Who says meal replacements can’t be eaten as meals?

"Potatoes are also vegetables." The British student tried to refute from a botanical perspective.

"No means no, I said... um!" Nagasaki Motoyo was ultimately unable to avoid the sudden attack, and Miss Aine accurately shot the ball at the moment she opened her mouth to speak.

The top notes of salt and ketchup bloom on the taste buds, followed by the natural potato aroma of carbohydrates after frying. The taste is indeed not bad...

"Not bad, right?" Aiyin chuckled, Su Shi had always been very gentle, and her little prank would definitely be forgiven.

"..." Nagasaki Suyo remained silent and picked up the cup to drink tea again. Not long after she started eating, half of the afternoon tea had disappeared.

“Aine-san sometimes suddenly becomes very naughty. You’d better not do that next time, especially to other girls.” Miss Motoyo suppressed her murderous intent and said with a smile. Sakuya really learned bad things from the pink-haired pervert in front of her...

"I'm sorry... I got a little too carried away." Aiyin apologized with her hands clasped together from the bottom of her heart, but there was a hint of hesitation between her lips and teeth. "What do you mean you can't do it with other girls?"

"..." Miss Su Shi drank water tactically and continued to speak in a strangled voice, "It means exactly what it says. This kind of behavior can easily be misunderstood and may even teach children bad habits..."

"Oh..." Chihaya Aine nodded in confusion and looked down at her left hand that had just taken the French fries.

Su Shi, are you shy?

I just fed her a little. It should be quite common among female high school students...but if Su Shi doesn't like it, she should be more careful next time.

"Aine-chan~" A cheerful girl's voice suddenly sounded. Ichinose Sakuya, who had just seen off Toyokawa Shoko, skipped to the side of the conspicuous pink-haired girl, holding a cell phone in one hand and an ice cream cone she had just gotten from the counter in the other.

“Sakiya?” Aine looked up.

"..." Nagasaki Suyo pressed her fingers lightly, her eyes passing over her sister, looking for something.

"Ah, my sister is here too..." Miss Sakuya naturally saw her sister sitting across the table. She felt inexplicably guilty, but she quickly realized that she had just been spanked and she knew nothing about it. There was nothing to be afraid of.

Having completed her reasoning, Ms. Sakuya immediately became confident again and glanced around at the two people's meals.

"Are you surprised that I'm here?" Su Shi asked, maintaining her elegant and dignified personality.

"After all, I rarely see my sister eating out." Miss Sakuya checked and found that the one on Aine's plate was more fragrant.

"Can I have French fries?" she asked.

“Of course.” Aine replied with amusement.

“Then feed me, Aine.”

Sakuya, whose hands were controlled, said it as a matter of course.

“Well... um... I’m sorry, Saki-chan, this may not be possible.” Miss Aine, who was already holding the French fries, suddenly changed her words and turned to look at Nagasaki Motoyo who was lightly kicking her under the table.

"?" Ms. Sakuya tilted her head in confusion.

"Because I just promised Su Shi that I would only feed her French fries as a girl..."

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Chapter 173 A Place to Cry

Japanese family restaurants can be roughly divided into two types: chain brands and street shops. Well-known ones such as "Matsuya" and "Yoshinoya" are chain stores that are spread all over Japan and even overseas. They provide consistent menus and service standards, so that customers who are unsure about what to eat in the evening have a guaranteed choice.

The other type is mostly family-run, more like an izakaya that does not serve alcohol, with a relaxed environment and neat decoration, a good place to relax and enjoy delicious food. The waitress sits quietly behind the cashier with the lucky cat in the store, with her back to the customers, watching the evening drama on TV. The high school girls at the next table seem to have just finished club practice, and are noisily discussing whether the instructor of the track and field department has a partner. Further away, you can see picky children using the small flag on the top of the children's meal to drive peas into their mother's bowl, and the mother chuckles and passes it to the hardworking middle-aged man who just got off work.

"It's great." Ichinose Sakuya looked at the harmony and warmth in the distance, put down the spoon and sighed softly.

"What an enviable family." Toyokawa Shoko also agreed softly, stopping what she was doing, wondering if the little village girl was homesick. As a single-parent family, Sakuya must have suffered a lot...

"Sakuya also lived with her father when she was a child, right?"

"That's right, but why did Xiangzi suddenly ask this?" After sighing, Miss Sakuya refocused her attention on the yellow potato cubes and curry beef, cut small pieces of rice, mixed them evenly and put them into her mouth.

"It's just what I feel." The topic of family is still too heavy for Miss Xiangzi. The chaebol family looks glamorous, but the blood relationship is inevitably diluted by interests, and is even worse than her own harmonious friendship...

But this was the first time she saw Sakuya's obvious desire, so she had to comfort her at least a little. "Your father must have put a lot of effort into raising Sakuya to be the carefree person she is now."

"Are you trying to say that I'm heartless?" Sakuya was stunned and asked in confusion.

"No, I just think your father has tried very hard and must love you very much," Xiangzi explained.

"He's just a stupid dad. There's no need for you to use honorifics all of a sudden, Xiangzi. The atmosphere seems to be getting serious..." Miss Sakuya muttered softly while chewing her curry rice. After a while, she suddenly opened her mouth and probably realized why the topic suddenly turned from whether the claw machine in the game hall is a scam to a discussion about fathers.

"Hey, Xiangzi."

"I'm here." Miss Xiangzi's voice became eight degrees softer at this moment.

"Don't get angry about what I'm going to say next." Miss Sakuya took precautions in advance. Although the angry blue-haired little hedgehog was cute, it was still too scary for him to double his homework as soon as he found an opportunity.

"Yeah." Toyokawa Shoko sat up straight and nodded slightly, indicating her agreement.

"What I actually want is the little flag on the top of the children's meal." Ms. Sakuya pointed at the orange-red toothpick flag in the child's hand and said slowly.

"..." The soothing words that she had prepared were shattered by the sudden turn. Toyokawa Shoko fell into a rare state of self-doubt and confusion, unable to tell whose ideas were more problematic.

I was being too self-indulgent. Although both of us lived with our father, Sakuya's environment was completely different from mine.

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but ended up lowering her head in frustration, eating her seafood pasta in small bites without much interest.

“Wow, you clearly said I wouldn’t be angry.” Miss Sakuya half-lay on the table and leaned in to look into Shoko’s golden eyes. Her pride and tenderness dimmed and turned into emotions she couldn’t understand.

Ichinose Sakuya really didn't understand what Toyokawa Shoko was thinking at the moment.

She just felt that Xiangzi was a little unhappy.

"Am I very childish sometimes?" Sakuya asked.

"No." Toyokawa Shoko's eyes slightly shifted and met his gaze.

Under the soft light, the gray-blue eyes were still as clear and bright as the morning light falling on the deep blue Lake Kratl.

"Hehe, then I'm pretty awesome." Sakuya giggled twice, her laughter was clear and innocent.

Miss Xiangzi also laughed softly, and her slight unhappiness and worries disappeared in an instant. Sakuya was really childish and cute. Who would comfort others by letting others praise them first...

"Strictly speaking, they are still more mature than kindergarten and elementary school students." Xiangzi reached out and tapped Sakiyamimu's head lightly, and answered seriously.

Miss Sakuya glared at him in dissatisfaction, wanting to argue, but when she looked up, she met the slightly fluctuating light golden eyes, so the words on her lips suddenly softened. "...Actually, during the time when mom took my sister away, I also tried very hard to act mature. I made my own quilt, put away my scattered clothes, studied hard at the academy, didn't bother dad, and didn't call my sister..."

"And then?" Miss Xiangzi looked attentively with a calm tone.

"Then my dad complained that she didn't look like me at all, and even messed up my hair that I had carefully styled..." Miss Sakuya complained indignantly. "I couldn't help it at the time, so I cried and made a scene, and even stained my dad's favorite shirt. I had to call my mom to coax her into stopping."

"No wonder you call him stupid dad." Xiangzi gently ran his hand through his hair, feeling a little envious.

"That's what I said... But I felt much better after crying. I no longer thought about reducing the burden on my father, nor did I think about the fact that I might not see my mother and sister in the future. I just started every day with a good sleep." Miss Sakuya looked up at the remaining fatigue and dark circles in the corners of Xiangzi's eyes, and reached out to hold the slender hand that was passing through her hair.

"Xiangzi, next time you want to cry, you can come to me."

His palm was clenched so tightly that Shoko's breathing paused for a moment, and then he suddenly moved very close to her, so close that Sakuya almost thought Shoko wanted to kiss her.

So she closed her eyes.

"Why are you trying to be cool..." Toyokawa Shoko murmured softly, and sat up straight again. Someone said something righteous, but now her eyelashes were trembling with shyness.

"It's better to cry when you're sad. Of course, it's better not to get my clothes wet..." Ms. Sakuya blushed and stepped back a little, stroking the hair beside her ear with one hand.

"Well, we have an appointment." Miss Xiangzi said softly and quickly, still holding tightly the hand that Sakuya extended to her.

"Eh? What did you say? I didn't hear clearly." Sakuya asked hurriedly.

"It doesn't matter if you didn't hear it clearly." Xiangzi turned his head away, not looking at the watery gray-blue eyes.

...

Under the dark blue sky, a bright moon rises, slowly rising to the zenith. The stars twinkle along with the evening signal lights. The sound of a train whistle can be heard leisurely in the distance, blurring the night and calling in the night wind. There is no need to think about anything, just strolling hand in hand in the dim night.

After saying goodbye to her, Toyokawa Shoko walked to the side of the crowd. When she reached the corner of the station, she stopped for no reason and turned around to look.

The flaxen-haired girl did not leave immediately. She stood at the entrance of the station, tiptoed, and looked towards her. When she saw her looking back, she waved her hand naturally, as if she was smiling.

Toyokawa Shoko's heart was filled with joy for an unknown reason. She nodded and disappeared in the buzzing sound of the tram.

Looking up at the sky, there is a blurry halo of neon lights, and further away, there are falling stars and the bright moonlight that cannot be concealed.

Chapter 174: Unable to Control

"Because I just promised Su Shi that I would only feed her, a girl, french fries..." Chihaya Aine's plain words exploded like thunder, and the impact on someone's young mind was so strong that even the country girl with a strong ability to accept things was stunned for a moment.

"Did I come at the wrong time..." Ichinose Sakuya's voice was full of confusion and shock, and the hand holding the ice cream cone was shaking slightly.

“I’ve never asked Aine-san like this before, right?” Nagasaki Suyo was filled with shame and indignation, and her usual gentle voice disappeared, and she asked in a cold tone that suppressed her anger.

“Eh? Isn’t that what Su Shi meant just now? Don’t do it to other girls, but you can feed Su Shi occasionally.” Miss Aine put one hand on her chin and pretended to be stupid, as if thinking, and took some French fries, dipped them in ketchup, and chewed them in small bites.

"I remembered that I haven't finished my homework yet, so I won't disturb you anymore. Sister and little Aine should have fun~" Miss Sakuya lied tactfully and turned around to move towards the door.

Xiao Aiyin is really amazing. Although her sister might be a virgin, she must have some attractive charm to be able to win over her own sister who is still obsessed with Xiangzi so quickly.

It would be better for me to leave first. If I get implicated by my angry sister, it would be too late.

"Sakuya." Nagasaki Motoyo's tone returned to gentleness, and it was obvious that she was not going to let go of her stupid sister who came to her on her own initiative.

"Now that we're here, let's wait for a while before going home together."

“That’s right, Saki-chan, today is Friday. If you can’t finish your homework, you still have the weekend.” Ms. Aine patted the booth next to her and invited her happily.

"Yes, sit down." Miss Su Shi naturally pulled open the bench beside her and looked at her silly sister with a smile who gave her another surprise.

Miss Sakuya felt a little overwhelmed, and looked around with a serious expression. Wasn't her elder sister torturing little Aine? Why did they suddenly unite and attack her...

In the end, Miss Sakuya still sat on the soft booth with her sister's kind eyes that said "I'll make things difficult for you when I get home". It wasn't because she was craving for fries or felt murderous intent, but simply because she didn't want her sister to see the Line interface on her phone.

She was still chatting with [Customer Service S], and the content was a little bit misleading.

"How was the result of today's practice?" Ms. Sakuya took the lead and played a universal control card.

“It should be OK, right?” Aine scratched her head sheepishly and continued. “Everyone was very considerate of my progress, especially Rikki, who helped me organize the sheet music very carefully. Although we still had a small quarrel, it actually felt like ‘this is how a band should be’.”

"Aine-san has really worked hard. If she continues at this pace, she should be able to catch up with the scheduled Live. She deserves praise." Ms. Suyo praised her in a strangled voice, and then added with a meaningful sentence with her fingers together. "It would be better if you could keep a distance from girls."

“It’s okay, Sushi, you can watch more Youtube and SNS. This is just a common way to express love, and it won’t cause misunderstanding.” Miss Aine, who claims to be a fashion expert, waved her hand indifferently and explained with a chuckle.

"It's because of a frivolous woman like you that Sakuya becomes a bad person!" At this moment, Miss Motoyo really wanted to stand up and physically separate the hateful pink-haired girl from her sister, and then condemn her harshly with a contemptuous tone.

Unfortunately, it can’t be done.

"That's right, my sister just likes to think too much." Miss Sakuya, who had already determined that her sister was a virgin, licked the ice cream and nodded approvingly.

Miss Su Shi looked resentfully at the leaky little cotton jacket with elbows bent outwards, secretly bearing a grudge, and lowered her head to take small bites of the cod burger with cheese slices, biting it very hard.

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"See you tomorrow~Suyo-chan and Saki-chan." Chihaya Aine stood on the platform and turned around briskly, waving goodbye to the twin sisters with the same facial features.

"See you tomorrow~" Sakuya also raised her hand and waved.

Su Shi didn't say anything, but nodded slightly with a complicated expression as a response.

The train passed by quickly, and the time they spent walking home together under the cover of night always belonged exclusively to the two sisters.

“Why did you sit next to Aine-san just now? I pulled the chair for you, didn’t I?” Nagasaki Motoyo took off her disguise and gently pressed her silly sister’s head with both hands.

"Because the booth is softer?" Miss Sakuya cautiously tested the issue, subconsciously not wanting her sister to know that she and Shoko had some ambiguous relationship.

If the affair with my sister's 'ex-girlfriend' was discovered, it would be bad no matter how you think about it.

"You're lying." Su Shi patted him lightly and continued to settle accounts. "You fell asleep with Xiao Mu yesterday. Where did you sleep?"

"In the warehouse." Sakuya looked away.

"Is there a bed in the warehouse?" Su Shi asked faintly, "You're still holding me tightly, Sakuya, you're really amazing."

"Xiao Mu...Xiao Mu didn't object..." Miss Sakuya gave a reply that sounded like a pink-haired lecher, speaking with a lack of reason.

"I've told you so many times to keep your distance from girls." Nagasaki Motoyo sighed. As expected, her cute and innocent sister had begun to be infected by Aine.

"Even if we're good friends, holding hands is the limit. You can't do anything more intimate than that. Do you understand?"

"Oh..." Miss Sakuya reflected for a while and realized that she seemed to have just held hands. Wasn't this completely within the safe range?

"Also...stay away from Aine-san in the future." Su Shi said earnestly. A potential girl like Aine would have too much of a bad influence on Sakuya, and as her sister, she must protect Sakuya.

“Eh?” Miss Sakuya looked suspiciously and turned her head to look. “But didn’t Sister eat with Aine today? She even fed her fries~”

"......" Miss Su Shi rarely showed some shyness in front of her younger sister. She knocked her head in anger and retorted with the dignity of an elder sister. "My situation is different from yours. Sakuya, you are still too naive and easy to be deceived."

Miss Sakuya really wanted to continue teasing, but for the sake of her own clever little brain, it was better to stop here.

"Do you understand?" Su Shi asked.

"I know." Sakuya nodded obediently.