Chapter 199: The solution to the Suguha incident [asking for monthly tickets]
"Imai-senpai!"
Morikawa Riho's face turned a little red, as if the other party had mentioned some bad memories of hers.
"Ikemoto and the others are here too. Do you want to go over and say hello to them?" the other person said with a smile.
Judging from the situation, the two seemed to be going to chat for a while.
As an outsider, Sawayama Haruno didn't want to stand there for too long. When he saw a waiter carrying drinks not far away, he thought for a moment and gave Morikawa Riho a look.
The other party immediately understood.
"Okay, I haven't seen them for a long time."
Morikawa Riho immediately smiled, and Sawayama Haruno nodded and walked to the other side.
Miss Morikawa basically only knew colleagues in the editing industry, and he didn't know any of them. In that case, he might as well go shopping on his own. After all, the other party would chat for a while, say hello, and then come back.
While thinking this, Sawayama Haruno had already walked up to the waiter and picked up a glass of champagne.
The other party had no doubt at all whether Sawayama Haruno was twenty years old or not. He probably assumed that most of the people who could attend this dinner were successful people over twenty years old.
This gave Sawayama Haruno great convenience.
However, just as he took the wine and was about to turn around and leave, a hand reached out from beside him and took the last glass of champagne on the waiter's tray.
"We meet again."
A familiar voice came in.
Sawayama Haruno subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man with a slightly gentle appearance.
The guy who explained kendo knowledge to him in the martial arts hall was also Ezaki Naoha's brother - Ezaki Naoto.
"what"
Sawayama Haruno was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Senior Jiang Qi, why are you here?"
Aren't most of the invited guests literary men invited? Why is Naoto Ezaki also here?
Moreover, the business of the Ezaki family seems to be mainly based in Kanto. This is Kyoto, the Kansai region.
"Of course I'm here to discuss business."
Naoto Ezaki smiled faintly, and his expression seemed inexplicably intriguing.
"My sister has been living with you lately?"
".Well, thanks to Suguha, this is my first time staying in a place like Ginkakuji." Sawayama Haruno said with a dry cough.
Although I had planned to talk to Naoto Ezaki before, I felt inexplicably embarrassed when I thought about having to explain the relationship I had with his sister.
Especially since the other party's sister drugged him.
"is it?"
Naoto Ezaki didn't seem to mind at all. He took a sip of champagne and said with a smile, "This is the first time I see Suguha has a friend of the opposite sex."
"Didn't she come with us tonight?"
"No, the other girl who came with us got sick, so Suguha didn't come to take care of her."
"Really? Is it Mine Shiori? It's not serious, right?"
"It's not serious, even though I've been too tired lately."
"Is that so?" Naoto Ezaki nodded, and suddenly said, "After this trip, Shiori Mine will most likely be able to finish her job as a tutor."
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Sawayama Haruno's eyes moved slightly.
The other party suddenly said this, probably intending to bring up the matter of Suguha.
As a strong contender for the next head of the Ezaki family, he is almost certainly the next successor.
Naoto Ezaki must also know the plans of the other uncles in the family, and he can more or less guess that they intend to use Suguha Ezaki.
In that case, you might as well ask the other party here.
"I think it would be better to continue tutoring."
After thinking for a while, Sawayama Haruno tentatively said, "It seems that Suguha doesn't want to rely on the help of her family?"
"And even if we put aside the college entrance exam, it wouldn't be a bad thing for her to get more tutoring. After all, Mine Shiori gets along well with her, and they are friends."
"What you said makes sense."
Naoto Ezaki sighed.
"If she doesn't take tutoring classes, all Suguha has left is kendo practice. She doesn't have many close friends at school, so she basically practices kendo alone when she gets home."
"Sure enough, it would be more convenient to find her a friend of similar age. Even if it's not for tutoring, just chatting together would be a good thing, right?"
He looked at Zeshan Haruno with a meaningful look, and when he saw the other party nod, he smiled with some joy.
But he quickly changed the subject and talked about more realistic things.
"But unfortunately, although I am Suguha's brother, we are only cousins after all. Judging from what Suguha's biological mother said, it seems that everything has been arranged."
He paused, revealed a somewhat helpless look and said, "Really, my aunt is a little too worried, and so are my uncles."
Maybe I'm worrying too much. Judging from what Ezaki Suguha said, these people have a strong desire for control, Sawayama Haruno thought.
It's not like he doesn't know anything about the Ezaki family.
In fact, after having a relationship with Suguha Ezaki, he would pretend to ask her about things intentionally or unintentionally whenever he had time.
To a certain extent, I have learned about the current situation of the Ezaki family.
"I still think it's better to let Suguha make the decision herself." Sawayama Haruno said seriously.
"I have the same idea as you." Naoto Ezaki shrugged and sneered, "Blind date. To take advantage of it to this extent."
"I thought I was living in the Meiji era. Are all the uncles and aunts in my family really old?"
When he said this, his face looked gloomy and scary.
Haruno Sawayama was very sensitive in capturing the changes in Naoto Esaki's facial expressions.
It seems that it is exactly the same as what Ezaki Suguha said, Naoto seems to have a lot of opinions about the "elders" in the family.
This opinion was so big that he didn't even bother to hide it in front of an outsider like me.
No wonder the other members of the Ezaki family are so eager for Suguha to step up and take over the position of head of the family.
If Naoto Ezaki really takes office, these uncles and aunts who are already old in his eyes will probably all have to retire early and enjoy their retirement.
But if Sawayama Haruno were to say, he would actually prefer Naoto to take the position.
After all, compared to those relatives who only forced Suguha to do things she was unwilling to do, Naoto Ezaki seemed more friendly.
To put it bluntly, those relatives of the Ezaki family are actually a disguised form of "moral kidnapping" of Suguha.
Using the fact that the other party had enjoyed a lot of family resources as an excuse, he forced her to do things she didn't want to do.
But the problem lies here. Ezaki Suguha was still young at that time and did not have the ability to reject the "good intentions" from the Ezaki family. Therefore, these things were unfair from the very beginning.
If Sawayama Haruno himself were to say it, it would be - "I support Naoto-san to be the next leader."
But the idea is good, but the reality is very bleak.
Because Suguha's biological mother stood with that group of relatives.
"You don't have to worry too much."
After a moment's silence, Naoto Ezaki took the initiative to pat Sawayama Haruno on the shoulder.
He just smiled and said, "I will help with Suguha's affairs. After all, she is only a 17-year-old girl. It doesn't make sense to let such a young girl go on a blind date."
"Leave the matters concerning the relatives to me. As for the matter concerning Suguha's mother, I will also try to convince her."
"Really?" Zeshan Haruno frowned and asked subconsciously, "Is there anything I can do?"
Anyway, he estimated that Naoto Ezaki, a shrewd man, had probably seen through the relationship between him and Suguha, so in that case he might as well be more direct in his words.
The main purpose of saying this is actually to express my opinion of Suguha.
Obviously, the other party seemed to understand it as well.
After a brief pause, Naoto Ezaki immediately said with a smile, "Of course."
"Suguha and I both have a grandfather. Although he is old now and doesn't often go out, he is still the helmsman of the Ezaki family."
Naoto Ezaki paused for a moment and then pointed out something else: "Grandfather had two hobbies. One was kendo. This was one of the family etiquettes that the Ezaki family had adhered to since the last century. All family members had more or less contact with kendo."
The so-called elegance in the upper class society.
Sawayama Haruno thought to himself, I know so much, not only about kendo, but also about archery, tea ceremony and other things.
The richer a family is, the more they value these hobbies.
Fortunately, Sawayama Haruno is also able to "please the other party for his own benefit".
He possesses the magical skill of "skill improvement". As long as he learns something, his proficiency will be greatly improved.
It doesn't matter even if he knows nothing about kendo now. As long as he spends some time learning, he will be able to master it soon.
What's more, once he completes Zhiye's system task, he will also get a reward of "improved learning ability". With the combination of the two, kendo is not a difficult task for him at all.
Once he learns it, his proficiency will be improved to an alarming level. Moreover, his physical fitness is also there, which can be said to be naturally advantageous.
As if he didn't notice Sawayama Haruno's confidence, Naoto Ezaki continued to chatter, "Besides kendo, my grandfather has another hobby."
"It may be due to the influence of the Showa era. My grandfather's generation was a generation that had difficulty in obtaining education. However, my grandfather was a person who admired intellectuals and he attached great importance to education within the family."
"The more educated and famous a person is, the more respect he or she will receive from my grandfather. This is also related to the social status of scholars in the island country. Do you understand?"
"So that's it."
After hearing what he said, Sawayama Haruno's eyes suddenly lit up.
He understood this meaning very well.
I've heard from Ezaki Suguha before that her grandfather's generation started all over again from scratch and built the current industry from scratch.
Although my grandfather himself was not well educated, he admired and worshipped those who were educated - this is the admiration for the strong that is common among the islanders.
If that's the case, if "Norwegian Wood" becomes a hit, it means that I will have more impression points in front of Ezaki Suguha's grandfather?
Then things suddenly become much simpler.
As expected, the social status of literati is still very high, Zeshan Haruno sighed in his heart.
"It's good if you understand."
Naoto Esaki patted his shoulder again with a smile on his face.
He knew very well what kind of people were invited to this dinner.
He also knew why Sawayama Haruno was in Kyoto and why he was here.
That's why they are so optimistic about each other.
It's not just because Ezaki Suguha is interested in this guy, but also because the strengths he shows are very much to her grandfather's liking.
Thinking of this, Naoto Ezaki pondered for a moment, and then added: "Let's do this."
"Do you have free time when you return to Tokyo? If there is a chance, I will take you to see your grandfather. I also want to talk to him about family matters."
"convenient?"
Sawayama Haruno was immediately interested.
(End of this chapter)
