On the other side, Nana Hashimoto, who was taken to collect the rent, followed closely behind Mrs. Ueno.
The two walked down a corridor and arrived at a place similar to a study. Mrs. Ueno opened a drawer and took out a folder, and then displayed it one by one. In addition to the printed documents, there was some cash inside. This was exactly Nana Hashimoto paid the deposit at that time.
While she lowered her head and rummaged through the corresponding documents skillfully, she said to Hashimoto Nanami who looked a little embarrassed: "Hashimoto, why are two people here today? Is there anything wrong with that man?"
Hashimoto Nana blinked in confusion and asked, "Is there something wrong with him?"
"I don't know if he has any problems, but you can bring him here, you must trust him, right?" Mrs. Ueno pointedly said: "You are a girl who came here from Hokkaido to live. Life has been a bit hard, and now I have brought a man like this here, is he my boyfriend?"
Hashimoto Nana's face turned red immediately, and she waved her hands quickly: "No, no, you misunderstood——"
But before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Ueno continued: "It doesn't matter if it's not. I'm not gossiping about your personal feelings. I just think that you, a little girl, living alone like this will definitely be dependent on you. Not now, nor in the future." Maybe. It’s easy for women to rely on others when they are in trouble. You are relatively strong among the girls I have met, but you are still a woman, and sooner or later you will have that day."
Hashimoto Nana still wanted to explain, but thought that if the identity of Baiyunshan's agent was exposed, wouldn't she be self-defeating? I had no choice but to explain in a low voice with a blushing face.
But this was obviously a way to comfort herself. Unless Mrs. Ueno had the hearing of the fashion designer she met in Baiyun Mountain that day, it would be impossible for Mrs. Ueno to hear it.
After a moment of silence, Mrs. Ueno continued: "Hashimoto, do you hate me?"
Nana Hashimoto quickly opened her mouth to say something, but couldn't say anything for a moment.
Does she hate Mrs. Ueno? The answer seems to be yes.
When she was renting a house with Mr. Ueno, the most annoying thing every month was at the end of the month, because then Mrs. Ueno would knock on the door on time to collect rent, water and electricity, and her financial situation was not only bad, it could even be said to be very bad. He was very mean, so he often failed to make it, and was stabbed more than once by Mrs. Ueno's harsh words.
Although she has a stubborn personality and doesn't shed tears like her peers, she still feels sad, but she just doesn't express it and keeps it silently in her heart.
But to say it's annoying, it seems to be a little short of that.
Nana Hashimoto is a more rational person. Although Mrs. Ueno’s words stung her, she can understand such behavior from the other party’s point of view. After all, how can she deal with a tenant who has always owed rent? To drive him away can be regarded as an act of benevolence and righteousness. What's more, Mrs. Ueno is not like this to her alone. Her harshness will not be directed at anyone, nor will she ridicule others for no reason. Most of the time, it is defensible, but her harsh words make it difficult for people to like her.
And things like feelings are often difficult to accurately measure.
The same goes for Mrs. Ueno.
The air of silence is filled with the chill of mid-January.
Mrs. Ueno, who didn't hear the answer for a while, didn't ask further questions and continued: "It doesn't matter if you hate me. I've seen too much. As long as you don't hate my husband."
"Mr. Ueno?" Nana Hashimoto asked doubtfully.
"Yes, it's that idiot." Mrs. Ueno said lightly, but Hashimoto Nanami could rarely hear a faint smile in her tone: "That guy likes to be a good person too much. Whenever someone has trouble, he will turn to him. If you get along with him, he will sacrifice his life to help, regardless of whether he is responsible or not, whether he can bear the burden or not."
"Over the years, there have been at least 100 to 80 incidents where various friends have come to my door to ask for help, and countless people have disappeared afterwards. If it weren't for me, that guy would definitely not know where he is under the overpass now. !” Mrs. Ueno said proudly, but Nana Hashimoto could faintly smell the smell of dog food.
Mrs. Ueno continued: "Although my husband is a good person, he is not very good at rejecting others. When someone asked him to help repair the car, he ran to help repair the car. As a result, his own car was damaged. They asked him to borrow it. When the money came in an emergency, he lent it out without saying a word. As a result, the person took the money and ran away without even being found. He lost a lot of money for no reason, and for a while he couldn't even eat."
"I have always been a good person and helped others, but I have never seen anyone help him like this. People remember him verbally, but how could they secretly laugh at him for being a fool!" Mrs. Ueno said this with a confused tone. There are inevitably some complaints and dissatisfaction. "I don't know what's wrong with helping such a group of wolf-hearted people, but they still join in happily every day. Do you think he is a fool?"
Hashimoto Nana was speechless for a moment.
"But I just fell in love with him and was so stupid. After I married him, nine out of ten snobbish people who wanted to take advantage of others were blocked by me. Those who took the opportunity to find faults and find faults were all blocked by me. I scolded them one by one. Some were unwilling to say bad things about me behind my back. Some felt they were in the wrong, so they didn’t say anything more. Of course, some agreed. But it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter what you say about me. Remember me. Just be good about my husband, or the worse you say about me, the more you will remember how good my husband is, right?"
Mrs. Ueno's remarks made Hashimoto Nana somewhat impressed.
She had never thought that this mean-looking landlady actually had such a rich heart. She looked like a bad person to outsiders, but her actions and starting point were all for her husband. For his kindness and enthusiasm. On the contrary, those who accuse him of being harsh are more motivated by their own interests, their inner greed, and their sour mentality when they cannot take advantage.
I am not someone who would say bad things about others behind their backs, but what about other people? How much of those bad words about Mrs. Ueno are true, and how much are revengeful feelings when things don't work out? Hashimoto Nana couldn't imagine it, or even if it was true, at least now it seemed that there was no problem for Mrs. Ueno to say a few mean words.
A few minutes later, Mrs. Ueno handed the well-checked rent to Nana Hashimoto, and then suggested: "Check the money and see if there are any problems. If there are no problems, let's go see the place you are renting now."
Hashimoto Nana's face tightened, the topic finally came!
At this point, Mrs. Ueno suddenly thought of something and added: "By the way, don't get me wrong, I'm not specifically targeting you because I don't want you to quit the lease. My husband came up with this contract. He knows that you are alone. I’m staying in Tokyo, and I’m worried about what might happen if you live somewhere else, so I suggested adding a requirement to move nearby so that if something happens, you’ll have someone to take care of you.”
Hashimoto Nana's expression suddenly froze.
"Also, we originally thought that you would not move out, because we have already inquired that your financial situation is not very good, and you cannot afford to rent a slightly more expensive place. Although we don't say how much money there is here, Good, but at least it has all aspects, and the rent is set after special consideration. This is all the work of that fool, who always likes to reduce people's prices, and he doesn't know how much he has lost... ..”
Mrs. Ueno was complaining about her husband's faults, but she didn't see the eyes of Hashimoto Nanami on the side gradually changing. First she was surprised, then grateful, and finally ashamed.
Immediately afterwards, Hashimoto Nana bowed vigorously to her and apologized.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Ueno, I misunderstood you!"
Mrs. Ueno looked at her blankly for a moment, then covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
"Hehehe, you are such an idiot..."
