Chapter 25: A pub for middle-aged people! An encounter with Yoko Okino!

"Xiao Ran, I'll take my dad and Conan with me first. Be careful on your way back!"

At the entrance of the high-end apartment building, Xiao Lan waved goodbye to Xiao Ran, then got in a police car and left.

Watching the police cars whizzing away, Xiao Ran turned and walked to the other side.

He didn't take a taxi, but planned to walk a few steps to a nearby restaurant to have a meal first.

After wasting some time, it was already dark, and it was just right to go to the restaurant again, so he might as well have a meal outside.

After walking a few hundred meters, Xiao Ran saw an izakaya with lanterns hanging at the door, so he pushed the door and walked in.

"Welcome!"

The owner of the izakaya was a middle-aged uncle. The uncle who was busy greeting the guests also greeted Xiao Ran to find an empty seat when he saw a new guest coming.

Xiao Ran looked at the store. The store was not big, but it was almost full of customers. Most of them were office workers nearby. There were hardly any people under the age of 20.

Xiao Ran walked to an empty seat in front of the bar and sat down, putting his schoolbag next to the seat.

"Boss, is there anything to eat?"

Xiao Ran asked.

"Here is the menu. You can take a look first."

The boss held a bowl of noodles that had just come out of the pot in one hand and handed a menu to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran looked at the dishes on the menu. Although the store was not big, there were quite a few dishes.

After looking for a while, Xiao Ran ordered a pork chop rice and two skewers of yakitori. As for drinks, Xiao Ran ordered a glass of juice because minors were prohibited from drinking.

"Please wait a moment!"

After taking the menu, the boss put a small wooden sign in front of Xiao Ran, and then turned around and got busy.

"The food in this restaurant is very good. Sakaki's cooking skills are well-known in the area."

At this time, an uncle who was a little drunk next to him suddenly spoke to Xiao Ran.

"Really? Then it seems that I came to the right place."

Xiao Ran responded with a smile.

The drunk uncle was also very familiar with people. He chatted with Xiao Ran while drinking.

Through chatting, Xiao Ran learned that the other party had a daughter who was about the same age as him and was also in high school, and a son who was just in junior high school and was younger.

Their family had just moved to the neighborhood. The uncle said that his wife looked down on him at home, his daughter and son also thought he was useless, and he was bullied by his junior boss who was more than 20 years younger than him in the company, and his life was very depressed.

Pah~!

The uncle put down the wine glass with force, and his face was flushed, obviously he was drunk.

"However, although life is hard, I still feel that my life is happy. When I get home late every day after working hard, as long as I see the light on at home, I know that my efforts are not in vain."

"I am still a useful man! There are still people who need me!"

UncleHe said loudly with his fist clenched.

Some younger middle-aged men around him also showed empathy.

Xiao Ran couldn't understand their mentality.

Since life is so hard, why do you still say that you are happy?

Is it so important to be needed by others?

Why don't you live for yourself?

He was only in his twenties in his previous life, so he couldn't understand the thoughts of these middle-aged men who were at least in their thirties or forties.

"Seeing you, I feel like I saw what I looked like when I was young."

The drunk uncle smiled and said to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran, "..."

I won't be like you when I'm old.

No!

I won't get old at all!

Soon;

The food Xiao Ran ordered was also delivered by Uncle Sakaki.

"Young man, don't listen to the nonsense of these old men. Young people should have the vigor of young people. The future world belongs to you!"

Boss Sakaki said after putting down his things.

"Hey~! Sakaki, you guy, aren't you an old man yourself?"

Another middle-aged uncle next to him said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm only 39 this year. How can I be the same as you old men in your forties?"

Boss Sakaki said unconvinced.

39?

Xiao Ran looked at Boss Sakaki, who looked 49, and doubted whether he lied about his age.

"You look older than me!"

Sure enough, others also began to complain about Boss Sakaki's appearance.

"I look old, you know nothing!"

"Haha~! Sakaki is angry, he hates it most when people say he looks old."

"At 39, he has a 49-year-old face. If it were me, I wouldn't like people talking about my appearance either."

"Sakaki, did you go to the beauty salon I introduced you to last time?"

"Brother Tanaka, is the beauty salon you introduced Sakaki to a decent one?"

"If it's decent, then you won't go?"

"Hahaha~!!"

Xiao Ran looked at the group of old men around him talking and laughing, and suddenly laughed knowingly.

These people are all ordinary people, and they are generally ordinary people living at the bottom of this society.

But ordinary people also have their own fun.

Every night after work, they come here to have a drink. This is probably the happiest time of their day, right?

...

Xiao Ran quickly finished a bowl of pork chop rice.

He ordered another bowl of eel rice from Mr. Sakaki, and then ate the yakitori and drank juice while listening to the bragging of the middle-aged uncles around him. It felt quite interesting.

At this time, the door of the izakaya opened again.

A woman wearing a hat and a mask walked in from outside.

"Hey~! Miss Yoko is here!"

At this time, the old customer in the store also smiled and said: "Ms. Yoko, why are you so late today?"

"What do you know? Miss Yoko is a big star and is very busy at work."

Ms. Yoko? Yoko Okino?

Xiao Ran looked at the woman who walked into the store with some surprise.

After the other party came in, she took off the mask on her face, and the face revealed was indeed Yoko Okino.

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