I became a nouveau riche and found a poor young lady as my fiancée
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Saori scratched her head embarrassedly: “I’m afraid you will come over. I’ll be nervous then.”
“You should have told us about that,” Shinomiya Mikoto also complained a little.
“I’m just afraid of losing,” Saori responded with a smile.
Song Gangdong finally said: “Well, your club activities are almost over, let’s go celebrate later.”
“Then Brother Songgang, you have to treat us,” Saori said with a smile.
“You don’t need me today because there’s a rich man next to me,” Song Gangdong pointed to the side.
Saori looked at Shinomiya and then she remembered that someone seemed to have said that if one made a lot of money, he would treat everyone. Shinomiya smiled and nodded in agreement.
“Mikoto-san is so generous. I’ll be done in a moment.” Saori gave a thumbs up and ran back to the team.
They waited for a while and Saori, who had changed her clothes, appeared again. Then the three of them took a taxi to the famous hotel in Tokyo.
The most popular thing in this era is of course to eat various Western cuisines, among which French cuisine is the most popular, while traditional Japanese cuisine is mostly liked by the elderly.
In fact, the reason why Neon French cuisine is and will be very popular is also related to history. The Black Ship Incident at that time brought about earth-shaking changes in the entire society.
Then Japan began to westernize. Even when Japan held its first state banquet in 1871, it directly abandoned traditional Japanese cuisine and used French cuisine to entertain foreign guests. This habit even continued later.
This situation has also driven many young people to go abroad to study French cuisine, so French restaurants can be said to be everywhere in Japan.
Shinomiya Mikoto, who has always lived a very comfortable life, of course highly appreciates this kind of extremely expensive and small portion of food, so it was natural for her to choose this when treating guests to a meal.
“Huh? Aren’t we going to have French food? Why are we in a clothing store?” Saori asked puzzled.
Shinomiya Mikoto patiently replied, “We are going to a Michelin two-star French restaurant, which has dress code requirements.”
“It feels so troublesome,” Saori complained a little.
Matsuoka Dong expressed his strong agreement, and Shinomiya Mikoto rolled her eyes at them and said, “You should feel lucky, this was reserved in advance, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to eat it.”
Because the Shinomiya family often had to invite distinguished guests, they always had advance reservations at major famous hotels in Tokyo, but they basically gave up after they fell into poverty.
But this time the reservation time for the French restaurant happened to have expired, and she was not short of money, so she went there.
“I know, we are taking advantage of you, a young lady,” Saori said with a smile, hugging her arm.
“I’m still not very interested in French food,” Songgang Dong muttered to himself.
However, under the gaze of Shinomiya Mikoto, he was embarrassed and kept silent. Then several people began to choose clothes. Saori felt a little suffocated when she took a look at the tag on it.
“This, this is too expensive, Mikoto, you’d better not buy it. We have two formal suits at home that we can change into when we go back,” Saori said very guiltily. After all, all her pocket money was not enough to buy half a piece of clothing.
Shigong smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll give it to you as a celebration gift.”
“But this is not appropriate. It’s too expensive,” Saori said, swallowing.
Although her family is not short of money, she would still feel very conflicted if she were to buy clothes like this, the cheapest of which costs hundreds of thousands of yen.
“It doesn’t matter. Your sister Mikoto is now a wealthy young lady again. You don’t need to save money for her,” Songgang Dong explained to her.
Finally, under Shinomiya’s insistence, Saori accepted it, and then the two girls began to try on clothes. Of course, Matsuoka Tou was the reference person.
“How about this one?” Saori came out wearing a very Gothic skirt.
Song Gangdong immediately shook his head: “Your outfit is too complicated. Change to something simpler. Besides, you can’t wear this out normally.”
“Tsk!” She went back and started changing again in dissatisfaction.
Then, the fourth princess appeared in a white dress that exposed her shoulders. Her chest and waist showed off her figure to the fullest. She wore a knee-length skirt. If she wore a crown, she would look exactly like a princess.
“Very beautiful,” Song Gangdong exclaimed sincerely.
“Really? That’s it then,” said Shinomiya Mikoto with a blush on her face.
“Yeah,” Songgang Dong nodded.
Then she stood next to him wearing this outfit and waiting for Saori. After a while, this guy actually appeared wearing a light green dress.
There are pink and white flowers on the chest, and the shoulders are also exposed, but the two shoulder straps are green lace. The skirt below is very long and reaches the ankles, and it is made of many layers of translucent gauze.
When she put this on, both Matsuoka and Dong’s eyes lit up, because Saori looked like a fairy walking out of the forest.
“How is it? Is it strange?” Saori looked at them and asked nervously.
“It looks great, let’s go with this one,” Shinomiya Mikoto praised.
Saori turned to look at Matsuoka Dong, and when she saw him give her thumbs up, she smiled and nodded: “Well, that’s it.”
Then the two girls started talking about clothes to each other. After a long time, they turned around and looked at Songgang Dong together.
“I’ll just get any set,” Song Gangdong said nervously.
“That’s impossible. Saori and I picked out a few sets for you. Go change quickly.” Shinomiya Mikoto pushed him into the changing room.
When Song Gangdong got inside, he felt a headache looking at the five or six suits on the hangers. Based on his experience in his previous life, he would have to change all of them.
It seemed that his original intention of just picking a suit randomly was not possible, so he had to start changing. In fact, there are not many variations in men’s formal wear, and most of the variations are reflected in the details. Anyway, he felt that any one would be fine.
Chapter 101: Enemy
In the clothing store, after trying on the last set of clothes, Songgang Dong finally put on the first set and left. He felt a little tired, but the two girls were becoming more and more energetic.
“Master, Green Field French Restaurant,” Song Gangdong said to the driver in a listless manner.
The driver nodded, but when he looked in the rearview mirror and saw two beautiful girls looking at the listless Song Gangdong, he couldn’t help but reveal an envious look on his face.
Because the distance was not far, they arrived at the place quickly. This French restaurant was located in Ginza, the most prosperous area in Tokyo.
At present, Roppongi and other places in Minato have not appeared yet, so Ginza is the most lively place. Rich people and high-ranking officials usually come here for entertainment.
The Green Field French Restaurant is located in a building next to the one and a half kilometer long Ginza Avenue. Although the name has a fairy-tale feeling, the decoration of the facade is still very modern.
“Excuse me, do you have a reservation?” the female clerk at the door stopped them and asked politely.
Sigong nodded: “Under the Sigong tree, I made an appointment half a year ago.”
In special places like this, reservations are usually made in individual names rather than as a group. This is because sometimes the person being negotiated with should not be involved with the company.
The clerk asked them to wait a moment and went to confirm, but came back a while later with a strange expression on her face.
“I’m sorry, miss. There was a problem with your appointment,” the clerk said apologetically.
Sigong frowned and said coldly: “What’s the problem?”
The clerk swallowed and answered, “Because this reservation was made in the name of Mr. Shinomiya Jūshita, but this man has passed away, so our store directly canceled the reservation.”
“Humph, canceling the reservation because the person died? Is this how your store treats its customers?” Shigong scolded angrily.
“Call your manager over,” Songgang Dong said.
He knew that it was useless to say anything to this small-time guy in front of him, so he didn’t hesitate to call out the person in charge.
The clerk hesitated for a moment and then turned around to look for someone. After a while, a man wearing glasses came over. He had a serious expression on his face.
“Hello, I’m Kazumi Inoue, the manager of this store,” he came over and introduced himself.
Shigong said calmly, “What happened to the clerk just now who said our reservation was cancelled?”
“That’s true. There are already customers dining at the reserved time, so I’m very sorry for the situation. These are the desserts in the store as compensation.” He asked his employees to hand over a very exquisite bag.
“You think you can send us away with just these?” Saori said angrily.
“We are very sorry about this,” Inoue Kazumi responded with a bow.
Song Gangdong sneered: “Don’t think that everything can be forgiven just by bowing. We didn’t come here specifically for a box of snacks. You must give us an explanation today.”
Inoue Ichihong stood up and said calmly, “Sir, although there is an appointment, it was made before Mr. Shigong was alive, so the appointment has been invalidated after his death.”
“It’s so funny. The Shinomiya family has always required a 30% deposit when making a reservation. Even if my father passed away, you still have to abide by the reservation rules. Who gave you the courage to do this?” Shinomiya Mikoto was so angry that she laughed.
“Please produce evidence of the paid deposit. If you have it, we will return it immediately. Otherwise, you have to come here in person to get the refund,” Inoue Ichihong responded coldly.
“You!” Shinomiya Mikoto was suddenly furious.
Song Gangdong felt very unhappy at this time and looked at the other party and said, “Aren’t you afraid of affecting your reputation by doing this?”
“Our procedures are all legal. Perhaps you should go back and check whether your father actually paid the deposit at that time,” Inoue Kazumi suggested.
In fact, reservations at Green French Restaurant generally do not require a deposit, but this may sometimes result in some changes. If a deposit is paid, the restaurant will ensure the service no matter what.
So it is really hard to say whether Shinomiya Juxia has paid the deposit or not. When Shinomiya Mikoto heard this, there was some hesitation on her face.
“Who is in charge of the general reservations for the four palaces?” Songgang Dong asked.
“Sometimes it’s the secretary and sometimes it’s the butler Fujiwara,” she thought for a moment and answered.
“Then let’s call Butler Fujiwara and ask him now,” suggested Matsuoka Dong.
Shinomiya Mikoto nodded and made a phone call immediately, while Inoue Kazumi stood there calmly waiting. This situation made Matsuoka Dong wonder if he had really wronged the other party.
After a while, Shinomiya hung up the phone and shook his head at him. Just now, when he asked Butler Fujiwara, he had no impression of this, so this was most likely an appointment made by the secretary.
However, the secretary had disappeared somewhere unknown, so their trip today was probably in vain.
“Hey, isn’t this Miss Shinomiya? Oh no, should I say former Miss Shinomiya?”
A very annoying voice sounded. Although the voice was sweet, the sarcasm in it made people feel very uncomfortable.
A girl in a Gothic skirt walked out of the restaurant. She was holding a fluffy black fan and wearing a transparent gauze hat on her head, dressed like a Western medieval lady.
“So it’s you, Hinami Reiko.” Shinomiya Mikoto looked very unfriendly.
The guy in front of her can be said to be her enemy. Actually, it’s not her fault. Back then, Hina Reiko’s fiancé insisted on breaking off the engagement and wanted to be with her, and then he hated her.
Of course, in the end, Sigong did not accept that guy. I heard that he went abroad to study out of disappointment. It seems that their engagement still exists because of the interests.
“You are still so annoying, but I heard that your family went bankrupt, so why did you come to this place? You are not trying to be rich and will go back to eat bread for a few months,” she laughed, covering her mouth with a fan.
Shinomiya Mikoto responded unhappily: “You don’t need to worry about it. Instead, think about how to call your fiancé back.”
“Who cares about that guy? The guy next to you is not the young master you’re hanging out with, and you’re sharing him with others?” She first clenched her fan in anger and then started to fight back.
“Miss, please be careful when you speak,” Song Gangdong reminded coldly.
“That’s right, Songgang-san is mine and I and Mikoto-san are just friends,” Saori said dissatisfiedly as she stepped forward and hugged Songgang-san’s arm tightly.
Shinomiya Mikoto also warned: “If you keep talking nonsense, I will tell you what happened in the past.”
“That’s because I guessed wrong. It seems that your Shinomiya family still has some backup plans. But if you keep spending like this, you won’t be able to hold out for long,” said Reiko Hina gloatingly.