Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard Chapter 420 - 302: A Classmate’s Request2

"No need, no need, it’s nothing." Uzu Nana waved her hand to refuse, but her expression seed like she had sothing more to say.

"What are we eating?" Todaka Keichiro placed his tray on the table after finishing ordering and pulled out the chair next to Uesugi Sakura.

"Matsukawa Cuisine." Uesugi Sakura picked up a cherry tomato with her chopsticks and placed it in her mouth.

"Matsukawa? That high-end restaurant in Minato?"

Todaka Keichiro split his chopsticks and imdiately smiled, "Uesugi, are you really treating to kaiseki? It’s not cheap, you know. Besides, you need to book three months in advance, can’t wait that long."

"No problem, as long as you want to eat there, you can go anyti, I’ve got connections." Uesugi Sakura picked up another cherry tomato; she ordered a vegetable salad set, preferring lighter foods lately.

"Uesugi—" Todaka Keichiro dragged out his tone and leaned over to check her calm expression, "You’re not so sort of aristocrat’s child, are you?"

Uesugi Sakura turned her head and gave a slight smile, "Do you think I am?"

"You seem like it, but you completely lack that vulgar taste of money and power." Todaka Keichiro stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, although I don’t want to gossip, there are so law professors who do have that vibe."

Uzu Nana glanced at Seisa Takeshun: "Seisa-kun... Do you plan to go into politics with Professor Kawamura?"

Uesugi Sakura rembered that a while ago he attended so salon gathering for a cabinet secretary.

A salon gathering sounds nice, but bluntly, it’s a talent recruitnt event.

Family backgrounds and such are thoroughly understood.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t go, as his good friend Professor Okuno advised him against getting involved before leaving on a business trip.

Apparently, the professor was coming back soon.

Seisa Takeshun said, "No, it’s still uncertain at the mont."

Although many predecessors from Tokyo University have entered Kasumigaseki, it’s better to keep this topic lightly touched upon.

Don’t say much, don’t ask much.

Tokyo University is a web of connections; if there are seniors in future workplaces, they will help juniors from the sa institution to rise swiftly.

Because once inside the system, one bears the Tokyo University insignia, and from then on, mostly belongs to the sa faction.

Uesugi Sakura: "How about it? Would you like to treat you once?"

"Matsukawa Cuisine?" Todaka Keichiro tried asking.

"Yes."

"That would be great of course!"

"But you really shouldn’t make Uesugi-kun spend so much." Uzu Nana said.

"It’s just simple food," Uesugi Sakura turned to Seisa Takeshun, "Seisa-kun, are you free?"

"I am, but I feel like it’s troubling the senior."

Matsukawa Cuisine is an entirely referral-based restaurant, with a cost per person of 30,000 yen, making it 120,000 for four people.

It’s nearly a month’s salary for a convenience store employee.

Though the restaurant hasn’t been around for a century, it is imnsely popular.

A good restaurant doesn’t need historical accumulation, what it needs is the chef’s skill.

"No trouble, if you have others you’d like to bring, feel free to bring them." Uesugi Sakura said as she picked up food with her chopsticks.

"Really?" Todaka Keichiro didn’t expect her to be so generous.

"As you wish."

Uesugi Sakura thought she couldn’t forget Hanabi while dining well, planning to bring her along too.

Seeing everyone agreed, Uesugi Sakura continued, "Then I’ll check for any available days soon and ssage you."

"Okay! (in Chinese)"

Uzu Nana laughed, "Why is your Chinese so funny?"

"I think my accent’s fine."

Uesugi Sakura: "Your English is standard Japanese English."

Dining, wherever it is, holds a human touch; they helped, so Uesugi Sakura would reciprocate.

She continued eating her lunch from the cafeteria, finding the vegetable salad refreshing, but feeling it seed a bit dry and tasteless.

Leaving the Central Cafeteria, Uesugi Sakura planned to stop by the library, aiming to complete her studies for this sester.

"Uesugi-kun."

Turning under the ginkgo trees, Uesugi Sakura was highlighted by sun rays piercing through the leaves, shining on the gold-rimd glasses on his nose, making his elegant profile appear intelligent and handso.

"Anything else? If it’s about schoolwork, I’ll try my best to help if I can answer."

Uzu Nana smiled awkwardly, "Haha, honestly, I don’t know if I should be telling you this."

"Mm."

"If Uesugi-kun has things to do, I won’t trouble you."

"It’s fine, go ahead."

After hesitating for a mont, Uzu Nana spoke, "I’m the eldest in my family, with two younger brothers, strict father, loving mother, and a rather harmonious household. My father is a corporate executive, very busy daily, and due to his personality, he’s always had many demands of . I’m nearing twenty, now he’s becoming more pressing..."

"..."

Uesugi Sakura already guessed where this was going, "Are you asking to pretend to be your boyfriend?"

"That’s what I ant, haha." Uzu Nana laughed awkwardly, put her hands together in apology, "Sorry, sorry, I didn’t an to offend you, amongst all my friends only Uesugi-kun seems suitable."

"And Seisa and Todaka?"

"Seisa-kun wouldn’t work; my father doesn’t like his type. Todaka-kun... I asked him, but his girlfriend didn’t agree."

Uesugi Sakura pondered for a mont, "I’m sorry, I can’t give you an answer right now."

"No problem, I understand, this kind of thing... it’s sowhat awkward... haha, and Uesugi-kun just ntioned going to Matsukawa Cuisine? I thought perhaps during that occasion, I could let my father be a bit reassured about my situation."

Uesugi Sakura pondered it carefully, eting at Matsukawa Cuisine might be convenient.

Previously, Uzu Nana had helped her, and she had promised that if Uzu needed anything, she’d try her best.

It was a given promise; Uesugi Sakura wasn’t fond of going back on her word.

"Let’s do this, I’ll ask my fiancée about it; as long as she agrees, I can do it."

Accompanying the al at Matsukawa Cuisine, he’d bring along Hanabi, with her supervising, nothing unexpected would happen.

Of course, provided Hanabi agreed to him pretending to be soone else’s boyfriend.

"Really? Thank you, Uesugi-kun, it won’t take up much of your ti, just enough to make my father sowhat at ease, my mother is quite agreeable."

"No problem," Uesugi Sakura smiled, "every family has its challenges, as classmates, I’ll help if I can."

After politely thanking him a few more tis, Uzu Nana headed off to her elective course.

Pretending to be soone else’s boyfriend?

Uesugi Sakura guessed little Hanabi might get jealous, whether she’d agree was uncertain.

But just a half-hour eting outside shouldn’t be an issue.

She made her way to the comprehensive library.

After entering Tokyo University, she realized how profound the knowledge at a prestigious institution is.

In the library, she could borrow books that were difficult to buy outside and see many works by seniors and nurous Nobel laureates’ study notes.

Docunts, theses, cutting-edge knowledge, all ready to be viewed and studied.

Upon actually setting foot in the library of a prestigious school, seeing many terms and books never before known, one would then realize how minuscule their knowledge really is, and even the great person portraits on the walls beco hard to interpret.

Things people pondered on for a lifeti can be learned within a year if ti allows, isn’t that fortunate enough?

Human energy is limited, Uesugi Sakura didn’t plan to learn all these things completely.

The essence of countless human lifelong knowledge is far harder to research and study than imagined.