I live my life in Tokyo

Shirogane Miyuki and Furuhashi Fumino both gathered around, holding their breath as they watched the figure getting closer and closer to the sea level, cheering for Sakakibara-senpai in their hearts.

Although the seemingly carefree Sakakibara Kaede was actually a little uncomfortable with the fish's sometimes strong and sometimes weak strength, he had to stiffen his arms and swing it upwards with force.

"Oh--"

The fishermen who were fishing on the rock nearby all looked over here. In the sunlight, a mackerel was twisting its slender body, and its silvery-white scales were sparkling.

“Dig lotus roots!”

Kaede Sakakibara pulled the fishing rod hard, and as the mackerel twisted its body, the store manager was quick-witted and caught the fish in the net.

"It's actually a mackerel that can only be caught by sea fishing. You're really awesome, boy." Several fellow anglers nearby laughed at one another. The store manager felt proud when he saw his student catch a big fish so quickly.

The boy raised his mobile phone and took a photo of the fish. At the request of the filming crew, he held the fish in both hands and smiled at them.

After putting the fish into the bucket, Kaede Sakakibara raised the fishing rod again.

"Brother, you have lived in Tokyo for a while. Is there any good high school you can recommend?" The uncle stroked his rough fingers and was a little restrained when talking about this topic.

Sakakibara Kaede did not embarrass the store manager. He pursed his lips. To be honest, such a fatherly love that cared about his children made him feel a little envious.

However, he didn't know many high schools, and the private schools he knew had relatively high requirements. After tactfully asking about the grades of the junior high school students, he mentioned a few schools with good school spirit.

Not long after, Shirogane Miyuki and Furuma Fumino also got their catch, and they held the fish in their hands and smiled silly with satisfaction at the camera.

"Well, if you want to grill them, you still need to go to the seafood market to process these fish." The store manager took a look at the harvest in the buckets of the three people and said, "Choose a few and release them."

Sakakibara Feng nodded. He didn't want to bring the extra fish home and end up in a story of the nun and the fish. So he caught a few young and immature fish in front of the bucket and threw them back into the sea.

Well, the merit has increased again.

“Next time you want to go fishing, come to the store and say hello to me, and I’ll let you experience the fun of sea fishing.”

Before leaving, the store manager was reluctant to part with them. He said to the three of them, smiling at Sakakibara Kaede, "Thank you for your recommendation, young man. I'll search online when I get home."

"You're welcome. I hope to meet your son in Tokyo in the future."

"Haha, I hope so too."

Waving at the stranger, Sakakibara Feng turned around and said with a smile, "Let's go and prepare the fish. We can have grilled fish tonight."

Grilled fish with wine is the real enjoyment in life, but since no one present was an adult, this idea only appeared for a moment and then disappeared.

There were no side dishes to buy nearby, so we could only rely on the other three people who went to the city.

Greeting the sunset, the three of them stretched their bodies and set out on the road home. Fumino Furuhashi looked up at the sky, where the stars were looming.

"The starry sky is very bright tonight."

Sakakibara Kaede paused. The first thing he thought of was not to respond, but to complain. This sentence was quite similar to the common words used by the centaurs in the Harry Potter world view.

Mars is very bright tonight, and the moon is very big tonight.

The boy couldn't understand the riddle.

Fumino Furuhashi smiled and turned around and said, "Tonight we can go to the rooftop balcony and have a barbecue while watching the stars."

"Nice suggestion."

Baiyin Yuxing agreed.

Away from Tokyo, away from work and homework, everyone seemed to have a second life, with nothing to worry about or be anxious about.

During this period of time, people can reveal their truest selves, or their personalities can slowly open up along the journey.

I played and ate to my heart's content, with a smile on my face the whole time. As I looked at the azure sea, my inner world unknowingly broadened.

At least for Fumino Furuhashi, she looked quiet and gentle when she was in Tokyo, and only occasionally showed her true self when she was alone.

Kaede Sakakibara looked at the blue-haired schoolgirl in front of him who was in a good mood, humming a song and walking lightly, and smiled silently. It seemed that Guqiao-san had become more cheerful because of this trip.

Yes, people will be like this as long as there is no pressure.

The boy held his head high. Living in a big city, life and reality itself are villains, which make people fall into depression and gloom from time to time. At this time, he needs a trip that can be taken at any time.

Thinking of the joke, Sakakibara Feng chuckled. At least for him, he felt that this trip was worthwhile.

He is very satisfied with his current situation. He neither complains nor is he greedy.

Maybe this is what it means to be content.

The fear of the unknown future seems so insignificant under the tranquility of the sea.

"I am back."

The holiday cottage was pitch dark, and Sakakibara Kaede turned on the light first. The group that went into the city had not returned yet.

The three of them discussed work and went back to the room to dry the clothes. In their spare time, they checked their mobile phones. Twitter was still the same as before, with the number of likes increasing day by day, and many colleagues liked and commented on his posts.

He easily found Mai Sakurajima's message among his many friends and responded immediately.

Of course, Mai Sakurajima is not the first, nor the last.

After replying to the messages from like-minded co-workers or friends he met during filming, the boy put down his phone and went to the first floor. They decided to have a barbecue on the balcony tonight, so they had to move the barbecue grill to the rooftop.

"Shirayin-san, come and lend a hand."

"okay."

The two boys carried the barbecue grill and moved up the stairs step by step. Fumino Furuhashi first put the fish into the refrigerator to freeze it for a while to ensure its delicious taste.

Fortunately, there was a long table and benches for dining on the balcony, so the boys didn't have to run up and down the stairs.

Sakakibara Kaede supported himself with his arms, leaned on the handrail, looked at the whole picture of the town, let the sea breeze blow all over the railing, with a chic posture.

"Ah—Sakakibara-senpai!"

Three figures appeared on the downhill road in the distance. Sakakibara Kaede had sharp eyes and saw Chizuru Ichinose waving her arms excitedly. Although she couldn't hear her voice, she could automatically imagine Chizuru Ichinose's energetic voice.

"Hey, Sakakibara-senpai went fishing. I want to go too."

Taking the food bag from Nanami Aoyama and Utaha Kasumigaoka, the boy heard Chizuru Ichinose's mumbling and smiled, "Where did you go shopping today?"

“I visited the temple and took some photos nearby.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha showed her mobile phone, which showed the smiling faces of three people standing by the lake and on the ancient forest trail.

The one in charge of taking photos in this trio was Fumino Furuhashi. For a moment, everyone sat on the sofa, looking at the photos sent by the six people in the group, and burst into laughter from time to time.

Kaede Sakakibara felt a little jealous when she saw the trio who went to the city had traditional Japanese snacks for lunch. The Crazy Thursday they had for lunch today was completely a inferior dish.

There were also many Japanese high school girls working in Japanese snack shops wearing kimonos. Sakakibara saw many of them taking photos together. They couldn't hide their surprise in their eyes when they appeared in front of the camera, as if they had met their idols.

Indeed, apart from the traffic that Sakakibara Kaede herself has, the other five have unknowingly gained some fans of their own - but their goals are obviously not in the entertainment industry, as can be seen from the fact that they have not yet created their own public Twitter accounts.

Although Sakakibara Kaede also felt that it was a bit troublesome to create and operate a work account, apart from other things, he used Twitter as usual to read the news about sexy and galgame last week, and almost accidentally liked a post by his favorite artist - was he using a private account?

However, with his private account exposed in front of Sakurajima Mai, Sakakibara Kaede is now truly put in shackles, and he has been considering whether to open another small account.

"What did you bring back?"

"Corn, tomatoes, potatoes... and some mushrooms."

"We bought these from the stalls. They are all fresh vegetables picked that day." Ichinose Chizuru emphasized, "You went to the beach, so you should have bought some fish, right?"

"purchase?"

Sakakibara Kaede snorted disdainfully, stood up and went to the refrigerator.

"You are underestimating my fishing skills." The boy turned his head and spoke loudly, "None of the fish for our group's dinner today were purchased from the seafood market."

"Do you understand the value of doing it yourself to have enough food and clothing?"

Ichinose Chizuru stood up and said, "It's still unclear which group will taste better in the end."

"That depends on the technician's operation." Sakakibara Feng patted Shirogane Miyuki's shoulder, "We have a gold medal roaster Shirogane-san, what about you?"

Ichinose Chizuru clenched her fists, wanting to hit Sakakibara Kaede's chest twice. Aoyama Nanami stood up and volunteered, "I'll grill it."

"Heh, even if it's Qingshan-san, we won't show mercy."

Sakakibara Kaede's blue eyes flashed with a cold light, and he spread out his battle robe, "Guqiao-san, bring the meat, we'll go first!"

Fumino Furuhashi's originally snickering face immediately turned serious. She cleared her throat and said, "Yes, Senior!"

Chapter 36: Shining Like the Stars

After a fight, the score was evenly matched before the meal even started, with a tendency towards a fight between dragons and tigers.

Baiyin Yuxing had worked in a barbecue restaurant before, so he naturally had the skills to cook barbecue - some barbecue restaurants are self-service, but some also cook the food on the grill before serving it to customers.

Sakakibara Feng doesn't know how to barbecue, or it could be said that he has only seen pigs run but has never eaten pork. Under the guidance of Shirogane Yuxing, he increased his skill bar by more than 2,000.

Grilling fish takes time. You cannot grill it over high heat, otherwise the fish will lose its moisture and elasticity, and the fish will taste dry and waxy.

Compared to the cautiousness at the meat table, the vegetable table made rapid progress. Kasumigaoka Utaha skewered the vegetables and handed them to Aoyama Nanami and Ichinose Chizuru. However, compared to Shirogane Miyuki's proficiency, the two women were newcomers and made progress step by step by trial and error.

After paying the price of turning two skewers of vegetables into charcoal, Nanami Aoyama and Chizuru Ichinose finally figured out the trick. They turned down the flame and started boiling the frog in warm water.

The boy also sprinkled seasoning on the fish, turned the fish over and baked it again for a while, and the delicious fish meat was freshly baked.

Taking advantage of his position, Sakakibara Feng took a small bite and nodded under Shirogane Miyuki's expectant gaze, "The meat is tender and delicious, and the saltiness is just right. You should try it too."

Baiyin Yuxing did as he was told and stuffed the fish into his mouth. He tapped it with his tongue and easily split the fish in two. He couldn't help but sigh at how smooth and fresh the fish was.

It seems that his job at the barbecue restaurant was not in vain. At least under his operation, the fish was produced faster and faster, and the aroma soon overwhelmed the vegetable group on the other end.

Ichinose Chizuru felt her stomach growling, and she stared at Sakakibara Kaede feeding the fish meat into the mouths of Shirogane Miyuki and Furuhashi Fumino. She could hardly hide the envy in her heart.

She... is also hungry and wants to eat fish!

As for the close interaction with Sakakibara-senpai, that is just an additional option, well, an additional option.

As they endured their rumbling stomachs, the vegetables were steadily cooked out, and after filling two plates, they temporarily stopped the work at hand and walked over to carry the plates to the dining table.

The meat group is almost done roasting. Under the light, the fish meat has a crystal luster, which makes people salivate.

Kaede Sakakibara felt a little regretful as he wiped his hands. After the family dinner at Yuki's house that day, he should have gone to the kitchen to learn from the chef from Totsuki how to quickly improve his cooking skills.

After all, I will leave the Higuchi family in February next year and start a difficult life of cooking for myself. It would be good to improve my cooking skills in any way.

Sakakibara Kaede sat at the table and clasped his hands together with the other five people.

"I'm gonna start now!"

Pick up a skewer, bite the mushrooms on it, pair it with potatoes, and drink a glass of fat house happy water. The portion is really large.

For a moment, everyone lost interest in talking and focused their attention on the plates in front of them, eating heartily. They were really hungry.

The vegetable group visited many tourist attractions today. They were quite tired and ate more.

Sakakibara Kaede rubbed his chin while eating the meat. He thought, "In the future, when I am in doubt, I can just grill it. When I return to Tokyo, I will buy a barbecue grill, buy some meat and seasonings from the supermarket every day, and just grill it."

Boil? Fry? Stew? Pan-fry? Sorry, I haven't heard of it.

Baking is fast and convenient, it is so civilized.

During the halftime break, several people raised their hands to start voting to decide who would be the winner of the day.

Both groups brought a lot of ingredients, and the roasting went from being awkward in the beginning to becoming proficient later on. Now they were evenly matched, and the only difference was the taste of the ingredients.

The final result... 3 to 3.

They all voted for the opposing team.

"Who will clean up tonight?"

"All six of us won, which means we don't have to clean up." Sakakibara Feng nodded. He had gradually understood everything.

Baiyin Yuxing smiled bitterly and said, "Let's each do a little bit of the work and solve it as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Leaning back in the chair, you can see the warm lights below and the cool starry sky above.

Fumino Furuhashi's brown-yellow pupils seemed to be the same color as the twinkling stars, and one could see tiny stars twinkling in her eyes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to clean up after dinner, she came to the balcony alone, sweeping the floor while looking up at the stars in fascination.

"You really like stars, Furuhashi-san."

"Ah... Sakakibara-senpai."

Fumino Furuhashi smiled and turned her head to look at the young man standing next to her under the starry sky.