Chapter 281: Equally Important Things [4K]

Maybe it was because they had seen each other in photos before, or maybe it was because they had chatted a lot on Line. In any case, when Watanabe Akiie actually stepped into her son’s new home, the ups and downs of her emotions were not as great as she had imagined.

After a brief tour of the layout of each room, she followed Ryoko to the room she was staying in this time, which was also a large guest room on the first floor.

According to Ryoko, there are three guest rooms in the house, two of which are standard single rooms, and the remaining one is a large guest room large enough to accommodate a family.

“By the way, how long have you moved here?”

After closing the door of the guest room, Watanabe Akie turned around and looked at the layout of the room with interest.

Compared with the decoration style outside the house, the style of this room is obviously simpler and fresher.

The overall tone of the room is mainly warm white, supplemented by wood color. There is a beautiful vase on the white wooden dressing table, which contains beautifully trimmed lilies. There is a gray blanket around the bed.

In her opinion, this spacious guest room is more like a master bedroom than a ‘guest room’.

For a regular single-family house of around 90 square meters, the master bedroom is not as big as this.

“It’s been a while, maybe more than half a year?”

Hamabe Ryoko answered as she opened the closet.

Since moving in, she has lost her sense of how fast or slow time passes.

Except for the days when she battled wits and courage with the Saint Lady, she felt that every day here passed by very quickly.

Sometimes she didn’t even come to her senses before the day was over.

“Such vague answers are not your style.”

Watanabe Akie looked at Hamabe Ryoko’s back and joked with her.

She knew very well why the latter answered in this way.

People are all like this.

Once you have a stable home that gives you a sense of security, it is easy to forget about time. You will even feel as if life has been fast-forwarded, and in a trance, day has turned into night.

“Because I really can’t remember it clearly.”

Ryoko Hamabe explained for herself and then took out a three-piece bedding set and a quilt from the closet.

In fact, this job should have been done yesterday, and there was time to do it, but just when she was about to do it, the Saint Lady stopped her.

The Saint Lady’s original words were as follows

——Some things will give people a different impression when you do them in front of the person involved and when you do them in advance. Although some people really don’t care about this, why give up the favorability that can be gained with just a little effort?
She thought about it and felt that what the Saint Lady said made sense, so she stopped and chose to do it today.

Anyway, it’s just a matter of putting on a quilt cover and pillowcases and making the bed. For an experienced person like her, the whole process would take less than three minutes.

“Okay.” Watanabe Akie coughed lightly and changed the subject. “When I visited the kitchen just now, I saw a lot of seasonings that can only be bought in Chinatown. Do you… really eat Chinese food every day?”

For her, having Chinese meals every day is nothing.

After all, after so many years, her taste has long been assimilated.

But just because she thinks it’s nothing doesn’t mean others think it’s nothing.

For a Japanese who is used to eating traditional Japanese cuisine, it is definitely difficult to adapt to eating relatively strong-flavored Chinese food every meal.

During the New Year, Ryoko did mention this, but she didn’t take it too seriously at the time and just thought that Ryoko was trying to get closer to them.

Now it seems that this girl is… indeed quite honest.

“Ang~”

Ryoko Hamabe nodded, placed the three-piece bed set and quilt on a chair beside her, and then spread the bed sheet with ease.

“But we can’t say that every meal is Chinese food. We occasionally make traditional dishes, such as tempura, pork cutlet rice, etc. However, You doesn’t like tempura very much, so the proportion of tempura is smaller.”

She thought for a moment and continued, “In terms of frequency, it’s probably one or two days a week? I mean eating traditional food.”

If you think about it carefully, their cuisine is quite rich. In addition to Chinese and traditional cuisine, they even have Western and French cuisine occasionally.

The latter two were both created by Ayana.

In these two types of cuisine, Ayana is much more talented than her, and the dishes she makes are quite delicious, with good color, aroma and taste.

Of course, she had no idea whether it was authentic or not.

But I guess it doesn’t matter. After all, when it comes to food, all that matters is that it tastes good.

She is not a spiritual French person, so she will not be picky about whether the taste is authentic or not.

Besides, the cookbook “Western Cuisine” says that even if the taste varies, as long as the amount of seasoning used is basically the same, the final taste will not be too different.

“He likes pork chop rice?”

Watanabe Akie walked around Hamabe Ryoko, came to the other side of the bed, and pulled up the sheets on the other side.

She is not the kind of person who would sit on the sofa and enjoy the fruits of her family’s labor while they are busy with housework.

Rather than just watching, she would rather go up and lend a hand.

Even something as simple as making the bed can be done by one person.

“Yes, the kind that is aged at low temperatures.” Hamabe Ryoko nodded, then changed the subject, “I’ll take care of this, auntie, please sit down and rest for a while.”

There’s no point in having guests over for such household chores.

“Why should I rest? I’m in good spirits.” Watanabe Akihé rolled her eyes at her but didn’t let go. “Besides, I’m not a guest. We are a family, aren’t we?”

“…”

These words seemed to see through her thoughts and instantly silenced her anger.

Hamabe Ryoko fell silent at this point.

“For example, when it comes to household chores, family members can help each other and get the job done faster and in less time. And it doesn’t actually take up that much time. At most, it’s just a short while, right?”

Seeing that Hamabe Ryoko didn’t respond, Watanabe Akiie continued to say this.

“……Yes.”

This time, Hamabe Ryoko did not remain silent, but nodded obediently.

The two of them laid out the bed sheets with ease, and then each put on a pillowcase.

“Oh yeah, I wanted to ask that before.”

After putting the pillow on the bed, Watanabe Akie started talking again.

“Ok?”

Hamabe Ryoko raised her eyebrows and met her gaze.

“Are you and You resting in the same room now?”

Watanabe Akiie carefully considered her words and uttered this sentence.

“……No.”

Hamabe Ryoko shook her head.

Ayana also mentioned this to her yesterday. The former meant whether she should take this opportunity to move into the master bedroom, but she felt that there was no need. If she wanted to, then she would. If not, then she wouldn’t. Moreover, as far as the result was concerned, it didn’t really matter whether they slept in the same room or not.

It was not difficult for them to get into his room.

And he never locks the door, does he?
“Oh.”

Hearing this, Watanabe Akihime nodded thoughtfully.

“What about Ayana?”

Suddenly, she asked again.

“She is also resting in her room.”

Hamabe Ryoko answered without thinking.

“I see.”

Watanabe Akie withdrew her gaze and put on the quilt.

She was originally thinking whether she should subtly remind them of the limit of what they should do in that aspect, telling them that too much is as bad as too little and that it would harm the body.

Now it seems that she was overthinking it.

They didn’t sleep together, and Ryoko revealed that they had the habit of getting up early to do morning exercises, so they must be much more restrained than she thought.

But…

“Still remember to pay attention to safety and don’t cause an accident.”

She added this sentence as if talking to herself.

It’s not too late to have children after you graduate from college.

As soon as the words fell, Hamabe Ryoko’s little face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She was not stupid, so she knew what her aunt was talking about.

*
After lunch, Watanabe Akie washed the dishes, washed her hands, and returned to her room.

Since her school days, she has had the habit of taking a short nap at noon.

If she has more free time, she might take a nap for an hour; if she has less time, it might be about half an hour.

Of course, if the time is less, maybe only ten or twenty minutes.

In short, no matter how much time she has, she will always squeeze out time to take a nap.

But today, she couldn’t just put on her pajamas and get into bed and go to sleep like she did in the past. She had to do two more things.

She sat down on the bed, changed into her pajamas, took out her cell phone and called her husband.

Soon, the call was connected.

Then a voice that she was very familiar with came from the receiver.

“Akira?”

On the other end of the phone, there was a hint of confusion on Genichirō Watanabe’s face.

He really didn’t expect his wife to call him so soon.

In the past she always called at night.

“I have arrived safely and have had lunch. To be honest, you should really try Ryoko’s cooking. Her cooking skills are really amazing. In terms of the level of Sichuan cuisine, she is even better than you.”

Watanabe Akie started the conversation with a smile.

Today’s lunch really opened her eyes.

Maybe because this was a home-cooked meal, Ryoko performed much better than New Year had done when they were together.

The taste has gone up two levels.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ryoko’s skills are enough to qualify her as a chef in most restaurants.

“I thought you were calling to talk about something, but it turned out you were just calling to attack me, right?”

Watanabe Genichirō rolled his eyes, but did not put his phone away. Instead, he smiled.

“No.”

Watanabe Akie smiled. Even through the phone, she could guess the expression on her husband’s face at the moment.

This guy must be having a good laugh.

In daily life, there is a lot of such mutual teasing, or “bickering”.

They all enjoyed it, too.

“Okay, I’ll take it seriously.” Watanabe Genichirō paused, “Well, you only talked about Ryoko’s cooking skills, what about Ayana’s?”

He is more interested in this.

Generally speaking, people who are talented in business and have realized their talents often do not have very high skills in life.

Examples like his are very rare.

“Ryoko said that Ayana is better than her at Western and French cuisine, but as for the specifics, I haven’t tried them yet, so I can’t rush to give a review.”

Watanabe Akie gave the answer.

“Why am I beginning to envy your good fortune?”

Watanabe Genichirō pursed his lips.

It seemed that it was a mistake for him to stay alone in Okinawa, and he should have had the nerve to go to Tokyo.

“Then you can be envious.”

Watanabe Akie’s smile became brighter.

“Tsk.”

Watanabe Genichirō smacked his lips and answered with practical action.

“Tomorrow, I plan to visit my son’s company.”

Watanabe Akie thought about it and got down to business.

“Go ahead, and you can also see how Ayana’s work is done.”

Watanabe Genichirō also stopped joking and looked more serious.

Compared to Ryoko, he personally prefers Ayana.

Of course, in career.

Based on his observation of Ayana, the eldest daughter of the Amemiya family is not a “virtuous wife”, but a strong person who can really help the company develop.

In a sense, this brat You is really a gigolo.

But this is just a joking statement. To be honest, it is a mutual achievement.

Since ancient times, there have been many capable people, but the number of people who can provide a platform for these capable people to display their talents is quite limited.

“As for this, I’m not worried about Ayana. The key is…”

Watanabe Akiie deliberately paused for a moment, keeping the topic in suspense.

“What’s the key?”

Watanabe Genichirō was not surprised and took on the role of supporting actor conscientiously.

There are many suspenseful conversations like this in their daily lives.

“Those people from Ayana’s family.” Watanabe Akiie coughed softly, “They seem to like bullying Ayana.”

“…”

“…”

After the words were spoken, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

“I’ll call them later.”

About twenty seconds later, Genichirō Watanabe gave his answer.

As for the specific arrangements, he believed that his wife could do it.

But he must do the handover on his side one step ahead.

“Then I’ll trouble you.”

Watanabe Akie raised her head and looked at the wooden wardrobe, her thoughts inexplicably drifting away.

“What’s the trouble? Okay, I’m going to make a phone call first, we’ll talk later.”

“Ah.”

After hanging up the phone, Watanabe Akie breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, all the preparations to get back the upper hand have been made. What remains is whether we can find the corresponding opportunity.

But in the meantime, there was something equally important waiting for her.

She took out her cell phone and opened Line.

then.

She found Yuki Hayakawa’s profile picture.

After clicking on the avatar, she carefully considered her words and sent a concise text message.

[Are you free tomorrow at noon? Let’s go out for lunch? ]

Compared to the bravery of Ayana and Ryoko, Yuki is obviously weaker, so as a mother, she can only make sacrifices for someone’s happiness.

She was the one who added fuel to the fire.

This way, Ayana and Ryoko won’t blame You.

Please give me a vote. I have been tortured these days. First I have to accompany my child, then I have to help him with his homework. I really don’t understand why it is so difficult for children nowadays to study? Not to mention doing homework. Sigh.

See you all tomorrow!

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(End of this chapter)