Chapter 274 Family Trip (7)
Watanabe Toru took a sip of tea and looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the floating clouds in the sky.
He had excellent hearing and could faintly hear the whistle of a cruise ship in Tokyo Bay.
"Last time your mother Kujo slept at my place, she told me that you were very good at chess?"
He withdrew his gaze and looked at Mrs. Qingye, who had exquisite short hair and looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
"How about a plate?" Watanabe Toru suggested with a smile.
Mrs. Kiyono smiled with her thin lips. She put down her teacup, turned her head and said to the servant beside her:
"Go get the chessmen."
"yes."
The sound of the servant's departing footsteps was drowned out by the sound of the fluttering curtains.
After a while, the servant came back with the chessboard.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking Tokyo Bay, Toru Watanabe and Mrs. Kiyono each sat on a single sofa, with a table in the middle with chess on it.
Mrs. Kiyono looks as innocent as a girl, but she is actually very aggressive when playing chess.
In the middle of the journey, Qingye Rin arrived.
She refused the servant's offer to bring her a chair, and stood behind her mother, with her hand on her chin, looking thoughtfully at the chessboard.
The chess game became tense.
Watanabe Toru, who had some free time, looked at Kiyono Rin on May 28th.
She was wearing jeans and a thin beige long-sleeved shirt today, without revealing any skin, but she was still very attractive.
Especially the blue jeans, which show the beautiful curves of the hips and the long legs, are beyond words.
Watanabe Toru moved his eyes away from her. If he continued to look, he would be discovered. Or perhaps he had been discovered - she had always been tolerant of Watanabe Toru looking at her legs and rarely criticized him for it.
Watanabe Toru glanced at Mrs. Kiyono and found that the mother and daughter had the same thoughtful expression.
The light shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the white chess pieces shine.
Before Mrs. Kiyono could move the chess piece, Kujo Miki and her mother arrived.
"I have asked someone to load the luggage into the car. Let's go." Mrs. Kujo said as she walked in.
When he got closer and saw the chessboard, he said "Oh?" and put his hand on Watanabe Toru's shoulder to look at it.
Miki Kujo glanced at her mother's hand, then stood on the other side of Toru Watanabe with her elbows folded.
It rained for a while longer, and finally, Mrs. Kiyono let out a sigh.
"I lost." Her tone was filled with exhaustion after using all her strength. "Watanabe-kun, you are really amazing."
"You are also very good." Watanabe Toru played with the white queen in his hand and said with a smile, "Even for me, it would be very difficult to defeat you."
"You're very confident." Mrs. Kujo patted his shoulder.
"No, I just couldn't help showing off after I won against a beautiful girl." said Toru Watanabe.
"Beauty?" Mrs. Qingye smiled with her hands covering her mouth.
Qingye Rin came back to his senses from his deep thoughts, looked at Watanabe Toru and said, "Do you usually lose to me on purpose?"
"That's a sign of my maturity." Watanabe Toru put down the chess piece.
"Are you losing to me on purpose?" Miki Kujo stroked his neck with her warm little hand.
Watanabe Toru took her hand and held it affectionately: "We are family, so we don't care about winning or losing."
"You've said all the nice things." Mrs. Qingye said angrily.
"I'm the only boy here, if I don't say something nice, who will?" Watanabe Toru stood up and said, "Let's go."
"Okay." Mrs. Kiyono groaned and raised her arms to relieve the fatigue from concentrating just now.
Then she stood up swiftly.
After walking out for only two steps, she turned back and said to the servant, "Put a set of chess in the car. I want to win it back in the next three days."
"I can't accept losing." Mrs. Kujo joked.
"Women of the Kiyono family are like this. They will never admit defeat." Mrs. Kiyono took her daughter's hand, "Isn't that right, Rin?"
"Of course." Qingye Rin nodded slightly.
"What a coincidence." Mrs. Kujo held her daughter's arm, "The women in our Kujo family are the same."
Watanabe Toru, who didn't care about winning or losing at all, followed behind them, thinking about what had just happened.
Mrs. Kiyono praised him for his ability, but the impromptu activity was not completed.
"Taking the initiative to play chess and then winning is indeed considered inducement." This was one of his attempts.
I just don't know if he can complete the task if the other three people praise him for his skills because of this game of chess.
No data, but it should be impossible.
The task is harder than expected.
Doing something without the intention of getting others to praise him is almost impossible for him, who has an excellent memory and can think in multiple threads.
If his memory is a little worse , he may temporarily forget the system task midway;
Or maybe he is a lecher, who forgets himself in playing with ladies and does things only to win their hearts;
Or maybe he is a person who likes to show off, showing off his physical strength, sweet talk, and magical props just to win admiration;
But he is not.
He has an excellent memory, has rejected Kiyono Rin, and doesn't like to show off.
When we arrived outside the "palace", there was already a car parked with plenty of space.
"Drive?" asked Toru Watanabe.
"I'm very talented at driving." Mrs. Kujo tossed the car keys in her hand casually.
"The first time I saw you, you in kimono, was it really you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course it's me." Mrs. Kujo opened the car door and got in. "Get in!"
Watanabe Toru wanted to sit in the front passenger seat, but Mrs. Kiyono was faster than him, so he had no choice but to open the back door and let the two young ladies get in first.
Although they are so rich, the back seat of this car is not an independent seat, and it is the plan of the two mothers.
Faced with the open car door, the two young ladies did not get in.
"I won't sit with her." said Qingye Rin.
Kujo Miki folded her arms and snorted disdainfully.
In the end, Toru Watanabe was caught between them.
Fortunately, there was enough space, so they wouldn't bump into each other unless they did it on purpose. Watanabe Toru sat obediently close to Kujo Miki.
He can do whatever he wants to Kujo Miki, Asuka Mai, and Koizumi Aona, but he will take the initiative to keep physical distance from other women, even Kiyono Rin.
Especially Kiyono Rin, this beautiful girl who can see through other people's hearts, her words, manners, expressions, and every move are full of great charm.
"Let's go!" Mrs. Kujo stepped on the accelerator.
In front of the "palace" gate, a dozen servants bent down to see them off.
The sky was clear and the asphalt road, trams, houses, roadside trees, everything in sight was bright.
"Do you want to eat something?" Mrs. Qingye turned around and asked the three people with snacks in her hand.
"No." Miki Kujo leaned on the car door armrest and looked out the window.
The two families have a close relationship, and their mothers' generation has been best friends. She was raised by Qingye's mother, and she has reached the point where she doesn't need to say "thank you" deliberately.
"Where's Rin?"
"I don't want to eat."
"Watanabe-kun?"
"Thank you. I don't need it either."
Mrs. Kiyono glanced at Watanabe Toru and said, "Watanabe-kun, even if you are in the back seat, you must fasten your seat belt."
“……” Toru Watanabe left Kujo Miki, sat in the middle and fastened his seat belt.
Mrs. Kiyono turned around and complained to Mrs. Kujo who was driving:
"Children nowadays have no legal awareness at all."
"Yes." Mrs. Kujo's driving posture is very cool, which is very different from Koizumi Aona who always holds the steering wheel with both hands and keeps her eyes on all directions.
"Watanabe-kun," Mrs. Kujo continued, "the richer and more powerful you are, the more you must obey the law. When you become our son-in-law, you must not bully others and do anything illegal."
"Yes, I understand."
After dealing with her, Watanabe Toru lowered his voice and said to the two young ladies on his left and right: "Rich people are so hypocritical."
Miki Kujo kept her hands on the car window, glancing over at me with her charming and cold eyes.
"Except you, Meiji."
"lie."
"Hey! Qingye-san, your mother has recognized me as her godson. Whether we are siblings or brother and sister, shouldn't you help me?"
"Whose family are you from?" Miki Kujo put her hand on Toru Watanabe's waist.
"Wait, wait, I have something to say!" Toru Watanabe grabbed her hand.
"explain."
"Meiji, look, Aunt Qingye is an elder, what can I do? Can I refuse her?"
"Watanabe-kun, mom is going to be sad. You talk as if she is forcing you to do that." Mrs. Kiyono's tone contained exaggerated disappointment.
"Look!" Watanabe Toru said to Kujo Miki, "What can I do? What can I do!"
Miki Kujo felt angry and a little amused when she saw his self-righteous look.
"Don't you want to be a family with me?" Qingye Rin's tone was condescending, as if it was someone's honor to be a family with her.
"Forget about siblings, but if it's brother and sister, I'll put myself in a difficult position."
"Mr. Kiyono, remember to call me sister-in-law." Kujo Miki said with a sneer.
"Should my sister, who was born in September, call me big sister?" Qingye Rin responded with a sneer.
"I'm checking in with Watanabe now."
"Meiji, I'll be seventeen in a week, which means I'm still a whole year away from the legal age for marriage," Toru Watanabe reminded.
"Toru Watanabe, are you going to help me or her?" asked Miki Kujo.
"Of course, we help our own family!" Watanabe Toru affirmed.
"Haha!" Mrs. Kujo tapped the steering wheel.
Mrs. Kiyono also laughed happily, Kiyono Rin pursed her lips slightly, and Kujo Miki glared at Watanabe Toru at first, but in this atmosphere, her eyes also showed a smile.
"I was worried about the long drive and how boring it would be, but I didn't expect that just by adding Watanabe-kun, the journey would become so interesting."
"That's right. I feel happy every time I chat with Watanabe-kun." Mrs. Kiyono agreed with a smile.
"I have a question for both mothers," said Toru Watanabe.
"What, dear son?" Mrs. Qingye turned around and looked at you in a friendly manner, as if she could tell you anything.
"How old are you guys?"
"Haha, this isn't a question you'd ask, Watanabe-kun."
As the car left Tokyo, large tracts of farmland appeared in sight.
In May, there are fields of corn, and driving through them is like walking on the green seabed. Beyond the corn forest is the green wheat field, and you can hear the sound of the wind blowing the wheat waves.
"It's so beautiful." Mrs. Kiyono looked at the scenery outside the window with a relaxed and happy mood.
She turned around and said to the four people in the car, "It's nice to come out once in a while."
"If you want to come out, come find me. I'm always free." Driving on the straight national highway, Mrs. Kujo enjoyed the pleasure of the ride.
"What's the point of us two old ladies coming out?" Mrs. Kiyono was very vindictive. She hadn't gotten over the incident where Watanabe Toru asked about her age just now.
Not hearing any response, she looked back in surprise.
Kiyono Rin and Kujo Miki fell asleep with their hands on the car windows, and Watanabe Toru also fell asleep with his entire body almost leaning on Kujo Miki's arms.
The two ladies looked at each other and smiled softly.
Watanabe Toru's head was pushed away by Kujo Miki, and when he woke up, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
In fact, he didn't fall asleep at first. If he was really ready to sleep, he would never deliberately press on Kujo Miki.
The two young ladies went to bed first. He didn't want to chat with the two ladies, so he just pretended to sleep, and then pressed himself in Kujo Miki's arms with a teasing mentality.
It was so comfortable that I actually fell asleep.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"We're here." Kujo Miki said unhappily.
"I see." Watanabe Toru nodded, "I thought you wouldn't let me lean on you."
Miki Kujo rolled her eyes at him, meaning: You have pressed on me many times.
They were indeed almost there, and within a few minutes, the car drove into the parking lot. The parking lot was at the foot of a mountain, and there was no one else except them.
"We must climb the mountain before dark, then set up the tent and cook!" Mrs. Kiyono said seriously.
A feeling arose that we had to return to the camp before the blizzard came, otherwise we would die in the snow.
"What happens after dark? Isn't there lighting?" asked Miki Kujo.
"I'm just setting a goal." Mrs. Kiyono's expression relaxed and she said with a smile.
"I'm fine." Miki Kujo looked at Rin Kiyono with a smile.
Qingye Rin didn't bother to pay attention to her and looked up at the tree-lined mountains.
Mrs. Kiyono looked at the two of them, blinked her still clear eyes, and said innocently: "When climbing mountains, you must help each other and never abandon your teammates."
The two pretended not to hear.
On the other side, Mrs. Kujo and Toru Watanabe had already unloaded all the camping equipment from the car.
"Please carry your own clothes and other personal belongings." Mrs. Kujo said, "Watanabe-kun, I have to ask you to take care of some heavy things."
"No problem." Watanabe Toru nodded.
"You should know what to pay attention to as well as I do, so let's not waste time. Then, mountaineering team, let's go!"
The five people entered the jungle from the trail entrance and officially stepped onto the mountain.
Mrs. Kujo walked in front, followed by Mrs. Kiyono, then Kiyono Rin and Kujo Miki. To prevent accidents, Toru Watanabe walked at the end.
"The mountain road is very simple." Toru Watanabe looked at the dirt road trampled by people.
"How could we really go to such a dangerous primitive jungle? This is a commercial mountain climbing spot and tourist destination." Mrs. Kujo, who was at the front, answered.
That being said, not long after, after the five people entered the mixed woods, the originally "artificial" road became a "natural" road - traces of human footsteps could still be seen, but rather than being trampled out, it was more like they had found a suitable foothold.
At this point, Qingye Rin was already out of breath.
Miki Kujo walked steadily and deliberately behind Rin Kiyono.
There is a small stream in the woods, and the bottom is clear.
They occasionally have to step on pebbles in the stream to move forward.
"There's water here, why don't we take a rest for a while?" suggested Qingno Rin.
Kujo Miki laughed sarcastically.
"Rin-chan," Mrs. Kujo kept walking, "If we keep resting, we won't be able to reach the campsite before dark."
They had only been walking for a few minutes, but wasn't it natural to rest in a place with water and beautiful scenery? -- This was just Qing Ye Lin's wishful thinking.
The stream gurgles, and freshwater crabs, shrimps with long and thin claws, and small fish with transparent bodies occasionally jump out from under the rocks.
The stream was covered with weeds, and Watanabe Toru recognized the edible water celery.
"Miji, do you want some water?" Hearing the sound of water, Watanabe Toru asked.
Miki Kujo nodded, her feet were a little sore.
Toru Watanabe took out a bottle of water from his packed backpack, unscrewed the cap, put the medicine in it and handed it to her.
Miki Kujo didn't even look at it. She took it and drank it in small sips.
Toru Watanabe walked forward, passed her, and came to the side of Rin Kiyono.
"Here." Another bottle of drugged water.
Qingye Rin tilted back her slender white neck and gulped down the drink.
The two ladies carried the water themselves, and Watanabe Toru returned to Kujo Miki.
Miki Kujo gave him the half bottle of water left. Toru Watanabe took a small sip and screwed the cap back on.
"The scenery is nice, I chose it," said Mrs. Kiyono.
On both sides were towering trees, casting thick shades on the roof. The three or four points of sunlight from the sky were divided into fragments and scattered on the ground, rocks, streams, and them.
"It's really good." Toru Watanabe took out his mobile phone, took a look around, then ran to the front and took a picture of the four beauties who were climbing the mountain.
The two ladies put their faces together, Kiyono Rin wiped the sweat off her face, and Kujo Miki looked into the dense forest in the distance.
"Pass it to me later." Mrs. Kujo instructed.
"That's what I planned." Toru Watanabe was running around with the heaviest luggage on his back.
They took group photos, mother-daughter photos, bestie photos, enemy photos, as well as intimate photos of him and Kujo Miki, and of course the scenery.
