[Two go-karts?]
Back in the car, Yushan and others rubbed shoulders and said, "The trunk of this car is a little small. It almost can't fit the go-kart."
Yukinoshita Yukino did not refute. How big do you want the trunk of the Porsche to be? It's not a truck.
"Where are we going for dinner?" Yushan Heren complained casually and then asked.
Kazuto Hayama believes that things should be done from beginning to end. Of course, if Yukinoshita Yukino doesn't want to continue, Kazuto Hayama can send her home early.
"Drive to the downstairs of my apartment first."
Yukinoshita Yukino lowered her head and blinked her beautiful eyes. In fact, she had not yet decided where to have dinner.
However, the apartment where she lived was located in a busy area, so it would not be too late to go home first and then go out to find food.
Yushan Kazuto blinked and started the car without saying anything. Yukinoshita Yukino opened the window a little, and the evening breeze ruffled her long hair.
Yushan and others didn't say much about this. The weather today was pretty good. Even though there was wind, it didn't seem too cold. Instead, it felt cool.
Riding on the wind, a car shuttles through the streets of Chiba.
……
"You took a long detour." As soon as she got off the car, Yukinoshita Yukino said straight away.
"Hey, I came back from a long journey." Yushan Heren blinked.
"Turn left at the Aoto intersection and you can go straight back to the apartment." Yukinoshita Yukino said.
Yushan and others walked at least five more kilometers during this detour.
"Don't worry, it's just a detour. I'm not a taxi driver, so I won't charge you." Yushan Heren said.
Yukinoshita Yukino blinked. She was unable to refute. Although she had to take a long detour, she did not suffer much loss. Instead, she gained more wind.
Without saying anything, Yukinoshita Yukino walked downstairs to the apartment building and stood at the door, still a little hesitant.
"If you want to go home now, then I'll go back early too." Yushan Kazuto said, but he was thinking about Yuuki Asuna in his heart, and he didn't know if Yuuki Asuna had finished dinner by now.
"Would you like to come up and sit down?" Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly asked.
"Huh? Going to your apartment?" asked Yushan Kazuto in surprise.
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded.
"Since you are so kind, I'll go up and sit for a while." Yushan Heren smiled.
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Yushan Kazuto and realized that he was lying again. When did she become so reluctant to refuse such a kind invitation?
The apartment where Yukinoshita Yukino lives is more upscale than the Shinmachi Apartment, and is even more luxurious than the apartment that Kazuto Hayama rented before.
Of course, in terms of rent, the apartment rented by Yushan and others is definitely higher. After all, this is a difference in location, and Tokyo and Chiba cannot be confused.
Taking the elevator upstairs, they soon arrived at Yukinoshita Yukino's apartment. Yukinoshita Yukino walked in and wanted to prepare slippers for Yushan Kazuto, but suddenly found that there were no men's slippers in the house.
"We don't have men's slippers at home, so just come in wearing your shoes." Yukinoshita Yukino stood up and looked at Yushan Kazuto.
Yushan and Ren leaned over to take a look. The apartment that Yukinoshita rented was bright and tidy, with a large gray and white carpet in the middle.
Yushan Heren couldn't bear to destroy this kind of environment, so he said, "Why don't I just not wear slippers? Your apartment should have floor heating, right?"
For high-end apartments, floor heating is the most standard feature, and the apartment where Yukinoshita Yukino lives naturally has no lack of it.
"Yes." Yukinoshita Yukino's voice was very short. Yuyama Kazuto smiled, took off his shoes, and walked in.
"By the way, there aren't even any men's slippers. Have no boys ever come into your house?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head. Not to mention other boys, even her father had never entered this apartment. Yuyama Kazuto was the first male guest here.
Yushan Kazuto blinked, he never expected that he would be awarded such an "honor".
The heating effect in the room is very good. Even if you walk on the floor without shoes, your feet will not be cold at all. The sofa is in typical Nordic style, and the fabric craftsmanship is very delicate. It is soft and springy when you sit on it, but there is almost no visible deformation.
"Would you like some tea?" asked Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Any drinks?" Yushan Kazuto blinked.
"Guarana and burnt coffee."
"Why are they all drinks from the underworld?" Yushan Heren blinked, "Then I'd rather drink tea."
Burnt coffee is not caramel coffee, but refers to coffee that is roasted, ground, and deeply extracted from coffee beans. Compared with ordinary coffee, burnt coffee is at least ten times more bitter, and even bitterer than traditional Chinese medicine.
As for guarana, to be fair the taste is not too bad. It is a drink produced in Brazil, and the name of the raw material is guarana.
But when he thought of Guarana's appearance, Yushan Heren felt as if hundreds of eyes were staring at him. His sanity value dropped rapidly, and he couldn't help but want to eat some barbecue to replenish his body.
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Hayama Kazuto, who actually called her favorite drink a drink from the underworld. Hayama Kazuto was really outspoken.
Although she felt a little unhappy, Yukinoshita Yukino quickly went to the kitchen and made some tea.
Soon, a cup of hot black tea was placed in front of Yushan Heren.
The tea soup was clear and bright all day long. The rising hot steam contained a rich fragrance. Without even tasting it, just by looking at it and smelling it, Yushan and others could feel that this cup of black tea was much better than the one he drank in the service department during the day.
Yukinoshita Yukino also placed a cup in front of her, and Yushan Kazuto picked up the cup: "Would you like to have a toast?"
Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Hayama Kazuto, and that look seemed to say, "Are you sick? How can anyone drink tea and toast?"
Yushan Heren smiled and seemed quite happy about this.
The entrance is smooth and the tea slides down the throat like a stream, warming the esophagus, and then enters the stomach, instantly injecting a touch of warmth into the 38-degree stomach, as if there is a small sun in the stomach.
"How is it?" asked Yukinoshita Yukino.
"It feels so bright. I am clearly in Japan, but I feel like I am lying on a beach in the Maldives, enjoying the sunshine and the cool breeze of the Indian Ocean."
Chapter 719: Under the Snow with Fireworks
"You really don't need my help?"
Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino busying around in the kitchen wearing an apron, Yuyama Kazuto couldn't help but ask. He always felt that it was a bit embarrassing to let Yukinoshita Yukino cook alone, even though this was Yukinoshita's home.
What Yushan Kazuto didn't expect was that Yukinoshita Yukino, who was busy in the kitchen, had a very down-to-earth feel.
Although Yushan Kazuto had seen her cooking at her home before, because there were few dishes and she had helpers, Yukinoshita Yukino always gave off an otherworldly aura.
Today is Christmas, and Yukinoshita Yukino wanted to make a bigger meal, but after drinking tea, it was a little late, so Yukinoshita Yukino became busy.
Looking at the beads of sweat on Yukinoshita Yukino's forehead, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but have a strange thought:
[Is the snow melting? 】
Although he was a little overwhelmed and Yushan Kazuto offered to help, Yukinoshita Yukino resolutely drove him out of the kitchen.
In the kitchen, the sound of pots and pans colliding seemed to play a piece of music. Yushan and others sat on the sofa, quietly admiring the scenery outside the window.
The apartment where Yukinoshita Yukino lives is the tallest building in the vicinity, hundreds of meters high. When Yushan Kazuto sits on the sofa, he can have a panoramic view of half of Chiba.
The night grew darker, but the festive atmosphere did not diminish at all, and some buildings even put on Christmas light shows.
Yushan Kazuto approached the kitchen again: "Yukinoshita, how did you celebrate Christmas during your junior high school years?"
"Christmas?" Yukinoshita Yukino blinked her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to recall something, but there were not many memories in her mind.
"In three years of junior high school, I spent three Christmases, two of which were spent on airplanes." Yukinoshita Yukino said slowly.
As for the remaining one, it was Christmas in the first year of junior high school. The winter vacation in the West started early that year, so Yukinoshita Yukino returned to Japan early and did not celebrate Christmas at all.
"Okay, just pretend I didn't ask." Yushan Kazuto blinked. He didn't expect that Yukinoshita Yukino had studied abroad in the West and had never experienced a Western Christmas.
"Fujinomiya Ningzi should know this. She rarely returns home." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
While in Europe, she met Fujinomiya Ningzi several times.
Due to physical reasons, Fujinomiya Ningzi found it difficult to withstand long-term travel, so she rarely returned to her country and was very familiar with Western customs.
"No, I just want to know if you spent a few Christmases alone in Europe." Yushan Heren said.
Yukinoshita Yukino turned her head and looked at Kazuto Yuyama. It turned out that Kazuto Yuyama was asking her with the intention of making fun of her. She couldn't help feeling a little angry.
"Don't look at me, the turkey leg is almost burnt!" Yushan Kazuto reminded.
Only then did Yukinoshita Yukino react. She suddenly realized that she seemed to be becoming more and more easily affected by Yushan Kazuto's emotions.
She felt as if she gradually understood her mother's famous saying: "No one in the Yushan family is good!"
But even so, she felt as if she was a little...willing.
Keep stir-frying until the turkey skin gradually turns golden and the aroma fills the air.
Unfortunately, of the three basic elements of cooking, color, aroma and taste, turkey can only have two of them. The most important element, taste, is never present.
Except for very few parts of turkey, most turkey is dry and tough and difficult to swallow. Not only is it unpalatable, but it also easily gets stuck in your teeth due to its large fibers.
Although Yukinoshita Yukino bought a turkey leg, which is considered one of the more tender parts of the meat, she could already tell something from the way she cut the vegetables just now.
The dish of turkey is destined to become only a decoration in a wonderful Christmas dinner. Even in North America, where turkey originated, fewer and fewer people are keen on turkey.
……
"Hey, Yukinoshita, why did you turn off the lights?" Yushan Kazuto felt a little puzzled. He was just about to pick up the chopsticks and enjoy the meal when Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly turned off the lights.
The candle stood on the table, and Yukinoshita Yukino lit it. The candlelight illuminated Yukinoshita Yukino's stunning face. Under the candlelight, Yukinoshita Yukino seemed seven parts shy and three parts naive, which was more stunning than usual.
Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino's face, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink. It turned out that Yukinoshita Yukino was imitating the custom of lighting candles at Christmas. But as he watched, Yushan Kazuto felt something was wrong:
"That's not right. I remember candles weren't lit on Christmas Eve?"
Generally speaking, lighting a candle on Christmas Eve represents the quiet and peace of Christmas Eve. When Christmas comes, all people's wishes will be fulfilled.
But today is Christmas, wouldn’t it be superfluous to light candles?
Yukinoshita Yukino was unmoved. Of course she knew that candles should be lit on Christmas Eve, and she also knew that today was Christmas, but she felt that lighting candles was more in line with the Christmas atmosphere.
"In this case, won't we just have a candlelight dinner?" Yushan Heren said, blinking.
In an instant, Yukinoshita Yukino's face turned red. Fortunately, under the candlelight, Yukinoshita Yukino's face looked a little red, so Yushan Kazuto didn't notice anything.
The dinner was eaten in silence. The two of them ate quietly, and even their chewing made no sound.
However, in this case, it can make people pay more attention to
Focusing on the dishes, the two savored them carefully, immersed in the world of taste buds.
"Yukinoshita, I knew you were a good cook, but I never thought you were so good at pairing dishes."
For a single dish, Yukinoshita Yukino can cook it well, but it’s still not enough to make it amazing.
But the whole table of Christmas dinner is combined together, no matter the taste, meat, vegetables, or flavor, the combination is perfect.
Just based on this skill of matching, Kazuto Yuyama raised the score of the Christmas dinner prepared by Yukinoshita Yukino tonight to a higher level. Even Kazuto Yuyama himself did not have the confidence that he could match the dishes so perfectly.
Of course, Kazuto Hayama's cooking skills are more than one level higher than Yukinoshita Yukino's. Even if Yukinoshita Yukino's dishes are more perfectly matched, they can't compare to Kazuto Hayama cooking himself.
"I studied it when I had nothing to do." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Huh? Can you tell me which cookbook you are looking at? I'll study it a little bit too." asked Yushan Kazuto.
Yukinoshita Yukino was slightly startled. She didn't expect Yushan Kazuto to be so direct. But in just a moment, Yukinoshita Yukino recovered. After all, what she said was not a lie.
"I'll get it for you."
Chapter 720: Looking at the Camera
"By the way, Yukinoshita, are you going back to Yukinoshita's house this year?" Leaning on the sofa, Yushan Kazuto suddenly asked.
"I'll be back in 30 days." Yukinoshita Yukino's answer was concise and to the point.
"Hey, you really don't move until the last minute." Yushan Heren said.
Yukinoshita Yukino did not answer. She was in a state of being close yet distant with the Yukinoshita family. She was still a member of the Yukinoshita family and did not have too many conflicts with the family, but in order to be independent, she kept a distance from her family.
As for Yukinoshita Yukino's independence, Kazuto Yuyama thinks it's pure nonsense. She can't even be financially independent, let alone anything else.
If you want to be independent, one of the most basic conditions is financial independence. However, Yukinoshita Yukino's food, clothing, housing and transportation are still paid for by the Yukinoshita family. The so-called independence seems a bit ridiculous to Ang Yuyama Kazuto.
"Actually, I think you can go home a few days earlier." Yushan Heren said.
Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head. It was difficult for ordinary people to influence her will once she made a decision.
"If you continue to stay here, won't you have to eat turkey fried rice and turkey sandwiches for several days?" Yushan Kazuto blinked.
Most of the dishes for dinner were swept away. Although Yukinoshita Yukino cooked more than a dozen dishes, the portions were relatively small.
