In the end, Toji still went out. Under Zenin Kiyoshi's repeated requests, threats, and enticements, he walked out of the house with an umbrella, looking helpless.
Both Kuroi and Riko advised Kiyoshi to buy rice tomorrow, but under his insistence, Toji clearly only listened to him.
In the pouring rain, Toji took the car keys from Riko and clicked his tongue at Kiyoshi.
It was unknown whether even the heavens couldn't stand Toji's actions. After he went out, the rain outside became even heavier.
Rain fell from the sky like a waterfall. The rain screen in the dark night was connected to the color of the lights, connecting the entire sky and the sea.
The wind was a bit strong, and the rain hit the window, making a "drip-drip" sound.
Riko looked at Zenin Kiyoshi and asked with some curiosity:
"Um, um..."
After a long time, Riko still didn't know how to address Zenin Kiyoshi. She could only blush slightly and then say:
"Kiyoshi-kun, why did you insist that he go out to buy rice today? And you even said that the rice at home is not delicious... Is it because something happened outside, so you are implicitly reminding him to go out and observe the surrounding situation?"
Hearing Riko Amanai's words, Zenin Kiyoshi smiled and shook his head, then said:
"No, I just really want to eat that brand of rice. It's okay, just treat it as him going out on patrol. After all, he has been lying here all afternoon. There's no such thing as taking money for nothing and not doing any work."
Zenin Kiyoshi's answer made Riko slightly stunned for a moment, then she let out a laugh and said:
"You're really an interesting guy, much better than the previous guards. At least you're willing to talk to me."
"Didn't the previous guards talk to you?"
Hearing this, Riko scratched her head, seemingly a little embarrassed:
"They usually ignore me and tell me to shut up and be quiet, saying that my behavior is distracting them..."
"Do you still remember their names? I'll ask Master Tengen when I go back this time."
Looking at Zenin Kiyoshi's serious and earnest expression, Riko knew that he was not joking now. He would definitely hold those two people accountable when he went back.
And for those two people, Riko actually didn't want to do that. Although their attitude was not very good, they had helped her after all. There was no need to be so decisive.
Therefore, she smiled a little awkwardly and then said in a low voice:
"I usually don't ask for names. Okay, let's go to the kitchen and cook! I haven't had Chinese food before! Is it delicious? What's the difference compared to Japanese food?"
Zenin Kiyoshi heard that Riko didn't want to tell him the news about those people, and he didn't press her for an answer. As long as he wanted to know about these people, there were ways to ask.
The old leader of the Star Religious Group was a very good breakthrough point.
However, although he was thinking about other things in his mind, Zenin Kiyoshi did not fail to answer Riko's question:
"Chinese food, whether in terms of richness or portion size, is much more than Japanese food. And it's more often cooked with gas, which gives it more fragrance and the seasoning of the ingredients is also handled better. It may also be saltier and have a stronger taste."
"Really? I don't believe you. They're all the same ingredients. How can it be as exaggerated as you described just because the cooking method is different?"
After hearing that, she took out a light gray apron from the cabinet, handed it to Zenin Kiyoshi, and then said:
"This is the apron that Kuroi bought for me when I was learning to cook before. It should fit you just right, right?"
Hearing Riko's words, Zenin Kiyoshi subconsciously glanced at their heights, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Because of the different developmental ages of boys and girls, between the ages of eleven or twelve to fourteen or fifteen, girls are often a little taller than boys.
For example, the current Riko Amanai actually looked a little taller than him.
And just as Riko said now, the apron she had outgrown actually fit him just right.
Looking at Riko's half-smiling, half-restrained look, a look of helplessness also appeared on Zenin Kiyoshi's face.
Fortunately, the color of the apron was light gray. If it were pink, then this might have become his dark history.
Kuroi looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, who was willing to obediently wear Riko's apron, and a smile that could not be concealed also appeared on her face. In those beautiful eyes, such a relaxed and comfortable smile had not appeared for a long, long time.
"Kiyoshi, I have some small stools that Riko used when she was cooking last year. Do you want to use them?"
Although Zenin Kiyoshi wanted to say no, after looking at the countertop, he still nodded silently.
For a moment, the laughter in the room became even richer.
Ten minutes later.
"Can you help me wash out the seeds from these peppers? Remember to wear gloves, otherwise the gaps between your fingernails will be a little painful from the spiciness."
Zenin Kiyoshi handed the screw peppers in his hand to Riko, who put on plastic gloves and said with full confidence:
"Don't worry! I can still do this little thing well!"
She took the screw peppers and directly began to tear out the seeds inside.
With the strong smell of peppers spreading throughout the air, Riko began to sneeze uncontrollably, and even tears began to flow down her face. She subconsciously wanted to rub them with her hands, but was stopped by Zenin Kiyoshi.
"If your hands are full of chili, rubbing your eyes now is no different from suicide. Is it the left eye where you need to wipe away some tears?"
As Zenin Kiyoshi spoke, he stopped what he was doing, reached out, took a piece of tissue, and then, without Riko noticing, directly wiped the tear stains under the corner of her left eye with the tissue.
When Riko felt Zenin Kiyoshi's body approaching, her whole body's muscles instantly tensed up.
She seemed to be able to smell the fragrance from his body, and seemed to be able to feel the slightly warm breath from his breathing.
She could even more feel the slight soft wiping under the corner of her left eye.
For a moment, the sudden variety of feelings directly caused Riko's not-so-bright head to go into overload mode.
She stood there in a daze with red eyes, not knowing what to do for a moment.
If she hated this feeling, she would have left directly and pushed away Zenin Kiyoshi's hand.
But for some reason, looking at the clear eyes of the other party at this moment, Riko only felt that the other party was not thinking much about it.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly like the wings of a butterfly, her eyes gently lowered and closed, her small earlobes quietly dyed with a touch of crimson, and her breathing also became a little short and imperceptible.
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