Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

"I think I liked wearing skirts when I was a kid, unlike now when I have to wear the same uniform every day."

She flipped through several pages and said with a hint of emotion that when she grew up, she would no longer be the carefree little princess who seemed to have walked out of a fairy tale.

"Kana is already feminine enough in her uniform. Don't worry about it anymore. People will always grow up."

Yincheng's hands deliberately soothed the most feminine part of her when she grew up.

"No, Sousuke, be careful that mom sees you."

Kana Kobayakawa stopped flipping through the photo album, and her seductive eyes swept towards the staircase exit.

"Auntie has already let us sleep in the same room, she won't care about this kind of thing."

From Kobayakawa Yuriko's attitude, Ginjo knew that she was very satisfied with him.

"That's right, yeah~"

Being at her parents' house was far less comfortable than being in her own apartment, but the sense of guilt of being caressed by others without her mother's knowledge made Kana Kobayakawa feel inexplicably excited.

Ginjo put a little more force on his hand, and she couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

After the two of them lingered for a while, they continued to flip through the photo album. The little skirt in the photo had gradually turned into a school sailor uniform, and the pure girl with long hair stood out gracefully.

"Does Kana's school lunchbox always come from her mother? I've seen this omelet in several photos."

Ginjo Sousuke said, pointing at a tiny corner of the photo.

"You've been watching carefully, Sosuke. I've always eaten omelettes made by my mother since I was a child. And the ones she made were different from others. She would add tofu skin."

"Tofu omelette? It's really special."

As a lover of egg dishes, Yincheng has tried all kinds of omelets, but this is the first time he has heard of the method of adding tofu skin.

"Well, like hiking, sports games... Anyway, I'll eat it on any special day..."

Kana Kobayakawa looked in the direction where Ginjo's finger was pointing, and her memories from more than ten years ago were slowly awakened.

"So this was my favorite dish when I was a child. If I encountered something unhappy at school and came home crying, my mother would make it for me."

"Then my mother would listen to my complaints while we ate dinner."

This taste exists in both happy and sad memories. It is said that the reason why Kana Kobayakawa loves to eat soy products such as tofu is because of this tofu omelet.

"Looking back now, the troubles I had as a student weren't that big of a deal, right?"

After listening to her story, Yin Cheng asked softly.

"It seems to be true. It's just a small matter like being criticized by the teacher or someone saying something bad about someone else."

Kana Kobayakawa raised her head, looked away from the photo, and smiled indifferently.

"But it seemed really distressing at the time, right?"

"Whether it's big or small depends on how you feel at the time."

“Even if your future self thinks it’s a trivial matter, even if it’s a trivial matter in the eyes of others, as long as you feel uncomfortable at that point in time, then it’s really your trouble.”

"Is that really true?"

"Yeah, that's what I think."

People often say that adults and children feel about things very differently. When we are children, our vision and knowledge are very narrow, so we will make a big fuss over trivial matters.

But are adults necessarily mature and steady? Not necessarily.

It’s just because the people around me, or myself, say “You are an adult already, you have entered society, you need to be more mature”, that I gradually numb the pain in my heart.

"Fortunately, I have Sousuke now. Even if I have any troubles, you will make me happy."

Kana Kobayakawa couldn't help but lean on Ginjo's arms.

"That's what I'm saying, so no matter what happens in the future, Kana, don't keep it in your heart or force yourself. I will always be behind you to support you."

Hearing Ginjo's words, Kobayakawa Kana nodded deeply.

Although a lot of things have happened in the past few years, overall there is nothing worth complaining about in my life.

Kana Kobayakawa had never had this feeling before, but recently she has felt it more and more deeply.

In fact, I didn't work harder than others. Although my family was not very wealthy, I could go all the way to college without worrying about food and clothing.

Although there have been some twists and turns in my relationship, my work has been going smoothly since moving to Tokyo. That's all there is to it.

If someone asks themselves, what is the luckiest thing that has happened to them since they were little? Their answer must be meeting Yin Cheng.

The two of them were just ordinary neighbors at first, and then developed into a superior-subordinate relationship, but he still accepted me without caring about the age difference.

Now he would date me, pick me up from work, take care of me when I was sick, and even send me carefully prepared gifts without any disdain for my strange hobbies...

If meeting such a person is not called luck, then what else can be called luck?

There were soft footsteps coming from the stairs, and Kana Kobayakawa quickly sat up from Ginjo's arms.

"Everything is packed up, you can go to your room and rest in a while."

At first glance, Yuriko Kobayakawa's smile is full of maternal radiance.

"Thank you so much, Mrs. Kobayakawa."

Ginjo Sousuke stood up politely and spoke to her.

"You are too polite, Sousuke. Just treat this place as your own home for a few days and don't be too restrained."

"You guys are looking at this. I have saved all the photos of Kana from childhood to adulthood in it."

Yuriko Kobayakawa quickly noticed the photo album spread out on the table.

"Yeah, Sousuke was just asking about the tofu omelette that mom made."

“I tried to replicate it a few times in my apartment, but I couldn’t get it right.”

Kana Kobayakawa pointed at the bento in the photo and said to her mother.

"It's not that simple. Let's make this dish for lunch. Kana, you can learn from it and make it for Sosuke when you get back."

"Yeah, that's great, long live mom!"

Yuriko Kobayakawa quickly changed her clothes and went shopping. After a while, she brought back all the ingredients she needed from the supermarket.

Now the mother and daughter are standing in the kitchen together. On the counter are eggs, sugar, salt, soy sauce, broth, and of course the soul ingredient, tofu skin.

Sosuke Ginjo really likes watching the process of food preparation, and of course the heartwarming scene of mother-daughter cooperation, so he also stood a little further away, closer to the kitchen door.

“Begin by beating the eggs, then mix in the seasonings.”

Yuriko Kobayakawa beat two eggs in a bowl and stirred the egg yolks. During the process, the long chopsticks in her hand not only made circles all the time, but also moved back and forth left and right to stir continuously as if she was cutting the egg whites.

This operation can evenly mix the egg yolk and egg white, making the omelet both beautiful and delicious.

The egg liquid for omelet rice needs to be mixed more thoroughly, so people will choose to use an egg beater to mix it evenly.

However, using egg liquid beaten with chopsticks to make an omelet can actually add a change in taste. Ginjo and Kobayakawa Kana both prefer the latter.

Set the beaten egg liquid aside, and then pour the boiling water that was boiling at the same time as the preparation into the bowl.

"Next, put the dried tofu skin into the hot water."

Yuriko Kobayakawa explained every step of the cooking process in detail to her daughter.

When making tofu, a layer of white film will form on the surface of the soy milk during the heating process, which is the bean skin.

The dried tofu skin sold on the market can be used in various dishes after being soaked in hot water, or it can be eaten directly like sashimi.

When soaking, first add some baking soda to the hot water to increase the alkalinity, so that the dried tofu skin can be perfectly soaked into a chewy and plump appearance.

"Then rinse the soaked tofu skin with water."

Because baking soda has a bitter taste, it needs to be washed with water after soaking.

So far, it has been the usual conditioning method, so Kana Kobayakawa can perfectly repeat her mother's actions.

"Now try adding tofu skin to the egg mixture and frying it in a pan."

This cooking method looks exactly the same as the scallion omelet. After all, when talking about omelets with certain ingredients added, the first thing that usually comes to mind is this mixed method.

"Heat up a frying pan that's been greased with salad oil. When the pan is heated to the point where the egg will cook as soon as it's dropped into it, pour in enough egg to cover the entire bottom of the pan."

"When a layer of egg film solidifies, roll it up, and then pour egg liquid into the empty space to just cover the bottom of the pot..."

After frying, roll it up, fry it again and roll it up again, repeat this action continuously, and it is done when all the egg liquid is used up.

In order to cook this dish, one must not only be accustomed to using a special omelet pan, but also be familiar with the complicated production steps. Most importantly, the difficulty of making it should not be underestimated.

If the egg roll is rolled crookedly once during the process, it will become uneven in thickness and look like a wild snake.

The fact that she can include such a complicated omelet as a must-have dish in her bento shows that Yuriko Kobayakawa is also a housewife with excellent cooking skills.

Kana Kobayakawa observed her mother's techniques while handling the ingredients in her hands.

If we had to use a snake to describe the shape she finally curled up into, it didn't look like a wild hammer snake, but more like a royal python.

Royal pythons, also known as ball pythons, are non-venomous snakes with white, yellow or black patches on their bodies.

It can often be seen in the reptile areas of zoos and is quite popular in the reptile pet circle.

"When you stir the bean curd into the egg mixture and fry it in the pan, you have to be careful, otherwise the bean curd will all come to the surface."

"If you wrap the bean curd skin inside the roll, the texture won't be so smooth."

"If you put too much tofu skin, it will just taste like tofu skin, but if you put too little, it's better not to put it at all... You can add wine or mirin to taste according to your preference, and of course, soy sauce is also good."

"And you also have to pay attention to the size of the egg rolls, because they were made into bento for you before, so the size might be a little small."

"We are eating at home now, and Kana is an adult now, so you can roll the egg rolls bigger accordingly."

Even after the meal is finished, Yuriko Kobayakawa is still adding details.

Although Kana Kobayakawa's finished product looks a little different from her mother's, it can be considered a success overall.

She excitedly picked up the chopsticks and took a bite before the food was served.

"Yeah, that's the taste. It turns out that following mom's steps can really make the tofu omelette I had when I was a kid!"

"Sousuke, come and try it, it's really delicious~"

She almost forgot that her mother was still beside her, so she picked up a piece and walked over to feed it to Yincheng's mouth.

"You two are such a perfect match, just like a real couple."