Chapter 508

"This set was picked for me by my sister yesterday, and I think it looks quite good too."

Sister Xiyuan Si blinked her lively eyes and then smiled:

"It's Ruri-chan... it seems her taste is very good."

"But speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen Ruri-chan, and finally I can see her at noon today, I don't know how tall she has grown now."

Natsume Chikage smiled helplessly:

"She is still very small."

The two started chatting while walking.

While walking.

Natsume Chikage remembered something and asked:

"By the way, where are we going today?"

Sister Xiyuan Si pointed to the distant Kinokuniya bookstore building and explained with a smile:

"It's the Kinokuniya bookstore ahead."

Natsume Chikage froze:

"Aren't we going to a fossil and mineral specimen store?"

"I thought it was some remote little shop, it's actually in Kinokuniya bookstore?"

Sister Xiyuan Si held her hands in small fists, her eyes shining brightly as she explained excitedly:

"I didn't expect there to be such a shop inside at first either, I only found this treasure shop after searching for a long time."

Subsequently.

She started talking happily about interesting things related to stones on her own.

And Natsume Chikage listened quietly on the side, just looking at this young girl with some relief.

Being able to find a hobby you are passionate about when you are young is actually very lucky.

Most people, even after entering society, don't know what their favorite career, things, or hobbies are.

They only realize what they like after bumping into walls blindly many times.

So being able to encounter it when you are young is really something worth celebrating.

Soon.

The two of them arrived at the first floor of the Kinokuniya Bookstore Shinjuku Main Store, 3-17-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

And because Sister Xiyuan Si had been here before, she led Natsume Chikage to this storefront with ease.

The storefront was not big, but it was arranged with great care.

In the log-colored display cabinets and glass covers, various mineral specimens, fossils, and strange stones were displayed.

Soft spotlights hit those crystals, refracting dots of light.

The air was filled with a faint, special scent of paper mixed with mineral stones.

When they first entered the store.

The female owner, Hashimoto Yumi, had just opened the store for less than half an hour.

Upon seeing the regular customer Sister Xiyuan Si, she greeted her very happily.

After all, there are not many people who like stone hobbies, and a young girl like Sister Xiyuan Si who is so cute and likes stones so much is even rarer.

The female owner Hashimoto Yumi herself was also a young, quite pretty big sister, wearing a comfortable linen dress, paired with some exotic bracelets and necklaces, looking very exotic.

After the two met, they held each other's hands and jumped happily.

"Sister Xiyuan Si, you're here, come in quickly."

"Mm-hmm."

While speaking, Sister Xiyuan Si looked at Natsume Chikage behind her and said happily:

"Natsume-kun, this is the place, let's go in."

Natsume Chikage nodded:

"Mm."

Hashimoto Yumi heard this and turned her head to look at the boy behind her.

The moment she saw Natsume Chikage, she couldn't help but hold her breath and freeze in place.

After reacting, her little face turned slightly red with excitement, she pulled Sister Xiyuan Si to the side and whispered in her ear:

"Sister Xiyuan Si! Is this your boyfriend?!"

"My god, this is too handsome, your taste is really good, so good that I can't help but envy you!"

Sister Xiyuan Si widened her eyes slightly, her face turned red visibly, and she said shyly:

"He... he is not my boyfriend."

"Just... just a classmate."

Hashimoto Yumi covered her mouth, her eyes flashing with teasing laughter:

"Really not?"

Sister Xiyuan Si reached out to tuck her hair and shook her head shyly:

"Really... not."

"We are in the same department, this time it's an exchange of collectibles, so he came over to buy stones for me."

Hashimoto Yumi looked at this shy young girl's appearance and understood everything, laughing:

"So that's it, so that's it. I understand, I understand—after all, you are a regular customer in my store, big sister will help you!"

Sister Xiyuan Si was shy and stunned:

"Eh..."

Before she could react.

Hashimoto Yumi stepped forward, turned slightly to look at Natsume Chikage, who was looking at the stones in the cabinet alone, and smiled:

"Natsume-kun, right? Are you planning to buy any stones this time?"

Natsume Chikage looked around at the dazzling array of various minerals and strange stones in the store, actually feeling a bit confused.

He shook his head and smiled:

"No, do you have any recommendations?"

Hashimoto Yumi laughed:

"Of course I do."

Saying this.

She took out a small rattan basket and skillfully picked out pink opal, rhodochrosite, moonstone, rhodonite, rose quartz, malachite, and even specially added a small, exquisitely cut ruby specimen from various compartments on the side.

Subsequently.

Hashimoto Yumi placed the basket on the glass counter in front of Natsume Chikage, clasped her hands together gently, and smiled:

"These minerals are among the ones girls like the most."

"If you want to give them as gifts, I highly recommend you choose from them."

Seeing that Hashimoto Yumi had picked these stones for him, Sister Xiyuan Si's fair face turned red instantly, and even her ear roots were stained with pink.

Because most of the stones Hashimoto Yumi picked for Natsume Chikage represented love meanings.

Pink opal: Hope and pure love. Symbolizes sincerity, beauty, and expectation in feelings.

Rhodochrosite: Unconditional love, healing heart wounds. Known as the "love healing stone," encouraging opening one's heart.

Moonstone: Lover's stone. Symbolizes gentleness, harmony, and intuition, can enhance intimate relationships.

Rhodonite: Selfless love, spiritual resonance. Implies dedication in love and spiritual fit.

Rose quartz: Widely known love stone. Mainly symbolizes attracting love, enhancing popularity, and opening the heart chakra.

Ruby: Eternal, passionate, and dignified love. The most precious love symbol in tradition, representing burning and unwavering feelings.

Malachite: Protection and blessing. Regarded as a traveler's amulet, can be extended to protecting love and praying for the other party.

Natsume Chikage didn't understand these at all.

He turned to look at Sister Xiyuan Si, who knew minerals well, and asked:

"Sister Xiyuan Si, I don't understand these very well, is the real situation the same as what the owner said?"

Hashimoto Yumi also turned to look at Sister Xiyuan Si at this time, winked her left eye, and gave a hint.

Sister Xiyuan Si blocked her hot face with her hand, lowered her head, stared at her shoe tips, and stammered:

"Indeed... it is like this, girls mostly like... these."

Hashimoto Yumi laughed: