I have pure love with them

The savings she had after graduation and working were just enough for her to live on her own. She wanted to open a dessert shop, but even if someone was willing to lend her a store for free, she couldn't get the materials and equipment to open a shop.

“Opening a store is not something that can be accomplished with just a few words.”

Because of Izumi's remarks, Shioyama Ryoune felt mentally exhausted just by thinking about opening a store. For a moment, she didn't want to explain too much to Izumi and just gave a reluctant answer.

If the person sitting opposite her was not Quan but her younger brother, she would have been thinking about how to bully him.

"I understand. So, what if I'm the one who provides the funds for opening the store?"

"..."

The boy in front of her who was still in high school told her that he could provide her with funds to open a store, which made Shioyama Ryoune feel very subtle for a moment. She couldn't help but hug her arms, lean back slightly, lean on the seat, and look at Quan in front of her with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Do you know how much money it takes to open a dessert shop? Besides...even if you have it, why would you lend it to me? Even if you have a good relationship with Hiroto, there's no reason to do this, right?"

Shioyama Ryone stared at Izumi who was sitting opposite her. She did not feel happy after hearing what Izumi said, but instead raised questions rationally.

If Quan was just introducing a job to her, Shioyama Ryoin wouldn't have thought too much about it. However, when faced with someone she was just familiar with suddenly taking the initiative to offer funds to help her open a store, it was hard for Shioyama Ryoin not to think too much.

Looking at the boy in front of her, Shioyama Ryoune's eyes slowly fell on the school badge on his school uniform in front of him, and she felt a little confused.

He and his younger brother were in the same school, and he also knew that he had a younger sister who went to school in Yuqiu. It could be seen that the other party's family background was not bad, but not to the extent that they could easily come up with such a large sum of money.

"If this is a joke, let's just leave it at that."

Looking at the boy in front of her, Shioyama Ryoune hoped to see an apologetic expression on his face. As long as he apologized to her, she wouldn't mind him making such a boring joke.

However, Izumi, who was sitting opposite her, had only a faint smile on his lips, without any panic or nervousness on his face. This made Shioyama Ryoin feel doubtful and shaken, and she began to doubt whether the other party really had such a large amount of funds.

"Indeed, my remarks were somewhat ill-considered. I will correct my remarks then."

Just when Shioyama Ryone thought that Izumi was about to apologize, she found that the other party's words seemed to be somewhat different from what she had imagined.

"Actually, I have a friend who is currently abroad. He wants to open a dessert shop in China, but he can't return to handle this matter for the time being, so he wants to entrust a trustworthy person. After thinking carefully for a long time, I thought of you, Sister Liangyin... How about this excuse?"

There was silence.

"Is there any difference from before?"

"There is still a little difference, right? It should be much more subtle and tactful."

Xishan Ryoune stared at Quan in front of her. A scrutinizing look appeared on her tender and fair face that did not match her age, and her cherry-smooth lips slowly opened.

"you……"

"Does he have any thoughts about me?"

Izumi, who was sitting opposite Shioyama Ryone, was stunned for a moment after hearing the other party's speech. He did not expect that the other party would say such bold words so bluntly.

"Come to think of it, her body shape and figure seem to be similar to Mio's?"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Quan's face, but he quickly came back to his senses and his eyes fell on Shioyama Ryone's face.

"If I say I have absolutely nothing, I'd be lying. After all, Suzune-san is very cute, but I don't have too many thoughts in this regard. After all, I have a friend who is dating. The reason I made such a condition is just that I thought that if it was Suzune-san, maybe I could try to run a special dessert shop."

After Quan's surprise, a blush appeared on Shioyama Ryoin's face. She didn't expect the other party to express her inner thoughts so frankly, but the subsequent remarks made Shioyama Ryoin frown.

Although Shioyama Ryon is very confident in her skills, running a dessert shop requires not only the skills of a pastry chef but also some management experience, and she has none of this. She doesn't understand how Quan has such great confidence in her.

'No, wait, why would I think that he could really help me open a dessert shop?'

Just when Shioyama Ryoin was feeling a little weird about his thoughts, Izumi, who was sitting opposite him, reached into his pocket and handed a note to Shioyama Ryoin.

"In your spare time, learn a little about the cost of opening a dessert shop. This figure should be about right, right?"

On the note, Shioyama Ryoune saw details of various aspects, such as the cost of acquiring the items, store investment costs, operating funds, and living expenses.

Shioyama Ryone looked down slightly and saw the final funds needed.

Twenty million yen.

"According to the data from the Policy Finance Corporation, the minimum capital requirement is 10 million yen, and the cost per tsubo is about 1 million yen."

Listening to Quan's speech and the contents of the note in front of her, Shioyama Ryon felt that Quan didn't seem to be joking with her. She felt a headache suddenly getting bigger. She never expected that when she came out to meet Quan, the other party would actually talk to her about this.

"I thought you were asking me how to deal with your relationship with your girlfriend..."

She leaned forward slightly, placed her hands on her fair forehead, gently rubbed her temples, and let out a long breath.

"Does anyone in your family work in a financial lending institution?"

"..."

I have to admit that this is a very reasonable guess.

"Is there still time?"

Shioyama Ryoin's gaze fell on Izumi, and as she watched him slowly stand up, she didn't know what he was going to do, but since she had nothing to do, Shioyama Ryoin just said that she had plenty of time.

"Then let's go to a quieter place to chat."

"..."

……

The kotatsu is very large, so after Izumi bought it, he still had to have it shipped to his apartment.

"It would be more convenient if we had a car."

However, the age requirement for a driver's license is 18 years old, so he has to wait another two years. He can already take the motorcycle license test, but he doesn't like motorcycles.

"You can take the driving test, and you can buy a car after you turn 18, but driving in the city... forget it."

Just thinking about himself looking for a parking space made Quan give up the idea of ​​buying a car.

"But... can we hire a driver?"

There was some progress in the negotiation with Shioyama Ryoune, but not much. After confirming that Izumi really had the ability to let her open a dessert shop, the other party was still a little hesitant. She said that she needed to think about it, and then left. After finishing the negotiation with Shioyama Ryoune, Izumi went to buy a kotatsu alone.

According to Quan's own idea, opening a dessert shop for Xishan Liangyin is an investment. If the other party can run it, then when he opens an office in the future, it will be more convenient to link products and brands.

If it fails, it is just an investment failure.

The so-called investment is unlikely to be completely smooth sailing, and Quan is mentally prepared.

But this huge amount of money seemed to have put a great psychological burden on Shioyama Ryoune, and also caused her some uneasiness. After thinking for a while, she said that she needed to think about it before making a decision.

It's not easy to force the other party on such a matter, so Quan naturally said that the other party could think about it carefully, and then Shioyama Ryone left.

He put the key in the keyhole, opened the door and entered the house, turned on the light, and walked slowly to the living room.

There was still a hint of Fujita Kotone's scent in the air. She walked to the window alone, opened it a little, and the cold wind blew onto Quan's face.

"It's so cold..."

After taking a deep breath, Quan's thoughts gradually became clear.

From what he learned, it seemed that his mother would meet Shuangshi's mother this weekend, and they would talk about some topic during the meeting.

"..."

The cold wind made my nose feel cold, and the air in the room seemed to have become much thinner, so I closed the windows.

After sitting down on the sofa, he looked at the screen of his mobile phone, which was full of unread messages, and put it on the table.

Just marking it as 'unread' wouldn't have any impact. At most, you would wonder what he is doing now and whether he didn't notice the message. But if it's 'read but not replied', then the problem would become bigger.

Cold violence.

The 'read' and 'unread' functions sometimes make Quan feel a little redundant.

"No matter what they talk about when they meet, they have to go home on weekend nights."

The scent of Fujita Kotone was still lingering on the sofa, with a faint sweetness, which Quan didn't dislike. But he personally didn't dislike it, but others might not.

He stood up, sprayed the sofa with some air freshener, and went into the bathroom.

……

"Aren't you going back to rest at this time?"

Hiroto Shioyama came out of the bathroom and went back to his room to rest, but he found his sister still sitting on the sofa in the living room with a beer in her hand, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.

Hiroto Shioyama was a little worried about his sister's mental state, but he still showed some concern for her.

“I don’t need to go to work.”

"I know."

When he reached the stairs, Hiroto Shioyama stopped and responded casually.

After hearing her brother's words, Shioyama Ryon, who was sitting on the sofa, fell into silence. After a moment, she slowly spoke.

"Sure enough, it's better to have a job."

"If that doesn't work, you can always marry a rich man and be a full-time housewife at home."

"...Are you looking down on me?"

"Because you look very small, sister."

The beer can in Shioyama Ryone's hand gradually began to deform, and the sound it made made Shioyama Hiroto shrink his neck. He hesitated whether he should go upstairs immediately and hide in his room.

But when Hiroto Shioyama was nervous, Ryoune Shioyama let go of the beer can in her hand and adjusted her state by taking deep breaths.

"Let me ask you a question. What kind of person do you think your friend, Chihaya Izumi, is?"

"what?"

When Hiroto Shioyama heard the name Izumi from his sister, he suddenly became nervous.

"Ah... Sister, you are in love. I support you if you have someone you like, but... let me make it clear first, that guy Quan is dating someone, right?"

Although he is Shioyama Ryoune's younger brother, he still feels that it is a bit immoral to see his sister interfering in other people's relationships. If Izumi breaks up with his girlfriend, he doesn't mind supporting his sister.

"Why? Your tone, as if I was bound to lose, made me feel very angry... Besides, I just asked what you thought of him. I never said that I liked him, right?"

"is it?"

After hearing his sister's answer, Hiroto Shioyama calmed down a little, and then began to think about his impression of Izumi.

"To be honest, I can't think of any suitable words to describe that guy, but generally speaking, he's not a bad person, right? He has good grades, is handsome, and seems to be good at all housework. He's an annoying guy."

"Male jealousy? What an ugly emotion, brother."

Faced with his sister's counterattack, Hiroto Shioyama simply shrugged his shoulders lightly.

"Well, that's about it. Any other questions?"