Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

My cat is just a little kitten; you shouldn't look at me like that.

"Is it uncomfortable to stay in the drawer?" Hanabi asked softly, deliberately lowering her voice to avoid attracting Mr. Haneda's attention.

"..."

Uesugi cat scratched his face like a lucky cat, opened his mouth to yawn, and then lay down on her lap, limp as a cat, wagging his tail and going to sleep.

Soon after, it made a gurgling sound again.

"..."

Seeing him sleeping so peacefully and affectionately on her lap, Xiaohuahuo couldn't bear to disturb him.

I took out my beige knitted sweater and covered him with it, then sat up straight and listened to the lecture. When I saw the empty seat against the wall, I thought: Kai-kun... is he really okay?

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The rain was still falling, and the water droplets splashing on the marble continued endlessly.

The school radio station repeatedly broadcasted messages reminding students to be careful in the rain and urging them to go home as soon as possible.

Umbrellas were unfurled around them as they descended the slippery marble steps toward the school gate and headed home.

The umbrellas in the umbrella stand at the entrance of the teaching building were all gone.

"See you tomorrow!"

"Take care of yourself, Uesugi."

"Ha~~"

Uesugi Kai yawned and watched Goto and Tsubokawa walk toward the school gate after saying hello.

Most students walk alone, except for couples. But these two were embracing under the same not-so-big umbrella, which made some girls with strange traits shudder.

I don't know if it's because I slept too long, but my head feels dizzy.

Or is this a side effect of ending it early?

But it didn't matter anymore. As he left, he glanced back at Hanabi and remembered how she had been heartbroken for a long time after discovering that Uesugi Neko was missing.

Hanabi Hanamaru quickly changed her shoes and walked out from around the corner, carrying a shoulder bag and wearing small leather shoes. She walked up to Kai Uesugi and looked concerned about his trip to the infirmary.

"Kai-kun... are you alright? Kai-kun hasn't replied to Hanabi's messages at all," Hanabi Hanamaru said, looking up.

"It's nothing, I just caught a bit of a chill at night." Uesugi Kai held a transparent umbrella.

"At night? But Kai-kun isn't with Hanabi at night..."

Suddenly realizing that there were classmates around, Hanabi Hanamaru quickly covered her mouth.

Although they couldn't hear her voice at all, which was barely audible.

"It's nothing." Uesugi Kai didn't want to mention that she would pull the sheets tighter and wrap herself up in a ball at night, sometimes making it impossible for him to cover himself with the blankets.

"Kai-kun... Hanabi saw an orange cat while you were away today."

"Oh? Is it fat?" Uesugi Kai casually opened a transparent umbrella.

“Just like a potato…” Hanabi Hanamaru saw him open the umbrella, took a small step, and leaned closer to him.

"That's quite fat, you want to raise it?"

The two walked together in the rain, their silhouettes drawing envy from many classmates who were holding their own umbrellas alone.

"That's what Fireworks thought, but it seems to have an owner, and it ran away after class."

“Maybe they’re going to find something to eat,” Uesugi Kai said.

Hanabi Hanabi hid under the transparent umbrella, head bowed in thought: "Did Hanabi not prepare food for it?"

"So next time you see him, feed him something."

"What does an orange cat like to eat?"

"For carnivores, of course they should eat good food. Don't buy cat food. Beef, pork, and bacon are all fine. Occasionally, a vegetable salad is also good, but of course, it must be cooked."

"Where's the rice ball...?"

"Rice balls are fine too, but be careful not to add chili peppers, he definitely can't handle it."

With her small hand linked with his arm holding the umbrella, Hanabi said timidly, "I feel like Kai-kun is talking about what he wants to eat..."

"I like to eat it, and that orange cat will like to eat it too."

Hanabi Hanabi looked at him, puzzled: "Hanabi remembers Kai-kun... he's never owned a cat, has he?"

"Lack of practical experience does not mean that the theory is invalid."

"...Hanabi understands."

beep...

My phone suddenly rang.

Kai Uesugi took his phone out of his pocket, glanced at the contact name at the top of the screen, dialed a number, and said:

What's up, Dad?

On the other end of the phone, Kenichi Uesugi sat in an armchair, gazing at the green cactus on the corner of his desk, holding a cup in his left hand and sipping a mouthful of tea.

I have something very important to tell you about the recent situation on your grandfather's side.

###Chapter 152 Uesugi, who had just gotten rich, is broke again###

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The old man's orange grove is located in Ehime Prefecture, in western Shikoku, Japan.

The unique geographical conditions of "three suns" have created citrus fruits that are famous throughout the country.

Ehime Prefecture borders the Seto Inland Sea, where you can see the sea and sky blend into one, feel the salty and humid air carried by the sea breeze, and see colorful camellias blooming in late autumn.

Agricultural associations, on the other hand, were organizations that controlled the lifeline of farmers across the country.

There are only slightly over 00 farmers in the country today, but the number of members in agricultural associations is several times higher.

There are more than 5000 agricultural cooperatives across the country, covering a variety of social services such as medical care, funeral services, education, insurance, and loans.

They will provide farmers with a range of tools and experience, including agricultural implements, pesticides, machinery, and agricultural knowledge.

We wholeheartedly provide a comprehensive, end-to-end service to the farmers who join us.

In agriculture, there is no need to worry about purchasing, processing, sorting, packaging, or selling. You only need to follow the instructions and wait for the harvest.

When farmers' interests are eroded, they also organize protests and marches to put pressure on the government.

Their Agricultural Cooperative Bank is the de facto second largest bank in Japan, with countless deposits.

The sheer power of this organization made even the Dalian government wary.

of course,

This behemoth is far from being as glamorous as it appears on the surface.

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A light drizzle continued as Uesugi Kai held an umbrella in her right hand and talked to her father on the phone about her grandfather.

"I'm going to inherit the old man's orange grove?"

"Dream on. If I gave it to you, would you even know how to grow oranges?"

"Well, although I don't understand it very well, I do know a little bit, after all, the old man taught me."

“That was so long ago,” Kenichi Uesugi chuckled softly, “Haha, you talked about planting oranges, but you just lay in the chair sunbathing and being lazy, not even willing to walk a little. I don’t know where you got this lazy attitude.”

“It’s innate,” Uesugi Kai replied.

"Alright, alright, let's not waste time arguing about this. Let's get straight to the point about your grandfather—he ran into trouble this year when he tried to withdraw from the farmers' association."

Kai Uesugi could roughly guess the outcome of this matter.

"The oranges aren't selling?"

On the other end of the phone, Kenichi Uesugi put down his tea and sighed softly.

"Sigh~ Although the agricultural association is not as powerful as it used to be, it still has a lot of say in controlling these kinds of agricultural products. Your grandfather's orange grove is quite large. He withdrew suddenly without warning or a word, so naturally he will face a lot of resistance from the agricultural association."

"As July approaches, the tangerines are ripe, but no distributor or supermarket is willing to order your grandfather's tangerines."

"None of the distributors we've worked with before?"

"No, you should know that it's not that they're unwilling, but that they're afraid."

How about online direct sales?

"Hmph, your grandfather's orchard was gone the following year."

Kenichi Uesugi continued, "The old man is very stubborn. Neither Jiro nor Yoshiko can persuade him. He believes that if he wants to make big money, he must get rid of the control of the agricultural cooperative."

Uesugi Jiro and Uesugi Soko were the second son and eldest daughter of the Uesugi family, and they had always farmed oranges in Ehime Prefecture.

Kai Uesugi's father was the eldest son.

"Ahem, the main reason I'm here is to tell you that if your grandfather can't sell his tangerines in July, he'll lose a lot of money, and he'll need our help then."

"..."

Uesugi Kai understood: "So you mean you need money?"

"Well, that means your allowance will be reduced."

"..."

It's okay, I just made two million.

On the other end of the phone, Kenichi Uesugi said, "Jiro and Yoshiko have already staked everything they have on the old man, but the total still won't cover the losses, so... your two million might also be..."

"understood."

beep--

Kai Uesugi hung up the phone.

"...Um?"