Chapter 83

Pushing open the door of the apartment, the first room inside was the manager's room of Kitagawa Kako.

At this moment, the door of the room was wide open, and several figures were busy inside.

"Uesugi, you're back pretty late today!" The first to see Aoba was Shimada Isaku, who raised the beer can in his hand to greet Aoba.

"Yes, I was delayed by some things," Aoba smiled.

In the room, besides Shimada Isaku, who was sitting at a low table drinking, there were also Kitagawa Kako and Takeuchi Kane who were busy in the small kitchen.

Hearing the conversation between Shimada Isaku and Aoba, the two of them also poked their heads out.

"Is Aoba-kun back already? You came at the right time. Do you want to join us for a drink? There are vegetables and sake sent by Kane-chan's mother from the countryside," Kitagawa Kako said, waving a green onion at Aoba.

"The vegetables are home-grown, and the sake is brewed by my mother. Aoba-kun, why don't you join us for a drink?" Takeuchi Kane also invited him.

"Sure, I'll go change my clothes and be right back! By the way, I bought a cake on the way. Let's all have it together!" Aoba said, placing the box of cake at the door of Kitagawa Kako's room.

"Cake? That's great, let's eat the cake first?" Takeuchi Kane immediately got excited.

"But we're going to drink, right? Let's save the cake for tomorrow!" Kitagawa Kako said.

"Okay, then!" Takeuchi Kane reluctantly gave up.

"Alright, Aoba-kun, go change your clothes first! I'll put the cake in the fridge, and we'll eat it together tomorrow." Kitagawa Kako picked up the cake and walked to the fridge.

"Okay, I'll go change. I'll come back and make a couple of dishes for everyone." Aoba said as he walked towards his room.

"Chinese cuisine? That's great." Takeuchi Kane immediately perked up again.

Pushing open the door of his room, Aoba immediately saw the white ghost who was meditating.

The white ghost had placed the Bagua disk and the ghost qi pendant side by side on the ground, and she was floating above them, slowly absorbing the ghost qi from the pendant.

Aoba did not disturb the white ghost who was meditating, but quietly changed into a loose set of clothes, then left the room, closed the door, and went to Kitagawa Kako's manager's room.

"Kako, what delicious things have you made?" Aoba asked as he walked into the small kitchen.

"Since we have a lot of fresh vegetables, Kane-chan and I made tempura," Kitagawa Kako said with a smile.

"Oh, is it ready?" Aoba looked around the kitchen and asked.

"Yes, the tempura is ready. Kako and I were thinking of making something else, but since you're back, we'll leave it to you," Takeuchi Kane took off her apron and put it on Aoba.

"Alright! The rest is up to me. You can go wait outside." Aoba immediately started to shoo them away with a smile.

"Wait, I'll cut the pickled radish and pickled garlic. My mother's pickled radish and pickled garlic are the best, perfect for drinking. You must try them later," Takeuchi Kane immediately took off the apron from Aoba and put it back on herself, then started cutting the pickled radish and pickled garlic.

Aoba and Kitagawa Kako, on the other hand, brought the fried tempura to the table.

"Uncle Shimada, come help! You're just sitting there watching us work!" Aoba said, looking at Shimada Isaku who was sitting and drinking beer.

"Men don't belong in the kitchen!" Shimada Isaku retorted.

"Really? What era is this, Uncle Shimada? Are you always so traditional? Don't you cook for yourself?" Aoba laughed and shook his head.

"Yes, that's different!" Shimada Isaku immediately waved his hands.

"Aoba-kun, did you see that? Now you know why Shimada-san isn't popular with girls," Kitagawa Kako said as she put a plate of tempura down, then added, "Shimada-san, you should learn from Aoba-kun. Look how popular he is with girls."

"Hmph, a man who tries to please women, what kind of man is that?" Shimada Isaku said, his prideful tone not fitting a middle-aged man at all.

"That's not trying to please, but being gentle! Some girls like handsome boys, some like romantic boys, but many girls also like gentle boys," Kitagawa Kako lectured the middle-aged man seriously.

"Alright, alright, Kako! I don't think I'm that popular," Aoba laughed.

"Aoba-kun has only been here for less than two months, and he's already close to so many beautiful girls. Isn't that being popular?" Kitagawa Kako smiled at Aoba.

Aoba shook his head without saying anything. At this moment, Takeuchi Kane had already brought the cut pickled radish and pickled garlic to the table.

"Aoba-kun, here's your apron," Takeuchi Kane put the apron on Aoba again and sat down at the table.

Aoba then got up and went to the kitchen to cook.

Soon, two simple stir-fried dishes were ready. Aoba brought them out, and at this point, Takeuchi Kane took out a large bottle and poured the rice wine for everyone.

"Everyone, try this sake my mother made herself," Takeuchi Kane said proudly.

"Sure, good sake," Aoba nodded, just from the smell.

Shimada Isaku took the first sip and nodded repeatedly, then asked, "Good sake! How much more do you have?"

"Just two bottles, and I need to keep the other one!" Takeuchi Kane said, eyes wide.

Shimada Isaku could only shake his head regretfully.

Thus, the few of them drank and chatted, eating dishes made from the vegetables sent by Takeuchi Kane's mother from her hometown. Soon, a bottle of rice wine was finished.

"It's all gone!" Takeuchi Kane turned the bottle upside down, trying to pour out the last drop.

"If it's gone, let's drink beer. There are still plenty of snacks! Don't waste them!" Aoba handed a can of beer to each person.

"Alright, let's drink beer." Takeuchi Kane popped open the beer can with a hiss.

"By the way, Kako, I remember there are still some empty rooms in the apartment, right?" Aoba asked.

"There are! Why are you asking, Aoba-kun?" Kitagawa Kako was puzzled.

"Can I rent another room?" Aoba asked.

"Of course, but Aoba-kun, you already have a room. Why do you need another one?" Kitagawa Kako was puzzled.

"Sure, it's just useful! Come, let's drink!" Aoba raised his glass to change the subject.

Although Kitagawa Kako was curious, she did not press the issue. As an adult, she knew not to pry into things others didn't want to talk about.

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Actually, the author knows that the updates are slow, but the author also needs to work and support himself! When the author can write full-time, the speed will definitely increase. For now, please be patient! Sob, sob, please stop sending update requests, I really can't handle dozens of them every day!

It's very late, I need to sleep quickly! Sigh, I'll be sleepy at work tomorrow.

Finally, please give me some recommendation tickets.

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