street.

A girl with neatly cut hair was holding ingredients in one hand and holding the fat blue-gray cat's butt with the other hand, slowly walking towards home.

Because it wasn't time for get off work and school yet, there were almost no people on the road at this time.

The scene of passers-by in a hurry in Tokyo seems to be completely non-existent in this small city.

Because here, there is more of a leisurely atmosphere.

"I don't know how she is." The short-haired girl seemed to be thinking of someone and couldn't help but murmured.

Perhaps knowing that there was little hope of seeing him again, Suzuki Kaoru shook his head, and then the fat cat in his arms meowed: "Meow~"

Merlin's voice seemed to be coquettish, causing Suzuki Kaoru to lower his amber eyes and look at it.

With a cute round face like a doll, Merlin's big round eyes looked at Suzuki Kaoru, and he didn't forget to lick his nose with his tongue.

Suzuki Xun secretly looked around and found that there was no one else but herself - she lowered her head and gently rubbed Merlin's hair with her cheek, then narrowed her eyes, showing a relaxed expression.

Very warm.

Returning to the entrance of Meilin Commercial Street, Suzuki Kaoru accidentally saw Grandma Goda sitting in front of the grocery store. She was looking at the pedestrians passing by, her cloudy eyes were dull, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.

Suzuki Kaoru thought for a while, and finally walked to Grandma Goda's side with the cat in her arms.

"Good afternoon, Grandma Goda." Suzuki Kaoru greeted politely.

After Grandma Goda heard someone greeting her, she slowly raised her head - and when she saw it was Suzuki Kaoru, she responded with a smile: "Good afternoon, Suzuki-chan."

"Can I sit here?" Suzuki Kaoru asked, pointing to the cement bricks next to Grandma Goda.

"I'll get you a chair."

"No, I'll just sit here." When Suzuki Kaoru saw Grandma Goda about to get up, she sat down first, and then stretched out her hand to hold her.

Seeing that Suzuki Kaoru was so persistent, Grandma Goda nodded without forcing her.

Merlin meowed at this time, stood up, jumped onto Grandma Goda's lap and lay down, not forgetting to brush her arm with his tail.

After rubbing the cat's head, Grandma Goda had a smile on her face.

After Suzuki Kaoru saw this, she asked:

"What's wrong with Grandma Goda?"

After hearing the girl's question, Grandma Goda opened her eyes wide, and then narrowed her eyes with a smile: "Have you been discovered? It's really incredible that an old woman at this age is still worried."

"I think that no matter how old you are, there are very few people who can be truly carefree." Suzuki Kaoru said.

"Too……"

"I thought the children would come back for dinner tonight, but just now..." Grandma Goda gently stroked Merlin's fur, "The phone said that there seems to be something urgent in the store and they can't come back. My ears are not good.

Very good, but the general meaning is about the same."

"I can understand that the children are busy. After all, life outside requires hard work."

"Actually, I bought a lot of ingredients this morning. It seems that I can only eat them by myself for a few days."

"It's a pity that I have bad teeth." Grandma Goda smiled.

I don’t know if the so-called pity means that the ingredients will be wasted or that it is a pity that I will not be able to get together with my loved ones.

But Kaoru Suzuki knew it was definitely not the former.

Just when Suzuki Kaoru was thinking about what to say, he noticed that there were some red beans and rice left on the bowl placed on the small table nearby.

"Red beans and rice?"

"Ah..." Grandma Goda said, "That's what I haven't finished yet. I thought I'd save it for dinner."

"As I get older, my appetite doesn't get much better."

"Really?" Suzuki Kaoru smiled lightly.

After chatting with the old man for a while, the girl got up to go back.

"Thank you, Suzuki-chan." After seeing Suzuki-chan going back, Grandma Goda said, "I am willing to chat with an old lady like me."

"No, I can gain a lot from chatting with you." Suzuki Kaoru shook his head slightly, and then returned with the ingredients.

Merlin originally wanted to stay a little longer, but considering that Suzuki Kaoru might forget to cook for it, he followed him without hesitation.

…

The sun gradually went down, and the clouds stained by the evening glow left traces of fire in the sky.

After Grandma Goda changed the sign outside the grocery store from open to closed, she slowly stood up——

I walked slowly to the back of the grocery store, which is where I live.

In Plum Street, almost all the upper floors are occupied by residents and the shops on the lower floors are arranged. Or like this grocery store, people live on the first and second floors, and half of the first floor is used for the grocery store.

After opening the door, it was very clean inside. It had been specially cleaned today.

After Grandma Goda put the red beans and rice on the table, she knelt down on the mat and turned on the TV.

As the host laughed and laughed on the TV, Grandma Goda watched quietly.

She doesn't like watching TV, and she doesn't understand the various popular jokes from the host - it's just that when a person lives alone, turning on the TV can make the room less deserted. It can even give herself a sense of not being lonely in many cases.

the illusion.

After a while, Grandma Goda turned up the volume of the TV and went to the kitchen nearby to put on an apron.

With experienced movements and cooking techniques, sumptuous dishes were soon served one after another and placed one by one on the table not far away by the old man.

After placing the dishes and chopsticks, Grandma Gangtian sat in her seat.

After looking at the empty seats on the side, Grandma Goda smiled as if she hadn't seen it: "Let's get started, everyone must eat more."

"After all, today is my birthday, so it's a rare opportunity for everyone to gather together."

"You kid, eat slowly. Why do you always eat so fast?"

"Xiaoxiong, don't just eat hamburger meat, eat more vegetables."

"Okay, okay, don't grab it, everyone has a portion of the fried chicken legs."

She smiled and talked for a long time, but soon she lowered her head and ate red beans and rice without saying a word.

Because Grandma Goda knew that she was still the only one in the room, no matter how much she said, there would be no response, and the sound from the TV not far away seemed a bit harsh at this time.

"Sigh, I don't know how those children are doing now..." Putting down his chopsticks, the old man couldn't take a bite at this time.

"Obviously it only takes half an hour to get back by train..."

…

…

"Dong dong." The knock on the door rang at this time.

Grandma Goda glanced at the door not far away, then got up and walked to the door.

After opening the door, she unexpectedly found several people standing outside.

"Hey!" A little girl smiled and held a bag of fruit, "Grandma Gangtian, happy birthday."

Not only that, several people behind her also smiled: "Happy birthday."

"Yuko?!" Grandma Goda took the fruit unexpectedly, because it was Futaba Makoto and others standing at the door at this time. They were all standing outside the house holding gifts.

"Suzuki-chan, what are you doing?"

Suzuki Kaoru just said softly: "We are here to have a meal."

Then she smiled slightly and said, "After all, you said it would be a pity if the ingredients were wasted, right?"

"But we will also give you money to eat." Nana said and went into the house with her sister. After a while, she noticed the food on the table, "Wow, there are so many delicious food."

"But how did you know that my birthday is today?" As Grandma Goda said, she suddenly remembered the red bean rice that Suzuki Kaoru asked about.

Then she looked at the girl, only to find that she was smiling at her with a small piece of birthday cake in her hand.

"That's it." Grandma Gangtian's expression became kind and kind.

"Come into the house quickly."

…

"Gong Bai, please sit over here, your doll costume is too crowded."

"Skin."

"Wow, how can you sit on Cheng's body?!"

"This chicken drumstick is quite delicious... Yuko, you should eat less. You can't eat so much greasy food when you are growing up."

"All right."

"Gong Bai, please eat slowly, you have almost finished the chicken legs!"

"Skin."

The room instantly became lively. Grandma Gangtian looked at this scene happily and said:

"Okay, okay, don't grab it, everyone has a portion of the fried chicken legs."

This scene was in the house several years ago.
Chapter completed!