23 The door to the Nishimiya household opened, then closed again.
“Tadaima!” Noticing the person who just walked in—Shoko Nishimiya—Yuzuru Nishimiya tilted her head and signed: “Okaeri, Onee-chan!” Yaeko Nishimiya also turned her body toward Shoko Nishimiya, looking at her while signing.
“We were just about to have dinner.
Do you want to eat a little more?” Regarding her plans to have dinner at Fūju’s place, Shoko Nishimiya had sent a quick message to Yaeko Nishimiya and Yuzuru Nishimiya beforehand.
Because of that, Yaeko Nishimiya and Yuzuru Nishimiya didn’t question or worry about why Shoko Nishimiya was getting home late.
Even though it felt a bit impolite to impose on Fūju like that, this wasn’t the first time Fūju had done something like this.
Plus, given the close relationship between the two families, they didn’t think much of it.
“No need!” Shoko Nishimiya shook her head and signed back.
“Sister, what are those two bottles in your hand?
Where did that bento box come from?” Noticing the two bottles of juice and the multi-tiered insulated bento box in Shoko Nishimiya’s hands, Yuzuru Nishimiya immediately signed with intense curiosity.
Shoko Nishimiya set the two juice bottles and the bento box down on the table first, then signed to Yuzuru Nishimiya and Yaeko Nishimiya.
“This is juice made by Fūju, and some dishes he cooked.
He told me to bring them home so you two could try them!” “I wanted to decline at first because I didn’t want to trouble Fūju, but Fūju was really insistent, so I couldn’t say no.” Shoko Nishimiya explained with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.
“Whoa, is this Fūju-nii’s cooking?” “Just yesterday I heard Sister talking about how delicious Fūju-nii’s fried sauce noodles were.
Who would’ve thought that today Fūju-nii didn’t just cook more food for Sister, but we even get to try some too!” Hearing her sister’s explanation, Yuzuru Nishimiya immediately stared at the juice and the bento box on the table with great curiosity, signing rapidly.
“Did you thank Fūju properly?” “Did you leave some meal money?
If it wasn’t enough, I can give you a little extra.” Yaeko Nishimiya first gave Yuzuru Nishimiya a slight glare, then looked at Shoko Nishimiya and signed.
Even though she knew this was Fūju’s genuine kindness toward Shoko and their family without expecting anything in return, Yaeko Nishimiya’s past life experiences made it so she still hated owing favors to anyone.
When receiving kindness from others, the first thing on her mind wasn’t whether she should accept it or not, but how she could repay it.
This had practically become an unwritten rule within the Nishimiya family.
“Yes!” “I actually hid all three thousand yen of my money under the flower vase secretly, but Fūju still found out and gave it back to me.” Shoko Nishimiya signed to explain what happened, a slight look of helplessness in her hand movements and facial expression.
“Is that so?” Hearing that, Yaeko Nishimiya nodded while signing back.
If that was how things went, then there really was no helping it.
“Hehe…” “Fūju really is Sister’s natural enemy, huh?
Every time you face Fūju’s insistence, Sister always ends up backing down.” “Could there be…
a deeper reason behind all this?” Yuzuru, who had just been glared at by her mother, started teasing again.
She signed repeatedly right in front of Shoko Nishimiya with a mischievous grin plastered on her face.
“Yuzuru, what are you talking about!” As if understanding the subtle meaning behind Yuzuru Nishimiya’s words, Shoko Nishimiya’s face instantly turned bright red.
She signed back, gearing up to refute her sister.
However, after thinking for a long time, Shoko Nishimiya couldn’t find the right words to deny it, leaving her frozen on the spot.
After that, Shoko Nishimiya was too lazy to think anymore.
She pounced straight at her younger sister, Yuzuru Nishimiya, and started playfully wrestling with her.
“Alright, alright, you two stop messing around!” Even though the heartwarming scene between her two daughters brought a smile to Yaeko Nishimiya’s face, she still stepped in with maternal authority to stop them.
Under Yaeko Nishimiya’s stern presence, Shoko Nishimiya and Yuzuru Nishimiya instantly ceased their playful fight and sat down obediently at the dining table.
“Let’s eat first!” “Let’s see what Fūju brought for Shoko.
Tomorrow we can prepare something for Shoko to bring over to Fūju.” Yaeko Nishimiya signed.
“Okay!” Yuzuru Nishimiya agreed, signing back.
After that, she reached out and opened the insulated bento box in front of her.
The bento box had four tiers in total.
Each tier contained a separate dish, making it four different dishes altogether.
After arranging the four containers from the bento box onto the table, Yuzuru Nishimiya was left completely dumbfounded.
Salt and Pepper Shrimp, Braised Pork Belly, Tomato Scrambled Eggs, and Moo Shu Pork.
Those four dishes were what Fūju had packed inside the bento box.
“Sis, just what did you and Fūju eat tonight?!” Looking at the four dishes inside the bento box, Yuzuru Nishimiya signed with a look of utter amazement.
This food was way too luxurious!
Yuzuru Nishimiya didn’t doubt the taste of these four dishes for a single second.
Because just catching a whiff of the aroma made saliva build up continuously in her mouth, her appetite thoroughly stoked from the start.
If her mother, Yaeko Nishimiya, hadn’t given permission to eat yet, she probably wouldn’t have been able to resist diving in right away.
It wasn’t just Yuzuru Nishimiya either—even a calm, mature adult like Yaeko Nishimiya caught herself salivating at the smell wafting from the four dishes, a strong urge to taste them welling up inside her.
“Is this Chinese food?” “I didn’t expect Fūju to be able to cook Chinese cuisine.
It looks way better than the dishes at some of the Chinese restaurants out there.” Yaeko Nishimiya signed with genuine admiration.
“Right!” “Setting the taste aside for a second, just the aroma of this food completely blows away Chinese cooking made by anyone else.” Yuzuru Nishimiya signed back in strong agreement after hearing her mother’s words.
“It tastes amazing too!” “Every single dish is super delicious!” Seeing her mother and sister’s reactions, Shoko Nishimiya signed happily.
Then, she introduced the dishes to Yaeko Nishimiya and Yuzuru Nishimiya.
“This is Salt and Pepper Shrimp, this is Braised Pork Belly, this is Tomato Scrambled Eggs, and this is Moo Shu Pork…” Shoko Nishimiya kept signing away.
“By the way, what’s in those two bottles next to it?
Is it fruit juice?” Yuzuru Nishimiya nodded, then shifted her gaze to the two plastic bottles on the side, signing with curiosity.
“It’s a special fruit juice blend made by Fūju.
It tastes amazing too.” “Fūju even gave me the juice recipe so I can make it for you guys at home.” Shoko Nishimiya explained using sign language.
Then, she pulled out the paper with the juice recipe written by Fūju and handed it over to Yaeko Nishimiya.
“Really?” Hearing her sister’s explanation, Yuzuru Nishimiya immediately grabbed one of the juice bottles, popped the cap off, and took a sip.
The moment the juice entered her mouth, Yuzuru Nishimiya’s eyes instantly lit up.
“This is seriously so good!” “The flavor, the smooth texture, the aroma—everything about it is incredible.
It feels so refreshing on the throat, way better than any juice sold outside!” “Fūju-nii is amazing!
I can’t believe he made juice this delicious!” Yuzuru Nishimiya immediately praised the juice, as well as Fūju for making it.
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