Ye Shuang still had a deep impression of the Kimchi country. After all, his parents had traveled there before and regretted it the moment they arrived. The so-called Seoul was just like a small county town, small and shabby. Moreover, the food provided during the tour was not good.
"Why are we eating pickled vegetables every day? Do you not even provide meat?!" Ye Shuang's mother had asked the Kimchi tour guide back then.
"Can people in your country eat meat every day?" That was the Kimchi tour guide's exact reply.
For a country so lacking in resources like Kimchi, where a condiment station could be considered a state banquet, perhaps eating meat every day was indeed somewhat beyond their imagination. It was no wonder they were always thinking about stealing other cultures; after all, they really had nothing in their own country.
It wasn't surprising that later on, there was news about an international student taking an extra slice of meat, only to be bitterly reprimanded by a Kimchi cafeteria with a trilingual translation.
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The mountain path to the shrine was not very long. Ye Shuang and the others walked for about ten minutes before reaching their destination. A large cluster of shrine buildings came into view. They appeared to have been renovated, showing no traces of time, with only some water stains left by the rain and a few scattered leaves on the roof.
The ground was paved with stone bricks, looking very clean and tidy as if it were frequently swept. Not only that, but there were also a lot of cats here—that's right, cats of various colors appeared in almost every corner of this shrine. Each one was very plump and wore a collar around its neck.
"It really is a shrine dedicated to the cat god. There are so many," Tang Keke marveled a bit at the number of cats here. Moreover, every single one was very affectionate. When Ye Shuang and the others appeared, a few cats walked over and rubbed against their feet coquettishly.
"A cat cafe shrine!" Tang Keke seemed to have thought of something.
"The cats here really aren't afraid of people. It looks like they are well taken care of." Ye Shuang bent down and rubbed a cat's head. He then looked around and noticed that there were quite a few tourists, and most of them were here to play with the cats. Only a few were actually here to pray.
"Daddy raised them all," Little Radish said from the side.
"Raising so many cats must cost quite a lot," Ye Shuang smiled. But then he suddenly remembered that the other party seemed to own several buildings in Tokyo for rent, so he probably wasn't someone short on money.
At this time, Bai Yuyou suddenly picked up a white cat. Both the person and the cat looked incredibly cute.
"Yuyou, look over here." Ye Shuang took out his phone.
Bai Yuyou looked at Ye Shuang. When she noticed the camera lens, both the girl and the cat tilted their heads in perfect sync. This adorable scene was instantly captured by Ye Shuang.
Tang Keke also picked up a cat, which then started purring and kneading her.
"So chubby," Tang Keke said, and this scene was also photographed by Ye Shuang.
However, a clicking sound came from beside him. Just as Ye Shuang was taking pictures of the two girls, Chen Qin also took out her phone and snapped a picture of Ye Shuang.
"Daddy!" Little Radish, standing to the side, suddenly called out.
Ye Shuang and the others turned around and noticed Yako throwing herself into a man's arms before being picked up. After the two exchanged a few words, they looked over toward Ye Shuang's group.
The man was very handsome, to the point he could even be described as a beautiful man. Unlike Ye Shuang's mature kind of handsomeness, this man's handsomeness was of the sunny and bright type. The moment their eyes met, the man smiled gently.
"Hello, I hope Yako hasn't caused you any trouble."
"He looks so young, I thought he'd be in his thirties," Tang Keke seemed a bit surprised.
"Really? Thank you, but my oldest child is already nine years old." The man introduced himself, "My name is Futaba Makoto, and I am the current head priest of the Toyomizu Shrine as well as the landlord of the Little Raccoon Manor. Welcome to our shrine, dear tourists."
"Why does your Mandarin have a Guangdong-Hong Kong accent?" Ye Shuang was taken aback. This man's Mandarin was incredibly fluent.
"Hahaha, maybe I was a Cantonese in my past life." The man laughed heartily. "If you don't mind, please come in for a cup of tea."
"Sure."
Following the man into the tea room inside the shrine, he brewed a cup of tea for everyone. Moreover, it wasn't the traditional Japanese way of brewing tea; it was exactly the small-pot tea brewing method from Ye Shuang's homeland.
"Sir, you don't really seem like a Japanese person," Ye Shuang couldn't help but say as he took the tea.
"Hehe."
At this time, Yako was sitting on the man's lap playing with a phone, while he lovingly held his daughter and explained to Ye Shuang, "Actually, I'm a transmigrator. I was Chinese in my past life."
"Hahahahaha." Seeing the man spout such solemn nonsense, Tang Keke was amused.
"Actually, I have a system too, are you scared?!" Tang Keke also kept a straight face and said seriously.
"I believe you." The man smiled. His way of speaking was exceptionally humorous.
"Daddy, I want to go play with Mommy!" Little Radish suddenly said at this moment.
"Go ahead." The man patted his daughter's head.
"Hehe." After Little Radish left with the phone, Ye Shuang glanced at her retreating back and couldn't help but say, "A very cute child. Do you have more than one daughter?"
"Yes, I have three daughters. The oldest and the second oldest are twins. They are currently living and going to school with their mothers in Tokyo," the man continued.
Ye Shuang subconsciously asked, "Did she say she has many mothers?"
Hearing Ye Shuang's question, the man generously admitted it, "Well... I was too popular with girls when I was young. I really couldn't bear to see them get hurt, so it just ended up like this."
It was clearly a boastful statement, but delivered in his unhurried tone, it made everything seem so natural and matter-of-fact.
The man suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled, his gaze falling on Chen Qin and Bai Yuyou beside Ye Shuang. "Your luck with women seems quite good as well."
"Uh..."
But the man just smiled and changed the subject.
They chatted for a while longer, until his daughter called him over for help. The man then said slowly, "Very few Chinese tourists come to our city. I was too excited today and accidentally talked a bit too much. Please feel free to look around on your own now. I'll take my leave first, apologies."
"Oh, it's fine, go ahead and get busy."
The man smiled and stood up to leave. Just before leaving, he suddenly turned his head and said to Ye Shuang,
"I used to be conflicted too, but in the end... perhaps this outcome is for the best."
Leaving behind this sentence, he departed.
Ye Shuang watched his fading back, stayed silent for a few seconds, and then stood up. "Let's go, we're off to see the cherry blossoms."
"Oh? Are we not playing with the kitties anymore?" Tang Keke asked curiously.
"That's fine too, if you like." Ye Shuang smiled.
"Hehe, let's go see the cherry blossoms instead. I want to take some photos."
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