Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 601 Sweet wine
Facing Sayuri Sawamura's question, Eriri shook her head left and right.

"It's nothing, just asking casually..."

As she spoke, she cast her eyes aside and accused Kato Yusuke:
"And you too, why are you still wearing this outfit? Isn't it the New Year's visit soon? Are you going to dress like this?"

Kato Yusuke did not argue with her, nodded and said: "Understood, then I will change now, excuse me."

After greeting the two of them, he turned and left.

It took a little longer on purpose before he changed his clothes and returned to the living room.

Sayuri Sawamura and Eriri are sitting on the sofa chatting.

"Yusuke, you're dying!"

"Sorry, I just replied to someone else's message, and it took a while."

Kato Yusuke responded casually and walked over.

I don't know what the mother and daughter talked about during these 10 minutes.

Although Ying Lili concealed it well, he still caught a residual shyness from that face.

Before he could think about the meaning behind this, he asked about convenience.

"Are you replying to Xiazhiqiu Shiyu?"

"No, it was Xiao Xi and the others who asked me where I was going to visit next."

"Xiao Xi... Is she with Xintiao classmate?"

"Ah."

"So, have they decided where to go?"

"Looks like Meiji Jingu Shrine."

"Why did you choose it? It must be super crowded on a day like this."

"I don't know the specifics. They probably have their own considerations."

When Yusuke Kato said this, Sayuri Sawamura clapped her hands together as if thinking of something.

"If that's the case, why don't you go to Meiji Shrine too~"

""what? ""

"Isn't it~ This way it will be more lively?"

"But." Ying Lili asked puzzledly: "Didn't you originally say that our family is going to visit a nearby shrine?"

"It was the original, but the situation is different now."

Sayuri Sawamura sighed and said, "After all, your father and Uncle Sakaki don't know when it will end, so you and Kato-kun go first."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Kato Yusuke.

"Besides, Kato-kun should also go to see that girl named Xiaoxi, right? Isn't this just right~~"

Kato Yusuke hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

He originally planned to find Xiao Xi after the end here, but now that they can be together, he will naturally not refuse.

Thinking of this, he cast a questioning look at Ying Lili.

Seeing him like this, the girl couldn't help but panic.

"Wait, why are you looking at me? Is it up to me to decide here!"

"Well, after all, we have an appointment first. If you find it inconvenient, I can make arrangements later."

"Otherwise it's fine~"

Hearing this, Sayuri Sawamura spoke again.

"Kato-kun, didn't you say Mina-san will not be in Tokyo this year? You can bring Xiaoxi and the others over after visiting the shrine~"

"Bring Xiao Xi and the others here... won't this disturb you?"

"There's no such thing~ It's better to say, Mom thinks it's more lively if there are more people, right, Eriri?"

"...?"

Looking at her mother who kept winking at her, Ying Lili couldn't help but tilt her head in wonder, unable to understand what the eyes meant.

"Even if you say so..."

She turned her face away with a snort, and muttered, "They didn't say they would refuse..."

"Hmm~ That's right~~!"

Seeing that the matter was finalized, Sayuri Sawamura stood up decisively and pulled her daughter up as well.

"Then it's not too late, Ying Lili, hurry up and change your clothes and get ready to go, otherwise you won't be able to catch the tram~~~"

"Wait, mom, don't push me, I'll just go...!"

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Under the single-handed arrangement of Sayuri Sawamura, Kato Yusuke and Eriri embarked on a trip to the Meiji Shrine.

The crowded tram wobbled all the way to Yoyogi Station, a few stops away.

Following the continuous flow of people through the ticket gates, we walked along the snow-covered gravel road for a while, and finally arrived at the big torii gate of Meiji Jingu Shrine.

It is located at the intersection of the North and South Roads.

The whole torii is 12 meters high, 17 meters wide and weighs 13 tons.

It is said that this is the largest wooden torii gate in Japan, and people standing under it are as small as ants.

"There are so many people..."

Kato Yusuke casually mentioned something.

"Because this is the biggest shrine, of course everyone will come here to pay homage. Didn't I say it before?"

As Ying Lili said.

As the most popular shrine in Tokyo, there are so many people visiting Meiji Shrine today that it is hard to imagine that this is what it should be like in the early hours of the morning.

Kato Yusuke shrugged helplessly, and said: "That's true, then let's go back after paying homage."

"Your sloppy attitude, be careful not to be abandoned by the gods?" Ying Lili said with sideways eyes.

Kato Yusuke smiled and said nothing.

The two continued to move forward with the crowd, and finally saw a familiar face by the sink in front of the guest hall.

"Wow - happy new year both of you!"

Accompanied by the energetic greeting, Serizawa Yuasa Kato Yusuke with a high ponytail rushed straight over and gave him a big bear hug.

"Happy New Year, Xiao Xi."

Kato Yusuke staggered back twice after being hit, and then lightly touched the head of the person in his arms, the hair was silky and cold.

Today's Yuu Serizawa is wearing a thick woolen coat, with scarves wrapped around her neck in layers, and her hands are completely wrapped in mittens.

"Hello~ President, Sawamura-san."

Xintiaoxiang walked up slowly, with his hands in the pockets of the light gray cashmere coat, and a cream scarf around his neck.

"Good evening, both of you, and happy new year~~"

"Well, happy new year."

After Kato Yusuke, Eriri also pulled down the goose yellow scarf that covered half of her face.

"Happy New Year, Shinjo-san, Serizawa-san."

After the simple exchange of greetings, the four of them got into the crowd again.

The three girls walked in front, Kato Yusuke deliberately lagged behind by half a step, and stretched out his arms to protect them from moving forward.

The people around looked at the girls with their own merits beside him, their eyes couldn't help being a little weird, but no one spoke.

Climb the stone steps.

Entering the main hall from the Nanshen Gate, the field of vision suddenly becomes wider, and the degree of congestion is somewhat improved.

There are no vendors or merchants here, and there is only an antique shrine in front of it, so that everyone can go to worship without distraction.

They followed the crowd to the shrine.

Serizawa Yu, who couldn't bear the loneliness, asked first: "Hey, what wishes do you all want to make?"

"As long as you know that kind of thing, there's no need to tell others, right?" Xinjoxiang replied casually.

"Sorry...I haven't thought it through yet." Ying Lili said in a low voice.

"What about Brother Yu?"

Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment: "World peace?"

"""Eh?"""

The three girls looked at him in unison.

There was a brief silence at the scene.

after awhile.

Serizawa Yu: "Wow, wow... As expected of Brother Yu, so amazing~~~"

Xintiaoxiang: "President, he is just joking, right? Xiao Xi."

Eriri: "That is to say, Yusuke, you should be more serious...!"

Serizawa Yu hesitated for a while, as if she had made up her mind, and said: "Okay~! Then my wish is to hope Brother Yu's wish can come true!"

As soon as this remark came out.

Not only Kato Yusuke was stunned, but the other two also showed different reactions.

"Hmm... Let's not talk about anything else, this is indeed a wish that Xiao Xi would make~" Xinjoxiang pinched her chin to make an analysis.

"Idiot, Serizawa-san, you don't have to force yourself to cooperate with this guy!" Eriri said with a look of unbearable.

at this time……

Boom!
A long and loud bell suddenly resounded inside the shrine, echoing in this space.

"Ah, it's New Years~!!"

Serizawa Yu hurriedly said: "Everyone hurry up and make a wish!"

The three girls took out their wallets one after another, took out a five-yen coin and put it into the cash box.Bow twice, clap your hands twice, close your eyes and make a wish.

Kato Yusuke also followed the steps of visiting the shrine and prayed with palms together.

Even though there was no desire in his heart that could be called a wish, he still closed his eyes and immersed himself in the tranquility of the moment.

……

After the visit to the shrine, the four of them were finally able to get away from the crowd.

Then, they drew a lottery from the gods and bought an omamori.

During this period, Kato Yusuke also informed Shinjoka and Serizawa Yu of Sawamura Sayuri's invitation.

After hearing this, both of them readily expressed their willingness to go, but they were bothered by not bringing a change of clothes.

In this regard, Ying Lili generously expressed that she could lend them her pajamas, which successfully dispelled their concerns.

Go back the way you came.

The towering giant trees on the southern approach are like crowns of trees, and wild birds are singing.

Looking back inadvertently.

Illuminated shrines sit deep in the snowy winter night.

Among the mottled light and shadow, priests and maidens in robes, men and women praying devoutly, and children running around constitute a beautiful scene of time and tranquility.

Kato Yusuke's eyes were slightly in a trance, and his footsteps unconsciously slowed down by half a beat, and he hurriedly followed up amidst the girls' shouts.

Boom!
The bell rang quietly behind, knocking off the last and the first ringing of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

According to Buddhism, there are 108 kinds of human afflictions.

Therefore, every New Year's Eve, the shrine will ring the bell 107 times, and leave the 108th bell to ring after entering the new year, so as to pray that you will not be troubled by troubles for a year.

As for the effect of this, he, an atheist, doesn't want to think about those boring things at this time.

Leaving Meiji Jingu Shrine, came to the street full of ginkgo trees.

There are row upon row of vendors guarding here.

Among them are not only common foods such as okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and candied haws, but also sweet wine stalls that can warm people up in winter.

Tourists who finished their worship gathered in front of the stalls, talking and laughing, choosing the food and drinks they were interested in.

The lights of the street vendors stretched all the way to the end of the road.

Meiji Jingu Shrine, the lights are like daylight, and sparks are like rain.

It was as if all the hustle and bustle and lights of Tokyo had settled here that night.

To describe the scene right now...

At Yuan Ye last year, the flower market lights up like the day.

Willow head on the moon, after dusk.

That's probably it.

At this time, Serizawa Yu suddenly spoke.

"Wow, why are there so many more stalls here, there were none when I came here..."

She stared at the booth in disbelief.

Xinjoxiang answered her casually: "After all, there are many children visiting the shrine today, so it is easy to make a lot of money at this time."

Serizawa Yu looked left and right excitedly, studied the vendors stretching along both sides of the road, and said: "It seems to be a festival, it's incredible!"

Kato Yusuke looked at her eagerness to try, and said proactively: "If there is anything you want, just go and buy it."

"Well, in this case, I actually kind of want to eat candied haws...Xiao Xiang, do you want it?"

"Well...then I want cotton candy."

The two walked towards the booth together as they spoke.

"Aren't you going?"

"No, I'm not a child."

Ying Lili put on a dismissive expression, but her eyes kept staring at a certain steaming booth, and she took a light breath with her straight nose.

Kato Yusuke followed her gaze, and there was a stall selling rum.

From just now, a sweet and sour fragrance has been pouring in from there, which is very tempting.

"Want to drink?"

"……what?"

Ying Lili blinked twice in a daze, then turned her head to look at him.

"Sweet wine, do you want to drink?"

Kato Yusuke pointed to the booth in front of her and asked her, "Or if you have anything you want to eat, I'll buy it for you."

The girl showed a dazed expression for a moment, then swallowed her saliva and said, "...Underage is forbidden to drink alcohol?"

"That's true, but today is the New Year, and the boss seems to have added a lot of things to it, which can be regarded as a kind of cooking."

"Cooking..."

Ying Lili murmured, she couldn't hide her heartbeat, but she seemed to be concerned about her face and refused to speak.

"I'll go buy it back, you wait here for me."

"Hey, wait a minute, I didn't..."

Regardless of her subconscious prevarication, Kato Yusuke went to the booth and bought two glasses of rum, and secretly added a grain of Qi and blood medicine powder into one of them before returning to the original place.

"Here, this cup is for you."

"...I said no."

"Just do me a favor and drink up the over-bought cup."

"what the hell……"

Ying Lili muttered to herself, her gaze firmly glued to the disposable paper cup in her hand.

The warm liqueur is steaming in the cold air, with a stick of rosemary inserted in it, and a ring of honey smeared on the cup, exuding a rich aroma.

"Gudu..."

She secretly swallowed again.

After several hesitation, he still couldn't match the curiosity and desire in his heart, so he brought the paper cup to his mouth and took a sip.

The warm liqueur enters the mouth, and the taste is rich and full. It looks like fruit, lemon and various spices are added in it. The sweet and sour taste is very delicious.

"Drink it well……"

She couldn't help but let out a small sigh of emotion, but heard a complaint from the side: "Is this too sweet?"

Turn around and look.

Kato Yusuke was staring at his rum with frowning eyes, with an indescribable expression on his face.

"Idiot, so I told you not to buy it..."

Ying Lili said, and suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing with a "puchi~", feeling amused by his deflated appearance.

Looking at her smiling face, Kato Yusuke sincerely thought that her unpretentious smile was quite beautiful, and his eyes softened involuntarily.

"Sure enough...this is more suitable for you."

"Eh?"

He stretched out his hand in a strange way, and pinned the wind-blown hair to the ear, "So don't show that expression again..."

Ying Lili opened her eyes in astonishment, and the pupils shook like an earthquake.

This kind of intimate behavior made her very uncomfortable, and she always felt embarrassed. She couldn't help but blushed and lowered her head, and replied softly with the word "um".

"..."

"..."

Kato Yusuke was silent for a while, and when he was about to pick up his paper cup and continue to enjoy the sweet wine, the girl suddenly held the little finger of his other hand tightly.

The movement of his hands paused, causing ripples to appear on the surface of the sweet wine, and then he looked sideways.

"…………Happy New Year."

Ying Lili stared at her toes and whispered, her cheeks that were blown pink by the cold wind looked inexplicably delicate, like a small plum blossom in the winter snow.

"Ah... Happy New Year."

Kato Yusuke responded in a low voice, unconsciously moved his eyes away, and looked around aimlessly.

Tall ginkgo trees cover the top of the head.

The shadows of the trees are whirling, and the flow of people is like weaving.

The stall owners were shouting and selling enthusiastically, and the tourists were talking and laughing loudly, and the whole space was filled with laughter.

New Year's.

He suddenly realized this belatedly, and his mind was full of thoughts for a while.

Then, he withdrew his gaze again and lowered his head to stare at the sweet wine in front of him.

Colorful lights are reflected on it.

Take another sip.

For some reason, he suddenly tasted the taste of life from it.

Kato Yusuke shook his head slowly, shook some melancholy out of his mind, and quietly drank the warm sweet wine.

Until the end, his little finger was still tightly held.

But on such a rare day, even the gods would probably turn a blind eye to such a small gesture.

The two fell silent.

……

　Thanks to [Qi Liu Ye] and [Reader 1543569666868273152] for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)