Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

What makes a girl fall in love with bitter melon is a Chinese sentence.

In other words, a person.

It was an autumn afternoon. She was in sixth grade and had three friends. She was trying to get used to how to enjoy being a guest at her friends' houses.

Although I have eaten at Kyosuke-kun's house several times, although Aunt Mikiko is very kind, and although I don't know why Sakura is never absent from the Hojo family's dinner table, in short, Glass sitting at the dinner table is still very The restraint is unnatural.

Not to mention that like Sakura and Mijiko, who kept stealing food while waiting for the meal, she even felt restless while watching TV. She wanted to run to the kitchen to help countless times, but was beaten by the other two people countless times. Sit back on the couch and stuff your mouth with delicious appetizers.

"Nitro-chan, did you know that bitter melon is a very powerful food?"

Hearing this, Nishimiya Glass, who was stretching his chopsticks towards the shredded potatoes, was startled. Looking at the golden shredded potatoes that could be heard clicking without chewing, the little girl hesitated for a moment before taking back her chopsticks and looked at Yamauchi Sakura in confusion.

It would be embarrassing to ask her why she heard the clicking sound before her chopsticks even caught the shredded potatoes. Two-thirds of the plate of stir-fried potato shreds had already entered her stomach.

She is really reserved! But the dishes made by Hojo-kun were so novel and delicious that she really couldn't control her hands and mouth. Even if I cover my mouth with my hands, my eyes will drift towards the dishes uncontrollably. Then my bowl will be magically filled with vegetables. Ah, I’m really embarrassed.

But, but, that was done by Hojo-kun himself! Make it to entertain me with salty sauce!

However, the girl tasted all the dishes on the table, except for the bitter melon that Yamauchi Sakura praised highly.

Momordica charantia? Puppies will get scared and run away even if they smell it!

This is not home. Even if he doesn't finish the bitter melon, Yuzuru will not be scolded by his mother for not eating the bitter melon.

Therefore, Nijiang chooses to bravely say NO!

Moreover, Sakura seems to like eating very much, so just leave it all to her. I will just eat the stir-fried shredded potatoes.

It's so delicious. Although the chili powder on top is a bit spicy, it's crispy and fragrant. After one bite, I want to take another bite and I can't stop. After that, ask Kyousuke-kun for advice and learn how to cook it for him!

In short, bitter melon is neither powerful nor delicious, so Nijiang can’t understand it!

Regarding Glass’ doubts, Yamauchi Sakura said this:

"Don't spread your suffering to others"

She used this sentence in Chinese. There is no doubt that she learned it from someone.

Looking at the bitter melons cut into the shapes of an armored dragon, a triceratops, a stegosaurus, etc. on the plate, Glass repeated it in a low voice.

"Don't spread your suffering to others"

I don’t know whether it’s due to his hearing impairment since childhood or because of Kyosuke-kun’s teachings, but Glass is now very good at imitating speech. Whether it's English or Chinese, you can repeat it perfectly once you hear it.

The most important thing is that Sakura's pronunciation is very standard.

The girl who praised the greatness of Balsam Pear picked up the sword on the back of the Stegosaurus Balsam Pear with her chopsticks, put it into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

Glass originally thought that since Sakura said that, she would definitely show an expression of enjoyment when eating bitter melon. But no, she watched as Sakura's slender and delicate eyebrows wrinkled and curved into a vortex at the center of her eyebrows. Her mouth also opened twice, her whole expression was funny and angry.

How dare you say that bitter melon is great? Is it just because bitter melon can make you grin when you are confused and happy all day long that it is great? But from this perspective, bitter melon has indeed done something that many people cannot do.

After all, Glass had seen the scene where Aunt Yamauchi dragged Sakura away from the Hojo house by her feet. Even such an embarrassing thing could not make Sakura cry. On the contrary, she still had peace of mind when she was dragged away. Discussing breakfast with Kyousuke-kun for the next day and all kinds of bargaining.

"No one can make Sakura Yamauchi cry." This is a widely circulated saying in Minato Elementary School.

What follows this sentence is, "Whenever you have the idea of ​​challenging this legend, Hojo Kyosuke's fist will fall on your face."

In short, Glass once again confirmed that bitter melon is really a disgusting food. Although it's great that it can make Sakura grin, it still tastes terrible!

Over there, Yamauchi Sakura was grinning, but she was still chewing vigorously, instead of holding her nose and drinking it instantly like when drinking medicine.

Nishimiya Glass was chewing the fragrant and crispy stir-fried potato shreds. The simplest satisfaction from food made her face filled with happiness. Coupled with admiring Sakura's strength and stubbornness, she was so happy.

"Not spreading one's own bitterness to other things means not spreading one's own bitterness to other things."

After Sakura finally finished eating, she began to explain what she meant.

"But bitter melon still tastes bad." Glass said sincerely.

"Yes, the bitter melon itself is so bitter that it makes you want to cry, but whether you are making bitter melon stewed fish or bitter melon scrambled eggs, the bitter melon will never impart its bitter taste to the other party. How great, whether it is boiled or stir-fried, it will Tightly seal the bitter taste in the body."

The frequency of glass chewing has become slower.

"It will never contaminate other ingredients with its own bitter taste. Instead, it will actively wrap up the taste of other ingredients."

Sakura's words continued, but Glass's mouth stopped moving. She felt that Sakura was not talking about bitter melon, but something else.

She thought of her mother, herself, and her grandmother.

She turned her head and looked at Sakura, looking at those big bright yellow eyes as beautiful as amber, trying to find the answer inside.

She thought, Sakura was definitely not talking about herself. If Sakura falls down, she will immediately shout "Kyosuke, ambulance, ambulance, hurry up! Have all the doctors in the country on standby in the operating room!" Even if she wants to pretend to be strong, Kyousuke-kun will never agree to it. With their childhood sweethearts' understanding and tacit understanding of each other, they would never be able to hide their pain in their hearts.

It will definitely not be Kyousuke-kun. If Kyousuke-kun...Kyosuke-kun...

Glass's brain seemed to be short-circuited, and his thoughts were disconnected.

She originally wanted to say to Kyosuke-kun that if he had any pain or troubles, he would resolve and vent them as soon as possible. He would never hide them in his heart and leave his unhappiness until the next day, because that would affect his sleep.

Based on her limited understanding of Kyousuke-kun, she was a man who never knew how to compromise and make do, and it was absolutely impossible to make him give in.

Nishimiya Glass fully understood this on the first day she transferred to another school.

"Teacher, Mr. Ishida Shoya may have an intellectual problem. Why don't you send him to the hospital for a checkup as soon as possible?"

"Mr. Takeuchi! This kind of thing must be taken seriously. This is school bullying!"

"No, let's solve it now and let Shoya Ishida apologize to Nishimiya-san!"

"Is this your apology attitude? Look at me carefully. Didn't your mother teach you how to apologize? Look at me and bow!"

That tough voice still rings in Glass's mind, which is reassuring. Glass truly felt that human memory was a magical and beautiful existence. In fact, she was not able to hear Kyousuke-kun's voice very clearly at the time, but afterwards, everything at that time became extremely clear.

That's it. In Glass's subconscious mind, Kyousuke-kun is such a tough and reliable man. He will not hide the pain in his heart as cowardly as himself, but will definitely try his best to overcome the suffering.

But when she heard Sakura's words and looked at Sakura's eyes looking straight at Kyosuke-kun, she hesitated.

Is Kyosuke-kun born to be strong, or is his memory being embellished without permission?

He will always have sad moments, right? People can't only have a reliable side, they will always get hurt. What about when he is sad? Didn't she feel sad? Who can he talk to when he is sad?

Thinking of this, Glass suddenly felt suffocated.

Will that side be shown only to childhood sweethearts?

"Hey, Ni-chan, tell me, doesn't bitter melon feel bitter to him?"

A sudden voice interrupted Glass's thoughts. She looked at Kyosuke-kun who was eating bitterly with his head down, and then at Yamauchi Sakura who was tasting the bitter melon with his teeth bared again. It was the latter who spoke.

Oh, it turns out that Sakura has never seen Kyosuke-kun sad.

My restless heart suddenly calmed down, and my breathing became lighter.

Aware of the shameful joy in his heart, Glass felt that he was so despicable.

"What are you talking about? The sand in the Sahara Desert feels like the air is too dry? You must eat all the bitter melon today!"

Hojo Kyosuke suddenly spoke and successfully rescued Nishimiya Glass from his moral dilemma.

Kyousuke-kun is not a bitter melon! If Kyosuke-kun were a bitter melon, I would try my best to like eating bitter melon!

While breathing a sigh of relief, the girl looked at Yamauchi Sakura, only to see that the other party did not refute at all, but turned to look at Hojo Mikiko for help without thinking.

"We're not filming a food variety show, so you can't treat food like a toy. Just finish it obediently. Kyosuke said bitter melon is good for your health and can fight cancer and wrinkles."

Unfortunately, Yamauchi Sakura's good friend did not help her this time.

Feeling guilty for that shameful secret joy, Glass was soft-hearted and wanted to lend a helping hand when he heard Aunt Miyoko say in surprise:

"Wait a minute, since it has anti-wrinkle effects, applying bitter melon on your face should be better than cucumber?"

"Isn't that certain?" Hojo Kyosuke replied immediately.

The affirmative reply made one woman and two girls stare wide-eyed.

"If you apply cucumber on your face, you will eat it before it has a hydrating effect. But using bitter melon can prevent this from happening."

Hojo Kyosuke unceremoniously broke his mother's fantasy.

"Ah~ Kyosuke, that's too much. How can you say that to your mother? In front of Sakura and Ni-chan, are you happy to see your mother embarrassed?"

Hojo Mikiko complained dissatisfiedly. When she spoke, her right index finger was touching her son's face, pushing his head back and forth.

When Nishimiya Glass saw Kyousuke-kun's tragic situation, she felt distressed and wanted to explain that she would never look at her aunt in a different light because of this incident. No, it's not that I'm impressed, it's that I look at him in a new light. That’s not right. In short, I will never think that Aunt Mijiko is a greedy glutton who will not grow up because of this incident...

Well……

Anyway, don’t poke Kyosuke-kun in the face! Don't disturb his meal!

Before Ni-chan could organize her words, she heard Sakura Yamauchi speaking over there.

Great, Sakura has such a good relationship with Aunt Mijiko, she will be able to coax her back instantly.

"Kyosuke, how dare you say that? Aunt Mijiko secretly ate the cucumber slices she put on her face, not because you didn't prepare the cucumbers for eating! If I had already eaten so much that I couldn't eat anymore, how could I secretly eat it? !」

Hearing these confident words, Glass's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. Moreover, it sounds like Aunt Miyoko is not the only one who knows how to eat secretly.

"Yes, Sakura is the one who is right." Hojo Mikiko nodded repeatedly, and raised her left hand to touch Yamauchi Sakura's head, making a yucky sound in her mouth.

Reasonable? Is he talking about the principles of Yamauchi Sakura Kingdom?

Although Nishimiya Glass couldn't figure out how this could be called reasonable, he understood why Yamauchi Sakura was never absent from the Hojo family's dinner table.

Looking at the three people who started to bicker, the girl thought of her home for some reason.

Although my mother and Aunt Mijiko are two completely different types of people, they are exactly the same as mothers.

They are all the best mothers.

No matter how hard or tiring her job was, my mother would never say a word at home. The only "cosmetic" she ever bought was hand cream. Although her mother was very strict, she definitely did not impose her misfortune on herself, but wanted to Teach yourself what she needs to survive in this society.

Aunt Miyoko, although she will wail when there is more than an hour before dinner, "Kyosuke, dinner, isn't dinner ready yet? If you don't eat, mom will starve to death", but Miyoko knows deeply that she can take care of her children alone. What a difficult thing. At least I still have my grandmother who will help me, but Aunt Mijiko is all on her own.

Mom is a bitter gourd, and Aunt Miyoko is also a bitter gourd.

Glass turned to look at the boy with a helpless face.

Kyousuke-kun is also a bitter melon!

Now, all she can feel from Kyousuke-kun is the happy sweetness like honey. She knows that this is because she can't wrap her body with only the fresh fragrance of fish without the bitter taste like bitter gourd. Pass it on.

With this kind of self, if I really see Kyosuke-kun feeling sad, I'm afraid I can't do anything but feel even sadder.

I, Nishimiya Glass, won’t cry! I don't want to stay by Kyosuke-kun's side because I'm greedy for the sweetness of his honey. I want the sweet sense of security, and I will also savor the pain when he is sad!

Niu-chan needs to become strong and make Kyosuke-kun feel that Niu-chan is reliable and that you can confide in me even if you have sad things!

Nijiang should work hard to like eating bitter melon! (End of chapter)