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

"You've gained a little weight; I guess you've been eating too many snacks lately."

【Hana Maru Hanabi】pulled her legs out of the blankets; delicate white jade, lotus-like feet—that's exactly what describes the girl's legs.

But why does it still feel strange?

【Hanamaru Hanabi】couldn't help but sigh.

He turned his head and noticed that Hanabi Hanamoto, who was sleeping in beside him, frowned.

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###Bonus Chapter: Memories in the Snow###

"It's gotten quite cold today, wear more clothes. Here, zip it up."

Hanamaru Mieko's face was full of smiles. She looked at her daughter, who was wrapped in a cotton coat and looked like a round ball. Suddenly, she felt that her small body was too cute and couldn't help but reach out to rub her head.

"Mom, the clothes... are too tight..."

"Aren't we going out in a bit? Look how much snow is falling outside the window, you can't go without wearing more layers."

As Hanamaru Mieko spoke these words, she squatted down in front of Hanamaru Hanabi.

The six-year-old girl had exceptionally beautiful eyes; her bright purple eyes sparkled and seemed to radiate light when she looked at people.

"What does Hanabi-chan want to eat today?"

Hanabi Hanabi raised her two small hands, which were difficult to move because they were covered by a cotton coat, and placed them in front of her, tangling them together. She buried half of her face and secretly glanced at Hanabi Mieko in front of her.

"I want to eat...chili peppers..."

"The doctor said you can't eat it, and you just went to the hospital yesterday."

"But..."

"Does your lower abdomen still hurt?"

Hanabi Hanabi shook her head, then looked at her mother with hopeful eyes.

"Even if you're not in pain, you can't eat it."

"Well... Hanabi wants to go play with Kai-nii..."

"If you go to see him, you'll just be following him around. Aren't you afraid he'll find you repulsive?"

Hanabi Hanabi lowered her head and said softly, "Then let's not go..."

Hanamaru Mieko chuckled lightly, "You don't actually like him, do you?"

"I like it..." Hanabi lowered her head for a long time, her hands constantly clenching together, and after a long struggle, she finally mustered up the courage to whisper it.

"Alright, alright, if you like it, then you like it," Hanamaru Mieko thought it was just children playing around with their feelings, and then teased her daughter with a smile, "Does Hanabi-chan still want to be Kai's wife next door in the future? So he can come and marry you."

"May I...?"

"You really want him to marry you?"

"Hmm..." Hanabi Hanabi nodded, then blushed and looked at her mother, saying, "Mom, Mom, you mustn't tell anyone..."

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense."

Ding dong.

After the bell rang, a shout came from downstairs: "Mieko!"

Hanamaru Mieko recognized the voice and teased her daughter, "Look, your mother-in-law has brought your husband!"

Hanabi Hanamaru shrank her head in embarrassment.

......

Footsteps echoed on the wooden steps as Hanamaru Mieko descended the stairs to the entrance.

Hanabi Hanamaru, however, was unable to move easily due to her thick clothes, so she had to hold onto the wall and stagger down step by step.

"Mom, wait, wait for the fireworks..."

Hanamaru Mieko simply turned around and looked back, then smiled and said, "Hurry up and get down."

She turned around, walked through the living room to the entryway, and opened the door.

A blast of cold air swept in from outside.

Outside, everything was white. Heavy snow weighed down the eaves and piled up in a thick layer on the roadside. The streets were shrouded in white, with only a few people walking among them.

Noriko Uesugi, wearing a brown coat and a scarf around her neck, stood outside the Hanamaru house, with Kai Uesugi standing behind her.

"Mieko, are you ready?"

"I just helped Hanabi get dressed," Hanamaru Mieko replied, shielding her eyes from the cold wind as she stood by the door.

"Where's Hanabi-chan?" Noriko Uesugi peeked into the room, and after a moment, she saw a little ball of flesh walk into view from the inner room. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Haha, so cute."

"It feels like the snow outside has gotten a bit heavier. Let's go in later and sit inside for a while first."

"it is good."

Uesugi Kai followed his mother into the house. While changing his shoes, he noticed that Hanamaru Hanabi had been hiding behind her mother, secretly watching him.

They went to kindergarten together, so why are you still so shy?

Kai Uesugi didn't pay much attention to the little girl, but instead followed her mother to sit in the living room.

Hanabi Hanamaru felt a little disappointed when she saw that Kai Uesugi had walked straight into the house without speaking to her.

As Hanamaru Mieko stepped into the entrance hall, she noticed the change in her daughter's mood and bent down to look at Hanamaru Hanabi's little face: "Hanabi-chan, what's wrong?"

"Hanabi...is Hanabi ugly...?"

“It’s quite funny,” Hanamaru Mieko said with a laugh.

Hanabi Hanabi buried her face even deeper.

The next second, her mother touched her head. "Okay, I was just joking. You're only 6 years old, you haven't grown up yet, why are you thinking about these things?"

Hanabi Hanabi looked up at her mother, who was patting her head, then quickly looked down again: "Brother... doesn't seem to like Hanabi either..."

"How could Xiaozhao not like you? Did you make him angry?"

"Um..."

"What did you do?"

"Brother... gave Hanabi a flower before..."

"Flower...? Oh, it's that white lily, isn't it?"

Hanamaru Mieko remembered that there was indeed such an incident. It must have been about a week ago. She had made too many pastries and hadn't finished them. When she went to visit the Uesugi family next door to deliver some pastries, Hanabi kept looking at the white lilies in the Uesugi family's living room.

He casually picked the small awning opposite him and gave it to her.

Hanamaru Mieko thought that Kai was a thoughtful and observant person.

I don't know how Noriko raised him to be so smart.

Then look at my own daughter.

Aside from being very sensitive to people, Xiaohuahuo is just an ordinary child.

It's even worse than that; she was a pushover from a young age, often bullied by other kids.

She wouldn't fight back even if I taught her.

Speaking of these things, Hanamaru Mieko is a little worried about what will happen when she goes to elementary school. Being so vulnerable, she will inevitably be bullied by her peers.

"Where are the flowers?" Mrs. Hanamaru remembered that she kept the flowers in a flowerpot in her bedroom, and she dug up the soil herself from the yard, even digging up a patch of greenery that her father had just renovated.

Fortunately, it suddenly snowed, and the child's father didn't notice.

"She's dead..." Hanabi Hanamaru's voice trailed off.

"How did you die?"

Hanabi Hanamaru did not answer.

Tell Mom.

Hanabi Hanamaru's little hands twitched incessantly, like a child who had made a mistake: "Pour chili water..."

Mrs. Hanamaru immediately understood.

This child loves spicy food, and probably wanted to give his favorite thing to that poor lily.

"Hanabi doesn't dare tell her brother..."

Seeing her daughter's cautious demeanor, Mrs. Hanamaru suddenly had an idea.

"Does Hanabi-chan want to get along better with her brother?"

Hanabi Hanabi looked at her mother and immediately nodded.

"Alright," Mrs. Hanamaru smiled gently. "Hanabi-chan, go pour a cup of hot tea for Kai and Aunt Uesugi. Remember, make sure to give the hot tea to Kai first, then give it to Aunt Uesugi, and call her 'Mom' in front of her."

Why do you call Uesugi Auntie and Mom?

The clueless Hanamaru Hanabi didn't understand any of this.

"Didn't Hanabi-chan want to be Kai's wife? Why don't you go and take care of Aunt Uesugi first? Then Kai will only marry you, right?"

Hanabi Hanamaru believed her mother's words and immediately ran to the kitchen on her short legs. She stepped onto her special low stool, took out two cups, placed them on a tray, and poured the pre-warmed barley tea into the two cups.

Then, carrying the tray, he stepped off the stool and carefully walked towards the living room.

Kai Uesugi was on the sofa reading the book he carried with him. Just as he was about to turn the page, a pair of small hands suddenly appeared in front of him holding a teacup, with steaming barley tea inside.

The little girl's violet eyes were looking at him.

"elder brother..."

"Ah, thank you," Uesugi Kai said casually, without giving it much thought.

After giving him the hot tea, Hanabi Hanamaru turned around and picked up another cup from the coffee table, offering it to Noriko Uesugi, who was sitting next to him.

"Thank you," Noriko Uesugi said with a smile, extending her hand to accept the gift. "Hanabi-chan has grown a little bit more."

Hanabi Hanamaru straightened up at this moment, and stammered in front of Mrs. Uesugi, as if she had something to say.