Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 264: Rainy Past

It started raining when we returned to Tokyo.

When we arrived at the airport, the rain outside the window was continuous.

I have to send my wife back first, and then go meet Taro Ono.

"You really need to help those two people."

Ryukawa Toru was holding a manuscript in his hand. It was "Beauty and Sorrow" that Tanaka Koizumi and others solemnly handed to Ryukawa Toru.

Longchuan Che kept flipping through the manuscript on the way and seemed to be quite interested in it.

“It’s just work.”

The purpose of Tanaka Koizumi and Okatake Yomiuri coming to visit him in advance is self-evident. They simply want to cast their votes in the subsequent group portrait award selection.

Ten judges, ten votes.

Normally, Ryuukawa Tetsu wouldn't be taken seriously enough.

"If you vote for this work, Xiaowei, Shirakawa and the others will follow you."

The wife was a little dissatisfied. She always felt that Ryukawa Toru should not get involved in the affairs of Tanaka Koizumi and others.

Now Ryukawa Toru is no longer a freshman, and due to the influence of his works, he himself has a large number of fans.

Ichiro Oobi now calls himself his student.

Another judge, Shirakawa Ryuhei, is the son of Shirakawa Taketo, the president of the Poetry and Haiku Association.

Given Ryukawa Toru's influence on poetry and haiku, once he votes, Shirakawa Ryuhei will follow suit, and the same goes for Oo Ichiro.

A young man suddenly has the ability to decide the life and death of others in the literary world.

My wife is a little worried.

“It’s just work, really.”

Longchuan Che flipped through the book "Beauty and Sorrow". This book, based on extramarital affairs, writes about various messy relationships such as cheating, abandonment, teenage births, homosexuality, and fathers and sons dating the same person.

The story is a bit bad, but the humanity shown in it is very interesting.

The selfish novelist, Otoko who has an extramarital affair, and even Keiko who is dating the father and son have their own character arcs.

"If it's good, I won't deliberately make things difficult just because it's written by Tanaka Koizumi. If it's bad, I won't lose my way just because of the flattery of those two people."

When they first met, the two of them praised Longchuan Tetsu to the utmost.

He claimed that whether this book won an award or not, it was only because of Toru Ryukawa that it could be written.

The idea of ​​extracting lingering emotions from a tranquil tragic story came to me after reading Mr. Longchuan's "Snow Country".

The book is written in a very "snake husband" style, and the two people are very humble. It is really hard to imagine that they are the middle-aged men who once were so arrogant in Yamanashi.

With Ryukawa Toru's promise, Takeda Takako breathed a sigh of relief.

She was really worried that Longchuan Che would lose himself because of the flattery and praise of some people.

He is still young and has just started everything. If something goes wrong, everything will be ruined.

"By the way, when are you moving to Shinjuku?"

After talking about work, Longchuan Che closed the book.

He bought a single-family house in Shinjuku last month. Although his wife didn't want it, Ryukawa Toru still put her name on it.

"You're not going to live there, so why do you care when I move in?"

When this was mentioned, my wife rolled her eyes.

Longchuan Che bought a house but didn't live in it, so what's the point of her moving there alone?

"I'm used to living in Kagurazaka." Ryukawa Toru pinched his chin.

"I think you are afraid that your girlfriend will expose the truth to you." The wife sneered.

Longchuan Che is a strange person.

He is shameless in front of other women, but serious with his girlfriend.

He didn't shamelessly eat it all up, and it seemed like he didn't want her to find out about his affair.

'It seems his girlfriend treats him a little differently.'

This thought often comes to my wife.

"I need to buy furniture for the new house and get rid of the smell. I'll go to Shinjuku in a couple of days to check it out first."

The wife felt a little jealous, but still expressed her thoughts.

Although Ryukawa Tetsu doesn't live there often, it's a house for two people after all, and his wife plans to move in after cleaning up. The rain outside the window was drizzling, and he sent his wife to Hanzomon Apartment. His wife reminded him to buy some desiccant and put it at home.

"The rainy season is coming soon. Open the windows less often at home and buy some desiccant to remove mold."

The other party doesn't even live with her, but she still has to worry about his daily life. The woman sighed and felt like a stupid woman.

"understood."

The rain outside fell along the eaves onto the ground. Long Chuan Che looked at the woman who was straightening his collar and smiled.

My wife must be a little reluctant.

After all, when they return to Tokyo, they can no longer be as blatant as before.

As Ryukawa Toru becomes more and more famous, the private space of the two will be increasingly squeezed.

"The house is ready. How about I go over on Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday?"

Longchuan Che thought about it, touched the woman's face and said.

Looking at the group portrait, his biggest job is going to school.

Muzi might be here on the weekends, but he should be fine from Monday to Friday.

"What about Tuesday and Friday?" I'm busy on weekends and I'm also short of two days during the week.

The lady pulled Longchuan Che's collar and raised her eyebrows.

"There are probably other women waiting."

"Hiss~ Gently."

Longchuan Che pinched his chin and wanted to say that there might be other women waiting for him, but his wife pinched the flesh on his waist and twisted it, so Longchuan Che told the truth.

"I'm an author. I write on Tuesdays and Fridays. I try not to do anything else when I'm with you."

Longchuan Che spoke sincerely, and his wife was stunned and muttered something.

"Why does this scumbag pretend to be affectionate?"

Although her tone was complaining, the expression on the wife's face was very happy.

I live in Shinjuku on Mondays and Fridays, and stay at my own home on weekends.

After all, Ryukawa Tetsu has a little girlfriend, and she also has a woman to deal with.

"correct."

When he heard his wife talk about Takeda Akane, Ryukawa Toru frowned.

At this point, after being together for so long, he also realized that there was definitely something wrong with his wife and Takeda Akane's relationship. How could a mother who was less than 30 years old give birth to an 18-year-old daughter?

"Want to know?"

When hearing Ryukawa Toru's question, Takeda Takako raised her eyebrows.

"This is the secret of the Takeda family. I will tell you if you marry into our family."

The wife has moist eyes and eyebrows and looks like a foxy woman, but in fact, there are still many questions about her.

For example, why did Kujo Nishiko, who was five years older than him, become friends with each other, and how did such a big Takeda family get swallowed up in one fell swoop?

Takeda Akane's identity is also a question of fact, and it is not yet known why she and her mother were kicked out of the Kujo family.

"I'll think about it after I've dealt with my mother's affairs."

It was just my own nonsense, but the boy opposite seemed to have really thought about it.

The lady's face turned red and she made a few "Pooh" sounds.

"Exit."

Although the Takeda family has some intention of reviving it because of her sister, Takeda Shinki.

But Takeda Takako didn't think that someone like Ryukawa Toru would allow someone else's surname to be added to his name.

"You must use the name your mother gave you, Longchuan, so that everyone in the world will remember you."

The wife touched Longchuan Che's face with a gentle look on her face.

At the moment when Ryukawa Tetsu was thinking, she felt that the past between the Kujo family and the Takeda family should be over.

It has nothing to do with me, and it has nothing to do with Longchuan Tetsu.

"Live well, Ryukawa Tetsu."

The wife said something her mother said before she died.

(End of this chapter)