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"Well, there was one person missing, but she just didn't see the message on her phone, and then she came back by herself."

"Oh, is that the cat-like girl from the third grade you mentioned?"

Qingchuan Xiang nodded. She used to talk about the people in her band with her sister often during casual conversations. Looking back now, this might be one of the proofs that she was gradually falling in love with everyone?

"What about dinner last night? How was it?"

"There's chicken soup and some other side dishes. Su Shi's cooking skills are very good."

……

Seeing that his younger sister was clearly having a fever but seemed to be more energetic than in the past, Qing Chuanyu felt relieved. Not only because the fever this time was not serious, but also because he vaguely noticed some changes in his younger sister.

They are sisters who spend every day together and are very familiar with each other.

In fact, she should have gone to the bookstore now, but she had already made an appointment with Dahe in advance today and asked her to help look after the store first, and she also had some things she wanted to ask Qingchuan Xiang.

"Little sister, you are not a child anymore."

"?" Qingchuan Xiang showed a standard "subway, old people, cell phone" expression, "What are you talking about, sister? I'm only in the first year of high school."

"But with your abilities, you can handle it as an adult." Qing Chuanyu waved his hands and continued to lie. "There's only one thing I'm worried about you about—can you tell me? What happened between you and that kid Xiangzi?"

Chapter 350 Adult Experience

"There's nothing I can't say..."

Before Qingchuan Xiang told Yu what happened between her and Xiangzi, she turned around and asked, "Did Xiangzi... resign from the bookstore?"

"Well, it seems you've already guessed it." Qing Chuanyu nodded. Looking back now, he was still a little surprised. "When that kid came to me and said he wanted to resign, I was shocked. He submitted a very formal and neatly formatted resignation letter. But if that was all, I wouldn't be surprised. After all, it's not uncommon for part-time workers to resign..."

"Xiangzi wants to return the money she earned from working?" Qingchuan Xiang immediately reacted when he heard Yu's words.

"Yeah." Qing Chuanyu was amazed. This was indeed the first time she had seen it. "When Xiangzi took a small, neatly arranged stack of banknotes out of his wallet and placed it on the counter, I was really shocked. If others saw it, they would probably think I was forcing students to work illegally and then taking back the money I earned..."

"Anyway, Xiangzi said that was part of the money she earned working at the bookstore. She explained very sincerely that her current living conditions made it impossible for her to pay it all back at once, but she promised to continue paying it back every month... Now no one else had to see it. I almost thought I was running a loan business.

"At that time, I guessed that Xiangzi didn't just resign. He probably had some conflict with you. After all, you suddenly had a fever the night before last and scared me a lot."

After explaining to Qingchuan Xiang what Xiangzi had done, Yu still felt a little strange.

"Did you take the money?"

"Of course not." Qing Chuanyu shrugged. "That was the money Xiangzi earned from her part-time job. There's no reason to return it. Not to mention that she did help a lot during her time working in the bookstore, far exceeding the ability and value of a part-time worker.

"She also said that she got this job because of your help. She seemed to have forgotten that she got the job after a proper interview. Even if she has to pay you, it should be given to you. Well... if it's called an agency fee, it's reasonable. That's what I told her anyway."

"She accepted it just like that?" Qingchuan Xiang didn't quite believe that Xiangzi would be persuaded so easily. Besides, they had just had an argument not long ago, and now was definitely the time when Xiangzi was the most "determined".

"No." Qing Chuanyu couldn't help but sigh. "Then I was at my wit's end. Although that girl wasn't as good as you, she was still quite eloquent. I simply told her directly that if she insisted on paying the money back, I would give it to her father. That's how she finally took the money back after some hesitation."

"I see." Qingchuan Xiang nodded. "Did Xiangzi tell me where she plans to work next? I don't think she would interfere with her father's resignation from VA-11, but I'm sure she wouldn't be willing to continue to receive money from me."

"No, I don't know."

"Oh……"

"Come on, it's your turn to tell me what happened."

........................

Just like what he had said to Su Shi yesterday, Qingchuan Xiang told his sister everything again. After that, he looked at his sister hopefully, wanting to hear her opinion.

Qing Chuanyu wasn't as shocked as Su Shi was yesterday. His level of surprise wasn't even as great as when Xiangzi came to him to pay back the money...

After listening to it, she just sighed and said, "You two are naturally incompatible in this regard."

"Why do you say that?" Although Qingchuan Xiang roughly knew what his sister meant, he couldn't help but ask.

"Although I don't know the specific situation of Xiangzi's family, but didn't you meet those guys outside last time and picked up her father?"

That group of guys refers to the hooligans in the area near the bookstore who respectfully call Yu the Big Sister and Xiang the Second Miss.

"When I saw her father's condition, I knew she must be living in a difficult situation. But Xiangzi has always maintained his serious and responsible appearance and maintained his self-respect. That's good."

Then Qing Chuanyu looked at his sister and sighed again, "And yet, you are a completely abnormal guy."

When sisters say bad things about each other, they should not only say it behind their backs, but also say it in front of each other.

"Let me ask you a question first. Why do you do so many things for Xiangzi? Not only do you help her find a part-time job, but you even pave the way for her to accomplish what she wants to do."

Qingchuan Xiang frowned, then replied: "It's just because I can help..."

"You don't need a reason to help others," Qing Chuanyu answered quickly. "It's not just Xiangzi. I know about that Miss Miao Mengqin. Your cooperation with her is basically all for the benefit of the other party. Not to mention you have a 'good reputation' in school. Those things are easy for you to help. But when it comes to Xiangzi, her problem is much bigger than anything you've encountered before, but you still find a way.

"Xiang, you have the ability, your parents' resources, and finally, because you lack common sense, you think that doing those things is nothing and regard it as normal. But normal people have to be considerate."

Favors, it sounds like they are not something Qingchuan Xiang would consider.

"If you ignore your natural flaws, you do have a significant problem. One-sided help, even if you explain you don't expect anything in return, will only make the relationship increasingly difficult to maintain. This is especially true for someone like Xiangzi, who values self-respect so highly. Even brothers should settle accounts."

It's like a nobleman casually giving a reward to a beggar on the street and saying that he doesn't ask for anything in return. To a person with a strong mind and a desire for independence, it is undoubtedly an insult.

"So I really did something wrong...?" Qingchuan Xiang lowered his head with some disappointment.

"Of course you're not wrong. Your original intention has always been to sincerely help Xiangzi. How can you say that you're wrong?" Qing Chuanyu shook his head. "That's why I said that you and Xiangzi are just not compatible. Even if you're wrong, Xiangzi definitely has her own problems.

"And in my opinion, the conflict between you two is nothing." Qing Chuanyu said, and stacked his armor. "Ah, of course, I'm just giving some irresponsible advice from an outsider's perspective."

"what?"

"Can't we communicate clearly with each other if there's anything? You should also tell Xiangzi before doing those things. I guess Xiangzi now won't directly reject your proposal but will choose to act with you and do more of the work herself. You probably know how she feels about you, right? And Xiangzi, in fact, I think some of what she said does make sense, but after that, even if she tried to comfort you, she wouldn't have encountered these things."

Speaking of this, Qing Chuanyu was a little annoyed. Not to mention this group of kids, people in society also often get into trouble due to improper communication.

"As for now, I don't know how you're going to end this."

After listening to her sister's life experience, Qingchuan Xiang thought for a while, not knowing what she was thinking. After a moment, she said, "Sister, if Xiangzi comes to see you in the bookstore next time, can you..."

"No." Qingchuan Yu said firmly and decisively, and Qingchuan Xiangdu blinked in confusion.

"Oh, even though I praised Xiangzi just now, she has treated you like this. How can I not be angry? If you want to solve the problem, solve it yourselves." Qing Chuanyu waved his hand, with a scary smile on his face. "If you can reconcile, that's another matter. Otherwise, don't expect me to be nice to her in the future!"

Chapter 351 An unexpected invitation

In Class B, Grade 1, Yuqiu High School, Xiangzi wasn't the first one to see Qingchuan Xiang in the first row today. If Xiangzi had felt a bit of relief yesterday about not having to meet Qingchuan Xiang, today all that had turned into worry about the severity of Xiang's illness.

Actually, yesterday, Xiangzi had learned from her teacher which hospital Qingchuan Xiang was hospitalized. But after the school bell rang, Xiangzi was still slowly packing her things at her seat, trying to prolong the time to pack so that she could hesitate and think about whether to visit Qingchuan Xiang. At this time, she saw Aine hurriedly running out of the school downstairs with a small lamp at the window.

They must be going to see Qingchuanxiang. Xiangzi immediately understood and, with mixed feelings, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If they go, it's okay if I don't go... Xiaoxiang is definitely more happy to see them than me now. Maybe if I go, Xiaoxiang will be in a worse mood. Xiangzi laughed at himself.

Back to today, Xiangzi's mind was extremely confused and he pulled his gaze back from the distant Qingchuan Xiang's seat. He tried to clear his mind and took out his notebook. He planned to think about other things to stop himself from thinking about Qingchuan Xiang.

This notebook was originally just about Xiangzi's plans for the future band, but now the last few pages have been allocated for another purpose, which is about finding a job.

I resigned from Qingchuan Bookstore and left. Although my idea of slowly paying back the money I earned was firmly rejected by the store manager Qingchuanyu, but... to be honest, this really helped Xiangzi a lot, so that she would not have to waste all her energy on finding a job to support herself, at least in the short term.

However, Xiangzi did not plan to delay for too long. It would be too foolish to consider the issue of work after spending all his current savings. This kind of thing must be planned early.

The open notebook now recorded a lot of part-time jobs that Xiangzi thought he could do. Of course, these jobs, whether in terms of working hours, salary, content, hidden benefits... there is no doubt that none of them can be compared with the job in the bookstore. Before compiling this list, Xiangzi, who had "too high standards" because of the treatment in the bookstore, had wasted a lot of time in the rough screening process. Half an hour later, he suddenly realized that continuing to look for a job based on the requirements of the bookstore would only make him waste his efforts, so he had to go back and screen again.

Xiangzi almost frowned and forced himself to read through all the job postings, the quality of which was uneven, and occasionally there were a few job requirements that were vague and obviously had traps. After careful selection, he finally chose a few that looked good - but they were just good at first glance.

It doesn’t matter. I have already experienced such a huge gap. I just changed to a new part-time job with lower pay and more tiring work.

After Xiangzi finally picked out those jobs, she actually felt relieved. This was exactly what she should have done after leaving the team. It was just thanks to Qingchuan Xiang's help that she was able to spend some wonderful and happy time in between, and it helped her get out of the gloomy state at the beginning when she wanted to give up the most...

"call……"

I started to think of Qingchuan Xiang again.

Xiangzi let out a long sigh and slapped his cheeks hard. To avoid the sound from attracting other people's attention, to be more precise, Xiangzi clenched his fists and hit his face.

Although this did not make too much noise to attract more people's attention, it did startle the classmate sitting next to him, who looked at Xiangzi worriedly. Xiangzi also noticed it, and quickly smiled apologetically for disturbing him, then looked down at his notebook again.

Among the several jobs that were shortlisted, Xiangzi thought for a while, and finally circled a job that said "Customer Service". It was a simple job with no threshold, working hours that would not conflict with his schooling, and a salary that was not too bad. It was indeed a good choice among the short ones.

Get in touch today to find out.

After deciding on this primary option, Xiangzi spent some time selecting two secondary options. If the customer service job didn't work out, she could immediately start contacting the other two. Waiting until her part-time customer service job was rejected before considering it would not only waste time, but also the experience of failure before considering other options would only cast a pessimistic light on her thinking. So it was better to plan ahead.

Xiangzi closed the notebook and put it back into her schoolbag, but at this moment she couldn't help but sigh again. Although she had started to make plans step by step and was determined to start over after Xiaomu told her about her father, she had never expected that this "restart" would be so thorough.

The band's selection plan remained unchanged. Even if she wanted to give up the people she had wanted to choose before, whether it was Xiaomu, Chuhua, the less familiar Youtian Temple, or the classmate Hailing who she also took the time to contact, after Xiangzi thought about it again and again, these people were really the best choices.

If Xiangzi really chose to give up on these candidates, then his band plan would face a long period of complete stagnation and difficulty in progress. Finding the right people again, convincing them to join, and finding the right time for debut... every step would undoubtedly take an unknown but certainly very long time.

Therefore, even if Xiangzi wanted to make up her mind not to accept Qingchuanxiang's help anymore, she had to accept this road that had been paved by Qingchuanxiang countless times.

What's more... Chu Hua and the others are really the most suitable candidates. If it were someone else, it would be a question whether the band they formed could really debut successfully, and the length of preparation time would be secondary.

Xiangzi has always understood that her efforts not to think about Qingchuanxiang will only be in vain, because even now she still has to accept the help that cannot be refused! As long as she wants to move towards her ideal, she can't get rid of Qingchuanxiang.

I hate myself so much.

buzz-

The cell phone in his schoolbag vibrated. Xiangzi took out his phone and received a message from an unexpected person: Su Shi.

The information is simple.

"After school, let's talk."

The meeting place is set at Asukayama Park.

Chapter 352 Deja Vu

As the tram passed, there was always the hissing of the rails rubbing against each other and the sound of wind blowing through the rails. Inside the tram, there were also the sounds of passengers chatting, cell phone videos playing, coughing, and the sound of footsteps as the tram suddenly stopped or started...

But those voices were no louder than the voice of Xiangzi's thoughts. Sitting on the tram to his destination, Xiangzi luckily found a seat to sit down, and all the noises were left behind.

Xiangzi's question was simple: why did Su Shi suddenly want to find him? What did she plan to talk about?

It's not hard to guess these two questions are probably about Xiaoxiang. And what he wants to say to me specifically is probably something like accusation and complaint.

What really made her puzzled was that she had somehow agreed to it.

Xiangzi had originally planned to contact someone about a customer service job after school today, but when she saw the short text message sent by Su Shi, she looked at it for a long time, read it over and over again, and subconsciously replied with a "OK".

No matter what, what he should do now is to gradually reduce his contact with Qingchuan Xiang. After he suddenly figured out the reason why Su Shi was looking for him, he not only did not refuse, but also immediately packed up his things after school, left the school gate, and got on the tram, as if he couldn't wait.

Xiangzi now feels like he has split into two people.

I will just ask Su Shi about Qingchuan Xiang’s fever and then leave... Xiangzi thought to himself.

It seems like some self-deceiving statement.

At this time, Xiangzi noticed that the speed of the tram began to slow down again. He hurriedly looked at the station and found that he had reached the place where he should get off. He got up and got off the tram, preparing to walk to Asukayama Park.

As for why they chose Asukayama Park as the meeting place, Xiangzi figured it out soon. This was because the park was near the hospital where Qingchuan Xiang was hospitalized. It was only a few minutes' walk away, and occasionally you could see patients walking around here for a walk.

What if Su Shi had arranged a one-on-one meeting with Qingchuan Xiang, but had secretly invited her along? As Xiangzi walked closer and closer to the park, her thoughts began to wander again.

...If that's the case, it would be good. Xiaoxiang can go out for a walk, and I don't have to worry too much about her condition being too serious.

After entering the park, Xiangzi came to a square fountain with two or three layers that was gurgling water. The not-so-clear water kept gushing out through the outlet hidden at the bottom of the pool, stirring up the entire surface of the water and causing it to surge. The rolled-up white waves splashed up and then broke down into countless tiny drops of water that fell back onto the water surface.

It felt like a place Qingchuan Xiang would like. Xiangzi looked around and saw that there was an open space near the fountain. There were benches placed every few meters along the edge of the road, but neither Su Shi nor Qingchuan Xiang were in sight.

This is the specific meeting place. It seems I came too fast.

At the same time, Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xiaoxiang would not come. After all, the hospital was much shorter than the distance from Yuqiu. If Xiaoxiang wanted to come, she would definitely be happy to come here as soon as possible and sit on a nearby bench to admire the fountain.

This guess made Xiangzi feel relieved, but at the same time, he inevitably felt a little regretful.

"Xiangzi."

A familiar voice came from behind Xiangzi. Xiangzi turned around and saw it was Nagasaki Suyo, who had sent him a message inviting him here. Suyo was still wearing her Tsuki no Mori school uniform and even had a bass bag on her back. It seemed that she had come here directly from school after class.

"Have you been waiting long?" Su Shi wore her signature, approachable smile, just like she always did. "The teacher dragged the class today, wasting some time."

"I just arrived too."

Xiangzi was a little surprised. In Su Shi's eyes, she definitely did not have a good impression of herself now. No matter whether it was the matter of CRYCHIC or the matter of Qingchuan Xiang, if Xiangzi saw Su Shi with a stern face or looking at her directly with anger, she would not feel strange at all.

She had also changed a lot, and Xiangzi soon noticed this.

Su Shi has become more confident and... more real. Her smile no longer gives people the feeling of being just a simple social smile, not meant to please or fit in with the people around her, but a more pure and warm smile.

Su Shi got from Qingchuan Xiang what she had once longed for, obtained, and lost... No, it should not be just because of Qingchuan Xiang, but also because of their new band.

When she thought of this, Xiangzi suddenly felt a prick in her heart. It was not jealousy towards Su Shi, nor was it regret, but she was reminded again that while other people in CRYCHIC were making progress in the past, she actually had not done anything yet.

The two looked at each other in silence, as if they were both hesitating about who should speak first. In the end, Su Shi, who took the initiative to invite, spoke first:

"I'm glad you're here, Xiangzi... I won't go into too much detail about the small talk." Su Shi's first words were subconsciously polite out of habit, but she immediately got down to business. "I have a lot to talk to you about, but first I want to ask a question."