In the luxury car,
Mrs. Yukinoshita watched the summer's tricycle pass by in disbelief. She wouldn't even glance at such a stall at any other time.
"This is the big shot you mentioned? Could you be mistaken?"
"Yesterday, Yui went to his house and sternly warned me not to cause trouble." Yano looked serious, she understood her best friend after all.
"I see..." Mrs. Yukinoshita nodded noncommittally, "So, all these people in line are here for him?"
"No, they're simply captivated by the deliciousness. I have to say, talented people excel at everything, even setting up a stall to sell dumplings." Yano took her eyes off Summer and turned to Mrs. Yukinoshita, "Mom, should we ask Mr. Kazami to join the line?"
Mrs. Yukinoshita shook her head, "Let's go, we'll go take a look."
The two families met at the end of the line,
Tsubasa waved enthusiastically and greeted them,
"Yano-san, you're here too."
"Yes, Yuigahama-san, have you seen Yukino?"
"No, Yukino wasn't here as early as usual today..."
They hadn't been talking for long when they smelled the familiar scent of dumplings.
"Wow, they have Golden Ratio dumplings today... and another one that smells just as good, is this a new variety?!?" Tsubasa sniffed, her mouth watering.
"Slurp~"
"Mom, we can buy eight dumplings today, we have to try every flavor!"
Tsubasa's mom nodded, desperately swallowing. She didn't want to speak anymore. The aroma was so intoxicating, she couldn't move. If she ate them, she'd be in trouble.
Five minutes later.
"Summer-kun, give us two Golden Ratio, two Three-Egg dumplings, one glutinous rice and one bamboo shoot jelly. And the new flavor, what kind of dumpling is the new flavor?"
"Impressive, you can tell just by smelling. The new flavor today is Jade Dumplings, two?"
"Great, we'll have eight in total, Mom will pay."
Tsubasa's Mom: "..."
She knew this little cotton-padded jacket treated her like an ATM, but Tsubasa's mom quickly pulled out her wallet. She believed these dumplings wouldn't be bad.
While waiting for the dumplings, Tsubasa quickly discovered the prize machine at the stall.
"Huh, Summer-kun, what's this, a figurine capsule machine?"
"Yep, every customer gets to try once. The capsules have surprises inside."
Before he finished speaking, Tsubasa had already started the machine. She opened the blue capsule that dropped out and found a food voucher! Valid on Friday at 4 pm, location: Totsuka High School Gate.
"Summer-kun, what's this?"
"I told you, it's a surprise, come see tomorrow after school." Summer smiled, he hadn't expected Tsubasa to be so lucky. He was going to give her one, looks like he wouldn't have to now.
"Here are your dumplings, eat them now or pack them?"
"Eat now, eat now!"
Tsubasa's mom couldn't wait, the closer she got to the stall, the stronger the dumpling aroma became. Tsubasa's mom couldn't delay for a second, she wanted to shove the dumplings into her mouth right away.
"Mom, hurry and try it, it's delicious."
Tsubasa couldn't wait any longer, she picked up a dumpling and took a bite.
"Mmm, green vegetable and glutinous rice filling, amazing!"
Tsubasa tried the new Jade Dumpling first. The green exterior was thin like paper, the filling was emerald green, as beautiful as jade. The sweetness and oiliness filled her mouth, the aroma was sweet and refreshing.
Without realizing it, she finished a dumpling in two bites.
Next to her, Tsubasa's mom was eating the Golden Ratio dumpling. The four fillings perfectly blended together, one bite gave her several different flavors, each one hitting her taste buds like a combination. Chewing it, she got a rich fatty flavor, the amazing texture hit her soul.
Tsubasa's mom widened her eyes in shock, she looked at her daughter in disbelief.
Her eyes clearly expressed the question "How is it this delicious?"
"Isn't it good?"
Tsubasa raised her eyebrow arrogantly, she was the one who discovered this delicious food.
Tsubasa's mom reluctantly swallowed the dumpling in her mouth and nodded vigorously.
It wasn't just good, it was... absolutely delicious.
She was speechless, she didn't know what words could perfectly describe these dumplings.
This food could only be found in heaven, something rarely tasted on earth.
"Yui, Mom will drive you to school every morning from now on!"
Tsubasa looked at her mom with a complex gaze. Her intentions were too obvious, she'd only driven her once in 15 years. She had motherly love, but not much.
"Mom, Summer-kun isn't going to set up at the Totsuka High School gate next week. Are you sure you still want to drive me to school?"
"What? Then I can only eat them for one more day?"
Tsubasa's mom was stunned, this news was like a bolt from the blue.
Tsubasa was speechless, her mom only cared about dumplings. She sighed with a hint of melancholy, "No, today might be the last day. Summer-kun probably won't be here tomorrow morning."
Tsubasa's mom stared blankly at the dumpling in her hand, suddenly it didn't seem as delicious... no, it couldn't be.
Four dumplings per person, maybe it would be the last four dumplings in her life, not enough.
Tsubasa's mom knew she wouldn't be satisfied with the remaining three. She licked her lips and looked at her dear daughter.
Her undisguised gaze startled Tsubasa.
"Mom, what are you going to do?"
Tsubasa asked stammeringly, she saw her mom's gaze fall on the dumplings, a look of evil intent. She quickly covered them with her hand.
"It's too greasy to eat dumplings this early, go buy a sandwich. Get the best one from Saotome, Mom will give you the money."
Tsubasa's mom forced a friendly smile, trying to make herself look kind and loving, a good mother image.
Tsubasa: "..."
The next moment, she reacted and ran off.
"Security guard, help, someone's stealing my dumplings!"
"..."
Tsubasa's mom's face turned black.
This daughter was unmanageable!
Yano, who knew their relationship, had a look of exasperation.
The other students were shocked. Tsubasa was a repeat offender, truly a legendary girl who had her dumplings stolen!