sinovels Chapters 1341 and 1350: Some things you'll understand when you grow up!
Chapters 1341 and 1350: Some things you'll understand when you grow up!
Chapters 1341 and 1350: Some things you'll understand when you grow up!
The port town was filled with laughter and joy.
Construction workers who haven't been able to reunite with their families for a long time are now enjoying themselves at the carnival with their wives and children. The fresh food, fun dolls, various games, and lively performances make it feel like a bustling city!
Of course, the performers here are just ordinary groups invited by the organizers, not the well-known idols or celebrities at the Tree Friends Annual Meeting.
Ten-year-old Eri Tanoue was happily trying to catch tiny red fish, no bigger than her little finger, with a paper fan, but the flimsy fan kept getting torn by the fish, leaving her empty-handed.
Seeing his daughter's dejected look, the foreman, Yuto Takagami, awkwardly tried to comfort her:
"Eri-chan, don't be sad. Daddy will take you to the beach later and we'll catch a big fish! As long as an arm!"
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The little girl was speechless. These little red fish are meant to be kept for ornamental purposes!
What would she do with such a long fish? Besides, you can't keep sea fish as pets.
"Oh my god, let's go see a show!"
“good good”
Yuto Tagami quickly pulled his daughter and wife along to other parts of the carnival, still talking as he went.
"There's also a fireworks display after dark."
Eri Tagami didn't listen to anything, but looked around excitedly. This was her first time participating in such an island carnival.
Just then, she suddenly saw several people in front of her who looked very familiar!
"Oudou-san, Ougasan's older sister, I often see her on TV!"
Hearing his daughter's words, Yuto Tanagawa looked over and immediately recognized the person. It was none other than Chikako Aoyama, the female lead of the hit summer drama "Long Vacation"!
"That's... Chikako Aoyama!"
His wife, Tanaka Aoi, standing beside him, shouted excitedly.
"That's Sena... no, I mean Masaharu Fukuyama!!"
You know, she's a housewife whose husband is often away on business trips, and she's obsessed with the handsome young men on TV!
"They actually showed up together!"
Turning his head, a sense of unease flashed through Takagami Yuuto's mind. All you little puppies out there!
But a few minutes later, he had no time to be wary of any little puppy, because Tagami Yuto's eyes widened in shock as his white moonlight—Yamaguchi Momoe—appeared on the streets of the small town!
This is the dream girl in the hearts of men their age!
"Momoe-san!!" "Isn't that Tomokazu Miura next to her?!"
With the end of the Tree Friends Annual Meeting, the port town of Jurassic Island has suddenly become the street with the highest concentration of celebrities!
Many of the tree friends' own artists, including the celebrities invited by the tree friends to perform, also came out of the venue and began to stroll around the port town.
More and more artists are appearing at the carnival!
“That’s Yuko Tanaka.” “The one next to her is Kenji Sawada!”
"Naoki Nagayama, the one next to him must be Akina Nakamori!"
"Okada Nana!" "Hayami Yu!" "Kikuchi Momoko!" "Sakai Izumi!"
"Yutaka Ozaki, right? He's here too!"
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Similar exclamations continued to rang out, making the atmosphere of the entire carnival even more lively!
These artists, in twos and threes, also began to explore the port town with great interest.
For these celebrities, appearing openly in public used to be a very risky thing, as paparazzi would keep taking pictures of them, and it could also cause a major stampede!
However, this is on Jurassic Island, with the help of tree friends and so many other people around, which greatly reduces the risk!
Even if fans come up for autographs, we can just give them to them. The whole island only has about 5,000 people, and not all of them are necessarily their fans. There are almost 50 celebrities present; each person can only serve a maximum of 100 people.
As a result, many celebrities only had time to appease their fans at the beginning before they were able to enjoy the carnival without worry.
Kenji Sawada, holding hands with Yuko Tanaka, Chikako Aoyama, and many of her sisters, along with Masaharu Fukuyama and Yutaka Ozaki, all seemed to have smiles on their faces, just like ordinary people.
For them, being able to openly enjoy a break at the end of the year, the busiest time of the year, to stroll through a carnival and watch a fireworks display is already a luxury!
When I get back to Tokyo tomorrow, back to the entertainment industry, I'll be facing an endless schedule and attending one event after another.
While his wife went to see Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuto Tagami happily got an autograph.
But when he returned to where he was, his daughter had already run off to the boss, Naoki Nagayama!
"Auntie, this little girl is dressed so cutely!"
Eri Tanoue looked at Natsuka's dinosaur costume with great curiosity.
Where can I buy this dress?
Akina was also curious about being called "Auntie"; it was the first time since she became famous. She bent down and patted the little girl's head.
"This style will appear in 'Bubble Factory' clothing in the future. It's not available for sale yet!"
"what?"
Eri Tagami's eyes widened.
"On that little girl's body"
"I made it!" Akina said with a hint of pride. "How about it? It looks just like the big brands, doesn't it?"
"Mmm! It's really good!"
Eri Takagami added plenty of emotional value, making Akina's smile even brighter. For a moment, the surrounding fans couldn't take their eyes off her. Many of them were Akina's fans!
However, because there were employees of the Shuyu (a fan club) group next to Naoki Nagayama, they spontaneously separated many people from each other.
The little girl turned around and looked at the passersby who were watching them, then continued to ask:
"Auntie, why is everyone looking at you? Are you some important person?"
"Um..." I guess celebrities count, right?
While Akina was unsure how to respond, Naoki Nagayama, who had been watching the scene unfold, spoke up:
"What? Can't everyone come to see me?! Am I not a big shot?"
Eri Tagami looked up at Naoki Nagayama, then shook her head resolutely:
"Will not!"
"Huh?" Naoki Nagayama was now puzzled. "Why can't it be me?"
“Because everyone looking over here is a man!” said Eri Tano. “Mom said only herbivores look at men. Uncle, what is a herbivore?”
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Naoki Nagayama's face stiffened, and he answered no!
At this moment, Akina couldn't help but laugh out loud, finding the scene even more interesting than the manzai performance at the venue!
"Haha, Naoki-san, answer me quickly!"
On the other side, a somewhat gloating Shuichi Itō encouraged them, and the surrounding Tree Friends employees also let out a burst of teasing laughter.
"The little girl is asking you a question!"
"!!! Shuichi-san."
Naoki Nagayama rolled his eyes, then solemnly patted the little girl on the shoulder.
"You'll understand some things when you grow up!"
"Tch, why does everyone say that!"
Eri Takagami shook her head, seemingly quite dissatisfied with the answer, then changed her tone and spoke to Akina.
"Auntie, may I hug the little girl?"
Akina glanced at her daughter, while Natsuka looked at the older girl with curiosity, seemingly without any resistance.
Just then, her father, Yuto Tanagata, finally noticed his daughter's behavior and rushed over, his first words being an apology:
"Nagayama-san, my daughter, is this my daughter, Eri? Has she done anything inappropriate?"
"Ah, Mr. Tanoe."
Naoki Nagayama had been on the island for so long that he recognized most of the workers, and naturally, he knew the foreman well.
"So this is your daughter, Eri-chan."
"Hi~"
“Your daughter is wonderful! She hasn’t done anything rude,” Naoki Nagayama said with a smile. “She just thought Natsuka’s clothes were cute.”
"That's good, that's good~"
Yuto Tagami wiped the sweat from his brow. If he offended his boss, he might lose his job!
"Have a good time with Erika-chan! There's a fireworks show tonight, it's going to be amazing!"
"Hi!"
Before leaving, Akina handed the flower jam to the little girl, letting her hug it, and also took the opportunity to observe the little girl's height and weight:
"Zhili-chan, I'll send you a set when the clothes are released~"
"Hondo-ni?!"
"The adult would never lie!"
"Arigato!!!"
Seeing Yuto Tanami leave with his reluctant daughter, Naoki Nagayama smiled and said:
Why would Akina want to give a young girl a set of clothes?
"It feels like seeing myself as a child," Akina said with a smile. "When I see nice clothes, I want to wear them all. It was just a sudden feeling."
For her now, a piece of clothing is just something to mention.
Moreover, Tanaka Yuito is essentially building an island for her husband.
Naoki Nagayama didn't take it to heart. He strolled leisurely through the port town with Akina and Natsuka, enjoying the lively and joyful atmosphere.
Let's go watch the fireworks display on the boat later.
"Good~"
Seeing the grilled beef at a street food stall, Naoki Nagayama recalled their first chance encounter at the carnival, and a thought struck him:
"Want some grilled beef skewers?!"
"Yes!" X2
Hearing the two overlapping sounds, Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised. He turned around and saw that Akina was also looking at the little Natsuka she was holding!
It was obvious that the other sound came from the little guy!
Her own daughter, with her big eyes wide open, repeated it again:
"Want to eat!"
Naoki Nagayama couldn't help himself:
"Hahaha~"
As evening fell, Doi Tagako, who had just returned to the parliamentary residence, did not rush to rest. Instead, she began to review the campaign activities of the past few days.
Now that the Social Democratic Party is in power, she can become prime minister if she is nominated.
The election is in two days.
Doi Tagako pondered the candidates within the Social Democratic Party, and currently only Social Democratic Party veteran Ueda Tetsu might have some competitiveness.
However, it is not impossible that if party elders unite with other parties and believe that a woman should not become prime minister, they might insist on placing her in the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In short, we must be extremely cautious.
After thinking for a moment, she directly summoned the campaign chairman, Terutaro Hidaka, and instructed him on the upcoming campaign strategy.
"We need to raise public awareness of women's political participation. There's a great saying in a certain Eastern country: 'Women hold up half the sky.' I hope female celebrities and famous people can support this."
At this point, she suddenly remembered that she had someone specifically in charge of publicity for the entertainment industry:
"Where is Shuichi Itō? Where is he?"
Hidaka Terutaro replied:
"Shuichi-san, after his campaign event in Osaka today, he went to attend the annual meeting of the Tree Friends Association!"
"Ah, it's the annual meeting for tree enthusiasts."
Since Shuichi Itō was a member of the Tree Friends group, Tagako Doi didn't criticize him too harshly.
Was this year's tree-loving annual meeting very lively?
"Hey, I heard it's on Jurassic Island, and they've invited a lot of idol stars to perform. Even Kenji Sawada is in it!"
As a campaign committee member, Hidaka Terutaro was very perceptive about the news and answered questions fluently and logically.
"My dear tree friend~~"
Doi Tagako clicked her tongue; she had heard of this company before.
Before he was elected chairman, the Social Democratic Party, then known as the Socialist Party, had already been in contact with Shuyu.
Later, he collaborated with Shuyu during the establishment of the Tokyo Film Association and the process of facilitating the "Film Industry Workers' Labor Rights Protection Act." This was also the first time Shuyu demonstrated his extensive network of connections, with friends in politics, the entertainment industry, and even international human rights organizations.
After that, the connection became even closer, and Shuyou even supported a rising star within the Social Democratic Party to become a member of parliament!
Even now, one of TreeFriend's executives has directly joined his campaign team.
Tree Friends is already an important ally within the Social Democratic Party's camp!
Moreover, I now greatly need the influence of my friend in the entertainment industry and the film association.
"In a few days, Terutaro, I'll send a congratulatory message to Tree Friends on my behalf."
Doi Tagako said,
Happy New Year to our fellow tree enthusiasts!
It's already December, and companies have long since started exchanging New Year greetings. This isn't unusual in terms of timing, but it's certainly a gesture.
For a politician like Tagako Doi, it's more of a statement: "I've got your back, Shuyou!"
"Hi!"
Hidaka Terutaro nodded to indicate that he understood.
"I'll wait for Ito Shuichi to come back and have him come directly to me to discuss how to get female entertainers to support me!"
"Hi!"
In the pitch-black night sky, a cluster of white light rose from the sea, whooshed into the sky, and then exploded into colorful fireworks, creating a breathtaking spectacle!
The light reflected on the rippling sea, breaking into even smaller shimmers, momentarily blurring the boundary between sky and sea, making one feel as if they were in a psychedelic realm.
The fireworks display at the Tree Friends Annual Meeting created a stunning spectacle on the Seto Inland Sea!
Naoki Nagayama was on the yacht at that moment, watching this scene with his wife and daughter. Natsuka's eyes were wide open, as if she had never seen anything like it before.
After the last firework bloomed and slowly went out, the sea gradually returned to its original pitch-black state.
"It's so beautiful!"
Akina remarked that being able to see fireworks even after the season had passed was a kind of luck in itself.
"Fireworks at Sea in Winter"
"If Akina likes it, it can be released every year!" Naoki Nagayama said confidently. "It can be released in Tokyo Bay!"
"That's too flashy!"
Hearing her husband's words, Akina was very happy, but she verbally expressed her opposition to this hypocritical woman!
"Naoki-san, is the company's annual party already over for today?"
"Yes, this is the last program!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded. The annual meeting lasted all day and could be described as a very grand event.
"How will the participants get back?"
"Today, most people can live in the port town; there are many small hotels and apartments."
Naoki Nagayama said,
"If you want to go back, the port shuttle boat runs until 11 p.m."
"As for us, we'll stay at the resort hotel. Akina and Otomo-san will go back together tomorrow morning."
"Okay~~"
Akina naturally wouldn't say anything bad, but her gaze towards her husband was somewhat resentful. It's been three months already!
There's only one room in the hotel, so it's inconvenient to do anything.
"Naoki-san, remember to come home early tomorrow!"
"? Hmm? Is there something you need?"
"There's a surprise!"
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(End of this chapter)