Chapter 523: The Yonekura Family

In the evening, Yuko Yonekura returned home from work. She didn’t go back to her bedroom to put her things away as well as change her clothes before coming out to have dinner with her family like she did on weekdays.

She directly found her mother, and then showed the Hermes platinum bag that Miyazaki Ryui had mailed over from Tokyo.

“Is this the new bag you just bought today?” Yonekura’s mom asked casually.

“No, it was given to me by someone else.” Yuko Yonekura replied bluntly.

“Who gave you the bag?” Yonekura’s mom began to show her nervousness. It wasn’t that she wasn’t aware that this one daughter of hers was already engaged to the eldest son of the Miyazaki family.

It was not a good thing for her daughter to receive a gift from another man. If the good people spread the word about this matter, would it not be Yuko Yonekura’s fianc茅’s back that she was still hooking up with someone outside?

“Miyazaki Ryui.” Yuko Yonekura replied bluntly.

Yonakura’s mother’s face that looked tense instantly soothed and said, “Since it’s a gift from him to you, then you can take it with peace of mind and use it in a dignified manner.”

“Mom, did you see it clearly? This is a platinum Hermes bag.” Yuko Yonekura said as she brought the Hermes platinum bag in her hand is front of her.

Yonekura’s mother took the bag from her daughter’s hands and not only looked at it carefully in her hands, but also switched it between her right and left hands.

Even at her advanced age, she still loved the good things that women loved. This one instantly made her feel different when she got her hands on it.

A smile appeared on Mizura’s mother’s face as she said, ”Daughter ah! When you’re not using it, lend it to mom as well.”

Yuko Yonekura froze for a moment and said, “I think it’s just too valuable. I was thinking of discussing with you if I should return the item?”

“Return it? Return it there? This is something your fianc茅 gave you. Expensive? Your blessings have just begun.” Yonekura’s mom didn’t put down the platinum Hermes bag and said.

“I think my daughter is right.” Papa Yonekura, being an honest man still felt that a gift that was too expensive was not something that could be accepted said.

“I’ve been married to you all my life, not to mention the Hermes platinum bag, even an ordinary bag, you haven’t bought me a single one.

I’ve carried the most shopping bags in my life. Return it? Should I mail it back to Tokyo, or just return it to Miyazaki’s house?

No matter which you choose to use, will people think in their minds that our family is unhappy with this one marriage? Or wonder if there’s something wrong with our daughter.

Right now, this is not only the neighborhood, but there’s no telling how many people outside are envious of this marriage between our Yuuko and Ryui.” Yonekura’s mom said unhappily.

“Why do I feel like you’re climbing the ladder to sell your daughter?” Papa Miyazaki commented his own observation saying.

“No problem, just do as you say. Not only will our family return the things to the Miyazaki family, but we will simply cancel the marriage between the two families.

If you’re not happy about it, there are plenty of people out there who are. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this for a woman would be a big fool not to take advantage of it.” Mizura’s mother spoke bluntly.

Yoncura’s father then stopped speaking. In this family, it was his wife who had the final say. He himself went to work and went to work, and after work, he came home to eat, shower and whatnot.

His relationships and socializing were simple. His monthly paycheck was also handed over to his wife, who then gave him 5,000 yen as pocket money for the month.

For lunch and whatever, he brings bento from home. His only hobby was to occasionally drink with his old friends at an izakaya in the neighborhood.

It wasn’t an everyday thing, but only a few times a month. What can you do with 5,000 yen? Even though Aomori’s price level was quite a bit lower than Tokyo’s, there were some items that were uniformly priced throughout Japan.

A bottle of wine cannot have one price in Tokyo and another in Aomori. Even if there is a certain price difference, it will not be too big. Unless it’s a local sake that’s not very famous.

Otherwise, a waterman can carry it back and forth. This would be buying from a place with low prices and then transporting it to a place with high prices to sell it, earning the difference in price.

“Mom, you’re too snobby! Isn’t it just a platinum Hermes bag?” Miura-chan couldn’t help but blurt out.

“My son is really getting ahead of himself. You right have to buy me a Hermes platinum bag exactly like the one I’m holding back tomorrow.

Can’t do it! How about this, you don’t live at home to eat and drink for free, and don’t reach out and ask the family for money, okay?” Yoncura’s mom’s two-eyed gaze was falling on her youngest son’s body and said.

“I’m still studying, I don’t have any money. When I have money in the future, I will definitely buy it for you.” Miura’s little brother swore with conviction.

“When it’s later, you know how to coax your mom. After you graduate from high school next year, you’d better honestly go into your father’s factory and work well.

I can’t count on you in this lifetime. I’d better put my hopes on your sister!” Yonekura’s mom blurted out.

Yonekura-chan suddenly reached out with his right hand and said, “Mom, give me a thousand yen.”

“Weren’t you so backbone just now? Now, what’s wrong?” Yonekura’s mom cried and laughed.

Yonekura’s little brother turned to Yuko Yonekura and said, “Sis, give me a thousand yen then! Anyway, you’re the one who’s going to marry the president of Otate Enterprises, so you don’t lack such a thousand yen.”

“And what do you want to do with the money?” Yuko Yonekura asked calmly.

“Reiko and I have an appointment just for tonight, and I’m taking her to sit at that newest water bar that opened up nearby. If I slip up, and wouldn’t it be too dishonorable?” Yonekura-chan said truthfully.

Yuko Yonekura took out her wallet and pulled out a one thousand yen bill from it and handed it to her little brother.

She knew that the girl called Reiko, not only was her little brother’s girlfriend, but also lived in this neighborhood, the two were playing since childhood, absolute childhood friends.

Both families were in a kind of default attitude towards their relationship. Reiko’s parents didn’t expect, and couldn’t expect, their daughter to be able to marry a rich man.

She was nothing more than waiting to graduate from high school, just like her own little brother. Her own little brother was entering to work in a factory, and she was marrying him.

Following their tradition here, it was common to look around the neighborhood. Often it is a matter of what kind of family is married to what kind of family. The advantage is that the daughter doesn’t have to marry far away, and it’s very convenient to see her or if she wants to see her parents.

Furthermore, the neighbors had lived together for decades, even hundreds of years, and knew each other well, so they were absolutely at ease. One’s own daughter wouldn’t be toyed with either.