Chapter 233 Winning Everything for the Woman You Love
Hearing what Tetsuichiro Ezaki said, Sawayama Haruno was stunned at first, and then he realized what the other party meant.
However, he still did not relax at all.
The sooner you make your opinion clear, the more likely it is that you will face more difficult demands later. The so-called "first criticize and then praise" in speech refers to this situation.
Sure enough, just after Sawayama Haruno picked up the teacup and took a sip, Tetsuichiro Esaki looked at Naoto Esaki standing beside him.
"You go out." The old man said lightly.
This is to say something that is not convenient for Naoto Ezaki to hear, as for what the content is, you don't need to think about it to know.
Most likely they were going to talk about Suguha Ezaki, and the reason why Naoto avoided it was probably related to the "request".
Although the latter was unwilling, he had no choice but to do what his grandfather ordered. Before leaving the tea room, he exchanged glances with Sawayama Haruno.
boom--
The door was closed gently, making a slight noise.
Without the presence of the third party, Tetsuichiro Ezaki's complexion became much better.
"Zeshan-san, do you exercise regularly?"
"Occasionally, I still do some simple exercises." Sawayama Haruno said modestly.
"Do you know kendo?"
"I don't understand." Sawayama Haruno said honestly after a moment's silence, "I never had any actual experience with it before, but after meeting Suguha, I became a little interested. I also watched some kendo-related videos a few days ago."
"I'm a little interested."
Tetsuichiro Esaki snorted, but his expression was more smiling.
"Kendo is a very complicated thing. You can't learn it just by watching videos."
"But, kendo is very simple. You just need to strike your opponent with your sword."
Esaki Tetsuichiro paused for a moment and added, "Our Esaki family has always had the habit of cultivating the kendo talents of our descendants. I believe Sawayama-san has also heard about this from Suguha, right?"
"I've heard about it."
Zeshan Haruno slowly put down the teacup, straightened his sitting posture, and said seriously: "Old man, do you want to test me?"
Fortunately, the system's reward for him is here, so if there is a real test, he is not very afraid.
At worst, you can just show your real ability. Brute force should be able to overcome the lack of skills, right?
"test"
Tetsuichiro Ezaki smiled lowly.
"It's a good thing that you have such courage. After all, I have very high expectations for my offspring. However, from the moment you walked into the tea room, I knew that you were a guy with talents far beyond ordinary people, so there is no need to test you."
"In that case, what the old man means is..."
"Do you know how our Ezaki family came to power?"
Tetsuichiro Esaki interrupted Sawayama Haruno.
The short but strong old man explained slowly, "It was under extremely cruel circumstances that the family has developed to what it is today. Of course, the Ezaki family has not had a smooth journey. They have inevitably encountered various "competitors" along the way, but one of the competitors said something that has always bothered me."
"What?"
Sawayama Haruno's eyes narrowed slightly.
He felt that the other party was about to say that "request".
"That's a thing of the past." Ezaki Tetsuichiro poured another cup of tea and said slowly, "Because they used dishonorable means in the course of their business, although the Ezaki family won in the end, they incurred the hatred of the other party."
"But this is inevitable in the business world, so I don't really take it to heart. It's just that something the other party said to me once made me feel a little bit upset."
"Rather than words, it's more like a curse. He cursed me, an old man with no moral principles, and said that my descendants in the future will also be abandoned by their friends and relatives because of their excessive pursuit of fame and fortune."
Tetsuichiro Ezaki took a sip of tea and said with emotion: "He really hit the mark. The eldest son worked too hard, and the youngest son ran away from home."
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Sawayama Haruno didn't say anything, but just listened silently.
It is said that the older people get, the more afraid they become of things they don’t know.
Especially for the current situation of the Ezaki family, there is no need to say much about Suguha's father's generation, even her collateral relatives and her mother are now in a situation that can be described as "being deserted by everyone."
This is even more true for Suguha herself. She came to visit with the intention of taking Suguha Ezaki away.
Therefore, standing in Tetsuichiro Ezaki's position, watching the curses uttered by his former enemies begin to come true one by one, he must have felt very uncomfortable.
However, this does not necessarily involve something really mysterious. After all, as the family business grows, the voices of dissent from within will also become louder. This is inevitable.
What's important is what this old man is thinking.
"I'm already old."
Tetsuichiro Esaki continued his narration.
After he put down his teacup, he said with regret, "Even if you don't want to admit that you're old, you have to admit that you're not as good as you used to be. I even accidentally sprained my waist while exercising this morning."
"Don't think I'm sitting upright now. I'm actually in so much pain that I'm almost sweating." "But I can't lie down now, otherwise the Ezaki family's huge business and group will lose their backbone. The descendants won't be able to maintain the rudder in front of them. The tens of thousands of ordinary employees who rely on our Ezaki Group for their livelihood will also face serious problems."
“I don’t think it will develop into what it is now.”
Sawayama Haruno hesitated for a moment and said tentatively, "Could it be that the old man is not satisfied with Senior Naoto? If I were to think so, perhaps Suguha's talent in this area is much worse than Senior Naoto's?"
"Well, you are right, but being recognized by others is also part of talent."
Tetsuichiro Ezaki said calmly: "This is not a question of whether I am satisfied or not. When I am completely old, there must be someone who can control me."
"In that case, wouldn't Naoto-senpai be more suitable?"
"He's too eager." Ezaki Tetsuichiro raised his eyelids and said calmly, "An anxious person will pay any price to achieve his goal. I don't want to see the curse of my enemy come true again."
"What about Suguha?"
Sawayama Haruno raised his head without hesitation, looked at the other person and said, "Doesn't Suguha's blind date count as part of the fulfillment of the curse?"
Tetsuichiro Esaki smiled dryly.
His laughter gradually became more unbridled, and in the end he just burst into laughter.
After laughing enough, he suddenly restrained his expression.
"What you said makes sense. I can't let my granddaughter fall into misfortune just because I'm soft-hearted towards other relatives. But this multiple-choice question itself has no answer, so."
"so?"
"So, why don't we make a bet?"
The corner of Tetsuichiro Ezaki's mouth twitched, revealing a somewhat disdainful smile.
"The bet is Suguha, how about it?"
"It's not a good habit to use your granddaughter as a bet."
"Not having the courage to win the woman you love is the behavior of a coward, much worse than me."
Ezaki Tetsuichiro knocked on the tea table and said calmly, "Don't worry, even if you lose the bet, I won't let them force Suguha to go on a blind date again. Isn't this fair?"
"can."
Sawayama Haruno agreed without hesitation.
If the conditions were changed to this, it would be much more beneficial for him.
To put it another way, even if she lost, Suguha Ezaki could still live the life she wanted.
At least it will be much better than it is now.
"What are you gambling?"
"Let's bet on the multiple-choice question we just talked about."
Ezaki Tetsuichiro's expression suddenly changed. He stared at Sawayama Haruno and said, "I'll leave this multiple-choice question to you."
"I'll decide when to take the test. The earliest will be the week after next. It's up to you to decide how to do it then. How do you do it?"
Multiple choice question?
Is this an attempt to let me make the decision on the internal disagreements of the Ezaki family?
No wonder the system task said that this involved the demands of multiple forces. I guess if I made the corresponding choice, it would determine whether Naoto Ezaki or Suguha Ezaki would take the position.
I just didn't expect that the decision on the position of the head of the family would be made by an outsider like me.
Sawayama Haruno's eyes moved slightly.
No, maybe it would be better if an outsider made the choice.
After all, we are all made of flesh and blood, and Tetsuichiro Ezaki probably wouldn't want to see the "curse of the past" come true again because of his own reasons, so he asked an outsider like himself to do this problem.
However, the other party did not tell me what to do or what to choose. I guess I will know only when the "time" comes.
It’s just like a student taking an exam. Until the test paper is out, he will never know what he will face.
Fortunately, the other party seemed to be unwilling to restrict the way I answered the questions.
Let’s look back and see if we can make further guesses about this multiple-choice question through the relationship between Naoto Ezaki or Suguha Ezaki.
After finalizing his inner thoughts, Sawayama Haruno slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
What the old man said before is not wrong. If you don’t have the courage to win everything for the woman you love, no matter how much you say, it will just be empty talk.
Since the other party has already made such a request, and if even if she loses, Suguha can be free, then there is no need for her to consider anything else.
Just agree to it without hesitation.
Thinking of this, Sawayama Haruno's eyes suddenly became much sharper.
"It's an interesting bet."
He paused for a moment and said slowly: "Although I don't know what the question is, but since this is the case."
"I took it."
Sawayama Haruno slowly stood up and looked at the short but strong old man sitting on the ground.
He said: "I'm going to win."
(End of this chapter)
