Chapter 143

A long-awaited sunny day.

Tokyo, which had been either snowing or overcast since the New Year, finally revealed a smiling face.

The arrival of the Labrador puppy added a sense of vitality to Sanyingyuan.

It also made Naoki Nagayama's life more regular.

For example, every morning, he had to open the door for the little guy to take care of his physiological needs~

"Eitaro, the cherry blossoms will definitely bloom beautifully this year..."

While wiping the little guy's feet, he looked at the cherry tree in the courtyard. He probably wouldn't need to hire a professional fertilizer company this year~

Not long after breakfast, he heard the sound of a horn at the gate. It was indeed Keiko Fujita driving that family car.

"Naoki-san~ Good morning~" Keiko Fujita got out of the car and greeted him happily.

"Good morning, Fujita-san~" Naoki Nagayama opened the gate for her, "Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes and we can go out."

"Hai, no need to rush, Naoki-san can look at the materials first~"

"Okay, please sit down~" Saying this, Naoki Nagayama still went upstairs to change into clothes suitable for going out, then returned to the living room to look at the materials Keiko Fujita brought.

"Naoki-san, when did you get a puppy?" Keiko Fujita touched the little guy's head, seeing that he wasn't afraid of strangers at all.

"Ah, Eitaro was just picked up recently, in a small park near my house~" Naoki Nagayama replied while looking at the materials.

The shortlisted properties this time were indeed few, only 2 storefronts and 2 office buildings. The storefronts were located in Shibuya and Ginza, while the office buildings were both in Chiyoda.

"Is his name Eitaro? He's a boy~" Keiko Fujita grabbed the rubber duck to tease him, and he indeed made those whimpering sounds, "Haha, he's really a boy who knows how to act cute~"

"Right~ Fujita-san, I've basically looked through the materials you brought. Let's go see them in person~" Naoki Nagayama also picked up Eitaro, "Can Fujita-san's car take a puppy? I happen to need to take him to the pet store for a check-up after looking at the properties."

"Hai, no problem at all~"

Keiko Fujita drove Naoki Nagayama to the first storefront for sale, located in Shibuya. It was a 200-square-meter street-level storefront, currently operating as a Western restaurant.

"Naoki-san, the lease for this Western restaurant is 10 years, with a monthly rent of 6 million yen, paid annually~" Keiko Fujita said, "And this year's rent has already been paid... The contract requires inheriting the original lease..."

It was indeed very harsh, but no matter when, storefronts in places like Shibuya are always highly sought after. Without such conditions, how could it fall into Naoki Nagayama's hands?

Naoki Nagayama walked around the storefront a bit and looked at the flow of people inside: "Fujita-san, I have a general idea... Let's go see the others."

He could buy it, but it wasn't necessary. If there were better ones, he would naturally choose others.

"Hai~" Keiko Fujita also knew that such a deal was unlikely to be decided at a glance.

The second option was in Ginza. It was actually an old house hidden in a building, with 100 tsubo of land, but it had 3 floors, and there was a watch shop on the ground floor...

"Naoki-san, this shop is no longer open." Keiko Fujita introduced, "The watch shop was the long-held wish of the old man who originally lived here. He didn't give it up until he was old, but now the old man has..."

Is that so? In that era, someone who could open a watch shop in Ginza shouldn't be an ordinary person~

Naoki Nagayama looked at this small house sandwiched between high-rise buildings, a three-story wooden building. The first floor had a large display window, the second floor was for living, and the third floor was an attic that was only half a floor.

Keiko Fujita took out the spare key and opened the door. The small building had already accumulated some dust. The complex clocks and gears on the first floor were placed everywhere, and he could still smell the machine oil.

Eitaro, who had come in, also sneezed twice~

The stairs to the second floor were already creaking. After walking up, there were three bedrooms and a washroom. The third floor, as an attic, was piled with a bunch of unused furniture and other debris, and there was a glass skylight that also served as a small door, leading out to a balcony extending from the roof.

"Fujita-san, what about the things inside here?"

"Hai, the heir mentioned when entrusting us that these need to be handled by yourself." Keiko Fujita also glanced at them, "They all seem to be worthless things. The shop owner's children are not interested in the watch shop at all and just want to sell it for money to continue living abroad."

"I see~" Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of something else, "Fujita-san, this... the original shop owner wasn't in the bedroom..."

"No, no!" Keiko Fujita hurriedly explained, "The original owner was hospitalized for a long time and finally passed away in the hospital."

"I see, that's good then~"

The price of 480 million yen felt a bit expensive. Such an old house would need to be renovated, and maybe it would need to be completely demolished...

"Fujita-san, let's go to the next one~"

Next were the office buildings. Both office buildings were located in Chiyoda Ward, but one was in Iidabashi and the other in Kanda Sudacho.

The office building in Iidabashi only had 3 floors and was a small building with a fairly large footprint, but several companies were already renting space inside, so Naoki Nagayama just took a cursory look.

The office building in Kanda Sudacho had 8 floors and was the kind of office building with an elevator. The floor Naoki Nagayama wanted to see was on the 5th floor, about 200 tsubo in size. The previous tenant had already moved out, leaving behind some empty office desks and chairs.

"Naoki-san, if this entire floor is rented out, the monthly rent is about 10 million."

So it would pay for itself in 4 years?

But in reality, it's quite difficult to rent it out. It's hard to find companies, and later maintenance is also very troublesome.

"Why did the previous company move out?"

"The previous company was in foreign trade, and because of poor management..."

Can a foreign trade company still have poor management these days? Isn't it that even a fool can make money?

"Uh, were they doing business with Poland?"

"Not very clear, it seems to be with Eastern Europe..."

No wonder. This was the time when the Cold War was intense, so it's possible they were caught in the crossfire.

"Alright..." Naoki Nagayama was noncommittal, "Then Fujita-san, I've basically seen the properties. I need to consider it further."

"Hai~ I understand~" A decision of around 500 million can't be made all at once, of course.

Keiko Fujita drove Naoki Nagayama and Eitaro directly to the Kojima pet store near Sanyingyuan.

"Fujita-san, sorry for the trouble today~" Naoki Nagayama held Eitaro and got out of the car, saying by the window.

"Not at all, Naoki-san. Then I'll head back for today~" Keiko Fujita also waved at the puppy, "Eitaro, goodbye~"

"Woof!" Perhaps realizing that Eitaro was his name, the little guy barked very cooperatively.

"Haha, bye-bye~"

The Kojima shop assistant, Ho Mori, had a deep impression of Naoki Nagayama.

Seeing him walk in with the puppy, she hurriedly welcomed him: "Welcome, Naoki-san~ Is this the puppy you mentioned?"

"Hai, Ho-san, I'm here today to give Eitaro a full check-up. I don't know if he has been vaccinated."

"Okay, please follow me~"

Naoki Nagayama followed the young lady into the office inside the store.

Inside, all kinds of equipment were complete, and there was a veterinarian in a white coat who looked very professional.

"Naoki-san, this is the store's veterinarian, Mr. Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya." Ho Mori turned to explain the situation to the doctor.

"Dr. Tsuchiya, I'll trouble you today!"

"Hai, this is what I should do."

After taking Eitaro from Naoki Nagayama's arms, Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya very skillfully checked the puppy's mouth, skin, heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, etc.

"From the surface, the puppy is still very healthy. However, since he was picked up, we still need to do a blood test to check for common infectious diseases."

"Hai, please check, doctor."

When drawing blood, the little guy didn't whimper but started howling. Naoki Nagayama had no choice but to hold him in his arms.

Even after the blood was drawn, he was still trembling all over when he saw Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, immediately burying his head in Naoki Nagayama's arm. It seemed he already had a shadow.

Naoki Nagayama could only smile awkwardly: "This child seems to be afraid of seeing the doctor again~"

"Hahaha, all puppies that come for check-ups are like this." Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya was indifferent, "It's the same principle as children being afraid of injections."

"Hahaha, that's true~"

"Naoki-san, please wait a moment. I'll talk to you after the analysis is done~"

"Hai, sorry for the trouble~"

The waiting process took about half an hour. During this period, under the recommendation of the shop assistant, Naoki Nagayama bought a dog chain, a dog leash, a dog tag, a dog bag, and also prepared teething sticks, common dog bathing supplies, and small clothes suitable for the puppy to wear in winter, etc...

Indeed, raising a puppy is no different from raising a child.

The test results came out, and everything was healthy. After thanking the doctor and the shop assistant, Naoki Nagayama used the newly bought dog leash to tie Eitaro and walked towards Sanyingyuan.

Labradors are indeed an energetic breed. For such a small dog, he wasn't tired at all after walking for more than ten minutes. It seems that the exercise after he grows up will take some time.