“This is Konoha’s food street, but there aren’t many shops open during the day, and it’s really lively at night.
There are so many types of snacks here that even a big eater can’t try them all.
I'll bring you over in the evening. There will definitely be food you like. "
Uchiha Makoto was walking along the streets of Konoha with Terumi Mei. When he passed by a street full of small stalls at the door, he introduced with a smile.
At night?
Terumi Mei's heart moved.
Especially when she was with Uchiha Makoto at such a close distance, she could even see his eyelashes clearly. She rarely got so close to the opposite sex.
I don’t know what happened today. After I returned to the embassy to meet my father, with the instigation of Junko and Ye Zi, I ran out alone to see Uchiha Makoto.
"And this one! The things here are all handicrafts. They are very small and exquisite, and the prices are not expensive. They are suitable for taking back as souvenirs."
Uchiha Makoto led Terumi Mei through the food court and pointed to a wooden handicraft shop across the street.
The shop owner was a middle-aged man. When he heard Uchiha Makoto's introduction, he immediately smiled and waved hello to him.
Uchiha Makoto also waved.
This shop is where the old lady used to set up a stall selling handicrafts at the door.
After policy reform, the village subsidized the lonely elderly, and the handicrafts made by the elderly were put on consignment in the store.
After going back and forth, Uchiha Makoto became familiar with the shop owner.
"You can take your time here when you have time. I'll take a look at the souvenirs when you go back. There's no rush for now.
There are also some shops selling Konoha specialties nearby, you can take a look together then.
I'm hungry, and you probably haven't eaten either. Let's go have lunch together.
After I'm full, I'll go home and take a walk with you. "
Uchiha Makoto pointed to the main road on the right.
"Yes." Terumi Mei nodded, as if he was completely attentive to your arrangements.
"Brother!" When passing by a handicraft shop, the shop owner called Uchiha Makoto softly, then pointed at Mei Terumi next to him and gave a thumbs up.
Uchiha Makoto smiled and nodded.
But I saw the shopkeeper's wife grabbing the shopkeeper's ear, "Don't you have to work at noon! Are you peeking at this little girl?! Don't I look good? Come into the room with me!"
"I was wrong! I was wrong! Don't, don't, don't!"
The shopkeeper was heard screaming and begging for mercy, and his wife grabbed his ear and led him into the back room.
Uchiha Makoto laughed secretly in his heart. His wife was so powerful, and the shop owner seemed to be the one who usually got the upper hand.
It's too awful!
"Makoto-kun, what are you looking at?" Terumi Mei saw Uchiha Makoto stopped and couldn't help but turn around and ask.
"The shopkeeper's wife is really strong! It's better for girls to be gentler. Don't imitate her in the future." Uchiha Makoto pointed at the fierce shopkeeper's wife and said to Terumi Mei.
I will?
Don't want to learn from her?
Is this hinting at something?
Terumi Mei couldn't help but think about it, but seeing the natural look on Uchiha Makoto's face, she knew that she might be thinking too much.
Uchiha Makoto asked: "What do you want to eat later?"
Terumi Mei came back to her senses and said, "Anything is fine. Do you have any recommendations?"
"Then let's go eat ramen. Cross this main road and walk halfway to the left.
Konoha's Ichiraku Ramen tastes quite good. Uchiha Makoto smiled, he felt even hungrier when he talked about Ichiraku Ramen.
With that said, Uchiha Makoto led the way directly.
Hand-Pulled Noodle?
Terumi Mei frowned slightly, she didn't have a good impression of ramen.
She had been to the ramen shop in Kirigakure Village once before with her father. The taste was actually okay, but it was too greasy.
Not only is the ramen relatively greasy, the entire store is filled with a greasy smell, and the environment doesn't look too clean.
If her father didn't particularly like ramen and insisted on dragging her there, she would never go.
If I hadn't just said it was okay, Terumi Mei would have refused directly.
In desperation, she could only follow Uchiha Makoto to the Ichiraku Ramen Shop.
It's okay. Judging from the appearance, the store is not big. The entrance is very clean, and the smell coming out is not that greasy.
This was Terumi Mei's first feeling.
After walking in, the inside was cleaner than the outside, and the counter was also very clean, with no oil stains or anything like that.
The boss seemed to be a middle-aged uncle. Although the chef's uniform was not spotless, it was not stained with any oil, and he looked smart and tidy.
"Uncle Hands, let's have a small bowl of clear soup ramen, and a large bowl of tonkotsu ramen." Uchiha Makoto sat down on the round stool and greeted his busy hands.
"Makoto! I told you, I just look mature, don't call me uncle!" Even without raising his head, when he heard the familiar voice, he knew it was Uchiha Makoto.
But in the middle of his rant, he saw Mei Terumi standing next to Uchiha Makoto, "What? I brought your little girlfriend with me this time, she is much prettier than before!"
"Ahem!" Uchiha Makoto coughed twice, "Uncle, don't talk nonsense! That's not the case! This is Kirigakure's guest, named Terumi Mei."
Hand smiled and showed an expression that I knew well.
"Hello, my name is the eldest boy Kuteda, you can just call me Tateda." Tatezai greeted Terumi Mei.
"Hello...Uncle, hello." Terumi Mei nodded, looked at Handa's face, and finally called him uncle.
This hurts Hand Da. He is only 28 years old, but he looks a little more mature and stable.
I think his wife chose him from many suitors because of his maturity and stability. What is wrong with young people today?
"Drink some water first, the ramen will be ready soon!" Teuchi poured two glasses of water for Uchiha Makoto and Terumi Mei, and then began to prepare the food.
Terumi Mei sat next to Uchiha Makoto, sipping some water, and asked casually, "Uncle, Makoto, does Makoto often bring girls to your place?"
He kept beating his hands and stretching his noodles, and looked up at Uchiha Makoto.
Uchiha Makoto winked at him, made a knowing gesture with his hands, and replied casually:
"I was joking with Cheng just now. He often helps his neighbors take care of their children. They are all four or five-year-old children, but most of them are girls."
Uchiha Makoto couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to Hand's answer, "I only occasionally help my neighbors take care of their children, and that was when I was seven or eight years old and still in school.
After becoming a ninja, you don't have so much time, either doing tasks or practicing. "
"Really? It seems that Cheng-kun has been very popular with girls since he was a child." Terumi Mei pursed her lips and chuckled.
"Yes! Although this boy Cheng is not as mature and stable as me, little girls nowadays like him like this.
Even my daughter, Calamus, is clamoring to marry him when she grows up, which really gives me a headache. "Shou Da said with a helpless look.
The smile on Uchiha Makoto's face froze, "Uncle, you really know how to joke. Iris is only 6 years old. How can you take what a child says seriously?! It's just a joke."
"Hmph." Hand snorted dissatisfied. He naturally resented his daughter for being so clingy to Uchiha Makoto.
"Brother Cheng! I'm not kidding!" There was a sudden movement behind the counter, and the little girl who was no taller than the counter suddenly jumped up. It was the hand-beating daughter Acorus.
"Acorus, so you are here." Uchiha Makoto was stunned for a moment.
"Well, I'm helping dad peel the garlic." Calamus said crisply, "I'm not kidding."
"Acorus is so good!" Uchiha Makoto stood up and stretched out his hand to rub Acorus' little head.
But Chang Pu pushed his hand away, stood up on tiptoes and lay on the counter, "Don't treat me like a child, I will grow up soon."
Saying that, Iris looked at Terumi Mei, "This beautiful sister, do you also like Brother Cheng?!"
Terumi Mei looked at Iris's plump pink face and couldn't help feeling overflowing with motherly feelings. She stretched out her hand and pinched her face gently, jokingly saying: "Little Iris, what do you think?"
"Hmph! Beautiful sister, although you are much older than me now, I will be just like you in the future. Don't snatch Brother Cheng away before I grow up!
We must compete fairly in the future! No one is allowed to cry when they lose! When the time comes..." Calamus said angrily.
Seeing that his daughter's words were getting more and more outrageous, Shou Da quickly took her off the counter and said with a straight face: "Where did you learn these words?"
"I saw other children playing the wedding game, and several girls competed for a boy. They all said this!" Calamus pouted and said aggrievedly.
Looking at her daughter's appearance, she couldn't be more aggressive even if she hit her with her hands. She couldn't help shaking her head and laughing, "Don't say such things next time, it's not good."
He wiped the flour off his daughter's body with a cloth, then washed his hands and continued to stretch the noodles.
"I know." Seeing her father smiling again and Iris regaining her previous liveliness, she looked at Uchiha Makoto and Terumi Mei again, trying to look serious, "I'm really not joking."
As she said that, she continued to sit on the stool and peel garlic.
"Yes, yes! You don't need too much garlic. Peel three more for me. You can go out and play. You are not needed here." Shandai looked helpless with his daughter, but his eyes were full of smiles. meaning.
"There are only six left to peel." Calamus said with a smile. Although she wanted to go out and play, she still peeled the garlic meticulously.
Uchiha Makoto looked at the warm daily life of father and daughter and couldn't help but sigh softly: "It's better to be a daughter, sweet little cotton-padded jacket."
Calamus is really sensible. Every time he takes the initiative to help his uncle do something, he won't play until it's done.
If it were a boy of this age who was busy all day long and had little time to take care of things like hand beating, he would most likely go out to play early in the morning and then come back covered in mud during dinner.
Terumi Mei looked at Teida and Iris, as if she saw herself. She was also raised by her father, so she was very touched.
This warm atmosphere made her dining experience much better.
Not to mention that his attitude towards talking to others seems very casual and natural, but when he does things, he is meticulous. Although he keeps talking, the movements of his hands are not affected at all.
The appearance of the store and the furnishings inside are very particular, and the boss seems to be a very particular person as well.
Terumi Mei was also very satisfied with the details, which made her look forward to the taste of ramen.
"Small portion of clear soup ramen, please use it slowly." Terumi Mei's is a small portion, so hand-made ramen is prioritized. "The side dishes are all marked on it. Except for the dumplings, which are sold out, everything else is still available!"
"Thank you." Terumi Mei looked at the layer of oil floating on the clear ramen soup in the bowl and couldn't help but frown slightly. She didn't like eating greasy things.
However, when she took a small bite of ramen and chewed it slowly in her mouth, her eyes suddenly lit up.
The noodles are very chewy and may look greasy, but they don't taste greasy.
Then she picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup and put it into her mouth. It tasted delicious.
Terumi Mei took another bite of ramen, this time her movements were slightly wider.
In the morning, she was in a hurry and ate the dried meat she brought with her. She didn't eat much. She ate late at noon and she was already hungry.
As Terumi Mei, she has naturally eaten almost all delicious food.
But in terms of ramen alone, she had never tasted such delicious ramen.
Terumi Mei couldn't help moving her fingers.
As soon as Uchiha Makoto's large portion of tonkotsu ramen was ready, she finished the small portion of clear soup ramen, even the soup that felt greasy before.
"Uncle...have another bowl." Terumi Mei put the empty bowl on the counter.
"It seems that Miss Ming likes to eat the ramen I made." Teida showed a satisfied smile.
It is his pursuit to make every customer happy and satisfied. Making ramen is also an art.
"Is it still the same small portion of clear soup ramen as before?" Tate put away the empty noodle bowl and asked with a smile.
Terumi Mei looked at Uchiha Makoto's noodle bowl as big as a washbasin, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Big...big portion."
"Okay, please wait!" Shou Da nodded.
Uchiha Makoto stopped eating noodles and couldn't help but look at Mei Terumi.
In fact, he just said he was eating ramen out of habit. This was his habit every time after completing a task.
It was only after he came that he realized what he was doing.
Some girls think ramen is very greasy, so it is best not to eat ramen together for the first time.
But judging from Terumi Mei's appearance, she seems to like eating ramen.
"Why are you looking at me?" Terumi Mei subconsciously licked the soup at the corner of her mouth, but found Uchiha Makoto staring blankly at her, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
"Nothing." Uchiha Makoto smiled and continued to eat noodles.
In the end, Uchiha Makoto ate three large bowls, while Terumi Mei ate three large bowls plus a small bowl.
Uchiha Makoto looked surprised. He didn't expect Mei Terumi to be 50-50 equal to him in terms of looks, but 60-50 equal to him in terms of appetite.
"Cheng! Even if you like Miss Ming, you can't look at her so nakedly. Doesn't she blush when you don't see her?" Shou Da couldn't help joking.
"Ahem." Uchiha Makoto was a little embarrassed when he was told, "Uncle, how much is the total."
The hand said: "There are 524 taels in total, let me give you 520 taels."
"My share is mine..."
"You have to pay for snacks in the evening."
"Um."
Terumi Mei was about to take out her wallet when Uchiha Makoto handed the money to Tate first, and the reason he gave was not easy for people to refuse.
Uchiha Makoto smiled slightly and asked: "I want to go home first. Will you wait for me here or come with me?"
"I... will come with you." Terumi Mei hesitated for a while, she wanted to know more about Uchiha Makoto.
"Let's go then, see you uncle!" Uchiha Makoto nodded and waved goodbye to Tate.
"Go slowly." Teuchi smiled and made a cheering gesture towards Uchiha Makoto.
...
When Uchiha Makoto brought Terumi Mei home, he found Yakushi Kabuto squatting on the grass in the yard.
"Kabuto? Why are you here? Didn't Dean Noonoyu go back?"
"Sir Makoto!" Kabuto Yakushi stood up quickly, shook his head and said, "The dean is back. I came here to see you!"
"Looking for me?" Uchiha Makoto was stunned for a moment, "Do you have anything else?"
"Thank you very much!" Kabuto Yakushi bowed deeply.
"I told you it doesn't need to be like this."
Yakushi Kabuto stood up again, and then looked at Terumi Mei who was standing aside, "Makoto-sama! Who is this?"
"Her name is Terumi Mei." Uchiha Makoto explained with a chuckle.
Kabuto Yakushi looked thoughtful, and suddenly asked: "Makoto-sama! What should students call their teacher's wife?"
Uchiha Makoto was a little confused and subconsciously replied: "Call Master, what's the matter?"
"yes!"
I saw Kabuto Yakushi suddenly made a big salute, got down on his knees, knelt down in front of Uchiha Makoto and Terumi Mei, and said respectfully:
"Teacher Cheng! Master!"
"What are you..." Uchiha Makoto was stunned.
"I have decided, and the dean has agreed that I will follow you, so Teacher Cheng, I will follow you from now on, and I will obey any orders you give!"
Yakushi Kabuto raised his head and said solemnly.
At the end, he actually added, "Of course, I will also listen to what my wife says!"
"Who is... your master's wife..." Terumi Mei heard this, her face flushed, her ears felt hot, she spat a little shyly, her shy expression was very sultry.
"I swear, although I have intentions for you, this is definitely not what I taught him to say!" Uchiha Makoto looked at Terumi Mei with a sincere face, but when he said this, Terumi's face turned even redder.
