Chapter 73: The Reason for Not Resigning

Akiwara Yuto followed Seto Tamae's footsteps and walked in the corridor for more than ten minutes before reaching the restaurant in the other party's home.

Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be a bit surprised when he saw the luxury of the other party's restaurant.

After the servant pushed open the shoji door, he saw a room with lanterns and calligraphy and paintings hanging, which was a full 60 tatami (72 square meters) in size, and the floor was covered with wooden floors made of precious wood.

In this huge space, there was only one large long table and servants serving on both sides. On the table, rich dishes had already been prepared.

Under Seto Tamae's signal, Akiwara was arranged in the position next to Seto Tamae, which was the second furthest position from the door, which can be said to be the most noble position besides the host.

However, because of the lecture just now, no one in the field had any objections.

Seto Tamae saw that everyone was seated, so she ordered the servants to bring the remaining dishes, and then said to everyone: "The hospitality is not good, please feel free."

She glanced at Akiwara Yuto and said again: "Teacher Akiwara, if it doesn't suit your taste, please tell me, I will let the chef make a few more dishes here."

Akiwara Yuto immediately thanked: "It's already very rich, it's too much trouble for you, it's really causing you trouble."

Seto Tamae smiled, nodded, and communicated with others. Although she valued Akiwara, she couldn't ignore others.

Akiwara Yuto didn't join the topic of the crowd. He lowered his head and looked at the sashimi that was suspected to be bluefin tuna, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

In his past life, he had seen some news that top-quality bluefin tuna cost 300,000 yen per jin, so the sashimi in front of him was comparable to the manuscript fee for one of his articles, right?

How much money did Teacher Seto earn through royalties? He couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

He thought for a moment and gave up the plan to ask. After all, asking about income, whether it is Nihon or Huaxia, can be considered a bit of a taboo. Sometimes knowing is not as good as not knowing.

Feeling his own poverty, Akiwara Yuto turned "grief and indignation" into appetite and moved his chopsticks. Seto Tamae saw his actions and also showed a satisfied smile.

Everyone enjoyed the food while drinking and chatting. In this process, Ishii Yu and others asked Akiwara some questions about reasoning methods again, and Akiwara Yuto also answered them one by one using the content he learned in his past life.

In the spare time of answering, time passed slowly. Akiwara Yuto glanced at a few other acquaintances: Imamura Yuto drank too much and fell directly on the seat, Kadowaki Yuzhen didn't say a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

By 9 o'clock in the evening, the sky outside the window was completely pitch black. Akiwara Yuto looked at Imamura Yuto who was unconscious and worried.

Seto Tamae on the side discovered his actions and said understandingly: "Teacher Imamura often gets drunk. I have already arranged a place to stay here. Do you need to stay here too, Teacher Akiwara, and leave tomorrow morning?"

Akiwara Yuto shook his head and declined: "Thank you for Teacher Seto's kindness, but I have something to do here, so I won't bother you. I'll find a taxi myself later."

He didn't bring any clothes to change, and he didn't like staying in other people's houses, always feeling that it wasn't his own bed and he wouldn't sleep comfortably.

Seto Tamae didn't force it, but said politely again: "It's already very late, let my family's driver send you back."

Akiwara Yuto was surprised, but also felt that it was indeed very late, and accepted the other party's kindness.

After saying goodbye to Seto Tamae and others, Akiwara Yuto sat in a luxury sedan under the leadership of a middle-aged driver named Nishikawa Kotaro.

The car drove out of the courtyard gate slowly and started to accelerate.

Akiwara Yuto sat in the back seat. He glanced at the driver whose face was flickering in the light change, and suddenly remembered the story *Reasoning Taxi* he published on the internet, feeling that the atmosphere suddenly became a bit terrifying.

He coughed, deciding to talk, to avoid his own wild thoughts.

"Mr. Nishikawa, how long have you been working at Teacher Seto's house?"

The driver continued to drive, and after confirming that there was no problem with the road conditions, he replied: "Teacher Akiwara, I have about 20 years of driving experience, you don't have to worry about safety issues."

Akiwara Yuto saw that he was misunderstood, and immediately explained: "Sorry, Mr. Nishikawa, I'm just curious about what you think of your work? Why have you always been willing to just serve as a driver?"

He is really a bit curious. RB society follows the lifetime employment system. Many people will work in a company until they retire once they enter. If it is a large enterprise, it is fine, after all, the welfare treatment is there.

But as far as he knows, even employees of some small enterprises, such as private employees like Seto's family, generally will not easily resign, even if this job is very boring and the treatment may not be very high.

The driver shook his head and responded: "A great writer like you naturally won't understand us little people. Like me now, being able to have a stable job is already something that makes many people envious."

After saying this, he started to talk about the experiences of people around him, and Akiwara Yuto also listened carefully, gradually understanding many situations he didn't know before.

Since the economic crisis, a large number of Nihon local companies have announced bankruptcy and closure, and those that have not closed are also trying hard to lay off employees. After losing their source of income, many families had to choose bankruptcy liquidation because of the debts owed for buying houses.

Around this Mr. Nishikawa, there are quite a few such cases. Some people chose to divorce, carried all the debts alone, and wandered on the street; some had no money and found a rooftop to jump down.

People like him who can have a stable job in Tokyo are already very rare. So he thanked Seto's family from the bottom of his heart and had no intention of leaving at all.

Akiwara Yuto nodded and reflected on himself, feeling that his life has been too comfortable recently, forgetting the suffering he endured when he first came to this world.

He sighed, but didn't say anything, after all, his position didn't allow it.

To be honest, although the economic crisis is a disaster for Nihon, it may not be a good thing for Huaxia.

During the economic bubble period, Nihon's stock index level advanced by leaps and bounds, making the whole world look at it. Some scholars in the country even proposed that they should learn from Nihon in the banking industry and foreign exchange system and increase the opening of the financial market.

Fortunately, when it was just being discussed, Nihon ushered in an economic crisis. In this crisis, the West kept falling into the well.

These status quos made the country immediately vigilant, strengthened the regulation of the financial market, and avoided repeating the same mistakes as RB.

After the economic crisis, RB ushered in 30 lost years. In order to avoid the depreciation of wealth, many Nihon enterprises invested their funds in Huaxia, accelerating the pace of Huaxia's economic growth.

So although he felt that the families mentioned by Mr. Nishikawa were pitiful, Akiwara Yuto would not say much. After all, if there was really no economic crisis, Huaxia would not know how many detours it would have to take.

He lost interest in chatting for a while and leaned on the seat to close his eyes and rest.

40 minutes later, the sedan drove to Chiyoda Ward and soon arrived at the entrance of the "detached house" where Akiwara lived.

Akiwara Yuto said hello and intended to leave, but didn't expect the driver to suddenly call him and hand over a book.

Through the dim light, Akiwara Yuto took a look and found it was *New Novel*. The driver opened his mouth again at this time:

"Teacher Akiwara, my daughter is your reader, can I ask you to sign it for me?"

Akiwara Yuto was a bit surprised, but still nodded and signed his name.

After signing the name, he said goodbye to the driver and returned home. After a simple wash, he lay on the bed.

What remains to be considered is the Mantanshe Literary Award... ===== CHAPTER 74 =====