Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 846 - 500: Cedar Forest in the Snow

It turned out that Hanabi’s appetite had really increased recently.

Even Mrs. Hanamaru was surprised to see the empty plates in front of her, covering her mouth in shock.

"Could she be pregnant?"

Mrs. Uesugi: "Not necessarily, maybe it’s because the weather is cold in Hokkaido, so she’s eating a bit more?"

Mrs. Hanamaru looked at her daughter, looking quite worried: "If she’s pregnant, it’ll surely affect her studies now; if not, I just feel like something is missing."

Mrs. Uesugi nodded: "It’s a kind of feeling where you’re expecting but also having concerns."

Hanamaru Hanabi was now feeding Hanamaru Hanami, who had just learned to walk. The little one hadn’t grown her teeth well yet, so she could only be fed plain rice, at most with a bit of fish mixed in.

Even so, she ate messily, with rice all over her small mouth petals, needing her sister to wipe them clean.

Unlike her, Uesugi Shin, fed by Uesugi Sakura on the opposite side, was much more behaved. The little guy quietly ate the rice fed by his brother, his chubby little hands resting on the table, dazedly watching Hanamaru Hanabi across.

Mrs. Hanamaru: "Why does it feel like Shin is much more obedient than Hanami?"

Mrs. Uesugi chuckled: "I always feel like Hanami isn’t like her sister, very active."

The little one couldn’t speak yet, but she knew her own name.

Seemingly hearing that she was being talked about, the little girl giggled, waving her little paws in circles.

Hanamaru Hanabi quickly set aside the rice bowl and spoon, patting her sister’s back: "Alright, alright, eat quietly."

The little one, though mischievous, listened very well to her sister, going over to hug her before turning back to continue eating the rice spooned close to her mouth.

Whenever Uesugi Sakura saw Hanamaru Hanabi taking care of children, he felt she possessed a very gentle maternal instinct.

Could this be something all girls like her possess?

He couldn’t help but think of himself resting on her lap pillow.

...

After lunch, they ordered a few cups of coffee and sat for a while in the restaurant.

After watching the refreshing scenery of Hakodate Mountain, the family decided not to take the cable car but to walk down the mountain instead.

On Hakodate Mountain, there were many pine and cedar trees on both sides, tall and quietly standing, with thick snow crowded on the branches. The entire forest was peacefully silent under the snowy sky.

Wooden stake railings stood on either side of the path, with clear and transparent river water flowing below. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Hanamaru Hanabi’s delicate little face faced the colorless transparent sky, her skin flawless and white.

Uesugi Sakura appeared beside her, exhaling warm breath, and smiled, saying: "Beautiful, isn’t it?"

"Mm."

Hanamaru Hanabi nodded lightly, her purple eyes shining vividly against the transparent sky.

Uesugi Sakura’s feet trodden on the soft snow, continuing to walk ahead with her, "Faced with such scenery, if I were alone, I would only think it’s beautiful."

"And now?" Hanamaru Hanabi’s neck wrapped with a white scarf, half of her rosy little face buried in it.

"Now I feel it’s both beautiful and heartwarming." Uesugi Sakura reached out his hand to her, "Traveling with one’s wife feels different."

Hanamaru Hanabi directly placed her chilly little hand in his, letting him wrap it up.

"A bit cold." Uesugi Sakura said.

"Back when Hanabi just appeared, Sakura-kun wouldn’t even want to touch her." Hanamaru Hanabi bent down in front of him, her face blossoming with a smile.

"I couldn’t be sure you were you back then, so I didn’t dare to touch."

"Sakura-kun, in fact, whether it’s the current or the former Hanabi, there are always those who dislike her."

"No need to mind them; as long as I like you, that’s enough." Uesugi Sakura said with a faint smile.

Hanamaru Hanabi thought for a moment, then smiled again, hopping up to embrace him: "That’s right! Anyway, Hanabi is Sakura-kun’s childhood friend and part-time wife."

The snowy day was bound to be chilly; when she jumped like this to hug his arm, the other side of the body seemed instantly filled with her warmth.

"Hm? Why is the wife part-time, but the childhood friend isn’t?"

"Because first they are childhood friends, then the wife, Sakura-kun, you’re really silly!"

"Actually, nowhere near as silly as you."

"Sakura-kun is the silliest! Dumb!"

Suddenly, Hanamaru Hanabi pulled him, wanting to walk forward.

"What’s wrong?" asked Uesugi Sakura.

"Just come over, Sakura-kun."

Hanamaru Hanabi glanced back at her mother and the tourists stopping to take snow-scene photos, then hurriedly pulled Uesugi Sakura to run ahead.

The two walked along the path, reaching a section with few people, and then Hanamaru Hanabi, with her gloved hands, quickly climbed over the wooden railing.

"Sakura-kun, come too."

"What exactly is it for?" Uesugi Sakura was a bit confused but still did as she said, stepping over the wooden railing, "Later if we’re too far away, mom and the others might have trouble finding us."

"We won’t go too far, just come!"

Hanamaru Hanabi held onto one of Uesugi Sakura’s hands, running through the snow while brightly smiling back at him.

Crossing over the ground piled with thick snow, the two walked into the forest filled with towering cedars, where apart from some large bushes, the rest was pressed into a white-draped view by snowflakes.

Passing through them, he felt a kind of fluffy soft sensation of fallen leaves and broken branches underfoot.

Uesugi Sakura was led by Hanamaru Hanabi to a plain cedar tree, letting him lean against the trunk, while she stood in front of him, gazing affectionately at him, drawing her body close to him.