Walking in the dark rainy night, the rain and mud soon soaked the high rain boots.
Haruno stopped, looked around for a moment at the endless private domain of Yukinoshita, feeling a little helpless.
Everything is good at home, the only drawback is that it is too big.
This place is almost equivalent to a shrunken version of the urban area. In the invisible edge, there are many temporary wooden houses for people who came from outside to join and live.
"Miss, it's not far from here."
The old butler mistook her for being impatient, so he hurriedly reminded her.
The raindrops kept splashing on her cheeks, Haruno narrowed her eyes, didn't reply, her walking speed suddenly accelerated a bit.
She just wants to get rid of those annoying little mice quickly, and then go back to deal with her difficult mother, and finally take a hot bath happily.
Of course, it would be great if she could tease the cute Yukino-chan again during this period.
But thinking of her sister's character, she could only regretfully give up this tempting idea.
The old housekeeper who was following her was miserable, and while he followed quickly, he paid attention to the muddy puddles under his feet.
If he accidentally fell down, he didn't dare to expect this young lady to help his old bones.
After a while, the two saw several trucks parked in the distance.
"Miss!"
"Miss!"
"..."
Seeing her and the old housekeeper, the men and women standing near the truck stopped communicating and stood up straight.
Facing these people who had served the Yukinoshita family for a long time, Haruno did not show any impatience, and nodded from time to time.
After passing the crowd, she quickly entered the passenger door of a large truck ahead.
As soon as the car door was opened, misty smoke rushed towards her face, making her frown unconsciously, but it soon relaxed.
"Although there is no shortage of cigarettes for the time being, it is better to smoke less."
Haruno flapped her left hand wildly a few times, and closed the car door with her right hand. With a "snap", the sound of wind and rain outside suddenly calmed down.
"I didn't smoke your Yukinoshita's."
Shizuka Hiratsuka held a cigarette in her right hand, lowered the car window with her left hand, leaned back on the seat and continued absent-mindedly:
"If it wasn't for escaping from my old man's nagging, I wouldn't be helping your Yukinoshita family for nothing, and I wouldn't have to deal with such a nasty thing in the middle of the night."
Regarding her attitude, Yukinoshita Haruno simply threatened with a smile:
"Shizuka-chan, if we continue, I don't mind letting Mr. Hiratsuka send someone here."
*Shizuka angry whispers*
Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at her student and friend who always threatens her with this incident.
Just as she was about to smoke the last half of her cigarette and set off, the door behind her seat began to slam.
"Young Yukinoshita, please let us out, or the Yamaguchi group will raze this place to the ground tomorrow!"
"Yes, our boss will not let you go!"
"Think about it carefully, what will happen if you offend so many forces at once!"
"..."
The noisy voices behind her continued to reach her ears, but Yukinoshita Yoshino didn't respond, she closed her eyes, crossed her legs and hummed a little song, shaking her head from time to time.
Hiratsuka lowered her head, silently watching the soot falling from the bottom of the car, and veins began to appear on her white arms.
"Shut up you bastards!"
She threw the cigarette out of the window, turned around and roared angrily, clenched her right fist and slammed the metal door a few times, and soon several small pits appeared on it.
"Let's go."
Seeing the group of impotent and furious little mice quiet down, Hiratsuka muttered impatiently.
Seeing the vehicle in the front accelerate, the car behind it started quickly, and carefully drove to follow behind.
The four vehicles drove out of the Yukinoshita camp without hindrance, and soon disappeared into the rainy night.
More than 20 minutes later, four vehicles parked neatly at the top of a landslide, and then the carriage behind began to slope downward.
"Be careful, don't be knocked down."
"Are you all ready?"
"1, 2, 3, open!"
…
By the time the vehicle returned to the Yukinoshita camp, the violent rain had weakened a little.
"Don't call me about this kind of thing in the future, I'm so sleepy."
Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka who was yawning and leaving, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled faintly, and also walked towards the main house, leaving only the energetic old housekeeper, who was endlessly lecturing others.
After closing the main house door, Yukinoshita Haruno took off her muddy boots and sat in the clean entrance, wiping her slightly stained calf with a clean towel.
"Should I take a shower first...?
Forget it."
She said a few words to herself, put on her indoor shoes, stood up, and walked up the stairs to the third floor.
Before reaching the hall, Yukinoshita Haruno saw the flickering fire not far away, and the motionless shadow.
Yukinoshita Haruno involuntarily slowed down, and when she reached the corner at the end of the corridor, she heard her mother's greeting.
"Is everything done?"
The owner of the voice speaks at a steady pace, without a trace of laziness or impatience, just like the surface of a calm lake, without the slightest ripple.
"Cleaned up."
"Sit first."
For some reason, after stepping into the living room on the third floor, Yukinoshita Haruno felt an invisible pressure and began to feel a little restrained.
After sitting on the sofa, she straightened her back subconsciously, and then turned her eyes to her mother.
Black hair neatly coiled behind, clear blue eyes, and a flawless sitting posture.
She exudes a kind of abstinence without desire. If she was placed in ancient times, it would not be too much to say that she was a cold and dignified queen.
Yukinoshita Harunk stared at her mother's seemingly young face for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.
I can also be regarded as a person who has experienced a lot of life and death situations..?
I have passed through many life and death crises without changing my face, and here I am still like a child in front of my mother, afraid of being blamed.
"Thanks a lot."
After Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki rolled up the sleeves of her kimono and poured her a cup of steaming tea..
"Because of the typhoon, the first crop of fruits and vegetables have been damaged a lot."
"Haruno, when you take Yukino and the others out in a few days, bring more people, so you can replenish fruit and vegetable seeds when you come back."
"Uh-huh..."
Yukinoshita Yoshino nodded absently while drinking tea, she was thinking about what wine to drink when she took a bath later.
The living room fell silent, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki looked at her eldest daughter who was acting perfunctory towards her, and didn't continue talking, just looked at her quietly.
"Ahem, besides supplementing the seeds, do you have any other orders, mother?"
Yukinoshita Haruno, who noticed something was wrong, quickly made a look of being choked by water, and then a perfect smile appeared on his face, and asked a thoughtful question.
"No, you can go and rest."
"Then I'll leave first."
Yukinoshita Haruno breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to leave.
"This kid..."
Looking at her fading shadow, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki tapped her tender thighs a few times with her fingers, and quickly put the matter aside.
After all, no matter how much Haruno changes, she is still her own child, as long as this does not change, it is enough.
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(End of Chapter)
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P.S: Is Mrs. Yukinoshita's name correct? I can't find it on the internet. I just copied the translated one from the Chinese version.