Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 90:21. "Daily Business at the Beach (1)"

July 30st, sunny, maximum temperature 24 degrees, minimum temperature 80 degrees, air humidity 9%, wind speed kilometers per hour.

The smell of sea water became strong in the air.

"Because we're at the beach."

Stepping out of the car, Mami placed her palms across her brows to block out the glaring sunlight.

"There are so many people."

The beach was crowded with people.

"It's like garbage," she commented simply.

"Ms. Mami, where did you learn that?"

Rinne sighed.

“Animation.”

It is an impeccable answer that fits the character.

Masumi also got out of the car and pulled Haiyue, who fell asleep easily once in the car, down with her.

The jellyfish girl, who was sleeping soundly, woke up instantly when the sun shone on her. She frowned tightly and opened her eyes.

The neatly manicured lawn is lush and green, swaying gently in the sea breeze.

Below the parking lot is an exciting white sand beach.

"Wow! There's a luxury sports car!"

Asami inadvertently glanced at the parking space next to her. The light emitted by the paint of the high-end sports car was exciting.

"Our car looks so shabby in comparison."

"It's not a van and it can't fit five people."

Straight and slender legs stretched out from the passenger seat, and the white and tender bare feet in sandals landed on the ground. Kurokawa Mio gently closed the car door.

"The beach... with Masumi..."

Since it was the first day of business, they were a little worried, so all five full-time employees of Fanxing came to Haizhijia.

Walking to the beach and looking at the horizon, the sunlight reflected from the sea is slightly dazzling.

Before you stands a row of wooden-clad beach houses, with shops renting and selling beach umbrellas, deck chairs, swimsuits and diving gear, stalls offering water gun shooting facilities, and shops operating water sports activities.

“We have so many competitors.”

Kurokawa Mio said as she looked at the five small seaside shops offering catering services on the beach.

In addition to the coffee shop "Fanxing" that sells drinks and desserts, and the fried noodle shop "Hanshan Temple" that I met during the judging competition, the remaining three are the sushi restaurant "Umi no Hana", the okonomiyaki restaurant "Hakari", and a Nagoya-style barbecue restaurant.

"Good morning! Everyone in the stars!"

Passing by the fried noodle shop, Ruixi shouted energetically to everyone.

Then she came over here with her ponytails swinging, skipping and jumping, her flip-flops stepping on the soft sand.

"You guys are really late. Today is the first day of business. Nagisa and I came here early."

"Eh? It's clearly not opening time yet, and didn't we already prepare the raw materials yesterday?"

Asami walked closer and looked at Mizuki Nanjo. She saw that she was wearing a one-piece swimsuit, a long-sleeved jacket, and an inflatable swimming ring. She was dressed the same as the tourists who came to play in the water.

"Huh? I didn't expect that the first beautiful swimsuit girl I saw today was actually Mizuki. I thought it was just some kid playing in the water."

"What, what kid!"

Ruixi raised her eyebrows and showed a vicious expression as if saying "Believe it or not, I will bite you" or "Jump up and hit your knee".

"Sorry, sorry, I was just kidding."

She narrowed her eyes and smiled, praising him, "This swimsuit suits you very well. It really shows off little Ruixi's cuteness."

"Thank you, thank you."

Faced with Asami's frank praise, Mizuki showed an embarrassed and shy expression.

Like a shy child who reacts after being praised, he tugged at the front of his coat shyly.

"Please don't mind what Ruixi said."

Suddenly, a sweet voice floated through the air.

"The reason they came early is actually because the child has been looking forward to playing in the water at the beach and wants to enjoy the deserted beach before the tourists arrive."

The young girl with neat long hair approached while speaking.

She was also wearing a black one-piece swimsuit, but unlike Ruixi's childish style, this one had hollowed-out sides, lace covering the chest, and was fixed with thin ropes, giving it a mature style.

"Nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Nagisa Mizushima. I'm a third-year student in the Faculty of Literature at Konan University and the manager of the Chinese restaurant 'Hanshan Temple.'"

"Please give me more advice."

She behaved appropriately and politely, giving people a good impression of being well-educated.

Masumi and the others also returned the greetings and introduced themselves.

"I see."

After hearing the explanation, Asami nodded and said, "If all the tourists come in soon, we won't be able to enjoy the atmosphere of a private beach anymore."

"That's right."

Nagisa smiled faintly, "So I finally got in the water and had some fun." Her smooth skin, still dripping with water, was exposed to the sun, showing the beauty of her natural curves.

"Eh? If I had known, I would have come earlier."

Asami sighed in disappointment.

Masumi didn't give her face and exposed her shortcomings: "Isn't it because you stayed in bed this morning..."

"You talk too much! Masumi-kun!"

The cries of seagulls blended into the sound of the tide and came from afar.

A few people were chatting casually under the large parasol awning, their thin and soft summer skirts fluttering gently in the wind.

Nagisa glanced at the blue and white dresses on the girls and asked with a tone of surprise and admiration:
"Is this the "Stars" uniform? It's beautiful and looks very professional."

"Thank you. Actually, it was made by a friend. She's a fashion design student."

"I see. In comparison, the uniforms we two prepared are quite shabby."

She smiled sheepishly, "Maybe I shouldn't have fooled around with Ruixi."

"What are the uniforms of Ms. Nagisa and little Mizuki?" Asami asked curiously.

“That’s the one you see now.”

Mizuki puffed out her chest, which was as flat as the Harima Plains, looking like a completely smug child.

"After all, at the beach, a swimsuit is formal attire."

"Little Ruixi..."

"What, what happened? Why are you suddenly so close?"

"You are truly my confidant!"

Snap—Asami's palm clamped onto Mizuki's panicked cheek.

◇

After bidding farewell to the duo at "Hanshan Temple", Masumi and his group finally arrived at Fanxing's stall, which was a semi-open-air wooden building.

There is no air conditioning, but the sea breeze blows in occasionally, bringing a hint of coolness.

Looking out from the bar where drinks and coffee are prepared, the gorgeous ocean stretches out before your eyes into the distance.

"Wow! The view here is really nice."

Asami's eyes sparkled, and she was full of energy.

“If I work here, I can always enjoy the sea view. I never get tired of it.”

"If you keep staring at the ocean, your eyes will get tired."

“That’s what they say.”

She turned around and smiled brightly, "Masumi-kun, let's go get some watermelon! We have watermelon among the ingredients we brought in, right?"

The watermelons from Tottori Prefecture were purchased to make watermelon scrambled ice.

"Now that we're at the beach, of course we have to do some beach things."

Asami looked at him and blinked her brown eyes.

Masumi remained unmoved: "Does what we should do at the seaside mean destroying the ingredients used for business?"

"That's just too boring."

Kurokawa Mio agreed while naturally moving closer to Masumi and giving him a playful smile.

"Instead of playing those childish games, Masumi, why don't you come with me to the beach and enjoy the beautiful scenery while drinking coffee? Then we can stroll along the beach together and bathe in the sunset and the evening breeze..."

"Sorry to interrupt your reverie, Mio."

Linyin interrupted coldly, "We're about to open for business. Here's a rag. Please wipe the table."

"Also, if you need to wipe your saliva, I have some tissues here."

"Thank you, Rinne, but that's out of the question."

Kurokawa Mio responded with a smile.

She took it, and suddenly increased the strength of her hand holding the rag, squeezing the neatly folded rag into a ball and sticking it to the wooden table.

Her long honey-gold hair fell as she moved, hiding the expression on her face. She tucked the dirty side inside and continued wiping the table as if nothing had happened.

◇With the official opening of the beach, more and more people appeared on the beach.

The tides of the Seto Inland Sea are countered by the enthusiastic crowds of tourists.

"Stars" was in the center of the tide that was like a whirlpool in Naruto, and was extremely busy.

"One sparkling coffee, one latte, and three melon sodas, Ms. Mio...what's your order?"

"Two egg sandwiches, a watermelon scrambled eggs, and an iced Americano that needs a refill."

"Rin, there are foreigners here... speaking foreign languages... I can't understand..."

"Wait a moment. I'll go over there. Please serve this strawberry parfait to the customer."

"Ah."

"I didn't expect there would be so many people on the first day. It's really exaggerated."

Masumi looked at the packed restaurant and sighed a little tiredly.

"Masumi-kun, is the coffee ready?" Asami urged.

"not yet."

"There are so many copies, and they have everything. I can't even figure it out. It'll take a few more minutes."

"That's too slow, Masumi-kun. Speed ​​is of the essence in war."

"Leave the regular drinks to me." Linyin came over with the menu: "You can just take care of the coffee first."

"Oh, thank you."

The coffee machine was running non-stop. After a brief period of confusion at the beginning, Masumi gradually adapted to the rhythm and took over the responsibility of making drinks again. After all, Rin still had to prepare desserts and meals.

"Seno, the coffee is ready."

"Oh, I'll be there right away."

Mami was busy helping customers check out, sweat oozing from her forehead and a few strands of black hair stuck to her cheeks. She walked over and frowned awkwardly.

"Tsk, why is it Masumi-kun who's rushing me this time?"

"Didn't you say that? Speed ​​is of the essence in war."

While talking, Masumi put ice cubes into the paper cup, making a "crackling" sound.

"Eh? Really?" Mami had a dumbfounded expression, perhaps she was too busy and really forgot. She then shook her head nonchalantly, her pink lips outlining a mischievous arc.

"Oh, as expected, boys are always impatient."

From her lips you can see her white teeth and pink tongue.

"Come on, boys."

After making a casual, somewhat obscene joke, Mami placed the coffee on the tray, picked it up, and turned around to hand it to the customer.

Another busy period.

Fortunately, the passenger flow is limited after all, unlike the endless tides of the Seto Inland Sea.

"Huh-I'm so tired."

Mami rested her chin on the table, where a glass of iced drink had just been placed, so it was still icy cold.

"It won't be like this every day, will it? Although the sales are guaranteed, it's tiring as hell."

"Probably not." Linyin pulled out the log stool next to her and sat down, explaining, "It's just because today is the first day and it happens to be the weekend."

"But when students go on summer vacation and companies go on summer break, it will be busy again."

"That's truly a happy sorrow," Asami sighed.

"I just asked Qian Ai, and she said that I can come to Fanxing for a part-time job around the middle of the month." Rin Yin said, "Summer vacation is the busiest time. Youyouzi happens to be on summer vacation, so she can come and help out during the day."

"Is that so?" Mami's eyes lit up again: "I'm saved!"

His eyes were sparkling, and he was already expecting reinforcements.

"By the way, where are Miss Kaizuki and Miss Mio?"

"I went to buy food." Masumi replied.

"Oh, I'm a little hungry."

Asami touched her belly and suddenly raised her head again.

"But Masumi-kun, why didn't you go with them?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Why are you asking?" Mami said with an incredulous expression, "On a summer beach, if two pretty girls go shopping alone, it's easy for flirtatious boys to hit on them."

"That's a scene that only appears in animations," Masumi complained.

"No! No! It happens in real life too. After all, the island nation has a strange culture of picking up girls. Women standing on the street will be hit on if there's no one of the opposite sex around them."

"——Sorry for the wait."

As soon as I mentioned the two people, they appeared.

"Masumi, thank you for your hard work. I bought some fried noodles from Hanshan Temple."

Looking at the two bright and beautiful girls in pure dresses, Masumi blurted out, "Did anyone hit on you and Hanekawa on the street?"

"Eh?"

The sudden question made Kurokawa Mio look a little surprised, then she raised her lips and said, "If someone hits on me, would Masumi care?"

"of course."

Masumi nodded.

If someone hits on her when she's with Haiyue, of course she'd be concerned. By the way, her anti-wolf props should be kept well in the store, right?
"Eh—Is that so?! I'm so happy!"

A blush of happiness appeared on Kurokawa Mio's face, and she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will never give any boy other than Masumi the chance to touch me."

"If there's a man who's that blind..."

Although distorted, a smile with a strange beauty appeared on his face.

"What will happen?" Masumi blinked, a chill running down his spine for no apparent reason.

"nothing."

The smile on her face did not fade.

"... fried noodles... if you don't eat them now... they'll get cold..."

Haiyue weakly reminded Kurokawa who was still chatting.

"Feel sorry."

She spread out the plastic bag on the table, took out the packaged fried noodles, and handed them to several people in turn.

Masumi opened the lid of the box and the smell of the sauce filled his nose, whetting his appetite.

"Xiao Ruixi and her friends' fried noodles are really good. No wonder they stand out from so many other places."

Mami opened the disposable chopsticks, picked up a large bunch of fried noodles with great enthusiasm, and chewed it with relish.

"Yeah, it's not just the noodles. These vegetables, which are deliberately cut into larger pieces to show their presence to the diners, are also to my liking!"

"Uh...Ms. Asami."

Kurokawa Mio looked strange: "That's because when making this fried noodles, Miss Nanjo was busy chatting with me and didn't concentrate on preparing the vegetables."

"Uh... this is the local humor of Shiga Prefecture." Asami laughed.

She quickly changed the subject: "How does Xiao Linyin think it tastes?"

"It's really delicious." Rinyin put half a mouthful of fried noodles into her mouth and commented.

"Not only the sauce and cooking oil, but the noodles are also very flavorful. They must not be cheap stuff from wholesalers."

"Ms. Nanjo told me that these are high-quality Chinese noodles that were specially ordered from the noodle factory."

Kurokawa Mio tried hard to recall Mizuki's expression and lines at that time.

"Hehe! These noodles are made with four kinds of flour, blended using a secret recipe from the ancient Chinese court! From the wheat's origin to the milling method, they're meticulously selected. They're truly "divine Chinese noodles that combine a soft yet chewy texture with the perfect wheat flavor!"

A smug and provocative smile appeared on the face of the girl with twin ponytails.

"With our secret sauce, which has been passed down for fifty generations, it's no exaggeration to call it the best fried noodles in the world!"

"……Amazing."

Haiyue muttered to herself, her blue pupils shaking.

Heichuan looked at her strangely. Did she really believe it?
Ruixi seemed to enjoy it and nodded contentedly.

"Haiyue really knows what you're doing. In that case, I'll give you some extra bean sprouts! Um... some squid too. No need to thank me."

"Rich..."

From behind, Nagisa looked at Mizuki with the look of a teacher who was giving instructions to a problem student.

"That's too much. Are you a real idiot?"

"Please don't mind it." Nagisa sighed and explained softly to Kurokawa and Kaizuki, "Actually, these are just noodles sent directly from a relative who runs a noodle factory. The sauce is also the izakaya recipe, with some minor modifications."

Asami ate her fried noodles while listening to the story, and after taking a sip, the noodles danced around her mouth, making a sticky sound.

"What did you say?" Masumi asked again, not hearing clearly.

"……I said."

She swallowed the noodles and took a breath before speaking.

"We'll be open in the afternoon too."

　Thanks to Lost Control Record for the reward to Rinne Kamishiro, thanks to Fuyao Yuxin for the reward, thanks to the subscription, monthly ticket and recommendation ticket
　　
　
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