Chapter 296 Apologies

Masayoshi Kishimoto and Rie Sakai went out the door, and had no intention of going much farther for dinner. With a little bit of agreement, the two of them headed straight in the direction of Roppongi.

After Masayoshi Kishimoto parked his old Porsche 911, the passenger door opened first, and Rie Sakai got out with both feet on the ground, closing the door in the process. After that, he got out of the car and also closed the door with his backhand, and then locked the car.

Masayoshi Kishimoto took the initiative to reach out his right hand to grab Rie Sakai’s left hand, and again, he clasped his fingers together. For this reason, she didn’t show any struggle or resistance, it was just as natural as anything else.

They walked into a fancy restaurant. Since they hadn’t called beforehand to make a single reservation, it was only then that they were seated at a corner table.

The two of them didn’t have too many negative emotions arising in their minds, after all, that’s how Japanese fine dining restaurants are like. After all, that’s the way it is in Japan. Before you come, you need to make a phone call to make the necessary reservations and verifications.

Then again, there were some fine dining restaurants that only received members or familiar customers and did not do passing business from non-members. They don’t do it to make money, and that’s definitely a no-brainer.

It’s just a matter of applying a bit of hunger marketing strategy so as to indicate their own upscale and scarcity. Situations like this are not really an exception in Japan, but have become a tacit consensus between store owners and customers.

After Masayoshi Kishimoto and Rie Sakai ordered the dishes they wanted to eat, they patiently entered a waiting time. The reason why they did not order alcohol was that the punishment for drunk driving in Japan was very strong.

Not only would the person involved be severely punished, but the store that sold the alcohol would also be held liable and be punished accordingly. If the person is drinking at home, his wife will also be penalized.

Of course, if he is not caught by the police and nothing serious happens, then naturally he will not be in any trouble. On the contrary, there would be big trouble.

“Hello, Chairman Kishimoto, and Rie. Why are the two of you sitting here?” Mrs. Honma suddenly appeared before Masayoshi Kishimoto and Sakai’s eyes inside and said with a surprised tone.

“We didn’t make a reservation in advance, it was just an impromptu start.” Rie Sakai said honestly.

“Store manager, store manager.” Mrs. Honma’s eyes looked in one direction and raised her voice.

The store manager immediately rushed over on cue and said respectfully, “Mrs. Honma, is there anything I can do for you?”

“What’s the matter with you? Do you know who he is? This man is the chairman of the Hard Gold Group, the main owner of the big company that took down the entire Roppongi Old Town remodeling plan.

Do you want to keep your store here in Roppongi?” Mrs. Honma was very angry, as if she had suffered some kind of injustice, and said.

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. I’ll change the table with the best location for you.” The store manager hurriedly bowed in Kishimoto Masayoshi’s direction and apologized.

Masayoshi Kishimoto did not reply directly, but only looked towards Rie Sakai who was sitting next to his right hand and said, “It’s up to you to decide!”

“No need. It’s quiet here, it’s fine.” Sakai Rie simply didn’t care about that false set of things. Besides, the other party hadn’t done anything wrong.

Even if she was the manager of this fine restaurant, she would still arrange for the passersby to dine on the corners of the restaurant, after all, even if there was no one to make a reservation on the good seats, the same would be reserved for the sudden and temporary use of the VIPs who frequently patronized this restaurant.

“I’m really sorry, I really didn’t know that you were the chairman of the Hard Gold Group.” The store manager still apologized with a flourish.

Kishimoto Masayoshi was naturally reminded of the short story “The Death of a Small Civil Servant”, one of the representative works of the great Russian writer Chekov, when he saw this somewhat disoriented look on his face.

He said, “Now that you know me, it’s all right.”

“I will definitely remember you firmly.” The store manager’s facial expression was extremely serious and said.

Justice Kishimoto couldn’t help but laugh. He himself wasn’t dead, so he didn’t need to be remembered for his voice.

“Since it’s such a coincidence, how about we join together? Am I able to sit down and dine with you?” Mrs. Honma offered.

“You are most welcome.” Masayoshi Kishimoto said as he raised his hand and gestured to his left seat.

“Then you and Rie will wait for a moment, I’ll be right back.” Mrs. Honma said with a smile on her face.

As soon as she turned around and left, the store manager took the opportunity to be able to take off after her.

“How come you didn’t tell me about it when your company took over the entire Roppongi old town remodeling program?” Sakai Rie was grumbling about the fact that everyone else knew about it, but not herself.

“Did you ask me?” Masayoshi Kishimoto asked rhetorically.

“Nine times out of ten, the reason why I was appointed by Mrs. Honma as one of the vice presidents of the Rosebud Society is because your company took down the old city renovation plan for the whole of Roppongi.” Rie Sakai said as realization dawned on her.

“That’s a one-sided guess on your part. It’s not necessarily true that Mrs. Honma is looking at your talents in socializing and management?” Masayoshi Kishimoto said and laughed again.

Even if he didn’t laugh, Sakai Rie wouldn’t have been naive enough to completely take his words at face value. She knew what she was good at and what she wasn’t good at.

Sakai Rie sighed out loud, “Mrs. Honma is really too realistic a woman. She values whoever is favorable to her in the future. Whoever won’t be useful to her in the future, she won’t even give the other person a proper look.”

“You just know it in your heart. Why do you have to say it out loud?” Masayoshi Kishimoto said as he raised his hand to signal her not to speak the big truth in this kind of public setting.

While Mrs. Honma went and returned, the store manager was the one who appeared in front of their table once again. He asked the clerk to bring a fine French Bordeaux red wine from the store and said, “In order to show our apologies and negligence in our work, I hope you can accept this red wine from us.”

“I drove the car and am not able to drink alcohol. However, these two ladies should be able to.” Masayoshi Kishimoto accepted his repeated apologies and said.

After the store manager understood, he ordered it to be opened on the spot, and then he personally poured the red wine into the first tulip red wine glass representing the wine tasting, and respectfully placed it in front of Rie Sakai.

Sakai Rie was not polite, her right hand directly picked up the red wine glass is clockwise gently shaken a bit, and then tilted her head back to take a sip of red wine in the cup in the mouth.

She slightly let the taste buds on top of her tongue taste it, and then swallowed down her throat, letting it go all the way downwards into her stomach.