Chapter 534

After sending off the two from Shogakukan, Naoki Nagayama sighed. With such troublesome things right at the beginning of the New Year, it seems this year won't be easy~

Just at this moment, Eitaro came over with his food bowl. After placing it in front of the sofa, he grinned at Naoki Nagayama without even barking~

"... Eitaro, although we were a little late coming back from the walk, didn't you still just eat breakfast?" Naoki Nagayama patted the dog's head. He knew that Labradors were often called "Labrador pigs," but his own Eitaro had always controlled his weight well?

Eitaro leaned his head against Naoki Nagayama's leg as if he had been wronged, and then made a "ying ying ying" sound... However, this was cute when he was young, but for such a big dog to do this, it was very incongruous!

"Eitaro, at your age, it's no longer suitable to pretend to be cute~"

Seeing that there was no way, the dog could only look aggrievedly toward the corridor, and then pointed with his front paw at Miaotaro who was walking past slowly.

That big orange cat was sticking out its bloated belly, walking slowly from the kitchen through the living room, and then toward the eaves corridor of the courtyard.

Seemingly feeling the gazes of Naoki Nagayama and Eitaro, the orange cat paused, turned its head to look at the quadruped and the biped, felt there was no danger, and resumed its leisurely posture.

Lying flat on its back on the cat mat on the eaves corridor, its abdomen even exceeded its shoulders, as if it were pregnant...

Calling a taxi to send that drunkard back to my house, let Suzumi-chan scold me tomorrow, Genta Nagai walked slowly toward Shanyingyuan with a slightly dizzy head.

With so much content, it's impossible to write it all down today. That is to say, when dreaming at night, maybe I will dream of the plot of the movie "Tomorrow I Will Date with Yesterday's You"... Didn't I dream of dating the big sister Sadako during "Ring" before...

"..." The microphone suddenly fell silent for a moment, and then Naoki Nakayama's excited voice came, "Honto ni! Now? Right now?! No problem! I'll be there right away!"

"By the way, after the New Year, the Tomodachi Film Company will undergo restructuring, and the new investment company will also be merged into the structure of the Tomodachi Group."

Just at this moment, the beef in the sukiyaki pot had all turned brown, emitting a mouth-watering meaty aroma in the thin layer of soup.

"Shota?" Genta Nagai didn't understand, he was just a child?!

The main store of Yonekyu in Asakusa, Taito Ward, the shop door is actually not big, but it has two floors, and the space is quite sufficient.

"Haha, I've been on vacation since I came back from New York... I originally planned to go to work today, but after thinking about it, I'm already preparing to resign, so I just took my annual leave." Naoki Nakayama said, "In a few days, I will formally submit my resignation."

"Hai, I understand."

It's not that I don't want to invest in Japan, it's just that Genta Nagai really doesn't know much about the Japanese stock market 70 or 80 years ago.

"Omoshiroki yoru zo no retsu ya kesa no yuki (How interesting, wearing night clothes in a row, watching this morning's snow)"

Hiroe Nakasaka nodded in agreement. Since she decided to follow Genta Nagai to open an investment company, she should firmly agree with Genta Nagai's judgment!

Asakusa is not far from Genta Nagai's house. Because he wanted to drink, he didn't choose to drive, but took the subway.

Hiroe Nakasaka comforted him, saying that in Japanese society, the father's responsibility in taking care of children is actually relatively small, mainly on the mother's side.

By the end, Naoki Nakayama was already drunk. It seems he drank very happily this time!

Genta Nagai continued to recall, A Chinese Odyssey... 500 years ago, Fairy of the Spider Web?

"Does your senior Masayuki know you're resigning?" Hiroe Nakasaka asked while eating.

"However, in short-term trading, we can also recruit some brokers to operate." Genta Nagai said, "In the next five years, the Japanese stock market should be a bull market."

By the time he returned to Shanyingyuan, a layer of snow had already accumulated on his hair.

"Is taking care of a child so hard?" Genta Nagai felt uneasy, "Isn't there a professional nanny to help take care of it?"

Chatting and communicating while eating, this lunch actually took more than two hours.

Listening to his good friend's rambling, Genta Nagai shook his head.

Walking on the road, the snowflakes in the sky, under the blowing of the cold wind, drilled into the collar of his neck.

After all, the string of professional terms mentioned earlier was really too bluffing.

At this time, the shop sent up the ingredients for the sukiyaki, as well as a bottle of sake.

I don't know when, Miaotaro ran to Genta Nagai's side, sitting upright and looking outside the courtyard, seemingly admiring the snow scene as well.

In an instant, it was as if a layer of film had been pierced, and paragraphs of text emerged from the depths of his mind, and then scenes and sounds also appeared in his mind!

Thinking that the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and considering the establishment of the investment company after the New Year, the idea of meeting up arose in his heart.

After Genta Nagai entered the door, the shop requested to put shoes in a dedicated place, and then beat a drum to welcome... The sense of ritual is indeed very sufficient.

"So miserable?"

A cup of wine and a bite of meat, Genta Nagai and Naoki Nakayama talked about several directions for the future investment company: short-term real estate, long-term companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Coca-Cola, etc., and then paying attention to companies in the emerging computer field, etc.

"Nagai-san? I am Genta Nagai."

Only then did Genta Nagai remember that the timed feeder was equipped for the cat and the dog. Eitaro came back a little late, so his portion of dog food must have been stolen by the big orange cat!

Winter evenings come very early, plus such a snowy day, the sky had already darkened, but the courtyard appeared even more dreamy than usual. Under the illumination of the landscape lights, there was a psychedelic feeling for a moment.

The falling snowflakes accumulated more and more in the courtyard, gradually weaving a layer of fine white coat for the dry landscape and rockery.

"That guy is too noisy!" Speaking of his child, Hiroe Nakasaka actually gritted his teeth, "He wakes up every two hours at night! Once picked up, he must be held all the time! And he must keep moving! He was clearly asleep just now, but once I stop, he cries again!..."

That feeling is like giving birth... The child is at the door, but refuses to be born... Genta Nagai tried continuously, but there was no reaction until the conversation with the Shogakukan editor in the afternoon flashed through his mind,

"Just a prediction, let's not talk about it~" Genta Nagai didn't answer, but changed the topic, "In short, for the next seven or eight years, our main energy will be spent on real estate investment, and then those blue-chip stocks in the US..."

Dialed the Nakai family's phone, and not long after, it was answered.

Seemingly very anxious, even the location for the dinner was decided at once, leaving Genta Nagai to only respond with "um" and "ah."

And then he seemed to hear the baby's loud crying...

At this step, Genta Nagai felt that a memory in his mind was hazy and about to appear, but it was always missing something...

Genta Nagai pressed his temples hard to make his thoughts clearer.

"Fortunately, the heroine Nana Komatsu is still quite beautiful..."

A tragic love story about meeting... and parting...

The hot beef rolled in the raw egg liquid, the temperature dropped slightly, but it was still a bit hot. Just chewing gently, the tender and smooth beef spread out, carrying the rich meat juice and the salty freshness of the special sauce to dance on the tip of the tongue, making the diner show a satisfied expression.

That guy Naoki Nakayama grew up too pampered, never experienced household chores. With both his mother and Suzumi, plus a professional nanny to take care of him, it's enough no matter what.

"Ah, it's Naoki-san!" Naoki Nakayama's voice was a little happy, "Have you returned from your hometown?"

Genta Nagai hadn't recovered yet when he heard Hiroe Nakasaka's voice appear on the microphone again: "So Naoki-san, it's settled then. We'll meet in Asakusa. I know a sukiyaki shop called 'Yonekyu', it's very good..."

Yonekyu's sukiyaki pot is shallower than other shops, looking more like a teppanyaki. Genta Nagai put the square pure fat on it to fry out the oil, then put the green onions, tofu, vermicelli, and Omi beef on it, poured on the shop's special sauce, and waited for the ingredients to cook slowly.

Genta Nagai looked at Eitaro in disbelief: "Eitaro, could it be that your dog food was snatched by Miaotaro?! You are a large fierce dog!"

Naoki Nakayama, who had drunk a lot of wine, felt his head even more confused after hearing Genta Nagai's words:

"Wait, if I'm dating Nana Komatsu in a dream, does it count as cheating? Or is it an affair?"

Genta Nagai saw his good friend in front of him with bloodshot eyes, a yellow and haggard face, like a frustrated middle-aged man, and couldn't help but gasp: "Nagai-san, what's wrong with you?!"

"Chotto matte, Naoki-san, are you speaking Japanese?"

"Hai!"

"Nagai-san, you'll get used to it... Taking care of a child must be very tiring."

"Revealed some news." Hiroe Nakasaka said, "Our future investment company will definitely have a lot of business dealings with Mitsubishi Bank. Senior Masayuki Ito is a reliable Bankman."

Hiroe Nakasaka was left confused. He originally thought about making an appointment for dinner, but it's only noon now!

After fixing the extra meal for the dog, Genta Nagai, who returned to the sofa, saw the greeting card on the table. One of them was from Naoki Nakayama. It seems he has been on vacation at home since he came back from New York.

While talking, Genta Nagai even felt that the good friend in front of him was so aggrieved that he was about to shed tears...

However, young people like Naoki Nakayama and his wife who have been to university have more contact with Western culture, and their thinking is still very trendy, and they will consider parent-child relationships and the like.

Actually recalled a novel and a movie at the same time, no wonder it was like a difficult birth...

Eh, feeling his temples jumping, it has something to do with the "A Life of Love" he played! It has something to do with "A Chinese Odyssey"...

Genta Nagai closed his eyes and kept trying:

"Ha, you know I drank~" Genta Nagai hung up his coat, walked into the entrance, and touched the dog's head, "But I only drank a little bit, it's okay~"

"Ah... it's internet, the US and Europe have almost built a network based on the TCP/IP protocol, and Japan is also building JUNET (Japan Unix Network)..."

A few pieces of beef suppressed the rising alcohol and the frustration in life, and Hiroe Nakasaka's thoughts became clear,

"Let's have a drink~ We haven't seen each other for a long time~" Genta Nagai said, "By the way, ask about your recent situation~"

After hanging up the phone, Genta Nagai reacted a little: "I seem to have been used as some kind of excuse!"

The man in front of him sighed: "It's all because of the child..."

"......"

"In short... write down the movie script first, and then start copying the novel tomorrow!"

Genta Nagai covered his forehead and sorted out the memories in his mind:

"Miaotaro, can you understand it too?"

Seeing Naoki Nakayama's very confused look, Genta Nagai explained,

After soothing the dog, Hiroe Nakasaka brewed a cup of hot tea, walked to the eaves corridor, leaned against the wall of the eaves corridor, and watched the snow scene outside.

"Eitaro, I'm back!"

"Naoki-san, what were you looking for me for today?"

"In fact, in the era of the third technological revolution, electronic computer information technology, I am more concerned about the internet that has just developed. It will definitely become a field that affects the world in the future."

The background of a coder in the previous life made Genta Nagai always pay attention to the development process of the internet, and he could easily accept such backend technological information, but Hiroe Nakasaka in front of him is just a college student studying economics... It's probably very normal that he can't understand these...

After arriving at the booth, Hiroe Nakasaka was already sitting there. Seeing Genta Nagai, he showed an expression like seeing a life-saving straw: "Naoki-san, you're here!"

Hiroe Nakasaka recalled the movie script in the study and started typing,

"How can Naoki-san be so confident?!" Naoki Nakayama asked.

Memories suddenly popped up in his head. This is not uncommon for Genta Nagai. He knew that it should be because he triggered some keywords again today, which connected with the memories in his mind. However, the association was not very strong, so it didn't trigger the memory immediately.

A tired voice came through the microphone: "Moshi moshi, this is the Nakai family."

"Mm... we will definitely have contact in the future~"

After all, in terms of the internet, Japan is lagging behind~

At the same time, chatting while drinking with Naoki Nakayama.

Clusters of snowflakes fell rapidly, already showing signs of a heavy snowstorm. At first glance, the entire sky was scattering feathers, blocking the view in the distance.

"Nagai-san, just treat it as a new field that has just sprouted... a field based on computer technology." Genta Nagai said, "In the future, this field will definitely develop rapidly."

Hiroe Nakasaka held Miaotaro in his arms, warming his hands, and complained to this guy: "Miaotaro, others watch the snow in the morning, but we are actually watching the snow in the evening... The time is wrong~"

Even the originally bare and gray cherry trees had changed into crystal new clothes, with a few more winding feelings.

"Haven't seen you for a long time, let's have a meal~"

The feeling of being blocked like this is like having a hollow iron ball in his head, which makes people very uncomfortable.

Hiroe Nakasaka quietly watched the falling snow outside, letting his thoughts scatter at will. Under the stimulation of alcohol, his slightly hot head became clear in the cold wind that scraped past. This feeling of hot and cold was very strange.

Genta Nagai called the dog while patting the snow on his coat. However, although Eitaro ran over wagging his tail, he seemed to smell something, kept jumping behind him, and refused to come over to be intimate.

"What exactly is it? Movies or music I've seen related to time travel... 'Your Name'? 'The Butterfly Effect'? 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'?"

"'Tomorrow I Will Date with Yesterday's You'....... Two people with different timelines, have they crossed at some point...... Sure enough, it's time travel and meeting and parting, and it's a doomed tragedy~"

"Hai hai..... Don't drink so fiercely, come and eat some beef."

Seeing Eitaro's aggrieved appearance, Genta Nagai sighed again: "Fine..... I'll add a meal for you......"

"Yes, Naoki-san, it's better to have a baby later~" Naoki Nakayama drank another cup. Continuous drinking quickly made his face flush.

"Haha, I didn't go back for the New Year this year." Talking to a good friend, Genta Nagai was more direct, "Nagai-san, do you have time today? How about having a drink together?"

Genta Nagai touched the orange cat's little head. A haiku by Toshizo Hijikata that he memorized in middle school in this life suddenly popped up in his head,

Naoki Nakayama immediately poured himself a cup, poured it into his mouth, and then made a comfortable sigh: "Ah...... haven't drunk for almost two months!"

So he closed his eyes and recalled the things he encountered today...... getting up early.... walking.... chatting with the old man..... chatting with the newsstand owner..... practicing piano......

"It's just a period of time, bear with it and it will pass quickly...."

"Yes..... especially since I'm still on vacation." Naoki Nakayama drank another cup of sake, "Mother and Suzumi-chan said something about it having a smell, which is bad for the baby..... can't drink, can't leave home, and have to take care of Shota.... I'm going crazy~"

Time travel?!

Just wanted to speak, when he heard a distant voice coming from the microphone: "Suzumi-chan, Ka-san, a colleague says there's something to communicate with me!....... Ah, very urgent, I have to go out at noon!........ There's no way, if I don't go, I'll be complained about!"

"I will rent a good office in Ginza later, and recruit some people to set up the company's framework."

"Of course... even my mother has been invited over." Naoki Nakayama was crying without tears, "But recently Suzumi-chan read the latest parenting books from abroad, saying that she wants to cultivate the parent-child relationship between parents and children before the newborn is one year old... so she must require me to spend a period of time taking care of Shota every day...."

"So Naoki-san calling today really saved my life!"

The gloomy weather that started yesterday finally turned into snowflakes in the afternoon.

"However, when did I watch it?"

"The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" had a reaction. Genta Nagai continued to think in that direction, but got stuck again....

Hiroe Nakasaka didn't deliberately lower his voice when speaking. Many people eating lunch at Yonekyu had some property, and at this time, they even pricked up their ears to listen to Genta Nagai's words.

It was originally outside a chapter yesterday. I didn't expect to write a little too happily, and wrote too much of the afternoon plot, so it was separated into two chapters, but it was still posted in one day~

Someone said before that I owed a chapter for asking for leave, so now it's considered paid~