Collecting rent in Tokyo starts with twin wives

That night, Chiba Shuichi dreamed of soft white clouds again, wrapping him up and drifting on the Sumida River.

This time the white clouds felt more real, and there was a lingering fragrance. The time also turned into midnight, and the Milky Way looked like shiny black silk.

……

The next day, Chiba Shuichi didn't set the alarm, but was woken up by the doorbell.

He was wearing pajamas, went downstairs with sleepy eyes, opened the door, and then saw Ogawa Sayuki.

Ogawa Sayuki looked at Chiba Shuichi's expression playfully, and then handed him a small box, "Fresh, take it to the bar, but you have to pay attention to moderation."

"..." Qianye Xiuyi looked at her speechlessly, thinking, you asked me to be restrained, but you still gave me these things? And I didn't do anything, okay?

Then, he took the box.

"When my gym is finished, I will help you practice. Otherwise, I'm afraid your body won't be able to handle it."

As Ogawa Sayuki said this, she glanced down and commented in a very rascally way, "Oh? It looks pretty good, it should be able to satisfy my sister."

Chiba Shuichi had not woken up yet, but he woke up immediately. He did not try to cover up uselessly, but just said with a frown:

"I didn't expect that someone as beautiful as Sister Sayuki would speak so... openly? I'm really a little scared."

Ogawa Sayuki's beautiful eyes turned slightly, not caring at all, "It's strange that she's still as shy as a little girl at this age, right? Those wives of the dandi speak without restraint, even married men can't stand it."

"But I'm not a married man. Sister Sayuki's behavior can be considered indecent." Chiba Shuichi said shamelessly.

Ogawa Sayuki glanced at him sideways, "What? Do you want to call the police?"

Chiba Xiuyi smiled helplessly, "If it was someone not as pretty as Sister Sayuki, I might really consider calling the police. After all, a boy has to protect himself when he is alone outside."

“Humph, smooth talk.

"Ogawa Sayuki rolled her eyes beautifully.

At this moment, Fumika Ogawa suddenly ran over in a hurry, and her gray sweater was shaking due to the bumps.

She rushed into the management office panting, and when she saw Chiba Shuichi - or to be more precise, when she saw the small box in Chiba Shuichi's hand - she ran out in a panic like a deer that suddenly encountered tourists in the deep forest.

"What's going on?" Chiba Shuichi asked Ogawa Sayuki puzzledly. Why is she more shy than before?

Ogawa Sayuki shrugged. She didn't quite understand either. "I'll go ask."

Having said that, she left Chiba Shuichi behind and went after her sister.

Ogawa Fumika didn't go far at all. She was stamping her feet anxiously at the wall outside the door. She really didn't know what to do. The evil-minded Sayuki didn't even say a word...

"What's wrong with you?" Ogawa Sayuki suddenly patted her shoulder from behind.

Ogawa Fumika was so frightened that she let out a soft cry, then she covered her heart and gently calmed her violent heartbeat, "No, it's nothing, Sayuki, don't just give my stockings to Chiba-kun next time."

"Hasn't it been confirmed that he covets your legs? He will definitely not dislike this thing, so why should you worry?"

Ogawa Sayuki looked at her reaction strangely. As a twin, she knew her sister very well and this reaction was indeed a little abnormal.

"No, it's different..." Ogawa Fumika's eyes wandered and she avoided looking at him guiltily.

Ogawa Sayuki squinted her eyes and sighed with a hint of resentment, "You forgot about your sister when you got a man, and now you have secrets to hide from me."

"No way..." Ogawa Fumika's face turned red, but she couldn't say such a thing, so she could only leave in a hurry, "I, I'll go check the progress of the decoration."

……

On the other side, Chiba Shuichi also went back upstairs to wash up, changed into casual clothes, and opened the small box to check.

Although not as unique as the ripped stockings from last time, he felt that it must be the same pair he touched yesterday.

"What's going to happen if this goes on?" Chiba Shuichi scratched his hair angrily. He didn't intend to eat stockings with wine, but it was really hard to bear it all the time.

After putting away the second pair of stockings and putting them in the closet with the previous ones, Chiba Shuichi received a message from Akiyama Anzu before he had time to eat.

She had already brought her mother to Qianshu Street.

Chiba Shuichi casually took out a piece of bread from the refrigerator and went straight out the door.

He started from the middle of the street, which was just over a hundred meters away, and soon arrived. From a distance he saw Akiyama An standing on tiptoe, looking around, looking a little playful.

She didn't wear her school uniform today, but a light blue dress, which made her look very cute.

Next to her, a lady with her hair tied up and hanging on one side of her shoulder, who looked like an adult version of Akiyama An, was watching with a smile.

"Squad leader, this way." Chiba Shuichi took off the piece of bread in his mouth and said hello casually.

"Oh, I got it, I got it, it's Chiba." Akiyama An's eyes lit up and she introduced him to her mother.

"Oh, it's a cute boy." Mrs. Akiyama smiled and squinted her eyes, looking at her silly daughter thoughtfully.

Chapter 14 The Easily Deceived Akiyama Mother and Daughter

Mrs. Akiyama looked at Chiba Shuichi, as if trying to explore the relationship between him and his daughter.

"Are you Akiyama-san's mother? If she hadn't said she was coming with her mother, I would have thought she was coming with her sister."

Chiba Shuichi's praise was not insincere. Mrs. Akiyama did look very young. Only the slight tiredness on her face and the slightly rough skin on her hands showed some signs of aging.

"Did you hear that? He praised mom for being like her sister. Are all boys nowadays so good at talking?" Mrs. Akiyama happily pulled her daughter to show off.

"Then my sister might not be very happy, but I also think my sister is more like my mother." Akiyama An complained.

Chiba Shuichi watched the interaction between the mother and daughter, and suddenly understood where Akiyama An's silly cuteness was inherited from.

"What do you plan to do in the store? How big a store do you need?" Chiba Shuichi asked as he led the two people into the shopping street.

"The area of ​​a ramen shop doesn't need to be too big. Twenty square meters is enough. But if this is a place, can the second floor be used for living?" Mrs. Akiyama observed the surroundings curiously.

"That's right. The second floor is used for both commercial and residential purposes. You can decide the specific planning yourself." Chiba Xiu nodded.

"That would be great. I don't have to run back and forth between my residence and the ramen restaurant." Mrs. Akiyama clapped her hands happily.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can sleep a few more minutes in the morning next time. This place is closer to school, so I don't have to rush to go to school." Akiyama An expressed her satisfaction.

Chiba Xiuyi looked at her in surprise. It takes 40 to 50 minutes to get to school from this place. Is this considered close? Where did you live before?

However, the average commuting and school time in Japan is 38 minutes, so Chiba Shuichi's time is at least close to the average.

When they arrived at the management office, Chiba Shuichi asked the two to sit down and showed them the information of unused shops. Then Akiyama mother and daughter were disappointed.

“There are no shops of suitable size.”

"Yeah, that's a shame, I quite like this place."

Chiba Shuichi heard this and asked, "Although a ramen shop doesn't need a large area, it wouldn't be a big deal if it were a little bigger, right? It would also give it more space."

"But the rent will be very different." Mrs. Akiyama said worriedly, but even though she was worried, she puffed out her cheeks like a young girl.

"The store manager is Mrs. Akiyama, right?" asked Chiba Shuichi.

"That's not right." Mrs. Akiyama corrected her with a slightly annoyed look, "I am the store manager, but you can't call me Madam. It makes me sound old."

Chiba Shuichi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Then I can't call you sister, right? Akiyama-san won't agree to that."

Mrs. Akiyama held her chin in distress when she heard that. "That's right. Yue-chan and Xing-chan are already so old. There's nothing we can do. So we'll just let Chiba-kun call you that."

"..." Chiba Shuichi felt that the mother and daughter were really in the same boat. How did they live to this age?

Because the Akiyama sisters were very famous in school, the situation of their family also spread. Akiyama An's father died very early, and it was Mrs. Akiyama who raised the two daughters.

I thought it would be the kind of life that was very hard and I lost my eyesight.

A spirited widow, but I didn't expect it to be like this.

Chiba Xiuyi took a look at the system quotation and felt relieved. Fortunately, it passed the system's approval as an excellent store owner, otherwise he would have to let the two of them leave disappointed.

However, the prices this time are still outrageous. It would be okay if they were a little more discounted, and it could be covered up by saying that the neighborhood is old and the store is in a poor location. However, the system clearly favors excellent store managers too much, and the prices given are difficult to explain!

But last time it was mainly because it happened suddenly, and it was the first time I saw the system really discounted. In addition, the two Xiaochuans previously opened women's beauty salons and women's fitness studios. Not only was the reason he thought of useless, but it might even make him more suspicious...

In addition, the system unexpectedly showed a new tip this time - [An excellent poster girl can make the store popular and is also a living signboard of the shopping street. Getting along well with a poster girl with a stable relationship is also one of the administrator's jobs. ]

The poster girl... Chiba Shuichi glanced at Akiyama Anzu and suddenly understood. So that's why. No wonder the discount was even more excessive than that of the two Mrs. Ogawas.

It turns out that outstanding poster girls can also get discounts!

So if the two Mrs. Ogawas had hired an excellent signboard girl, would the rent have been lower?

This idea flashed through his mind and was quickly rejected by Chiba Shuichi because the system emphasized "stable relationships."

After all, a store manager is different from a store manager. It is a position with a high degree of mobility. A truly outstanding store manager will not work in such an old shopping street for a long time.

They prefer to go to bustling commercial centers where the income is much higher.

Hire a poster girl with outstanding appearance, sign a low-rent contract, and then fire her the next day. The system will not allow such loopholes to be exploited.

Chiba Shuichi regained his composure, looked at Mrs. Akiyama, and handed her a piece of shop information.

"If that's the case, why not take a look at this one. The two floors together are 6 square meters, and the rent is only yen, and... there's one additional condition."

"Sixty thousand yen?" Mrs. Akiyama was stunned for a moment, then she said happily, "It's so cheap? This is great!"

"It's really a good deal. I didn't expect the place Chiba-san recommended is so reliable."

Akiyama An also knew a little about the rent, so she nodded in agreement, then looked at Chiba Shuichi with a smile on her face, "What are the additional conditions?"

"It's very simple. Since Mrs. Akiyama is planning to open a ramen restaurant, just let me eat for free." Chiba Shuichi said lightly.

Obviously, the two Mrs. Ogawas' previous women's beauty salons and women's gyms could not use this excuse, and saying it out loud would make them seem to have ulterior motives.

However, even with this condition, the rent is still abnormal.

But Mrs. Akiyama didn't think much about it, and didn't even take this additional condition seriously. She smiled and said:

"Even if this doesn't happen, Chiba-kun, as Xing-chan's classmate, can definitely come and eat for free~

But shops like this are in great demand, right? Are the managers of the shopping street on holiday today? Can we rent one?"

"Oh, that's right!" Akiyama An suddenly realized.

"..." Chiba Shuichi really couldn't understand. It was fine if it was Mrs. Akiyama, but why could Akiyama An, who had good grades, be so stupid?

He knocked on the table, "Akiyama-san, don't you realize where we are sitting now?"

"Hmm?" Akiyama looked around and realized belatedly, "It seems... to be the management office of the shopping street?"

"Hmm, what are these materials you just looked at?" Chiba Shuichi pointed at the documents in the hands of the two people.

"What's the situation with the store?" Mrs. Akiyama replied with a blink of her eyes.