Shinjuku Ward is one of the cores of Tokyo, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office is located in the area, which is known as the heart of the city with a bustling business and entertainment facilities, a concentration of colleges and universities, and many large corporate headquarters. In a place like this, the price of land will not be cheap. And the owner of such a large mansion with an exquisite courtyard covering an area of several acres of land on this quiet boundary is definitely not an ordinary person.

I drove the car into Takeshita Kusakei at the gate of Sakurai-sensei's yard, and followed the instructions of Sakai Chie all the way to stop next to some other mid-to-high-end vehicles. Walking out of the cab, he unconsciously looked around at the large mansion with a traditional Japanese courtyard. I finally understood why Sakai Chie said that Sakurai Sensei is not the kind of person who can be hired if he has money, after all, the other party will not be a master who is short of money at all.

Sakai Chie, who was familiar with the road as if she was going home, led Takeshita Kusa and Kitagawa mother and daughter directly to a big house. The four of them, who had taken off their shoes, walked along a long corridor underneath the room, turned a corner, and walked a few more meters into a spacious living room.

Not only did this room gather a lot of parents with children, but it didn't make it noisy because of the crowd. Even if there are people who know each other very well, they didn't gather together to chat quietly, but simply nodded their heads, but in their hearts they wished that their children could pass the interview. Silently, they sat on their knees, seemingly very patiently waiting for the beginning of this decisive future for their children.

About a quarter of an hour, an old woman in her sixties, dressed in the most traditional Japanese kimono, with a good temperament and spirit, led two women in their thirties and forties, who were also dressed in kimonos, into the door from outside. In an instant, all the parents and children sat up straight. The men's hands rested neatly on each of their thighs, while the women folded their hands on top of their legs. Everyone's eyes were looking at the three of them in unison.

Facing the crowd was an old woman who knelt down and introduced herself with a kind smile, "My name is Aya Ueto, the housekeeper of the Sakurai family." The purpose of your coming here is nothing more than to bring your children under the door of my young lady. As you know, once a child is selected by my young lady, she will not only learn the relevant art skills, but also teach them all kinds of etiquette, cultivate good cultivation, cultivate good temperament, and inherit Japanese culture...... Before my young lady conducts the in-person interview, I hope that all parents and children will do the relevant written test together. ”

After finishing speaking, she gestured to her left and right entourage. So, the two relatively young women took the written test paper one by one, and the signature pen began to distribute it in person.

"Excuse me, which one is Your Excellency Takeshita Kusaoke?" Aya Ueto, who kept a smile on her face and gave a particularly warm and kind feeling, didn't move her eyes, but searched the crowd.

"The contemptible person is Takeshita grass mustard." Takeshita Kusaoke, who moved his body to the side slightly, said humbly while doing so in order to attract her attention.

"My young lady said that you are the writer who won the Akutagawa Prize this year, so it is enough to show that you are outstanding in the field of literature and art. So, you don't have to participate in written exams with other parents. Take advantage of this gap, and Miss Qianhui, who brought you here, will personally lead you to visit. Ueto Aya, who completely conveyed the meaning of his own lady, took the initiative to stretch out his right palm to him to signal that he could leave here freely and visit the road at will.

"If a great writer can be exempted from the written exam, shouldn't a good businessman like me also be exempt from the written exam? In addition, I believe that the fathers who can sit here are also elites and leaders in all walks of life, so they should also be exempted. A man in his thirties who didn't look very old, but with a large bald area above his head, felt unfair on the one hand, and felt a sense of being slighted on the other.

Ueto Aya, whose expression did not change in the slightest, was as calm as water, but he said word for word: "Mr. Matsuki, if you think it is unfair, or even question my young lady's decision, then please lead your child to find another master." By the way, how much benefit do businessmen have to the progress of mankind? In addition to heavy profits, what else will be regarded as the first pursuit of life? No matter how successful a businessman's career is, it is nothing more than making more money. What beauty can it leave on human beings? If you have the same idea as him, you can get up and leave. ”

Mr. Matsuki, who suddenly stood up, was about to have a seizure, but his wife, who was kneeling next to him, stretched out a hand and pulled him. Silence is better than sound, and she told her husband with her eyes that she must not bury a chance for their children. Mr. Matsuki, who didn't lose fire in an instant, couldn't hold his face anymore, and he had no choice but to sit down slowly, so he looked around at the parents who didn't squeak, and said impassionedly: "We are a fair country. Are you willing to accept this kind of division of people into three, six, nine, and so on, as well as a very unreasonable written test? Why should writers be superior to us? ”

None of the parents present came forward to respond to him. They also know that it is not easy for many of them to have the opportunity to participate in such a written test, after all, they have begged their father to tell their grandmother several times, and how many relationships they have gone through before they asked a student who was once a teacher of Sakurai to issue a letter of recommendation, so as to have such a child to be the best to discover the talent and talent qualifications. Otherwise, they would be no different from the parents who were waiting to see Sakurai with their children outside the gate.

"I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, my husband was rude." But Mrs. Matsuki, who doesn't care about this, is only for the sake of the child, and takes the initiative to apologize to Ueto Acai.

"Either sit down and answer the questionnaire, or ask you to leave." The reason why parents and children will do a written test is very clear that their young lady has the intention of testing their IQ. What's more, in the minds of genius artists like Miss Own, only people who can really afford to be genius artists are also geniuses. As for the rest, they will not take it to heart and give a special recognition and preferential treatment.