Tokyo Sound

His beloved had gone back to her parents' home, and his good daughter was doing homework, leaving him and the parrot "Beethoven" staring at each other.

Ayane has been really hardworking during this period. In addition to studying, you can often hear the sound of her practicing lines coming from her bedroom.

To be honest, the old father did not spend much energy on his child's studies. Firstly, Ayane's previous poor living conditions were more worrying than her studies. Secondly, he believed that as long as one had the wisdom to survive, then simply having poor math problem solving skills would not be a big deal.

During this period, Ayane suddenly had an inexplicable fighting spirit, a goal and direction to work towards. This was a good thing.

The matters of extracurricular tutoring and private tutoring that I discussed with my wife before seem to have to be implemented.

Sakura Eiji thought to himself.

Chapter 30 Yuxi Core Has Been Activated

"My mom's teeth are hurting a lot lately. She probably needs to go to the dentist to have them pulled, but she doesn't want to. My grandmother also refused to have her teeth pulled. I don't know if she was against dentures or she couldn't bear to part with the teeth that had accompanied her for decades."

"This is also normal. Not everyone will accept prosthetic modification surgery. Although we are still a long way from highly modified, replacing the flesh and blood that we were born with with cold technological creations will cause physiological rejection. The sadness of modified people is difficult for us to understand..."

"The worst that can happen is that you'll just have to wear dentures. Can you please not talk like Kamen Rider No. 1?"

Sakura Edamori glanced at the middle-aged man who was eating rice vigorously at the table.

"Speaking of which, it's time for you to go back with me once, right? The last time we went back together was three years ago. You are such an incompetent son-in-law."

"Alas, I also have my own difficulties." Sakura Eiji held the rice bowl, licked the rice grains from the corner of his mouth, and looked sad. "Who in your neighborhood doesn't know the famous name of your father, the Godfather of Ethanol? Every time I go to see him, I can't go to the toilet if I weigh less than three kilograms. I have been married for so many years, and my children are about to go to college. Going back to my father-in-law's house is like meeting his parents for the first time. I am also a human being. Who can I tell about the pain in my heart? In my opinion, when my father-in-law is old, his realm has fallen, and his skills have dissipated, I will perform my filial duty in front of him!"

"My dad is old now, he doesn't drink like he used to. He hasn't touched strong liquor for a long time. He only drinks cold beer with meals in the summer when the heat is unbearable." Sakura Edamori said, "This time when he went home, he drank freshly squeezed fruit juice."

"My father-in-law's daily alcohol intake has dropped from tens to single digits? Really a decline?!" Sakura Eiji was somewhat moved, and at the same time, a flame of revenge that had been extinguished for many years was rekindled in his heart.

My father-in-law is a person with great martial arts ethics. He accidentally went to the cinema in his early years and became addicted to Hong Kong martial arts movies. He was so crazy that he taught himself martial arts and practiced stunts. As soon as he became an adult, he packed his bags and became a rare drifter in Hong Kong. He went all the way from Causeway Bay to West Kowloon, just wanting to learn a few moves from a master. Later, he became a martial arts master who endured hardships. Until one day, the wire broke down, and there happened to be not enough apple boxes under his buttocks. He fell to the ground and broke his legs and feet. It happened that his hometown was urging him to return to China to get married, so he went home to recuperate and go on a blind date. He originally planned to fight again after his injury healed, but unfortunately his childhood sweetheart was very virtuous.

The hero was trapped and died in the land of gentleness, and a passionate adventure ended there.

The father-in-law who dares to be the real-life stand-in for the jumping dummy naturally possesses all the qualities that a macho man should have: loud voice, big appetite, big drinking capacity, big courage, big pectoral muscles, big biceps, and even bigger calluses on his fists.

To this day, Sakura Eiji still remembers that day.

The young social elite pushed open the door of the hotel's private room and was greeted by his fiancée's army of immediate family members.

My second uncle, my third uncle, my seventh aunt, my sixth sister-in-law, and my father-in-law, who had a golden sword and a big horse and whose hair and white beard were as wild as a lion's mane, sat in the main seat.

It's as tragic as the protagonist who is burdened with a blood feud and breaks into the headquarters of a gang alone.

Sakura Eiji knew that he could not escape the trial of being a good son-in-law, so he made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and sacrificed himself for love.

When his consciousness reconnected, it was already the afternoon of the next day. He was holding the toilet and vomiting so hard that his nostrils were spraying. His body, as a self-protection mechanism, kindly deleted that memory. However, some hell-like scenes still remained.

A few months later, at the wedding ceremony, when the father-in-law handed over his daughter, he patted her on the left shoulder, which was the result of thirty years of hard and masculine skills, and the groom burst into tears. A few years later, in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital, the father-in-law saw his new granddaughter, and he patted her on the right shoulder, which made the new father burst into tears again.

The mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more, but the father-in-law is just the opposite.

It's been more than ten years.

The situation still hasn't eased much.

To be honest, Sakura Eiji really wanted to improve his relationship with his father-in-law, but unfortunately things always went against his wishes.

"You're old now, so you shouldn't drink anymore. You also need to change your temper and stop being so loud. You should also start playing chess with your thermos bottle to improve your health." Sakura Eiji said casually, "How about this, I'll buy some high-end tea in a few days and visit my father-in-law."

I usually drink a lot, but this time I should be able to chat and reminisce in a normal manner, right?

"Grandpa and grandma also asked about Ayane's situation, and forced a red envelope into her pocket, asking me to bring it to you." Sakura Edamori said to her daughter who was eating and reading a reference book on the other side.

"Oh? How much did the two elders pack?"

"2 yen."

"Here is 3 yen as a reward for your good behavior." Sakura Eiji took out his wallet elegantly, picked up Fukuzawa Yukichi with his fingertips, and handed it to his daughter.

"Is this something you can compare to? You are so shameless!" Seeing this, Sakura Edamori slapped the hand holding the banknotes in annoyance, like a strict private school teacher, "My dad is right, you just don't know how to deal with things!"

The middle-aged man looked lonely.

Damn it! I must not abandon the oppression and suffering I have endured from the girl’s elders over the years. I must... although I don’t know who it will be yet, but I must pass it on to the next son-in-law, so that I can be happy!

"Ayane, stop busying yourself and eat your meal first." Sakura Edamori said, no longer arguing with her husband.

"It's okay, it won't delay anything." Sakura Ayane held the book in one hand, her fingertips loose, and she turned the pages skillfully. This was also a little skill she had developed while dubbing and playing with the script on the set.

"How can it not delay? According to your usual pace, this would already be your third bowl of rice." Sakura Eiji pondered, "Look, your face is thinner than before. Alas, I used to think you were fat, but it was just a joke. Now that you've really lost weight, I feel a little sad. I support you losing weight in a healthy way, but if it's caused by stress, it's not good. How about we eat more..."

"Is this the level of language and logic you use to explain the market situation to your employees at work?" Sakura Ayane gave her a speechless look.

"Ignore him." Sakura Edamori added, "But you suddenly become very diligent. Do you really want to be admitted to a prestigious school?"

"Well, it's normal to try your best to get into a good school," Sakura Ayane said hesitantly.

"Of course. If you just study blindly by yourself, your efficiency will be very low. Passing the college entrance examination is not something that can be achieved by hard work alone. Since you are so motivated, do you want me to help you find a good cram school?" asked Sakura Edamori.

"...Alright." Sakura Ayane nodded. She really had a hard time improving her academic ability recently.

"But now you have almost no rest time, right?" Sakura Eiji suddenly said, "Originally, in addition to going to school, you were also working as a voice actor. Everything is happening at the same time, is it okay?"

"It's nothing. No matter how hard I try, I can't get a major role right now." Sakura Ayane said in a muffled voice.

"Oh, you lost?" Sakura Eiji raised his eyebrows. "After all, this is a professional circle. You are still young and lack competitiveness. It is understandable that you were eliminated... As for failure, it is also a rare experience. There is no need to hold a grudge."

The old father himself couldn't bear to implement a harsh education, so it would be good if she encountered some obstacles in society and the workplace.

"When you first became a voice actor, you played the heroine of a theatrical animation. You started too high, and I was a little worried." Sakura Eiji sighed, "What you are experiencing now is actually the norm for ordinary people."

"Yeah." Sakura Ayane put down the reference book and lowered her head in frustration, "It's because I don't have the talent."

Obviously, both of my parents are very outstanding. My father is not to be mentioned. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo. After entering the society, he also made a perfect career transition and quit his job to start his own business. Everything he did went smoothly. My mother is also a talented woman. In addition to managing the family in an orderly manner, she also studied her hobbies and has many cooking certificates.

However, he had a failed student career, and the resources for voice acting were obviously good, but his career was deteriorating instead of improving.

"What are you talking to the child again?" Sakura Edamori was a little dissatisfied.

It was rare for Sakura Eiji to be serious at the dinner table at home.

"I remember you said that once when we were little, right?" the middle-aged man recalled. "At that time, I changed my career to design, and you were influenced by me and started to play with a digital tablet and draw. You originally wanted to be an illustrator, but later you saw too many outstanding works on the Internet and backed off."

"Yeah." The girl nodded.

"You were too young at that time, so I didn't say much. But now, I can say it. This is the truest situation in the world. There are so many brilliant people walking under the same sky as us. Compared with them, we are too ordinary. We will be discouraged and anxious. It is so difficult to make a small improvement."

Sakura Eiji put down his chopsticks and said.

"In the future, you will certainly encounter more troubles, regrets, heartaches, love and hate, and separation. When your luck is really bad, you may even want to pull God down and question him. Your ideals will be shattered, you will get sick, you will be hungry and cold, and eventually you will reach the end, sleeping in the years, without tears or smiles. This is life, everyone's life."

"If you can't escape first, why be greedy for a moment? We feel sad when we see mayflies born and die in the morning, and we feel sad when we see the changes of the world in the vast mountains and seas. Dynasties will turn into a page of history, the sun will go out, and the stars will die. The universe will whimper in the near-eternal night and eventually return to 'nothingness'."

"Our end is not fire, but ice."

"So I think life is a tragedy. The same goes for talented people. As brilliant as they are, they will slowly disappear without a trace. But at the same time, I think being alive is an indescribable miracle. It is so rare to come here. If you don't do something, you will feel that you have lost out, even if it may be insignificant, may not be considered a success, may not make money, and may not get a position." The old father said deeply, "But Ayane, I sincerely hope that you can work hard to accomplish a few things in the mud in the future. That is not evidence of existence, that is just the meaning of existence."

Sakura Ayane was a little surprised.

She rarely saw a father like this. A father who exuded such charm, not the thick-skinned man who had no defense against his wife and forced his parrot to learn classical songs every day.

Sakura Edamori smiled gently, she looked at the purity in the middle-aged man's eyes. After being married for too long, the feelings had been crushed in the habit, and she almost forgot why she first became interested in this guy.

"Leave the tutoring class matter to me. Dad will give you his greatest support." Sakura Eiji patted his chest.

"I actually have a good candidate who is very suitable to be a tutor..." Sakura Edamori suddenly said, "But he probably has no teaching experience yet."

"That won't work? His business must be no less successful than mine. I need a senior teacher who has trained top students." Sakura Eiji frowned.

"So, that person does look like you in some ways." Sakura Edamori chuckled and said suddenly.

"Where?" Sakura Eiji was a little confused.

“After seeing the essence, I still love this aspect of life.”

"Very good, and worthy of praise. But what does this have to do with tutoring?"

"Well, it seems to have nothing to do with it."

"...Why do you say half and hide the other half? That's weird."

Then the middle-aged man pondered for a moment and decided on the follow-up work. He has always had strong execution ability.

Chapter 31 Yuxi Core is operating normally

Japanese middle school students have long appeared in major animation dramas and light novels. They are smart and brave but rarely attend classes. They either eat cakes, drink afternoon tea and play in a band, or risk their lives to compete in Koshien [Note: Hanshin Koshien Stadium, a famous baseball stadium located in Koshien-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It is widely known as the designated stadium for the National High School Baseball League held in Japan in spring and summer every year], or wander around in multiple relationships during adolescence, or fight against modern mechanics alone with a tennis racket [Note: taken from "The Prince of Tennis"], or rely on playing cards to fight against evil villains who destroy the world [Note: taken from "Yu-Gi-Oh"].

In short, it seems that he doesn’t study much.

Of course, the reality is not like this.

Although the coursework is relatively easy and short in duration, the activities are indeed rich.

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The second one is a hard life where you get up earlier than the chickens and go to bed later than the pigs. There are special classes for entrance examinations with classes six days a week, and there are also make-up classes and dormitories during the winter and summer vacations.

In Japan, after-school tutoring schools are called "juku". The top-notch "juku" with strong teaching staff and many top students have extremely high fees.

In a newly established cram school in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

"Although it is biased to say so, today we are still a typical academic society, which is to some extent related to the unique employment system. After all, there is a lifetime employment system. Therefore, in the talent market with asymmetric information, the applicant's final academic qualifications and the ranking of his alma mater are the few materials for the employer to judge the excellence of the applicant.

"Although the current supply of higher education is already in excess due to the declining birthrate, the competition for admission to those national universities is still very fierce."

A little old man with sparse hair, a fat body, thick-framed glasses, and the temperament of a pedant and a principal is giving an introduction and explanation to a parent who comes for on-site consultation.

"The cram schools in Japan are all large in scale. The representatives are naturally Yoyogi, Sundai, Kawaijuku, etc. They have high pass rates and attractive prices. But we are different from large cram schools. We provide one-on-one tutoring. We focus on quality. Teachers provide individual guidance based on the problems reflected in students' homework. Such teachers only teach based on problems, not just content. The efficiency is obvious."

“But isn’t your school newly established? Where are the results?” the parent asked incisively.

"The teachers here are all practical people with many years of teaching experience. They have trained many outstanding students. Many of them have worked in cram schools such as Juntai that I just mentioned." The old man explained.

“Oh, it turns out to be a senior team.” The parent nodded.

"Let me introduce the teachers to you." The old man pointed to the scholars on the wall who were dressed in suits and had their arms akimbo.

The decoration of the cram school is also very atmospheric, with portraits of great historical figures hanging on the walls, accompanied by many famous quotes.

"Teacher Fujikawa Kumon, who was born in Cambridge, has been engaged in the education industry for many years. He has always adhered to the principle and spirit that the greatest responsibility of educators is to cultivate children's attitude and habit of independent learning. In order to solve the frustration encountered by children in learning, he adopts game-based staged teaching, targeting students, using self-compiled teaching materials, which is very popular and has brought out several top students." The old man said first. The man in the photo is gentle and elegant.

"It looks good." The parent continued to nod.

"Teacher Gu Zeliang is good at science and is also a psychologist. She has worked in towns for many years and can be said to understand the worries and depression of students of this age group very well. Even children with character flaws and difficult to take care of will be influenced by this gentle old lady and led to the ocean of knowledge like listening to a grandmother's story. She can even help a girl with mild depression get out of the trough of life." The old man added. The woman in the photo has gray hair and a gaze as quiet as a lake.

"He really looks kind," said a parent.

"Teacher Masao Kawakami focuses on Chinese literature and geography. He is a rare talent. He worked in a first-class comic studio when he was young, so he has great painting skills. His biggest trick is to create on the spot, presenting knowledge points in the form of comic strips on the spot, combined with a rakugo-like explanation style. In this way, students not only remember deeply, but also learn art lessons."

"With such strong skills, why didn't he continue to make comics?"

"He said he felt the danger of sudden death."

“Very impressive.”