Back at his girlfriend's dormitory, Zhang Guoji kept thinking about Shuguang Company and his plans after selling the shares, and he didn't fall asleep until late at night.
Early the next morning, a sandstorm blew outside.
The dust filled the sky, making it difficult to open one's eyes.
But this does not affect the original plan at all.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Zhang Guoji and Mitsui Meihui appeared in front of the Mitsui family's villa on time. It was a large villa covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters, with a separate courtyard.
"Sister Meihui, your villa is so magnificent!"
Zhang Guoji couldn't help but praise.
Of course, it can't be compared to their family's manor.
However, this is the federal capital, and it is also a prosperous area in the city center. It can only be said that both have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no need to force a comparison.
Mitsui Mie explained with a smile: "Our house was bought ten years ago. At that time, the capital had just moved here, there were many houses, and the housing prices were not as exaggerated as they were later."
"How much did it cost?"
Zhang Guoji asked casually.
"Including decoration, I remember spending a total of more than one billion. It seems to be good luck. The profits made by Mitsui Group over the years are not worth as much as this villa."
The reason why such a ridiculous thing happened is that on the one hand, the real estate market is too exaggerated; on the other hand, business has been difficult to do in recent years, with losses and gains, and profits are limited.
"Your family has indeed made a lot of money."
"You can't say that. In fact, this villa is a bit useless for our family..."
"Weak ribs? Why are they so useless?"
"Because of the real estate tax, the annual real estate tax is as high as hundreds of millions. Who can bear this? Since the real estate tax was levied, my father immediately had the idea of selling the villa, but he has never been able to find a suitable buyer."
Mitsui Mie sighed helplessly.
Zhang Guoji said in surprise: "One hundred million is not too much? After all, Mitsui Group is a well-known large company, so it shouldn't be short of this amount of money, right?"
"Although Mitsui Group has the word \u0027mitsui\u0027, it is not unique to our family. At best, our family only holds less than one-third of the shares."
Mitsui Mie explained casually.
Then he stepped forward and rang the doorbell.
When Zhang Guoji heard this, he immediately had a "treasonous" thought. If his father-in-law-to-be really planned to sell the house, he wouldn't mind taking it over and using it as a wedding house.
It just so happened that Shuguang Company was going to sell part of its shares, and he would soon have a large amount of funds in his account. He would not be short of money, and he could also deduct taxes on large purchases.
Doing this is simply killing two birds with one stone.
After a while, the door of the villa opened, and an old woman in her fifties stood behind the door.
Mihui Mitsui took the other person's arm and introduced to her boyfriend: "Zhang Guoji, this is Aunt Kondo, our housekeeper. She has watched me grow up since I was a child. I have always regarded her as my foster mother."
"Hello, Aunt Kondo! I am Sister Meihui's boyfriend Zhang Guoji. I am currently studying at Xia Qing University. This is the first time we meet. Please take care of me!"
Zhang Guoji immediately greeted.
Kondo Kazumi knew the identity of the prospective uncle in front of her, a noble son of the top family in the Federation, so she quickly bowed, looking very humble:
"Classmate Zhang, welcome to our Mitsui family home. The old master and the others have been waiting for you for a long time. Let's not delay and come over quickly!"
Zhang Guoji smiled and nodded, then pointed to the two bodyguards behind him:
"These two are my personal bodyguards. Can you arrange a room for them to rest?"
"No problem at all."
Kondo Kazumi immediately called a servant and asked the servant to lead the two bodyguards to the guest room.
On Zhang Hao's side, under the leadership of the housekeeper, he walked through a corridor more than ten meters long. There were glass rooms on both sides of the corridor, so he could not clearly see the scene inside.
At the end of the corridor, the current head of the Mitsui family, Hirakawa Tatsuo, took his whole family to greet him personally.
Yes, you read that right.
Tatsuo Hirakawa is not named Mitsui, he is just the adopted son-in-law of the Mitsui family. This is a unique culture of adopted sons and sons-in-law and adopted sons in Japan.
There is only one purpose for doing this, and that is to break the curse of "no one can be rich for more than three generations". Judging from the effects alone, we have to admit that the Japanese have indeed done it.
Before the fall of the Japanese archipelago, the entire Japan region had a total of more than 30,000 companies that had been in business for more than a century, a proportion far exceeding that of other regions.
Among these long-lived companies, the vast majority are family-owned companies.
What's more, there are an astonishing more than 200 companies that have been passed down for more than five hundred years, and there are actually 25 companies that have been passed down for more than a thousand years.
When Mihui Mitsui saw her grandfather, she immediately put away her smile, pulled her boyfriend and introduced: "Grandpa, father, mother, this is my boyfriend Zhang Guoji."
"Hello, grandpa! Hello, uncle! Hello, aunt!" Zhang Guoji hurriedly greeted each one, and then said politely: "I'm sorry for disturbing you because of my sudden visit!"
"It's okay. Meihui's mother has prepared coffee and snacks. Let's go inside and chat."
Tatsuo Hirakawa seemed particularly enthusiastic.
Before entering the living room, Zhang Guoji and Mitsui Mie put on a pair of thick slippers. This was considered to be keeping pace with the times. In Japan in the past, there were no slippers after entering the house, and they could only wear socks.
"Grandpa, uncle, aunt, this is the gift I prepared for you, please accept it."
After entering the house, Zhang Guoji first presented gifts.
Mitsui Mie struggled to put one of the gift boxes in front of her grandfather:
"Grandpa, this is Hetian Yu's Go piece. It was specially chosen by Zhang Guoji. I wonder if you like it?"
Hirakawa Tatsuo cooperated and opened the cardboard box, and then looked like he couldn't put it down.
Not to mention, the jade chess pieces look very good. They are fine in texture, crystal clear, and clear in black and white. They shine under the light and are of great ornamental value.
"If you're interested, Hetian jade is said to be the best jade in the East. These chess pieces aren't cheap, are they?"
"Grandpa, it's fine if you like it. Besides, the jade market is not good now. It's much cheaper than before. Plus the seller is eager to sell, so the transaction price is really not as expensive as you thought."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Guoji waved his hand and then added:
"This time I was too pressed for time and I didn't buy a suitable chessboard. After a while, I will help you find a Hetian jade chessboard and we will make a perfect pair by then."
Tatsuo Hirakawa shook his head repeatedly: "Having chess pieces is enough. I don't lack a good chessboard here. Besides, Hetian jade is soft and is particularly afraid of collisions. A wooden chessboard is more suitable."
"I see, I thought the seller deliberately didn't sell the chessboard and wanted to raise the price?"
Zhang Guoji was enlightened.
Tatsuo Hirakawa smiled and put away the chess pieces, and then asked the nanny to send them to the study.
Mitsui Meihui picked up another packaged oil painting and handed it to her mother Zheng Zhenxi: "Mom, this is your idol, the representative work "The Painter and Her Daughter" by the French painter Madame Le Brun..."
"What? Where did you find this painting?"
Zheng Jinxi was immediately overjoyed.
Madame Le Brun was a peerless beauty and one of the most outstanding female painters in France in the 18th century.
This painting style has a bit of the sweet and gorgeous Rococo, and most of the freshness and simplicity of neoclassicism. It is dignified and free and easy, which is very in line with the aesthetics of her eldest lady. Of course, the most important thing is that it is a niche, among all the male oil painting masters.
Seems particularly unusual.
"This is mainly due to Zhang Guoji."
Mitsui Mie pointed at her boyfriend.
Zhang Guoji hurriedly explained: "This painting was collected by my grandfather. Unfortunately, after looking through it several times, I only found this one. Otherwise, I would give it to auntie together."
"Haha, this painting is enough. Meihui knows it. Auntie has collected no less than a hundred oil paintings by Madame Le Brun, but she is missing this masterpiece."
Zheng Jinxi smiled and waved her hands.
Finally, it was the turn of the prospective father-in-law Kunihiro Mitsui, and Zhang Guoji directly presented two kinds of tea.
One is the Dahongpao "borrowed" from my father; the other is the black tea stored at home. A whole brick of tea can last for a year.
"Uncle, this is the famous Anhua dark tea. It has been stored in our house for fifteen years. You should drink it as soon as possible, otherwise the taste will be greatly affected after time."
Zhang Guoji pointed at the tea brick and reminded.
He specifically checked the information online and found that although Anhua black tea can be stored for decades, the best period for drinking is usually between ten and fifteen years.
Mitsui Kunihiro put away the tea leaves like a treasure, let alone Dahongpao. It was not sold to the outside world at all, and even if he wanted to buy it, he could not find any channels.
As for the fifteen-year-old black tea, it is also hard to come by and is almost extinct on the market.
In addition, there is the most critical point.
The Mitsui family, once one of the four major monopoly chaebols and the largest family in Japan, has long lost its former glory, which is exactly what the ancient poem said:
In the old days, the swallows in front of the Wang Xietang Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people.
They have adapted to their current situation.
…
After giving away the gifts, it was time for lunch.
Lunch has been prepared in the restaurant for a long time.
Before starting the meal, Zhang Guoji asked habitually: "Auntie, why don't you wait for Xingyi to come back for dinner?"
Mitsui Xingyi is Mitsui Mie's younger brother. He happened to be born in the year when the Yellowstone volcano erupted. He is currently a junior high school student.
"No need to wait for him, their class has a practical class today. They have to stay in the botanical garden all day and won't come back for lunch." Zheng Zhenxi explained immediately.
On the other side, Tatsuo Hirakawa took out a bottle of wine and recommended it to his prospective grandson-in-law: "Kuniki-kun, this is our unique sake in Japan. The alcohol content is not high. Do you want to try it?"
"Okay! I haven't had any sake yet!"
Of course Zhang Guoji would not refuse.
"Well, today is a good day for you and Meihui. You must have a few more drinks later."
Hirakawa Tatsuo said with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Mihui Mitsui hurriedly advised: "Grandpa, the doctor said you can't drink."
"It doesn't matter, it's okay to drink once in a while."
Hirakawa Tatsuo smiled and waved his hands.
Immediately afterwards, lunch began.
Zheng Zhenxi greeted: "Guoji, today's cooking is all Japanese food. I don't know if it is to your liking. If you are not used to it, just tell auntie directly and she will ask the chef to make some more Daxia dishes and send them over...
"
"Auntie, don't bother me. I really like the Japanese food cooked by Sister Meihui. If you don't believe me, just ask Sister Meihui." Zhang Guoji waved his hands repeatedly.
Mitsui Mie nodded in agreement.
This isn't just polite talk.
As we all know, Japanese food mainly focuses on seafood, and my boyfriend also likes to eat seafood, so he has a good impression of Japanese food, especially takoyaki and salmon rice.
Zheng Zhenxi said happily: "This is great. To tell you the truth, Mei Hui's father and I were originally worried that you two have different tastes and it might be very inconvenient to live together in the future."
"Mom, I'm used to eating Chinese vegetables. How could you say it's so exaggerated? Besides, isn't what our family usually eats all Chinese vegetables?"
Mitsui Mie rarely acts coquettishly.
"Auntie, does your family usually eat Chinese vegetables?"
Zhang Guoji asked curiously.
Zheng Jinxi nodded: "Japanese food requires a lot of seafood, and the current market supply is limited, so we can only eat it every three to five times.
Speaking of which, thanks to the scale of breeding and increased supply in recent years, if this had been the case in the past few years, we would not have been able to eat seafood more than once a year."
"That's true." Zhang Guoji nodded, "Our family rarely ate seafood before. Fortunately, my dad once opened a canned shop and stocked up a batch of canned seafood in advance. This gave us a chance to satisfy our craving, but canned seafood
The smell is too strong, I don’t like it very much.”
"Well, fresh seafood is best!"
Zheng Jinxi echoed.
Mitsui Kunihiro, taking advantage of the chat, personally helped his prospective son-in-law fill a glass of wine.
Zhang Guoji quickly "grabbed" the wine bottle: "I'll come, I'll come...Uncle, you are too polite. You are an elder, how can I let you pour me wine?"
As he spoke, he filled the wine glasses in front of the two elders one by one.
As for Jung Jin-hee and Mitsui Mie, the mother and daughter drank fruit juice, which smelled like watermelon juice.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tatsuo Hirakawa stood up tremblingly and raised his glass at the same time:
"First of all, welcome Kuniki-kun to our home for the first time; secondly, I wish Kuniki-kun and Mihui grow old together and be happier in their new starting point; finally, I hope that the Mitsui family will become more and more prosperous, which was also the greatest achievement for Mihui and her grandmother during her lifetime.
wish.”
"Thank you grandpa!"
Mitsui Mie quickly replied.
Zhang Guoji followed up and said: "I also wish my grandpa good health and a long life! I wish my uncles and aunts eternal youth and all the best! And Xingyi, I wish him success in his studies and a bright future."
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
Zhang Guoji drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp.
As her name suggests, Mitsui Mie is a very virtuous person, so she immediately helped her boyfriend pick up a large piece of fish.
Zhang Guoji is not a straight man either. He also helped his girlfriend pick up a prawn.
When Zheng Zhenxi and the other two saw this, they couldn't help but smile with relief. It seemed that Zhang Guoji didn't mind Meihui's second marriage status at all, which was particularly important.
Next, a few people chatted while eating.
Zhang Guoji took the initiative to talk about his family situation. When he mentioned his father, others stopped their chopsticks and their eyes were full of curiosity.
The current Archon is definitely a legend.
Taking advantage of the opportunity for the son-in-law-to-be to drink water, Zheng Zhenxi couldn't help but interject: "Guo Ji, when do you think the consul will be back? Can you give an approximate time? We can also help you and Meihui prepare for the wedding."
"I don't know the specific time. According to the schedule, I should come back in June, but I think August is the best time to hold the wedding. August is still in the summer vacation, so Sister Meihui and I have plenty of time."
Zhang Guoji suggested.
The winter vacation is too far away, and the summer vacation is just right. The second brother and Guan Tong also held their wedding during the summer vacation.
"Summer vacation? Okay, let's arrange it in August!"
Zheng Jinxi nodded with satisfaction.
Hirakawa Tatsuo also agreed: "The consul has been away for such a long time, and he may not be able to take time when he comes back. It's better to take it a little longer."