Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 931 - 544: An Unforgettable Christmas (Part 2)

Chapter 931: Chapter 544: An Unforgettable Christmas (Part 2)

"Only possibility, but there’s hope," Uesugi Sakura looked at the two lying on the glass admiring the high-altitude snow scene, "If their mother changes her mind, Aei and Chiaei will still accept her."

"What about custody then?"

"Depends on the situation, mainly on Aei and Chiaei’s opinions, but I still hope Aei and Chiaei stay around, so I can watch them grow as my little sisters."

Uesugi Sakura smiled, "Alright, let’s not talk about this, admiring the snow is much more relaxing. By the way, where’s Hanabi-chan?"

"Sister went to buy coffee, we’ll just go get ours later."

"Alright."

Uesugi Sakura looked around, this whole deck is a circular gallery, very spacious, they’re now located in the southeast direction of the deck.

Walking along the gallery while looking at the high-altitude views of Tokyo in all directions, this experience is quite unique, always gives a sense of standing on the clouds, if someone afraid of heights looks down, they might be scared stiff.

"Sakura-kun, what flavor do you want to drink?" Hanamaru Hanabi, wearing a scarf, had already bought coffee for several people at the small coffee counter.

"Latte." Uesugi Sakura glanced slightly.

"Alright then," Hanamaru Hanabi turned back and picked up a cup of coffee wrapped in a paper holder, "Hanabi and Yuuki will have Blue Mountain, Aei and Chiaei will have hot milk."

Kids shouldn’t have too much caffeine, it’s not very good for the body.

In the past, Uesugi Sakura made coffee for the two of them, always deliberately adding more milk, less coffee.

After buying drinks at the small counter, Hanamaru Hanabi swiftly handed out the items to everyone.

"Thanks, sister~~"

"Thanks, sister."

"It’s nothing."

Hanamaru Hanabi smilingly reached out her hand to gently pat their little heads.

Hanabi-chan is cute, but in front of these two little girls, she still has that big sister vibe.

Hanamaru Yuuki smiled and said, "Now Hanabi-sister really acts like a sister."

"Didn’t before?"

"Just not too much, hehe."

Aei and Chiaei who kept being patted on the head by Hanamaru Hanabi said nothing more, silently bowing their heads and drinking milk.

Seeing this, Uesugi Sakura smiled and said, "Hanabi doesn’t like it when I pat her head, yet she enjoys patting Aei’s and Chiaei’s heads."

Hanamaru Hanabi looked at him, "Hanabi would be patted bald by Sakura-kun, so she can’t let Sakura-kun pat her head."

"How come I never knew this reason before?"

"Hanabi was too shy to tell Sakura-kun at that time... back then..."

"What are brother-in-law and sister talking about?" Hanamaru Yuuki, after admiring the high-altitude scenery with a cup of Blue Mountain coffee, leaned over.

"Head patting."

"Head patting? Oh, I get it, I also like to pat my brother’s head, pat it casually."

On Hanamaru Hanabi’s face was an expression of glamor, "That’s why Shinetsu’s hair doesn’t seem so full."

"Huh? Really? I think he’s fine now." Hanamaru Yuuki laughed carelessly.

But if Shinetsu were here to explain, he would definitely say how much his sister loved messing up his hair.

After some idle chat, everyone arrived at the over 100-meter-long Tembo Galleria.

The so-called Tembo Galleria is actually a slope-style glass bridge built on Skytree Tower, connecting floors 450 to 445.

This stretch is constantly filled with tourists, because the space shrinks to just the width of a bridge, and it’s located high in the sky, walking on this gallery feels like stepping on clouds, your footsteps become light and there’s an unsettling feeling as if you might fall anytime.

Actually, since earlier, Uesugi Sakura noticed little Hanabi was a bit afraid to look down, always leaning towards him.

"Fear of heights?"

"Sakura-kun... don’t you know Hanabi is scared of heights?"

"I knew you’re afraid of thunder."

"And heights?"

"I didn’t know that." Uesugi Sakura deliberately smiled.

"How mean, Sakura-kun is teasing again!" Since Hanamaru Yuuki and other tourists were nearby, Hanamaru Hanabi spoke very softly with her face blushing.

"Doesn’t Hanabi feel her little angry look is very cute?"

"So Sakura-kun can keep making Hanabi angry?"

"Haha, this doesn’t count as making you angry, just a level of joking."

"Sakura-kun, jokes at a certain level can also really upset a person."

"So Hanabi, you’re not angry now, right?"

"No." Hanamaru Hanabi held onto his arm, a little reluctant to look at the high altitude on the right, and said in a weak voice, "I’m just a bit scared of heights."

"Do you want to close your eyes and walk with me?"

"No, it’s better to see. If I can’t see, I’ll imagine the situation now, and it’ll make me even more scared!"

"Then just hold onto my arm, it’s okay, we’ll get through it soon."

"Okay."

...

After walking through the Tembo Galleria, they were almost done touring the Skytree Tower.

They had lunch at the observation restaurant in the Skytree Tower and also went to play at the Ice Snow Park.

"Hanabi, do you know how to sculpt?"

"I haven’t learned... but Rie has studied sculpture."

Uesugi Sakura remembered that Tokyo Art University had specialized sculpture courses, but he never attended them.

"What a pity."

"What’s a pity?"

"It’s a pity that my idea died before it was even born. I really wanted to carve an ice sculpture for Hanabi-chan."

Hanamaru Hanabi smiled, "I feel like Sakura-kun is bragging."

"What bragging? If I knew how to sculpt, I would definitely make one for Hanabi."

Sitting together at the doorway of an igloo, watching Hanamaru Yuuki, Aei, and Chiaei playing happily in front, Uesugi Sakura remembered the comments from this morning.

"Speaking of which, I read some comments this morning, and they were quite a blow."

"What happened? Someone said something about Sakura-kun?"

"Of course, they said they didn’t care about my novels, they were mainly there for [Teacher Hanamaru]... Getting overshadowed by your wife is pretty demoralizing."

Hanamaru Hanabi laughed, "That just means you need to keep working hard, Sakura-kun."

Uesugi Sakura shook his head, "Hanabi-chan, you don’t know, those netizens bought a whole box of ’Hanabi’s Love’ just to support you."

"That’s... considered a hardcore fan, isn’t it?" Hanamaru Hanabi remembered seeing someone in the bookstore a few days ago who was also her fan.

But that person seemed a bit too... excited.

Hanamaru Hanabi couldn’t quite handle it.

"Yeah, hardcore fans. If I casually ask you for a signature, I can sell it to them for a hundred times the price."

Uesugi Sakura had a sudden idea, "How about Hanabi, you write signatures for me, and then I’ll secretly sell them all. It’ll definitely be a huge profit!"

"But doing that, Sakura-kun, it would ruin Hanabi’s reputation."

"Hanabi, I’m joking... I just wanted to say how eagerly your fans are waiting for your new work. How long has it been since you took a commission, Hanabi?"

"It’s been a few months... Ever since getting married to Sakura-kun, I haven’t really taken on any illustrations."

"I see."

Uesugi Sakura raised his wrist and glanced at the time on the silver watch face.

Then he scooted closer to Hanabi-chan, whispering in the ear of the girl beside him, "Hanabi-chan, should we go to a couple’s hotel today?"

Upon hearing "couple’s hotel," Hanamaru Hanabi blushed, covering half of her face with a scarf.

"Hanabi... Hanabi hasn’t agreed yet..."

"I think I did pretty well today, don’t you agree, Hanabi?"

"Well, yes, but..."

"I’ll tell you a secret, it’s a train-themed one for real. I’ve already booked it in advance, so we can use it when we get there."

"Booked in advance...?"

"Yes."

"We won’t be seen, right?"

Hanamaru Hanabi wrung her hands nervously; she really didn’t want to be seen during something so embarrassing.

"Don’t worry, couple’s hotels usually have non-face-to-face service. We just go in, get a card from the kiosk, and then go to our room."

Hanamaru Hanabi: "..."

"So, is that a yes?"

"Reluctantly, reluctantly agreeing."