In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 382 Extra Story Horizon 6 (End)

15 years later.

Romantic cherry blossoms are scattered in the sky.

Every spring is such a beautiful scene.

But beauty and sorrow coexist, and things will eventually enter reincarnation, and every round of flowers blooms and every round of flowers fall.

Standing under the cherry tree, Uesugi Kai looked up at the pink petals flying above with his old face.

He was recalling, recalling the somewhat vague memory of the past.

Sometimes he will recall what the so-called memory is.

Is it the nostalgia for the time when the beauty disappeared, or the helplessness of never going back to the past
He didn't know the answer, and he didn't know to take it.

A gust of wind blew over, and the sky was immediately dyed in various forms of cherry, and flower petals were scattered all over the sky.

Kaoru Uesugi came back to his senses and stared ahead.

The noisy tourists were smiling at this time, and stopped to take pictures of the exciting moments.

Every year there is such a scene
Kaoru Uesugi lowered his head, leaned on a cane, took slow steps, and began to walk along the river full of falling cherry blossoms.

Tourists one after another walked past him, with cheers and laughter on their faces.

"Old man, the ticket is 1000 yen." The staff in the service window said to Uesugi Kai who was on crutches outside.

"Has the price increased?" Uesugi Kai asked in a feeble voice, and tremblingly took out a banknote.

"It was the same price three years ago."

The staff placed a receipt on his wrinkled hand and noticed the silver dial on his wrist.

It looks quite expensive.
The staff withdrew their thoughts from the watch, sighed and said:
"Hey, although I earn a lot of money now, the prices of everything have risen accordingly. On the contrary, I am not as comfortable as before. Old man, are you here alone to enjoy the flowers today?"

"Well, alone."

"where is your family?"

"No."

"Are you not married?"

"The wife died very early."

The staff watched him put away the bill with his old hand, slightly moved, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. Please give me your condolences."

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

"With the liberty to ask. Are you... not remarried?"

"No." Kai Uesugi folded the ticket and put it in his pocket.

The staff looked at his slow movements and couldn't bear it:

"Old man, I think it's better for you to find a wife to accompany you. In the building opposite my house, there has been a grandfather for several months. It was only discovered at home. It was only when the neighbors smelled the stench that they discovered it."

"Thanks for the suggestion, but no."

Uesugi Kai leaned on a cane, turned around and continued walking towards Shinjuku Gyoen.

The staff member sighed again as he looked at his lonely back that was fading away.

Walking among the crowd and flying flowers, Kai Uesugi looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery in front of him, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Maybe it was because I had walked too much and my body was in some pain, so I found a bench by the side of the road to sit down and rest.

There was a young girl taking a selfie on the bench. When she saw him sitting down, she looked away from her phone and glanced at him intentionally.

Although she didn't say anything, the young girl got up and left decisively.

Uesugi Kai looked in the direction the girl was leaving, saw her young back, and knew that she was disgusting himself.

He looked at his wrinkled hands on crutches.

No words.

Just get used to the feeling.
In silence, Uesugi Kai put his cane on the ground, resting his forehead on his hands.

His eyes were fixed on the ground, occasionally seeing falling petals lingering on the ground.

The cherry blossoms overlapped and were quickly blown away by the wind. In a trance, he seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago, when he was sitting here reading a book, he was young and handsome at that time, just when he was immersed in reading, Suddenly, a girl stood under the cherry blossom in front of her, calling her name in a weak voice.
fireworks
It seemed that she remembered her appearance in the distant and vague memory, and the heart that had long been numb was suddenly touched.

Uesugi Kai's cloudy eyes trembled a little.

will she come

My lifespan is coming to an end, I just want to see it. I just want to see her disappearing smile again.

Although the body is old, even though more than ten years have passed
But the heart that wanted to see her again never disappeared, never disappeared
For 15 years, I have been thinking about it.

Kai Uesugi watched the beautiful cherry blossoms under his feet being blown away by the wind, and closed his eyes amidst the scent of flowers.

Consciousness gradually dimmed, he seemed to see Huahuo in his dream smiling at him, her face was warm and sweet, she was holding her child with eyes full of love
What happened to Aiyi and the others in the past 15 years? Has my sister grown up?

He was so obsessed with the memories of the past, but the images of the memories seemed to be covered with an indelible mist, and when he recalled it, it was just a dream.

Time went by so gradually.

Uesugi Kai's consciousness was almost overwhelmed by drowsiness, and the cold wind in March was still a bit cool. He didn't wear too many clothes, and he felt that the heat in his body was gradually losing, as if he was dying.

"grandfather."

It seemed that a girl was calling him.

Kai Uesugi opened his eyes, and five seconds later, he heard the voice that sounded in his dream countless times again: "Grandpa, why are you asleep here?"

fireworks
Uesugi Kai's heart suddenly trembled violently, his moving eyes were fixed on the ground.

The same weak breath. The same voice.
fireworks
Uesugi Kai's eyes blurred in an instant, how many days and months have passed since she left...?

How many times I recalled her in my dreams. Thinking of the softness of her holding my hand, thinking of her shy and charming appearance in front of me.
Kaoru Uesugi resisted the tears that blurred his eyes, and resisted the emotion of wanting to cry.

"grandfather.?"

However, when her voice appeared again at this time, Uesugi Kai didn't dare to look up at her again.

Kai Uesugi still rested his forehead on his hands on crutches, closed his eyes tightly, and asked the girl standing beside him in a slightly choked voice:

"What's your name?"

"Me? My name is Hanamaru Hanabi. Grandpa, are you okay?"

Uesugi Kai heard the concern in her words, such a weak voice made him couldn't help but miss him even more.

He was longing, and after some intense entanglement, he put away his emotions and raised his head to look at the face of the girl beside him.

Hanamaru Hanabi standing next to her has purple eyes, a delicate blushing face, and her movements are full of youthfulness and cuteness of a girl
She was wrapped in a set of scarves and a light trench coat.

Same. Exactly as I remembered.
"Grandpa. Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Kaoru Uesugi lowered his head, wiped his eyes, and said with sobs, "I just remembered my wife who has passed away. We used to come here to enjoy the cherry blossoms all the year round. I took her with me after watching the cherry blossoms in the year we fell in love. I went to eat ramen, I remember it cost 2280 yen.”

Now I am 35 years old, but my life expectancy is comparable to that of an 85-year-old man.

An old man cries in a palace full of tourists.

"I didn't scare you, did I?"

"No, no."

Hanamaru Hanabi looked very concerned, and sat down cautiously beside him.

"Is Grandpa's wife gone?"

Uesugi Kai was stunned for a long time when he heard this sentence, he didn't know how to describe his current mood, so he could only suppress the impulse in his heart and pretend to be calm.

"Well, it's gone"

The young girl is still cute, but the old man beside her is already dying.

Kaoru Uesugi knew he shouldn't disturb her now.

He came here just to see.

want to see her
His eyes moved to the silver watch on his wrist, "This is a gift from my wife when I was young. She bought it with her own salary. I still remember the smile she gave me. She also likes to eat it." Chili. I like shark dolls who often help me with my laundry. Thinking of these, I feel sorry for her"

Speaking of these, Uesugi Kai couldn't help his emotions, and began to tell the girl about the past events.

Hanamaru Hanabi sat beside him, patiently listening to everything he said.

From confession. to holding hands. From holding hands. to being together. From being together.. to getting married.
Surrounded by cherry blossoms all over the sky.

"When did grandpa come here?" Hanamaru Hanabi asked carefully.

"not long ago"

"Grandpa's wife must love you very much." Hanamaru Hanabi said to him with a smile after listening.

Kai Uesugi glanced at her smile, then lowered his head immediately, and murmured, "Yes. Love me very much."

"Fireworks!"

Hanamaru Hanabi heard someone calling her, and turned her head following the voice.

Uesugi Kai looked at her with reluctance in his eyes, and subconsciously reached out to her: "Are you leaving?"

Hanamaru Hanabi looked back at Kai Uesugi's wrinkled face and nodded:

"Well, my sister is calling me."

Kaoru Uesugi forced a smile on his face:
"Then. Go ahead and leave me alone"

Hanamaru Hanabi was a little worried about him: "Grandpa, are you really okay? You won't fall asleep here again later, right?"

"Don't worry. I'm fine and I won't fall asleep again."

"Then Grandpa, Huahuo will leave first, and we agreed not to sleep here."

"Well let's go."

Uesugi Kai watched her leaving back, his cloudy eyes gradually dimmed.

But
Enough. Enough.
Besides, isn't this something that has been prepared for a long time?
Now I don't have the right to bother her anymore.
What I have is enough.

Without her, my life would be lonely.
I have spent the first half of my life with her, with those little smiles and companionship, and so many beautiful memories.
Enough. Enough is enough.
Now, he is just repaying her kindness
The cherry blossoms in the sky are so beautiful.
Kai Uesugi looked up, as if he was 16 years old when he looked up at the cherry blossoms in the sky.

At that time, I was bathed in the sea of ​​flowers, enjoying the beauty of youth.

He seemed to see it in the petals flying in the sky.

As if seeing Hanamaru Hanabi standing under the cherry blossom tree in front of her, she shyly buried her ruddy face in the scarf, clasped her fingers between her thighs, and whispered his name weakly:

"Ue, Uesugi-kun"

Just as she was 16 years old when she was 15 years old.

Uesugi Kai closed his eyes deeply, took a deep breath of the fragrance of cherry blossoms, and recalled Hanamaru Hanabi's smile to him in his mind.

Everything is so beautiful.
He gradually relaxed his body, and his consciousness slowly faded away.
Hanamaru Hanabi's beautiful smile also gradually became blurred in memory.

He smiled.

He was always intoxicated in the dream, and stayed in the golden wheat field forever
Hanamaru Hanabi's beautiful back, beautiful white dress, swaying in the golden horizon.

"Hanabi, where are you going!?"

"Sister, come back later!" Hanamaru Hanabi shouted to Hanamaru Haname behind her.

"This little sister, really." Hanamaru Hanaura put her hands on her hips, angrily watching Hanamaru Hanabi disappear from her sight carrying a box of bento.

"Hanayu, let her go." Mrs. Hanamaru beckoned to her daughter, signaling her to sit down.

Hanamaru Hanaura sat down on the tablecloth, "Hanabi is usually very obedient, and ran out in such a hurry today, it must be a puppy love!?"

"how come."

Hanamaru Hiroki looked at the crowd, looking at the cherry blossom trees.

Hanamaru Hanayu has always been curious about this.

"Dad, why do you stare at the crowd every year when you come here?"

Hanamaru Hiroki turned around, picked up a can of beer, took a sip and said, "I'm remembering someone."

"Who is it?"

"Your brother-in-law." Hanamaru Hiroki calmly stared at the pull ring of the beer.

"Brother-in-law?"

Hanamaru Hanayu looked completely unaware. She looked left and right at the faces of her parents, "Brother-in-law!? Do I have a brother-in-law? No, I don't have a sister."

Mrs. Hanamaru had no choice but to explain: "You have a sister. It's just her"

Hanamaru Hanayu asked in surprise, "Why didn't I know about this?"

Hanamaru Hiroki: "You are too young."

Mrs. Hanamaru: "Now that Hanabi has grown up, it's okay to let you know."

Hanamaru Hanayu was digesting the unintentionally exposed facts, and after a long time, she continued to ask:
"Then, what kind of person is my sister?"

Mrs. Hanamaru was silent for a second: "A good boy is like Hanabi."

"What's her name?"

Hanamaru Hiroki: "Hanamaru Hanabi."

"The same name as Huahuo?"

Mrs. Hanamaru nodded.

Hanamaru Hiroki continued to drink beer, and he remembered the night when his third daughter was born 15 years ago.
Same cry as Hanabi, same appearance
In addition, when Xiao Zhao left, let Aiyi and the others bring her the words
He began to believe in the so-called reincarnation.

But now that Huahuo is back, where did that brat go?

Hanamaru Hiroki couldn't figure it out.

Mrs. Hanamaru also glanced at the crowd not far away: "I just don't know where Xiaokai is now. If he sees Hanabi, he will definitely think of her."

"Xiao Qi. Is that brother-in-law?"

"Correct."

Hanamaru Hanayu saw Hanamaru Yuki who was still in a can of her own wine, and went up to hold him back: "Dad, don't drink it yet, Kenichi and Kiko will come with Aiyi and the others later."

Hanamaru Hiroki put down the beer can:

"Alright, drink later."

"It's so beautiful."

Hanamaru Hanabi stopped in the noisy crowd, and the cherry blossoms scattered in the sky set off her lovely and delicate cheeks.

The annual cherry blossom season is her favorite moment.

"Ah, by the way, I have to deliver bento to grandpa."

The girl looked at the box in her hand and smiled sweetly, followed the previous route and returned the same way.

Green shrubs, paths paved with bluestones, emerald green lake water, and branches extending from the shore to the lake.

Going down, you will find the old imperial pavilion covered with old vines in the imperial garden.

Walking through here, Hanamaru Hanabi saw Uesugi Kai who was sitting on a chair in front of him.

She smiled, carrying the bento box in her hand, and walked over with smart and even steps.

"Grandpa, I'm here to see you."

She found that grandpa seemed to have fallen asleep again.

He sat in a chair with his hands on crutches, his forehead resting on top.

Hanamaru Hanako stepped forward and pushed his arm, calling softly: "Grandpa, don't sleep, you will catch a cold."

The girl put the bento on the bench beside him.

"Grandpa, Huahuo brought you something to eat, by the way, what's your name, Grandpa? Huahuo doesn't know yet."

Hanamaru Hanabi pushed him carefully again.

"grandfather."

"grandfather."

"grandfather.?"

Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly took a small step back and covered her mouth.

"Grandpa, grandpa!?"

Immediately, passers-by around looked at the old man sleeping on the bench.

The cherry blossoms were blown by the breeze, and they swept over the crowd, passed through the girl, and rolled across the ground.

At this time, if you look up from the front of the chair, you can see the serene and happy smile on Kai Uesugi's old face.
(Finish)

(End of this chapter)