The next day, Hanazu Kudo and Shuichi Minamino arrived at Tokyo Station on the Shinkansen early to wait for the arrival of Abe's mother and daughter. Shuichi Minamino has neither a good impression nor any dislike for Shizuka Abe, after all, the two have met twice before and after Kyoto. The first time was when I met on a blind date, and the second time was when I met by chance in a western restaurant. Even if I see her again today, it will only be the third time.

Shuichi Minamino, who did not directly oppose the engagement yesterday, saw that his mother's interest was so high, so he couldn't bear to pour cold water. I thought that I should have a good talk with Shizuka Abe alone. He must also be rejecting the other party in his heart, with such a form of arranged marriage by his parents. Besides, what age is this?

A Shinkansen train slowed down and entered the platform from the outside, then slowly stopped. After the doors opened, people walked out of the belly of the train in a fairly orderly manner. In a few moments, Hansuzu Kudo saw the figure of Abe's mother and daughter, so she raised her crossed and waved hands high so that they could notice.

Abe's mother and daughter, who saw Kudo Hanazu, slightly accelerated the speed of their feet in the direction where they were. Mrs. Abe, who came to their mother and son, bowed slightly with a smile on her face and said, "I've kept you waiting." ”

Hanazu Kudo, who also bowed slightly to her, not only smiled brightly like a spring March, but also welcomed the arrival of their mother and daughter very warmly: "You have worked hard all the way. And at this moment, Shizuka Abe and Shuichi Minamino, as soon as their eyes met, they all blushed and burned their necks, and they looked left and right with their heads slightly lowered.

Seeing the two mothers of the children like this, I understand that they are shy. They who used their right palms to cover their mouths were looking at each other and smiling, and they were completely recognized by such a family business. They all know that their children belong to the kind of good children who grow up in a normal environment.

As two mothers who have come over, can you not know that love and marriage are not the same thing at all? In Japan, even if it has already reached advanced capitalism and is free to fall in love, it cannot completely replace the blind date marriage with the country's traditions. On the contrary, the latter has a broader market and lasting vitality than the former. Marriage pays more attention to the practical firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, as well as a good match, rather than the illusion of falling in love. The so-called love is built on bread. If there is no bread, men and women still love each other.

"The room has already been cleaned up for your mother and daughter. Not only are the sheets, quilts, and pillowcases all replaced with brand new ones, but they were also made by Xiuyi himself. It's just that I have to be wronged to sleep in the same bed. After waiting for a few more years, after Xiuyi's career development is even better, he will buy a single-family courtyard and a two-story house, and there will be no current problems. "Hana Kudo, who seems to be very modest, of course, knows that people who can afford to live in a single-family villa in the heart of Tokyo, or in the heart of the sub-city, are either rich or expensive. Even a 120-square-meter house like Xiuyi's is a mansion.

The market price of such a house is more than 200 million yen. And what is the concept of 200 million yen? As far as it is popular in Japanese writers' circles, a writer who has won a level like the Akutagawa Prize or the Naoki Prize and is generally recognized can earn money in his lifetime.

"I'm bothering you guys." Mrs. Abe, who personally took her daughter from Kyoto to Tokyo, on the one hand, wanted to inspect the living conditions of her future son-in-law-to-be, Shuichi Minamino, after all, her daughter would definitely live with her husband in Tokyo in the future. She is such an only daughter, so naturally she can't live too badly.

Before coming here, I discussed it with my husband. If the living conditions of Shuichi Minamino are not satisfactory, he will inevitably come up with a sum of money to buy a house for their newlyweds. Even if they know that the housing prices in Tokyo and Kyoto are completely different, they will buy them in the name of the woman's parents and give them to live in the younger couple. On the other hand, she was entrusted by her husband to personally visit Mr. Takeshita Kusaoke, the teacher of the future son-in-law, and asked him to come forward to be a witness to the engagement ceremony and marriage ceremony between his daughter and Shuichi Minamino.

"If there's anything to say, we'll talk slowly when we get back. After all, we have to have time. Kudo Hansuzu was leaving here with a smile still on her face.

After leaving the Tokyo Shinkansen station, they took a taxi to their final destination. Shuichi Minamino, who sat in the co-pilot and took the initiative to pay the money, naturally became the last person to get out of the car. Not only that, as a man, he is also duty-bound to act as a strong laborer for carrying items.

Entered the building and took the elevator upstairs. After opening the door, they were able to get inside. Kaho Minamino, who didn't move out to stay in the hotel for a few days, even if she was reluctant from the bottom of her heart, she had to show the enthusiasm she deserved, after all, the visitor was not an outsider. What's more, Shizuka Abe will call herself "sister-in-law" soon.

Seeing all this in front of her, Mrs. Abe, who dispelled the doubt in her heart, added a lot of brilliance to the smile on her face. My daughter will live here in the future, which is very good. For this reason, she will no longer ask Kudo Hansuzu in this regard, and her attention is back on Shuichi Minamino. Now I am quite a mother-in-law who looks at her son-in-law, and the more I look at it, the happier I become.

As Mr. and Mrs. Abe said privately behind closed doors. Even if Shuichi Minamino is not satisfactory in his current career, it will not hinder his high-spirited attitude as a potential stock. Men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, while women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. They entrust their only daughter to a man like each other, but they have no choice.

"Shuichi, tomorrow, you're going to take our Shizuka around. She's not familiar with Tokyo, but you've lived here for years. Mrs. Abe, who had already designated Shuichi Minamino as her son-in-law, smiled.

"Let the children's affairs take care of themselves. The day after tomorrow, how about I, you, Shuichi, and Shizuka go to visit Mr. Takeshita Kusaoke? "I believe that Hansuzu Kudo, who has been in love for a long time, on the one hand, is to leave enough space and time for the two children to be alone, and on the other hand, to be with her about something.

"Okay." Mrs. Abe, who nodded her head slightly, understood what it meant, and said with a smile on her face. (To be continued.) )