Chapter 153 A Lesson on Heart-Fluttering Feelings

Day 11 of the road survival game!

"Pfft..." Seeing that Kojinpei had surrendered to Fengsang's banner offensive, Hagiwara, who also did not want to receive a banner and did not want to make such a young girl spend money over such a small matter, immediately adapted to the situation.

He pretended to look up at the sky, then seriously suggested, "But it's a bit early to have dinner now. Why don't we wait until dinner time? Let's go to the park for a while first?"

“We were just about to go to the park to practice, do you want to come along?” As close friends, Matsuda knew exactly what Hagi was up to, but… he glanced at Kazesei.

I wondered, could a girl who couldn't even crack a joke and was overly serious really forget about treating them to a meal to thank them over time? I always felt that she was different from most people in Japan's 'hypocritical modesty and gratitude'; every word she said was so earnest!

Upon hearing Matsuda ask this in Chinese, Kazesei Mori subconsciously checked the time on his phone. It was indeed only around 5 o'clock. Eating dinner at 5 o'clock in the middle of summer was a bit early, and people tend to lose their appetite when the weather is hot.

She thought it would be better to have an appetite later in the day when it was cooler, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay! But I've only practiced shot put in school PE class, and I've never played any other ball sports. You guys play for a bit, and I'll just watch from the side!"

Even in front of the handsome young man who gave her some strange ideas, she still honestly pointed out her shortcomings, without pretending to know what she didn't or trying to be strong when she couldn't.

Hagiwara and Matsuda exchanged a knowing smile, both wondering simultaneously: Are all Chinese women like this woman, Fusang? Courageous, honest, never shirking her responsibilities, and possessing a strong sense of gratitude…

This is quite different from the personality of most women in Japan, who only show positive emotions like honesty and courage to their families, while putting on a show of "normal values" for outsiders. In reality, they just talk the talk but don't walk the walk, and some don't even say a kind word!

"What's the big deal? If you don't know how, just learn, and you'll get it." Hagiwara, having once again experienced the different styles of interpersonal relationships among people from different countries, led the way to the park with a grin, saying, "I'll teach you how to throw the ball when we get to the park. It's very simple!"

"Really?" Feng Xing Shou asked excitedly, then realized he might have been a little too eager, so he quickly pretended to be reserved, but actually looked like a cat really wanted it, and said, "Won't this cause you trouble and prevent you from having fun?"

"Haha... No way! We're not practicing baseball today, we just wanted to pitch and catch together to get some exercise. Teaching you is just for fun."

Formal baseball practice requires the entire baseball team to work together; just practicing pitching and catching isn't formal baseball training! This was the first time Hagiwara had seen the baseball gloves and baseballs in his and Kojinpei's hands.

However, since they knew nothing about the sport they were about to participate in, they thought that Japanese baseball was a mainstream sport in Japan, and this sport was not popular in China. They understood why Feng Xingshou didn't understand, so they simply explained it to her in detail.

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Hearing that he wouldn't cause any trouble by joining in, Feng Xing Shou finally put aside his worries about whether he would bother others and happily said, "It's good that I won't disturb you."

"By the way, Feng-san, you're only in junior high school, how come you're studying in Japan? Did your parents get transferred here for work?" Matsuda, seeing his friend getting along well with the junior school girl, knew that Hagi was much better at judging people than him.

His proactive approach to communicating with the junior schoolmate indicated that he thought highly of her personality, so he joined in their conversation and asked Feng Xingshou a question out of curiosity.

"Not my parents, but my brother!" Even without parents, her brother has never made her feel inferior to children with parents, so Feng Xingshou answered without any sense of inferiority from not having parents to raise her.

Instead, she proudly boasted, "My brother is amazing! He was noticed by a big boss in Japan and hired to work here for a hefty salary! I also got to experience studying abroad."

Waaah... o(╥﹏╥)o Although she would rather it be like before, with her brother away on business trips and her staying in China to study, studying abroad is not good at all. There are no dishes that suit her taste, and everywhere there are narrow and low houses and rooms, which are depressing just to look at.

The place felt dimly lit, with a creepy feeling that the ceiling might collapse at any moment. What was even more frustrating was the weather in this island nation, where it rained frequently, and even when it wasn't raining, it was often very damp, making her feel sticky all the time. The worst part was the rampant cockroaches...

┭┮﹏┭┮I really want to go back to China!

But if she actually said it out loud, wouldn't they hate her? She really wanted to be friends with someone who would lend a helping hand to others, and didn't want to be disliked by them! So, she decided to leave it at that, Feng Xingshou thought to herself as she spoke.

"I see. But isn't this usually summer vacation in Japan? Why were you still having classes a few days ago?" Hagiwara asked curiously as the topic of studying abroad came up.

After all, they had guessed some possibilities that day, but they hadn't really asked for the answer. Now, perhaps someone in the know could answer the question for them. As he thought about it, he added, "We saw you and other students coming out of the school in uniform a couple of days ago."

"So your country also has summer vacation at this time! No wonder!" Hearing his question, Feng Xingshou blinked, looking like he understood, and then replied, "My Japanese is terrible, so I didn't understand the teacher's explanation."

However, I've heard other Chinese students mention that this school seems to have drafted a special recruitment plan for international students before the summer break for some reason, covering students from junior high to high school...

When I arrived, they even arranged for other students from the same grade to introduce me to the school and tutor me. I heard that these students who help international students get academic credits based on their club activities. What you saw was probably the time we finished our tutoring and left the school!

Upon hearing her answer, Hagiwara and Matsuda immediately understood. They already knew that the international school had a low enrollment rate this year, which led to insufficient operating funds and thus opened up special admission quotas for international students. Now they learned that this special admission program for international students only started before the summer vacation.

It can be inferred that the international students were admitted in a rushed manner. The school may have been worried that they would not be able to keep up with the pace of the coursework after the summer vacation, which would cause chaos in the school's operations after the summer vacation and the start of the new semester. Therefore, they helped them adapt to the environment by having other students in the same grade before the summer vacation.

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As they talked, having satisfied their curiosity, the two took Kazesei-no-Mori to the park. Then, one of them put on gloves, while the other earnestly taught Kazesei-no-Mori how to throw the ball. And it was Hagiwara who taught Kazesei-no-Mori how to hold the ball and throw it...

Kazesei was just a middle school student at the time, in the stage of adolescence where she was prone to daydreaming. Hagiwara taught her how to throw by standing behind her and showing her how to hold the ball, get into the correct throwing posture, and then throw the ball.

During this process, I had to teach her little by little, whether it was adjusting her pitching posture or gripping the ball with her fingers. Hagiwara's Chinese was also very awkward, and she couldn't express herself clearly in many words, so I had to personally help her adjust it.

After a while, Feng Xingshou felt that she finally understood the implied meaning of the euphemistic way of saying that the Dali princess had an affair with the old rascal in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. She felt like she was the Dali princess who was learning acupressure from the old rascal.

She was personally taught how to throw by a strikingly handsome man. Every now and then, his long, elegant hands would hold hers and show her how to grip the ball. He would gently touch her shoulders, waist, and other sensitive areas to adjust her throwing posture...

As a result, she didn't learn how to throw the ball properly, and she always missed. Instead, she felt like she was about to have a heart attack. Every time Hagiwara touched her heart, her heart would pound wildly. When he touched her more sensitive waist, she would feel a tingling sensation running down her spine from her tailbone.

This was her first time experiencing something like this, and she felt a little shy yet happy. But for some reason, she didn't want him to find out, as she felt that if he did, she would lose face terribly...

Time passed as the deer danced in the heart of the wind star guardian, and before they knew it, it was dinner time in summer. Hagiwara and Matsuda thought that after playing for a while, she would have forgotten about treating them to dinner.

Unexpectedly, when they said goodbye again, Feng Xingshou didn't forget at all and continued to enthusiastically offer to treat them to dinner. He even suggested that if they didn't give any suggestions on where to go, they could simply take a taxi and ask the driver for restaurant recommendations...

Formal restaurants in Japan are expensive!

Japanese taxis are incredibly expensive!

If they were to remind her of the banner again, -_-|| Feeling that their speculation might cause the young girl to waste a lot of money, the two locals, Hagiwara and Matsuda, could only offer what they considered the most reliable advice.

Then, at their suggestion, the group went to a formal restaurant nearby, but instead of a restaurant, they ended up at a local Chinese restaurant that would have a very old-fashioned feel in China.

They only ordered home-style dishes like Mapo Tofu and Spring Rolls, which made Feng Xingshou insist on ordering a few more hearty Chinese dishes. As for the taste of these dishes, they were just passable in Feng Xingshou's eyes, as he was used to eating Chinese food.

She was a little confused as to why both traditional Chinese dishes and the home-style dishes they ordered tasted different in Japan. For example, Mapo Tofu, when prepared in China, is mainly seasoned with Sichuan peppercorns or chili peppers.

Why is it that in Japan, they only use Sichuan peppercorns and don't even have any chili flakes? Hagiwara and Matsuda kept saying how spicy it was and kept eating it with their spoons, while she barely touched the main dishes she ordered.