Niwa Arika was born in a big bureaucratic family. Most of her family members were civil servants. They met regularly to exchange information. However, Niwa Arika felt that Kitahara Shuji would probably be very promising in the future, and his background was deep enough, so she mentioned him at the party.
Several times, I asked relatives and friends near and far at home to pay attention to it. If I find out in the future, I can get this kid to work as a coolie. It is very useful.
This is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is a sign of cultivation and support. However, it is not possible for all her relatives to be civil servants. One of them works in a professional baseball team. Through Yuki, she discovered that it is really rare for girls to play Koshien after Shuji Kitahara.
Seeing the commotion in the snow, he discovered the potential of Kitahara Shuji. He was immediately interested and wanted to talk to Kitahara Shuji, but he couldn't get in touch with him.
Then he remembered that one of his family relatives had a good relationship with Kitahara Hidetsu, and he was a helpless person, so he used Niwa Arika to ask for an appointment with Kitahara Hidetsu.
Niwa Arika thought this was a good thing, and as a member of society, relatives and friends who could help would definitely help. She immediately called Kitahara Shuji and asked him what he meant. Her relative was already in Oka.
I was waiting outside the Saki Citizen Stadium. I wanted to treat Kitahara Shuji to a kaiseki meal. No matter what the matter was, I promised to treat him politely and politely, and then send him back to Nagoya properly.
There is no need to choose this attitude. Kitahara Shuji has a favorable opinion of the Niwa family, but he really has no intention of pursuing a career in professional baseball after graduating from high school, and his character cannot be like what Arika Niwa said. He just hangs up the phone if he is not happy.
, he then explained with kind words that I was just doing it for fun during high school, and it might be a hobby in the future, but I really never thought about it as a professional development, and I still have more than a year and a half before I graduate from high school, so
Thank you for your kindness, just forget about eating!
Niwa Arika doesn't mind either. This is a major event that affects her lifelong future. No matter what Kitahara Hideji decides, she will have no objection to letting Kitahara Hideji go to the interview. She doesn't think she has such a big face, and she still acts very measuredly.
But in the end, she said that if Kitahara Shuji changed her mind and wanted to participate in the professional baseball draft in the future, then for her sake, she would give her relatives a chance and at least talk about the conditions once.
She asked him as a friend. Kitahara Shuji had no objection and agreed immediately. Niwa Arika was very happy and said that the next time Kitahara Shuji came to Tokyo, she would treat him to a drink and take Kitahara Shuji to watch geisha dance. According to comedians,
Kitahara Hideji declined again. This Arika Niwa is just a tomboy. She smokes, drinks, and goes to entertainment venues. She is a real modern working woman in Tokyo, which makes his scalp numb.
However, he was quite embarrassed to always reject Arika Niwa like this. He planned to wait for the sake brewery to be built and produce new wine, so he would send two bottles to this woman Niwa and use it as advertising. I feel that this woman is quite popular, maybe
Can open up sales in Tokyo.
The two had a pleasant chat, and the business was not done without hurting their friendship. After the call ended, Kitahara Shuji followed the large army back to Nagoya, and took Yuki back home with him.
This time Fuyumi and the others did not go all the way to watch the game, and their family was well prepared for their return. Yukiri was rushed to take a shower as soon as she entered the door, while Fuyumi made tea for Kitahara Shuji, and Yoko helped Kitahara Shuji.
After changing clothes, Haruna put out a plate of tea and fruit, allowing Kitahara Shuji to enjoy the treatment of being the head of the family.
He was very happy. He just wanted a home like this. After drinking a cup of warm tea comfortably, Fuyumi frowned and said to him, "By the way, someone wants to see you."
"who?"
Fuyumi was not sure, and said hesitantly: "I'm not sure either, maybe it's a scout? Don't make that sound."
Kitahara Shuci has served, are these scouts born in the year of the dog? He has only played two games in total, and these guys came to him just because he smelled it?
He didn't want to see her, and was about to refuse but looked at Fuyumi's expression, which made her a little embarrassed, and asked curiously: "It's hard to refuse? Are you an acquaintance?"
Fuyumi shook her head and said, "I don't know the guy who wanted to see you, but he brought an introducer."
According to Japanese traditional etiquette, it is a serious rudeness to visit someone you do not know, so you will usually bring an introducer to introduce you. As a host, if you have an introducer, then refusing to meet you would be a bit disrespectful to the introducer.
Well, I have to serve you a cup of tea anyway, otherwise it would be considered rude.
Kitahara Hideji didn't think there were any relatives or acquaintances in the Fukuzawa family, so he couldn't help but ask: "Who is the introducer?"
Fuyumi said dejectedly: "He is my grandfather's disciple, my father's companion when he was practicing martial arts. However, we haven't contacted him for many years, and yet he appears now. It's really annoying... Do you want to refuse?"
She said she refused, but her expression was still very awkward, so embarrassing that she was a little irritated. The main reason was that the other party was a senior in the same school. She locked such a person out because she was afraid that her father's reputation would be affected.
Kitahara Shuji thought about it and felt that he should meet him, mainly because of the reputation of that old fox Fukuzawa Naotaka. Now he has naturally fallen into a moral disadvantage in matters related to Fukuzawa Naotaka, and generally takes it seriously, and it is not a big deal.
Yes, Fuyumi is afraid of causing trouble to him, but it’s not really a trouble. She’ll treat him well and have a cup of tea, and then send him away politely and that’s it!
Just like Niwa Arika's side, let's talk it over carefully, it's not a business relationship, and we can deal with each other as usual in the future.
In society, this kind of thing is inevitable and normal.
He gently held Dongmei's little hand and smiled: "It's okay, just meet her once. Don't be upset."
Fuyumi's face turned red and her hands shrank away before she took her hand away. She looked around and found that no one was paying attention before placing some snacks. She muttered in a low voice: "They won't come over until after dinner, and they can't open the store tonight. It's so hard for those people."
There are fewer annoying reporters.”
Speaking of reporters, Kitahara Hideji remembered something and quickly asked: "Isn't that introducer a gang member?"
Naotaka Fukuzawa was not a good guy before, and he was probably involved in gangs. Maybe his fellow apprentices also had some problems, so they had to ask first.
The Japanese yakuza are legal, but this change is not that they are still bastards plus level 3. If they have contact with gang members, even if they are not bastards plus level 3, they are still bastards. Last month, someone in the Japanese cabinet was forced to resign.
The photos he took with key members of the gang more than ten years ago were discovered, and he lost the shame of continuing to serve in the cabinet.
In fact, everyone knows that cabinet members will have some connections with big conglomerates and gangs, but this cannot be made public. Rumors don't matter. Once confirmed, it will be a scandal.
Yuki is receiving widespread attention now. Kitahara Shuji does not allow gang members to enter Fukuzawa's house. This is a matter of principle and there is no negotiation. And if the other party understands the reason, let Fuyumi explain this reason on the phone, and the other party will probably forget it.
Or let the scout do it himself.
Fuyumi shook her head and said, "Probably not. He opened a dojo in Kansai and is quite famous."
"Okay, let's meet in the evening!" Kitahara Xiuji didn't care about this anymore. He said it when he saw someone. Fuyumi immediately took action and prepared to entertain guests in the evening. The Fukuzawa family is a traditional Japanese family deeply influenced by Sinology.
She had to find special tea sets for entertaining guests, and she also had to change her clothes and dress up. She could not be accused of being uneducated and rude, which would embarrass her father and mother.
She was busy at home, and soon it was seven o'clock in the evening, and there was a knock on the door of Chunwei House on time. She quickly went to open the door, and outside the door were two adult men, one in his fifties, with slightly hairy hair.
The other one is grey, in his early thirties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and looks like a gentle animal.
Kitahara Hideji took a quick glance and found that both of them had ten fingers. He was immediately more relieved that the possibility of being a gangster was extremely small, and there should be no problem.
Fuyumi was wearing a small furisode kimono. This was an official visit after being notified by the seniors of the school. Her father was ill and her mother had died. As the eldest daughter, she had to take on the responsibility of being the head of the family (Kitahara Shuji had no choice but to close the door because of his unjust name.
As the head of the household), come up with corresponding reception specifications. Wearing a small furisode kimono is a "ceremony" requirement, and it is also the most appropriate attire for her age and current situation.
She is under twenty years old and cannot wear medium furisode and large furisode until she marries Kitahara Shuji. She cannot wear black furisode even if she is not married. Colored furisode is not formal. At the same time, the visitor is coming to visit, so she cannot wear her mother's furisode.
The one with the Fukuzawa family's dark ori family pattern on the bottom has no ground, so I can only wear a small furisode.
She put her hands on her lower abdomen, her left hand pressed her right hand, and bowed deeply: "Yamane Normal University, sir, welcome to Fukuzawa's house!"
The man in his thirties bowed his head and thanked her, said "Excuse me", and handed over a souvenir. Just as Fuyumi was about to extend her hand to refuse the courtesy, the fifty-year-old Yamane Shihan had already stepped through the door.
, casually said: "We are not outsiders, so there is no need to be so polite."
Then he looked around the room and said with some sadness: "I haven't been here for many years. Is the dojo that was so good back then now like this?"
Naotaka Fukuzawa's dojo couldn't continue to operate, so he converted the dojo into an izakaya. Now, except for the floor, everything else has been changed. He felt very sad when he saw that Fukuzawa's family had just moved to Nagoya to open a dojo. He also participated in the construction of this dojo.
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Dongmei felt a little ashamed and whispered: "My father..."
"Okay, no need to explain. I understand the situation. Your father was a good-for-nothing back then, so I'm not surprised that he is what he is today." Yamane interrupted Fuyumi casually, probably feeling resentful in his heart, but Hideji Kitahara chose
She raised her eyebrows, feeling a little unhappy. Xueli's original cheerful expression also disappeared and was replaced by grievance. She reached out and pulled his sleeve.
Haruna's expression didn't change much, mainly because she had no expression in the first place, and her eyes were still as smooth as a deep pool, while Natsori Natsusa still had a smile on her face, but her eyes obviously started to move downward, and she probably had evil intentions.
Fuyumi clenched her fists tightly, but she endured it and still reached out to invite the two guests in. If they weren't official guests, I believe she would have turned her face. She ordered her sisters to swarm up and beat the two people immediately.
Go out.
She attaches great importance to her family's reputation, and even if she feels unhappy, she can only endure it.
She chose to entertain the guests in Fukuzawa Naotaka's study, invited the two of them to sit down, and directed Haruna to serve tea. Natsori Natsusa was too young to sit on the table, so she knelt down to the side of the study. Akitaro was even younger, and even
Without showing his face, he was placed in the public activity room under the watch of Suzuki and Yoko. Kitahara Shuji sat on the host's table, with Yuki kneeling behind him.
The Yamane teacher didn't mean to introduce himself. He seemed to feel that everyone in the Fukuzawa family should know him. He looked at Kitahara Shuji carefully, nodded slightly and pointed to the gold-rimmed glasses beside him: "This is my nephew Yamane Shigeyoshi.
If he comes to you for something, help him get it done!"
He said it matter of course, and Kitahara Shuji took a breath. It is true that Naotaka Fukuzawa is in a vegetative state, but it is not your turn to give orders here, right?
The Fukuzawa family received you solemnly and treated you like a distinguished guest. Are you being shameless?
His eyes suddenly narrowed, but he didn't turn his face directly. After all, it was unreasonable. He just turned to the slightly embarrassed Yamane Mokichi and asked with a smile: "Mr. Yamane, what's the matter?"
Just follow the introducer’s attitude and don’t even think about anything today!
Even if I give him ten pounds of gold for free, I don’t want it!