The back garden of the Tianhai family.

Shigeru Tenkai descended the steps of the mansion and walked down the corridor through a path surrounded by bushes, and came to this back garden under the gray snow.

Stepping on the cloister and walking out along the eaves, a landscape courtyard comes into view. There are many rocks piled up here, and there are dwarf pines with strong styles growing around it. Because of the continuous snow in the past half month, the moss and grass ferns between the cracks of the stones are inevitably covered with white.

Tianhai Maodian stared at the sky, watched the snow falling in mid-air disappear into the pool water, and watched the snowflakes dissipate alone on the surface of the water, this scene couldn't help but evoke a corner of his heart, and all kinds of thoughts were born

"You seem to come here for a while when you're in a bad mood." Miwa Amami said as she stood behind him.

"A habit from childhood."

"Is it because Jiu Liuli and Qi Mingyue both like Ah Le?"

"Yes, but I still care more about the reason why they like Ah Le than this."

"Ah Le is very good at taking care of people."

"Well, I still remember Jiu Liuli told me that Ah Le was so busy that he fainted some time ago when he was helping the two sisters make dinner. After hearing the news, I thought that it would be a matter of time before Jiu Liuli fell in love with Ah Le. ”

Miwa Amami understands the complexity of his heart through the back.

What Tianhai Shigeru cares about is not whether they like the same person, but his guilt for having been unable to take care of the two sisters as fathers since he was a child.

He was derelict as a father.

It wasn't until later that it was too late.

That's why I say that I am not qualified to make choices for them as a father, and what I can do now is to let them be as undisturbed as possible, and let them live a little freer." Tianhai Shigeru looked down at the water, looking at the reflection in it and muttering to himself.

Amami Miwa smiled behind her, "The two children of Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli must also understand this. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Didn't you notice that they still call you father or daddy, but July rarely calls out to Bertha for mother."

"Sounds pretty soothing."

"They care about Maodianling's performance." Amami Miwa smiled.

Tianhai Maodian smiled at the reflection in the water, and then looked up at the sky.

He let out a long breath, staring at the hot mist rising upwards, Tianhai Maodian's mood seemed to ease a lot, "At least, this proves that there are still differences between me and the old man." ”

"Maodian, who do you think Ah Le's kid will choose?"

Tianhai Maodian pondered for a moment, "I think Ah Le will choose that kid in July." ”

"Why?" Miwa Amami was very surprised.

Shigerunori replied, "At first, I thought it was the most likely child of Ruri, but I don't think so when I think of the thing I did when I was six years old. Mei and do you know, in the last July, she began to learn about finance, and often asked me for advice by email, and she learned very quickly, and the pocket money that the old man gave her was several times larger than her. ”

Miwa Amami just found out about this, "Isn't this an exaggeration.?" ”

Tianhai Maodian shook his head: "She can access much more information than ordinary people, and she doesn't know how many more channels and methods, it's not strange to rely on the reputation of the Tianhai family. Who are you saying she is doing this for? ”

"Ah Le?"

"It's Ah Le."

"Ah Le is the kind of person who can't stand the debt of others." Miwa Amami muttered to herself.

"That's it." Tianhai Maodian sighed in his heart, "But no matter how much we discuss how to choose, it's a matter for those children, and in the end, it depends on how they choose." ”

"That's all it can be."

"Buzz."

There was a vibration on the phone.

Shigeru Amami took out the black mobile phone in his trouser pocket.

When he saw the call's signature, he frowned.

"What's wrong?" Amami Miwa asked.

"It's an old man."

Tianhai Maodian responded, and then answered the phone.

"Hey."

After connecting the phone, Tianhai Maodian's expression first changed from calm to frowning, and then from frowning to unhappy questioning, during which he said the words "more than ten years".

Then, as if accepting it, Tianhai Shigeru fell silent.

"Well, that's it, okay, I got it"

He hung up the phone, tucked it back into his trouser pocket, and his expression returned to his composure.

Miwa Amami stepped forward and asked her husband, "Is it, what happened?" ”

Tianhai Maodian shook his head, and then said, "The old man asked me if there was any vacant room in my new home, and if not, I would rent another one next door to our house." ”

"What do you mean.?"

"Zhixue is going to school."

——————

Evening.

The guests invited to the birthday tea party have already begun to enter the Tianhai family's mansion.

Sakakihara felt that it was more like a friendship party for the upper class than a birthday party.

"This is the Governor of Tokyo, Satoshi Arakawa."

"Hello."

"This is the mayor, Yuriko Koba."

"Hello."

"This is Chairman Ma of the Kanto Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

"Hello."

"This is the Metropolitan Police Department. Ah, just call your uncle. ”

"Hello uncle."

was taken by Tianhai Qimingyue to meet one stranger after another, although it was only a superficial meeting, Sakakihara Le was also trying his best to remember everyone's faces.

For example, the mayor of Tokyo, whom I just met, is a middle-aged woman in her 50s.

The governor of Tokyo is a young man in his twenties who wears a crisp suit and rimless glasses.

Compared to the mayor, Sakakihara believes that the energy behind the governor is immeasurable.

Sakakihara Rakuchi courtesy.

Of course, in addition to the roles of these elders, there are also many young sons and brothers who come to say hello.

Most of them are the children of the chairman or senior management of the company.

Sakakihara originally thought that chatting with them would be very tiring and pulling a lot of commercial terms, but I didn't expect them to just talk about which manufacturer's fishing rod is of good quality and whether it can be customized when a new model is released.

They also asked Sakakihara if he wanted to go fishing with him, and if not, they could take him to the beginning and teach him personally.

I heard that they also have a chef to help with the ingredients on the yacht, so as soon as you catch it, you can eat fresh slices of fish.

Grilled fish with cumin is no problem.

Sakakihara had a good time chatting with them.

During the period when he went to the toilet halfway, Sakakihara also found that there were several men around Jiu Liuli and Qi Mingyue, judging from the suit of more than 100,000 yen, it must be the son of a rich family.

Tianhai Jiu Liuli would still say a few words politely to the other side, but Qi Mingyue was so cold that she couldn't do it, and she didn't go back to her anymore.

Ah Ling

Ah Ling is miserable, as the protagonist, she was pulled by Uncle Tianhai and her mother to meet all kinds of people who came to her birthday tea party.

Sakakihara felt that her angel outside was almost unbearable.

However, Sakakihara himself was no better, and some rich ladies who were dressed up to the eye also came to greet him, and every time he said a few more words to them, he felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him behind him.

"My brother is quite popular." Tianhai Qi Mingyue was holding the freshly fried potato chips in the snack area in her hand, and saw someone bring a plate of fruit and sit on the empty seat on the sofa next to her.

"Don't be sarcastic, just a polite sentence." Sakakihara Raku put a plate of fruit on his lap, "By the way, why didn't you see the snow?" Just now she asked me where there was fried ice cream, and I guess Ah Ling told her. ”

"My aunt doesn't like crowded places, and she only stays in the room when there is a banquet."

"You had a good chat with her?"

"It's okay."

"Do you think she's good-looking? Cute? A beautiful girl with a long straight black. ”

"No, absolutely not." Sakakihara immediately denied it.

"It doesn't matter how you talk to her, but if you-" Tianhai Qi Mingyue didn't speak.

Sakakihara Le sighed deeply: "Qimingyue, you know, I'm not the kind of person who forgets his feelings. If I were that kind of person, would I still have to refuse you a dozen times? You can rest assured, even if you are familiar with Zhixue, it is just a friend. ”

Tianhai Qi Mingyue retracted her gaze, and she didn't dwell on this topic, "After getting to know each other all the way, how do you feel today?" ”

Sakakihara ate a grape, "It's okay." ”

"Isn't it a little uncomfortable? It's a very different life than you have lived for seven or eight years. ”

"It's not that I'm uncomfortable, I always feel like I'm talking about adults, and my neck feels like a chain is tied to it. It's the same as what grandpa said about the test. ”

Sakakihara looked at the palatial center of the tea party, and Suzu Sakakihara was meeting someone she didn't know.

"I can also feel that Ah Ling is also a little tired to deal with."

"The world of the Tianhai family is like this," Tianhai Qi Mingyue bit down the potato chips, "It's either people who know people, or new people who come to know you, they have a clear purpose - they want to invest, they want to cooperate, they want to help." It feels good to be complimented, but such a compliment obviously lacks sincerity, and people can't help but think about the gains and losses, and can't help but guess what the other party is trying to achieve. ”

"No wonder my uncle said that he didn't like the Tianhai family very much." Sakakihara looked at her five long, white fingers.

"Grandpa is now the head of the family, and he says the same. But now for him, there is a lot to lose. The more you have, the more you want. It is for this reason that Grandpa is particularly doting on his aunt. ”

"Dote on your family?"

Sakakihara heard this very feeling, more than ten years ago, when there was no money, all he thought about every day was money. When you have money, you don't have anything to buy.

Sakakihara Le, staring at the beautiful appearance of Tianhai Qimingyue sitting beside him, listening to her words in his ear, feeling her real presence beside him, suddenly a little understood what he really wanted.

All I want is to be able to live a happy and simple life with the people who love me and the people I love.

It is precisely because of this that Sakakihara is even more determined about his next actions.

You have to borrow a collaboration or a common goal or something.

Let the two sisters regain their affection!

Sakakihara decided to attack Qimingyue first.

"That. Qimingyue: Do you have any thoughts on the band? ”

Tianhai Qimingyue glanced at a bland look.

"You see, I learned the piano before, and now I don't have much to use, it's a waste."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue said directly: "A symphony band, five instrumental groups, and more than a hundred people, do you have so many friends?" Even the small orchestra has more than 20 people, or do you want me to join the music department? ”

"It's okay to form a regular band."

"Do you know guitar or bass?"

"None of them."

"I answered quite confidently." The seven bright moons of the sky and the sea teased calmly.

"No, you can't learn."

"I refuse."

"Why?"

"Because your purpose is not pure, that alone is enough for me to reject you a thousand times."

Don't ask why.

Little July, this is definitely revenge, absolutely.

Sakakihara Le's ass moved towards her, and he could already vaguely smell the sweet scent of green apples on her body.

"What are you doing so close, not afraid of being discovered by your sister?"

"I want to talk to Jiu Liuli too, but she's dealing with people now. That, July. ”

"Don't call me that." Tianhai Qi Mingyue's action of eating potato chips stopped for a second.

"That's good, Qimingyue. I'm not going to talk about the band, do you know anything about Grandpa's test? ”

Tianhai Qimingyue observed the details of Sakakihara Le's expression, and a trace of color flashed in his eyes, "You guessed?" ”

"Nope. It's just that I didn't ask you. ”

"You have to be clear, in Grandpa's eyes, I am your girlfriend now."

"And then?"

"I'm just reminding you that as for the test, and what mess Grandpa said, it's just Grandpa scaring you."

"What do you scare me for?"

"If Grandpa throws a task to you casually, and you are scared as if you are facing a great enemy, then do you think Grandpa will think that this stepsun is pleasing to the eye? You're just a high school student, and you really expect him to throw you hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for business management? ”

Understood, what test Grandpa said was to see his performance.

"That's fine." Sakakihara smiled lightly, and then twisted a grape and threw it into his mouth to eat.

"However," Tianhai Qimingyue opened her mouth abruptly again, which made Sakakihara have to look at her again, "Your self-statement that stood up in order to refuse the engagement, what do you say You are completely confident in Next, arrogant enough to make it difficult for grandpa to ride a tiger." ”

“.”

Tianhai Qimingyue's words are a bit ironic, because Sakakihara said some words for the sake of Jiu Liuli.

"Whatever he is, I'll do it next."

"Can you supervise a business that has failed to invest, analyze the reasons for its losses, and save thousands of jobs?"

"If you can't do it, you have to do it."

"During this period, Grandpa still forbids you to borrow the power of the Tianhai family."

"If you can't do it, you have to do it."

"I really don't know where your confidence comes from."

Sakakihara Le smiled at Tianhai Qimingyue and said, "Didn't Grandpa also say that if you want to get something, you have to pay a price, right?" For your sake, I'm willing to try, even if it's almost impossible. ”

After hearing this, Tianhai Qimingyue pondered for a moment, closed his eyes and said, "Fleshy and arrogant. ”

Sakakihara didn't say anything more when he heard this, and stood up directly.

Tianhai Qimingyue only opened his eyes again after hearing the movement, and watched him put down the fruit plate in his hand, walked to Soichiro Tianhai, who had just entered the hall, and after saying hello, he began to communicate with his grandfather about something.

He took the initiative to ask, and the grandfather was a little surprised and quickly recovered his expression, and Tianhai Qimingyue saw it in his eyes.

Stupid, really stupid.

Sakakihara sat back.

Tianhai Qi Mingyue couldn't help it: "Do you want to hear me call you stupid?" It's okay if you don't take the initiative to ask, but if you take the initiative to ask, do you still think that your trouble is not big enough? Don't you see grandpa talking to those people, you go up now. ”

Sakakihara smiled slightly, "Qi Mingyue cares about me again?" ”

"Who scares about you, it's just a word from you, I'm afraid that you will die by then and you won't even be able to find a corpse. I'm probably going to have to wipe your ass again, because this guy doesn't pay attention to the details. ”

"Yes, it's July, don't worry, I rarely see you in a hurry."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue looked at him for a long time, her lips and teeth opened slightly, and she shouted out two words: "Idiot."

"Perhaps, I'm bringing good news?"

Sakakihara continued, "Grandpa told me that he wouldn't embarrass me, and it doesn't make any sense to hand over those things to me now, so it's better to go back to Tianhai's house once in a while, follow him to deal with affairs, and learn things quickly. And it's all after I graduated from college. ”

Tianhai Qi Mingyue glanced at him, as if to confirm whether his words were credible or not.

"However, grandpa does have some requirements for me, saying that I have to study medicine at Tokyo University in the future, and then study finance, if I can't do what I do with you, I can't do it, and he won't agree."

"Why did Grandpa answer you that?"

"Well, I guess it's because my uncle reached some conditions with my grandfather afterwards, and what agreement did the two have. So you won't embarrass me. ”

“.”

"Alright, okay, don't be mad at me."

Tianhai Qimingyue sighed: "I'm not angry. ”

Tianhai Jiu Liuli suddenly walked over.

This made Tianhai Qi Mingyue directly turn his face.

Tianhai Jiu Ruri sat down, and Sakakihara was sandwiched between the two, and they started a conversation between someone.

"What is my sister doing here, shouldn't she deal with boys who want to pursue you?"

"Compared to these. I'm more curious, Qi Mingyue, what were you talking to your brother about just now? ”

"Engagement thing."

"Ahem."

Qi Mingyue's words didn't choke Jiu Liuli, but choked Sakakihara Le.

Auntie, your poisonous tongue is really not forgiving at all.

Tianhai Jiu Liuli looked very atmospheric, and didn't care about his sister's provocation: "If grandpa knows the truth, I don't know what he will think of Qi Mingyue." ”

"I don't care what grandpa thinks, if my sister wants grandpa to know, she can say it herself."

"The engagement could have been confirmed this morning, but it wasn't. Didn't Qi Mingyue understand what her brother meant when he stood up and spoke at that time? ”

Sakakihara understood what Jiu Liuli said.

Jiu Liuli is reminding Qi Mingyue that someone doesn't have her in their hearts at all, so she shouldn't do useless work.

Tianhai Qi Mingyue folded her hands and straightened her back: "My sister must have lost the situation today, so she wants to save face here, right?" To lose is to lose. ”

Tianhai Jiuliuli was very calm, "It's just a situation that I got by misleading my grandfather." ”

It means that sister, if you want to win, I am 10,000 years early.

"I really don't know where my sister's confidence comes from, obviously she still looks like an unwilling loser at today's breakfast meeting."

"I refused my grandfather's engagement and came to me as soon as I finished the break."

"That brother is really good at picking time, after the hot spring is over, he will go to my sister as soon as possible, don't you stay in the room to rest?" Tianhai Qi Mingyue took advantage of her sister's lack of attention and secretly twisted someone's waist from behind.

I.

After coaxing you Qimingyue, I will definitely go to coax Jiu Liuli.

I said I'm going to coax Jiu Liuli, you must be unhappy, I can't rest in the room for a while and then look for it?

Sakakihara thought to himself that this man was really difficult to do.

Just when he was about to persuade the two not to quarrel, Sakakihara Suzu sat down again.

"Ah Ling, you don't have to deal with it?"

"It's over, there are too many people, and I don't know any of them." Suzu Sakakihara happily eats the fruit from Sakakihara's hand.

Sakakihara looked at her and said with a smile: "It looks like your birthday is quite happy today." ”

"Of course the birthday party is fun! Everyone said happy birthday to me. How about you say that too? ”

"Didn't you say it when you gave a gift?"

Sakakiwara Suzu took his arm, kept shaking, and said beside him as if coquettish: "I want to listen, tell me again~~"

Out of the corner of Sakakihara's eye, the two sisters looked to the other side.

seems to be blind to Ah Ling's coquettish behavior of holding his arm.

"Okay, okay," Sakakihara said helplessly to her grinning face, "Happy birthday, Suzu, congratulations on turning 16 today." ”

"It's pretty much the same," Sakakihara Suzu said again, "Actually, I feel like I haven't spoken to you much at this birthday party, I haven't talked to everyone in the family much, and I haven't eaten the fried ice cream made by my brother!" There was no taste of birthday at all. ”

Sakakihara said with a smile: "Your requirements are really high, do you see that grandpa arranged such a big scene for you?" I don't know how many powerful people have said birthday wishes to you. ”

"I'm not rare of those."

"That's it, tomorrow my uncle and my mother seem to be resting at home, let's hold a birthday party for you, okay? It's a birthday party for a family reunion, doesn't it? I'll help you cook the dishes you want to eat. ”

"This is good! Dude is the best! ”

"Okay, okay, don't put your face on my neck."

At this moment, Tianhai Maodian and his mother came over.

Finding out that it was his uncle and mother, Sakakihara wanted to quickly get out of the way, but he didn't expect his uncle to wave his hand and signal him to stand by himself.

Tianhai Shigerun looked at the few people sitting on the sofa and said:

"I came here to discuss with you one more person in the family."

Sakakihara Suzu suddenly felt uneasy in her heart, and asked cautiously, "More, one more?" Men and women, who? ”

Tianhai Shigeru deliberately glanced at Sakakihara Le, his eyes were meaningful, and he couldn't see the specific meaning:

"My sister."

(End of chapter)