In the dim factory, the shadows of machine tools lined up in a row.That look reminded Yaya of a cemetery at night.However, the grave that Dad was going to was not quite so grand.The shadows look like loyal servants who have lost their masters.They may be in the same mood as Ya, quietly welcoming this night. Ya also brought the teacup containing the wine to her lips.There is a small notch on the edge of the tea bowl, just touching the lips.After drinking it, he sighed. A wine bottle was stretched out beside him, and he poured the wine into his empty teacup. "There will be difficulties in all aspects in the future, but don't be discouraged, just work harder." Uncle Junlang said.The beard that covered his entire chin had turned grizzled.His face was red, and his breath smelled like rotten persimmons.

"It also caused uncle a lot of trouble." Ya also said insincerely. "It's nothing. I'm worried about what you'll do in the future. But you have skills, so you shouldn't have to worry about finding a job. I heard that the factory in Nishinomiya has hired you?" "It's a temporary worker." "Temporary workers are also fine. It's good to have a job these days." Toshiro patted Yaya's shoulder lightly.Ya was also unhappy when he touched her like this, but she still smiled at him flatteringly. There are still people drinking in front of the altar, and they are the three people who have the closest relationship with Masaya's father Yukio - the owner of the construction team, the scrap metal dealer and the owner of the supermarket.They all like to play mahjong, and they often get together at Ya Ye's house.When business was good, the five of them traveled to Busan together.

During the vigil tonight, only these three people and a few relatives showed up.Ya didn't notify too many people, and it was only natural that there were few people, but Ya also thought that even if they were notified, it wouldn't make much difference.Needless to say, those customers, colleagues in the same industry would not come, and even relatives left in a hurry after offering incense, as if they were afraid that Ya would ask for money after staying for a long time.Only my uncle was left among my relatives.As for the reason why he didn't go back, Ya also knew it well. The owner of the construction team drank all the wine in the bottle. This was their last bottle, and the only thing left was the bottle that Toshiro held in his arms like a baby.The boss of the construction team looked at Jun Lang while slowly licking only one-third of the wine in the glass.Jun Lang sat down by the stove, eating dried squid while drinking alone.

"It's time for us to take our leave." The scrap iron dealer raised it first.His glass was already empty. "Yes." The other two slowly raised their buttocks. "Ya Ye, let's go back then." The boss of the construction team said. "Thank you so much for coming here today despite your busy schedule." Ya also stood up and bowed her head in thanks. "Although it won't be of much help, as long as we can do it, just say it, and we will help you." "Yeah, I was taken care of by your old man before." Said the scrap iron dealer at the side.The supermarket owner nodded silently.

"What you said made me feel more at ease. Please take care of me at that time." Ya also bowed her head again.The three obviously aged people also nodded in return. After they left, Ya also locked the door and went back to the house.In the main room connected to the factory, there is only a six-fold Japanese-style room and a small kitchen, and there are two connected Japanese-style rooms on the second floor.Before her mother Zhenzi died of illness three years ago, Yaya didn't even have her own room. In the Japanese room where the altar was placed, Toshiro was still drinking.The dried squid seemed to have been eaten, and he was reaching for the peanuts left by the boss of the construction team and others.

Ya also started to tidy up the messy things, at this moment Jun Lang said in a strange voice: "That sounds nice." "what?" "That old fellow Maeda. Just say what you can do, it will help. It's really duplicity." "That's just polite talk. They're tight too." "That's not true. Let's just talk about Maeda. He made a lot of money by taking on some small jobs. I think he can help your father." "My dad didn't want to rely on those people." Jun Lang snorted coldly when he heard the words, and said with crooked corners of his mouth, "How come, you haven't heard anything?"

Toshiro's words made Masa stop her hands stacking the plates. "When I had no money to repay the loan for the lathe, the first thing Xingo thought of was to discuss with those three people. However, they heard the news from somewhere, and they all closed their doors. At that time, even if someone took out one million yen, Things would be very different.” "Uncle, who did you hear about this?" "Your father. He once said angrily that those people who surrounded him with smiles when business was good, changed their attitude immediately when business declined." Ya also nodded, and started tidying up again.This was the first time he had heard of it, but it was not surprising.He didn't trust those three people in the first place, and his dead mother hated them too.My mother's catchphrase is: "It doesn't matter who you go out with, your dad always pays the bill."

"I'm hungry." Jun Lang muttered.The one-liter bottle of wine was gone, the peanuts on the plate were gone, and Ya also put the empty plate on the tray. "Is there anything else to eat?" "There are steamed buns." "Steamed buns." Ya also glanced sideways at Jun Lang who was frowning, and then carried the tray with dirty dishes to the kitchen and put it in the sink.The sink was filled immediately. "Ya Ye, I want to ask you something else." A voice came from behind.Ya also turned her head to look, and at some point Jun Lang was already standing at the door of the kitchen. "Have you talked to the insurance company?"

Finally got to the point.Ya also thought so in his heart, but his face remained calm, he just shook his head: "Not yet." He switched on the water heater, poured hot water from it, and began to wash the dishes.The house of Suyuan's family was built 40 years ago, and there is no equipment that can directly produce hot water. "Have you already contacted me?" "I'm busy with this and that, but I haven't taken care of it. If the insurance company comes at this time, it will be troublesome." "Maybe so, but it's better to do it as soon as possible. If the formalities are late, the compensation will be delayed accordingly."

Ya didn't stop what she was doing, but just nodded silently.He knew Toshiro's intentions. "Do you have an insurance certificate?" Jun Lang said. Yaya's hand stopped for a moment, and then began to brush the dishes again. "Have." "Can I see it?" "Well...take it out later." "I want to confirm something. I just need to brush these things tomorrow, and show them to me right now. Or tell me where they are, and I'll get them myself." Ya also sighed, and put down the sponge full of foam. There is a small tea cabinet in the corner of the room.It was bought shortly after my parents got married, so it's quite old.In the small drawer at the bottom of the cabinet is a blue folder, which carefully stores contract information such as life insurance, fire insurance, and car insurance.Mothers are best at this kind of work that requires careful attention.Ya also felt that after the death of her mother, the factory began to have operational loopholes, although in the past whenever the mother raised opinions on the work, the father would be furious, saying that women should not interfere in the work.

"Thirty million yen, sure enough." Toshiro looked at the folder with the lit cigarette between his fingers.He was a little dissatisfied, perhaps because the amount was less than expected. "I heard that it is the insurance that is required when getting a loan from the bank." Ya also said. "Is it time to expand the factory?" "Ok." It was 1986, and it was the time when the whole of Japan was in a feverish mood. Toshiro nodded and closed the folder.After puffing a few smoke rings into the air, he said to Ya Ye, "How much is the remaining loan?" Instantly, his cloudy eyeballs seemed to light up. "About... twenty million." Negotiations with creditors were held last week.Ya was there too. "Then, even if all the money is paid back, there will still be 10 million left." "I guess, but I don't know what will actually happen, and I don't know if the insurance will be paid in full." "I will definitely pay, and it's not like I died unexpectedly." Ya was also silent.He wanted to say, didn't he die by accident or what? "Ya, I guess you've heard of it too..." Jun Lang put his hand into his jacket pocket. Ya also guessed what he would take out.As expected, Toshiro took out a brown envelope, took out a neatly folded paper from inside, and unfolded it in front of Masaya. "Before your mother passed away—that was three or four years ago—she said she needed a large sum of money, so she came to beg me. As for me, I gave her four million. Later, when the economy was in recession, I also I'm sorry to urge my sister to pay back the money, so I have been procrastinating until today, but my business is also failing." Toshiro conducts the wholesale business of glasses and watches centered on Kobe and Amagasaki, all of which are sold to small retailers in the town.After the collapse of the bubble economy, his income decreased significantly, and those small retail stores no longer had the ability to restock.But Jun Lang's cash flow is tight, and there are more than just reasons for this.Ya also remembered that her mother once said that Jun Lang made a lot of money in stocks, and after he tasted the sweetness, he no longer wanted to work hard. "I really don't want to talk about these things." Jun Lang scratched his head sadly, "I also borrowed money, and it was usury. If I don't pay it back, I don't know what they will do to me. To be honest, I am very embarrassed." "Well, I understand." Ya also nodded, "After the loan elsewhere is settled, the money will be returned to uncle." "Really? If you can say that, I will be saved." Jun Lang smiled, showing his yellow teeth, "The other party is not an ordinary person, and they also know that I lent you money. So, if I can't pay back the money, they will Ask me to hand over my IOU and end up in trouble for you. I'm always in a dilemma." "I will definitely pay you back." Ya also said again. "Uh...that's great. At this time, I'm really sorry." Jun Lang put on a sorry face, with a cigarette between his fingers, and crossed his hands to express his apology. After drinking the little beer left, Toshiro said he was sleepy, so he went up to the second floor.He used to come here a lot and knew exactly which closet held the hospitality quilts. He even said that his mother went to beg him and borrowed a large sum of money! My father told me about the process of borrowing money.Parents bought speculative stocks under Jun Lang's instigation, no, to be precise, they were involved in the speculation manipulated by Jun Lang.Toshiro said that he would put it on first, and asked Xingfu to write down the IOU, as if he said that the IOU didn't have much meaning, it was just a formality.Xingfu never dreamed that he would be cheated by his wife and brother.Even now, it is doubtful whether Toshiro is really buying or selling speculative stocks. Ya also turned to the cheapest coffin recommended by the funeral home and sat down cross-legged.The father's portrait looks blank.It is conceivable that he must have the same expression before he died: lost everything, despair, and lost confidence in the future. Ya also stood up and opened the glass door leading to the factory.The icy air quickly enveloped his whole body, he shivered and put on his slippers.The concrete floor was as cold as ice, and there was a pungent smell of motor oil and dust all around.He doesn't like it, but he has been used to it since he was a child. He looked up at the roof.The beams of the steel frame traverse the left and right sides.Although it was difficult to see in the dim light, he could mentally picture the rust and peeling paint on the beams.One of them resembled a map of Japan. Just the night before yesterday, Yaya came home and found that there was a rope hanging directly under the map of Japan, and her father was hanging there.