Chapter 487 It's my turn to act
There weren't many customers in Tian Xin's house, so Aize just waited for a while and then got the food he ordered.
After delivering the things, Ma Ting Luhua and Kurama Koharu did not accompany him and continued to be busy, so Aize was unable to do what he wanted to ask them.
Although he had stayed in Hoori for quite some time, he was not a local after all, and his understanding of Hoori was certainly not as much as that of Roka Madara and Koharu Kurama, who were born and raised here.
Therefore, Aize originally planned to consult Mataba Roka and Kurama Koharu about the myths and legends about Hoori, but it was seen that the two were busy there, and he felt embarrassed to take up their working time.
"Forget it. Anyway, we are not completely clueless. Let's just leave it like this for now."
Aize didn't force it and started to enjoy the desserts and cold drinks.
"Hmm... not bad."
After a while, Aize gave his evaluation.
It is not easy to get him to say "not bad".
After all, he was once spotted by an internationally renowned chef because of his excellent knife skills, and received all the teachings from the chef.
At the beginning, Aize had no intention of accepting the other party's invitation, but there was no way. He was still young at that time and did not have the right to make decisions on his own. The famous chef got his parents' phone number through some channel, discussed with his parents directly, and finally moved them, forcing Aize to follow the other party to study for a period of time.
This period of time was not long, about two years, and then Aize successfully graduated from the other party.
"Although there are still many flaws in your cooking skills, your knife skills are really great. As long as the food you make tastes good, you can attract customers with your knife skills. So starting today, you can become a master."
The other party said so and gave Aize a cookbook passed down from his ancestors and a set of specially customized kitchen utensils as a gift.
It was also on that day that Aize willingly called the other party "Master".
He learned a lot from his master, including almost everything from appetizers to main courses, and from main courses to desserts. He even learned how to make some dishes that are only served at state banquets. The cookbook his master gave him also included the recipes for court dishes developed by the imperial chefs during the Qing and Ming dynasties, which is extremely precious.
If Aize continues to study, even if he cannot become a famous chef like his master in the future, he will have no problem becoming a great chef.
Unfortunately, he was not as interested in cooking as he was in kendo and the like. He learned cooking just to learn knife skills and had no plans to continue developing his culinary skills in the future, so he would only study the cookbook occasionally and then didn't do anything else.
Even so, Aize's cooking skills are still pretty good now. Eating famous dishes every day has made his taste buds picky, so if the food is not really delicious, it is impossible for it to get a "not bad" evaluation from him.
"Even though the merchandise we sell is good, there aren't many customers in Tian Xin's house."
Aize ate while observing his surroundings, thinking about something.
“Is there some problem with the business?”
Thinking of Ma Ting Luhua's self-deprecating look when she mentioned business, Aize thought about it and decided to ask if he had the chance.
If there are any problems in the operation of Tian Xinwu, he is still willing to help.
"Speaking of which, Mom couldn't have known about this situation and insisted on asking me to come back this time so that I could find a way to help Sister Luhua, right?"
Aize suddenly began to seriously doubt this matter.
If that were true, he would have to despise his mother for selling her son.
It's a pity that even his mother, who has always loved matchmaking since childhood, would never have thought that letting her son go back to his mother's home this time would cause such a big trouble, right?
He not only pulled out the sacred sword that had been enshrined in the Kenji Shrine for a long time, but also became the fiancé of the shrine maiden... Aize could imagine how surprised his mother was when she learned the whole story.
After all, my mother was also a native of Hoori. Whether it was the matter of the sacred sword or the matter of the shrine maiden, for her, they were things she had heard from the adults since she was a child and had kept in mind. She was completely different from others who only regarded them as superstitions or rumors to attract tourists.
Especially Yoshino Asatake, who is like Her Royal Highness a Princess in this land. Even the older generation has to respectfully address her as "Miko-sama". It is conceivable that her mother would be surprised that such a person became her son's fiancée.
Fortunately, this engagement is only temporary and has not been fully confirmed. Neither Aize nor Asatake Yoshino thinks that the two of them can really walk down the aisle of marriage, otherwise their mothers might have been trying to buy tickets for them now.
“I just don’t know how it will develop in the future.”
Aize drank the last sip of the cold drink, then took the sweets packed by Ma Ting Luhua, said hello to Kurama Koharu, and left Tianxinwu.
After taking a look at the sky and realizing that it was still early for noon, Aize didn't plan to continue wandering around and went straight back to the Kenshi Shrine.
As the saying goes, it is better to return at the right time than to return early. When Aize returned to the shrine, everyone had already finished their work and had just gathered together.
"Welcome back, Master."
Cong Yu, who was floating above the living room, was the first to notice Aize's return and immediately flew towards him.
"Yeah, welcome back, Ai-kun."
Chao Wu Anqing, who was drinking tea leisurely, also greeted him.
"Welcome back, Master Aize."
Hitachi Mako was making tea for everyone. When she saw Aize, a sweet smile appeared on her face.
"…Welcome back."
Yoshino Asatake was flipping through books and notes, as if she was studying. When she saw Aize come in, her pretty face immediately tensed up and she said something in a lukewarm tone.
"Well, I'm back." Aize nodded and said as he walked in, "I brought some sweets for everyone. Please eat them before lunch."
As he spoke, Aize took out the packaged sweets, unpacked them one by one, and placed them on the table.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their eyes lit up.
"So, so many sweets!"
Hitachi Mako's face was full of surprise.
"I'm so sorry, didn't I let you spend money?"
Chao Wu Anqing didn't expect that Aize would bring back so many sweets, so she hurriedly said to Aize.
"Pudding...Buffy...and mochi!"
The seriousness on Yoshino Asatake's face involuntarily collapsed. Looking at the sweets on the table, little stars actually twinkled in her eyes.
"No wonder it felt like the owner stayed on the street for a long time. It turns out the dessert shop is gone."
Cong Yu also floated over and said these words.
According to herself, because Aize is the user of Cong Yuwan and she is also the manager of Cong Yuwan, through mysterious perception, she can roughly know the direction and even the specific location of Aize.
Therefore, Cong Yu was never afraid of losing Aize, and never worried about not being able to find Aize. This was also the reason why she didn't follow Aize all the time and could still go for a walk everywhere without any care.
"Sister Luhua's family runs a dessert shop, so I went over to see her and take care of her business." Aize smiled and said, "Besides, Mr. An Qing has allowed me to stay and eat here for free, so this level of return is only natural."
"No, you don't have to be so polite." He shook his head at Wu Anqing and said, "It was because of our willfulness that you, Aijun, had to stay in Suizhili and in the shrine. In this case, your daily life will naturally be taken care of by us, and you don't have to do anything in return."
"It's just once in a while. Just think of it as a greeting on the first day of moving in." Aize shrugged and said, "The sweets sold at Tianxin House are not expensive. If it's just a few servings of sweets, it's not a big deal for me to buy some occasionally."
Although his family is not wealthy, his father is able to go abroad for business, so there is no need for financial pressure. Otherwise, his mother would not have the leisure to be a full-time housewife and would not be planning to travel with her father.
Aize himself has had the habit of saving his New Year's money since he was a child. Although his pocket money is not much, it is not a small amount. In addition, he was paid for cooking for his master when he was learning cooking. He also received a considerable bonus after winning two kendo competitions. He can decide how to use the money by himself. As long as he doesn't use it to do anything bad, his parents basically won't ask.
In other words, despite Aize's appearance, he is actually quite rich among his peers.
If this trip to Hoori wasn't requested by his mother, and if it wasn't because his mother's hotel needed manpower and decided to send Aize to help, Aize would definitely not need to work during the holidays, as he wasn't really short of money.
To sum up, treating everyone in the Kenshi Shrine to a sweet meal is more than enough for Aize.
"Everyone, enjoy it. If you can't finish it or don't want to eat it for the time being, remember to put it in the refrigerator."
After saying that, Aize did not stay here any longer, but went straight back to his room.
"Wait! Master!"
Cong Yu hurriedly followed.
Only Asatake Yoshino, Asatake Yasuharu and Hitachi Mako were left. They looked at each other, then at the desserts on the table, with different expressions on their faces.
"What a good child." He smiled gently at Takeuchi, half-sighing, half-joking, and half-seriously said, "Why don't you really think about it, Yoshino."
As for what was being considered, everyone present knew it clearly.
"…Don't talk nonsense, father."
Asatake Yoshino no longer maintained that cold look, but sighed and spoke with a complicated expression.
"This is not fair to Mr. Aize."
At least, that's what Asatake Yoshino thought.
The two of them only met yesterday, but they are getting married for no apparent reason because of something that is closely related to them, dragging each other into the quagmire. Is this fair to Aize?
It's definitely unfair.
That's why she deliberately acted cold, using her attitude to refuse exchanges, refuse communication, refuse understanding, refuse sympathy, in short, refuse any behavior that might involve Aize.
Although……
"I think it's too late, Master Yoshino." Hitachi Moko gave unexpectedly rational advice, saying, "Since Master Aize pulled out the Cong Yu Wan, he is no longer a marginal figure."
Asatake Yoshino didn't say anything.
How could she not know this was the case?
But she still had to do her best to keep that person away from this trouble.
If it weren't for the fact that Cong Yumaru was too important to the Asamuse family and the Kenshi Shrine, and Aize was not a user approved by Cong Yumaru and could not leave here, Asamuse Yoshino really didn't want Aize to live here and enter into an inexplicable marriage contract with herself.
These are all rude requests to that person.
Seeing that Yoshinori Asatake remained silent, Yasuharu Asatake sighed.
"Pudding, do you want some?"
He asked Wu Anqing with a smile.
"……want."
Asatake Yoshinori was silent for a while, then responded in a low voice.
Hitachi Mako was not surprised at all and pushed the pudding on the table in front of Asatake Yoshino.
"Please use it, Lady Yoshino."
Yoshino Asatake blushed a little, as if she felt embarrassed, but in the end she couldn't resist the temptation of sweets. She took out the soup spoon, scooped a mouthful, and put it into her mouth.
Immediately, the miko made an extremely subtle comment.
“So sweet…”
…………
Night fell quickly.
After dinner, Aize ran around Hoori Town for a few laps just like he did in the morning, then returned to the shrine and entered his room.
He took a shower to wash off the sweat, but he did not change into pajamas. Instead, he continued to wear clothes that were convenient for exercise.
"Cong Yuwan..."
Looking at Cong Yuwan who had been lying on the table in his room since last night, Aize finally reached out and picked it up from the knife rack.
"Shh..."
With a shiny friction sound, Aize pulled Cong Yuwan out of the scabbard and pointed the blade towards himself and the window behind him.
Outside the window, the moonlight just happened to pour in, falling on the cold blade, reflecting a bright arc of light.
Aize looked at the blade for a while, then sheathed it and stood up.
"Owner?"
Cong Yu, who had been watching Aize, couldn't help but speak up when he saw this.
"What are you going to do, Master?"
For some reason, Cong Yu had a bad feeling.
As it turned out, her hunch was correct.
"I've been idle all day, and it's time for me to take action." Aize didn't look at Cong Yu, holding the Cong Yu pill, and said quietly: "I'm going to start looking for the secret of this town."
When these words were spoken, Cong Yu was shocked.
"Don't mess around! Master!" Cong Yulian said, "Didn't Fang Nai tell you not to investigate?"
"Do I have to listen to what she says?" Aize glanced at Cong Yu and said lightly: "She can ignore my opinion and exclude me, so I can also ignore her opinion and act on my own, right?"
"But what are you going to do?" Cong Yu advised: "Even if you want to find the secret of this town, you don't know what to do, right?"
Wrong.
Of course Aize knew what to do.
Just go there.
"I'm going to the mountains."
(End of this chapter)
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