"Madame...... Is there something wrong with you?" Li Xuehao turned his head sideways, trying not to look at Mrs. Hosoya, so that he didn't have to be afraid that his eyes would not obey the call and aim at the sensitive parts.

Eriko Hosoya didn't notice his abnormality, and after patting his chest, he realized the purpose of his coming, and hurriedly took out a bulging envelope from his body and handed it over with both hands: "Manaka-kun, please accept it." ”

"What is this?" Li Xuehao was a little puzzled, did Mrs. Hosoya give him a gift again? Without thinking too much, he took it from her hand, but when he touched the shape and weight of the envelope in his hand, his heart couldn't help but move, and when he opened the envelope, he saw that there was a pile of 1,000 denomination banknotes inside, roughly estimated, as much as 100,000.

"Ma'am, what are you?"

Eriko Hosoya looked at him, and her tone was grateful: "Previously, Manaka-kun bought back the 500,000 yen IOU from the head of Kakihara, and let you break the bank, this is the money I repaid this month, and I will repay the same loan every month in the future, and the interest will be calculated compared to the bank interest rate." ”

"Huh?" Li Xuehao couldn't laugh when he heard it, who was the section chief Kakihara, of course he remembers, when he first went to Hosoya's house, the middle-aged man who threatened Mrs. Hosoya with an IOU of 500,000 yen, but in the end he was scared away, and the IOU of 500,000 yen was also "taken" back by him, but he didn't spend a penny.

But Mrs. Hosoya didn't know, thinking that he had bought it with money, and now she was going to pay him back.

"Madam, I think you misunderstood, in fact, I didn't spend money to buy that IOU, but Kakihara took the initiative to return it to you. Li Xuehao explained, pushing the envelope back to Mrs. Hosoya.

Eriko Hosoya didn't reach out to take it, she still looked at him with a grateful face, obviously not believing the "lie" he said, with the performance of the Kakihara section chief, she wouldn't easily return the IOU of 500,000 yen at all, she must have bought it and didn't want to burden her, so she deliberately said so.

"Madam, what I said is true. Li Xuehao was a little helpless, he didn't believe the truth, and he couldn't call the head of the Kakihara section to testify, right? Mrs. Hosoya would definitely not believe it, maybe she would think that he had bought the head of the Kakihara section.

"Okay, I'm going back to work, so I won't bother. Eriko Hosoya bowed slightly, ready to leave.

Li Xuehao hurriedly stopped her and stuffed the envelope back to her again: "Madam, I really didn't break the bank, you better take the money back." "Mrs. Hosoya's monthly salary is not much, he knows best, because half of it is paid by him, and suddenly "repays" him so much money, it is estimated that the expenses she left behind are only for the mother and daughter to eat.

"Mazhong-kun, I'm going to be very troubled by this. Hosoya Eriko pushed it away again, although Manaka-kun had no intention of letting her repay the 500,000 yen "loan", but she wouldn't do that.

Seeing that she didn't want to accept it, Li Xuehao suddenly stepped forward and forcibly stuffed the envelope into her hand, while saying: "Madam, whether you believe it or not, Section Chief Kakihara did return the IOU to you unconditionally, so you should take the money back." Then, without waiting for Mrs. Hosoya to say anything, he gently pushed her out of the courtyard, "Okay, you have to go back to work, if you don't go, Mrs. Sawai may have to curse, go all the way." ”

After finishing speaking, Li Xuehao didn't give her a chance, turned back to the house, and closed the door with his hand.

"Bang!"

Eriko Hosoya looked helpless and laughing, looked at the closed door in a daze, looked down at the envelope in her hand, and finally shook her head with a wry smile and turned back to the convenience store.

She came over just now, because she saw Manaka-kun passing by the door in the convenience store, so she temporarily asked Mrs. Sawai for leave.

"Eriko, you're back. Back at the store, Mrs. Sakii looked at her with a smile behind the cash register.

"I'm sorry for the trouble, manager. Eriko Hosoya bowed slightly.

"It doesn't matter, everyone has their own private affairs, I can understand that. Mrs. Sawai had an expression full of understanding, perhaps seeing that her expression was a little abnormal, she said more, "Mind talking to me?"

Eriko Hosoya was about to go in to work, but when she heard this, she hesitated a little and said, "It's Zhenzhong-kun, it's actually ......" and said that she was refused to pay back.

"Zhenzhongjun is really a gentle and considerate person. After hearing this, Mrs. Sawai was very emotional, looking at Mrs. Hosoya, who was still uneasy, her face hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to speak, "Eriko, do you know?"

"What?" Eriko Hosoya was stunned by the question.

"Actually, half of your monthly salary is paid by Manaka-kun, because I didn't plan to hire someone to ...... in the beginning," Mrs. Sawai recounted when someone asked her to give Mrs. Hosoya a job.

"Why?" said Eriko Hosoya's expression changed dramatically when she heard this, and a mist gradually condensed in her eyes.

"Manaka-kun told me not to tell you, sorry, but I let you know......" Lady Sawai also bowed slightly.

Eriko Hosoya was still in shock after knowing the truth, so she didn't return the salute in time, and when she came to her senses, she couldn't care about it even more: "Store manager, I, can I leave for a while?"

Mrs. Sawai nodded, and guessed what she might be going to do: "Go ahead, give you half a day off, and remember to come to work tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, store manager!" Eriko Hosoya bowed and hurried away.

......

Li Xuehao was watching TV in the living room, boringly switching channels, he didn't plan to go to the orphanage today, anyway, they were almost treated, and it was also to let the children there adapt to his habit of not going.

At half-past six, he lay on the ground and looked up at the TV, seemingly interested in the contents.

"Ding Dong, Ding Dong~" The doorbell rang from outside.

Li Xuehao put down the remote control and walked out to open the door, at this point in time, it is impossible for Sayuri Chiba to come back, I don't know who is outside.

He opened the door, and when he saw that it was Mrs. Hosoya outside, he almost closed the door, thinking that Mrs. Hosoya had gone and returned to pay the money.

"True Jung-kun. When Hosoya Eriko saw him, her eyes were slightly red.

Li Xuehao couldn't help but be taken aback: "Madam, what's wrong with you?

Eriko Hosoya shook her head, her reddish eyes kept looking at him, and tears appeared in her eyes: "Manaka-kun, why are you so good to me?"

"Madame, I don't understand what you're talking about. Li Xuehao was suspicious in his heart, why didn't he see Mrs. Hosoya for a while, and he was moved like this? He just refused her "return the money".

Eriko Hosoya didn't explain anything, wiped the moist corners of her eyes, and looked behind him, "Miss Chiba, haven't they come back yet?"

"It shouldn't be that fast, maybe another hour or so. Li Xuehao said.

"Oh. Eriko Hosotani replied softly, her face suddenly a little red, "Well, can I go and visit Manaka-kun's room?"

What the?

Li Xuehao wondered if he had heard it wrong, after all, this question was asked a little abruptly, if it was asked by his peers, it wouldn't be anything, but Mrs. Hosoya's daughters are older than him, their status is a generation higher than him, and they are a woman, so such a request makes people feel weird.

However, Li Xuehao did not refuse: "No problem, madam, please come with me." With that, he invited her in.

Eriko Hosoya walked in and changed her slippers at the entrance.

Li Xuehao led her all the way to his bedroom and pushed the door open: "This is it." ”

"Manaka-kun's room was very clean. Eriko Hosoya followed him in, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, closed the door to the room.

Li Xuehao didn't care when he heard the sound of the door closing.

"Manaka-kun, can you see Mrs. Sawai's convenience store when you look out from the balcony?" Eriko Hosoya pointed to the balcony behind him.

"I haven't tried it yet, I don't know if I can see it. Li Xuehao turned his head to look, the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows were closed, and he couldn't see the outside, so he stepped forward and opened the curtains. Mrs. Sawai's convenience store is not facing the balcony, but from the direction, you can still see it if there is no shelter.

Opening the floor-to-ceiling windows, he stepped out onto the balcony.

Mrs. Hosoya did not follow, presumably visiting his room.

After Li Xuehao determined the direction, he tried his best to look as far as possible, but because there was a house in the middle, he couldn't see Mrs. Sawai's convenience store at all.

He stood outside the balcony for a few more moments before re-entering the room.

It was only when he saw the situation in the room that his expression froze instantly.

I saw Mrs. Hosoya, who was originally wearing a clerk's uniform, standing naked on the side of the bed at this time, looking at him with a red face and uneasy.