In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1425 Raising Bean Sprouts

At the Nohara family's house, Misae made pea sprouts for dinner. Hiroshi looked at the dishes on the table and said with some surprise, "We're having pea sprouts today."

"Yes, the pea shoots at the supermarket are super cheap. I went shopping late today and happened to catch a special offer," Misae said happily.

"Ah, so this is what it means to hit the bullseye?" Shin-chan scratched his head and said with a grin.

"It should be more like a lucky accident," Mingxu said, looking at Xiaoxin speechlessly.

Hiroshi happily picked up a piece with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth: "Bean sprouts are really good with beer~ I can eat as much as I want!"

"Uh, then you can have mine too." Shin-chan looked at the bean sprouts in front of him with disdain; they were so bitter.

Mingxu shook his head as he looked at the bean sprouts in front of him. His mother's cooking skills were really terrible.

Misae glared at Shin-chan: "No way, you have to finish your own food!"

"Ah~" Xiaoxin immediately puffed out his cheeks. Mingxu also finished his dinner with some disgust and then helped clean up the dishes and put them in the sink.

Misae placed the remaining bean sprout roots in a basin, added water, and soaked them in it.

"Okay, I'll put it here." After Misae finished, she placed the things by the window, where they could get sunlight.

Shin-chan, watching Misae's actions, asked curiously, "Mommy, what's that?"

"These are the roots of the bean sprouts. Just soak them in water like this and place them in a well-lit spot. They'll sprout again in about a week, and then we can eat them again after that," Misae explained with a smile to Shin-chan.

"Did these grow from black beans and red beans?" Mingxu asked, leaning closer.

"Oh? I don't know." Misae shook her head. It was like this when she bought it, so who knows what kind of bean it is.

“Xiao Xu is right. Generally, bean sprouts grow from black beans and red beans, while bean sprouts grow from yellow beans and mung beans. There are certain differences between the two,” Guangzhi explained from the side.

"Oh, oh~" Shin-chan nodded, "Then I'll join too." As he spoke, he picked up a box of cookies.

Seeing Xiaoxin's actions, Mingxu quickly stopped him: "Wait, what are you trying to do?"

"I want to raise a little biscuit," Shin-chan said seriously.

"Hey, hey, hey, cookies aren't plants, how could you possibly grow them?" Mingxu said to Xiaoxin speechlessly.

“Exactly,” Misae and Hiroshi agreed.

The night passed quickly, and when I looked at the bean sprouts in the morning, they seemed to have grown a little.

Inside the company, Kawaguchi handed Hiroshi the completed documents: "Senior, that case is finished, but... about the department head..."

"Sigh~ I don't know what the minister is thinking. Oh well, he's the minister after all, and I and the others are just deputy ministers, so there's nothing to say." Hiroshi shook his head, took Kawaguchi, and brought the documents to the minister's office next door: "Minister, these are the handover documents for the last case."

"Okay, thank you. I'll take it to the head of another department." The minister took it, nodded to Hiroshi, and then walked outside.

Seeing this, Hiroshi and Kawaguchi couldn't help but sigh. Kawaguchi said angrily, "It's really frustrating! That was a plan that my senior and I came up with together! Now it's going to be handed over to another department!"

"What are you talking about? As an office worker, this kind of thing happens all the time. If you have to fuss over everything, you won't be able to keep doing this job." Hiroshi comforted Kawaguchi with these words, but in his heart he was also complaining about the department head's actions.

Back home, Hiroshi looked at his family and complained softly, "That's what I say, but I'm really not happy about it!" He then took a big gulp of beer.

"Because it's the soda you all worked so hard to make," Shin-chan said, looking at Hiroshi.

“It’s a project that was created through hard work,” Mingxu corrected, then looked at Guangzhi.

"Sigh~ That was all our hard work, and we never expected that other departments would steal the credit in the final stages." Hiroshi looked at them and sighed again, his gaze involuntarily falling on the bean sprouts on the windowsill: "Oh, by the way, haven't these bean sprouts grown a little bigger than yesterday?"

"Oh, really?" Misae gestured and nodded.

"Your vitality is truly remarkable. You must strive to grow strong!" Hiroshi said to the bean sprouts as he looked at them.

"...It's okay if you don't try so hard." Shin-chan looked at the bean sprouts in front of him with some disdain. His mother's cooking was really not good.

"Why would you say something like that?" Hiroshi looked at Shin-chan, puzzled.

"Because I don't like eating bitter bean sprouts," Shin-chan said decisively.

"Will adding Bixue make it sweeter?" Shin-chan asked as he ran into the kitchen, took out Bixue, and was about to pour it in.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't pour it out like that." Mingxu took the bottle from Xiaoxin's hand again, saying helplessly, "This stuff is a drink for us, but it's poison for plants."

“That’s right, don’t do that. They’re working so hard, don’t discourage them!” Hiroshi agreed with Mingxu and said to Shin-chan.

Shin-chan immediately retorted, "I didn't splash cold water, I splashed Bixue!"

"That's not the point, okay? They also had a hard time. They grew up steadily every day, but after finally growing up, Misae cut them off without mercy." Hiroshi sounded more and more sorrowful as he spoke.

Misae looked at Hiroshi speechlessly: "Don't make me sound like a bad person, okay?"

“But it does look quite similar.” Mingxu covered his mouth and laughed. Meiya immediately glared at him.

"Hmm, he looks just like Dad. Didn't Dad have his job taken away by someone at his company?" Shin-chan said, looking at Hiroshi.

“Uh, that’s right, the world of office workers is full of such unreasonable things too. Oh, so you are me. But you are really great. You didn’t complain at all and were able to grow again with just this little bit of water!” Hiroshi said excitedly.

“Dad, speaking of which, is it possible that the minister felt there was something wrong with this project and that it wasn’t suitable for you, so he transferred it to someone else and is planning to find you a more suitable project?” Mingxu stroked his chin and looked at Guangzhi uncertainly.

"Huh? Really?" Hiroshi was a little confused. But then he cheered up: "Okay, I can't stay discouraged anymore. Let's cheer each other on and grow up together!"

"But you'll get eaten when you grow up," Shin-chan teased from the side.

"...If you don't talk too much, no one will think you're mute." Mingxu said to Xiaoxin speechlessly.

"Well, that's true, that's right. We'll enjoy it then. Anyway, I'll keep working hard like a bean sprout!" Hiroshi rallied and continued to work hard, leading Kawaguchi and the others to be incredibly diligent. The other departments were dumbfounded, wondering if this guy knew something inside. Is that why he's working so hard?

Hiroshi's energetic demeanor at work caused his colleagues to whisper among themselves. Some speculated that he might have received some inside information about a promotion, which was why he was working so hard. However, Hiroshi completely ignored the discussions around him, throwing himself wholeheartedly into his work, as if trying to reclaim the energy he had previously lost.

When Hiroshi returned home that evening, he saw Misae busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, while Shin-chan and Akira were gathered around the window watching the bean sprouts. Shin-chan saw Hiroshi and immediately ran over, grabbing his hand and saying, "Dad, the bean sprouts have grown a little bigger!" Hiroshi smiled, patted Shin-chan's head, and walked to the window to examine the bean sprouts closely, remarking, "Yes, they really are working hard to grow."

At this moment, Mingxu suddenly said, "Dad, you worked so hard at the company today, have you figured it out and realized that the minister transferring the case might not be a bad thing?" Guangzhi nodded and said, "That's right, maybe this is another opportunity. Just like bean sprouts, even though they are cut off, they can still grow back, and maybe there will be better development in the future."

Misae came out of the kitchen, smiling, and said, "Alright, alright, stop staring at the bean sprouts and come eat." The family sat around the dining table, eating the dinner Misae had prepared. Although the taste of the bean sprouts still made Shin-chan frown a little, the atmosphere was exceptionally warm.

The next day, after finishing a plan, Hiroshi approached the department head again: "Department head, I've come up with a new plan for my company. Could you please take a look at it?"

The minister was taken aback, then subconsciously took the document and glanced at it a few times: "Hmm, this idea is really interesting."

I will definitely finish it by next week!

"Ah, senpai." Kawaguchi looked at Hiroshi with a hint of surprise; his senpai wasn't disappointed at all!

“Kawaguchi, listen carefully. Actually, we office workers are just like bean sprouts!” Hiroshi looked at Kawaguchi with determination.

"Huh? You mean bean sprouts?" Kawaguchi looked at Hiroshi with a puzzled expression. What did he mean?

Even if someone else takes your job, you still need to produce another result within a week!

"That's it."

Guangzhi took out his phone and showed some photos: "Look, these are the bean sprouts I'm cultivating. That container is as big as our sales office. They're all growing together neatly, right?"

"No, that doesn't seem right. If you look closely, the sizes and orientations are all a mess," Kawaguchi said instinctively.

"Hey! That's just everyone's personality. By the way, the two that are growing the fastest are you and me." He said, pointing to the two more prominent stalks on Hiroshi's cardboard box.

"Oh, is this us?"

“That’s right. Only a kid like him who keeps moving forward can inspire others around him, understand? Let’s work together to make the new project a success!” Hiroshi continued to look at Kawaguchi earnestly, encouraging him.

Kawaguchi, as if injected with adrenaline by Hiroshi, rallied and said, "I understand, I'll give it my all!"

Guangzhi nodded in satisfaction. After get off work, he returned home. In the past few days, the bean sprouts had fully grown.

"The bean sprouts have grown completely!"

"Ah, I clearly said it's okay not to work hard!" Shin-chan puffed out his cheeks as he looked at the bean sprouts in front of him.

Misae walked over and gently patted Shin-chan's head: "Shin-chan, it's their instinct to grow as bean sprouts, just like how we all have to strive to live our lives."

Hiroshi smiled and chimed in, "That's right, Shin-chan. Look how well the bean sprouts are growing. We can be like them and keep striving in life, studies, and work."

When Hiroshi came home from get off work, his face was beaming with joy: "This time it's a success! The department head really did manage to get a project for us from someone else! This time, we're sure to succeed too!"

Misae poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "That's great! It seems that hard work really does pay off."

Hearing this, Shin-chan's eyes lit up. He immediately ran to Hiroshi's side, tugged at his clothes, and said, "Dad, can we celebrate? Like, have something delicious to eat?"

Hiroshi was amused by Shin-chan's words. He squatted down and pinched Shin-chan's cheek: "Of course, but we need to choose a good time before we celebrate."

Hearing the noise, Mingxu came out of the room and saw Guangzhi's excited expression. He immediately smiled and said, "Dad, it seems you've also received some good news?"

Hiroshi nodded and told Mingxu about the new project the minister had given them. Mingxu smiled happily upon hearing this: "Great, Dad! Make sure you do a good job on this project!"

"Yes!" Hiroshi nodded seriously.

The bean sprouts on the windowsill were also swaying in the wind.

However, the very next day, Misae cut them up and they became the food on everyone's table.

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