In this way, Aoba and Sanou Xia talked and laughed all the way and soon arrived at Onotei. As the lights of Onotei appeared in the field of vision deep in the alley, Qingye discovered that today's Onotei seemed a little different. Usually, it was just Onotei with monotonous lights, but today it used colorful lights for the first time. . Qingye and Shanwang Xia looked at each other in confusion. Their eyes were full of doubts, and then they opened the sliding door of Xiaoye Pavilion and walked in. "Welcome." As usual, what I heard as soon as I entered the door was the greeting from the store manager Ono, which was no different from usual. This made Qingye and Sannoxia even more puzzled by the changing lights outside the door. "Hey boss, good evening!" Qingye greeted. Although he was very curious about the colored lights outside the door, Qingye still resisted asking immediately. "Good evening, boss." Shanwang Xia also greeted him, and did not ask about the lanterns. "Are you Ms. Uesugi and Sanno? Good evening!" Store Manager Ono greeted warmly. So Aoba and Sannoxia sat down at their usual seats in front of the counter as usual. "What do you want to eat today? What kind of wine do you want to drink?" Store Manager Ono asked the two of them with a smile. It can be seen that Store Manager Ono is in a very good mood today. "Don't worry about what to eat. What's going on outside the door? Why did it suddenly change to colorful lanterns?" Qingye finally asked out his confusion. "Oh, that! It's nothing. Actually, a couple who are regular customers wanted to hold a birthday party for their son here, so I dressed up a little. How do you feel?" Store Manager Ono asked with a smile. Aoba and Sanno Natsu's opinions. "I see, it's just decorating the outside. Doesn't the interior need to be decorated?" Qingye asked, looking around at the interior, which was no different from usual. "This, I originally wanted to decorate it, but I don't seem to be very good at this kind of thing! So I just gave up in the end." Store manager Ono said with a bit of embarrassment. "A birthday party? It sounds very interesting. So there will be a lot of children coming soon?" Shanwang Xia asked about the birthday party with interest. "How is that possible! How can there be children going out so late? It was said to be a birthday party, but it was actually just a couple and their children, a total of three people, and no one attended." Store manager Ono explained. "Why is this? Generally speaking, even if you hold a birthday party for your son, it is always at home and invites the child's friends, right?" Shan Wang Xia asked puzzled. "Who knows? In every family, there must be situations that others don't know about!" Store Manager Ono said with some emotion. "Is their life very difficult? Because they live in a small place, so they can't invite friends? Or is it because their children are autistic? They don't have many friends?" Qingye said after thinking about it. "Uesugi is really good at grasping the key points, but I don't know the specific situation. There may be two reasons! Okay, let's not talk about this. What do you want to eat?" Ono, the store manager, is also not very clear. , so after saying a few words, he decisively changed the subject. Seeing that store manager Ono didn¡¯t want to talk any more, Aoba and Sanno Xia stopped asking. ¡°Boss, do you still have the curry you had last night?¡± Shanwang Xia asked first. "Curry? Also, because I saw a good response from what you ate yesterday, I specially prepared some today. Do you want more?" Shop Manager Ono asked with a smile. "I also want curry, and then potato stew, and a pot of plum wine." Shanwang Xia's eyes lit up and he ordered immediately. "Okay, where is Uesugi? What do you want to eat?" Ono manager turned to ask Aoba. "Me? Just like Xia." Qingye said simply. "Okay, curry, potato stew and plum wine, wait a minute." After the manager Ono repeated it, he turned around and walked into the kitchen to start preparing. Because both plum wine and curry are ready-made, the plum wine only needs to be poured out of the jug, while the curry is always encouraged to be cooked over low heat. It's ready to be served, so soon, Manager Ono brought the plum wine and curry, and then went back to continue making potato stew. But smelling the aroma of potato stew coming from the pot, it¡¯s obvious that Manager Ono has been making the potato stew for a long time and it will be ready soon. "It seems like the boss's potato stew has been cooked for a long time? Is it specially prepared for someone?" Sannoxia said with a smile while drinking the plum wine in the cup. Apparently Sannoxia had already guessed something. "Yes! Because there is a regular customer who visits me every day recently.?Order this dish! Speaking of that regular customer, you guys know Uesugi and Sanou-san too! "Mr. Ono said with a smile. "Is the boss talking about Miss Tadokoro? "Aoba didn't even need to think carefully, he guessed it all at once. "Yes, except Miss Tadokoro. There is no one else. "Mr. Ono replied with a smile. "Sure enough! So Ms. Tadokoro hasn¡¯t come yet today? "Sanno Xia asked. "You haven't come yet. Miss Tadokoro basically comes at the same time every day, which is the time you came yesterday, Uesugi and Sanno! It's still a while before the time is up, so I originally wanted to cook the potato stew over low heat for a while. This makes it more flavorful and delicious! But since you have already ordered it, Uesugi, I will cook it for you again in a pressure cooker. The taste should be similar. "Manager Ono said with a smile. At the same time, he put two portions of the potato stew in the pot into the pressure cooker and started cooking it over high heat. "Thank you, boss. "Aoba said with a smile. "I don't know how Miss Tadokoro will react when she finds out that we ate part of the potato stew prepared for her by the boss first? "Shanwang Xia said with a smile. "No matter what her reaction is. In short, I just don¡¯t dare to speak loudly to you, the eldest lady of the Sanwang family. "Aoba shrugged and said. "I don't know why, Miss Tadokoro is so afraid of me. Am I really that scary? "When Tadokoro Yuna was afraid of Sanno Natsu, Sanno Natsu sighed, looking completely confused. "I'm afraid it's not that you are scary, but that the Sanno family is scary enough, right? But who knows. "Qingye said with a smile. "Is the Sanwang family scary? "The mountain king Xia suddenly said with dissatisfaction. "It's not scary, that's what you think! Maybe it doesn¡¯t look scary to you, but others may not think so too! "Qingye shook his head and said. "Okay, I admit that the Sanno family usually behaves a bit domineeringly, but it shouldn't make people afraid of being like this! " Shanwang Xia muttered. "Okay, don't think so much. Let's have a good drink! "Qingye shook his head and didn't want to talk about it anymore. Instead, he picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Sanno Xia. "Okay, let's drink. "Sannoxia had a glass with Aoba in a depressed manner, and then drained the plum wine in the glass in one sip. At the same time, Manager Ono also took out the cooked potato stew from the pressure cooker. Then he served it separately. Two bowls were placed in front of Aoye and Sannoxia. ¡°Potato stew, use it slowly. "Manager Ono put two bowls of potato stew in front of Aoba and Sannoxia with a smile on his face and said. "Thank you very much, boss. "Qingye smiled and nodded, then picked up a piece of potato in the bowl and put it in the end. Then Qingye's eyes lit up. "Well, it's delicious. The potato stew made by the boss is really good. Eat. "Qingye smiled and nodded. "If it tastes good, eat more. "Mr. Ono said with a trace of pride on his face. "Indeed! It¡¯s just as delicious as yesterday¡¯s. It¡¯s really worthy of being a boss. "After taking a bite, Sanno Xia also narrowed his eyes happily and said. Immediately, the pride on Manager Ono's face could not be concealed. "Take it easy, you two, I have to prepare for the next birthday party. "Manager Ono said hello to Aoba and Sannoxia, and prepared to return to the kitchen to continue working. "Obviously, for the upcoming birthday party, Manager Ono still has a lot of ingredients to prepare. "Boss, go and get busy. Yes, if necessary. We'll be waiting for you. "Qingye nodded and said with a smile. "Okay, remember to call me if you need it. "Manager Ono smiled, turned around and entered the kitchen. Then he heard the sound of the kitchen knife cutting on the cutting board. Manager Ono continued to prepare. "Aoba-kun, should we stay, wait? Let¡¯s take a look at the upcoming birthday party? "Xia, the mountain king, held plum wine in his hand and said thoughtfully. "Then we are here uninvited, right? Is this good? " Qingye hesitated. "The boss didn't even say that the place needs to be cleared. What's wrong with that? "The Mountain King Xia smiled and said. "If you want to participate, just stay. Even though it's a birthday party. But they have no plans to book the venue, so everyone can stay and help celebrate together! "The voice of Chef Ono came from the kitchen along with the sound of pots and bowls clashing. It was obviously what Chef Ono, who was preparing the food, took the time to say. "Yes, yes. Although I have attended many birthday parties, I have never encountered such an interesting birthday party. "Shanwang Xia looked very interested.?? said. Indeed, Shanwang Xia has participated in many birthday parties. Various young ladies from well-known families have participated in all kinds of birthday parties. Shanwang Xia has even held her own birthday party many times. . But these birthday parties all have one thing in common, that is, they are all extremely luxurious. However, this is the first time in his life that Shan Wang Xia has encountered such a simple birthday party, so he is naturally very interested. "Okay!" Aoye looked at Sanno Xia's excited look and couldn't refuse. Finally he had to agree, and then asked the busy Ono manager in the kitchen, "Boss, the couple you mentioned are celebrating their son's birthday." "When will the couple come over?" "It should be soon! The time they said is coming soon," said the store manager Ono, looking at the old clock hanging on the wall. "Then let's wait a moment." Aoye looked at Sanno Xia's expectant eyes and finally said. "Oh, that's great." Shanwang Xia unexpectedly cheered. It was obvious that she was really looking forward to this special birthday party. "But since it's a birthday party, do we need to prepare some gifts or something?" Qingye thought for a while and said. "Yes, we didn't prepare a gift!" Shan Wang Xia also just thought of this problem and suddenly frowned. "Actually, I think you don't need to be so formal! You just happened to meet each other by chance, so giving them special gifts would make them feel uncomfortable." At this time, the store manager Ono came out of the kitchen. Zhong walked out and said. "Well, let's just listen to the boss." Aoye and Sannoxia looked at each other, Aoye nodded slowly and said. So just when Aoba and Sannoxia decided to stay and see what the birthday party would be like later, and after Ono's manager had prepared the ingredients, there was a sound of the door being pulled open outside Onotei's door. With the sound of the door opening, two middle-aged figures, a man and a woman, walked into Xiaoye Pavilion together. "Mr. Kosaka, Mrs. Kosaka, you are here!" Store manager Ono greeted the two of them. "I'm sorry for bothering you, boss, today." The woman who was called Mrs. Kousaka by store manager Ono said politely. "What's the trouble! I also want to thank you for taking care of my business! But why haven't you seen your son? Isn't it his birthday today?" Ono said with a smile, but then became confused got up. It was then that Aoba and Sanno Natsu found out that this couple was the one who was going to celebrate their child's birthday here, but they didn't know why they were the only ones here, so they looked at the two of them with curious eyes. As store manager Ono asked, the two of them suddenly became embarrassed. After a while, Mr. Kosaka answered. "I'm really sorry. I'm afraid Daisuke won't be able to come today. But the meals that have been ordered will be eaten by our couple." Mr. Kosaka first bowed deeply to Mr. Ono and said sheepishly. As for what he said The Daisuke I'm talking about is naturally his son's name. ¡°Did something happen?¡± Store Manager Ono asked in confusion. "Actually, it's because Daisuke's adoptive parents have already held a birthday party for him, so of course he can't come to the birthday party we prepared for him." Mr. Kosaka said with some embarrassment. "Adoptive parents? What's going on?" Shan Wang Xia, who was always listening, couldn't help but ask. "I'm sorry, but because of money, we couldn't afford to raise Daisuke, so we gave him away when he was very young! Although we want to make up for something now, Daisuke doesn't seem to be able to accept us yet. Look." Mrs. Kosaka said similarly. "So that's it!" Shan Wang Xia nodded, knowing that more things had already been involved, and it was difficult to ask, so he stopped talking. (To be continued.)