After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 105 104. I suggest that foot massage be included in medical insurance
"As a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, I should speak for the interests and wishes of my constituents, so after conducting research, I would like to present the following opinions."

"According to incomplete survey statistics, most people in most professions, especially salesmen, tally clerks, loaders, etc., walk an average of more than 20,000 steps a day. The fatigue caused to the feet is obvious, and even if you rest the next day, you can't recover."

"Most of these people are male citizens, and their wives are mostly housewives. Although they take care of their husbands while doing housework, they are often unable to do so due to limited energy and lack of health knowledge. Therefore, if they want to take care of their feet, they can only go to professional foot massage shops."

"However."

"Due to the particularity of the foot massage industry, effective health care requires the mastery of solid professional skills. This training period is destined to have high labor costs. Coupled with other costs such as store rent and water and electricity, the cost of a foot massage has always been high and is not affordable for ordinary male citizens."

"As far as I know, the foot massage industry is not doing well at the moment, and most of the practitioners are women from unfortunate family backgrounds. They can be summed up as having a terminally ill mother, a gambling father, a school-age brother, and a broken heart. If the government doesn't help them, who will?"

"From a dialectical point of view, male citizens wash away the mud of walking in the world, while female practitioners squeeze away the edges and misfortunes smoothed by time. The expansion of the industry will only benefit both sides."

“So that’s the crux of the matter.”

“It’s about solving the key problems.”

"I used to work in the Health and Welfare Division of the Bunkyo Ward Office in Tokyo, and I know full well that the original intention of setting up medical insurance is to protect the health of the people."

"If the foot massage industry can receive national support, it will not only boost the economy but also benefit the people's livelihood."

"therefore."

“I suggest that foot massage be included in medical insurance!”

Inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Hall, Harano Tsukasa's voice suddenly stopped, and then he put away the gooseneck microphone with his hand as usual, glancing at the people around him.

The entire meeting hall suddenly fell silent.

Many people around looked at each other, but no one said anything, and they seemed to have remained silent tacitly.

Until a sound of applause suddenly rang out.

And then.

Sparse applause broke out one after another.

The applause became louder and louder. Except for the older, white-haired Speaker and others sitting on the stage, who were rubbing their foreheads and closing their eyes, the entire venue seemed to be boiling.

Yuanye Si stroked his collar and sat down again.

Although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually quite nervous and speechless at the moment.

Members of Parliament also need to go to work.

But unlike civil servants, there is no need to punch in.

In other words, if there is no meeting, you don't have to come. Even if there is a meeting, you can find various excuses to be absent, but of course the number of times cannot be too many.

One of the people who was absent too often was Yuanye Si.

Perhaps for this reason, when he was halfway through a meeting in the council hall today, the elderly speaker on the stage suddenly called out his name and asked him to talk about what suggestions he had.

What could he suggest?
I can only talk nonsense seriously.

Although there are always various strange things happening when electing members of parliament or governors, that is because the threshold for elections is too low. As long as one meets the hard requirements, one can run for election. This is a citizen's right.

However, those who are elected are basically normal people, and there is no need for a female congressman to make generous donations in public.

But now it seems...

The effect of nonsense seems to be quite good?

Yuanye Si saw it clearly just now. The first person to applaud was a congressman who was so old that his hair was completely white. There was fanaticism in his eyes, as if a long drought had finally brought rain. After so many years of oppression, a ray of light finally pierced the endless darkness.

Although others were not so outrageous, there were quite a few who looked quite excited, and it seemed that they supported from the bottom of their hearts, and the applause was long-lasting.

It was not until the Speaker on the stage knocked on the table that Harano Tsukasa's exciting proposal was revealed.

That's right.

Exciting.

Because Harano Tsukasa was on his way to the council hall to attend the meeting, he was still wondering whether a meeting of this level was serious and solemn, and what people's livelihood it was discussing, so he went to the mall to buy another suit, and before the meeting he looked up some hot events in Tokyo recently on the Internet.

But when he actually attended the meeting, he was greatly surprised.

The number of people at the venue was not only sparse, but almost scattered, probably less than a hundred.

At least one third were absent.

It seems that it is normal for Japanese lawmakers to take the people's tax money and not go to work. I was just targeted because I did it too many times in a row. I should stop being absent from work.

And among the people attending the meeting.

Those who sleep or take naps account for another small half.

Some people had fallen asleep since Harano Tsukasa entered the meeting room, while others yawned and fell asleep just a few minutes into the meeting, including a congressman on his left, who tilted his head and began snoring while Harano Tsukasa was taking notes.

Everyone's sleeping posture is very consistent.

Fold your arms and tilt your head.

To be honest, just now after Yuanye Si finished his speech and some people started applauding, many people in this group were woken up by the sound of applause, then looked around with sleepy eyes and clapped subconsciously.

This unit is really...

I came to the right place.

With a salary of tens of millions yen paid by the people through taxes, people in suits and ties can take a nap in a place like this. If they have something to do, they can just not come. No wonder everyone here wants to be a member of parliament.

After that, Yuan Ye Si also closed his eyes for a while. At first, he was not used to it.

But I followed the posture of my predecessors, folded my arms and tilted my head, and the effect was unexpectedly significant.

He seldom feels sleepy.

After all, with the improvement of physical fitness, he has more energy, coupled with a good work and rest schedule, it is difficult to get tired, but today he is indeed a little sleepy.

He didn't get a good rest the day before yesterday, and after a fight yesterday, he had to compete with Suzumiya Saka in wits and courage, and he had to take great pains to hide Kurosaki Oritsuki, and then he had to do an aerobic exercise in the middle of the night. Even with his current body, he couldn't help but feel very tired.

But it felt much better after I closed my eyes for a while.

Especially when the meeting is over.

Those congressmen who had been folding their arms and bowing their heads since the beginning of the meeting woke up quickly, some even stretched, and then walked out of the meeting hall in high spirits.

Harano Tsukasa also stood up and prepared to leave, but as soon as he left the venue, he was stopped by a group of familiar faces.

"Congressman Yuanye is indeed young and promising! Young people's ideas are always novel and make sense."

"That's right. I fully understand what Councillor Yuanye said just now. It's really not easy for foot massage practitioners nowadays. The day before yesterday, I went to take care of practitioners in this industry. Their life stories are indeed very miserable."

"Besides being miserable, I think Councillor Yuanye's proposal to use state guarantees as support to allow consumers and products to benefit from each other makes sense, and I support it."

"Yes, I think we can continue with more details on Councillor Yuanye's proposal. For example, after it is included in the medical insurance system, the industry will be managed by the state. We must build a team with strong professional qualities and select a group of candidates for special assistance based on the degree of help needed. We councillors will experience it first, and those who perform well can be commended."

Hearing Councillor Nakamura, who had met Harano Tsukasa once before, speaking so seriously, a middle-aged councillor wearing glasses beside him poked him with his arm and said, "Nakamura, what is considered excellent?"

"Need I tell you? Didn't you go with me the day before yesterday? Just follow your standards."

Councillor Nakamura glared and said unhappily.

"It's hard to find someone who meets my standards." The bespectacled congressman rubbed his chin and said with regret.

"Why is it so hard to find? Things like this that benefit the people should be submitted to the Diet and promoted throughout Japan. Why can't we find them nationwide?"

"You bastard still have a solution!"

After a heated discussion about his proposal, many people took the initiative to greet Yuanye Si. After all, he was too young, and his background was unknown, so many people were willing to make friends with him.

Harano Tsukasa also responded with a smile.

These so-called connections are actually quite useful. After all, this is the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, not a remote county-level assembly like Tottori and Nagano.

The MPs here are still quite valuable.

Asada Tsunekazu, who helped before, is a good example, and he did help a lot.

However, just as Harano Tsukasa was thinking of this, Asada Tsunekazu appeared in front of him. However, he did not greet him casually as before. Instead, he asked mysteriously, "Mr. Harano, can I have a word with you?"

Yuan Ye Si had no reason to refuse.

So after saying goodbye to everyone else, I found a secluded corner to talk with Asada Tsunekazu.

"Mr. Asada, what can I do for you?"

"To be honest, there is something I would like to ask Congressman Harano for help with." Seeing that there was no one around, Asada Tsunekazu coughed, sighed, and then spoke.

Be helped by others and then give back to others.

This is a very simple reason.

Yuanye Si also adheres to this kind of transaction.

Although there is no way to clearly mark the price.

But everyone has a certain tacit understanding in their hearts.

If help is needed, no matter if it is a real problem or to repay a favor, Harano Tsukasa should take it over since Asada Tsunekazu really helped a lot last time.

But it would be strange if he was asked to meet a woman whose last name he had never heard of.

"You mean Miss Sato wants to see me?"

Yuan Ye Si asked with a frown.

"That's right. I wonder if Congressman Harano would be available later?" Asada Tsunekazu asked with a smile.

"It's convenient..." Harano Tsukasa was a little suspicious that the so-called Miss Sato had recognized the wrong person, but he was probably the only one with the same name and also a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Council. Seeing Asada Tsunekazu was so sure, he couldn't just say he didn't know her, so he could only say in a tactful tone: "It's just that I'm not that familiar with her."

He was definitely not familiar with the last name Sato.

My classmates at school and the people I met at the ward office had never heard of it.

However, Asada Tsunekazu was still smiling.

"Congressman Yuanye, please stop joking. Miss Sato told me in person that you are her friend and will soon be family. What happened before was just a misunderstanding. I hope you can forgive me."

"What happened before..."

"Just consider it as a favor to you, brother." Asada Tsunekazu used the traditional Japanese art on the spot, bowed to him at a 90-degree angle and said, "Please."

What else can Harano Tsukasa say about this?

It has come to this.

Of course I promise him!
(End of this chapter)