They Gather Here

"Here, please allow me to give my name to express my gratitude." The girl suddenly bowed respectfully.

She stood there like a standard right angle, without any extra movement, as if waiting for Luo Zhen to give her permission to report her name.

It's a mix of liveliness and rigidity.

Luo Zhen couldn't help showing a warm smile, walked over, stretched out his right hand: "Luo Zhen."

"Huh?" The girl was a little stunned.

Is it difficult to understand?

"I said, my name is 'Luo Zhen'." Luo Zhen explained.

He thought that the other party would be surprised to hear his Huaxiafeng's name, but he didn't expect...

"Would it make you very happy to be the first to announce that stupid name?" The girl's sense of competition erupted in a poisonous way.

What kind of madness does she have?

Luo Zhen was completely stunned.

He could only watch helplessly as the girl opened the sliding door of the izakaya, stepped out, and took it with him.

At the same time, a word came with the wind—

"My name is Yukinoshita Yukino, please give me some advice."

Please advise?

I mean, will it come later?

Chapter 2 Stray Cats (Mist) and Carrot Chicken Wraps

Goodbye to Yukinoshita came sooner than expected.

The next day, after school in the afternoon.

Luo Zhen carried the purchased ingredients in one hand and the fried chicken in a paper cup in the other, and walked to the late-night izakaya that he ran.

He was just rounding a corner when he met an unexpected person.

"Meow~" The girl let out a familiar voice.

"Meow?" The cat made an unfamiliar meow.

Is it Yukinoshita?

It's under the snow...

The girl squatted in front of the small shop, with the one-shoulder schoolbag on her side, blocking the school skirt on her lower body.

However, judging from the uniform on the upper body, she and Luo Zhen attended the same high school, which is also a kind of bad fate.

Luo Zhen smiled bitterly and took a few steps forward.

There was a cardboard box in front of Yukinoshita, and a puppet cat was sticking out its furry head, licking Yukinoshita's fingers with its tongue, making a coquettish sound similar to "purring".

"Doesn't it hurt?" Luo Zhen stepped forward.

"Hey?" Yukinoshita tilted her head with a surprised expression, "What did you say?"

Seeing that she didn't understand, Luo Zhen added: "I heard that cats have barbs on their tongues, and it hurts to be licked."

"Useless knowledge!" Yukinoshita withdrew his fingers.

Yes Yes Yes.

Luo Zhen smiled knowingly.

He put the puppet cat deep in the cardboard box, and the little guy immediately stepped on the bottom of the box with his front paws, showing a satisfied expression.

This guy seems to be used to moving...

Luo Zhen rubbed the meat ball in the palm of its front paws, and then opened the shutter door of the izakaya.

Then, he picked up the cardboard box, bowed slightly to Yukinoshita, and issued a silent invitation.

"What, like a primary school student." Yukinoshita whispered.

"Are you talking about my backpack?" Luo Zhen didn't take it seriously, and took the conversation, "It's just the aftermath of some memory fragments."

Neon middle school students use large handbags to carry books and homework, while elementary school students carry backpacks. This custom is different from Huaxia.

only……

"That's not what I said!" Yukinoshita audibly "tsk", dissatisfied, "I'm talking about your attitude."

"Is there anything wrong with playing the game of kings with the eldest lady?" Luo Zhen asked back.

"..."

"..."

The two stared at each other.

then……

"Come in." Yukinoshita gave up the argument.

Won!

Luo Zhen snickered, and followed Yukinoshita into the shop.

The wooden chairs of the izakaya are all upside down on the bar and table, and the tiled floor is clean. Even if the lights are not turned on, you can still see a faint reflection.

Yukinoshita couldn't help asking, "Are you really the only one running it?"

"That's right." Luo Zhen put down the ingredients and fried chicken in his hand, "but I'm currently recruiting workers, so I can't do it all by myself."

"Recruiting?" Yukinoshita was quite interested.

"If you have enough staff, you can move forward the business hours and compete with others for business." Luo Zhen explained, "The late-night stalls are too hard for me, a high school student."

It turned out to be the case.

Yukinoshita nodded slightly, expressing understanding.

Just when this topic was about to pass, she suddenly thought of a very serious problem——

"The number one in science in our school, is that you?"

The moment she asked that sentence, Yukinoshita's eyes became extremely sharp.

Feeling like he was about to be shot through, Luo Zhen shivered. He quietly took a half step back and asked, "Why... what's wrong?"

This dubious attitude can already be seen as the answer.

Yukinoshita looked at Luo Zhen up and down, left, right, left, right, and BABA, and suddenly looked away as if discouraged, and said blankly, "No, it's nothing."

lie!

However, only a fool would ask.

Of course Luo Zhen is not stupid, so he changed the subject: "What are you here for today?"

Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment, then pointed at the cardboard box and said, "It's for Kuankuan."

It turned out that the child's name was "Kuankuan".

Luo Zhen originally thought it was a serious name like "Little Goro" and "Hakujiro", but he didn't expect it to be so Chinese.

However, adult ragdoll cats weigh at least 5kg, so they look fat and strong, and they are called "kuankuan".

Luo Zhen asked subconsciously, "It's you..."

Before he finished speaking, Yukinoshita interrupted him: "I didn't raise it, it's a stray cat."

"..."

"..."

An awkward silence.

After about ten seconds, Luo Zhen couldn't help but complain: "Student Yukinoshita, a puppet cat said less than 2 yen. Before you lied to me, at least make a draft!"

however……

"It! It is! Yes! Flow! Wave! Cat!" Yukinoshita said word by word, her whole body exuding a huge momentum, as if saying, "Don't ask again, ask again!"

Luo Zhen took a deep breath and turned his face to Kuan Kuan: "Little guy, what can I do for you?"

Tut tut...

Accidentally used honorifics.

Yukinoshita laughed "pochi", and then put on a serious face.

She said, "Kuankuan has a bit of poop recently...cough...a little indigestion. I want to give him a diet meal."

When she said this, she was quite nervous, because the business hours of the izakaya were relatively fixed. Before the opening time, Luo Zhen would have no reason to start a fire.

The development of things is indeed unexpected...

Luo Zhen frowned slightly, lost in thought.

Yukinoshita sighed incomprehensibly and said in a low voice, "If it's not convenient to start the stove, I can..."

"What can I do?" Luo Zhen grabbed the conversation, "Wait until one o'clock in the morning?"

This man is so disgusting!

Involuntarily, Yukinoshita had the same idea as yesterday.

"Alright, alright." Luo Zhen waved his hand, "I was thinking about the recipe just now."

"Are you going to start the stove?" Yukinoshita asked in surprise.

"Can't cook without fire? You underestimate me too!" Luo Zhen shrugged, "Don't forget, I..."

"I can cook anything!" The two of them said in unison.

I learn pretty fast.

Luo Zhen smiled slightly, took out a carrot from the plastic bag, and threw it at Yukinoshita: "Can you slice it, the thin one?"