The aroma gently teased her appetite, leaving her restless and unable to stop glancing toward the kitchen.
Since it was Kurama Yakumo's first day living here, Qiushui had made several extra dishes, preparing a much more lavish meal than usual.
Red-braised pork, sweet and sour ribs, steamed sea bass, garlic broccoli, corn and rib soup... Dish after dish arrived on the table, steaming hot and gleaming with appetizing colors.
Kurama Yakumo gazed at the colorful dishes covering the table, hardly knowing where to look. Her little mouth fell open and stayed that way for a long time.
For the first time, she realized that food could be prepared and combined in so many ways, that it could look so beautiful and smell so wonderful.
"Let's raise a glass to Yakumo's first day here." Yuhi Kurenai lifted her wineglass and looked around with a warm smile. "Yakumo, you're too young to drink alcohol, so have juice instead."
Kurama Yakumo picked up the orange juice in front of her and clinked glasses with each of them.
As she looked at the gentle smiles around her, warmth suddenly surged through her heart, and her nose began to sting.
This atmosphere was simply wonderful.
So wonderful that she felt as though she were dreaming.
"Here, Yakumo, eat more. Look how thin you are." Yuhi Kurenai picked up a chicken drumstick and placed it in her bowl.
"Thank you, Teacher Kurenai," Kurama Yakumo said politely.
"Yakumo, this beef is delicious too." Shizune placed a piece of beef in her bowl and added with a smile, "It's one of Teacher Qiushui's specialties."
"Thank you, Shizune."
"The red-braised pork is the best." Seeing this, Tsunade put a piece of red-braised pork in her bowl as well.
"Thank you, Tsunade."
Before long, the food in Kurama Yakumo's bowl