At three o'clock in the afternoon, in front of the hospital bed, Yuuki stroked Mikan's hair a few times, put her little hand into the quilt, took out a gift box from the bag she brought, and placed it next to Mikan's pillow.

Santa Claus or something, Mikan said she knew it was fake when she was five years old, it was Yuichi Yuuki, oh no, it was the predecessor who told her, and said that the previous gifts were all given by her father, and now her father is not at home, so there are no gifts or anything this year...... It's pretty much anyway.

After Yuki put away the gifts, he stood for a while before saying goodbye to Aunt Miyako and Arashi Ono and stepping out of the ward.

In the hallway, the eyes of the five girls were full of strangeness.

It's impossible to puncture your illusions when you're five years old, right?

What's more, it's clear that this kid himself showed her comics and light when Mi Tang was very young, and he also said something about education seriously.

Yuuki Yu couldn't argue with a hundred mouths, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

It's a shame today, and I have to apologize to Xu Jiang when I go back, which is really depressing to think about.

He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, open a store!" ”

Today, we sell a specially customized Christmas package, which is actually a cake and fruit or something, and put some rose petals to earn enough money for these cash deposits.

Outside, the sky had darkened, and the air was cool.

Ohno Zyko raised her eyes to the sky and pulled Aino in a circle: "It would be nice if it snowed tonight." ”

Aino rolled her eyes: "It's not Hokkaido here, how can it snow every day." ”

"Hokkaido?" Ohno Zygoko smashed his mouth and reminisced: "Speaking of Hokkaido, I kind of want to eat crabs." ”

"Really?" Ai Nai thought for a while: "There are still a few canned crab meat at home, can you make a crab meat pot when you go back at night?" ”

Ohno Zyko kept nodding and turned her head to look at Yuichi Yuuki: "Yuuki-kun, is there any king crab in the store today?" ”

Yuuki shook his head: "Only cakes are sold today, and nothing else." ”

Ohno Zygoko said regretfully: "Alas, it's too late now, I probably can't buy fresh ingredients, so when I pass by the supermarket later, let's buy some more canned food." ”

Kaoru Miki on the side thought for a while and asked her, "Canned crab meat, is it delicious?" ”

"How can I say that......" Ohno Zyko thought for a moment and said, "Before I met Yuki-kun, canned crab meat was a high-end confectionery that I couldn't eat a few times a year. ”

"Premium dim sum?" Kaoru Miki couldn't help but nod his head, it sounded delicious.

Ai Nai, who was walking next to him, also said casually: "That's right, although there were often good snacks in the winter village in the past, but it was for the guests to eat, and only those that were about to expire would be given to us." ”

"Uh-huh! Canned crab meat, delicious appearance! Kaoru Miki nodded again, and her eyes sparkled.

"But now......" Ohno Zyko, who had just spoken, continued, "ordinary." ”

Kaoru Miki was stunned: "Huh? Ordinary? ”

Aino snapped her fingers and looked at Kaoru Miki: "That's right, the ingredients, it's still fresh and delicious, I used to think that canned crab meat was a high-end snack, but it's actually ......."

She and Ohno Zygoko glanced at each other and said in unison: "I have very little pocket money, and I am reluctant to spend the money I earn from part-time work, so I can't afford to eat fresh crabs." ”

Kaoru Miki was stunned, and his eyebrows drooped: "So that's ......"

Yes, at least everyone still has the money to buy crabs now.

"Canned crab meat?" Yuki Yuichi retracted his gaze and said thoughtfully, "Canned crab meat, it should be delicious, right?" ”

Aino didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Yuki Yuichi shook his head: "It's okay." ”

"Really?" Aino tilted her head.

"Ah, all of a sudden, I really want to eat meat buns......"

Several people chatted all the way, and before 3:20 in the afternoon, they rushed to the Takahashi House.

Aino went to hang the "Ready" sign on the door frame on one side.

Ohno and O-chan moved a small blackboard together.

It says Today's Menu - Today's Menu: Christmas Cake Limited.

The girls were busy preparing for the opening of the store, and Yuuki kneaded the dough behind the kitchen counter.

There are not a few guests who order cakes, otherwise he would have come so early.

Half an hour later, the aroma and sweetness of the cake wafted from Takahashiya.

With a big bag on her head with cream on her mouth, Ono Zyko ran out of the door briskly, turning the sign "Preparing" over and replacing it with "Operating".

Ai Nai, who came from behind, glanced at her angrily, and reached out to hang the curtain on the door.

It was opened.

On the rest bench outside Takahashi's house, an old man in a black trench coat and a round-brimmed hat stood up on his crutches and walked towards the store.

Aino and Ono Zyko, who were fighting at the door, hurriedly got out of the way.

"Welcome to Takahashiya!"

The old man stopped, took off the hat on his head, looked at Takahashiya with slightly cloudy eyes, and asked, "Excuse me, I remember, there is a sushi restaurant with the same name in the neighborhood......

"Ah, this is it!" Ohno Zygoko said obediently.

The old man seemed to be in a daze, and only came back to his senses after a while, and muttered, "Is it? It turns out that sushi is no longer sold. ”

"I'm sorry, but Boss Takahashi isn't in the country right now......," Aino explained simply.

This seems to be an old visitor to Takahashiya in the past.

The old man bowed: "I see, thank you, little girl." ”

With that, he put on his hat and walked away with his cane.

A somewhat crumpled piece of paper slipped out of the tiger's mouth as he wore his hat.

Ohno Zygoko saw it, walked over in a few steps, squatted down and picked it up, and held it up and said, "I'm sorry, you dropped something." ”

The old man turned to look, hurried back, and took it with trembling hands: "If it is lost, it will not be able to buy anything, thank you, little girl." ”

"Buying something? Is this a shopping list? Ohno had doubts in her eyes.

The old man looked down: "Every time I go out, the old woman will write it and put it in her old clothes......

"What a love!" Ohno Zygoko's eyes showed yearning.

The old man smiled, looked at Takahashiya and said, "Wife, I like to eat Takahashiya's sushi very much, but I can't miss it." ”

He shook his head and bowed slightly: "Then the old man will leave first." ”

Aino and Ono looked at each other and nodded.

The latter ran into Takahashiya without looking back, and Aino walked over in a few steps, and said in a slightly cute (disguised) voice: "That, I'm sorry, actually, the current general of this shop is the disciple of Boss Takahashi!" If you don't dislike it, why don't you try the cake, phew, and the sushi made by the disciple first? ”

The old man was stunned, turned around again, tilted his head and said suddenly, "Is the general a disciple of the boss?" I see. ”

"So, do you want to try it?" Aino of the cute mode smiled sweetly.

"The boss's disciple? Yes, the boss's disciple should be very powerful, right? The old man muttered as he walked towards the shop.

Aino breathed a sigh of relief and followed.

"Huh?" When he walked to the door, the old man looked at the small blackboard at the door and read, "Today's menu ......"

Ai Nai jumped over, turned around with the small blackboard, let the blackboard face the wall and "think about it", and said with a smile: "Tentatively planned, tentatively drafted." ”

"I see, sorry for you, little girl." The old man bowed slightly and stepped into the Takahashiya.

In Takahashiya, Yuuki was listening to Ohno Zyko's explanation, but before he could finish listening, he saw the old man who entered the door and Aino who followed behind.

He lowered his voice and said, "Make sushi now?" But we haven't even prepared the materials, how do we do it? ”

Because...... Because of its popularity, there are no ingredients left in Takahashiya's storeroom.

"Oops, forgot about this!" Ohno Zygoko was a little annoyed: "Then, then I'll go buy materials now!" ”

After she finished speaking, she ran outside, but then ran back again, and said with a broken face, "Where should I buy it?" ”

Yuuki Yuichi jumped on his temple, shook his head and said to Hana next to him, "You and Xu-chan are going, right?" Buy some halibut, tuna, prawns...... Pick the job, after ordering for a while, if there is anything else, I'll call you. ”

It's all at this time, and if you want to find fresh ingredients, you can't find it, so you can retreat to the next best thing, just live.

He spoke quickly, but he wasn't worried that Hana wouldn't remember.

Hana also just nodded lightly and took off her apron: "Leave it to me." ”

"So, what should I do?" Ohno Zyko, who was very relieved, asked cautiously.

"Let's go change the sign back first, and then entertain ......the guests," Yuuki whispered, putting the cake embryo in the oven first, then washing his hands, squatting down to take the rice, and starting to make vinegared rice.

Sushi seems to be doing it pretty quickly, but that's if all the preparations are done.

"I'm sorry, Yuuki-kun, for causing you trouble." Ohno Zyko lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

"It's not a ......" Yuuki shook his head, and his voice paused, "It's Christmas, and if you don't eat the food you want to eat, you'll be very disappointed." ”

"yes, I think so too!" Ohno Zyko kept nodding, his eyes lit up and said, "So, Yuuki-kun, help me make ...... when I go back tonight."

Before she could finish speaking, Yuuki Yuichi glared: "Go to work!" ”

This stinky girl, kick her nose in the face!

"Oh, oh!" Ohno Zygoko shrank her head and went to the door to change the sign.

At this time, the old man and Aino walked to the kitchen counter.

The former was looking at Takahashiya with a surprised expression: "Well, it's changed so much!" When I came here a while ago, it was only a small room with a sushi turntable in it......"

"A while ago?" Yuichi Yuuki, Kaoru Miki and Aino were stunned at the same time.

It's been open for more than half a year.

Aino asked tentatively, "Excuse me, when was the last time you came to Takahashiya?" ”

"When?" The old man pondered: "A year ago? Three years ago? I don't remember exactly......"

After changing the sign and coming back, Ohno Zygoko smiled and said, "That's really a bit early, please take a seat!" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry!" The old man took off his hat, put away his crutches, and looked at Yuuki Yuichi, who was standing behind the kitchen counter.

Yuuki Yuichi owed: "Welcome." ”

The old man sighed: "What a young general! Today, please advise! ”

"I am." Yuki Yuichi replied, put a small plate of dried tofu in front of the old man, and said with a smile: "This is a gift from the small shop, please taste it." ”

This is the only food that Takahashiya can take out right now.

The old man looked down and said, "Thank you very much, it looks very delicious!" ”

"I hope you enjoy it." Yuuki said with a smile.

The old man couldn't help nodding, raised his hand and handed the piece of paper that he had been holding in his hand to Yuuki Yuichi: "I'm sorry, general, what about the old man, my memory is not very good, so can I order first?" ”

"Absolutely!" Yuki Yuichi took it with both hands, and before he could read the content, his eyebrows were raised.

Ohno Hezi leaned over and whispered, "I heard the old man say that every time he goes out, the old woman will write a shopping list and put it in the old man's pocket...... Huh? ”

Ohno didn't finish speaking, and her eyes widened a little.

Yuuki was silent and glanced sideways at her.

The paper was already yellowed, and the handwriting on it was obviously not new.

And, the first line above reads......

"For the old man who is gradually losing his memory, these are the things you need to remember......"

"First, don't eat food that's too salty."

"Second, you have to close the door every night when you go to bed."

"Third, you must often go out for a walk, you are not allowed to sit at home all the time, and let everyone know that the old man is still alive."

……

"Seventh, the old man's favorite sushi is fried shrimp sushi, and his favorite sushi restaurant is Takahashiya, but it's been a long time since I've eaten it, right? So, at least for Christmas Day every year, go buy some to eat. ”

……

"Fifteenth, even if you are alone, please live well...... Wife, I can't accompany you on the last road. ”

……

The handwriting on the paper is beautiful, and the words are full of friendship and concern, as well as regrets that are not very reassuring.

Yuki Yuichi put down the letter and silently looked at the old man who was eating dried tofu.

It's not a shopping list......

Ohno Zygoko was stunned: "Old woman, she, she ......"

Yuki Yui took a breath and said in a low voice: "Old woman, she is at least still living in the memory and life of the old man, don't talk too much." ”

He looked at the old man sitting in front of him and smiled gently, "Excuse me, are they two servings of fried shrimp sushi?" ”

"Fried shrimp sushi?" The old man raised his head, his eyes were full of surprise, and he kept shaking his head and said, "It's not!" I love shrimp sushi, but she doesn't! Really, old woman, misremember, right? ”

He looked at Yuuki Yuichi and said seriously: "Old woman, what I like is salmon roe sushi, seaweed roll sushi, and my favorite is, is...... Ah, remember! It's plum blossom sushi! ”

There was a faint smile on his face: "Old woman, she likes plum blossom sushi the most." ”

Yuuki Yuichi was silent for a moment, then smiled gently: "I know, please wait a minute, I'll prepare." ”