Chapter 4 first quarter

After Misawa Junko got off the bus from Shinagawa Station, she hired a taxi to visit Mihara Masako.Masako Mihara's apartment is located on a quiet street where Daiichi Keihin enters Shitakanawa.The apartment is a recently built, five-storey steel structure that boasts sleek, luxurious finishes and fittings.Masako lives on the third floor. After getting out of the taxi, Sunja walked up the stairs.She walked and thought about something.When she was at Youle Station, she saw Kazuo Kiuchi buy a book from the bookstore, saying that it was a pastime for the evening, and the matter kept lingering in her mind.Kiuchi also mentioned that because of his mistakes, the editorial chief was annoyed, and the minister and deputy director of their finishing department may also be warned and punished.Shunzi regretted that her carelessness caused this unexpected disturbance, which continued to expand.Kazuo Kiuchi also said that the minister was very tolerant to his subordinates. When he went to make an apology, the minister also said: "Okay, it's nothing special." Instead, he comforted Kiuchi.Junko thought, this is very different from the head of the Data Investigation Department, Suehiro Zentaro, and the deputy head, Kanemori Kenkichi.

"Before our minister came to the reorganization department, he was the minister of the social department. At that time, no matter who made a mistake, he took the initiative to take responsibility for his subordinates. If a subordinate had to write his own resignation letter, he would usually put it in his pocket and finish the job. With such a minister, it is worth it even if we are exhausted. Misawa-kun, how is your minister?" Kiuchi asked Junko. Shunzi couldn't answer directly, but said: "Our minister is also good." But I also find it funny. "It would be great if this is the case! I thought you would be severely reprimanded by your minister, so I always feel sorry for you. I am relieved to hear you say that." Kazuo Kiuchi seemed to be really relieved at that time .His expression was still in front of Shunzi's eyes.

At that time, Youle Station was in chaos.Judging from Kiuchi's expression, he was more worried about Sunja.If, as he said, if the Minister of Compilation is warned and punished, no need to ask, the Minister of Data Investigation will also receive the same "treatment". Undoubtedly a painful blow.Perhaps he hadn't anticipated the magnitude of the problem.But at that time, no matter from Minister Suehiro's worried expression, or from his aggressive words and deeds to Deputy Chief Kanamori, people realized that he had a premonition that he would at least be punished with a warning.

In the R newspaper office, whenever there is an appointment or dismissal order for personnel changes, it must be printed and notified to the entire newspaper office. The punishment of "warning" is much more serious than the punishment of "notification", and the responsibility must also be stated.Of course, like those ordinary employees who have no position, there are also those who have been warned and punished.When Sunja thought of the scene where the entire newspaper office was chattering around in front of the bulletin board, it felt like a needle pricked her heart. Arriving at the third floor of the apartment, the horizon is wide open, and the surrounding scenery is unobstructed.The twilight night sky was covered with a layer of light blue, and the street lamps blinked affectionately under it.Twilight rises from the earth, as if it is going to cover the whole earth.

Sunja stopped in front of Gate No. 3.With the knock on the door, the heavy wooden door was half opened, revealing the beautiful face of Masako Mihara. "Ah, it's you! It's been a long time!" Masako squinted her beautiful big heels happily. Every time Junko Misawa came, she was always amazed by the continuous renewal of Masako's luxurious interior decoration.This is unmatched by those apartments with cheap rent and cramped houses.Perhaps this is not an exaggeration, Masako spent almost all of his money on room decoration. Sunja felt as if she had entered a luxurious hotel.Masako's suite is divided into three rooms, including a kitchen and a Western-style bathroom.The apartment where Shunzi lived not only didn't have a pool, but even the living room was joined with the kitchen.Masako's suite is very bright, no matter which direction it is facing, there is plenty of light.Her aesthetics is based on the high crotch and luxury of furniture and utensils, and then unifies the colors.

Sunja walked into the western-style living room and living room.The living room is very large and can spread 8 tatami mats.Masako sat leisurely on the sofa with soft cushions, not intending to go to work yet.The loose hair hangs over the shoulders. There is a decorative cabinet in one corner of the room, which is full of famous foreign wines and drinks. "What's the matter, Shunzi? You came here in such a hurry?" Masako asked leaning over, smoking a cigarette. "I wanted to make a phone call first, but I think even if I don't run into you, it would be good to come and see." Shunzi replied with a smile.

"It's really weird. However, it just so happens that I want to go to work later today, so you can rest assured and sit a little longer!" "are not you busy?" "Where, I'm so busy! I have to go to work as usual, my body can't bear it, I want to take a proper rest." "You're doing really well." "Speaking of which, it's enough to suffer to please those men who are different from you." Masako Mihara was in the nightclub, and half a year ago she had to go to work at 7:30 p.m.Now he has become a person who can freely arrange his working hours, even if he leaves the store casually, he will not be blamed. There are only a few of the hostesses with this status among more than 100 waitresses.Masako's monthly income averages 2 million yen.When you are busy, it can reach up to 3 million yen.To Shunzi, this seemed like a dream, and he dared not even think about it.

Masako was outstanding in appearance when she was a student.Now that she has been groomed and dressed up, even Shunzi finds her charming and charming, dazzling. "Is there anything urgent today?" Masako asked after removing her makeup.As soon as the makeup was removed, the tired complexion on Masako's face was revealed. "Well, nothing. Just wanted to talk to you." "Look, isn't there something wrong?" Masako narrowed her eyes and shrugged her shoulders, as if she was looking at Shunzi from afar. "Well, it's a small matter. There was a little awkwardness at the newspaper office." Shunzi said with a faint smile.

"According to me, you must never keep unpleasant things in your heart. It will make you feel better if you talk about it. Just talk about it slowly!" "Thank you so much! That's why I didn't invite myself!" "Actually, an unlucky thing happened to me last night, and I'm still angry. Great, I just told you." "You will also have bad luck?" "Oh! It can happen anytime." "Is it something in the store?" "Where. In the store, because it's work, even if some male customers do something unpleasant, I can endure it. It's been tempered for many years, and it's nothing."

"So, it's about friends?" "It's something you're used to. It's not like that. But it's a store thing after all." "What's the matter?" "Hey, I don't know which company's shabby director. It's not uncommon to have a manager or director in a nightclub, and it's a common occurrence. But this person is just a manager of another company entrusted by the boss to become a director. He is thirty-two or three-year-old, and he has only come to our store frequently since half a year ago, and every time he comes, he is always sticky with me and entangled."

"Does he have a wife?" "Of course there are! In fact, it doesn't matter. Everyone just talks about irrelevant things and doesn't communicate with each other. This guy told me a while ago that he collected many precious and good records and wanted to lend them to me. Among them There is the whole piece of "Ayi-ta" by Debati, which I especially like. I don't have it myself, so he said he must let me enjoy it. He asked me if there was a stereo in my apartment, and I accidentally said There was one, and he brought the drink to my apartment with the excuse that he asked me to enjoy it." "Don't you know it's going to cause trouble?" "I know! But I can't help it. I want to listen to that song, but I can't stand it. I made an exchange: I can come to the apartment, but I have to bring a woman. He agreed at the time, saying that he would bring a girl named Yingzi. Come with the waitress. With this premise, I feel relieved. That is, last night, the man came to the store with a record in a serious manner. I led him and a woman back to the apartment. I saw the woman As soon as I came up, I lost my guard. Who knows, the woman slipped away quietly. I was busy putting the record in the record player at the time, and I didn't notice it. The woman never came back after leaving. It's all my carelessness , It's useless to regret." "and after?" "You can imagine it later. You see, the opposite room is my bed. The smelly director sometimes said that he was drunk today, and sometimes that he was tired. He asked me to allow him to lie here for a while. I didn't agree. He just walked into my bedroom, made a 'gudong' sound, and lay on his back on the bed. I really wanted to call him a hooligan!" "..." Shunzi listened in surprise. "I asked him to leave. He also said that it was the first time he came, and this kind of behavior was too rude. But he took out his wallet and showed me a lot of money, saying that he would give me a lot of money. I was furious when I saw it , ordered him to go out immediately. He didn't listen, just lay on the bed begging for nothing and refused to leave. I didn't bother to listen to his broken records, so I let him take them away together. I gave him 5 minutes to leave, otherwise, Just throw the record out the window. Saying that, I took the record and went to the window." "Yeah! What's next?" "It seems that he felt sorry for those records, got up in a hurry, and cursed. He snatched the records like a baby, put them in his bag, and uttered obscenities, and cursed all kinds of obscene words. I'm not welcome , He came and said, and I went back, and scolded him fiercely. The man listened to my voice so loudly, afraid of causing trouble, pointed at me and said, "Let's wait and see!", and then slipped away with his tail between his legs helplessly. ...I really feel sick. After closing the door tightly, I drank a lot of wine, fell down and fell asleep. When I think of that man last night, I feel bloated and nauseated." Shunzi didn't even dare to think about such a thing, and couldn't find appropriate words of comfort.She found this friend's life too incomprehensible and strange. "There are so many things!" Masako said again: "Some managers of big companies, you will be surprised if you name them, and they also come to say that they want to 'take care' of me; some say that they want to be my financial support. People; sometimes, very famous professional baseball players come to invite me with confidence. Without saying a word, they just keep staring at me. He refuses to invite him to the ballroom to dance, which really annoys me .If it wasn't for a professional relationship, I would have slipped away like other women. Oh! There are all kinds of funny things!" Masako smiled wryly while holding a cigarette. "How about it? Don't you want to drink?" Masako suggested. "No, I don't know how to drink." Shunzi answered hastily. "You, I didn't open it before. Then I'll drink it myself... It's your turn next time! Pour out your troubles! After you pour it out, you will feel happier." Shunzi told Masako what happened at Baiyao Newspaper Office in detail.As Masako said, after speaking his mind, the stuffiness in his chest disappeared, and his mood became much more comfortable. "It's such a small matter, what's the big deal!" Masako smiled, "Don't mind, we are all human, and no one makes a mistake. You don't have to worry, your boss should take responsibility, which is right. Because of their salary taller than you!" "That being said, but..." "However, to listen to you, it's not just your fault. The person who published the photo without checking it is also responsible." The image of Kazuo Kiuchi appeared in front of Shunzi's eyes again, and his expression at Youle Street Station saying that he would use his salary to buy books to relieve his boredom.At this time, he must be alone and let the characters in the book pass his time? "Hey, Sunja, someday you're going to hate working at the newspaper. If you can't stay there because of this accident and you have to resign, you can move here and how about we live together? I can support you Two or three years." Masako joked without scruple.But after all, it is the true feelings of friends. "When the time comes, I will ask you to take care of me!" Shunzi replied half-truthfully. "Hey, you can come anytime... If you feel tired of being here, you can also come to the store with me to help out like a play, how about it?" "..." Shunzi didn't speak, because this matter had no practical significance.But she thought that even at this point, she might not be able to adapt. "I will do my best to help you." Masako continued her topic: "Right now, my basic income is 2 million yen per month. You may think that the money of a nightclub hostess is not clean! But I am a patron who refused And the women who are the patrons. The guests are aware of these, some find it incomprehensible, but on the contrary, they all have a good impression of me. Speaking of it, earning some clean money seems to be a trivial matter, but it must not be neglected at all times. Fortunately, if we pretend to go to work from 9:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. every day, we can get another seventy to eighty thousand yen in wages." "Why do you still have this money?" "There are nomination fees and handling fees. Most of them are tips from the guests. Recently, many foreign businessmen have come to the nightclub, and the business of Japanese traders is also very prosperous. It’s also common to stuff it into your hands.” Misawa Junko couldn't help sighing secretly.Her monthly salary is only 190,000 yen. In addition to taxes and savings, her net income is only 150,000 yen. "I'm trying to save money now." Masako said: "Some of my friends want to leave bars and nightclubs to do business, but I don't think so. I finally saved some money and used it up in business, so I quit! " "Don't you want to get married?" "Not yet. I'm not the only one who wants to do this. Many women have broken up with men because of unlucky marriages. So, I don't want to. In addition, our store is first-class. From the perspective of customers, young people don't come. Those who come are older people. Without people of the right age, the desire to marry is indifferent." "Is there anyone who is desperate to marry you once in a while?" "Yes. You need to be more vigilant! Isn't it?" Masako said slyly.She seems to be a person who is old with accidents. "Actually, there is one strong suitor. That person has both a wife and children. If I agree to him, he said that he will divorce immediately." Masako Mihara poured a glass of brandy and took a sip. "The man's family is very rich. He himself studies French literature. Now he is a professor in a university, but he is very young... He often submits articles to magazines and is also a little famous. He has his own car, so He drives his car in front of this apartment very late every day and honks the horn for half an hour straight, waiting for me to meet him. At this time, I also want to run out of the room, but I am afraid that my neighbors will see me badly. But there is no other way, but I have never been out. That man is also strange, very stubborn, probably because he was trained in France, and he is very attentive. He is bold and thick-skinned... Alas! He proposed to marry me Just such a fool." At this time, there was a light knock on the door.