Yukinoshita's Correction Method

Yui Yuigahama thought for a moment, "More or less..."

Yumiko Miura then looked at Komachi Hikigaya and Shizuka Hiratsuka, who were trying to take pictures of the two from different angles, and asked, "Have they always been like this?"

"Komachi comes to the Service Club so often just to see this." Yui Yuigahama glanced at the teacher furtively. "The teacher rarely comes to the Service Club because of this... Let's buy her some treats later."

Saki Kawasaki glanced at him slightly. "Oh, you want to know how Yui Yuigahama with us?"

That's why I accepted Yui Yuigahama's invitation.

"Huh? Yumiko, are you worried about me?" Yui Yuigahama hugged her happily. "Don't worry, I'm doing fine in the Service Club."

"No, that's not it... It's just that Hina Ebina had something come up, so I..." Yumiko Miura started to say, but then she saw Yui Yuigahama's pitiful look, "... not entirely."

Yui Yuigahama cheered, "I knew it!"

"I already said I have other purposes..." Yumiko Miura avoided her gaze. "Alright, alright, let's go inside. Senso-ji isn't just about Kaminarimon."

Passing through Kaminarimon, you'll find yourself in Nakamise Shopping Street, where various shops extend all the way to Hozomon Gate, selling all sorts of traditional snacks, crafts, and souvenirs.

It perfectly fits all the stereotypes of a traditional food street in an ancient city.

To Yumiko Miura's surprise, the slender Yukino Yukinoshita bought the most items among them.

She would buy one of almost every dessert, take a couple of bites, and then hand it to Dong Yunshan.

Indirect kisses that make people blush are a normal occurrence for the two of them. The pineapple bun that was bigger than Kagetsudo's face, filled with ice cream, was gone in just a few bites from Dong Yunshan.

Having a boyfriend is so convenient...

At the end of the commercial street is the Hozomon Gate, with huge straw sandals nearly five meters tall hanging on both sides. They are said to have been made according to the size of the god Nioh and are meant to ward off evil.

Further inside is the main hall, where many people gather the incense smoke from the incense burner in front of the hall, symbolizing their prayer for health.

You can draw a fortune stick next to the main hall. After inserting 100 yen, shake the fortune stick container and take out the fortune stick according to the number drawn.

Others can request it when they want to go on a school trip to Kyoto.

Considering that they could only travel together on the third day of their school trip, Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita drew two fortune sticks here.

Chapter 545 Literal Meaning

Check the number engraved on the fortune stick, then open the small drawer corresponding to that number and take out the fortune poem.

"Sixty-sixth auspicious day." Dong Yunshan unfolded the divination slip. "A strange dream gives birth to a hero, the matter before us is suspicious..."

Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't looked at her own yet when she heard those two sentences, she paused for a moment, and looked up at Dong Yunshan.

"Hmm?" Yui Yuigahama noticed the strange expressions on their faces and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing..." Dong Yunshan shook her head. "I did have some unusual dreams, quite a coincidence."

"The next line is..." Dong Yunshan's lips curled up, "In the warm spring sunshine, even withered branches still bloom."

"That sounds so profound~" Komachi Hikigaya's eyes flickered. "Please tell me, Teacher Hiratsuka, what does this mean?"

"How would I know? I'm not... Oh, I'm a Japanese literature teacher." Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at it. "Well... you can't just take the fortune slip literally. [Strange Dream] refers not only to dreams, but also to strange thoughts; [Hero] refers to both outstanding individuals and opportunities for success. It means that a seemingly abrupt idea or inspiration will give birth to extraordinary achievements. [The Coming Events Are Suspicious] means that when a strange dream appears, it will make people feel doubtful, puzzled, or incredulous. It may break with convention and therefore be difficult to be generally accepted."

Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita exchanged a glance. "It fits perfectly in every sense."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded, then softly murmured the next line, "In the warm spring sunshine, the branches still bear bare blossoms."

"The fragrance of flowers and the warmth of spring signify that the time is ripe and fortunes are on the rise." Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly felt like she was teaching a class. "Who can tell me what [broken branches] refer to?"

"Me! Me! Me!" Yui Yuigahama. "Does it refer to past failures?"

"That's right." Shizuka Hiratsuka returned a satisfied smile. "[Broken branches] represent things that are old, decaying, or have failed in the past, which will be revitalized in the spring."

She cast a questioning look at Dong Yunshan: "But have you had any failures? Haven't you been quite successful all along?"

"Perhaps..." Dong Yunshan held the fortune slip, her gaze complex, "It refers to my past life."

"...It really is a dream." Shizuka Hiratsuka rolled her eyes at him, then suddenly realized something, "Wait... Spring? You two met in spring, didn't you?"

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly. "It's just a fortune slip; you can't take it entirely."

That's what she said, but there was a hint of smugness in her sparkling eyes.

"Wait... Spring?!" Saki Kawasaki looked at them in surprise.

"What's so surprising..." Yumiko Miura started to say, but then suddenly realized, "Wait... Spring?!"

"Am I just imagining things?" Yui Yuigahama looked left and right. "I think I've heard the same question three times."

"You...?" Yumiko Miura said incredulously, "You only met this spring?"

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. "What's wrong?"

The way the two interacted didn't seem like they'd only known each other for less than a year; Yumiko Miura still thought they were childhood sweethearts.

They became an old married couple in less than a year... Did things progress this quickly after officially starting to date?

Saki Kawasaki's mind was a little confused. "So when did you two break up?"

"Break up?" Dong Yunshan thought for a moment. "Weren't you there when we got divorced?"

"Huh?" Yumiko Miura could hardly believe her ears. "... Divorce? When!?"

Dong Yunshan: "When we broke up."

Yumiko Miura blinked her large eyes slowly twice, finally giving up and asking her teacher, "Did I ask the wrong question?"

"It's their progress that's off." Shizuka Hiratsuka waved her hand. "They started dating after breaking up and getting divorced while still having children."

Yumiko Miura felt like she had asked the wrong person.

Yui Yuigahama's lips curled into a smile, "Interesting, isn't it~"

Yumiko Miura: "..." Was she wrong? Why does everyone act like it's perfectly normal?

No, there's one more person.

"And before that?" Saki Kawasaki pressed, "When did you break up before the Service Club was established?"

"We didn't even know each other back then..." Yukino Yukinoshita asked in confusion, "What breakup?"

Saki Kawasaki Yui Yuigahama.

"I don't know either." Yui Yuigahama covered her head. "You asked me when they got back together... and I answered that I didn't know either."

Dong Yunshan: "What's going on?"

"I always thought you guys formed the Service Club after you broke up..." Saki Kawasaki somewhat awkwardly, "After all, when I joined, your relationship was just like that of an ex."

Dong Yunshan recalled for a moment, "Is there...?"

"They argue fiercely, but work together seamlessly, discussing every day who will cook lunch..." Saki Kawasaki said expressionlessly, "Do I need to say more?"

Yumiko Miura: "... There's more?"

She seemed to know why Yui Yuigahama had joined the Service Club.

I also understand why Komachi Hikigaya likes going to the Service Club.

She had initially wondered why Dong Yunshan, who wasn't a loner, rarely interacted with her classmates.

Life in the Service Club is so exciting!

"That's..." Yukino Yukinoshita opened her mouth, "There are many reasons."

"I can guess part of it." The misunderstanding cleared up... Now that I think about it, it wasn't really a misunderstanding. Saki Kawasaki shook her head. "I haven't even read your fortune slip yet."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked down at the fortune slip in her hand, and just as she was about to unfold it, she was stopped by Dong Yunshan.

Dong Yunshan gently reminded him, "It's just a fortune slip; don't take it too seriously."

His fortune-telling poems are somewhat accurate, Yukino Yukinoshita to believe them.

If it's auspicious, that's fine; but if it's inauspicious, it will affect her mood.

"I know." Yukino Yukinoshita guessed what he was thinking, unfolded the fortune slip, glanced at it, and showed it to him. "It's a half-good fortune."

Even a half-good omen is still good; at least it's not bad.

Dong Yunshan felt much more at ease.

"The eighty-third half-auspicious day." Yukino Yukinoshita softly recited, "The moon shines on the celestial book in stillness, clouds rise and mist shimmers with colorful rosy clouds; I have long thought of the guest who has left the courtyard, and now I am filled with sighs for no reason."

Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip lightly, her gaze complex.

Everyone looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"[Moonlight] symbolizes a rational mind, [Heavenly Book] refers to the enlightenment of destiny," Shizuka Hiratsuka explained. "This half of the sentence means that [stillness] can bring enlightenment to rational people."

Dong Yunshan: "What do you mean by 'quiet'?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka proudly pointed to herself. "The literal meaning."

Chapter 546 Hesitation

Dong Yunshan reminded, "Isn't it said that you can't interpret fortune-telling poems just from their literal meaning?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka stated confidently, "Now we need to understand it literally."

"Oh~" Yui Yuigahama followed the teacher's train of thought and understood, "So Yunshan is going to give birth?"

Saki Kawasaki: "Congratulations."

Dong Yunshan: "... It's mainly because the teacher is good."

"Quiet refers to inner peace. [Moonlight Illuminates the Heavenly Book: Quiet] should be understood as [Quiet Moonlight Illuminates the Heavenly Book]." Shizuka Hiratsuka had to reinterpret, "It means that one inherently possesses the potential to see through things, but inner peace is needed to clearly see the guidance of fate."

"As for [clouds, mist, and rosy clouds]..." Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita, "Clouds, mist, and rosy clouds are all ethereal scenes that can obscure the moonlight, meaning... an illusion."

All eyes turned to Dong Yunshan.

"Longing to leave home." Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes flickered slightly. "Those who leave home often ponder, or... often want to leave home. Is it reflection on the past, or a desire to change the present?"

"The most important thing is the last sentence." Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded lightly, "The word "suomo" in "" means sighing, and the overall meaning is - troubles are arising out of thin air due to indecision or mediocrity."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly. "Is it just needless worry...?"

Dong Yunshan reiterated. "It's just a fortune-telling poem."

"I know..." Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her eyelids slightly, "I know."

"Hey, how much longer are you going to chatter here?" Yumiko Miura clicked her tongue in annoyance. "We have other places to go."

"Yumiko is right!" Yui Yuigahama clapped her hands. "Since thinking too much will only cause trouble, let's just not think about it!"

Yumiko Miura turned her face away. "I didn't say anything like that..."

"Indeed." Yukino Yukinoshita carefully put away the fortune slip. "Let's move on to the next place."

After visiting the Kannon-do Hall and taking pictures of the five-story pagoda, Yumiko Miura led everyone to the Money Mound Jizo Hall on the left.

It is said that during the Edo, a woman in Tokyo unearthed many jars and pots filled with gold in her own backyard.

While she was overjoyed, she also worried that unearned wealth would lead to the depletion of her family's fortunes, so she buried the gold back underground and chose to continue to rely on herself.

Later, her family prospered, and to commemorate this, they built a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva at the place where the treasure was buried for worship.

The name [Qianzhong] comes from this.

Large corporations, wealthy individuals, and business people all come here to pray for good fortune and prosperity.

"You can buy gold amulets here," Yumiko Miura pointed to the area to the right rear. "No queues, no limit, much better than the limited black and gold amulets at the main hall entrance."

"You've gone to such lengths..." Yui Yuigahama's big eyes sparkled. "Did you do this on purpose?"

Yumiko Miura avoided her gaze. "Just something I did on the side."

Since they were already there, Dong Yunshan bought a gold-plated amulet for good luck.

In less than an hour, I finished visiting Senso-ji.

"So?" Yumiko Miura looked at Dong Yunshan, "Are you planning to open a branch here?"

"It's indeed a good choice. As a standard tourist attraction, it has ample visitor traffic," Dong Yunshan thought seriously. "Moreover, as a natural impulsive consumption scenario, the conversion rate will be very high."

"However, tourism has peak and off-peak seasons, and visitor numbers fluctuate dramatically, while the high rents remain constant," Yukino Yukinoshita cautioned. "Furthermore, in special areas like this with temples, the approval process is much stricter, including matters such as sign size, design style, waste disposal, and food hygiene standards. It requires thorough communication with local authorities—after all, this isn't Chiba."

If it were Chiba... many problems would be much simpler.

You can choose any location you like, and all procedures are handled incredibly quickly.

"Furthermore, the store design is also an issue. The style of Cloud Snow Tea needs to be changed accordingly to match the atmosphere here, but that would affect the expression of its individuality..." Dong Yunshan looked at Saki Kawasaki, "What are your thoughts?"

"I just tried some of the drinks here, and they're on the sweeter side. If they focused on low sugar, they might have an advantage." Saki Kawasaki paused. "However, it's also possible that those who focused on low sugar didn't survive. Overall, the competition is fierce. When people come to a tourist spot like this, they probably want to taste traditional flavors. Even if Cloud Snow Tea incorporates traditional elements, it's difficult for their new-style tea drinks to gain acceptance."