Chapter 526: Chapter 355: The Matter of Viewing the House_2
Hanamaru Hanabi’s face instantly turned red.
Uesugi Sakura seized the opportunity and asked forcefully:
"Speak up! Or else tonight I’ll make Hanabi’s little belly into a small house!"
"Such a perv..."
"What?" She spoke too softly, Uesugi Sakura didn’t catch it at all.
Hanamaru Hanabi took a small breath, and then still spoke in a weak voice: "Hanabi... doesn’t want to become a perverted girl..."
"Huh?"
"Anyway... anyway, that’s how it is! As long as you get it, Sakura!"
"Wait," Uesugi Sakura stopped her attempt to escape, "Explain what you mean by not wanting to become a perverted girl? Aside from those few drawings you made that day, there’s hardly anything else, right?"
Hanamaru Hanabi clearly didn’t want to discuss this topic.
Uesugi Sakura noticed something:
"Or could it be... that night, did Hanabi secretly do something bad to me while I was asleep?"
"No way! No, no, no!"
"Humph, trying to hide the truth, anyway today you have to sleep with me."
"No way, Hanabi needs to reflect on herself."
"I’ll help you reflect."
"Sakura always wants Hanabi to sleep together... You don’t want to secretly turn Hanabi’s belly into a little house at night, do you?" Hanamaru Hanabi said, lowering her head, "It’s not possible now, we’re not married yet..."
"Dummy! I just feel that it’s more comfortable to sleep while hugging my wife."
"What if Hanabi becomes perverted..." Hanamaru Hanabi recalled the sneaky touch on his belly that night.
Uesugi Sakura couldn’t figure out what she meant by "perverted," but in any case, he responded by saying:
"It’s human nature, don’t feel embarrassed, I’ll help you with whatever it is."
Hanamaru Hanabi glanced at his belly area, remembering the slightly hard feeling she touched, it seemed to be abdominal muscles of a male... but Sakura’s didn’t seem that prominent...
She cautiously looked again and again, underneath his thin clothes were... abdominal muscles...
"Sakura..."
"What?"
"Hanabi... Hanabi... wants... no way!"
Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly covered her flushed face with both hands.
"Nothing, nothing..."
What is she thinking? Not even finishing her sentences, Uesugi Sakura found her quite strange, but sometimes girls are just like that.
"Remember to come to the room to sleep tonight, be on time."
"Hmm..." Hanamaru Hanabi nodded her head in a daze, covering her face.
She now felt like she was a perverted girl, having constantly wanted to look at Sakura’s belly just now.
...
Today, Hanabi also didn’t go to the shrine’s festival rehearsal, but had other plans.
And that was—house hunting.
With just two months until the wedding, the marital home needed to be selected in advance.
Uesugi Sakura wanted a house with a courtyard.
He was envious of the Sakihara Family’s dojo with bamboo groves, featuring a small garden for walks and greenery, as well as a pond. It was summer and they had planted lotus flowers, a few swans would make it a perfect little park.
But such houses... are rarely sold in Tokyo, and they are ridiculously expensive.
His bonus wasn’t even enough for a tenth of it.
He had no clue about buying a house in Tokyo and needed both mothers to help weigh in on it.
So early in the morning after breakfast, Uesugi Sakura took Hanamaru Hanabi and two little girls to visit the house.
Arriving in Shinjuku District, as they stepped into their home.
Uesugi Sakura heard his sister crying.
"What’s wrong?"
Amazingly, when Uesugi Shin saw him, she stopped crying.
She reached out from their mother’s arms, wanting him to hold her.
Uesugi Sakura had no choice but to hold the one-year-old little girl in his arms, trying to lull her to sleep.
Could it be that she’ll grow up to be a sis-con?
Unfortunately, Uesugi Sakura wasn’t good at comforting babies; after a long while, she still wouldn’t sleep, the siblings could only stare into each other’s eyes.
’Why aren’t you asleep?’
’Ya ya ya.’
Uesugi Sakura decided to give up trying to communicate with his sister.
"Where are we going to look at houses today?"
"In the Minato district." Mrs. Uesugi replied while drawing her eyebrows.
Uesugi Sakura nodded, although Shinjuku is nice, some places are still too chaotic, with many drunks at night, making it unsafe.
"Is brother getting a new house?" Chiaei asked curiously.
"We’re currently renting, Aei and I are getting married in October, so we’re checking out houses in advance."
"Getting married... why do you need to buy a house...?"
"Well, it’s not necessary, but having a home always feels stable, just like how you and Aei feel living with us now."
Uesugi Sakura wasn’t sure if it was right to go house hunting today, Hanabi even took half a day off from the shrine because of it.
But since they were out, they might as well take a look.
Once Mrs. Uesugi finished getting ready, they met up with Mrs. Hanamaru next door, and together they took the train to Tokyo’s Minato district.
Shirokane Takanawa Station, this area is the city center, a bustling and lively location.
It’s one of the top-tier residential areas in Tokyo.
Right next to Tokyo Tower, since it’s a high-end residential area, there are no large entertainment facilities, but the transportation is convenient and there are plenty of high-end brand stores, supermarkets, department stores, and restaurant chains nearby.
The most important thing is that the night view is beautiful—you can overlook the entire Tokyo City at night.
Upon exiting the subway, they arrived at a lavishly decorated reception area, with "Mitsubishi Real Estate" written at the entrance.
As soon as they entered, there was a spacious and bright leisure area,
Mrs. Uesugi had apparently made a reservation in advance, and the receptionist welcomed them with a smile.
There was no concept of a community here, but there were maintenance fees, and most importantly, the property had a permanent title.
Although there’s an annual tax, but in terms of the property’s price, it’s not much.
The receptionist carried a thick booklet and invited everyone to sit on a well-lit couch by the window, then sat down in front of the glass table to ask about their needs and price range.
"It doesn’t need to be too big, but the lighting must be good. As for the price range, below 200 million yen."
million yen.
Roughly over 10 million RMB.
Uesugi Sakura didn’t have many demands.
Mrs. Uesugi asked: "Do you need to buy something so expensive?"
Mrs. Hanamaru smiled and said: "It’s not bad to have something a bit expensive, besides Aei and Chiaei, the two little ones, will also be living with the two of them, won’t they?"
Upon hearing such a high budget.
The receptionist became even more enthusiastic.
With a thick booklet in hand, she explained details one by one about the garage, the construction time of the building, after much talk, Uesugi Sakura didn’t make a decision yet and planned to check out the model house first.
The house has three bedrooms, a living room, and two bathrooms, 140 sqm, excluding public areas.
Upon entering, you can see a floor-to-ceiling window providing a view of the entire Tokyo, with the window wrapping around one wall, offering ample lighting.
An open-plan kitchen, two independent bathrooms, custom flooring, and design style.
From kitchen storage to furniture and electrical appliances, ventilation systems to smart home features, everything can be customized, the receptionist said that they’ll go all out to fulfill any of the client’s needs.
Uesugi Sakura walked to a wall-sized window, the streets below were bustling, with a view of the blue sky above and the Tokyo Bay horizon.
Not far to the side was the Minato district’s famous Tokyo Tower.
Standing here, feeling like you have Tokyo underfoot, that’s the sense of 200 million yen.
Not bad, but truly expensive.
All his savings would instantly be gone.
"What do you think, Hanabi?"
"Isn’t it a bit too expensive...."
Uesugi Sakura confidently said: "Dear, this is the house I’m buying for you, how could it not be expensive?"
Hanamaru Hanabi hesitantly asked: "Sakura... do you have that much money?"
"Ahem, not yet, but soon! Look, Mom and Mother-in-law both liked the place after the full tour, the only dissatisfaction is the price, once the money’s in place, everything will be fine."
Hanamaru Hanabi: "Then... if we’re buying a house, can Sakura pay half now... I can’t come up with that much money, so I’ll have to borrow some from Dad first."
"I’ve already said, I’m buying it for you, you don’t have to pay."
"But Sakura, you don’t have that much money right now..."
"I’ll have it soon, I’m participating in a competition, remember? There’s a prize of 100 million yen. With that money, I could even buy the house without interest, and have some leftover, combined with your salary, we’d have living expenses covered."
"What about money for the baby...?"
"Baby? Hanabi-chan, we aren’t even married yet, and you’re already thinking about having a child."
"We’ll have a lot of expenses in the future!"
"Don’t worry, making money and supporting the family is my job. You be responsible for looking beautiful, and I’ll take care of the finances."
"No way! We have to support the family together."
"Okay, we’ll do it together."
Upon turning and seeing her smiling profile, Uesugi Sakura once again felt a sense of dreaminess.
He was going to marry this childhood sweetheart girl.
His heart was filled with happiness, but also a nostalgic longing for the shared memories of the past decade. All those moments and the timid, insecure little girl, now with a happy and warm smile... stirred emotions in his heart.
She truly is... very beautiful.