Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 73 Christmas

On December 1986, 12, Masato Takeshita finished his work early and returned home.

"Is this okay?"

"Well, I think it's very good. The combination of light grey coat and jeans is simple and clean, and it suits you very well."

Masato Takeshita looked at his girlfriend and gave simple advice again.

The girl was very satisfied with her boyfriend's serious attitude, but after turning around a few times, she frowned and pouted: "Really? But I feel that it's a bit old-fashioned."

Izumi Sakai is still a girl in her early 20s. She prefers to dress more lively and is not very accepting of mature-style coats.

"That makes sense. It's indeed a bit too mature."

"Then, I'll change into another set."

After saying that, the girl went back to the cloakroom to pick out a more suitable outfit.

"Well, this one."

The girl looked at herself in the large mirror, turned around with satisfaction, and then went back to the living room.

"Masato, how about this one?"

"It is indeed more suitable. I think it is very clean and beautiful. It is perfect."

Izumi Sakai's outfit has not changed much, she just changed the gray coat into a creamy white down jacket. The inner layer is still the combination of red long-sleeved shirt + white short-sleeved shirt, and the lower body is still jeans.

Compared to other Japanese women, she prefers to cover up her graceful figure. Even in the hot summer, girls prefer to wear trousers rather than skirts.

"Well, let's go with this one then."

"OK, let's go, it's almost time."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Foreign monks can chant sutras, and foreign festivals are easily followed.

Japanese young people's attitude towards Christmas is even more extreme than that of Chinese young people in their previous lives. The streets are full of young men and women.

On this day, young lovers will generally choose high-end Western restaurants for their dates and meals.

"Wow, it's so lively, it's really Christmas."

Tokyo's urban planning is pretty good, and the city center is not congested at all. The two drove and soon arrived at the Ebisu business district.

"Yeah, it's really lively."

Masato Takeshita agreed with his girlfriend verbally, but he actually disagreed in his heart.

He is a relatively conservative person culturally and doesn't like various foreign festivals.

But when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since you live in Japan, you naturally have to follow the Japanese way of life.

Then, the young man glanced at the surrounding scenery and asked, "I brought a camera, do you want to take some pictures?"

On Christmas Day, Ebisu was dressed up beautifully. The Christmas tree in the small square was twinkling with blurred lights, fairy-tale and dreamy, perfect for taking photos.

"Um, okay."

Izumi Sakai doesn't like facing the camera, but she looked at her lover, then at the lights around her, and decided to capture the beauty of this moment.

The two of them first took some photos individually, then asked passers-by to use up all the papers, and then went to the reserved restaurant.

As one of the three major cuisines in the world, French cuisine has diverse and delicious dishes.

However, unlike Chinese food, French food adopts the system of separate dishes, and each dish is eaten one by one instead of all being served at the table and eaten together.

"good."

Masato Takeshita doesn't like drinking much, but he can still accept the aperitif with French food.

Because aperitifs are sour and sweet, they are not much different from drinks.

After the aperitif, there was the appetizer, a small salad that could be eaten in one bite. The appetizers that followed were also very small and a little salty.

After the appetizer came the soup, also in a small portion.

It can only be said that it is worthy of being called high-end cuisine, and its main feature is its exquisiteness and variety. In fact, high-end cuisines from all countries have this feature, whether it is Japanese kaiseki cuisine or Chinese high-end dishes, they are all small portions.

The purpose of doing this may be to allow diners to taste as many different kinds of delicious food as possible.

Masato Takeshita was a rough man, naturally not used to such high-end food. He had never been so eager for the main course as he was now.

Because no matter which country you are in, the main course will be richer and can better satisfy a person's gastrointestinal needs.

"what is this?"

Izumi Sakai doesn't usually eat Western food, so she looked curiously at the delicious food in front of her that was made of vegetables, meat, and sausages.

"This is probably a casserole, mostly chicken and vegetables."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Cassoulet is a classic French dish. Whenever the French president entertains foreign guests, he will usually serve this dish.

In addition to the chicken casserole, another main course was vegetable beef stew, which tasted great, but it was too troublesome to eat, and it was far less convenient than using chopsticks.

After the main course comes dessert and drinks, which is also the last step of French cuisine.

After eating and drinking, Takeshita Masato took out a beautifully wrapped gift box and walked gently to his girlfriend: "Sachiko, Merry Christmas!"

"Hey, is this a gift for me?"

"Of course. Today is Christmas. Open it and take a look. I hope you like it."

Masato Takeshita stretched out his left hand and motioned for his girlfriend to open the gift.

"Ok!"

Izumi Sakai gave a sweet smile in return, then happily opened the gift box.

She thought her boyfriend had forgotten about the gift, but she didn't expect that he had saved the surprise for last.

The girl looked at the clear emerald gemstone necklace in the gift box with shining eyes, and exclaimed happily in a low voice: "Wow, it's so beautiful, is this made of jade?"

"Yes, it's Imperial Green Emerald."

Imperial green jadeite, the highest grade jadeite, has very beautiful color.

More importantly, the number of imperial green jadeite is limited, and its appreciation potential far exceeds that of hyped diamonds.

There are three main reasons why Christmas is so popular in East Asian countries.

First, European and American countries have strong economic, military and cultural power and dominate the development of the entire world.

East Asian countries are relatively weak and therefore have been invaded by Western culture, with Christmas being a typical example.

Second, young people are eager to have their own festival.

Traditional festivals basically involve spending time with family, and young people hope to have their own space.

Third, the conspiracy of merchants.

Christmas is essentially no different from the diamond scam, both of which are designed to get people to buy flashy gifts for consumption.

Unfortunately, many times even if you know the truth of the matter, you can only accept it in the end, just like what is happening to Masato Takeshita now.

But even so, he still had to resist a little.

So what he bought was high-end jadeite that would definitely appreciate in value in the future, rather than a diamond that would cheat people.

"Do you need me to put it on for you?"

"Ah."

The girl lowered her head shyly, not daring to look around.

Masato Takeshita carefully hung the jade necklace around her fair neck, and then praised sincerely: "It's very beautiful and suits you very well."

"Thank you!"

The girl blushed and responded in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)