However, her mother retired at such a young age and now spends her days at home doing nothing.
Why don't you come and help out at the dumpling shop!
Thinking of this, Sonoko, who had just tricked her sister and was now planning to trick her mother, revealed a sly smile and said in a seemingly obedient manner, "Mom, I'd like to ask you for a small favor."
Seeing her daughter's expression, Tomoko Suzuki already had a pretty good idea of what was going on, but she still pretended not to know and asked, "Oh? What kind of help is it?"
Sonoko said with anticipation, "I recently opened a dumpling shop, and business is booming, but we don't have enough staff, so I'd like to ask you to come and help out."
Upon hearing this, Tomoko Suzuki couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking to herself that her mischievous daughter was plotting against her again.
But she didn't refuse immediately. Instead, she smiled and said, "Oh, I see. But I'm too old to do this kind of physical work."
"How could that be? Mom, you look even younger than my sister..."
...
Standing at the door, Eri Kisaki quietly watched their departing figures, her heart filled with emotion.
Only when the two figures gradually disappeared from her sight did she silently turn back.
"Master, have Xiaolan and the others gone back?"
Kuriyama Midori put down the documents in her hand, stood up, and walked over to Eri Kisaki to ask her with concern.
"Hmm," Eri nodded slightly, a smile playing on her lips. "It's not late. You can leave work early today. You should go home and rest too."
"Okay, Master!" Kuriyama Midori's face lit up with surprise. As a working person, who wouldn't want to get off work early?
But there was nothing she could do; her master was a workaholic who never left work until very late, so she, as his apprentice, had no choice but to keep him company.
Just thinking about it makes me feel exhausted.
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