“She really looks like it, she looks just like Chizuru running a hot spring inn, hey, Kinoshita-san, how do you play this game, I want to try it too.” Grandma Sayuri said, looking at Kazuya while still fiddling with her phone.
“Also, Kinoshita-san, don't say that, he's your grandson Kazuya, he looks very energetic, does he have a girlfriend now?” It felt like Ichinose-san was also a very kind person.
“Thank you, Ichinose-san, I don't have a girlfriend right now.” Kinoshita Kazuya picked up the flowers and stood behind his grandmother: “Although seeing Ichinose-san makes me know your granddaughter is a beautiful girl, I still want to find a girlfriend on my own, thank you for your concern.”
It's probably his talent, Kinoshita Kazuya now has the ability to quickly get along with old people, like the old people in the game have an innate +20 affinity bonus.
Even if it was the first time meeting Ichinose-san, she was willing to introduce him to her granddaughter.
“Young people know how to talk.” Ichinose-san sat in her wheelchair: “Oh, Chizuru, you’re here too.”
Kazuya turned to the person who came in.
It turned out to be a familiar face, sure enough, Japan is really small.
Today, Mizuhara Chizuru wore a pink shirt with a white skirt, perfectly embodying the innocence of a young girl.
Kazuya looked into Mizuhara Chizuru's eyes and greeted her with a smile: “Hello, Mizuhara Chizuru-san, we meet again.”
Mizuhara Chizuru felt terrible today, she didn't expect that just visiting her grandmother on the weekend would lead her to encounter a client from a previous rental, and he even called her Mizuhara Chizuru in front of her grandmother. This fake name. And he wasn’t doing it on purpose, it just felt infuriating.
“Hello, Kinoshita Kazuya-san, what a coincidence.” Mizuhara Chizuru's smile was a bit forced.
“Oh, we were just talking about Ichinose-san's granddaughter, Chizuru, can I call you that?” Grandma seemed to really like Mizuhara Chizuru.
“You can, Kinoshita-obaasan, also, good morning.” Shifting her gaze away from Kinoshita Kazuya, she looked at Kinoshita’s grandmother, Mizuhara Chizuru politely greeted her.
“Mizuhara, Chizuru, what’s the story with this Mizuhara name?” Ichinose Sayuri caught the point.
Mizuhara Chizuru’s eyes rolled, she answered.
“Grandma, you see, some actors have stage names, right? This is the stage name I came up with, right, Kinoshita Kazuya-san?” Mizuhara Chizuru winked at Kazuya, asking for his help in a way her grandmother couldn’t see.
“It’s true, there are times when using your real name isn’t convenient, right?” Kinoshita Kazuya realized he had unintentionally done something wrong, he tried to salvage the situation.
“Is that so?” Ichinose Sayuri bypassed the topic, but judging from her appearance, she was more like being considerate of her granddaughter’s little white lie rather than believing the topic.
“By the way, Kinoshita Kazuya-san, you seem to know my Chizuru, how did you two meet?” Compared to her granddaughter’s harmless little white lie, meeting a man was even more concerning.
For Sayuri’s question, Kazuya, adhering to the principle of “the more you talk, the more mistakes you make,” used his eyes to signal Mizuhara Chizuru to answer.
“How did we meet?” Mizuhara Chizuru looked at Kazuya, answering with a mix of truth and lies: “You see, aren’t both Kinoshita-san and I university students? We’ve met at events and gatherings, right, Kinoshita Kazuya-san?”
“Indeed, Mizuhara, …, Chizuru-san and I met like that.” Not knowing the truth, Kazuya felt that Mizuhara Chizuru’s acting wasn’t natural.
“By the way, what university does Kinoshita Kazuya-san go to? What year are you?” Mizuhara’s grandmother, Sayuri, asked.
“Nerima University, Business Administration, first year.” Kazuya answered.
“Nerima University, Chizuru, isn’t that your university? It’s amazing that you two are classmates.” Sayuri-obaasan marveled at the connection between her granddaughter and the young man.
Mizuhara Chizuru, using a disappointed expression that her grandmother couldn’t see, looked at Kinoshita Kazuya, sighing at the fateful encounter with this unchivalrous client.
“So, is Chizuru in the same major as my grandson?” Kazuya’s grandmother also took the opportunity to chime in.
“No.” Mizuhara Chizuru responded with a professional smile that could please anyone: “I’m in the Cultural Club, not the same as Kinoshita-san.”
“Is that so? Do you run into each other at school? I’m curious to know what my Kazuya is like at university.” Kazuya’s grandmother looked at Mizuhara Chizuru with a kind smile, as if she were looking at her granddaughter.
“Well, Kinoshita-san, I’m starting to get curious too, what Chizuru is like at school.” Sayuri-obaasan also smiled kindly at Chizuru.
“Ehhh, sorry, I’m not really that familiar with Kinoshita Kazuya-san, we’ve only met once or twice.” Mizuhara Chizuru had an awkward smile on her face.
“Never mind, Kazuya, remember to take good care of Chizuru-chan later.” Kazuya’s grandmother said seriously, instructing Kazuya: “And Chizuru, if you need help at university, feel free to use my Kazuya, if he doesn’t listen to you, just tell me, I’ll teach him a lesson.”
“Kinoshita-obaasan, no need to go through all that trouble.” Mizuhara Chizuru politely rejected the proposal to use Kazuya more freely.
“Forget it, you two young people, just go to a coffee shop and sit down, there’s nothing interesting to talk about with us old people anyway.” Kazuya’s grandmother gave Kazuya a look, it seemed she intended to matchmake Kinoshita Kazuya and Mizuhara Chizuru.
“How can you say that, we’ve only been with you grandmothers for a while, we want to stay a little longer, right, Mizuhara Chizuru-san.” To be honest, Kazuya didn’t plan to make a move on Mizuhara Chizuru, he was more interested in Nanami-san than Mizuhara Chizuru.
After all, rental girlfriends, right!
“Is that so? But Chizuru, don’t you think you’re disturbing us grandmothers by staying here?” Sayuri-obaasan’s words were a bit strange, she seemed to be eager to sell Mizuhara Chizuru.
It was clear that the other grandmothers around them were quietly eating their fill of the gossip about the two families.
“Is that so? Then, we’ll take our leave now.” Mizuhara Chizuru bowed and nodded goodbye: “Also, Kinoshita-san, let’s go together, I have something I want to talk to you about.”
“They’re so young, aren’t they? Right, Ichinose-san.” Kazuya’s grandmother covered her mouth and laughed.
“That’s right, Kinoshita-san.” Mizuhara Chizuru’s grandmother also smiled at the two of them.
“Well then, grandma, see you next time.” Since the three of them weren’t planning on staying there themselves, it was better to respect their wishes.
However, what did Mizuhara Chizuru want to talk to him about? It must be about the rental girlfriend.
Although he didn’t have the chance to use energy points to help his grandmother heal this time, it’s fine, next time.