looking at the bustling city, this thought flashed through Natsume's mind.

The worst case scenario is that he cannot go back to his own era. In this case, he must consider his own survival.

That is to say, settle down in this city.

The most important thing if he wanted to settle down was to find a place to live. After all, it was impossible for him to live in the restaurant lounge all the time.

Although this saves money, Natsume still wants a home of his own if possible.

"I don't know... Is the place where my hometown is occupied now?"

In Natsume's heart, he thought of his home, the home where he and his father had memories.

According to his memory, the house was built not long ago, so Natsume didn't know what the vacant land looked like before it was built.

"If you have time, go and have a look there."

Such a thought flashed through Natsume's mind.

……Dividing line……

After the school closed, Lingzi was the last one to walk out of the school. Looking at the dark sky, she didn't know where to go for a moment.

The family where she was staying gave her some money to have dinner outside because the family had something to do and would not be back very late tonight.

Under such circumstances, Lingzi was not in a hurry to go back and stayed in the school until dark.

"Next... let's go fill our stomachs first."

Thinking of this, Lingzi walked towards a nearby snack street.

The snack street is not far from the school, and it only takes ten minutes to walk there.

Although it is not very far, it is embarrassing to say that this is Lingzi's first time here.

Because of poverty, she would never come to such a place.

Normally, even if she had dinner outside, she would just buy two ordinary rice balls, and that was during the evening when there was a sale, so the money she spent was no more than 100 yen.

She could save the remaining money for him to use.

Thanks to her frugality in the past few years, Lingzi has a lot of money in her treasury.

Just wanting to live alone is still a long way to go.

"Grilled fish, octopus balls, fried noodles, apple candy... they look tempting, but they're all very expensive."

Looking at the food on the snack street, Lingzi's eyes flickered, but in the end, she chose to give up.

Although she had money to eat one, she always felt that these things were a bit too unreliable. Not to mention they were expensive, did each one look like it could fill her up?

I spent all the money but still can’t eat enough. Isn’t this cheating Lingzi?

So, even though she had already started swallowing her saliva, Lingzi still walked forward without hesitation, preparing to go to the convenience store she often went to and buy two rice balls for dinner.

"I shouldn't have come here if I had known."

Lingzi started crying in her heart.

But now, there is no medicine for regret. Who knew that there would be so many temptations in this world?

……Dividing line……

After returning to the snack street, Natsume slowed down his bicycle. There were too many people here, and it would be bad if he accidentally bumped into someone.

Natsume slowed down and had more time and energy to look at the scenes around him.

Then he saw a familiar figure.

Familiar school uniforms, familiar hair color, and a familiar atmosphere and a sense of closeness.

"Natsume... Reiko?"

Natsume said subconsciously.

"Ok?"

Hearing someone calling her, Lingzi looked a little confused and then looked around.

"It must be an illusion, right? Who will call me?"

Reiko grumbled.

However... after she turned around, she saw a handsome young man riding a bicycle not far away, waving at her.

"Natsume Takashi?"

After seeing Takashi, Reiko couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. She obviously didn't expect to meet him here.

"It is you, Miss Lingzi."

Natsume quickly got off the bicycle and came to Reiko's side with a hint of joy on his face.

"Natsume, are you...working part-time?"

After taking a look at Natsume's clothes, Reiko realized that he seemed to be working part-time.

"Well, I want to continue to go to school next semester, so I need to prepare for the tuition. Besides, I also want to have my own home."

When Natsume said this, a hint of shyness appeared on his face.

It's a bit embarrassing, but this is indeed what he thinks.

"To earn tuition fees, do you still want to have your own home?"

After hearing Natsume's words, Reiko's heart seemed to be touched.

For some reason, Reiko felt that she was a little envious of Natsume, envious of his state.

Her dream is actually the same as his, both want to have a home of their own, but the other party has already started working hard for his dream, but what about her?

But still in the same place.

"pity."

At that moment, Reiko also wanted to do the same as Natsume, but then... she felt it was a pity because she found that she couldn't do it at all.

Because she could see monsters, Lingzi also realized that her luck was not that good.

If you get close... you might bring bad luck to the other person.

This prevents her from being like Natsume.

Chapter 8 Everything will be fine

"Ms. Lingzi, are you here to eat?"

Natsume asked, looking at Reiko with a hint of anticipation.

If possible, Natsume would like to treat the other party to a meal as a thank you for yesterday.

"No, I'm just passing by here. This place is just closer to the way back."

Lingzi shook her head and didn't say what she really thought.

After all, we have only known each other for two days, so it is better to keep some memories.

Moreover, if possible, she didn't want to tell anyone about these things about her.

"Okay, no more talking, I'm going back to eat."

Without giving Natsume a chance to say anything more, Reiko said goodbye to Natsume and turned to walk towards the convenience store.

"Ms. Reiko..."

Looking at Reiko who turned and left, Natsume stretched out his hand, but it stopped in mid-air.

What reason did he have to stop the other person?

There is no reason at all. The two of them have only known each other for two days.

Only after Reiko disappeared in the crowd did Natsume withdraw his gaze and ride his bicycle back to the restaurant where he worked.

"Hahahahahaha, Natsume, you're really amazing. You actually came back fifteen minutes early?"

When the boss saw Natsume delivering the meal so quickly, he couldn't help but laugh, and even patted Natsume's shoulder hard to show his satisfaction.

"Boss Li...Boss Li, you're using too much force."

A bitter smile instantly appeared on Natsume's face. The opponent's power was really too great.

"Hahahahaha, that won't do, Natsume. You're too thin. You need to eat more."

Boss Li from Donghuang said with a laugh.

I also decided in my heart that I must let Natsume eat more during the midnight snack. As a man, how can he be so thin?

By then, when you meet a girl you like, you won’t be able to protect her?

Looking at the boss who smiled and said he would give him an extra meal, Natsume couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he felt a warmth in his heart.

There is no purpose in the other person's concern, it is just pure concern.

Because it was dinner time, and the cooking skills of this restaurant were second to none in the local Chinese community, there were quite a lot of takeout business. Natsume only rested for five minutes before picking up the takeout box again and starting his delivery journey.

I delivered the takeout until around eight o'clock, and after coming back, I helped out in the store, serving food, washing dishes... I was busy until ten o'clock, when I finally finished dealing with everything.

"Natsume, this is a midnight snack for you."

Boss Li was the last one to leave. Before leaving, he took the remaining ingredients and made a big bowl of fish-flavored shredded pork rice for Natsume.

"This... this is too much."