I won't be a loser.

Another year of budding: 302. Ferry wine

The transportation is convenient, the environment is comfortable, and there is a convenient shopping street right outside. Why wouldn't Machida Sonoko agree to rent this place?

The apartment they are renting now was chosen as their residence because it is well-equipped and a little larger. Now that they have a more spacious place with a better environment, there is no reason not to move here.

"Monthly rent is 100,000 yen?"

"Well, 100,000 yen for two people shouldn't be too expensive, right?"

It's certainly not expensive. The combined monthly income of the two is about 500,000 yen, but with their current apartment, most of that has to be deducted every month. Moving here can save a lot of expenses.

However, Machida Sonoko narrowed her eyes, looked at Mari Kazeoka, then looked at Kento, slowly came to his side and sat down, leaning her body lightly against Kento.

"Hey, Miyamizu-nii, my expenses have been a bit high lately, and I don't have much disposable income. So, can you make it a little cheaper?"

There was no strong and pungent smell of perfume on her body, only a light and refreshing fragrance. Feeling the body leaning against him, Xian, who was no longer a virgin, naturally would not be easily shaken. Looking at Machida Sonoko who was looking at him expectantly, he smiled slightly and spread out his hands.

"Keep this place clean and sanitary, and I'll give you another 1,000 yen off every month. 99,000 yen?"

"...Uh, well, it doesn't seem impossible. Well, it's settled then! 99,000 yen a month! We're renting this place!"

Seeing that Xianren seemed unmoved, Machida Sonoko was not too disappointed. The original price of 100,000 yen was already a great deal. If it was any cheaper, she would be a bit ungrateful. A discount of 1,000 yen would be a little fun for both parties.

"You still have a month left, right? Will you move in after a month?"

Mari Kazeoka and Sonoko Machida looked at each other and guessed what the other was thinking from their eyes.

"That's not necessary. We can cancel the lease early and move in the day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow? Then I'll prepare the rental contract."

"So formal?"

Mari Fukaoka was also a little surprised. She thought it would be a simple verbal agreement, but she didn't expect Xianren to be prepared to sign a contract.

"To avoid future troubles, and also to give you peace of mind."

A verbal agreement may sound easy, but it may cause trouble in various aspects in the future. If we rent it to them today and plan to rent it to both of them in the future, then if there is no preparation, will Mari Fuka and Sonoko Machida have to wander the streets?

The so-called signing of the contract was just to put the minds of Mari Kazeoka and Sonoko Machida at ease.

After a brief discussion about the move and the contract, Xianren will prepare to issue the contract to the two of them tomorrow and then they will move the furniture and luggage here the day after tomorrow.

"Then we'll contact each other later about other matters?"

"We also need to contact our current landlord. There are only about ten days left this month, so there's no need to worry about it. Once we get next month's rent, we can come over."

"Then I'll prepare the contract as soon as possible."

After chatting with the two for a while and confirming the relevant matters, Mari Fukaoka left with Sonoko Machida.

Standing at the subway station, Machida Sonoko looked at Mari Kazeoka beside her with some curiosity. Her meaningful eyes made Mari Kazeoka, who was being stared at, feel a little helpless, and she glanced at her roommate next to her.

"I have nothing to do with him. He simply brought up this matter on a whim. I thought it was worth considering, so I contacted you."

"Didn't I ask nothing?"

"So before you ask, let me explain."

"Really nothing?"

"Nothing at all."

Machida Sonoko was a little surprised, and she felt in her heart that the boy didn't seem to be the type that Mari Kazeoka liked, but looking at their relationship, it seemed okay, so she felt a little gossipy in her heart.

"He didn't do you either?"

“It would be nice if there was one.”

"Ok?"

"Get ready and contact the original landlord first."

Realizing that Mari Kazeoka seemed to be hiding something from her, but seeing that she was not going to tell her, Machida Sonoko's curiosity was suddenly aroused. She narrowed her eyes and a cunning fox-like smile appeared on her face.

During the time that Mari Kazeoka and Sonoko Machida were away, Kento was not in a hurry to return to his apartment. He stayed in the house and started thinking.

"I think it's okay to buy a large apartment and rent it out myself, but the price is a problem."

I have spent about 1.7 million yen so far. I spent about 1.6 million yen on purchasing a house and replenishing daily necessities and other things here. I also spent 0.1 million yen on purchasing Bitcoin and transferring money to my family. The remaining available funds are 2 million yen in reserve, which is about million yen.

With these 600 million yen, I should be able to build an apartment myself.

“Buy a piece of land and build an apartment building, preferably in the city center.”

But after clicking on the information on the website and looking at the land information in the city center, I found that a 366.01 square meter piece of land in the Sendagi residential area in Bunkyo Ward was priced at 3.58 million yen.

This piece of land is a bit tricky. Its location is not very good. It is fine for building a private house, but it seems a bit unsuitable as an apartment.

There is a 293.51 square meter piece of land, which is very suitable for building an apartment, but the price is as high as 4.38 million yen, which is completely beyond the affordability of Xianren. If it is built into an apartment, it will definitely generate income, but the price of this land.

“Loss of money.”

After carefully calculating the nearby land prices, looking at the cost of building the apartment, and the expected profit after the sale, he closed his eyes, wondering how other real estate developers made such a profit.

“Half rent, half sell?”

Staring at the area of the land in front of him and calculating the area occupied by an apartment, he still felt that he was losing money.

"With a land price of 400 million, the construction costs are estimated to be..."

"Let's look at other lands."

Good land is expensive, bad land is of various types, and some land is located in very delicate places, making it inconvenient to build apartments. Coupled with other problems, construction may cause dissatisfaction among others.

"Let's look at the apartments that are already available."

After taking a quick look at the available information, the wise man sitting in the room was certain that he had no qualifications at all in terms of real estate. At most, he could buy a used single-family house, renovate it, and then sell it or rent it out.

"I can consider renovating a used single-family house, but it's too troublesome, the time span is too long, and there will be a lot of trouble in the early stages, so I'm not considering it."

High-quality properties must have been purchased by real estate agencies themselves, or used for other purposes long ago. He doesn't think there is much possibility of finding a bargain with the products on the market now.

Originally, the fact that he rented the house to Mari Fukaoka had given Xianren the idea of becoming a landlord himself, but he did not expect the real situation to be so tragic. He did not have enough money to get involved in this aspect, and he did not have enough professional knowledge.

Taking one step at a time, he returned to his apartment, sat in the room, and started browsing today's Bitcoin price. Seeing the price rising, he bought two.

I attend classes at school during the day, and when I get home in the afternoon, I think about my future.

Compared to his original life, the extra ten billion made Xianren even more distressed.

Can 500 million allow my father to successfully run for mayor of Hida and become a member of parliament, so that he can leave Gifu and come to Tokyo to explore a new world, so that I can take advantage of the opportunity to reap some benefits and achieve my own beautiful life?

impossible.

After just a moment's thought, the wise man decisively gave a negative answer.

His father was originally a university professor. If he had directly joined a political party at that time, he would have had some chance of running for election. Now he has been serving as the mayor of Hida City for a long time and is almost tied to Hida.

For example, interpersonal relationships are limited to the Hida area, and are just an insignificant part of the overall environment.

It is difficult to just run for election as a county councilor, let alone become a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

"I remember that Hida only has one seat for the Gifu prefectural council. Hida is so remote that there's no possibility of it rising. Even if I start cultivating interpersonal relationships now, by the time they bear fruit, it will be too late, right?"

Having given up the idea of supporting his father, the wise man frowned and began to think about whether he should go into politics.

"Entering Keio or the University of Tokyo should be the safest path. By then, if you want to enter politics, you will inevitably have disputes with others."

He has a humble and kind personality and is not born to be combative. Once he enters that chaotic area, it will probably be difficult for him to calm down. If he encounters any trouble, he may have to surrender himself.

"There are too many flaws on my body. I'm afraid I'll be shattered to pieces if I go in."

Frowning, Xianren gave up on this idea and considered other paths. He felt that his original idea, to become a professor at Waseda University, where he could have coffee with female students when he had nothing to do, would be more suitable for him...

"That's it then. It's signed. Why did it take so long?"

I met Machida Sonoko and Kazeoka Mari again in the "coffee shop". Kento handed the contract to them. Kazeoka Mari didn't care much and just signed her name, while Machida Sonoko looked at it and made sure there was no problem before writing her own name.

"The original landlord was a bit of a problem. Seeing that Mari and I were moving out, he offered to reduce the rent, but it was only 10,000 yen. Between Mari and I, it was only 5,000 yen. There was no point in wasting time on it, so we argued for a while."

After putting the pen cap back on, Machida Sonoko explained what had happened. Kento was a little surprised to hear her words.

"Arguing for a week?"

"Maybe he wanted to buy time and delay paying next month's rent, so he asked an acquaintance for help, and he immediately agreed to cancel the lease."

"acquaintance?"

"The legal department of her publishing house is also Yuanzi's friend. We often have coffee together, so they helped out."

Mari Fukaoka explained.

"She's a woman, I guess she just turned 27 this year, and her family's been urging her to get married. Are you interested?"

Machida Sonoko approached Kento with a wicked smile, stretched out her finger and lightly touched the tip of Kento's pen, signed the contract, and began to tease her landlord.

"I'm a bit interested. Do you have a business card? If there's anything I can do in the future, I can invite you to handle it."

"Wow~"

After hearing Machida Sonoko and Fuuoka Mari talking about legal matters, Kento, who hadn't contacted his tax accountant for a while, thought about his current income and wondered if he should ask the other party for any good suggestions.

A tax accountant like Ashley Ohno should have a more mature set of ideas and methods than him in tax avoidance and use of funds. It might be interesting to learn more about it?

Keeping this matter in mind for the time being, Kento put away the contracts with Mari Wazuka and Sonoko Machida.

"Well, congratulations on moving in. Will you be moving in tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow, by the way, let's go to the rooftop to have a barbecue together!"

Machida Sonoko, who had been eyeing the roof for a long time, couldn't help but stare at Kento and made a suggestion with a smile. Kento had no problem with this and took out the 200,000 yen he had just obtained.

It was originally agreed that Machida Sonoko only needed 99,000 yen, but the other party gave 100,000 yen and smiled as to the cost of supporting Xianren.

One thousand yen, haha.

The money was handed to Mari Fukaoka, who was stunned for a moment.

"Just consider it as a celebration fund. I don't have much time, so I'll ask you to buy it. Any extra can be put in my room. The door is unlocked."

Looking at the expenses in front of her, Mari Fukaoka felt a little awkward and wanted to refuse Kento's 200,000 yen.

There was no need for agency fees, deposits, or rewards. Xianren had already left them at least 500,000 yen for these expenses, and now he was giving them another 200,000 yen—

When Mari Kazeoka was about to refuse, Sonoko Machida took the 200,000 yen with a smile and told Kento to look forward to it.

The meaningful smile and subtle expression made Xianren feel a little uneasy, but he felt that it wouldn't be a big problem, so he didn't care and left it to the two of them.

So, the next night, he came to the apartment and climbed onto the roof, where he saw the barbecue set up and beer and red wine all over the floor.

Just as he was about to say goodbye, Machida Sonoko put her arm around his neck with a sly smile on her face, and they started drinking together, gulping down the wine.

"and many more!"

Looking at the beer being poured towards him, Xianren wanted to drink it himself, but Machida Yuanzi thought that Xianren wanted to hide, so she cupped Xianren's cheeks with both hands and kissed him directly. She was drunk and her rationality gradually began to disappear.

Xianren didn't have much recollection of what happened at that time. He just woke up from his bed the next day in a daze and saw the two people on his left and right. He couldn't help but pinch his brows.

He felt a little regretful that he couldn't remember what happened last night.

Just when he was feeling regretful, Machida Sonoko and Fuuokala Mari also woke up. Looking at Xianren's helpless expression, they thought he was shy.

Machida Sonoko kissed him on the face again, picked up her clothes with a smile, and left Kento's bedroom, while Fuukoka Mari smiled bitterly and looked at Kento for a while.

He clasped his hands together, apologized, and hurriedly left the room...

School starts in mid-January and it’s vacation time again in March.

For a month and a half, I didn’t feel any real sense of life in school. The only feeling was that the temperature was gradually warming up and spring had arrived again.

Recalling his visit to Tokyo last year, a nostalgic expression appeared on Xianren's face.

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Another year of budding: 303. What a quiet residential area, wise man.

The cherry blossoms begin to bloom in March. There is a cluster of cherry trees around Xianren's "coffee shop". If you lean out of the window a little, you can see the beautiful cherry blossoms.

“It’s a really nice view.”

He narrowed his eyes, sat back on his bed, and looked at the magazine on his lap. The content on it was an interview with the president of a new type of Internet company. He thought there might be some content worth learning from, but after reading it, it was basically empty talk.