What he described was a world I had never seen or touched, making me long for Tokyo.
"Xiaowang, as long as you study well, you can also go out to see the world." Mr. Aoyagi said to me with a smile while driving.
From then on, on the way back from school, I would occasionally encounter Mr. Aoyagi and his mother, and they would invite me into the car, giving me a lift.
Upon returning to Obinzawa, Mr. Aoyagi would also invite me to his home, treat me with snacks.
I spent quite a happy time there.
My parents were aware of my interactions with Mr. Aoyagi. Although my father once said, "Don't always stick with outsiders," he didn't really strictly forbid it.
Until that incident happened—
On that day, the villagers gathered again for a drinking party, of course at Mr. Aoyagi's house. He was half-forced to drink a lot and soon became unconscious.
