Chapter 419: Transformation and Inheritance
The train arrived at Kazuo Station. Shirakawa Kaede and his group got off and were greeted by a bustling crowd outside the railings.
Because it is a special train, isolation railings are specially set up at the exit.
Ordinary passengers were still some distance away from where Shirakawa Kaede and the others came out.
However, it was the first time to see a station welcoming a group of people with such fanfare, and everyone looked over here curiously.
"Hey, which important person needs to use the special train? Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor is going on a tour?"
"Idiot, why would His Majesty the Licking Emperor come to the Northeast? And if he came, it should be in the summer to escape the heat."
Two tourists who were waiting for the train looked at the train curiously and chatted with each other.
At this moment, there was a sudden burst of camera flashes from the isolated group of people.
Shirakawa Kaede and Tanaka Yuko walked out of the car together, holding their children.
"Hey, hey, hey?!" The tourists who were chatting just now suddenly jumped up excitedly.
"Hey, what's wrong?" His companion also stood up quickly.
"It's her, it's the couple!"
"who?"
"Oshin! Shirakawa Denki! Tanaka Yuko-san!"
As soon as the words "Shirakawa Denki and Tanaka Yuko" were mentioned, my companions finally realized who was waiting for them at the station.
"I heard that Mr. Shirakawa's hometown is in the Lujiao Resort?"
The two tourists looked at each other, then simultaneously raised the cameras around their necks to record this rare moment.
As a tourist visiting here, how can you be without a camera?
This legendary couple is very famous in Neon.
One is famous for starting from scratch, and the other is famous for surpassing Yamaguchi Momoe to reach the pinnacle of female artist.
Of course, their long-lasting love is also enviable.
"Abe-san, you're so polite."
Here in Kazuo, Mayor Abe Arata also brought people to the station to welcome Shirakawa Kaede.
"Shirakawa-san's return home is a happy event for the entire Lujiao. No matter how much we do, it is not excessive."
Abe Arata felt that his political career had been changed because of Shirakawa Kaede.
Who would have thought that the inconspicuous antlers of the past would develop into what they are today?
After a brief greeting with the local merchants, Baichuan Feng couldn't wait to see what changes had taken place in Lujiao over such a long period of time.
It has been more than a year since I last came back. I guess the antlers have changed a lot now.
Because he didn't want to disturb ordinary tourists, Shirakawa Kaede specifically told Abe Arata not to clear the area everywhere or to protect him in a high-profile manner.
Shirakawa Kaede got in the same car with Tanaka Yuko and strolled slowly on the street.
The current Lujiao has indeed become so unrecognizable that Shirakawa Feng himself can hardly recognize it. Almost all the old houses have been replaced by various new buildings.
The original Hanawa Basin in Kazuo City was actually very spacious, but now it is all gone.
The entire center of Kazuno has been divided into several areas. The southern part is an accommodation resort area represented by Hachimantai Onsen Village.
There is the famous Hachioji Hotel and the Hoshino Resort Hotel which covers an area of over 40,000 square meters.
The former belongs to the Seibu Group, and its architectural style is mostly Western medieval classical style.
There is a castle-style lobby, a Christian-style church, Western-style cafes and restaurants.
Being here feels like walking in a medieval European town.
As for the Hoshino Resort, its developer is the Hoshino Group, which is famous for developing various resorts.
The style of the Hoshino Hotel in Kakuno is mainly retro modern, which is grand, simple and full of ancient charm.
In addition to the hotel, it also has various leisure areas, including parks, lakes, outdoor aerobics areas, etc.
The entire Hoshino Resort and the Hachimantai Onsen Village further south are cleverly integrated together.
The central area north of the southern part of Kakuno is Hanawa Center Street, which is much more lively.
There are all kinds of brand stores lined up here, including some domestic or overseas chain stores.
The Bailu Mall established by Shirakawa Holdings two years ago is also located nearby. It is integrated with Hanawa Center Street to form the main shopping area of Shikaku.
And now this place is no longer called Hanawa Center Street, people prefer to call it Ginza Center Street.
That’s right, Ginza is not a specific name for the Chuo Ward in Tokyo.
There are more than 300 places named Ginza Center Street in Neon, and any prosperous street calls itself Ginza.
The root cause is that Ginza is too famous.
People all over the country recognize the word "Ginza", and it has now become the business card of Neon's modern commercial street.
So everyone started to take advantage of Ginza's popularity. After all, it's not a registered trademark and anyone in the country can use it.
Lujiao is no exception, in order to highlight its prosperity and popularity.
Abe Arata immediately erected a memorial archway in the original Hanazaki area with the four Chinese characters "Lujiao Ginza" inscribed on it.
Tsk, even if you want to pretend to be a green girl, you have to pretend to be completely beautiful. Once the archway is erected, you will instantly feel more confident.
Further north from Ginza Center Street is a concentration of sports and entertainment venues.
Two golf courses, a ski resort, a tennis court, a horse riding club and the Towada Museum of Art.
They occupy most of the northern plains of Lujiao City. From south to north, this is the entire landscape of the Lujiao resort.
Of course, this is only the city center area. In the periphery there is the Natural Forest National Ecological Park, the Midori River Basin waterfalls, streams, pools and other natural landscapes.
As well as Lake Towada, located in the northernmost part of Kazuno, which is also being developed as a tourist attraction.
Looking at the entire antler, it has undergone a gorgeous transformation from the inside out.
According to Abe, Shikaku received more than 400,000 visitors this summer alone.
Five or six years ago, the total population of Shikaku was just over 50,000, a seven or eight-fold increase. No wonder Abe Shin was grinning from ear to ear all the way.
With so many tourists, the economic scale of Lujiao has increased several times.
As for the reasons that attract tourists, it is also the result of the interaction of many factors.
Convenient transportation and cool climate make Lujiao another choice on the list of summer resorts for Japanese people.
And unlike the expensive ones in Karuizawa, the price of antlers here is very affordable.
Apart from well-known brand stores, prices in local old stores are much cheaper than in Tokyo.
This is also one of the reasons why Lujiao can quickly gain popularity. The right time, place and people are all essential.
Most of the assets in Lujiao belong to Baichuan Feng.
Shirakawa Kaede has paid a lot to transform the mediocre little town into what it is today.
So he deserves all this, and the people of Lujiao also fully support everything he does.
"Xiao Feng, your hometown looks pretty good. It seems to be more prosperous than Sapporo in Hokkaido."
Looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going on the street, Yuko Tanaka couldn't help but sigh out loud.
Baichuan Feng smiled bitterly, "Yuko, those are the antlers you see now. They were not like this a few years ago."
"Really?" Yuko Tanaka nodded, as if it was true.
She remembered taking a quick look here when she got married last year, and there were obviously not as many people there as there are now.
"There will be more people here in the future, and by then maybe the deer will no longer be quiet anymore."
After 1985 and 1986, when the Japanese people started to travel all over the country and the world, that was the golden age of Lujiao's development.
Today, this shining pearl located in the northeast is already blooming with brilliance.
I believe that the golden age was even more glorious than it is now.
After strolling around Lujiao, Shirakawa Feng and the others returned to their old home, Xiaolu Town.
Because it is adjacent to Lujiao Resort, Xiaolu Ancient Town is also visited by many tourists.
This time, Baichuan Feng came back mainly to hold a one-year-old ceremony for the two little ones.
In Neon, people also have the habit of holding one-year-old celebrations for their children.
There is even the ancient custom of "Zhuazhou", but here people do not hold real objects when doing so.
Instead, write a variety of names on cards and let the children choose.
The one-year-old ceremony that Shirakawa Kaede held for Xiao Qingkong and the others was both simple and yet not simple.
It is still the Gassan Shrine in Xiaolu Town. On a day in mid-to-late October, the place is once again crowded with guests.
Shirakawa Kaede and Tanaka Yuko, wearing kimonos, stood at the front of the team. Beside them, Xiao Qingkong and Xiao Meisheng, who were babbling, were also dressed in small kimonos.
After lighting a stick of incense at the shrine, the priest and the shrine maiden began to pray for the two little protagonists.
The reason why Baichuan Feng chose this ancient sacrificial ritual was not because he was superstitious, but because it had a special meaning.
You can tell by looking at the identities of the guests in the two rows behind them who are bowing.
Hasegawa and Yasuda of Shirakawa Electric, Nakajima Heitaro of SIC, Arai Yu of Hokuto Bank, Iwata Satoshi of HAL, etc.
There are more than a dozen of them, all of whom are presidents or persons in charge of companies under Shirakawa Holdings.
The fact that they appeared here and attended the one-year-old birthday party of Shirakawa Kaede's child already explains a lot.
Especially since one of these two children is the eldest son of the Shirakawa family.
After completing a solemn process, Baichuan Feng led everyone back to the center of the hall in Xiaolu Town.
The guests will then be entertained at a banquet to celebrate the child's first birthday.
At the very top of the lobby, Shirakawa Kaede sat in the middle, with Tanaka Yuko sitting half a body length behind him.
In addition to the people from Shirakawa Holdings, sitting cross-legged below were Akita Governor Sasaki Kikuharu and Kazuno Mayor Abe Arata.
Xiao Qingkong and Xiao Yasheng were also being cared for by the nanny and were located on their left side.
Baichuan Feng did not hold any kind of ceremony to celebrate the two little ones' birthdays.
Instead, a glass of wine was placed in front of everyone, and the two children were solemnly introduced.
Baichuan Feng raised his wine glass and saluted the people below.
"Gentlemen, I'll be counting on you from now on."
After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the whole glass of wine.
Tanaka Yuko, who was sitting next to him, also raised her glass, bowed to everyone, and drank the contents of the glass.
Everyone below looked at each other, then raised their glasses at the same time, "Congratulations to Shirakawa-san!"
With a glass of wine in hand, the inheritance is clear.
