Mrs. Taniguchi rubbed her shoulders, but looking at a table with more than a hundred New Year's cards and the fruits of her hard work, her face was filled with joy.
There is no way. In the final analysis, when it comes to New Year's cards, it is still because the Japanese have too little interaction with each other on weekdays.
The living habit of "chickens and dogs will never interact with each other until old age" makes receiving a greeting card with greetings from the other party at the end of the year a matter worthy of attention.
Over the past year, Japanese people have been using this kind of small greeting cards to maintain the distant kinship between their seven aunts and eight aunts, as well as a number of social relationships that cannot be reached with eight poles.
It is very rude to receive a greeting card from someone else and not send it to them yourself.
If you miss someone or don't send it to someone because you find it troublesome, it will be even more embarrassing if you have a chance to meet.
Moreover, these New Year greeting cards must be written and sent before December 28 of each year.
Because Japan Post Office no longer guarantees that recipients will receive greeting cards sent before the New Year.
In short, Mrs. Taniguchi did not dare to neglect the most important human task at the end of the year. She began to sort out the social relations at home as early as Christmas Eve and began to write in different terms.
Although it was just a formal greeting, she was still meticulous.
It’s only December 26th, and the most difficult part has been completed.
Tomorrow is also the weekend, so just send these letters to the post office early tomorrow morning. It's not too late and it will definitely not delay things.
Director Taniguchi also sees his wife's contribution and hard work in his eyes and takes it into his heart.
So he was sitting in the living room watching and reading the newspaper, and found that his wife had finally completed her annual "great achievements".
Not only did he praise her intelligently, but he also thoughtfully brought hot tea and oranges to comfort his wife.
"Thank you for your hard work. Come and take a rest. How about I rub your shoulders?"
The heart-warming behavior, coupled with such warm words, made Mrs. Taniguchi’s eyes sparkle with joy.
However, she was happy. While clearing away the New Year's greetings on the table, Mrs. Taniguchi was habitually picky. This may be a common problem among all women in the world.
"Ouch, why are you so attentive all of a sudden? Did you do something extraordinary?"
Director Taniguchi knew about his wife's problems and didn't mind, "What can I do to excess? I don't gamble, I don't cheat, and I don't have any debts. I come home from get off work every day, and I don't have any plans to go out on weekends. You Is there anything else you are suspicious of? I just think you have been working very hard recently. As the end of the year approaches, there are many trivial matters and housework is heavy. You have written so many New Year greetings for two days in a row. You must be feeling uncomfortable in your shoulders. I have been doing this every day. I know this feeling best when dealing with documents in the office..."
With that said, Director Taniguchi sat behind his wife and rubbed Mrs. Taniguchi's stiff shoulders and back.
While enjoying the comfortable massage, Mrs. Taniguchi narrowed her eyes in happiness, but at the same time, she also felt somewhat sad in her heart.
This was because the couple hadn't gotten along so warmly for a long time, and also because she could hear the frustration in her husband's words.
Yes, if a Japanese man is well-fed at work, he will spend an hour or two hanging out with his colleagues and boss after get off work every day before going home.
My husband no longer participates in such activities at all. It can only be said that he has really given up on getting promoted.
However, the difference from the past is that due to the improvement of her family's living conditions and the changes in the social environment and social atmosphere, Mrs. Taniguchi's requirements for her husband have also changed, which even she herself is not aware of.
If she had heard her husband say such words in the past, she would probably get angry and scold her husband for being hopeless, not striving to make progress, and not knowing how to please his boss.
But now she is not dissatisfied at all. She only feels that her husband is working hard and that her husband's boss is blind, which is why Director Taniguchi, a kind and hard-working imitation employee, has been benched.
"Husband, you are working very hard too. You have always been the only one to support the family. It's really difficult for you."
"Ah...it's nothing. What's wrong with you? You said this all of a sudden. I know I may be a bit useless. I haven't been promoted to section chief for so many years. I really feel wronged by you, but I will try my best.
And I still do what I can to the best of my ability..."
"No, no, how could I mean that? I'm serious. Take the matter of me writing New Year's greetings as an example. In just two days and more than a hundred copies, I felt so tired that my back ached and I couldn't bear it. But you
You have to deal with more documents than these in the company every day, right? When I think of you working so hard every day and persisting for so many years, I think you are amazing."
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, but to be honest, I feel a little ashamed. Because everyone works like this. In fact, it's not a big deal."
"You can't say that. I know how diligent and responsible you are at work. There are never any mistakes in the documents you handle. Your work attitude is completely different from that of those young people. You are 100% committed to your work.
This is a very remarkable thing. Your company is really lucky to have such a responsible employee like you. It’s just that they are too stupid to realize this. Sooner or later, they will regret that they did not
You were promoted to an important position."
Listening to his wife's increasingly partial compliments, Director Taniguchi also felt a rare happiness, so much so that he even blushed a little.
"Ah, that's enough. You feel embarrassed to say it. But I'm still very happy. It seems that in your heart, I'm finally no longer a waste."
"What are you talking about? Husband, no one would say that to me. Don't say such things again. To be honest with you, I have figured it out a long time ago. I shouldn't ask you to find a way to get promoted. Now I
Our life is quite satisfying. But if you get a promotion, I'm afraid I'll be worried."
"Ah? This...why is this?"
Director Taniguchi could tell that what his wife said was not a nice polite word, but that she really thought about it, so naturally he was surprised.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Taniguchi’s reasons were quite good.
"Needless to say, when you become a section chief, whether you like it or not, you will have more social activities and social interactions. You will inevitably have to go to places with women, and drinking every day is not good for your health. You know that building 59C
The Tanaka family in the building, Mrs. Tanaka is here
I have divorced my husband. Because her husband is a section manager at a milk company, he said he would accompany his clients to Snake every day, but he ended up having an affair with a wild woman and gave birth to an illegitimate child outside. Now Tanaka is in class
I have long been determined to abandon my wife and children. I heard that
In addition to the house and a son and a daughter, Mrs. Tanaka was left with only 3 million yen in cash. With such a small amount of money, the eldest of the two children was only in junior high school. Mrs. Tanaka's life in the future will be really difficult.
The Kurokawa family with 61B, just a few days ago
, Mr. Kurokawa went to the hospital for a check-up because he was feeling unwell, and unexpectedly he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. The doctor said that it was because he stayed up late every day to compensate his clients and boss for drinking every day. Mrs. Kurokawa now sheds tears whenever she talks about this matter.
, it’s too late to regret..."
When Director Taniguchi heard such shocking things, he couldn't help but feel sad for a moment.
This kind of thing sounds very far away, but in fact it happens around us every day, and it is completely devastating to the family.
Regardless of any family, if something like this happens, it is a tragedy.
What's especially strange is that, I don't know when, everyone's tolerance for this kind of thing suddenly became high, and no one really cares about this kind of tragedy around them anymore.
In other words, everyone's attention is no longer on these things, but on stocks and houses.
I really don’t know what’s wrong with today’s society. Everyone’s income has indeed increased, but people are becoming more and more indifferent.
Fortunately, I...
"Husband, why don't you speak? There's nothing wrong with your body, right?"
Since she didn't hear her husband's response for a long time, Mrs. Taniguchi couldn't help but ask more questions.
Director Taniguchi responded quickly.
"No, no. My health is very good. I just had a checkup in the middle of the year and everything was normal."
"That's good. To be honest, husband, you must always be as energetic as you are now. Now I feel more and more that promotion and salary increase are not that important. You still need to be healthy and your family can be happy.
It’s good to be together. As our family is now, it’s good. Yukiyuki and Sachiko are already
We have grown up healthily. Although we did not go to any prestigious school, we are fortunate to have a good job. This is enough, right? Although Sachiko is still a little willful and squeamish, fortunately she is a girl.
You don’t have to support a family like Xingyou. You really need to have a good home.
, I will feel relieved when I get married. Not to mention, hubby, you have made so much money from stock trading. Our family’s current financial strength is actually no less than that of the section chief’s family. Especially during this stock market crash, we escaped safely.
In the past, it was all up to you to be wise and withdraw the money in time. Now the ladies of the neighbor’s house can
No one is laughing at me anymore. Many of them are losing money. No one is exception. They all admire your wisdom in stock trading and ask me if you have any unique skills. So hubby, you are already very good compared with others. You are really good.
There’s no need to force yourself anymore. We just need to be as happy as we are now.”
My wife said such considerate words today, which really surprised Director Taniguchi and was deeply moved.
He never expected that his wife, who was always picky about him, always envious of other people's homes, and loved to compare everything in other people's homes with her own, would be so virtuous today, and she would actually take the initiative to persuade him not to compare with others.
He didn't know how to express his excitement for a while. After thinking about it, he could only say, "Honey, thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"Husband, you are too polite. But if you really want to thank me, you can use a little more force. Your technique is very professional."
"Really?" Director Taniguchi responded with a little more force.
At the same time, I didn’t forget to report the good news to my wife.
"Ah, by the way, I have something else to tell you. After President Ning came back, he called me the day before yesterday and told me that I could buy some more stocks. He also suggested that I buy a real estate company and just hold on to it.
, and also recommended Mitsubishi Estate to me.”
"Oh, really? Then did you do what President Ning said?" Mrs. Taniguchi asked.
"Of course, I used the 10 million yen I saved to buy Mitsubishi Estate, and guess what? Chairman Ning is really amazing. The price went up as soon as I bought it. Now it's 1,134
It only takes two days. So as for the money, we may be able to gain more in the future, and our lives may be more relaxed."
"Sure enough, this is great. Husband, you are really good at it."
"Haha, it's not me, but President Ning who is. After all, it was the stock he recommended to me. I just bought it as he said."
Needless to say, Director Taniguchi's good news made Mrs. Taniguchi feel better, and she naturally had the desire to spend money.
"Anyway, it's good to make money anyway. Ah, by the way, if that's the case, then let's buy her a CD player that Sachiko wants. Although she likes to spend money randomly, she will soon share it with us.
I spent one million yen carelessly, but now I see something I really like
It's really annoying that I don't have money to buy something. But after all, it's the New Year, and she likes listening to pop music and following fashion so much, so I think it's better to give her one. For a girl as young as her, if
Always coveting what others have will hurt your self-esteem. What do you think?"
"I have no objection. If you say buy it, then buy it for her. Anyway, you are the finance minister of our family..."
"What are you talking about? I don't admit it. I don't have the money for your stock trading. I said, the money to buy gifts for Sachiko has to come from your account. Who made you make money..."
"Okay, I'll do as you say, head office."
Director Taniguchi is absolutely easy to talk to, and he has no intention of getting into an argument with the fussy Mrs. Taniguchi.
In his opinion, this is a trivial matter. It is the joint property of husband and wife anyway. As long as the wife is happy, it will be fine.
Unexpectedly, as they were planning, their daughter Sachiko actually bought a CD player and happily brought it home.
"Dad, Mom, you are so close. Did I come back too early? Sorry to bother you."
When Sachiko entered the house, she happened to see Director Taniguchi massaging Mrs. Taniguchi's back, and couldn't help but make fun of her parents.
In front of their daughter, it was obviously inappropriate for the Taniguchi couple to continue to relax like no one else.
They even felt a little embarrassed about it.
Director Taniguchi immediately stopped massaging his wife, and Mrs. Taniguchi also got off the sofa where she was lying, and then saw a CD player packaging box held high in Sachiko's hand.
"Ah, you have already bought it?"
"Yes, I bought it."
"Where did the money come from?"
Mrs. Taniguchi was filled with anxiety. Her daughter had bought such an expensive thing for no reason. Even a mother would be worried.
"I earned it from working. You don't give me money."
"Are you working? Where did you go to work?"
"The bookstore where my brother works part-time. Chairman Ning's Huibundang Bookstore. The store manager, Ms. Kagawa, is also my father's colleague."
Fortunately, her daughter's reply reassured Mrs. Taniguchi.
After all, if it were Huiwentang, there would be no problem.
Because even if my daughter wanted to lie, she would not be stupid enough to tell such a lie that could be easily exposed.
Mrs. Taniguchi's only worry now is that her daughter can't do anything and may cause trouble to others.
"You are such a willful child. Why don't you tell your family?"
"What are you talking about? You must have said that I can't do it and won't let me go."
What her daughter said really spoke to Mrs. Taniguchi's thoughts, and she changed the topic a little embarrassed.
"Then you went, how did you do? Is it easy to work part-time?"
"Frankly speaking, it is a bit hard. Now I know that making money is not easy. Especially when I see other people in the store working so hard, I seem to understand nothing in comparison."
"It's good to have such an understanding. Congratulations. Anyway, Sachiko also made money on her own and bought herself the gifts she wanted. This is a great progress." Director Taniguchi also said
Come and encourage your daughter.
But they didn't expect that an even more unexpected scene would appear.
Their daughter, Sachiko Taniguchi, actually shook her head, "No, I didn't buy this for myself, I bought it for my mother."
With that said, Sachiko handed the CD player to Mrs. Taniguchi, "Mom, I know that doing housework every day is boring for you, and there is no TV in the kitchen, so, Mom, please accept it, you need this more than me."
At this moment, Mrs. Taniguchi covered her mouth in surprise and was stunned for a long time before she realized that she was not dreaming and that her daughter had really grown up.
"Oh, no, no, Sachiko, I can't have it. This is the money you earned yourself, and it is also the thing you want most. I was discussing with my father just now and wanted to buy one for you..."
However, Sachiko was extremely insistent, "Don't be like this, mom, this is my first salary, just accept it. This is what I want to fulfill most."
Tears unknowingly moistened her eyes. Mrs. Taniguchi became more and more convinced of one thing: her life was already happy enough.