"Senior Kazuto, today is Christmas Eve." said Yuuki Asuna.
"Well... I know. Is there any problem?" Yushan Heren asked with some confusion.
"If you don't spend time with Xiaohua on Christmas Eve, she will be sad." said Asuna Yuuki.
Yushan Kazuto recalled Shirosaki Hana's repeated attempts to keep him and the expectant look in her eyes, and finally understood why Shirosaki Hana always wanted to keep him, even if only for one day.
That’s right, today is Christmas Eve and tomorrow is Christmas!
Although Yuyama and others do not celebrate these festivals, they are still very important festivals for the Japanese.
Yushan Kazuto blinked and said, "I don't have the habit of celebrating these festivals, so I probably overlooked it."
Yuuki Asuna looked at Hayama Kazuto and couldn't help asking, "Kazuto-senpai, didn't you celebrate Christmas?"
"If you count when I was in elementary school, it probably happened once or twice," said Yushan Kazuto.
Yuuki Asuna turned her head away. She didn't expect that Yuyama Kazuto didn't even celebrate Christmas.
"So, Kazuto-senpai, what kind of festivals do you like to celebrate?"
"New Year's Eve, Spring Festival and so on..." Yushan Heren said.
New Year's Eve and the Spring Festival are always connected. Sometimes Yushan Kazuto will spend it alone, and sometimes Yushan Yayoi will accompany him, as a memory.
As for other festivals, Yushan and others do not have enough energy to celebrate them one by one.
"New Year's Eve, is it the New Year's Eve?" Yuuki Asuna blinked.
December 31st of every year is New Year's Eve in Japan, also known as New Year's Eve, which has basically the same meaning as New Year's Eve in China.
"It's either the New Year's Eve or the Chinese New Year's Eve."
"Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year's Day? I remember it seems like they are not on the same day every year."
Because the Chinese New Year
It was the peak tourist season for Chinese people to come to Japan, and many shopping malls would offer discounts at the same time, so Yuuki Asuna also had an impression of these two festivals.
"Why do you like to celebrate Chinese festivals? Is it because of the discounts at the mall?"
On China's National Day, Japanese shopping malls will also offer discounts. This has led to many Japanese not even knowing when their own National Day is, but they remember that October 1st is China's National Day.
"No." Yushan Kazuto grinned. How could Yuuki Asuna associate it with that?
"Because... China is my hometown." Yushan Heren said, his voice a little drawn out, as he remembered something.
"Hometown?" Yuuki Asuna was a little puzzled. She had some knowledge of the Yuyama family. Yuyama Kazuto was born and raised in Japan, so why did he call China his hometown?
"Because... the Yuyama family is from China?" Yuuki Asuna suddenly remembered the origin of the Yuyama family. It seemed that they came to Japan from China more than a hundred years ago.
"That's about the same." Yushan Heren smiled and didn't explain.
"China's New Year's Eve and Spring Festival...are there any customs? Can you tell me about them, Senior Kazuto?" Yuuki Asuna suddenly became a little curious.
"It's similar to the New Year in Japan, with family reunions and stuff. Well, but the Chinese like to set off fireworks during the New Year, while in Japan, fireworks are usually only set off at firework festivals." Yushan Kazuto smiled.
Chapter 687: The Origin of Yushan House
When I got home in the evening, it was already 10:30 in the evening. It was already quite late when I returned to Tokyo from Tama, and then I picked up Asuna Yuuki, so it was normal for me to get home late.
Looking at the empty and huge courtyard of Yushan Kazuya's house, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help feeling a little surprised and opened her mouth wide.
"Do you find it strange?" Yushan Heren smiled.
Yuuki Asuna wanted to deny it, but after looking around, she nodded.
"We bought this piece of land at the end of the war. At that time, there were rumors that the United States was going to drop atomic bombs on Tokyo and its surrounding areas. Because of the lessons learned from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, people were panicking, so we took advantage of the situation and bought a piece of land at a low price."
Yushan and Rendao.
Asuna Yuuki looked at Kazuto Hayama. The pain of the nuclear bomb is an indelible scar for the entire Japanese nation, but Kazuto Hayama said it so lightly.
However, she also knew that the Yushan family had always been at odds with the Japanese government. Therefore, although it made her feel a little uncomfortable that Yushan spoke to others like this, she could still understand it.
"This is the origin of this piece of land, but why is there such a large open space in the courtyard?" Yuuki Asuna asked.
"In fact, my family bought one-tenth of the land in Tokyo at that time. When the economy recovered after the war, my family sold part of it, and the other part was forcibly bought back by the Japanese government at 300% of the original price."
Yushan Kazuto continued.
Three hundred percent of the original price does seem like a lot, but if those lands were preserved until the time when Japan's economy exploded, they would be a hundred times more expensive, senior.
After all, the Yuyama family once swept through the land of Tokyo at an extremely low price.
If the Japanese government did not want to forcibly reclaim the land, the Yuyama family would not have sold the remaining land.
When land prices in Japan reached their peak, the land in Tokyo was enough to buy the entire United States!
The conflict between the Hayama family and the Japanese government is evident from this.
But in fact, before this, the Yuyama family and the Japanese government had already had many conflicts. Otherwise, even if the Japanese government took action against the Yuyama family, it would not be so cruel.
"Of course, not all the land has been sold or forcibly reclaimed. A small part of the land has been developed by my family in advance, and even the emperor cannot take it away."
"But after discovering what my family had done, they began to restrict our development of the land. Therefore, my great-grandfather decided to go all out and directly built a mansion on the land."
"But Asuna, you know that my family is not very prosperous. If we build houses all over such a large area, I'm afraid it will take hundreds of years to live in them all."
The area occupied by the Yushan family's mansion is much larger than that of the Forbidden City, but there are tens of thousands of permanent residents in the Forbidden City, while the Yushan family is a single-line family with only a few cats and kittens living there.
So in total only a few dozen houses were built, and the rest of the land was covered with grass.
Even if this piece of land rots in our hands, we will not let you take advantage of it. This is what the Yushan family thinks.
Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but be a little shocked when she heard this. In this story, the image of the Hayama family was not very positive.
However, from hearsay, the Yuyama family is indeed not a group of good people. Not only the Yuyama family, but any large family in Japan will definitely not miss the opportunity to make a fortune.
"But... when your great-grandfather decided to acquire the land in Tokyo, he was also taking a big risk, right?" said Asuna Yuuki.
"That's not the case." Yushan Kazuto replied quickly.
Yuuki Asuna blinked, a little frightened by Hayama Kazuto's quick and decisive answer.
"He has connections with the allies, whether it's the United States, the Soviet Union, or China. Otherwise, why wouldn't Congress dare to take direct action against my family?" Yushan Heren smiled.
Yuuki Asuna was a little stunned. It turned out that the Hayama family had already obtained the inside information and knew that the iron fist of the nuclear bomb would not fall on Tokyo, so they acquired the land in advance.
This is definitely a way to make money from war!
"What? Do you think my family is a malignant family that makes a fortune from the war?" Yushan Heren smiled.
Yuuki Asuna lowered her head and remained silent. Although she had this thought in her mind, she didn't want to say it directly.
"That's not a problem, but most of the people who sold the land to my family were Japanese nobility at the time. Otherwise, how could the newly emerging samurai have a chance to rise after the war?"
Yushan Kazuto didn't think the Yushan family had done anything bad, and said it very calmly.
"At that time, many farmers and businessmen complained to my family about why they were unwilling to buy their land!"
Yuuki Asuna was silent. Her family only started to prosper after the war. It was very likely that the land for her factory was purchased by her great-grandfather from the Hayama family. As a vested interest, Yuuki Asuna didn't know how to comment.
"Do you suddenly feel like I'm a bad guy?" Yushan Kazuto said with a smile.
Yuuki Asuna glanced at Haneyama Kazuto and shook her head: "No... Even if some things were indeed a bit excessive, it was not done by you, Kazuto-senpai."
"But I enjoyed these fruits." Yushanheren said.
Asuna Yuuki fell silent again. She didn't know why Kazuto Yuyama suddenly said this to her.
"So, Asuna, do you know who are the people who want to plan for information immortality?
"Yushan Kazuto suddenly changed the subject.
Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but blink, and for a moment, she didn't react.
But since Yushan Kazuto suddenly mentioned this, it can be inferred that it should be related to what he said before.
"Yes? Congress?" said Yuuki Asuna.
"To be precise, it's a group of people who control Congress." Yushan Heren said.
"Moreover, they are highly overlapped with my family's opponents."
For a moment, the image of the Yuyama family seemed to have become much taller. Yuuki Asuna blinked and couldn't help but make some guesses in her mind.
But Yuuki Asuna also knows that although it seems that the Hayama family is the oppressed party in the justice sector, the Hayama family is also a dragon, and a dragon that knows how to drive away tigers and devour wolves.
After a long while, Yuuki Asuna finally spoke: "Senior Kazuto, I roughly understand what you said, but I don't know why you told me this."
"Everyone who can step into this courtyard knows these inside stories. It is a family tradition in my family to explain these things to guests."
Yuuki Asuna blinked: [Is it a family habit? ]
Generally speaking, only some family glory will be mentioned proactively, but the Yuyama family took the initiative to publicize their own black material, which made Yuuki Asuna look at them with admiration.
Chapter 688: Winter is Peace
"You can just stay in this room. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Leading Yuuki Asuna into a room, Hayama Kazuto asked.
Asuna Yuuki looked around the room. The room had a nice name, called Kamijou-ken. The decoration was elegant but not plain, simple but not shabby. The whole room was designed in the form of a suite. Asuna Yuuki was very satisfied.
"Thank you, Senior Kazuto, I like it very much." said Asuna Yuuki.
"If you want to get up and eat tomorrow morning, go to the Anning Hall." Yushan Heren said.
It is winter now, and the place where the Yushan family eats is the Anning Hall.
"Spring means happening, summer means long-term prosperity, autumn means harvest, and winter means peace. Senior Kazuto, the name of your restaurant is quite ancient."
Yuuki Asuna smiled, and the previous unhappiness in her heart had completely disappeared.
She finally figured it out. Although the Yushan family looked extremely vicious, they were not the ones who actually did the evil.
In other words, when two powers are in conflict, choose the lesser harm; when two powers are in conflict, choose the greater benefit. In the conflict between the Yuyama family and other families, the harm caused by the Yuyama family is relatively small. At the same time, under the influence of the Yuyama family, the Yuki family also received considerable benefits.
She naturally knew which side she should side with.
In Japan, a society with rigid class structures, taking sides is a very complex science.
"Well, it's taken from Er Ya, but I feel that spring is Qing Yang, summer is Zhu Ming, autumn is Bai Zang, and winter is Xuan Ying sounds better." Yu Shan He Ren nodded.
"Then we'll have to wait until you, Senior Kazuto, inherit the family business before changing the name." Yuuki Asuna smiled slightly.
"It's possible." Yushan Kazuto said with a smile.
"I'm going to the Ding House first. I have to see if the ingredients are ready."
In his hometown in Chiba, Yuyama Kazuto naturally doesn't need to buy groceries by himself, as the Yukinoshita family will take care of everything.
If Yushan Kazuto hadn't driven back this time, the Yukinoshita family would probably have sent a car to pick him up.
"Dingwu? Could it be derived from the story of the butcher Ding butchering an ox?" asked Yuuki Asuna.
"You guessed it right again. My great-grandfather should have given him a more obscure name." Yushan Heren smiled.
In ancient times, the kitchen was called "Paowu". The meaning of "Pao Ding" actually refers to a chef named Ding.
However, the word "庖" is not good-looking and too vulgar, so Yushan Kazuto's great-grandfather simply replaced "庖" with "丁" and named the kitchen Dingwu.
If a person who didn't have much Chinese culture entered the Yuyama family, he would probably be confused by these strange names, but Yuuki Asuna happened to have practiced these lessons, so she felt a little surprised.
Yuuki Asuna smiled and nodded, seeming a little proud, but when she saw that Yushan Kazuto wanted to leave the room, she quickly stood up.
"Senior Kazuto, you still haven't told me where the Tranquility Hall is!"
Although the Yuyama family only has a few dozen houses, such living environment is considered relatively simple among large Japanese families, but it is still difficult to find a fixed room in them.
"Since it means winter, you should know the direction, right?" Yushan Heren asked back.
"North?" Yuuki Asuna said tentatively.
"Well, it's just in the north. It should be easy to find after you walk to the central hall." Yushan Heren nodded.
After watching Yushan Kazuto leave, Yuuki Asuna sat down, still feeling a little thoughtful.
[It seems that no one usually lives in Yushan's house, but the house is very clean. There are no servants in the house, but Senior Kazuto said that food has been prepared in the house. ]
These things seem a bit contradictory, but in the Yushan family, which already seems strange and contradictory, they feel very natural.
Asuna Yuuki packed her things and sat on the bed. The mattress was very soft and the bed was made recently.
