Tokyo: The Beginning of the Gauze Female Devil

She chose to cooperate with Kuroda Yoshiko, on the one hand because this best friend would listen to her and on the other hand, she really wanted to help Kuroda Yoshiko.

She knew very well how difficult life was for a single woman in her thirties who was left with nothing.

"never mind."

"I'll lend you another four million to make up the total of five million. You can pay me back in full after the deal is done."

Momonogi Eiko's tone relaxed on the surface, but she actually made the decision for Kuroda Yoshiko in a firm manner.

Since we are trying to get people to cooperate, relying solely on previous relationships is not enough. We need to give Kuroda Yoshiko some benefits so that she will work harder.

According to Momonogi Eiko's idea, her 50 million could at least double, so it would not be a big deal to borrow 4 million from Kuroda Yoshiko at this time.

"Wouldn't this be too..." Kuroda Yoshiko hesitated.

"Stop talking nonsense, it's settled!" Momonogi Eiko interrupted her rudely, her tone cold, as if she was giving a final notice to a subordinate at work.

"Let's meet at the same time and place tomorrow, and I will give you the 54 million!"

"Did you hear that?"

"Yes, I understand..." Kuroda Yoshiko pursed her lips, and finally lowered her head and agreed.

Momonogi Eiko put on her bag, took out her mask and put it on again, then stood up from her seat.

She glanced at Kuroda Yoshiko indifferently.

"Liangzi, you are already in your thirties. Don't have a childish mentality and dress like a high school student all day long."

After saying this, Momonogi Eiko leisurely left the cafe.

Hearing the preaching and arrogance in her tone, Kuroda Yoshiko's face couldn't help but darken.

"Eiko, she..."

"It really hasn't changed at all!" Kuroda Yoshiko clenched her fists.

"He always likes to tell me what to do, never listens to me, and never really treats me as a friend!"

She scooped a spoonful of tiramisu into her mouth, letting the sweetness on her tongue neutralize the bitterness in her heart.

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, the waiter from the cafe came over.

"Dear guest..." The waiter placed the bill in front of Kuroda Yoshiko.

Only then did she realize that Momonogi Eiko had left briskly but had forgotten to pay the bill.

Chapter 98 Invitation

There was only one class the next morning, and after school, Fujii Itsuki rushed to work at Higashio Hisahisa's convenience store.

The store is short of staff recently. Although the recruitment notice has been posted and the relevant recruitment information has been uploaded to major recruitment apps, no one has come for an interview yet.

As a last resort, Fujii Itsuki occasionally has to work as a cashier in the store.

Since becoming the store manager, Fujii Itsuki realized how much money this convenience store located on the bustling street of Higashioku can make.

The annual profit fluctuates around 1.5 million yen, which is about 700 million yuan in RMB.

On average, the monthly income is 58 yuan.

Considering that convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, days a year, this data is not particularly exaggerated.

Convenience stores opened in Shinjuku, Shibuya and other more prosperous areas than Higashiokuni, such as 7-11 and Lawson, will only earn more, not less.

In order to assist Fujii Itsuki in better managing the convenience store, Matsumoto Yuriko gave him power unconditionally, including the contact information of major suppliers, several bento delivery companies, and connections in various industries such as clothing, cosmetics, luxury goods, etc.

There are many convenience store owners who earn hundreds of millions of yen a year in Fujii Itsuki's line and phone book.

In addition, Yuriko Matsumoto not only raised his salary, but also took the initiative to share a portion of the convenience store's annual profits as dividends for him.

Only when the interests are tied together can Matsumoto Yuriko feel assured that Fujii Itsuki will not reveal the secret of inheritance tax. She even worries that the money she offers is too little and Fujii Itsuki will refuse it.

Since it's free money, you should not waste it.

Fujii Itsuki naturally accepted this with pleasure.

"Click——"

After making a table of this week's shift schedule and hanging it on the wall of the employee lounge, Fujii Itsuki walked to the front desk of the convenience store to see if there was anywhere he could help.

"Yiye, let me do it."

Looking at Asada Ichiha who stood on tiptoe and struggled to put the drink in her arms into the upper shelf of the upright freezer, Fujii Itsuki walked over while talking.

"It's okay, Manager. I can do it alone."

The girl with short black hair and a teardrop mole under her left eye said stubbornly.

"Just call me senior like before." Fujii Itsuki took a bottle of Coke from the cargo basket and easily put it on the upper shelf of the freezer.

"That sounds more intimate."

"Store manager or something, I feel like an old man in his 50s or 60s."

Looking at Fujii Itsuki who completed the work effortlessly, Asada Ichiyo's eyes flickered slightly, as if his competitive spirit was suddenly aroused.

"I said I could do it!"

She snatched the drink from Fujii Itsuki's hand, moved a stool to put under her feet, stepped on it and put the drink into the freezer.

"Is it necessary to be so stubborn?" Seeing this, Fujii Itsuki looked at her with amusement.

Noticing the gaze from Fujii Itsuki, Asada Ichiyo realized that she seemed to be too serious, so she turned her head slightly so that Fujii Itsuki would not see her blushing face.

"I'm sorry, Fujii-senpai..."

She changed the unfamiliar title of "store manager" to "Fujii-senpai".

"Beep beep."

Just at this moment, the cell phone in Fujii Itsuki's pocket suddenly rang.

"Moses Moses."

"It's Aunt Chiba, what's the matter?"

"Invite me to dinner? Now?"

"Well, okay, I'll be there later."

After hanging up the phone, Fujii Itsuki glanced at the time on the phone screen and found that it was only ten twenty.

"Yiye, I have an appointment to keep, so I'll leave the store to you."

Putting the phone in his pocket, Fujii Itsuki glanced at the girl with short black hair beside him.

"Don't be too stubborn, take a proper rest."

"Yuko will take over at 12 o'clock, just leave the work to her."

Fujii Itsuki's words could not be said to be blatant, but they were blatantly biased.

He was almost pointing at Sakura Yuko and telling Asada Ichiyo: Look, this is a cow or a horse, just order her around if you need anything.

Of course, these are all jokes.

Sakura Yuko's character has always been that of a helpful and kind senior. Even without Fujii Itsuki's instructions, she would take the initiative to come over and lend a hand when she saw Asada Ichiha was too busy.

She has only revealed her true face in front of Fujii Itsuki. In the eyes of her colleagues, she is still the beautiful and enthusiastic Yuko-senpai.

The same goes for Yuriko Matsumoto.

After waving goodbye to Asada Ichiyo, Fujii Itsuki left the convenience store and headed towards Chiba's house.

……

Arakawa-ku, Chiba House.

"Thanks to Mr. Fujii."

"During this period, Xiaozi has been staying at home to do exercises and has hardly gone out."

"Even when former classmates approached her, she rejected them all."

Chiba Rumi held the phone to her ear with one slender hand, half covered her mouth with the other slender hand, and spoke in a low voice.

She stood on the balcony, her eyes fixed on her daughter Chiba Shinoko's door without blinking, fearing that her daughter would suddenly come out and find her secretly talking on the phone with Fujii Itsuki.

"Well, then I will wait for Mr. Fujii to come to my house!"

After hanging up the phone, Chiba Rumi's smile remained unchanged, and it was obvious that she was in a good mood.

"Click."

However, what she feared came true. Just after she hung up the phone, her daughter Chiba Shinoko pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

"Mom, who are you talking to on the phone?" Chiba Shinoko rubbed her messy golden hair and asked Chiba Rumi curiously.

"Uh——" Chiba Shinoko paused.

She was about to lie and say that it was her best friend Lai Zi, but when she thought that Fujii Itsuki would be coming later, she realized she couldn't hide it, so she told the truth.

"It's Mr. Fujii. I asked Mr. Fujii to come to my house for dinner."

"what?"

"Fujii will be here later?"

Chiba Shinoko looked slightly surprised, and then frowned.

When she heard the three words "Fujii Itsuki", her first reaction was that the other party did not keep his promise and was still in contact with her mother.

Seeing her daughter's unhappy expression, Chiba Rumi quickly made up an excuse.

"It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. If Mr. Fujii hadn't been so open-hearted and accepted my apology, you wouldn't even have the chance to take the exam now, Shinoko."

"I see you've been working so hard lately, so I wanted to thank you for giving you a chance to start over."

"Mom, you're so annoying!" Chiba Shinoko interrupted Chiba Rumi impatiently, but she knew in her heart that she had misunderstood.

"It turns out that mom didn't want to rekindle her old relationship with Fujii Itsuki, she invited him to dinner because of me..."

"That's good."

"Mom, don't contact him anymore, and don't say anything good about him in front of me!"

Chiba Shinoko snorted coldly, intending to strike while the iron was hot and completely cut off the possibility of their relationship.

"This..." Chiba Rumi pondered for a while.

"Okay." She pretended to agree.

"I guess I need to keep my voice down when I make phone calls next time. It's best to hide in the room so Xiaozi won't find out."

Seeing her mother nodded in agreement, Chiba Xiaozi's mood instantly brightened.

She turned and walked towards the door.

"Hey, Xiaozi, where are you going?"

"Dinner will be served soon."

"Uh..." This time it was Chiba Shinoko's turn to hesitate.

"Mom, I'm going to the convenience store to buy a pack of sanitary napkins. I'm out of sanitary napkins."

She avoided her gaze and without waiting for her mother Chiba Rumi to reply, she pushed open the door and walked out of the Chiba residence.

Chapter 99 You Don't Have to Explain to Me

"Ding dong."

I rang the doorbell of Chiba's house and stood at the door for less than half a minute before the door was opened by a gentle-faced woman.

"Mr. Fujii, please come in!"

Chiba Rumi's pretty face showed a gentle but enthusiastic smile.

"Excuse me, Aunt Chiba."

Fujii Itsuki handed over the gift he bought along the way.

"Hey, I was the one who invited Mr. Fujii to dinner, but you still have the audacity to accept his gift."