On August 9, 1951, although this day is not a holiday, the streets of Tokyo are festive and very lively, and in every street and alley, there are people who distribute red bean rice for free, whether they are men and women, young and old, rich and poor, as long as they pass by, they will be given a fragrant, hot, freshly prepared red bean rice from the rice cooker.

Jin Huiyong, who got up early to go to work, was also stopped by the owner of the stall next to him when he walked through the intersection, and sent a hot red bean rice with a smile, Jin Huiyong from South Korea waved his hand very cautiously, saying that he didn't need it, because he felt that although the person in front of him was enthusiastic, he was five big and three thick, fierce and vicious, and he was not a good person at first glance.

The rejected man was obviously very unhappy and was about to have a seizure, but fortunately a middle-aged man passing by next to him relieved him, and he said to Jin Huiyong: "This friend is not a local, don't worry, you can eat this kind of red bean rice as much as you like, don't have any worries, in our Japanese customs, only the family will distribute red bean rice to others when they encounter a big event, which is to share his joy and hope to get everyone's blessings." ”

Red bean rice, known as "red rice" in Japanese, is a traditional Japanese meal. The glutinous rice is steamed together with red beans, so the rice has a red color and is called "red rice". Red bean rice is often used in Japan as a celebration meal for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and other holidays such as Children's Day. Red bean rice is strongly associated with these celebrations, so it's important to say, "Let's eat red bean rice!" It means "Let's celebrate!" It is believed that red bean rice is used as a celebratory meal because of its red color, which symbolizes joy in Japan.

Jin Huiyong understood, and then hurriedly took the red bean rice, and then thanked him. The big man's expression softened at this time, and after saying hello to him, he very enthusiastically handed over a copy to the middle-aged man who had just cleared the siege.

After the middle-aged man took it, he first bowed and thanked him, and then said with emotion: "Hey." It's been years since I've met anyone who distributes red bean rice. Which family in the neighborhood has a happy event? ”

Dahan said happily: "Oh, our boss won a lot of money yesterday, so today I will distribute red bean rice for free throughout Tokyo, and I want to share the joy with everyone." ”

The middle-aged man was very surprised and asked, "All of Tokyo?" Do you mean that red bean rice is being distributed free of charge at all street intersections throughout the city? That's too big! Who's your boss? So rich? ”

Dahan raised his head proudly and said, "Our boss is Mr. Tony Downing, brother, seeing that you are also an old man in Tokyo, you should know who our boss is, right?" ”

The middle-aged man suddenly realized: "Who should I have such a big deal, it turns out to be Boss Tangning." That's normal, when Boss Downing opened a cola factory and a nylon factory in Tokyo, it was really a daily profit. Unexpectedly, he left Tokyo and went to Okinawa now, but when he encountered good things, he still didn't forget us Tokyoite, he is really a good person! ”

"This time, the free distribution is not only in Tokyo, but also in Okinawa and Okura City, and even Osaka, Kobe, and Yokohama, which he has almost never been to, will get free red bean rice whenever he goes to the theater he opened today to watch a movie."

"Even we strangers can be shared. Surely you guys of his staff are getting more, right? ”

"It's not much, the boss just sent a big red envelope to each of us, and in the red envelope is a month's salary!"

The middle-aged man gasped: "Your monthly salary, that's a big number." To say that those of you who can work under Boss Downing are really blessed! ”

The same scene is happening everywhere in Tokyo, Kokura and Okinawa, especially Okinawa, which is the home base of Downing, and Downing is a rich delivery. Originally, Downing's reputation among the people at the bottom was very good, so his prestige would have soared, if he was not an American. You might be able to run for election

And as the mother of the child, Akiko is full of happiness, she never thought that she would receive this honor one day, the only regret is that this time she gave birth to a girl, not a boy. There should be no chance of inheriting the boss's inheritance. But after thinking about it, in fact, having a girl is not necessarily a bad thing, there are so many women in the boss, and there will definitely be no fewer children in the future. When the time comes, I will definitely not be able to compete with those sisters, but it is better to be safe and stable like now.

In fact, Akiko's concerns were not wrong at all, and after learning that she gave birth to a girl, the first reaction of Ryukyu elders such as Junichi Aoyama was heavy relief. It's good to give birth to a girl, after giving birth to a girl, at most you will give a dowry, and the others are not qualified to fight and rob, so that there will be a chance on the Ryukyu side in the future, and the next first heir must not be taken away by women from other aspects.

And Tang Ning himself didn't have any idea about this, he was just over thirty at this time, and he didn't think about the idea of a successor at all. In fact, to be honest, before this, he was not even mentally prepared to be a father, and as a modern person, he did not have any concept of male superiority and inferiority in his heart, and felt that giving birth to boys and girls was the same, as long as it was his own child, he had to be treated equally.

This happy event Downing is a big welfare, and at the same time his friends also took the opportunity to send him a lot of gifts, through the years, Downing did not do less, did not make friends, his happy events were few, this time it is rare to meet once, everyone is expressed, not to mention in Japan, even Jimmy, who is far away in the United States, came over to personally send gifts and blessings, and by the way, he also brought the gifts of the Dupont family, not to mention Downing's own family, naturally sent representatives early, And Junichi Aoyama and they have been running before and after, covering all the matters. What surprised Tang Ning even more was that even Yan Zhen and Takeda Yixiong, who were living in seclusion, secretly sent greeting cards, and the most surprising thing for Tang Ning was the blessing of Alalei from Switzerland!

Just when Downing was happily taking care of his baby daughter, the international political scene was changing, and the two contracts signed in San Francisco on September 8 broke Downing's joyful mood and decided to start implementing a plan that he had planned for a long time but had not been able to bear to officially implement it! (To be continued.) )