Jiang Che was a transmigrator. After transmigrating into a baby, he was soon adopted by the Kasuga family and given the name Kasuga Tetsu.
Jiang Che, no, now he should be called Kasuga Tetsu, he had been in this world for 16 years.
Although the parents who adopted Kasuga Tetsu had passed away, his current life was quite poor and meager, but Kasuga Tetsu was not lonely, because he had a younger sister named Kasuga Kyō who was two years younger than him.
Speaking of the devil, here he comes. As soon as he thought of his sister, Kasuga Tetsu heard a “ding” sound.
This wasn't the sound of a cheat activation prompt, just a text message from his sister.
Kasuga Tetsu took out his dilapidated phone, used his hand to block the light of the midday Tokyo sun, and squinted at the screen.
This was his sister's outdated phone from two years ago. Due to its age, the screen had some issues.
It was hard to see the contents of the screen in the overly bright environment.
However, he didn't care. After all, his daily routine consisted of going to school, drawing, and using his drawing skills to earn some living expenses for himself and his sister. A phone was not a big deal.
It's just that it doesn't matter normally, but when you need to use it, it's quite inconvenient.
Like now.
“Big brother, please don't linger outside, don't forget that there is a cute little sister at home who is waiting to be fed. Don't talk to strange girls, those people will eat you up to the bone.”
“If you dare tease your brother again, be careful that I'll spank you when you get home! I'm on my way to the supermarket, I'll be home after I buy the groceries. There's a cake I just made in the fridge, you can eat a little bit if you're hungry.”
Knowing that his sister had low blood pressure, how could Kasuga Tetsu be unprepared?
The milky-flavored cake was prepared for this kind of situation.
After waiting for a while and not receiving a reply from his sister, Kasuga Tetsu shook his head helplessly and put away his phone.
This really is, she forgot her brother because of the dessert.
Arriving at the supermarket, Kasuga Tetsu went straight to the discount section.
This supermarket was his usual spot. Every Wednesday and Saturday, there were special deals. Meat and vegetables that were not fresh, snacks and sweets that were about to expire, and unsold milk and drinks, these were the things he often ate.
But he didn't only come on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Because there was a younger sister at home, he would come to the supermarket to buy groceries whenever there were no fresh vegetables or meat at home.
Kyō had been malnourished since she was a child. He, as her elder brother, could be said to have exhausted all his thoughts on supplementing his sister's nutrition. Although she wasn't completely cured, under his meticulous care, Kyō at least wouldn't be as frail as she was when she was a child.
Although he said he often came here, it was only during the winter and summer breaks. Because the private school that Kyō attended, Otome-saki Girls’ Academy, had a dormitory, so on school days, she always stayed in the school dormitory.
Of course, it was also because of this that the siblings cherished the days they could meet even more, and Kasuga Tetsu was more doting on his sister than ordinary brothers.
“Kasuga-kun, good afternoon.” A bland female voice sounded in his ear as Kasuga Tetsu was meticulously picking out discounted goods.
The boy raised his head, followed the direction of the voice, and after a brief daze, finally found the source of the voice.
“Katō-san, good afternoon.”
The girl who made the sound was Kasuga Tetsu’s classmate and deskmate. Saying she was his deskmate was actually not quite right because the seats in Toyono-saki were independent, but Katō Megumi’s seat was to his right, in a sense, it was no problem to say she was his deskmate.
Moreover, Kasuga Tetsu actually enjoyed interacting with this girl.
Although Katō Megumi’s family wasn't very prominent, they were at least working class. Even if they weren't rich, they hadn't fallen to the point where their own child needed to eat discounted, stale vegetables.
The reason why the girl made the gesture of choosing was simply to take care of Kasuga Tetsu’s possibly excessive self-esteem.
After all, boys at this age are the most concerned about face.
But obviously, Katō Megumi had overthought things.
In Kasuga Tetsu’s view, every grain of rice was earned by his own hard work, and there was nothing shameful about it.
What's more, he had managed to make his sister grow up healthily through his hard work. In a way, he was already more outstanding than most of his peers, there was nothing to be ashamed of.
“Yeah, everyone’s quite busy.” Kasuga Tetsu chuckled and picked up a bundle of vegetables from the shelf.
Japan was an island nation, a small piece of land but having to feed more than 100 million people, so the land that could be used for planting crops and vegetables was scarce. Many crops depended on imports, so the prices were also quite high.
Fruits were even more expensive than vegetables. Being short of money, he could only pick out a few apples, then took a bunch of bananas that were already turning black from the discounted rack and threw them into his shopping cart.
“Kasuga-kun, didn’t you go out to play during spring break?” Seeing that Kasuga Tetsu was done with his selection, Katō Megumi also put the vegetables back on the shelf.
She had never intended to buy those things in the first place.
“No, I have to draw, take care of my sister, and worry about the living expenses for the next semester. Life is really helpless.” The 16-year-old boy made a sigh that was completely incompatible with his age.
This made Katō Megumi cover her mouth and laugh continuously.
Laugh as she might, but the girl still admired the boy in front of her.
After all, to be honest, if it were her, she might have already been crushed by the weight of life, right?
After choosing the food for the next few days, Kasuga Tetsu checked out and left the supermarket.
Thinking that he wouldn't have to come to this sad place for the next three days, Kasuga Tetsu’s mood brightened.
Always spending money, how can you not feel sad?
“Katō-san, goodbye.” After purchasing the food he needed, Kasuga Tetsu said goodbye to Katō Megumi, there was a little sister at home who was waiting anxiously for him to go back.
“Goodbye, Kasuga-kun.” Katō Megumi was very polite, her soft voice was like a gentle breeze. She actually wanted to continue chatting with this classmate, but seeing that Kasuga Tetsu looked hurried, she didn't force it.