Chapter 670

"Kuso! I was careless!"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the report in the newspaper and complained very unhappily.

He had been on guard against everything during the interview yesterday. He thought it was just a report about the movie when reading the morning paper.

Like claiming to win the Oscar and Palme d'Or, Naoki Nagayama, who knew the exaggerated nature of Neon media, wouldn't care much.

But he didn't expect that there were two newspapers that focused their attention elsewhere!

'Heartless Nagayama Responds to Airship Birthday Celebration: It's All in the Past~', 'Romantic Nagayama: Isn't it just an airship, it's no big deal!' Both reports intercepted a reply from yesterday's interview, saying that although he didn't directly admit it, the airship incident was highly likely confirmed to be initiated by Naoki Nagayama...

"Sure enough, facing these media, you can't be careless for even a second!" Naoki Nagayama complained while viciously biting down on the sandwich in his hand.

However, Naoki Nagayama was actually not worried about what kind of impact this kind of entertainment report would cause. There were plenty of entertainment news that were groundless and forced connections. Besides, celebrating Akina's birthday had passed a long time ago~

After finishing breakfast, Naoki Nagayama stayed at home for a rare occasion. Starting tomorrow, there would be over a month of filming, and he had to take advantage of this last weekend to be decadent.

The weather outside had risen to 29°C. After the sun rose above the office building, the whole environment began to become scorching and dry...

Even Eitaro didn't mess around in the yard, shrinking in the living room to avoid the heat with his owner. As for Miaotaro... this orange cat was very comfortable, lying on the marble windowsill, cool and able to enjoy the beautiful scenery outside...

"Don't lean on me... it's hot... and you're blocking the electric fan."

Without turning on the air conditioning, a big dog weighing fifty or sixty pounds was simply like a furnace. Naoki Nagayama used his feet to move the dog to the side with disgust, finally letting the desktop fan on the floor blow a gust of lukewarm wind.

The thick 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' had already been finished. Naoki Nagayama leaned on the sofa and was holding Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard' to see how comedy should be created. Even if he had all the scenes of 'Kikujiro's Summer' in his head, it still needed precipitation to truly film it.

I don't know when it started, but the chirping of cicadas came from far away outside the window, as if telling the world the arrival of midsummer...

Under the scorching sun, there were several children on summer vacation, wearing sandals and shorts, quickly darting across the street.

Sweat beads fell from time to time on their already dark cheeks and shoulders, but they just wiped them off with their hands. The hearty laughter seemed as if the hot weather didn't exist at all.

Only in childhood would there be such pure joy.

Eitaro seemed to be attracted by the movement outside, raised his head and looked outside... Naoki Nagayama also raised his eyes from the book.

"Summer vacation is here... the hottest month... children are on vacation in such hot weather, but I have to work in the sun starting tomorrow..." Naoki Nagayama sighed, and suddenly saw Eitaro looking at him... only then did he realize an important thing!

"By the way, Eitaro, what about you!" Turning his head to look at Miaotaro again, "And Miaotaro!"

The filming period of over a month, he definitely couldn't look after the cat and dog all the time, and the weather was so hot... If he asked someone to watch them or foster them, he wouldn't be at ease...

"Wang Wang!"

Eitaro didn't understand what his owner was worrying about, just leaned over, sticking out his tongue, his square face full of concern for his owner.

Naoki Nagayama touched the dog's head and thought for a while...

Why not let his mother take care of them?!

Anyway, his eldest brother had moved out, and the house should be very cold and quiet!

His mother also liked Eitaro very much~

After thinking of a method, Naoki Nagayama didn't struggle too much, and directly called home, but no one answered...

"Forget it, I'll talk about it after I go back~"

Seeing that it was almost noon, if he delayed any longer, he wouldn't be able to come back tonight. Naoki Nagayama hurriedly packed the food for the cat and dog, then put Miaotaro into the cat bag, and Eitaro sat directly in the passenger seat of the Toyota Century.

Then he stepped on the gas and drove toward Shizuoka.

The sun was in the middle of the sky, the sunlight was scorching...

The cars on the road at this time were all passing by in a hurry, and the whole highway looked dull and boring.

Eitaro didn't have the chance to stick his head out of the window because Naoki Nagayama turned on the air conditioning. The car was cool and comfortable, and it was playing the Beatles' record album.

"Eitaro, let's have KFC for lunch."

Passing by the Aoyama section of the national highway, Naoki Nagayama happened to see this first KFC Aoyama store in Tokyo, so he moved his heart and bought a family bucket.

Eitaro didn't spit out bones when eating fried chicken, chewing them to pieces in two or three bites and swallowing them, while Naoki Nagayama, like the driver in 'Green Book', threw the bones out of the window very unhygienically...

After a journey of more than two hours, Naoki Nagayama finally saw the familiar buildings of the seaside town around two o'clock in the afternoon.

After parking the car next to the house with ease, Eitaro, who had been eager to try, slipped out as soon as the door opened and ran toward the yard gate. He had already recognized this place.

And Naoki Nagayama carried Miaotaro's cat bag, and then carried two big bags of dog food and walked over slowly.

After pushing open the yard gate, Naoki Nagayama had already seen Eitaro leaning against a lean woman, jumping and rubbing... making the 'ying ying ying' sound he hadn't heard for a long time~

"Yoshi yoshi, Eitaro, long time no see!" Mother Nanako also happily petted the dog's head, "Recognized me, right? Missed me too, didn't you?"

"Ying ying ying~ Ying ying~" The dog rubbed against Naoki Nanako's hand with his nose, his short, thick tail swinging out a residual image in excitement.

"Mother~" Naoki Nagayama called out and smiled, "Eitaro is more excited to see you than to see me~"

"That's of course, I treat Eitaro so well!"

Naoki Nanako answered as a matter of course. Naoki Nagayama had left the dog at his parents' home several times, and every time he picked him up, Eitaro had gained several circles of weight.

Seeing that Naoki Nagayama was still carrying several bags, Naoki Nanako hurriedly let him walk into the house, while still saying:

"I only heard the message when I came back from Aomori at noon. You want to leave Miaotaro at home this time too, right?"

"Yes, really sorry to trouble you~" After Naoki Nagayama put down the bags, he smiled and took the lemonade his mother handed over, "Because I have to film outside for over a month in August..."

"Daijobu, I just happened to feel the house was a bit quiet..."

Even the youngest daughter had left home for university, and father Naoki Ken usually didn't come back until after nine o'clock in the evening. The house that originally housed a family of five was indeed a bit empty.

"Now that you have free time, Mother can also raise a pet or something." Naoki Nagayama suggested.

"We'll see..." Naoki Nanako seemed a bit moved, "I often go to see Wild Grass now, and it's possible I won't be completely free."

The various conveniences for raising children in Neon appeared after the low birth rate, but as far as now is concerned, taking care of children still relies on relatives. As a grandmother, helping to take care of the eldest grandson is also a responsibility.

"How is Wild Grass now?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

"Ah, Wild Grass is very lively now!" Mother Nanako revealed a smile on her face, "Now he can already call Papa and Mama..."

"Haha, then he should be able to walk soon, right?"

"That's estimated to wait until the end of the year." Mother said, "But now he can already crawl everywhere, always crawling around on the floor."

"Sure enough, children grow fast~"

Born last November, it's been 8 months now.

Naoki Nanako also talked about the recent situation of father Naoki Ken and eldest brother Naoki Aomori who stayed at the old home. Father was dedicated to running the izakaya. After the child was born, eldest brother worked even more seriously at the izakaya...

The family had previously taken out a loan to buy an apartment in Tokyo, and still needed to repay the loan. Eldest brother Aomori also had to earn milk money for the child, which made the economic situation a bit tight.

"Mother, if the family has difficulties, I..." Naoki Nagayama was just about to say he could subsidize the family.

"No! No need! Your father and your eldest brother are both adults, the pillars of the family... they can still support this bit of hardship." Naoki Nanako firmly refused, "You have already lived independently, and paid tuition and rent for your underage sister in Tokyo, which is already a great help to the family."

"Actually, there's no need to be so polite... Mother... as for me now... I can say I am very rich..."

"Your money is your own!" Mother Nanako said, "Your father and eldest brother are both healthy adults, they can earn money themselves... If it weren't for Hezi still being in school, you shouldn't have to worry about hers either!"

Naoki Nagayama felt very emotional. Some people's families always want to suck blood, but his own family doesn't even need help.

Looking at his mother's very serious expression, Naoki Nagayama could only nod: "...... Alright."

However, a thought was planted in his heart. The appreciation of the apartment in Tokyo still needs two or three years. During this period, he must let the family generate more income.

Skipping these things, Mother Nanako suddenly laughed:

"Naoki, there have really been a lot of things about you recently! Airships and stuff..."

"....... Mother knows about it too........" Naoki Nagayama was a bit embarrassed.

"Yes, I saw the newspaper again this morning." Naoki Nanako was like an ordinary curious old lady at this time, "But it's always been covered up...."

"Haha, underground love... celebrity love is like this~" Naoki Nagayama smiled awkwardly, hurriedly diverting the disaster, "Mother, do you know? Hezi is also in love!"

"Eh?!"

Sure enough, his mother's interest shifted from Naoki Nagayama to her own daughter all of a sudden. After all, one is an adult independent boy, and the other is a little daughter who is still studying. What surprised her even more was that Naoki Nagayama knew earlier than she did!!!

"When? With whom?"

This daughter of mine has grown up! Not intimate anymore!

"The boyfriend is a senior of hers." Naoki Nagayama said, "They are in the same school."

"How did you know, Naoki?!"

"I ran into them when I went to see Hezi before~"

"Have they already moved in together?!!"

"...... This shouldn't be yet......"

At this very moment, Naoki Hezi, who was shopping in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, couldn't help but sneeze several times!

Junshui Ishii next to her asked with concern: "Hezi-chan, did you catch a cold?"

"No..." Hezi wiped her nose, "I just feel like I've been talked about by someone, someone must be speaking ill of me!"

"......"

Chatting with his mother in the house at the old home for more than two hours, upon learning that Naoki Nagayama would start filming tomorrow and had to rush back to Tokyo tonight, Naoki Nanako thought about making dinner quickly, let Naoki Nagayama eat it, and then talk.

"Mother, no need... I ate a lot of fried chicken on the road at noon, and I'm still full!"

"But wasn't that at noon? At your age, aren't you hungry now?"

"High fat, hard to digest..." Naoki Nagayama smiled, "I'll just have some fruit at night."

Speaking of this, Naoki Nanako suddenly remembered: "Ah, by the way, the neighbor just sent over some fruit that was just picked..."

While saying this, she took out a basket from the kitchen, filled with various vegetables and fruits in red and green:

"The cucumber is very refreshing and crispy, and the tomato is also sour and sweet... Does Naoki want to eat some?"

He ate very heavy oil at noon, and now hearing the crispy cucumber and sour-sweet tomato, Naoki Nagayama suddenly felt his mouth very dry, and wanted to eat a little of this.

So he stood up immediately and walked to the kitchen. His mother happened to be washing vegetables under the faucet on the windowsill with a plastic basin...

"Why did you come over, Naoki?" Mother Nanako was a bit surprised to see Naoki Nagayama enter the kitchen, "I'll bring it in to you after washing it in a while."

"It's okay... I just wanted to eat some after hearing about it." Naoki Nagayama looked at the fruits and vegetables in the sink and said.

"Yes, picked from a farm in the suburbs by the neighbor. I heard that the three sisters of her relative's family are at the farm..." Mother said chattering.

"Are the girls planting vegetables?"

"Of course not, they are here to avoid the heat!"

"So that's it..." Naoki Nagayama picked up the cucumber in the water basin and took a bite. Sure enough, the cool and refreshing feeling rushed from his mouth to his stomach, and then permeated his whole head, "Sure enough, it's very crispy and refreshing~"

"Very fresh, right~"

Mother was still washing other fruits and vegetables.

The clear and transparent water washed the fruits and vegetables in the basin, washing away the dust on the surface. Under the bright daylight outside the window, the green was emerald, the red was more bright, and the water droplets on the fruits and vegetables seemed to reflect light, bright and shiny~

"The cucumber and tomato are both very fresh~"

The colors were as bright as those seen in animation...

A tomato was taken to the cutting board, the stainless steel kitchen knife skillfully cut off the hard stem, and cut the tomato into several small pieces...

Summer, bright fruits and vegetables, washing, tomato, slicing... Such a familiar scene suddenly made Naoki Nagayama recall the animation scene that left a deep impression in his previous life...

The memory images surging in his subconscious were blurry, the people picking fruits and vegetables, the cleaning in the kitchen... Miyazaki Hayao's animation...

Naoki Nagayama had almost remembered the name of this movie... It should be 'My Neighbor Totoro'!

But just at this time, Mother Nanako suddenly said a sentence: "The three daughters of the neighbor's relative, they are all adults, it seems Naoki has seen them before..."

"Seen them before?"

Naoki Nagayama answered subconsciously, and suddenly recalled that he seemed to have seen them visiting the neighbor here during the New Year... A mature big sister, a city girl, and a little sister who was still in school...

For a time, the memory of 'My Neighbor Totoro' dissipated, and the surging of the subconscious and the scene that just emerged mixed together, stirring his head into a bit of chaos...

Once the recollection starts, there is always something to remember.

Like a keyword search of the same kind, similar scenes began to appear...

Summer, hot, three sisters...

Several faces that left a particularly deep impression began to emerge from his memory...

Masami Nagasawa, Haruka Ayase, Kaho, Suzu Hirose...

'Our Little Sister'!

Summer, four particularly good-looking sisters, gathering in a house wearing cool clothes...

Such a movie, which man who has seen it wouldn't be deeply impressed?!

Besides the four beauties, the plot of 'Our Little Sister', the beautiful scenes, and the beautiful scenery of Kamakura appeared in Naoki Nagayama's mind... The complete movie, as beautiful as a scroll, was recalled!

But that's not right, didn't I recall this movie before?! Why did it pop up again this time?

Naoki Nagayama only felt his head was very heavy, and for a time he had no way to carefully think about the difference in the memories pouring into his mind.

"Naoki?" Mother Nanako asked with some concern, "What's wrong with you?"

"Hmm?" Naoki Nagayama looked at his mother with confusion.

"Just now it seemed like you suddenly lost your focus, and didn't answer after calling you twice..."

"Ah... just now I suddenly had some inspiration for the movie..."

Having had so many experiences, Naoki Nagayama also had some control over the suddenly appearing memories. He took a few deep breaths, calmed his mood, and tried his best not to touch the memories in his mind.

After speaking, he took some fruits and vegetables and said to his mother:

"Mother, I'll eat these on the road... I suddenly thought of some things, I need to rush back to Tokyo to deal with them."

"Eh? In such a hurry?" Mother Nanako was astonished, "Shouldn't you eat well before going back?"

"Can't, filming starts tomorrow," Naoki Nagayama knew the movie script had to be written, and he might have to stay up late tonight, "If I go back to deal with it now, I can barely make it."

"So that's it..." Looking at his second son's anxious look, Mother Nanako didn't say much more, "Then be careful on the road."

"Hai... say hello to Father and Eldest Brother for me." Naoki Nagayama hurriedly put on his shoes and walked toward the parked car, ready to rush back to Tokyo, "By the way, when filming this time, we will pass by Shizuoka to take scenes...

I will come to see Eitaro and the others when the time comes... Mother can also come to visit the set!"

"That would be great~"

"Then, Mother, I'll take my leave first~"

In the eyes of Eitaro and his mother, the black Toyota Century quickly drove away from the seaside town.

Mother Nanako looked at Eitaro and touched his square head:

"Eitaro, it's just you and me left..."

"Wang!" The dog wagged his tail and grinned, looking very happy.

"What do you want for dinner? Dog food or meat bones?" Mother Nanako said with some doting, "There are still some big bones bought before."

"Meow!!!"

Just at this time, a shrill cat howl came from the cat bag...

To avoid Miaotaro's stress, the catnip Naoki Nagayama fed finally expired!