Iced lemon tea is the only iced drink that Fujiwara Yuu never gets tired of drinking every day, so whenever conditions permit, he will choose to make it by hand.
He grabbed a small amount of Ceylon black tea leaves and put them into the stove to slowly boil. When the fragrance of tea filled the house, he poured out all the black tea in the stove and set it aside to cool.
Then he took out a transparent glass jar from the refrigerator. It was filled with something orange and yellow that looked like jam. Miyano Akemi, who was very interested in cooking, walked over and asked:
"Fujiwara-kun, are you good at cooking?"
Did she have some strange misunderstanding about me? Fujiwara Yuu really wanted to open the cupboards in her kitchen because they were packed full of instant noodles with more than 20 flavors.
Of course, he wasn't the type to blow up the kitchen, but he simply thought cooking alone was troublesome and pointless. Therefore, Fujiwara Yu had never cooked before, and he was the type who didn't know his own cooking skills or whether he had any talent for it.
"No, I only know how to make iced lemon tea."
After Fujiwara Yu took an empty cup and filled it with ice cubes, he poured in the cooled black tea, then added two slices of fresh lemon and a large spoonful of lemon syrup. The last step was naturally the "shake" in "iced shaken lemon tea".
Seeing how skilled he was, Miyano Akemi was curious:
"You haven't worked in a beverage store, have you? It's like a rich kid going out to experience life."
"...You have a very vivid imagination. Someone taught me this, I haven't worked before."
After shaking the black tea and lemon syrup completely, Fujiwara Yu turned the cap and poured it out. He was also thoughtful not to add ice cubes to one of the glasses.
"It shouldn't be that cold without ice. Try it."
"Thanks."
After Akemi Miyano took a sip from the glass, she could smell the rich aroma of black tea. It was different from the beverage sold in other beverage shops. The shops usually use black tea powder to brew it, which does not have the fragrance of the original tea leaves.
Moreover, the amount of lemon syrup added is just right, and the degree of sweetness and sourness is precisely controlled. Coupled with the refreshing feeling of ice, it is absolutely refreshing to drink it after exercising in the summer.
"It's delicious. Did you make this lemon syrup yourself?"
"Um."
Akemi Miyano jogged into the living room and picked up the lunch box on the coffee table. She opened the lid to reveal a plump white sandwich inside, took out a piece with disposable gloves, and handed it over.
"This is a sandwich I made with peanut butter and blueberry jam. Try it!"
Fujiwara Yuu looked down at the food in front of him, showing no interest at all. He liked sweets but didn't like sweets with names that sounded sweet and greasy. You know, the best evaluation of desserts is: just the right sweetness.
But he didn't want to eat it, noticing the anticipation in Saito Masami's eyes, and swallowed the rejection that was on the tip of his tongue back into his stomach. Anyway, there were no ingredients he didn't like in it, so a little sweetness wouldn't be a big deal.
"Mmm, looks delicious."
Fujiwara Yu said this against his conscience and looked down at the sandwich in his hand which was filled with ingredients and felt pressured. Based on the good habit of not wasting food, and this was the first time he received food made by someone other than his family, there was no reason for him not to eat it.
He had no choice but to pick up the sandwich filled with peanut butter and blueberry jam wrapped in wax paper and take a bite.
The first thing he tasted after entering his mouth was the mellow and overbearing peanut butter. He could even chew the crispy peanut grains. The sweet and salty taste paired with the soft and fragrant milk toast was a taste he could barely accept so far.
However, soon while chewing, I tasted the blueberry jam, which had a sugar content equal to the weight of the blueberries. It was so sweet that I felt the fat in my body cheering "Yeah!" just after taking a bite.
The last thing that remained in the mouth was the rich and greasy milky aroma of butter. It took only a few seconds for the taste to go from sweet to greasy, which made Fujiwara Yuu a little dazed for a moment. He even felt that his blood sugar had soared.
I don’t know who would like to eat this kind of dessert that uses sugar but doesn’t cost any money.
Fujiwara Yu picked up his favorite iced lemon tea and gulped down three big mouthfuls to relieve his condition. Fear was hidden in his ultramarine eyes. He didn't understand how anyone could like to eat such sweet food.
"Are you choking?"
Miyano Akemi waited a long time for Fujiwara's evaluation, and she saw him almost finish a whole cup of iced lemon tea. She thought it was because the sandwich she made was too dry.
"No, I'm just a little thirsty." Fujiwara Yuu clearly mastered the art of high-emotional-intelligence speaking. After cunningly avoiding the wrong answer, he once again spoke against his will under the expectant gaze of the people in front of him: "It's delicious. I like it very much."
This is the highest praise for food for him.
But after hearing what Saito Masami said, he regretted why he told this lie, which blocked his own way.
"Since you like it so much, Fujiwara-kun, why don't I give this to you as well!"
Fujiwara Yuu almost spit out the last sip of his lemon tea. If he ate another one, he might become the first person in the world to die from the sweetness. He didn't want to die young, so he had to refuse:
"I don't have that big of an appetite. You can eat it yourself."
His eyes fell on Saito Masami who finished all the sandwiches, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Do girls all like to eat sweets, and their sugar tolerance is also very high?
Pouring himself another glass of iced lemon tea, Fujiwara Yu took small sips. The sweet and sour refreshing drink made him miss the Sendai specialty Kikufuku's edamame and cream-flavored daifuku.
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