Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 904 - 531: Yuuki Kicked Out of the House (Part 2)

Chapter 904: Chapter 531: Yuuki Kicked Out of the House (Part 2)

"Sure, dating isn’t a bad thing, but your aunt won’t agree."

"Even if Aunt disagrees, it doesn’t matter. The key is Yuuki’s opinion. I’m afraid one day she’ll suddenly want to find someone randomly online to date."

"Sakura... feeling worried?" Hanamaru Hanabi’s cute face turned to Uesugi Sakura, her eyes narrowing with a smile.

The deadly question appears if answered wrongly!

Right now Hanabi is definitely not the little Hanabi, but the dark Hanabi, with an undeniable sense of pressure...

Uesugi Sakura hurriedly laughed: "How could I, hahaha, it’s just that I don’t want her to waste her life on a random decision."

Hanamaru Hanabi quickly sliced the carrot, "When you first met Aei and Chiaei, Sakura thought the same way. Sakura is really strange, always claiming not to care about anything, but ends up being the big good guy who meddles in everything."

"I don’t like meddling... I just can’t stand it..."

"Hanabi understands, that feeling is just like when Sakura met Hanabi in the kindergarten corner, couldn’t stand seeing her bullied."

"Yeah," Uesugi Sakura didn’t deny it, "Back then, seeing you all alone in the corner just wasn’t bearable, I approached you, otherwise you wouldn’t be interested in me. Given the situation, we wouldn’t be where we are today."

"Sakura is that kind of person..." Hanamaru Hanabi placed the sliced potato on the plate, "I’ve always been grateful to Sakura for helping me back then, making me not fear school so much."

"Sakura, do you know what Hanabi used to look forward to most at school?"

"Being with me?"

"Yeah... Hanabi most looked forward to being with Sakura, because Hanabi had no friends at home, nor at school... but at school, Hanabi could at least see Sakura, hoping to at least be with him."

Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly pointed a kitchen knife at Uesugi Sakura, startling him.

"But at that time, Sakura was quite irresponsible, stirred Hanabi’s heart, and then just ignored her."

Uesugi Sakura looked at the shiny squared knife, forcing a smile: "Later on, I took notice of you, hahaha."

"It was later when Mom told you to take better care of me, only then did Sakura start to pay attention to Hanabi!" Hanamaru Hanabi returned to cutting vegetables.

"Are you mad?" Uesugi Sakura asked, leaning close to her small face.

"No," Hanamaru Hanabi said, "But remember, Sakura, when you do something, take responsibility for it, whether big or small. Aei and Chiaei are the same. Aei calls you every day because she misses you."

"Ah, am I really that good?"

Hanamaru Hanabi puffed her pretty eyebrows and looked at his face angrily: "The way Sakura sounds now is like a scumbag, having done so many things, yet saying he’s not good enough, is it to avoid responsibility?"

"No..." Uesugi Sakura paused for two seconds, "So, about Yuuki, what should we do?"

"If Sakura wants to help Yuuki, Hanabi can help too, but there’s one condition."

"What?"

"Do·not·get·too·close·to·Yu·ki·chan! Got it?"

"Got it!"

"Yuuki and Hanabi look quite similar, Sakura is a lecherous ghost, a lecherous ghost!"

"Really not, I’m devoted only to Hanabi." Uesugi Sakura muttered, wife you’re also a little lecherous ghost.

Actually calling me lecherous...

Ah, indeed, once a man gets married, it’s a life controlled by his wife.

But Uesugi Sakura enjoys it.

To be cliché, who wouldn’t like being guided through life by a beautiful wife?

"Hanabi."

"Sakura says."

"Our coffee shop is hiring baristas recently, should we let Yuuki have a shot at it?"

"That’s great." Hanamaru Hanabi thought at least she’d be under her watchful eye, no surprises could happen.

"I’ll ask her later?"

"Sakura can decide for himself."

...

Lunchtime, at the Uesugi’s dining table.

"Barista?" Hanamaru Yuuki was a bit surprised, "Who to learn from?"

"Well, of course, from me, at the cafe you visited before, how did you like it?"

Hanamaru Yuuki seemed very happy: "Sure! I’m bored, wanted to learn coffee making for a while."

"Should we go over this afternoon?"

"This afternoon? Let’s go tomorrow. I need to pack up some things today. By the way, does your place have any rooms available?"

"Yes, Hanabi said she’ll help you organize it."

"Thank you, Hanabi!"

"No problem," Hanamaru Hanabi replied with a smile.

——————

It’s early the next morning, and since there aren’t any classes, Uesugi Sakura decided to take Hanamaru Hanabi and Hanamaru Yuuki to the coffee shop.

The snow was much heavier compared to the day before, and as they walked along the road, Hanamaru Yuuki couldn’t stop rubbing her hands and saying it was cold.

Ding-a-ling~

With the sound of the bell, Towa Rina looked with a fresh curiosity at the people who appeared:

"What a rare guest to see you here in the morning. Is there something happening this afternoon so you won’t come?"

The coffee shop had been opening early these days because quite a few customers suggested opening in the morning.

This way, some customers could drop by for a coffee and get some bread to eat before heading to work.

It’s truly a big issue that Japan doesn’t have breakfast shops.

Uesugi Sakura said, "There’s nothing happening this afternoon, it’s just that I want to recommend someone to you."

"Who?"

"This is Hanamaru Yuuki."

"Ta-da~"

Hanamaru Yuuki hopped out and stood with her hands on her hips, looking quite confident as Sakura introduced her.

"Applying to be a barista...?" Towa Rina asked, holding a coffee cup and trying to confirm.

Uesugi Sakura: "She’s applying to be a coffee apprentice."

"Oh, I have no objections. We’ve been looking for someone anyway, but most haven’t met the age and appearance criteria. Yuuki-chan, however..."

Towa Rina smiled, "You’re as pretty as your sister. Even if you’re not related by blood, you look like a pair of elegant sisters."

"Hehe, right? My sister and I are invincible beauties!" Hanamaru Yuuki said, standing beside Hanamaru Hanabi.

"Haha, Yuuki-chan is really cute," Towa Rina couldn’t help but laugh, "But you need to ask the manager about this."

"So where’s the manager?" Hanamaru Yuuki peeked around the shop but only noticed customers, not spotting anyone who looked like a manager.

Towa Rina said, "The manager is baking bread in the kitchen. Let Hanabi take Yuuki to find him."

"Yay!"

Hanamaru Yuuki energetically clung to Hanamaru Hanabi’s arm and nudged her inside the shop, "Let’s go, sis, let’s find the manager."

Leaving only the two of them at the coffee counter.

"Hey, didn’t your sister just come back from England? Why is she so eager to find a job?"

Uesugi Sakura explained, "She got kicked out of her house. She’s freeloading at our place and feels a bit embarrassed, so naturally, she wants to work and earn some money."

"I see, but you can’t earn much as an apprentice."

"It’s fine as long as she gets something to eat."

"So why did she get kicked out of her home?"

"Just a young girl, never been in a relationship, and now she wants to be in one."

"Interesting, she got kicked out for wanting to date? Is her family really strict?"

Some things Uesugi Sakura was cautious not to say recklessly.

The Hanamaru family rules, especially during Hanabi’s grandfather’s era, were indeed stringent.

Her father-in-law is more lenient, but he’s still somewhat influenced. During Hanabi’s middle school years, she had to be home by 7 PM, had to report where she went, and so on.

Of course, even with the Hanamaru family’s strictness, they wouldn’t kick a kid out just for wanting to date.

It seems Yuuki angered her aunt somehow.

Especially since she claimed she slept with an older man. Though Uesugi Sakura knew she was lying, how could any mother accept that!