In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 252 First Play

At the breakfast table, there was a long discussion about changing the surname.

In the final analysis, it is the restriction of the strange civil law that 'couples with different surnames cannot marry'.

Five people have also previously appealed to the Supreme Court on the issue.

Put forward the view that "the civil law that does not recognize the different surnames of the couple is a violation of the right to freedom of marriage guaranteed by the Constitution".

But in the end it was dismissed by the judge.

Couples with different surnames can only avoid this system by not registering.

Uesugi Kai doesn't like Hanabi changing her surname, she is her, there is no need to follow her surname just because of marriage.

"After marriage, how about I change my surname to Hanamaru?"

"Of course." Mrs. Hanamaru, who was holding Hanayu in her arms, said with a smile.

This is actually to tell Mrs. Uesugi to see how she will react.

There was no change in Uesugi Noriko's expression, and she said very ordinaryly: "I agree with the decision you made yourself."

Mrs. Hanamaru smiled at Kai Uesugi and said, "How about changing your surname to Hanamaru?"

"I'm fine." Kai Uesugi looked at Hanamaru Hanabi beside him.

Hanamaru Hanabi didn't answer, in her heart, no matter she and him, or he and her, they are all the same.

Mrs. Hanamaru noticed his gaze, but before that question, she had one more question to ask:
"Xiao Kai, why didn't you tell us that Hanabi's foot was injured?"

Hearing his mother's question, Hanamaru Hanabi quickly answered for him: "It's Hanabi herself—"

"Hanabi!" Mrs. Hanamaru called her name directly, then smiled and said, "Why do you always want to help Xiaokai?"

Uesugi Kai didn't pay much attention to this inquiry, "Hanabi is not seriously injured, and I don't think there is any need to worry my aunt."

"How did you get hurt?"

"Fall off a stool while making breakfast, she was trying to reach the butter on the counter but wasn't tall enough."

It was only then that Mrs. Hanamaru realized that her daughter hadn't grown taller recently, but Kai Uesugi had grown a lot.

She also has a pretty face, she was obviously a very ordinary girl when she was a child.

"Okay, okay, I won't ask any more questions, but it's best to tell us about injuries. When we first came in, we found Huahuo limping into the bathroom, but we were shocked. .”

Mrs. Uesugi echoed: "This is your problem, Ah Kai, no matter how you say it, Hanabi was injured for making breakfast for you.

"How have you been these few days?"

Uesugi Kai avoided his eyes and looked at Hanamaru Hanayu, who poked her head out of her mother-in-law's arms, trying to grab chopsticks.

"Bento"

"every day?"

"Every meal." Uesugi Kai suddenly felt aggrieved that Hanabi followed her. She couldn't cook, so she could only eat bento from the supermarket with herself.

It's not that she depends on herself, but that she depends on her.

Without her, I can only eat cup noodles every day.
Seeing that Xiao Huayu was babbling and about to grab the chopsticks, Mrs. Hanamaru hugged her back again, "How about eating instant bento every day, do you want me to move here for a few days?"

"Fine."

Kaoru Uesugi is a little uncertain, why is it a bit strange that his mother-in-law suddenly intervenes in the world of two people.

"Anyway, your mother and I are just taking these two little guys with us at home. It's a relief to come and stay for a few days."

Things were decided so easily.

In the afternoon, the driver Hezheng came to take the two of them to Jiushijia.

Hanamaru Hanako was a little dizzy in the car, so she opened the window on purpose.

She looked at the street scene outside the window, and Kai Uesugi looked at her.

The delicate face is getting more and more attractive, and the bright purple eyes reflect the cypress trees that keep flickering outside the window.

"Why are Hanabi's eyes purple?"

"I don't know." Hanamaru Hanabi remembered that she answered this question, "but it should be inherited from her mother, and Hanayu's eyes are the same as Hanabi's."

It's hard to tell about things like inheritance, and it's not easy for Uesugi Kai to ask about his mother-in-law's life experience.

"It's been so long since school started, has anyone confessed to you?"

"Have."

Uesugi Kai thought of the bad Hanabi in his dream in the morning, his face was as innocent as his expression, but there was a deep desire to control hidden in his heart, trying to control himself firmly by his side without showing any trace.

"You said, can I find another girlfriend who is as beautiful as you?"

"No."

When he came to Jiushi's house, he got out of the car, and the driver Hezheng helped him get the guitar.

Uesugi Kai supported the limping Hanabi to the elevator that had just arrived on the first floor.

A man in a suit stepped out of the elevator.

Both Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi know him, Kitagawa Sakakisa's elder brother, Kitagawa Sakakibara.

In the past, because Sakakisa was studying in Shenyue, as classmates, Uesugi and her brother occasionally met a few times, so the few of them can be regarded as initial acquaintances.

He always puts a smile on his acquaintance's face—at least to his sister.

He didn't stay here too much because of the two of them, and after greeting them with a smile, he walked away.

"Mr. Kai, what are you looking at?"

"It's nothing." Uesugi Kai looked away from Kitagawa Sakakibara's back.

The driver Hezheng, who was carrying a guitar case, pressed the floor number, and the elevator closed.

"Uncle Hezheng, Mr. Beichuan is also here to see off his sister today?"

Idezuru has known the two of them for a long time, especially Hanamaru Hanabi. Since high school, she will often come to Kushiya as a guest, and he usually drives them back.

"Master Sakakibara, he often comes to be a guest with the Patriarch."

One thing Uesugi is curious about is whether Kitagawa Sakakibara has anything to do with his cheap master who went to Kyoto.

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Upstairs, the brisk sound of the violin came from the room, like a light butterfly jumping out of the paper, full of rhythm and rhythm.

"I didn't expect Sakaki to play well." Kai Uesugi took the guitar case handed over by Tsuruma's driver, thanked him, and hung it on his back.

"Sakakisa has practiced the violin since she was a child. Compared with her, Hanabi's singing is much weaker."

"Hanabi is just a lack of exercise, and the voice is very nice." Uesugi Kai helped her open the door.

"Won't it be too quiet?"

"A small voice embodies tenderness in a girl." Uesugi Kai smiled warmly.

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"How about trying to sing together?"

After Kai Uesugi and Hanamaru Hanabi arrived, Kujurika lowered her slender arms from the keys and faced everyone holding various musical instruments.

"Is it so fast?" Kitagawa Sakaki said, she still wears a black dress today, but the style is slightly different.

"It's only two days until Saturday!"

No way, at Kuju Rika's suggestion, Uesugi Kai took the initiative to sit in his seat,

He is a guitarist. Throughout the song, he plays the role of accompaniment and harmony just like the piano, making the music more full and lively.

"Everyone get ready first."

In front of Steinway's grand piano, Kuju Rika set her sights on Kai Uesugi.

The room became silent, the air became tense, and everyone present tensed up in unison.

It was the first time the crowd tried to play a song.

Before, I practiced alone, combining good and bad together, no one will know what the result will be.

Kai Uesugi glanced at Ninety Rika. At the beginning of the song, the two of them drew out the rhythm of the song, and the first note was the ensemble of the two.

She turned around, and the slender fingers on the keys began to press down, and the first note full of hope and joy jumped out.

Almost at the same time, Kai Uesugi looked down at the guitar and began to play with his fingers. Unlike the short and cheerful piano, his strings are full of overtones that are very expressive and present.

not bad!

By coincidence, this evaluation emerged from the bottom of everyone's heart.

The guitar overtone takes over the gap between the piano sound and the sound. When matched together, the prelude flows lightly like a creek in the morning, which is pleasing to the ear.

As soon as the refreshing prelude came out, Jiushi Lixiang felt a burst of peace of mind, and her slender fingers began to criss-cross the keys, playing one another.

It's almost subconscious, moving for beauty.

Then, the node-rich drum kit was added, and the bass drum made the song more polished.

The main theme has been started, and the next step is the lyrics of the lead singer.

Hanamaru Hanabi was still very nervous, but following their performance, she opened her mouth slowly, and her small and soft voice flowed slowly: "Deep in the body, right below the throat, if there is a heart there, you must be in it .”

The tension can still be heard, but fortunately the sound is pleasant and the effect is not bad.

Immediately after
After playing for a while, everyone present looked at Sakakisa Kitagawa at the same time.

"Huh? Why don't you continue?" She found that everyone was looking at her.

Jiushi Lixiang was a little speechless, "It's your turn, after Huahuo sings the first two verses, it's time for your violin to come out."

"Ah, sorry, I've been listening to you playing just now."

She could only sigh and said, "Let's do it again, Sakakisa, don't be distracted."

"Yes, got it!"

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A song was barely finished, and everyone still had some aftertaste for the lingering sound of the ensemble song.

"How do you feel?" Kitagawa Sakaki said excitedly.

Ninety Rika: ".It's not bad, but I always feel that something is wrong"

"No, no, no, isn't it nice to hear, I think going to the stage to participate in the May Festival is completely enough."

Hanamaru Hanabi: "I think the prelude is very good, and the end seems to be a bit messy."

"Chaos?" Ayaka Liying looked at the drum set in front of her. This is from Jiushi, which is much more expensive than the one she used before. "If it feels chaotic, it should be a problem with the rhythm."

Kitagawa Sakaki: "Then what should we do?"

Uesugi Kai: "Then just practice a few more times."

"However, I feel that the ensemble is much more tiring than the solo."

"This is an inevitable situation. The ensemble needs to master the rhythm and cooperation of other members." Jiushi Lixiang said while stroking the cold keys of the piano, "but the solution is to practice more, and Saturday is only two days away."

Next, it was another period of hard training.

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In the evening, Jiushi Lixiang invited everyone to stay for dinner.

The few of them are friends and girlfriends, so it's okay to stay for a meal.

Walk down the spiral staircase made of marble, and pass through the cool hall under the complicated lighting. The large glass seems to connect the sky, and the colors blend with it.

When Kaoru Uesugi walked here, he would always vaguely feel an irrepressible sense of oppression.

At night, you can overlook the neon lights of Tokyo from here, burning the night sky red.

If you look down a little further, you can clearly see the double bridge on the moat of the Imperial Palace - a car drove out of the city, and the guards opened the fence on the bridge.

This can't help but remind Uesugi of a word: relatives of the emperor.

That kind of person was probably sitting in the vehicle that drove out of the Imperial Palace.

The dinner seemed to be specially prepared by Ninety Lixiang, and it was especially rich and delicate on the big table.

Kai Uesugi tasted something, a bit like the kaiseki cuisine he ate in Ginza.

Kaiseki cuisine is a general term that refers to high-end dishes.

Originally from the tea ceremony, it refers to entertaining guests with extreme delicacy.

Serve in the order of appetizers, main courses, side dishes, and main courses, and finally end the exquisite meal with seasonal fruit desserts.

Uesugi Kai looked at the two tempura in the bowl, guessing that Kujurika specially invited the chef to order the dinner.

It should be the restaurant he has been to before.

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Get in the car and go home, it's already 8 o'clock in the evening.

The bright moon shines in the sky, but unfortunately the night sky in Tokyo can only see the endless blue and the planes passing by the airport from time to time.

"how do you feel today?"

"very funny."

"What does interesting mean?"

"I have the opportunity to participate in a song together." Hanamaru Hanabi's voice was full of tenderness.

Hearing what she said, Uesugi Kai also understood that it was meaningful for him to agree to be a guitarist on stage to participate in the May Festival.

At least it made her feel interesting.

He suddenly realized that as long as she was happy, his mood would immediately improve.

I don't know if this is called love.

The jet-black Toyota drove into an uphill and stopped at the door of the single-family house.

"Master Uesugi, Miss Hanabi, I will leave first." The driver Idezuru said goodbye politely.

Soon, the vehicle drove into the distance and disappeared under the lights.

Uesugi Kai supported Hanabi and brought her to the front of the house.

"Do you want to take a shower together today?"

"Why do you always think about these things?"

"I want to eat you."

Hanamaru Hanabi lowered her head slightly under the door and said, the incandescent lamp in front of the door illuminated her demure profile, "Today...no, mom and the others are at home."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if the aunt and the others are here or not. Didn't you realize that she really wants to hug her little grandson?"

"Your Majesty lied, my mother still has Hua Yu to take care of, and she has no time to take care of her little grandson."

Kaoru Uesugi hugged her and leaned into her ear, "Auntie obviously wants to take care of the little grandson with Huayu, but she was urging us to have one soon."

"So... tonight" when he walked to the door of the house, Kai Uesugi deliberately didn't knock on the door.

"no."

"why not."

"Kai-kun will soon marry Hanabi. This kind of thing will be put in the future."

"Aren't you always you in the future and now?"

"Your Majesty."

"Well, I'm here."

"Hanabi has nothing more to give to Kai-kun, and there are some things that Hanabi would like to be more formal."

"Everyone says that when people get along for a long time, they will no longer cherish each other. The promises made to each other are the least precious things. Hanabi's only wish is that Kai-kun pays so much attention to her now after she gets married."

"Hanabi. A long time ago, I gave myself to Mr. Kai."

"Hanabi will always care about Kai-kun"

(End of this chapter)