NOVEL WEB Chapter 27: Watermelon Card
"Miss, why don't we go to eat across from Ueno Park. The famous Ichiran Ramen is right across from it."
Yoshiyuki thought of this store and suggested this.
Ramen, high in oil and salt.
It has the nickname "a bowl of fat and half a kilogram".
Therefore, many girls don’t like to eat it because they are afraid of avoiding it, and they complain that "Ramen-loving Koizumi-san" is not realistic at all.
How does she manage to eat three bowls of ramen a day without getting fat?
Yoshiyuki once had a serious discussion with Erina on this issue.
In the end, I think that if we want to give a reasonable explanation, then either Koizumi-san is sick and has the power of hyperthyroidism, or Koizumi-san also has spiritual power to burn fat.
Otherwise, her little amount of exercise will not be enough to offset the accumulation of fat.
Of course, the traditional Japanese concept also makes girls feel embarrassed to eat food such as ramen and beef rice bowl alone, which also prevents them from consuming it to a certain extent.
The reasons are roughly divided into three points.
1: I feel that there are too many men in the store, and it’s very embarrassing for me as a girl here.
2: It feels a bit embarrassing for a girl to go out and eat fast food instead of cooking for herself.
3: I am afraid that eating ramen will be considered too rude and unlovable.
As a time traveler, Yoshiyuki naturally feels that this concept is unreasonable and too pedantic, but most Japanese people think this is common sense and there is nothing surprising.
This is why girls usually choose Ichiran Ramen when they want to eat ramen.
It uses partitions to separate diners, giving guests a sense of security and privacy.
Even ordering and serving food does not require contact with other people.
The former is done by machine, while the latter is done by the chef directly pushing the meal from under the cloth hanging above the table in front of the guest's seat.
Even people with social fears can dine here with peace of mind, not to mention girls with many concerns.
All in all, Erina, who is not worried about being fat at all and doesn't care about stereotypes, likes to eat ramen.
It was one of the few formal meals that she could accept among the several restaurants in Yitian Village.
The other item is the fried chicken sold in the fast food restaurant next door - but this has been the case for hundreds of years, and she also dislikes the fried chicken sauce from that restaurant and wants to eat it with Yi Xing's own sweet and sour sauce.
After Yoshiyuki suggested eating at Ichiran Ramen, Erina was immediately eager to try it.
This is not only because she likes to eat ramen, but also because as a two-dimensional otaku, she suddenly thinks of other things.
"Oh! I understand this! This is the prototype of Ichiraku Ramen in Naruto! You really need to try it!"
"Then let's go. Let's take the subway. It's only two stops away from here." The step-brother looked at the time and said, "We still need to apply for two Suica cards first."
Suica card - also known as Kanto Electric Railway and Subway Card.
Because of the homophony problem, it is nicknamed "Xigua Ka" in China.
This watermelon card can be used not only in the Tokyo area including Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, etc., but also in cities such as Hokkaido and Sendai. It has a particularly wide range of uses.
With it, you can take almost all transportation and shop at a large number of stores and vending machines.
As for Kansai people, they generally use ICOCA. However, the applicable scope of the two cards is basically universal.
The watermelon card can be recharged up to 20,000 yen, but it only accepts cash. So Erina's attempt to directly charge up to 20,000 yuan per person with the card came to nothing.
In the end, it was just three thousand yen each - the eldest lady didn't bring a wallet, so Yoshiyuki paid the bill.
"Yixing, I'll replenish it for you when you get back."
"No need, miss, my money is your money."
"Although this is indeed the case, how can a servant spend money when going out to play with the master! I will definitely give it to you, don't be polite to me."
At this time, the eldest lady looked carefully at the magical and ridiculous penguin painted on the watermelon card, and couldn't help but become excited.
"Look at Yoshiyuki, the expression on this penguin is very interesting!"
"That's true, Miss."
"So imitate one for me quickly!"
"no!"
Yoshiyuki stared at Suica Penguin's devilish expression and felt that he was being brainwashed, so he immediately rejected it.
Tokyo subway stations are very crowded.
But fortunately, it was during the lunch break on a working day, so it was not a peak period, and it was not almost pushed forward by the crowds.
Yoshiyuki always protected the eldest lady, physically separating her from other men and guarding against any idiots approaching.
In fact, because Japanese laws on sexual harassment are very strict and the penalties are severe, there are almost no such people now.
But Yoshiyuki still feels that when it comes to Erina's safety, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.
Taking the subway for the first time, Erina seemed very excited.
But she still knows the air very well. Because there are many people, she always speaks softly when talking to Yi Xing.
"Yi Xing, look, a lot of people are looking at me. Is it because the dumplings in my hand are limited edition and they are envious?"
"No, miss, I think it's just because you look cute."
"Oh... what a bunch of vulgar humans, but they are really cute! By the way, Yi Xing, don't you think it's fun to take the subway late at night?"
"Why?"
"Because it's easy to see ghosts and monsters."
Yoshiyuki imagined it for a moment and felt that it was really like this.
Then I thought that those monsters that usually hide themselves and can only be seen by psychics might also rely on the subway to travel between places. If you think about it carefully, there is something weirdly cute about it.
The distance between the two stations is not that far.
They soon walked out of Hu subway station and saw the beautiful outskirts of Ueno Park from a distance.
This place really has a long history and is the first real park in Japan. It is not small in scale.
Maekawa Yoshiyuki wanted to come here to pay his respects before crossing.
Not because there are the Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Zoo here, nor because there is Toshogu Shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
But because this is the cherry blossom viewing holy land described by Mr. Lu Xun.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
But now every year the place is crowded with cherry blossom-viewing crowds, and it’s hard to tell whether they’re watching the heads or the cherry blossoms.
In any case, I finally came to Tokyo to study. I promised to go to see the cherry blossoms with my eldest daughter next spring, and carefully prepared a luxurious bento for her to eat on the picnic mat.
However, when I thought about having to occupy a place in the middle of the night, I felt that camping was really exhausting.
Maybe the eldest lady will lose interest halfway because there are too many people and clamor to go back.
Thinking of this, Yoshiyuki couldn't help but sigh.
It's really not easy to be a servant.
As soon as the eldest lady loses her temper, all the preliminary preparations will be ruined.