Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 56 The Undiscovered Weekend

Chapter 56: Chapter 56 The Undiscovered Weekend

Hanamaru Hiroki was quite busy with work and went to the police station early.

Hanamaru Meiko was also aware of the Saturday study session, so she went shopping with Uesugi Nobuko, who was free during the day.

Their mothers had a good relationship, being classmates from university, and often arranged outings.

When they were young, they often took Sakura and Hanabi with them, exploring various parks in Tokyo.

It was through these interactions that the little girl gradually got to know him well and became inseparable.

Uesugi Sakura sat in the middle of the coffee table, looking at the two in front of him:

"The Menelaus Theorem, let me say it again, don’t forget, this is last semester’s knowledge."

He pointed with his pen at two intersecting triangles on the exercise.

"Any line that cuts through the sides or extensions of a triangle results in the product of three non-adjacent segments being equal to the product of the other three segments."

"For example, in this question, to prove that P, Q, R are collinear, we can know from the triangle internal and external angle bisector theorem that BP times PC equals—"

Uesugi Sakura suddenly frowned:

"Ayaka, are you listening attentively?"

"Of course!"

Ayaka Rie immediately responded, pointing her phone at Uesugi Sakura, "But hey! It’s almost 1 o’clock, let’s take a break, won’t you? Even if you’re not tired, Hanabi-chan and I are."

Uesugi Sakura didn’t check the time on her phone but glanced at his own watch.

12:55:23

Indeed, it was almost one o’clock.

"Alright," Uesugi Sakura put down his hand and addressed the two, "After four consecutive hours, we’ve barely reached our study goal. Hanabi is doing alright, but Ayaka, why can’t you even remember formulas and theorems?"

"At this rate of studying mathematics, you might just see them as a bunch of lines in the questions."

"Got it, got it, you’re even more rigid than Professor Eikawa." Ayaka Rie waved her right hand in front of her.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t argue back; learning fast meant being serious, and being rigid was necessary:

"Aunty Meiko won’t be back this noon, will you be going back home for lunch?"

"Uesugi-kun, Rie-chan will be staying here today."

"Then we’ll have to handle lunch ourselves," Uesugi Sakura suggested tentatively while picking up his tea, "Shall I cook?"

"Absolutely not!"

Ayaka Rie immediately shouted at him, her expression alarmed, "We’ve seen your masterpieces in cooking class, those are artworks even Ms. Sanae would praise."

Ms. Sanae was their home economics teacher, gentle-spoken and refined, who once, after tasting Uesugi Sakura’s cooking, gave him a big encouragement.

"Uesugi-kun," said Hanamaru Hanabi as she stood up from her duck-like sitting position, her white knee-high socks showing a slight hint of red at the knees, "Rie-chan and I can handle the cooking. Mom left some ingredients at home, and I remember there are some noodles."

"Let’s make carbonara pasta! And a bit of salad!" Ayaka Rie stood up, very pleased.

"Hehe!"

Ayaka Rie raised her chin with the bow on her collar looking down at Uesugi Sakura sitting cross-legged, "You just wait, Uesugi. Even though you forced me to study math for four hours, I’ve decided to somewhat reluctantly prepare you a decent meal."

"Oh, thank you."

Uesugi Sakura responded, and once the two girls ran to the kitchen to cook, he turned on the TV in the living room.

Helping them review also benefited him, but there was something about the previous conversation that really caught his attention.

It was regarding his cooking being called art pieces.

He opened his panel and found the skills section.

[Cooking Lv0 (-9/0)]

Description: Nobody would like to eat your cooking.

Well, there’s improvement.

It’s not -10 anymore; although slow, there will come a day when it reaches the normal standard.

Of course, the quickest way would be to allocate attribute points.

But compared to cooking, intelligence attributes are more important.

Now points can only be earned through completing tasks, but there are very few tasks, hopefully, this system might improve in the future.

At 1:30 on a Saturday, his body still ached from yesterday’s training.

But eating the unearned carbonara pasta, his mood was particularly good.

"Hehe! Well, Uesugi, does it taste good?" Ayaka Rie asked.

"Yes, it’s really not bad." Biting off the noodles, Uesugi Sakura picked a chopstick of salad.

"Is it only ’not bad’?"

"After all, Hanabi also helped, so it’s more perfect." Initially, Uesugi Sakura wanted to say that Hanabi was the main contributor, while you were just preparing ingredients and side dishes.

But considering he did nothing, it was best to avoid such unpleasant comments.

"True."

After a moment of reflection, Ayaka Rie accepted this explanation.

The carbonara pasta had a sweet taste, except for Hanabi’s share.

Having taken a few bites, she quietly glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi, silently eating pasta beside her.

The smooth lines of her cheeks became lightly flushed from the pepper; under her wide collar were white clavicles, and with her gentle movements while eating, one could peek into the wide collar.

She couldn’t help but frown, why didn’t she notice this earlier?

"Hanabi."

"Hmm...?"

"At home...do you always wear this?"

Hanamaru Hanabi glanced at her clothes and nodded:

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Ayaka Rie gave a glance at the unresponsive Uesugi Sakura:

"Don’t you think your T-shirt is too casual? Moreover, you aren’t even wearing anything underneath."

Looking down at the cartoon shark in front of her, Hanamaru Hanabi replied, "Can’t we be a bit casual at home? I really like this T-shirt."

"You can, but not when Uesugi comes over; you shouldn’t dress so casually in front of boys."

While saying this, Ayaka Rie moved closer, reached behind her, and zipped up her light blue jacket.

"But I’ve always worn this when Uesugi-kun comes over."

"You should change this habit from now on."

Uesugi Sakura naturally heard their conversation, and though he indeed had glimpsed unattended moments before and seen things he shouldn’t have seen.

He swore he had no ulterior motives.

Usually, Hanabi dressed properly; only on weekends at home did she get a bit slack.

Today’s situation was obviously an oversight.

Hanamaru Hanabi, looking down at the zipper slowly being pulled up on her chest, also realized the collar of this T-shirt seemed really wide, enough to follow the curve of her collarbone inside...

In an instant, she appeared to understand Ayaka Rie’s point, suddenly looking up at Uesugi Sakura across the table who acted as if nothing happened.

Ayaka Rie zipped it to the top, then moved slightly aside:

"Alright, you need to be more mindful in the future."

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