Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 907 - 533: Christmas Eve Approaches

"White sugar?"

Uesugi Sakura handed over the coffee cup with a blank expression, "Try it for yourself, is it white sugar?"

"No, no, no," Hanamaru Yuuki shook his head resolutely: "I won’t do that. This is the cup my brother-in-law drank from. If I drink it, it’ll be an indirect kiss."

...

I didn’t even think that far, but you sure have a lot of thoughts.

Uesugi Sakura grumbled inwardly. He took a napkin, wiped the rim of the cup that he had touched just now, and then handed it back to her, "Here, try it."

Hanamaru Yuuki accepted the coffee cup and took a small sip.

"It really is salty!"

"...Don’t act like you’ve discovered a treasure, okay? This isn’t a good thing." Uesugi Sakura shook his head, "Did you mistake table salt for white sugar and add it to the coffee?"

"Seems like that, I guess." Hanamaru Yuuki said with a care-free smile.

Uesugi Sakura sighed, "What do you mean ’seems like,’ it definitely is!"

"Hee hee, brother-in-law, you won’t scold me, will you?"

"I won’t, but you’ll need to ask Todaka about it. He’s the one affected."

Hanamaru Yuuki looked over at Todaka Keichiro, who was cleaning his face at the counter, looking bewildered.

"What?"

"Todaka-kun won’t blame Yuuki, right? Yuuki only made a mistake by accident..." Hanamaru Yuuki said, putting on a cute, slightly aggrieved expression.

"Hahaha, it’s fine! I’m not that petty! It’s fine!"

"Then thank you, Todaka-kun!" Hanamaru Yuuki raised her hand again, showing her signature energetic gesture, her face lit up with a dazzling smile.

Todaka Keichiro was quite pleased as he watched: "Haha, no problem, no problem!"

Seeing this, Uesugi Sakura realized that a pretty girl is indeed privileged.

They have the perfect escape method by using their looks to get forgiveness.

Hanamaru Hanabi never really used this privilege, because she thinks she isn’t particularly beautiful.

Hanamaru Yuuki is just the opposite, aware that she is a pretty girl, and she’ll use her looks to gain certain privileges.

But fortunately, Yuuki is serious about learning, when you teach her she’ll remember earnestly, and she’s clever enough to infer new knowledge from the old, progressing quickly in her studies.

Thinking about it, Yuuki is a brilliant student studying in England, putting aside other things, her learning ability is top-notch.

"Brother-in-law, are we learning coffee all afternoon today?"

"What else? You’re working now, and you need to do it well."

"Oh~ Got it!" Hanamaru Yuuki said with a smile.

...

Time flew by until dusk. After the last customer left the shop, Uesugi Sakura saw Hanamaru Hanabi tidying up the tables alone and went over to help her.

"Let me do it." Uesugi Sakura said, extending his hand.

Hanamaru Hanabi glanced at him for a long time, continuing to wipe the table, "Yuuki-chan seems to be learning real seriously from Sakura-kun."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Sakura froze for a moment, then understood. He smiled and said, "Is Hanabi-chan jealous of her own sister?"

"No."

Taking a glance at her little pouty face, Uesugi Sakura continued, "Don’t worry, Hanabi-chan, there’s been no physical contact, just normal work communication."

"Of course Hanabi knows..."

Hanamaru Hanabi’s hand stopped suddenly as she cleaned the table. She actually understood it inside, but just felt a bit uneasy.

"Hanabi-chan."

"What’s wrong..."

"Would you be jealous if I hug Aei and them?"

"No, of course not."

"Then why did you get jealous just because I talked to Yuuki a bit?"

"I don’t know..." Hanamaru Hanabi said softly, dressed as a maid, "Clearly Hanabi and Yuuki-chan have a good relationship, but watching occasionally, just felt a bit unpleasant... Can you understand, Sakura-kun?"

"I can." Uesugi Sakura replied.

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true. If I see another man smiling at you, I’d feel uneasy too."

"That’s the feeling!" Holding the plate on the table, the maid outfit made Hanamaru Hanabi’s rosy cheeks look even cuter, cheeks slightly puffed, "It’s good Sakura-kun understands, so restrain yourself more, okay?"

Uesugi Sakura actually heard a tone of reproach in his wife’s voice.

Thinking back, when did he imagine one day Hanabi would actively teach him a lesson?

However, this feeling isn’t bad, as if cared for and loved by her.

"Are we good now?"

Hanamaru Hanabi lifted her violet eyes and gazed at him for a while, speaking softly, "No."

After saying this, she immediately took the tray, bypassed him, and went into the café’s kitchen.

Looking at her slender back, the gently swaying maid skirt, the delicate ripples of her hair, a sweet warmth emerged within Uesugi Sakura.

Sometimes just watching her back feels like happiness.

Really want to hold her, make her shy again in his embrace...

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On the way home in the evening, cold air swept in and snowflakes quietly fell in the stark night.

Gazing at Tokyo’s nightscape, Uesugi Sakura thought that Christmas was approaching.

Another year of Christmas.

Though he’s not particularly fond of the holiday, while living in Tokyo, surrounded by a joyful vibe, he has to partake somewhat.

In other words, the rest doesn’t matter.

Uesugi Sakura mainly wants to take Hanabi out for a stroll on Christmas Eve, enjoy the snow, give her an apple for peace, and if lucky, perhaps see a movie together.

...Actually, isn’t life just this simple?

Experiencing the mundane repetition, savoring each day’s nuances, and discovering love and family in the midst of ordinary and warm routines.