"Yes." Yuan Zhisheng nodded, and did not forget to remind Kazama Liuli, "Lu Mingfei and Eli Yi are going on a trip, remember to keep it a secret from them."
"It will be kept secret." Fengjian Liuli nodded, but in his heart he felt that his brother's secret plan could not be hidden from Lu Mingfei. Fengjian Liuli always had a blind faith in Lu Mingfei.
"I decided on my own initiative for Eriki's wedding. I don't know if she will blame me." Yuan Zhisheng's tone contained a rare feeling of anxiety.
"Relax, brother, you have prepared very carefully for Eriyi. Eriyi is not the kind of girl who doesn't understand things. She will be very happy when she comes back and sees all this." Kazama Ruri comforted Yuan Zhisheng and said,
Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he turned to Yuan Zhisheng and asked, "Brother, where are you? Do you have any plans?"
"Me?" Yuan Zhisheng was stunned and asked in confusion, "What are the arrangements?"
"Brother, you and Miss Sakura." Kazama Liuli smiled, "I heard that you expressed your feelings to Miss Sakura. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I think Miss Sakura must be very happy. Miss Sakura likes you very much, but she won't take the initiative to express it.
The type of love she has, I think she must have been waiting for many years."
"How do you know?" Yuan Zhisheng was stunned for a moment and then quickly responded, "Father told you?"
Does Sakura have the personality to take the initiative to mention these things to others? There were Lu Mingfei and Eriki at the ramen stall that day, but they have already left Japan, so there is only one suspect left... He had already
I should have thought of it, but I blame myself for forgetting to remind him. After all, my father doesn't seem to be the type to be tight-lipped.
"My father told me. I visited him this morning. It was also my father who told my brother that you have been very busy recently." Kazama Liuli nodded, "But my father looked very happy. He mentioned that your brother was with him last night."
I confessed my love to Miss Sakura at the ramen stall, and also said that I originally wanted to set the wedding date on the same day as Eriki, but my family has been too busy recently and the time is too tight. My father told me to catch up with the progress and try to make the wedding to Kogure a success.
It’s scheduled to be on the same day as my brother and Miss Sakura.”
Yuan Zhisheng showed a dumbfounded expression, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe that his father would say this to his younger brother... These words were obviously suggested by his father, who made himself and Sakura look embarrassed at the ramen stall.
, why did he say it now on his own initiative? At that time, he asked himself and Sakura to catch up with the progress of the child girl and Sakurai Kogure, but why did he say the opposite to the child girl?
"Father is really... a thief shouts to catch a thief." Yuan Zhisheng couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while. He helplessly explained to Fengjian Liuli, "I never told my father that. What my father told you is all from him.
He said it from his own mouth, and his original words were that you and Sakurai Kogure are far behind me in terms of progress, so let Sakura and I catch up with your progress and strive to hold the wedding on the same day."
"Does that mean my father lied to me?" Fengjian Liuli also showed a slightly surprised expression.
"Perhaps my father thinks that saying this can arouse our fighting spirit more." Yuan Zhisheng whispered, "Ying and I didn't mention the topic of marriage at all. Yesterday at my father's ramen stall, I just asked Sakura where she would be next time.
After finishing the family affairs, would you like to go to France with me?"
"Then what?" Kazama Liuli asked curiously.
"Then Sakura nodded." Yuan Zhisheng said truthfully.
"No more?" Kazama Liuli was stunned.
"No more." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head.
"Brother, how can this be a confession? No girl would like such a confession. It doesn't count the two of you as establishing a relationship and officially being together!" Kazama Liuli shook her head in disbelief, and after thinking for a while, she added, "Maybe, brother, you
The exception is Miss Ying. From Miss Ying's point of view, it's not easy for you, brother, to achieve this level."
What Kazama Ruri was embarrassed to say to Yuan Zhisheng was that in his opinion, Yuan Zhisheng's behavior was not only not a confession, but also a simple expression of feelings, just like they had a crush on each other during junior high school but did not dare to reveal it.
The man and woman he likes, the boy arrogantly invites the girl to go home together after school.
"Then what should I do?" Yuan Zhisheng asked humbly.
"If it's someone else, I suggest that the boy should be more domineering. He can give the girl he likes a long French kiss first, and then confess, or he can use a more romantic way, send a bouquet of roses, and hide the ring and his heart in the flower.
There is no girl who doesn’t like flowers." At this point, Kazama Ruri turned her head to look at Yuan Zhisheng and shook her head, "But I think these methods are still not suitable for you and Miss Sakura."
"I think so too." Yuan Zhisheng nodded in agreement, "It's hard to say a confession, and it's hard to imagine Sakura's expression when she receives flowers. In the past, I only gave her throwing knives and combat uniforms, and she had no expression when she received them.
, just saying thank you, I don’t know if she likes it or not, Crow did give her a necklace, but I have never seen her wear it.”
"Hmm, I thought about it and I roughly understand it. Brother, you and Miss Sakura's situation is indeed quite special." Kazama Liuli nodded, "Just follow your own pace. If you are worried that your father will make things difficult for you,
I'll explain it to your father for you."
"Then I'll trouble you." Minamoto breathed a sigh of relief. He understood Uesugi's expectations for him as a father, but he was really not good at dealing with emotional matters, so it was quite difficult to be caught between Uesugi and Sakura.
"But actually I can understand my father. I heard from Lu Jun that he has lived alone for more than sixty years." Fengjian Liuli said in a low voice, "It's hard to imagine how I would have survived more than sixty years.
Years of loneliness, no one around, it seems like there is no hope in life...will it collapse?"
"Tokyo is such a big city. Some people who come here will be shocked by its prosperity and feel that there are opportunities to get ahead everywhere. Some people will feel confused living here. It is like a huge steel jungle.
Many people are trapped, and people can’t find the way out.” Yuan Zhisheng said softly, “Someone said that a tiger trapped in the jungle because of injury or old age will wait at two trees for the rest of its life except when hunting.
Because it can no longer adapt to the outside world, only familiar trees can give it a sense of security."
When Yuan Zhisheng said these words, he looked at Tokyo outside the terrace of Xingshen Temple. The huge Tokyo city stretched under their feet like a scroll.
High-rise buildings that collapsed in tsunamis and earthquakes have been rebuilt with steel bones, like the trunks of giant trees; cranes dragged huge neon billboards to the top of shopping malls, and more than a dozen workers rushed around to adjust them.
Angle; every main road is busy with traffic, and the viaducts damaged in the disaster are being rebuilt in full swing. The roads in Tokyo are like a spider web-like maze, orderly but intricate, even with the help of navigation and road signs.
, it is still easy for people who come to this city for the first time to take a wrong turn on a certain road condition and get lost in this developed city.
The eyes of Minamoto Chisheng and Kazama Ruri coincidentally fell in the direction of National University of Tokyo... Rows of century-old trees grow in the back streets of Tokyo University, and the shade of the trees shades the old streets that are dilapidated but full of history.
In fact, it should have been renovated or renovated a long time ago. Over the years, more than one company and even the government were willing to pay high prices to buy the land for commercial development, but they could not find the owner of the land. So for so many years,
It is rare to maintain its original appearance here. If it is sold, it will be like other prosperous places in Shinjuku City. Skyscrapers will rise one after another. Those old houses will be demolished, and the old trees will be uprooted and moved to other places.
In this place, a certain old chef who set up a stall selling ramen also lost his place of residence.
"So if I were a father, I would also be very happy. After more than sixty years of life, I have three more children." Kazama Ruri said, "When I took Xiaomu to visit my father, my father was especially happy. The inheritance of the bloodline
It's part of it, maybe my father has always regarded the descendants of the Sheqiba family as his descendants, but the descendants don't know that such an old man exists, and no one has ever paid filial piety to him or visited him."
"If the old tiger cannot leave his forest alone, let the young male tiger take him away." Yuan Zhisheng nodded, "I will take my father out of Tokyo. I have recently been looking at French bungalows and Montpellier.
Is there a house with a garden and close to the beach in Lie County? I hope the price is more affordable, so that I can have some extra money to buy a fishing boat and go fishing."
"Are the heads of the mafia clan still short of money?" Kazama Liuli asked teasingly.
"Originally, I had private money. Because the family has been unable to make ends meet recently, I can only use my money to fill part of the gap." Yuan Zhisheng sighed slightly, "Other family heads have made private contributions to assist the family. As everyone
The elder couldn't help but say that all I have accumulated in my name over the years is remuneration for performing tasks, which is actually a considerable asset. However, the donations offered by other family heads are too scary. I have saved so much money by myself.
It’s really hard to find much left.”
"If it's private money, Xiaomu and I actually still have some money in our names." Kazama Ruri said softly, "Kirakukan's business has always been good. Except for the operating costs, almost all the profits go to Xiaomu and I."
Down."
"No need. In fact, Yinghe Yaksha and Crow also said that we should raise funds to go to France together, but since I proposed this matter, I should have a plan for my future life." Yuan Zhisheng said, "Also,
I plan to keep my father's land worth 1.2 billion US dollars for him for ten years, so I have paid the land tax for ten years in advance. As for whether it will be developed or used for commercial purposes after ten years, I can only let nature take its own course.
.”
"You've done a good enough job, brother, whether it's Eri's wedding or her father's affairs." Kazama Ruri said, "No one can be perfect. Don't be too harsh on yourself. To say France and Japan
The strict and rigid atmosphere is completely different. It is a country that advocates freedom and romance. Brother, if you have a character like yours, you will be regarded as weird."
"Yeah, it does sound bad. Crows may be able to get along very well." Yuan Zhisheng thought for a while, "But Sakura is probably more weird than me. Sometimes she is more strict than me, but that's okay, just
There won’t be any blond, muscular guys talking to him.”
"Miss Sakura is different. She is a girl. Girls with cooler personalities are sometimes more likable." Kazama Ruri joked, "Besides, Miss Sakura doesn't need to cater to the French people's preferences. Her looks and figure are just the way to go."
Over there, people will strike up a conversation wherever you go."
"You're right, Zhimin. We should prepare to confess to Sakura as soon as possible. I feel a sense of crisis when I hear what you say." Yuan Zhisheng nodded seriously, with a faint smile on his lips.
It can be seen that after chatting with Kazama Ruri, Yuan Zhisheng's tense and tired state has eased a lot, and he is even in the mood to joke... You must know that this young patriarch is famous for his unsmiling nature in the family.
Feng Jian Liuli turned her head and looked at Yuan Zhisheng. The face that looked similar to her own looked even more like him when she smiled. Feng Jian Liuli was slightly absent-minded for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Zhisheng turned around and asked, "I have dark circles under my eyes after staying up late for too many days?"
"No, actually, brother, you look pretty when you smile." Fengjian Liuli said, he looked away and looked at the empty blue sky, his eyes were slightly red, "I just suddenly felt very beautiful, and the beauty was a bit...unreal,
It’s like I’m back when I was a kid, no, better than when I was a kid, it seems like all the suffering I’ve experienced in the past ten years is worth it, I don’t know how long this kind of life will last in the future.”
"It's been a long time... at least that's what I hope." Yuan Zhisheng said softly, "By the way, Zhisheng, do you know how to read World Biology Weekly?"
"I've only seen animal illustrated books, in the elementary school library." Kazama Ruri said.
"It's okay, I'm just talking to you." Yuan Zhisheng said, "Do you still remember the Pinta Island tortoise I mentioned to you before?"
"'Lonely George'?" Kazama Liuli said uncertainly, "Is that the name?"
"Yes, 'Lonesome George' died, facing the direction of its puddle." Yuan Zhisheng said softly, "But genomic microsatellite analysis shows that there may still be Pinta Island giant tortoises alive in the Galapagos.
In the wild of the archipelago, a male turtle was found in the Wolf Volcano area of Isabela Island in the Galapagos Islands. Half of its genes are the same as George's subspecies, so in 2000 on Isabela Island
Among the tortoises, there may be a purebred Pinta Island tortoise."
"So 'George' is not actually lonely?" Kazama Liuli asked.
"No, 'George' is lonely, and its death also makes me sad." Yuan Zhisheng said, "But maybe I am not 'Lonely George'. 'George' has never been able to find its own kind in its entire life.
I can go back to its puddle, but I am different. You are right, little girl, maybe I am not that lonely, but I think of myself as lonely."
"You are a homeless and middle-aged gangster... It's time for us to graduate."
…
The moon and stars are sparse in Sagami Bay tonight.
Located on the Izu Peninsula, the small coastal town of Atami is bustling with activity tonight.