Chapter 253: Turning from a Receiving to an Attacking Person
In the days that followed, Akiko Hoshino was looking for a new job.

But as Shimizu thought, a good and suitable job cannot be found in a day or two.

At the same time, Qingshuijian is also looking for suitable part-time jobs, hoping to contribute to the family's financial situation.

Of course, this was not told to Akiko Hoshino.

If she knew about this, she would definitely not agree to let Qingshuijian go out to work. Instead, it would make her feel more guilty and uneasy, and add more unnecessary pressure to herself.

Early in the morning, although he had just woken up, Qingshuijian became energetic when he thought about the headache of money.

Since Akiko Hoshino has lost her job, she has to consider that her fixed monthly income may disappear.

Although I have heard that some people chose to drop out of school and start working directly because their families were really short of money.

However, considering Qing Shuijian's situation, this road may be full of thorns.

In fact, Sakurai Shio contacted him two days ago and told him a lot.

[I actually make quite a lot of money, so you don’t have to worry too much about money or other things.]

Although no one knows how Sakurai Shio found out about this, this proposal is too attractive for most people.

Being kept by a rich woman should be the dream of most people.

But dreams are just dreams. In reality, Shimizu Mi was not willing to accept her care, so she rejected Sakurai Shio.

However, she did not insist too much, but said mysteriously that she would let Sakurai Haruka go find him later.

Although he didn't know what Sakurai Shio was planning, Shimizu Mi could clearly feel her sincere desire to help him.

After lying on the bed and looking at his phone for a while, Qingshuijian stretched and prepared to get up and go to the bathroom.

"Good morning, my dear."

As soon as Shimizu opened the door and came out of the room, he saw Amamiya Iori standing outside the door, looking prepared.

"Ah, good morning, Iori."

Although it was already late August, the weather was still a little chilly in the morning, so Amamiya Iori was still wearing a coat.

And Shimizu was only wearing a white vest, a completely summer outfit.

By the way, Amemiya Iori also knew that Hoshino Akiko had lost her job, and had made similar suggestions as Sakurai Shio, but Shimizu Mizu refused.

Originally, Shimizu Mi didn't intend to tell Amemiya Iori and make her worry too much, but Hoshino Akiko has been staying at home recently except for looking for a job, so she was bound to find out.

So, Shimizu Mi simply explained the whole story to Amemiya Iori and told her not to worry too much.

However, what was unexpected was that Amemiya Iori even proposed to Shimizu Mi if he and Hoshino Akiko should move in with her and Amemiya Midori.

In this way, you can reduce your daily expenses on water and electricity bills, and save on three meals a day.

"What do you think, dear?"

"Thank you for your suggestion, but I also want to try my best to do what I can. I often trouble you with my meals, but if I let you take care of everything, I can't stand it."

Of course, Shimizu Mi bluntly rejected Amamiya Iori.

"Huh, there's nothing wrong with that... But it's also true that you can't impose your will on others."

Because of his past experiences, Amamiya Iori understands this truth better than anyone else.

But having said that, Shimizu Mi had long known that Amamiya Iori was still quite... no, quite nosy.

For example, on weekends, she would come to Qingshui's house as a matter of course to cook for him, and even rush to do the cleaning without saying a word.

Of course, Shimizu would also help, but Amemiya Iori moved too quickly and in the end there was nothing he could do. This was also Shimizu's extravagant worry.

As for why Amemiya Iori came to Shimizumi's house early in the morning today, it was because the two of them had something very important to do today.

After breakfast, Shimizu Mi said hello to Hoshino Akiko and went out with Amemiya Iori.

After walking on the street for about ten minutes, the two arrived at the tram stop smoothly.

As soon as I entered the station, the tram arrived. Because it was a holiday, it was not as busy as usual, but there were still many passengers and the seats were almost full.

Amemiya Iori led Shimizu onto the train and they found an empty seat next to each other and sat down.

Sitting opposite the two were four boys of the same age whom they had never met before. They were fascinated the moment they saw Amamiya Iori, but immediately looked away after seeing Shimizu Ken next to her.

After Amamiya Iori noticed this, he smiled faintly: "My dear is such a gentle person, but at this time, he looks scary."

"What……"

"Of course I'm talking about my dear's possessiveness."

After Amemiya Iori said this, Shimizu Mi realized that he had just glared at the four people unconsciously.

But after all, the other party looked at Amamiya Iori with that kind of eyes, so it was understandable that he would have such a reaction.

"But no matter what others think, as long as I know the gentle side of my dear, it's enough."

Indeed, Shimizu Mi doesn't care about what others think.

Amemiya Iori said with a smile, and took out the snacks he had just bought on the road and handed them to Shimizu.

"please."

"Thanks."

It is a kind of dumpling-shaped food made from glutinous rice.

Because he had just had breakfast, Qingshuijian only ordered one.

Shimizu picked up the white dumpling that Amemiya Iori handed over from the bag and started eating it.

When he was halfway through eating, Amamiya Iori looked at him with a meaningful look.

"What's wrong……?"

Speaking of which, this white glutinous rice dumpling is dotted with a very subtle light pink in the middle.

Qingshui saw that he hadn't paid attention just now, so he took a bite of it.

"Ah, sorry..."

"Hmm? Why are you sorry, dear?"

Amamiya Iori pretended to be confused, but the smile in the corner of her eyes had completely exposed her.

When did she become so mean?

Just when Shimizu Mi was about to teach her a lesson, Amamiya Iori suddenly brought up something.

"Oh yes, honey, I saw the pictures you took with my phone the other day!"

"You finally found out."

As soon as Amemiya Iori mentioned it, Shimizu Mi immediately knew what photo she was talking about.

Although it was just a spur of the moment idea and I wanted to play a little prank on her, I also thought about deleting the photo afterwards, but after thinking it over, I decided to keep the photo to see how Amamiya Iori would react after finding out.

"It's not like I finally discovered it! I was so scared that I screamed..."

Amemiya Iori's cheeks flushed slightly, and she puffed up her cheeks with a bit of embarrassment and anger, with a light that was both angry and amused in her eyes.

"My dear, really..."

Although Amamiya Iori's face was red, she seemed to be very happy. It was a gentle rebuke that was unique to those closest to her.

Then, Amemiya Iori pushed her hair behind her ears and gently took a bite of the remaining half of the dumpling in Shimizu's hand where he had bitten it.

At the same time, Amemiya Iori raised his head and whispered softly in Shimizu's ear, saying that he could do some of the things he loved doing next time.

It seems that Amamiya Iori doesn't hate this kind of thing subconsciously.

Speaking of which, Shimizu Mi was sitting by the window, and every time he turned to look at Amamiya Iori, he would inevitably see the boys sitting on the other side.

"Well……"

"!?"

Perhaps because they heard the conversation with Amamiya Iori just now, when Shimizu met their eyes, their gazes averted immediately, but they still looked very interested. Being stared at didn't make him feel uncomfortable, but after all, these were some relatively private topics, and it was his fault for talking about them in a place like this.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, it seems that everyone sitting over there saw it."

"That's it..."

Amamiya Iori also seemed to understand the current situation.

"After all, Iori is a truly pure and beautiful girl. It will indeed surprise people."

Shimizu gently stroked Amemiya Iori's hair.

Although Amamiya Iori often complained that doing this would make her hair messy, it could be seen that she was still very happy to be treated like this and a smile appeared on her face.

"A pure and beautiful girl... Can I, with that face, say such things?"

That face refers to the photo in Amamiya Iori's phone.

Indeed, it was a face that was far from pure, a face of a woman immersed in happiness, but that was ultimately just another expression that Amamiya Iori would show when her body was intertwined with Shimizu Miki's.

That's not just something on the surface. Usually, Amamiya Iori does exude a pure temperament, so there's nothing strange about it.

"You can't say that. After all, that's an expression you can only see in special circumstances."

"is that so……"

Amemiya Iori looked somewhat unconvinced.

"Then even if I have that expression, will you like me, dear?"

Instead of answering, Shimizu reached out, put his arms around Amamiya Iori's shoulders, and hugged her a little harder.

"Well……"

It seems that Amamiya Iori also understood it immediately.

Although she was a little stubborn in her words, it can be seen from her expression that she quite enjoyed the feeling.

So, could it be that Amamiya Iori also has an M constitution?
Although not to the extent of Ayase Kotone, Amemiya Iori seems to have some potential in this regard.

"...Actually, I can also switch from a submissive to an aggressive one."

Amemiya Iori noticed Shimizu's psychological activities and whispered softly in his ear.

"Dear, do you dare to compete with me?"

For a moment, it seemed as if the plans for tonight had already been decided by her.

Just like that, time passed slowly and bit by bit while they were talking about topics that were somewhat vulgar according to common sense, and before they knew it, Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori had reached their destination.

"Honey, I'm going to go make some preparations."

"Well, I see."

After getting off the train, Amamiya Iori walked into a flower shop to find out where she was going next.

Qingshui Jian did not follow them in, but chose to wait outside the store.

Amamiya Iori was very particular about the types of flowers. After careful selection, she picked up a bunch of flowers that looked beautiful and bright in appearance, and then walked to the cashier.

"welcome."

"Please help me with the check."

"Thank you for your patronage."

Amemiya Iori came out of the flower shop with the flowers she bought, and then the two of them walked towards their destination.

Although it was not a rare sight for Amamiya Iori, it was a rare sight for Shimizu Mi.

“Although I’ve come here to buy things before, I’ve never wandered the streets like this.”

"After all, this place is half an hour away from my dear's home. If I didn't have something to do, I wouldn't have come here."

While chatting like this, Amemiya Iori and Shimizu Ken came to a slightly higher place.

There was a cemetery there, and that was why Amamiya Iori bought flowers specifically for this place.

"Ah, I found it."

There is a tombstone in front of Amamiya Iori.

The words "Amamiya Maito" are engraved on the tombstone.

"Ah, Iori, you're here too... Eh? Renmi too..."

Walking over from the side was Amamiya Midori, who was also holding a bouquet of flowers.

When she saw Shimizu Mi, Amemiya Mido was obviously a little surprised, but she did not feel unhappy about it. Instead, she showed a kind smile on her face.

"I didn't expect you would come."

Amemiya Mido slowly walked to the tombstone and stopped.

"Long time no see, Wu Ren, have you been doing well down there all these years?"

Amemiya Midori placed the bouquet of flowers in her hand in front of the tombstone.

"She's still so young, yet she's already in a place like this. You should know who she is, right?"

"……Um."

Although they had never met each other, Qingshui Jian had heard that it was just a very unfortunate accident, which was indeed a pity for someone of that age.

Because of this, Amemiya Iori's family lost their father.

Regarding the same situation as his own family, Shimizu Ken understood the feelings better than anyone else, so he once again shifted his gaze to the tombstone of Amamiya Iori's father, and then put his arm around Amamiya Iori's shoulders, as if to swear to the deceased father that he would take good care of his daughter.

"If only he could see what's happening now..."

Amemiya Mido looked at Shimizu Mi and Amemiya Iori in front of her and blurted out subconsciously.

In fact, today is the anniversary of the death of Amamiya Iori's father, so Amamiya Mido chose to take leave on this day to come here, but she didn't expect that Shimizu Mi would also come here with Amamiya Iori.

Amemiya Iori watched all this quietly from the side. The purpose of her coming here today, in addition to paying homage to her father, was another very important thing.

"Father, long time no see..."

Amemiya Iori left Shimizumi's arms, bent down slightly and placed the bouquet of flowers bought from the flower shop next to Amemiya Midu's bouquet.

"My daughter came here today and there is something I must tell you."

Having said this, Amamiya Iori paused for a moment, then looked at Shimizu beside him.

Her eyes were still as innocent and pure as ever, sparkling like gems.

Shimizu Mi had said before that Amemiya Iori was an existence that was not influenced by anyone, and was an independent and opinionated woman... Now it seems to be true.

Amemiya Iori looked at Shimizu and gently took his hand.

"Father, I am very happy that I met my dear. He is the other half that I like very much, cherish very much, and want to spend the rest of my life with. Although our encounter was full of accidental fate at the beginning, and I am not sure whether the future path is correct, I am in love with him now - this is what I came here to tell you today."

Amemiya Iori put his hands on his chest, as if trying hard to suppress his impulse.

After listening to Amemiya Iori's candid words and feelings, Shimizu Mi also felt a mixture of emotions.

At this moment--

"Honey……"

Amemiya Iori suddenly turned her head, looked from the tombstone to Shimizumi, stood on tiptoe, held his face with both hands, and gently kissed him on the lips.

It wasn't a passionate kiss, just a simple touch, just to prove it to the person in the tombstone.

This was obviously something that shouldn't be done in front of a tombstone, but even so, Shimizu Miyabi still put his arms around Amamiya Iori's waist.

I hope I won't be punished...

(End of this chapter)