Chapter 174 Working
"What are you drawing?" Jiang Xia slowly approached her and asked softly.

Kusakabe Xi was stunned for a moment, then quickly closed the notebook in his hand and turned his head to look back.

She looked at the strange man in front of her with cautious eyes, and shrank back slightly, as if trying to hide herself, like a frightened deer.

"I mean no harm." Jiang Xia approached her gently and sat on the lawn not far from her.

"My name is Jiang Xia. I have seen people with wings before. They were a pair of very beautiful wings that emitted a green glow."

Looking at Kusakabe Xu's vigilant eyes, Jiang Xia spoke slowly.

"Have you really seen it?" Hearing Jiang Xia's words, Kusakabe Xu seemed to let down his guard all of a sudden and asked anxiously.

"Well, I have indeed seen it, so can you show me your paintings?" Jiang Xia asked tentatively.

It feels like I'm kidnapping those little girls who know nothing, Jiang Xia thought as he looked at Kusakabe Xu's appearance.

"it is good."

"Can you lend me a pen?"

Jiang Xia flipped through the notebook and asked while looking at Kusakabe Xi's painting.

Kusakabe Xi's paintings are very simple, with only a few strokes on the white paper. It shows a man and a woman hugging each other, but in her paintings, both of them have wings.

Jiang Xia knew that Kusakabe Xi was drawing her protozoan parents. Here one could just see Shibuya which was destroyed by a meteorite, and Tendou Souji's mimic parents died under the meteorite in Shibuya.

Kusakabe Xu also became an orphan on that day, and she was just missing her parents here.

When Jiang Xia saw this painting, she felt as if she had gone back seven years and saw herself being trapped in the rubble.

The sadness and despair seemed to be overflowing. Perhaps this was also the time Jiang Xia had experienced in the Earth Library.

So he wanted to comfort Kusakabe Xu.

When Kusakabe Xi heard Jiang Xia's words, he silently handed over the pencil in his hand.

Jiang Xia took a pencil and lightly added a few strokes to the original image of two people hugging each other.

He has many skills, so even if he goes to perform to make a living, he will not starve to death. Of course, he really will not starve to death.

"You see, such a family is perfect."

Jiang Xia gently placed the finished painting in front of Kusakabe Xi.

On the blank notebook, there is a small garden all around, and in the distance a small house can be vaguely seen in the sun.

In the near distance, there are three people walking together holding hands. A man and a woman are holding hands with a little girl and taking a walk.

And in the sky, the little girl with wings was flying freely in the arms of her parents.

Kusakabe Xi reached out his hand and gently stroked the smiling faces of the three people in the picture.

This was the scene she had always dreamed of, but now she could no longer see it, as it was far away in the world of yin and yang.

"I didn't lie to you, I really saw them." Jiang Xia said, "Don't worry, they will always be with you."

Kusakabe Xi looked at the stick drawing silently and didn't speak for a long time.

"I hope you have a good life every day in the future. I need to go eat now. It's really uncomfortable not eating for a long time."

Jiang Xia stood up and looked at Kusakabe Xidao, whose mood had basically returned to normal.

Of course, he was referring to hunting Shibuya and hunting Zerg.

"Well, let me treat you to a meal as a thank you for this painting."

Kusakabe Xu looked at Jiang Xia who was about to leave. She quickly stood up and looked at him and said.

Her eyes were red and crystal tears were flowing in her eye sockets.

It was obvious that she had not been holding back her emotions just now, and this painting accurately depicts her true thoughts and feelings.

The feelings for her parents that she had hidden in her heart for a long time were completely overwhelmed, but she still wanted to thank the person who brought her this painting.

Jiang Xia looked at the Shibuya area filled with purple air, and then looked at Kusakabe Xu who was trying hard to hold back tears in front of him.

Jiang Xia felt like she might burst into tears at any moment. "Okay, I agree." Jiang Xia nodded.

Maybe painting on the streets would be a good choice in the future, Jiang Xia thought as he watched Kusakabe Xi packing up his things.

It is indeed more profitable to exchange a painting for a delicious dinner.

Jiang Xia looked at Kusakabe Xi in surprise.

There was a small bicycle parked in front of him, and it seemed to be a lady's bicycle.

"This is all we have. I'll just sit in the back." Kusakabe Xi pointed to the bicycle path.

Jiang Xia felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out where the person who had been looking at him vigilantly just now, Kusakabe Xi, had gone.

Maybe this is her personality around people she knows, but that's not right?

"Turn right, we'll be there soon." Xiaoxi instructed Jiang Xia to turn the handlebars.

Now Jiang Xia is riding a ladies' bicycle for a meal, and Kusakabe Xi is sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, responsible for directing the road conditions.

However, Jiang Xia didn't need any instructions at all because he knew where the place where Kusakabe Xi invited him to dinner was.

Because of the Earth Library, he can analyze it in real time, but for now, he will just follow her instructions.

"We're here." Kusakabe Xi got off the back seat of the bicycle, skillfully locked the bicycle to the pillar outside the door, and then put his bag and notebook away.

"Sal's Restaurant, what a strange name." Jiang Xia muttered as he looked at the sign above.

"Hit? Xiaoxi, was there anything else that delayed you today?"

The proprietress in the store stood up and asked Xiaoxi, who looked exhausted.

"Who is this?" She looked at Jiang Xia who came in with Xiaoxi. Her eyes suddenly lit up and then she asked excitedly.

"A friend of mine, I'm inviting him to dinner today."

Kusakabe Xi put away the small bag and put on the apron.

"Xiao Xi, what are you going to do?" said the proprietress as she looked at Kusakabe Xi who was about to do it herself.

"Miso mackerel." said Hiroshi Kusakabe, who had put on an apron.
"Give him my share. He seems to have been hungry for a long time."

"But, no matter how I look at him, he doesn't look like someone who has no money to eat." The proprietress said to Jiang Xia as she looked at him.

His clothes were clean, there was no strange smell on his body, and he had a handsome appearance. How could he have been hungry for so long?

"I don't know, that's what he said." Kusakabe Xi skillfully sprinkled the seasoning on the mackerel.

"This is the first time you make miso mackerel for others." The proprietress said to Kusakabe Xi.

“I don’t know if I will do it for other people in the future.”

"Try it."

Kusakabe Hiroshi brought out the miso-glazed mackerel.

"It's delicious." Jiang Xia picked up the knife and fork, pierced the thin fish slices and exclaimed.

Seeing Jiang Xia's happy expression, Kusakabe Xi smiled.

As a chef, the happiest thing is to see that customers like the dishes you cook, but she can't say for sure whether Jiang Xia is considered a customer.

"Xiao Xi, I want to stay." Jiang Xia said.

"suffer?"

"This should be the staff meal here. I want to stay here to work." Jiang Xia said while tasting the herring slices.

I have to say, this tastes better than what Jiang Xia cooks himself. He has always been in charge of Hongdu’s food, but Jiang Xia himself feels that based on this dish alone, Kusakabe Xi cooked a great job.

"But the store is full." Kusakabe Xi said at a loss.

"I don't want a salary, just room and board."

(End of this chapter)