One day off, in the morning.
Edo, a certain cafe.
Sitting in the booth by the window, Jiang Cheng was chatting and laughing with Mitsuha and Sougo across the table.
"...So Miss Sanye is here for a blind date this time?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Well, you're not too young after all."
Sanye bent her eyes, covered her mouth and smiled, and continued: "After such a long time, I have also moved on from the previous relationship. Then recently, the boss always urges me, and he thinks that he is not too young. Now, my health has improved a lot since I was raised in the countryside. In such a good new era, I might be able to find a good man or something..."
Jiang Cheng nodded, with a smile on his face: "Indeed, and now Sougo-kun's job is less dangerous than before. As a family member, you are relatively safe, and you don't have to stay in such a place all the time. Out in the country.”
"So this time, I finally made up my mind." Sanye said with a smile, "And the boss said he would introduce me to many good men, so I'm looking forward to it."
"Don't worry, sister." Sougo said with a well-behaved and sensible face, "I will definitely introduce you to many good men. Just pick the one you like."
"Boss, sister doesn't go to Cowherd's shop." Sanye shook her head and spoke with a bit of distress.
"No," Sougo hurriedly explained, "I mean it's a blind date. This time I take advantage of my paid vacation. Besides the blind date, I can also take you, sister, to have fun in the brand new Edo."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Xiao." Sanye showed a very sweet smile again, "I'm looking forward to it. It would be great if they were all good men like Jiang Chengsang."
"Hahaha, Miss Mitsuba praises me so much, which makes me a little shy. Why don't I take this opportunity to sign up, Sougo-kun, and add me to the list of blind dates?"
"Boss?" As he spoke, Sougo actually took out a small notebook from his pocket, "Then let's add boss. But if you are really the boss, sister, you must be prepared and determined to be the head palace."
"What are the preparations for the palace?" Jiang Cheng complained with a smile, "Don't treat others like the emperors of the feudal era, Sougo-kun."
"Yes, Mr. Xiao." Sanye nodded, "There is no such thing as that from the old days anymore. The current ones are called Xiao San and Bichi."
"Sister, what did you learn in the countryside?" Sougo couldn't help complaining.
Sanye looked at Jiang Cheng, and instantly switched to serious mode, asking: "Anyway, it means that Jiang Chengsang's daily relationship between men and women is very confusing, right?"
"Then what... did this suddenly start a blind date? Did you start asking about the other person's private life?" Jiang Cheng said with narrowed eyes, then waved his hand and said with a smile: "I was joking just now, I don't want to get married now. , Sougo-kun, mark my name..."
Before Jiang Cheng finished speaking, a hand instantly reached out and snatched away the notebook and pen in front of Sougo, and highlighted Jiang Cheng's name.
"Well, it's still this cafe. We'll meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
Looking at Jiang Hua, who was holding a pipe in one hand and holding a notebook in the other, not knowing when he would arrive, Jiang Cheng was silent for a while before speaking silently.
"Why are sister and Bald Man here..."
"Who are you calling bald! Brat!" The leader of Xinghaifang on the side said with fury, "Please call me brother-in-law with a clean head!"
Jiang Cheng showed disapproval: "Bald man, didn't you know that this cafe doesn't allow outside food? Why did you come in with pudding? Be careful of the clerk asking you out, puttsun pudding."
(puttsun pudding: TAMA-shaped pudding.)
"Whose head are you calling puttsun pudding? Do you want to be beaten?! You bastard!"
Jiang Cheng waved to the clerk on the side: "Miss clerk, this bald man brought pudding in, can you drive him out? It's too dazzling and makes my eyes uncomfortable."
"You bastard!!"
…
"Hey?! Sister!" Sanye covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Chengsang's sister is such a beautiful person..."
"Well, I'm Jiang Hua. I heard Kagura mention you." Jiang Hua sat down next to Jiang Cheng very naturally, crossed his legs gracefully and stretched out his hand towards Sanye.
"Oh, it's Kagura-chan's mother." Mitsuha finally realized and hurriedly smiled and reached out to shake Jiang Hua's hand.
"Please leave this unsatisfactory Ou Doudou in my family."
Master Xinghaibo bowed to Mitsuha with a ninety-degree bow.
"No, this is a bit too early..." Sanye smiled awkwardly, "And it was just a joke..."
Jiang Hua spoke again: "But it's no longer a joke. The families of both parties are here and it's serious."
"What..." Jiang Cheng, who felt he had been ignored, raised his hand and said, "Can you please not go around me and make decisions for me? If I am not interested in this kind of thing..."
Sougo said with a serious expression: "OK, we will be at this coffee shop at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Songwu-kun?" Jiang Cheng looked at Sougo with twitching eyes.
Isn't it interesting? Sougo glanced at Jiang Cheng and conveyed this meaning.
Interesting about your size!
Jiang Cheng winked back, then secretly glanced at a man in casual clothes wearing sunglasses and holding a newspaper to cover his face in a booth, "Our plan doesn't include me, right?" Doesn't it stimulate that man? What do you mean by bringing me with you!]
[Boss, please calm down, as long as you don’t deviate from the plan. ] Sougo tried his eyes secretly.
[Already out of the way! Sister Jianghua is serious! He is super serious about this kind of thing!]
"Then, let's go back and prepare for tomorrow's blind date. Miss Okita, we'll see you tomorrow."
With that said, Jiang Hua directly grabbed Jiang Cheng's clothes, stood up and walked towards the door of the store without looking back.
Jiang Cheng's wishes were completely ignored.
"See you tomorrow, boss." Sougo waved goodbye to the three of them.
"Mr. Xiao, isn't this a little too hasty?" Sanye asked.
"For things like blind date, if it doesn't work once, just try it twice. If it doesn't work twice, just try it three times. You will eventually find the right one, sister."
"Yes." Sanye smiled again, with a gentle face, "Just listen to the boss this time. And I think Jiang Chengsang is actually pretty good. Not only is he handsome, but he is also a very interesting person." people."
"Indeed, if the boss is my brother-in-law, I will completely accept it." Sougo said with a well-behaved look on his face.
but…
The speaker is intentional and the listener is intentional.
It happened that I happened to enter this cafe again because I was on vacation, and I happened to see Mitsuha's group of fourteen. The hand holding the newspaper became tighter and tighter for some reason...
Zongwu, who had taken in all this scene, secretly curled up his lips: ... Just one is not enough, the other one must also be arranged...
It wasn't until Sougo and Mitsuha left that Fourteen tremblingly put down the newspaper.
"No, only that guy can't... Absolutely not... No... Absolutely not..."
Fourteen's mouth was just repeating the word "no" stumblingly, and his whole body... seemed to be about to collapse.
…
The next day, ten o'clock in the morning.
Still in this cafe.
Okita Mitsuha's first blind date lasted for an hour. During this hour, the two parties briefly understood each other's basic conditions.
Today's blind dates are slightly different from the overly formal blind dates in the past. More people like such a simple and casual way.
Find a modern restaurant, young people sit together and chat, and then go out for a walk to get to know each other better.
"...Then, let the rest of the time be left to the young man himself? What do you think? Okita-kun?" the bald man said.
Sougo nodded: "That's right, uncle, let my sister and the boss do it themselves."
Hearing this, Jiang Chengcai, who was forced to change into a Western-style formal suit, breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past hour, Jiang Hua had been sitting next to Jiang Cheng very calmly, exerting overwhelming pressure on Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng didn't know why Jiang Hua was so persistent in this kind of thing.
On weekdays, too, the most common thing Jiang Cheng heard Jiang Hua say was: ... I met a pretty good girl, Balabala, today.
As sister Jianghua, she has taken on the role of her mother, even though she does not have a mother.
"Um."
After Jiang Hua nodded, Jiang Chengcai finally relaxed. However, before Jiang Chengsong could wait for two seconds, Jiang Hua took out another schedule.
"Miss Okita, look at the places you are interested in and let Xiao Jiangcheng take you there."
"That's right, you're welcome." Master Xinghaibo nodded, "This is what we, as men, should do, whether it is a small forest, a sports warehouse, a deserted river bank, or a love hotel! All of them! It’s all in the man’s plan!”
(At this time, a man with V-shaped bangs in casual clothes, wearing sunglasses and his face hidden behind the downed newspaper, was sitting in a certain booth. The hand holding the newspaper was shaking uncontrollably.)
"I don't remember ever making such a filthy plan!" Jiang Cheng complained with his eyes rolled.
"Hehehe..." Mitsuba giggled again, "Jiang Chengsang's family is also very interesting. Let me see, zoo...aquarium...park...cinema...space terminal...Edo Castle..."
By the way, the current Edo Castle, where the shogun once lived, has become a common attraction and you can enter it by buying a ticket.
The constant flow of tourists has become a very important source of income for the new government.
"... Let's go to the aquarium first. I've never been there before. How about it? Jiang Chengsang?"
"It's all fine, as long as you can get rid of the current situation." Jiang Cheng waved his hands with a tired expression on his face.
…
Aquarium, underwater world.
In the corridor, looking at the blue world surrounding him, Sanye smiled extremely sweetly.
"It's really beautiful. It's my first time to visit such a place. Thanks to Jiang Chengsang's help, I have the opportunity to see such a scenery."
"Just kidding." Jiang Cheng chuckled, "Speaking of which, does Miss Sanye want to come here with others to see this kind of thing?"
Listening to Jiang Cheng's pointed words, Sanye's eyes flashed with some relief, then he shook his head and showed a smile again.
"Jiang Chengsang, please hurry up, the dolphin show will start soon."
"Although it's child's play, it's still a blind date after all. Let me go shopping with you as a friend today."
"Hehehe..." Sanye covered her mouth and laughed, complaining, "That's too much to say, it feels like she looks down on me. I am taking it seriously as a blind date."
"Ah, I'm sorry, that's because I didn't think well. I'm sorry, Miss Sanye."
"But Jiang Chengsang, you seem to have a criminal record, right? I heard Mr. Xiao said that it is still a very serious case, and it seems that you are still serving a sentence."
"Uh..." Jiang Cheng twitched his lips in embarrassment, "You can say that."
"Points will be deducted for this," Sanye said as he walked, "But if it has been completely corrected, it is not impossible. Jiang Chengsang doesn't seem to have a job now. I heard from the boss that he still owes a lot. A lot of money?”
"Uh... that's right."
“Without a stable job, no income, no savings, and still owing foreign debts that cannot be repaid... points will be deducted for this.”
"Are you going to be so realistic in the new era? Aren't we mainly funny?" Jiang Cheng complained.
"But we also need to live, Jiang Chengsang."
"I always feel like you said something very reasonable nonsense..."
"Also, what about the house? I heard that now you must have a house called a school district house to get married. It is necessary for your children to receive a good education."
"Isn't it too realistic?"
At this time, Shi Shi was pretending to be a fish (diver) in the water, opening the mouth of a shark while staring at Jiang Cheng and Sanye who were talking and laughing in the corridor.
Although I don't know what the two said, the atmosphere... looks very good, which is what Shi Shi can't stand the most.
The most intuitive manifestation is that this poor shark is dying.
This shark was also very innocent, even helpless. Why did he swim next to this person just now? Come to him to vent your anger
…
Fourteen didn't know in what state he was in after watching the dolphin show - Jiang Cheng and Sanye were chatting and laughing in the front row.
After that, there are diving test dives and picking out souvenirs before going out...
After experiencing all the projects in the aquarium, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
After buying the souvenir - a small shark keychain, Sanye looked really happy, he looked very happy.
"Let's have something to eat after we go out." Jiang Cheng suggested.
"You won't have the energy to play until you're full."
Jiang Cheng shook his head helplessly: "Yeah, yeah, it seems like today I'm going to be killed by a blind date girl just like the news."
As they said this, both of them laughed.
Seeing this scene, Fourteen, who was wearing a hat and lowering his head and pretending to be a souvenir sales clerk, could no longer control his expression at this time, with veins popping out on his face and his big red eyes widening.
If he hadn't been able to barely restrain himself, Jiang Cheng's humanity might have been destroyed long ago.
Shi Shi didn't know that Jiang Cheng... did it on purpose and had already discovered his existence.
(End of chapter)