Chapter 35: Afternoon Tea
"Kako, good afternoon!" said Aoba, who had returned to her apartment from school, greeted Kako Kitagawa, who was sitting under the eaves drinking afternoon tea.
"Good afternoon, Aoba-kun, do you want tea?"
"Well, since it's okay to have a cup of tea, I'll trouble you. Aoba thought for a moment and then sat down beside Kako.
"What's wrong with Aoba-kun today? Suddenly you started drinking tea?" said Kitagawa Kako curiously as she poured tea from the teapot into the spare teacup.
"It's nothing! It's just that I drank a good black tea a few days ago, so it brings back some memories! Speaking of which, besides wine, my favorite drink at the beginning was the tea she made!" said Aoba with a nostalgic smile on her face, as if she remembered something.
"It's so strange! Aoba-kun is not very old, but it always gives me a feeling of being through vicissitudes!" said Kitagawa Kako, handing Aoba a spare teacup full of green tea.
"It's been through the vicissitudes of life!" Aoba said ambiguously, while picking up the teacup and taking a sip of tea, "It's worth savoring, Xiangzi's skill in making tea is very good!"
"Thanks for the compliment!" Kako Kitagawa also took a sip of tea and accepted the compliment with a smile. It can be seen that she is still very happy to be praised by others for her tea-making skills.
"By the way, I'll go get some refreshments!" said Kitagawa Kako as she got up and headed for her room behind her.
Under the eaves where the two of them were at this time, they were located in front of the window of Kitagawa Kako's room in the apartment.
So Kako Kitagawa only needs to turn around and see the window of her room.
In addition, the window of Kitagawa Kako's administrator's room is a Japanese-style floor-to-ceiling sliding window, so Kitagawa Kako only needs to gently push open the window to be able to enter the room directly.
And just when Kitagawa Kako entered her room to get refreshments, the white ghost, who felt the breath of Aoba, floated out of Aoba's room, passed through the wall, stood beside Aoba in an unmanifested state, bowed slightly, and said, "Welcome back, master." ”
"I'm back. Aoba smiled and nodded to the white ghost.
"Is there anything the host would like to eat? I'll prepare dinner. The white ghost asked.
"Dinner, will you do it?" said Aoba, a Chinese dish.
"Sorry master, I won't do it. The white ghost said in a somewhat low voice.
"It's okay, then it's better to eat the stew, Xiaobai, the stew you made is delicious!" Aoba smiled and comforted.
"It's the master, I'll go and prepare. The white ghost immediately rejoiced again and floated towards the room.
At the same time, Kitagawa Kako took out two small plates of refreshments from the room and walked out, and Kitagawa Kako, who had no yin and yang eyes, naturally couldn't see the unmanifested white ghost floating by her side, so she passed by one person and one ghost.
Kako Kitagawa placed the refreshments between the two of them and sat down again.
"Thank you. Aoba thanked him, and unceremoniously picked up a small string of dumplings with bamboo skewers and ate one.
"How's it taste?" asked Kitagawa with a smile.
"The red bean paste is very sweet, but it is not greasy and delicious. Aoba nodded and said.
"That's what I did. Kitagawa Kako smiled even more happily and said in a show-off tone.
"Hey, did you make it?" said Aoba, who didn't hide her surprise in the slightest.
Aoba was indeed surprised by the fact that the dumplings were handmade by Kitagawa Kako, but if he wanted to, this surprise would not be seen by anyone at all, but Aoba was still extremely cooperative and expressed his surprise.
And apparently Kitagawa Kako was extremely satisfied with Aoba's surprise, and looking at Kitagawa Kako like a little girl showing off, Aoba's purpose was also achieved.
After eating two bunches of dumplings as refreshments, and drinking all the green tea in the cup, looking at the sun that had fallen to the west in the distance, but there was still a long time before going down, and feeling the warm spring sun shining on his body, Aoba suddenly felt that such a quiet tea time was indeed a good enjoyment.
In the previous life, there was no such thing as afternoon tea, and in this life, Qingye before awakening his memory, he didn't know how to enjoy this kind of tranquility, so it was not until now that Qingye appeared, and drinking afternoon tea to enjoy a peaceful time was a good choice in the afternoon.
In this way, neither Aoba nor Kitagawa Kako stopped talking, and waited for the time to pass until the sun was getting lower and lower, and at the same time, the figure of Kaneko Takeuchi appeared in front of the apartment.
"It's so strange, it was Kako who drank with us before, and now even Aoba-kun is running to drink tea?" Kaneko Takeuchi couldn't help but complain when she saw Aoba who was quietly drinking tea with Kako Kitagawa.
"Don't say it's you, even I, the one who invited Aoba-kun to tea in the first place, was surprised to hear him agree!" said Kitagawa Kako with a smile.
"It's just that I suddenly remembered the beauty of drinking tea, so I want to experience it again!" Aoba smiled, and at the same time was curious about Kaneko Takeuchi coming back so early today, and asked, "Didn't Kaneko have a part-time job today?"
"Yes, I don't have time to be as laid-back as you! why don't you have to work your own?"
"Maybe it's because I don't have to buy brand-name cosmetics or brand-name bags!" Aoba smiled as he glanced at the bag that Kaneko Takeuchi was carrying.
Of course, the real reason is because Aoba immediately earned back enough money for daily expenses from gambling*, which can't be explained. However, it is also true that Takeuchi Kaneko used the money earned from his hard job to buy various famous brands, and as a result, a lot of money was wasted.
"Okay, I'm going to go back to my room and rest for a while, and I'm going to work in a while, so I'm leaving. With that, Kaneko Takeuchi waved her hand at Aoba and Kako Kitagawa and walked into the apartment.
"Okay Xiangzi, then let's get here first today, and I'll leave first. Looking at Kaneko Takeuchi who had returned to the room, Aoba had also decided to end today's tea time.
"Aoba-kun isn't drinking any more drinks?" Kako Kitagawa invited.
"No, it's okay already, let's have tea together next time!" Aoba said as he stretched his waist.
"Alright then, let's have tea together next time!" said Kako Kitagawa with a gentle smile.
So Aoba got up and walked into the apartment, came to his door and pushed it open, and at a glance saw the white ghost making stew on the stove.
"Welcome back, hosts. The white ghost bowed and said.
"I'm back. Aoba said with a smile.
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