I'm surrounded by women.

The mother placed her hands on the box and spoke in a weak but gentle voice.

"Hello, Xiaoyin, I look forward to your guidance from now on." The man in front of her also bent down with a friendly smile and greeted Xiayin.

"H-hello..."

Xia Yin said the two words she had practiced for a long time. They were just two simple words, not polite words, but Xia Yin practiced them many times before, fearing that she would not be able to say them completely before meeting her stepfather. She was afraid that this would make her mother and stepfather unhappy.

Fortunately, her future stepfather seemed very gentle. After seeing her timid look, he responded enthusiastically: "Well! Hello!"

From that day on, Xia Yin and her mother both had a new surname - Kurosawa.

After her name changed to Kurosawa Hamon, she always wanted to ask her mother when she could go to school?

But before Kurosawa Xiaon could ask this question, her mother and stepfather told her that she could go to school, but before that she needed to transfer schools first.

Kurosawa Xiayin didn't say much. He didn't have many friends in his original school. But when he moved to his new home, Kurosawa Xiayin found that his family had moved from the original city to a small town in the countryside.

The name of this town is Fuye Town.

The small towns here are…obviously boring to the naked eye.

But there was no way out. Kurosawa Xiaon was only 13 years old at the time and it was impossible for her to go against her parents' wishes. She could only accept her new home in a small town in the countryside.

Naturally, I transferred to the only junior high school in the local town.

This small town is neither big nor small, and it has schools from kindergarten to high school. However, in the first few days after arriving, Kurosawa Xiayin could clearly feel that he was so out of place compared to the people around him.

I haven't accepted this town yet, and Fuye Town hasn't accepted me either.

"I saw on Twitter before that it has been put on the shelves in bookstores across the country, but it is obviously not on the shelves here..." Kurosawa Xiayin looked at the bookshelves in the small town library. The books on them were no different from when he came here some time ago.

The bookstore is also very small, and the aisles between bookshelves are very narrow. If there are more people, you may have to be careful not to fall on the bookshelves.

However, there is no need to worry about this. After all, there are not many people who read books in Fuye Town, and this bookstore is a public welfare bookstore built by the town hall.

It can't even be called a bookstore, it's called Fuyacho Library.

"Damn countryside." Kurosawa Xiayin looked at the bookshelf without new books and couldn't help cursing. He was about to finish reading the books he brought from his home in the city, and he had no interest in the books in the library.

"If the adults hear you say this, you will be scolded."

The sudden voice of the girl behind her startled Kurosawa Xiaon. She subconsciously turned around and found that a girl with silver-white shoulder-length hair appeared behind her at some point.

The girl was wearing... the same junior high school uniform as mine?

When the girl saw the nervous expression on Kurosawa Xia'e's face, a youthful yet gorgeous smile appeared on her pretty face, and she said with a smile:

"Hahaha, what's with that expression on your face? It's so cute~

What? Are you worried that I will tell on you?

Don't worry, I won't tell on you. After all, I also think this town is a bit too boring and old-fashioned. Many young people born here actually have the same idea."

"Really, really?"

Kurosawa Xiayin asked with some concern. She was not happy during the time she came to Fuye Town. Not only because this small town was really boring and backward compared to the city, but more importantly, she still didn't make any friends in the new school.

Although Kurosawa Xiayin didn't make many friends when she was studying in the city, the relationship between classmates in her previous school was not very good, but if you didn't take the initiative to say hello to each other, they would basically not bother you.

This was very comfortable for Kurosawa Hayone, because she didn't like making friends. She could just stay in the corner of the classroom like before and spend her time at school bit by bit. The teacher wouldn't ask her to stand up and answer questions, and she didn't need to think about too many things. If she felt bored in class, she could take out the new novel she bought in the bookstore she passed by on the way to school to pass the time.

During self-study classes, Kurosawa Sakura would take out a special manuscript paper and write and draw on it. Kurosawa Sakura didn't know whether he wanted to be a novelist or a screenwriter.

Anyway, a long time ago, Kurosawa Xiaon liked to write down what was in her mind on manuscript paper. This is also the reason why she likes to read novels. Writing is like exercise, which consumes energy in the body, while reading novels is like eating, which replenishes energy to the body.

But after arriving in Fuye Town, Kurosawa Xiayin discovered that the school here was completely different from the school he had attended before.

Fuye Town is neither big nor small. There is only one school for each stage of students, from kindergarten to high school.

So many students in the class knew each other and became friends when they were in kindergarten, or even before they started kindergarten.

Compared with them, Kurosawa Xiayin, who came to Fuye Town from the city, seemed like an alien.

Kurosawa Xiayin’s feelings about Fuye Town are not wrong. She has not yet accepted this town, and Fuye Town has not accepted her either.

For example, just yesterday, Kurosawa Xiayin just went to the bathroom, and when she returned to the classroom, her desk was already covered with graffiti with black marker.

"If you have any objections, go back to Tokyo!"

"Hey, hey, goodbye autism!"

"You are not welcome in this town!"

"Hurry back!"

"So annoying, that girl from the city!"

Looking at the desk that was a mess with graffiti, Kurosawa Xiayin looked around and wanted to ask who did it?

But when she found that many of her classmates were looking at her out of the corner of their eyes and whispering to each other, Kurosawa Xiaon knew that the author of the "graffiti" on her desk might be more than one person.

After realizing this, Kurosawa Xiayin lowered his head to look at the graffiti on the desk and murmured softly: "I have never been to Tokyo. The city I lived in before was Osaka..."

Kurosawa Xiaon suddenly remembered that his homeroom teacher was very enthusiastic when he helped him with the transfer procedures, so he went to the office after class and told the homeroom teacher about it.

She originally thought that the homeroom teacher would be fair to her, but after knowing that Kurosawa Xiayin had already paid the tuition, the homeroom teacher's attitude seemed to have changed. Facing Kurosawa Xiayin standing in front of him, he said in a perfunctory manner:

"Hmm... that's it. I've already discussed the general situation with the class monitor. There's nothing I can do about it. You might not know that in Fuye Town, transfer students like you from the city are extremely rare.

You don't have to worry too much about it. Just wipe the table with a rag when you return to the classroom. After a few weeks, everyone will get used to it and settle down.

So... the main thing you need to do is not to make a big deal out of this, and don't cause trouble for the teachers. Adults have a hard time every day.

After all, we live in the same town and see each other every day.

Also, Kurosawa-san, you have to learn the local dialect quickly, so that people won't think you're an outsider."

Looking at the homeroom teacher whose attitude had obviously changed, Kurosawa Xiayin opened his mouth, but ultimately realized that it was useless to say anything more, so after a moment of silence, he said two words:

"……OK."

What happened yesterday made Kurosawa Xiayin hate this town even more. She really wanted to escape from this town, but she didn't have the courage to tell her mother, especially not her stepfather.

Not finding the book he wanted was just a small matter, but it was precisely because of this small matter that Kurosawa Xiayin's disgust towards Fuye Town was ignited.

Kurosawa Xiayin always thought that the residents of Fuye Town, not only the boys and girls but also the adults, were frogs in the well who were hostile to the outside world.

She originally thought that everything in Fuye Town was ugly and boring.

But the silver-haired girl who appeared in front of her at this moment was like a ray of moonlight, making her heart become extremely calm.

Especially when the girl said that the young people in the town also yearned for the outside world, Kurosawa Xiayin was stunned. Since they yearned for the outside world, why did they have such great hostility towards outsiders?

So after hearing what the girl in front of him said, Kurosawa Xiaon asked like a confused child: "Really?"

“Of course it’s true, especially in Tokyo. Many young people, especially middle school students, envy and admire the students in Tokyo.

So no matter which city the outsider actually comes from, everyone will have a preconceived notion that the outsider is from Tokyo.

After all, most people in the town have never been to Tokyo, so living in Tokyo has always been like a halo in the hearts of the children in the town.

Many students search most for vlogs about Tokyo streets on YouTube.

By the way, our town isn't completely isolated from the world. After all, most adults in our town earn their living working in factories. You should have seen that small factory, right?

The factory's main income comes from receiving processing orders from Tokyo or Hokkaido.

Previously, there were a few elementary school children who wanted to go to Tokyo so much that they secretly sneaked into the carriage of a truck at night, hoping to take this opportunity to go to Tokyo.

When they were in the carriage, the adults were looking for them like crazy. When they were finally found, they had been beaten so badly by their parents that they couldn't walk normally for more than a week.

If these kids could really take advantage of the truck's delivery time and go to Tokyo, they might even become the kings among the kids when they come back."

After the girl said this, she laughed and said to Kurosawa Xiaon:

"By the way, you were complaining about the bookshelf just now. I guess you couldn't find the book you wanted? What book were you looking for?"

Although he didn't know the girl's name, the inexplicable affinity she had made Kurosawa Xiayin couldn't help but speak:

"Flowers of Evil, Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil... I saw on Twitter that a bookstore had published a new edition of Flowers of Evil, so I thought I'd go to the bookstore and see if they had it."

"Flower of Evil? Is this book any good? I don't really like reading..." The girl said this, then smiled again and said, "But if you really want it, I can help you get it."

"Really?!" When Kurosawa Xiaon heard the girl say this, his eyes lit up.

"I feel like 'really?' has become your catchphrase, and my answer is - of course it's true!

Didn't I just tell you? This town isn't completely isolated from the world. There are still couriers delivering things, and many young people in town have learned to shop online.

However, because this town is quite remote, no matter which courier they use, they can only deliver to the only courier receiving point in this town, and the delivery is very slow. Sometimes a package purchased today may not be delivered for two weeks."

"As long as I can buy this book, where is the only express delivery point in town?" Kurosawa Xiayin asked excitedly.

Looking at the excited Kurosawa Xia Yin, the girl hummed proudly and said with a smile:

"my home!"

"Eh?"

"To be precise, it's my family's shop. We own an izakaya in this town, and since it's close to the town entrance, we've used an old warehouse as a delivery point. If you want to buy this evil...evil book, you can just write your address to my house, and I'll deliver it to you when the package arrives."

"You, do you know my home address?"

"Of course I know," the girl said matter-of-factly. "Don't you realize how famous you are in this town? You're an incredibly rare transfer student, rarer than a giant panda! Like I said, every household in this town is considered an acquaintance, so with a little asking, they'll know where you live."

"Well, I'll leave it to you then."

Although Kurosawa Xiayin felt a little strange because his home address had been spread all over the town, looking at the girl in front of him who had no ill will towards him, Kurosawa Xiayin said to himself: "Maybe I don't need to make myself like a hedgehog."

"It's a simple matter. By the way, I know your name, but you don't know mine yet, right?"

Being teased by the girl, Kurosawa Xiayin's cheeks suddenly turned red. He lowered his head and said quickly: "No, sorry, I said so much that I forgot to ask your name..."

Seeing Kurosawa Xiaon's shy look, the girl smiled slightly and said cheerfully:

"My name is Bai Cangjian! I'm in the same grade as you! But I'm one year older than you. I'm 14 years old~"

The 14-year-old Bai Cangjian is like a bud about to bloom, so romantic and lovely that people unconsciously look forward to seeing this bud bloom in the spring.

Like a flower bud about to bloom, bathed in moonlight, it shines into the 13-year-old heart of Kurosawa Xia Yin.

……

Kurosawa Xiaon was lying on the bed, with a few pills scattered on the bedside table and the floor that she had accidentally dropped when she was taking medicine. She gently stroked the cover of "Flower of Evil" with her right hand.

The new edition of that year has long been an out-of-print book.

"Little Cocoon... I never imagined that your bloom would be so rotten."

Kurosawa Xiaon recalled the distant memories of her student days, she knew that she could not go back.

There is no way to rebirth, and no way to death.

But if...if I could...

Kurosawa Xiayin hopes that the ending of the story will be the same as the beginning.

"Sakura, my dear daughter, hurry... hurry and come to me, learn everything from me, and finally - kill me, and become a 'murderer' with your hands stained with blood."

Kurosawa Xiaon looked at the photo of Katori Genzakura on the wall, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he spoke softly.

Updates will be resumed soon, so stay tuned!

I've been a bit busy recently since I started working.

Even though he's busy, Teng Jiao hasn't given up on conceiving a novel. He's been hard at work recently on the storyline and outline for Katori Genzakura. Readers of Teng Jiao's first book, All the Pretty Girls Want to Be Close to Me, should be familiar and moved by the appearance of Izumi Kotomi in this novel.

That’s right, to some extent, this book can actually be regarded as a spin-off in the “All the Pretty Girls Want to Stick with Me” series. The foreshadowing and story lines involved in it did make Tengjiang feel a little difficult for a while, but a writer cannot choose to escape just because he feels it is difficult!

So Tengjiang stopped updating for a while, and combined with "All the Pretty Girls Want to Be Close to Me", sorted out the story line and foreshadowing from beginning to end. Now it has been sorted out almost, and Tengjiao is ready to resume updating!

I'm sorry for pausing updates for so long, and I hope that readers will like the following plot!

PS: "All the Pretty Girls Want to Stick with Me" will soon resume updating. The book currently has more than five million words. Readers who haven't read it yet can go and read it.

Chapter 194: First-year high school club activities

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In the home economics class of a private high school in Tokyo, Hiraki Nishitachi broke a glass again. Just over ten minutes ago, she accidentally dropped her kitchen knife and the blade almost cut her toes.

After feeling the gazes of other students, Hiraki Nishitachi didn't say much. He just apologized to the home economics teacher who came over, then turned around and prepared to go to the back of the home economics classroom to get a broom to clean up the glass fragments on the floor.

"Um... Hiraki-san, I think you should go get some rest first. You seemed a little absent-minded in class today. Are you feeling unwell? If so, don't be so stubborn and go to the infirmary to get some rest."

The home economics teacher came forward at this time and said with some concern.