Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 840 - 497: Sweet Snow Scenery on Hakodate Mountain

Chapter 840: Chapter 497: Sweet Snow Scenery on Hakodate Mountain

The sunlight scattered on the earth, dyeing the snowflakes on the ground with a shimmering golden hue.

Uesugi Sakura placed the newly bought gloves on Aei and Chiaei’s small hands.

"Did Nini also put gloves on Hanabi sister like this before?" Aei’s hand naturally dropped down, her little face looking up at him.

"Put gloves on?" Uesugi Sakura seemed unable to understand why she asked this.

"Yeah, helping a girl put on gloves is actually a very gentle gesture."

"This is quite ordinary, isn’t it?" Uesugi Sakura said with a smile, his gaze shifting to Hanamaru Hanabi walking in front of him, her back turned to him, with sunlight pouring down through the clouds, playfully dancing on her shoulders.

The snowy street scene matched her silhouette perfectly, so beautiful beyond words.

Aei raised her gloved hand, which complemented her glossy black hair, resembling a small beret matching a sailor suit, appearing particularly well-behaved, "Wearing gloves given by a guy makes my hands feel warm."

"The way you’re saying it sounds like a hint." Uesugi Sakura laughed twice, recalling Aei’s school affairs, "Are those two boys still trying to pursue you, hoping to be your boyfriend?"

Aei lowered her head, looking at her small feet stepping in snow, and nodded: "Yes, they are."

"Still persisting, huh?" Uesugi Sakura seemed slightly surprised; it’s been quite a few months.

Those two little boys sure have determination.

Anyway, both Chiaei and Aei, two little girls, have quite good genes and will definitely grow into exceptionally pretty young ladies in the future.

"Hmm, but Aei doesn’t like them. One time Aei dropped her eraser on the ground, and they scrambled to pick it up for her... even got into a fight, and was called into the teacher’s office."

This...

In some sense, Aei is quite popular.

Indeed, Aei might say she’s in elementary school, but her mentality is almost like some high school students, knowledgeable and sensible.

Judging by Aei’s standards, it’s hard to take interest in two little boys who brawl over an eraser.

Having high standards is good; not fancying average boys minimizes the risk of being deceived romantically.

He doesn’t worry much about Aei, but Chiaei seems a bit too naive at times.

"Aei-chan, promise your brother one thing."

"What is it?"

"If a boy tries to chase your sister, chase him away."

"But people shouldn’t stop others from pursuing true love."

That philosophical statement left Uesugi Sakura somewhat speechless, "Do you think those little boys are truly in love?"

"Well..." Little Aei pondered hard, "No, they’re not!"

Uesugi Sakura smiled: "That’s right!"

Aei agreed on the matter of protecting her sister from being hurt by unworthy boys. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Does changing classes feel okay?"

"Mm-hmm." Aei nodded, seeing Chiaei’s moving shadow ahead, couldn’t help but step on it; she had to step on her sister’s shadow before moving forward, hopping like a bunny.

Stepping on shadows...

Uesugi Sakura suddenly remembered walking home from school with Hanamaru Hanabi in his childhood.

While she never stepped on his shadow, she liked stepping on the white lines on the road, often gazing at her feet, walking in a straight line like a catwalk. Where there weren’t lines, she’d jump across and continue stepping forward.

As a fellow elementary student, he didn’t feel anything at the time, but now recalling it, the little Hanabi was indeed very cute.

Indeed, once people grow up, they can’t help but reminisce about past beauty, right?

...

The uphill path to Hakodate Mountain takes about forty minutes by bus and train.

Driving there takes only 15 minutes.

To save time, Uesugi Sakura paid out of pocket and called two taxis via Uber.

It cost a total of 7,898 yen.

Able to afford a taxi, looking at the roadside snow-sweeping aunt, Uesugi Sakura couldn’t help but marvel at how wealthy he was.

After getting off the taxi, they arrived at Hakodate Mountain Snow Path Station.

The cable car station was uphill, not too crowded, but still required queuing to purchase tickets.

Though Hakodate Mountain is known for its night views, visitors here also expressed that its day views are quite nice.

Handing over the still-infant sister to their mother, Uesugi Sakura and Hanamaru Hanabi walked through the glass doors to queue at the ticket booth in Hakodate.

"By the way, who was that person you met with yesterday evening, Sakura?" Hanamaru Hanabi’s beautiful eyes revealed some doubts.

"A new Chinese acquaintance."

"Friend?" Hanamaru Hanabi asked.

"Friend, not quite; just saw him huddled alone by the street, pitiful, so I invited him for a bowl of ramen." Uesugi Sakura didn’t want to delve too much into Wen Yinlin’s story with Hanabi.

One reason is to prevent her from overthinking; another is that hearing such a sad story likely won’t make her happy.

After all, a girl who lost everything in an earthquake a decade ago and permanently lost an eye in her dreams a decade later wouldn’t feel good.

"Oh, I see."

Hanamaru Hanabi nodded knowingly, then revealed a cheerful smile, her index fingers playfully poking her face trying to be cute, "Sakura, you’re unexpectedly kind-hearted."

As if she wasn’t already adorable, she tilted her head a little on purpose with a smile, making the boys queuing nearby turn red-faced and embarrassedly bow their heads, afraid of being seen by Hanamaru Hanabi turning around.