Chapter 799: Meat on the Chopping Block

After the banquet was over, Watanabe Saki, under Sakai Aiko’s kind reminder, was the one who remembered that she should go home to see her family while she had the chance, after all, her own home wasn’t too far away from here.

She went back to her room, took some things with her, then went out of the door of the Folk Inn, stopped a cab, and headed towards her destination. She herself, nowadays, had become a child who was praised verbally for being a good child in other people’s families.

People from small places will generally choose to go to the big city to study, and then after graduating from the university is to try to stay and work. The first choice, naturally, is to be able to enter the well-known large companies to become an official member of the community.

Then, one step at a time, as one’s age and annual income increase, one will either try to buy a house or live better and better, wear better and better clothes, and eat better and better. ……

Moving slowly from the fringes of the Tokyo metropolitan area towards the Tokyo sub-capital, the prestigious area of the metropolitan center. It’s like the heroine in Tokyo Woman’s Illustrated Guide.

She moves step by step from Sancha, Tokyo, where she first lived, to Ebisu, Ginza, Toyosu, Yoyogi Uehara, and Minato-ku. Each move represents a new level in her career.

Watanabe Sawaki’s heart was as clear as a mirror, she and Sakai Rie were going out from here together, toward Tokyo, but there was still a gap between heaven and earth. She might not be able to move to Minato Ward in her lifetime.

Even if she could live in Minato Ward, she wouldn’t be able to own an apartment in Roppongi, Nishi-Azabu, Shirogane, Aoyama, and Azabu Juban Street, which were the most famous neighborhoods in Minato Ward.

Not to mention Rie Sakai’s current residence in Shinagawa, a park-like mansion. Rie Sakai was one of the rare exceptions, one in a million.

Instead of using her as a role model to teach their own children to learn from her, the people of Sakai would have no intention of using her as a role model to teach their own children to learn from her.

After all, no matter how hard one worked, one would never climb to the top of the social ladder like her without the favor of the heavens.

Watanabe Saki was a different story. Even if she had entered the Hard Gold Group through the back door, it was still unknown. People still wanted to believe that as long as they relied on their own personal efforts and hard work, they would have a good future.

This kind of thought is almost every newcomer who just graduated from college and stepped into the society and the workplace has had the thought. At that time, why not a pure white lotus flower?

After a long time, many people are slowly living into the kind of people they once hated. Doing their own does not like and have no meaning of work, but still doing.

Neither for the sake of any dream, any ideal, not to mention not for other impractical things, just to live, have food to eat, not to sleep on the streets.

Watanabe Saki arrived home, the moment she saw her family, inside she was still filled with joy. Naturally, she wouldn’t forget to bring gifts for her family.

These were all things that she had bought and prepared in advance when she was in Tokyo. It wasn’t like she hadn’t thought about it herself, this trip to her hometown in Kochi City, Shikoku on a business trip, and incidentally, she would be able to go home.

“Mom, my sister is coming home.” One of Watanabe Saki’s younger sisters was exclaiming.

“My good daughter is back.” When Watanabe’s mom heard this, she was like the wind was at her feet, and with eager steps she walked out to see her precious daughter.

Watanabe Saeki put her things down while smilingly saying to her sister, “Did you and Shota get along well in the same class?

At first, I was also in the same class as his sister Rie. Subsequently, we were admitted together to attend Tokyo University of the Arts.”

“Not only did Shota Sakai not study properly in his class, he was also bossy. Everyone knows that he is nothing but relying on his big sister’s authority.” Watanabe’s sister spoke bluntly.

“What, is he bullying you?” Watanabe Saki was concerned.

“That’s not true. Because of you and Rie-san, sister, Shouta in turn took special care of me. Even so, I still don’t like the way he handles himself.

However, not only in our school, but there are quite a few cute-looking girls outside the school who like to swarm around him. I really don’t know what’s wrong with those girls.

Are they blind, or are they just crazy? Sakai Shota’s mouth is never less than the top of my brother-in-law is the chairman of the titular Hard Gold Group, and my big sister is the plutocrat’s wife.

The current mayor of Kochi’s own brother was able to be successfully elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Council thanks to the help of my sister and brother-in-law.

Without the political cash and support provided to him by my brother-in-law, he would not have been elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Council. Even the mayor of Kochi City would have been treated with respect when he met my sister and brother-in-law.

Today he is the mayor, tomorrow he can be made not the mayor. Shikoku Logistics, a big local company, is just one of the subsidiaries of Hard Gold Electric, a subsidiary of the Hard Gold Group.

There is also a branch of Hard Gold Bank in Kochi, one of the iconic buildings being constructed by Hard Gold Construction in Kochi, and so on.

With just a word from my sister and brother-in-law, they were able to get the congregation of people associated with the Hard Gold Group to vote for whoever they, and their families, wanted.

One of the job descriptions of the Hard Gold Group’s Minister of Publicity is also specifically responsible for informing and managing the various backing groups affiliated with the Hard Gold Group ……,” Watanabe’s sister said earnestly.

“What’s wrong with you? As soon as your sister comes back, she’s saying all this nonsense. The Sakai family is able to be powerful in our area because her family has produced a good daughter.

But my daughter isn’t bad either. It’s all unlike your father, who, at over fifty years old, is still meat on someone else’s chopping block, free to be slaughtered at will.” Watanabe’s mom said joyfully.

“I’m also making a living off the Hard Gold Group. In fact, how am I not the meat on top of the chopping board? The only difference with my father is that the anvil is just different.” Watanabe Saki said in a serious manner.

“Sis, why have you become so pessimistic? There isn’t a single one of our neighbors here who doesn’t say that you’ve made a fortune and envy our family.” Watanabe’s younger sister blurted out.

“After you grow up and hang out above society and the workplace for a few more years, you’ll also truly understand what I meant by that just now.” Watanabe Saki rushed at her sister is a meaningful way.

“I’m not going to be the meat on the chopping board. I want to be my own master.” Watanabe’s younger sister was saying with innocent conviction.

Watanabe Saeki couldn’t help but smile and said, “Still, my sister is the most ambitious. I, a person who is an elder sister is also ashamed of myself. You are the most typical person who doesn’t know the value of firewood and rice without being in charge.

If you haven’t climbed and rolled in society and the workplace, you don’t know the viciousness of people’s hearts in society and the workplace. A part-time worker should have the mentality of a part-time worker, and should never have the mentality of a boss partner or senior manager.”