CHAPTER 714: CHAPTER 435: MEETING, THE MANAGER’S THOUGHTS

"Let’s skip this, shall we?"

Uesugi Sakura glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi’s cute smiling face, trying hard to make his response sound more serious.

"Why? Does it not sound good to you, Sakura-kun? I think calling you Sakura-kun rolls off the tongue nicely, Sa-ku-ra~kun~"

Uesugi Sakura noticed Todaka Keichiro giving him a strange look.

But when faced with his wife’s teasing, he really couldn’t find it in him to resist.

"Alright, that’s settled then!" Hanamaru Hanabi laughed happily, "From now on, I’ll call my brother-in-law like my sister does. Sa-ku-ra- kun, it really does feel close when you say it."

The mischievous Hanamaru Hanabi, after saying this, walked as if floating to the staff room to change into her work maid outfit.

The next moment, Todaka Keichiro fixed his gaze on Uesugi Sakura.

"You..."

Standing behind the bar, Uesugi Sakura slightly bowed his head and closed his eyes, coughing into his right hand clenched into a fist:

"Cough cough, it’s just her being playful, that’s her personality, she likes teasing people."

"Oh, I see..."

Uesugi Sakura’s expression and tone were very natural, and the little doubt in Todaka Keichiro’s heart didn’t linger for long.

After all, in his mind, Uesugi had always been a man deeply in love with his wife.

How could he do something as absurd as being in an ambiguous relationship with his sister-in-law?

"She’s really your wife’s twin sister?"

"Yeah."

Uesugi Sakura wasn’t lying with this answer.

From a certain perspective, Dark Hanabi is indeed Little Hanabi’s sister.

Todaka sat down in the shop with a mocha, and soon customers arrived, and Uesugi Sakura started his work.

After about ten busy minutes, Kobashi Rikai came.

"Uesugi-kun, good afternoon."

"Yeah, good afternoon."

Todaka Keichiro noticed her almost immediately, stood up from his seat, and looked at her outfit today.

He was excited, with an impatient heart.

Kobashi Rikai also noticed him, and compared to him, she didn’t show too much emotion and just said to him:

"I’ll go to the staff room to put my things down, let’s chat after I sit down."

Todaka Keichiro nodded eagerly: "Okay."

After she left to change clothes.

Todaka Keichiro quietly asked Uesugi Sakura: "What do you think of Rikai-chan?"

"She’s quite cute, her outfit is simply adorned, akin to a simple attire but can’t hide the good foundation of a beautiful girl."

"Right~ You know, when I found out I suddenly had such a sister, there was an undeniable feeling in my heart."

"What kind of feeling?"

"Uesugi, you have a childhood friend, so having a sister from childhood isn’t something you can relate to, but you need to understand, one’s journey growing up can be quite lonely, I’ve often fantasized about having a cute sister, not just me, many men feel the same way."

Todaka Keichiro looked at the place where Kobashi Rikai disappeared.

"Mainly hoping to have someone showing concern for you, like when playing games, there’s a cute sister who steps in to stop her brother, she’s in shorts and a casual T-shirt, hands on her hips, pouting and saying, ’Brother, don’t play too long!’ Or when studying late into the night, there’s a gentle sister who comes out rubbing her sleepy eyes, caring and saying, ’Brother, go to bed early.’

"With such a sister, there’s a desire to protect her, a man’s protective instinct, you understand?"

"...All I can say is, such a sister doesn’t exist in reality."

"Of course, I know that," Todaka Keichiro replied, "Brothers and sisters who grew up together are most likely to annoy each other, and as they get older, they might not even contact each other weekly, but it’s different with Rikai, she’s really nice, and since we became a blended family in adulthood, she suddenly gained an older brother a year older than her, and I suddenly gained a pretty sister a year younger than me.

"In my life, I suddenly gained a girl with whom I have familial ties, and seeing her, I truly have the anticipation of seeing a real sister, I certainly am willing to treat her as my own sister."

There indeed was a bit of brotherly emotion in these words.

"But... Is this why you like her?"

Todaka Keichiro shook his head: "I’m not really sure either, but there’s just this feeling, seeing her, I felt a desire to care for her, you know what I mean?"

Not long after, Kobashi Rikai came out, and she invited Todaka Keichiro to a spot in the far corner of the café to talk.

Uesugi Sakura continued with his work, occasionally glancing at them, though he didn’t know what they were discussing.

But for now, everything was normal.

Manager Yanagi walked over at this time.

"Uesugi, how do you find the recent work?"

"It’s good, just sometimes very busy."

"Yes, recently there’s been a lot of foot traffic, it’s been busy, but once Kobashi can hold her own, she should be able to help you with some of the work. How’s her coffee-making skill now?"

"At the pass line, most guests can’t tell the difference between her and me in coffee making."

Some picky customers would still specifically ask for him to make their coffee.

"Isn’t that great? It’s more than just passing."

Manager Yanagi suddenly crossed his arms, propping his chin with his right hand, looking at Uesugi Sakura, "I’ve been having this idea recently, let me know if you think it’s feasible."

"I’m all ears."

"I’m planning to build a bookshelf next to the wall."