Chapter 107: Run after pretending, so exciting!

Naoki Nagayama felt that this old man was a bit difficult to deal with.

Obviously, he was a bit of a hot-tempered person. Why would he open such a small handicraft shop in the city center...

"Sa, what does the old man do?"

Shin Aoyama looked at Naoki Nagayama, then looked at the surrounding environment and the handicrafts on the shelf,

and looked over with an expression of "Are you an idiot?"

Naoki Nagayama also reacted: "Ah, sorry..."

"You young man, you'd better cheer up~" Shin Aoyama shook his head. "Looking at your age, you should be in university, right? What major are you studying?"

Sure enough, it was still up to older people to lead the conversation.

"Sumimasen, I didn't get into university. I've been working since I graduated from high school." Naoki Nagayama didn't feel embarrassed and said it simply.

This surprised the old man even more: "Working as a high school student? Is it doing basic work in a convenience store or other companies?"

"Hai, the first job was indeed working in a convenience store."

Shin Aoyama was even more surprised. He had seen this young man strolling around before, and now he was drinking tea and watching the scenery in his shop...

"Then how can you still drink tea and watch the scenery so leisurely? Shouldn't this great time be spent going out to work and make money?"

Why does it feel so familiar?

Isn't this a bit like some experts in later generations saying, "How can you sleep at your age, be able to rest, go lie flat, shouldn't you be doing this and that..."?

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh.

"Naoki-san, what are you laughing at?"

"Old man, I've already gone to work and made money today. Now is the time to rest."

Old man Aoyama continued: "It's still so early, shouldn't you seize the time to make more money?"

Naoki Nagayama said: "What if I make more money?"

Old man Aoyama didn't understand: "If you make more money, you can save more, and then if you save enough money, you can open a shop yourself!"

Naoki Nagayama said again: "What if I open a shop?"

Old man Aoyama was indeed led into the trap, his tone a bit urgent: "If you open a shop, you can make more money, and then you can find someone to watch the shop, and you don't have to work, and you can leisurely drink tea and watch the scenery..."

Naoki Nagayama said: "However, am I not leisurely drinking tea and watching the scenery outside the window right now?"

The poisonous chicken soup of later generations was indeed powerful enough. Old man Aoyama looked like his worldview had been impacted.

Another sip, drinking the tea in the cup, Naoki Nagayama put down the teacup and said goodbye: "Aoyama-san, thank you for your tea~ I'll take my leave first~"

"Ah... oh... then see you again..."

Seeing that the old man hadn't reacted to his guidance, Naoki Nagayama quickly withdrew.

Run after pretending, so exciting!

Drinking a cup of hot tea just happened to quench his thirst.

When Naoki Nagayama arrived home, it was just past one o'clock in the afternoon.

The sun outside the glass sliding door was just right. On such a good day, it would be a pity to the heavens if he didn't take a nap.

The rocking chair he bought in advance was simply wise!

Naoki Nagayama lay on the rocking chair, listening to the program on the recorder, and slowly fell asleep.

The shop door was pushed open, and a figure in a school uniform walked in.

Seeing the old man sitting blankly at the tea table, not knowing what he was thinking, he asked:

"Ojisan, what are you thinking about? You look so absorbed."

"Ah, Chikako is back." Shin Aoyama replied habitually, and then suddenly woke up, "Eh? Why are you back so early? Aren't you in class?"

"It's already 3 o'clock! School let out early this afternoon!" The girl explained, and then began to help tidy up the tea set.

"Why are there two cups again, Ojisan? Did a guest come?"

"Is it already so late?" Shin Aoyama looked at the teacup. "Ah, I met a young man."

"I seem to have been teased~"

"Does anyone dare to tease Ojisan?" The girl stopped, looking very curious.

"Chikako, let me tell you..." Shin Aoyama told his granddaughter about the previous conversation with Naoki Nagayama.

"Hahaha, Ojisan was really teased~"

"Chikako, how can you be so happy..."

When Naoki Nagayama opened his eyes again, it was already sunset.

"Did I actually sleep for so long?" Naoki Nagayama, who was yawning, felt that his energy was even more abundant now, and he estimated that he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

His brain felt like he hadn't eaten for long since noon, but his stomach actually felt empty again. Had he evolved into a big eater?

However, Sanying-in didn't have any food stored. Naoki Nagayama took advantage of this evening time to go shopping.

The convertible in the garage hadn't gone out for a ride for half a month, so it should be lonely too.

Taking off the car cover, the black convertible was silent in the garage, seemingly expressing silent grievances.

Naoki Nagayama picked up the key and started his beloved car: "Let's go~ Let's go for a ride... and shop by the way~"

There were many shopping malls in Chiyoda, but the most complete department store was on the other side of the Imperial Palace, which was where Naoki Nagayama was going.

Moving forward all the way, it was already the evening rush hour in Tokyo. There were more and more cars on the road, and the shops and izakayas on both sides of the road had already lit up neon signs. Tokyo began to show the vitality of a city that never sleeps.

Men don't hesitate when shopping. Fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, fish, and meat, he bought all the daily necessities he wanted along the way, and also packed a large bag of snacks, loaded the car, and went home.

After filling the refrigerator, Naoki Nagayama simply stir-fried a portion of tomato and scrambled eggs, added a portion of green pepper and meat, and paired it with white rice to fill his stomach.

After pouring a cup of tea, Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa in the living room and turned on the TV. The golden-time program had already begun to be staged.

Naoki Nagayama changed channels randomly and actually saw a familiar animation *Dr. Slump*.

"Isn't this Arale-chan?" Then he watched it with great interest!

Who said that adults can't watch animation? So what if the old man's girlish heart moved~

The half-hour animation time passed in a flash. Naoki Nagayama had a feeling that his childhood dreams had come true.

Hahaha, I hadn't discovered it before. The regrets of my childhood, those introduced Japanese animations, actually had parts that could be watched, such as *Ikkyu-san*, *Doraemon*, and so on...

One episode of Arale wasn't enough. Naoki Nagayama turned directly to TV Tokyo and watched the animation that was being broadcast...

When a man becomes childish, there is nothing for children to do.

Especially when this man has no one else to control him.

That night, he ate snacks and watched until the TV station stopped broadcasting...

At 2 a. m., Naoki Nagayama finally stood up from the sofa, rubbed his eyes, and pressed his neck:

"Maybe I won't do this in the future... It's too harmful to the body."

He added another sentence:

"At most watch until dawn." ===== CHAPTER 108 =====