Tokyo Tutor: Starting with My Ex-Girlfriend's Sister

"So the Himeno family and the Anwa family were connected so long ago?"

Upon hearing the secretary's words, Hime no Kiyoseki couldn't help but laugh.

"Seventy years ago, Ryusei Restaurant was just a small izakaya with only Ms. Anwa as the chef. Her husband recently died in an accident while working on a construction site."

"She was raising three children all by herself. At the time, the old man was collecting protection money in the area with his men. She had no money, so he made her pay the protection money in another way."

"That woman is very capable. Not only did she give birth to two illegitimate children for the old man, but she also got him to give important positions to her other three children."

"From then on, the Anwa family became the shadow of the Himeno family."

Because her daughter was about to return, Himeko Kiyoyuki was in a great mood and even had the time to talk to her staff about the romantic escapades of the older generation.

After finishing all the day's business outside, Himeno Kiyoyuki returned home.

"Welcome home, my wife."

Aunt Uesugi and Masazuki Chiba stood in front of the door to welcome Kiyoyuki Himeno back.

"Are Saki and the others still in class?"

"Yes."

"Then we won't disturb them. Aunt Uesugi, come with me."

Aunt Uesugi followed Himeno Seiyuki to her bedroom.

"They've all taken care of your retirement, haven't they?"

"Everything is taken care of. Don't worry, Madam. Miss Ya Yue can take over my work after I leave. She is a capable person."

"Aoi, please stay at my house and keep Saki company."

"No problem, it's my pleasure."

"Aunt Uesugi, I am very grateful to you for being with me for so many years. I have nothing else to say. Please accept this."

Himeno Kiyoyuki handed an envelope to Aunt Uesugi, who accepted it respectfully.

"Let's take it apart and see."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Uesugi opened the envelope. Inside were several items, the most eye-catching of which was undoubtedly the check.

"Madam, what happened to you?"

The astronomical figure on the check was unbelievable to Aunt Uesugi.

"Auntie, please keep it."

"No, no, madam, I can't accept so much money. I'm just serving you tea and water and cooking for you."

"Auntie, you're being too polite. When I married into this den of thieves from Kyoto, you were my only support."

"Take it. This is how the rich accumulate wealth. When they're successful, they spend more and more money; when they're down on their luck, they become billionaires in debt in the blink of an eye."

"Madam, is there anything else you need me to do?"

"I wouldn't dare say I'm giving orders, I should be asking you. If something happens to the Amagino family, could you look after Natsuki and Saki?"

"Madam, what are you saying? You are a good person, you will live a long and happy life."

"That would be best. If not, there's one more thing I'd like you to do."

After saying that, Himeno Kiyose took out a thick file folder.

When school was over, Yamazaki Kazuka led the two girls downstairs.

Himeno Seiyuki had been waiting at the stairwell for quite some time.

"Thank you, Mr. Yamazaki."

Himeno Seiseki bowed ninety degrees to Yamazaki Kazuka, which made Yamazaki Kazuka feel flattered.

"Mrs. Himeno, why are you doing this?"

"Ms. Yamazaki, I must thank you. You saved Saki, and you saved my family."

"Mrs. Himeno, you're too kind."

"Mr. Yamazaki, please have a seat. Our Himeno family has always respected teachers. When the old man was alive, we rarely hired servants; all the housework was done by the women of the family."

"Only in education, he always spent a lot of money to hire famous teachers for the master and his brothers and sisters to give lessons at home."

"Those teachers who have a good relationship with our family, the Himeno family has never treated them unfairly. Mr. Yamazaki, have you ever considered working for a company owned by the Himeno family in the future?"

Yamazaki Kazukazu understood that this was Mrs. Himeno's Nth invitation for him to stay at the Himeno residence.

"Madam has invited me to sign a long-term contract with the Himeno family several times. If I keep avoiding it, it would be rather unreasonable. But I don't know what Mr. Himeno and Ms. Natsuki think of me? Would they be willing for me to stay with the Himeno family long-term?"

"Mr. Yamazaki, you're teaching me. What does that have to do with my dad and sister?"

Himeno Saki said somewhat unhappily.

Mrs. Hime's advances were too intense, comparable to the legendary three visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage. Neither refusing nor delaying would be a good option.

However, if they agree, there will inevitably be a storm when Natsuki returns to Japan.

Yamazaki Kazukaze's words prompted Himeno Seiyuki to ponder.

[Ms. Yamazaki is right, the master probably doesn't have any objections, but Natsuki's attitude towards the matter of a male tutor seems a bit ambiguous.]

"In that case, we'll talk about it after summer vacation. But don't worry, Yamazaki-sensei, my attitude has always been that I hope you can stay with Saki for a long time."

After finishing her speech, Himeno Kiyoyuki asked Aunt Uesugi, who was standing to the side, to pour herself a glass of wine and toast Yamazaki Kazukazu.

During dinner, Yamazaki Kazukazu brought up the issue of Saki Ryo's poor mental state that day.

"It must be because of the stress of studying the past few days that Sakura got tired."

Mrs. Himeno patted Himeno Saki's head, her eyes filled with tenderness. Himeno Saki lowered her head guiltily, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Mrs. Himeno, I think you need to give Saki more rest time."

"Teacher, you're right. This is too much pressure. I'd like to change it to five days a week, with Saturday and Sunday off. What do you think, teacher?"

"Based on the current progress, there shouldn't be any problems."

I helped Sakura review almost half a semester's worth of material in just one week, so she can relax a little now.

"No, no. This is too lax."

Upon hearing that they wouldn't see Yamazaki Kaze for two days a week, both girls protested. Uesugi Aoi didn't say anything, but she and Saki Ryo shook their heads in protest.

"You should let Yamazaki-sensei rest for a bit. She needs to date too, doesn't she?"

Hime no Kiyoseki joked.

Yamazaki Kazukaze had never shown much interest in signing a long-term contract, which made Himeno Seiyuki wonder if he felt the work pressure at the Himeno family was too great.

"What?! Yamazaki-sensei has someone he likes?"

Himeno Saki almost jumped off the table.

"The day I went out for training with Mr. Yamazaki, I met a very beautiful woman who was helping Mr. Yamazaki with his summer homework. She said there were two other women at the school..."

At this point, Uesugi Aoi dared not say any more.

Because one of them, Chiba Karen, is Mrs. Himeno's niece.

"Haha, Yamazaki-sensei, you're really amazing!"

Hearing this, Himeno Kiyoseki was no longer worried about a teacher-student relationship. How could her own little monkey possibly compete with the phoenixes in Yamazaki Kazufu's social circle?

Unless his eldest daughter comes, but that's impossible.

Because her eldest daughter has a very strong sense of self-respect, she would never fight with another woman for a man.

"In that case, let's take a day off every weekend. You all need some time to recover your strength."

"unnecessary!"

The two said in unison.

"You don't need it, but the teacher does. That's settled then, Mr. Yamazaki. These two children are very clingy, please don't mind."

Himeno Kiyoseki intervened to defend Yamazaki Kazukaze.

It just so happens that the Himeno family has an important event this weekend: picking up Himeno Natsuki from the airport, followed by a family dinner at Ryuseki Restaurant to celebrate.

"Thank you, Mrs. Himeno. Mrs. Himeno just toasted me, so I'll toast Mrs. Himeno in return."

His past life experience in sales has made Yamazaki Kazuka adept at dealing with all sorts of people at drinking parties.

When Himeno Seiyuki saw Yamazaki Kazukaze offering her a toast without any hesitation, she picked up the glass with some surprise.

I really underestimated him. I thought he was just a sincere bookworm, but I didn't expect him to know the ropes of drinking at the table, and he can hold his liquor quite well. He's a promising talent.

After having a few drinks with Yamazaki Kazukaze, Himeno Seiyuki became increasingly satisfied with him.

[Or, how about inviting him to the dinner party this weekend so he can meet Natsuki?]

The idea had barely crossed Himeno Kiyose's mind when she dismissed it.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Hime no Seiseki believes that her eldest daughter, Hime no Natsuki, is wary and even somewhat hostile towards Yamazaki Kazuka.

If Yamazaki Kazuka were to suddenly appear at Himeno Natsuki's homecoming dinner at this time, it might offend her and backfire.