Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 310 - 240 Planting Trees, Interaction_2

Chapter 310: Chapter 240 Planting Trees, Interaction_2

"I think, with this age gap, Hanami is more like Hanabi’s daughter."

Hanamaru Hanami waved her little fist: "Ah da da~"

Hanamaru Hanabi looked curious: "Can Hanami understand?"

"Of course," Uesugi Sakura caught her little sister-in-law’s hand and shook it, making her laugh, "Don’t underestimate the intelligence of a one-year-old; she actually understands most of what we say."

He placed his little sister-in-law on the sofa, instructing her to go to the other end of the sofa to grab the mini shark toy her sister had bought for her.

As soon as Hanamaru Hanami was released, she crawled quickly to the other end, grabbed the tail of an octopus with her chubby hand, and dragged it back while crawling.

Once she crawled to the front, she bumped her head against the leg and then looked up at Uesugi Sakura who was sitting on the sofa, pushing the shark toy in front of him with effort.

"Ayi yi~"

Uesugi Sakura took the shark, doing an impromptu translation: "This means ’give’. "

Hanamaru Hanabi cheered for her sister, "Hanami is amazing~"

Uesugi Sakura then happily picked up Hanamaru Hanami, placed her on his lap, opened his arms, and said, "Hug."

His little sister-in-law hesitated for a second, then immediately hugged his waist, placing her face against his belly, and chirped: "Sister~"

"It’s brother."

Uesugi Sakura carried her away again.

Hanami knows how to say daddy, mommy, sister, and thank you, but she just can’t learn to say brother.

Hanamaru Hanabi, finding it fun to tease her sister, asked her, "Where is Hanami’s nose?"

Hanamaru Hanami became dazed instantly, then slowly pointed to her own ear.

"That’s an ear." Uesugi Sakura corrected her, pinching her nose to remind her.

"Smile."

Hanamaru Hanami’s baby face broke into a smile.

"Cry."

Hanamaru Hanami’s eyebrows and eyes squinted down, not like crying at all, more like the previous smile.

Uesugi Sakura felt that Hanamaru Hanabi’s smile was also bright and beautiful under the cuteness of her little sister.

"Hanabi, come over and take a look at Hanami, get a bit closer."

Thinking he was going to tease her sister again, Hanamaru Hanabi brought her face closer, and Uesugi Sakura took advantage of the moment, giving her face a gentle poke.

"Sakura-kun..." Her face turned slightly red, "Hanami is still here..."

Hanamaru Hanami recognized this action, waving her curled little paw and chirping: "Kiss... kiss..."

"We haven’t taught Hanami that word?" Hanamaru Hanabi said with a bit of confusion.

Seeing his little sister-in-law pounce on him again, trying to grab his glasses, Uesugi Sakura quickly pressed down her hand, "Hanami must have self-studied."

"Sakura-kun is lying, there’s nothing like this in baby textbooks."

"Hmm~ Maybe mom or dad taught her."

"Hanabi feels it was definitely Sakura-kun who taught her."

"How could it be, why would I teach Hanami things like this before she turns one?"

"It must be!"

Uesugi Sakura reluctantly stopped his little sister-in-law from grabbing his glasses while trying to change the subject: "I heard—"

"Sakura-kun, you can’t lie."

"Okay, it was me who taught her."

"Sakura-kun... how could you teach Hanami such things..."

"Kissing is normal, kissing the face or hands is a kind of politeness."

Hanamaru Hanabi thought for a long time and could only say: "It just feels a bit strange..."

While interacting with Hanami, Uesugi Sakura spoke to Hanabi, who sat next to him:

"Don’t you think we seem just like a couple now?"

"Now... do we really?"

"Very much so, look, even little Hanami agrees with me."

However, Hanamaru Hanami looked dazed, unable to get Uesugi Sakura’s glasses, and suddenly wanted to pinch Hanabi’s face, exclaiming:

"Sis... sister..."

This was a sign of affection, and Hanamaru Hanabi simply embraced her sister, letting her chubby hands pinch her face.

Hanamaru Hanami became happier with each pinch.

"Hanami, Hanami be gentle, sister hurts."

Uesugi Sakura laughed, "I always feel that Hanabi spoils her sister a lot."

...

That night, soft moonlight spilled like silver dust on the bedside.

"Sakura-kun..."

"What’s up?" Uesugi Sakura responded with his eyes closed.

"Hanabi thinks... Hanami is very cute..."

"Are you thinking about having kids?"

"No, not that... but... I’m worried that she might not grow up pretty and will be bullied." Hanamaru Hanabi thought of her own childhood.

"Her dad, mom, and sister are all beautiful, nothing to worry about."

"Is Hanabi worrying too much?"

"Yes, Hanabi is overthinking."

Uesugi Sakura turned over, wrapping his arms around Hanamaru Hanabi across the bed, as her features and eyes shimmered brightly under the clear moonlight.

"A kiss, alright?"

Hanamaru Hanabi was a bit shy but did not refuse, closing her eyes and letting the moment happen as his lips met hers gently.

Uesugi Sakura tasted her, inhaling the lily scent on her, suddenly recalling her standing under the Sakura Tree, reaching up on tiptoes.

That touching silhouette was etched deeply into his heart.

He didn’t want this emotion to fade, didn’t want her to leave his side again, holding the girl even tighter in the warm night.

...

...

...

Uesugi Sakura admitted that he was a bit excited last night and almost couldn’t hold back, so he got up early to go for a morning run to cool down.

When the fresh air from Kanda River passed through the dancing sakura blossoms and filled his lungs, he felt much calmer.

Today, Hanamaru Hanabi would blush when she saw him, and she would go for a walk in the park with the two ladies and Hanamaru Hanami, her sister.

In conclusion, another routine day marks the end of the holiday.

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May 7th, Wednesday, Weather: Rain

"Somehow, the ginkgo in the rain feels quite delicate, senpai."

"Oh, really?"

"The falling ginkgo leaves, a quiet avenue, and the cold and lonely rain feel quite melancholic."

Just after class had ended, Uesugi Sakura was organizing the course outline given by the professor, feeling that the introverted boy beside him was a bit artsy.

"Have you ever been in love?" Uesugi Sakura handed him a forgotten fried noodle bun from his bag as he heard the boy’s stomach growl.

"Ah...? Thank you, senpai." Seisa Takeshun seemed a bit slow to react.

"Have you ever been in love?"

"No, I haven’t," Seisa Takeshun was just looking at the bread in his hand, trying to find some topics to chat with his senpai, "Has senpai?"

"In my case, sort of, but the girlfriend was gone after less than two months."

"Really? Senpai seems like the type who would be quite popular with girls, though." Seisa Takeshun glanced at the girls in the back rows, watching Uesugi Sakura sundry with envy, "A Tokyo University student and also the national number one ’bow champion’."

The girls covered their mouths to giggle, nudging each other, and spread the news of discovering a handsome guy at Tokyo University to their acquaintances.

Despite Tokyo University being full of brainy individuals, those with the attribute of ’handsome’ are indeed rare.

"Honestly, I don’t know how to handle relationships."

"Then how does senpai deal with receiving love letters?" As someone who has been studious since elementary school, working hard to get into Tokyo University, Seisa Takeshun had never encountered such a situation.

"I usually take them but refuse them, maybe even don’t reply."

"How many love letters has senpai received?"

"Dozens, maybe a hundred or so." Uesugi Sakura marked a few key points in his notes, "It wasn’t much in high school, but more in college. In this first month, I’ve received twenty."

"That’s amazing! On average, there’s a confession to senpai every 1.5 days! How does senpai reject them?" Seisa Takeshun leaned forward, his usual curiosity fully aroused.

"Face to face, I just say I have a girlfriend, sorry, please don’t come to me again. For ones given in letters, I put them in a box without responding."

Uesugi Sakura suddenly felt that with this tone, he seemed like a player with a lot of experience, cutting off Seisa Takeshun’s upcoming questions.

"Anyway, just a piece of advice, if there’s a girl you like, confess quickly. When she leaves, you’ll only regret it: lamenting with a series of loser comments how you should have been braver back then."

Uesugi Sakura closed his notebook.

"The saddest thing is having to comfort yourself with words like ’as long as she’s happy, I’m happy’. "

"Senpai, can it really be like that?" Seisa Takeshun looked hesitant.

"Very likely." Uesugi Sakura was reminded of Hanamaru Hanabi pulling him to watch morning dramas together during the summer vacation.

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