Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1555 and 1564: My daughter's money should be at my disposal!

On a break from filming "I'm Sorry, I Love You," and with the year drawing to a close, Rie Miyazawa went to visit her mother.

"Ogasan".

Rie Miyazawa carried the fruit she had bought into the apartment, and immediately smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

"I'm here!"

Mitsuko Miyazawa, who used to be a hostess in the entertainment industry, naturally developed a drinking problem, as well as gambling and a chaotic private life. In her previous life, she relied on Rie Miyazawa, her cash cow, to pay off debts and squander money. She lived a very extravagant life.

However, since Rie Miyazawa didn't completely control Mitsuko's salary and bonuses, Mitsuko only lived a slightly better life than the middle class, living in a regular apartment. But it was still much better than the average person, since she didn't have to earn money.

Seeing her mother still hungover in the bedroom, and looking at the messy clutter and lack of cleaning in the apartment after coming out, Rie Miyazawa sighed and began to tidy up.

After the sun was high in the sky, Mitsuko Miyazawa finally woke up. After washing up, she subconsciously lit a cigarette and walked out of the bedroom. She saw the newly renovated living room, as well as the sounds and smells of food coming from the kitchen.

"Oh my god? You're finally up? Are you hungry?"

Seeing her mother Mitsuko, Rie Miyazawa had a smile on her face. Having lacked love since childhood, she had a certain fondness for Mitsuko.

"I made braised pork ribs and tempura. We'll be able to eat soon!"

"So, you brat, you've finally decided to come see your mother?"

Mitsuko Miyazawa snorted and sat down at the dining table.

"You're eating and drinking well at the treehouse every day, have you forgotten all about your mother?!"

"No way!"

The Rie Miyazawa of today is no longer the child who had all her money controlled, no social life, no friends, and was constantly subjected to manipulation. A confident person speaks with much more ease.

"I'm on set every day, working all day long. I'm exhausted, and I still have to study at night."

While talking, they brought over the prepared food. I wasn't sure if this meal was breakfast or lunch since it wasn't mealtime.

Meanwhile, upon hearing her daughter's complaints, Mitsuko Miyazawa, thinking of her future plans, stopped using a sarcastic tone and instead asked with concern:

"You still have tutoring tonight?"

"Yes, I can't fall behind in my studies."

As an entertainer, she also attends Horikoshi High School. Although the school is not very well managed, there are still some classes that require homework.

"What's the point of taking this kind of class! A degree is useless anyway!"

Mitsuko Miyazawa is definitely the kind of young, spirited girl who grows up to be completely disdainful of studying.

"You've already made money."

"Acting classes are still very useful and helpful for work."

Horikoshi High School is practically an arts school, offering acting and vocal lessons in addition to basic courses.

"whispering sound"

Hearing her daughter say this, the woman, who had little education, couldn't refute it. She could only put out her cigarette and prepare to eat.

When Rie Miyazawa saw that the ashtray was almost full of cigarette butts, she couldn't help but advise:

"You should smoke less cigarettes, they damage your lungs! And drink less alcohol too."

"Mind your own business! There are plenty of Japanese people who smoke and live to be 90!"

Mitsuko Miyazawa grew increasingly dissatisfied, feeling that her daughter had truly been corrupted by Shuyu.

"Don't people on your film set smoke?!"

"Relatively few."

To be honest, there are relatively few smokers on Shuyou's film crew, especially among the artists. They rarely smoke, but there's no requirement for them not to smoke. These days, as long as an artist is an adult, smoking is acceptable, even for women.

However, the big boss of the tree friend, Naoki Nagayama, doesn't smoke!

Although Naoki Nagayama didn't explicitly ask others not to smoke, the saying "what the superior prefers, the subordinates will follow" applies. As long as Nagayama was around, Otomo Yoshimura, Shuichi Itō, and Genta Nakai wouldn't smoke, and even the higher-ups in the Nagayama group reduced their smoking frequency.

Neon people place great importance on belonging to a group, and this gradually influenced everyone at the Shuyou Group, becoming a part of the company culture!

"We minors are not allowed to smoke or drink."

Rie Miyazawa felt somewhat helpless.

"And you can't go clubbing, race cars, etc. There are many rules."

"."

Mitsuko Miyazawa, who was eating, froze.

"Are you tree-loving folks training ascetics?!"

No drinking, no smoking, no clubbing – for Mitsuko Miyazawa, most of life's pleasures were gone!

The other half is spent on finding men, traveling, and splurges on shopping!

Rie Miyazawa responded with a smile:

"To be precise, she should be called a female ascetic!"

Logically, hearing that her daughter was being strictly controlled, the parents should have felt relieved. However, feeling like she had lost control, Mitsuko Miyazawa's eyes lit up, and she said to Rie Miyazawa:

"This company is so rigid!! Rie must be very unhappy there!!"

"No, not at all."

She has an apartment, friends, pocket money, the ability to go to the movies, watch TV series, and visit amusement parks, and she also has a manager and a boss who cares about her daily life. Rie Miyazawa actually thinks her life is pretty good.

However, Mitsuko Miyazawa had already lost patience and spoke directly:

"How about Mom helps you find a new agency?! Sony Entertainment is a great option right now. They're very powerful and desperately need talent. Rie-chan will definitely be valued there and will have more opportunities!!"

"Damn it!!!"

Rie Miyazawa was a little flustered.

"I won't leave my tree-loving friends!! I won't move here!!"

However, before she became a minor, Mitsuko Miyazawa, who was born with guardianship rights, had a lot of say in such matters.

Subconsciously looking for reasons:

"Filming for 'Sorry, I Love You' is still going on. I can't leave!!"

"."

Mitsuko Miyazawa's face darkened. She glared at Rie Miyazawa, then lowered her head and angrily began eating, muttering curses under her breath.

"It's as if I'm trying to harm you!"

"Would your mother ever harm you? She's only doing this for your own good!!"

"With such a weak foundation and so many talented artists around, Rie-chan, you'll never make it big in Tree Friends!!"

"Besides, Tree Friends doesn't even pay you your salary; they're clearly using that to control you. You might as well take this opportunity to find someone new. Opportunities like this at Sony Entertainment are rare."

"."

Her words were filled with curses directed at her fellow tree-loving children, and Rie Miyazawa's expression grew increasingly grim as she listened. At 16, she was no longer an innocent child.

I've heard a lot about the shady things in the entertainment industry. The salaries of teenage idols and underage artists are usually controlled by their parents and others. Very few actually end up in their hands. It's rare to see someone like me who can set up a custodial account and collect the money after they come of age. This is unique in the entertainment industry!

At this moment, Mitsuko Miyazawa's words clearly indicated that she wanted to take her salary and control it!

Listening to her mother's incessant nagging, Rie Miyazawa was very disappointed.

Even so, she couldn't completely give up on Miyazawa Mitsuko, after all, she was her mother!

Therefore, the only option is to avoid it!

Rie Miyazawa glanced at the clock on the wall and said:

"I have work to do this afternoon, so I have to hurry! Otherwise I'll miss my chance!"

"What?!"

Mitsuko Miyazawa said angrily,

"You haven't seen your mother for a month, and you don't even want to spend half a day with her? You ungrateful wretch!!"

"."

This time, Rie Miyazawa didn't indulge her.

"I arrived this morning, hoping to spend more time with my mom, but she was sleeping. So I could only clean and cook."

"."

Mitsuko Miyazawa was stunned, speechless for a moment. Indeed, with her daughter helping with cleaning and cooking, no one could honestly say anything bad about her.

However, this was not what she had hoped for, so she immediately changed the subject:

"It's almost the end of the year and I still don't have any money to buy New Year's goods. Rie-chan, aren't you going to take care of your mother?!"

"Oh, Grandpa has a monthly allowance, so use it sparingly!"

Rie Miyazawa sighed. Mitsuko Miyazawa received 30 yen in "salary" from her friend every month, which was directly deducted from her salary.

Even without a hit TV series, Rie Miyazawa, as a famous cover model, already earns a lot in advertising and endorsement fees.

She took an envelope out of her pocket, inside which was 100 million yen!

"This is my year-end bonus."

Mitsuko Miyazawa reached out and took it, and her expression darkened even more when she looked at the seal:

"How come there's only so little?! Didn't you have a lot of gigs this year?"

"Most of it is in the escrow account. This little bit of pocket money was given to me by Yamin-san because he said he wanted to have a good New Year."

"How can we have a proper New Year with so little money?!"

"That's already quite a lot!"

In this day and age, the annual income of white-collar workers is only 5 to 6 million, and the average monthly salary is only around 40 to 50. This amount of money is already enough!

During her conversation with Mitsuko Miyazawa, Rie Miyazawa put on her coat and shoes and picked up her bag:

"Ogasang, let's buy New Year's goods and go back to our hometown together for the New Year."

"What's the point of going back to that place!"

"Go see your aunt!"

Rie Miyazawa is grateful to her aunt from the countryside who raised her. She used to feel like she was living under someone else's roof, but now she thinks about it and realizes that it wasn't a wealthy family. It must have been very difficult for someone who wasn't her own child to raise her from such a young age!

"whispering sound"

Mitsuko Miyazawa, having received the money, didn't think about any of that; instead, she started planning her New Year's holiday.

I needed to buy some new clothes and pay back the money I borrowed. Before I knew it, my daughter was gone.

"They left without even saying goodbye, that's so rude!"

Mitsuko Miyazawa was very dissatisfied, feeling that her daughter was becoming increasingly disobedient.

"It's all the tree friends' fault!!"

Seeing the money in the envelope only intensified his resentment.

"I should be the one to manage Rie's money!!"

"I'm going to call those guys at Tree Friends and if they don't give me more money!! I'm going to actually do what that Sony guy told me to do!!"

She was initially hesitant about falsely accusing Shuyu and Naoki Nagayama. She had heard of Naoki Nagayama's reputation, and he was rumored to have yakuza connections.

But the money was too little, and she couldn't bear it any longer!

In addition, the person from Sony said that if she sued, they would mobilize media resources to keep the tree friends busy.

"If you don't give me the money, I'll ruin Naoki Nagayama's reputation!!"

"!!!"

"Achoo~"

Naoki Nagayama sneezed.

Upon hearing this, Natsuka quickly ran over and reached out her hand to Naoki Nagayama, saying, "Mother Earth, protect you!"

Then, her eyes darted around, fixed on her father, as if expecting something.

"."

Naoki Nagayama sighed and patted the little guy's hand.

May Mother Earth bless you!

Then we saw Xiaoxia run back happily to continue playing with her toys!

It all stemmed from his mouth being too fast.

In Japan, people don't usually say "bless you" when someone sneezes. However, when Hana-chan accidentally sneezed once, Naoki Nagayama said it jokingly.

Then, when I was about to explain what it meant, I added, as if it were a joke, "May Mother Earth protect you!"

And then, this ritual came about!

It's not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just that when Naoki Nagayama says "Mother Earth is fooling you," I always feel like I have two bull horns and it's hard to hold on!

And it's so embarrassing to use Warcraft references so seriously!

"Naoki-san~"

At that moment, Akina walked over with a smile and her eyes narrowed.

"Are you playing some weird game with Hana-chan again?"

"Sigh... How can we make Hua Jiang forget this ritual?"

Naoki Nagayama looked at his wife.

"I was just joking, why do you seem to be taking it more and more seriously?!"

"Hahaha, who told you to always treat kids like toys?!"

Akina couldn't help but burst into laughter. Right now, Xiaoxia is in a sensitive period for order and values ​​rituals very much. Even if the toys are not placed according to the rules, she will get angry and cry!

"."

Naoki Nagayama shook his head, regretting his decision. Perhaps he would only cancel it when Hana-chan reached puberty and felt it was too embarrassing.

Fortunately, I didn't sneeze very often.

"Alright. Is everything packed for Jurassic Park?"

Naoki Nagayama changed the subject.

"It's winter now, and it's very cold, even in the park."

"Don't worry, everything is ready!"

Akina was very happy about your vacation; she checked everything over and over again.

"Lotus-chan's warm stroller is all ready too!"

"Um"

Naoki Nagayama wasn't too worried, as the resort hotels there would make arrangements for anything.

"Then let's wait for Tsuruko to arrive, and then we'll prepare to set off!"

Okay~~

Akina nodded.

"I'll go check if Lian-chan is awake yet."

When they arrived in the living room, Hana-chan was still playing with her toys, with Eitaro lying down next to her, and Nyan-taro in his cat bed.

"Ying Tailang"

Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head.

"I can't take you this time. There are too many people there, and you're just a dog, you wouldn't understand the show anyway."

"Waaaaah~~"

Sakurataro didn't understand what his master meant, but he would whine and pat his chubby little tail on the floor.

"Alright, alright, this time you and Nyantaro will stay home and watch the house! We'll be back in a few days!"

Naoki Nagayama patted the dog's head, then looked at the dozing Nyantaro.

"Nyantaro, did you hear me? Watch the house properly, okay?!"

Nyantaro rolled over, not even glancing at Naoki Nagayama:

"Meow~~ (You two-legged creature, you're annoying, I don't want to talk to you~)"

However, Hana-chan walked to the cat bed somewhat angrily and flipped Nyantaro back over:

"Nyantaro! You're supposed to catch mice, you know?! There can't be mice in the house!!"

Nyantaro looked utterly dejected, raising his paw but not striking.

"Meow~~ (Where did this mouse come from in the Sakura-in Academy?!)"

Meanwhile, Hana-chan frowned, gripping Nyan-taro's paw:

"I've never seen Nyanko-sensei catch a mouse! And you don't have a pocket!! You're not Doraemon!"

"."

"Cats are meant to catch mice. If you keep failing to catch mice, things will get really difficult for our family!!"

"Meow!! (Is this difficult?) Meow meow meow!! (Then let's just not do it!)"

"."

Naoki Nagayama and Eitaro were shocked to see their daughter and Nyantaro arguing like that!

Just then, a car drove into Yama-oka-in. Soon after, a cheerful greeting could be heard:

"Hana-chan. Aunt Tsuruko is here!!"

"!!"

Xiaoxia then let go of Nyantaro and happily ran to the entrance to greet Aunt Tsuruko!

"It's finally here."

(End of this chapter)