"Welcome back." Sayu walked out of the kitchen with a smile, looking at the empty entrance hall, he couldn't help but tilt his head, "Yusuke...?"
Wow...
Suddenly there was the sound of the shower head running in the bathroom, and through the frosted glass on the door, Ogiwara Sayu could vaguely see a hazy figure.
"Hey, Yusuke, are you taking a shower?" She knocked on the door and asked.
"Oh!" Kato Yusuke's response came from inside: "Sorry, I have to take a bath. You can eat dinner first without waiting for me."
"That's it, then I'll heat up the rice, and Yusuke will wash it slowly."
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.
Kato Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief, threw the uniform he took off into the washing machine, poured some blue laundry detergent, then closed the door and turned on the power.
After confirming that the machine was running correctly, he walked into the bathroom with a bath towel.
"call……"
After rinsing the sweat off his body, Kato Yusuke lay down in the bathtub with his limbs spread out.
The water temperature was just right, and the misty environment made him relax unconsciously.
"I didn't take a bath very much before..." Kato Yusuke said lazily to himself with a towel on his head.
As he spoke, he picked up a handful of water from the bathtub and poured it on his face, relaxing his facial features.
Because he found it troublesome, he used to take showers to clean his body most of the time. Even if he took a bath occasionally, he would go to a public bathhouse. He would never choose to boil water at home. After all, he didn't have the patience.
But that was before... Now, whether he is after school or after get off work, he can enjoy hot meals and bathing water every day when he comes home. There will be someone who will prepare all this thoughtfully and wait for him to come home with peace of mind. .
""Is there a queen in the family"...?"
Inexplicably, this word that I heard from others chatting came to mind, and now I actually had a little more substantial understanding.
The bathroom was filled with a vague smell of citrus, and the clear water rippled as his body moved.
"She has already washed it..." Kato Yusuke murmured, lying his head back and applying a wrung-out hot towel to his face, exposing only the area below the nose.
After a long time, a soft sigh sounded in the bathroom.
"The caregiver and the person being cared for have become the opposite..."
…
after taking a shower
Kato Yusuke put on his pajamas and walked out of the bathroom while wiping his hair with a dry towel.
"Have you washed it yet?"
Sayu, who was sitting at the table, looked over with his chin in his hands, and there was dinner for two in front of him.
"Didn't I tell you to eat first?" Yusuke Kato walked over.
"But dinner will be delicious if we eat it together." Sayu said with a smile, taking off the plastic wrap on the food one by one.
Salt-grilled saury, pickled radish, a bowl of rice and miso soup sprinkled with chopped green onion.
This is dinner for two people.
A combination of meat and vegetables, soup and vegetables. Although it looks simple, it gives people a warm feeling.
"Because grilled fish uses a lot of salt, I made today's miso soup a little lighter. I don't know if it suits your taste."
While speaking, Sayu also handed Kato Yusuke's chopsticks to him.
"Try it and see."
"Thank you." Kato Yusuke nodded, "Then I'll get started."
He first drank a taste of the soup. The green scallions and the brown soup entered his mouth together. He tasted it carefully with the tip of his tongue for a moment, and then swallowed it. Kato Yusuke found that the taste was indeed lighter than usual.
He picked up another piece of fish meat and put it into his mouth. The white fish meat melted on the tip of his tongue, followed by a salty taste with the smell of the sea. The fish skin was slightly crispy, and it tasted chewy at the same time.
It also complemented the medium-grained sea salt, which made him sigh in admiration.
"tasty."
A soft smile broke out on Sayu's face.
"Great." She said softly, then clasped her hands in front of her chest, "Then I'll start."
Use chopsticks to pick off a small piece of fish meat and put it into your mouth, chewing it in small mouthfuls. After a while.
"Hmm - it's so thick (to eat)."
"Right?" Kato Yusuke smiled, "I have to say you are really good at cooking."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sayu relaxed and smiled shyly.
"You can praise me more," she said.
Kato Yusuke was also generous in his praise, "Well, he is number one in the world."
"It's really casual!"
Sayu chuckled and put the rice and fish into her mouth.
"Are you free on Sunday?"
Kato Yusuke asked.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Sayu was puzzled.
Kato Yusuke drank another mouthful of miso soup and said, "If you don't have any arrangements, let's go shopping in a nearby shopping mall together."
A pair of beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
"Is this a date?" she asked, blinking.
Kato Yusuke took a bite of pickled radish and asked without answering: "Are you going?"
"Go -!" He seemed to agree without thinking for a moment, and then seemed to realize something was wrong. Sayu looked away from the face of the person opposite, stared at the table and whispered: "I'm going...
…”
"Really?" Kato Yusuke's eyes showed a smile, "That's it, I will ask for leave tomorrow from my part-time job."
"Um!"
Sayu nodded vigorously, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Seeing this, Kato Yusuke picked up the bowl and took another bite of pickled radish to hide his smile.
click click click
The crispy radish is bitten into pieces, and after swallowing, there is still a slight sweetness between the lips and teeth, which is very strange.
This radish is really delicious...
Kato Yusuke thought so.
I don’t know whether it’s the food that tastes better or the people that taste better, after all, it’s beautiful and delicious.
…
after a meal
Kato Yusuke stacked the dishes together and prepared to help Sayu clean them up.
"Ah, no, no, no," Sayu quickly stopped, "Yusuke, just go and rest."
Kato Yusuke shook his head: "Rather than one person, it would be faster if two people do it together, right?"
"That's right..." Sayu shook his head, "But that's not what he said!"
She walked up with a bang, pushed Kato Yusuke to sit on the bed, and said in a reproachful tone: "I was the one who agreed to be responsible for the housework, right?"
"I'm just helping a little bit, no need to be so exaggerated." Kato Yusuke said with a wry smile, and then stood up with support, "Anyway, I have nothing to do now."
"No!" Sayu pushed him back on the bed angrily, and then said, "Hey, ahhhh!"
Plop
The world suddenly became quiet.
The sound of their breathing echoed in their ears, and their skins were so close together that they could clearly feel each other's body temperature.
Mint and citrus notes intertwined.
Sayu gently raised his head, and the hair falling on his shoulders fell lightly with gravity, crossing the tip of Kato Yusuke's nose, making him feel a little itchy.
Under the dim light, the two people's eyes met together, quietly staring at themselves in each other's eyes.
Maybe it lasted ten seconds, maybe it lasted several minutes.
Kato Yusuke opened his mouth and was about to say something.
"Huh..."
The mouth was filled with the soft lips that invaded, and all the words that followed became meaningless sounds.
After a long time, the lips parted.
The red-faced girl looked at him intently, her amber eyes filled with moisture. She gently laid her head on the boy's chest and murmured: "...mine."
The young man remained silent, just lying on the bed looking up at the ceiling, with one arm around her waist.
After a while, a deep male voice sounded in the room. Susu's voice was a little magnetic.
"Sayu."
"Um……"
"What was that just now?"
"make a mark……"
The girl said lazily, her black hair falling on the boy's chest, and she listened quietly to his heartbeat.
After a long time, the boy spoke again.
"This is wrong."
"What's wrong...?" The girl raised her head, "You don't like it?"
"Yeah." The young man nodded.
The girl's eyes immediately turned red, and the moisture in her eyes condensed into tears, which rolled in her eyes.
"Puch." The young man chuckled, "That's not what I meant."
He reached out and brushed away the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes.
Facing the other party's aggrieved and somewhat puzzled look, he spoke word by word.
"I remember the book said you should stick out your tongue."