Chapter 41: Money is not an issue
Uesugi Kiyoshi was closing his eyes and recuperating, and Kyoko was sitting next to him, sniffing the faint smell of laundry detergent on the coat that belonged to Uesugi Kiyoshi on his body, squinting and smirking.
She didn't care that it was a strange thing to wear a men's coat over her skirt.
This is Uesugi-kun's coat, and she wanted to wear it secretly when she washed his clothes - would it feel the same as Uesugi-kun's hug?
Kyoko thought so, but in the end, she didn't muster up the courage, and if she was discovered, it wouldn't be good to be treated as a perverted slut by Uesugi-kun.
She was a little excited that that wish had now been fulfilled in an easy form.
And after looking at Uesugi Kiyoshi's side face with her eyes closed, and thinking about today's itinerary again, the happiness in her heart was about to overflow.
The car didn't travel for a long time, probably because Uesugi Kiyoshi left the house too early, and there weren't many pedestrians on the road.
The car was parked on a north-south shopping street.
Uesugi Kiyoshi got out of the car and frowned.
In front of it, there are all kinds of small shops covered by vaulted roofs, forming a bustling shopping street.
When he checked on the Internet, he thought that this was a large commercial street, and there might be something of the highest grade - he was rich now, and he wanted to give the best to Apricot.
But these small shops like fly restaurants in front of me can't see the slightest high-end appearance.
He was a little dissatisfied, but Apricot's eyes lit up and he was a little happy--with her previous living class, it would be nice to be able to shop here, and no matter how expensive it was, she didn't even think about it.
Mitsushi Ueno parked the car and walked quickly to Kiyoshi Uesugi's side.
This old man, who has been a housekeeper in Akutagawa's house for decades, is at a first-class level, and when he looks at Uesugi Kiyoshi's frowning brows, he probably understands Uesugi Kiyoshi's thoughts.
"Uesugi-kun, this is Shinkyogoku, the second oldest shopping street in Japan, and it's one of the busiest places in Kyoto, with many shops and a great place to shop."
"Don't look at the hustle and bustle here, but if you want to buy something more in line with your identity, I can show you the way, I've been here a few times, and I know a few stores."
"I heard you say, it seems that this time it seems that the main thing is to buy clothes for Miss Apricot?"
"Why don't you go to a store I'm familiar with first?"
With the existence of such a reliable deacon-like figure, Uesugi Kiyoshi is naturally as good as a stream.
Even if he wanted to change places, it would not be very convenient, and the reason why he chose this place was because the scope of this place was within the map drawn by Hanyu Shin.
There are seven temples and one shrine on this shopping street, three of which were selected by Hanyu Shinkan's area, and Uesugi Kiyoshi doesn't mind stopping by while shopping around.
He communicated with the wine swallowing boy, if there was really a monk contaminated with the breath of his divine body, the wine swallowing boy would definitely sense it, this product was a humanoid radar.
"Okay, trouble Ueno-senpai to lead the way."
Uesugi Kiyoshi bowed slightly, took Apricot's small hand, in case she was scattered by the crowd, and followed Ueno Mishi.
Along the way, the apricots were almost dazzled.
The last time she came to this bustling commercial street to shop, it was when she was four or five years old, and her memory was a little vague, when her parents were still alive, and the family of three came together, and they were happy.
And after many years, this time when she comes to this kind of scene, she is also accompanied by the most important person in her life - thinking of this, Kyoko holds Uesugi Kiyoshi's slender little hand tightly.
Uesugi Kiyoshi turned his head slightly, and he was a little shy about the apricot, but he smiled very brightly.
This smile is simply a healing medicine, and it makes Uesugi Kiyoshi's brain a little more relaxed when it has been plagued by tedious things lately.
Walking through the shopping street, it didn't take long for Uesugi Kiyoshi and his group to stop at the door of a shop.
There is a striking feature of this shop that makes Uesugi Kiyoshi understand that Ueno Mitsuishi may be right, and this store is probably not very affordable in terms of price.
Because there are very few people in this shop.
It's 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning, but there are almost a lot of customers in the drugstores, stationery stores, and clothing stores along the way, but this one has few customers, and the shopping guides seem to be very idle.
There are always fewer rich people.
On the door number is a line of letters "RALPHLAUREN" in English or French.
This thing is really a knowledge desert of Uesugi Kiyoshi, a blind spot in his thinking, and in three lifetimes combined, he has never entered such a foreign brand luxury store.
Mitsushi Ueno will never embarrass Kiyoshi Uesugi.
He stepped forward sideways and explained softly.
"RALPHLAUREN - this is an American clothing brand, compared to those big brands, it is also a niche, it sells everything, but does not have its own factory, only its own set of design style, it has several main clothing industry branches, quality and style are quite praised."
"Uesugi-kun buys things for Miss Kyoko, of course she won't buy those big road goods."
"Several main branches of RALPHLAUREN, PoloRalphLauren is facing the middle class, in addition to this branch, other grades are worthy of the identity of Uesugi-kun, which branch their store belongs to, can be identified by their logo background."
"The purple label, the black label, the green label, and the most popular blue label represent different prices and qualities. It is a purple label that also has a certain position in the luxury industry. ”
Ueno Sanshi pointed to the door mark, and on the somewhat elegant purple base map, there are English letters in the flower body.
Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't understand much, but he understood that the clothes in this store seemed to be "luxury".
So, he pushed the door in with little hesitation.
As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a polite shopping guide.
Uesugi glanced at it, this shopping guide lady was quite good-looking, her figure was also bumpy, and her smile was sweet, although with some lingering falsehood and stylization, it was understandable.
Open in this kind of luxury store, every day to encounter the most, may be to shop, and then do not buy away on the tourists, in the face of this kind of customers, but also detailed and patient shopping guide work, the result of busy half a day in vain, for who will be in a bad mood.
Over time, smiling can still be so polite, which is already a good professional level.
Hanako Hashimoto, 26 years old, graduated from the Department of Arts and Crafts of Kyoto City University of Arts, specializing in dyeing and weaving.
Kyoto City University of the Arts is one of the five best art universities in Japan, but now Japan... Even for top students from Kyoto City University of Arts, it is not easy to find a job that satisfies them.
After graduation, the interview repeatedly hit a wall, and there are people with higher education than herself, even the shopping guide position in this luxury store is a valuable job that she grabbed after a bloody fight.
This is because he is proficient in the languages of Chinese, Japanese, English and Korean, so he is valued by the store manager, otherwise she is an inexperienced newcomer, and she may have to fold again.
Don't underestimate the shopping guide industry.
It's all chefs, roadside chefs and Michelin chefs, and they certainly don't get a salary.
The salary of a shopping guide in a store of an internationally renowned luxury brand can make most white-collar workers blush—and with that high commission, if you sell one or two pieces a month, it is enough for a woman to live comfortably in a big city like Kyoto.
Hanako Hashimoto is a very dedicated and serious woman, who has been a shopping guide for several years, and she has also developed a pair of fiery eyes.
For example, these three customers who came to the door early this morning.
Girls don't have much to pay attention to except for the amazing Oupai, the clothes are bargains, and the coat on the outside of a pair is in good condition, and it looks very cute, but there are too many cute girls in the world.
The old man had some meaning, temperament, demeanor, and the rigorous movements of the teenager half a step behind, but he was like a housekeeper in a TV series.
The main character is even more interesting.
looks very good-looking, like an idol on TV, the only fly in the ointment is that the eyes may be a little smaller, and there is a sharpness in the expression and posture that cannot be concealed - as if nothing is in the eyes.
It's different from those sons of families who have no one in their sights.
Those who rely on the family may be the family, so their arrogance is very pompous and frothy.
But the sharp energy in this young man's body is extremely tenacious, born from the heart, and it is difficult to shake.
Moreover, this dress is probably worth a lot of money, Hanako Hashimoto is a high-achieving student majoring in dyeing and weaving, and she has never seen such a delicate material in her life.
An ordinary shirt and breeches can overwhelm most of the products in the store in terms of quality.
She immediately perked up - maybe she could settle this month's rent today.
I have to work hard every day, and although the salary is expensive, I also spend a lot of money in Kyoto, and I have a younger brother who is going to university, and Hanako Hashimoto's life is also tight.
If you sell a few more clothes today, you can get a lot of commissions.
Thinking of this, her smile immediately became warm and sincere.
"Hello sir, welcome to Purplelabel."
"Is there anything I can do to help you, with all due respect, do you want to buy clothes, or..."
Uesugi Kiyoshi blinked, sniffed his nose a little rudely, and his smile became subtle.
He muttered to himself.
"It's a bit outrageous..."
"You can meet it here?"
"Although the hundred ghosts painted the scroll and pretended to be dead... But there is a demonic aura in this woman. ”
"It's faint, but it does exist, it's kind of interesting, is it reincarnation, or is it a new demon, or is it a human being transformed into a monster?"
"Interesting..."
"Forget it, the demonic spirit is pure, and it shouldn't have hurt anyone, there have been too many things recently, I'm too lazy to care, let's talk about it later."
Thinking about it, Uesugi Kiyoshi smiled slightly, put his hands on Kyoko's shoulders, and pushed her forward.
The whole apricot is wooden.
This shop is terrifying!!
It's hundreds of times scary than the roadside shops before!!
The obsidian marble floor tiles are spotless, the shopping guide is smiling, the posture is impeccable, the fluorescent lamps connected by crystal pieces exude a warm glow, and it costs a lot at a glance.
It's just a normal men's shirt!!
Who wants to spend millions on a shirt!!
She had never been to such a place in her life, and all the possessions she had since she was a child might not be able to afford a single piece of clothing here.
Her nervous walk was a little smooth, and if it weren't for Uesugi Kiyoshi holding her hand, she might have fled in a panic.
Uesugi Kiyoshi himself doesn't like any luxury.
He once read a passage that he deeply believed that luxury goods are the comfort products that capitalists sell to the higher income part of the proletariat, making them think that with this, they are not the proletariat, but the middle class.
How can there be really good things that are sold in the mall? What are the limited-edition models of the top luxury brands that are designed by famous artists and hand-made, and can be bought in stores?
But having said that, he couldn't let Kyoko go out and wear such shabby clothes, which was his dereliction of duty.
So... Let's follow the customs, Japan still values class, and apricots are better worn, and they will be respected when they go out.
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry."
"Seasonal clothes, handy dresses, casual wear, loungewear, sportswear, and even pajamas."
"Take out what you have here, whatever she uses."
"My vision is very ordinary, you seem to be quite professional, I will leave it to you."
"Questions?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi's words were very simple and to the point, and Hanako Hashimoto was stunned when she listened.
But immediately afterwards, ecstasy welled up in my heart.
Although there are some nouveau riche tones - but, it's a big deal!
This young master seems to be a person who is not bad for money!
Who would have trouble with the gold owner?
Hanako Hashimoto bowed 90 degrees and said "hi" very loudly.
"Don't worry, please leave it to me!"
casually, she coaxed Nohara Kyoko to the fitting room with a pleasant face.
"Miss, please come over here, our clothes will set off your beauty, make you more conspicuous, and will also amaze your boyfriend."
She sees people very accurately, and when she saw Uesugi Kiyoshi looking at the apricots, she was basically sure that this could not be a brother and sister.
There is no second relationship between men and women except brother and sister, Hanako Hashimoto thinks.
Kyoko was a little at a loss, she looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi for help, but ushered in an encouraging smile.
She didn't want to buy clothes here.
A skirt for a few thousand yen a piece is also very good.
I can wear it for years.
But she didn't dare to say these words, in public, she was afraid of being embarrassed, and she would be embarrassed, if she lost Uesugi-kun's people, it would be too much of a sin!
Uesugi Kiyoshi saw Kyoko's hurry, and he spoke softly.
"Go ahead, Apricot."
"I'm sorry, I'm not confident in my vision of choosing clothes, otherwise I should have chosen it for you."
"It's okay, you can try on clothes."
"After buying clothes, let's take a walk together, it is said that there are several temples here that pray for good luck, let's go and see together."
"At noon, I asked Ueno-san to book a restaurant, and if you have a place you want to go, we can go together in the afternoon."
Listening to Uesugi Kiyoshi's gentle words, the tension in Kyoko's heart was much less.
Seeing this, Hanako Hashimoto probably understood what kind of plot this was, poor women and rich men, Cinderella often played in TV dramas, today can be regarded as seeing is believing.
Well... This little girl has abundant capital and ups and downs, so it is not surprising that this rich young master is fascinated.
To deal with this kind of girl, Hanako Hashimoto also has a way.
She shouted two names and gave them a look, and a few of the new juniors trotted over, all of them paying attention to their every move here, and after receiving instructions from the foreman, they immediately began to act.
This kind of girl is usually not good at refusing.
Apricot was surrounded by a few shopping guides with heavy makeup, and walked into the fitting room not far away with some stiffness.
Bowing again to Kiyoshi Uesugi, Hanako Hashimoto was about to preside over the overall situation.
Uesugi Kiyoshi stopped her.
"This shopping guide."
Facing that earnest look, Uesugi Kiyoshi smiled and said the words that made Hanako Hashimoto's heart flutter.
"Money... Not a problem, you know what I mean? ”