In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 268 The Street Under the Rain

The sky is getting darker, yellow clouds cover the sun, and the successive twilight shows the light in the sky of Tokyo.

Uesugi Kai held the 5 yen lesson fee from Uncle Sakakibara, and met Hanamaru Hanabi who had just walked by the pond in the courtyard.

Sakakibara Anise followed by her side.

"Is this for food?" Kai Uesugi took the small package from Hanamaru Hanabi's hand, and looked left and right on the transparent box.

The individual pastries inside are colorful and delicately decorated.

Miss Sakakibara put her hands in front of her and said, "This is the wagashi that Hanabi learned from me this afternoon."

Kai Uesugi retracted his gaze, nodded to her and said, "Please excuse me, Miss Sakakibara, this pastry is exquisite enough to have an artistic feel."

Sakakibara Nanfen smiled and said, "You should leave this compliment to Hanabi, she made it for you specially."

Uesugi Kai glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi, her eyes were always bright with agility.

It seems that she has been busy with these all afternoon, and she is not greedy for pastries all the time.

Inadvertently, he was so concerned again.

She is always easy to be lonely, and rarely caters to one thing. Since she stepped into her heart, life will always become warmer inadvertently.

Uesugi Kai held the box containing the pastries tightly in his hand, and said to Hanamaru Hanabi, "Thank you."

"Kai-kun, you don't need to say thank you to Hanabi," the girl replied with a weak voice.

"Do you want to stay for dinner?" Sakakibara Nananxiang saw that the two of them really had a deep relationship, and she could not help but smile slightly when she thanked them full of love and concern.

"No, no need," Kai Uesugi turned his head and said, "Mother at home prepares meals, and we will go home to eat."

Ms. Sakakihara's voice was gentle, and she stayed a few more words. Uesugi felt that it was getting late, and she had to go back to the place where she lived to sleep after eating at her mother's place, so she politely declined.

Walking all the way home to the station, dusk casts long shadows on the street.

This made her, who was bathed in the dusk, look golden and beautiful.

"Kai-kun, don't you want to eat?" Hanamaru Hanabi walked beside him and whispered to him.

"Want to eat now?" Kai Uesugi looked at the box in his hand, "I think it would be better to eat at home, but only made one?"

"Kai-kun, do you think it's too little?" Hanamaru Hanabi turned her head and looked up at him.

"It doesn't mean that." Uesugi Kai sensed that something was wrong with her mental state.

"Actually, Huahuo has made many more, but accidentally knocked over, and this is the only one left."

"It's okay, one is enough."

Kai Uesugi looked at her a little disappointed, and didn't joke that she was so careless sometimes, but took her hand and walked towards the subway station along the streets of Tokyo at sunset.

After returning home, my cousin came back from opening the door soon, and the time waiting for dinner was always enjoyable.

The little guy Hanamaru Hanayu regarded Uesugi Kai as a tree root, and climbed up and down on him, annoying and cute.

Her bright purple eyes are shining brightly, always reminding Uesugi Kai of Hanabi when he was a child.

Xiao Huahuo is a poor little girl, gentle and quiet, not as lively as her sister.

She was always waiting, just like when she was a child crouching quietly in the corner alone with a ball in her arms.

It's like being forgotten, becoming unknown and caring.

Kai Uesugi was sitting on the sofa, beside her cousin who was watching TV with her legs up, and Hanayu who was babbling and begging for his glasses.

Hanamaru Hanabi is busy preparing dinner at the kitchen counter, and her mother and mother-in-law beside her talk to her from time to time.

Uesugi Kai looked at her and wondered if she would still be so beautiful now if he hadn't gone up to talk to her.

Will it be forgotten until the ball in her hand falls on the grass and gradually stops bouncing, and no two little hands can pick it up again.

On the tea table are the wagashi that Hanabi made for him in the afternoon.

He was not willing to eat it, because the girl's sincere heart could be seen from the finely carved lines and patterns.

Just now, Ms. Sakakibara sent a message saying that Hanabi's box of pastries was knocked over by someone. The other party didn't apologize, didn't say anything, and just walked away.

Huahuo didn't say who it was, only that the other party was careless.

Uesugi Oki felt that she was too kind, so she must not have taken the initiative to speak out.

Perhaps in the eyes of some men, the things girls make are just small gadgets, and even if they miss it, it is not worth pulling down and apologizing for it.

But as long as you have been by Huahuo's side, you can understand how hard she is.

This is the mind, the mind for oneself.

Kai Uesugi could even imagine Hanamaru Hanabi silently picking up the dusty cakes on the ground.

She was weak more than ten years ago, and she is still a weak girl more than ten years later.

But no one can bully her casually by relying on her tolerance and cuteness.

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The next day was Monday, and Kaoru Uesugi returned home in the afternoon after finishing his classes at Tokyo University.

The previous activities of the May Festival were very successful. Many students from the same school got to know him, and some people offered to make friends. Most of them were boys, and most of the boys came to ask for news about Huahuo.

Uesugi Kai, as her fiancé, of course directly revealed the engagement ring, and very tactfully persuaded them to leave.

All in all, it was a troublesome and normal day.

When he got home, Kai Uesugi shouted "I'm back" at the entrance.

The imaginary sound of trotting from inside the house did not appear, so Huahuo probably hasn't returned home at this time, and should still be in class, maybe still on the way.

Uesugi Kai felt a deep sense of loss in his heart when he didn't see the picture of the girl coming out to greet him with a full smile.

Or emptiness.

Once upon a time, I was used to this kind of life, thinking that I could just eat and eat every day to survive.

Looking at it now, my life can no longer be without that smiling face that blooms to me.

Kaoru Uesugi put on the shoes she helped tidy up in the entrance, stared blankly at the back room for a while, and muttered to himself inexplicably: "If she is really gone, what will happen to me?"

No, not like that.

Kai Uesugi threw away these messy thoughts, went to the kitchen, spent 6 minutes to make a cup of bitter black coffee, walked to the bedroom, sat on the bedside, held the cup and looked at the computer desk next to the desk.

This is where Huahuo usually paints, and she takes good care of it.

The computer will be covered with a cloth to prevent dust, and the digital board and brushes will be kept in the drawer under the desk when not in use.

Most of her things were moved in the room and piled up with her own things.

The self-portrait that Hanamaru Hanabi drew for him stood in the most conspicuous place.

In the painting, she is smiling brightly, and everything in the summer festival seems to be frozen behind her, embellished with her beauty in the world.

It is said that Xi Shi is in the eye of the beholder. Uesugi Kaoru sat at the computer desk and watched her portrait many times, but still felt her irreplaceable cuteness, so that the black coffee prepared on the table became cold , The sun outside the window hid in the cloud, and he couldn't bear to let it go.

Until the first drizzle fell from the sky and fell on the window, and then the raindrops poured down, washing the city of Tokyo that had no time to react.

"It's raining?"

When the coolness from the raindrops splashed on his neck, Uesugi Kai quickly put down the painting, sat up from Hanabi's computer desk, and went to close the window.

The rain is cool, and watching the posture of all things in the rain is also very artistic.

But Kai Uesugi saw the rain, saw the dome full of gray and dark rolling clouds, and always remembered how she left her side and went to England alone.

He suddenly realized something and turned on his phone to take a look.

The weather forecast did not say that it would rain today, so Hanamaru Hanabi probably didn't bring an umbrella.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Kai didn't care about the black coffee he didn't drink, and rushed out the door with two umbrellas.

The heavy rain was impatient, mixed with the wind, and it kept ringing on the umbrella above my head like a wave.

There were vehicles speeding past beside the road all the time, splashing water on the side of the road and hitting Kao Uesugi's running legs.

It's not far from the tram station, and it takes ten minutes to walk there.

Kaoru Uesugi ran all the way, not for any reason, but just didn't want her to wait a little longer in the rain.

Just now he used Line to send a message to Huahuo, but there was no response.

There are two possibilities, one is that the sound is muted and she can't hear, and the other is that she was drenched in the rain on the road and panicked to hide from the rain, so she has no time to look at her phone for the time being.

In the rainy evening, the sky was dark and gloomy, and the street lamps came on ahead of time, one after another, extending to the end of the street.

The man in the suit ran quickly with his briefcase on his back, his expression was exaggerated, and he kept saying shit, shit, shit.

The female high school students with their wet hair curled their fingers and laughed happily under the eaves by the roadside.

The child hid under the mother's dress, and the mother protected the child and looked left and right at the side of the road, trying to find a place to hide from the rain.

The owner of the izakaya entertains passers-by who are sheltering from the rain at the door, and persuades them to come from the hut to clean themselves and drink a glass of wine.

Uesugi Kai ran in the rain, splashing water from his heels, skipping one person after another under the tall buildings, and one neon sign after another.

His heart was beating fast with the movement, and he was exhaling rapidly.

He wanted to get to the tram platform as soon as possible to pick up Hanamaru Hanabi who might be waiting there for the rain.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it continues to invade the senses around the ears.

The mobile phone in his trouser pocket vibrated at this moment, and Uesugi Kai's footsteps gradually stopped. He seemed to have sensed something. He stood there, looking at the wet girl in front of the Coke bakery across the street.

The intersection, the flashing red lights, the cars crossing the street, the heavy rain banging on umbrellas.

Hanamaru Hanabi was standing on the opposite street, holding her mobile phone in both hands, her hair was wet, her clothes were soaked, and her face was covered with crystal drops of water.

Uesugi Kai saw her face clearly, couldn't help smiling, took out the mobile phone that received the new message, and glanced at the message she just sent to himself.

[Mr. Zhao, there is an umbrella for the fireworks, so you don’t need to use them to catch the fireworks. 】

Uesugi Kai sent her a message back, and by the way, took a look at her reaction on the other side:

[Don't you need to pick it up? 】

As expected, Hanamaru Hanabi replied to the message very quickly, with a cute thank you emoticon package:
[Well, no need to answer. 】

Uesugi decided to ask a few more questions: [Are you afraid of troubling me? 】

Hanamaru Hanabi: [No, Hanabi is Kai-kun's fiancée now, so she won't be afraid to trouble him! (cute shark)]

Uesugi Kai smiled again at the phone screen, then looked up at the girl on the opposite street who was wet and holding the phone in both hands, and sent back a message:
[Then let me remind you first, if Huahuo tells a lie, he will be punished when he goes home tonight. 】

Hanamaru Hanabi under the eaves stared at the phone screen for a long time.

After waiting for a while, Kai Uesugi saw her reply:

[No, Kai-kun will wait until Hanabi returns home soon, and Kai-kun can help Hanabi make a cup of coffee with milk first. 】

【Make coffee?Are you still bothering me? 】

Hanamaru Hanabi was visibly panicked, and the last message on the phone also made her nervous.

【No. Fireworks are just that】

"Just making excuses."

A familiar voice came from next to her ear, and Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly saw the umbrella she was holding over her phone.

"Mr. Kai...?" The girl raised her head, and what she saw in her eyes was him holding an umbrella, "Huabo. Huahuo"

He reached out to touch her wet hair: "Seeing that you are all wet, you didn't say a word, what should you do if you have a cold?"

Facing Uesugi Kai who suddenly appeared, Hanamaru Hanabi held anxious words in her throat, as if they were about to overflow, but she couldn't say anything, she just said sorry stupidly.

"Sorry for what?"

"Hanabi. You lied."

"Yeah, you actually lied to me that you brought an umbrella."

Hanamaru Hanabi said sorry again, and then said in a weak voice: "Kai-kun doesn't like going out, Hanabi doesn't want to trouble him."

"Two croquettes, thank you."

Uesugi Kai said to the boss in the small window next to her, and then continued to face her watery face, gently reaching out to wipe it.

Soft, he squeezed a little harder:
"Hanabi is an idiot."

Hanamaru Hanabi's face turned red from being pinched by him, but she didn't have the nerve to say no, "Hanabi also knows that sometimes she should trouble Kai-kun, but every time she typed in asking Kai-kun for help on her phone, Hanahuo kept telling herself not to. Send it out, it shouldn't be sent out."

"Why? I always feel that you are a little sensitive. For couples, it is not normal to give umbrellas?" Uesugi Kai took out the money and handed it to the boss, who quickly returned the change.

Hanamaru Hanabi lowered her small hand holding the mobile phone to her chest, and her small head also lowered.

"Hanabi has been having very strange dreams recently, many people have forgotten about Hanabi, forgot about Hanabi, Liying, Lixiang, Sakakisa, uncles, aunts, parents, everyone has gone far, far away, far away .Hanabi didn’t know what he did wrong, but he could only watch everyone gradually move away, until finally Kai-kun also became far away, no one remembered Hanabi anymore, no one recognized Hanabi. Hanabi hid in a small room alone I always wondered what Hanabi did wrong. Why did everyone forget about Hanabi?"

"When I woke up, Kai-kun was still sleeping next to Hanabi, hugging her, it was very warm. So... Hanabi felt that it would be a good thing for Kai-kun to save him some trouble."

"As long as you don't forget Hanabi, Hanabi will always work hard."

(End of this chapter)