Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 325 Sugar is King, Three-Colored Dumplings are the Main Dinner!

"You're awake?"

Yukinoshita opened her eyes and realized that she had actually slept for almost two hours.

"Sorry, I slept for so long."

Uchiha Ryo waved his hand, "It's nothing. Since you're awake, come and have lunch."

Reluctantly getting up from the cats' rest area, Yukinoshita followed Uchiha Ryo to the cat cafe's food area and ordered two servings of Italian paella.

"This place is really great, they are all so cute."

Yukino sat opposite, but her eyes were still on the group of little ones in the rest area.

She could tell that the manager and staff of this cat cafe were all very kind to cats, rather than just using them as tools to make money.

Each cat's fur and demeanor showed they had been carefully cared for, and none were too fat or too thin. Speaking of which, Uchiha Ryo is clearly someone who doesn't know how to care for cats, so why is his cat café so successful? It seems the manager is a very capable person.

Just then, Yukinoshita noticed an American Shorthair cat running towards the food area. She was about to reach out and pick up the little guy from the ground when she saw the cat leap onto Uchiha Ryo's lap.

"I'm eating, I don't have time to give you a massage."

Uchiha Ryo symbolically petted the cat, which made the American Shorthair purr contentedly.

Looking up, I saw Yukinoshita looking at me with an expression of envy.

"That's great, they're not afraid of people at all..."

"After all, they're cats from a cat cafe; their job is to interact with all sorts of people every day. Okay, now get down there. Can't you see I'm eating? Go sit across the street."

Uchiha Ryo dismissed the cat lying on his lap with some disdain, drawing a glare from Yukinoshita, but was immediately drawn to the cat that had suddenly jumped over to him.

After finishing his meal, Uchiha Ryo let Yukino stay in the coffee shop for a while while he went to check on the staff lounge.

The main point is to remind Jingming of some common sense about pet ownership, such as never letting your big orange cat run outside, and if someone sees it, please record the witness and call me immediately.

Jingming nodded. "Understood. Eliminate all outsiders who see my cat."

"You know nothing! Call me, I'll handle it!"

Although Uchiha Rin wasn't exactly a saint, he wouldn't allow these monsters to indiscriminately kill innocent people. If he saw their big cat from Northeast China, he had no choice but to use his Sharingan to make it forget some things.

Outside, perhaps these cats, whose intelligence was gradually increasing, realized that the female in front of them was the boss's person, so Yukino, who hadn't done anything, was surrounded by a group of cats.

After Uchiha Rin came out, he pulled Yukino, who was still enjoying herself, to wash the cat hair off her hands. Their time with the cat was coming to an end.

Leaving the cat cafe, Uchiha Ryo noticed that Yukino seemed to still be immersed in the atmosphere from earlier, and could only say helplessly.

"It's not like you can only come once. You already know the address, so come over next time you have time."

"That's true." Yukinoshita nodded, revealing a confident smile.

"I actually fell asleep by accident this time! Next time I come, I'm definitely going to pet every single cat in the cat cafe!!"

All... if it's just a cat, that should be fine. Just tell Jingming not to let her into the staff break room.

Uchiha Ryo naturally took Yukino's hand. "Let's go to the shopping mall next. Is there anything you want to buy?"

"Me? I don't. Is there anything you need, Ling?"

"Yeah, I'm going to see Xiaohua's stage play tomorrow, so I was planning to make a big cake and invite her friends to eat it together."

Yukinoshita seemed lost in thought. "I see. Well, I'll help then, but I'd rather have pudding than cake."

"Then let's make a giant pudding! We'll go buy the ingredients now. As for the cooking venue, I've already asked the Shinomiya family for help. I'm sure they'll have the place ready tonight."

So! Their second destination was... the food court in the shopping mall!

"Oh, this smell is really cloying!" Uchiha Ryo swallowed hard.

"Um... Ling-kun, shouldn't we go buy some materials?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked, puzzled.

Uchiha Ryo chuckled, "How could a plate of spaghetti possibly fill my stomach? I'm here for dessert today."

"dessert...."

"That's right. I saw a news report about Shuchiin University a few days ago that introduced a three-color dumpling shop that has reopened. It's actually a century-old shop! So I came to try it out."

Yukino, who was being dragged along by Uchiha Rin, followed along speechlessly.

Sure enough, the entrance to the commercial street was already crowded with young people, all standing there as if they were looking forward to delicious desserts... at the shop opposite the meatball shop.

"Huh? Crepes? And they even have parfait sundaes."

There were a lot of customers, but I wondered how the food would taste. However, the main purpose of our visit today was to eat dumplings, so I brought Yukino to the Dumpling House, which was said to have been closed for five years and had only recently reopened.

"Boss, two skewers of three-color meatballs, please."

"We have guests!"

Inside the shop was a middle-aged man with squinting eyes, who looked to be around sixty years old. It's really rare to see a shop owner of this age in the food streets these days.

The owner quickly placed a plate of dumplings covered in sweet sauce on the table, and Uchiha Ryo unceremoniously picked one up and tasted it.

Seeing that Uchiha Ryo was eating with gusto, Yukinoshita also picked up her own skewer.

She didn't quite understand. Aren't the so-called "tuanzi" and "sanse wanzi" just simple glutinous rice balls topped with either salty or sweet sauce?

This kind of Japanese sweet is said to have existed in Japan since ancient times... Yukino took a small bite, and her brows immediately relaxed.

"tasty....."

Uchiha Ryo quickly finished the skewer in his hand, licked the sauce from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile.

"Boss, your cooking is pretty good. I've eaten quite a few glutinous rice balls before, and the softness of yours and the flavor of the sauce are a perfect match."

Even the usually composed face of the meatball shop owner showed an expression of appreciation.

"Really? I really didn't expect young people to like my dumplings. These days, don't you young people usually buy crepes and cream cakes from the place across the street?"

"Well, maybe it's just that I have a soft spot for these sweet dumplings. Sugar is essential for me! Could you please give me two more skewers?"

Uchiha Ryo put down the skewer. "Yukino, do you want more? Of course, if you want crepes, I can go buy some for you."

"Since Ling likes to eat dumplings, then I'll eat dumplings too."

Yukinoshita isn't picky about sweets at all; after all, she's not the kind of person like Shirasaki Hana who's obsessed with sweets.

"Besides, this place is quite nice; that place is too noisy and not suitable for me."

The owner looked at the two young people tasting his meatballs and couldn't help but sigh.

"I thought this shop only attracted old fogies who aren't much younger than me, but I didn't expect young people to like this kind of taste too..."

Uchiha Ryo is still eating dumplings—she doesn't want to talk.

Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment and then said, "We saw your century-old shop in the school's newsletter. Even if it's a taste of the old days, it won't be forgotten."

"Really... It would be even better if young people still liked it."

Uchiha Ryo, who had eaten more than a dozen skewers in one go, let out a burp.

Yukino's lips twitched. "You're here for dessert? This is your main course!"

"Boss, check please... and could you also prepare ten more skewers for me to take away later?"

"A healthy diet should include both modern, creamy, industrially produced desserts and traditional, additive-free glutinous rice syrup."

Just as Uchiha Ryo was about to take out his money to pay the bill, an untimely voice came from behind him.

"Huh? This shop hasn't completely gone out of business yet... and people actually eat this kind of garbage?"