Tokyo: They say it's just dating, but they're serious about it.

"Honey~ My... my parents don't mind if we don't have a wedding house... You can meet them anytime you want, they'll definitely agree. Even if they don't, I won't allow it..."

Lying flat on the tatami, Sayuri's reddened arms were still wrapped around Katsuhiko's neck. She brought her head close to Katsuhiko's ear and made a low, mosquito-like hum.

Her shy, slightly panting breath revealed a resolute determination beneath her bashful expression.

Sheng Yan's sudden words, "Let's register our marriage tomorrow," filled her with joy. All her previous worries and inexplicable anxieties vanished completely.

She even felt guilty that she was being petty when Katsuhiko scratched Mikoto's chin.

Of course, I'm also worried about what Shengyan said about "not being able to face her parents." Although we can steal the household registration copy that my mother has and get it done tomorrow.

But the truth is, her parents don't object at all. After all, their daughter is 24 years old, has never been in a relationship, is already considered a "leftover woman," and has been pressured many times to get married as soon as possible.

In that case, there's no need to steal. Just arrange a meeting at a restaurant, present the gifts, and that's it. As for the wedding, we can hold it when we have the money.

It doesn't really matter whether we hold a wedding ceremony or not, as long as we register our marriage...

"I never knew my parents-in-law were so kind,"

As Sheng Yan spoke, he tilted his head and lightly kissed Xiao Baihe's moist lips. Then he put his arm around her smooth back, which was covered with a layer of fine sweat, and made her kneel on the pillow. He then gently placed his chin on her rounded shoulder and said, "However, it would be better if we made more money before we met again. Anyway, we make money very quickly. This way, your parents-in-law will have face, you will have face, and they will feel more at ease letting you marry me."

"Mmm~~~" Little Lily gripped the blanket tightly with her index finger, tilted her flushed neck slightly, and let out a trembling nasal sound, "I'll do whatever you say~~ Oh my god~! Husband~"

"Uh, let's rest a little longer! I'll get you a glass of water."

Sheng Yan noticed that she was too agitated tonight and it seemed she would need more time to calm down... He said, getting up and walking to the small table in the dining room to pour Xiao Baihe a glass of water.

When I sat down next to her with a water glass in my hand, her eyes were still tightly closed, her hands gripping the blankets, and she was shivering with her head pressed against the pillow.

Sheng Yan recalled the acupoints marked in the medical book, gently stroked her body, searched for the corresponding acupoints, and gently pressed them to relieve her pain.

After a while, Sayuri finally relaxed, looking at Katsuhiko with hazy eyes. Then, she shuddered and murmured in a voice full of shame, "Honey~ you're so amazing... I'm sorry, I couldn't help you... I, I can't..."

"Please don't mind, I like you even more the way you are. It's an achievement to bring joy to someone you like," Sheng Yan said, helping her sit up and holding a water glass to her lips. "Here, have some water."

“Hmm,” Sayuri obediently took a sip of water, then glanced at Katsuhiko, “So what are you going to do?”

Katsuhiko brushed the water droplets from the corner of her lips with his thumb and raised an eyebrow playfully.

Little Lily closed her eyes shyly and nodded slightly.

"Oh, by the way, after registering tomorrow, I'm going to Ota Ward." Katsuhiko said, gently tucking Sayuri's black hair behind her ear.

"Hmm?" Little Lily tilted her head slightly, glancing upwards with her eyes.

Katsuhiko pointed to the envelope on the small cabinet and said, "Watanabe Food Processing Plant is over there. I'll go check on Kenta. I'll also look into whether there are any bankrupt factories there that I can buy. There are so many yakuza members; it's a waste that they're just working in secondhand stores..."

Since it's a holiday, the business licenses for secondhand and used shops haven't been issued yet. If the scale of the business suddenly expands, it's easy for envious people to report it for tax evasion.

At that time, the tax authorities were investigating very closely, and those caught would be subject to huge fines...

"Hmm~!" Little Lily stammered, nodding her head to indicate that she understood.

"What's the license plate number of your father-in-law's truck? Since you're going to Daejeon-gu, you'll definitely pass through the wholesale market. Let's meet there."

"Well?"

"Let's talk after I'm done with my work~ Little Lily, you're so pretty..."

……

We couldn't register our marriage today because it was the Golden Week holiday, and the ward office was closed.

However, Xiaobaihe was quite satisfied because the processing office provided an "out-of-hours service window," where she submitted all the materials she had prepared.

She's just waiting for the holiday to end so she can pick up her new family register transcript. That means she can stop being called Kudo Sayuri and start being called Takenaka Sayuri, or Mrs. Takenaka.

At 10:30 a.m., Sayuri, arm in arm with Katsuhiko, walked out of the ward office's administrative gate.

Little Lily, her cheeks flushed with laughter, snuggled against his arm, her eyes crinkling with amusement.

Katsuhiko tapped her pert little nose with his free hand and said, "Are you satisfied now?"

"Hehe..." Little Lily shook her head and giggled foolishly.

Katsuhiko didn't care at all. Registering for marriage was fine as long as he was satisfied with the person. Of course, he was quite satisfied with Sayuri.

Back then, the internet wasn't well-developed, and there was no interconnected network. Changing to a different ward office meant entering a completely different...

Mikoto seemed to have suffered a lot of shock last night; she was definitely a bit emotional. I'll take her to register the marriage later and give her a surprise.

Don't want too much? We'll force you to give it. As for being exposed, as long as the person involved doesn't report it, it's not a problem to keep it a secret for eight or ten years, or even a lifetime.

Which ward office should we choose? How about Ota Ward? And let's change her name to Takenaka Mikoto, so from now on, Chinatsu will be called Takenaka Chinatsu... We can't raise a daughter for nothing; she has to be there to support us in our old age.

Katsuhiko pushed his bicycle, which was locked to the side of the road, out and said, "Hurry up and get on the bicycle, I still need to talk to Mikoto about something."

"Okay, honey~" Little Lily jumped onto the bicycle with a silly smile.

Katsuhiko got on his bicycle, turned around and said, "Aren't you going to ask me what I want to talk to Mikoto about?"

Sayuri wrapped her arms around Katsuhiko's waist, giggling as she said, "It's okay, I don't mind. I'm not a petty woman... Oh, I'm not a petty wife~ Mrs. Takenaka~ Hehe~ I'm Mrs. Takenaka now..."

"I love your silly side."

"hey-hey……"

At eight o'clock in the morning, Katsuhiko had already come to the convenience store with Sayuri.

Mainly, she and Mikoto were responsible for receiving reports from 21 members of 20 desperate yakuza groups.

Tanaka Yutaka led the team, which included a total of 21 people.

They were all young men and women in their late teens and early twenties...

Those who hadn't left by this point were basically loyal subordinates, standing in formation like soldiers, their posture upright.

Perhaps they had experienced the pain of being broke, or perhaps Tanaka Yutaka had brainwashed them in some way, which led them to take this job very seriously.

Everyone also brought their own notebook...

Sheng Yan then gave them a simple training session, mainly explaining the most popular games on the market and the highest acquisition prices, etc. These were all basic techniques. After writing them down in a simple, foolproof way, it was easy to acquire games by following the notes.

Tanaka Yutaka also joined in taking notes, which surprised Katsuhiko.

After all, he was the assistant to the top leader; if it were a company, he would be the secretary to the second-in-command.

“Mr. Takenaka, please don’t look at me like that,” Tanaka Yutaka said without glancing at him, his tone serious. “I’m just keeping an eye on them because I don’t trust them. I have a lot of other things to do and can’t stay here to buy game cards indefinitely…”

Katsuhiko didn't say much in response to Tanaka Yutaka's righteous and eloquent reply, only expressing his approval.

Finally, all twenty-one people squeezed into the same dilapidated van, their faces almost touching.

Katsuhiko watched the van speed away, and a wave of emotion washed over him.

The car's mottled body, stripped of its silver paint, and the black smoke billowing from its rear end, all gave it an inspiring image of someone striving to live.

They are worth nurturing.

Let's observe for a few more days. If he performs well, we'll take Tanaka Yutaka to register an entertainment company after the holiday.

His main business is AV filming, and his debt list includes many women who are already in debt and working as prostitutes. Regardless of the salary, just the mention of providing them with insurance would guarantee a frenzy of applications. After all, women in the Japanese sex industry either pay for their own insurance or don't pay at all, often developing numerous illnesses by their thirties or forties, with an average lifespan of around forty, and dying alone and destitute… They are worth saving.

"You're back!" Mikoto stood at the door waving with a smile and said, "Sayuri-chan looks so happy, I'm so envious!"

"Hehe!" Little Lily ran into the store with a silly grin, plunged into the cleared game area, and arranged various game cards on the shelves.

"Little Lily, you watch the shop for a while, I'm taking Mikoto out for a bit."

“Okay, go ahead, go ahead! I’ll take good care of the shop.” Little Lily was still excited.

Chapter 27 Let's get married too.

Mikoto looked at Katsuhiko, blinked, and asked, "Where are we going?"

Katsuhiko pointed to Chika, who was crouching under the cashier and peeking out, and said, "Get her out of here and send her to her karate class first."

Originally, I was supposed to take Chinatsu to the training class at nine o'clock in the morning. Although I could have had Mikoto take her there, Katsuhiko wanted to ask Yuma about her family's gang, so it was delayed until now.

"I'm not going, I'm not going..."

Chinatsu made a fuss and ran towards the warehouse. Mikoto took three steps over, grabbed her thin arm, lifted her up, held her hand in front of her eyes, and said, "Are you going or not?"

Qianxia stiffened, remained silent, and turned her face away as if to avoid a confrontation.

It takes about ten minutes to walk from the convenience store to the training class.

Mikoto was worried that Chinatsu might suddenly run away, so she held onto her and followed half a step behind Katsuhiko.

Katsuhiko turned around, frowned, and immediately pulled Chinatsu into his arms. Then, he freed one hand and put it around Mikoto's waist, saying, "Are you still being so formal?"

Mikoto subconsciously turned her head to look back, but she was already more than 20 meters away from the convenience store, so she probably couldn't see it anymore...

"No, it's just..." Mikoto couldn't quite describe her emotions, but she felt an inexplicable pressure. After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "It's okay, I'll handle it."

"What an understanding and kind wife." Sheng Yan stroked her waist and hips and patted her gently. "You can't adjust by yourself. I'll give you a surprise when we get home."

Go home to get the family register transcript, then go to Ota Ward together to change Nakamura Mikoto's name to Takenaka Mikoto. I bet this kind of adjustment will drive her crazy.

"Thank you then~" Mikoto was quite easygoing, and smiled lightly, "This is fine too."

During the holidays, there weren't many students at the school. Only the sports fields, playgrounds, and gymnasiums were crowded, and most of them were residents from the neighborhood.

As soon as Katsuhiko put Chinatsu down at the gymnasium entrance, she perked up happily and dashed into the training room. She was probably thinking of the good friend she'd just made yesterday…

A moment later, Yuma Kamisaki came out of the training room.

She was still wearing a white karate uniform with a black belt around her waist. Although her bust wasn't particularly prominent, it still showed off her curves. What was most eye-catching was her long legs.

She walked barefoot on the wooden floor, her steps steady and even, her high ponytail looking like it had been waxed, and her face still expressionless.

Katsuhiko tilted his head and whispered to Mikoto, "She's the young lady of the 21 families who are collecting debts, her name is Yuma Kanzaki."

Mikoto blinked and nodded.

“Mr. Takenaka, Mrs. Takenaka,” Yuma Kanzaki bowed slightly to the two of them, and then said, “Please don’t be late anymore. It’s very important for cultivating a child’s willpower and sense of time. Please!”

Mikoto pursed her lips slightly, acknowledging the identity she had been given, and bowed to Yuma Kanzaki, saying, "Department Head Kanzaki, I'm so sorry, we won't be late again in the future."

Kanzaki Yuma nodded, glanced at Katsuhiko, and turned to leave.

“Miss Kanzaki, please wait a moment,” Katsuhiko gestured to the reception room, “would it be convenient for us to talk there?”

With a stern face, Yuma Kamisaki asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

“Mr. Tanaka talked to me about some business cooperation last night. I’d like to understand more about Group 21. If I could get in touch with your father…”