Chapter 10 2

The next day, Masahiko went to work at the sales office for the first time. The business office is located in another town, and it takes 20 minutes to drive along Huanshan Road to get there.Because the road is not familiar, so I went out early, I didn't expect it to be a waste of worry.There are only two or three traffic lights on the road, and they are all green lights, and the traffic flow is surprisingly small.Residents in this area probably have never seen a traffic jam.Masahiko was listening to the radio in the car, as if he was driving happily. (Looks a lot more presentable around here.)

When approaching the business office, Masahiko slowed down the car and looked around. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw supermarkets and convenience stores, although almost all of them were names of stores he had never heard of.Although it is only as lively as a residential area in the suburbs of Tokyo, it is far more convenient than Kukuri Town. After taking a walk yesterday, I found that there are no decent shops in Jiujiuli Town.Although there is a place similar to a shopping street, and a few shops are gathered, it is just not satisfactory. Such calmness inevitably reminds people of Zuo Qian's pain.Akiko even claimed to be good no matter what she saw, but she must be very disappointed in her heart, because there is not even a bookstore there.

Why was he sent to such a remote place when he was obviously only in his thirties and full of energy?Yahiko thought sadly.This completely unexpected change of fate really makes people feel unwilling.And this feeling became even stronger after seeing the pitifully small business office. The brick square office was quietly built in a corner of the parking lot that can only accommodate ten cars.It's so small that it can fit into the lobby of the head office where I used to work. (Damn it! What crime did I do!) Masahiko, who was sitting in the car, looked at the building and couldn't help feeling sad.I started to take office officially today, and I have been the deputy director of this business office since then.

Masahiko of course knows that he should be lucky that he has not been dismissed these years.But how many years do you have to stay in this place?Will you be transferred back to the head office one day? Masahiko suddenly thought of Ryoko. She doesn't know what's going on now.Her last text message said she probably had to resign.But that must be a lie, because Ryoko's background is tough anyway. Ryoko is Masahiko's subordinate.It's been two years since I joined the company, but I still don't feel like I'm getting into work. The overall feeling is as luxurious as girls nowadays, and they can even take two weeks off for traveling abroad.Masahiko had to admit that falling into an unethical relationship with such a personality Ryoko was the biggest mistake in his life.

Ryoko is the complete opposite of his wife Akiko in every respect.As long as she appears, she will naturally become the focus of everyone's attention, she is so attention-getting.She has an informal personality, lives happily in the moment, and exudes feminine charm. For Masahiko, who has only been in contact with Akiko, the stimulation Ryoko gave him was too strong.Therefore, when Liang Zi took the initiative to seduce herself on the way home from the class dinner, she couldn't stop the car. Then I fell asleep several times.But I don't know if I have true feelings for her.Ryoko never asked herself to promise to love her, nor asked what to do in the future.On the other hand, he was just playing with her, and guessed that Ryoko should be the same.

Therefore, Masahiko was careful not to let the people around him find out.But how can the world go as expected?One day, Masahiko was suddenly called by the minister to question the relationship between the two in person.How did it get out?Masahiko was really puzzled. You are very capable, but you are too ignorant in this regard.the minister said coldly. Looking back now, his fat fox-like face was flushed with anger. The so-called company is not a place where you only need to work hard.You wait to receive the punishment you deserve. And his OL fornication.In Masahiko's company, such misbehavior is a sufficient reason for never having a chance of promotion. I have heard that many people were transferred to remote places because of this kind of thing.

Masahiko was also mentally prepared to be transferred, but he never imagined that he would not be transferred to a branch office, but directly assigned to a local business office.This punishment is too much. A friend who joined the company at the same time held a private farewell party for him. During the dinner, Masahiko complained about the punishment while drinking.A friend said in disbelief: Muto, you are an idiot!Don't you really know?That woman had an affair with the minister! After hearing the ins and outs, Masahiko suddenly felt dizzy. It turned out that the person who was played by the other party was himself.I was so stupid as to accept the temptation and inexplicably hooked up with my boss's lover.

Masahiko felt really stupid.And the end is to live a life of seclusion in this bird-free countryside.For office workers, this is no different from being sentenced to death. Fortunately in the misfortune, his wife Akiko didn't know about it.Masahiko said that this sudden transfer was due to factional struggles within the company.Akiko, who has no idea of ​​how the company operates, simply believes in Masahiko, and even comforts him by saying that such a situation is inevitable in a big company. Now the matter with Ryoko has become a stupid nightmare, as long as it can be broken cleanly, even being demoted is a good thing.Let's forget about Ryoko and cherish the relationship between himself and Akiko as before.This should be the best result.

However, despite such determination, when I really saw this small business office, I still couldn't help but feel depressed. Next, I will play the new song of the visual kei rock group Angel and Hammer who are on a long vacation: "Summer Life and Death". The loud music of the radio just overwhelmed Masahiko's soft sigh. Now that consumption is slowing down, individual services to customers are more important than before.We must be more proactive in catering to customer requests for after-sales repair services or for the product itself, but at the same time we should try to stimulate customers' desire to buy

When it was time to work, Masahiko delivered his arrival speech in front of dozens of employees.However, he just slightly modified the content of the previous lecture given by his boss in the morning meeting, and then said it in his own words. All the staff are lined up in a row to listen to their lectures.I'm afraid it will be like this in the future.Masahiko felt that the narrow office seemed to be getting smaller and smaller, almost making people breathless. There are three types of staff clothing.The person in the suit is the sales department responsible for patrolling the nearby sales department, the person in the gray jacket is the staff of the repair department, and there are three other female staff in charge of the office, but they are all part-time workers, although they are completely different from the uniform of the head office. Same, but the way the looks and makeup always feels a bit rustic.

There was nothing special to do on the first day of my tenure, and the time passed quickly.Listen to the self-introduction of the staff, visit the sales office, and ask to see the sales report and subpoena under the pretext of confirming the content of past work.That's all. It's six o'clock in a blink of an eye, and it's time to get off work.In the head office, the so-called off-duty time is for reference only, and everyone will continue to stay and work overtime, but here everyone stops working at the same time. It's all around here.Perhaps because most of the local residents work in agriculture, there are almost no calls from guests at night. The director, who is about to retire this year, packed up while talking, preparing to go home. He was very thin, and looked reminiscent of a scholar.Masahiko will replace the director after he retires. This is Masahiko's real position. After get off work, Masahiko drove the car on the main road again, preparing to return to Jiujiuli Town. The darkness after the sun goes down is darker than expected, because there are mountains and fields all around, and there are few street lights.Masahiko, who has never left the city life since he was born, really can't get used to such darkness, and can't help but doubt whether he can drive home smoothly. After driving for a while, a striking large red and white neon sign suddenly appeared in the darkness on the left.It turned out to be the signboard of the small steel ball playground.The car running far ahead turned in, and the taillights looked as if they had been sucked in.Perhaps it is because there is no entertainment in the countryside that steel balls are so popular. Masahiko lacked interest in the small steel balls, and was about to continue going straight, but turned the steering wheel temporarily.Because he found a video tape under the neon signboard. A small signboard for a CD.Both Akiko and herself like to watch movies, why don't you go around and watch them first. As soon as the car turned in, I saw a video rental store built in the corner of the parking lot of the small steel ball playground. It was a white building, which seemed to be built on rented land from the small steel ball playground.As soon as he entered the store, Masahiko, who is not very tall, seemed to be walking into a maze, because the rows of shelves were taller than him, and his sight was blocked. Going a little further in, the spaciousness of a convenience store finally appeared.The shop does not rent DVDs, only VHS tapes.There are very few new films, but the amount of old films is surprisingly rich.Of course, it can't be compared with the large chain stores in the city, but it should be regarded as a lot of choices. Yayan was picking a movie in the foreign film section, and found a movie starring Meg Ryan, which was a bit old, but Yayan still held it in his hand. I rented it once before and watched it at home with Akiko, but I had no impression of the ending, because at that time Akiko's hyperventilation broke out and I was confused. (That time was really scary.) The circumstances of that day are still vivid in my mind. The day before that day, Yahiko had a tryst with Ryoko.While watching a movie with Akiko, I was still reminiscing about Ryoko's body that I had enjoyed twenty-four hours ago, thinking, such an indecent relationship is too exciting. Xiao Yan, I feel a little hard to breathe.When the movie was about to reach its climax, Akiko suddenly turned pale and said.Fingertips seem to be numb. Akiko was about to stand up when she said that, but suddenly collapsed on the carpet, as if the puppet's control wires were cut suddenly. What's going on?Masahiko was shocked and rushed over. It was clearly a cool night in late autumn, but Akiko was sweating profusely.Perhaps it was because of the fluorescent light, her complexion looked almost dead, and she breathed very shallowly, like a goldfish in a small bowl in need of air. Can't breathe.Akiko said painfully. Seeing her sad expression, Masahiko knew that the situation was unusual. He immediately got up and was about to call an ambulance, but Akiko grabbed his hand in time. Don't call an ambulance, I want you to drive me to the hospital.Akiko shook her shoulders vigorously and said. Probably because he was afraid that the news would spread to the entire community in the future.Masahiko can understand her mood, but she is already so sad and has so many worries, it's really distressing. In the end, I really drove to the hospital by myself.But when she arrived at the hospital lobby, Akiko had stopped her seizures.After a detailed examination the next day, it was found that it was not hyperventilation caused by pulmonary insufficiency, but psychogenic hyperventilation.It is not life-threatening. In case of another attack, just cover her head with a paper bag and let her breathe back the air she exhaled repeatedly, and the symptoms will disappear naturally.This does not seem to be an uncommon disease in the stressful modern society. But Akiko must have been frightened.Since this attack, Akiko has been a different person. Because she couldn't predict when the attack would happen again, she insisted on refusing to take the tram or the car on the highway. In the end, she didn't like to go out and stayed at home almost all day, because she didn't stay in a place where she could ask for help at any time. Can't feel at ease. After Masahiko's transfer was decided, he also insisted on choosing the house closest to the hospital when choosing a house.That's why they will move to the town of Kukuri. Akiko is getting thinner and weaker, and she is very dependent on Masahiko, as if he is the only one in the world.However, Masahiko still had many relationships with Ryoko during this period. I'm too much!Masahiko couldn't help blaming himself.It is better to rebuild the old one! Masahiko made up his mind and put the video tape back on the shelf at the same time.I wanted to watch it again, but it really felt bad. Just as Masahiko was thinking this, someone called him from behind. vice director. Looking back, a young girl with a red helmet was smiling at her, with big double eyelids, and she was very beautiful. Um.What's your name? Since she called herself the deputy director, she must be an employee of the office, but Masahiko really couldn't remember who she was.There are only three female staff members, are any of them so beautiful? My name is Mitsuhashi Tomoe.In this way, I'm afraid you won't recognize it. As Zhihui said, she took out a pair of highly prescribed glasses from her pocket and put them on.Through the lens, the impressive double eyelids are not conspicuous. I usually wear contact lenses, and it is very difficult to look at the computer without glasses, so I always wear glasses at work. Masahiko already had an impression of this slightly rustic face. Yesterday, where did you go? Huh, yesterday? Masahiko's answer made Zhihui look surprised. We met yesterday!In front of Jizang Nunnery. ah!Are you the one with that old lady? Masahiko tried hard to recall the faces of the old woman and her young granddaughter, but of course he couldn't remember the faces of passers-by whom he only met once while walking. So you live in the same town as me, too? Many people in the business office live in Jiujiuli Town.Ms. Kimura, Mr. Momoi, probably more than half of them. Even when I heard the name, I couldn't remember my face, I only remembered Momoi.He is in the repair department, he is a fat middle-aged man, there is a big gap between his cute name and his stout figure, so Yayan is particularly impressed by him. You come here from Tokyo, don't you think this kind of rural place is boring? Since I'm new here, I won't be bored yet. However, if you live for a long time, you will definitely feel so.There is nothing in the town of Kukuri except mountains, trees, fields and houses. Do you ride a motorcycle?Masahiko looked at the helmet in Chie's hand and asked. Well, I ride a 250cc off-road motorcycle. Very cool. Although Masahiko said so, in fact, he has no interest in motorcycles at all.Since gasoline is also used, the efficiency of the car is of course much higher.He's the type to think that way. I don't know if it's cool or not, but it's really fun to ride.Does the deputy director have any interest? Before transferring here, I was on an informal baseball team.This should be considered an interest. Masahiko is the second baseman and the No. 2 hitter.However, since she had a relationship with Ryoko, she often missed the team's practice, and was later replaced by someone else.Even so, he has not quit the team, because it can be used as a good excuse to go out for the holidays. The relationship with Ryoko is over, and now I really want to practice baseball again.I am really suitable for this sport. If only there was a team around here.You probably don't know? I don't know, but would you like to ask the town council president?He will definitely find a way for you. Ask the town council president? On the day I moved here, the president of the town council named Ono visited the house.Masahiko remembered his appearance. Isn't it strange to discuss this kind of matter with the chairman of the town council? how come?Whatever you want to do, you will discuss it with him.I asked him to help me build a motorcycle driving range on the river bed, and Momoi-san also asked him for wood for carving for free. Oh, is he carving? Masahiko's muscular figure of Momoi appeared in Masahiko's mind.What kind of work is he carving? Because he is an artist.Maybe I shouldn't say that to the deputy director, but in fact he goes to work just to live.But anyway, he is very serious about his work, so it shouldn't matter if he said it, right? That's okay.It is personal freedom to do what you want as long as it does not interfere with your work. I feel that if the director of the head office hears it, he will definitely object. Anyway, the deputy director, you'd better consult with him.There are only advantages and no disadvantages. Even though she said that, Masahiko still couldn't understand for a while.Why is the president of the town council willing to serve everyone to such an extent? After Masahiko told Chie what she was thinking, Chie couldn't help laughing. I think the deputy director will understand soon.Kukuri Town is the happiest town in Japan, not in the whole world. When I got home, I saw Akiko greeted me with a strange smile, and as soon as Masahiko closed the entrance door, she lowered her voice and said: Xiao Yan, this town is a bit strange. What happened? Come and have a look first. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw several boxes stacked on the table. What are these things? All gifts from everyone. Akiko opened those boxes one by one and showed them to Masahiko. Tableware set, washing powder that seems to be enough for half a year, ten kilograms of rice, a box of beer, a comprehensive gift box of biscuits and chocolates. It's from the grocery store, it's from the liquor store, it's from the dry goods store, and there's a steak from the butcher's in the fridge!Akiko's tone was very surprised. Are you all giving gifts? Yes, I heard that we just moved here. It means that we will go to their store to buy things in the future. I think so.But isn't that too generous?Best of all, they have no other competitors at all.Don't you think they don't have to?There's only one butcher's and liquor store in this town. This was confirmed during yesterday's walk.When Akiko said this, Masahiko also felt very strange. The tableware set and comprehensive gift box were jointly delivered by the neighbors next door and opposite, saying that they hope to get along happily in the future. Isn't this a common thing? Masahiko took out a plate from the carton and looked at it.He didn't know the quality of this kind of thing, but the lightness of the plate and the delicate patterns on it looked very high-end, not like the kind of goods that are retailed one by one in the supermarket.Probably not bought in this town?Could it be that they made a special trip to buy it from a long distance in order to give themselves a gift? Is it a return gift from us to send them a towel set?But this thing is really too advanced. The evening before yesterday, the husband and wife went to the door together to say hello to their neighbors. At that time, they gave a set of bath towels bought at a mass merchandise store in Tokyo as a souvenir. A little too kind?Terrible At this time, Masahiko suddenly remembered Mihashi Tomoe's words. I don't know too well, but this town seems to be the happiest town in the world. Masahiko tells Akiko what she heard at the video rental shop.Although I still can't understand the mystery in these words, the residents of the town obviously believe it deeply. This situation is really strange. Could the whole town have been infiltrated by some kind of religion?Akiko frowned and said. Masahiko just tilted his head noncommittally. I haven't heard anyone bring up this topic yet, but it's not impossible.I have also heard that there are indeed such small towns in the countryside.Both Masahiko and Akiko are not particularly enthusiastic about religion, and the wedding was held in a church.Masahiko's grandmother's funeral was a Shingon ritual; his brother inherited the construction company back home, and a large shrine is enshrined in his office. Well, let's take a closer look.Just try to shop locally. In the end it seemed to be the only way. Then, a month passed without incident. Masahiko felt very troubled by the fact that the office work was far more free than he thought.Of course, there is work that needs to be done, but compared with the work at the head office, there is no rush or rush.Most of the work can be done on the same day, and it only takes three or four days to complete it.Because it was too free, Masahiko thought about going to the sales department in person, but he felt that it seemed inappropriate considering the sales department staff who were not at fault and were concentrating on their work. I go to work at nine in the morning and leave at six in the afternoon every day.Holidays are also taken in full accordance with the regulations.People in the sales department usually have to go to work on holidays, but since the sales team leader also goes to work, he does not have to be present. It was a bit confusing at first, but then I got used to it.Although it will not suddenly feel old, but in the end you can only get used to this kind of life. Masahiko and Akiko spent the spare time every day, and most often went to the store mentioned last time to rent video tapes and watch them.On holidays, I go to the nearest city, H City, to do some shopping.For Masahiko, who has always wanted to mend his relationship, this is the time they both dream of. Xiaoyan, let me tell you, someone asked me to translate a book in separate volumes! One day, when Masahiko came home from get off work, Akiko said this to him with bright eyes. real?That's great! Akiko has been working as a part-time translator when she was in Tokyo, and this was introduced by a friend.Reports from American women's magazines must be translated and sent back to the publisher before the deadline.You can earn 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month, which is quite a good job. It is very suitable for Akiko who is not good at communicating with people, and she can also apply her English major in university. All work can be done online, as long as the English manuscript sent by the publishing house is translated into Japanese and sent back.The content covers everything from current affairs issues to women's outlook on life, and even trendy information, etc., but since you can use the translation software to understand the outline of the report content in advance, it is not difficult to translate. Akiko has been doing this part-time job for nearly three years.Akiko's translation is appropriate and easy to understand, and has gained a certain reputation.This time it seemed that she was favored because of this, and she was specially promoted to translate a single book for young people. Very good!Then your dream will come true. Masahiko hugged Akiko tightly, because he knew that Akiko had dreamed of seeing her translated books published since before. Things are going well after moving to this place, and the neighbors are very kind Masahiko often heard her mention the neighbors nearby.She has met several people, all of them are amazingly kind and not oppressive.It feels like even if something goes a little wrong, it won't be spread to the neighbors.And, everyone must add: If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know. What a place. I don't know whether it is the best town in the world or the best town in Japan, but Masahiko can at least be sure that this is really a suitable place to live.