Zongman: Helping others and having a perfect life

He smiled in relief.

"There are always many unreasonable things in the workplace, and most of the time we have no way to deal with them."

Machida Sonoko looked at him and seemed to be hesitant to speak. Her emotions, which had calmed down a little, began to surge again. The mixture of anger, sorrow and disgust made her particularly crazy.

"Go for a drink? It's almost time for dinner."

He looked at his watch and smiled as he extended the invitation. Machida Sonoko hesitated for a moment before accepting the invitation. She thought that it was a way to get closer to the author.

After waiting for her to finish her work, the two of them left the editorial office directly. No one cared that it was not yet working hours. After all, the editor would always go out temporarily to receive manuscripts or deal with writer-related matters, and there was no requirement to be on duty.

Although they were going to have a drink, they were not going to a bar or something. Instead, they were going to an izakaya recommended by Machida Sonoko. After all, they were going to drink, and she needed some sense of security.

"One serving of edamame, two servings of saury..."

After ordering food and beer, Machida Sonoko unbuttoned two buttons of her shirt and threw her tie aside, then sat cross-legged in an unladylike manner and sighed.

"Cheers~"

Qiu Shanyi didn't say anything, but just raised the draft beer brought by the waiter.

"cheers!"

Machida Yuanzi gritted her teeth and drank it continuously with big gulps, but she drank too quickly and choked accidentally, and she coughed and accidentally spat out some of the liquid, looking even uglier.

Seeing Machida Sonoko wipe her mouth with the back of her hand and take a big bite, Akiyama Yi put the tissue back and looked at her with interest. During their contact, she had always behaved very capable and strong, and she was measured in her words and actions. It was really strange to see her like this.

"It seems that this unreasonable thing has been a big blow to Editor Machida."

Qiu Shanyi saw that she wanted to drink more, so he quickly stopped her. Drinking too much cold beer in one go would hurt her stomach.

“It was like a bolt from the blue.”

Machida Sonoko put down her beer with a "duang" and sighed.

Originally, these words were not suitable to be said to outsiders, but Akiyama Yiren was a good person. Besides being an employee of the editorial department, he was also an author under her, so Machida Sonoko rarely showed her weak side.

“I heard that if you share your painful experiences, the pain will be reduced by half.”

Qiu Shanyi helped her peel some edamame and told her to fill her stomach first.

Maybe it was because the situation was really annoying or the alcohol took over too quickly, Machida Sonoko was a little tipsy and took another big sip.

"It's actually quite simple. Didn't our previous deputy editor-in-chief retire? We were originally planning to promote someone internally, but at the meeting today they said they might have to parachute someone in."

"It's possible, but doesn't that mean announcing it in advance?"

"Really!!! It's like fishing for a donkey, using carrots but not letting the donkey eat them. It's so annoying to see people making empty promises!..."

She chattered a lot with an excited look on her face, even talking about a lot of internal gossips in the editorial department, and while she was complaining passionately, she was drinking like she was eating.

"Another time, that old bastard..."

"Boss, another beer."

She shook her wine glass with some annoyance.

The boss came quickly and brought us beer.

"Machida-san, this is the tamagoyaki that has just been prepared on the stove. Eat some first to fill your stomach. You've been drinking a lot today..."

It seems that Machida Sonoko is a regular customer? That's normal. It's a lie to say that working women don't have worries and pains.

Machida Yuanzi stared at the steaming Tamako in a daze,

"Why do you think I work so hard and strive so hard?"

"I feel like I might as well go back to my hometown and become a teacher, find a date, get married, and have kids."

Qiu Shanyi pondered for a moment.

"For your own life?"

“No matter how delicious the mother’s tamagoyaki is, the children will always leave home.”

Machida Sonoko's story is not uncommon and doesn't sound that tragic. Akiyama Yi has seen many similar stories, and wasn't he like this in his previous life? Could it be that there are differences between capitalists in different countries?

She just sighed, her expression was gloomy and uncertain, sometimes she was melancholy, sometimes she was dejected,

"Editor Machida, if ~ if you can get your boss to take back this idea and issue an order to still announce it internally, what would you be willing to pay?"

Qiu Shanyi admired her drunken and rosy face. Her open shirt had a hint of charm. Her femininity could not be concealed.

"How is that possible! You can tell at a glance that he is a relative of a certain director or executive..."

Machida Enzi sneered,

"What if? What would Machida-san be willing to give?"

Qiu Shanyi just smiled.

"What's the cost?"

After drinking a glass and a half of beer and the atmosphere of being intoxicated without getting drunk, Machida Sonoko was already a little dazed.

"Anything is fine~ Even if you want me to stay with him for a whole night!!"

……

17. Sprouting new shoots

The atmosphere suddenly became subtle. The light in the small private room of the izakaya was already warm yellow, making people feel intoxicated. Akiyama Yi's sudden silence made the dizzy Machida Yuanzi a little sober up by this indescribable silence.

In the final analysis, it is not the wine that makes people drunk, but people themselves. She just wanted to use the numbing effect of alcohol to let herself vent. This is her way of regulating stress in the workplace, otherwise she really couldn't bear it. The workplace in Japan, especially now with the economic downturn, is really not friendly to women.

The man in front of her had a teasing look on his face, but his eyes conveyed an unquestionable tone, as if he could really do that. She felt her throat was a little dry, even though she had already drunk half of the new glass of beer.

What did I just say? If I can get my boss to take back his order, I'll be fine with him for one night? Machida Sonoko's face was slightly drunk and her breathing was a little hot.

“So it’s a deal?”

Qiu Shanyi looked at her with a smile.

"What do you mean it's a deal? I was just joking... just a joke!"

Machida Sonoko shook her head and quickly refused.

Machida Sonoko's voice became quieter as she kept muttering.

"Can Mr. Akiyama really do this?"

She looked at him expectantly with sparkling eyes, and her body leaned forward slightly, allowing her unbuttoned shirt to reveal a few strands of spring color and a few bits of white flesh.

He is indeed quite mysterious, especially considering the extraordinary power of Kasumi Shiko's new work, which made Machida Yuanzi have some expectations. After all, Akiyama Yi doesn't seem like the kind of person who would make bad jokes at this time. He wouldn't say it if he wasn't sure.

"sure."

Akiyama Yi nodded slightly and took a sip. Asahi draft beer is really refreshing to drink when you feel warm and hot.

The private room fell silent for a moment. Machida Sonoko was digesting this information. She didn't think he was fooling her. She had collaborated with him for many more times, so~ Machida Sonoko's breathing became hot as her thoughts turned to this.

I straightened my messy shirt and adjusted my sitting position slightly. I still felt a little nervous and dry. I looked at him eagerly.

“But it won’t be free help.”

Qiu Shanyi took out his business card holder and sent one.

"Not just things like this, we'll take on anything as long as Machida-san can pay the price."

It's a great time, isn't it? It's never been a better start.

Machida Yuanzi looked a little strange. Why did she feel that it was a scam? Tsk~ She was a little annoyed, but if she could pay a small deposit and then receive the goods first and pay later, it would not matter.

Besides, she had no other choice.

"What I just said was just a spur of the moment~"

She explained quietly.

She was sad and upset because it was just an outburst of the worries she had always received in the workplace, such as implicit discrimination and empty promises, after being fooled again this time. But if she really had to give up everything for it, Machida Sonoko didn't think it was time to do that.

"And aren't Akiyama-sensei and Kasumi Shiko-sensei a couple?"

Seeing him raise his eyebrows, Machida Yuanzi quickly muttered something.

But this remark was not recognized by Akiyama Yi. He just smiled and raised his beer to clink glasses again. After taking a sip of cold beer, Machida Yuanzi let out a long breath of hot air.

"So what do I need to make Mr. Akiyama willing to help? I still have some savings."

She didn't want to start talking about that kind of topic anymore.

"Money can only make some general agreements; for this general equivalent, talents, skills, etc. are meaningful and valuable."

"Machida-san, let me see..."

[Name: Machida Enko

Characteristics: b+

Charm: B+

才能：1~文学鉴赏lv3；2~和式料理厨艺lv2；3~教师lv2~；4~写作lv2

...]

"Machida-san would definitely not be willing to trade my editing skills, but other than that..."

Qiu Shanyi frowned, looking somewhat dissatisfied.

"How are my teaching abilities? I have a teaching certificate!"

Machida Sonoko didn't care about the ambiguity and mystery in his words and quickly said, although it sounds like an urban legend, the Japanese are very accepting of gods, ghosts and the like.

Besides, what choice does she have? Let's try it first.

"not enough."

Qiu Shanyi shook his head.

"Then add a little more!"

Machida Sonoko felt that there was a chance, at least she could get on the list and have something to talk about.

He fell silent again, still frowning in thought.

"To be honest, having a one-night stand shouldn't be too difficult for Machida-san, right? After all, at our age..."

"I've never been in love."

Machida Sonoko interrupted him with a blushing face and bit her lip.

"what?"

Qiu Shanyi tried to confirm,

"That's right~~ I still have my virginity!!!"

She gritted her teeth and whispered with a look of shame and anger on her face.

Qiu Shanyi fell silent. He remembered that Machida Yuanzi was 28 or 29 years old, right? How should I put it? If she was still a virgin at this age in Japan, she would be like a giant panda, except that she was frigid. This kind of messed up his thinking plan. He originally wanted to make a quick-service agreement to settle the favor, so that he could take care of her a little bit.

"I just graduated from Shizuoka when I was in college. I was so rustic and ugly that no one wanted me. Besides, I had to study hard and work part-time..."

"After graduation, I had a falling out with my family and was completely focused on work. I was very annoyed during the first one or two years after I started working, and it wasn't easy afterwards either. I didn't have the energy to think about anything. It was already exhausting enough to coax the writers under me..."

Machida Sonoko blushed and mumbled as she explained that it was indeed a bit embarrassing in Neon and it was a strange perception.

Qiu Shanyi clicked his tongue.

"So Machida-san has everything?"

Wow, what a pleasant surprise, such a mature and sexy career beauty is actually still a virgin, with a wonderful combination of smoothness and tenderness, she is really a treasure.

After thinking for a while, he hooked his finger at her, motioning her to come closer, and whispered the conditions.

"Hey??"

Machida Sonoko's eyes were moist and her face was flushed.

"Why is it so hard for Mr. Akiyama to get by in these places? You won't be short of women, will you? Ms. Kasumi Shiko is prettier and younger than me!"

The first kiss is so precious~ Helping him vent is also so embarrassing, she doesn't want to choose at all.

Akiyama Yi admired Machida Yuanzi's grumbling and complaining about the cute and beautiful appearance, and became more and more satisfied; the girl was too tender and not warm and sensible enough, and the wife was too warm and not fresh enough; and Machida Yuanzi just had a mature peach-like figure, with a wasp waist, honey buttocks, long legs and black stockings that were particularly sexy, but the result was still~

It is a wonderful combination of warmth, freshness and tenderness. Just thinking about it makes one drool. It is a treasure that can be experienced as a wonderful treasure with a little development.