CHAPTER 337: CHAPTER 257 TOKYO UNIVERSITY MAY FESTIVAL (3) PS: HAPPY QIXI FESTIVAL TO EVERYONE_2

It’s said that this club gathers most of the girls from Tokyo University.

They’re singing and dancing to songs by Nogizaka46 on stage.

Kitagawa Sakisa: "Nogizaka seems to be a girls’ idol group, so why is everyone in the club female?"

Ayaka Rie: "Maybe they love it, or they’re trying to join Nogizaka to become idols?"

The adorable girls are bouncing around on the stage, their skirts fluttering elegantly.

Around the stage, besides the male students cheering them on, there are also a number of middle-aged people and young mothers with children watching.

Kyujuu Rika: "Sakisa, you could have your brother invite your family’s idol group over."

Kitagawa Sakisa: "No way!"

Uesugi Sakura sat in the row behind them, always sneaking peeks under the skirts of the girls on stage, trying to see if Hanabi would get jealous because of it.

Unfortunately, there didn’t seem to be much reaction.

"Hanabi," he called out.

"Hmm," Hanamaru Hanabi responded, still watching the dancing.

Uesugi Sakura subtly pointed at the girl standing at the front of the stage as the lead singer and said to her, "Did you notice she’s wearing light green underneath?"

Hanamaru Hanabi turned her head, not yet understanding what he meant, and asked puzzledly, "What light green?"

Uesugi Sakura placed his hands on his waist, making a motion as if lifting a skirt, and lifted it quite high.

"Sakura-kun!" Hanamaru Hanabi’s amethyst eyes stared at him intently, her cheeks slightly puffed up like a squirrel.

"I just wanted to share it with you."

Uesugi Sakura kind of liked Hanabi’s huffy demeanor, finding it quite adorable.

"Well, Sakura-kun shouldn’t peek under girls’ skirts! It’s very impolite."

"I didn’t look on purpose, it was just a glimpse when she jumped," Uesugi Sakura felt wrongly accused.

"Sakura-kun! No thinking about it either!"

Uesugi Sakura felt captivated by the angry expression of little Hanabi; her angry look was just too cute.

"Alright, I won’t think about it, but Hanabi, it’s not entirely my fault. Putting all the blame on me isn’t fair, and little Hanabi knows... I’m a guy, just like you just said... a bit H."

"Sakura-kun... what do you want to do...?" Hanamaru Hanabi felt his handsome face had some wicked intent.

Uesugi Sakura leaned close to her ear, whispering a few words that made the girl blush.

Then, Hanamaru Hanabi slowly lowered her head, her cheeks turning a cute shade of red, her small hands gripping her skirt tightly, and her fair thighs pressing inward.

"Agree?" he pursued.

"Sakura-kun... why do you always think about these things..."

Taking advantage that everyone’s attention was on the stage, Uesugi Sakura focused on her rosy ears, continuing to whisper, "It’s for the health of our future kids. If Hanabi is too uptight, the baby will get many illnesses after being born."

"Really?" Hanamaru Hanabi looked up at him, a little worried.

"Of course, it’s true." Uesugi Sakura whispered softly by her ear, "Mom’s happiness makes the baby happy; a good mood leads to a happy baby."

"Isn’t that right?"

Hanamaru Hanabi was becoming more and more swayed, her face growing increasingly red, and after a moment of hesitation, she could only softly agree:

"Okay..."

"Agreed?" Uesugi Sakura smiled.

"Mm..." Hanamaru Hanabi shyly responded, almost inaudible.

The girls on stage had just finished the first song, the accompaniment quickly changed, and on the screen, nine tails circled around a white moon against a blood-red background.

The boys from the engineering department loudly cheered at the sound of the introduction.

The captain of the girls on stage, wearing a deep red dress, spread her arms open across her face, following the intro with a stylish cold expression.

Afterward, amidst the applause of the boys, the song title "Moon’s Size" appeared on the screen.

Uesugi Sakura was still waiting for the time for their group of five to go on, not understanding why this song was so popular among the guys.

Mrs. Hanamaru and Mrs. Uesugi walked over holding two little ones.

"Has it not started yet?"

"We’re third up," Uesugi Sakura responded, taking his little sister from his mother’s hands.

Everyone sat in the back row, and Uesugi gave his mother-in-law his seat willingly, while Hanabi also stood up to offer her seat to her mother-in-law.

"No, Hanabi-chan, you stay seated," Mrs. Uesugi smiled, "You’ve been so considerate of Sakura daily."

Hanamaru Hanabi still wanted to say something, but Uesugi Nobuko insisted, so she only sat back down.

Uesugi Sakura obediently stood up, satisfied as his mother-in-law sat in his seat.

It wasn’t a big deal, after all, Mrs. Hanamaru had always been a good helper for her daughter, much to the delight of many sons-in-law.

Respect is due.

The three Kyujuu Rika girls in the row ahead turned back, seeing how much Hanamaru Hanami wanted to be held.

It’s said that children attract girls; perhaps it’s an innate maternal instinct? Or simply a love for cute things?

The three of them were old classmates of Hanabi, attending the same university after graduating.

Both ladies knew them well.

Mrs. Hanamaru handed Hanamaru Hanami to Kyujuu Rika and inquired, "Oh, how did you all decide to suddenly participate in the performance here?"

Kyujuu Rika, with her elegant looks and chic clothes, although a lady from a well-off family, didn’t have the distant air of Kitagawa Sakisa and was more approachable; the little one in her arms gazed at her face.

With distinctive amethyst eyes, recognizing that this wasn’t her sister yet remaining still, drawn to the stage’s song.

Kyujuu Rika answered Mrs. Hanamaru’s earlier question:

"It was Uesugi-kun who said their university was having a May festival, and our university life had been quite dull, so we thought about finding something to do together. The main reason, though, was to remedy a regret; back in high school, Hanabi often mentioned wanting to perform on stage once with Uesugi."

It wouldn’t be difficult to perform together, there were plenty of high school events.

Mrs. Hanamaru glanced at her daughter before continuing to ask, "There were plenty of opportunities over three years, right?"

Kyujuu Rika reminisced about her time as class president, sighed, and said, "Uesugi back then never participated in cultural festivals, school festivals, or similar events, at most just helping out Hanabi a bit. In the second year, he went to England, missed it; in the third year he participated in Kyudo competitions, missed it as well."

"Hanabi is the lead singer this time. With her personality, it’s quite challenging for her to sing confidently on a nerve-wracking stage, and she’d been secretly practicing since senior year."

"After graduation, Uesugi isn’t at the same school as us, but I know Hanabi still holds that wish in her heart, so we seized this opportunity to help her out."

Mrs. Hanamaru shot another glance at her daughter while standing by Uesugi Sakura holding his sister, both still focused on the stage, possibly unaware of Kyujuu Rika’s intentions.

She turned back, bowed slightly in gratitude:

"On behalf of Hanabi and little Sakura, thank you, Rika."

Kyujuu Rika smiled back, "Auntie, it’s no big deal, we’re all classmates and friends."

"Good friends are rare, at least Hanabi didn’t meet many when she was young," Mrs. Hanamaru kindly declined Kyujuu Rika’s modesty.

"My father also asked me to look after Hanabi."

Kyujuu Rika used to visit occasionally, and Hanamaru Hanabi would go to her house too, Mrs. Hanamaru was aware of the Kyujuu Family background.

Rika might not know, but a congressman asking his daughter to look after Hanabi indicated there were things worth discussing.

Mrs. Hanamaru didn’t focus too much on these matters, but it seemed related to the Hanamaru Family.

Maybe it’s about getting closer to Hanabi’s dad, although not much correlated in terms of power or status, it would undoubtedly ease certain matters significantly.

The intricacies involved, Mrs. Hanamaru could only do her best to handle them.