In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 2
"That's it"

Kai Uesugi raised his wrist subconsciously, and glanced at the electronic dial.

9:39:39
Then he moved his position from the middle, trying to make the space next to him bigger, he raised his head again, and looked at the girl in front of him:
"Sit down, Hanabi."

"Ah."

Hanamaru Hanabi nodded slightly, and carefully sat beside him.

Her evasive eyes also sneaked a glance at the book on his lap, and also saw the cherry blossoms lying quietly on the sheepskin surface.

And after glancing at that, she quickly retracted her gaze and looked at the little hand curled up on her lap, like a vigilant deer.

"Sure enough, Uesugi-kun is reading again."

The sweet girly breath and the light fragrance of cherry blossoms are wrapped together, refreshing.

Hearing the girl's weak voice, Kai Uesugi looked through the blue sky to the northeast not far away.

"Well, after all, as I said, I want to be admitted to the University of Tokyo."

"Why does Uesugi-kun have this dream? Everyone... wants to go to this university."

The cherry-colored petals slowly fell on the bench, and then drifted away into the distance again with a gust of wind.

Hanamaru Hanabi saw it, and her thoughts drifted to the past events of the two of them.

"Huh? Didn't I tell you?"

"No."

Seeing the girl beside her shake her head, Kai Uesugi's thoughts followed her back to the past, and the distant memories are like black and white photos with the traces of time.

Here, everyone yearns to be admitted to this world-renowned university, but most of them give up this idea early because of the gap in reality.

In the previous life, Kai Uesugi didn't like to socialize, and the few friends he had were only a few classmates in school.

But as time passed, they went their separate ways after graduation, except for the avatar on the mobile phone that had never sent a message, there was nothing more to say.

When he was lonely, only immersing himself in the scenes in the book could warm his heart a bit.

After arriving in this world, he has never tried to change anything. Apart from being more mature than children of the same age, he is just a handsome, ordinary person.

"This is just a small goal I have set in this life."

Hanamaru Hanabi stared at his handsome side face reflecting the falling cherry blossoms in the sky with warm and flickering eyes, and said in a thin voice:
"Uesugi-kun is amazing."

At this time, a young couple walked over side by side, looking a little embarrassed.

"Ah, Sumi Masain." The shy man asked.

Seeing the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him, holding a mobile phone and speaking broken Japanese, Uesugi Kai shook his head and said:
"Do you need any help?"

The very standard Mandarin can't help but surprise the two young couples who came to travel and enjoy the flowers.

They looked at Uesugi Oki suspiciously, and asked, "Chinese?"

Chinese
These two words
Kaoru Uesugi paused for two seconds, then continued to look at them after a while, nodded and shook his head.

It was indeed true before, but the current status. It is indeed not.
And this made the young couple even more unpredictable. They looked at each other with doubts on their faces.

In order not to let them continue to entangle in this topic, Uesugi Kai continued to say to them:

"Let's talk about what help you need."

"Excuse me, I just wanted to ask where the bathroom is." The young man seemed a little awkward.

"Go straight, turn right at the second fork, walk around the lake, you will see it soon."

"what."

The young man looked over as Uesugi Kai said, then turned around quickly and said gratefully, "Thank you."

"you are welcome."

A young couple left like this.

This kind of small episode happens from time to time, and Uesugi Kai, who often comes here, is no stranger to it.

The couple just came here for the first time, so they didn't make much preparation.

Judging from Shang Sugi's past experience, most foreign tourists who come here will prepare a sentence or two to ask for directions. Although it sounds a bit difficult, the other party can still complete the sentence.

Now is the peak tourist season, and there are relatively few people in the Royal Garden on weekdays. When he is free every weekend, he will bring a book card and come here, and sit quietly under the lush green trees.

Although it will cost a distressing 500 yen every time, it is still very worthwhile compared to the experience you can get.

The fragrant cherry blossom season is very beautiful, and it is also one of the few days in a year.

After putting the double sakura in the book cover, Kai Uesugi stood up, and the girl's gaze followed him.

"Let's walk together." Uesugi Kai held out his hand and smiled.

Hanamaru Hanabi's bright eyes looked at the clean and handsome face above, her face was reddish, she gently stretched out her hand, and placed it carefully on top of him.

The two hands just touched each other.

Obviously, it is already a very familiar touch.

Every time she shook hands, she felt strangely at ease.

The shy girl didn't dare to look at him for too long, and couldn't help but bury her head even deeper.

Uesugi Kai held her little hand, soft, warm, delicate and tender, stirring the throbbing heartstrings right below her throat.

Although it was very comfortable, he was already familiar with and used to this feeling.

Ever since she met Huahuo, she has had this kind of personality. She is a little shy, afraid to talk too much, and hardly takes the initiative to talk to others.

Even earlier, some friends took the initiative to say hello to her, but she hesitated for a long time without saying a word.

She has only had him as a playmate since she was a child.

Since she was a child, she liked to be behind him, and was ridiculed by many classmates because of this.

"Let's go."

"Um"

After a short conversation, the two walked side by side, and began to stroll under the cherry blossom trees, slowly pacing in this March that belongs to flowers.

Passing through the verdant shrubs dotted with paths paved with bluestones, skipping the lush green grass.

Facing you is a pool of emerald green water.

The outstretched branches of the Maoshu swayed with the wind, gently touching the sparkling lake water, causing ripples.

Going down the road is the famous old imperial pavilion in the imperial garden.

Standing above and looking down at the lake below, it is a climbing rattan frame half submerged in the water, old and simple.

Surprisingly, it has a lot of popularity.

Because this is the place where Xiaoxiong and Baixiangli reunited after a few months in "The Garden of Words and Leaves".

After feeling the love story of the two, many couples visit this holy place to cherish their nostalgia.

Time always passes without a trace.

Kai Uesugi, who walked out of Shinjuku Gyoen, looked at the digital dial.

11:51:24
Unexpectedly, more than 2 hours passed like this, and the two of them just walked around the imperial garden.

"I treat you, what do you want to eat?" Uesugi Kai said.

Although their homes are not far from here, there is no one at home now, and it takes more than an hour to go back and cook by themselves.

Not to mention unpalatable, it's too troublesome. It just so happens that there are many restaurants in Yuyuan, so it's better to choose directly.

"Uesugi-kun" Hanamaru Hanabi spoke weakly, looked up at Uesugi Kai, and said, "Then let's ramen."

"alright."

Uesugi Kai looked at Hanabi's innocent face with a helpless tone.

It's like this every time he treats guests. He knows that she is saving him money, but he can't help it, so he can only obey.

But to eat ramen, you have to pick a slightly more expensive place.

The two walked all the way to a place called "Ichiran Ramen".

"Would you like char siu?" In front of the self-service machine, Kai Uesugi asked Hanamaru Hanabi behind him.

"Ah."

Kai Uesugi turned his head and skillfully found the button of the ramen. Seeing the big characters above the button, he suddenly frowned.

【Ramen—890 yen】

price goes up?
When did the price increase again, and another 100 yen was raised.

Crashing little annoyance +1
Quickly glanced at the char siu, and it also rose.

+2
After whispering something about the evil capitalist, Kai Uesugi had to obediently pay.
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2280
Taking the receipt from the machine, Kai Uesugi glanced at the remaining vacant seats above and found two adjacent seats.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Ichiran Ramen in Shinjuku, Tokyo does not have an extra menu, and claims to only focus on "natural tonkotsu ramen".

When sitting up, you can hear a series of large and small conversations, thanks, and laughter around you, which is very market-like.

The entire store uses bar-style tables and chairs, and there are partitions between each seat, giving people a sense of private space, suitable for one person to come alone.

There is a small window directly in front of the seat, and the staff behind it will hand you an order paper when you take the seat, and you can choose the taste and soup.

According to Uesugi’s experience in eating ramen for many years, ramen must be thick soup + hard noodles.

(End of this chapter)