Chapter 46 Let's spend Christmas together with mango pomelo sago!
The exhibition in this gallery mainly featured award-winning works by emerging artists. After a brief look, they prepared to leave.
After all, some paintings have some reference value, while others are not worth it.
After browsing through everything, not much time had passed; it was still four o'clock in the afternoon.
After considering the route, Akina Amane suggested to the two of them, "Why don't we walk around here for a bit before heading back?"
At that moment, she hadn't even remembered that it was Christmas Day; she was just thinking about getting back to rest as soon as possible and treating them to dinner.
“Or how about we have dinner around here before heading back? It’s Christmas today, it’ll be more lively here,” Gong You suggested.
Akina Amako paused for a moment, then looked around.
It seems that... there are more pedestrians on the street, and many couples are holding hands.
Compared to them, I, holding hands with two people, seemed out of place.
Akina Amane blushed and hurriedly let go of the hand she had been holding since the start of the art exhibition.
Gong Zhi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why did you suddenly let go?"
He instinctively tried to pull her back, but Akina had already put both hands in her pockets, so Miyaji couldn't put his hands in her pockets anymore.
Akina Amaho coughed twice and explained in a low voice, "I just think it's not a good idea for us to do that." As she spoke, she glanced at the pedestrians on the street.
When Gong You saw those couples holding hands, he did understand.
"Oh, don't worry about it so much. Even if we hold hands all the time, no one will look at us strangely." Gong You shrugged.
So what if someone sees them? As long as they don't care, that's all that matters.
Just like the rumors circulating on the school forum, Amako Akina didn't care at all.
"Let's be careful." Akina sighed, then took her hand out of her pocket and took both of their hands again, one on each side.
"Ahem, there are still quite a few people on the street. Let's hold hands for now. It would be troublesome if we got separated." Akina Amaho coughed lightly.
Gong You and Gong Zhi both held her hands tightly, revealing smiles that suggested their plan had succeeded: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems."
The area happened to be a bustling commercial street with many snack shops. Tian Suiming held their hands, and the three of them strolled leisurely down the street.
Gong You casually remarked, "Now it seems more like the three of us are on a date."
Yes, he said that on purpose; he wanted to see how Amaho Akina would react.
Since she was able to take their hands on her own initiative... it means that her thoughts have changed without her realizing it, right?
Akina Ame was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to wave, but when she raised her hand, she remembered that she was still holding their hands.
So now, they too have been raised up by themselves.
Akina's face flushed slightly, and she wanted to shake it off: "Let's not say that. We just came out to have fun together."
But no matter how hard she tried to break free, her hands were held tightly in theirs.
"When friends go out to play, you can also call it a date, right? Mina, you're not thinking about something else, are you?" Miyaji tilted his head slightly.
He did it on purpose.
Well, Mina's reaction was quite interesting, and he wanted to see more of her shy expressions.
"Ah...now that you mention it, it's true. I didn't expect your Chinese language skills to be so good." Amaho Akina was interrupted, but she did remember the meaning of the word "date".
Even among friends, it's okay to say things like that. She slowly exhaled and relaxed.
But... she didn't think of anything in particular; she just subconsciously wanted to reject the word. Because when anyone first hears the word "date," they only think of things between lovers, right?
Amamiya felt that they might be doing it on purpose, but she had no proof, so she could only sigh. Her palms seemed a little sweaty and damp, but she still let herself hold their hands tightly.
"As for thinking about other things, I would never have such thoughts. We're good friends, after all." She gave a bright smile.
Yes, she said that on purpose, as a way of getting back at them.
Gong You and Gong Zhi were both stunned for a moment, and then they both laughed at the same time.
Seeing Mina's somewhat mischievous yet bright smile, the two knew that she was saying that on purpose.
All three knew what was going on, and while they smiled, none of them dared to break the awkward atmosphere.
After laughing, Akina Amaho began to carefully observe the street.
Her gaze shifted, and she noticed a takoyaki shop on the side of the street. Her eyes immediately lit up.
"Is that the shop you want to go to, Mina?" Miyaji also noticed the shop, after all, he wouldn't ignore the aroma of takoyaki, and he naturally noticed Mina's gaze as well.
Akina Amane nodded and said, "Yeah, I want to eat takoyaki. I haven't had it in ages."
As she spoke, she pursed her lips, saying that tutoring them had made it so she didn't even have time to go grocery shopping.
"Oh... I also want to try that takoyaki place, let's go together." Gong You's eyes lit up.
He still couldn't forget the spicy takoyaki he mentioned at noon, but... well, you probably wouldn't find that flavor in a normal shop.
The three of them walked hand in hand towards that direction. Miyako and Miyako walked a little faster, which made Akina Amane, who was in the middle of them, quicken her pace as well.
"Wait, you two slow down, I can't keep up." Are you in such a hurry for a bite to eat?
Panting, Akina finally couldn't help but tug at their hands, forcing them to stop.
Gong You scratched his hair with his free hand. He hadn't noticed because Mina had been following them without saying anything.
He muttered, "Minnai does seem to need to work on her physical training. I didn't notice your condition just now, sorry."
"I didn't notice either. I was just thinking about getting there quickly so I could get in line sooner. I'm sorry," Miyaji sighed.
Because there was still a long line outside the takoyaki shop, he figured he should hurry over.
"Honestly, my stamina is different from yours. Compared to girls my age, my stamina is pretty good." Amamiya snorted twice, annoyed.
The three of them slowed down and headed back towards the takoyaki shop.
Indeed, when I asked her before, her physical test scores were all good. Although they weren't particularly outstanding, her physical strength was quite good for an average girl.
Gong You and Gong Zhi exchanged a glance.
But her demeanor is still quite worrying.
“Minnai, how about... you start getting up early for morning exercises too?” Miya Yu said.
Yes, this should be an effective way to improve her physical strength.
Amamiya's eyes widened, and she hurriedly shook her head: "I can't get up. Painting is too energy-consuming. If I get up early, I'll be very sleepy."
Yes, she had been drowsy several times before.
Gong Zhi: "Then, how about getting up an hour or half an hour earlier? You don't need to get up too early."
He made this suggestion out of consideration for Akina Amaho's waking condition.
After saying this, Akina Amazu thought for a moment and hesitated.
Finally, she sighed, "Well, I don't know if I'll wake up or not. We'll see later."
She doesn't want to discuss this issue anymore; after all, isn't today a holiday?
“It’s Christmas, shouldn’t we celebrate too?” Akina looked at Yuu and Osamu, hoping for a positive answer.
Gong Zhi nodded: "Indeed, then let's go buy a Christmas cake later."
Anyway, the purpose of coming out with Mina today was indeed to have a good Christmas.
"Why did you buy a cake? Aren't I treating you to dinner?" Akina Amaho blinked.
In other words, even if you buy a cake, you might not be able to finish it, right?
Gong You coughed lightly: "Well, we buy cakes so we can eat them when we get home, of course."
As he spoke, he observed Minna's expression.
“Christmas should be spent with family... but Mina usually spends time alone, and it seems your parents aren’t home today either, so I thought I’d buy some things and have them come over to our house so we can celebrate Christmas together.”
Akina stared blankly at him for a moment, then looked at Miyaji beside her, and he nodded in return.
“Although I’m also curious why Minna’s parents don’t live with you, I don’t think you really want to bring it up, so you just made the decision on your own and hope that you will come to our house to spend Christmas with us,” he said.
At this moment, there were still two or three people ahead of them, and it would be their turn soon.
Akina Amaho blinked, trying hard not to let the tears fall, but she felt her eyes getting wet again.
In the past, she always spent Christmas alone, so she didn't care about the festive atmosphere and treated every holiday as just another normal day.
Aside from receiving gifts and a phone call from my parents during the New Year, I do not receive gifts or phone calls from them.
“Okay, then let’s go back together after we buy the cake,” she said.
Soon it was their turn. Akina Amako didn't let go of the two people's hands, but ordered three servings of takoyaki, one for each of them.
Of course, she was paying for it, and after receiving the takoyaki, she let go of his hand.
When they left, each of the three people was holding a takoyaki box.
Gong You and Gong Zhi were a little disappointed because they couldn't continue holding hands because of this.
"Alright, let's go buy a cake together." Akina peeked out, popped a takoyaki into her mouth, and chewed away. The three of them quickly finished the takoyaki and threw the box away.
After finishing her meal, Akina looked around and spotted a dessert shop not far away, so she quickly ran over.
"Luckily, there was one last cake." She held her knees and took a few breaths.
Today is Christmas, and the cakes sold out very quickly. They would have sold out even faster on Christmas Eve, but they were still at school yesterday.
Miyaji breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the last cake the shop assistant brought out.
“Yes, that means we were very lucky today,” Miyaji said.
"Let's go back together after we buy the cake," Gong You said, picking up the cake herself.
“I never expected you to be so self-aware.” Miyaji glanced at him.
Miyako wanted to retort, but Amaho Akina grabbed their sleeves at that moment.
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