The Race Within My Heart Chapter 8

Braxton stepped forward and opened the window of Room 103, letting the wind blow in. The room is about ten square meters in size and has a closet. Just in case, Ah Zou walked over and opened the closet door and took a look inside - there was no blood stain as he was originally worried about, and although the room looked old, it was still neat and tidy.

"I'll tell you where to rent quilts tomorrow. Just make do with my blanket tonight. I'll bring it to you later."

"sorry to bother you."

"There are toilets and washrooms on each floor. The cleaning duty list will be posted in the kitchen every month. You have just arrived. You can join in April. As for the food, I will take care of breakfast and dinner."

"Braxton-senpai is responsible for cooking alone?"

"It's just some simple dishes. Everyone will decide on their own for lunch. If you don't need breakfast or dinner that day, you must tell me the day before."

Braxton continued to explain the rules of Zhuqingzhuang to Grayson.

"If you want to take a shower, you can go to the nearby "Tsururuya", or you can borrow a bathroom from the landlord. If you want to borrow the landlord's bathroom, you can only use it between 8pm and 11pm. There is no need to make a reservation in advance, and there is no need to clean the bathroom. , because cleaning the bathroom is the landlord’s interest.”

"good."

Grayson listened intently so that he could remember all Braxton's words in his mind.

"We don't have access control here. If you still don't understand anything, just come and ask me."

"What about meal time?"

"Everyone's class time is different, so I always cook it first, and those who want to eat can then heat it up and eat it themselves. Breakfast is usually around 8:30, and dinner is around 7:30."

"knew."

Grayson nodded first, and then bowed solemnly to Braxton. "Please give me your advice in the future."

Braxton smiled again. Grayson originally thought that Braxton had an ulterior motive in bringing him to Zhuqingzhuang, but after meeting half of the tenants here, it was really hard for him to doubt this person's intentions. First it was Braxton, and then the tenants who showed up one by one. Although they were all a little weird, they all accepted Grayson immediately. The smile on Braxton's face at this moment did not have any hint of compulsion, but seemed rather reserved.

The clock chimed from the kitchen.

"It's half past 10," Braxton suddenly came back to reality and glanced at the washbasin placed at the entrance to the entrance. "You can still borrow the bathroom from the landlord. If you're not tired, do you want to follow me to the main house and ask him for help? Say hello?"

The two walked out of the entrance hall together again. Braxton found it a bit troublesome to take off his shoes and put them on again, so he suggested that Grayson borrow a pair of health slippers to wear first. There were several pairs of slippers scattered in the corner of the entrance for him to choose from, because the tenants of Zhuqing Village liked to wear slippers to move around casually.

They stepped on gravel across the courtyard to the wooden bungalow that was the main house. In fact, talking about the courtyard, there are only a few large trees suitable for shade growing randomly along the hedges, and the rest are just lackluster. In addition, there is a large white van parked casually in the courtyard style, and that is not its fixed parking space. It feels like the owner can park wherever he wants. This piece of land is located in Tokyo, where land is at a premium, but the owner uses it so extravagantly and casually.

After finding a place to live, Grayson seemed to feel more at ease, and for the first time he felt a sense of intimacy with this school district.

I originally thought Tokyo was just a chaotic and rushed place. Grayson took a deep breath of the night air. Unexpectedly, this was not the case. The people here also live very attentively, just like the hometown where he was born and raised; they also plant hedges, garden and landscape, and pursue a comfortable life.

Perhaps he heard the footsteps of Grayson and the two, and the excited breathing of some kind of creature came from the darkness. After a closer look, a brown mixed-breed dog appeared from under the verandah of the main house, wagging its tail fiercely at the two of them.

"I forgot about the most important tenant," Braxton squatted down and stroked the puppy's head. "This is the landlord's dog, and its name is Nila[6]."

"What a weird name."

Kaori knelt down next to Braxton and looked into the dog's dark, watery eyes.

"It was picked up by the senior who used to live in Qingzhu," Braxton lifted Nila's drooping ears with his fingers, "I heard that in Okinawa, 'Nila' means 'bliss'..." That’s probably it. Anyway, that’s where its name comes from.”

"Really...it turns out to mean bliss."

The dog certainly has an innocent, carefree look that suits the name.

"Although he's a stupid dog who clings to anyone he sees, he's really cute."

Although Braxton played with its ears and lengthened its curled tail on purpose, Nila still showed kindness to the two of them frequently. Aku also touched its head as a greeting. Nila wore a beautiful red leather collar and was not chained. "It looks good on you." Aku said softly to the dog.

The landlord is a hale and hearty old man named Tasaki Genichiro.

Braxton appropriately embellished Grayson's experience and asked the landlord to collect rent from him later. The old man just nodded calmly, but when he heard Grayson's name, his expression changed slightly.

"Let's go, Kurohara... You can't be that Kurohara from Sendai Jonishi High School, right?"

The landlord asked eagerly, looking like a person whose face had been splashed all over by fine waves at the beach. It was hard to tell whether he was unhappy or excited. Facing someone who might know about his past, Grayson couldn't help but tense up. At the same time, he once again doubted Braxton's attempt to take him to Zhuqingzhuang, and his mood suddenly sank. He no longer wants to run for records, nor does he want to be close to the world that is manipulated by the jealousy and competitiveness of his teammates.

Ah Zou stood at the front door of the main house with a stiff face and his head lowered. The landlord may have noticed that Kaoru's attitude was different, so he didn't ask further.

"Anyway, just get along well with everyone. Be careful not to tear down my house."

After finishing speaking, the landlord went straight back to the living room where the sound of the TV was coming from. But when I just arrived, I saw a hole in the floor - Grayson thought to himself, looking back at Kiyase.