They Gather Here

Because today's guest, Sayuri Sawamura, was wearing a kimono, it was inconvenient to sit at the counter, so the girl cleaned up a table.

"Ma'am, please sit here." She said respectfully.

"Thank you very much." Sayuri Sawamura smiled, "Your name is 'Chitanda Eru', right? Eirari often mentions you as a first-year junior."

Chitanda was overwhelmed by the flattery, her face flushed and she was speechless.

Ying Lili was also a little embarrassed, showing her small and cute canine teeth to her mother.

"Mom!" she yelled angrily.

"I see~" Sayuri Sawamura smiled.

Such a mother-daughter relationship is really enviable.

From what Luo Zhen has seen and heard, whether it is Huaxia or Neon, the understanding of "filial piety" in the East Asian cultural circle is quite feudal, but the situation of Xuexia's family is closer to the norm.

However, some parents are unconscious:

They not only want to establish the absolute authority of feudal-style parents, but also long for the closeness and love of Western-style parents.

They want their children to talk to them like friends, but once the relationship is tense, what the children said in the past becomes evidence in court.

Then, after a while, they would say, "Why didn't you tell me anything?"

Say you are a banana, watermelon rind!

On this point, compared to those parents, Luo Zhen appreciates Xue Shixia's mother "feudalism is feudal to the end", at least she will not contradict her promise.

Of course, Sayuri Sawamura is more worthy of respect.

These two mothers are like two extremes, one is as cold as ice and the other is as warm as the sun. Ying Lili is undoubtedly the happier one.

At least, that's how it looks on the surface.

Luo Zhen patted Xue Shixia's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Don't be sad."

"I'm not sad." Yukinoshita shook her head, "I'm just... um... I'm just used to it."

"sorry."

"What's your expression like?"

"I……"

"I'm fine, student Luo, I'm fine."

"..."

"..."

The two fell completely silent.

At this moment, Eriri squeezed in and pulled Yukinoshita to sit down opposite Sayuri Sawamura.

Then, she said loudly: "Luo Jun, I want to eat food that can make people happy and make people laugh."

The girl is more honest than ever.

Luo Zhen couldn't help joking: "Delicious food can make people happy and make people laugh."

"What Kato said is right, Mr. Luo can be mean-spirited occasionally."

"Have it?"

"whispering sound--"

Luo Zhen showed a smile.

He turned his head to look at Sayuri Sawamura, and said in a respectful tone: "Madam, thank you very much today. As a thank you, I suggest that you order, and you can eat whatever you want."

What a big breath!

However, looking at the boy's face, Sayuri Sawamura felt as confident as her own daughter's expression when drawing manga.

She immediately thought of the mantra of the male protagonist in "食のSura·Zhen"——

Can cook any dish.

From this point of view, it should be true.

Sayuri Sawamura pondered for a moment, then said, "My request is the same as that of Eriri~"

It's too difficult, isn't it?

Completely subconsciously, Luo Zhen glanced at Xuexia.

I saw that the girl no longer had a cold and blank expression, but an arc at the corner of her mouth.

Just a smile, a small thing, like a leaf in the woods, shaking in the flight of startled birds.

A slanting smile, barely visible.

But there it is.

Luo Zhen somewhat understood the intentions of Eriri and Sayuri Sawamura.

He moved a chair, sat down at the table, looked directly into Yukinoshita's eyes, and asked, "Yukishita, what is 'food that can make people happy and make people laugh'?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on the girl.

Being the focus made Yukinoshita a little awkward.

She frowned unnaturally and fell into deep thought. Looking at her expression, she was even more serious than Chitanda.

Luo Zhen couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

It was only then that Yukinoshita realized that he had been tricked, and with an expression of sudden realization, he gave the other party a hard look.

Then, she rolled her eyes and said, "Student Luo, have you heard of 'Noda Rock'?"

Luo Zhen nodded: "Eel rice?"

"Yes."

"I understand."

Eel rice must be cooked well, and it can only be eaten in specialty stores, and there are very few eel specialty stores outside of Neon.

Saying "less" is not without it. For example, the "Noda Rock" mentioned by Yukinoshita just now is one of the best eel hotels in Tokyo. It opened a branch in Paris in 1996.

In other words, besides Tokyo, there is Paris.

But no matter how you look at it, Yukinoshita has a bit of embarrassment in it.

Luo Zhen showed a smile: "It's not the summer "Earth Use の Ugly Day"~"

"Tuyong" refers to about 18 days before each of the four days of "Si Li" (Li Xia, Li Qiu, Li Dong, Li Chun) in a year.

"Ugly の 日", the "ugly" here is one of the twelve branches. When expressing the date, there is a cycle of 12 days.

Therefore, the summer "earth use の ugly day" is the ugly day before the beginning of autumn. The neon custom believes that eating eel on this day is the most energetic.

Regarding this point, it is hard for Luo Zhen to say whether it is credible or not.

But there is no doubt that eels are the most plump in summer, and it is not yet the time.

He couldn't help but look at Yukinoshita: "Are you sure, eel rice?"

"Yeah." Yukinoshita nodded, "I want to eat eel rice that can make people happy and make people laugh."

"Then why don't you act quickly?"

"Hey?"

"Want to steal from a part-time job?"

"!@*#￥%..."

Yukinoshita muttered something dissatisfied, accused Sayuri Sawamura of a crime, and left the table.

She put on her apron and walked into the back kitchen.

"What's the matter?" she asked.

Hey!

I actually saw the savage side of this girl!

Today, meeting two family members successively seemed to make her heartstrings tense, but once she returned to the familiar izakaya, she relaxed again.

People will inevitably become strange with this one.

"Well, forget it, I forgive you." Luo Zhen said very generously.

"Hmph—" Yukinoshita raised her nose.

"Don't you want to eat eel rice?"

"Yes."

"Then give me a hand."

With that said, Luo Zhen took out four eels from the refrigerator.

Yukinoshita curled her lips: "It's frozen."

The izakaya operates on a small budget, so only frozen ones can be eaten.

After all, if you want to eat eels, you must fast for a few days to get rid of the earthy smell. That is to say, membership-only eel shops can process them in advance, and then serve fresh eels to guests.

"Second miss, why don't you complain about 'breeding'?" Luo Zhen sighed.

"You're right, I want to eat wild ones too."

"It's so demanding."

It is true to say so, but Luo Zhen knows that Yukinoshita is right.

Wild ones grow slowly after all, and the food is more complex, so the flavor is better.

This is an empirical theory obtained after comparison. The same wild seafood grows very fast in Africa, but it tastes worse than Donghai seafood.

But the problem is...

"Even if it is Neon, more than [-]% of the eels are farmed, and there are very few wild ones." Luo Zhen shook his head, "In Tokyo, there is only 'Noda Rock' left."

"It's quite difficult to book a seat there." Yukinoshita sighed regretfully.