"It's not that you're not welcome..."

Souji, whose waist and neck were slumped, curled his lips, reached his hands behind his head, and smoothed the ponytail on the back of his head.

"It's just that you came so early, which surprised me. I thought it would take a few days for you to arrive in Edo..."

"Rintaro and I have nothing important to do recently and are very free. So we came here early."

After Okita Hikaru finished speaking, he moved his eyes and looked at Souji's head, and then at Souji's feet.

"Soji, have you grown taller?"

Okita Hikaru's words seemed to have some special magic power.

As soon as Okita Hikaru finished speaking, Souji, who had been holding his arms around his waist and neck, suddenly straightened his waist and head, made eye contact with his eldest sister with bright eyes, and nodded vigorously with an excited expression.

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"Well! I have indeed grown taller, I have grown so much-"

The Souji raised his right thumb and index finger to compare, and found a length of about 1 centimeter.

"Here comes the tea~~"

At this time, Inoue entered the living room with tea and snacks.

Menial tasks such as serving tea, pouring water, cleaning, and laundry have always been taken care of by Inoue, the "old housekeeper of the Examination Hall" who loves doing these tasks.

Previously, Inoue returned to his hometown to help an old friend clear up wasteland, so these tasks were handled by Abi, the General Secretary, and others.

After returning from Jingshang, these chores and tiring work were naturally picked up by the old housekeeper.

"Uncle Gen." Hikari Okita picked up the tea that Inoue just handed over and took a sip, "The tea you made is still so delicious."

"Hahaha." Inoue laughed a few times, "Xiaoguang, you are still as good at talking as ever."

"Hoo ho ho ho, Hikaru, Rintaro." At this time, Shusuke, who was sitting opposite Mitsumasa Okita, spoke, "I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Abi, who was sitting next to Zhouzhu, followed Zhouzhu and said, "I would be very grateful if you are willing to come to Quanzi's wedding."

"Master Kondo, Mrs. Kondo, please forgive me for the long absence of greetings." Okita Hikaru put down the tea cup in his hand, bowed slightly towards Shusuke and Abi, and continued to smile in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Kondo-kun is getting married.

Well, as the sister of the chief executive, how could I not come to the banquet?"

Speaking of this, Okita Hikaru turned his gaze and looked at Kondo.

"Kondo-kun, congratulations on your marriage."

"Hahaha, thank you!" Kondo, who had been distracted by Matsui Tsune for a long time, had been thinking about continuing the family tradition with this girl since they first met him. Kondo showed an embarrassed smile and scratched him hard.

While touching the hair on the back of his head, he let out a somewhat silly laugh.

"Xiaoguang." Zhousuke said again, "How are you? How are you doing recently?"

"We've been doing pretty well lately."

"Although Hino-juku is not as prosperous as Edo, it is quiet, simple and not easily disturbed by the complicated world."

"The world has been very chaotic lately."

"Another invasion by foreign barbarians, and another shouting 'reject the barbarians'..."

"In this world, living in a quiet rural place where people are not easily disturbed is a kind of happiness."

…

Overall, the eldest sister of the General Division made a good impression on people.

She has a graceful manner, good conversation, and is very polite. Talking to her feels like a spring breeze.

But Qingteng always felt that there seemed to be a vague aura of "strong woman" in Okita Hikaru's frown and smile.

Compared with Hikaru Okita, her husband Okita Rintaro seems a little inconspicuous.

Okita Rintaro was also a samurai who carried two swords at his waist.

But regardless of appearance or temperament...Rintaro Okita is more like an old country farmer than a samurai, who seems to have never seen much of the world.

Basically, Hikaru Okita was responsible for communicating with everyone in the trial hall. Rintaro Okita sat respectfully beside his wife throughout the whole process and rarely spoke.

I don’t know if it’s Qingdeng’s illusion...

Qingteng always felt that... his eldest sister and brother-in-law were here, and the general manager didn't seem so happy about it.

Obviously judging from the interaction between Souji and Okita Hikaru, the relationship between these siblings should be very good.

When Okita Hikaru compliments the general manager on how tall he is, the general manager will be so happy that he wants to jump up and down.

——Does Okita-kun hate being pushed into marriage by his sister so much...

Recalling what Souji complained to him last night about "the eldest sister always urging him to get married", Qingto could not help but think to himself.

…

…

The next two days were extremely peaceful in Qingdeng.

Although Shusuke invited Okita Hikaru and his wife to live directly in the trial house, which still had plenty of places for people to live, Okita Hikaru declined on the grounds that "it would be too much trouble for you."

Okita Hikaru led Rintaro to live in a hotel not far from the imperial examination hall.

The couple would come to the Trial Guard Hall every day to visit, and they would stay in the Trial Guard Hall for most of the day.

Relying on his super social skills, Okita Hikaru quickly became familiar with many people, including Ayoto.

Qingdeng's life in the past two days is nothing to describe in detail.

I'm just continuing to rehabilitate my body.

The sparring session with Inoue made many muscles in Qingto's body recall the feeling of fighting.

After two days of intensive rehabilitation, Qingdeng felt that his physical condition had basically returned to the state before the injury.

Ever since... Qingdeng felt that it was time to start.

It's time to start practicing the art of drawing swords!

…

…

The first year of Wanyan (1860), August 6——

Edo, Chishiya——

Clang.

"Meow meow meow~~"

As soon as Qing Teng opened the door of Qianshiwu's shop with a clang, the big orange cat Duoduo meowed and ran towards Qing Teng with elegant cat steps.

"Ah, Qingden!"

Immediately after the meow, there was Kinoshita Mai's joyful call, and the familiar "dong dong dong" sound of Kinoshita Mai's little feet stepping on the wooden corridor.

"Good morning, A Wu."

Qingden smiled warmly at Mai Kinoshita, who was walking towards him quickly.

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