In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 6 The Hanamaru Family

Seeing Hanamaru Hanabi walking towards the refrigerator, Kai Uesugi sat on the sofa in front of him.

On the huge TV right in front, variety shows are being broadcast, and the unique laughter and magical narration can easily attract people's attention.

But Kaoru Uesugi didn't care much about it.

He looked around, and asked Hanamaru Hanahi who just came to the left with barley tea:

"Hanabi, hasn't Uncle Hiroki come back yet?"

"Dad said it would take a while, he still has things to finish."

Hanamaru Hanabi answered while pouring the barley tea in his hand into the cup on the coffee table, and then handed it to Kai Uesugi.

"Thank you."

Kai Uesugi took the barley tea that Hanamaru Hanabi handed over with both hands, and took a sip of it on his mouth.

The barley tea has a delicate fragrance. Hanamaru’s barley tea is lightly fried, with a light taste, cooling and cooling, and a sweet aftertaste.

The light orange tea color can clearly see some grains of wheat sinking to the bottom of the cup.

Holding a cup of barley tea in both hands, Hanamaru Hanabi sat beside Kai Uesugi.

As soon as she sat down, she smelled the fragrance that only belonged to girls beside her.

Taking a sip of the barley tea, Uesugi Kai carefully looked at Hanamaru Hanabi's clothes beside him.

She was wearing a pink coat on the outside, and because the air conditioner was on at home, she only wore a light blue T-shirt casually inside.

In the middle of the clothes is a cartoon shark pattern.

Due to the large neckline of this T-shirt, Kai Uesugi can also see her petite collarbone inadvertently exposed.

The fair and delicate skin and the curvaceous collarbone exude the aura that only belongs to young girls.

As if attracted by the variety show on TV, Hanamaru Hanabi stared curiously with wide eyes, holding the teacup in both hands, and didn't notice the gaze beside her.

"9 points."

Looking at the attractive curve outlined on the collarbone, Kaoru Uesugi silently made an evaluation in his heart. The reason for the loss of one point is because he has seen too much and is too familiar.

I'm wearing underwear today.

After that, he turned his head and looked at the TV in front of him with Hanamaru Hanabi.

"I am back!"

Hearing this bright voice, Kai Uesugi knew who was coming.

"Dad is back."

Hanamaru Hanabi said softly, put down the teacup in her hand, got up and walked towards the entrance.

Hanamaru Yuki at the entrance changed his shoes, and as soon as he walked up, he saw his daughter coming out to greet him.

"Welcome home, Dad."

"Ha ha,"

The very young Hanamaru Hiroki smiled happily when he saw Hanabi in front of him. He straightened his chest, looking very confident and confident,
"How about it, Huahuo, isn't Dad equally handsome today? Do you want to give Dad a hug?"

The extraordinarily happy Hanamaru Hiroki opened his hands and looked at his daughter expectantly.

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Hanamaru Hanabi was embarrassed when she saw her father's action, and didn't step forward.

"Hi~"

Waiting for a while, seeing that her daughter still did not move, Hanamaru Hiroki couldn't help covering his head in frustration:
"Huahuo has grown up and doesn't love daddy anymore. When I came back, little Huahuo ran and shouted daddy, daddy."

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"Dad. You're making up stories again."

"what a pity,"

Hanamaru Hiroki sighed, shook his head in disappointment,

"The good old days are gone. I really miss the little Huahuo who used to like to jump in my father's arms."

"Father, Uesugi-kun is here." Hanamaru Hanabi looked at her father in front of her and reminded her in a low voice.

"Huh? That kid?"

Hanamaru Hiroki, who came back to his senses, saw Uesugi Oi standing behind Hanamaru Hanabi, and smiled awkwardly and politely.

"Haha. Haha, Xiao Zhao didn't see anything just now, didn't he see anything, right?"

Kaoru Uesugi nodded immediately.

In fact, I have seen it many times before, so there is no need to hide anything.

"Haha."

"It's time to eat." Mieko Hanamaru's voice came from the living room.

"Oh! Dinner will be served as soon as I get back, not bad,"

Hanamaru Hiroki poked his probe inside, then smiled at the two of them and said:
"Go and sit in the living room first, I'll go to the second floor to change clothes."

After speaking, he quickly rushed to the second floor, leaving only two people at the entrance.

"Uesugi-kun's father has committed his old problem again."

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

Kai Uesugi looked at the stairway where Yuki Hanamaru disappeared.

In his impression, Hanamaru Hiroki has always been a very reliable person.

He has a handsome face, a straight figure, is optimistic, and treats his family members very kindly, although sometimes he becomes extremely serious, as if he suddenly changed someone else.

This may have something to do with his career as a police officer, but in any case, he is very competent in every role.

However, in front of his daughter Huahuo, he sometimes has a very childish performance, and he doesn't know if this is an expression of over-doting her.

This is daughter control?
Anyway, what Uesugi Kai knew was that Hanamaru Hanabi had much more pocket money than him since she was a child. When she asked her, she always said that it was given by her father.

Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi walked to the living room, a table was filled with steaming meals, very delicate and rich.

Mieko Hanamaru, who was washing her hands at the edge of the kitchen, said to the two of them, "Hanabi and Uesugi-kun, sit down first, Dad will come down later."

Looking at the extremely neat bowls and chopsticks in front of him, Kai Uesugi said to the girl next to him, "Sit first."

"Ah."

Hanamaru Hanabi nodded slightly, and sat down on the lower right of the table, and Uesugi Kai also sat next to her.

Just looking up at the dishes on the table, Kai Uesugi began to have a vague taste of food in his mouth.

After eating several times, Uesugi Kai has deeply understood every dish on the table.

For example, the hot Ozabo in the middle of the table.

Kelp, dried bonito shavings, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, pomelo, rice cakes.

Carefully selected and matched ingredients are stewed together to give off a strong and fresh aroma, which is already mouth-watering before it is eaten.

Teriyaki Chicken Salad, Caramelized Sweet Potato, Pumpkin Minced Pork, and the aroma of steam rising from the table are pleasing to the eye.

However, Uesugi also noticed one thing, that is, there is no chili pepper in this pile of dishes. I don't know if Aunt Mieko prepared it like this on purpose.

Uesugi Kai casually glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi next to her, and found that she was indeed looking for something on the table.

But after looking around, she seemed to give up.

Hanamaru Mieko also came over at this time, saw the movement of Hanabi's probe just now, sat opposite her, and said softly:
"Huahuo, don't look for it, there are no chili peppers today."

"Um"

Hanamaru Hanabi nodded her head weakly and was very obedient, but she could still see that she was a little disappointed.

(End of this chapter)