night.

Under the bright lights, the entire food street is filled with pedestrians, bringing a different kind of excitement to this quiet town.

In Tetsuo Nishino's small restaurant.

The chef of a small restaurant.

"Xiao Zhe, bring this dish to table 2."

After preparing a dish, Tetsu Nishino's father plated the dish and placed it on the table next to him. He wiped his hands and gave him instructions without looking back.

"Yes." Tetsu Nishino replied, carefully placing the dishes on the tray.

After saying that, he delivered the dishes to the corresponding guests' tables and politely said to the guests, "Please use it slowly."

After the training in the baseball club ended, Tetsu Nishino went home early and ate the dinner that had been prepared. Then he hurried upstairs to take a shower, washed his clothes and hung them up, then went to his small restaurant

Please help me.

Normally, if Tetsu Nishino has finished the homework assigned in the cultural class at school, or if the club has no training scheduled for the evening, he will consciously come over to help. After all, during dinner in the evening, the customer flow will be slightly more than usual, so inside the store

Having one more person can greatly reduce the work burden of both parents.

“This is the one!”

There was a sound outside the door of the small restaurant of customers wanting to come in.

Tetsu Nishino's mother, who was busy cleaning up the tableware left by the guests who had finished their meal, could not spare her hands for a moment, so she said to Tetsu Nishino who had finished the work at hand: "Xiao Tetsu, go and greet the guests.

Bar."

"Oh. Okay." Nishino Tetsu nodded after hearing this, and quickly walked to the door to open the door for the guest.

Open the door.

"Hello! Welcome...!?"

?!

?!

The two people, who were both strangers and familiars, noticed each other inadvertently, and their confused eyes instantly met.

Aoi-senpai?!

That junior?!

What a coincidence!

This seemingly accidental coincidence was actually very likely to happen, and the two of them couldn't help but scream in their hearts.

After all, Hakusan Town is a small town with a small population. If Moriyama Aoi and her family want to eat out, they will most likely come to Nishino Tetsuya's small restaurant. And in fact, Moriyama Aoi and her family have also been to Nishino Tetsuya's small restaurant before.

Tetsu and Moriyama Aoi have already met several times.

However, if there is no intersection between the other person's life and your own, no matter how many times you meet them, it will just be a strange, familiar stranger in your life.

However, the two of them didn't know how to respond to this so-called coincidence, and they thought that this was not the place for communication, so they tacitly pretended not to recognize each other.

"Four of you, please take your seats inside."

Tetsu Nishino brought the family to a clean empty table inside, gave them four menus from the store, and stood silently next to them, waiting for them to order.

Moriyama Aoi and her parents were looking at their respective menus, thinking about what to eat next. Next to them, Moriyama Aoi's sister was typing on her mobile phone, as if she had been sending line messages to others.

Moriyama Aoi's mother blamed her: "Really, I only know how to chat on the line, but it's rare for you to come back."

"What does it matter," my sister replied with a smile, "you can finish ordering and I will order again. It won't affect you."

However, my sister still put down her phone obediently. After all, she also felt that it was rare to return to her hometown. She still cherished the time with her family and talked to them to comfort her from the isolation and loneliness of studying alone in Tokyo.

My sister began to discuss with her mother what delicious food there was in the store.

Moriyama Aoi's father looked at the menu and thought for a long time. It seemed that he was suddenly slowed down before he realized what he had just said. At this time, he raised his head and curiously asked Moriyama Aoi's sister: "Is it the child from before? I think

Pretty good..."

The elder sister turned her head and gave her father a roll of her eyes.

"What? The one before was just a friend. If you like him so much, dad, just date him yourself..."

"..."

Moriyama Aoi's father was speechless. He had to lower his head and continue to look at the menu in his hand without making a sound.

"I just want a Chinese curry rice." My sister and mother finally agreed and said.

Moriyama Aoi's mother thought about it and said, "Then I want a Kung Pao Chicken and a Steamed Turbot as the main course for everyone. Where's Aoi-chan? What do you want to eat?"

"ah?!......"

Moriyama Aoi was thinking with her head down.

Why do I occasionally meet juniors from the baseball club after club activities? Hakusan Town is so small.

Hmm... I originally thought that nothing unexpected would happen, and I didn't even bring Ball-chan with me.

It was so embarrassing when I just bumped into my junior.

Hmm...how do I handle this situation...

what to do.

Ah, what should I do? It seems like pinching the ball sauce.

Moriyama Aoi quickly shook her head, trying to get out of this uneasy and entangled thought.

"Aoi-chan, you haven't thought about it yet?" Moriyama Aoi's mother thought she shook her head to mean that she hadn't thought about it yet.

"Ah?...Oh, I've thought about it." Moriyama Aoi came back to her senses.

"Then I'd like a small portion of Chinese ramen..."

"Hey, do you eat so little?" the sister next to her was surprised. She leaned over to Moriyama Aoi, looked at her shy face and said with a smile: "You need to eat more to grow..."

"Don't be like this, sister..." Moriyama Aoi said shyly, her face feeling slightly hot.

"Where is the father of the child? What does he want?" Moriyama Aoi's mother asked Moriyama Aoi's father, who had been struggling with something.

"Well...the honey-glazed barbecued pork and the plain-cut chicken are both very good..."

Moriyama Aoi's mother said helplessly: "Really, let me help you choose."

"How about I choose sweet and sour pork ribs..." Moriyama Aoi's father still couldn't make up his mind.

"How about ordering them all?"

"It's up to you. It's a rare dinner anyway, so you might as well eat more." Moriyama Aoi's mother showed a helpless and gentle smile.

"Oh, thank you, mother!"

At this time, Sister Moriyama Aoi noticed the silent Moriyama Aoi next to her. She leaned over and said with a smile: "What's wrong with you? Today, when we usually have dinner at home, aren't you the happiest person?"

"It's nothing..."

I can't just say that I met a junior who has a very subtle atmosphere in club activities. My mother and sister will definitely laugh to death if I tell them, and my father will definitely think too much and keep asking questions.

Moriyama Aoi didn't dare to directly say what was on her mind.

Sister Moriyama Aoi suddenly noticed Nishino Tetsu who had been standing next to the table and was writing the names of the dishes carefully.

This boy should be a high school student, so he should also be a student of Hakusan High School.

Aoi-chan might have met him at school.

Hmm?! Sister Moriyama Aoi suddenly thought of a possibility.

Could it be?

The corners of Moriyama Aoi's mouth slightly raised.

In Moriyama Aoi's ear, Moriyama Aoi's sister asked softly: "Do you know each other?"

"Well... juniors in the baseball club..."

"oh"

There was a hint of a smile in Moriyama Aoi-nee's voice that she was right.

Moriyama Aoi's mother also noticed why Moriyama Aoi was so quiet today, "What's wrong with Aoi-chan?"

"Nothing." Moriyama Aoi quickly replied.

My sister stood up with a smile, walked to her mother, lowered her head and spoke in her ear.

"Mom, let me tell you..."

When Moriyama Aoi's father saw it, he quickly came over and eavesdropped.

Moriyama Aoi's mother was surprised after hearing her sister's words and looked at Moriyama Aoi, "Is that so? Has Aoi-chan finally enlightened her..."

"Oh, that's it, that's it..." Moriyama Aoi's father looked like he suddenly understood, as if he had understood everything, but in fact he only heard a few words.

...
To be continued...