This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 474 - 313: Big Loss (8000 Words Goal Achieved!)

Chapter 474: Chapter 313: Big Loss (8000 Words Goal Achieved!)

Shikizaki Taku watched everything with his own eyes and bowed gratefully to Beichuan Si.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Beichuan."

He had never heard his son mention this friend Beichuan Si before, but the fact that he had spoken up for them in that situation was already meaningful enough.

"I only expressed my own feelings, whether Miss Shan Yuan is willing to agree is another matter," Beichuan Si said nonchalantly.

"Even so, I’m very grateful," Shikizaki Taku spoke again to express his thanks.

Regardless, the fact that Beichuan Si had spoken up to help was true, whether successful or not, Shikizaki Taku felt he owed him thanks.

Beichuan Si did not continue to argue with the old man on this topic.

Shikizaki Taku was a very stubborn person, which could be seen from his still straight back.

And it was this stubborn old man who kept thanking Beichuan Si for his slight help.

This also showed how much pressure those debt companies were putting on the Shikizaki family.

At that moment, the overwhelmed Shikizaki Chuncai finally stood up, bowing her head and speaking.

"Grandma Maru, I’m going to continue weeding."

After leaving this sentence, Shikizaki Chuncai ran out without looking back.

"...Ah," Shikizaki Mariko sighed: "That child has always been like this... ever since her father... Haru passed away, she’s been this way, always reacting like that whenever her father and mother are mentioned."

Shikizaki Chuncai seemed to always deliberately avoid the topic of her father and mother, hiding in a corner whenever they were mentioned.

Beichuan Si nodded in response, "I can understand."

Indeed, Beichuan Si could understand.

Watching Shikizaki Chuncai reminded him of Nishijou Kurenai. Their experiences were quite similar, except one involved a father, the other a mother.

Beichuan Si had also always deliberately avoided the topic of Nishijou Kurenai’s mother, trying to let Nishijou Kurenai grow up happily.

With him around, Nishijou Kurenai would not be bullied by anyone.

This was Beichuan Si’s promise to Nishijou Kurenai.

Thus, Nishijou Kurenai was growing up healthy... although her growth path was a bit skewed, always having some inexplicable interests and hobbies, but she was still growing.

"May I have a private chat with Chuncai? Because Mr. Shikizaki had some words he asked me to convey to her," Beichuan Si pondered and asked.

"If that’s the case... we don’t really have a problem with it," Shikizaki Taku thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"In that case, I’ll take my leave."

Beichuan Si stood up and followed Shikizaki Chuncai’s steps to the other side of the small courtyard.

He walked for about four seconds until he arrived under the long eaves.

By the side of the small field cultivated in the courtyard, he saw the small figure of Shikizaki Chuncai.

Shikizaki Chuncai was biting her teeth, her eyes red, and her face looked like she was trying not to cry as she pulled out the weeds.

She would stop every now and then to rest for a dozen seconds, wipe her eyes with her arm, and then start pulling up the weeds again.

Beichuan Si stood and watched for a while until Shikizaki Chuncai noticed he was standing there, then he waved his hand to her, motioning for her to come over.

She hesitated for a long time before slowly making her way to Beichuan Si.

"Sit," Beichuan Si pointed next to himself, expressionlessly indicating for Shikizaki Chuncai to sit down.

Seeing his aloof demeanor, Shikizaki Chuncai could not help but shrink back again.

But she sat down anyway.

"You seem very afraid of strangers?" Seeing Shikizaki Chuncai’s timid demeanor, Beichuan Si asked.

She nodded her head, not speaking.

It seemed like this little girl was naturally not talkative.

"Now that it’s just the two of us around, you can say anything you want," Beichuan Si looked at Shikizaki Chuncai, encouraging her kindly.

"..." Shikizaki Chuncai.

She tried to open her mouth and asked in a soft voice, "Brother Beichuan... are you really a close friend of my dad?"

After asking, Shikizaki Chuncai quickly closed her mouth, her big eyes timidly fixed on Beichuan Si.

Her way of asking was rather impolite, and someone a bit more serious might even get angry.

But Beichuan Si was different; he quite liked this little one’s straightforward way of asking.

Beichuan Si replied without hesitation, "As I said before, I and your father only met once."

His honesty also surprised Shikizaki Chuncai, and after a while, the little girl dumbly nodded, "Oh."

"But you just said you were an old friend of my father..."

"I never said that," Beichuan Si blinked his eyes, "It’s your grandparents who thought so, I’ve only ever said that I met your father once and never mentioned being old friends."

After hearing what Beichuan Si said, Shikizaki Chuncai couldn’t help but shrink her neck again.

If they weren’t friends, why then was he helping her family?

Although Shikizaki Chuncai was still young, over these three years, she had realized just how enormous the debt her family had accrued was.

That was not something that could be explained by a mere "met once."

Why help us...

Shikizaki Chuncai really wanted to ask out loud.

But even the usually straightforward girl understood that such a question could not be asked.

What if she accidentally angered Beichuan Si, and he refused to help anymore?