Chapter 293: Unexpected Encounter
Shirakawa Kaede, who didn't know that he had a cheap uncle, had already arrived in Hakodate, Hokkaido with Kobayashi Asuka.
That’s right, the first stop of this school trip for two people is Hokkaido.
For Asuka Kobayashi, who was born in the south, Hokkaido seems like a distant foreign country.
Curious because of the distance, yearning because of the remoteness.
When it comes to the place I most want to visit in Japan, it is of course the beautiful scenery of the north, which is far away from home.
"It's so cold," said Asuka Kobayashi, who had just got off the plane, rubbing her hands vigorously while wearing gloves.
Feeling unsatisfied, she turned around, held Baichuan Feng's face and rubbed it a few times.
"Eh" Baichuan Feng, who was suddenly attacked, shivered subconsciously because of the coldness of his gloves.
"Chuckles" Asuka Kobayashi, having succeeded, jumped away happily, with a series of silver bell-like laughter accompanying her curved eyebrows.
At this moment, she seemed like an ordinary girl in love, a little naughty and a little naive.
Baichuan Feng wiped the snowflakes off his face helplessly, then watched her skipping onto the street with a smile on his face.
Sometimes he looked here curiously, sometimes he touched there curiously.
Just like an ordinary girl, not a daughter of a merchant family, nor the director of the human resources department of Shirakawa Electric.
Is this Asuka Kobayashi's most authentic state, carefree, innocent and romantic?
"It's so beautiful!" With a smile on her face, she opened her arms and spun lightly on the snow-covered streets of Hakodate.
The exhaled white air quickly blended into the surrounding snow scene, and the world returned to its coldness, silence and whiteness.
Hokkaido is truly a kingdom of snow in winter; even the railway tracks are covered in snow.
The tram passed by with a "ding-ding" sound, leaving two shallow traces on the road, which was the only proof that it had been there.
"Shirakawa-kun, let's go too."
Asuka Kobayashi couldn't wait to wave to him, her pink gloves swaying gracefully in the wind and snow.
"Hai~" Baichuan Feng took two quick steps to her side, then naturally reached out and held her in his arms.
And Asuka Kobayashi leaned on him happily, and the two of them snuggled up to each other and walked away in the wind and snow.
Their first stop was Mount Hakodate, a mountain located west of the city.
It is known as one of the world's three major night view destinations along with Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong and Naples in Italy.
By the time they got on the cable car and reached the top of the mountain, it was getting dark.
Regardless of the biting cold wind on the observation deck, Shirakawa Kaede and Kobayashi Asuka leaned on the railing and shouted loudly while looking at the city of Hakodate below.
There are continuous yellow light strips in the harbor, and the lights are even more dazzling and charming under the reflection of the surrounding white snow.
It twinkles like the stars in the night sky, reflecting its own starry light on the world.
Such a beautiful scene always makes people unable to help but vent the depressed mood in their hearts.
After a long and refreshing breath, both of them were panting and staring at the night view below in a daze.
"Shirakawa-kun"
"Um?"
"I'm very happy." Kobayashi looked down and let his hair fly in front of his eyes.
After this trip, I have no regrets.
Baichuan Feng tightened his arms and hugged her tighter.
"If you want, you can come more often in the future."
Asuka Kobayashi smiled but said nothing.
The night view of Hakodate below is beautiful, but the weather is a little too cold.
After not staying for long, Asuka Kobayashi felt a little overwhelmed.
"Shirakawa-kun, let's go back. I'm a little hungry."
"good"
The two people, wearing winter clothes and hats, took the cable car back to the city hand in hand.
They will stay here tonight and continue northward to appreciate the majestic beauty of Hokkaido tomorrow.
Back at the hotel, Shirakawa Kaede ordered a sumptuous kaiseki meal, many of which were Hokkaido specialties.
However, unlike his good appetite, Asuka Kobayashi picked up a piece of tuna sashimi and tried several times but still couldn't swallow it.
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Bai Chuanfeng put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at her with concern.
If he remembered correctly , when he had dinner with Asuka Kobayashi before, this was her favorite dish.
"Nothing, maybe it's too cold."
Asuka Kobayashi swallowed and suppressed the nausea in her heart. In the end, she gave up this delicacy she once loved.
Since she had no appetite for sashimi, she turned her attention to the grilled steak at hand.
Well, cooked food is more delicious.
Seeing that she had regained her appetite, Baichuan Feng felt relieved.
The two of them ate and talked, and soon the day passed quietly and the night enveloped the earth.
The next day, the two continued to head north with light luggage. The biting wind and snow could not stop their enthusiasm for traveling.
Another place worth visiting in the north of Hakodate is Lake Toya.
The earth and nearby mountains were all covered with snow, but the water of Lake Toya was still clear and blue.
However, due to the weather, the lake was covered in white, making it difficult to see the scenery on the other side.
The two of them drifted slowly on the lake on a luxury yacht. The sky, the earth, the lake, the wind and the snow - Lake Toya in winter has a unique charm.
Asuka Kobayashi stood at the bow of the boat, with her hands clasped together, praying devoutly towards the center of the lake.
Baichuan Feng stood beside her and watched the scene quietly without disturbing her.
It wasn't until she put down her hands and opened her eyes that he moved closer curiously.
"What were you doing just now?"
That inquiring look made Asuka Kobayashi curl her lips slightly. "Legend has it that if you make a sincere wish in the center of the lake, it will be very effective."
"Hey," Shirakawa Kaede became more interested, "So what wish did Asuka-chan make?"
"It won't work if I say it out loud."
Asuka Kobayashi seemed to be teasing him on purpose. Her big black eyes glanced at him from time to time, but she said nothing.
Baichuan Feng, who was itching to death, hugged her and put his cold hands into her warm collar.
"Ah~!" Asuka Kobayashi screamed and subconsciously clamped his palm tightly to prevent him from doing anything weird.
Hmm~, it feels really good, big and soft.
"Baga~ you pervert."
Asuka Kobayashi, who was furious, changed her usual ladylike image and rudely revealed his true nature.
The fact that she was able to give up her image as a lady shows how excessive what someone had just done was. She actually used this method to keep warm in such a freezing cold weather.
"Oh, mistake, mistake." Baichuan Feng withdrew his hand reluctantly, with an expression on his face still showing some unsatisfied feeling.
Kobayashi really has the most capital. Although this is not his first experience, Shirakawa Feng feels that he will never be satisfied.
"Hateful." Asuka Kobayashi slapped his arm, her face flushed.
"Be careful." Baichuan Feng hugged her to prevent her from moving.
It was still snowing, and the boat was so slippery, it would be no joke if we fell or fell into the lake.
Asuka Kobayashi leaned into his arms and hugged his waist tightly.
"That's great."
"Hmm?" Baichuan Feng lowered his eyes and looked at her in confusion.
"I didn't know there was such a big difference between Hokkaido and Kyushu. But it was also very nice. I saw a lot of scenery I had never seen before."
For her, who was born in Kyushu, Hokkaido is synonymous with remoteness and mystery.
Now I can finally get a glimpse of its charm, which satisfies my curiosity.
After all, no matter how much you see descriptions on TV or in newspapers, it is not as good as experiencing it yourself.
"It's just a little too cold. Do you want to continue heading north?"
Shirakawa Kaede, however, felt average about the scenery in Hokkaido, not that there was anything wrong with it.
But as he was born in the Northeast, he was accustomed to wind and snow, and had seen many continuous snow-capped mountains.
Seeing similar scenery again in Hokkaido, it no longer felt amazing, it was just a little fresh at most.
However, Asuka Kobayashi was still very interested. When she heard Shirakawa Kaede's question, she nodded without hesitation.
"Of course, we haven't been to Sapporo in the north yet."
Now that we are here, how can we not visit Sapporo, the prefecture of Hokkaido?
So the two of them took a train from Noboribetsu and continued their long-planned journey northward.
However, after arriving in Sapporo, the scenery there did not have much to attract them.
Cities that are too modern are mostly all the same, and the snow is just a change of appearance for them.
Apart from a Western European-style White Lover Chocolate Factory, which aroused some interest in Asuka Kobayashi, there was nothing else that could impress the two of them.
As one of the must-have gifts for girls on Valentine's Day, Asuka Kobayashi has naturally heard of the name of White Lover chocolate.
In addition to being able to observe the entire chocolate-making process, there is also an experience room where visitors can make chocolate by themselves and print their photos on special biscuit boxes as a souvenir.
So, excitedly, Asuka Kobayashi pulled Kaede Shirakawa and rushed to their destination upstairs like a gust of wind.
The two were running so fast that they almost hit a pedestrian next to them. When the pedestrian came to his senses, they were nowhere to be seen.
"Young people nowadays are always so reckless, which is really disrespectful. The road is so slippery, what if they fall?"
A middle-aged lady tightened the scarf around her neck and muttered something in dissatisfaction.
"Don't you think so, Yuko?"
"Hey." Tanaka Yuko looked away and stared at her mother , "What's wrong?"
"Hey, where are you thinking about your boyfriend again?" The middle-aged lady looked at her daughter mischievously.
"Ah?" Tanaka Yuko's face flushed slightly. "No, I just thought of something else."
"You're in love, so don't be embarrassed. When can you bring it back for me and your dad to see?"
"Even if my sister is in a relationship, she will definitely keep it a secret. Don't forget that she is an artist, right?"
A young man standing beside them with his arms folded gave a very knowledgeable explanation.
He looks so knowledgeable that if you don't know him, you might think he is also an insider.
"Hey, mind your own business. If you want to act after graduation, go find a crew yourself." Yuko Tanaka interrupted his understanding buff rudely .
"Ah? No way." The young man with slightly chubby cheeks complained very dissatisfiedly.
He turned and looked at Tanaka Yuko, "You are my elder sister, shouldn't you help me, your younger brother?"
That exaggerated expression is worthy of a student of drama, and the miserable charm is captured very well.
“Okay, okay.” The middle-aged lady got a headache when she saw the two bickering. It had never stopped since they were young.
"But Yuko, if you are really in love and have made up your mind, just bring her home quietly and let us see her."
The middle-aged wife will not interfere with her daughter's feelings, but if she finds someone she wants to spend the rest of her life with, how can parents not want to meet him or her?
"That's right," the younger brother who was beside him echoed, looking at his sister with a gossipy look on his face.
Based on his many years of experience of being single, he can infer with certainty that his sister is in love.
"And you, Ryuzo, if you fall in love, remember to bring the girl home."
It would have been better if he didn't mention it, but as soon as he opened his mouth he attracted the middle-aged lady's attention.
"Hayi~Hayi~" The indifferent voice made the middle-aged lady frown.
However, Yuko Tanaka nodded gently and agreed to her mother's request.
But after she had walked far away, she looked back at the intersection on the street corner not far away.
That silhouette just now looked so familiar, was it him?
