Shrimp Tempura and Playing Cards

Yesterday, I went on a shrimp tempura drive with my parents, but it was a bigger disaster than I expected, and I didn't have the energy to write about it. 💦
Since I've recovered today, I'll write about yesterday's events as well.

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My father, who can't forget the shrimp tempura from a tempura bowl he ate while driving by the seaside, complained about my home cooking and suggested a shrimp tempura drive.
Well, it's a good thing to have something you want to eat, so I looked for a place where we could eat shrimp tempura on the other side of the coast and drove there.

Since he was the one who suggested it this time, he wasn't grumpy when we left, nor did he say he felt sick on the way, so he was in a good mood.
I thought a tempura set meal would be too much for him to finish, so I looked around for a tempura bowl or tempura udon. I found an udon shop with a name ending in 'An' that looked like the real deal.

As I was wondering what to do, it was lunchtime, so the parking lot was filling up quickly.
I was sure this atmosphere meant it was a popular shop, so I rushed in.

However, perhaps because it was full or just the way the shop is, the food didn't come out for a long time after we ordered.
Even so, my father was waiting with such excitement that he even joked, 'Maybe they ran out of shrimp and went fishing for more.'
I was watching him with a smile, which is rare for me, but then!

After waiting 30 minutes, the tempura udon finally arrived, and the situation changed completely.
To my surprise, it was topped with plenty of green onions.
That's right, my father hates green onions and won't touch anything if the smell remains even after they are removed.

Oh no, I completely forgot.

My father's expression turned gloomy, and he said it didn't taste good.
Even when I gave him the shrimp tempura from my tempura set, his mood didn't improve.
Although he ate it, he kept complaining, 'The shrimp here isn't good.'
Next to him, my mother was slurping and munching away, saying how delicious it was, and finished it in no time.
'Hmm? What's wrong? Aren't you eating? It's delicious,' she said, as if it were none of her business. 😅

I lacked consideration.
If I had just said 'no green onions,' maybe this wouldn't have happened.
But it was frustrating to admit that, and we both returned home in a bad mood.

Even after we got home, he kept saying 'I'm tired, I'm tired' and went to bed early, so I couldn't help but say, 'You know, it's hard for me too when you complain like that. Could you show some gratitude once in a while?'
After that, I was filled with self-loathing... ρ(- ε - )

So when I went to sleep, I drifted off while imagining my father laughing a lot.

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And then!! Believe it or not!!
This morning, he woke up earlier than me and said he was going to Yamabuki (a pseudonym for his day service)!
It was raining, and given his mood yesterday, I had half-given up, thinking he would definitely say he wasn't going, so I was a bit surprised.

Moreover, although he usually asks to come home at 14:30 because he says he's tired, today he stayed until the scheduled time of 16:30 and came home in high spirits.
'The food at Yamabuki isn't good, and I don't want to eat it, but I thought the people there were working hard to make it, so I tried my best and ate a little today. They usually bring me bread because I don't eat, and I ate that too. But I'm hungry,' he said!! Σ(๑°ㅁ°๑)!

What on earth happened??
He also ate more dinner than usual.

That's not all.
'If I go to sleep too early, I'll wake up, so I have to stay up a little longer.
Let's play cards,' he said!!

After that, we played Seven Bridge, Old Maid, and Concentration twice each.
Either my mother or I won, and my father didn't win a single time.
He seemed so frustrated that he even made me thumb wrestle. 😅
He finally beat me and went to sleep in a good mood.

I feel like I've been bewitched by a fox.
Does it have anything to do with the return of my father's appetite??
I felt like his 'energy switch' had been turned on...
I can't predict when it will go back to how it was.
For now, we had a fun time, so all's well that ends well.

The title image was borrowed from "Dorami."
Usually, green onions are on top, aren't they?

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