Chapter 64

"Let's go, let's go in."

"Wait—" Xia Mururi suddenly pulled his sleeve, her eyes shining brightly, "Brother, take out that 10,000 yen and show it to me first."

"What's wrong?"

"I saw the news recently, saying that there are quite a few counterfeit notes on the market." Xia Mururi said seriously, "In case this money was lost by those people using counterfeit notes, and we used it, that would be troublesome!"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun couldn't help but laugh:

"Don't worry, it's a real note."

"No, no, show it to me quickly!" Xia Mururi acted like a spoiled child and wouldn't give up.

Facing his sister's insistence, Xia Xia Xia Mujun had to smile helplessly and took out his wallet.

Anyway, the money came from a legitimate source, so it didn't matter if he let her see it.

He took out a 10,000-yen note and handed it to his sister.

Xia Mururi took it, examined it carefully against the light for a long time, and finally nodded with satisfaction:

"It's real!"

However, in the next second, her gaze fell inside the wallet, and her brows suddenly wrinkled:

"But... Brother, why does it seem like there are two fewer 10,000-yen notes in your wallet? Where did you spend them?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun's heart "thumped," but he remained calm on the surface:

"I was afraid I would spend money randomly, so I deposited it in the bank."

Xia Mururi heard this, and a sweet smile immediately bloomed on her face:

"So that's how it is."

"I thought Brother spent the money on something strange."

"But it's really great that Brother has the consciousness to save money." Her tone suddenly became mature, "We are different from before now, we really can't spend money randomly, otherwise next month's rent will be a problem, you know."

Xia Xia Xia Mujun smiled awkwardly:

"That's true."

Just then, Xia Mururi noticed an unfamiliar business card in the wallet and pulled it out curiously to look at it:

"Furukawa Masahiro... Who is this?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun then remembered the existence of this business card:

"It was given to me by an old grandfather, who said that if I have any questions about Shogi, I can go to him for advice."

"So that's it..." Xia Mururi blinked and didn't pay too much attention.

She knew that her brother had developed an interest in Shogi recently, guessing that this was probably an old man playing chess she met in some park.

However...

"Furukawa Masahiro..."

She whispered this name, tilted her head slightly, and always felt she had heard it somewhere; it seemed like Father had mentioned it before...

Inside the Oden shop.

Under the warm light, the steaming heat carried a rich fragrance and permeated the small space.

Xia Xia Xia Mujun took his sister Xia Mururi and lifted the warm curtain to walk in.

"Welcome—it's you, little brother."

Behind the counter, the kind-faced Oden old man was busy, and his face was immediately piled with smiles after seeing them.

"This time you also have a cute little girl beside you; this should be your sister, right?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was slightly surprised:

"How did you see that?"

Xia Mururi also blinked her big eyes and looked at the boss curiously.

The Oden old man wiped his hands with a towel, recalling the situation of Xia Xia Xia Mujun and that Fujiwara Aoi being like ignorant lovers yesterday, and then looking at the huge height difference between the two now, it would be strange if he couldn't see it.

He laughed and said:

"I have entertained customers for so many years, I still have this bit of discernment."

"What do you want to eat today?"

Hearing this, Xia Xia Xia Mujun and Xia Mururi approached the steaming grid pot and skillfully ordered the few items they loved to eat.

However, just when the boss was serving them food, Xia Xia Xia Mujun's gaze suddenly froze.

He was stunned to notice that the dark soup ladle in the old man's hand was actually emitting a faint, special light that only he could see.

A few lines of illusory text appeared before his eyes:

【Oden Immortal's Soup Ladle】

【Quality: White】

【Effect: The cuisine made has its taste improved by 40%!】

【Introduction: I have been making Oden for more than thirty years; do you dare to say my Oden is not delicious? Don't say anything, you stretch your head over first!!】

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was stunned for a moment, and then a surge of uncontrollable joy welled up in his heart!

He was currently in urgent need of special equipment to obtain attribute points.

The one in front of him was simply an unexpected joy.

He thought for a moment and decided to find a topic to get closer, taking the initiative to strike up a conversation:

"By the way, Boss, the Oden you make is delicious; how many years have you been making Oden here?"

The Oden old man smiled confidently while putting the food into the bowl:

"There is not a single person in this neighborhood who dares to say that my Oden is not delicious."

"After all, I have been doing it for more than thirty years; wanting to make it taste bad is also a difficult thing!"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun's forehead sweated slightly, thinking that it was really thirty years?

What was written on the introduction might be true...

As for why no one dared to say it was bad, it must be that after saying it, they would really be asked by the boss to "stretch your head over"...

He coughed twice and led the topic to the target:

"By the way, I see this soup ladle of yours has some age; have you been using it for a long time, Boss?"

A look of nostalgia appeared in the Oden old man's eyes:

"Yes, I have been using it for a long time."

"When I first opened the shop, this soup ladle has been with me until now."

Xia Mururi echoed obediently on the side:

"It seems to be a soup ladle with history."

"But after so many years, it still looks quite sturdy; I think the quality should be good."

The Oden old man was made to feel comfortable by these words and laughed:

"That's not it, the quality of this soup ladle is very good."

Saying that, in order to prove it, he proudly pinched the handle of the ladle and swung it hard in the air a few times.

But it was just such a swing.

"Crack!"

A crisp breaking sound rang out.

That soup ladle, which had experienced the wind and frost, actually broke into two pieces directly from the middle.

With a "clatter," the first half fell to the ground.

The smile on the Oden old man's face froze instantly, and the whole person petrified on the spot.

"Ah this..."

Xia Mururi was also stunned, sweating on her forehead somewhat awkwardly.

"Uh..."

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was like being splashed with a basin of cold water, and then felt a deep helplessness.

A rare piece of special equipment was actually swung and broken by the boss himself?

No...

He looked closely and found that the faint light on the broken soup ladle had not dissipated, and the text description was also updated accordingly:

【Oden Immortal's Broken Soup Ladle】