Yushan Heren murmured in his mouth like chanting a sutra.
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Hayama Kazuto and thought, everyone else wants to win the jackpot, why doesn't Hayama Kazuto want it?
She didn't know that Yushan Kazuto had already won two grand prizes for trips to Hokkaido. If he won another one, he would have to think about whether he should move to Hokkaido.
After handing the lottery ticket to the staff, Yushan Kazuto walked to the Christmas tree and took down a gift box.
"Number 29, what is this?" Looking at the small note in the prize box, Yushan Heren felt something strange.
"Congratulations, sir, you have won the 29th grand prize among the top 100 prizes!" The staff came over and congratulated in an exaggerated manner.
"Ah? Ah? Really? That's really good luck, really good luck." Yushan Heren said angrily.
Yushan Kazuto smiled perfunctorily on his face, but he was already muttering in his heart, wondering if he had won the grand prize ticket for a trip to Hokkaido again!
Seeing the staff bring the prizes, Yushan and Renren breathed a sigh of relief. They were indeed two tickets, but they were not tickets for a trip to Hokkaido. They were admission tickets to Chiba's famous cat cafe - Mimiao Zhai.
"Two tickets to the cat cafe." Hayama Kazuto handed the two tickets to Yukinoshita Yukino.
Yukinoshita Yukino took the ticket and handed one back to Hayama Kazuto.
"What are you giving it to me? This is what you won in the lottery." Yushan Heren said. He was not very interested in cat cafes.
"I'll go over in the afternoon." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Going in the afternoon?" Yushan Heren blinked, "But haven't you already planned today's itinerary?"
"Mimiaozhai was part of the plan."
Yushan Kazuto grinned and handed over the tickets. Since Mimiu House was originally part of Yukinoshita Yukino's plan, his lottery draw saved her two tickets.
After walking out of the bookstore, Yushan Kazuto wanted to go towards the parking lot, but just after taking half a step, he was stopped by Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Aren't you driving?" Yushan Heren turned around.
Yukinoshita Yukino pointed to the right, and a small city park appeared in front of Yuyama Kazuto.
"Let's go sit in the park?" asked Yushan Heren.
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded slightly: "Take a short break, then it's time to go to lunch."
Yushan Kazuto also nodded. It was really commendable that Yukinoshita Yukino had the awareness to take a break in the middle of the journey!
In his impression, girls go shopping by walking non-stop for several hours without taking a breath. He didn't expect that Yukinoshita Yukino would take the initiative to suggest going to the park to rest for a while. It was really touching!
……
Kagawa Park is not considered a famous park. Not to mention in Japan, it is not even ranked among the best parks in Chiba City.
However, as one of the parks that Chiba locals are very keen to visit, Kagawa Park also has its own unique features.
Apart from anything else, the geographical location of Kagawa Park alone determines its status in the hearts of Chiba citizens.
Kagawa Park is located in the bustling central business district, just a stone's throw away from Chiba City Science Museum, Yodobashi Museum, and Chiba Shrine, with a straight-line distance of no more than 500 meters.
Because it is adjacent to the Kagawa Park Station, passengers who get off the monorail often come to Kagawa Park to take a walk or sit down. In terms of passenger flow, Kagawa Park even has more passengers than the nearby Chiba City Central Garden.
At the entrance of the park, there are still vending machines everywhere. Yushan Kazuto bought another bottle of iced drink before entering the park.
Looking at the drink in Yushan Kazuto's hand, Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at him with a bit of contempt.
This time, Yushan Kazuto did not buy a drink for Yukinoshita Yukino because she had not finished her previous drink. After walking around the bookstore, the original hot drink probably turned into a cold drink.
The two of them sat quietly on the hanging chair in the park. Yukinoshita Yukino slowly flipped through the newly bought "Love Metronome", while Hayama Kazuto leaned back in the chair, admiring the changes in the clouds in the sky.
"I didn't expect there is such a quiet place in the bustling city of Chiba." Yushan Kazuto said with a smile, thinking back to
The hill near the Japan Chess Institute feels somewhat similar to this place.
"You really don't look like a Chiba person." Yukinoshita Yukino raised her head and looked at Yushan Kazuto.
"Of course, I'm not a sister-con." Yushan Kazuto smiled.
"Only in this respect, you perfectly fit Chiba's character." Yukinoshita Yukino thought of Shirasaki Hana. What Yuyama Kazuto said about not having a sister complex was really not credible.
"Hey, hey, don't slander someone's innocence out of thin air." Yushan Heren said hurriedly.
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Yuyama Kazuto, shook her head and sighed, "I really don't know what you did during the past ten years you lived in Chiba."
"You should know." Yushan Kazuto suddenly smiled.
"Other people's lives can at least be described as a straight line between three points, but for my life, it's difficult to even describe it as a straight line between two points."
Yukinoshita Yukino lowered her head. She naturally knew the living conditions of Yushan Kazuto when he was in Chiba.
It is indeed difficult to get to know Chiba in depth given the reclusive lifestyle.
"By the way, Yukinoshita, why do I feel the surroundings are somewhat familiar? Have we been here before?" Yushan Kazuto suddenly asked.
Although he had definitely never been to the park, he seemed to have some impression of the surrounding environment.
"That's Chiba Shrine." Yukinoshita Yukino stood up and pointed to the northeast.
Chapter 704: Encounter at the Restaurant
After hearing what Yukinoshita Yukino said, Yuyama Kazuto immediately understood the whole story. Although he seldom went out when he lived in Chiba, he still participated in activities like summer festivals and temple fairs.
The sacred place for the Chiba Summer Festival is naturally the Chiba Shrine.
When going from Hayama's residence to Chiba Shrine, one will inevitably pass by Kagawa Park. Sometimes, the temple fair is so grand that the entire event may extend to the side of Kagawa Park. It is normal for Hayama and others to have an impression of Kagawa Park.
"The festival in Chiba really makes me nostalgic." said Kazuto Yuyama with a smile.
"You actually like that kind of thing?" Yukinoshita Yukino felt a little surprised. In her impression, the few times she went to the festival with Yushan Kazuto, Yushan Kazuto always looked listless and did not show any enthusiasm at all.
"I wouldn't say I like you, but I was really happy when I saw you trying to catch goldfish and failing to catch any for more than ten times." Yushan Heren smiled.
When catching goldfish, Yukinoshita Yukino is just a little silly girl.
"You're not much better." Yukinoshita Yukino's expression turned cold. Yushan Kazuto always liked to poke at her scars.
However, Yukinoshita Yukino was somewhat delighted that Yuyama Kazuto could still remember his childhood events so clearly.
"I caught a lot of fish in one net at that time," said Yushan Heren.
"Kato told me that when you were participating in the festival in Tokyo, you caught more than 20 nets but didn't catch any goldfish."
Yushan Kazuto blinked and asked, "When did you two become so familiar with each other that you even start sharing embarrassing things like this with each other?"
"It's different. Those in Tokyo are all unscrupulous businessmen! The net is made of rice paper and will break after being soaked for a while." Yushan Heren forced an explanation.
Yukinoshita Yukino would not listen to Hayama Kazuto's specious arguments: "Then how did Kato get it out?"
"How would I know that?" Yushanheren spread his hands.
He felt that there was no pattern in catching goldfish. Generally speaking, Yushan and others were very good at finding patterns.
Yukinoshita Yukino stood up and said, "It's almost time to go to lunch."
Yushan Kazuto also stood up. He knew that Yukinoshita Yukino probably didn't want to continue dwelling on this topic. After all, it was an objective fact that she was very poor at catching goldfish.
……
Black Wagyu grilled meat.
Kagawa Park is located in the central business district of Chiba City, so there are naturally many delicious foods nearby. This Wagyu BBQ restaurant is not far away, and the two of them walked there for more than three minutes.
"One top salt-grilled tongue and one rib."
Yukinoshita Yukino is a frequent customer here. She quickly ordered the dishes and looked at Yushan Kazuto: "What do you want?"
"Please pick one for me." Yushan Heren said.
Since Yukinoshita Yukino was a regular customer, there was no need for him to order too many dishes himself. Yukinoshita Yukino was not naughty and would deliberately order dishes that he couldn't eat. If he ordered the dishes himself, he might end up making mistakes.
Recalling the painful experience in the Gundam restaurant, Yushan Kazuto made up his mind to never go to such restaurants that he was not familiar with in the future.
"If you ask me to recommend, I would only recommend premium salt-grilled tongue, ribs, and diaphragm." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Then give me one portion of each of these three." Yushan Heren was not picky and said directly.
"Also, I'd like a can of ice cold Sprite."
The waiter held a POS machine in his hand and quickly wrote down the two people's orders: "Excuse me, do you two need anything else? Our specialty black hair fried rice is also very popular."
Yushan Heren blinked. Now he had a physiological rejection reaction to this kind of special fried rice and the like, so he quickly shook his head.
"Then please settle the bill first, cash or card."
Normally, for Kuroge Wagyu BBQ, you eat first and pay later, but today is Christmas and there were too many people in the restaurant, so it was a bit too busy to eat first and pay later, so we had to pay first.
Just as Yukinoshita Yukino was about to take out her wallet, Yuyama Kazuto had already handed over a bank card. The card was swiped and the payment was made in one go.
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's puzzled look, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but scratch his head and smiled: "I still owe you a few big meals before, so I'll use lunch to offset one of them. You should agree, right?"
Although the price of barbecued Kuroge Wagyu beef is not low, if you really look into it, it is not enough to be considered a big meal. Yushan and others used this meal to offset a big meal, so in fact they still made a profit.
However, Yukinoshita Yukino did not refute. She originally thought that Yushan Kazuto had forgotten about this matter, but she did not expect Yushan Kazuto to bring it up on his own initiative.
"Oh no, I forgot to tell the waitress that I want my beef well-done. I'll go look for her." Yushan Heren suddenly realized that he had swiped the card too quickly and casually and forgot to tell the waiter his request.
Some people may think that well-done roast beef is tough, but this is not actually the case. If it is really too tough and a little hard to eat, there are actually only two possibilities.
First, the beef itself was quite old, and second, the restaurant's grilling skills needed to be improved.
Generally speaking, well-done beef has a deeper taste. It is indeed a little harder than medium-rare or medium-rare beef, but not so hard that you can't chew it.
However, cooking well-done beef is quite a challenge for chefs. After all, controlling the cooking time to cook the beef just right requires great skill in cooking.
Seeing Yushan Kazuto walk back angrily with an indescribable expression on his face, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you find the waiter?"
"No... I saw someone I know." Yushan Heren scratched his head and said.
"An acquaintance?" Yukinoshita Yukino was a little confused.
Yushan Kazuto never thought that he would see Hiratsuka Shizuka in the restaurant. Hiratsuka Shizuka was sitting in the corner of the restaurant. Opposite her was a professional in a suit and tie. It was obvious that they were on a blind date.
"Jingbao is here too." Yushan Heren lowered his voice.
"It must be Mr. Hiratsuka." Yukinoshita Yukino felt a little chilly. What nickname did Yuyama Kazuto give to Hiratsuka Shizuka?
However, the nickname Hiratsuka Shizuka was not given by Kazuto Ueyama. Kazuto Ueyama also followed the name Hiratsuka Shizuka's parents.
"Is Mr. Hiratsuka on a blind date?" asked Yukinoshita Yukino.
"How do you know?" Yushan Kazuto blinked. Yukinoshita Yukino clearly didn't see Hiratsuka Shizuka, so how could she know about Hiratsuka Shizuka's situation.
"Hiratsuka-sensei once complained to me: 'I work on weekdays and go on blind dates on weekends. There are seven days a week, and I don't even have a day off.'"
Yukinoshita Yukino imitated Hiratsuka Shizuka's speech, but it always sounded a bit weird.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink when he heard this: "Isn't that even more of a social animal than an online writer?"
Chapter 705: The Curved Return of Blind Date Expectations
"Failure as usual?" Yukinoshita Yukino said indifferently.
"I didn't look closely, but looking at her expression, she didn't seem very satisfied." Yushan Kazuto spread his hands. The actual situation was probably similar to what Yukinoshita Yukino had estimated.
After seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka sitting in the corner, Yushan Kazuto immediately slipped away. However, looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka's furrowed brows, Yushan Kazuto knew with his toes that her blind date probably wasn't going well.
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded. After all, Hiratsuka Shizuka was also a picky person. If she wasn't picky, she wouldn't be forced to participate in so many blind dates.
According to the law of the blind date curve, if there is no major change in life or income, generally speaking, the quality of the blind date partner will gradually decline on an overall level excluding local fluctuations.
In other words, the more blind dates you go on, the lower the quality of the blind date partner, and the greater the gap between the blind date partner and the psychological threshold of the blind date seeker, which becomes a vicious cycle over time.
If you don't meet the right person in the first few blind dates, the final result of the blind date is usually that the blind date participants lower their own psychological threshold and reduce their expectations.
Of course, this is not backward compatibility, but the blind date participants themselves have found their true position in the blind date market.
This phenomenon can be named the curvilinear regression of blind date expectations.
Therefore, the failure of Shizuka Hiratsuka's blind date was predictable.
Judging from Shizuka Hiratsuka's conditions, she is in an absolutely prime position in the blind date market.
However, this high-quality state cannot be maintained for long outside of a family environment.
Especially with Shizuka Hiratsuka's personality, it is easy for her to discourage many people. Coupled with her extraordinary martial arts skills, Yushan Kazuto estimated that even if Shizuka Hiratsuka went on blind dates for another five years, she would not be able to find a suitable candidate.
"So, has the barbecue issue been resolved?" Yukinoshita Yukino changed the subject.
"I have communicated with the front desk, and she helped convey my request to the kitchen." Yushan Heren said.
