Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

When Tomoko Matsumoto thought about this, she realized how lucky she was.

No matter how many women he will have in the end, I can at least occupy one of them.

This alone was enough to satisfy her.

After indulge in some useless fantasies, Matsumoto Tomoko turned around and went back to the living room.

There were two servings of dishes on the table, which would be taken to the kitchen to be washed later.

Even though the dishes waiting to be washed caught the wife's eye, she still chose to sit on the chair first.

The feeling of relaxation all over her body has not yet dissipated, and now she walks as if she is walking on cotton.

It is said that a day's plan begins in the morning. Being nourished with rich essence early in the morning will make the wife's day full of energy.

After resting for a while, Tomoko Matsumoto cleaned the dining table and kitchen and went to her small balcony again.

We were a little hasty in the picking in the morning, and only discovered afterwards that some of the branches and leaves of other potted plants were broken, and several fruits had fallen off. It was really unbearable to watch, but we couldn't just ignore it.

She concentrated on looking at the condition of the vegetables to make sure there were no other abnormalities.

Finally, to be on the safe side, she also checked the flower pots that were some distance away from the balcony entrance and that she would not normally notice.

"what?"

“Does oak leaf lettuce grow this small?”

Tomoko Matsumoto stopped in front of a potted plant, squatted down to examine it, and couldn't help talking to herself.

This is green lettuce that is still in the process of growing. My wife originally planned to wait until it grows a little bigger before harvesting it, so she didn't touch it before.

But its outer leaves now look weirdly small. Rather than shrinking, it seems more like they have been chopped into small pieces?

Initially, it was thought that the place was attacked by insects, but when my wife looked around, she found no trace of any similar creatures.

Moreover, the cuts on the leaves look large and sharp, as if they were quietly erased with the eraser tool on a computer.

Forget it, I'll just take a photo and then slowly check online what's going on.

Since she wanted to take pictures, Tomoko Matsumoto simply took pictures of all the potted plants on the balcony.

Because my daughter likes to share these photos and watch them grow up day by day.

[I just finished watering, and today's potted plants are also very active. 】

[Stevia and basil are growing well, and mini tomatoes and Wenzhou mandarin oranges are also bearing fruit. ]

[Sousuke-kun came to my house for breakfast. I made baked onion soup with tomatoes and basil. It tasted very good. You should taste it when you come back. ]

The balcony vegetable garden had just been watered, and the water droplets on the leaves sparkled in the sunlight, making the taste seem to have increased by 30%.

Tomoko Matsumoto deliberately found the most beautiful angle to take the photo, and when she sent it to her daughter, she also wrote several thoughtful messages.

[Wow, it looks so beautiful! 】

[Mom and Sosuke are so happy that I’m jealous. Please take good care of him for me~ (love heart)]

I don’t know if it was because of the mention of Ginjo Sosuke, but Matsumoto Sachiko responded exceptionally quickly this time.

Matsumoto Tomoko stared at the screen, and the corners of her mouth raised a beautiful arc. The scene of the three people living together sweetly once again appeared in front of her...

Chapter 581: Night Date with Utsunomiya Maria

"That's what it is, Sousuke! Shall we go to the bar for a drink today?"

It was a Tuesday evening, the day when Tomoko Matsumoto went home to visit her family.

Sosuke Ginjo, who had finished club activities early and returned to the apartment, ran into Maria Utsunomiya at the door, and she proposed this strange thing for no reason.

Normally, she should be working at the convenience store at this time, but now she takes the initiative to invite him out to play.

Yincheng felt that something was fishy and became alert.

"Hmm? What do you mean by 'that's how it is'?"

In short, with the experience from last time, Yincheng was mentally prepared for another impromptu carnival party.

But there was no sign of Shimazu Mai today. Could it be that she was planning to celebrate with just the two of them?

Today is not the weekend, I wonder what excuse she will come up with this time.

"After what happened last time, I thought about what I could do to live a happier life with Sousuke."

Maria Utsunomiya suddenly looked at Ginjo with a serious look. The two of them had just had a night of drinking and indulgence, but she didn't expect that she would take this matter so seriously.

"What happened last time?"

"Don't play dumb, Sousuke. Of course it was the time when Mai and I got drunk together. Are you going to deny it?"

What Utsunomiya Maria whispered was the romantic debt that Ginjō had recently committed, but no matter how amorous he was, he was definitely not the type to turn away after pulling up his pants.

But after that day, Utsunomiya Maria didn't contact him much, so he had the illusion that everyone might have forgotten about the incident after sobering up.

But having said that, everyone had a really great time that night. Even now when he thinks back on it, Ginjo can still feel the heat in his body.

"Of course not. I'm just wondering why Maria came to see me today."

Ginjo didn't know what the result of her thinking was, and what would be a happier life for her?

"Well, because I haven't been able to meet Sousuke these past few days, and I've been busy with my part-time job, I finally got a chance to rest today."

"I think since Sousuke likes me so much, he won't mind, right?"

"Ok?"

"Isn't it? Doesn't Sousuke like me?"

"How could I not like it, my dear Miss Maria? But usually, you have to wait for the boy to say it first. Who would be so proactive like you?"

"Haha, as long as you like me, girls can express their feelings boldly."

Utsunomiya Maria said this while smiling brightly.

"So when Maria talked about wanting to live a better life with me, did she mean going to the bar?"

"Not really. I've been thinking about it for a long time but I haven't come up with any concrete results. But then I thought, as long as everyone does what they like every day, it will be fine."

"So Maria's favorite thing now is drinking?"

"To be specific, it was Sosuke who accompanied me to drink, because as long as I am with you, Sosuke, everything will be fun~"

Ginjo had a vague feeling that Utsunomiya Maria just wanted to relive the good memories of that night by drinking.

Was she afraid that she would feel embarrassed when she was sober?

Various speculations emerged in Ginjō's mind, but when he saw Utsunomiya Maria's blushing cheeks and looking very happy, all the useless emotions gradually faded away.

"By the way, what does what Maria just said have to do with the bar? If we want to drink, can't we just drink at home?"

After Ginjo figured out her motives in his mind, he finally got to the point.

In Utsunomiya Maria's room, there were her favorite sweet liquor, beer that she often used to start drinking, and various wines.

But overall, she should not be considered an alcoholic woman, at most she is just a wine collector.

Because of this, Ginjo was a little hesitant about Utsunomiya Maria's invitation to go to the bar.

It wasn't because of his drinking or anything else, but because he didn't understand the meaning of doing this.

That being said, Ginjo has never gone out on a date alone with Utsunomiya Maria at night since they became neighbors, so it was hard to resist this charming proposal.

"So Sousuke doesn't want to go out with me tonight?"

"Of course I do."

"Yeah, I also like Sousuke who answers honestly right away."

Ginjo always felt that behind the smile on Utsunomiya Maria's lips, she had seen his doubts.

However, even though she knew Ginjo's question, she still didn't give a direct answer. Instead, she always tried to take the opportunity to tease him.

This is Maria Utsunomiya's style, hot and unrestrained, and at the same time full of infinite imagination.

"Before moving to Tokyo, my house had curfews and I had no chance to go out at night, but now that I live with Sosuke, I can go out on dates as much as I want at night~"

"Your family was so ready to let you move out by yourself. I didn't expect there were strict curfews in the past."

"Because the person who set the curfew time is my dad."

"But no matter how cute I am, I'm already in my twenties, and it's too strict to be home before nine o'clock."

Ginjo had heard Utsunomiya Maria mention how strict her father was countless times.

She seemed to have never said anything bad about anyone, and the only person she would complain to was her father.

One of the rules that was so strict that it would make Utsunomiya Maria look bitter was the curfew. It was really unreasonable to set the curfew at nine o'clock even after entering university.

Although there seem to be exceptions to this rule, and people who work part-time are not subject to curfew restrictions, a surveillance system is still in place in these cases.

When leaving the workplace, you must contact your family first.

No wonder she wanted to escape from her hometown as soon as she graduated. This overly strict rule was probably one of the reasons.

"Then your uncle is very kind to allow you to move to Tokyo by yourself."

"Yeah, yeah. I didn't expect that old-fashioned dad would become reasonable about this matter."

Utsunomiya Maria let out a long sigh as if she was lucky enough, and it seemed that she didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

Then she suddenly suggested going to the bar for a drink, perhaps because she wanted to have a date with Ginjo without having to consider the curfew.

She then quickly changed her mood and tugged hard at Ginjo's sleeve.

"Since we have to go to the bar today, let's dress up!"

"Okay, then we'll meet here later."

"Yeah, but I need to carefully choose some clothes, so Sousuke may have to wait for me for a while."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, we all live alone now, so there are no restrictions on access control."

For them who are already adults, there is plenty of time at night to use.

"Okay, I'm going to go back and put on my makeup~"

Utsunomiya Maria gently kissed Ginjō's cheek and rushed up to her room on the second floor with happy steps.