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- This is Honjo Yoshimi-san. - I'm Honjo Yoshimi.

I'm Tachibana Fukuko.

Kazumitsu, the younger one, is 4 years old. Always looking for trouble.

Started digging a hole in the ground to wake up the frog in hibernation.

I said cut that out, but...

- You have quite an energetic little boy there. - No, that was my daughter.

Yoshimi-san, who Shinichi-san was dating, was a very cheerful and friendly person.

Manpuku

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped

It Will Soon Be Complete?!

Week 18

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

Fuku-chan, if you have any questions, please go ahead and ask.

Questions?

Please ask me anything.

There's no need to hold back.

Then...

Yoshimi-san, are you raising your children by yourself now?

- Yes I am. - What do you do for living?

- I'm a dressmaker. - Dressmaker?

I made this myself.

Ah... What! You made that?!

I make all my children's clothes too.

Wow, that's amazing!

Actually, the shirt Shinichi-san's wearing now too.

- What! - Yes, she made this too.

- She's really good. - She's a craftsperson.

- Oh, may I ask you a question too? - Yoshimi-san.

- Please ask me anything. - Okay, go ahead.

That Tachibana Manpei-san is your husband, right?

- Of Manpei Brand's Daneihon. - Yes.

- He was also the executive director of Ikeda Credit Union, - That's correct.

But now, he's making ramen. That's what I heard from Shinichi-san, but

why ramen of all things?

I haven't told her the details yet.

Well, let's see. Manpei-san's originally a person who makes things.

Person who makes things?

Around the time we met, he was working on a magic lantern.

After that, he made a root crop cutting machine, made salt, and then made Daneihon.

So when I heard that he was making a new ramen,

I was a little surprised, but

then I thought that was like Manpei-san after all.

Today too, he's cooped up in the lab in our backyard, making soup.

It's no good.

What is this new ramen like?

It's ramen that's tasty, easy to make, cheap, nonperishable,

and that's safe to eat.

In short, it's ramen you can eat easily by

- simply pouring hot water over it. - What?!

Manpei-kun's trying to make the kind of ramen no one's ever thought of.

- Make ramen at home... - Yes.

- Just by pouring hot water... - That's right.

That will be a great help to me.

- The kids will enjoy it and I can take it easy. - I know, right?

- Looks like they're getting along great. - Yoshimi-san's such a cheerful person.

Is that right?

I'm glad she turned out to be a nice person.

But I didn't expect Yoshimi-san to be so different from Saki Nee-chan.

She's a real cheerful person who talks a lot.

I didn't think Shinichi-san would choose someone like her.

I think I'll add some soy sauce.

And that night...

Fukuko... Fukuko...

Saki Nee-chan.

You went and met Shinichi-san's partner, didn't you?

- Yes. - She was nice, wasn't she?

Do you know Yoshimi-san?

No, I don't. But she's the woman Shinichi-san chose.

Won't you be sad, Saki Nee-chan? If Shinichi-san remarries.

I just want Shinichi-san to be happy.

Really?

Really.

Fukuko... Fukuko...

Fukuko.

- Fukuko! - Yes.

I'm going to try using chicken bones after all.

Mother was saying, remember? That the first one tasted better.

Oh... the soup.

In fact, the first one may have been even better.

There's a certain goodness that comes from chicken bones.

If I use that with breast meat, the soup may have a richer flavor.

- You're starting now?! - Yeah.

- I'll help too. - No, no. You stay here and sleep.

It's cold.

The day came to introduce Yoshimi-san to the family.

My name is Honjo Yoshimi.

I'd like to marry Yoshimi-san.

We're here today to ask for your permission.

In reality, there's no need for that.

But he thinks of us as his real family,

so he brought Yoshimi-san to introduce her to us.

We want to get married with your blessing.

I don't know what to say...

I'm perfectly fine with it. It's been 17 years since my sister passed away.

I feel bad for making you live the life of a widower.

I think this is great too.

- Me too. - Me too.

Shigeru-san, you never knew Saki, did you?

Oh, sorry.

Let's congratulate them with a smile, Mom. Saki Nee-chan gave them her blessing too.

What?

She appeared in my dream last night.

She said she only wanted Shinichi-san to be happy.

You're making her say that, since it's your dream.

That's nonsense. You're always talking about this and that whenever

Saki Nee-chan appears in your dream.

The one that appears in my dream is the real Saki.

This is not the time to be arguing about such trivial things.

I've heard a lot about Saki-san from Shinichi-san.

That she was a very beautiful and sweet lady.

- That I'm not like her at all. - Not at all. You're very sweet too, Yoshimi-san.

The reason I thought Saki wouldn't mind me marrying Yoshimi

was when I showed her that painting.

That painting?

The painting of cherry blossoms that Tadahiko-san painted for her.

I showed her that painting that I had displayed in my room all this time

and told her this was Saki's keepsake.

Tadahiko-san painted a picture for you, Saki Nee.

For me?

It's beautiful!

Then Yoshimi said I had to cherish this painting and have it displayed forever.

Even if we got married, she wanted me to cherish this

beautiful painting of cherry blossoms.

I not only want to love Shinichi-san himself, but also the first wife whom he loved

and all of you who he treasures so much.

Mother, please give me your permission to marry Yoshimi.

I'm just happy that you cherish Saki so much.

Mom.

All right. I congratulate you two from the bottom of my heart.

- Grandma. - I'm happy for you.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you.

- Congratulations. - Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Manpei-san!

Shinichi-san got everyone's blessing on his marriage.

- Mother too. - Is that so?

Then it's my turn next.

- Fukuko, bring all of that for me. - Sure.

To increase the flavor of chicken bones, I added chopped chicken meat to make the broth.

Added ginger to neutralize the smell,

garlic and sesame oil to give it body, and simmered it.

- Have a taste, Shinichi-san. - You too, Yoshimi-san.

Do I get to taste it too?

It smells good.

- Regardless of the taste, it always smells good. - Mom.

I feel like tasting it too.

- Are you sure? - Even with your morning sickness?

Yes. Thanks.

Then let's give it a try.

- It's good. - This is delicious!

It's delicious, Uncle Manpei.

- Is it? - I think this is the best one yet.

- Even I can eat this. - I can just go on eating this.

How about you, Fukuko?

It's truly delicious!

This is...

delicious.

It's delicious, Manpei-san.

You did it... You did it, Manpei-san!

Thank you. Thank you.

- Congratulations. - Congratulations, Manpei-kun.

- Congratulations. - Congratulations.

- It's really good. - Really delicious.

Thanks, everyone.

The soup was finally done.

Next was noodle making at last.