On the corner of the Tsurumaki-cho shopping street near the riverside, there is a small grocery store called Muto Department Store.

The owner of the grocery store is a kind grandmother, and the toys and snacks sold in the store have been impregnated in the childhood of countless people.

Every time Naoki Natsume comes to the store and looks at the bright spring light and the sparkling Kanda River outside the door, he thinks of the store in "Rough Dim Sum War".

The grandmother's son-in-law is a Chinese student, she met her daughter when she was in school in Tokyo, and the two of them were very happy under the marriage of fate, and the daughter returned to China with her son-in-law years ago.

Because of this relationship, Natsume Naoki asked his grandmother's son to buy overseas, and often his signed packages would be sent across the ocean to this small grocery store.

"Natsume, it's been a long time since I've seen you." The old grandmother stood at the door and looked at Naoki Natsume, who was missing during spring break, and smiled kindly, "You're here to get the package, right?" It's been a long time. ”

"Good morning, Grandma Muto." Naoki Natsume greeted politely: "Because I don't need those things during the holidays, and I don't like to go out, I haven't come to get them...... Didn't bother your store, did you? ”

"That's not true, it's just a pity that the people who come to buy things are all fresh faces, and no one talks to me anymore. Recently, you still have to wear more clothes when you go out, don't look at today's heat, the weather forecast says that it is hot on this day, and you can't be careless if you are not in good health! ”

The grandmother picked out the tightly wrapped cross-sea express from the basket at the door of the store, and it could be seen that she was more attentive to Naoki Natsume's package.

Without waiting for Naoki Natsume to pick it up, Mao Asai had already taken the package from her grandmother first.

The package was slightly heavy in the hand, exuding a faint smell that was familiar to her.

"Got a girlfriend?" The old grandmother looked at Asai Mao with a smile: "The girl is so handsome." ”

"My name is Mao Asai, please advise." Asai Mao held the package with both hands, but he just crossed his feet and bowed slightly without lifting the corners of his skirt.

Naoki Natsume hurriedly waved his hand: "You misunderstood, it's either your girlfriend, it's ...... It's just ordinary friends! She will pick up the packages in the future, and I will tell you today. ”

Asai Mao has few words, but is not shy, but very dignified and generous, and her temperament is very likable, at least the grandmother thinks she is very good.

A down-and-out and generous girl, a boy with a sunny and gentle attitude and a good attitude, how many people's reproductions of youth are like this-

The girl didn't say anything, but the boy was shy first.

Grandma Muto remembered her old wife who died early, when her classmates were heckling at school, he was so red-faced and panicked to deny it, and she didn't notice that she was lying on the desk and hiding her face behind the book, which was also crimson.

Whether it's day or night, a woman blushes and has affection for you, which is stunning.

"Natsume, if you're feeling better and want to go away one day, you must come to the store!" Grandma Muto waved her hand and said goodbye to Naoki Natsume, who was far away: "Come and eat with Asai!" ”

"A lot of coarse dim sum in Grandma Muto's shop can't be bought anywhere else now, it's all from my childhood, and I miss it a lot." Naoki Natsume and Mao Asai walked along the riverside, "The store also has the human touch of childhood, and now the convenience store is cold when you walk in. ”

"Is there anything Natsume-kun likes to eat?" Asai asked calmly, "You can prepare it at home as a snack, provided that it is approved by my health." ”

"It's really strict," Naoki Natsume smiled: "Let's go to the store to eat, Grandma Muto is not short of business, what she lacks is people who often chat with her." ”

"It's a pity that my health is not very good, otherwise I can go around every day after school." Naoki Natsume's gaze extended to the river, "Over there, along the way from the Face Shadow Bridge, the cherry blossoms on both sides of the river are also beautiful. ”

Asai Mao followed his gaze, and the branches of the cherry blossom trees on the bank were almost bent to the surface of the river, and the river petals were sprinkled heavily.

On the banks of the river is the tram track, and the Toden Arakawa Line, known as the "Arakawa Sakura Line", passes through here.

Trains, cherry blossoms, and spring days make it difficult to wonder if Makoto Shinkai often walks here, looking up at the cherry blossoms falling in the sky, and silently counting the time they land.

Asai Mao heard a hint of melancholy in Naoki Natsume's words.

Sure enough, no matter how cheerful and motivated you are, will you still be dissatisfied with this sickly body in your heart?

She calculated the days in her heart, and it seemed that Natsume-kun would have to endure for a while longer before she could come to the grocery store to eat in a big circle from the shadow bridge every day after school.

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After returning home and going through high-intensity study, Naoki Natsume weakly locked himself in the room with the large package of cross-sea couriers.

Asai Mao didn't bother him, and after washing out the clothes that the two of them were wearing today and hanging them out, he began to prepare lunch.

The two-story building that has spent a year of otaku days is filled with the breath of life, no matter how good a person is, there are no two people who have taste, and the old people often say that the lack of a woman in the family is not unreasonable.

The fragrant kitchen was filled with the sound of gurgling and chopping vegetables, and when I went out today, I not only bought Naoki Natsume a huge amount of clothes, but also naturally refilled the refrigerator.

It's hard to imagine how Mao Asai got so many things, Naoki Natsume said that there was a strange maid of the same type as Robert in the world.

Mao Asai replied that she wouldn't throw grenades out of her skirt as soon as she saluted at the tip of her skirt, but if Natsume-kun wanted to, she could cosplay at the comic con.

And Natsume-kun cos Locke, anyway, they are all the same weak wrists.

Naoki Natsume complained again that she had even watched "Black Reef" and was still a coser, but it was a pity that she didn't know how to make a puppet tailor.

"Natsume-kun, lunch is ready, brisket soup and grilled food."

Mao Asai reminded Naoki Natsume in front of the bedroom door, and then knocked on the door three seconds later.

The door opened, and Naoki Natsume's somewhat pale face was greeted by him.

I have to say that this face is much more handsome than when we first met a week ago, there is no extra long hair to cover half of the eyes, and there is no messy chicken nest head.

"Oh yes, but help me bring the meal to the bedroom, I still have something to do, I can't stop." Naoki Natsume said.

The words were accompanied by an unpleasant smell that was astringent to the mouth.

"I see." Asai Mao bowed slightly, went downstairs and divided the meal, and sent it to Naoki Natsume on a small plate.

It only takes three meals for her to figure out the amount of Naoki Natsume's meals, and the maid's observation is meticulous, worthy of Natsume's name for her "moving huge sums of money".

Bringing the food into Naoki Natsume's bedroom and placing it on the table, Mao Asai noticed the electronic scale in the room.

The electronic scale is not large, and there are several bowls next to it, which are divided into categories to hold all kinds of medicinal herbs that have been weighed.

"I'm moving."

Naoki Natsume saw that Asai Mao had been looking at his bottles and jars, took a bite of rice and said, "Traditional Chinese medicine, I haven't been in good health since I was a child, so I use some milder Chinese medicine to recuperate." ”

"I didn't expect Natsume-kun to do this."

Asai Mao's eyes actually revealed the doubt "Isn't Natsume-kun not a stupid person and not a waste".

Naoki Natsume looked at the face of the beef brisket soup soaked in rice that was so delicious that his tongue was almost melting, and decided not to see it.

"I probably because I was sick, and I was confused with the memories of my childhood, especially the memories before the age of eight, maybe I was born with a stupid brain so I didn't remember at that time."

Naoki Natsume replied: "When I was a child, my parents often traveled on business and had a wide range of contacts, so I sought medical treatment everywhere. They had been to China to learn about traditional Chinese medicine, so they hired a teacher for me...... I guess I remembered what I learned, but I don't remember exactly. I still have to watch videos to consolidate some knowledge. ”

As she spoke, Naoki Natsume asked her to look at the computer screen, and the paused video was a video of a YouTuber on YouTube who specializes in sharing knowledge about Chinese medicine.

"Although the voice has been accelerated, I can still hear that she is a young lady with a good voice." Naoki Natsume said, "The knowledge she shares is very useful, and I often watch it and follow along. She doesn't talk nonsense and hits the nail on the head, and her vigorous and resolute video style has received rave reviews. ”

Many YouTubers don't show their faces and can also process their voices, only showing their necks below to cook, paint, etc., in order not to fall off the horse and affect real life.

That's how the young lady Naoki Natsume is watching.

"No wonder." Mae Asai was thoughtful.

"What's the wonder?" Naoki Natsume asked rhetorically.

"No wonder Natsume-kun will torment Chinese medicine." Asai Mao asked while looking at the medicinal herbs that had already been weighed, "What kind of Chinese medicine is Natsume-kun preparing to boil?" ”

Naoki Natsume ate for a moment, then lowered his head and replied casually: "It's nothing, it's a cold." It's been getting pretty fast lately, and I'm afraid I'm going to catch a cold again. ”

"Hmm~" A slight nasal voice came out of Asai Mao's nasal cavity, and his good-looking eyes flashed: "It turned out to be a cure for a cold." ”

Naoki Natsume's speed of chopping rice sped up a little.

"That's rude, I'll come up and get the plate later, Natsume-kun, please use it slowly."

Mao Asai left, and Naoki Natsume watched the video while eating, but he watched it at double speed.

He's not studying, he's looking for videos.

There are many prescriptions for Chinese medicine conditioning and it must be gradual, and now Naoki Natsume is looking for an advanced version of his previous prescription, and it is time to calculate the time for the second stage of conditioning.

As for the prescription, he only remembered seeing it before, and at that time he was still thinking that he would be able to use it in the future, but he forgot to collect it.

So he was watching the first video of his sister, so he should review it and find out which video he was looking for by the way.

After tidying up the house inside and out downstairs, Mao Asai is thinking about things while the TV is on.

She didn't find out anything before she wondered why something so important.

Half an hour later, Mao Asai knocked on Naoki Natsume's door again, as promised.

At this time, Naoki Natsume was still playing at double speed looking for the clip he wanted, and he had watched more than a dozen episodes and still hadn't found it.

Asai Mao glanced at his computer screen while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, and said to him before turning to leave, "The prescription you are looking for is in the issue of 'Learn Chinese Medicine with Me Advanced Chapter 23'." ”

"Eh, what?"

Naoki Natsume was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and before he could react, he took off his headphones and looked at Mao Asai.

She didn't speak, letting Natsume Naoki think carefully about what she had just said.

"No, I...... Yes? Naoki Natsume came back to his senses, there were too many slots, and he really didn't know where to complain, so he simply followed the anthology that Asai Mao said first, and it turned out that he really had the prescription he was looking for in the middle of the 23rd issue of the advanced chapter.

"How do you know what I'm looking for?" Naoki Natsume was slightly surprised.

Asai Mao looked at those medicinal herbs and said of course: "You watched my video, why do you say I know?" ”

"Ah, this YouTuber is you?"

Mao Asai nodded calmly.

In front of the maid, anything is possible.

"Then Asai you actually knew ...... just now," Naoki Natsume thought of a possibility, looking at the herbs.

Halfway through his words, his face turned red at Ueami Asai's eyes that seemed to be a joke.

Asai Mao was expressionless, and asked very seriously, "So Natsume-kun, you also have menstrual pain?" ”