By the ti work was over, Chen Yu had packed up his things and left the office.
Today, since Hiromi Jounouchi had taken the day off to go back to her hotown and discuss her upcoming marriage preparation with her mother, it was just Chen Yu by himself, which made him not so keen on going ho to cook.
Walking toward the subway station, he passed the street corner where the little shop was located. After a mont's thought, Chen Yu decided to turn into the alley and head towards the shop.
"Welco!" As soon as he pulled open the door of the shop, a lively and energetic greeting rang out.
This was a sharp contrast to the owner's typically deep voice. Chen Yu looked up and, as expected, saw the owner's daughter Minami smiling at him... although now, her identity should be that of the owner's niece.
"Ah! Doctor Chen Yu! You've co! Welco! Please take a seat!" As soon as Minami recognized the incoming Chen Yu, her smile suddenly brightened up, hurriedly welcoming Chen Yu while also shouting to the busy owner in the kitchen, "Uncle, Doctor Chen Yu is here!"
Seeing how enthusiastic Minami was, a nearby office worker couldn't help but feel jealous, "So handso guys get special treatnt, huh? You were definitely not this enthusiastic with us, Minami! Could it be you're fond of Doctor Chen Yu? But he already has a girlfriend, you know."
"What are you blabbering about!" The office worker's comnt instantly made Minami blush with shyness, and while she protestingly pouted, she also placed the dish that the owner had just finished cooking down in front of him with a thud, snorting at him without any good grace, "Just eat your food!"
Perhaps it was true that good looks co with perks. Minami's bout of anger didn't turn the custors off at all; rather, it made the other patrons in the shop laugh.
"Doctor Chen Yu, what would you like to eat today?" The owner ca out of the kitchen, seemingly much more cheerful than before, perhaps because his daughter had co back to him and resolved many years of tension.
"The usual Stead clams with wine and a Highball, and also a pork cutlet rice," responded Chen Yu, ordering almost exactly as he usually did. While speaking, he looked around the shop and noticed that business seed to have improved a lot from the usual.
Obviously, a lot of the patrons were there for Minami, sothing you could tell from the way they were sneakily glancing at her while eating.
The owner was already familiar with Chen Yu's order and nodded in acknowledgnt, "Okay, please wait, it will be right out."
Once the owner had returned to the kitchen to get busy, Minami darted over to Chen Yu, curious, she asked, "Doctor Chen Yu, where is Sister Jounouchi? Didn't she co with you today?"
"Hiromi went back to her hotown. It's just today, so I was too lazy to cook by myself and decided to support your family's business instead," Chen Yu smiled at Minami, explaining why Hiromi Jounouchi wasn't there.
Surprised to hear Chen Yu's response, Minami couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister Jounouchi went back to her hotown? Is there sothing going on? Or did you, Doctor Chen Yu, make Sister Jounouchi angry?"
Maybe still childlike at heart, when Minami heard that Hiromi Jounouchi had gone back to her hotown, she asked with a teasing smile on her face.
Chen Yu didn't mind Minami's playful deanor at all; he rely smiled at her and explained, "It's because we're about to get married. Hiromi went back to her hotown to inform her mother about it."
"Doctor Chen Yu, you're getting married? Congratulations!" Minami exclaid with joy when she heard the news of Chen Yu's upcoming wedding.
At that mont, the boss finished making Chen Yu's highball and brought it to him. Hearing the news, he also sincerely congratulated Chen Yu, "Doctor Chen Yu, you're going to marry Doctor Jounouchi? That's wonderful, congratulations!"
The boss and Minami, who were deeply grateful for the help Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi had given their family, naturally felt happy for him when they heard about the wedding.
The other custors in the small restaurant also congratulated Chen Yu upon hearing the news of his wedding.
After thanking each person for their congratulations, Chen Yu finally picked up the glass in front of him to moisten his sowhat dry throat.
Soon, the boss finished preparing Chen Yu's order, but this ti it was Minami who brought it to him.
Seeing Minami, who brought the dish to him with a sweet smile and said, "Please enjoy," Chen Yu suddenly felt that there was a reason why the small restaurant's business had improved—given a choice between Minami's sweet smile and the boss's scarred face, anyone would choose the forr.
However, Chen Yu knew that Minami's true nature was still just a soul, what people commonly refer to as a ghost. Ordinary people falling for her would only bring unnecessary trouble.
Of course, Chen Yu had already inford both the boss and Minami about this beforehand.
"Speaking of which, ever since Minami arrived, the atmosphere in the restaurant feels different!" While Chen Yu was pondering these thoughts, another custor suddenly exclaid, and while speaking, glanced at Minami, complinting her, "High school students really do have youthful energy! It makes us feel younger just coming here to eat. But Minami, isn't it too much for you to work so late at night?"
"Not a problem at all! I've already graduated from high school, and since I don't plan on going to university, that's why I'm helping out in my uncle's shop," Minami responded with an answer she had clearly rehearsed beforehand, before busying herself around the restaurant again.
Watching Minami's busy figure, Chen Yu also felt sowhat gratified; it seed the outco of his intervention was quite positive. It would have been such a waste for a kind and hardworking child like Minami to simply pass away.
With his good mood bringing a hearty appetite, Chen Yu felt particularly hungry that evening. After finishing his al, he asked the boss to serve another half-portion of stead clams with wine and another highball before he was ready to go ho satisfied.
As he pulled out his wallet to pay the bill, Minami suddenly pushed the money Chen Yu had handed over back to him, "Don't worry about it, Doctor Chen Yu. You've helped our family so much—this al is on ! Wait for Sister Jounouchi to co back, and then co together with her!"
After being told this by Minami, Chen Yu looked towards the boss in the kitchen and saw that he shared the sa sentint; Chen Yu had no choice but to put his wallet away. However, after thinking for a mont, he still took an invitation out of his pocket and handed it to Minami, "This is the invitation to Hiromi's and my wedding. Please make sure to co."
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