Rebirth: Japanese investor

  Chapter 174 Eel Rice

   Kishimoto Masayoshi's stomach suddenly sent a signal to remind him that he needed to eat. He understands that he can hold Xia Jing Zhenqin like this forever, but it doesn't solve his hunger problem.

  Kishimoto Masayoshi asked calmly, "What would you like to eat at noon?"

  Xia Jingzhenqin looked at him sideways, pursed his lips and smiled: "Are you hungry?"

  Kishimoto Masayoshi still held her in both hands and admitted: "I have almost digested everything I ate in the morning. Can you not be hungry?"

  Natsui Makoto thought for a moment and said, "Let's go eat monjayaki! I know that there is a monjayaki here, which is not only economical, but also delicious."

  Masayoshi Kishimoto smiled bitterly and expressed his objection: "I don't want to eat monjayaki, I want to eat something with rice, can I change it?"

  Natsui Makoto blurted out: "Beef rice."

  Kishimoto Masayoshi immediately thought of Yoshinoya as soon as he heard the word "beef rice". He'd been tired of eating this food in the past life.

   Let him eat it all his life, never say, "Let's go eat eel rice! I know that there is a restaurant in Taito district that has first-class eel rice."

   "How expensive is that!" After nearly 20 years of hard life, Xia Jingzhenqin has already developed the habit of living frugally. For her, eel rice is the most luxurious enjoyment once a year.

   The Japanese have a tradition of eating eel rice on hot days. According to them, it is better to take supplements to survive the hot summer, similar to the autumn fat in China. It's just that the time between the two is different, and the essential meaning is exactly the same.

   It is currently January and winter is not over yet. Unagi rice must be sold, and the price is much more expensive than eating eel rice in summer.

   "I want to eat eel rice at noon today." Masayoshi Kishimoto said with an uncompromising tone.

  Natsui Makoto suddenly laughed at herself, and she thought of him as a poor man like her in the past. The two waited in line for more than half an hour in the big winter on Christmas Eve just to eat taiyaki from a street shop.

  Kishimoto Masayoshi can live in Nishi-Azabu, Minato District, which means that he can eat whatever he wants, regardless of the price.

   "Okay! I'll just listen to you." Xia Jingzhenqin did not insist on her own opinion.

   Kishimoto Masayoshi let go of the hands that hugged her, then supported her left and right arms, pushed the other side and sat up and said, "Put the door key away. We'll set off from here."

  Natsui Makoto just now took the door key that he had placed on the glass coffee table in his hand. The first feeling she felt after getting started was not that it was as light as her own door key, but that it had a certain sense of weight, which made her fall.

   She looked at the key in her hand again, and it was obvious that the workmanship was more refined. I sighed in my heart that the door keys of the rich are different.

  The two held hands and left with their fingers clasped together. They were walking on the road, and their sweetness was no different from other young couples who were in and out of each other.

   Kishimoto Masayoshi is not afraid of meeting anyone. Even Sakai Rie's friend doesn't matter. At that time, she can buy a brand-name bag or a piece of brand-name clothes by giving her a pair of brand-name shoes, making her keep her mouth shut, pretending that she has never seen anything.

  If one is not enough, then two. How big a thing this can be, it's nothing more than a matter of money. The words would never reach Sakai Rie's ears. Who made her friends only children from ordinary middle-class families?

   Although Masayoshi Kishimoto has moved to Nishi-Azabu, Minato City, he spends more time going to work than in the past, but the benefits are greatly reduced, which greatly reduces the probability that Sakai Rie will encounter an embarrassing scene where she and Natsui Makoto are together.

   After all, Sakai Rie's time spent in Taito Ward has been reduced a lot. In addition to studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, she will return to Minato Ward.

   Even if she participates in the activities of the Rose Club, it will be mainly placed in the port area. People who live in Minato have an innate sense of superiority and a strong sense of exclusivity.

   This sense of superiority is different from those who live in Setagaya Ward. The latter always likes to put "Setagaya" on his mouth in order to show a difference.

   Masayoshi Kishimoto reckons that after Sakai Rie graduates from University, the chance to go to Taito Ward all year round might be worth even one hand.

   Ueno and Asakusa will be lively and prosperous in Roppongi, Azabujuban, Platinum Gaolun, Akasaka, Tokyo Tower and so on?

   In Kishimoto's view, one lives in Nishi-Azabu, Minato Ward, and the other lives in Ueno, Taito Ward, which is a good arrangement. Even if you run a little between the two districts, it is worth doing.

  Natsui Makoto just walked to the door of the store with Kishimoto Masayoshi. From its tall facade decoration, he knew that consumption would not be civilian, but a high-end restaurant.

   She didn't say anything, and she couldn't help but start to get nervous. After all, it was the first time she walked into such a high-end place in her life.

  Natsui Makoto's inner self-confidence and worry were immediately reflected in her body movements. She clenched Kishimoto's hand tightly, just like when a child encounters something that disturbs his heart, he likes to clench the hand of an adult to seek protection.

   Kishimoto Masayoshi felt the tension from her, and did not feel too many surprises. I believe that she will gradually become accustomed and calm when she visits such high-end stores a few times in the future.

  The two were led into a small private room by the waitress. She waited patiently for the guests to take their orders after they were seated face to face.

   Kishimoto Masayoshi didn't look at the recipe in front of him and said, "Give us a bowl of your restaurant's signature eel rice."

  The waitress said "please wait a moment", then closed the private room door and left.

  Natsui Makoto only had the courage to open the recipe placed in front of him. If she didn't look at it, she couldn't stand it anymore, as if her head was starting to lack oxygen. For myself, this price is too expensive.

   "Ordinary eel rice is nothing more than a layer of grilled eel meat on the top. The so-called super eel rice, the big deal is to add another layer of grilled eel meat in the middle of the rice, that is, to form the upper and middle layers.

   This family's signature eel rice is very distinctive. It is three layers of grilled eel sandwiched between rice. Not only that, but they did not choose artificially raised eels, but wild eels.

  This wild eel is served with the exclusive seasoning sauce. "Kishimoto Masayoshi introduced with a smile.

  Natsui Makoto kept the recipe on the page of the signature eel rice and his eyes went straight. She looked at the price on it and smiled bitterly: "A meal like ours is more expensive than my meal for a month. Can it taste good and the portion is enough?"

   (end of this chapter)