Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 883 - 521: Hanamaru Yuuki Just Returned to Japan

Chapter 883: Chapter 521: Hanamaru Yuuki Just Returned to Japan

Uesugi Sakura continued working behind the bar, occasionally glancing into the store.

He wasn’t sure what Yuuki and Hanabi were chatting about.

Regarding her two identities, how would she explain it? Given Hanabi’s personality, clarifying the relationship might not be easy.

Uesugi Sakura, based on his memory of Hanamaru Yuuki’s preferences, brewed a cup of Blue Mountain Coffee that she had enjoyed during her time in England. Hanamaru Hanabi came over with a tray, ready to take it away.

"How’s everything going?" Uesugi Sakura quietly asked her.

Hanamaru Hanabi blinked and smiled at him, saying, "It’s settled."

"Settled? How did you explain it to Yuuki?"

"Well, I’ll tell you later, Sakura-kun." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Hanamaru Hanabi smiled at him, took the Blue Mountain Coffee, and walked further inside.

After that, the two girls started chatting with each other, and it seemed like Hanabi even forgot about her work.

Time passed until the afternoon, as dusk gradually faded from the horizon.

Uesugi Sakura was eating the cookies that Hanabi had baked earlier in the afternoon while reading a book.

Ding-a-ling~

The sound of wind chimes.

"Welcome... Hmm...? Uncle?" Uesugi Sakura looked up and found his uncle, Hanamaru Yugetsu, standing at the door.

What kind of wind blew both members of the Hanamaru family to this café today?

"Sakura, what are you doing here?"

"Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that..." Uesugi Sakura’s gaze followed Hanamaru Yugetsu, who approached. Even in winter, his outfit was quite flamboyant.

He wore a red scarf around his neck and a contrasty, bright-colored jacket, with sunglasses perpetually on his eyes.

Now standing in front of the bar, he looked surprised as he took off the sunglasses from his right eye.

"Didn’t expect you to be so proper now."

"...Uncle, I’ve always been proper."

Hanamaru Yugetsu removed his sunglasses, revealing a rather handsome face with a strand of hair left on his forehead: "So, how’s married life treating you?"

"Hmm," Uesugi Sakura nodded, "Good. But after getting married, life hasn’t changed much from before."

"Not necessarily, Sakura, my niece is so pretty."

"Ahem," Uesugi Sakura coughed twice and said, "Uncle, I’m a very proper person. Please don’t speculate on me using the mindset of the average person."

Hanamaru Yugetsu wore an expression of "I believe, I believe, I definitely believe."

"Haha, we’re all men, Sakura, no need to hide it."

Uesugi Sakura continued to pretend to be composed: "It’s true."

Hanamaru Yugetsu said nothing, only smiled, then looked around the store before turning back to him: "I’m here to find Yuuki. She just got back from England, so I wanted to pick her up, and while I’m at it, grab some daily essentials from the supermarket."

Uesugi Sakura glanced at his watch; Kobashi Rikai would be arriving to take over soon, "Let’s go together then, I also need to buy some bento boxes."

"Buying bento boxes?" Hanamaru Yugetsu sensed something off, "Didn’t Hanabi cook for you? I remember her cooking skills are very good, almost as good as my sister-in-law’s."

"Well... it’s a long story..."

"A long story? Then let’s not talk about it," Hanamaru Yugetsu turned and noticed Hanamaru Yuuki inside the store, "Let’s stop by the supermarket together later. I haven’t seen Yuuki in a long time."

For some reason, in his uncle’s eyes, Uesugi Sakura silently saw something that looked like nostalgia.

...

After finishing work, and when Kobashi Rikai arrived at the café on time, Uesugi Sakura packed up his things, said "see you tomorrow" to everyone, and got ready to head downstairs with his uncle and the others.

"Let me take the suitcase." Hanamaru Yugetsu held his car keys in his hand and said to the fashionably dressed Hanamaru Yuuki.

"No worries, I can manage it myself."

"Why not let Sakura help you with it?"

"That sounds good." Hanamaru Yuuki smiled.

Even Hanamaru Hanabi had no objections, so Uesugi Sakura naturally took on the task of handling the suitcase.

Luckily, the café was only on the second floor, so he didn’t have to carry it for long.

"What do you have in here, it’s so heavy." Uesugi Sakura placed the suitcase into the car’s trunk.

"Mostly food."

"Food?" Uesugi Sakura estimated the weight of the suitcase; it must be around 30 kilograms, "It mustn’t have been easy for you to bring it up to the café."

"No," Hanamaru Yuuki laughed, "some uncle helped me carry it just now."

"That’s nice?"

Hanamaru Yuuki hugged Hanamaru Hanabi’s arm, the two girls getting cozy together, and she exclaimed happily, "Hehe, he even wanted my contact info, but I didn’t give it to him."

Just then, Hanamaru Yugetsu walked over, "An uncle? What uncle?"

"Oh, nothing, just got some free labor from him."

Uesugi Sakura wondered if Hanamaru Yuuki’s expression at that moment had a certain subtlety to it.

Could she be the kind of girl who cleverly uses her looks to gain advantages?

Was there a hidden side beneath the surface?

Just like little Hanabi, usually shy and blushing, but when it came down to it, she could move from the couch to the TV.

Ahem, his mind was wandering.

Uesugi Sakura was both chiding himself and forgiving his own fanciful thoughts.

Though you can’t blame him; after all, that scene left quite the impression, didn’t it?

"Yuuki, it’s not that I want to lecture you, but don’t rely too much on those uncles. You might run into trouble."

"But they’re always so eager to help, aren’t they?"