Chapter 1138 The Definition of Happiness
After sending both lunch boxes back, Li Xuehao returned to the classroom and took Sakurai Miko to the activity room of the Spirit Level Club.
"Hello seniors, I am Sakurai Miko from Class C of the first year. Please take good care of me from now on." Sakurai Miko bowed deeply to the people present. Her delicate and lovely appearance and polite behavior easily won her Everyone’s good opinion.
"Class C of the first year happens to be in the same class as Manaka." Suzuki Minako, who was sitting at the top, looked at Sakurai Miko. There was no specific expression of happiness or displeasure on her face, and she looked very indifferent, "Then What can I do for you when you come to the Spirit Level Club?"
"Sakurai-san is here to apply to join the Spirit Level Society, Director Suzuki." Li Xuehao saw that Sakurai Miko seemed a little uneasy under Suzuki Minako's gaze, so he spoke for her.
"Oh?" Minako Suzuki glanced at Miko Sakurai, then looked at someone, "So you are the recommender?"
"...Yes." Li Xuehao didn't understand what she meant by asking this. He had never heard that recommenders were needed to join the Spirit Level Society. Before, applications were free, and there weren't many people.
"Since there is a recommendation from the deputy minister, let's join directly." Minako Suzuki said lightly. Her expression seemed to be like this all the time today, "Okay, if there is nothing else, I have to leave first. Everyone is free. Let's do some activities." As she spoke, she stood up from her seat at the top and walked out of the activity room.
No one present spoke, because it was obvious that the minister today was completely different from usual. She had always welcomed the newcomers who joined the spiritual club, but today's reaction was surprisingly cold.
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"Senior, Suzuki-senpai doesn't seem to like me joining the Spirit Club." When she and Sakurai Miko went downstairs, her expression looked very depressed.
"Maybe she's not in good health these days." Li Xuehao said casually, thinking to himself that Suzuki Minako was indeed a little abnormal. Could it be because he didn't eat the bento she made?
He said casually, but Sakurai Miko thought of something, her face turned red, and she stammered: "Senior, you mean... Suzuki-senpai... is, is, on your menstrual period?"
"Ahem..." Li Xuehao was "scared" by her rich imagination, and gently rubbed her head and said, "Miko, as a girl, you should be more reserved." Is Minako Suzuki here? He knows best about menstrual periods, after all, the two of them had the most intimate contact not long ago.
"I-I know..." Sakurai Miko's face turned redder, but she enjoyed him placing his hand on the top of her head.
Back in the classroom, the two of them took their schoolbags and left the school together, parting at the door. Sakurai Miko was picked up by the Sakurai family's car, while Li Xuehao walked home.
He originally planned to accompany Naomi Fukuoka and Ayane Yamamoto to go home today, but the two of them asked him to go home alone because they had something to do.
While it was still early, he planned to go to the Erto Orphanage. The treatment for the deformed boy was almost over. If you didn't look carefully, you could hardly tell the length of his hands.
So going today is the last treatment. As long as he is cured, there will no longer be any children with physical disabilities in the orphanage.
I arrived at the Erto Orphanage with ease. Compared with the previous time, the orphanage was much quieter today. Through the iron gate, I didn't see any children playing in the front yard, and I didn't even hear anyone's voice.
Li Xuehao was a little strange. He subconsciously unfolded his consciousness and soon sensed that there was only one person in the entire orphanage. From the familiar aura, he knew that it was the director of the orphanage, Futoinichi.
None of the children were here. Thinking of what he saw the previous time, he estimated that they had all gone to school. Even Futou Yukari and several other children who had not found a school the previous time had been accepted by the school.
But in this case, Li Xuehao had to wait for the children to finish school, because the deformed boy Futou Takeru was also not there.
The two large iron doors of the orphanage were closed and locked. Only the small iron door inside the main door was ajar and could be pushed in.
Entering the orphanage, Li Xuehao walked through the nave of the original church that had been modified into a hall and came to the courtyard at the back.
In the courtyard, Futōinichi was preparing ingredients for dinner. Because the kitchen was too small and she prepared a large amount of dinner, she could only take it into the kitchen after processing it first.
"Miss Nito." Looking at Futoinichi who was washing vegetables under the faucet, Li Xuehao increased the sound of his footsteps from a distance in order to avoid surprising her.
Despite this, Futoinichi, who was concentrating on washing vegetables, was still a little frightened, but the familiar voice made her calm down immediately, put down the work at hand, stood up, and faced the young man who was approaching, with no trace of emotion on her face. He concealed his joy and said, "Machinaka-kun, you are here."
"Miss Erto, are you preparing the ingredients for dinner? Let me help too." Li Xuehao saw that there were still a lot of vegetables and fruits that had not been washed, and he was also willing to help.
"No, Manaka-kun, this is really... I'm sorry, I have to trouble you every time..." When Futouin saw that he had knelt down and started to help, she changed her words regretfully.
"Miss Erto, have the children gone to school?" Li Xuehao asked while helping her handle the ingredients.
"Yes, with the help of Miss Ikekari, Yukari-chan and Xiaoken all went to the academy to attend classes." Futouinyi's face was full of relief, and she regained her original appearance. Not only did she no longer look like As before, I had to cover my face due to my low self-esteem, and my face was full of good expectations for my future life.
"Then from now on, you will be the only one at home." Li Xuehao was a little worried about her safety. If it were before, no one would have thought of her with her terrifying appearance of being burned by fire, but now, with her ability to compete with Chiba Sayuri and Suzuki sisters are so beautiful. She is the only woman with little resistance in such a huge orphanage, which is really unsettling.
"Huh?" Futouinichi didn't seem to understand what he meant.
After thinking about it, Li Xuehao decided to give her a self-defense ring. He stopped washing vegetables, wiped his hands, pretended to take out a silver ring from his pocket, and handed it to Futouinichi.
Nitoinichi didn't expect him to do this at all, and didn't react for a moment, staring at the ring he handed over in a daze. The silver ring is engraved with complicated patterns, which looks mysterious and beautiful.
"This is for you, Miss Erteng." Seeing that she didn't pick it up, Li Xuehao handed over a little more.
"Ah—" Futouin screamed in shock, his face suddenly turned red, and he almost didn't dare to look at him, "Ma-Manaka-kun, could it be too fast..."
"Put it on first, and remember, don't take it off at any time." Li Xuehao said seriously, without noticing Futou Yuinichi's weird reaction.
Futouin tweaked it, then lowered his head and finally took it, then carefully put it on the middle finger of his left hand. The size was just right.
"I, I, I put it on." Futouin raised his hand, facing the clearing sky, with a blush on his face, and said with courage, "In the future, I will work hard to fulfill the responsibility of... Manaka-kun."
"What?" Li Xuehao didn't hear what she said about responsibility. At this time, the iron door in the front yard opened again. It was probably Futou Yukari and the others who were going to school. "Miss Futou, the children are back." Yes, I’ll go greet them first.”
"Okay, Manaka-kun." Futouin looked at the ring on his hand, his face full of happiness.