Chapter 288: Carved from the same mold [2K8]

“Is the sun rising from the west? It’s rare to get a call every day.”

Listening to the familiar voice coming from the receiver of the mobile phone, Watanabe Akie felt inexplicably at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

What Genichirō said was just like she wouldn’t contact him unless there was something wrong.

In fact, whenever she had free time, she would contact him once a day to talk to him about what happened that day and what new things she had seen.

“So I have become someone you would never see in your heart unless you have something to ask, right?”

She sat down on the edge of the bed and asked unhappily.

It’s already ten o’clock in the evening. In half an hour, it will be time for You and the others to rest.

“That’s not what I said, that’s what you said.”

Watanabe Genichirō quickly distanced himself from the matter, and his words were filled with ridicule and mockery.

Of course he knew that his wife was not that kind of person, but since they were separated by distance, they had to make jokes to liven up the atmosphere and bring them closer together.

If they talk about serious matters as soon as they meet, not only will he not be able to stand it, but his wife will also not be able to stand it.

The way someone suddenly says “I miss you” after talking about serious matters is not the way they get along. It’s the way the overbearing president and his little wife get along in Korean dramas.

“Well, it seems that what I said was true. In some ways, you and You are simply cut from the same cloth.”

Hearing this, Watanabe Akie rolled her eyes.

I have to say it, when Ayana and Yuu met for the first time, Yuu’s words “Then you think about it” were really very much like Genichirō’s style.

Without the true teachings of Genichirō, it would be impossible to say such a thing.

If other boys of the same age met a cute girl like Ayana, let alone exchanging quilts, they would even accept not covering themselves with the quilt.

If she remembered correctly, Genichirō had told her before that this practice of respecting women but keeping a safe distance from them was called…xigema?

“Of course! Otherwise, how could he be my son?”

On the other end of the phone, Watanabe Genichirō’s face showed a hint of pride.

During this time, he has been looking up information about what You did.

You don’t know until you check, and you’ll be shocked when you do.

Yes, when the brat came back before, he told me what he had done.

But maybe it was because it was narrated in the first person, or maybe it was because the brat told it in a relatively brief manner. In short, at that time, he only had a vague and general concept of what the brat had done.

That is, he knew it was powerful, but he couldn’t tell exactly why.

After sorting out the details during this period of time, he basically figured out how many troubles that brat had caused on his own without relying on anyone else.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about “taking advantage of the situation”, this kid has already swept him when he was 25 years old.

“Then why didn’t I see you say that in front of him?”

Watanabe Akie snorted softly.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the way Genichirō and Yuu get along is a ‘selectively traditional’ way of getting along, as he tends to notice things but not bring them up rather than complimenting them.

Of course, on weekdays, he wouldn’t put too much pressure on You.

And when You encountered setbacks, he mainly used encouragement and education.

“Because I’m arrogant.”

Watanabe Genichirō answered without thinking.

He had once praised You bluntly when he was a child, but less than three days after the praise, the boy’s tail was up to the sky. And as expected, the boy failed the midterm exam a week later.

Since then, he has become very cautious about praising his son.

“…”

Watanabe Akie was silent.

She thought of countless ways to answer, including but not limited to ‘because I don’t want You to be so proud and forget everything else’, ‘boys need to be able to withstand setbacks and even more so, be able to endure loneliness’, etc.

But she never expected that Genichirō would answer like this.

“Ahem, anyway, let’s talk business. You’re definitely not calling me at this hour to chat about family matters, right?”

Knowing that there was something wrong with the show, Genichiro Watanabe immediately changed the subject.

But, he was telling the truth.

Given Qiu Hui’s personality, if she wanted to chat with him about family matters, she would call him half an hour to forty minutes in advance.

“Yes.”

Watanabe Akiie chuckled. Even through the phone, she could guess the embarrassed expression on the face of the person on the other end of the line.

However, she was magnanimous and did not expose him.

“Here’s the situation.”

She paused, changed the subject, and recounted what she and Ayana had talked about during lunch.

“So, Ayana’s definition of ‘revenge’ is taking over the Amamiya family?”

After listening carefully to his wife’s story, Genichiro Watanabe changed to a more comfortable sitting position, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

To achieve this level, many conditions are required. The most important point is to have enough “power”.

If you don’t have enough hard power, everything else will be in vain. Just like those social occasions that require capital verification to enter, if you can’t even reach the threshold, no matter how beautiful the plan is, it will be in vain.

“Half, um, no, to be precise, it’s not limited to this one method.” Watanabe Akiie corrected her husband’s words, “It also includes taking over the Amamiya family’s business. In other words, destroying it also counts.”

After learning about Ayana’s past, she even felt that Ayana was a little too kind.

If she were Ayana, after bringing the Amemiya family down, she would buy the Amemiya family’s house, but not take it back, and then hire a bunch of vicious nannies and drivers to take care of them.

She let the hired people bully her back in the same way that Amemiya Chiyo and the others bullied her in the past.

“This is easier than taking over the Amamiya family.”

Genichirō Watanabe gave his honest opinion.

“Back to the topic, Ayana’s management ability is quite strong. Everything in Yuuna Company is managed in an orderly manner by her. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the one who supports the entire company.” Watanabe Akiie paused, “So…”

“so?”

Genichirō Watanabe heard that his wife was keeping him in suspense, so he naturally took over the conversation.

“I think we can restart our previously shelved plan to develop in Tokyo.” Watanabe Akiie paused, “The reason why the plan in the early years could not be implemented was because of the lack of connections, finances, etc.

“Now, these issues are no longer a problem.

“We even have something to rely on.”

This was the conclusion she came to after learning about the shareholders of Yuuna Company.

“for example?”

Genichirō Watanabe became interested.

“For example, one of the shareholders of Yuuna Company and Yuu’s teacher, Yasuhara Risa.”

Watanabe Akie gave the answer.

“Is that the Yasuhara family?”

Genichiro Watanabe immediately understood who his wife was talking about.

Compared to the Amemiya family, which is only slightly famous in Tokyo, the Yasuhara family is much more famous.

Of course, it is also related to the main business scope of the Yasuhara family.

“Yes.”

“If it’s them, then they can indeed have something to rely on.”

“My idea is to rely on the Yasuhara family, use the connections we have accumulated before as an aid, and use our existing industries as a foundation to move towards Tokyo.”

Compared to Yuuna Company, which has to start everything from scratch, if they really decide to do it.

The speed at which they rise will far exceed many people’s imagination, after all, they have the connections.

Maybe in half a year? Or even sooner, they would be able to gain a foothold in Tokyo.

“Let me make it clear in advance that this is not because I have lost my ambition, but I think that the specific plan may need further consideration.” Watanabe Genichirō paused, “But if you think there is great potential.

“Then I’m willing to trust your judgment and just go for it.”

Just like Qiu Hui said before, it would be a waste if all those accumulated connections were left unused.

The reason why he was able to rise so quickly was because of the resource integration led by the local government.

He did not fight alone, but made use of his family connections to tie himself up with prominent local companies, and then radiated to the entire Ryukyu Islands with Naha City as the core.

That’s why he was able to develop so quickly.

From another perspective, he was indeed protected by his family.

But if you have connections but don’t use them, and just think about proving yourself, and then try to go it alone, then what else can you be but a fool?
Of course, this is far from the truth.

“I will give you the detailed plan before the day after tomorrow.”

Watanabe Akie didn’t say anything more and just said this directly.

“Ok.”

“Then…” Watanabe Akie glanced at the time, “Are you free?”

“of course.”

Genichirō Watanabe gave an affirmative answer.

“Well, let’s talk about something else. Not only Ayana went to the lunch today, but Yuki also went.”

Watanabe Akie spoke softly.

As You’s father, he has the right to know about this matter and must know about it.

“Yuki?”

Compared with Amemiya Ayana and Hamabe Ryoko, Watanabe Genichiro did not have a deep impression of this girl. He only had a vague impression that she seemed to be his son’s musical partner.

“Yes, the situation between her and You is like this…”

Just like that, Watanabe Akie began to speak in a low voice.

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