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

It was lunchtime, time to leave work.

Hanamaru Yuuki jumped up almost immediately, "Yay! Time to get off work!"

Even the store manager, Liu Mu, couldn't help but smile when he saw her: "So eager to leave work?"

"Hmph~ Of course, getting off work means free time." Hanamaru Yuuki put her hands on her hips and nodded confidently.

"Haha, you guys rest, I'm going back to check on my kids."

"Huh? Isn't Manager Liu staying at the shop for lunch?"

"No, I have something to do. You guys eat."

Hanamaru Yuuki curiously watched the departing manager, Yanagi, until she completely disappeared from sight before turning to look at Uesugi Kai, who was tidying up the coffee equipment.

"Brother-in-law, what are we having for lunch?"

What would you like to eat?

"I want to eat...the steak my sister makes!" Hanamaru Yuuki said with a bright smile.

"Then go to the balcony and ask her to make it for you."

"Great!"

Seeing Hanamaru Yuki's energetic back view, Uesugi Kai hoped that his and Hanabi's daughter could grow up just as happily, with the couple watching her grow up slowly from behind.

Although, Uesugi Kai is not ready to be called "dad" at all right now.

But once you're married, you'll inevitably have to face that day.

We had steak for lunch. Hanabi Hana and Erina Akane spent half the day making one for everyone.

It's only noon now, and apart from the shop manager Liu Mu, there are only four people in the shop.

As Uesugi Kai was eating his rice, he suddenly noticed a small piece of vegetable on top of his bowl.

It was Hanamaru Hanabi who put it on her plate.

This simple scene was witnessed by Hanamaru Yuuki, who smiled and said, "My sister and brother-in-law are so loving."

Akane Rina, completely bewildered, asked, "Huh?"

"Then I'll put one on your plate too."

"Thank you, sister!"

Hanamaru Yuuki was quite happy today, perhaps because she had finally broken free from her mother's control.

After the meal, she even offered to help Hanabi Hanabi wash the dishes, which was clearly not her job as a coffee apprentice.

Akane Rina said to Kai Uesugi at the front desk, "Yuki seems like a very sunny person."

"For today only." Uesugi Kai shook his head. Yuuki-chan is cute and her outfit is very energetic, but her thinking is so erratic that she doesn't seem like a shy girl.

"what?"

If you don't understand, just pretend I didn't say anything.

In the afternoon, Rikako Kohashi and Katsura Totsuka came to the coffee shop and met Yuuki Hanamaru. Katsura Totsuka was a little embarrassed in front of Yuuki, who was so glamorous.

Hey, you're the kind of guy who likes his stepsister, how can you be so shameless?

Speaking of which, I wonder how things are going between him and Rikako Kohashi; it seems like there hasn't been any progress.

It was afternoon.

Once she started work, Hanamaru Yuuki put away her playful mood and began learning how to make coffee from Uesugi Kai.

Given that she was a complete novice, Uesugi Kai thought for a moment and said, "Well then, you should have some basic knowledge, right?"

"Mmm!" Hanamaru Yuuki nodded her little head. "I learned a little bit from Miss Anna and the others when I was in England."

"Then, I'll give you the tools. Try to do it yourself first and make a result. Then I'll point out any problems you encounter and help you figure out how to learn better."

Okay~

Kai Uesugi stepped aside, letting Yuuki Hanamaru operate the machine herself.

First of all, the fact that she knew how to smell the beans as her first step shows that she actually has some basic knowledge.

"There are so many here, which machine should I use?" But soon she was stumped, unable to recognize which tool she needed to make coffee.

Uesugi Kai asked first, "What do you want to do?"

"Cappuccino." Hanamaru Yuuki looked at him with a questioning gaze, unsure if she had chosen the right coffee beans.

Kai Uesugi nodded, making sure she hadn't picked up the wrong one: "Since it's a cappuccino, let's use the traditional pour-over method."

"Manual flushing?" Hanamaru Yuuki's gaze swept over all the machines on the counter, then she pointed to the largest one and asked, "Is this the one?"

Rikako Kohashi, who was watching from the side, covered her face and smiled, "You're wrong, Yuuki-chan. That's an automatic coffee machine. Use it when you're busy."

"Oh, I understand." Hanamaru Yuuki nodded quickly, as if she understood.

Kai Uesugi explained, "Pour-over coffee is definitely brewed by hand. First, you need to find the tools you want to use."

"What are they?" Hanamaru Yuuki asked curiously.

"Hot water, filter cup, warmer, glass pot, and filter paper."

Hanamaru Yuuki frantically searched the corner of the bar and found what Uesugi Kai had mentioned. "That's all?"

"Yes, but you'd be better off using a short-spouted strainer; you can't control a long-spouted one."

Hanamaru Yuuki obediently replied, "Okay."

Afterwards, Hanamaru Yuuki followed Uesugi Kai's instructions step by step, failing many times on the details, but still managed to make a cup of coffee.

"Master, please." Hanamaru Yuuki smiled and handed the cappuccino to Uesugi Kai.

"What master?" Uesugi Kai reached out and brought over the coffee and cup holder together.

"Hehe, because my brother-in-law teaches so diligently, he has the air of a master."

Uesugi Kai gently agreed without saying anything more. He picked up his coffee, put it in his mouth, and took a small sip.

At first it was fine, but when we were halfway through drinking it—

"Pfft—!" Uesugi Kai sprayed directly at Hanamaru Yuuki.

Fortunately, Hanamaru Yuuki reacted quickly and was agile, dodging the attack with a sidestep.

"That was close!"

She wasn't sprayed, but Totsuka Katsura, who had just arrived, was in trouble. He got a cappuccino spray all over his face, and his expression immediately fell. His dead fish eyes, covered in coffee liquid, glared at Uesugi Kai:

"Hey, Uesugi, that's going too far."

"Sorry, sorry." Uesugi Kai apologized twice, looking at the cappuccino in his hand with a very strange flavor.

Goodness, this is way too salty!

He had never drunk salty coffee in his life.

Kai Uesugi looked at Yuuki Hanamaru, who had a surprised expression: "What did you add?"

"White sugar."

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"White sugar?"

Kai Uesugi handed over the coffee cup with a blank expression. "Try it, is it made with white sugar?"

"No, no, no," Hanamaru Yuuki shook her head decisively. "I don't want to. This is the cup my brother-in-law drank from. If I drink from it, it will be an indirect kiss."

......

I didn't think that much about it, but you seem to have a lot of ideas.

Kai Uesugi mentally complained, then took a handkerchief, wiped the cup he had just touched, and handed it to her, saying, "Here, try it."

Hanamaru Yuuki took the coffee cup and took a small sip.

"It's really salty!"

"...Stop looking like you've discovered a treasure, okay? This isn't a good thing." Uesugi Kai shook his head, rubbing his forehead. "Did you put table salt in your coffee thinking it was sugar?"

"That should be the case," Hanamaru Yuuki said with a nonchalant smile.

Uesugi Kai sighed: "What do you mean 'should be like this'? This is how it is!"

"Hehe, brother-in-law, you won't scold me, will you?"

“I don’t know, but you’ll have to ask Totsuka about this; he was the victim.”

Hanamaru Yuuki looked at Totsuka Katsura, who was wiping his face at the front desk, and looked completely bewildered.

"how?"

"Totsuka-kun, you won't blame Yuuki, will you? Yuuki only did it on purpose..." Hanamaru Yuuki acted cute, her pretty little face full of grievance.

"Haha, it's okay! How could I be that kind of petty man! It's okay!"

"Thank you, Totsuka-kun!" Hanamaru Yuuki raised her hand again, making her signature energetic little gesture, her face once again radiating a dazzling glow.

Totsuka Katsura was quite pleased to see this: "Haha, it's alright, it's alright!"

Upon seeing this, Uesugi Kai realized that, indeed, being a beautiful girl is a privilege.

They possess an excellent escapist method: using their cute appearance to beg for forgiveness.

Hanabi Hanamaru rarely used this privilege because she didn't think she was very pretty.

Hanamaru Yuuki is the complete opposite. Knowing that she is a beautiful girl, she uses her appearance to gain certain privileges.

Fortunately, Yuki is serious about learning. She takes what she is taught seriously and is quick to apply what she has learned to other situations, so her learning progress is quite rapid.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Yuki is a top student who studied in the UK. Putting aside everything else, her learning ability is first-rate.

"Brother-in-law, shall we both learn coffee this afternoon?"

"Otherwise what? You're doing a job now, how can you not do it well?"

"Oh~ I see!" Hanamaru Yuuki said with a smile.