Chapter 2 first quarter

Nagamura Heitaro stepped out of the bathtub. Through the large glass window in the bathroom, the beautiful scenery of Atami unfolds in front of you.The sun has just risen from the sea, and the bathroom is filled with golden sunlight.In the backlight, Hatsushima was dimly visible. Heitaro wiped his body while paying attention to the movement in the room outside the bathroom.He seemed to see Wenzi dressing up. The bath water in the bathtub was glowing blue, clear to the bottom, and the patterns on the tiles looked crooked. In Heitaro's mind, the scene of Fumiko and himself leaving the bathroom after taking a shower together half a year ago emerged in Heitaro's mind.At that time, Wenzi carefully wiped herself from head to back, from back to toe, like bathing a baby.The first one to say "go back soon" is always myself.But now, Wenzi's face showed an eagerness to return to Tokyo as soon as possible.

This change has become apparent from about three months ago.Heitaro was heartbroken, but he couldn't make a big noise out of it.If there is a quarrel, it will definitely end in Heitaro's failure.He was afraid that Wenzi would abandon him. In terms of age, they are twenty-two years apart. In addition to being unable to compare with Fumiko in terms of age and appearance, Heitaro also has a sense of inferiority in many ways.Wenzi came from a noble family, his father was a lieutenant general in the army, and most of his relatives belonged to upper-class families. Heitaro sold grilled chicken at a roadside stall during the war.From here, it has developed step by step, and now it is running a large pachinko parlor in the city center.Before meeting Wenzi, he was complacent about the prosperity of his business.So far, many people in the society still think that his career is successful. Since the pachinko shop implemented shareholding management, he has obtained the title of manager.There are more than 100 shop assistants in the main store and branch stores.

Despite his managerial title, the inferiority complex of a pinball parlor owner haunts him.After having money, his family also moved to Denenchofu.It used to be the mansion of a diplomat. Although the building is older, the environment is very good.The elegant courtyard in front of the house, and the elegant wall, all satisfied him very much. Such a high-end residential area is the goal of Heitaro's long-term struggle.Before he was forty years old, he had been moving between some dark and simple huts in the civilian area.But now he has actually moved into a high-end residential area that he thought he would never set foot in in his lifetime, and the neighbors around him are people who come and go in and out with private cars, which also makes him proud.

Heitaro's new house is next to Wenzi's house with a partition wall.Her house is old.The two houses are separated by a wall and artificially planted pine walls. After Heitaro moved into his new home, he immediately started to renovate this ancient building.Under the design of modernist architects, he built a house so chic that it even got published in architectural magazines.In contrast, the left and right platforms are like moldy food, giving people an old and dark feeling.In this regard, Heitaro is also very proud. However, this package brought about an embarrassing job for Heitaro.

"It's so stinky, isn't it the owner of the pinball shop!" Anyone can hear that these words contain a mockery of the upstart.In this way, the newly built modern houses appear shabby, while the gloomy old houses show a superior "tradition". Heitaro realized all this after meeting Wenzi. Another inferiority complex of Heitaro is caused by Fumiko's talent. After graduating from the Art University in Tokyo, Fumiko Hisai became famous as the standard-bearer of avant-garde ink painting. Her photos and paintings have been published in newspapers and magazines many times.

Heitaro didn't have a decent education. He only went to elementary school when he was young. He couldn't read a carload of big characters, and he couldn't even write letters well.He usually reads newspapers, but he never cares about the political and social pages.Not only that, but I don't even know much about sports.His youth was spent in the busyness of young men, craftsmen, and shop assistants. How could he have the leisurely mood of playing and playing?Therefore, to this day he doesn't even understand the rules of baseball. Whenever he talked with Wenzi, he couldn't understand a lot of what Wenzi said.Sometimes he clumsily caters to the vines, and almost exposes his ignorance.No, it's not a near miss, but it has been exposed many times in the past.Whenever this happened, he always felt that Wenzi was laughing at him, and couldn't help but blush.

Even after using money to get Fumiko, Heitaro's sense of difference has not been eliminated for a moment. Whenever he talked about difficult problems, Fumiko explained patiently as if he were lecturing a child. Wenzi has been taking care of Taro Ruohei in every possible way.This mutual relationship also naturally reflects the gap in their lives.Heitaro is rich, but lacks education.Even a small matter will immediately reveal their difference. Heitaro is constantly aware that Fumiko is on top of him.What I possess is a woman who is completely different from myself.For this reason, he spent money like running water on Wenzi.He regarded this as a kind of reward for Wenzi's self-sacrifice.

On the male side, Heitaro is convinced that it is he who pushed Fumiko to the ranks of rising ink painting painters.His mood is like a craftsman bringing out a talented apprentice. Whenever Wenzi asked Heitaro to appreciate his paintings, Heitaro couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.He thinks that well-painted paintings are red, green and green pictures like the demonstration paintings in elementary school art textbooks.But Wenzi's paintings are quite different from that.He couldn't figure out why a painting like Wenzi's would be appreciated by famous artists who were proficient in it.

Wenzi's paintings are not only praised by famous ink painters, but also praised by knowledgeable and educated people in the cultural circle.They said with one voice, this is a new art.Heitaro was puzzled by this.He attributes this confusion to his own ignorance.In the face of these unsolved mysteries, he always emphasizes that he is a big boss, so he feels at ease. Heitaro not only provides living expenses to Wenzi, but also buys and gives away everything Wenzi wants.Accessories, kimonos, obi, suits, tops...everything is of the highest quality. Heitaro never spared these expenses.The pachinko shop has income every day. He tirelessly urges the shop assistants to save electricity and other expenses, but he feels a certain joy when the money is spent on Wenzi.If Wenzi becomes famous because of this, that is his greatest satisfaction, and he himself is like a layer of gold plating.

Fumiko Hisai's name is widely known in the world of avant-garde ink painting.Her name appeared in various types of typeface before Heitaro's eyes.Comments and introductions about her also followed.Some commentators pointed out that she is a rare talent.The character introduction says she is young and beautiful.Her father, a former lieutenant general, also proved the nobleness of her blood. The posted photos look really lovely.All the kimonos she wears were chosen by Heitaro. "Oh! It's not easy to bring her up to this level!" Heitaro was intoxicated by such emotion.

She has a bright future ahead of her.According to a newspaper report, an artist from a foreign country saw Wenzi's paintings and praised them greatly. The society knows nothing about her, and no one has noticed that Heitaro is possessing her.This is a secret between the two of them.From the beginning of the matter, Fumiko asked for this, and Heitaro also thought it was reasonable.If the privacy of the artist's sponsor is revealed, it will definitely become an obstacle on the way forward. Because of the possession of Fumiko Kui, Heitaro himself suddenly felt that his worth had increased greatly.