Chapter 760 The 14 children of Gu Mu and his wife [4300]
"To be honest, I didn't take Elodie's request to heart at first."
"The reason why my husband and I provide swordsmanship instruction is purely out of interest and we never thought about getting any reward."
"If she can have such a grateful heart, we will be satisfied."
"But I can't stand this kid's enthusiasm."
"There's a whole attitude of 'If you don't want me to help you keep accounts, I'll never come to play with you again'."
"There was no other way, so I handed her a brand new account book as a joke and asked her to try to keep accounts for our store for a few days."
"Then……"
Having said this, Amachi paused and pursed his lips towards the account book in Qingtou's hand.
"We received this beautiful account book that is perfect and perfect."
"To be honest, when I looked through this account book for the first time, I couldn't believe my eyes."
"My husband once worked in a warehouse, so he is very good at keeping accounts. He has always been in charge of our store's account books."
When talking about her husband's merits, A-Machi's pretty face was immediately filled with unabashed pride.
"My husband is making calculations at such a fast speed! The naked eye can hardly keep up!"
As she spoke, she raised her left hand to simulate an abacus.
"As far as bookkeeping skills are concerned, I can guarantee that even experienced businessmen who have been in the business world for decades can't compare to my husband!"
"I'm used to seeing excellent account books written by my husband."
"So, those kind of average-quality account books are simply not something I can judge."
"That's why I was so surprised when I saw this account book written by this kid."
"What's even more amazing is that this kid doesn't need an abacus when keeping accounts!"
"No matter what kind of numbers they are, whether they are added up or subtracted, she can immediately calculate the accurate answer in her mind just by looking at it. Her accounting efficiency is even higher than that of my husband!"
“No matter how fast the abacus is, it can’t tell the answer at a glance.”
"Mr. Ju, you must be exposed to all kinds of account books in your daily life, right?"
"So you should be able to see how powerful this account book in your hand is, right?"
Next to him, Mai Kinoshita nodded slightly and showed an expression of admiration.
As experts, they naturally know how high the quality of this account book is.
It's not just about beautiful handwriting.
To put it simply - the most valuable thing about it is that it does not have any redundant information and is very concise.
All important entry data are available.
There is no professional accounting in Japan today.
When it comes to keeping accounts, they are either messing around or simply acting according to "ancestral rules."
Of course, more often than not, it’s a combination of both—both messing around and acting according to “ancestral rules.”
The format is messy; the writing is irregular; all kinds of messy things are written down all at once... This is what the "Dajin Book" is, and that's why it's so torturous.
Qingdeng didn’t understand accounting, let alone the history of accounting.
Therefore, he does not know whether there is a systematic accounting discipline in the Western world.
No matter what, one thing is for sure - Elodie must have received professional training in this field!
If not, she would never have been able to write such a mature and high-level account book!
If you think about it carefully, she is the granddaughter of a businessman.
That being the case, it's not surprising that she has such skills.
——This child... is not simple!
I'm ashamed to say it... Qingden had always treated Elodie as a child.
But now, he found that it was time to put away this arrogant mentality.
Although she has a lolita body, her abilities are really quite big!
Qingdeng was still immersed in surprise.
Suddenly, Kinoshita Mai's excited words brought his consciousness back to reality.
"Elodie, you are so amazing!"
"I thought my accounting skills were already excellent."
"But compared to you, my level is still far behind!"
Kinoshita Mai looked at Elodie with admiration on her face, her eyes flashing as if little stars would pop out of her eyes at any moment.
"..."
Qingdeng silently turned sideways and once again cast a strange look at the girl in red.
"No, sisters?!" - He started to question silently with his eyes.
It’s okay to not know the specific address of Gu Mu and his wife. After all, this kind of thing is quite normal.
But you don’t even know that Elodie is proficient in accounting?
Are you and her really good friends who talk about everything?
Although Qingdeng didn't say a word, what he wanted to say was conveyed to the other party through his eyes.
Kinoshita Mai let out a weird cry, lowered her head slowly, her eyes wandered, and her face turned red with shame.
It's like a child who has done something wrong and is consciously facing the wall.
"Hmm... This, this is something that can't be helped!"
She tried hard to explain.
"I don't like to know other people's secrets."
"Elodie never told me that she knew how to keep accounts, so naturally I don't understand anything..."
After Qingdeng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, he had no intention of mocking Kinoshita Mai.
Although he has not known Elodie for as long as Kinoshita Mai, it has been more than three years at any rate.
But in the end, he also knew nothing about Elodie.
If he hadn't met the Gu Mu couple today, he really didn't know when he would have known about Elodie's ability.
Because he is a person with many secrets, Qingdeng never talks much and rarely pries into other people's secrets until absolutely necessary.
As for why Elodie is so tight-lipped about this and hasn't revealed her specialty to Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita for so long... it's probably because she is a relatively low-key person.
Elodie is a good child who is humble, gentle, and never competitive. She is really the ideal daughter.
People with typical personalities... As far as Qingto knows, there is Boss Kiryu.
To this day, Qingto still doesn’t know how many subjects Kiryuu’s boss is proficient in and how many skills he possesses.
Boss Kiryu is just like Doraemon, answering all requests.
Whenever others ask him for help, he will always help them solve their doubts or resolve their misfortunes, and then say the following sentence in a leisurely manner: I once studied YY at XX.
Even though he is such a god, Boss Kiryu has never announced it to the outside world, let alone used it as a capital to show off.
Qingdeng lowered his head and looked back at the account book in his palm. He flipped through a few more pages and then closed it gently, rubbing the cover with his palm.
——That's great... It would be great if "Otsubo" could also have such quality... Huh? Wait...!
In an instant, Qingdeng felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.
He seemed to have thought of something, his eyes fixed on the account book in his hand.
The reason why Komaki Goro mentioned "Elodie is good at keeping accounts" was purely to change the topic and liven up the atmosphere.
However... Judging from the current situation, the atmosphere at the scene has not only become less active, but has become even weirder.
Kinoshita Mai and Elodie ignored it for the time being, and saw Qingden staring closely at the account book in his palm, his face full of thinking, and his spirit was terrifyingly concentrated.
Komaki Goro originally wanted to ask out loud, but considering that Qingto seemed to be thinking about the problem now, he suppressed the urge to ask.
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Fortunately, Qingdeng's strange state did not last long.
After a moment, he raised his head as if he had come to his senses.
He first looked at the Gu Mu couple opposite, then turned his head sharply and stared directly at Elodie.
"… Elodie."
"Eh?! Yes, yes!"
The sudden call made the blonde Loli startled.
She straightened her back like a reflex, tightened her nerves and muscles, pursed her lips, and looked at Qingdeng nervously, their eyes meeting each other.
Qingdeng opened his mouth - just as he was about to say something, he suddenly stopped.
"...Forget it, let's talk about it later."
Qingdeng's surprise made everyone at the scene, Monk Zhang Er, confused.
Fortunately, at this moment, two crisp sounds of "pop" and "pop" were heard - Ating clapped his hands.
When Qingdeng and others followed the sound and looked over, she said with a smile:
"Okay, okay~ Let's stop talking about the account books here! Let's talk about something more relaxed and enjoyable now!"
Although Qingdeng's strange behavior just now made everyone have questions, no one asked more questions.
Everyone at the scene, including Aomori, consciously cooperated with Atachi and no longer talked about the account books or Elodie.
New topic—coincidentally, Qingdeng had a brand-new question that was ready to come out at this moment.
There was a part of what Atachi said just now that made him very concerned.
After hesitating for a moment, he cleared his throat:
"Mrs. Gu Mu, you just said that you are a mother who has raised many children... Excuse me, where are your children now?"
As he asked, he turned his head and looked around.
A long time has passed since they visited the private residence of Gu Mu and his wife.
But so far, apart from Gu Mu and his wife, Qingdeng has not seen anyone else in this house.
It seems that only Gu Mu and his wife live in this house.
Apart from the two of them, there were no other guests.
Logically speaking, given the age of Gu Mu and his wife, they should have children.
Is it because they have separated from their children?
Or...is there some other reason?
Anyway, this was not something that couldn't be asked, so Qingden simply asked questions at once.
Amachi seemed to be happy to answer the question raised by Aonto.
As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, she smiled and said eagerly:
"Houhouhou~~This is a good question!"
"We separated from our children a long time ago."
"Nowadays, they are all living a peaceful life in other places."
Speaking of this, A-Machi paused for a moment as if to show off.
When she spoke again, she had a playful look on her face.
"How about it? Are you interested in hearing what kind of jobs our sons and daughters are engaged in now?"
Before Qingdeng could speak, a girl in red said first:
"I want to hear it!"
Kinoshita Mai leaned forward and looked at Atachi excitedly.
With such an appearance, he almost has "curiosity" and "gossip" written all over his face.
Ayoto was already used to this - he knew that the neurotic Mai Kinoshita must know nothing about the descendants of the Furumaki couple!
Elodie on the side also showed an interesting expression at this time.
Amachi leisurely picked up the tea beside his knees, took a sip, and then said in a long tone like "grandma telling her grandson a bedtime story":
"My husband and I have a total of 6 sons and 8 daughters."
"Luckily, they all grew up healthy and no one died young."
Qingdeng couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this amount.
14 kids!
Judging from their appearance, Gu Mu and his wife should be under 50 years old.
The suitable age for women to have children is under forty.
After the age of forty, it is not easy to get pregnant.
Even if you are pregnant, there are extremely high risks of giving birth.
In other words, a woman's "pregnant period" is not that long.
One person gave birth to 14 children... This is too fertile!
At the rate of one baby every two years, it will take at least 28 years to give birth.
Having given birth to children for 28 consecutive years—Aoto couldn’t help but cast admiring glances at Atachi.
Amachi noticed Aoto's gaze and also understood Aoto's eyes.
She smiled, her eyes full of tenderness.
"I like children very much, so I don't think breeding offspring is a very hard task. Anyway, I enjoy it."
"Every time a new life is born in my body, I just feel sincere joy."
"After all... it can be said that my husband and I have endured a lot of hardships before we can live a peaceful life where we can safely have children."
"Ah, I'm sorry, I seem to have gone off topic."
"Where did I just say that? Oh, yes, I remembered it."
"As I said just now, our children are now living a peaceful life in other places."
"The eldest son likes medicine, so he became a doctor."
"The eldest daughter likes clothes, so she became a tailor."
"The second son likes to be lively, so he opened an izakaya."
…
A-Machi explained the jobs that their children are currently engaged in one by one like a treasure trove.
Doctors, tailors, izakaya owners, novelists, teachers... are all very ordinary and common professions.
As soon as Omachi finished speaking, Goro Komaki grinned and added:
"I originally hoped that one of my descendants would be a swordsman."
"I didn't expect that... among the 14 children, not one of them is interested in swordsmanship."
"But this is fine."
Speaking of this, Goro Komaki's facial features softened.
"The children are independent and are all engaged in careers they like... For parents, there is nothing more gratifying than this."
Atachi nodded in agreement!
"Yes, that's it!"
"Being able to see all the children living ordinary and happy lives makes me feel that all the hardships I have endured have paid off."
Goro Komaki answered the question:
"The children have spread their wings and are flying high. They no longer need the company of us two old guys."
"So, we separated from our children, left them, came to Kyoto, sold wagashi, and planned to spend the rest of our lives like this."
"Although very occasionally, I can't help but miss my children."
"But...this is fine."
"We are satisfied if we can maintain the status quo."
"We are no longer willing to ask for more."
The couple finished talking.
The separation of parents and children... This is a rather sad thing.
However, the strange thing is that there is no trace of sadness or helplessness in the words of the two couples - only joy and relief.
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