National Tide 1980

"Hahaha, what are you talking about? I'm not that kind of person, so I don't want to go out with you at night!"

"Don't say that. How about we go to the store later? Don't you like leather bags? Can I buy one for you?"

"Really? Are you taking me to buy a leather bag later? I don't want the ordinary ones. If it's LV, I can consider it..."

"What's this? It's just a brand-name leather bag. If you want the stars and the moon in the sky, I will pick them off for you. As long as you...well, kiss me..."

"Oh, Mr. Asakura, you are such a bad person. I just met you and you are like this. Can't you behave yourself? I want to tell your mother that you bully girls..."

"What, tell my mother? Haha, then my mother will definitely say that if you are good to me, I will treat you better and better..."

The restaurant was getting noisier and noisier, especially when a few loud and disgusting sounds came out very suddenly. Ning Weimin couldn't help but look back into the room.

It turned out that the person making the loud noise was a man and woman of mismatched ages sitting in the room on the other side of the floor-to-ceiling glass.

The man is about forty or fifty years old, a balding middle-aged man, and he looks very well-dressed from the back.

Although the woman wears very colorful makeup and tries her best to look mature, she is only in her twenties.

The reason why we can conclude that they are not father and daughter is that the content of their words is not suitable for children.

What's more, their speech and behavior were also very outrageous. The bald man asked for a lot of ice cream, and was feeding it into the woman's mouth in a half-forced, half-coaxing manner.

The woman sitting next to the man was full of coquettishness, giggling as if no one else was watching, and twisting her body like candy, as sweet as ice cream.

Scenes of pushing and flirting like this not only made Ning Weimin's eyes irritated, but even the Japanese couldn't stand it.

In fact, the surroundings of these two people were instantly emptied, and at least four or five people fled away.

Because to be honest, Japanese people are actually far more conservative in dating than domestic people, and they are very taboo about showing affection in public.

Many couples neither hold hands when walking together nor make love to each other in front of others.

Basically get along and talk like normal friends in public.

Some couples even don't tell anyone else about their relationship after confirming their relationship, only telling their best friends.

Any displays of intimacy and private conversations are often limited to when two people are in private, not in public.

Literary and artistic works describe Japanese people as gentle, polite, and always maintain restrained intimacy between people, which is basically consistent with the facts.

But it's strange that there are many exceptions among the Japanese who go to extremes, and they are often the ones who are particularly exaggerated, who like to make fun of themselves with their lives, and who wish they could shock people to death.

Such as bosozoku, such as shamate, such as crossdressing, such as the Japanese girl who admires Europe and America to the point of darkening her skin and dyeing her hair blonde.

Obviously, the man and woman Ning Weimin saw today were also such strange people.

I don’t know if they are regular customers of the custom shop, but judging from the appearance of this couple, they seem to think this place is a custom shop in Kabukicho Street.

"How could the Giants do this! Kiyohara is such a good player! Why do you want to play with him like this! Oh Sadaharu is so vicious! Kuwahara is not a friend enough! Don't you think so?"

"Nani? How can you blame Sangtian for this? Do you still refuse the invitation from the Giants?"

"Asshole, what an asshole! Aren't friends important? Aren't moral principles important? I think you are a selfish person inside and out!"

"What did you say? You childish fool!"

Coincidentally, when Ning Weimin was in a daze, a loud noise suddenly came from behind Qu Xiao, startling the girl.

When Ning Weimin turned his attention, he realized that there were several young people who were probably baseball fans sitting at the table behind Qu Xiao and drinking together. They were making a lot of noise and even knocked over the bottles.

The reason for their fierce dispute was the "KK draft incident" that happened in the Japanese professional baseball industry not long ago.

This matter is really bloody to say the least.

Kuwata Masumi and Kiyohara Kazuhiro, these two high school students attended PL Academy, a famous baseball school in Osaka.

Kuwata's ace pitcher, Qingyuan has four bats and one base. Not only are they like-minded friends who fight side by side, but because the initials of their last names are both K, they are known as the "kk combination" in the world.

They almost swept Koshien in their three years of high school, winning two championships, two runners-up, and one semifinal.

After graduating from college in 1985, they had to consider their future prospects.

Kiyohara wanted to join the Giants, which he had dreamed of since childhood. At that time, the only player who could compete with him was his teammate Masumi Kuwata.

Kuwada has been saying that he wants to go to Waseda University first and does not want to play professional baseball, which makes Kiyohara more and more confident.

But the final result was shocking.

Supervisor Wang Sadaharu of the Giants privately approached Kuwata to reach an agreement, and Kuwata was still selected on the day of the draft.

The Sangtian Giant also happily joined the team, causing an uproar throughout the country.

Qingyuan felt deeply betrayed by his friends and cried in public. In the end, he could only join the "rural team" Seibu.

To put it bluntly, this matter is probably a story about falling flowers and flowing water ruthlessly.

Qingyuan was like a crazy woman who had unrequited love and was dumped unilaterally, and was treated like mutton slices.

But this matter does not end here. What is even more legendary is that under the encouragement of his mother, Kiyohara, who could only join the Seibu team, vowed revenge. He vowed to defeat the Giants.

And soon he actually did it.

Two years later, in the 1987 Japan Professional Baseball Finals, Kiyohara led the Seibu team to a successful counterattack, overthrowing the Giants team that Kuwata joined and successfully won the championship.

It can be said that his joining opened the golden decade of Seibu.

Of course, such an ending is a story for another day.

At present, the brotherhood between Kiyohara and Kuwata is broken due to the Giants, which is a hot topic that has shocked all baseball fans.

So until now, more than a month has passed, there are still people who are angry about Qingyuan's injustice, expressing their dissatisfaction with this matter extremely stubbornly, and scolding them whenever they mention it.

But Kuwahara also has a lot of fans, so fans on both sides will argue endlessly.

Even if you are anxious, you will take action.

You know, the favorite sport of Japanese people is baseball, which can be said to be the national sport.

Their dedication to baseball is not much worse than the British's dedication to football.

Therefore, these people often talk about baseball after drinking too much, which can also be an inducement to dangerous conflicts.

So in this case, no matter how reluctant you are, this meeting will have to end.

Obviously, the chaotic environment here is no longer suitable for Ning Weimin and Qu Xiao to continue their conversation.

What's more, many of Japan's prosperous restaurants and bars have a very special rule.

That is, only one group of guests is allowed to stay for one and a half to two hours.

When the time is up, the store will chase people away. If you are not satisfied, you will have to find another place to continue.

This is why there are "second meetings", "third meetings", and continuous "N times" in Japanese drinking culture.

In fact, there is nothing cool at all. To put it bluntly, this is the result of being bombarded by the store.

Just like that, after looking at his watch, Ning Weimin took the lead in raising his wine glass and made a gesture of clinking glasses.

Qu Xiao then raised her lemonade and touched Ning Weimin with a tacit smile.

"I have to go to the bathroom, please wait for me. Let's go when I'm back."

After drinking all the wine in the glass, Ning Weimin stood up, pointed to the bathroom, and left.

Qu Xiao looked around for the waiter in the noisy environment, trying to get someone to come over and pay the bill.

Unexpectedly, after a lot of effort, she finally called a waiter, and Ning Weimin came back with the paid bill in his hand.

"It's none of your business, the account has been settled."

Ning Weimin said to the waiter as if nothing had happened.

The waiter looked at the bill of more than 30,000 yen, bowed, and then left.

Qu Xiao was of course confused, with a look of surprise and a little anxious.

"Huh? Didn't you say I would treat you today?"

"In the future, there will be another chance."

Qu Xiao finally understood, and anger couldn't help but appear on his face.

"Oh! How can you be so good at lying! I will never believe you next time. You are not allowed to go to the bathroom in the future!"

"Okay, let's talk about it next time. You should also bring this..."

Ning Weimin said as if coaxing a child, and gave Qu Xiao another beautifully packaged box.

"What is this?" The little girl was still angry and spoke like a cat baring its teeth.

"The cheese and almond cake you like." But Ning Weimin told her gently and considerately without any fear.

"Such a big one! I don't want it, it will make me fat." Qu Xiao shook his head firmly, rejecting this kind offer.

"It's impossible. You haven't eaten much today. I'm afraid you'll faint from hunger on the way."

However, Ning Weimin couldn't tolerate Qu Xiao's refusal. He forced the cake into her hand as if completely forced.

"Be obedient. If you really don't want to eat, just bring it to your colleagues. Isn't there someone else who will accompany you to Tokyo? If you ask for leave and leave the team, they will have to wait for you. Right?"

Qu Xiao lowered his head and avoided Ning Weimin's aggressive gaze.

Just at this time, the whole western restaurant suddenly became more noisy.

It turns out that just now, a dozen young people who were extremely excited for some unknown reason came to the second floor.

Some of them opened champagne, some whistled, and some threw paper balls.

Therefore, Ning Weimin and Qu Xiao no longer wanted to stay here for a while, so they stopped their tit-for-tat confrontation and decisively left Hardee's Bar.

After exiting the gate, the two people walked eastward one after the other.

Ning Weimin originally wanted to give Qu Xiao a taxi coupon, but Qu Xiao refused to accept it, so Ning Weimin had no choice but to take Qu Xiao to the subway.

However, there was still a little awkwardness between the two of them along the way.

As the "defeated" side, Qu Xiao acted very angry and irritated, and didn't speak for at least ten minutes.

But even though it looks like this on the surface, the little girl's heart is not like this.

It can be said to be a mixture of five flavors and indescribably complex emotions.

On the one hand, she was really angry and embarrassed that she couldn't get the treat she had planned.

On the other hand, he was happy for Ning Weimin's unexpected but always attentive consideration and thoughtfulness.

As for Ning Weimin, of course he wasn't angry at all. He just thought this scene was a bit funny.

Silently following Qu Xiao, it was as if he had personally participated in the filming of a Japanese TV series and was experiencing the scene of a couple quarreling in the show.

Finally, they crossed a fork in the road and arrived at the subway entrance.

Ning Weimin stood still here, called out to Qu Xiao, and like an elder, gave his final instructions with sincerity.

"Okay, Xiaoqu, I will send you here. Don't be angry, you are not so stingy, are you? With our relationship, can't we even make a joke like this? You think I am a restaurant owner, I can't Asking you to spend money to treat me to dinner? If word gets out, I still have face! Besides, if you really want to treat me, it’s not sincere to spend money to treat me. You have to make the real treat yourself, you know? Zhajiang noodles, braised noodles, and dumplings. , such a mess, only these can show the owner’s sincerity..."

"I asked you to tell me that you are greedy. I want to eat it myself. Okay, okay, let's do it next time. I agreed this time that I will do it next time I buy something."

Qu Xiao finally smiled.

To say that this girl is really easy to coax, all her temper was gone after a few words, and she was as amiable as usual.

"That's right. If you are short of money in the future, you are welcome to come to me to borrow money. If you are short of food, you are welcome to come to me to borrow money. If you are tired or distressed, just call me. Never forget that you are here There is a brother in Tokyo who can't walk alone. Hey, if you get hungry on the road, just eat cake. Don't worry too much about your weight and wrong yourself. Otherwise, your parents will be distressed if they know about it. It would be even worse if you really have anorexia. , then I will feel uneasy about dragging you onto a pirate ship..."

"Haha, I remember it. Brother Ning, thank you again. I had a great day today, I'm very happy. It's a pity that I couldn't find a place with few people to chat. Otherwise, it would be perfect. Tokyo is so impetuous, everywhere It’s the smell of money. It’s not like our capital city, which has history and the smell of books. It would be great if there was a place where people can calm down and drink tea comfortably..."

The sun is about to set, and the setting sun shines on the glass of the shops on the road, emitting colorful lights.

At this moment, a contradictory but extremely life-like light shone on Ning Weimin's body and also on Qu Xiao's ponytail.

Although he waved goodbye to Ning Weimin, Qu Xiao turned around repeatedly and walked towards the entrance to the ground with nostalgia.

However, Ning Weimin, who stood still until she got into the endless underground tunnel and stared at her back, was not responding to her emotions with this behavior, let alone the seeds of infatuation.

To be honest, Ning Weimin was just unexpectedly inspired by Qu Xiao's last casual comment and fell into deep thought.

Yes, this girl is right. The more prosperous and lively the city is, the more people have a need for peace of mind.

Moreover, in Japan currently, there seems to be no literary bookstore where you can drink coffee, tea, and eat light meals.

Although there are many coffee shops, there is no sign of Starbucks, which targets white-collar women.

Moreover, Japanese cafes generally have a chaotic environment, lack of comfort, and are mostly based on low prices.

If this is the case, it means that there is a big market gap that needs to be filled.

So why doesn't he try to be the first one?

The foundation of the bookstore is completely ready-made.

If you go in the right direction, you should be able to completely solve this problem without spending too much money.

Hey, this girl seems to be my lucky star.