Chapter 346: The Lowly Paid One

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen Ryoumi. It’s a coincidence that we’re catching up today, so let’s go see Ryoumi together!” Sakai Rie wasn’t improvising, but had an obvious purpose.

As Watanabe Saki’s best friend herself, she could only do this in the end. As for whether the other party was inspired or not, it was already out of her hands.

It wasn’t that she didn’t know that a woman who was overwhelmed by love was just too stubborn to listen to other people’s good advice.

Watanabe Saki agreed. After being paid by Rie Sakai, the two of them walked out of the caf茅, stood at the curb and stopped a cab before heading towards the Arakawa district.

When they arrived at the place, Rie Sakai and Saki Watanabe got out of the cab one after the other. This place was not a high-end neighborhood, it was full of old houses. The people who rented here were, naturally, the low-wage earners, as they were often called.

Sakai Rie and Watanabe Saki knocked on the door of Sato Ryoumi’s rented room, and before they even had a chance to walk in, they were able to smell the dusty and rancid odor of the old house.

Watanabe Saki instinctively raised her right hand in front of her nose. It was true that she couldn’t stand this bad smell.

At the same time, Sakai Rie also smelled it. Only, she had already learned the calmness, composure, and performance that upper class people displayed when faced with bad things.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you guys would come. The smell inside the house is bad.” Satou Ryoumi, who had no makeup at all and was carrying a large belly, apologized with obvious humility.

Watanabe Saki looked at her and almost didn’t recognize her. It had only been a few short months, but she had changed too much. In the past, Satou Ryoumi was fashionably dressed and cheerful. Nowadays, she was just like a downtrodden person.

Watanabe Saeki couldn’t help but say with reddened eyes, “Yoshimi, how did you become like this?”

Sato Ryoumi smiled bitterly and was speechless. She had insisted on giving birth to this child inside her stomach. Nowadays, even if she had eaten her own fruit, it was still with the nature of blaming herself.

“How have you been living all this time?” Watanabe Saki’s eyes looked towards the interior of the house, and then realized that there wasn’t much space in there.

Not only that, the lighting wasn’t very good either. The houses in this area were not only old, but the landlords had built various additions on top of their original houses in order to maximize their profits.

As a result, the unreasonable layout has led to the blocking of light in the rooms. For this reason, the government also turned a blind eye. If this is really rectified, other things will happen.

There is no guarantee that the two sides will not break out in a fierce conflict. If people have money, who would voluntarily live in this kind of place. It’s because they don’t have money that they have no choice.

Even if this place is razed, it won’t be long before new ones spring up.

Instead of making these people homeless, it would be easier to keep them cooperative.

Furthermore, Japanese law has a clear rule. On top of a private plot of land, it was basically okay to build this house however you liked, and as long as nothing happened, there was no such thing as an unauthorized building.

“Thanks to Rie’s monthly financial support.” Satou Ryoumi said truthfully.

“Don’t say things like that. We are good friends after all. Since you’re having temporary difficulties, it’s only right that I should lend a helping hand to help you get through it.”

Sakai Rie did not show a savior’s mentality or face of giving charity at all. She believed in one of Masayoshi Kishimoto’s theories, that if you do good deeds, you should not seek rewards. If you want to figure returns, don’t do good deeds and go into business instead.

“Do you regret it?” Watanabe Saeki took the initiative and extended her hands to take the other party’s two hands and said.

“It’s too late for regrets! Nowadays, my belly is so big. If I still want to have an abortion, then I have to induce labor. This can be killing people.

After all, the babies in my belly have taken on human form. Not to mention that a regular hospital wouldn’t take me in and agree to do it.” Satou Ryoumi was saying with mixed feelings.

“Ryoumi, I truly don’t deserve this for you.” Watanabe Saki really didn’t expect a person’s fate to take such a drastic turn for the worse and said.

“After all this, I can only give birth to this child inside my belly first. In the future, I’ll go out and look for a job.” Satou Ryoumi said, completely taking one step at a time.

Watanabe Saki suddenly said angrily, “It’s really too cheap for that bastard.”

“You can’t say it like that. In the beginning, I also hated him. However, I was the one who had to give birth to the child.

From the beginning to the end, no one forced me. Before this, not only you but also my parents asked me to abort the baby and start a new life.

The moment I walked into the hospital, the feelings and changes in my heart were something you guys wouldn’t understand at all now. Only after you guys get pregnant in the future will you truly understand this mother-daughter bonding feeling of mine.” Satou Ryoumi said in a serious manner.

“I think the price you’re paying for this is too high. Your life ……,” Watanabe Saeki said as tears could no longer be held back from sliding down the sides of her eyes.

“I chose my own path, then I have to be responsible for it. I’m really sorry, the smell inside my house is really bad, so I’m only able to let you guys stand outside and talk.” Satou Ryoumi showed a facade that was more mature than her peers.

When Watanabe Saki saw her in such a bad light with his own eyes, it really touched him a lot in his heart. From a certain point of view, Satou Ryoumi was indeed great. However, she herself completely and utterly did not want to have such a life and livelihood.

“When is the due date?” Sakai Rie asked with concern.

“Next month or so!” Satou Ryoumi had a word.

“By then, if you need any more help, just call me.” Rie Sakai said seriously.

“I’ve already caused you a lot of trouble. It really makes me embarrassed to trouble you anymore.” Satou Ryoumi overreacted.

“Don’t say things like that. Who made us good friends, good girlfriends, good sisters?” Rie Sakai’s succor to her was also limited.

Even if she was perfectly capable of giving the other more money, she didn’t go that far, after all, there was no such obligation at all.

Besides, everyone was an adult. Since they were adults, then they needed to shoulder the responsibility for what they did.

“Yoshimi, you can just rest in peace and recuperate! Rie and I will leave first. When we have time, we’ll come see you again.” Watanabe Saki said as she suddenly realized an unprecedented sense of detachment.