Is it okay not to want to work hard?

Other cartoonists have little rest time even with assistants, but he can squeeze out time to go to school and have time for weekends off because of his assistants. It can only be said that he seldom slacks off when drawing, and even if he does, it ensures his efficiency and he makes sure that his slacking off will not delay the completion of the painting.

It is embarrassing to say that his motivations for painting are, first, for money, second, for women, and third, to show off. If any of these three is missing, he would not be able to paint so diligently.

Higashino Kanade thought that the whole month of May would pass by as quickly as April, but he found that time actually went by very slowly in May. This couldn't be the reason why he kept saying that he could have sex after Kotobukiya's birthday. There must be someone who was controlling time and deliberately extending the time of this month.

……

May 5th, an ordinary day.

However, for Ms. Hiroi, a worker, today is a particularly important day, a day that cannot be forgotten and must be remembered.

Payday is here!

Salary, last month's salary, she received it today of this month.

"Money, that's money."

When Hiroi Kikuri saw the money that belonged to her in her hands, she was so moved that she almost cried.

Since she started working in the convenience store, she had no idea how much money she had handled, but not a single bill or coin belonged to her, who was so poor.

Whoever is covered in Luo Qi is not a silkworm breeder.

This is an ancient Chinese poem that she learned from Dongye-kun, no, Xiaozou. As she worked in the convenience store, she understood it more and more.

After spending some time together, polite addresses no longer seem so polite.

The sober Hiroi Kikuri is still quite likable, but it's a pity that this woman likes to drink. If she wants to drink, she can drink. She can't drink much and her drinking habits are even worse. This is unacceptable.

Fortunately, Higashino Kanade strictly controlled Hiroi Kikuri's drinking, allowing her to stay sober for a long time.

But now it seems that her true colors may be revealed.

Hiroi Kikuri got the money and bought a few boxes of Demon Slayer sake that she often drank.

She didn't really like this wine, as it tasted pretty average. She chose it purely because it was cheap.

"what can we do about it?"

Inserting the straw into the box, Hiroi Kikuri drank the wine and looked at the sunset with a melancholy mood.

I really don't want to move out.

Even if I can only drink one small glass of wine a day, I don't want to move out.

Maybe it was because she was restricted from drinking, or maybe it was because she was always very happy living in the studio, she found that she was not so dependent on alcohol.

“The taste is just average.”

Hiroi Kikuri raised her hand and looked at the wine in her hand.

She used to like this wine, but now her love for it seems to have faded. Is it because she has changed her mind about the beer in the studio, or is it because she has changed her mind about cola, Sprite, orange juice, and coconut milk?

Or maybe it's not a drink, but something else...

Hiroi Kikuri shook her head and stopped thinking about this annoying question.

"go home."

She had originally wanted to find a pub to have a good drink, but she unconsciously headed back to the studio. Although the idea of ​​drinking heavily was still lingering in her mind, she didn't want to get drunk outside again.

If there is someone you can trust by your side, that’s another story.

Hiroi Kikuri thought of someone.

"Ah, why are you thinking about troubles again? Go home, go home, go home."

On the way home, Hiroi Kikuri finished the wine in her hand.

She still had some wine in her possession, but she didn't drink any more. Going home drunk would make someone dislike her.

"I am back!"

"Dinner is ready."

From the kitchen, the voice of Higashino Kanade was heard.

Just hearing his voice, Hiroi Kikuri's irritability was swept away. Just move out, it's not like you can't come back in the future. As long as you are poor enough and act pitiful, Xiaozou will definitely take you in again.

Thinking of this, Hiroi Kikuri felt better.

"what to do?"

"Young pheasant stewed with poisonous mushrooms."

Higashino Kanade was talking nonsense in a serious tone.

In fact, it’s just chicken soup. There are no mushrooms, but there are potatoes. The chicken is a real chicken, not a pheasant.

Hiroi Kikuri hesitated for a moment and said, "My salary has been paid."

"Oh."

Higashino Kanade's reaction was indifferent.

"Do you have time this week? In return, I'll treat you to a delicious meal."

Hiroi Kikuri didn't mention the rent or food expenses. Although she and Higashino Kanade didn't spend much time together, she knew that Higashino Kanade wouldn't accept the money. Even though he mentioned the rent before, he was just joking.

As a professional cartoonist, he is really rich. He pays his assistants much more than her salary, and he really doesn't mind her eating and drinking for free. The only thing he cares about her is drinking, and he forbids her to drink too much.

"Really?"

Higashino Kanade was a little surprised to hear what Hiroi Kikuri said. She didn't expect that after being fed and drunk for free by this guy for so long, he would be able to eat her one day.

"real."

Hiroi Kikuri nodded.

“It can’t be an izakaya.”

Higashino Kanade looked at Hiroi Kikuri with distrust in his eyes.

"No, you can choose any place and I'll treat you." Hiroi Kikuri said with a smile, "Big sister, there's no pressure for me to treat you to a meal."

"Really? Then let's go to the most luxurious restaurant in Ginza."

Higashino Kanade said this jokingly, but what he didn't expect was that Hiroi Kikuri agreed.

"Okay."

"Eh?"

"Then let's go to the fanciest restaurant in Ginza. I'm serious."

Hiroi Kikuri seemed to be laughing as usual, but for some reason, Higashino Kanade felt that her smile was a little different from before.

It feels a little strange.

Chapter 47 Let’s go eat barbecue

A three-Michelin-star Japanese-French restaurant in Tokyo.

This is not the fanciest restaurant in Ginza, but it is definitely one of the top luxury restaurants in Ginza.

It was the first time for Dongye Zou to come to such a place, and he looked around like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

Don't blame him for being ignorant. His family was poor before he traveled through time, and his family would never bring him to such a place when he was a child. Although he had the money to go to such a place after he grew up, he couldn't bear to go alone. When he was with Xiaoling, they would go to eat barbecue and hot pot more often.

Michelin restaurant? It always feels like it’s good for checking in, not for eating.

Higashino Kanade had some misunderstandings about Michelin restaurants, which he knew nothing about.

After traveling through time, my family opened a restaurant, so even if I went to eat at another restaurant, it would still be barbecue and hotpot, with at most one more barbecue.

This is the first time that Higashino Kanade has come to a Michelin restaurant.

However, when he looked around after entering, he was not really interested in or curious about this three-star restaurant, but was just collecting materials that might be used in future paintings.

Observe the environment, observe the guests, observe the service staff, and with a few slight changes, they can be put into "False Hero". For example, the guests' expressions and movements can be put into the princes and nobles at a high-class banquet.

Higashino Kanade withdrew his gaze and looked at the fat sheep who was treating the guests today - Hiroi Kikuri.

Unlike her usual black and white coat, light green dress with a petticoat and wooden clogs, today Kikuri Hiroi wore a light green short floral dress and light green strappy sandals.

It can be seen that he seems to have a special liking for the green Hiroi Kikuri.

Hiroi Kikuri and Higashino Kanade went to the clothing store to buy this skirt and this pair of sandals last night. She chose the color, and Higashino Kanade picked out the skirt and shoes.

It felt incredible that I, who had already graduated from college, was dating a junior high school student.

Higashino Kanade was looking at Hiroi Kikuri, and Hiroi Kikuri was also looking at Higashino Kanade.

Not long after the two of them sat down, the waiter handed them the heavy menu.

"Order whatever you want. I'll pay for all the consumption today."

Hiroi Kikuri pushed the menu in front of Higashino Kanade.

"you sure?"

Higashino Kanade opened the menu, but instead of looking at it, he looked at Hiroi Kikuri.

Does this guy know what "order casually" means? He might eat up all her salary.

"Sure, at worst I can stay here and work."

Hiroi Kikuri's face showed the same silly smile as usual.

"Then it looks like you're going to stay here and work."

Higashino Kanade said as he looked at the menu.

The seemingly thick menu consists of two blank sheets of paper. There are no pictures for reference, only the names of the dishes that are difficult to understand and the restaurant chef’s understanding of the cuisine.

Wow, so advanced.

Many dishes on the menu have long names that seem confusing, but they are actually ××× roasted duck breast, ×○△ roasted black fish with ◇□☆ crab roe.

Higashino Kanade pushed the menu to Hiroi Kikuri and said, "It's your treat, come on, I don't have any dietary restrictions."

"it is good."

Hiroi Kikuri took the menu and started ordering.

Although it was her first time to come to such a luxurious restaurant, it was just ordering food and eating, so there was nothing to be restrained about.

Cheese platter, Mizunara wood grilled duck breast, Binchotan charcoal grilled blackfish with snow crab roe, wild rice squash with white clams...

Don't worry about ordering too much, because the food in this restaurant is very exquisite, so two people can finish all the dishes on the menu.

Finally, Hiroi Kikuri ordered a bottle of sake.

When ordering drinks, she glanced at Higashino Kanade, and after ordering, she looked at him again.

"I want a Coke."

Higashino Kanade took out his cell phone from his pocket and took a few photos of the restaurant.

"Ok."

When Hiroi Kikuri saw that Higashino Kanade didn't care about her ordering of drinks, for some reason, she felt relieved but also a little disappointed.

It's really contradictory. I hope he doesn't stop me from drinking, but I also hope he stops me from drinking.

"What's wrong?"

Higashino Kanade always felt that there was something strange about Hiroi Kikuri, a strange thing that was hard to describe.

She was even weirder than she had been last night.

"I was thinking, if only you had been born ten years earlier."

This is not a joke, this is what Hiroi Kikuri really thinks.

"So you can drink with me."

This is a lie, and this is not what Hiroi Kikuri really said.

"Even if I was born ten years earlier, I wouldn't be able to drink with you. I can drink beverages with you, but I definitely... well, I might drink a little when I grow up, but I won't drink like you."

Higashino Kanade didn't dare to say that he absolutely didn't drink. He was afraid that saying this would set a big flag. When he became an adult, no, maybe even when he was still a minor, he would drink tons of alcohol every day. It would either be oolong tea or water of life. This was still considered good. If it was Kotori vodka...