After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 116 115. Please come and witness our wedding
Sukiyaki is known as Japanese beef hot pot, and is world-famous as a representative of Japanese cuisine along with sushi and tempura. Its history can be traced back to the Edo period.

It is also known as the founder of Japanese cuisine.

It is a dish based on beef bone soup, which is then accompanied by many vegetables such as mushrooms, konjac, tofu, etc., and finally covered with a thick layer of fresh beef stewed in a pot. The taste is light and not too many seasonings are added. The most authentic way to eat it is to dip it in the fragrant sauce, but as time goes by, this aspect begins to vary from person to person.

Yokohama is the birthplace of Sukiyaki.

So the approach is more traditional.

The bubbling copper pot is filled with colorful vegetables and bright red beef slices. A fresh fragrance permeates every corner of the Japanese-style private room. Two women and one man sit opposite each other on the tatami, occasionally picking up food with their chopsticks.

Although it was not the first time that Suzumiya Saka met Harano Tsukasa's elders, it was also the first time that she was stared at so directly.

Not a critical look.

It is not the kindness of the elders.

From the first time I met this elder named Shimizu Yuko when I arrived in Yokohama, her eyes stayed on me and couldn't move away. Even though she is a leader of the district office and often attracts attention when she attends or hosts events outside, to be honest, this kind of look that wants to see through her from inside out is the first time I have encountered it, and I am somewhat uncomfortable with it.

Moreover, when she pretended to be calm and looked up at the elder from Yuanye Si, she saw an extremely strange and complicated look in the other's eyes.

Even a little envious?
Suzumiya Saka lowered her head in thought, trying her best not to care about the other person's strange look, and did not speak for a while.

And Yuanye Si didn't say anything at this moment.

The room fell into silence.

Only the boiling soup in the Sukiyaki pot continued to lift up the food covering the surface of the water, emitting gurgling bubbling sounds, and the steam gradually spread in all directions.

Shimizu Yuko's eyes were always reflecting Suzumiya Saka's cheeks, until the heater embedded next to the table dripped twice, she came back to her senses, and then uttered an inexplicable sigh: "She is so beautiful, much more beautiful in person than in the photo, and her skin is good, and her figure is good, no matter how you look at it, it makes people envious."

A proper and polite smile spread across Suzumiya Sayaka's face: "You are too kind."

It's not that she doesn't know how to pay compliments.

It's just that there is basically no one in her life who needs her to compliment, and her temperament makes people feel that she doesn't understand these things.

But she is very familiar with etiquette.

I received systematic training in junior high school.

Even if she had no experience, she had seen what her mother would do when her parents were receiving guests at home, so she knew that she had to smile elegantly no matter whether she was facing Harano Tsukasa's friends or elders. The last time she went to Osaka was a special case, after all, this bastard was accompanied by a young and beautiful girl.

But the elder this time was a female, and since it was the first time they met, the main person of the conversation would definitely be herself. Therefore, Suzumiya Saka did not imitate her mother's posture of kneeling beside her father when entertaining guests, but spoke in a confident and generous manner.

"I'm not exaggerating. Before we met, I already thought that you would be prettier in person than in the photo, but when we actually met, I realized that I had underestimated you. You have a great temperament and good taste in clothes. It's a blessing for a man to marry a wife like you."

Shimizu Yuko looked at her fair skin, which was so smooth that it seemed to be broken by a baby, with eyes full of envy. She could clearly feel something called youth, and said with a smile: "Even if you say that Oda City is still alive, I will believe it."

Oda City was known as the most beautiful woman in the Warring States Period.

She is Oda Nobunaga's biological sister.

She left a significant mark in history with her beauty, so this praise is undoubtedly a great honor.

"I feel embarrassed if you keep praising me like that."

Suzumiya Saka's cheeks flushed slightly.

No matter what time and place.

Women instinctively feel happy when they are praised for their appearance and temperament.

"You deserve such an evaluation."

"Actually, I am not without flaws. After all, I am a little older than Yuanye."

Suzumiya Saka said modestly.

This is also her weakness.

From the very beginning, although I felt itchy because of him suddenly breaking into my life, there was also a gap between me and him.

When the word "age" was mentioned, a trace of disappointment flashed across Shimizu Yuko's eyes, but she quickly restrained it for fear of being discovered, and said with a forced smile:
"It doesn't matter if they are older. Besides, they are only five or six years older. It's not like a generation gap of 10 or 20 years. In today's society, there is no communication gap between young people at four or five years old."

"You are also very beautiful. You don't look old at all. Besides, women in their forties are at their most attractive."

"I know I'm old, so don't flatter me, kid. Time flies so fast. Sometimes I feel sad that decades have passed in the blink of an eye. Life is so unpredictable. When I first met Xiao Si, he was so young, but now he has become a real man."

"Time really does pass quickly like quicksand. Although life is short, you should have a happy family, right?"

Suzumiya Saka noticed the sadness in Shimizu Yuko's tone and changed the subject in an attempt to change the atmosphere.

However, the expected response did not come.

Instead, I heard an unbelievable answer.

"I don't have a family."

"No family?"

Suzumiya Saka repeated the sentence subconsciously, and countless possibilities suddenly emerged in her mind, the first of which was the destruction of her family, so she immediately said apologetically: "Sorry, I didn't know you were..."

"You misunderstood. I am still unmarried."

Shimizu Yuko seemed to see what she was thinking of her, so she explained directly. "Still single..." Suzumiya Saka was stunned for a moment, and this time she didn't dare to make a conclusion, and asked tentatively: "Are you a non-marriageist?"

Tokyo is an international metropolis.

The population exceeds 37 million.

Not to mention anti-marriage, it is not uncommon to find people who believe that Apache attack helicopters are of different genders.

"Not really, it's just that I just haven't met the right person, so time has passed by quickly. When my friends have become mothers, I'm still living alone." Shimizu Yuko said with a forced smile.

"So this is ah…"

Understanding appeared in Suzumiya Saka's eyes.

There are also many older single women in Tokyo.

She almost became one of them.

Although women over 30 are still young in today's eyes, whether from the perspective of the best age for childbearing or more traditional concepts, women over 30 are indeed not young anymore.

A woman who has not married until she is forty.

Not a lot though.

But it does exist.

"But I've gotten used to being alone. There's nothing wrong with it. I just feel a little lonely sometimes."

Even if she tried to suppress her emotions, Suzumiya Saka pushed the topic deeper into the subject right in front of her, and when she saw that it was not herself sitting next to Harano Tsukasa, Shimizu Yuko could no longer hold back and said with a gloomy look.

Suzumiya Saka pursed her lips upon seeing this.

She was not blind, so of course she could see the slightly sad expression on Shimizu Yuko's face at the moment, and she knew that she had said the wrong thing just now and talked about a topic that she shouldn't have talked about.

But she had no experience in comforting people and didn't know what to say at the moment, so she turned her eyes to the side.

At this moment, Yuanye Si seemed to have lost all five senses.

He just ate his meal in silence.

He turned a deaf ear to their conversation, as if he heard nothing, and adhered to the principle of conversation that he had nothing to do as long as he didn't speak.

In fact, he thought so too.

After all, this is the first time for both of them to meet each other. Both Shimizu Yuko, who is aware of the situation, and Suzumiya Saka, who is unaware of the situation, will remain emotionally restrained, and there should be no problems if they let things take their course.

If you speak up yourself.

That's definitely a case of too much talk leading to mistakes.

Originally, this kind of situation of playing with multiple women at the same time should abide by the rule of not meeting each other, but Yuanye Si couldn't stop it, so he could only say less and make fewer mistakes.

But Suzumiya Saka doesn't think so.

She didn't know that before dating her, Yuanye Si had done a huge business with the elder in front of her worth tens of billions. She just felt that her future wife had said the wrong thing, and Yuanye Si, as her future husband, did not even help to ease the atmosphere.

Really served!

Husband, say something!

After staring at him for a long time without any response, Suzumiya Saka glared at him fiercely. Not caring whether he noticed or not, she could only bite the bullet and ease the atmosphere on her own.

"Whether you are lonely or have problems, as the juniors, please feel free to tell us when you need us. After all, Yuanye often mentioned you to me, saying that you have cared about him since he was a child, and you have been good friends with Aunt Qianchun for more than 20 years. He has always regarded you as his mother. He also said that when we hold our wedding, he would like you to be our witness."

There was a sense of genuine emotion in Suzumiya Saka's voice, and in fact, it could be heard that she was being polite, and her politeness was impeccable.

And being a witness at a wedding is not necessarily a trivial matter.

Usually, people will ask for help from elders whom both parties respect and trust, which is considered a recognition from the younger generation.

In fact, this is just a polite remark.

After all, when the younger generation faces the elders, the most they can do is to be respectful. Suzumiya Saka felt that she had said the wrong thing just now, so of course she had to say something that would make people happy.

But at this time and place.

Especially when the target is Yuko Shimizu.

These words are obviously very hurtful.

"I will help you get married..."

Yuko Shimizu murmured something in a low voice, and subconsciously turned her face towards Harano Tsukasa, with a dazed look in her eyes.

She bit her lower lip subconsciously.

There was a sense of grievance in his dazed eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Harano Tsukasa, who had been pretending to be dead, suddenly coughed twice. He never thought that Suzumiya Saka could comfort people so thoughtfully. He wanted to say something but it was stuck in his throat. Feeling Suzumiya Saka's puzzled look at him at the same time, he could only sigh and say, "If you have time by then."

(End of this chapter)