Chapter 195: Akina-chan, do you want to go shopping together?

Seeing that the time was almost up, Naoki Nagayama called Tsuruko, who was playing in the courtyard.

"Tsuruko, the time is almost up. Let Eitaro go; we're going to eat~"

"What, Eitaro was clearly very happy~" Although she was still saying that, Tsuruko still happily entered the living room and then ran to the second floor. "Wait a moment, I need to touch up my makeup~"

"Japanese girls really know how to put on makeup since childhood."

Naoki Nagayama felt a little emotional. He prepared Eitaro's dog food and added a molar stick as compensation for the little guy: "Eitaro, I can't take you out to eat at noon. Enjoy a person's peace in the afternoon~"

After Tsuruko, who was carrying a small bag, came downstairs, Naoki Nagayama took her out from the front door.

"Aren't you driving? Is it very close?"

"It's not very close, but aren't we going to pick up Miho-san later? Let's rent a bigger car first."

"Eh... is that so?" Tsuruko thought about it. It seemed that the convertible really couldn't seat 3 people.

As a major automobile manufacturing country in the Showa era, Japan naturally had industries related to automobiles laid out early. Just for the car rental business, there were major car rental companies such as Toyota Rent-a-Car, Nissan Rent-a-Car, Nippon Rent-a-Car, etc. Naoki Nagayama naturally found the Toyota Rent-a-Car closest to his home.

It took more than ten minutes to go through the procedures. He directly chose a Toyota Crown Fifth Generation and took Tsuruko all the way to the restaurant.

"Does Nii-chan eat here every day?"

Tsuruko asked while cutting the steak. Since discovering that her brother was much richer than she imagined, she had always been very curious about the life of the rich.

"Who eats at a restaurant every day..." Naoki Nagayama was helpless. "Even the president of the Mitsui Group will go home to eat..."

Of course, whether there was a private chef cooking at home, that was unknown.

Tsuruko thought again, "Does Nii-chan only go to high-end stores to buy things now, the kind that doesn't even look at the price of clothes!"

"This... you still have to look at the price~"

"Then does Nii-chan go to Roppongi and Ginza every day to be happy, drink, dance, and disco until dawn, and then spend a good night with a female companion you just met at night?"

Naoki Nagayama's forehead had black lines: "Where did you get such an idea, Tsuruko?"

"Aren't the rich young masters in TV dramas all like this?" Tsuruko said while chewing steak. "Happy everywhere after getting rich."

"Sigh... TV dramas just teach children bad things."

However, from Tsuruko's words, one could also feel that since the 1980s, with the development of the economy, the young people in Japan were immersed in the happiness of rising wages, and the thoughts about after becoming rich—buying the most expensive clothes in imported stores, eating luxury meals in high-end restaurants, and indulging in pleasure in nightclubs in the city center...

Hedonism had become popular among young people.

Naoki Nagayama thought that the disco in Takadanobaba was also so popular under such thinking.

After finally dealing with Tsuruko's questions, this lunch was almost over.

Tsuruko Nagayama and Miho Nakamori made an appointment to meet at Waseda Station, which was the location when she thought Naoki lived in the old apartment. It was too late to change it temporarily.

The Toyota Crown rented was very spacious, and the driving feeling was also good. Naoki Nagayama felt that he could buy another car, otherwise, it might not be enough space to take family and friends out to play in the future.

Tsuruko sat in the passenger seat and looked at the scenery outside the window happily.

"Spring in Tokyo is really good~ I want to live here like Nii-chan~"

"That's because you have stayed in your hometown for too long... Clearly the natural scenery of Shizuoka is better~" Naoki Nagayama returned while looking at the road. "Now when I go home occasionally, I can always feel very at ease."

"Hmph, you have your reasons~ How do you turn on this radio? I want to listen to music~"

Tsuruko fiddled with the radio and really turned it on. At this time, it was the noon music broadcast. The sound actually came out of Toshiyuki Nishida's "If I Could Play the Piano."

"If I could play the piano"

"I would compose all my thoughts into songs"

"And convey them to you"

"Just like the drizzle on a rainy day"

Unexpectedly, this comedian could sing such fresh songs, and his singing skills and his own timbre were quite good. If he entered the record industry, maybe he could also have a career.

Tsuruko finished listening to the whole song and suddenly asked: "Nii-chan can also play the piano, right?"

"Uh... yes, didn't I say it?"

"No, I just feel like Nii-chan has become a different person since coming to Tokyo~" Tsuruko lowered her head, a little frustrated. "You can make money, write songs, write, film movies, and become so handsome..."

"Is the gap between adulthood and underage so big? Big brother doesn't feel any change~"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, except for the fact that being handsome is innate, others can be learned~"

"Tsuruko-chan, don't worry, you will definitely become an excellent woman after you become an adult!"

"Tsk... that's for sure." The girl's mood was like the weather in Tokyo in spring, changing one after another, and immediately became happy again, seeing the street that seemed a little familiar. "Nii-chan, is that the Waseda apartment over there?"

"Hi, Tsuruko has only been here once, right? Did you even remember the surroundings?"

"That's for sure, I'm the one who will be admitted to Waseda University in the future."

After passing the apartment, Waseda Station was only a few minutes' drive away. Naoki Nagayama found a parking space and then went to pick up people with Tsuruko.

The flow of people at Waseda Station was significantly less than at Tokyo Station. The two waited for more than ten minutes and saw a girl carrying a large bag coming out of the exit.

Miho Nakamori waved her arms happily after seeing Tsuruko, and Tsuruko also ran over.

"Miho-san, long time no see."

Naoki Nagayama followed behind and walked over, seeing Miho Nakamori looking very strenuous, and hurriedly helped to take it over. Heh, it was quite heavy.

"Why so many things!"

"They are all for Akina. Mother made a lot of hamburger patties at home in the morning, as well as some other things." Miho Nakamori curled her lip. "She said she hadn't been back for a long time and didn't know if she was eating well outside."

Tsuruko also nodded when she heard it: "Yes, yes, my family is also like this. They brought a lot of snacks, fearing that this guy wouldn't eat well... Clearly, she is eating big meals in Tokyo!"

Sure enough, it is the parents of the world who are pitiful~

Naoki Nagayama didn't pay attention to the nonsense of this underage girl Tsuruko, nimbly put the big bag in the trunk, and then turned to Miho Nakamori and said: "Miho-san, should we send it over first? Then you and Tsuruko go shopping?"

"Hi, arigato~" Miho Nakamori nodded. "With things on my mind, I can't even play well. I contacted Akina last night. She doesn't seem to be at home today, so we'll just send it to the apartment."

"Eh, is that so? Then okay, get in the car first~"

Akina Nakamori's apartment was in Nakano Ward, and it was indeed on the way to Shibuya.

On the road this time, Miho Nakamori and Tsuruko Nagayama both sat in the back row and started talking about topics between girls, while Naoki Nagayama could only turn on the radio and then honestly be a driver.

In Tokyo, which was not at peak time, traffic was very convenient, but it only took half an hour to reach an apartment in Nakano.

This should be an apartment specifically leased by Nakamori as an employee apartment. Although it didn't look like a high-end apartment, the apartment had a dedicated doorman to manage it.

Miho Nakamori walked towards the elevator with Tsuruko Nagayama familiarly. Naoki Nagayama followed behind with a big bag, always feeling that the doorman aunt's eyes were a bit strange.

By the way, it was like the doorman aunt of the university girls' dormitory seeing a boy entering the girls' apartment!

Akina's apartment was on the sixth floor. After arriving, Miho Nakamori took out the spare key and opened the door. Little Akina naturally gave her mother a spare key.

A small apartment, which looked even smaller than Naoki Nagayama's Waseda apartment, was a large open room with a dining room and living room, and then there was a bedroom inside.

The room was very clean. The magazines and books in the living room, as well as records and tapes, were all in order. Occasionally, one could see Disneyland souvenirs placed on the cabinet.

Naoki Nagayama put the big bag on the dining table, and then Miho Nakamori and Tsuruko Nagayama started putting food and things into the refrigerator.

Just at this time, a sound suddenly came from the bedroom: "Who is outside?!"

Go? Is there someone?

"Akina? Is it you?" Miho Nakamori called out. "It's me... aren't you not here today?"

Hearing this voice, Akina Nakamori in the bedroom let go of her vigilance and said while opening the bedroom door, "In the afternoon, it was said that the lighting conditions were not good, so the location shooting was temporarily canceled."

Akina Nakamori, who seemed to have just taken a nap, walked out wearing home clothes with sleepy eyes. Suddenly seeing two other people in the living room besides Miho, and a man, she was a little stiff for a moment.

"Akina-chan~ Good afternoon~" Naoki Nagayama greeted with a smile.

"Ah!" Little Akina ran into the bedroom again immediately. Looking at this agile action, she must be awake!

Miho Nakamori followed in, and then she heard words like "Why is Naoki-san here too!", "Why didn't you tell me!", "How would I know" vaguely coming from the bedroom.

Naoki Nagayama and Tsuruko stared at each other, and then smiled awkwardly:

"Hahaha, Tsuruko, did I come too suddenly~"

"Hahaha, we were all very sudden."

After a while, the two Nakamori sisters finally came out. Akina also changed into regular clothes. She said to Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san, sumimasen, I was rude just now."

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly waved his hand: "It's all our fault for not saying hello after entering the door~"

Little Akina said another sentence: "Naoki-san helped deliver the package, honto ni arigato!"

"Hahaha, it's okay, just on the way."

This normal greeting, if it weren't for the blush on little Akina's face, it was as if she had thrown all the embarrassment just now behind her.

But after thanking her, she fell into a mysterious embarrassment of not knowing what to say.

At this time, it was up to the natural social butterfly Tsuruko: "Akina-chan, since the things have been delivered and you have nothing to do, do you want to go shopping together?"

"Eh? Shopping?" Akina Nakamori raised a little yearning. Speaking of which, she hadn't been shopping for a long time.

"Hi, I came to Tokyo and originally invited Miho-chan to accompany me to play. If Akina-chan also joins, that would be even better."

Miho Nakamori also wanted to go shopping: "Yes, yes, Akina, let's go together~"

"Then okay~" Little Akina agreed.

Three people became four. A car was just enough for everyone to sit. Miho and Tsuruko sat in the back row, and Akina sat in the passenger seat.

"Naoki-san, did you change your car?" Not seeing Naoki Nagayama's iconic convertible sports car, Akina was a little confused.

"No, it's just rented temporarily." Naoki Nagayama turned onto the main road. "But I do plan to buy another one. Otherwise, it's not convenient to take family and friends out to play in the future."

"Sure enough, home-use cars still need to be more spacious." Akina Nakamori nodded in agreement.

At this time, Tsuruko poked her head out from behind: "Akina-chan is also a star now, right?"

Little Akina hurriedly shook her head: "Stars or something are too far away. I haven't debuted yet."

"Daijobu, Akina will definitely become a star." Tsuruko also affirmed this, and then asked, "Akina-chan, is it easy for stars to make money?"

"Eh?" Akina Nakamori seemed to be stunned by this question.

"Tsuruko, you can't ask people such questions!" Naoki Nagayama hurriedly patted Tsuruko's head. "Sumimasen, Tsuruko is too rude."

"Just asking~" Tsuruko's head shrank back. "Want to understand the salary level of the entertainment industry and make plans for future career development."

She actually pulled out literary terms...

But Miho Nakamori on the other side seemed very interested: "Yes, yes, Akina, Naoki-san, is it easy for the entertainment industry to make money?"

Seeing Miho also asking, Akina Nakamori let go at this time: "I don't feel it's too easy... My monthly remuneration is only around 200,000 yen..."

"Eh!!!" Miho Nakamori and Tsuruko Nagayama were both surprised. "It's really about the same level as part-time work. Isn't it said that you can make a lot of money after becoming an idol?"

"It seems that it's like this for the first few years..." Little Akina was a little frustrated. Clearly, she wanted to be an idol singer to make money to support her family before.

"Akina-chan has just entered the industry and hasn't even debuted yet." Naoki Nagayama interrupted. "Agencies generally have a package salary system for new artists. They will only increase it after a certain number of years or after having a certain degree of popularity. Later, there will be advertising endorsements, record sharing, concerts, and other income."

Miho Nakamori summarized: "In short, you are still very poor for the first few years, and you can make money later!"

"About that..."

Tsuruko stared at Naoki Nagayama with suspicious eyes: "Then why did Nii-chan say that stars make money easily?"

"... It's easy later..."

He could only prevaricate like this. Should he tell the public that your brother is a genius? It's very shameful!

Shibuya's commercial street, even on a weekday afternoon, was crowded with people.

The three girls who hadn't been shopping for a long time started today's great cause immediately. From the moment they got off the car, they rushed into the store. That momentum was as if they wanted to shop the whole street from beginning to end.

And Naoki Nagayama could only put on his hat and mask and follow behind the three.

It wasn't that he was cautious, but it was indeed troublesome to be recognized. If Akina Nakamori didn't wear a mask to go shopping a few years later, maybe the fans would really surround her with a "duang" sound. ===== CHAPTER 196 =====

It wasn't that he was being overly cautious, but rather that being recognized was indeed very troublesome. If Akina Mori were to go shopping without a mask a few years later, perhaps the fans would really all swarm over with a "duang" sound.