"Kuroki-kun, your house is so beautiful!" Ayumi exclaimed, looking at the yard in front of her.
“Of course! My dad designed it himself, how could it not be beautiful?” Kuroki Tetsuya’s tone was clearly filled with pride as he said this, “My dad said he rebuilt it to celebrate my birth.”
"Wow, that's great."
Hearing the praise from his friends, Kuroki Tetsuya couldn't help but smile. But as if he had thought of something, his smile gradually disappeared, and a trace of worry lingered between his brows.
This worried expression on a child's face seems very out of place, and it would definitely make people laugh and cry at the same time, and then say something like, "Youth doesn't know the taste of sorrow, but pretends to be sad."
Of course, some people might feel sorry for her after seeing this, but most people would feel the former.
Withdrawing his gaze from Tetsuya Kuroki, Kōyū shifted his attention to the courtyard.
Dark green ivy meanders up a corner of the wall, clinging obediently to the almost pure white wall, making the whole house look anything but monotonous.
The two-story building wasn't very tall, nor did it occupy a very large area, but it looked very harmonious overall. There must have been flowers planted in the yard, as Guangyou could faintly smell the delicate fragrance of flowers in the air even through a door.
The building has a modern style, while the greenery inside adds a touch of nature to the house.
In comparison, the house next door looks rather old. Actually, it can't be called old; it's just that the house has weathered enough storms and has a lot of history.
"It's quite beautiful." Ai looked up at the house, her eyes seemingly sparkling, lost in thought.
“Our house will definitely be more beautiful in the future, but this house is worth taking a look at.” While admiring it, Guangyou tried to absorb some of its advantages and then incorporate them into his own ideas.
Designing houses has never been his forte. Compared to designing houses, he is more skilled at destroying them. No matter how badly they are destroyed, Guangyou always has a well-developed plan in mind.
But his current goal is not to destroy the house, but to design a house that belongs to them. He is still a long way from that goal, after all, he has to start learning from scratch.
Fortunately, there was still plenty of time, and he could learn slowly. Guangyou was determined to design a house that would satisfy both of them.
Upon hearing this, Ai seemed to have thought of something. She turned her head and gave Kousuke a deep look before suddenly smiling. The smile wasn't big, but she looked so happy.
"Alright, stop standing at the door, let's go inside. I just bought some snacks yesterday, so we can watch Kamen Rider while we eat them." Kuroki Tetsuya pushed open the heavy iron door, greeted the group, and then jogged to the inner door, took out his key, and opened it.
Upon entering the courtyard, Guangyou looked around with the intention of appreciating and learning. There were indeed many green plants in the courtyard. In one corner of the wall, there was a flower bed with a tree in the center that was not particularly thick, surrounded by a circle of flowers around its roots.
Perhaps due to the season, the branches were not covered with lush green leaves, but the seasonal flowers were already in full bloom, and the fragrance I smelled earlier came from them.
On the corner opposite the flowerbed, Guangyou saw a small pond surrounded by stones. Between the pond and the outer wall was a rockery. Water about three fingers wide cascaded down from the top of the rockery like a waterfall, splashing into the pond.
This also proves that the pond has a water circulation system. Guangyou took a closer look and saw several red and white koi, each about the size of an adult's palm, in the crystal-clear water.
"I'll get one too." Guangyou squatted down, his eyes fixed on the koi playing in the pond, and drew a circle in the water with one finger.
The ripples on the pond startled the nearby koi, who darted about frantically as if facing a formidable enemy. The frenzy subsided once they reached a calmer part of the pond.
"What are you thinking about?" Ai also squatted down and watched the koi swimming in the pond with Guangyou. She also imitated him and stretched out a finger to draw a circle in the water.
"I'm thinking about these fish." Looking at the koi darting around in the water, Guangyou joked, "I was thinking of catching one and making braised fish, but the problem is I've never eaten koi before, so I don't know what it tastes like."
Upon hearing this, Ai couldn't help but roll her eyes at Kousuke and spit out, "What a glutton."
"I was just joking. After all, this fish looks pretty good, it would be a shame to eat it." Guangyou chuckled and stood up. "Let's go inside and sit down. I also need to go to the bathroom."
"I'll listen to you."
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The interior decoration, like the architectural style, leans towards modern. The bright room, paired with simple decorations, seems to match most of Guangyou's own aesthetic.
There were also several metal artworks on the shoe cabinet next to him. Although he couldn't understand the meaning behind the artworks, Guangyou still exclaimed, "These artworks are really interesting."
"Can you understand it?" Ai took off her shoes, put on slippers, crossed her arms, and looked at the artworks on the shoe cabinet with great interest, then glanced at Kōyū.
"I don't understand it." Guangyou shrugged and answered honestly, "But how many people can understand this kind of artwork?"
"You're making it sound so real." Ai rolled her eyes and urged, "Come on, let's go inside and sit down. Didn't you need to use the restroom?"
"Let's go, let's go." Guangyou quickly changed into slippers, stepped into the entryway, and pulled Xiao Ai inside.
After walking through a short corridor, you reach the living room, where Ayumi and her friends are sitting on the sofa, watching TV with great interest, occasionally shouting, "Go Kamen Rider!"
"Sit down for a bit, I'm going to the bathroom." Guangyou said to Xiao Ai and then quickly left the living room, feeling that he could no longer contain his primal energy.
In his haste, Kōsuke even forgot to ask Tetsuya Kuroki where the restroom was, but that didn't matter, he found the restroom quickly.
The main reason is that frosted glass was installed on the bathroom door next to it. Generally speaking, the toilet is next to the bathroom, which means that finding the bathroom is the same as finding the toilet.
Opening the door next to the bathroom, Kōyū breathed a sigh of relief; his judgment was correct, this was indeed the bathroom.
After relieving himself of the water, Kōyū wanted to go back to the living room, sit on the sofa, and read a novel for a while before leaving with Ai. He had come to this place simply because Ai was there.
Kōyū had absolutely no interest in the Kamen Rider show that the kids were watching.
But just as he opened the bathroom door and was about to walk into the living room, he suddenly heard a faint sound of running water, as if water was overflowing from something.
After careful listening, Guangyou realized the sound was coming from the bathroom next door, and a possibility immediately popped into his mind: "Is it leaking?"
"Go talk to that kid. I don't know if the repairman is still working at this time." Guangyou glanced at his watch and said with a smirk, "Yeah, he's probably off work by now."
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