Chapter 11 Diary Reply
"I'm glad you found me so soon."
My "big sister" and I went to the tea restaurant where we met last time, sat in almost the same position, and ordered almost the same food.
She still ordered green tea, and I still ordered regular meals, but the macaroni was replaced by doll noodles.
"Have you talked to your father?"
"not yet."
She hesitated for a while before asking, "Do you want me to help? Or teach you a little strategy?"
"It doesn't have to be."
Unlike the last time we met, this time she smelled of perfume.Could it be that she wants to use the perfume offensive against me? !
I'm just a college student, so I don't have to be so ruthless in my moves!
The perfume was so strong that young women would not like to wear it at all.My intuition—who says men don’t—feels that she is at least a decade older than me, and probably a lifetime member of the Lost Dogs Club.
"It's really not necessary? Or I can tell your father directly."
"No need. My mother has been dead for more than ten years, and my father has always been ascetic and not tempted by women. Your beauty trick doesn't work for him. It might work for me."
I laughed and said, I didn't expect my eldest sister to blush.
Taking advantage of the glow on her face, I asked, "Have you been to Kamakura?"
She was taken aback for a moment, and soon her eyes brightened, "In the suburbs of Tokyo, I went to see the Big Buddha."
"In Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine near JR Station, there is a long and wide avenue in front of the gate, with many cherry trees planted, and a few old shops, all of which are very dilapidated. Most of them are no longer in business. These Signs are erected at the entrance of the store, stating that the Japanese government has designated it as a "national important cultural heritage", and a brief introduction is attached, describing what kind of business they were engaged in before, and some of them can be traced back to the Meiji era, in other words, it has a history of more than a hundred years."
She finally understood what I wanted to say and didn't interrupt.
I continued: "When I went to Japan, I saw some old stores, and they would proudly explain under the sign that they were founded in Meiji or Taisho, and they were not ashamed of the old stores, or sold for arbitrage. Have you seen Toyoko Yamazaki's novel "Hana Noren"? In the story, even if the merchants in Osaka face a fire and their lives are in danger, they must rescue the signboards of the merchants. The signboards are old and should not be thrown away. They will be placed in the store for worship .”
"It's just a sign."
"No, it's not just a signboard, it's the painstaking efforts of several generations of the family, and it's also a cultural heritage. The reason why our city is becoming more and more ugly day by day is because we don't have the vision and cultural accumulation of others. There is only quick money. When you go to the street, there are no old stores, and all you can see are the shops of chain groups. They are not building this city, but consuming and consuming this city, emptying out all the values in our culture. Except Make money and nothing else."
I stood up and continued: "Actually, I just want to own my own wonton noodle shop and start a small business. In foreign countries, it is very easy and normal to have my own shop and become a boss. Failure is another matter. , but in this city, it’s extremely difficult. I just want to realize my dream, but you guys do everything possible to stop it.”
She also stood up, "No, we will not threaten."
"Are you talking big with your eyes wide open, or do you really not know? You acquisition companies are like the United States, and you will use the tricks you said to deal with us. You are the first economic killer sent. You are just a lobbyist, and your words are beautiful. It seems that it is all for my sake. If I listen to you, I will almost recognize you as a reborn parent. If we don’t agree, you will call the government department to complain about our sanitation problems, making us unable to do business, even referring to the building There is a problem with the structure, and we must move out immediately. If we still refuse, you will go out and kill, ask the gangsters to take action, set fire to the shop, and there will be no mercy."
She quickly shook her hands, "We won't do this, you watch too many TV and movies, and those plots are all fictional."
"Whether it's fiction or not is not important to me at all. Just treat it as fiction, but my dream is real. The price you offer is very attractive, but dreams are priceless. Many people never have dreams in their lives. So I will never sell my dream, let alone put it up for sale."
I didn't say goodbye to her, and left the tea restaurant without looking back.
Looking back now, I also feel a little impulsive at the time.
However, if I did it all over again, I am convinced that I would have said the same thing and made the same decision.
Therefore, I have vetoed the acquisition.I will work hard for Laiji Noodles, and I will also participate in the "Save the Old Store Love Fight" program. I hope you will support it.
In addition, if there is something wrong with me, needless to say, it must be related to the land development company.There is no doubt about it.
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