When I went to the Imadegawa family, I realized that the head of the Izukawa family is not busy today, at least on the surface, it looks quite leisurely.

All that is needed is to make a decision, consider the development of various industries and the rational appointment of talents.

At the meeting, Narumi Yu was also divided into a futon, sitting in the most inconspicuous position to listen, feeling like an ancient emperor in the early dynasty.

Imadegawa sat at the top, asked the directors to report on the situation, and then gave instructions that might have been thought out a few days ago.

The meeting was completely Imadegawa Jin's Yiyantang, and the people sitting next to Narumi Yu didn't dare to say much even though they saw his young and unfamiliar face.

"How does it feel?"

After the meeting ended, Imadegawa Jin breathed a long sigh of relief, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and looked at Narumi Yu with a smile in his eyebrows.

"It's stressful." Narumi thought for a moment and replied.

One refers to the feelings of the special managers and general managers.

Imadegawa Jin, who was sitting at the top, completely changed his appearance, in addition to the dignity and calmness naturally revealed in his manners, there was a little more indifference to others in his eyes.

The second refers to the pressure on the person sitting at the top.

Manners can be learned and cultivated, and Imadegawa Chisaka rarely cares about others. But the majesty and courage of the superior are not something that a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl can show before she is tempered.

Even if the decision is correct enough, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make all the directors obedient as Imadegawa Jin is today.

"If you know that you are not obedient, you will be expelled from school, rejected by the editorial department, and the landlord will take you away from rent, and you will be under a lot of pressure." Imadegawa Chisaka stood aside, looked at him and whispered.

"I'm already under a lot of pressure right now, spare me, Chisaka-san." Narumi folded her hands, and there was no trace of nervousness on her face.

"Huh." Imadegawa Chisaka sneered, not interested in the topic that his mother and Narumi were discussing, and got up and left.

The empty conference hall was filled with only Imadegawa and him, and outside the window of the conference hall was the beautiful and quiet courtyard of the Imadegawa family, dotted with flowers that only bloomed in summer.

The room was so quiet that you couldn't even hear the cicadas.

Narumi Yu, who was calm just now, suddenly became a little nervous when he faced Imadegawa Chisaka's mother alone.

"Narumi-san thinks," Imadegawa Jin watched Imadegawa Chisaka close the heavy pine door of the conference hall, and after a few minutes, he opened his mouth to break the silence, "Is there anything different about the nearest Chisaka compared to before?" ”

“……”

Narumi Yu wanted to fool around casually, but he happened to meet the eyes of Imadegawa Jin looking at him

It was exactly the same as the look in the eyes of those directors when the meeting just started, gentle and calm on the surface, but the coldness in the bottom of the eyes was revealed deep in the bones.

It seems that as long as he says the wrong thing, he will end up with the kind of fate that Imadegawa Chisaka just said.

He was silent for a while, and did not answer directly, but opened his mouth and asked, "Mother-in-law, do you think it is good or bad to let Chisaka-san take over the position of the head of the Imadegawa family in the future......

Imadegawa Chisaka is trying to change the way she behaves with people, from a girl who only cares about what she is interested in, to a superior who can take on the role of the head of the Imadegawa family.

It's just that Imadegawa Chisaka is herself after all......

The unnaturalness of the words is too easy to see.

"Narumi Sang......" The coldness in Imadegawa Jin's eyes disappeared, and he chuckled and sighed in front of Narumi Yu, "In this world, not everything can be divided into good and bad.

Whether you, me, Chisaka, or many more people associated with the Imadegawa family. Whether you are willing or not, whether you accept it or not, there must be someone in the Imadegawa family who will take over the position of head of the family in the future. ”

"My mother-in-law recognized me and told me these things."

"When Chisaka was sick before, she never wanted someone other than her parents to take care of her." Imadegawa Jin listened to Narumi Yu's words, but pouted dissatisfiedly, "In the days when I was hospitalized, I just wanted you to accompany her, but my mother became an outsider." ”

There was a bit of jealousy in the words.

“…… I don't know what Chisaka-san is doing now, so why don't I call her so that she can chat with you more. Narumi said, turning his head to look at the pine door.

Staying in this conference hall with Imadegawa Jin only made him feel like a criminal facing interrogation, and he was uncomfortable.

Imadegawa Jin covered his mouth and smiled, naturally he could see that Narumi Yu was uncomfortable, so he waved him out. Tell him that Imadegawa Chisaka is in the garden, and tell him not to forget to follow Kochisaka to eat at noon.

But there was something that didn't tell him.

After sitting in the Japanese-style room at noon and eating properly, Imadegawa Jin ordered the driver to take the three of them to the airport.

Then he flew to Kyoto on the private plane of the Imadegawa family......

After being carried all the way to the airport, Narumi Yu remembered that Obon was going to be celebrated two days in advance.

That is, today.

Although the Imadegawa family has been developing in Tokyo for half a year, the family is still based in Kyoto.

Whether it's a Buddhist hall dedicated to ancestors or a cemetery where the deceased body is buried, it's all in Kyoto.

When it comes to funeral festivals, the more rooted the family, the more important it is.

Sitting on the plane, Narumi thinks of his parents, who have also been gone for many years, and realizes that he has forgotten Obon along with the grief of life and death......

After getting off the plane, a cool wind blew.

Heiankyo is located in a basin, and the temperature is slightly cooler than in Tokyo.

The streets are lined with antique Kyoto-style buildings.

The garden of the Imadegawa family is also a little more zen and heavy than the rich garden in Tokyo.

Although Imadegawa Jin brought Narumi Yu over, he is an outsider after all, and his relationship with Imadegawa Chisaka is at most a friend, far from reaching the point of talking about marriage.

It is not suitable to appear in the occasion of the Imadegawa family's ancestor worship.

In the past few days of Obon, he has only wandered aimlessly in Kyoto, feeling the poignant atmosphere of Obon.

In the evening, I returned to Imadegawa's house and chatted with Imadegawa Jin.

When chatting, he asked more than once, but Imadegawa Jin didn't mean to let him go.

On the night of the 15th, the night sky was full of bright stars.

Imadegawa Chisaka followed Imadegawa Jin to the cemetery to send the divine fire.

Leaving her home alone, Narumi Yu bowed to the shrine in the courtyard of the Imadegawa family, lit three sticks of incense, and wondered if she would be able to see her parents in Imabetsu Town, Aomori Prefecture.

"What are you doing?" When Imadegawa Chisaka came to the courtyard, the incense in front of the shrine had not yet burned out, and he looked at Narumi Yu next to him and wondered.

Hearing this, Narumi Yu, who was kneeling on the futon, opened his eyes and looked at the incense, and responded softly, "I can't go back to Imabetsu Town during Obon this year, so I will meet my parents here through the shrine." ”

“……”

Imadegawa Chisaka looked at the shrine, then at him, bent down and patted the futon beside Narumi Yu, and also knelt in front of the shrine with him, closed his eyes, and said nothing.