Letters cannot shorten physical distance.
But compared to chats that can only be drowned in data... Looking at the letter given to her by Tony Bianca.
Tamamo Cross, sitting on the steps at the restaurant entrance, slowly tore open the envelope.
After opening the envelope, she pulled out the letter paper inside.
A graceful handwriting entered Tamamo Cross's eyes:
[To Tamamo Cross]
[I am currently resting in France, and my life is very good, so there's no need to worry.]
After a simple greeting, there were various apologies for not being able to fulfill the promise.
The content of the letter was not much; after the apologies, there wasn't much left.
Finally, Tamamo Cross looked at the end of the letter.
"Will she come back to fulfill the promise...?"
Saying this, Tamamo Cross folded the letter, then reached out and tilted the envelope.
A key fell out.
Looking at the key in her hand, Tamamo Cross was silent for a long time.
In the letter, Tokai Shizen hoped that Tamamo Cross could keep this key for her and that she would retrieve it when she returned.
"But before she comes back, I'll take a look inside first."
Saying this, Tamamo Cross stood up, turned around, and inserted the key into the lock.
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The annual routine hygiene inspection day.
During this process, Tokai Shizen, as the sous chef, needed to handle it.
However, because there was no need to operate, Tokai Shizen returned home very early today.
Looking at the sun still in the sky, Speed Symbol turned her head to look at Tokai Shizen.
Tokai Shizen, holding a book, tilted her head: "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, I was just thinking about Mochizuki."
"What about Mochizuki?"
Speed Symbol, looking at Tokai Shizen, thought for a few seconds before speaking again: "It's nothing, I was just thinking about when you would resign. After all, it's not good if I'm always the one accompanying Mochizuki, right?"
She casually changed the subject, covering up Speed Symbol's concern about Tokai Mochizuki's psychological issues.
"That's true, but for now, it's not possible yet."
The hidden worry in Speed Symbol's words was not noticed by Tokai Shizen.
Tokai Shizen didn't notice the hidden meaning in her words, which made Speed Symbol a little disappointed. After all, it wasn't a good thing for Mochizuki to always be left to her.
Though, it wasn't good if it was just Shizen alone either.
Children from single-parent families have a higher probability of developing psychological problems.
Thinking of this, Speed Symbol began to worry incessantly about her great-granddaughter's psychological issues, just like a grandmother.
But Speed Symbol also knew that Rudolph Symboli had absolutely no chance of returning to this racetrack.
After causing such great harm to the other party, even if Rudolph Symboli wanted to return to the racetrack, Speed Symbol would personally step in and kick that foolish granddaughter out.
As for alternatives… a few seconds later, Speed Symbol realized that there didn't seem to be any suitable candidates in Tokai Shizen's social circle.
Noticing this, Speed Symbol immediately slumped onto the table.
However, what Speed Symbol didn't notice was that her every move had been observed by Tokai Shizen.
And now, Tokai Shizen, unable to continue reading due to Speed Symbol's interference, could only turn her head to look at the grandfather clock in the room: "It's time to prepare dinner. What do you want to eat?"
It was already six o'clock. Although the sun hadn't set yet due to the season, it was indeed time to prepare dinner.
"What should we eat…"
Tokai Shizen's question made Speed Symbol think for several seconds.
For Speed Symbol, there was actually not much choice when it came to dinner prepared by Tokai Shizen.
It was even fine to let her have complete creative freedom.
After all, Tokai Shizen's skill level was well-established.
But, even Speed Symbol occasionally reminisced about the past.
So… "Hmm, can you make some Japanese dishes? After being away for so many years, I occasionally want to eat Japanese food."
Speed Symbol, trying to make such a request to Tokai Shizen, paused for a moment before belatedly adding a sentence: "If it's too much trouble, then switch to French cuisine."
"Japanese dishes…"
Muttering Speed Symbol's request, Tokai Shizen walked towards the kitchen.
There weren't many ingredients in the kitchen that could be considered suitable for Japanese dishes.
However, it wasn't completely devoid… Looking at the rice flour, unopened miso, and soy sauce in the corner of the kitchen.
These ingredients were all prepared by Speed Symbol.
After picking them up and checking the expiration dates to ensure they hadn't expired, Tokai Shizen stood up and walked to the refrigerator.
Inside the refrigerator were some pork, green onions, and other ingredients. As for staple food ingredients, there were practically none.
"These things…"
A silent pause.
This made Speed Symbol want to say something.
But Tokai Shizen's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Let's have ramen tonight."
"Eh? Ramen?"
"I originally wanted to try sushi, but there aren't enough ingredients, so we'll have ramen. Is that okay?"
"Ah, yes!"
After responding, Speed Symbol continued: "Mochizuki should be waking up around now. I'll go check on her."
"Okay, ramen doesn't take long to make."
Tokai Shizen, after saying this, paused for a moment before fixing her gaze on the yeast powder placed to the side.
Ramen dough requires lye water, and yeast powder mixed with salt in water can roughly form lye water.
Thinking of this, Tokai Shizen rolled up her sleeves; she had to start immediately.
Although Tokai Shizen had said that ramen was quick to make, that was compared to other Japanese dishes, as there would likely be a problem of insufficient ingredients for other Japanese dishes in this kitchen.
Unlike Tokai Shizen.
Speed Symbol, walking up to the second floor, opened the wooden door of her room and saw Mochizuki still sleeping.
She walked to the bedside with small steps, trying not to make any sound.
Speed Symbol then saw Mochizuki's peaceful sleeping face.
Looking at Mochizuki, who was different from her usual self, Speed Symbol knelt on the floor, leaned against the bed, and propped her face with one hand.
Tokai Mochizuki's peaceful sleeping face made her feel that perhaps it wasn't bad for Tokai Shizen not to find another person to form a complete family.
After all, she was also taking care of Mochizuki, so she could at least take on a small part of the responsibilities.
However,
Speed Symbol also knew that she couldn't fully take on that part of the responsibility.
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