Chapter 301: Tozawa's Circuitous Route
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Tozawa Masao was stunned at first, and then became angry.
I am your president's serious uncle. Do you think I am here to role-play?
The angry Masao Tozawa looked at the arrogant Assistant Komatsu and subconsciously wanted to teach her a lesson.
But think about it, she is just a small assistant, does she know what the Chinese are? What is class?
Forget it. When your president comes out in person to greet me and treat me with great respect, you will know what the uncle party is.
Tozawa Masafusa, who felt that he was quite magnanimous, just snorted and was too lazy to argue with Assistant Komatsu anymore.
But what’s going on with this cheap nephew not wanting to see me?
I visited your home after the New Year, didn’t you know?
Wait, Tozawa Masao was stunned.
My sister and brother-in-law wouldn't have never told him about my visit.
The more Tozawa Masaaki thought about it , the more likely it seemed, as those two were very protective of their child.
Last time, he just mentioned the idea of marriage and was almost kicked out.
I guess they still don't like me very much and don't want me to have any contact with their children, so they just pretend nothing happened.
How could this be possible? Tozawa Masaru glanced at the reception hall of Shirakawa Electric.
Such a big company is still waiting for him to save it, but look at how shabby and superficial it is.
Tozawa Masao was heartbroken, and looked as if Shirakawa Electric would be on the verge of bankruptcy without him.
No, I must meet this nephew today.
Hmm~ The Tozawa clan's ancestral hall in Tokyo needs to be renovated, and the newly developed villa in Azabu-juban is also nice.
Thinking of this, Tozawa Masahiro became more determined to meet Shirakawa Kaede.
Since I can't get in through the main gate, I can only take a roundabout route.
Hopefully, the connections his father left behind can still be of some use. Tozawa Masao glanced at Assistant Komatsu who was still staring at him.
Ahem~ He straightened his sleeves slowly, then left the reception hall with his head held high.
Just wait, I will be back soon.
Humph, you are quite good at pretending. You are still acting like a clown. It is a great loss to the Japanese film industry that you don't become an actor.
When he saw the other party leave, Assistant Komatsu muttered in dissatisfaction.
After completing the task, she ran upstairs again, ready to wait for the call from her president at any time.
In the office, Baichuan Feng was still reviewing documents with his head down.
It's already March, and the entire Finance Department of Baichuan Holdings is very busy.
Because it is the financial settlement month, most Japanese companies will summarize last year's operating conditions and conduct financial audits.
This busy situation will even continue until April and May, and Shirakawa Electric is naturally no exception.
Looking at the mountain of reports in front of him, Baichuan Feng frowned in distress.
It is better to find a third-party financial auditing company as soon as possible. Internationally renowned accounting firms such as Deloitte and KPMG must have branches in Japan.
With the help of a professional company, the work should be much easier.
Although it is just a signature at the moment, each one takes two minutes, which will take a lot of time cumulatively.
"Ding-ling-ling~"
When Baichuan Feng was concentrating on his work, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.
"Moshimoshi?... Hey, Sasaki-san?... Okay, I got it. Thank you for your help..."
Baichuan Feng put down the phone with a strange look on his face. Is it true?
But why hasn't he heard his parents talk about this? Thinking of this, he picked up the phone again and dialed the number of his hometown in Akita.
…
In the office of Akita Prefectural Government, Kikuji Sasaki put down the phone and sighed with emotion.
I didn't expect that the Tozawa clan, which once ruled the vast lands of Dewa and Mutsu for nearly three hundred years, would fall to such a state.
Even to see his nephew, he had to call here and ask me to help prove it.
Really... Sasaki Kikuji shook his head. After all, this Tozawa-san was still far inferior to his father.
But considering what he has done in the past, it is understandable that he is so unpopular now.
But for the sake of the other party's father, Kikuji Sasaki still made a call to Shirakawa Kaede.
After all, our ancestors ruled this land for hundreds of years. Although the family is now in decline, there are still some foundation and connections.
Some areas of Akita, Iwate, and Yamagata prefectures still retain some of the Tozawa clan's influence.
Sasaki Kikuharu had once benefited from the support of the previous head of the Tozawa family. Now that the other party's descendants have come to him, he certainly cannot remain indifferent and do nothing.
Yes, as Sasaki Kiku was born in Kazuo County, he and Shirakawa Kaede can be considered genuine fellow villagers.
Tozawa Masao's father, Tozawa Masamichi, was the 13th head of the Tozawa clan.
Because of the Meiji Restoration, he became a viscount of the nobility and was appointed by the government as the mayor of Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture.
During his term, Masami Tozawa often visited Akita. At that time, the Tozawa family had a great influence in Akita.
Especially the two cities of Senboku and Kazuno, which are almost their family's traditional sphere of influence.
At that time, the young Kikuharu Sasaki was valued by Masaki Tozawa and also received some support from the latter in his political career.
This is also one of the reasons why Kikuharu Sasaki was able to successfully become the governor of Akita Prefecture as a non-partisan today.
Therefore, Sasaki Kikuji still has some feelings for the Tozawa family, which is why he agreed to Tozawa Masao's call.
As for Mr. Masahiro Tozawa, I hope he can be more restrained.
Kikuji Sasaki also met him when he was young, and this was his evaluation of Tozawa Masaharu, "an unreliable heir."
More than 20 years have passed, and the influence of the Tozawa clan has been declining. It is unknown how long this only remaining title of the Chinese clan can exist.
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Shirakawa Electric, Ota-ku, Tokyo.
Baichuan Feng put down the phone, and his already strange expression became even more confused.
It turns out that I really have an uncle, but strangely, my parents didn't say much about it.
Shirakawa Hayato and Kazuko simply told Shirakawa Kaede that there was indeed such a person, but they had not been in contact for many years.
If the other party makes any excessive demands, just refuse them without considering their face.
Of course, it’s not impossible to just refuse to see the person behind closed doors.
Baichuan Feng thought about it carefully and felt that it was not appropriate to directly refuse him the opportunity.
Being rude is one thing, but it will not be good for your image if it gets out.
Forget it, let’s just chat for a while and then send him away.
It's amazing that during these years in Tokyo, he didn't even know that he had relatives here.
"Assistant Komatsu, please bring that Tozawa-san to the conference room. I'll see him later."
"Huh?" Assistant Komatsu was stunned. Could this... be that the other party is really the president's uncle?
"Go ahead, time is running out, I can only spare ten minutes."
"Hai!" Assistant Komatsu, who was in a daze, quickly agreed.
She was struggling all the way and then slowly moved downstairs. What was going on?
Is he his uncle? But Mr. President, this doesn't seem like the way you treat an elder.
It must be fake, then why meet him?
Forget it, Assistant Komatsu decided to just pretend he knew nothing and handle the matter impartially.
When we arrived at the lobby downstairs, the other party had indeed returned.
"Ahem~"
Seeing the annoying assistant walking back slowly, Tozawa Masao cleared his throat proudly.
Well, I told you, we will meet again, and this time, believe me, I am your president’s uncle.
"Our president wants you to come in, but he only has ten minutes, sir, please be careful with your time."
"Eh?" Tozawa Masao was stunned again, "Didn't your president tell you that I'm his uncle?"
This is not the right attitude to treat elders. Tozawa Masaaki strongly suspected that the young assistant in front of him was deceiving him.
"No," Assistant Komatsu said in a businesslike manner, and turned around without looking back to lead the way.
"Sir, please follow me. Our president is very busy, so please wait for a moment."
"This..." Looking at Assistant Komatsu's staggering back, Tozawa Masao began to feel bad again.
Forget it, it’s more important to see my eldest nephew first. I’ll settle this account with you later.
After letting go of the meaningless entanglement, Tozawa Masaru still felt that the matter at hand was more important.
He quickly followed and soon disappeared at the stairs following Assistant Komatsu's back.
…
Baichuan Feng put down the documents in his hand and stood up. He was ready to meet the uncle who suddenly appeared.
I hope he doesn't make any excessive demands. This is not a good place to extort money.
When I arrived at the meeting room, I ran into Assistant Komatsu who was coming out.
"Mr. President, the person is already inside."
"Well, is he alone?"
"Yes"
"Okay, I understand."
Baichuan Feng knocked on the door of the conference room, then pushed it open and entered the inner room.
Sitting on the sofa was a middle-aged man with neatly combed hair, who seemed to be around forty years old.
Maybe because he has been pampered for a long time, he looks plumper and his skin seems whiter than that of his peers.
He was sizing up the other person, and the other person was sizing up him.
As expected, her eyes and eyebrows are very similar to her sister, she is definitely from the Tozawa family.
Although he hadn't said a word yet, Tozawa Masahiro was already very satisfied with Shirakawa Kaede's appearance.
"Hey, Xiao Feng, I haven't seen you for many years. In the blink of an eye, you have grown up."
Hearing the other party's address, Baichuan Feng raised his eyebrows. Are we that familiar with each other?
Besides, neither he nor his previous life had any impression of this so-called uncle in their memories.
"Are you really my mother's younger brother?" Although it was a bit rude, Baichuan Feng couldn't help but ask back.
Because it's so weird, weird parents, weird uncle, weird way of meeting.
"certainly!"
But when hearing Shirakawa Kaede's question, Tozawa Masahiro answered with a firm answer.
"I held you when I was a kid...well, I saw you when I was a kid."
Although he had never hugged him, Tozawa Masaharu was willing to bet that he had definitely seen this nephew.
Although he was still in his mother's arms at that time, he had seen it before.
Okay, Baichuan Feng nodded.
"So, Tozawa-san, what is the purpose of your visit today?"
"I'm your uncle..." Tozawa Masao subconsciously wanted to refute.
However, after seeing Baichuan Feng's half-smile, he closed his mouth unconsciously.
Well... let's not worry about these for now.
