Chapter 919: Treat Well

Seeing Ye Chen temporarily decline his proposal, Ito Yuhiko sighed with regret.

He really hoped that Ye Chen could set up the stall for ocean shipping.

Because at the current stage, the big market for Asian ocean shipping is in China.

More than half of the world's top ten busiest ports are in China. With such huge import and export trade, it can support a huge ocean shipping industry.

On this point, Japan is out of reach.

Therefore, even if the Ito family wanted to do it, there was no sufficient market and demand support locally, so it was a clever woman who couldn't cook without rice.

Therefore, he said to Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye, in the future, the Ito family will be gradually handed over to Nanako for operation and management. If you change your mind, you can contact her at any time. I believe you will definitely be able to establish a very good foundation for cooperation."

Ye Chen nodded gently and said earnestly, "If I have this idea, I will definitely contact Ms. Nanako."

Ito Yuhiko smiled and said, "Nanako is a good girl. I dare say that in terms of comprehensive conditions, all of Japan may not be able to find a girl better than her. Whoever marries her is marrying the best Yamato Nadeshiko in Japan, and will definitely become the object of envy for men all over the world."

Ye Chen smiled kindly and didn't answer.

Ito Yuhiko knew the truth that ice three feet thick is not formed in a single day, so he said, "Mr. Ye, you and my daughter have traveled hard and haven't rested at night. Why don't I have someone send you to the mansion to rest for a while first."

Ye Chen waved his hand, "No need, Mr. Ito. I still have things to do, I have to rush back to Osaka, so I won't disturb you much."

"How can that be." Ito Yuhiko said earnestly, "Mr. Ye, you drove here through the night and haven't rested, and haven't even eaten. If you just leave like this, wouldn't the hospitality passed down by my Ito family's ancestors become a laughingstock."

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Ye Chen to refuse, hurriedly pressed the call button on the bedside, and ordered, "Let Emi and Nanako come in."

A moment later, Ito Nanako and Ito Emi knocked gently and entered the ward.

Ito Nanako asked softly, "Otosan, do you have any instructions?"

Ito Yuhiko said to Ito Emi, "Emi, Mr. Ye and Nanako have traveled hard through the night and are very tired. You arrange for someone to send them back to the mansion to rest. Remember to call the chef in advance to prepare the best cuisine!"

Ito Emi hurriedly said, "Okay, Brother!"

Ye Chen said sincerely, "Mr. Ito, really don't bother. I'll just drive back to Osaka."

Ito Yuhiko said very seriously, "Mr. Ye, even if you want to return to Osaka, you should at least sit in the mansion for a while, eat a meal, and drink a cup of tea before leaving!"

Ito Nanako also advised on the side, "Yes, Mr. Ye Chen, the mansion is not far from here. It's not too late to eat something and rest for a while before setting off. It's not even dawn yet!"

The two traveled through the night and arrived in Tokyo after more than three hours of driving. It was only past four o'clock in the morning now.

And it was winter, so dawn came late. It would take at least two more hours before dawn.

Seeing that both father and daughter were so polite, Ye Chen had to agree, "Since that's the case, then I will respectfully obey."

As soon as Ito Emi heard this, she said, "Then I will arrange the motorcade now. Now that many people from the Metropolitan Police Department have come, they will escort and protect you all the way, and safety can definitely be guaranteed."

Ito Yuhiko nodded and instructed, "You must treat Mr. Ye well."

Ito Emi quickly arranged a motorcade as an escort, and Ye Chen still drove the car he came in.

Ito Nanako also sat in Ye Chen's car without hesitation.

Afterwards, Ye Chen drove the car and, led by the motorcade, headed to the Ito family's mansion in Tokyo.

Although Tokyo is an inch of land and an inch of gold, and is one of the most expensive cities in the world for housing and land prices, the Ito family also owns a private manor here that is quiet in the middle of the noise.

The entire manor adopts a Japanese-style ancient architectural design, which is very simple, but reveals low-key luxury everywhere.

Ye Chen found that even the wood used to build the house was extraordinary.

It seems that top big families have too much money to spend, so when building and decorating houses, they try every way to spend money everywhere. They use high-end things if they can, and never use ordinary ones. They use imported things if they can, and never use local ones.

In the end, it's just one sentence: only choose the expensive ones, not the right ones.

Because Ito Emi called in advance, all the servants of the Ito mansion were dressed neatly, waiting respectfully at the mansion entrance, in the courtyard, and inside the villa.

Ye Chen parked the car and, led by Ito Nanako, passed through the beautiful and atmospheric courtyard. When they walked to the villa entrance, the servants along the way all bowed ninety degrees, with a very humble attitude.

The Ito family's villa in Tokyo is a huge multi-story wooden building. The whole building looks like a huge ancient temple, and the internal space is surprisingly large.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, Ito Nanako suddenly bent down and knelt on the ground, holding her hands out, and said to Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye Chen, please let Nanako change your slippers!"

Ye Chen was stunned and hurriedly waved his hand, "No need, no need, give me the slippers, I'll do it myself."

Ito Nanako insisted, "Let Nanako help Mr. Ye Chen change them. This is a Japanese tradition. Mr. Ye Chen, just think of it as doing as the Romans do."

Ye Chen thought, we Chinese have long had gender equality, why in Japan, women still have to kneel to change shoes for men?

But on second thought, since it is their custom, they may not feel that there is anything wrong with it. If he insisted on opposing it, it would be a bit against their rules.

So he had to lift his foot and said sincerely, "Then I'll trouble you, Ms. Nanako."

Ito Nanako, who was still wearing a kimono, looked up at Ye Chen and smiled shyly, looking beautiful beyond words.

Afterwards, she gently held Ye Chen's foot with both hands, gently changed him into a pair of slippers, and then slowly stood up and said to Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye Chen, please!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly and walked in with her.

Ito Nanako introduced to him, "This mansion has a history of over a hundred years. It was severely damaged during the Great Kanto Earthquake. Because the cost of restoration was too high, it was ignored. Later, it was bought by Father, who spent a huge amount of money to restore it, and it became what it is now."

Ye Chen asked curiously, "Mr. Ito seems to have a special preference for such old houses? That mansion in Kyoto looks even older than this one."

Ito Nanako smiled sweetly, "Actually, it's mainly because I like this style of architecture. After moving from Kyoto to Tokyo at the age of fourteen, I have never been used to life in Tokyo, so Father bought this place and spent a lot of money to restore it, and it became what it is now."

As she spoke, Ito Nanako sighed, "But I still like Kyoto more."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "This mansion is quiet in the middle of the noise, with ancient charm, which is already very good, but that one in Kyoto is indeed better."

Ito Nanako said with some melancholy, "Father asked me to take over family affairs. It seems that I will have few opportunities to go back in the future..."

After finishing, she looked up at Ye Chen and asked with a bit of pleading, "Mr. Ye Chen, Nanako has a request, I wonder if you can agree?"