Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 186 - 172: Qixi Festival, and Before the Qixi Festival

Chapter 186: Chapter 172: Qixi Festival, and Before the Qixi Festival

Sword Dao is just a tool for Uesugi Sakura to make money; without money, little Hanabi would have to keep him.

He, Uesugi, is definitely not the type of guy who likes to live off girls.

Though, it’s quite nice too.

A few sailor-uniformed high school girls sat together in the classroom chatting with each other.

"Tanabata, summer break is right after the sports festival. Hey, have you thought about how to spend the summer vacation?"

"How else, just stay at home and study."

"Huh? The whole summer? That’s too tiring, isn’t it too hard without some relaxation?"

"Um... that’s true, but I have goals for advancement. I’m going to be a senior next year, so I have to work hard."

"I heard we’ll be sorted into classes in senior year, right?"

"Yeah, I heard it’s based on our grades."

"We won’t be separated, will we?"

"If you don’t study hard and still think about playing during this summer, that’s what will happen."

"..."

"Is there no other way? I don’t want to work hard."

"Don’t want to work hard? Hehehe~ I could give Reina-chan a suggestion—why not go to Kabuki-cho and find a drunk old man? Being a Divine Servant girl isn’t bad either!"

"Go to hell! What kind of suggestion is that!"

"Haha (dodging while laughing), didn’t Reina-chan just say she doesn’t want to work hard?"

"My family isn’t short of money! Who needs to hear your crap suggestion!"

"Not bad, not bad. I think with Reina-chan’s looks and figure, you’d be very popular among the uncles."

"You go to hell too!"

"Haha~"

The sailor-uniformed high school girls giggled and playfully fought, their pleated skirts fluttering like clouds from time to time.

Usually, in such situations, some boys would sneak a peek.

During the break after the second class of the morning assembly, Uesugi Sakura had just come out of Teacher Haneda’s office and glanced at the cloudy sky.

The lingering plum rains soaked the courtyard in tranquility.

The young plums ripened around the summer solstice, giving the long-lasting plum rains their name.

The only downside is the damp air, making it hard to dry clothes.

Hanamaru Hanabi walked out of the classroom, and Uesugi Sakura stopped her and a few of her female classmates together.

"I like you."

Little Hanabi’s face easily blushed, so it turned red again.

She hugged her Chinese textbook tightly to her chest, very embarrassed.

"Sakura-kun... why did you suddenly say that..."

A few of Hanamaru Hanabi’s close female classmates were beside her, looking surprised at the calm-faced Uesugi Sakura.

Engaged... can it make someone so open?

This is in the hallway, where such words, which are hard to muster courage to say, were spoken so casually?

Seeing no effect, Uesugi Sakura continued, "Sorry, everyone, I’d like to chat with Hanabi."

After the other girls left, Hanamaru Hanabi stood with her little shoes together on the hallway, looking up at him.

"Sakura-kun...?"

Seeing her confusion, Uesugi Sakura explained, "Tomorrow’s Tanabata, I was practicing confessing to you."

Hanamaru Hanabi’s beautiful eyes sparkling: "But Hanabi... already agreed to Sakura-kun."

"Agreed to what?"

Little Hanabi knew he was teasing and remembered the day before yesterday, hugging her book and taking a deep breath, she softly said:

"Bad... guy..."

The voice was still so tiny.

Since the day before yesterday, Hanamaru Hanabi had been fond of calling him a bad guy.

There was a reason for that, of course—being together for a long time, you’d encounter some inevitable things.

For example, going to find her in the morning, having the key, he accidentally saw her changing clothes and underwear when he opened the door.

White legs, a white back, white....

The process... well... was hard to describe.

Uesugi didn’t expect to encounter a scene from an anime blessing in real life one day.

As a normal high school student, he had to say—it was very nice.

So, he just stood still, waiting for little Hanabi to react.

...

Seeing he seemed to be reminiscing, Hanamaru Hanabi’s face turned red, her weak voice was as small as ever:

"Bad... guy..."

Then she hugged her book, lowered her head, and continued forward, brushing past him.

Uesugi Sakura turned to look at her quickly departing back, shaking his head.

Little Hanabi... one couldn’t even dislike someone like her, no wonder she always got bullied.

The day before Tanabata, many boys and girls were privately discussing confession plans with their close friends.

But how could such things be discussed? There’s a high chance of being backstabbed.

So... on Tanabata night, many would secretly eat the chocolates they made.

On that night, even though the chocolates were made with cocoa beans and sugar as the main ingredients and were sent piece by piece into mouths, the sweetness could not be tasted at all.

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After pregnancy, Mrs. Hanamaru often came to the Uesugi Family for dinner, and chatted with Mrs. Uesugi.

Uesugi Shio lounged lazily on the sofa with long legs propped up, eating a lollipop and watching a TV program in the living room—"A 20-Year Age Gap Newlywed Couple’s Life".

Uesugi Nobuko and Hanamaru Meiko sat together watching TV.

44-year-old, still single male lead, Hanasato Harumi was a few years older than the two ladies present.

"Sakura-kun, could you hand me the potatoes?"

"Hmm."

Uesugi Sakura handed the peeled and washed potatoes to the busy Hanamaru Hanabi.

Unlike her soft personality, her knife skills were sharp.

Potato, carrot, cucumber swiftly diced and sliced, corn kernels aside for use.

"What’s for dinner?" Uesugi Sakura asked as he looked at the all-vegetable lineup, which was likely a salad.

"Mashed potato salad." Hanamaru Hanabi put the chopped potatoes into a steamer to cook.

She washed her white hands and continued to busy herself with the ingredients.