after a while……

The two of them sat at a ramen shop together.

The usually bustling ramen shop was relatively deserted tonight, so that when Uchiha entered, he asked with some surprise: "Boss, are you... open tonight?"

"It's open." The boss with a loud voice replied, "The reason why there are few people tonight is because anyone who has a boyfriend or girlfriend basically goes to some romantic restaurants and hotels. Who would come here for a date on Valentine's Day?"

, The vast majority of single people don’t want to go out tonight.”

Uchiha tape: "..." Hey hey...

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that you guys are abnormal." The boss looked at the "little handsome guy" who appeared behind Uchiha's belt and showed an awkward yet polite smile, "Little girl, you finally found a boyfriend.

?Congratulations. He is so tall. He is a high school student who is much older than you, right?"

Uchiha tape: "..." Hello!!!

Because of her appearance, she has been misunderstood about her age all year round, but it was too tiring to explain again and again, so she gave up over time. Misunderstandings are just misunderstandings, and they are not acquaintances in life anyway, so there is no need to explain deliberately.

So now, this embarrassing thing happened - the owner of the ramen shop in front of him obviously had a good memory, and he thought that she had passed by two or three times as a freshman living nearby. Otherwise, he would not have asked the kid next to him if he was a "high school student"

”.

...In fact, it is true.

Uchiha Sasuke was instantly amused. He really had no interest in things like love, but he found the bitter expressions of the people around him interesting, so he nodded and replied: "Yes, a senior in high school."

"Oh, so you are taking the college entrance examination recently. Is it okay to fall in love at this time?"

"It doesn't matter, my grades are very good."

"So that's it, the confidence of top students!" The boss laughed heartily, then waved and said, "Come on, young and handsome top students, and pretty girls, I'll give you a special discount on noodles for Valentine's Day. Ah, by the way,

As an apology for what I said wrong just now, I’ll give you an extra plate of fried dumplings. This is our signature dish, it’s so delicious!”

Yes, ramen shops also sell fried dumplings and rice at the same time, and they pay attention to one staple food and the other. Don’t ask, it’s a “Carnival for Carbohydrate Lovers” and “a matter of national customs”.

Ochiha Uchiha was hesitating whether to explain or not when he saw...

The person next to me bowed neatly and replied: "Thank you then."

"..." Hey hey...

Uchiha Sasuke straightened up, turned his head and said bluntly with his eyes: I'm hungry, I want to eat ramen, it's too troublesome to explain. Besides, what's the need to explain to a complete stranger?

"..." Okay, that makes sense.

The Uchiha belt had to admit that the two of them had a similar consensus on this matter.

Afterwards, the two of them sat side by side at the bar of the ramen shop and ordered a piece of ramen each.

"Here, here are the side dishes given to you in the store. Here are the fried dumplings for you as a bonus. The noodles will be served soon."

"Thank you. By the way," Uchiha Sasuke raised his head and asked, "Are there any cold dishes like tomato salad?"

"Sorry, there are usually some cold dishes, but there are no cold dishes tonight." The boss replied, "Because it is expected that there will not be too many customers tonight." And although the cold tomato dish is a cold dish, it takes a while to cook and must be peeled.

Cut it into pieces, pour it with kombu soup and sprinkle with chopped green onion and other ingredients, then put it in the refrigerator to cool down. It will definitely not work without preparation in advance.

"Forget it if you don't." The young man said this. Even so, he still slightly puffed up one cheek inconspicuously.

Uchiha glanced sideways at the person, and suddenly remembered that Itachi seemed to have said in the past that "he has a brother who likes tomatoes very much." He liked it so much that no matter how sulky he was, he would laugh happily when he saw a tomato.

To the point. Now it seems that it is true.

After all, many people in the Uchiha family are stubborn. Basically everyone has one or two favorite foods, but most people like sweets. For example, she likes red bean cake.

She thought for a while, then stood up and asked, "I'm going out to buy some drinks. Is there anything you want to drink?"

"Sea salt soda." Uchiha Sasuke replied. He doesn't like drinks that are too sweet. He will try his best to choose refreshing drinks, such as this or oolong tea. After finishing speaking, he asked curiously,

"Isn't it available in the store? Do you still want to go out to buy it?"

"The store only provides daily ice water." The boss who was cooking noodles took the time to reply, "Because the small supermarket next to it is opened by my son-in-law, so you have to go and buy drinks and the like yourself."

Uchiha Sasuke: "..." Very good, impeccable reason.

As for why the store provides ice water instead of warm water in the middle of winter, don't ask, it's just a matter of "domestic custom".

"I'd better go." He looked at the people beside him and said.

"No need." Uchiha stretched out his hand and pushed down the boy who was about to stand up. "I'm familiar with this place and will be back soon."

In the end, Uchiha Sasuke didn't say anything.

But the boss turned around, put the ramen he ordered in front of him, and said with a smile: "Here, handsome boy, your ramen! Don't worry, this place is very safe, with bright lights and complete surveillance. My son-in-law's shop

It's just next door, nothing will happen."

"..." He wanted to say that - with the strength of the "young-toothed version of Godzilla", if he really encountered any "strange guy", he might be beaten to half death. However, this was not the case.

What needs to be said.

after a while……

Uchiha came back with a plastic bag and put a bottle of drink in the boy's hand: "Here, the sea salt soda you ordered."

"Thank you." The young man reached out to take the drink. The face in front of him remained untouched. He was obviously waiting for someone to come back and eat together. He asked in surprise, "Why did you stay there for so long?" If he just went to buy a drink next door,

It should be soon, right?

"Here, your ramen." The boss promptly placed the ramen ordered by Uchiha in front of her, "Eat it while it's hot. You too, handsome guy, be careful."

"Okay." Uchiha nodded with a smile, and then raised the plastic bag in his hand, "Boss, if you don't mind, can you wash and cut the tomatoes for us?"

Uchiha Sasuke: "!"

"Ah, of course." The boss stretched out his hand to take the plastic bag, opened it and took a look, "I bought this from the high-end supermarket nearby. The tomatoes there are of the best quality. Just cut them.

OK? Do I need to add additional sugar?"

"Then there's no need." Uchiha shook his head and said, "Just cut it, sorry for bothering you."

"You're welcome."

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the plastic bag containing the drinks, then at the boss who was washing tomatoes, and then looked sideways at the woman beside him who was unconsciously rubbing her hands. These are products from two stores, the supermarket that sells tomatoes

There must be drinks for sale, but she only bought tomatoes there, and then went next door to buy drinks. Since the shop next door was opened by the boss's son-in-law, he guessed that this was a disguised thank you to the boss.

Maybe he didn't act after deliberate thought, but just did it subconsciously. No matter which way it is, it can only prove that he is a kind-hearted and gentle man.

Although he was not very good at talking, he was often very slow but at times he was surprisingly sharp. As he thought this, he stretched out his hands towards the person next to him.

"?" Uchiha was confused, "What? Drink? Isn't it at your hand?"

"Gah." The young man rolled his eyes and almost rolled his eyes to the sky. Then, he wrapped her hands that were red from the cold because she couldn't stuff them into her pockets while carrying things all the way back. He rubbed them quickly and said by the way, "

I’ll rub the back of your hands for you, and when you eat noodles, you can cover the noodle bowl with both hands and take a few sips of soup, and your palms will quickly warm up.”

"..." Uchiha Oichi first widened his eyes in surprise, then his expression relaxed a little bit, and he smiled and nodded, "Well, thank you." Of course she could see that the person beside her didn't mean anything else.

, I just want to express my gratitude a little clumsily. The translation is——

Thank you for buying tomatoes for me. I can't repay you. I'll rub your paws for you.

After a while...

With a smile on his face, the boss placed a plate of freshly cut tomatoes between the two of them, deliberately placing them in a "heart shape", and then winked at them playfully.

Uchiha belt: "..."

Uchiha Sasuke: "..."

——Hey hey! x2

after a while……

The two of them, who were feeling warm from the inside out, pushed open the door of the ramen shop and walked out. Behind them was the farewell voice of the boss, "Thank you for coming, welcome to come again next time." Then, Ochiha Uchiha was a little surprised to find: "Ah...

…It actually snowed, I thought it wouldn’t snow this year.” This year is actually a “warm winter”, but it’s almost March, and the temperature has dropped a lot. I thought it was the last stubbornness of winter before the arrival of spring.

, I didn’t expect that the first snow of the year would arrive at this time. I have to say that it was very surprising. Moreover, the snow was not light at all.

But for the couples who came out to celebrate Valentine's Day, this is undoubtedly a very romantic thing. In fact, many people have already begun to take photos in the snow with happy faces. Because of this, the people on the street have become

More.

Uchiha Sasuke casually pulled up the hood of his down jacket, stretched out his long arms, pressed the shoulders of the person next to him and pushed her to the side of the road. Then, the two of them walked back along the way they came.

The snowflakes falling freely from the sky unknowingly became bigger...

So much so that the Uchiha had to raise his hand and pat the top of his head to avoid the tragedy of "snow dripping down from his head", although theoretically it shouldn't happen. I regretted it a bit, if I had worn a down jacket with a hat or gone out today.

Just wear a hat sometimes.

Uchiha Sasuke glanced sideways, stretched out a finger to push the hat of his waterproof down jacket, then looked left and right, and finally grabbed the person's arm and dragged her to a stall in front of a store, and asked

: "How much does an umbrella cost?" Rather than taking off your coat and giving it to the person next to you, which may cause you to catch a cold, it is more convenient and less troublesome to just buy an umbrella.

However……

"Ah, I'm sorry." The staff member standing in the cold wind selling at the door said apologetically, "The umbrella is not for sale, it is a gift for purchasing 999 taels or more." As she said this, she raised her hand to show it.

She walked down the doll stall in front of her. A little girl wearing thick clothes and a hat appeared behind her, looking at the two of them with a shy expression. At the same time, she carefully reached out her hand and touched the largest white bear doll on the stall.

.

"...Xiaoyin, you can't." The staff member took her daughter's hand and said, "The store manager is kind enough to allow you to stay here. You can't cause trouble."

"...Hmm." The girl nodded in a subtle voice, retracted behind her mother, and asked in a low voice, "Then, mom, when can you get off work to celebrate my birthday?"

"...I'm sorry, Xiaoyin, it will take another hour and a half. Please wait for mom for a while. Okay?"

"Um."

Probably because they were worried that the two customers would be "disliked", the staff explained: "Please rest assured, the items placed here are all for display. After you have selected them, you can go to the store to pay and get the brand new ones."

The Uchiha belt and Uchiha Sasuke looked at each other, then simultaneously raised their fingers and pointed at the big white bear, asking: "How much does this cost?"
Chapter completed!