Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

They grew up, got married, and are now happy.

This is the best ending.

The little girl never dared to tell me she liked Xiaozhao before, but luckily I realized it, otherwise we wouldn't be standing here together now.

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The procession passed through the approach, stone steps, torii gates, and temples. Along the way, tourists would curiously take pictures of the procession, as the bride was so cute and beautiful that most of their cameras were taken of her holding the groom's hand, looking very shy.

The Fengsai Hall was ablaze with lanterns and candles.

In front of them were a shrine and a long wooden table. On the long wooden table was a wine pot and six wine cups of different sizes. On both sides of the offering hall were simple wine bowls. Apart from the seats for the relatives and friends of the bride and groom, there were several rows of seats at the back.

Kai Uesugi and Hanabi Hanabi's friends and classmates were sitting there.

They had been waiting for a long time once again.

With a light, cheerful Kagura bell sound, everyone turned to look at the bride and groom at the entrance.

Wearing a suit and tuxedo, Goto Iwakatsu kept poking Tsubokawa Takahiro's waist, marveling at the groom's handsomeness and the bride's beauty.

Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi walked hand in hand to the front of the Hōsai-den, led by the two shrine maidens on either side.

Behind the shrine is an open space, reflecting the lush forest and courtyard.

Uesugi Kai and Hanabi sat on two small stools in front of the long wooden table. Hanabi would occasionally steal a glance at Uesugi Kai beside her, her eyes looking at him tenderly and moistly, sparkling.

The two sat down, and the two priestesses began to help them tidy their clothes, standing on either side with Kagura bells in their hands.

The priest in his hunting robes, who was sitting beside the shrine, rose, held the gohei (official hat) in both hands, and bowed to the newlyweds.

He is the head priest of Meiji Shrine and the priest in charge of presiding over this wedding.

Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi returned the greeting at the same time.

The shrine priest held the sacred coin and bowed to the shrine, then bowed three times towards the sky.

This step involves reporting the marriage to the gods in order to receive their blessings.

The shrine attendant turned around, his gait solemn and his expression earnest, and sang a wedding blessing to Kai Uesugi and Hanabi Hanamaru in a unique tone. Everyone stood up to pray.

At that moment, Uesugi Kai and Hanabi Hanabi exchanged a glance, and as their eyes met, love slowly filled their eyes.

Next, the shrine maidens performed a dance, holding Kagura bells and moving with light and graceful movements, aided by Chihaya's outer garment.

Fireworks, I like you.

Fireworks, will you be my wife?

Fireworks... Fireworks...

Hanabi Hanamaru watched the dance moves where light and shadow intertwined, and in a daze, she recalled the many times she had spent with him in the past. Her heart grew more and more excited, and as she held his hand, her eyes gradually welled up with tears.

Kai Uesugi felt the same way, recalling all the happy experiences, the ordinary yet sweet daily life, Hanabi sweetly telling him "I like Kai-kun," and the feeling of her excitedly throwing herself into his arms.

His memories were shrouded in a misty rain, and after much reflection, he officially married her, and everything was happy again.

In a daze, the two priestesses had already served the two of them wine cups.

Hanabi Hanamaru looked at her own reflection in the sake cup, her lips pursed and tears welling up. She suppressed her emotions, picked up the sake cup offered by the shrine maiden with both hands, and turned to face Kai Uesugi.

He was a bit taller, so Hanabi looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

Her deep purple eyes were filled with affection, and her lips were gently pursed.

Even though she knew she was happy, seeing her like this still pained Uesugi Kai.

"Don't cry, you'll look ugly if you cry."

"Mmm...mmm!" Hanabi Hanabi sobbed.

"Don't cry...this is our happiest moment."

339 degrees.

Three toasts were exchanged.

The three wine glasses are exchanged three times, for a total of nine times.

Kai Uesugi carefully extended the hand holding the wine glass and exchanged glasses with her slender arm. Her hand trembled slightly, causing the wine in the glass to ripple.

With each approach, the scent of the young girl gently brushed against Uesugi Kai's nostrils as her face drew closer.

The delicate fragrance of a young girl, the rich aroma of wine, and the bliss of newlyweds all converged at this moment.

Uesugi Kai gazed into her beautiful, tearful, violet eyes, and slowly drank the first cup of happiness in his life.

"Relatives toast each other!"

The elders of the Hanamaru and Uesugi families all came.

They were all dressed in black haori and rose to serve sake at the priest's prompting.

Uncle Hanamaru Yuzuki looked at the happy couple in front of him, smiled, and shook his head slightly at his reflection in his wine glass.

Cousin Uesugi Shio looked at the two of them, whom she had watched grow up, and sincerely offered her blessings.

Grandpa and Grandma Uesugi, Grandpa and Grandma Hanamaru, all looked at each other and drank the wine to mark their marriage.

Both sets of parents watched the two from behind. They saw the way the two looked at each other and heard Uesugi Kai comforting Hanabi. Touched, they were both choked up.

Needless to say, Hanamaru Hiroki drank a whole bowl of sake in one gulp.

When his daughter got married, he personally handed her hand to the young man. He had been with her for eighteen years, watching her grow up day by day, and she called him "Dad"... He was always a little reluctant to part with her on her wedding day.

After sitting down, he took out his pocket watch, opened it, and glanced at the photos of his daughter when she was a child.

She smiled happily.

Hanamaru Hiroki closed his pocket watch, looked up again, and gazed at the two people sitting happily together in front of him.

Nothing else matters, happiness is all that matters.

The shrine priest bowed again to the altar and said to Uesugi Kai:

"Next, please have the groom recite his vows."

He had rehearsed some of his words a hundred times in his mind, but when he actually said them, they were still hesitant and fragmented.

Kai Uesugi took Hanabi Hanabi's hand and looked into her tearful eyes.

"Fireworks... I met you when I was three years old. You were wearing white fluffy earmuffs and a light blue cotton-padded jacket, and you were looking down timidly."

"That day I happened to go out and ran into you and your mother moving in. Your mother seemed to have noticed me too, knowing that I was a neighbor. She smiled and greeted me, and bent down to gently tell you a few words that I couldn't hear clearly."

"While I was still standing on the other side of the street in a daze, a pair of bright purple eyes looked at me. When she saw that I was looking at her in return, she quickly looked away shyly, lowered her head, blushed, and hid behind her mother. Her shy appearance then was exactly the same as now."

"I really like her eyes. People say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. I feel that her bright eyes can always express the words she keeps buried in her heart."

"She was as gentle and warm-hearted as her mother. Despite her frail appearance, she often did things that she shouldn't have done. She was submissive and never said anything. She would do whatever she was told to do."

"Therefore, when she was in elementary school, classmates would always ask her for help. Many times, after school, you could see her cleaning the classroom by herself and tidying up the brooms that the classmates had carelessly thrown away."

"She likes light blue, and her clothes and videos always feature this color. She likes sharks, and her room is filled with shark-themed toys. She also likes spicy food, although I can't really handle that level of spiciness."

“I have many flaws, but she has never complained about me once in the past fifteen years.”

"Her name is Hanamaru Hanabi, and she is my childhood sweetheart who has been with me for fifteen years."

"Her name represents in my heart everything she did for me, everything she did for me."

"She is the love of my life, the one I have been searching for all my life."

She is the sun that accompanies me, illuminating my existence.

"She...is now...my wife too."

As she finished speaking, she choked up. Uesugi Kai said these words softly and gently put her wedding ring on her finger.

The moment she put on the wedding ring, Hanabi Hanamaru, her eyes already blurred with tears, immediately tiptoed up to him and hugged him tightly.

Regardless of how pretty the delicate hair accessories were, she kept burying her little head in his arms, tears streaming down her face, her sweet, soft voice excitedly calling out in his embrace:

"Kai-kun... Kai-kun... Hanabi... Hanabi... Hanabi loves you so much!"

The relatives in the audience applauded enthusiastically, celebrating this exciting and happy moment together.

The priestesses smiled, the priests smiled, everyone was smiling.

This sacred moment is as beautiful and pure as breathing.

Kaiya Uesugi hugged her back, his arms tightly around her back. He closed his eyes, and a gentle warmth flowed from her soft call. The girl's intimate words and close embrace made a warmth he had never experienced before slowly melt in his heart and spread throughout his body.

"I know, I know, I love you too, Hanabi."

Today is her wedding day, and also Hanabi's birthday.

A gentle breeze rustled outside the temple, stirring the clouds in the blue sky, rustling the green leaves of October, and carrying with it the happiness of October.

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###Chapter 390 Tonight, the Night is Gentle###

The wedding ceremony was joyous and went smoothly, a wonderful beginning, but Hanamaru Hanabi cried uncontrollably.

Even during the subsequent photo session, she was teary-eyed, constantly wiping away her tears with her little hands.

"Alright, alright, weren't you just comforting me not to cry? Now you're the one crying so hard." After taking the photo, Uesugi Kai put his arm around the girl and gently patted her back.

Hanabi Hanabi simply threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, unable to utter a single coherent word amidst her sobs.

Uesugi Kai held her for a long time and comforted her until she gradually calmed down.

She looked up at herself, her eyes sparkling, her moist gaze seemingly holding so much she wanted to say.

Kaiya Uesugi looked at her eyes and brows, then smiled and reached out to pinch her soft, bouncy cheeks.

"She'll be my wife from now on."

"Kai-kun... will you be good to Hanabi...?"

"Haven't I said this many times? It definitely will."

"Hanabi...Hanabi knows...but I just want to hear Kai-kun say it..."