Nagayama Naoki has walked the road to Qinglai before, so it is not unfamiliar now.
Driving a Toyota Century to show his formality, Naoki Nagayama took Akina Nakamori to Qinglai’s hometown in the morning... to meet his parents~
In April in Tokyo, cherry blossoms are in full bloom everywhere. The petals falling in the wind fall into the water, and the spring scenery is seen on both sides of the river.
The pink petals are tender and white, just like the cheeks of the girl in the passenger seat, which is endearing~
"Naoki-san, are you nervous?" Akina Nakamori turned her cheek and asked her boyfriend with a smile.
"...a little bit~" Nagayama Naoki looked serious, "After all, it is a very official visit~"
"Don't you feel like your heart is racing and your head is sweating?"
Akina Nakamori didn't believe it, and she even reached out to her boyfriend's forehead. She pouted in disappointment after finding no trace of sweat.
"Eh~~ You're really not nervous..."
Nagayama Naoki was helpless: "Akina can't just because she was so nervous that she was shaking when she went to my house, she wants me to do the same!"
"...Don't say it!"
Akina stretched out her hand and covered Nagayama Naoki's mouth.
"At that time, I just didn't eat in the morning and had some hypoglycemia shaking!!!"
"..."
In fact, everyone who is familiar with Akina knows that although Akina usually looks cheerful and confident, she is a coward at heart. Although she is a top idol singer, her hands will shake before she goes on stage to sing!
However, after this guy took the stage, he was able to fully devote himself to giving a perfect performance... The reason for this situation has always been an unsolved mystery...
You can't fight in the car. After Akina retracted her hand, she started to mutter again:
"Besides father, Mingsui is also here today..."
"Huh?" Nagayama Naoki was subconsciously surprised, "Doesn't that mean we need to prepare another gift..."
"No need~" Nakamori Akina explained, "...just give it to father and mother~"
"That's it~" It seems like this in Neon...
"Besides Akiho...is there anyone else at home?" Nagayama Naoki continued to ask.
"No more...they are all married...moved out~"
Akina Nakamori replied, if for no other reason, young people in this era, especially those in rural areas, generally get married very early.
"That's good~"
Nagayama Naoki is most afraid of five brothers and sisters, parents and grandma, and eight pairs of eyes looking at him alone!
Oh, if you include Akina herself, it will be nine pairs...wait a minute, if you add her nephew, it will be ten pairs!
What a huge family indeed!!!
As the car moves forward, the houses on both sides of the car window begin to become old, mostly made of wood, without the rigidity of reinforced concrete, the streets are no longer cement roads, and you can even occasionally see traces of livestock...
Qinglai City is one of the satellite cities of Tokyo. It is said to be a city, but more like a town.
When Akina arrived, she was sitting aside, looking at the scene outside the window, and her mood became lively.
"Naoki-san, I used to come here to buy groceries!" "Naoki-san, it was the place we came to shoot last time!" "Ah, I haven't eaten dim sum from this place for a long time!"
Naoki Nagayama didn't stop until he reached a house with a flag flying.
As the Toyota Century slowly stopped at the door, Akina Nakamori also took a deep breath:
"arrive...."
"Well, let's go in then!"
Nagayama Naoki got out of the car, took the gift from the trunk, and then looked at the flag next to the house with some curiosity...
"Mingna, I've wanted to ask before, why is the flag always hanging?"
"After I debuted, I rose up... It seemed like I was praying for blessings or something..."
Nakamori Akina said, anyway, it is the habit of the parents’ generation.
"Naoki-san, I'm going to knock on the door!"
"Hi hi hi, I'm ready!"
.......
Entering through the low wall, there is a somewhat narrow entrance hall. Whether it is Sanzakura-in or the current 80 Building, the entrance hall is much larger than here.
However, it was neatly organized and there were slippers that could be changed...
"Ogasan, I'm back!" Akina yelled inside, as if she suddenly felt more confident.
"Welcome back...."
Chieko Nakamori, who was wearing a kimono, walked out with small steps. When she saw Akina Nakamori and Naoki Nagayama, she greeted her very gently.
"Naoki-san is here~"
After all, the first few children are already married, and I have already had this process of meeting my parents four times, so I am naturally very calm.
"Chieko-san, long-lost greetings..." Nagayama Naoki presented his gift, "It's a small thought, but it's not respectful..."
"Arigado! Please come in quickly!"
Chieko took the somewhat heavy gift generously, and then led the two people towards the back room.
Akina Nakamori helped carry the gifts, then held her mother's hand and walked in front, followed by Naoki Nagayama~
When we arrived at the Japanese-style room where we were waiting, we saw Akina's father, Akio Nakamori, already sitting on the tatami, and next to her was her youngest sister, Akiho Nakamori...
"Kyushu greetings... Nakamori-san..." Naoki Nagayama bowed formally and said hello.
"Well, Yongshan-san..."
No matter what his status is outside, now Akio Nakamori is Akina’s father, so he naturally has a good attitude towards his boyfriend who comes to meet him.
"The last time we met was four years ago!"
Although I knew that my daughter was dating Naoki Nagayama, the first time the two met was before Akina's debut, once when they were negotiating to purchase the patent for cat ear hair accessories, and once during a support event.
"Hi~" Nagayama Naoki nodded, "I never had a chance..."
After two sentences, the Japanese room suddenly fell silent, and the two men didn't know what to say anymore.
It was the first time for Naoki Nagayama to meet his parents, while Akio Nakamori didn't know what to ask...
The first few sons-in-law are all ordinary people. Just ask about their career, income, whether they can shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking care of their daughters, etc.~
But the guy opposite... needless to say about his career and income, it can be seen from the fact that he gave his daughter a blue Porsche. Of course, he can give his daughter a wealthy life, and both in appearance and talent.
There is no choice...it's just character...
There may be some mistakes in the reputation spread, but it can't be groundless... But it's not convenient to ask in person.
But at this time, Nagayama Naoki couldn't hold it in anymore... It wasn't because of Akio Nakamori, but because of Akio Nakamori next to him, who kept winking and sitting there with a strange expression...
What does this guy want to do...act as a manga artist?!
"Akiho? What are you doing?!" Fortunately, at this time, Chieko Nakamori came in with tea. When she saw her little daughter's appearance, she quickly scolded her, "You're not a child, how can you be so rude!"
"..." Nakamori Akiho calmed down.
Akina, who followed her mother in, sat next to Naoki Nagayama...
"Naoki-san...please use tea~" Chieko handed the tea to Nagayama Naoki, and then asked smoothly, "Is the situation on the road okay today~"
"Hi, it can be said that it has been a smooth trip..." Nagayama Naoki replied, "It takes about an hour from Taolun to Qinglai..."
"Takanawa? Don't you live in Chiyoda?"
Chieko naturally knew that her daughter was already living in someone else's home, but Akina had just returned from a promotional trip abroad, and she had to meet her parents, so it seemed that she hadn't mentioned the move yet.
"Because Chiyoda's house needs to be renovated, I will temporarily transition to the 80 Building in Takanawa." Nagayama Naoki said it directly without hiding anything.
"I see... Is it inconvenient to work now?"
"Not really..."
Just like this, we started talking about the family relationship, and slowly started chatting. No wonder Akina said that her mother is omnipotent. It can be seen from the way she treats people, at least it is easy to get closer in interpersonal communication.
Akina sometimes helps Naoki Nagayama with supplements. When Akio Nakamori hears about her current job, she will occasionally interject. And Akiho Nakamori will occasionally ask about the current situation in the entertainment industry.
However, what makes Nagayama Naoki feel at ease is that it seems that the novel "Paradise Lost" has not yet spread in the countryside, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be asked at this time~
Naturally, we had to eat lunch at Akina’s hometown. Chieko made her specialty pancakes, and Akina also opened the gifts she brought and took out the medicinal wine that Naoki Nagayama gave to Nakamori Akio. She wanted to have lunch
Have a drink while you're there.
"Let me drive this afternoon~"
As for driving back in the afternoon, Akina said this to Naoki Nagayama.
I don’t know what this little girl wants to do...
"Naoki boy!" After a few glasses of highly medicinal wine, Nakamori Akio's face turned red and his tone began to relax, "If you marry my daughter, do you know that you must devote yourself to it?!"
"Hey! I can!"
Nagayama Naoki nodded repeatedly. It was impossible to say no at this time. Even the future father-in-law across from him did not devote himself to his wife...
After a few more drinks, even my eyes became blurry:
"If you dare to bully Akina, I won't let you go! Do you understand?!"
"Hey, it won't happen~"
Although he is not very qualified as a father, at this time, even if he is just pretending, he still has some responsibility~
But as he continued to drink, Nakamori Akio became even more drunk... How could such a drinker inherit a drunkard like Akina?
It wasn't until he saw Aunt Chieko drinking her fourth glass of wine without changing her expression that Nagayama Naoki finally understood.
"Naoki-san, please forgive my husband for being rude. He doesn't usually drink alcohol..."
Chieko helped Akio Nakamori, who was about to get drunk, back to the bedroom, and then continued to entertain Naoki Nagayama.
"Ha, I don't drink this high-quality liquor often..." Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "It's indeed a bit too strong. From now on, just one or two glasses per meal will be fine~"
"Well, I will remind you~"
Chieko sighed. Nakamori Akio and her were almost separated now. If there were not two daughters who were not married, their marriage might have come to an end...
Thinking of this, she looked at Nagayama Naoki:
"Naoki-san, my Akina has a strong personality and is very reckless. If I cause you trouble in life, I hope you can be more tolerant~"
Naoki Nagayama said quickly:
"No, Ming Na is a very good woman. I am lucky to be able to date her!"
Akina, who was at the side, was very upset when she heard her mother's words, but she was full of smiles when she heard her boyfriend's words. Chieko sighed secretly, she was completely manipulated~
"Let's talk about this...about Akina's work..." Chieko suddenly thought of this. Nakamori Akina is still working in the entertainment industry. "If Akina marries you, Naoki-san hopes that Akina will return to the family.
?"
"Chieko-san, Akina and I have discussed this point..." Nagayama Naoki glanced at his girlfriend, "I am not the kind of old-school family that requires my wife to give up everything and take care of the family wholeheartedly...
..If Akina doesn’t like singing anymore, she can choose what she wants to do... Women in the new era should have their own dreams..."
Chieko breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the relief on her daughter's face, and sighed:
"So that's it... That's great~"
When she was young, Chieko was also a girl with her own dreams, but after getting married, she gave up her dreams and became a housewife.
Although I am very proud to have raised six children into adulthood, I still feel a little regretful when I think about my dream... But it seems that my daughter can take care of both~
Nakamori Akina leaned on her mother's shoulder:
"Whenever I no longer want to sing, I will become a kindergarten teacher...to take care of children! Children are the cutest!"
"If you like children so much, have one yourself!"
Chieko tapped Nakamori Akina's forehead, which made Akina blush and said coquettishly:
"I'm still so young..."
"When I was your age, I already gave birth to Akiko!"
"...."
Naturally, Nagayama Naoki couldn't get involved in the above conversation, so he could only eat the dishes on the table silently. The croquettes were indeed very good... The texture was chewy, the gravy was rich, and it was full of meat and oil aroma...
...
.........
The atmosphere at the table without Akio Nakamori was very harmonious, and after the meal, the chat in the Japanese room was also very harmonious.
We even talked about when we planned to get married...
"About this, I'm not too anxious yet... After all, we are only in our early 20s, and there are still many things we have not experienced~" Nagayama Naoki looked at Akina, "I will consider getting married in about one or two years..
....”
"Yes, yes..." Akina nodded beside her, "I still don't want to settle down in the past two years..."
When Chieko saw her daughter saying this, she didn't say much, but she felt a pity in her heart. She couldn't rest assured that such a good man had a reputation for being a playboy before, so he couldn't rest assured...
I need to talk to Akina in private afterwards, since getting married won't affect anything anyway...
At this moment, Chieko saw the eyes of her youngest daughter Akiho, remembered the conversation last night, and sighed in her heart...
"Naoki-san, speaking of which, Akiho is also very interested in the entertainment industry. From the perspective of a brokerage company boss, do you think she has the potential to develop in the entertainment industry?"
The meaning of the question is very clear. If she has potential, please help her make her debut~
"Well...."
Nagayama Naoki doesn't have any objection to Akina, nor does Akina at this period. The two have been sisters since childhood. Although the younger sister has been a little jealous of the elder sister in recent years, this is also a normal reaction...if I can help
, it’s not impossible to help a little bit...
But making a debut at this time is not a good choice!
"Chieko-san, Akiho-chan..." Nagayama Naoki's face became serious, and he looked at the two of them respectively, "If Akiho just wants to experience the feeling of being an idol, then it's okay, I can arrange her debut.
Related operations, this is just a trivial matter..."
He pinched Akina's hand stretched out from under the table to tell her not to worry, and then continued,
"However, if Mingsui wants to pursue idoldom as a career and become a star, to be honest, there is no chance now~"
"Ever since Yamaguchi Momoe's time, the selection of idols has never stopped, and "A Star! Born!" is just one of them. There are many such selections like "Hideki Saijo's Younger Brothers".
...Every year, dozens or hundreds of candidate idols are exported to the entertainment industry...There are also high school idol programs like "Twilight Meow Meow"..."
"To put it bluntly, there are so many idols nowadays that they are already bad..."
Naoki Nagayama’s words are very direct and weighty,
"There are too many idols, good and bad, which has caused people's sense of idols to be greatly weakened. The industry has already felt this trend... In the next ten years, I think there will be an 'ice age' of idols...
.Except for idols who currently have a huge fan base, it is very difficult for other idols to get ahead..."
"Even top idols like Akina and Seiko Matsuda are seeking transformation..."
He looked at Nakamori Akiho and said seriously:
"If Ming Sui wants to be a star, then she can take two paths now, one is music and singing skills, and become a singer; the other is to further study acting skills and become an actor... With the influence of Ming Na and me
, if you have talent, there will be no problem in getting ahead~"
"If you are just interested in entering the entertainment industry, then being an agent or doing behind-the-scenes planning are all options... There are many choices in this area, and the opportunities will be greater..."
Nagayama Naoki actually suggested that Akiho become an agent, planner, etc. After all, if you want to be a star, the most important thing is that your appearance must be distinctive...
Whether you are beautiful and ugly, you can naturally attract attention. If you are ugly, you can be a special actor and make people remember you.
Akiho Nakamori is not ugly, how could a young and lively girl be so ugly?
Just... relatively ordinary~
Just like all the living beings seen on the street, the kind of ordinary people that no one will remember.
Listening to Nagayama Naoki's introduction, both Chieko and Nakamori Akiho began to think seriously. For the first time, they felt that the future was so clear...
Akina Nakamori said from the side:
"You have to think carefully... In addition to hard work, there are many, many other bad things in the entertainment industry..."
Finally it was Chieko who spoke:
"Arigado, Naoki-san...I'll let Akiho think it over..."
"If you want my help, just ask..."
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Next, Chieko gently dropped the topic, shifted the question to another aspect, and continued to learn about her daughter's boyfriend.
Today's visit didn't end until after three o'clock. After Naoki Nagayama said goodbye, Akina Nakamori led her almost sober boyfriend into the car.
"Is the Toyota Century too big for Akina?" Nagayama Naoki looked at his girlfriend adjusting the seat and smiled, "Can Akina drive it?"
"Silly tape! No, you are looking down on me!" Nakamori Akina was full of confidence, "Isn't it just that the body is a little bigger~"
"The horsepower is also much higher..."
As I said that, I felt the car start to start, which was surprising...
"Akina-chan, relax..." Nagayama Naoki immediately woke up and comforted him softly, "Don't step on the accelerator so hard all at once..."
"Oh~~~"
After listening to Naoki Nagayama's words, Akina gradually became familiar with the Toyota Century, until she finally got on the highway safely~
On the way, Akina, who was driving, suddenly asked: "Naoki-san...Are you embarrassed by Mingsui's matter..."
"Of course not~" Naoki Nagayama replied casually, "The cost of launching an idol is actually not high... What I said before is indeed true..."
"But for Akiho-chan, it's better not to rush into the entertainment world... The entertainment world is not a good place, there are too many temptations, Akiho-chan is different from Akina, she can't grasp it...
..."
There is so much feasting and entertainment, surrounded by flattery and calculations, as well as hard work and pressure... Ordinary girls cannot hold on without a little tenacity...
Although Akina can't see it on the surface, her inner strength and stubbornness are more prominent than ordinary people...
What ordinary girl can continue to participate and win the chance to debut after being eliminated three times in the finals of "A Star! Is Born!"~
"In short, I still hope Akiho can find an ordinary job~" Nagayama Naoki said, "If you really want to enter the entertainment industry, it would be better to work behind the scenes..."