Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 897 - 528: A Tender Yet Fleeting Date

Watching little Hanabi holding the book she wrote herself, Uesugi Sakura suggested to her:

"Why don’t we go home now, Hanabi, you can take a good look at my book again, not to mention, even the editor quite approves of the plot in my book."

"Sakura... did you forget something?"

Uesugi Sakura met her glimmering violet eyes, intentionally smiled and said:

"Seems... nothing left."

"What did Sakura promise Hanabi before going out! Speak up!"

"Well...," Uesugi Sakura pushed the bicycle, looking up at the sky.

"Speak up, Hanabi still wants to hear."

"A date...?"

Hanamaru Hanabi directly wrapped her arm around his, resting her head on his shoulder, as they walked together on the broad street lined with skyscrapers, watching the snowy Tokyo.

"Sakura, you promised Hanabi when going out, even if it’s for a little while, Hanabi wants it."

The girl’s intentions seemed to flow into his heart along with her words as she leaned on his shoulder.

"Alright then, wherever Hanabi wants to go, I’ll take you."

"Really?!"

"Hmm... Since you’re so looking forward to it, you’ve stirred up my mood as well." Uesugi Sakura looked at the little head leaning on his shoulder with a gaze full of tenderness.

"Alright then, for the remaining time this morning, Sakura will accompany Hanabi on a date, let’s go eat some delicious food together."

"Hanabi has to say first, Hanabi hasn’t officially forgiven Sakura!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Ah! Such a perfunctory answer."

"Yes! Teacher Hanamaru!" Uesugi Sakura immediately changed his tone.

"Alright, Sakura!"

Hanamaru Hanabi let go of his arm with one hand and started patting his arm with the other.

Uesugi Sakura seized the moment she let go, pushed the bicycle, and with a stride, got on it.

"Let’s go!"

"Eh?! Sakura!"

While the dumbfounded Hanamaru Hanabi reacted, she only just realized he had ridden the bicycle several meters away.

"Wait a minute!"

The girl quickly took steps to chase after him.

Wind was at the ear, snowflakes fluttered in front, the whole Tokyo was dressed in silver by the unexpected snow.

Uesugi Sakura listened to the whistling wind at his ear, even though he deliberately rode the bicycle to tease Hanabi, he didn’t dare get too far away from her.

From time to time, he would turn back to check her position, see if she’s tired, see if she’s drifted away.

Whenever he rode a bit faster, he’d stop to wait for her.

Back and forth, seeing her wearing a thick scarf, exhaling warm breath, he couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry.

"Sakura... Sakura is a big bad guy."

"Sorry..."

Earlier, when the distance was far, just for a moment, Uesugi Sakura saw her silhouette gradually blur, disappearing in the snowflakes covering the sky.

Perhaps it was this sudden sense of crisis that forced Uesugi Sakura to abandon the thought of teasing her, to push the bicycle back, to unite with her.

Hanamaru Hanabi’s cheeks were flushed, her whole being seemed to be emitting steam.

"Sorry."

"Bad guy!"

"Haha, little Hanabi, don’t scold me, I’ll treat you to some spicy octopus balls later."

"Twenty pieces!"

"Alright, twenty pieces."

"Sakura... too wicked..."

Even though she was calling him wicked, her cheeks were full of adorable blush.

Uesugi Sakura patted the rear cushion of the bicycle, and said: "Hanabi, sit here and rest, I’ll push you along."

"Sakura, will you hold steady?"

"Of course! Do you know who your husband is?"

Then Uesugi Sakura watched her sneak a glance at him, muttered "soft and limp", before cautiously sitting on the bicycle’s rear cushion holding her skirt.

No worries, no worries.

Uesugi Sakura thought to himself that he definitely needed to take her to learn some knowledge about that aspect.

Must make sure she knows which side is more outrageous.

Just like this, pushing the bicycle, walking steadily through one fashionable alley after another, through ramen restaurants, clothing stores.

Uesugi Sakura finally found a small shop selling octopus balls at the intersection.

"Twenty times spicy!"

Uesugi Sakura parked the bicycle, went over to order a batch of octopus balls twice the spiciness of their highest specification in the shop.

After waiting for about 5 minutes, a batch of octopus balls covered with chili on the surface and bottom appeared before him.

"1400 yen, please."

Not too bad, not too expensive.

Uesugi Sakura drew two toothpicks, came to stand beside Hanamaru Hanabi who was under the lamppost, she seemed a bit cold, rubbing her small hands together to generate warmth.

"Here."

"So fast?" Hanamaru Hanabi joyfully took the octopus balls from his hand.

She stuck one pillowy ball on a toothpick, impatiently put it into her pink mouth.

"Careful, it’s hot." Uesugi Sakura couldn’t help but remind her.

And as expected, Hanamaru Hanabi lifted her neck, inhaling warm air for quite a while before swallowing the ball.

Uesugi Sakura thought it was a miracle she wasn’t choked by the chili.

"Also, Hanabi, you’re physically weak, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Sakura... finally realizes he worries for Hanabi now?"

"Haha, just now, I was trying to get you to exercise, after all, Hanabi-chan, you haven’t accompanied me on a morning run in a long time." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Sakura is being stubborn!"

"Don’t talk about me being stubborn, you should at least give me an octopus ball, right?"

"Sakura can eat something this spicy?"

"In life, one must be bold to try."

Hanamaru Hanabi was amused by his serious appearance, and said: "Alright then, here Sakura, eat."

"I want Hanabi to feed me."