National Tide 1980

Whether it was Masahiro Mihara or Shinichiro Kaga, as soon as the voting meeting ended that day and it was confirmed that Teresa Teng won the highest award, they informed Ning Weimin immediately.

However, Ning Weimin did not inform Taurus Palace, nor Teresa Teng, nor did he hold any celebration party or banquet to reward meritorious service.

If nothing else, this is because he understands how to make a fortune in silence and deliberately acts in a low profile.

He didn't want to make a stupid mistake like a thief spending money lavishly after he succeeded at this special time, and let others take advantage of it and cause trouble again.

At the same time, he also hopes that Teresa Teng can show a real sense of surprise on the day of receiving the award, so that this matter can be done seamlessly.

On the other hand, if informed in advance, Teresa Teng's reaction on the day of receiving the award would definitely be a little unnatural.

That would easily leave holes for the media who follow her, or other competing record companies to notice.

Maybe someone will be unwilling to dig out the inside story and even make a fuss about it.

Of course, what's more important is that at this special time, he has more important things to do.

In comparison, no matter whether Teresa Teng wins the award or not, or whether his personal business is prosperous, all these things are ranked second.

Because what he wants to do is related to his love and the life-long events of him and Qingzi.

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Speaking of Shiseido, everyone in the world knows that this is a cosmetics brand, but this is not the case for Japanese people.

Because the main store of Shiseido in Ginza 4-chome, Tokyo, is actually a dessert shop under the Shiseido brand.

There are two floors in total and it has been in business for a hundred years.

The shop next door, which is much smaller than the dessert shop, is its skin care store.

For Tokyoites, this dessert shop that you will definitely pass by when shopping in Ginza is undoubtedly synonymous with "exquisite", "delicious" and "high-end".

The sales point on the first floor has a wide variety of sweets and cakes.

As long as you come out of the store with his dessert bag in hand, you will be regarded as a rich person.

The afternoon tea on the second floor requires reservation and waiting for a table every day, and is highly praised by many ladies and ladies in Tokyo.

However, because this store has a long history, is expensive, and mainly sells traditional Western pastries, young people who like freshness will not patronize it.

Whether it is the style of store operation or the price, this store is more geared towards the needs and aesthetics of the middle-aged wealthy class.

For example, around three o'clock in the afternoon on December 30, the manager of Shiseido Dessert Shop rarely received a young male customer.

However, this young male guest also came with an older female guest.

When the manager brought the two guests, a man and a woman, to a table in the corner of the second floor, he ordered desserts and coffee for them.

Even though the entire second floor was almost full at this time, the manager of the dessert shop also stood back at the stairs to wait for the next customer.

But his nonchalant eyes were still mainly focused on the table in the corner of the room.

For no other reason than because from his well-informed perspective, everything about this pair of guests was strange and strange, and it was really hard to guess what the relationship was.

The man was really young, he looked about twenty-five or six years old.

He is a pretty standard handsome man with a slender figure, fair skin, and pretty facial features.

What's even more rare is that he also has a calm demeanor and is polite in every move he makes.

Although he is a cute little girl, he is talented, masculine and confident. There is no way to say that he looks like a girl.

Think about it, good looks and the temperament of a protagonist in a chivalrous movie are very damaging to women.

The strangest thing is that his clothes are not eye-catching, they are very simple, not high-end brands, and there are no unnecessary decorations.

But he was wearing a valuable Cartier watch on his wrist.

Whether he is poor or rich, from the manager's point of view, he can't tell.

From him, it is really difficult to judge his origin and class, let alone guess his occupation.

He neither looks like a white-collar worker in a company, nor a civil servant, nor a student...

Even the manager can conclude that he is not a pure Japanese.

Because it is much easier for young people in Japan to judge their background and family background.

People who come from small places, college students from the common class, are always submissive and often lack the self-confidence to stand upright.

Even if you hold an important position in a large company, or in a profession such as a lawyer, doctor, or prosecutor, you will always put respect and caution first.

He especially respects his superiors and values ​​his class, and is afraid of doing something wrong or taking a wrong step.

The school uniforms, brand-name clothes and decorations worn by children from wealthy families are like price tags on commodities, marking the financial resources and social status of their families or parents.

Their politeness is superficial, but their true nature is their arrogance and arrogance.

He treats ordinary workers and service staff with no emotion and takes everything for granted, just like treating tools, so he is confident even if he does something extraordinary.

As a vassal of men, women are easier to distinguish.

Often, just looking at the men next to women in this date-friendly location will tell you where they're at.

Even if there are no men around, you can tell whether they are the eldest wife or a mistress by looking at their conversation, behavior, and taste.

Find out whether they are a doctor's wife, a lawyer's wife, or a prosecutor's wife.

As a result, this time, the manager's experience was useless because he could not accurately determine the man's identity and origin.

Yes, this female guest, who was accompanied by a young man, is much older than the man.

It's okay to be around forty, or over fifty. There's probably a generation gap in their age.

She was the hostess of a wealthy family of the sort the manager usually entertained.

The traces of age that remain on her face are effectively compensated for by the expensive kimono she wears in bright hues, but also by her makeup, grooming, and mannerisms.

This woman was wearing a kimono with gorgeous patterns, looking graceful and luxurious. A diamond ring of about one carat shone from her finger like a rotating lamp on a lampstand.

Her lips were lightly trimmed with lipstick, and you could tell she was a rich lady.

In particular, the hairstyle is suitable for his status. It is not done by a highly skilled beautician, but just combed by himself.

But you can see the meticulous attitude and the rich daily experience of women with this kind of hairstyle.

According to common sense, such a combination of a noble lady and a young man is usually an abnormal couple relationship, with the man being the lover kept by the woman. This is not uncommon in today's society.

Even in this restaurant, the manager knew several couples who frequented the restaurant and had an affair.

But the problem is that the two people's relationship with each other while eating and talking is also a mystery in the eyes of the manager.

If you observe carefully, you will find that they do not conform to the characteristics of communication regardless of relationship.

The woman spoke elegantly and generously, did not shy away from others, and showed no signs of having an affair.

Moreover, the boundaries of contact between two people are quite reasonable, and there are no sneaky, tugging and tugging actions at all.

As long as you pay attention to the behavior of the two people, you can even draw the conclusion that they are probably unfamiliar with them from their respective restraint and clear sense of boundaries.

But the strangest part is here.

If we were to say that this was a normal relationship, it was someone we had just met, but why the feeling of closeness was so obvious.

When the older woman looked at the little man, her eyes were clearly full of goodwill and tenderness, and some small movements also revealed her love for the man.

It was obvious at first glance that their relationship was not an ordinary one.

Women always talk to men and often look at men's faces with a smile.

Moreover, it is always a woman who orders the food to be served after consulting the other party, and it is she who insists on paying the bill in the end.

For these, the young male guests and the older female guests have always maintained a warm and grateful attitude.

It seems that he is flattered by this kind of favor, but he is also embarrassed to let it go, but he does not really feel that it is an unbearable burden.

He grasps an extremely delicate scale, listens carefully, smiles cautiously, speaks selectively, and is polite and appropriate.

Gradually, the two of them became happier and happier as they talked. They didn't know why, but they seemed to get closer as they talked.

While the manager pretended to pay attention to the guests at other tables and followed the movements of the waiters, he also stared at the man and woman in the corner from time to time.

Out of strong curiosity, when the waiter had just removed the dessert utensils from their table, the slender manager walked forward lightly.

He couldn't help but want to inquire, hoping to get some information to understand their relationship with each other.

The clinker man was as alert as a cat. He quickly sensed the approach of an outsider and subconsciously turned his head to look at the manager who walked over quietly.

The manager whose whereabouts were exposed could only smile and pretend to ask the older female customer, "Excuse me, madam, how do the desserts and coffee taste?"

"Not bad! Just like before, it is indeed a well-known old store..."

Wrinkles appeared under the woman's eyelids, there were a few light freckles on her smiling cheeks, and her body exuded the fragrance of high-end perfume.

The young man neither bowed his head nor gave way, and he did not have the guilt of a soft-boiled man worrying about gains and losses.

Instead, he stared at the manager unceremoniously with a scrutinizing look, faintly showing displeasure and warning.

"Thanks!"

The manager, who was sweating on his back, quickly retreated to his original position in the distance, secretly regretting his rash action.

He realized that this man not only had a clear eye and was not easy to fool, he was also very perceptive and could see through people's hearts and could not be insulted in the slightest.

But he became more curious about everything that was abnormal, and he still couldn't help but stare at the guests, watching their conversation from a distance.

"Whose wife is she?"

Taking advantage of the free time, the manager began to speculate in his mind.

Anyway, she is definitely not an ordinary person’s wife…

This can be seen from her nonchalant dining attitude and gorgeous clothes. Her husband must be a wealthy man.

The husband may be an entrepreneur, busy at work, and often travels on business or travel.

Normally, when a wife like this finds out that her husband is having an affair and is unbearably bored, she will take a man out to relax...

No, no, they don't look like lovers, but rather like relatives, or teachers and students.

Well, this relationship might make more sense.

But why is there a strange sense of distance between them?

Could it be that they were mother and son who had not seen each other for a long time?

Hmm... Look, that woman was also very beautiful when she was young.

There is no doubt that she will be a beauty, so it is not surprising to give birth to such a beautiful child.

Isn't there really a plot like the one in the movie in reality?

A young and beautiful woman could not bear the poverty of her family, so she abandoned her husband and children, married a rich man and came to a big city.

Then many years later, because of guilt or loneliness, he missed the child he had abandoned.

He will spare no expense and hire a private detective to help find him, trying to make up for his regrets and rebuild the relationship between mother and son...

Yes, yes, if you put it this way, the identity of the male guest makes sense.

South Koreans, North Koreans, Chinese... or Vietnamese are all possible.

It was probably because of his mother that this boy was able to leave his poor hometown and come to Tokyo.

And needless to say, I must be feeling very happy now in the colorful Tokyo.

After all, this is the richest city in Asia, an Asian economic center comparable to the United States.

Apart from anything else, that Cartier watch was probably given by his mother, otherwise how could he afford to wear it when he was dressed so simply.

It's really enviable. Since he has such a mother, maybe next time we meet, this young man will be dressed like a young man.

Before long, luxury cars, villas, and even girlfriends will no longer be a thing of the past...

Another customer came, and the manager, whose mind was full of the bloody plot of Xiaobai Shuang's novel, had to stop temporarily and turned around to face the new customers with a smile.

However, even if he thought that these speculations were all logical, they should be facts that cannot be overturned.

But in fact, it was very wrong.

Because this young male guest is none other than Ning Weimin from China.

As for the female guest who came with him, she was actually Matsumoto Keiko’s mother Tsuneko.

Yes, after learning from Matsumoto Keiko that her family was also opposed to their being together, Ning Weimin racked his brains and tried every means in order to preserve his love without any regrets.

After pondering over it, he came up with two strategies.

One is that he asked Kang Shude to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Song.

The other is that he decided to find an opportunity to get in touch with Matsumoto Keiko's mother who is easier to talk to.

And he made these two decisions for a common reason, that is, it is better to walk a hundred steps by yourself than to have someone help you step by step.

Just like the support of noble people in the business world, problems can be solved easily.

Ning Weimin believed that if there were noble people to help him in his marriage, the seemingly intractable matter would also come out of a dead end.

It doesn’t matter if some people don’t like what he says or don’t recognize his people.

All he needs to do is find the right person, someone who is willing to vouch for him and who is willing to guide him.

He can find solutions to problems and use other people's face to get everything done.

In other words, he was drinking tea with his expectant mother-in-law today. (End of chapter)