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At this time, she recalled the feeling on the boat, and had to rely on the pain of biting her lower lip to suppress her shame.

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Because Kaoru Sato couldn't row a boat at all, during the ten minutes of boating on the river with Butterfly, the first half of the time almost either reached the shore or circled on the water.In the end, it was Diezi who started to control the boat by imitating other people's paddling movements. After quietly admiring the cherry blossoms on the riverside for a while, she took a few photos with her mobile phone and rowed back to the pier.

"Brother, we are hungry~"

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Sifang Diezi with her hands behind her back, tried to speed up her pace to keep up with Kaoru Sato, and walked beside him to express her dissatisfaction word by word.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process of boating to enjoy the cherry blossoms, she didn't think it was very boring when she saw her elder brother in a hurry.

After all, it's a bit of fun... She thought to herself, even if it might not be as fun as chatting with Harutaki in Starbucks.

"Is there anything Diezi wants to eat?"

"We will eat whatever brother eats."

"Then... there happened to be a restaurant nearby that my senior recommended to me..."

When Diezi was impatient when she heard elder brother mentioning her senior again, she also felt a little bad in her heart.

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On the exterior wall paved with black stone bricks, the red neon lights are brightly lit even in the daytime, attracting the eyes of passers-by in a hurry.

It’s not bad if you only look at these, Sifang Diezi secretly wonders what kind of lunch my elder brother will choose, this style may be a western restaurant, or a new style restaurant...

She was looking forward to this at first, until she followed her elder brother Kaoru Sato to the door of the store and saw the two display boards on the side of the road——

The sesame seeds on the yellowed noodles, and the big and small oil stars floating on the rich soup, these characteristics are all clearly visible in the large-scale ramen photo.

The store probably thinks that displaying the signature dishes in the store in this way can attract more customers for the restaurant.This is a very normal thought, in fact, most restaurants have a similar practice, but...

Butterfly doesn't like this.

At least for the time being today, I will definitely not like it.

"call……"

Should it be said that it was expected?Or did she once have too high expectations and longings for Elder Brother?

When she got off the boat in Chidorigafuchi and mentioned where to go for lunch, she had also guessed what kind of weird restaurant Elder Brother would take her to, especially when she heard the other party mentioning the senior again, her heart was instantly confused. No more thoughts.

Is it McDonald?Is it Lotteria?Is Gusto Family Restaurant?Or restaurants like Yoshinoya and Hidakaya?

She was even mentally prepared to be taken to Matsuya to eat a cheap meal, but in the end, Elder Brother found a ramen restaurant.

Since the facade of the entire restaurant is made of glass, transparent floor-to-ceiling windows and tall glass doors, this design allows pedestrians to see the store clearly on the road.

It’s fine if it’s the kind of Ichiran ramen, but this restaurant actually offers Itamae cuisine——

Are you all sitting in front of the bar in the open kitchen, not far away, listening to each other's snoring and snorting?

Even though Diezi dislikes the formality and strictness of the Sifang family, the education she has received since she was a child still makes her unable to accept this form of dining.At least in terms of etiquette, she felt that the rules taught to her by her great-grandmother and mother were quite good.

jingle.

"welcome."

Accompanied by the sound of the doorbell opening the door, there was a welcoming greeting from the store staff.

This restaurant, like most noodle restaurants, pays and orders at the self-service ticket machine at the door.

Sifang Diezi did not hesitate this time, and directly clicked on the 780 yen small portion of the signature fried noodles.

"Diezi, is it enough for you to eat just a small bowl? Do you want to add a few slices of char siew or something?"

Elder brother Kaoru Sato saw that Sifang Diezi only pressed half of the small bowl, so he couldn't help asking with concern.

Why can't you care more?

She sighed slightly from the bottom of her heart, forced a smile and shook her head.

"No...no need, we...we already ate rice balls and bread when Xiaoqi was waiting for elder brother because of our greed."

Diezi found a reason that sounded quite appropriate to avoid brother asking.

After all, the reason for waiting in the 7-11 convenience store is that brother himself got up late and was late?

"Ahaha...Sorry...But the senior said that the fried noodles here are the best in Tokyo. The taste and texture are quite good."

Sure enough, she thought, when it comes to being late, Elder Brother can only apologize and skip the topic.

But it's seniors, seniors, she really doesn't understand, are those so-called "seniors" really more important than childhood sweethearts?

"Sit here."

"Huh? So close? The general can't even see the process of cooking..."

"We don't want to get too close to others."

Seeing that Kaoru Sato was about to sit in the middle of the bar, facing the chef in front of Itamae, Choko hurriedly pulled Elder Brother's sleeve and walked into the depths of the restaurant.

Staying inside can avoid being seen by passers-by on the street through the window, and it can also be farther away from other diners——

Now her ears are filled with the sound of sucking noodles, even though "eating noodles with noise" is regarded as "traditional culture" in Dongguo, she still finds it difficult to accept it.

Rather, many young people now no longer like to make a sound of inhalation when eating noodles like the older generation.

Sitting on the high stool in front of the counter, Sifang Diezi and Sato Kaoru fell into silence for a while.

The bar-like chandelier casts warm yellow light downwards, which makes Diezi, who doesn't know what to do, feel restless.While the chandelier is illuminating, it seems to emit heat, just like the heat pipe inside a microwave oven or an oven...

She now felt like food in an oven, like food in a supermarket deli case and a buffet tray, under the warm light of a heating tube or a warming lamp, dizzy and distracted.

Swish.

The noodles are wrapped in the shabu-shabu cage and tumbled in the water as the chef shakes the spoon.

hiss.

In the small space, the sound of smoking noodles came and went.

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

Even the thick and long noodles cannot shut the mouths of most diners.

All these seemed to add fuel to the flames, indirectly or even directly magnifying the depression in Sifang Diezi's heart.

"call……"

She couldn't help it, and covered her mouth with her hand and yawned lightly.

Elder brother Kaoru Sato did not play with his mobile phone this time, but watched the cooking progress of the chef Itamae for a while, and looked at the instructions and tips in front of him for a while.

Since he didn't focus on what to do, he immediately noticed Diezi yawning.

"Then, that... The person who introduced this store to me is Ohara-senpai, a freshman at Toyo University, and the former president of our Hitani High School Literature Club..."

"Oh... Dong Dasheng, you are very powerful..."

Butterfly nodded in agreement.

Who cares whether he is a senior from Toyo University or a senior from Keio, brother, an idiot, doesn't it feel strange to talk to a strange "senior" when he goes out to play with a girl?

Although those seniors and club members did give elder brother Kaoru Sato a lot of care, so that he would not be completely reduced to a dark corner at the bottom of the school that no one cares about... But, therefore, elder brother is regarded as a younger brother who is going around , as a random follower, is it too much?

In any case, she really disliked those guys, taking up the little free time that elder brother had.

Dinners, gatherings, karaoke, book clubs, seminars—every messy event, I have to drag my elder brother to participate...

Brother is also stupid enough, why can't he learn to say no!

She, Sifang Diezi no matter how unwilling to face it, she has to admit that elder brother Sato Kaoru is different from before, but almost exactly the same.

What Elder Brother changed was his understanding of her.From an unrestrained playmate and brother-like character in childhood, he has become an "ordinary person" who also has scruples about the surname "Sifang", and an "ordinary person" who is afraid and timid about the difference in status.

However, what Elder Brother hasn't changed is his character and his opinion of her.

Kind, reckless, clumsy, lacking in self-confidence... However, Elder Brother is still that Elder Brother. Even though he is afraid of the power and status of the Sifang family, he still wants to get close to her, and he is trying to maintain the relationship and attitude they had when they were young.

"...At the most recent book club, everyone voted for haiku, and the knowledge and knowledge of several seniors when they took turns reciting it was really surprising."

Kaoru Sato rested his chin with his left hand, talking while recalling.

"My favorite is Mr. Kobayashi's phrase 'The hometown where I was born, the grass there can be used to make cakes!'"

"Grass cake must be sour and astringent, right? Thinking about it, it's super unpalatable."

Sifang Diezi tried to respond to elder brother in a joking tone, trying to make the surrounding atmosphere a little more relaxed and cheerful.

"Diezi must respect creators...Mr. Xiaolin's words are reminiscing about hardships and homesickness, describing the poverty and poverty in childhood."

"Brother, you are too serious~"

Forget it...

She simply gave up on taking the initiative and sighed secretly in her heart.

If it was Harutaki-san, he would definitely pick up jokes like "I have the opportunity to make grass pancakes for you", and even asked if she wanted to eat grass in Ueno Park or Shinjuku Gyoen, and made her happy with his silly jokes... no Well, maybe Harutaki didn't need her to set off the atmosphere, and he solved all the troubles by himself.

"But just to mention this, I remember Die Zi, you used to pull grass from the ground to eat."

Elder Brother seemed to have suddenly enlightened, and talked about the things in his childhood with a look of nostalgia.

"You said you thought the grass was so green, tender and crisp, but after taking a bite, you wrinkled your face and spit vigorously..."

"Well, brother, didn't you foolishly eat a handful of grass afterwards?"

"That's not Die Zi, you lied to me that it was delicious."

"I can't blame you for being stupid—"

boom.

boom.

Just when Diezi was a little interested in chatting, two bowls of fried noodles, one large and one small, were brought directly in front of them.

"Eat it while it's hot, you'll definitely feel tired when it's cold."

"Um……"

The conversation that finally got a little momentum was interrupted, but she found that she didn't feel any disappointment——

If it was in the past, she might feel angry and disappointed because the chat with elder brother recalling the happy times in the past was interrupted, but now...

Instead of always being immersed in the past, try to create more interesting memories in the present——

She couldn't help but think of the lines she had seen in a TV series.

"Diezi, please help me get a jar of red chili sauce."

"Here."

"Thank you."

Choko found chili sauce from the seasoning bottle in front of her, and handed it to her elder brother Kaoru Sato on the right.However, after her eyes moved over with the bottle and jar, she couldn't help but be taken aback when she saw the situation in the opponent's bowl.

"Brother, you..."

"Ahaha... I often have dinner with the seniors, and the taste has become stronger. I remember Die Zi, your taste is relatively mild, just eat it directly."

No, that's not what she meant.

Looking at elder brother's bowl covered with one-third of the white garlic, she hesitated to speak, and after a moment of silence, she gave up reminding the other party.

Diezi still remembered that when she was walking to the depths of the restaurant, she didn't see any mint-flavored refreshing candy in the store...

"call……"

After taking a shallow breath helplessly, as he breathed, the oily aroma of fried noodles flooded into his nostrils.

The smell is not bad, Diezi thought, the noodles should not be bad.

Then, she rolled up the oily golden thick noodles with chopsticks in one hand, and held the end of the dish that was drooping below and couldn't be rolled up with a spoon in the other hand, and sent the oily noodles to her mouth.

"..."

The noodles are very chewy, but they are hard to bite, which is not Diezi's favorite texture.