[And then her eye catches sight of the bandage on her ring finger, and she freezes.
A few cabbage leaves rolled together for a chiffonade; if she manages to cut them thin enough, they'll be nice and springy. The perfect side for shougayaki, her dad's favorite. He said she was really good at cutting udon noodles when they made it together a while ago, that she'll be doing this on her own in no time. Mom will be proud too, and... maybe they'll be happy enough to stop arguing, remember that they're a family...]
2/3 (Coin flip said fail. Also, one more part.)
A few cabbage leaves rolled together for a chiffonade; if she manages to cut them thin enough, they'll be nice and springy. The perfect side for shougayaki, her dad's favorite. He said she was really good at cutting udon noodles when they made it together a while ago, that she'll be doing this on her own in no time. Mom will be proud too, and... maybe they'll be happy enough to stop arguing, remember that they're a family...]