In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 360 Extra Story Horizon 4
Uesugi Kai looked at the brand new building in front of him and stood there for a long time.

But isn't that the way the world is?
New things replace old things, and new things fill up old memories, making people forget the beauty of the past and the appearance of being moved.

Hanamaru Hanabi's smiling face stayed in the memory just like that, her weak voice, and the happy look when she received the gift were also covered with a veil called memory.

The wind was blowing around, the rain was ringing on the umbrella, and Uesugi Uesugi recalled a question she often leaned on her arms to ask when she was in a bad mood.

"Kai-kun, will you forget Hanabi?"

Kai Uesugi touched the silver watch in his hand, and remembered his recent dream. The girl stood on the dreamy wheat field, the rustling wheat was blown by the wind, she looked up at the bright moon in the sky, her hair followed the white The skirt swayed gently, and the moonlight swayed down. No matter how hard she ran, the girl only left an untouchable back figure on the glowing horizon.

The school's preparatory bell rang, Uesugi Kai could only pull himself out of his nostalgia.

When he came to the teaching building, Kai Uesugi first found Aiyi who was sharing snacks with his classmates.

"Aiyi."

The little girls were quite surprised when they saw him. They first said hello in unison, and then whispered to Aiyi behind him, your father is so young.

It's actually my brother!
But Xiao Aiyi didn't say that, but let the misunderstanding continue.

When the little girls saw that Aiyi had such a handsome and young father, they all cast envious eyes on her.

Is this a comparison among elementary school students?

Kaoru Uesugi also remembers a little bit. When he was in elementary school, classmates would often talk about their parents’ careers. They would speak out generously, say how good they are, and be proud of it.

After the little girls left, Kai Uesugi asked Aiyi:

"Aren't your parents afraid of you?"

"Oh, why are you afraid?"

"I heard from Qian Aiyi that your recent test scores are very poor."

"Will that brother spank Aiyi's ass?"

"Spanking is not enough."

"Then there's nothing to worry about!"

Xiao Aiyi suddenly laughed in front of him, such a smile, Uesugi Kai felt a bit like fireworks.

"Brother, please be happier." Aiyi folded her hands behind her back, shook her skirt and looked up at him, "Sister Huahuo also told Aiyi to make brother happier in the future."

"When did Sister Huahuo tell you?"

"Oh, it's time to rest in the hospital."

Uesugi Kai was silent, she had known the future for a long time, but she was still in a very happy stage at that time.

"Take me to see the teacher first."

The parent meetings here are all one-on-one meetings. The two teachers communicate with the parents alone, chatting about what the students and children are doing in school, how many good friends they have, how their mood and personality are these days, etc. .

Kai Uesugi met Aiyi's head teacher, a slightly chubby female teacher.

She was also the head teacher of herself and Huahuo when they were young.

She was surprised to see Uesugi.

"You are here with Aiyi this year."

"Um"

Hearing this, Uesugi Kai was a little reluctant to admit it.

"Where is Huahuojiang? I was a little surprised when she came over last year. I didn't expect that she was pregnant. Haha, although it's not obvious, I can still see it."

Chiri Imanishi couldn't help smiling when he saw this little classmate from his former class.

She remembered that a few years ago, he and Huahuo came to school to participate in Children's Day.

These two children's childhood sweethearts must be living happily from marriage to childbirth.

Kaoru Uesugi didn't know how to answer.

Clap.

A cup suddenly shattered on the floor of the classroom.

Chiri Imanishi turned around and found that Aiyi ran to fetch the water at some point and broke the glass by mistake.

She walked over and hurriedly asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay."

Teacher Imanishi patted her head and said with a smile, "Be careful next time."

Uesugi remembers that this chubby teacher was so gentle and kind in the past.

"Teacher, tell your brother about your recent performance."

The parent-teacher meeting has begun, and Aiyi poked her head around the door of the classroom, wanting to take a peek.

Uesugi Kai listened to Mr. Imamishi's chatter, and listened to her stories about Aiyi's troubles in school. For example, she hid a boy's homework and left traces to make the boy think it was taken by another boy. The little boy almost got into a fight in the classroom because of this.

Aiyi, who was poking her head at the door, noticed Kai Uesugi glanced at her, and quickly retracted her head.

Apart from this incident, Aiyi performed very well in school, but her grades were not very good.

"Trouble teacher."

"Nothing, this is what I should do."

"Hey, sometimes I really feel emotional when I see you, time flies so fast, the way you and Hanabi are sitting at the same table, I feel like it was yesterday."

Chiri Imamishi lamented so much, why did Kai Uesugi think so.

He suddenly asked, "Is there anything I don't know about Mr. Imanishi, about Hanabi?"

Chiri Imanishi paused for a moment, then smiled softly and said, "Yes, I remember Hana Huo-chan used to stand outside the classroom window and peek at you, and you were reading in the classroom, but you didn't find her, the books are always not yours. Literature for all ages.

"Once, I remember that when school was over in the afternoon, Huahuo suddenly came to me with a brand new "Dandelion" in his arms and asked me how to understand "Dandelion". Obscure, but she wanted to see it."

Uesugi Kai heard this, but still didn't know what to say.

But listening to Imamishi-sensei's description of her eyes and her movements, an emotion called anticipation suddenly arose in my heart.

He seemed to have found a footprint, proof that she had existed.

"What did Mr. Imanishi say about you being naughty at school?"

"Not naughty!"

"It's about your collection of books."

Aiyi pouted and complained, "It's their fault. They trampled Aiyi's little bug to death."

Most elementary schools have activities for children to raise plants and bugs.

This can be regarded as a semester's hard work. Those two boys trampled the bugs to death, which is equivalent to uprooting the plants they raised. It's no wonder that Aiyi hates them.

"Brother, do you want a spanking when you go back?"

"Don't fight, you did the right thing."

"That's fine~"

Then I went to Qian Aiyi's middle school.

Compared with Aiyi, Qian Aiyi doesn't have to worry at all, she is also what people often call a three-good student.

The two sisters are together and occasionally bicker.

Qian Aiyi wanted to give way to her younger sister, and always took the small ones when eating.

Although Aiyi won't say thank you in person, she often runs to Uesugi Kaoru so that he can praise Qian Aiyi more at ordinary times, saying that her sister likes to be praised very much.

With them living with themselves, life is not too lonely.

I promised her that I will continue to move forward in the future.

The faint sunset glow rolled with a touch of purple.

Uesugi Kai is used to standing on the bridge at this time, taking a deep breath, and cast his gaze at the golden sunset over the city.

I don't know if this dusk after the rain is too similar, but he thought of the days when he hugged her and sat by the bed together looking out the window.

It was the sixth month of her pregnancy and the eighth month of her marriage.

Although it is not the direct cause, it is also the beginning.

Kaoru Uesugi said to her worriedly, "Is the belly too big?"

Hanamaru Hanabi has always been weak, and childbirth has plagued human beings for millions of years. Uesugi Kai suggested that she still have a caesarean section, although it will leave a scar on her stomach. But it was only after the final examination that she was allergic to anesthesia.

She was about to give birth at the age of 18, and Kai Uesugi was sure that he had done something bad.

Hearing his question, Hanamaru Hanabi greeted him with his wife's clear, gentle, loving eyes.

"It's okay, Kai-kun is worrying too much"

"What if something happens."

"Kai-kun, don't worry, isn't Hanabi very healthy?" Hanamaru Hanabi showed a bright smile.

Compared with the calmness of Hanamaru Hanabi, Uesugi Kai felt that he was suffering from anxiety during pregnancy.

That's fine, he wants to have a baby instead of her.

Whenever he heard the screams of those pregnant women in the hospital, Uesugi Kai thought that Hanabi would be like that, and his heart ached.

"But."

Hanamaru Hanabi was sitting on the edge of the bed with her big belly protruding, with a pillow behind her.

She took his hand with her little hand and placed it on her straight stomach.

It was a room that gave birth to life. Put your palm on it, full of love and warmth.

"Don't Kai-kun like Hanabi's belly very much? You can touch it more now." She said softly.

Then, she squeezed his hand and let it slide gently on her round belly.

"This is Dad's hand."

Her sweet smile and sweet voice filled the whole room with a sweet atmosphere.

Kaoru Uesugi cherished all this very tenderly.

"Little Huahuo is about to become a mother."

"Well, I'm going to be a mother."

Kaoru Uesugi looked at her lovely side face through the sunlight:
"Do you feel like it was just yesterday that I confessed to you?"

"Well, Huahuo is very happy every time I think of it."

"Yes, I was still very naive at that time, just like a child. In a blink of an eye, I will be a mother."

"Mr. Kai, have you ever regretted it?"

"What regrets are you talking about now? It's too late to cherish!" Kai Uesugi smiled at her gentle little face, then touched her belly and said, "It's just that I miss it sometimes, miss the past, and think about it when I didn't. It would be nice if I could treat you better when we get married."

"Kai-kun has always been kind to Hanabi."

"I always bully you."

"That... can't be considered bullying" Hanamaru Hanabi's voice seemed to remind him.

Uesugi Kai smiled and said, "But isn't Hanabi always shouting 'hate, hate', 'bad Kai-kun, bad Kai-kun'? Could it be considered a lie?"

At this time, Hanamaru Hanabi scolded in a low voice unconvinced: "Kai-kun is just bad."

The gentle voice of reproach went into my mind.

Kai Uesugi looked at her, she also looked at herself, their eyes met, and they smiled knowingly at the same time.

The sun was about to set, but it still shone warmly on the house.

"Mr. Zhao is going to be a father, so he can't be so bad in the future."

Uesugi Kai put one hand on her stomach lightly, and leaned his head closer to her: "Didn't Hanabi just say that it's not bullying?"

"Bullying is bullying, bad is bad!"

As soon as she raised her hand, Uesugi Kai found that her brows were suddenly frowned, and her hands were quickly placed on her stomach.

"Baby is kicking you?"

"Um"

"It's really bad. Let's see how I deal with the little guy when he comes out."

"Mr. Kai can't hit him! Besides... I don't know if it's a boy or a girl."

"Sad, the husband who just got married was abandoned because of the appearance of the child. The baby is more important than the husband, Huahuo chooses one."

"It's all important."

"That won't work, boy and me, you have to choose one."

"Can't choose"

Of course Uesugi Kai knew that he was making trouble out of no reason, but he just wanted to tease Hanabi and make her happy.

Pregnancy is tiring.

Insomnia at night, being careful of my stomach all the time, and going to the bathroom have all become challenges.

That night, Kaoru Uesugi, who was sleeping on the floor under the bed, heard Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly complain of a stomachache.

He woke up immediately, rushed to her and asked:
"Does it hurt?"

"Hmm..." Her forehead was sweating, and her brows were deeply frowned.

Kaoru Uesugi picked her up almost immediately, walked downstairs, and drove to the hospital.

"Your Majesty."

She seemed to be in more and more pain. Uesugi Kai stared at the traffic while turning the steering wheel anxiously, wanting to hurry up every second.

Faster, faster, faster.

But the roads in Tokyo are not so smooth, the car is blocked halfway.

In the dark traffic ahead, Uesugi Kai had no choice but to abandon the car halfway and walk back with her in his arms.

Gasping, sweating, and exhausted, he gritted his teeth and ran out of the street. When he finally met a taxi, he hurriedly stopped loudly, let Huahuo lie in his arms in the back seat, and asked the driver to change the taxi. A slightly longer road to the hospital.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay."

The hustle and bustle of the city whistled outside the car window, Uesugi Kai held her in pain in his arms, repeating these words softly.

He was so scared, so scared.

11 pm.

Kaoru Uesugi waited outside the inspection room anxiously.

When the doctor came out, my heart was in my throat, and I was extremely nervous.

"She's okay, is she okay?"

Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

But since that day, she's been getting weaker and weaker.
Kaoru Uesugi still remembers that day.

It was raining and windy that day, and the candles in the house were shining brightly, and everyone was silent.

The cold wind was blowing in outside, and the candles flickered with blue flames, illuminating the brilliant smile on her photo.

I don't know how long it has passed, and unconsciously, every time I think of her weak voice when calling myself "Mr. Kai", tears can't stop coming from the corners of my eyes, and I burst into tears.

Kai Uesugi hugged his head on the overpass, trying not to think about it.

But things always work the other way around.

The more you don't think about it, the more profound it becomes.

He raised his head and looked at the elusive sunset glow in the sky. It was so red that it seemed to completely cover up the entire Tokyo.

The wind blows the coolness of autumn.

Kai Uesugi leaned his elbows on the guardrail of the bridge, put on his earphones, and opened the recording stored in his mobile phone with his fingers.

Soon, the girl's small, weak and soft voice came from the ear:
"Kai-kun. Hanabi is here. You can take it out and listen to it when you want Hanabi."

Hanamaru Hanabi was smiling in her voice, and her face was shining with the same brilliance as at this moment.

Kaoru Uesugi recalled the situation that day, the sunlight in the mountains flashed across her face, and the swaying green leaves overlapped with her smiling face.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly turned around with a smile, and her white skirt was raised accordingly.

She stepped on the stones briskly, along the path beside the stream, and accelerated her pace down the mountain.

"Kai-kun. Hanabi is here. You can take it out and listen to it when you want Hanabi."

The recording was repeated in the ear, Uesugi Kai looked at the sky, his eyes were full of sunset.

He really wanted to go back to the past, hold her shy hand, look at her young face and say:
"Hanabi. I like you, I like you so much, so... please don't leave my side, okay?"

　I don't have any clues recently, so I'll write a side story first.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)