792, Meeting parents, how to quickly break the awkwardness...
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It snowed again last night, and the wind continued until one or two o'clock in the morning...
How did Naoki Nagayama know?
Because a nervous girlfriend couldn't sleep until one or two o'clock in the morning, she pulled Naoki Nagayama to ask all kinds of things, whether it was a suitable gift to prepare, what were the character traits of Nagayama's parents, and were there any?
There are certain customs to pay attention to and so on.
In the end, I fell asleep and kept turning over... until dawn the next day.
It seems to be a regular pattern, it snowed all night and it was sunny during the next day.
Nagayama Naoki and Nakamori Akina got up very early this time and drove back in the snow in time for lunch. It was probably much slower than before... If they wanted to arrive before noon, there wouldn't be so much time to waste.
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Nagayama Naoki simply made breakfast and saw Akina hurriedly ran down and stood in front of him:
"Naoki-san, can't you see the dark circles under my eyes? And this pimple on my forehead..."
Yes, being too nervous caused acne to appear~
"Peace of mind, you can't see it!"
Nagayama Naoki looked at Akina, who was wearing light makeup in front of him. He still looked a little tired and his eyes were bloodshot. On the one hand, he didn't sleep well, and on the other hand, he was really busy with work recently.
"Besides, acne is a symbol of youth, so what does it matter~"
"..." Nakamori Akina looked at it again and again with the small mirror in her hand, "I want to go to Naoki-san's house in the best condition!"
Looking at the fair and tender cheeks in front of him, Nagayama Naoki came forward and kissed:
“It looks great already!”
"Ah... Naoki-san!" Akina was a little annoyed and punched Nagayama Naoki's arm with a small fist, "I'm going to touch up my makeup again!"
"...."
With such a delicate face and no powder stuck on it, what should I be afraid of...
Even with Nagayama Naoki's comfort, Nakamori Akina did not really relax. After eating breakfast, packing up gifts, and getting in the car, she was still a little restless.
"Naoki-san, did you forget to bring anything?" Akina Nakamori asked, looking at the gifts on the back seat.
"I can't even remember the things I forgot to bring~" Naoki Nagayama shook his head.
"Naoki-san, where's the gift for Weeda?" Akina was still patrolling.
"In the trunk~"
"Oh~"
About to drive, Akina suddenly saw the big dog outside the car window:
"Ah, Naoki-san, Taro Taro didn't bring him!"
"We're only going back for one day... There's no need to bring Taro Ying..."
"Oh~"
"...."
After the car started, Akina finally calmed down, but she still looked at the scenery outside the window nervously.
Are you so nervous...Naoki Nagayama is a little helpless.
So I found an album "Floating Space" by Aran Zhizi in the tape in the car and played it. The famous citypop singer in the 1980s, with his lazy voice and relaxing melody, made the car seem to become a bar at night, with alcohol
The intoxicated and slow-dancing crowd filled the air with a relaxing atmosphere~
Sure enough, after hearing the music, Akina seemed to relax a lot and even started to hum along.
"Naoki-san... I seem to be hearing more and more songs of this style~"
"Well...citypop, disco, rock and roll..." Naoki Nagayama gave an example, "After the neon ballad craze, I became more and more exposed to Western music...
..There will be more and more songs like this! Just like the Japan Record Awards, maybe pop music will be chosen. This is a trend~"
"That's it~"
Nakamori Akina has not yet considered the music style at this time, she just simply thinks these songs are good to listen to.
"Maybe Akina will sing this type of song in the future!"
Nagayama Naoki said that he knew that Akina had a song "OH, NO! OH, YES!" in her later period, which was also a widely sung city pop song.
"It should be very easy to sing..." Akina said with a smile. This kind of brisk music style will make you very happy when singing.
Just like that, the two of them were chatting and listening to music while driving, and their nervousness seemed to disappear.
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On the expressway from Tokyo to Shizuoka, the snow on the road should have been cleared by snow plows, but there is still thick snow on both shoulders of the road.
Looking to both sides from the highway, only the brown trunks and some green leaves of the trees can be seen in the distant woods. The rest of the place is completely white, slightly melting in the sunlight, reflecting the crystal light.
But when you get to the beach, it's better. You can see the blue sea on the other side... The never-ending waves hit the shore, and the white waves they bring up sometimes mix with the waves on the shore.
The snow is gathered together, making it difficult to distinguish~
The slippery ground made it difficult to drive too fast. It was already past 11 o'clock when Naoki Nagayama arrived in Shizuoka, and he drove a full hour longer than before.
"We're finally here!" Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the building that was starting to become familiar to him.
"Is it about to arrive?" Akina next to her visibly stiffened a little, and suddenly looked at the gas station next to her and said, "Naoki-san... Hey, we've arrived at the gas station, don't you need to refuel?"
"Eh? There's still plenty of oil..." Nagayama Naoki looked at the strange nervous yet shy expression on Akina's face, and seemed to understand something... "Ahem, just fill it up...
...By the way, I just want to go to the bathroom...Does Akina want to go?"
"I'm going to touch up my makeup..."
Sure enough, being so nervous that I wanted to go to the toilet... has almost become a meme on "The Best Ten"~
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Finally, the car drove to the familiar building!
Naoki Nagayama got out of the car, picked up his things, and said with a smile: "The most critical moment has arrived. I will see my father and mother soon. Is Akina even more nervous?"
"..." Why do you suddenly want to punch this handsome face?!
"Okay, follow me!"
Without continuing to create tension, Nagayama Naoki took the lead and pushed open the courtyard door, and then walked towards the house door.
"Father, mother... I'm back!" Nagayama Naoki opened the door and walked to the entrance hall, shouting towards the house.
"Welcome home!"
Nagayama Nanako walked out of the kitchen and immediately saw the beautiful girl following her son... she was a little stunned...
This is how people usually meet celebrities suddenly~
"Mom, this is my girlfriend Akina Nakamori..." Naoki Nagayama had to introduce, "Akina, this is my mother Nanako Nagayama~"
Nakamori Akina immediately bowed and said in a very fast tone: "Nanako-san, this is the first time we meet. I am Nakamori Akina who is dating Naoki-san... Please give me your advice in the future~"
"Ah, I am Naoki's mother...please give me some advice..."
Although she had already met her eldest brother Aoki's girlfriend once, so she had some experience, but at this time, her mother Nanako was also a little nervous. After all, the first one was an ordinary small town girl, and the other was a nationally famous star.
After the two introduced each other, I didn’t know how to continue for a while~
Just as he was about to freeze at the entrance, Naoki Nagayama broke the deadlock:
"Mom, Akina brought you a gift~"
"Ah, yes." Akina Nakamori hurriedly found a portion from the bag in her hand and handed it to Nanako Nagayama, "Nanako-san, this is the silk scarf I brought when I went abroad..."
Mother Nanako also took it, as if the process had just begun, and she began to be humble:
"Ah, thank you so much~ Why are you spending so much money..."
"No, no, because I saw it and thought it would be a good fit..."
"Come in quickly and put your things down..."
The polite words exchanged between you and me became the best icebreaker tool, quickly restoring the atmosphere between Nakamori Akina and her mother Nanako to a non-awkward situation.
Otherwise, this kind of polite words will be passed down. This is the practical experience of the previous generation. It is really useful to quickly close the distance!
When I walked to the Japanese-style room in the living room, my father, Ken Nagayama, was dressed very formally, pretending to be sitting upright and reading a newspaper...
"Father, this is my girlfriend Akina Nakamori~" Naoki Nagayama introduced again, "Akina, this is my father Ken Nagayama..."
"Nagayama-san, this is the first time we meet... I am Nakamori Akina!" Nakamori Akina bowed again and said hello, "Please give me your advice~"
"Well...this is the first time we meet, please give me some advice." Nagayama Ken nodded seriously, his eyes seemed to look at Akina Nakamori, and then he lowered his head and looked at the newspaper.
Akina Nakamori became even more nervous, but under Naoki Nagayama's eyes, she still remembered her gift:
"Yongshan Sang, this is a gift for you...I heard that you like to drink tea, so I asked someone to bring Mingqian Longjing from China..."
Yongshan Jian raised his head again and took the gift bag: "Thank you for your hard work!"
"..." Nakamori Akina slowly retracted her outstretched arm, not knowing how to reply for a while.
Naoki-san’s father is really so reticent!
Nagayama Naoki didn't pay attention. He put the gift in his hand and the gift bag in Akina's hand in the corner of the living room, and said to his mother who just came in:
"Mom, there are some gifts for eldest brother and Weeda... Tsuruko's share will be given directly to her~"
"It's really troublesome..." Nagayama Nanako brought two cups of hot tea and asked Nagayama Naoki and Nakamori Akina to sit down, "It must be cold on the road, come and have a cup of hot tea..."
"Arigado~" Nakamori Akina took the tea and then knelt down on the mat honestly, as if participating in some ceremony.
Mother was busy for a while, and when the four of them finally sat around the low table...the real test was about to come!
Some people say that bringing your boyfriend/girlfriend home is actually an interview, and you need the approval of both parents to continue the relationship... It makes some sense~
So the elders must ask questions first:
"Akina-chan, when did you meet my Naoki?"
"In Showa 56..." Akina Nakamori still remembers, "we met while dancing~"
"Are you actually in a dance hall?" Mother Nanako was a little surprised, "Akina-chan was just in high school at that time..."
Nagayama Naoki felt his thigh under the table being grabbed by Akina's hand...it hurt...
"Well, at that time, I was celebrating adulthood with my eldest sister at home..." Akina Nakamori explained carefully, absolutely not wanting to leave the impression of a bad girl on Naoki-san's parents.
"Oh~ Then we really need to celebrate..." Nagayama Nanako nodded, "Akina-chan also debuted that year, right?"
"Hi, I participated in "A Star! Is Born!" that year."
"Have you liked singing since you were a child? That's why you want to participate in the talent show?"
"My mother likes singing very much, so I also like it... The main reason for participating in the talent show is to become a star and make money to support the family..."
"What a filial daughter~"
"where......"
"I heard Mincai Jiang is a big family?"
"Hi...there are six of us brothers and sisters..."
"..."
Mainly, mother Nanako was talking, Nakamori Akina answered politely, Nagayama Naoki occasionally helped with answers, and the last of the four, father Nagayama Ken, was silently drinking tea and listening, occasionally nodding or smiling.
one time......
After chatting for almost half an hour, the whistle of the pressure cooker came from the kitchen, and her mother Nanako suddenly remembered:
"Ah, there's still soup simmering in the kitchen..."
He quickly stood up and rushed towards the kitchen.
Akina Nakamori also stood up: "I'm here to help too..."
"How is that possible~ Akina-chan is a guest~"
"Stay with tape, I cook all the food at home..."
"Then why are you so embarrassed..."
During the conversation, the two of them went to the kitchen to work together, but the atmosphere was much more relaxed than the previous simple chat. You could also hear Akina praising the aroma of the soup and saying that Naoki-san's cooking skills were inherited from Nanako-san.
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No matter what, it's never wrong to praise the other person's son...
Unexpectedly, Akina is very good at establishing a relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law~
Nagayama Naoki took a sip of tea, looked at his father opposite, and happened to catch Nagayama Ken's eyes:
"Why didn't dad ask?"
"Your mother asked... I don't know what to ask..." Ken Nagayama said, and then looked at Naoki Nagayama, "Besides... Naoki, you have grown up.
His achievements are far higher than your father's, even higher than your grandfather's. You still have to make your own decisions."
"Haha, my father is still very good at talking~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.
"..."
For a moment, Yongshan Ken didn't know whether he should scold this frivolous son...
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The lunch was extremely rich, including shrimps just caught in Shizuoka, as well as the specialty grilled eel, kelp rib soup, curry wagyu, rare honeydew melon, and many side dishes...
It is simply richer than the New Year's Eve dinner. This must have been prepared by my mother early, and maybe with the help of my father.
"I'm starting~"
Naoki Nagayama had been driving all morning, and he had almost digested his breakfast, so he ate a big meal.
Akina Nakamori, who was next to her, was holding the dishes in her mouth quietly, without even the sound of chewing being heard, fully embodying the demeanor of being silent while eating and sleeping.
My father was also eating silently, and my mother would occasionally ask if the food was to Mingcai's taste.
"Is the eldest brother the chef in today's izakaya?" Naoki Nagayama asked.
"Well, he can now be on his own~" Father nodded. Ever since his eldest brother got married and had children, he seemed to have really settled down and rarely even went fishing.
"That's it... Then maybe I can try the program I mentioned before next year~" Naoki Nagayama whispered.
"What program?" Akina Nakamori was a little curious.
"A food variety show~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "I plan to use the izakaya at home as one of the scenes..."
"Eh~~"
After chatting for a while, Nagayama Naoki looked at his father again:
"By the way, mom and dad...didn't they buy an apartment in Bunkyo District before?"
"Well, that's what happened. What's wrong?"
"It has risen a lot now..." Nagayama Naoki asked, "I think the housing prices in Tokyo will still rise in the next few years, and it will be very fast... So I want to ask
Do you want to mortgage that house and take out a loan to buy two smaller ones..."
"Is this possible? What about repaying the loan?"
"The increase in housing has been fully covered, and will exceed it by a lot..." Naoki Nagayama said, "If you agree, I will arrange to continue the mortgage, and then in the end, sell the first one...
..forming a positive cycle...the estimated time is within five years..."
"this...."
My father was a little unsure, but my mother, Nanako, was very relaxed.
"Just listen to Naoki. Naoki now makes more money than us and even my grandfather combined... You won't be wrong to listen to him!"
"Then I'll start making arrangements when I get back~" Naoki Nagayama decided directly.
The parents use the circular mortgage operation to double their assets, the eldest brother earns more money through the program, and the relatives basically don’t have to worry about life~
