Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 760 - 456: Camping After Work

"Do we need to buy anything?"

"Hmm," Hanamaru Hanabi thought for a moment, counted on her fingers, "steak, chicken skewers, milk, cola, drinks, and vegetables."

"Barbecue by the lake?"

"Yes! Camping means barbecue, right? Originally, we planned for the mountains, but Hanabi checked on her phone and couldn’t find a suitable spot."

So... the destination is also a last-minute decision?

Uesugi Sakura felt this camping date seemed a bit unreliable.

However, he remembered there was a portable barbecue grill at home, one that could be folded into a backpack, which should be perfect for a one-night camping plan.

"Alright, do we have a tent at home?"

"No, we only have one at mom’s place, but time’s too tight to go there, so we’ll simply buy one at the supermarket!"

"What about gas canisters?"

"No need for that, we’ll just pick up some firewood on the mountain."

Uesugi Sakura thought about it and agreed there shouldn’t be any problem, nodding: "Since we’re not fully prepared, let’s not pick a place too remote."

"Of course! Just on the outskirts of Tokyo, and it’s just for one night."

Uesugi Sakura looked at Hanamaru Hanabi’s elated face and didn’t want to dampen her enthusiasm in the slightest.

Oh well, a last-minute date is just that—a last-minute date. We’re not fully prepared, but as long as Hanabi is happy, it’s fine.

When the wife is happy, everything around her becomes joyful too.

Uesugi Sakura loved seeing that scene.

After getting everything from the supermarket downstairs, and gathering all the things from home, stacking them by the door, he realized that with all these bags, it would be hard for the two of them to leave.

Tent, garbage bags, toiletries, toilet paper, slippers, lighting gear, first aid supplies... and so on.

All essential for camping, there’s no way to abandon any.

A car?

Uesugi Sakura didn’t have a driver’s license, so he couldn’t drive.

Would they have to forgo the tent and sleeping bags, and rent them near the campsite?

"What should we do?"

Hanamaru Hanabi skipped a little step to stand in front of Uesugi Sakura, hiding her hands behind her back, revealing a smile on her face, then suddenly showing a little book from behind:

"Sakura-kun, look, what’s this?"

"What?"

The little book in her hand swayed back and forth, and Uesugi Sakura looked at it for a long time before confirming it was a driver’s license with her name on it.

Hanabi’s... driver’s license!?

Uesugi Sakura was suddenly surprised: "When did you pass the driving test?"

"Earlier," Hanamaru Hanabi flipped the license, took another peek, and looked at him, "just got it this morning. Hehe, Sakura-kun wants to see Hanabi’s license? It’s something even Sakura-kun doesn’t have."

"Let me see."

Uesugi Sakura took the white license from her hand, with her name, Hanamaru Hanabi, clearly marked at the top.

At the bottom, her address, validity period, and number were also clearly listed.

It was indeed a legitimate driver’s license.

"Did you really pass the test?" Uesugi Sakura raised an uncertain glance, questioning her.

"Of course!" Hanamaru Hanabi took the license back, tucking it into her waist pouch, "Otherwise, why would Hanabi suddenly suggest a camping trip to Sakura-kun, knowing we need to bring a lot of stuff for camping?"

Uesugi Sakura looked at her sweet, endearing face and laughed:

"So, you were showing off that you’ve got your driver’s license?"

"No, not at all," Hanamaru Hanabi clasped her hands behind her, "Of course not, Hanabi doesn’t show off."

Uesugi Sakura didn’t expose her but instead said somewhat sentimentally:

"I didn’t expect little Hanabi to learn to drive before I did."

"But you have the license, what about a car?" Uesugi Sakura just finished talking and purposefully smiled at her, "How about this, if Hanabi-chan gives me a kiss, I’ll help you borrow a car?"

"Sakura-kun is silly, and a troublemaker! Not going to kiss you."

"Then what do you suggest? We can’t just rent a car now; the rental process is so complicated."

"Hanabi obviously knows and thought of that too!"

...

Uesugi Sakura slung on his backpack, held two bags in his hands, and accompanied Hanamaru Hanabi downstairs, only to realize what she meant.

A glossy black Toyota Crown.

"Your dad’s car?" Uesugi Sakura looked at her, surprised.

"Yep," Hanamaru Hanabi fingered the car keys from the small bag by her skirt and pressed a button, the trunk opened automatically, "Hanabi borrowed it from dad."

Uesugi Sakura remembered this car was quite expensive, and her father dared to lend such a nice car to his newly licensed daughter.

Hmm, it indirectly showed how much her father doted on his daughter.

Wondering if the younger sister would be raised with a princess-like demeanor by her father.

The younger sister had the gift of crawling everywhere since she was little.

Hauling the big bags into the car’s trunk, from the doorway to downstairs, two round trips, they finally moved all necessities for camping.

Uesugi Sakura closed the car trunk, clapped his hands, and sighed:

"Phew~ Suddenly feels like having a house with its own yard is pretty nice, at least moving stuff wouldn’t be so troublesome."

He turned to glance at the high-rise buildings around, and said:

"Hanabi-chan, how much do you think it would cost to buy a standalone house around here?"

"Very expensive, very, very expensive."

"At least over a billion, for a decent house."

Uesugi Sakura suddenly thought of his master’s affordable courtyard.

That courtyard wasn’t just usable as a dojo, but it’d be great for outdoor barbecues too.

Situated in the city center, featuring a pond, bamboo, and an Ishibashi, with easy access to buy ingredients nearby.