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Chapter 43 Hand-made Sushi, Who Made It?!
"Even vaguely!"

Yoko Okino ate the sweet and sour pork with shining eyes and chubby cheeks, praising it endlessly.

She never expected that Kitahara Natsuhiro's cooking would be so delicious, and it even had a sweet and sour flavor, which suited her taste perfectly.

"What a poor vocabulary, but I like the sound!" Kitahara Natsuhiro said with a smile.

Vocabulary isn't important; what matters is the voice. As long as the voice sounds good, there's no problem.

Otherwise, why would so many people like sweet girls and mature women?

Besides body shape and appearance, voice is also a major weapon; some people just love listening to voices.

For example, Kitahara Natsuhiro.

"If you like it, eat more and try this fish."

Kitahara Natsuyu used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish and pickled cabbage and placed it in Okino Yoko's bowl.

Last time he made boiled fish, this time he made sauerkraut fish.

He made two dishes today: sweet and sour pork and sauerkraut fish. As for Yoko Okino's dishes, they made some sushi.

All the ingredients can be bought at the supermarket; you can just knead them together by hand—it's not difficult at all.

As for the taste, it depends entirely on the flavor of the food itself, along with the taste of soy sauce and wasabi.

For Kitahara Natsuhiro, it was barely enough.

"Thank you."

Yoko Okino nodded, picked up some pickled cabbage and tender fish and put them in her mouth, her eyes shining again.

Words like "occasionally" or "vaguely" popped up again.

"Xia Yu, you're really amazing. Could you teach me how to cook Chinese food?"

"I'd like to try out for a breakfast show," Yoko Okino said hopefully.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu smiled and said, "I don't mind, but your breakfast program is only four minutes long, so you can't make a complete dish!"

Yoko Okino's show airs at 7:00 AM and lasts only four minutes.

Four minutes is barely enough time to make a simple breakfast, like boiled fish or sweet and sour pork.

Upon hearing this, Yoko Okino realized this and said with some distress, "Oh, right."

"With only four minutes, there's no way to fully process these dishes."

She felt it was a bit of a pity; such delicious food should be shared with everyone so that everyone could enjoy it together.

Seeing Yoko Okino's distress, Kitahara Natsuyu found it quite adorable: "Alright, don't think so much. If you want to learn, I can teach you. As long as you don't mind the trouble."

Yoko Okino quickly replied, "No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

"I usually cook when I have free time, and I quite enjoy cooking."

She's just too busy and doesn't have much time to do it, which is why her skills are only so-so.

"If you opened a restaurant, it would be packed every day."

Opening a restaurant?
This wasn't the first time Kitahara Natsuhiro had heard this phrase.

He heard it from Akiko Yonehara last time, and now he heard it from Yoko Okino again.

perhaps
You could really open a restaurant.

"Xia Yu, Xia Yu," Yoko Okino waved her hand in front of Kitahara Xia Yu's eyes, "What's wrong with you?"

Kitahara Natsuyu snapped out of his reverie: "I was thinking about what you just said, whether or not we should open a restaurant."

"I happen to have some savings on hand, so maybe I can give it a try."

The savings he mentioned were the money left behind by the original owner, Kitahara Natsuyu, and now it all belonged to him.

This money is sitting in the bank earning interest.

He also remembered that the first floor of Kogoro Mouri's house was being rented out, and it wasn't expensive.

Most importantly, Kogoro Mouri is a huge fan of Yoko Okino.

Give him a signed copy of Yoko Ono's album, and he might waive the rent for him, or at the very least, give him a drastically reduced price.

Very exciting!
After all, the biggest expenses in the catering industry are rent and utilities. Now that the rent has been covered, the only remaining issue is labor costs.

Waiters are easy to find, but chefs are not.

He has no intention of becoming a chef; he doesn't want to be welded into the kitchen. He prefers being a physical education teacher.

When I have nothing to do, I'll wander around the classroom a couple of times, make the disobedient students stand up and listen to the lesson, and then it's time to drink tea and slack off.

This is the life he's always dreamed of, and he won't cause himself any trouble. So, to open a restaurant, he needs to find an all-rounder so he can be a hands-off boss.

He already had someone in mind.

That's right, it's Amuro Tooru, who is known as the "King of Part-Time Jobs".

This guy works odd jobs everywhere, so why can't he work at his restaurant!
Besides, having Touko work for him is a very enjoyable thing.

If he runs into trouble in the future, Touko wouldn't just stand by and do nothing about him, his boss, would she?
Hehehe, Touko, you don't want to lose this job either, do you?

Decided.

First, go and rent Kogoro Mouri's house for free, then post a job advertisement.

If Amuro Toru comes, I'll open the window; if he doesn't, I won't.

"Really?" Yoko Okino blinked her beautiful big eyes. "If Xia Yu wants to open a restaurant, can I invest in it?"

"Of course you can! You were the one who suggested it, so of course you can invest!"

Investment is not a problem at all, and even if you want to become the boss's wife, it's not a problem either; I don't mind.

"That's great. If you need a venue or anything, just let me know, and I can take care of it," Yoko Okino said confidently.

She's a top idol in Japan, so finding a restaurant venue would be a piece of cake for her.

"I already have a suitable venue, but I need Yoko's help."

"What's the matter?"

“Your autograph is all I need to do. The shop owner is a fan of yours, or maybe he’s a relative of one of my students. So, as long as I have your autograph, it’s all settled.” Kitahara Natsumi smiled.

"That's it?"

"that's it."

"Okay, no problem, I can sign it for you right now!"

"No rush, let's eat first, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Uh-huh."

Yoko Okino nodded, then turned on her flashy mode.

after an hour.

Yoko Okino opened the door and came out. Standing in the doorway, she bowed to Natsumi Kitahara and said, "Thank you so much for today. I don't know what I would have done without you!"

"Yoko, we're already friends. There's no need to be so polite between friends."

Kitahara Natsuhiro reached out and helped Okino Yoko up.

"Yes, we're friends now."

"It's getting late, Yoko, you should get some rest too! If you have any problems, just call me. Don't worry about bothering me, neighbors should look out for each other!"

"Yes, I will. Xia Yu, goodnight."

"Good night."

After saying goodnight to each other, Yoko Okino returned to her home, and Natsuhiro Kitahara closed the door.

"Oh right, I haven't sent the menu to Akiko yet. I can't forget about that."

Kitahara Natsuhiro suddenly remembered this matter and immediately picked up his phone to start composing a text message.

My dinner tonight is sweet and sour pork, pickled fish, clam miso soup, and handmade sushi!

Click to send.

After doing all this, Kitahara Natsuhiro left his phone in the bedroom and went to take a shower.

at the same time.

Akiko Yonehara picked up her phone and saw a text message from Natsuhiro Kitahara. As usual, she opened it and read its contents.

Then she sat up in bed.

"Clam miso soup, hand-rolled sushi, sweet and sour pork, and pickled fish."

"Wait, this isn't delivered sushi, it's handmade sushi! Who made it?!"

Akiko Yonehara discovered the blind spot!
Because she had heard Kitahara Natsuhiro say on the phone that he didn't eat these things much.

There is a problem, there is a big problem!

(End of this chapter)