The atmosphere in the house was heavy, and the air was frozen without words.

In front of the square dining table, an adult with a frown on his brow was speechless.

The man, who was actually his uncle, convened this family meeting, and all of them were blood relatives, and the little Natsume was huddled in the corner outside the guest room, his head bowed and buried in his lap, and the thing pressed on his little head was called helplessness.

is still young, he should be spoiled in the arms of his parents, but at this moment he understands the cruelty of the world.

The adults are engaged in a serious negotiation about his future custody.

There is no red face, no anger, no loud scolding, but the heavy and serious atmosphere on the table makes people feel like they are on the execution ground for no reason...

At the crossroads of life, he didn't know who would take him to continue this sad journey called life in the next moment, and where he would go...

Even if you don't understand it very well...

At this moment, facing this kind of choice that he did not decide, what he has in his heart is only a fear that cannot be dissolved.

I'm a drag oil bottle, hate bags, and no one likes a bad boy, but I understand this kind of thing.

"I've reached the limit..."

The man who used to smile warmly and let him call him father is tired at the moment.

"Things have come to this point, Kishi... I'm sorry big brother, but this kid is not suitable for our family, so whoever of you has the ability can take him away..."

Wordless solidification...

None of the adults in the room spoke.

"Whoever takes away Guishi, as an uncle, I will pay a considerable amount of adoption fees, every month..."

Saying such kind words that are weak and tired...

But Natsume just feels like a commodity, put on the counter, or a nasty product that he loses even if he loses money.

But at this point, one had to reply, "Yan, you know, I have four children in my family, and one more would be crazy." ”

That's understandable.

The old man looked helpless, and said: "It's not enough for our family to raise Guizhi to take on this responsibility, Guizhi and his mother's mother's mother's family, is there no one?" ”

Nope...

Guizhi's grandmother is a nuisance and basically doesn't interact with relatives, and Guizhi's mother is an only daughter and has no siblings at all.

And they're all dead...

The man just sighed feebly.

"Guizhi, this child, is a member of our family anyway, and the proposal to send it to the welfare home was rejected, and I have a proposal that our families take turns to raise Guizhi."

The adults looked embarrassed...

"Hiko, we understand your difficulties, but at the beginning, you swore that you were responsible for adopting Guizhi, and it was only half a year..."

"Or, send Takashi to the countryside and let my father raise them..."

"No, Dad is old, but he can't do this!"

The words fell...

At one point fell silent...

The man smoked silently on the table, while the woman lowered her head and silently coiled her thoughts.

"Let's get here first today..."As the initiator of the family meeting, in the face of such an impasse, he could only say helplessly: "When everyone arrives, they are talking about Guizhi's affairs." ”

At this time, as the hostess of the house, she hurriedly interjected...

"Wait, there was a witch who wanted to adopt Guizhi before, and you know Guizhi's situation, it is not an ordinary child at all, and that witch is interested in adopting Guizhi as a disciple."

"Shut up, Nanako!" And the male owner raised his voice angrily and said, "That's an outsider!" We don't know what she's all about! If something happens to your business! ”

"What an accident! That's a very famous shrine maiden! The woman argued, she didn't care about giving her husband face, this family meeting was originally facilitated by her, everyone disliked Guizhi as a troublesome burden, since this is the case, it is up to everyone to decide whether Guizhi should be adopted by outsiders.

As a wife, she understands her husband's character very well, and since her husband can't be this wicked person, then it is up to her to let everyone be this evil person together.

Therefore, she said excitedly and loudly: "It's a witch-sama who has been on TV, and her family has presided over the shrine for generations, and the famous family in the nearby Tong Shou Town, such a family can't watch the abuse of Guishi at all!" ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up...

"After the war, when my father was wandering when he was a child, he also received the blessing of the Sunset Shrine, and such a family is a kind and good family!"

"Is that really the case? Nana? ”

"The shrine of Tong Shoucho? Isn't there only one temple in Tong Shou Town, and I heard that the abbot there is very powerful. ”

In an instant, the silence broke, and the women began to ask questions in a chaotic manner.

"It's true.,That psychic contest show.,There's a shrine maiden in it named Kikyo.,It's her.,The shrine maiden of the Sunset Shrine..."

"I know, I know! I watch that show every day, it's Kikyo-sama! She can talk to ghosts! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Guizhi has been inspired since he was a child, and it must be a good thing to worship under the shrine! ”

Faced with this situation, the man's lips moved, and he wanted to say something several times, but finally closed his mouth.

The brothers around him did not let him go, and a man laughed and said, "Say it earlier! Elegant! You're just dying to save face! If so, it couldn't be better, everyone is relaxed..."

Is that so...

The man didn't pick up this stubble, and smiled awkwardly...

Isn't it just disgusting Guizhi and anxious to get rid of this hot goods...

And he himself is one of them...

Awkward, wordless, self-deprecating laughter...

Another man said, "If it's sent to the shrine, we must prepare a heart, and in this way, Takashi will be much better..."

Normal human feelings and sophisticated routines...

Everyone nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

A lady asked in a whisper, "How much money do you have to prepare?" ”

"Guizhi, this child, who entered the shrine, is the person of the shrine, and it doesn't have much effect if you give more, and you will have to work for the shrine in the future, and when Guizhi grows up, you will have the ability to earn money and repay the kindness of raising you, which means that it will be fine, and it can't be too little, so as not to make our family's face ugly..."

So the question arises, how much each family pays.

Deuce?

"Oh, my children, you know, are about to take the high school entrance examination, such cram schools and cram schools are not cheap..."A wife said coquettishly: "Ernie sauce ~ You are the biggest in the family, and you are more..."

Before she finished speaking, the man next to her interrupted her words and said with a smile: "Yan, it's okay, everyone can contribute as much as I want, don't underestimate me for this kind of trivial matter..."

Although he said this, Yan still sighed and said: "According to the size of the ability, those who have the ability will have more, and those who have no ability will have less!" ”

As the current eldest son of this big family, Hiko said.

Subsequently, the atmosphere became more and more lively, and everyone discussed a series of follow-up questions about sending off Guizhi with great interest.

In the air, saliva is flying...

Only in the corner outside the house, through a thin paper door, the head is buried deeper, speechless, his shoulders twitch silently, crying silently...