Chapter 11 Hot Spring Shop

Otaru City, Temiya District 1-chome, Yunohana Otaru Hot Spring Shop.

"Chitose, you're back."

"Ok!"

Chitose Haruki changed into her work yukata and just came out, she met Eriko Haruki who had just finished delivering meals to the guests.

It was obviously a normal response, but she inadvertently curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled.

"See the tree?"

"I have met Brother Shu and have given away all the gifts."

Yang Kui Eriko held the plate and smiled kindly, "Every time we talk about trees, the expression on your face is exactly the same."

"Hehe. Brother Shu said that we will stay in Otaru from now on!"

"Didn't he stay in Tokyo as a teacher?"

"Hmm," Yang Kui Chitose thought about the wording and responded to her mother with a smile, "I don't know the specific situation, but Brother Shu resigned and returned to Otaru on his own initiative. He will probably continue to work in Otaru in the future."

"Why did you come back? Aren't the conditions in Tokyo better?"

"I guess it doesn't suit Brother Shu's taste. He said he doesn't like Tokyo."

"It's good that the kid is back. Your father and I went to Tokyo once in our early years. I remember that it wasn't a very good place. Everyone was so cold and indifferent."

"Chitose! Come and help me when you get back!"

A stern call came from the kitchen.

"right away!"

"Then mom, I'll go to the kitchen to help first."

"Go ahead, kid, the smile on your face never stops."

"hey-hey."

Arriving at the kitchen, Chitose Yangkui saw her father's back busy arranging sushi. The girl stopped, suppressed her smile, and paused for two seconds before stepping in.

Yang Kui Nagano did not turn around, but gave a serious command to the girl behind him:
"Make ten salmon gunkan rolls first."

"it is good."

Chitose Yangkui came to the counter, took the rice ball and the nori, then rolled the rice ball with the nori, and finally put the salmon roe and sliced ​​cucumber strips on top.

The nori is taller than the rice ball, and because it looks like a battleship, it is called a gunkan roll.

Halfway through, Yang Kui Nagano came over to take a look and frowned:

"Unqualified, redo it."

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Chitose Yangkui didn't say anything, so she had to disassemble the sushi she had made previously and make it again.

Their hot spring shop is not most famous for its hot springs, but for its sushi.

The Yang Kui family's sushi has been passed down for eight generations.

His adoptive father, Haruki Nagano, once appeared on TV and was known as the "Sushi Sage".

Therefore, Yangkui Nagano inherited the requirements of its predecessors for sushi, not only the taste, but also the ingredients and the appearance of the sushi have extremely high standards.

If the quality is not satisfactory in the slightest, he will not serve the sushi to the customers.

A pack of two is only 200 yen.

Many guests come here specifically to soak in the hot springs just to try what Yang Kui's sushi tastes like.

"Father, it's done."

Yang Kui Nagano put down what he was doing and walked over, only taking a glance, "Not up to standard, redo it."

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Chitose Yangkui can only dismantle it again and make it again.

"Father." Yang Kui Nagano walked over and took a look. He neither nodded nor shook his head. His expression was serious, and he talked about another topic:
"Don't run out so suddenly lately. Don't you know how busy the store is?"

"Well," Yang Kui Chitose didn't dare to speak loudly in the face of her father's rebuke, "I was thinking that Brother Shu finally came back to Otaru. I'll go over to welcome him."

"You don't need to worry about him. Just do your own thing first."

"But--"

"There's nothing to say!" Yang Kui Nagano interrupted his adopted daughter, put his hands behind his back, and said sternly, "Don't you think about it? If he cared about you, would he not inform you in advance when he returned to Otaru? Why do you always go to him? Don't you know how busy the store is? What time did he get home last night? You didn't even check!"

After listening to this, Yang Kui Chitose lowered her head and never dared to look at her father.

"You might as well learn to cook a few more dishes from me instead of going to him. You're sixteen years old, and the quality of your sushi is always going to be inconsistent. You should know that Yuehui was able to completely take over my job when he was eleven! Why don't you learn from him?!"

Yang Kui Nagano became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Okay, okay, why are you bringing up Yuehui again? I heard you talking so loudly when I came in. What's wrong with Qiansui?"

The one who came out to smooth things over was Eriko Yangkui, who had just entered the kitchen.

"What's wrong with it? Nothing is wrong! You came back so late last night, and you had to join some music club after going to school. You wasted a lot of time. I really don't know what's the point of learning those things! Do you expect this to make money in the future? Do you expect this to support yourself in the future? You are ignorant! I don't support you so that you can disobey me every day! Don't run around tomorrow!"

Yang Kui Chitose's head lowered lower and lower.

"Nagano!"

Yang Kui Nagano was obviously angry.

"A loving mother often spoils her son! You always protected Yuehui like this before, saying that if he liked to travel, you should let him go, and you didn't listen to my advice. What happened? He followed a bunch of assholes from who knows where to climb a snowy mountain in the middle of winter and died there! Did you take care of his teammates? After he fell, those assholes went straight down the mountain!"

"Nagano! You still dare to say that!"

"Ugh"

Yang Kui Eriko looked towards the place where her husband left and sighed.

She put down the empty plate in her hand and came to Chitose Yang Kui, who had been keeping her head down.

"Don't take it too seriously, Chitose. Even though the old man's words were a bit harsh, he still cared about you. You came back late last night."

"Yeah mom, I know."

Yang Kui Chitose calmed down a little and immediately smiled brightly at her mother.

"This child..." Eriko Yangkui also smiled.

"I know! My father doesn't like me always running out or coming home too late because of Brother Yuehui's matter. The store is obviously very busy during the day, but I still ran out."

"It's good that Qiansui understands. Don't take his words to heart."

"Ah."

"Take a rest first, Chitose. Leave the delivery of the snacks to me."

"It's okay! I can still do this. The meal will be served soon, and I still need to prepare the ingredients in the kitchen!" Yang Kui Chitose said with a smile.

"I'm really troubling you."

"It's my duty." Yang Kui Chitose smiled again.

The hot spring restaurant not only has sushi, but also grilled fish, sukiyaki, and Japanese side dishes.

The hot spring hotel does not employ a chef, only a few helpers who are responsible for delivering meals and keeping the guest rooms clean, so the kitchen work is basically done by the three people from Yang Kui's family.

Chitose's tasks include not only rolling sushi for his father occasionally, but also preparing sushi ingredients, cutting raw fish, grilling cooked fish, and cooking side dishes.

It’s peak tourist season, so once it’s mealtime, things get busy.

Yesterday at noon at the welfare home, it was her mother who took over her job.

After her mother left the kitchen, the smile on Yang Kui Chitose's face gradually disappeared in the busyness.

While she was busy with her work, she was thinking about what her father had just said.
[If he cared about you, why didn't he inform you in advance when he returned to Otaru?]
Brother Tree, don’t you care about yourself anymore?
Yang Kui Chitose thought to herself, recalling the past when the two of them were in the orphanage, and bit her lip hard.
No.

This is something that absolutely, ...

absolute.

(End of this chapter)