Late June is the hottest season.

Tokyo is experiencing the highest temperature of the year, and the whole city seems to be roasted on a steamer, and the air close to the road is starting to distort, and there is concern that the asphalt road will not melt away.

1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Palace Hotel.

Marunouchi, a bustling business district between the Imperial Palace and the subway station, is not a weekend, so there are very few pedestrians on the street, and the weather is so hot that few people choose to walk out on such a day.

As a result, the wide road is also a little congested.

A Mazda CX50 made a right turn and accelerated at the moment the red light turned green, and turned into the underground parking lot of the Tokyo Palace Hotel.

After entering the entrance of the parking lot, the temperature dropped significantly, but the people in the car still closed the doors and windows to prevent the cold air from leaking out.

Yuki Izumi, who was driving, looked at the brand-new Mazda, holding the steering wheel and stroking it, as if admiring a masterpiece.

"You said that although this car is cheap, it feels good to drive." Izumi Yuki sighed, a little puzzled: "Why doesn't Natsume want it?" Isn't it natural to get married and give your uncle a car? ”

He thought about it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out, and suddenly frowned at the end: "It can't be because this car is too axle, right?" Young people don't like it, only old things like me are rare Mazda. ”

Mazda still adheres to its own concept of "integration of people and horses" in the era of new energy vehicles emphasized by major peers, which is indeed very axial.

Mrs. Izumi, the co-pilot, glanced at her husband, "Do you need to send the car?" People have a lot of money in Amamiya, of course, luxury cars want to drive whatever they want, so they can't look down on your broken SUV! ”

Izumi Yuki didn't care, and retorted: "Natsume didn't want Mr. Amamiya's things, and the luxury cars and real estate all declined, and even the management trainees of the Amamiya Consortium refused...... Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Guan Pei is a president in the end. ”

At the mention of Naoki Natsume, Izumi Yuki was full of pride, as if he was his son: "How ambitious!" I was afraid that he wouldn't want anything too expensive, so I bought this Mazda that had just come out, but no one asked for it...... If you want me to say it's good, it's better to rely on yourself in a down-to-earth manner than to be a son-in-law and look at other people's faces. ”

Mrs. Izumi still shook her head, no matter what she said to Naoki Natsume, she had a problem.

What mother doesn't want her daughter to do well?

However, his daughter wanted to ......

Izumi Yougui is a good person, and he immediately saw why his wife was like this.

He could see that he was very open-minded: "Do you know why I, who was originally like you, finally chose to believe Natsume's kid?" ”

"Didn't you say Natsumeto was good?"

"So what's so good?" Izumi Yougui asked rhetorically, and when he saw that his wife was speechless for a while, he patiently explained: "It's good that he doesn't want anything." If he accepts something from the Amamiya Foundation, he will take advantage of the short-handed manpower, and he will be wronged without taking advantage of it. Mio followed him, does he have to look at other people's eyes? That's what I was afraid of. Now it seems that Natsume is doing a good job. Don't want anyone's, don't take anyone's, just rely on yourself, you can not be constrained by others! ”

After a pause, Izumi Yougui restrained his smile and said calmly: "It's the same as he promised me at the beginning." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that." Izumi Yougui pushed open the door, frowned as soon as he got out of the car, and grinned: "The underground parking lot is so hot!" I'm still thinking it's cooler than the inside of the car! ”

Mrs. Izumi also got out of the car and complained: "The air conditioner in your car is turned on at 23 degrees, who do you blame?" ”

"Okay, it's a hot day, go in and cool off."

Mr. and Mrs. Izumi trotted all the way into the elevator and up to the hall.

The restaurant door on one side of the hall is now open to facilitate the setting of the venue, and it will be closed when the wedding begins.

The four-meter-high door requires two strong men to open, and when the lights and music go together, the bride will have a great atmosphere when she walks in from the door, and many wedding companies will reserve this link.

When you enter the door, there are no lights on in the dim scene, and the floor of the entire restaurant is covered with a dark red carpet, and the irregular patterns are like the rings of a tree.

There are four huge LCD screens on the wall that are used to play recorded videos during the wedding.

With more than a hundred tables in the dining room, four large areas divided by small bridges and steps, carved railings, and all kinds of sculptures made of stone, it's hard to imagine how the wedding team could have brought these things into the hall.

You don't need to look at what you eat at the opening of the banquet, just look at the scale and know that the wedding will cost a sky-high price.

Entering the door, there is no one except the staff, and the people who come are basically waiting in the lobby outside, eating fruits, drinking tea, and enjoying the garden scenery in the atrium of the hotel.

Only the head maid and Amamiya Konma were directing everyone to set up the scene.

"Ouch, Mr. Amamiya!" Izumi Yougui smiled and greeted him with wine: "Look, my company has just come over for something, and I can't help you." ”

Amamiya Konma turned his head to look at Izumi Yuki, and handed the manual in his hand to the head maid, who took the manual and consciously avoided it.

He looked at the famous wine that Izumi was carrying and smiled: "Mr. Izumi really hasn't changed at all, it's still like this." ”

"Look at it, a cultured person like Mr. Amamiya said that my city is a philistine, and I can't hear the meaning of it after thinking about it for a while." Izumi Yuki still has a smile that looks kind and sincere: "How's it going?" If you need my help, just say it! ”

Amamiya Konma shook his head, and said with a smile: "Naturally, someone has to worry about busy things, and Mr. Izumi, as today's guest, how can he personally handle it?" ”

"That's what I said, that's what I said." Izumi Yugui nodded again and again, and then looked around the palatial hall: "What a magnificence!" Mr. Amamiya is very generous! ”

Amamiya Konma said, "If others praise it like this, it may be a real compliment, but Mr. Izumi can say whatever he wants." ”

"I think with the financial resources of the Amamiya Foundation, there should be a better place to choose, right?" Izumi Yuki asked, "The richest man's daughter is married...... This hotel is good, but not so good. ”

Amamiya smiled and said, "I don't want to turn on my phone today, the headlines of the major news are all photos of my daughter's wedding." It's an unspoken rule that chaebol things don't go to the news. ”

Then he changed his words, "Besides, how many people can recognize this wedding, I still don't know the answer." So it makes sense to keep a low profile. ”

Izumi Yuki smiled even more happily, and it was also a good thing for him that Amamiya Konma cared so much about this wedding.

To tell the truth, these two fathers are gambling, and no one knows how their daughters will live in the future and whether they will be as happy as they are today.

So what they can do is to maintain the current situation as much as possible, and try to do something while they can still shelter their daughter from the wind and rain.

Amamiya Konma asked again, "I have something I would like to ask, why did Mr. Izumi agree?" ”

The two of them have been in the business world for so many years, and they are obedient in the most conversational conversation, and Izumi Yugui immediately understood what he meant.

So he smiled and said, "It's rare for such an excellent young man as Natsume to be seen in such an impetuous society now!" For a small family like me, it's a golden beetle! However, Mr. Amamiya is the head of the consortium, and it is surprising that he would really marry his daughter to Natsume in this situation. ”

Amamiya Konma pondered for a moment and said, "From now on, it will be considered a family, I think the two of us have been fighting since a few years ago, and today we can shake hands and make peace, right?" ”

"I always say this kind of yin and yang contrary words, and I am tired of it." He glanced at Izumi Yugui, smiled, and stretched out his hand.

Izumi Yougui also sighed, restrained his smile, and stretched out his hand to shake his hand: "I've lived like this all my life, and I have to take into account the customer's face in everything I do, and I've long been used to it...... But I'd love to be able to have a good relationship with someone like Mr. Amamiya. ”

The maid looked at everything not far away, and felt that it was not easy for the master to finally have a friend who could talk.

Amamiya Konma is actually very similar to Izumi Yuki, both of whom are the kind of people who have many mouths waiting to eat every day when they open their eyes, and they don't have a friend who can really make friends.

But because of Naoki Natsume's relationship, the two of them slowly began to show their sincerity.

"By the way, what does Mr. Amamiya think of my suit?" Izumi Yuki didn't let go of the hand he was holding with Amamiya Konma, but stroked his cuff with his other hand, as if to show off something.

Amamiya didn't react for a while, and subconsciously said, "The customized suit fits you very well." ”

"Right!" Izumi Yugui said with a radiant look: "A few days ago, Natsume had to take me to order such a set of clothes, which is quite expensive, but how can I, as a father-in-law, not accept my son-in-law's filial piety?" ”

Amamiya narrowed his eyes, and the atmosphere became a little delicate.

The two of them were in harmony just now, but now suddenly there is a little more gunpowder.

"A good suit has to be paired with a good watch." Amamiya Konma looked at the Rolex in Izumi Yugui's hand and shook his head: "This kind of watch is not accurate, I have a wall of famous watches at home, but I still think this one is the most comfortable to wear." ”

After that, he rolled up his sleeves and showed Izumi Yuki that a Casio watch was no different from a child's toy for a person of Amamiya Konma's status.

But he said it was the best of his world-class watches.

"The gift that Natsume gave me, the things that the child gave were not money but heart, if you really talk about money, who can compare to me?" Amamiya said with a smile: "But this intention is not casual. ”

"Hehe, what Mr. Amamiya said is that the table is really good!"

"Whereever, Mr. Izumi's suit is also very good, quite decent."

In the first round, there is no distinction between up and down.

"Oh yes, I recently wanted to buy a house near my house, just a little smaller, so that Mio can live with Natsume in the future. Mr. Amamiya, didn't you start out in real estate? Are there any recommendations? ”

Izumi Yugui turned his words around and took the initiative to provoke the second round.

"Haha, that's not necessary, I've already asked people to clean up a villa in the manor, and Natsume and Chizuru can live there in the future."

"But I heard that Natsume rejected your kindness, the manor or something, maybe people can't get used to it."

"If that's the case, then I advise Mr. Izumi not to waste his efforts. I heard that he didn't accept the car you sent Natsume, and he didn't want a million-yen car, so how could he move into the house you prepared with his bag? ”

The hands of the two people holding together still did not let go, and there was a secret competition.

At the end, Amamiya Konma sighed and joked, "Sure enough, I still can't be friends with Mr. Izumi." ”

Izumi Yuki also smiled and said, "Maybe this is what it looks like to be a father." ”

The chief maid in the distance sighed softly.

Yes, I'm still happy early.

"Master, it's almost time, it's time for me to go to Miss." The head maid said respectfully.

Amamiya nodded, and the head maid pinched her skirt and lifted it lightly, turning to leave.

Izumi Yugui looked at the back of the head maid and asked, "This butler of yours looks a little different today. ”

"Oh?" Amamiya was interested: "What did Mr. Izumi see?" ”

"I always feel ...... She had a heartfelt joy," Izumi Yuki touched his chin: "Although she is polite, she has never smiled at all." ”

Amamiya Chizuru also looked at the back of the head maid and said softly, "This is the happiest day for her to come to Amamiya's house, because she never thought that this matter would fall on her." ”

——

The head maid who walked out of the restaurant quickly prepared to take the elevator upstairs, the preparations for the wedding had many complicated things besides lunch in the hall, and the wedding team was now busy upstairs.

Coming to the spacious front desk, where many wedding guests come to rest, the Tokyo Palace Hotel has a large atrium, and the first floor front desk can see the lush vegetation through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

"I said, why did Natsume-san's wedding take place in such a luxurious place?" In the hall, a few boys gathered together, looking very cramped: "After the boss of the northern plains came, there was no one, and he didn't tell us where to wait." I don't answer the phone...... What to do, I'm a little stunned. ”

"Me too, this kind of place is expensive, right? I watched the exhibition hall full of dignitaries coming and going, and I secretly glanced at the decoration inside, that pomp, it can't be Natsume's marriage, right? It's almost time for the wedding of the century of chaebol marriage! ”

"Do you think there will be any additional charges here? For example, if I drink a glass of water, will I drink up a week's living expenses? ”

"Look at you guys!" A boy held the girl's hand and comforted his companions: "The pomp in the restaurant on the first floor is so big, it is possible that other people are also getting married today!" Natsume's wedding must have been in another hall...... Rest assured, everyone is an ordinary person, and getting married once in a lifetime is just a luxury. Later, when the boss responds to the news, let's go to the venue of Natsume's wedding and wait. ”

"It's unimaginable that Natsume suddenly got married...... Yamada, you knew Natsume first, tell me who he married? ”

The one holding the girl's hand is Yamada, who got acquainted with Naoki Natsume because of the North Hara Hayato, and the relationship is not bad.

This group of boys has a good relationship with Kitahara Hayato, and they are all the kind of people who can help Naoki Natsume fight at the first order, and they are also friends who go to other places together on weekends to fool around, and when Nagoya has no money, they squat on the corner of the street and dig out their pants to make up the fare.

Naoki Natsume got married, and they also received an invitation, and while they were surprised, they were invited to come over, but when they saw that it was such a luxurious hotel, they were in trouble again.

Yamada was a little restless, and the hall offered a variety of fruits and snacks, and they ate a lot, but no one said that they would not be charged.

Even when they were waiting outside the door, there were people who came to deliver things, and all kinds of snacks and sweets looked very high-end.

What should I do if I eat it wrong?

When people ask, whose wedding are you coming to?

Naoki Natsume? I haven't heard of it, I'm sorry it's not ours, so I'm sorry to settle the snack money......

It's unlikely, but the unknown is always uneasy.

"Ding!"

"Boss Kitahara has replied!" Yamada excitedly took out his mobile phone, but was dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?"

"Say, don't be stunned!"

"Boss Kitahara said......" Yamada swallowed his saliva, looked at his companions, and his voice trembled a little: "Today, the entire hotel was chartered, and there was only one wedding. Eat whatever you want, don't have money for everything today, cantaloupe, watermelon, lobster steak, as long as it can be packed, pack it as you like......"

Everyone was also stunned, everyone looked at the fruit bowl in front of them, and then looked at the luxurious wedding scene that they would never participate in for the second time in their lives, and they were speechless for a while.

Is this still Naoki Natsume, a student at the same level as himself?

"The boss asked us to wait in the restaurant, and if we could, we would help, but we were generally not needed, as long as we ate and drank well." Yamada stubbornly led his friends to the huge door, looking at the dim lights and mood inside, and fantasizing about what it would be like to get married in the future.

The head maid stood in the hall for a moment, waiting for them to enter the hall before looking away.

Anyone who comes to the hotel today is here to attend the wedding, and Amamiya Konma has explained that if you meet someone who needs help, you must help solve the problem.

"Excuse me, where is the venue for Naoki Natsume's wedding?"

The maid followed the voice, and an old woman dressed in plain clothes, wearing a straw hat to protect from the sun, and a scarf to protect herself from the sun walked into the door tremblingly.

She hurried to help the old man into the hall and sit and rest.

"The old man is here for the wedding?"

"That's right, my name is Muto, and this is my invitation." The old woman took out the invitation from her bosom and hurriedly showed it to the head maid, fearing that she would be turned away.

She put the invitation very carefully and put it close to her body, for fear of losing it.

The very delicate invitation had been wet with sweat, and she took the subway to Sensoji Temple to get off, because she was reluctant to take a taxi and couldn't wait for the bus, so she walked six kilometers under the sun.

"The venue is over there, shall I help you there?" The head maid asked very politely.

"No, I'll just go over myself." Grandma Muto looked at the head maid with a smile: "I won't trouble you." ”

After that, Muto solemnly put away the invitation, which in her opinion weighed a thousand pounds.

"You ......" The head maid looked at Grandma Muto who was hot and tired, and she couldn't bear it.

"This young lady, go and get busy." Suddenly, a voice sounded in the hall: "I'll help the old lady." ”

A man dressed in black stood up, took Grandma Muto's arm from the head maid with a smile, and helped her sit down next to her, "The old lady is not in a hurry, the venue is still being arranged inside, and people are coming and going, so it's better to wait here first." ”

The chief maid bent down to thank the man, who just smiled and waved his hand, and the smile was like a spring breeze.

He gave people a very strange feeling, indescribable, like the ethereal spirit of entering the temple to burn incense, not like an ordinary person running around for a living.

The head maid left, and the man led Grandma Muto to sit in the hall, looking at the flowers and trees in the atrium through the floor-to-ceiling windows, lush and warm.

"It's hot today, if you need it, I can help you get some cool patches." The man laughed.

Grandma Muto waved her hand: "No need, thank you for your kind young man." Are you also here for Natsume's wedding? ”

The man nodded: "Lord Natsume is married, I must come." Because the ancestor asked him on his deathbed that he wanted to witness the happiness of Natsume-sama with his own eyes. ”

Only then did Grandma Muto notice a square wooden box beside the man, a very delicate box, and it was also trimmed with gold.

So she guessed what it was.

The man also noticed Grandma Muto's gaze, and smiled and stroked the wooden box: "It contains my master's urn." Unfortunately, Master did not survive the harsh winter of Hokkaido...... It was so cold in Hokkaido last winter! ”

"You're from Hokkaido, are you from Natsume's family?" Grandma Muto knew that Naoki Natsume's hometown was from Hokkaido.

The man shook his head: "No, I am the palace secretary of Sapporo Teina Shrine, Natsume-sama is kind to me, and I have an old master, plus the master's deathbed will, I think Natsume-sama should understand my move to bring my master today." If there is any disrespect, when the wedding is over, I will have to compensate alone. ”

Grandma Muto was silent for a while, then smiled, and smiled kindly.

"No," she affirmed, "I know Natsume very well, and if that's what you say, then he must be hoping that your master can witness his wedding with his own eyes!" ”

"That's right." The man answered and said softly, "Master kept murmuring before he died, saying that Natsume-sama is a very gentle person!" ”

On the other side, the head maid took the elevator up to the top floor and pushed open the door to a very spacious room with a sea view.

As soon as I entered, the sound of the chattering girls discussing entered my ears.

"Should this flower be pinned to the left or right breast?" Megumi Tosaka is wearing a bridesmaid dress, and the white clothes on her shoulders set off her extraordinarily pure, just like her eccentric character.

Mio Izumi was wearing a wedding dress, but it was not yet time for the wedding team to shoot, so the veil and other details were not taken care of, and she stood up to help Megumi Tosaka put on the corsage.

Megumi Tosaka suddenly looked directly at Mio Izumi, who was a little hairy, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Mio-chan, you're so beautiful today!" Megumi Tosaka suddenly hugged Mio Izumi and cried: "In the blink of an eye, you are married, so reluctant to bear you!" Although I know that the little handsome guy is a good person, but ...... But ......"

"Okay, okay, don't cry." Mio Izumi patted her on the back helplessly, and whispered: "I'm still crying and crying at such an old age, which makes people see jokes!" ”

"It's okay, there's an older aunt here!"

Ino was also wearing a bridesmaid dress, looking at the two young female college students with a smile, and turned his head to help Nanamiya tie the string around his waist.

"Xiao Ye, have you lost weight?"

"Ahhh Nanami Ye replied with a smile: "This is the most sacred time in a woman's life, of course, she has to be thinner to look good." ”

Ino sighed and asked, "Have you thought about it?" In fact, on your terms, it is not impossible to find a better man. ”

Nanamiya said very seriously, "No one is better than him. ”

Ino showed an envious expression: "It's so good, if only my marriage was as happy as you." ”

"My marriage hasn't started yet~"

"So what? It's not like I've never been married, it's hard not to be happy with a bride like you who is laughing all the way through your marriage! ”

"Is there one?"

Nanami Ye turned around, and the smile on his face was like spring, and he glanced at it.

After greeting everyone one by one, the head maid found Amamiya Chizuru in the room.

The little guy was wearing a wedding dress, and he was actually squatting on a chair and playing electricity.

"Miss, today is your wedding." The head maid couldn't help but remind.

"yes, I know...... Woo woo, the tears of the dragon are so good to cry. ”

"I mean, you're still playing games on days like this, aren't ......?"

"It's okay, Master, he won't talk about me, he spoils me, I'm okay with whatever I do!"

A smug smile appeared on the face of Amamiya Chizuru, and sure enough, the favored one always had no fear, "Even if the wedding starts later, I will come on stage to perform a speedrunner five companies for everyone, he will only laugh on the side and tell me when to dodge and when to counterattack." ”

The head maid suddenly became a little cramped, for she realized the purpose of her coming.

"That...... Miss. ”

"What's wrong?"

"I ...... Can I really? ”

The head maid looked like a little girl who had the courage to confess at this time, and the contrast made Amamiya Chizuru stunned.

"What's not to do?"

"Can I really, be your bridesmaid?" The head maid panicked: "Look, I'm just a servant hired by you, plus I'm older......"

"No, you're not a servant," Amamiya Chizuru looked at her very seriously, "You are a member of the family, a member of the Amamiya family." Besides, if you're unmarried, age doesn't matter! Miss Ino outside is also divorced! ”

Amamiya Chizuru finally whispered a sentence and stuck out her tongue.

The head maid felt her brain go blank until a tear ran down her cheek.

She cried, so many years of hard work has been the highest recognition, who wouldn't be moved?

At this moment, she recognized Naoki Natsume from the bottom of her heart, recognized his respect for herself at the beginning, and believed that his painstaking actions for each woman would indeed bring them happiness.

The head maid sincerely blessed this wedding and sincerely believed that the eldest lady would be happy.

Time passed little by little, and when Amamiya Chizuru came out of the house after the game was closed, everyone realized that there seemed to be no one in the house all along.

Well......

There seems to be one missing person who is very crucial.

——

In the next room, Kitahara Hayato was arranging his neckline in front of the mirror, his brows furrowed very much: "Hell, I haven't eaten much lately!" Why is the suit ordered a month ago a little tight? ”

"Fitness, my friend." Naoki Natsume was wearing a crisp suit and stood in the room with a dignified appearance.

His face was full of spring and energy, and his smile was sincere from the heart: "It is said that men start to get fat after getting married, and I may also be tricked...... How about coming with me to get a gym card? ”

"Heh, then you've got to be four parts fat!" Kitahara Hayato smiled and quipped, "Are you ready?" ”

"It feels almost funny." Naoki Natsume tilted his head and tugged at his clothes: "The clothes are also worn, and it's okay to look in the mirror, but I always feel that something is missing...... It's just that I always feel that this dress is not right, and there is no one to help tidy it up. ”

"Didn't I already tidy it up for you?" Kitahara Hayato turned to look at him, wearing the best man's corsage on his chest.

"Tsk......" Naoki Natsume can't say what's wrong.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

"Who?" Naoki Natsume asked.

But no one answered.

He walked to the door, and when he held the doorknob, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, and realized what he was missing.

So Naoki Natsume opened the door expectantly.

Outside the door stood Asai Mao, who was wearing a maid's outfit with 30D black silk under her thick skirt, which was very hot in the summer.

But it is just right in March, when cherry blossoms bloom in spring.

Just like when she knocked on the second-story building on the banks of the Kanda River in Tsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku, on March 21 last year.

This is the dress when we first saw it.

If life is only as it first seems.

"Hello," Asai Mao pinched the corner of her skirt and lifted it, bowing slightly: "The maid comes to serve." ”

(End of chapter)