Chapter 50: Cun Gang's Worries

  What is a good mother? A good mother is one who, in such situations, does not rush to ask questions and make a fuss. Villager Gang's mother, after the initial shock, closed the door as if nothing had happened, leaving Villager Gang alone in the room to release his emotions.

  What is a good song? Everyone may have their own definition, but for an individual, the definition of a good song is simple: a song that moves him is a good song!

  "The Little Love Song" has thoroughly moved Village Gang, whether it's the melody or lyrics, Zhou Xiao's emotional release and explosion have all deeply resonated with him, bringing him to the verge of tears!

  If things had only gone this far, Zhou Xiao still didn't have much hope of getting fired up. What kind of person was Village? An introverted, taciturn otaku who had gradually drifted away from his only friend, so he basically didn't even have the opportunity to recommend his favorite songs to his crush.

  So, after being moved by Zhou Xiao's single, he didn't take any other action except asking his mother to go to the CD store to see if there were any other songs by Zhou Xiao. Although the CD was placed in his CD player for a long time and almost every day he would take it out to listen to it, but what's the difference between this and that father-daughter pair?

  Two days passed like this, and on that evening, Cun called his mom's cell phone: "Mom? I won't be coming home for dinner tonight. The company is going to a banquet, so don't wait up for me tonight. After the banquet, we'll probably go to a bar or something for another round..."

  "Is that so? Alright, remember to get along well with everyone." Mom said with some worry, she was very clear that her son hated gatherings and whatnot the most. If he had a choice, Village would absolutely run back home to listen to music and play games rather than go out to eat with people. But for Japan, this was necessary - subordinates couldn't refuse their superiors, juniors couldn't refuse their seniors, it was just too normal.

  Just as his mom had thought, Village Gang was indeed worried at this moment. He really didn't want to go out with those seniors from the company. But what could he do? Even if he had a hundred guts, he couldn't refute the existence of someone who was both a senior and a superior. The only thing that made him feel slightly comforted was that the girl he liked, who was in the same department as him, was also being dragged along to the dinner party.

  For Cun Gang, although the dinner was unpleasant, being able to sit next to her in the city and smell the faint fragrance on her body was truly a blissful thing.

  The people in the company actually also know about the subtle relationship between Mura and Jōnai, so every time the two of them get together, they will make some harmless jokes about the two of them. Of course, whether or not Mura and Jōnai like this is another matter altogether.

  This time, when eating, the two people were arranged to sit together again, completely unaware of the slightly awkward subtle attitude between them recently.

  "My mom has arranged a blind date for me... this weekend..." said Cheng Zhīnèi in a voice that only he could hear, while eating next to Village Gang.

  For Cun Gang, such a sentence was like roasting him over an open flame.

  "Oh......oh......is that so......" He used a great deal of effort to finally squeeze out such a sentence.

  Then, in the midst of such a bustling restaurant, amidst the slightly chaotic dinner gathering of over a dozen people, the two of them fell into an awkward silence.

  "Village chief! Hey! You scoundrel! Won't you speak up even when sitting right next to the city lord?!"

  "No... nothing! Senpai, I'm listening!" Murata hastily replied to the senpai who had spoken to him.

  The senior looked like he had already drunk a lot, with a thick tongue and called Cun Gang to his side, saying all sorts of messy things.

  Just as the village had just left his seat, a female senior on the edge of the city castle couldn't help but say: "I heard that your family arranged for you to go on a blind date? You're not young anymore, it's about time you got married and settled down. Some people are not worth waiting for, if you wait too long, you'll become an old maid."

  "May... but..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but in the end, he didn't say them.

  The dinner lasted for almost two hours before it finally came to an end, but don't think that's all, there's a second part coming up next. By this time, the small wine house had also opened, and Cun Gang's senior dragged him away, shouting that they were going to leave.

  "Huh? You want to keep drinking? What's the point, let's just go to karaoke instead." said a senior female colleague.

  Small bars and the like are places where women go relatively less often, especially young people like Cheng Zhinai, who may not be able to have fun together with middle-aged people if they go to a small bar.

  "Go! Let's go sing karaoke, I'm telling you, back in the day, I was known as our company's Guang Mei (a famous Chinese singer)!" Village Gang said, patting Village Gang's shoulder and waving his hand at others. Then, he turned around and said to Village Gang, who was sandwiched between them: "You little brat, somehow became such a gloomy character, something so simple, now you've messed it up, how stupid!"

  The village was suddenly speechless, and he only now understood that everyone in the company had been watching him and the matter with Cheng, and he... was probably already a weak joke.

  A dozen or so people arrived at the KTV, and Cun Gang's male supervisor had a strong microphone style. After entering, he snatched the microphone and started singing. Moreover, most of the songs he sang were old songs from the 70s and 80s, which made the young people present feel out of date.

  Not only that, but the boss also wanted to get everyone to sing along, however, the songs he knew, only one person in the room could sing, and that was another middle-aged female colleague who walked with Cheng into the room. For a while, the only sound left in the room was the two of them singing old songs, while the other young people sat in their seats, applauding somewhat awkwardly.

  They sang several songs in a row, and the two of them finally felt the subtle atmosphere, so they sat back on the sofa and handed the microphone over to the young people.

  It wasn't until then that the atmosphere finally started to heat up, especially for those who liked idols. They sang and danced along to AKB48's songs, and it has to be said that idol music is really suitable for karaoke performances. The lively and cheerful atmosphere was infectious, even affecting the normally quiet Joji, who couldn't help but move his body slightly to the music.

  But among them, there was one person who was quiet. Murakami originally didn't have much dislike for the idol girl, but what happened today kept echoing in his mind, making his mood worse.

  "Let's get along, let's get along, what's good to get along with, you... you are..." Village Gang really wanted to say "you are mine", but even in his heart, he couldn't really think so.

  "Everyone has to sing today, got it!? Even if you're off-key, as long as you finish singing, everyone will give applause, did you hear that!?" the senior shouted.

  "It's heard!!" The crowd holding microphones shouted in unison.

  "What are you waiting for? Give the mic to those who haven't sung yet. Who hasn't sung yet today?"

  "Them!" All fingers pointed at the two people.

  "Me?" The villagers and townspeople stared at him in surprise, with over a dozen fingers pointing at him.

  "That's right! It's you guys! Quick, everyone has to sing today!"

  "But... " Cun Gang was speechless for a moment, his colleagues didn't know about his preferences, because of this preference, he knew very little about other popular songs, and it was really hard for him to sing at the moment.

  "Senior, let me sing first!" At this time, a voice suddenly sounded beside Village.

  She turned her head in surprise, and indeed it was her, who had just taken over the microphone inside the city and walked to the front to sing.

  "What should we sing?" everyone asked.

  "Ah... let's sing about love that comes suddenly!" said Jojiro looking at Mura.

  Suddenly love! The theme song of the famous TV series "Tokyo Love Story"! Now, almost everyone turned their heads to look at Murakawa.