I had no choice but to obey Ayane's wishes and go shopping for new clothes with her.

As he walked, Shiraishi realized that something was not right. This road... seemed to have been here yesterday with Liuli.

Sure enough, the clothing store that Liuli and I visited yesterday was right in front of us.

However, the person who received Mr. Fujimura in the clothing store was not Mr. Fujimura, but a young woman whom he did not recognize.

She has a petite figure, shoulder-length short brown hair, and a good figure and face.

Shiraishi remembered that Fujimura said yesterday that this is the store where his current girlfriend belongs. Is this woman Fujimura’s girlfriend?

After Bai Shi glanced at her, he didn't pay much attention.

"Welcome, you two, please take your time and take a look."

The female shopkeeper smiled kindly.

"OK, thanks."

Ayane nodded to the female shopkeeper and started choosing clothes in the store.

"By the way, Shiraishi-kun, what color underwear do you think is better for me to wear?"

"Why are you asking me this? Just buy whatever color you like."

Shiraishi tilted his head.

"Which is better, white or black?"

Ayane stopped there, looking like she was thinking seriously.

"I have already said that you can buy it if you like it. There is no need to adopt my opinion."

"That is to say, Shiraishi-kun likes other colors? Pink and white? Or more gorgeous purple?"

"Where do you see that I'm expressing an opinion?"

Shiraishi looked at Ayane speechlessly.

Ayane became embarrassed and said, "But when we girls choose clothes, we don't necessarily do it for ourselves."

Then, her smile became meaningful.

"Then just white."

Shiraishi gave his opinion very simply.

"That's it, um, then white is fine."

Ayane asked the female shopkeeper to take down the set of underwear she was interested in and package it in a delicate bag.

Shiraishi continued to look outside and did not see the cat this time.

Immediately afterwards, he realized that someone was patting his shoulder next to him, it was Ayane.

"Shiraishi-kun, are you distracted again?"

"I'm watching the cat."

"What about the proposal I just made?"

Ayane looked over with pure eyes.

"Proposal? What proposal?"

Maybe he missed something when he was paying attention to the cat, Shiraishi looked confused.

"The clothes I wore during the Chinese New Year last year were a bit too small. I want you to help me take a look at the new styles."

Chinese New Year? Kimono again?

Bai Shitou started to feel pain.

The Hyuga clan, like the Uchiha clan, is a ninja clan that attaches great importance to tradition.

Every time during the Chinese New Year, women will put on extremely solemn kimonos, which represents leaving the old and welcoming the new, and participating in the annual festival of the clan.

"Just pick whatever you want."

"That's an important annual festival. How can I choose randomly? But I did like one thing, that one."

Looking in the direction Ayane pointed, it was a piece of clothing made of white material with a pink cherry blossom pattern painted on it. At first glance, Shiraishi felt that if it were worn on Ayane, it would look very special.

fit.

Bai Shi nodded and said: "It's pretty good, let's take this one."

Even if I beat him to death this time, he would not say anything about buying this kind of clothes and giving them to girls.

"Do you think this one is good, Mr. Shiraishi? Then this is it."

Ayane happily wanted to ask the female shopkeeper to take off the kimono, but she suddenly covered her stomach with a look of discomfort on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"I ate too much at lunch and my stomach hurts a little now. I'm sorry, Shiraishi-kun, can you wait here for a while? I'll be back soon."

Shiraishi nodded without thinking too much.

However, half an hour after Ayane left, she still didn't come back, and Shiraishi frowned.

The female shopkeeper over there had already packaged the kimono that Ayane had selected and put it with her underwear, waiting for her to come back and pay.

But...why is the female shopkeeper's face getting weirder and weirder?

Is it because you are afraid of not paying?

Just when Shiraishi was wondering why Ayane hadn't come back yet, a passerby came in from outside, handed Shiraishi a note, and said, "A little girl asked me to bring this to you before."

The passerby left after saying this.

"..."

Shiraishi suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Open the note and read it, there is something written on it——

Hello everyone, our official account will find gold and red envelopes every day. You can get it by paying attention. This is the last benefit at the end of the year. Please seize the opportunity. Official account [Book Friends Base Camp]

Sorry, Mr. Shiraishi, someone from the clan suddenly came to see me. I have to go back now. Can you help me advance the money for the clothes? I will return it to you later. If possible, hand over the clothes in person during the Chinese New Year.

It's even better when I have it. At that time, I'll wear it and show it to Shiraishi-kun.

...I was actually tricked?

Shiraishi's first thought was this.

When did Ayane's deceptive tricks become more and more difficult for him to see through?

She shouldn't have been trained that way in the first place.

Now there is indeed a problem.

Under the impatient look of the female shopkeeper, Shiraishi bit the bullet and handed over the money for the two pieces of clothing.

Only then did the female shop owner's face clear up: "Welcome to come back again, you can get a 10% discount."

Shiraishi was carrying the bag containing clothes and felt that the clothes in the bag were heavy.

It's not that he doesn't understand Ayane or Liuli's thoughts.

For girls of this age group, who are already at the beginning of their love life, it is normal for them to care about some things that boys would not care about.

Emotions are also very pure and direct.

But Shiraishi feels that when it comes to emotional matters, one should neither force it nor let things take its course, nor should one be frivolous and should be cautious in starting and ending.

The good feeling now may not be love, it may be some other emotion.

It seems a bit arrogant to think so, but that's what love is like in Shiraishi's eyes.

Everyone thinks that their love is unique, but in fact it is just a vulgar story repeated over and over again.

To think so, Shiraishi thinks that he has always been a layman.

I was actually worried about this kind of thing before, and it was really a bit embarrassing. Shiraishi sighed in his heart.

No matter what he is, he is not a normal twelve-year-old child.

He has a mature soul, his own plans, and a deep understanding of his own life.

And these values ​​may not be consistent with Liuli or Ayane in the future.

Shiraishi doesn't want to let down anyone who treats him well.

Most importantly, it's too small...

I can't do it.

Smelting copper cannot enrich the country and strengthen the army, it will only lead to imprisonment.

Those sinful values ​​deeply bound myself.

Just do as the Romans do, and that only applies to certain things.
Chapter completed!