Reborn with Naruto In Tokyo, Japan

Mizuno wanted to show off the delicious ramen he made, but the first few tables of customers who entered the store just ordered some wine and food, and left after filling their stomachs.

No one ordered ramen at all, and no one ordered udon.

Don't these people smell the aroma of ramen? Or is Kobayashi's ramen restaurant open again?

"It's not yet six o'clock, and there aren't many guests. Don't worry, Mizuno-kun."

Seeing Mizuno-kun's little depression, Kaibusha said, "Such delicious ramen will definitely be accepted by everyone."

As soon as the voice left the front desk, a somewhat old and hoarse voice sounded: "It smells so delicious, is it ramen?"

This is an elderly man who is not tall and somewhat thin. Although he looks old on the face, he is in good spirits, especially the suit and glasses on his body, which give him the feeling of a cultural person.

"Yes, the ramen just launched in the store."

The very kind old man squinted his eyes and smiled: "Then please give me a bowl."

"OK."

"Ah, do you have shio ramen?" The old man took off his glasses and added, "I just forgot to mention the type."

"Sorry, there are only tonkotsu ramen at the moment."

"Then let's have tonkotsu ramen."

"OK."

Sora Mizuno put the noodles in boiling water to cook, and Sasa Kaibe cut the ingredients beside her.

A few minutes later, a bowl of delicious ramen was placed in front of the old man.

Looking at the ramen in front of him, the old man moved his index finger, put his palms together and opened the chopsticks, and he couldn't wait to start.

This ramen looks better than that guy Kobayashi's. I was going to eat some ramen to fill my belly today, and then go to drink until the next day. I didn't expect that when I walked to Huabata, that guy Kobayashi opened the store. It's closed. Didn't you have the ambition to open the store until the age of 80?

As soon as the noodles came in, the old man's eyes lit up.

tasty.

Very tasty.

Fragrant but not greasy, chewy and soft, the taste of fried bamboo shoots is also very refreshing!

There is such a delicious ramen hidden in this street!

His movements of eating ramen became bold, his mouth sucked non-stop, and the noodles, ingredients, and soup were all wiped out by him.

The generous eating of the noodles by the guests is the greatest respect for the chef.

Mizuno and Kaifusha looked at each other, and they could both see smiles.

"It's...delicious." The old man drank the last mouthful of soup contentedly. Pork bone soup is the poison of the gout set meal for ordinary people who don't pay attention to diet, but judging from the old man's healthy body, it doesn't seem likely that he will The look of being troubled by purines.

"This familiar taste is like..."

"Like?" Mizuno Sora subconsciously communicated with the old man.

"..." The old man couldn't speak for a while, he just said it casually, praising the shop's good craftsmanship, but he didn't know how to describe it.

He wanted to say that it was as delicious as the familiar Kobayashi's ramen, but he couldn't open his eyes and tell lies. Although the ramen that the Kobayashi family has been operating for decades is delicious, it is far inferior to the craftsmanship of the young people in front of him.

I just said that casually, you young man, don't break the casserole and ask the end.

But I can't say that I don't know what it tastes like...

The old man coughed and said nostalgicly, "It tastes the same as my wife's ramen. It's so warm and memorable."

"Really, it's really warm. You and your wife should have been together for fifty years." Mizuno guessed that this uncle should be in his seventies, and he usually gets married in his twenties, and it has been fifty years since then.

"Ah, it hasn't been that long, just about forty years."

"That's amazing." Mizuno smiled and praised, "Only a couple from your era can overcome obstacles and come to the present."

Haibusha was listening to the conversation between the two, and her two BulingBuling eyes were full of longing.

For an old couple who have lived together for more than forty years, this kind of bland happiness is like a fairy tale.

Find someone who loves each other, have a few lovely children, live in a small house, the husband and wife work hard to pay off the mortgage, and live a fulfilling and happy life—this is exactly the life she wants.

The smile on Mizuno-kun's face became stronger, he must also yearn for this kind of life.

The old man lightly tapped the chopsticks with his fingers: "Ah, the couple from the Lin family from the ramen restaurant on your street are younger than me, haven't they been together for fifty years.

"Then, old man, you got married late enough, did you get married in your thirties?"

In the more than 20 years after the war, there was also a fierce conflict between economic development and traditional thinking in the island country. On the one hand, the Olympic Games and the establishment of the Shinkansen represented a new life. On the other hand, the social trend of thought was still in the tradition. Kimono, young people in rural areas are encouraged to get married early, and girls are not allowed to go to college, and even some elderly people do not agree with their daughter-in-law to deliver in the hospital and insist on finding a midwife.

Well, the problem with modern society is that young people don't want to get married anymore...

So the old man got married in his thirties, which was a late marriage in the circumstances at that time.

"No, I got married quite early. Meiko and I got married in our twenties."

Married in their twenties and lived together for forty years.

After doing some addition and subtraction, Mizuno probably understood that the uncle is older than Kobayashi, so he must be in his 70s, married in his 20s, and lived together for 40 years. He must have been widowed in his 60s.

Haibusha's eyes also dimmed. She heard a warm love story, but the ending of this warm love story was not so happy. Eating a bowl of noodles reminds me of my wife.

"So that's the case." Mizuno Sora considered his words, "I'm really sorry, it reminded you of a woman's house, although she has passed away..."

"Wait a minute." The old man frowned in surprise, "Miko is still alive and well."

"?"

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Mizuno and Haibusha were dumbfounded. The sad expressions and words just now were telling a love story about a widowed spouse in later years.

"But get married in your twenties and be together for forty years..."

"Meiko just went out ten years ago and said she would stay at her son's house for a few days, but she hasn't come back yet."

"..."

This problem has become more serious, why is there still an indifferent look on his face.

"Shouldn't this be called the police?"

"It's too scary to call the police. She just went to her son's house. Well, she can't say her son's house. She also bought a house outside."

Mizuno heard it this time. The old couple must have divorced when they were in their sixties. It is estimated that this is the "retirement divorce" that is often seen on the news, but I did not expect to encounter it in reality.

Because the law of the island country stipulates that after a man retires, his wife can also share half of the pension when he divorces. In addition, after retirement, the man who is the breadwinner of the family feels uncomfortable when he is completely free, such as not being able to do housework, doing nothing every day, and being The high-pressure working environment is completely opposite, and family conflicts often break out as a result, so news of retirement and divorce is often seen on the news.

"It's not what you think. Meizi is not a bad woman. We are not divorced, at least not in terms of legal relationship." The old man took off his glasses and smiled self-deprecatingly. Pension, don't covet my little money."

"But looking at it this way, Miko and I are actually divorced, haha."

"It's just divorce at a mature age. I didn't expect it at all." The old man hummed and nodded while staring at the ramen.

When he said this, the old man laughed at himself: "The world is unpredictable."