Chapter 346: Look How Craving the Child Is!
The sunlight at 10 AM in late autumn slanted across the railing of the open-air balcony, casting dappled warm tones on the white porcelain floor tiles.
Wearing a black high-necked long-sleeved shirt paired with blue denim overalls and pink canvas shoes, Pekola lay comfortably on a lounge chair wearing an eye mask.
While basking in the sun, she was enjoying Ryohei's shoulder massage service.
But for Ryohei, this was unexpectedly a test of his willpower!
Standing behind Pekola, he looked down from above—
Involuntarily, he was attracted by an astonishing curve!
The tight black high-necked long-sleeved shirt was stretched into a round arc by Pekola's full figure, glowing with a soft luster under the sunlight.
The denim overalls worn over it didn't hide anything; instead, they acted like a picture frame, setting off that bursting fullness even more boldly, assaulting his vision.
Just one glance made Ryohei's heart itch. His hands, which were behaving themselves, couldn't help but feel a little restless...
"Look how craving the child is; he's almost drooling."
Lucoa, lying on another lounge chair with her black-stockinged legs crossed, looked at Ryohei and teased with a smile.
"You're slandering me!"
Ryohei looked over and joked, "Be conscious and come over here so I can spank you."
"What if I'm not conscious?"
Lucoa lifted her left eyelid and asked with interest.
"Then I'll note it down and find a chance to spank you later."
Ryohei answered casually.
"..."
While the two were talking, Pekola pulled up the black eye mask on her face and looked up at Ryohei, seemingly checking if he was drooling.
Noticing her movement, Ryohei lowered his head and twitched his mouth: "Don't listen to Lucoa's nonsense; I'm not drooling at all."
"Then are you craving?"
Pekola asked with an innocent face.
Her face looked quite young. Although she was expressionless, her eyes were very bright, giving people an innocent feeling at first glance.
"Hmm..."
Ryohei pondered for two seconds and said, "A little craving."
His hands moved down—
They were all "family," no need to be too polite.
Unexpectedly, Pekola grabbed his wandering hands and put them back on her shoulders.
"Then keep craving."
Ryohei was stunned upon hearing this, finding it a bit unbelievable:
"No... Pekola, you've learned bad things from someone!"
"Ahahaha—!"
Lucoa beside them held her stomach and laughed cheerfully.
Then she hooked her finger at Ryohei: "Come here, I can satisfy your craving."
"Looking down on me, aren't you?"
Ryohei rolled his eyes at her.
Seeing Ryohei not coming over, Lucoa wasn't disappointed. She turned her gaze to Pekola and said, "Pekola, don't hog the food! Share the wealth, let me enjoy some too!"
She was referring to the shoulder massage service, but Pekola misunderstood.
Looking at her sister, she thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright, let's go to the room."
"Eh?"
Lucoa was stunned.
(°ー°〃)
Ryohei inexplicably ended up having a "sisters oyakodon" (sister sandwich).
Afterward—
It was past twelve o'clock.
He was a little hungry.
At this moment, Pekola also said to him, "It's mealtime. I want to eat something delicious."
"Okay."
Ryohei made an "OK" gesture to Pekola, agreeing readily. Then he saw her tilt her head and add, "Something I haven't eaten before."
"That works too."
Slightly surprised, but he agreed nonetheless.
Ryohei looked at the two sisters and asked, "Which of you is coming grocery shopping with me?"
"Me."
As a result, both sisters raised their hands simultaneously.
Seeing this, Ryohei waved his hand: "Then let's go together."
"We're going to... Toyosu Market!"
...
During the time Ryohei was summoned here, he had cooked quite a few dishes.
Reviewing them, there must be at least a hundred.
However, Chinese cuisine was profound and extensive with many varieties, so there were still plenty he knew how to make.
Only, some big dishes took a lot of time, and it was already mealtime...
Ryohei browsed various ingredients in Toyosu Market, pondering recipes, while looking at Pekola and negotiating:
"Let's just make do for lunch, and I'll make you a big feast for dinner. How about that?"
"Eh?"
Pekola showed a disappointed expression without disguise.
"Mainly because it's a bit too late to make a big feast now," Ryohei explained.
"Alright then."
Pekola thought about it—every time Ryohei made a big feast, it required a lot of preparation time—so she could only nod regretfully.
She added:
"Even if we make do for lunch, it has to be something I haven't eaten before."
This was her last stubbornness!
Is your obsession with new food this deep?
Ryohei looked at her in surprise, inexplicably feeling she was a bit cute, and agreed with a smile:
"No problem!"
Subsequently, he stopped in front of a seafood stall.
Ryohei grabbed a bag, squatted in front of a red plastic basin, scooped up a plump swimming crab, turned his head, and signaled: "I'll make you Crab Stir-fried Rice Cakes for lunch."
As for dinner, he had also decided—he would make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!
A classic famous dish in Fujian cuisine!
In China, it even had the reputation of being the "Number One Soup in the World"!
"Crab Stir-fried Rice Cakes?"
Lucoa and Pekola's attention was attracted by this name.
It was a term they hadn't heard before!
The name was easy to understand; it sounded like stir-fried rice cakes with crab.
The taste... seemed somewhat imaginable!
Both Lucoa and Pekola were looking forward to it, and the former even urged: "Buy more."
"Got it, definitely enough to make you eat to your heart's content!"
"..."
He selected eight plump swimming crabs and purchased some of the ingredients needed for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. Then he continued to stroll around Toyosu Market to purchase the remaining ingredients.
After that, he even made a trip to China—
There was no helping it; some things could only be bought in China, not even in Chinese supermarkets here.
By the time they returned to the villa, it was already past one o'clock...
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