Chapter 292 Chinese
Zheng Xiu, who missed the opportunity to meet Baichuan Feng, regretted it secretly at first, but he quickly adjusted himself.
“Although Xiao Feng is not here, I have only seen him once before when he was a child.
But even I, who live in Tokyo, have heard of his name."
"Really?" Kazuko's expression eased slightly. When she mentioned her son, her somewhat sad mood finally improved a lot.
In fact, for Zhengxiu, the name of Shirakawa Electric might be something he has heard of a long time ago.
However, although Baichuan Feng's name was occasionally mentioned, he had never associated it with his sister who had lost contact with him for many years.
After all, there are too many people in Japan with the same surname, so who would link the two together for no reason?
Then how does Zheng Xiu know about the relationship between Baichuan Feng and himself?
The story begins with his participation in the New Year's party held at the Kasumi Hall on January 5th. As one of the former nobles, Tozawa Masaru was also qualified to participate in the noble affinity party.
Although the Huazu Association was abolished in 1958, the former Huazu Association was renamed Xia Association and retained.
The tradition of the Chinese community gathering four times a year has continued to this day.
The Tozawa clan had a daimyo among their ancestors, although he was only a small daimyo with less than 60,000 koku, but he was also an officially recognized daimyo.
What's more, he had married into the family of Oda Nobunaga, served as a lackey of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and even obtained the title of viscount after the aristocratic reform during the Meiji Restoration.
Therefore, as a direct descendant of the Tozawa clan, it is reasonable for Masaharu Tozawa to participate in the Chinese clan gathering at Kasumi Kaikan.
And at this New Year's party, the 32nd head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Osamu, suddenly asked him about Shirakawa Kaede.
To be honest, when Lord Shimazu Shuuhisa talked to him about the younger generations of the family with a smile, Tozawa Masaaki was flattered.
Shimazu Osamu was the eldest son of the Shimazu clan, with the highest title of Duke, second only to the royal family.
Such a "big shot" suddenly came to him in Xia Hall where "viscounts were everywhere", which really made him a little confused.
When Tozawa Masahisa was inexplicably excited and carefully flattered Shimazu Osamu.
When the other party suddenly said Baichuan Feng's name, he was even more confused.
However, having been hanging out in Xia Club for many years, he has become a shrewd person.
On the one hand, he pretended to be humble and said that his juniors were useless, while on the other hand, he intentionally or unintentionally changed the topic to Baichuan Feng.
It was at that time that Masao Tozawa learned that the already famous founder of Shirakawa Electric had such a relationship with him.
Emperor Showa and Empress Dowa, who attended the New Year's party in person, overheard their conversation and even praised the Tozawa family for having successors and not disgracing the reputation of their ancestors.
At that time, Tozawa Masatake felt as if he had heard the sound of heaven and became dizzy. This was the emperor whom he worshipped as his sovereign.
Yes, at the annual New Year's Party at Kasumi Kaikan, the Emperor and Empress would personally attend and talk with everyone.
Although the Chinese people have fallen into decline, they still have close ties with the royal family.
In order to comfort them as they were becoming increasingly powerless, the royal family still attended their gatherings out of respect and also took the opportunity to maintain their relationship.
But even though the emperor was just making a casual compliment, Tozawa Masao was still excited about it the whole day.
In the subsequent conversation, Shimazu Osamu gradually talked about the children of his own family.
In particular, several girls of appropriate age from close relatives were introduced in detail.
At this point, Tozawa Masaaki no longer understood what the other party meant.
This is the rhythm of a marriage alliance. After realizing this, he became excited again.
The Shimazu family, or the main family, is different from other noble families that are gradually declining.
The Shimazu family is still very powerful today, especially in the financial world where it has a strong influence.
When it comes to the name of Shimadzu Corporation, anyone who pays attention to finance will have heard of it.
Its strength in medical equipment is enough to compete for the leading position in the world.
The aviation and industrial fields are also its strong businesses.
If he could establish a relationship with the Shimazu family, then the Tozawa family's current difficult days would seem to be solved.
Even if Tozawa Masao thought further, it might not be impossible for the glory of his ancestors and the name of the Tozawa family to shine again.
Although from the other party's tone, the girl of marriageable age was only from a side branch.
But Shimazu's reputation is not false. Besides, Shirakawa Kaede is not of pure Chinese blood.
The two are a perfect match, and in Tozawa Masaharu's eyes, it is a match made in heaven.
However, he was not foolish enough to promise to take on the matter right away. Instead, he said that he would visit in person after the New Year and mention the matter in passing.
After all, I know what I did back then. If I can't get the forgiveness of that sister, there is no way to talk about marriage.
That's why Tozawa Masaharu made this sudden visit after many years.
"Sister, Xiao Feng is already twenty years old now, right?"
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Masahiro Tozawa started talking about Shirakawa Kaede's recent situation like an elder caring about a younger person.
"That's right." Kazuko nodded, and the satisfaction on her face was easily noticed even by Tozawa Masaaki who was sitting opposite her.
"Looking at the time, I will graduate from college soon. Time flies."
Tozawa Masahiro sighed deeply as if he was expressing his feelings, then changed the subject and turned in another direction.
“Since we’re almost graduating, I wonder if Xiao Feng has found a girlfriend?
At our age, we might have been married and had children.”
After saying this, Tozawa Masao laughed twice, as if he was reminiscing about his experiences in his youth.
"This..." He Zi hesitated for two seconds, then smiled and shook her head, "He is already an adult, these matters are for him to decide."
Although she didn't understand what the relationship between her son and classmate Kobayashi was, she would not interfere in Baichuan Feng's emotional affairs no matter what it was.
After all, he was a victim of this, so he would never let Baichuan Feng repeat his mistakes.
However, Tozawa Masahiro was unaware of this, “Sister, Xiaofeng is also old enough.
Moreover, you and your brother-in-law only have this one child, so you should consider marriage matters early, so that the family bloodline can be continued as soon as possible.
It happened that I attended a Chinese gathering in Tokyo some time ago, and an elder of the Shimazu family seemed to value Xiao Feng very much.
That's the Shimazu family. Their ancestor was the famous Shimazu Takahisa, who ruled Satsuma for nearly three hundred years.
Until now, they still have a profound influence in Jiuzhou, and their family influence is spread across all walks of life. Sister, you see..."
"Tozawa!"
Before Tozawa Masahiro had finished his words, Shirakawa Hayato, who had been watching his performance silently, could no longer remain silent and interrupted his continued instigation.
Shirakawa Hayato clenched his fists and glared, "Why, sir, do you want to do to Xiaofeng what you did to your sister?"
Hearing her husband's question, Kazuko came to her senses. Her face, which had been gradually softening, now hardened again like frost.
"Zheng Xiu, you came here today just for this?!"
Shirakawa Kaede is Kazuko's favorite. If someone wants to harm him, Kazuko will not care about his identity as a younger brother.
After all, this younger brother has a criminal record and cannot be considered a truly good person.
Seeing Shirakawa Hayato and Kazuko suddenly change their attitude 180 degrees, Tozawa Masao also hurriedly denied it.
"Sister, brother-in-law, you worry too much. I just said it casually, and then I said it later."
Tozawa Masaaki waved his hands repeatedly, signaling them to be patient and that he had no intention of forcing them.
I just want to propose a matchmaker, there's no need to get so excited.
Seeing Shirakawa Hayato and Kazuko, his expression eased slightly. Tozawa Masahiro took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
There is no need to rush this matter, we can deal with it slowly and steadily.
But I have finally gotten my sister to let go of what happened back then, and I cannot let this go to waste all my efforts.
After all, although Shimadzu is good, Shirakawa Electric is not bad either.
What's more, compared to that illusory marriage, with the relationship with my sister, I will definitely get some benefits from Shirakawa Electric in the future.
After weighing the two options, Tozawa Masaaki decisively chose the one that was closer to him and more realistic.
After his repeated explanations, Shirakawa Hayato and Kazuko's expressions gradually eased a little, and they did not kick Tozawa Masao out on the spot.
But even so, they no longer looked at Tozawa Masaaki well.
Baichuan Feng is their Achilles' heel. Anyone who has improper thoughts will not be welcomed by them.
Because of the awkward silence just now, Tozawa Masahiro never dared to mention Shirakawa Kaede again in the subsequent conversation.
He even acted as a younger brother and was extremely respectful to Kazuko and Shirakawa Hayato in an effort to repair the family relationship that had been stranded for many years.
Alas, I guess there is no hope for the marriage proposal for the time being.
It doesn't seem that it will be so easy to use the reputation of the Shimazu family to restore the glory of the Tozawa family.
In that case, let's put this matter aside for now, at least don't mention it in front of your sister and others.
I don’t know when my cheap nephew will come back, so if it doesn’t work, I’ll just wait for him in Tokyo.
Anyway, Shirakawa Electric's headquarters is in Tokyo. At worst, my uncle can visit in person when the time comes.
Having attended private schools and worked his way up in society, he believes that he knows how much help having a Chinese identity can bring.
It is true that the titles of the Chinese people have been abolished, but this does not mean that the power and influence of the Chinese people have disappeared completely.
The relationship between the Tokugawa family, the Iwakura family and the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu was ambiguous, and the Takashi family was also entangled with the Sumitomo Zaibatsu.
The composition of the upper class society is always dominated by the Chinese.
It was like this before, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future.
Even if I can't play a leading role, I will definitely not be absent.
If that guy is really a competent doer, he will definitely not refuse my proposal.
Being a Chinese is an identity that many people dream of.
Tozawa Masao looked at the courtyard outside the window with emotion and sighed secretly.
Unfortunately, Dewa and Mutsu used to be the territories of the Tozawa family, but now they are no longer the same as before.
Otherwise, it would be a question whether his sister could marry this cheap brother-in-law in front of him.
Dewa and Mutsu, today's Senboku City in Akita, and Kazuno City where Shirakawa Kaede was born were part of its original territory.
