My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

Having received this answer, Ichiro Takayanagi nodded and then looked at the blonde woman.

"Ichiro, this is Mrs. Yamamura. She has come here to repay her debts."

However, some problems arose, and I wasn't able to help resolve them.

"Greetings, Patriarch Takayanagi. I've come here to discuss repayment matters and hope to gain your approval."

This is my loan agreement from before; please take a look.

Mrs. Yamamura was a mature beauty. Upon seeing him, she immediately handed the contract to Ichiro Takayanagi.

Gao Liu Mihua had taken a look at the contract before, but she didn't fully understand it, since she wasn't a professional.

If Ran Mouri's mother were here, she might be able to help her, but unfortunately, Ran Mouri's mother is currently focused on her career, and it's the kind of career that Ichiro Takayanagi has allowed her to pursue.

"Mrs. Mountain Village, please have a seat. Let me take a look at the contract first."

Since Takayanagi Mitsuka has been helping out for so long, Takayanagi Ichiro is naturally going to resolve this lingering issue and put no more pressure on Takayanagi Mitsuka.

Chapter 590 Convenience Store as Mortgage Interest

This contract was not completed by Ichiro Takayanagi, but by Musashi Takayanagi.

Now that Musashi Takayanagi is completely dead, Ichiro Takayanagi needs to review the contents of the contract.

In fact, the content and amount of the contract did not change, so Takayanagi Ichiro did not waste much time reading it.

"Mrs. Yamamura, if it were simply a matter of paying off debts, you should have finished this task long ago. Have you encountered any difficulties?"

As long as you have money, repaying the loan amount plus interest completes a loan transaction.

However, now Rie Yamamura and Mitsuka Takayanagi are at an impasse. The fact that they haven't been able to resolve the issue after so long means that something must have gone wrong in one of the steps or processes.

“Master Gao Liu, I don’t have enough cash on hand to pay the interest, so I plan to use my current shop as a payment for the interest.”

I know this will put you in a difficult position, but it's the best way I can repay you, and I hope you'll approve.

At this point, Rie Yamamura expressed her apology, since repayment should be made in cash or by check.

Using collateral is one possible method, but unfortunately it needs to be discounted.

"I'm not the kind of person who doesn't care about human feelings. Tell me about your shop."

The reason why Ichiro Takayanagi was so reasonable was entirely because of Mitsuka Takayanagi.

Since Rie Yamamura has stayed at this firm for so long, it's impossible for her to do nothing.

Of course, Ichiro Takayanagi could have directly rejected Rie Yamamura's suggestion, but Mitsuka Takayanagi would likely have felt a little uncomfortable.

Rie Yamamura was overjoyed that Ichiro Takayanagi agreed so easily, and then looked at Mitsuka Takayanagi with grateful eyes. She could understand that Ichiro Takayanagi was doing this because of Mitsuka Takayanagi.

Moreover, from my previous conversations with Takayanagi Mitsuka, I could tell that there must be some unspeakable secrets between Takayanagi Mitsuka and Takayanagi Ichiro.

This made her a little envious; it must be so wonderful to be by the side of a young man like Takayanagi Ichiro.

"Okay, that shop is next to Sakakino Gakuin High School, it's a snack convenience store."

Because my husband and I discovered a business opportunity abroad, we plan to expand our operations overseas. We have now completely transferred the rights to the convenience store to my younger brother.

"As long as Mr. Gao agrees to my repayment request, then you will be the owner of that convenience store and can dispose of it at any time."

Takayanagi Ichiro hadn't expected to hear a familiar name from Yamamura Rie. In that case, there was no need to miss this convenience store.

Do you have a photo of that convenience store?

"some."

Rie Yamamura could tell that Ichiro Takayanagi was somewhat interested in convenience stores, so she immediately took out her phone and handed it to him, opening his photo album, of course.

Ichiro Takayanagi scrolled through the album and found that it was all photos of convenience store decorations and interior furnishings, which looked quite tidy.

"The fact that you were able to open a convenience store in such a prime location is enough to prove that it's a good place. There's no need to take risks outside."

"The most important thing is that we want to give our daughter a good living environment. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when we'll be able to get another chance to treat this kind of injury."

We originally had the money to repay the interest, but we planned to use it as capital to venture out into the world. We hope Mr. Takayanagi can forgive us.”

Rie Yamamura gave a perfect answer to Ichiro Takayanagi's question, which shows that her parents were thinking of their daughter, and even Mitsuka Takayanagi nodded in agreement.

Just then, Ichiro Takayanagi suddenly spotted a fat man in the photo album wearing a blue and white striped uniform.

Who is this chubby person?

Upon hearing Ichiro Takayanagi's question, Rie Yamamura looked a little embarrassed, but she quickly gave an answer.

"This person is my younger brother, Yoshihiro Shimoda, my own brother."

He's an extremely introverted guy who hasn't worked seriously since graduating from university because he feels the environment isn't familiar to him.

After much persuasion, he finally agreed to work at the convenience store.

I also promised him that I could hire some part-time staff from schools to help him overcome his introverted personality.

"Of course, if this shop is mortgaged to President Takayanagi, then my brother's fate will be entirely up to you, President Takayanagi."

Rie Yamamura explained some of Yoshihiro Shimoda's situation and then handed the decision over to Ichiro Takayanagi.

After listening to Yoshihiro Shimoda's introduction, Ichiro Takayanagi suddenly remembered a plot point and realized he had no intention of keeping the fat man around.

“Mrs. Mountain Village, it’s not a good choice for your brother to stay at the convenience store. You should find him a new job or let him go out and make his own way in the world.”

At this point, Ichiro Takayanagi decided on Yoshihiro Shimoda's future, but Rie Yamamura was not angry because Ichiro Takayanagi was treating the convenience store as his own asset.

"President Takayanagi, I will relay your suggestion to my brother truthfully. There will be new arrangements for his work then..."

"You can use this convenience store as collateral for interest without any problem."

What I want to ask now is whether you need more capital to venture out into the world. I can lend you more money.

Ichiro Takayanagi wasn't interested in the lucrative business opportunity that Rie Yamamura mentioned, but he wasn't willing to let go of the chance to make some money.

"President Takayanagi, we currently have sufficient funds."

If I ever need financial assistance in the future, I will definitely think of President Takayanagi first.

Rie Yamamura chose to use the convenience store as collateral because she had planned all their funds carefully; otherwise, this unexpected event would never have happened.

“Alright, then please pay the original principal of 100 million yen, Mrs. Yamamura.”

When Ichiro Takayanagi was speaking, he wrote some clauses in the contract, which included the clause that Rie Yamamura would use the convenience store as collateral for interest.

"Ok."

Seeing Takayanagi Ichiro's actions, she finally felt relieved. Then, Yamamura Rie took out a pre-written check from her pocket and handed it to Takayanagi Ichiro.

"Mr. Takayanagi, this is a check from Yoshitsubishi Bank."

The loan was originally taken out from 4L Bank, so repaying it now will also be done through the same bank, which will be much more convenient for everyone.

Chapter 591 The Fat Man Who Extorted Money

Rie Yamamura originally wanted to give the check to Ichiro Takayanagi, but he shook his head and refused.

Gao Liu Mihua then skillfully took the check; she handled such small matters with ease and made no mistakes.

While Gao Liu Mihua still has some minor issues in certain professional matters, she could do better in some smaller things.

"The collateral details for this loan are already written in this loan agreement. If you are not comfortable with it, you can keep this loan agreement."

Takayanagi Ichiro handed the loan contract to Yamamura Rie. He had already received the principal and interest, so there was no need for him to make things difficult for Yamamura Rie anymore.

“Mr. Gao Liu, I have 100% trust in you, and there is no need to keep this contract.”

Furthermore, I will explain the situation to my younger brother and have her cooperate with you in the handover process; it absolutely will not cause you any trouble.

There's no problem taking the contract home and storing it, but since Ichiro Takayanagi has been so agreeable, Rie Yamamura doesn't need to be stingy.

"I'll have some free time tomorrow and go check on the convenience store. Tell him to prepare for the handover."

"Ok."

Rie Yamamura didn't linger there. She stood up, said goodbye to Ichiro Takayanagi and Mitsuka Takayanagi, and left the agency.

"Ichiro, are you really going to run that small convenience store?"

After Yamamura Rie had completely left, Takayanagi Mitsuka asked Takayanagi Ichiro with a puzzled look on her face.

Now, Ichiro Takayanagi only needs to sit at home, and people will come to repay the loan almost every day. There is no need for him to run a small convenience store.

"There's a slight problem with that convenience store; I'm planning to go check it out."

Since Takayanagi Ichiro had given this explanation, Takayanagi Mitsuka would no longer try to dissuade her and would obediently go upstairs to prepare dinner.

As for the 100 million yen check that he had previously confiscated, he did not intend to hand it over, because it was Takayanagi Ichiro's decision to have it kept in his possession.

At dinner time, several high school girls returned from shopping and watching a movie, their faces full of satisfaction. After all, being able to go out and spend lavishly was a wonderful thing, and Kasugano Sora felt the same way.

Kasugano Sora has become accustomed to the pace of life here and has no intention of returning to the small town.

Even when she goes out with Ran Mouri and others, she has her own bottom line and never does anything reckless.

Several female high school students were somewhat surprised when they learned that Ichiro Takayanagi had taken over a convenience store.

However, they had no objections after finding out where the convenience store was, because they knew about Katsura Kotonoha and the others.

Ran Mouri and the others had done some research on those female high school students and had gained some understanding of them.

Furthermore, Takayanagi Ichiro had no intention of bringing them into the house, so there was no competition involved, and therefore they had no reason to make things difficult for the girls.

That convenience store is right next to the school. I don't think Ichiro Takayanagi would do anything reckless near a school.

If Takayanagi Ichiro really has such thoughts and hobbies, they can try to take him to Teitan High School to have some fun and satisfy his needs.

"I just heard that there were some bad things going on at that convenience store, so I decided to go and take a look."

If there are no problems, I will delegate the management of the store to someone else; I will not be there personally.

Ichiro Takayanagi, of course, knew what the high school girls were thinking, so he immediately made his promise.

Hearing this, the high school girls were quite satisfied. They had originally planned to give up Takayanagi Ichiro to Takayanagi Mitsuka today, but now they felt that swarming him was the right decision.