Assistant Manager of Winter Village

Chapter 458 Gift (Five Two In One)

At three o'clock in the afternoon, in front of the hospital bed, Yuichi Yuki stroked Mikan's hair a few times, put her little hands under the quilt, took out a gift box from the bag she brought, and placed it next to Mikan's pillow.

Santa Claus or something, Mikan said that she knew it was a fake when she was five years old, it was Yuki Yuichi, oh no, it was her predecessor who told her, and said that the previous gifts were all given by her father, and now her father is not at home, So there are no gifts or anything this year... Anyway, it's too much.

After putting away the presents, Yuuki Yuichi stood for a while before saying goodbye to Aunt Miyako and Arashi Ono, and walked out of the ward.

In the corridor, the eyes of the five girls were all strange.

There is nothing more extreme than that when people are five years old and punctured their fantasies, right?

What's more, it's obviously the kid himself who showed Mikan comics and light novels when she was very young, and even said seriously about education.

Yuuki Yu couldn't argue with a hundred words, he could only pinch his nose to recognize it.

It was so embarrassing today, and I have to apologize to Xu sauce after I go back, it is really depressing to think about it.

He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's open the shop!"

Today I sell a specially customized Christmas set meal, which is actually cakes and fruits, and put some rose petals to make enough money for these cashiers.

It was already dark outside, and the air was cool.

Ohno Heko looked up at the sky, and pulled Aino around in a circle: "It would be nice if it snowed tonight."

Ainao rolled her eyes: "This is not Hokkaido, how can it snow every day."

"Hokkaido?" Ohno Heko smacked his mouth and said in aftertaste: "Speaking of Hokkaido, I feel like eating crabs."

"Really?" Ainai thought for a while, "I still have a few canned crab meat at home, can I make it into a crab pot when I go home at night?"

Koko Ohno kept nodding, and turned to look at Yuichi Yuichi: "Yuki-kun, are there any king crabs in the shop today?"

Yuki Yuichi shook his head: "Today we only sell cakes, nothing else."

Ohno Heko said regretfully: "Oh, it's too late now, and I probably can't buy fresh ingredients. When I pass by the supermarket later, I'll buy some canned food."

Miki Kaoru thought for a while and asked her, "Canned crab meat, is it delicious?"

"How should I put it..." Ono Koko thought for a while and said, "Before I met Yuki-kun, canned crab meat was a high-end snack that I couldn't eat a few times a year."

"High-end dim sum?" Miki Kaoru couldn't help nodding, it sounded delicious.

Ainao, who was walking beside her, also said casually: "That's true. Although Winter Village used to have good dim sum, they were for the residents. Only those that are about to expire will be eaten by us."

"Hmm! Canned crab meat looks delicious!" Kaoru Miki nodded again, his eyes became bright.

"But now..." Ohno Heko, who spoke just now, continued, "Normal."

Miki Kaoru was stunned: "Huh? Ordinary?"

Aino snapped her fingers and looked at Miki Kaoru: "That's true, the ingredients are indeed fresh and delicious. I used to think that canned crab meat is a high-end snack, but it is actually..."

She and Ohno Heko looked at each other, and said in unison: "I have very little pocket money, and I don't want to spend the money I earn from part-time jobs, so I can't afford fresh crabs."

Miki Kaoru was stunned, and his eyebrows drooped: "So it's like this..."

Yes, at least everyone still has money to buy crabs.

"Canned crab meat?" Yuki Yuichi looked away, and said thoughtfully: "Canned crab meat, should be delicious?"

Aino didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say?"

Yuki Yuichi shook his head: "It's okay."

"Really?" Aino tilted her head.

"Ah, suddenly I really want to eat meat buns..."

They chatted all the way, and arrived at Takahashi House before [-]:[-] in the afternoon.

Aino went to hang the "under preparation" sign on one side of the door frame.

Ono Heko and O-chan moved a small blackboard together.

It says today's menu——Today's menu: Christmas cake limited.

The girls were busy with the preparations before opening the store, while Yuichi Yuuki was kneading the dough behind the kitchen counter - making everyone's dinner and ramen in advance.

Of course, there is no delay in making the embryo of the cake.

This is not difficult.

But because there are not a few customers who order cakes, they eat and work in advance.

Half an hour later, the aroma and sweetness of the cake wafted from Takahashi House.

With a big bag on his head and a cream hanging from his lips, Ohno Heko briskly ran out the door, flipped the sign "in preparation" and replaced it with "opening".

Ainao who came from behind gave her an angry look, and stretched out her hand to hang the curtain on the door.

It's open for business.

On the bench resting outside Takahashi House, an old man wearing a black windbreaker and a round-brimmed hat sat up on crutches and walked towards the shop.

Aino and Ono Heko, who were fighting at the door, hurried out of the way.

"Welcome to Takahashiya!"

The old man stopped, took off the hat on his head, looked at Takahashiya with slightly cloudy eyes, and asked, "Excuse me, I remember that there is a sushi restaurant with the same name nearby..."

"Ah, it's here!" Ono Zygoko said obediently.

The old man seemed to be in a daze, and he recovered after a while, muttering: "Really? It turns out that sushi is no longer sold."

"I'm sorry, Boss Takahashi is not in the country right now..." Aino explained simply.

This person seems to be an old customer of Takahashi House.

The old man bowed: "I see, thank you, little girl."

After speaking, he put on his hat, leaned on crutches, and turned to leave.

A piece of crumpled paper slipped out of the tiger's mouth when he was putting on his hat.

Ohno Heko saw it, walked over a few steps, knelt down to pick it up, held it up and said, "Sorry, you dropped something."

The old man turned around and took a look, and hurried back, taking it with trembling hands: "If it is lost, I won't be able to buy anything, thank you little girl."

"Shopping? Is this a shopping list?" Ono Heko had doubts in his eyes.

The old man looked down and said, "Every time I go out, the old woman will write it and put it in the old clothes..."

"It's really loving!" Ono Hezi's eyes showed longing.

The old man smiled, looked at Takahashiya and said, "Old lady, I really like to eat Takahashiya's sushi, but I miss it."

He shook his head and bowed slightly again: "The old man will take his leave first."

Aino and Ono Zygoko looked at each other and nodded.

The latter ran into Takahashiya without looking back, while Aino walked over a few steps, and said in her usual cute (disguised) voice: "Well, I'm sorry, actually, this store now The general is the disciple of Boss Takahashi! If you don’t dislike it, would you like to try the cake first, bah, try the sushi made by the disciple first?”

The old man froze for a moment, then turned around again, raised his head and said in a daze, "Is the general the boss' disciple? That's how it is."

"So, do you want to try it?" Aino in cute mode showed a sweet smile.

"Is the boss's disciple? That's right, the boss's disciple should also be very good, right?" the old man murmured as he walked towards the store.

Ai Nai breathed a sigh of relief and followed behind.

"Ah?" When he walked to the door, the old man looked at the small blackboard at the door and read: "Today's menu..."

Ainao jumped over, twirled around with the small blackboard, made the blackboard face the wall and "think about the past", and said with a smile: "Temporary drafting, tentative drafting."

"So that's it, please worry about it, little girl." The old man bowed slightly and stepped into the Takahashi House.

In Takahashi House, Yuuki Yuichi was listening to Ono Koko's explanation, but before he finished listening, he saw the old man entering the door and Aino following behind.

He lowered his voice and said, "Making sushi now? But we don't even have the ingredients ready, what should we do?"

Because... because of its popularity, there are no ingredients left in Takahashiya's warehouse.

"Oops, I forgot about this!" Ohno Heko was a little annoyed: "Then, then I'll go buy materials now!"

After she finished speaking, she ran out, but immediately came back and asked with a sullen face, "Where should I buy it?"

Yuuki Yuichi twitched his temples, shook his head and said to Hana next to him: "You and O-chan, why don't you go? Buy some flounder, tuna, prawns...you can pick something alive. After ordering in a while, if there is anything else, I'll call and tell you."

At this time, if you want to find fresh ingredients, you may not be able to find them, so the next best thing is to live.

He spoke quickly, but don't worry that Hana won't remember.

Hana just nodded slightly and took off the apron: "Leave it to me."

"Then, what should I do?" Ohno Heko, who was very relieved, asked cautiously.

"Go and change the sign back first, and then entertain guests..." You Chengyou said in a low voice, put the cake embryos on hand into the oven first, then washed his hands, squatted down to get the rice, and started to make vinegar rice.

The sushi seems to be made very quickly, but that is on the premise that all the preparations have been done.

"I'm sorry, Yuki-kun, I have caused you trouble." Ono Koko lowered his head, with an attitude of admitting his mistake.

"It's nothing..." Yuuki Yu shook his head, his voice paused and continued: "Today is Christmas, if you don't get the food you want, you will be very disappointed."

"Yeah, I think so too!" Ono Koko kept nodding, his eyes lit up and said, "So, Yuki-kun, help me to do it when I get back tonight..."

Before she finished speaking, Yuuki Yuichi stared: "Go to work!"

This stinky girl, push her nose on her face!

"Oh, oh!" Ono Zygoko shrank his head and went to the door to change the brand.

At this time, the old man and Ainao walked to the kitchen counter.

The former was looking at Takahashi House, with a look of surprise on his face: "Well, what a big change! When I came here a while ago, it was obviously just a small room with a sushi turntable inside..."

"A while ago?" Yuuki Yuichi, Miki Kaoru, and Aino were taken aback at the same time.

This shop has been open for more than half a year.

Aino asked tentatively: "Excuse me, when was the last time you came to Takahashi House?"

"When?" The old man pondered: "A year ago? Three years ago? I can't remember..."

After changing the brand, Ono Hezi smiled and said, "That's really a bit ahead of me, please sit down!"

"Oh, I'm sorry!" The old man took off his hat, put away his crutches, and looked at Yuichi Yuichi who was standing behind the kitchen counter.

Yuki Yuichi bowed: "Welcome."

The old man sighed: "What a young general! Today, please give me your advice!"

"I am." Yuki Yuichi replied, put a small plate of dried tofu in front of the old man, and said with a smile: "This is a gift from the shop, please taste it."

This is the only food that Takahashiya can bring out right now.

The old man looked down and said, "Thank you very much, it looks very delicious!"

"I hope you like it." Yuki Yuichi said with a smile.

The old man kept nodding, raised his hand and handed the piece of paper he had been clutching in his hand to Yuichi Yuichi: "Excuse me, General, I don't have a good memory, can I order first? Please."

"You can order at any time." Yuki Yu took it with both hands, and raised his eyebrows before reading the content.

Ono Koko came over and whispered: "I heard from the old man that every time he goes out, the old woman will write down the shopping list and put it in the old man's pocket... huh?"

Her voice stopped abruptly, and her eyes widened slightly as she looked at the content on the paper.

Yuki Yu glanced at her sideways.

This piece of paper has turned yellow, and there are writings on it, which are obviously not newly written.

Moreover, the first line above reads...

"For the old man who is gradually losing his memory, these are the things you need to remember..."

"First, don't eat too salty food."

"Second, you must close the doors and windows every night when you go to bed. If you get old, it will be a disaster if you catch a cold."

"Third, go for a walk outside frequently, and don't stay bored at home all the time."

……

"Seventh, your favorite sushi is fried shrimp sushi, and your favorite sushi restaurant is Takahashiya, but it's been a long time since you tried it? So, at least on Christmas Day every year, please buy some to eat."

"Eighth, the emergency number is 119. If you feel uncomfortable, you must call this number."

……

"No.15, even if there is only one person in the future, please live a good life, hold your chest up, and be dignified..."

……

The handwriting on the paper is beautiful, and every word reveals longing, and the regret that is not at ease.

As soon as Yuki Yu put down the letter, he looked at the old man who was eating dried tofu.

Ohno Heko was stunned: "The old lady, she..."

Yuki Yuichi interrupted in a low voice: "Don't talk too much."

He looked ahead and asked in a harmonious voice, "Excuse me, do you want two fried shrimp sushi?"

"Fried shrimp sushi?" The old man raised his head, with surprise in his eyes, he kept shaking his head: "No, no! I like shrimp sushi, but she doesn't like it; really, old lady, did you make a mistake?"

He looked at Yuki Yuichi, and said seriously: "Old lady, I like salmon roe sushi and seaweed roll sushi, my favorite is, yes... Ah, I remembered! It's plum blossom sushi!"

His turbid eyes brightened a bit: "The old woman, she likes plum sushi the most!"

Yuichi Yuichi nodded heavily: "I see, please wait a moment, I will prepare now!"

(End of this chapter)