Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 176. Mrs. Mary, I want to eat your cooking.
"Mom, it's Mr. Kitahara."

Sera Masumi pointed ahead, waved her arms, and jogged over: "Mr. Kitahara."

Akai Mary, who was standing to the side, looked over and saw Kitahara Natsuhiro standing at the apartment entrance. She quickened her pace.

“Miss Masumi.” Kitahara Natsuhiro smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi waved her hand and said, "You don't need to call me Miss Masumi, it sounds a bit awkward. You can just call me Sera or Masumi."

“Alright, then I’ll call you Masumi.” Kitahara Natsuyu nodded, then turned to look at Akai Mary, who had just arrived: “Miss Mary.”

Mary Akai nodded: "Thank you for your help today, Mr. Kitahara."

“You’re welcome. Since we’re friends now, there’s no need to be so polite.” Kitahara Natsuyu smiled and took out the key from his pocket: “I already have the key, so we can go see the apartment now.”

Mary Akai and Masumi Sera nodded and said in unison, "Okay."

"Come with me!"

Kitahara Natsuhiro walked into the apartment.

When the security guard in the security room saw Kitahara Natsuhiro, Akai Mary, and Sera Masumi, he nodded and smiled.

The three of them nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and then went to the lobby on the first floor to wait for the elevator.

While waiting for the elevator, Kitahara Natsuyu began to introduce the apartment to them: "Mrs. Takemura's apartment is on the twentieth floor. It has three bedrooms and a living room, and it is fully furnished. There is also a cleaning service that comes every week."

"If you rent it, you can move in right away."

“I live on the 25th floor, so we might be neighbors in the future. We can visit each other then,” Kitahara Natsumi said with a smile.

As he said before, he still found Akai Mary to be quite attractive and hoped they could live here so they could visit each other every day.

Who knows, he might become Sera Masumi's father someday.

He also became Shuichi Akai's father.

From now on, beating Shuichi Akai will be like a father beating his son.

"Oh. So Mr. Kitahara lives on the 25th floor. That's really high up," said Sera Masumi. "The view from up here must be amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu said, "It's actually not bad, but it can be quite annoying sometimes, like airplanes, which can be quite noisy."

"However, insects like mosquitoes are still unavoidable."

Mosquitoes can't fly as high as 25 stories, but this guy can take the elevator and go to different floors.

Before he even traveled through time, he suffered terribly from mosquito bites and had to use mosquito coils or liquid mosquito repellent.

Even after he traveled through time, mosquitoes would still approach him, because mosquitoes have no intelligence and only follow their instincts.

Even if he were a ghost, he would still get bitten by mosquitoes.

Fortunately, his will-o'-the-wisp could prevent mosquitoes and other insects. He would burn the house down, and the mosquitoes and other insects would not dare to come.

"There's nothing we can do about airplanes," Sera Masumi smiled. "But mosquitoes are really annoying."

"And the weather is getting hotter and hotter, there will definitely be a lot of mosquitoes then, and I hate mosquitoes the most."

The thought of mosquitoes made Sera Masumi's arm itch, and her thumb began to itch, ready to use the Cross Seal.

That's exactly what I mean.

Mary Akai, standing to the side, watched the two chatting happily but chose not to interrupt, because she didn't know what to say.

Perhaps due to their age difference, a generation gap has emerged between them.

After all, she was already fifty years old, while her daughter was only seventeen, and Kitahara Natsuyu was only in his twenties, very young.

"Looks like I really am getting old." Akai Mary looked at the two young people and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Ding Dong
Just then, the elevator doors opened, and the floor number displayed was the twentieth floor.

After exiting the elevator, Kitahara Natsuhiro led Akai Mary and Sera Masumi to room 2002, then took out a key and opened the door.

Then he took out shoe covers from the cabinet and gave them to them to change into.

This was the landlady's idea. After all, the house is cleaned every week, so wearing shoe covers would be more convenient and wouldn't get it dirty.

After changing into shoe covers, Kitahara Natsuhiro led them in.

Upon entering, you'll find the entryway, which includes a shoe cabinet and a coat rack. From there, a hallway connects to the living room.

The kitchen and bar are located next to the living room.

The balcony is also on the right side of the living room. In addition, there are three rooms, two large rooms and one small room that can be used as a study.

There are two bathrooms, one in the master bedroom and one in the living room.

It has three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and two bathrooms, totaling 120 square meters, which is more than enough for two people.

"Miss Mary, Zhenchun, what do you think of this room?"

After leading them on a tour, Kitahara Natsuyu asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi spoke first, saying, "I think this place is quite nice. The lighting is good, and it has everything you need, such as a bathroom and a kitchen."

"Mom, what do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Mary Akai nodded and said, "It is indeed very good."

"If the price is right, I can rent it." She's not short of money; as long as she's comfortable, that's enough for her. Of course, she's not one to be fooled; if it's too expensive, then forget it.

Kitahara Natsuyu nodded and said, "The landlady told me that if it were anyone else, it would be 150,000 yen a month, but I said you are my friends, so she gave you a little less, 120,000 yen a month. What do you think?"

Mrs. Takemura is not short of money, so there is no problem with lowering the price.

Besides, he's someone Kitahara Natsuhiro knows. They're all neighbors, so a lower price isn't a problem. The important thing is to take good care of the house.

And renting a house in a place like Beikacho for 120,000 yen is already quite cheap.

Of course, this guy is still a bit expensive for the average person, considering that Hiroshi Nohara's salary is only around 300,000 yen.

And 120,000 yen was one-third of his salary.

However, this price is nothing to Mary Akai; she is truly wealthy.

Hearing this, Mary Akai nodded and smiled, "It is indeed a very cheap price."

"Then I'll rent it."

She didn't stay in the hotel all day; she went out for a walk, checked the prices at the real estate agency, and also arranged a school for Sera Masumi.

As Kitahara Natsuhiro said, for a location like this and a house of this size, 120,000 is already quite cheap.

She was still getting a good deal from Kitahara Natsumi, so she didn't plan to haggle and just rented it directly.

Furthermore, it's not far from Teitan High School, where Sera Masumi attends; it's only a ten-minute walk, which is quite close.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu replied, "No problem."

"I'll contact the landlady right now, and you can move in tonight and sign the contract tomorrow."

"Can we move in today?" Mary Akai asked, her eyes wide.

This is a bit too fast!

Of course, she also wanted to move in as soon as possible, since the hotel wasn't very good, and there were too many people around, and she didn't know who was staying there.

Their current status makes it unsuitable for them to stay in that kind of place for an extended period of time.

Although she had stepped down from her frontline position before Tsutomu Akai's disappearance, and had rarely been in contact with MI6 after his disappearance.

But she spent a long time in MI6, so she must have left some traces.

If the criminal organization finds out about this and follows the trail to find out they came to Japan, it will be a real problem.

Therefore, it's more important to move to a safe place as soon as possible.

She has now entrusted the matter of revenge to Shuichi Akai. What she needs to do now is to raise Sera Masumi, watch her get married and have children, and that way she will have done right by Tsutomu Akai.

“No problem. Our landlady talked to you and said she thought you were my friends, so she agreed on the spot.”

“I still have a bit of influence in Beika Town,” Kitahara Natsuhiro said with a smile.

In reality, it's just that the original owner helped Mrs. Takemura, it's that simple.

If this hadn't happened, the rent wouldn't have been so cheap, and I wouldn't have been able to move in before even signing the contract.

"Thank you so much."

Mary Akai and Masumi Sera bowed slightly to Natsuhiro Kitahara in thanks.

"You're welcome." Kitahara Natsumi smiled. "By the way, do you have a lot of luggage? Do you need my help?"

Mary Akai nodded: "We have a lot of luggage because we decided to stay here for a few years before returning to London."

"So I brought a lot of luggage with me."

“In that case, I’ll drive you there and help you carry your luggage over!” Kitahara Natsuyu said.

"This..." Akai Mary hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to agree.

After all, Kitahara Natsuyu has already helped them so much, a little more wouldn't hurt.

It would be a bit pretentious to refuse.

"Thank you so much. I wonder when you'll be free? I'd like to treat you to a meal."

She understands the principle of reciprocity.

Kitahara Natsuyu has helped them so much, she should at least show her appreciation.

Are you treating us to a meal?
This is my favorite. But speaking of meals, he hasn't been to Eri Kisaki's dinner party yet, and now he has to attend Akai Mary's dinner party as well.

Am I some kind of dinner party queen?
"Actually, there's no need to be so defensive. Compared to eating out, I'd much rather try Miss Mary's cooking."

Upon hearing this, Mary Akai and Masumi Sera both looked at him with a strange expression.

Kitahara Natsumi felt their gazes and quickly said, "Actually, it's like this, I own a restaurant."

"And we mainly cook home-style dishes, so we also want to develop some new dishes."

“It just so happens that Miss Mary has lived in London for so many years, and your cooking might inspire you, which is why I said that.”

This is a lie; he simply wanted to eat the food cooked by Akai Mary, nothing more.

Besides, what inspiration can we draw from British cuisine?
"Oh, I see." Akai Mary breathed a sigh of relief. "No problem."

(End of this chapter)