Chapter 340: Chapter 338: Moon Banquet Festival (11)
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With a sour expression, Taki suddenly turned around and aggressively began playing Sonoka's large breasts.
Sonoka trembled in fear, tears welling up inside him.
'What did I do? Why is it always me?'
Before long, everyone in the restaurant, including Hinako and the others, had left.
"Sui, we'll go back now. See you tomorrow!"
Before leaving, Hinako stood on her tiptoes with great effort, trying to pat Sui's head.
"Thank you all for your hard work today," Sui said to Megumi, Miyoko, and Nao.
"It was nothing," they replied, a bit embarrassed.
Compared to other simulated shops, Sui's restaurant was much easier to manage. They only had to prepare one dish a day.
"Has everyone had dinner yet? Let's go eat together," Sui suggested with a smile.
"Where should we go? Or should we cook something ourselves?" Miyoko asked.
"Just follow me," Sui said, still smiling.
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Next door, Erina's restaurant was bustling with customers, all quietly enjoying their meals.
Hisako glanced at an empty seat by the window, surprised. Normally, as soon as Erina's restaurant opened, all the seats were immediately reserved. Yet, there was one seat still available.
She noticed that Erina, dressed in her white chef's uniform, kept glancing at that empty seat. 'In the last twenty minutes, Erina-sama had looked over several times.'
'Who could be important enough to make Erina-sama so anxious?'
"Erina-sama, about that empty seat..." Hisako asked curiously.
Erina's snow-white face flushed with a hint of red as she smiled shyly. "You'll find out soon enough."
Hisako blinked in surprise. She rarely saw Erina act this way.
At that moment, Sui entered the restaurant, followed by Miyoko and the others.
"You're finally here? Weren't we supposed to meet at 7 o'clock? It's already 7:20!"
As soon as she saw Sui, Erina's eyes lit up, and she hurried over, slightly annoyed.
'So, she was waiting for Sui-kun?' Hisako thought, suppressing a giggle. No wonder Erina had been glancing outside so frequently. The person she was waiting for was Sui.
Watching Erina behave so affectionately towards Sui, Hisako couldn't help but feel amused. Yet, a small pang of loss tugged at her heart.
She had always thought she was the only one by Erina's side, but now, it seemed that someone else had taken her place.
However, seeing the constant smile on Erina's face, Hisako's feelings of loss quickly faded, replaced by a sense of relief.
"You haven't eaten yet? Sit down, the food will be out soon," Erina said, pushing Sui to his seat. Like a caring host, she started asking him a flurry of questions.
"You must be tired from today. Would you like some tea first? Or maybe some fruit?"
"I hope today's meal suits your taste."
The other diners, witnessing this scene, were taken aback.
"Isn't that the cold and untouchable 'God's Tongue'?" someone whispered.
"Yeah, why is she so warm towards that young man? Is he a Totsuki student?"
"Could he be her boyfriend?"
Sui felt both amused and moved by Erina's attentiveness. With a slight cough, he said, "Erina, you don't have to go to so much trouble. You work hard too."
"All right," Erina replied, albeit reluctantly. Then she noticed the curious stares from the other customers and her face flushed bright red.
"Why are you girls standing there? Come, sit and eat with us." Sui offered to Miyoko and the others.
"Is that really okay? I heard Miss Erina's restaurant is by reservation only, and it's quite expensive," Megumi said nervously.
"It's fine. Thank you all for helping Sui today," Erina replied graciously, asking Hisako to bring over some extra chairs.
Seeing that Erina had gone out of her way to reserve a special seat for Sui, Megumi, Miyoko, and Nao all felt a slight sense of unease.
Especially Megumi—her eyes reddened, and she suddenly felt the urge to cry.
"Erina, we've come to see you!"
At that moment, Leonora, Alice, and Rindō entered the restaurant, having just changed after being in Sui's kitchen.
Senzaemon had already left to attend to other matters.
"Alice, lower your voice and mind your manners!" Erina scolded her cousin sharply.
"Erina-chan, you still have that fiery temper," Leonora remarked with a laugh, covering her mouth.
"That's true," Alice echoed, mimicking her mother's gesture. The mother and daughter were mirror images of each other.
"Hey, Alice, your skin looks amazing," Erina commented, surprised by how Alice's complexion seemed to glow with youthful radiance.
"And Auntie… your skin looks so soft too." Erina's surprise deepened as she looked at Leonora, whose cheeks were flushed with a delicate pink, making her look as youthful as a girl.
"Erina, I want to eat too!" Rindō said as she sat down next to Sui, flashing her sharp little canines.
"Can you really still eat?" Sui asked, shocked. Rindo had already eaten a lot of the dream catfish earlier.
"Why not? You don't think I can?" Rindo teased, pinching Sui's cheek playfully.
"I want to eat too!" Alice chimed in, sitting down happily.
"Wait, you too, Alice?" Leonora asked, half-amused and half-exasperated by her daughter's enthusiasm.
"Yeah, just a few bites," Alice grinned mischievously.
"I didn't prepare that much food," Erina said calmly.
"Erina, you're so stingy!" Alice pouted in mock frustration.
"You can have my portion," Sui said, feeling helpless. He had eaten plenty earlier and wasn't very hungry now.