Tokyo Love Story

"what happened?"

Ejima Myo tilted her head and asked subconsciously.

"Theoretically speaking, if you don't review the knowledge you have mastered within three months, you will forget most of it." Tsugumi Seirina laughed awkwardly and avoided Ejima Tadashi's gaze with an awkward expression, "I mean... I may need your help.

"Because I haven't been in the kitchen for a long time, so... I'm a little rusty."

At the end, Tsugumi Seina's voice became smaller and smaller.

The previous second she vowed to give it to her, but the next second she showed her weakness.

This is somewhat difficult to describe in words.

"no problem."

Ejima Miao nodded slightly, agreeing happily.

She thought Sister Rina was going to say something.

“Um… please.”

Tsugumi Seina lowered her eyebrows, looking cautious.

"take it easy."

Ejima Miu gave a relieved smile, she gently took Tsugumi Seirina's hand and led her to the chopping board.

When Tsugumi Makoto Rina asked her for cooking advice, she had already realized that their neighbor Rina-san really had no talent in cooking.

But even so, she still persisted for a month, and even beyond her expectations, she learned three home-cooked dishes. What surprised her the most was that the three dishes tasted really good. Although the details were still a bit rough, there was no problem in getting a passing score.

Now it’s just a matter of getting back some of the things that may have been forgotten. It shouldn’t be too difficult, both emotionally and logically.

Feeling the slightly cool touch on the palm of her hand, Tsugumi Serina subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

If she really had to start over again step by step without any "teaching materials", she believed she would mess up at least two or three times.

But the meal time at the Kitagawa family is posted there. When she was a diner, she was the type of person who would feel like the day was a long time if the meal was not served on time. Now, she has become a chef, and in this regard, she also has an unconscious sense of responsibility.

Anyway, you can’t time out!

"But..." Ejima Tae let go of Tsugumi Makoto's hand and changed the subject, "I will only be responsible for pointing out the steps that Sister Rina didn't do correctly. I won't teach you everything." She paused, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, outlining a sly arc, "This is the only way to achieve the effect of review!"

What she meant was that she hoped that Tsugumi Serina could recall the steps that she had practiced several times before while doing it.

It's not that I want to embarrass Tsugumi Seina just for the sake of making things difficult for her.

In her opinion, the muscle memory that has been practiced hundreds of times is not so easy to forget. Even if it is unfamiliar at first, it will gradually become familiar after starting to do it habitually.

This neighbor put a lot of effort into those three dishes.

That memory will not be forgotten so easily.

Of course, the most important point is that she doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes.

People have inertial thinking. Once they encounter a problem, they will seek help immediately. If the people around them can give answers immediately, over time, people will give up thinking for themselves and habitually ask for help from people around them, which will develop a bad habit.

At first, when she first started teaching Tsuchiya Serina cooking, she made this mistake. Whenever Tsuchiya Serina asked a question, she would answer it immediately without even giving the other person time to think.

Therefore, at least 30% of the reason why Tsugumi Serina's learning progress was so slow in the early stage was because of this.

However, from another perspective, it was also an eye-opener for her. This seemingly energetic and cheerful neighbor sister was unexpectedly a spoiled brat when it came to things she was not good at.

This is the best way.”

After a moment of silence, Tsugumi Seirina nodded and agreed.

On this point, she thought very clearly. First of all, having something is always better than having nothing; secondly, her original idea was to hope that Ejima Mia would only help her with the steps that she did not do correctly or was not sure about.

If she really asked Ejima Mia to demonstrate the whole process from beginning to end, then her trip to the kitchen today would have been in vain.

After all, if she demonstrated it once, the 'standard answer' would come out directly.

The templates are all there, so what else does she have to do?

On the other side of the kitchen, Kitayuan Rinyin, who was processing green leafy vegetables in the sink, frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on her face.

If before, with Ejima Tadashi's reminder, she just felt that Tsugumi Serina was often absent-minded and looked like she had a lot on her mind, then now, she already had a bad premonition.

Judging from Tsugumi Seina's current performance, her concerns have exceeded her capabilities. To put it bluntly, Tsugumi Seina has no way to handle these things.

only……

Kitaen Rin'in paused for a moment.

She tilted her eyebrows and her eyes fell on the profile of Tsugumi Seina, who was standing in front of the chopping board and starting to check the various seasonings.

If you ask the person involved, given Tsugumi Serina's personality, she will definitely not tell anyone.

Just laugh it off and you'll be able to get away with it.

If you force me to answer, forget it.

Looking away, Kitayuan Rinyin turned the faucet a little higher.

The sound of splashing water not only did not dispel her worried thoughts, but made her feel even more restless.

Thank you to teacher 3929 for the reward, and thank you to teachers Qing Yaoye for the monthly tickets. Your support is my motivation for writing.

Chapter 206 Her Farewell (Part )

"It's time to eat!"

Following the call of Ejima Tadashi who stuck her head out from the sliding door of the kitchen, Kitagawa Che and Kashiwagen Shiori, who were sitting in the living room watching TV, stood up consciously, washed their hands, and then took the initiative to go into the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

This is one of the established rules of the Kitagawa family.

The chefs are responsible for cooking, while the diners are responsible for the follow-up work, such as serving dishes, adding rice, and most importantly, washing dishes.

"Well, I can't eat much tonight."

Untying her apron, Tsugumi Seina looked at Kashiwagen Shiori who was adding more rice and said something in a low voice.

"what?"

Kashiwagen Shiori's hands paused, she put down the bowl in her hand, turned around, and placed her white hand directly on Tsugumi Seina's forehead.

After confirming that Tsugumi Seina's temperature was normal, Kashiwagen Shiori lowered her eyebrows and muttered in a puzzled tone, "She doesn't have a fever."

"Stop it." Tsugumi Seirina slapped her hand away in annoyance and glared at her. "Everyone has a few days a month when they don't have an appetite. Isn't this normal?"

"Other people's words should be normal, but..."

Kashiwagen Shiori pursed her lips and gave Tsugumi Seina a meaningful look.

This sentence does not apply to you.

In the Kitagawa family, almost everyone agrees that Tsugumi Makina's appetite will not decrease due to the change of date, but will only be affected by her mood on that day. Of course, for now, no matter what her mood is, Tsugumi Makina will only exist in two states, normal and MAX state with full firepower.

"Your look hurts me."

Tsugumi Seina covered her mouth with her hands and pretended to be sad.

"It's okay." Bai Yuan Shizhi raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and said a very 'high EQ' 'comforting' word, "You will be hurt more later."

"Come on." Tsugumi Seina waved her hands and muttered in a helpless tone, "Compared with someone else, your ability to comfort people is already two extremes."

Beichuan Che doesn't comfort people very often, but every time he does, he gives people a strong sense of security, and the more you get along with him, the more you want to stay by his side.

Because of this, they had discussed this secretly many times.

"Then it seems that I am not your 'medicine'~"

Kashiwagen Shiori was not angry. She blinked, turned around, and continued to add more rice.

After she finished speaking, Tsugumi Seina paused in her action of hanging her apron on the stainless steel rod.

She used to say every day that Kashiwagen Shiori couldn't hide her thoughts, and now it seems that she is actually the same.

I am not sick.”

After hesitating for a moment, Tsugumi Seina still made a stiff excuse for herself.

Kashiwagen Shiori didn't intend to argue with Tsugumi Seina about this and responded perfunctorily.

only……

She felt that some things should be said.

After filling the last bowl, she put down the rice spoon and suddenly said, "I remember that Sister Rina has chronic pharyngitis, right?"

"Uh..." Tsugumi Seirina was stunned for a moment, not sure why the girl suddenly mentioned this, but she nodded, "Yes."

She contracted chronic pharyngitis during college. Later, because she insisted on exercising and paid more attention to keeping warm, it has not recurred for a long time...well, at least this year.

"Some diseases are chronic and may not be felt on a daily basis, but once they encounter specific triggering conditions, the symptoms will emerge." Kashiwagen Shiori picked up the bowl of rice. "These diseases are not easy to cure completely, but it is not difficult to prevent recurrence clinically."

"What do you mean?"

Tsugumi Serina bit her lip and looked at Kashiwagen Shiori's back.

"Literally." Bai Yuan Shizhi chuckled and said something with a double meaning, "Finding the right medicine is important, but your own strength is also important."

"Anyway, it's time for dinner!"

Without giving Tsuchiya Serina a chance to respond, after saying this, Kashiwagen Shiori picked up the rice and walked out of the kitchen.

For her, as a friend and as a "sister", she could only say some things to this extent.

If you continue talking, you will pass.

Looking at the back of Shiori Kashiwamoto as she left, Tsuchiya Makino felt inexplicably lost.

She understood what Kashiwagen Shiori meant, and her instinct also told her that what she said was correct, and that this was how she had to do it if she wanted to solve her "chronic disease".

but……

Lowering her eyebrows, Tsugumi Serina sighed and her eyes fell on the bowl of rice next to the rice cooker.

She remembered clearly that this set of bowls with a very otherworldly style was bought by her, Kitagawa Tetsu, and Ejima Miu when they went to the nearest shopping street together in the second week after they met.

At that time, she even complained about Beichuan Che, saying that he was obviously a high school student, so why would he like such an "old-fashioned" looking bowl.

Thinking about it now, it seems like a long time ago.

If I fail to carry out my will to the end...

A hint of sadness flashed across Tsugumi Seirina's eyes.

She knew very well what kind of ending she would face at that time.

She was afraid that she would no longer be able to continue her favorite career as a teacher.

The meals at the Kitagawa family will probably only become things in our memories.

Ugh.

Tsugumi Seirina couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. During this period of time, she had been emphasizing to others that she would stick to her own ideas. But in private, those "tough attitudes" disappeared all of a sudden. She would always inexplicably think of some discouraging thoughts, do some discouraging things, and even say corresponding discouraging words in her heart.

call.

Exhaling slowly, Tsugumi Seirina shook her head, temporarily putting aside those inappropriate thoughts in her mind, and subconsciously fixed her gaze on the rice bowl.

Under the white light in the kitchen, the freshly cooked white rice in the bowl was still emitting steam and fragrance.

She now understands more and more why that sentence resonates with so many people.

Love is a hand that extends and then withdraws.

"Sister Rina, what are you still standing there for? Today's dishes are all your favorites. Hurry up and bring the rice over. It's time to eat!"

At the dining table, Kashiwagen Shiori turned around, raised her arm, and waved at Tsugumi Seina in the kitchen.

"it is good!"

Raising her eyebrows, Tsuchiya Seina hid her dejected expression, forced a natural smile, then picked up the bowl in front of her and walked out of the kitchen.

See you tomorrow~

Chapter 207 Agreement

After nightfall, Tokyo is divided into two distinct parts by the streets.