Boss Kiryu and Goro Komaki are actually very good friends... This is really beyond Aonto's expectation.
Two people who felt that they had nothing to do with each other were actually very good friends - this kind of wonderful fate and coincidence made Qingdeng a little surprised.
After all, Goro Komaki and Mr. Kiryu are quite different in age. One is in his early 90s, and the other looks to be just over 40 years old.
In this era when medical care is underdeveloped and people do not have scientific concepts of hygiene and diet, so that the average life expectancy is hard to describe, the age difference of nearly 40 years is almost two generations apart.
Maybe this is the so-called "year-old friendship".
"Gu Mu, when did you and Atachi come?" Kiryu asked.
"last night."
Goro Komu replied.
"The plan was to go to Senshiya to find you and Amu as soon as possible after arriving in Edo."
"But when we arrived in Edo last night, it was already a little too late."
"Because I was worried that looking for you suddenly when it was already so late at night might affect the rest of You and Ah Wu, so Amachi and I found a hotel to spend the night at random last night, preparing to wait for Isamu Kondo this morning. I’ll meet you again after the wedding begins.”
Kiryu adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Did you just arrive last night...Why did you and Atachi come so late? I thought you wouldn't come to Kondo-kun's wedding."
"The wedding of the future fourth-generation head of Natural Rishin-ryu... there's no way I won't come to attend, right?"
A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Komaki Goro's mouth.
"The business of my Platycodon House has been very good recently, and I have won many big orders."
"In order to complete these business orders, Atachi and I were grinding flour day and night until we set off for Edo, so we wasted a lot of time."
"Fortunately, I was not late. I arrived in Edo successfully the day before the wedding. Congratulations, congratulations."
While Komaki Goro was chatting with Boss Kiryu, Kinoshita Mai and Atachi were hugging and sticking to each other intimately.
I have to say that the two girls, one big and one small, hug each other very charmingly.
The two girls have their own charms and beauty.
One is a mature and beautiful wife, and the other is a young and cute girl.
Although the beauty of their faces is different, the attractiveness of their bodies is exactly the same - they all have impressive curves.
Kinoshita Mai, who was afraid of life, threw herself into Amachi's arms without any scruples.
A-Machi enthusiastically opened his arms and hugged Kinoshita Mai, and Goro Komaki, who was beside him, raised his hand to pat Kinoshita Mai's little head affectionately.
Judging from the series of interactions between Kinoshita Mai, Komaki Goro and Atachi... she has a very good relationship with this couple.
Amachi, who looked doting on her face, while hugging Kinoshita Mai, used her cheek to rub Kinoshita Mai's delicate face with neither light nor heavy force.
"Ah Wu, I haven't seen you for a while, you look beautiful again!" Ah Ding said.
"Aunt Machi, you are too! You have become more beautiful too!" Kinoshita Mai, who is usually clumsy and introverted, showed a rarely seen cheerful side in front of Machi.
Amachi, who was amused by Kinoshita Mai's compliment, covered her lips and chuckled: "Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. I am very happy to be praised like this by you."
"Aunt Machi, you're here again."
Kinoshita Mai chuckled childishly, and then hugged Omachi tighter.
"Why do you always call yourself an old woman? Aunt Mach, you are still young!"
"..." Ah Ding smiled and said nothing, only silently hugging Ah Wu tightly.
After a moment, A-Machi reluctantly let go of Mai Kinoshita.
It was only then that Qingto finally had the opportunity to communicate with Kinoshita Mai.
Qingdeng was sitting next to Gu Mu and his wife. When she discovered the Komu couple, Kinoshita Mai naturally discovered Aoto at the same time - but she was busy greeting the Komu couple after a long absence, so she couldn't take care of Aoto for the time being.
As if they had agreed in advance, Qingdeng and Kinoshita Mai raised their eyes and looked at each other with great tacit understanding.
The two looked at each other.
The eyes are entangled and intertwined.
This was the first time the two met since the chaos of the fireworks display.
Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled momentarily, and then her eyes flickered as if she couldn't stand still, and she once tried to look away...
But in the end, she mustered up the courage to open her cat-like round eyes, and conveyed one wave after another of complex emotions to the young man in front of her.
"Awu."
Qingto smiled and took the lead in saying hello to Kinoshita Mai.
Based on his current bond with Mai Kinoshita... there is no need for any redundant greetings when facing Mai Kinoshita.
A simple call by name is enough to be better than a thousand "Long time no see" and ten thousand "Hello."
The next moment Qingden softly called out the words "A Wu", Kinoshita Wu's eyes flickered violently.
As the saying goes, "The eyes are the windows to the soul."
The change in Kinoshita Mai's eyes declared her inner unrest at the moment.
Joy, joy, displeasure, anger...all these emotions swarmed through Kinoshita Mai's eyes.
Eventually, these emotions blend into one.
It turned into a trace of... confusion and a gentle smile that could not be hidden, as if it could melt the ice.
"Qingden..." Kinoshita Wu nodded gently to Qingden.
Kiryu and the others, who had long known that Aoto and Mai Kinoshita had a relationship where they could call each other by their names, were not surprised by their series of interactions.
But for the Gu Mu couple, this was a bit too exciting.
In this country in this era, young men and women call each other names... Even a kid in his early 10s knows what this means.
I saw Goro Komaki and Atachi looking surprised, looking back and forth between Aonto and Mai Kinoshita with scrutinizing eyes.
Finally, they set their sights on Kiryu.
Kiryu noticed the gaze between the two and turned to look.
What is the relationship between these two people...? Goro Komaki asked Kiryu with his eyes.
Although Goro Komaki asked the question in a "question" format, his expression already revealed that he was confident about the answer to this question.
After Kiryu hesitated for a moment, he showed a helpless smile.
Then, he nodded gently towards the two of them.
In an instant, the expressions on the faces of Komaki Goro and A-Machi became "spectacular".
The person whose expression became wonderful at this moment was Qing Deng.
Because at this moment, a loud and loud voice came from the distance.
"Ahahaha! Orange-kun! So you are here!"
Qingden didn't need to turn around to look, he knew who it was... after all, this male voice was too familiar to him.
"Mr. Jutaro, Miss Sanako..." Qingden slowly turned around and looked at the two young figures walking straight towards him with a strange expression.
The Chiba family and the Kondo family have been friends for generations, so it is completely natural to invite people from the Chiba family to participate in the grand day of the trial.
Qingto and Sanako have not seen each other since the fireworks display.
He would probably be able to see Kinoshita Mai and Sanako at today's wedding banquet - Qingto had expected this.
But he didn't expect that he would reunite with the two women at the same time...
Sanako is wearing an exquisite kimono with blue clothes and a white sash today, and her hair is styled into a Shimada bun in a dignified and simple way... Qingnobu has not seen Sanako in the "prestigious lady form" for a long time, so he looked at Sanako's appearance today. This look makes me feel nostalgic.
After Aoto turned around because of Jutaro's shout just now, Sanako bowed to Aoto with a normal expression.
Qingden stared in confusion and returned Sanako's bow.
Sanako's calm reaction... surprised Qingto slightly.
He thought that Sanako would be like Kinoshita Mai, showing him complicated emotions and eyes...
Expressionless and cold--isn't this just Sanako's normal appearance?
The way Sanako looked like this, it felt like... nothing embarrassing had ever happened between her and Qingto.
This moment is not only the first time Aoto meets Mai Kinoshita and Sanako since the fireworks display... it is also the first time the two girls have reunited since they broke through Aoto's "exquisite time management" together...
As soon as Sana Zifang appeared, Kinoshita Mai's expression suddenly changed.
The lines on her face tensed up in an instant. She subconsciously stepped back and at the same time lowered her waist and lowered her center of gravity. Her eyes were firmly fixed on Sanako with a vigilant look on her face, as if she had encountered a powerful enemy.
However, no one, including Aonto, noticed this little move by Kinoshita Mai - except Sanako.
Sanako seemed to sense something, her beautiful eyebrows twitched slightly, her head turned slightly, and her eyes met with Kinoshita Mai's.
Because Sanako is much taller than Kinoshita Mai, when the two girls look at each other, Sanako, who can look down on Kinoshita Mai and put invisible pressure on Kinoshita Mai, can be said to have taken advantage.
As soon as Sanako looked over, forced by Sanako's aura and her own weak mentality that always arises spontaneously when facing Sanako, Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes wandered in an instant. Uncertain.
Looking at Kinoshita Mai who started to dodge her eyes and didn't dare to look at her, Sanako pursed her red lips.
Then--
"Ah……"
The left corner of Sanako's mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc, and she let out a sneer that even she didn't hear clearly.
Although Kinoshita Mai didn't hear Sanako's laughter...but she saw the slight smile on the corner of Sanako's mouth!
"Uh huh...!"
Kinoshita Mai put her hands on her belly with a graceful movement and squeezed them tightly. A small face turned red and bulged like a pufferfish.
At this time, someone finally noticed something strange about Kinoshita Mai.
"A Wu, what's wrong with you?" A Ding asked.
"No, it's nothing." In order to cover up her strangeness, Kinoshita Mai took out the pocket paper she carried with her and wiped the non-existent sweat on her face repeatedly and vigorously...
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Although the Chiba family received an invitation from the Imperial Examination Hall, unfortunately... Chiba Sadayoshi, who has been having health problems from time to time since he got older, recently had an old injury relapse. In need of rest, he missed Kondo Isamu's wedding banquet today.
Chiba Eijiro was far away in Mito Domain.
Chiba Michizaburo and Chiba Tamonshiro happened to be busy with important matters today.
Therefore, only Chiba Jutaro and Sanako were present at the Chiba family today.
Due to the limited area of the venue, in order to allow each guest to have enough space to sit, the banquet adopts a "group-shaped" seating arrangement.
To put it simply, it is like eating at separate tables, with more than a dozen people sitting together.
Okita Hikaru and Okita Rintaro naturally sat with Souji.
And Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai will definitely not be separated from the Fumaki couple who are familiar with each other and have not seen each other for a long time.
After Kirito and Mai took their seats, there happened to be two empty seats left at the "table" where Aoto was... Seeing this, Chiba Jutaro said without thinking: "Oh! Tachibana-kun, do you still have empty seats here? Then I Just sit here with Sanako!"
After saying that, Chiba Jutaro sat down involuntarily, assuming a posture of "I won't move until I die."
Ever since - this "table" in Qingdeng... Starting from Qingdeng, in clockwise order, the people seated are:
Aoto, Souji, Hikaru Okita, Rintaro Okita, Jutaro Chiba, Sanako, Mai Kinoshita, Boss Kiryu, Omachi, Goro Komaki.
Qingdeng + 3 girls + parents of these 3 girls...
It wasn't until Chiba Jutaro and Sanako sat directly across from him that Qingto realized that his situation at his "table"... seemed a little awkward.
Although Sanako and Chiba Jutaro knew Okita Hikaru and his wife, they were not very familiar with them.
Not to mention the Gu Mu couple. Except for Kiryu, Kinoshita Mai and Souji, there was no one they knew well around.
It's just that - even though everyone is unfamiliar with each other, the atmosphere is unusually harmonious...
Chiba Jutaro is a "social nerd" who never knows what "stage fright" and "introversion" are.
Okita Hikaru, who became the head of the family early due to the early death of his parents, knows etiquette, understands etiquette, and is well-rounded.
As a son-in-law, Rintaro Okita has a more honest and honest temperament, but he is not a person who is not good at socializing and speaking in front of strangers.
Kiryu and Komu couple show their old Jianghu style. While talking and laughing, he showed his mature and steady aura.
The parents of the three girls get along very well... but the three girls are very quiet...
Sanako has been silent the entire time, with her head lowered and drinking tea in silence - but because Sanako is usually a quiet person who doesn't like to talk, no one thinks there is anything unusual about Sanako now.
Although Kinoshita Mai frequently talked to Kiryu and Komaki and his wife beside her, she always glanced uneasily at Aintō, Sanako...and Souji.
Souji, who is usually very cheerful, has become a lot quieter now... no, ever since Kinoshita Mai and Sanako arrived one by one.
She glanced back and forth at Qingto, Sanako and Kinoshita Mai again and again with an observational gaze... and then silently stuffed a large mouthful of Jinpei candy into her mouth.
The banquet hall that was empty an hour ago was now packed to the brim.
With everyone's full expectations, the hands of the clock finally reached 11:30... Today's newcomer finally appeared!
Kondo Isamu, whose hair was perfectly combed, stepped into the banquet hall with a majestic but nervous expression.
I saw Isamu Kondo wearing a black haori with long sleeves and long hem on his upper body. Their family crest was embroidered on the back of the haori in five places, and the bottom garment underneath the haori was also black. The lower body is wearing a black and white striped hakama, the belt is tied in a cross knot, and the feet are wearing white socks.
Kondo's current outfit is a very standard "monori haori hakama".
The so-called "monosuke haori hakama" was the highest-level male dress in the Edo period. It was generally worn only on special occasions such as weddings and children's full moon ceremonies.
Following Kondo into the hall was naturally his future wife: the girl named Matsui Tsune.
Ever since Zhousuke and Abi jointly expressed their intention to take Kondo on a blind date, the name "Matsui Tsune" has frequently appeared in Qingteng's ears - but Qingteng has never seen this girl once.
Now, Qingto finally got to see what the girl who Zhousuke and Abi praised so much and Kondo was obsessed with looked like.
Indeed, just as Shusuke, Kondo and the others had praised her so much before, this girl was very good-looking.
Generally speaking, she has a very classic face, like an oval face that came out of an ancient literati painting.
From the eyebrows to the neck, all the lines are so graceful and delicate.
She is a girl with a very gentle and delicate temperament.
Her face was smeared with white powder to a beautiful white color, her eyebrows were decorated with eyebrow pencil, and her small red lips were covered with high-quality lipstick... Matsui, who was wearing bridal makeup, lowered his head slightly and folded his hands on his body. He walked forward and followed Kondo step by step.
Her hair is combed into a Bunkin Takashimada bun. The kimono, haori, haori, belt, and stockings are all as white as snow. The kaikan, lace, Suehiro and other accessories on her chest are also all white, and she wears it on her head. The famous headdress called "white cotton hat" - this is what Matsui often wears now.
A "white cotton hat" is a large oval hat. Wearing a "white cotton hat" means not letting anyone except the groom see the bride's face before the wedding is over. It also means not bringing the bride's hair to the groom's family. The "spiritual power" hidden in it means to eliminate disasters.
The costume Matsui Tsune wore was exactly the wedding dress that girls in the Edo period would wear when they got married - Shiro Muzan.
In ancient Japan, white symbolized the color of the sun. It was both a sacred color and a color that represented purity and purity.
Since the Heian period (794-1192), pure white has become a respected color.
Starting from the Muromachi Shogunate period (1336-1573), samurai families gradually began to use white kimonos as brides' attire. By the time of the Edo Shogunate period, the white dress had become an exclusive dress worn by brides at weddings.
I have to say that Tsune Matsui, who is wearing beautiful light makeup and wearing white clothes without a trace of dirt or impurities, is indeed extremely beautiful, exuding a holy aura.
"So beautiful..."
Suddenly, Qingden heard Kinoshita Mai's murmur.
He turned around and saw Kinoshita Mai's eyes straight and unblinking, staring at Matsui Tsune who was walking into the banquet hall.
Kinoshita Mai, whose attention was taken away by Matsui Tsune... to be more precise, by Shiro Muzan's beauty, her eyes shone with the same color as the sky outside the window.
Although the emotions were expressed very implicitly, Kinoshita Mai's emotions and feelings at this moment were well conveyed to Qingto.
When he came back to his senses, Aoto discovered that it wasn't just Kinoshita Mai who was like this - Sanako was also looking intently at the clothes on Matsui Tsune.
The eyes of Sanako, who was aloof and not good at expressing emotions, were shining with a faint but powerful light.
Seeing the two girls looking blankly at Bai Wugou... Qingden naturally placed his hands on his legs, unconsciously tightening and grabbing the hakama fabric at his thighs.
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(Tachibana, which one of them do you like? Do you have any plans to marry any one of them?)
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(This kind of question shouldn’t be that difficult to answer, right? Just follow your own desires and follow your inner thoughts.)
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Last night, what Hijikata and Souji said to Qingneng flashed quickly through Qingneng's mind.
Wave after wave of determination, like a rising flame, burned blazingly in Qingdeng's pupils.
At this moment, Qingdeng had made up his mind.
It’s okay not to overestimate your own capabilities.
It doesn’t matter if you have an empty stomach and a high heart.
Qingdeng had no intention of withdrawing his decision.
But... it's a pity - although Aoden noticed the current appearance of Kinoshita Mai and Sanako, he failed to notice the expression of a certain beauty who was very close to him.
Souji paused in the act of stuffing Kinpei candy into his mouth when Matsui Tsune, who was dressed in white, entered the scene. A dazed expression appeared on his face as if he was shocked by some beautiful sight at a speed visible to the naked eye. …
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"...I really miss it."
Goro Komaki gazed at the newlywed Yan'er not far away with a nostalgic smile, turned his head and whispered to Atachi beside him.
"I remember the scene when we got married."
"Me too." A Ding smiled.
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A wedding in front of people has fewer steps and is fast-paced.
Kondo Isamu and Matsui Tsune, who were kneeling side by side at the north end of the banquet hall, drank wine and read their wedding vows in a "three-entry ceremony", and the wedding ended.
Next, it’s time to eat.
Plate after plate of luxurious dishes and bottles of mellow wine were served.
After a while, the solemn banquet became chaotic.
More and more drunk people were singing, shouting and dancing there.
More and more people stood up spontaneously to add to the fun and showed various strange performances.
For example, Kondo Isamu's brother: Miyagawa Otogoro performed his unique skill of "can hold 5 steamed buns in his mouth" for everyone.
The hilarious guests not only made the banquet extremely noisy, but also made the originally orderly seats extremely messy.
Now it is no longer clear which "table" is which "table"... Everyone is sitting randomly, and the seats have become messy.
At this time, Kiryu suddenly stood up and said that he wanted to relieve himself.
Less than 3 minutes after Kiryu left the table, Komaki Goro suddenly said that he wanted to relieve himself.
Immediately afterwards, Amachi also said that he wanted to go to the toilet...
All of Kinoshita Mai’s “parents” were gone in an instant...
Mai Kinoshita was not "alone" - because as soon as Atachi left, Hikari Okita abruptly dragged Okita Rintaro to another corner of the banquet hall on the grounds that she "wanted to say hello to Mr. Sato Hikoro and the others". Step by step.
Chiba Jutaro silently watched the backs of Okita and his wife...then, his eyes glanced left and right thoughtfully.
A strange smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he suddenly raised his hand to cover his face.
"Uh...! Uh...!"
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Sanako saw this and quickly reached out to hold Chiba Jutaro's shoulders.
"It's okay...it seems like I drank too much...I feel a little uncomfortable."
"Drink too much?" Sanazi frowned as if she thought of something.
"I'll go outside to get some fresh air... I'll come back later. Sanako, just eat slowly by yourself first."
After saying that, Chiba Jutaro didn't wait for Sanako to make any response, covered his head and rushed out of the banquet hall like a gust of wind.
In just the blink of an eye, Chiba Jutaro's figure disappeared from Sanako's field of vision.
The originally lively "table" was reduced to Aoto, Mai Kinoshita, Sanako and Souji in less than 5 minutes...
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I didn't write enough 8,000 words today... I apologize! (Leopard wind kneels down.jpg)
Yesterday was Saturday, and it's winter when people are prone to sleepiness, so I accidentally snoozed a little bit... The author will definitely add 8,000+ chapters tomorrow! (leopard death.jpg)
That is to say, can anyone guess what Qingdeng’s determination is in today’s chapter?
(End of chapter)
