Chapter 131: Ate very satisfactorily~

On the first day of the New Year, the Nagayama family began preparing to set off for skiing in a lively manner.

This time, they certainly couldn't drive the two-seater convertible sports car. Taking the Shinkansen would also take 7 or 8 hours, and they would have to transfer.

This time, they were flying directly, but they still had to take the high-speed rail to the airport in Tokyo to catch the flight...

Tsuruko, sitting on the high-speed rail, wouldn't stop talking:

"New Tokyo International Airport, Nii-chan, why must we go to this airport?"

"Of course, it's because Shizuoka doesn't have an airport..."

Naoki Nagayama was like a parent taking children out to play, constantly answering the child's strange questions. Kuso, clearly the real parents were right next to him, still admiring the scenery outside.

As people of the older generation, they had spent most of their lives in a small city. Let alone Sapporo, they hadn't even been to Tokyo much. Coming out this time, they were very excited, and so was his older brother.

The high-speed rail from Shizuoka to Tokyo only took a little over an hour, but by the time they reached the airport, two hours had already passed. Naoki Nagayama had long since booked the flight and picked up the tickets, and the group waited for a while in Tokyo's largest airport.

It was strange to say, but the three men of the Nagayama family each held a copy of the airport's magazine or newspaper, sitting in the waiting area and reading very intently, while the two ladies wandered around the airport. If their mother hadn't stopped her, Tsuruko seemed to want to buy some souvenirs in the souvenir shop.

"You're not a foreigner, why are you buying Japanese souvenir gifts?"

Naoki Nagayama looked helplessly at the keychain in Tsuruko's hand, a cute little pig image that almost made him think it was Peppa Pig.

"I'm an outsider! I'm buying Tokyo souvenirs!" Tsuruko said with pride. "It's a very interesting pendant, isn't it~"

Fortunately, half an hour later, the flight arrived on time. The five of them checked their tickets and entered the cabin in an orderly fashion, their seats being almost all together.

As the plane started, Tsuruko's little face turned a bit pale.

"Nii-chan, the plane won't have an accident, right? I feel a bit dizzy..."

"Tsuruko, what are you worried about! Airsickness is a normal phenomenon. Come, eat a piece of chewing gum."

Naoki Nagayama noticed that his parents and older brother's complexions were also a bit heavy, and only then did he remember that this seemed to be the whole family's first time flying.

"Father, Mother, Big Brother, all eat a piece of chewing gum to relieve airsickness."

Airsickness was a minority phenomenon; in fact, eating chewing gum was to slightly relieve their nervous emotions.

"Nii-chan, have you flown before? How do you seem to know so much?" Tsuruko muttered while chewing gum.

"For filming 'Air Doctor,' I checked quite a bit of information..." Naoki Nagayama bluffed his way through. "Compared to other modes of transportation, planes can be considered the safest way to travel in the world."

How else could he say it? That in his past life, he used planes like taxis?

The short one-hour journey naturally didn't have any in-flight meals.

Before noon, the Nagayama family arrived at Sapporo International Airport.

"As expected, Sapporo is colder." Their mother said while looking outside, handing scarves to the others. "It's still snowing."

"That makes skiing even better~ In a while, we'll go taste the local delicacies first, stay at the hot spring hotel near the ski resort in the afternoon, soak in the hot spring at night, and go skiing tomorrow~"

"Perfect!" Tsuruko had the potential of a sycophant, giving a thumbs up on the side.

The luggage they brought was temporarily stored at the airport. They were traveling light; after eating, they would still have to take a special bus to the hot spring village to go to the hotel there.

Naoki Nagayama had long since booked a famous crab restaurant in Sapporo, Hyosetsu no Mon (Gate of Ice and Snow). Walking out of Sapporo airport, they called two taxis, and the group headed all the way toward Hyosetsu no Mon.

The restaurant wasn't far from the airport, just a ten-minute drive.

Looking at this famous local restaurant in Sapporo, Tsuruko found it a bit unbelievable.

"Didn't you say the restaurant has 6 floors? Why doesn't it look big?"

Big Brother Aoki said on the side: "This is called returning to simplicity! This kind of restaurant will have a world of its own inside!"

"What's this? There's also a university cafeteria hidden on the 17th floor. If you get into a university in Tokyo in the future, you can go eat there every day." Naoki Nagayama thought of the university cafeteria he had eaten at a few days ago.

Hyosetsu no Mon was famous for its crab dishes, especially the king crab. The five of them booked a private room, ordered a set of Hokkaido specialty meals and a high-end three-crab set, and added a few more dishes. It should be more than enough for five people to eat.

Although the Nagayama family had always lived by the sea, they rarely ate such large crabs as king crabs, especially since this time there were various different ways of cooking them.

After the whole hairy crab was brought up for confirmation, it was taken down to be steamed.

First came the snow crab sashimi and hot pot. The crab meat sashimi was cool, fresh, and sweet, without any seasoning, which could better show the original taste of the crab meat. Then, putting a whole crab leg into the hot pot and taking it out in less than a minute to put into the mouth made one experience the rich and tender texture of the snow crab meat.

The snow crab tempura, snow crab jelly, and other dishes that followed kept the taste of crab meat lingering in the mouth, accumulating and thickening.

The main event, charcoal-grilled king crab legs, was finally served. The flame stimulated the original aroma of the crab meat. The crab leg, as big as a palm, was dipped in a little wasabi. One bite, and the meat was firm, fresh, and sweet, with a hint of sea salt. It was tender and chewy.

Naoki Nagayama only had one word in his heart: satisfied!

And the others in the family also praised it endlessly, but everyone loved different things. Their father loved hot pot, their mother liked sashimi, and the remaining three loved everything, especially the meat.

Tsuruko took another tempura and stuffed it into her mouth, while their older brother, like Naoki Nagayama, grabbed a king crab leg to taste.

The steamed hairy crab came later. The chef had already helped divide it, and it was served with 5 small bowls of rice, just one crab per person.

The hairy crab seemed to have more fat, and the crab meat was just as fresh and sweet, with an aroma of fat. The crab paste was slightly translucent. Pouring it onto the rice and mixing it, the rice had the taste of crab, and the crab had the fragrance of rice, which made people have an endless aftertaste.

Besides the main crab, the set meal also included abalone, botan shrimp, fish, sea urchin, seasonal vegetables, and so on. Finally, an ice cream dessert was served.

Hmm, eating ice cream while it's snowing is indeed even more delicious~

The meal was very satisfying, and the Hokkaido specialty flavor was indeed amazing.

After walking out of the restaurant, the family didn't want to take a car for the time being and simply walked around the city of Sapporo, just to digest the food.

"Nii-chan, this is the taste of Hokkaido!"

Tsuruko was still savoring the taste of the dishes, while their older brother, Aoki Nagayama, showed an envious look.

"If our family's izakaya could also be managed into such a famous restaurant in the future, that would be great~"

"As long as Aoki works hard, it will definitely be possible." Their father spoke up to encourage him at this time. "But there is still a lot to learn!"

"Hai, I will work even harder!"

It seemed that Big Brother Aoki was really interested in cooking, not the feeling of being forced to inherit the family business.

"Father, Mother, let's go to the airport. We can still rest a bit when we get to the hotel."

They had been in the car for most of the day, and after eating their fill, a faint sleepiness seemed to rise. It was indeed time to go to the resort hotel to rest for a while. ===== CHAPTER 132 =====

Having sat in the car for most of the day and eaten his fill, a faint drowsiness seemed to well up; it was indeed time to go to the resort hotel to rest for a while.