Siheyuan: Cooking journey

Chapter 282: The Fate of a Canary

Thinking of He Yuzhu, Kana felt uncomfortable and was very reluctant to get married. But the reality was in front of her, and no matter how reluctant she was, she had to accept it. And if she didn't get married,

If he couldn't come up with a suitable reason to reject the Yamamoto family, he would probably completely offend this big family and bring about revenge, and his family would be finished.

Kana actually has no feelings for the other members of the family. She doesn't care what they do. But this family is, after all, the hard work of her grandfather.

The old man worked hard all his life to get the family back on its feet in society. Kana would feel bad if it was destroyed like this.

What's even more disturbing is that she is so close to He Yuzhu. If she really refuses the marriage proposal, she is afraid that he will be implicated.

Yamamoto Yasuo looks polite.

But in Kana's opinion, there was always something uncomfortable. Every time they met, he would ask about He Yuzhu in a roundabout way, as if he was trying to find out something. I didn't think too much about it at the time, but I just thought he might have other plans. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he must have been suspicious of her because she asked him to help protect He Yuzhu several times.

The most convincing evidence is that he came to propose marriage the day after the last request for help. Refusing under such circumstances would only arouse greater suspicion.

After all, the Yamamoto family is not a pushover, and they have the largest gang in Japan under their control. Kana knows much more than Yukiko Nakamori. People at that level can kill someone with just a few words.

Even foreigners with some background cannot escape the fate of being "reasonably" dealt with. This kind of thing is seen a lot in Japan.

"Kana..."

Just now, Yukiko Nakamori was pretending to be worried, but now seeing Kana's distracted look, she really began to worry about her. After thinking for a while, she suggested, "Didn't you say before that you would use the excuse of learning Go from He Yuzhu to delay getting married?"

"Not now?"

Kana shook her head and sighed helplessly: "If it was an ordinary family who came to propose marriage, this reason would naturally be fine. Learning chess with He Yuzhu can also increase my popularity and improve my image."

"Those in my family think that I am waiting for better conditions, so they will naturally support my decision. After all, I am still the nominal head of the family."

"But think about it, this is the Yamamoto family. My family members are eager for me to marry into their family and get married to a rich and powerful family. This will be of great benefit to them. So how could they refuse? They won't let me refuse."

This……

Nakamori Yukiko frowned, thought for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "Why don't you say you need to think about it first, and then apply for the Takarazuka Revue. After you pass, you can say you want to devote your life to art, and you have a legitimate reason not to get married."

"Even the Yamamoto family can't force you to quit."

Kana looked at her, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Yukiko Nakamori's good intentions to protect her made her not understand many things, and she understood this.

But she still found the suggestion of taking the opera exam particularly hurtful to her self-esteem.

How stupid it would be to join an opera troupe and become a entertainment for everyone just to avoid getting married and becoming someone's caged bird.

Although the economy is now improving, the country is stronger, and the opera is no longer the exclusive place of certain privileged people, it does not mean that the place is clean.

If this was the case, Kana would naturally not say it directly to Yukiko Nakamori.

Kana pretended to be distressed and sighed, "Your idea is good, but I haven't received any special training."

"The competition in the opera company is so fierce, even higher than the admission threshold of the University of Tokyo. I will definitely not be able to get in."

"Then what should I do..."

Yukiko Nakamori thought for a while and sighed, then asked, "Kana, Yamamoto Yasuo is actually a good candidate, right? Do you really not want to marry him? Do you like someone else?"

"what!"

Kana was stunned for a moment, feeling confused. She never expected that Yukiko Nakamori, who usually looked innocent and a little stupid, could ask such a heart-touching question.

"What are you thinking? Nothing."

Although she pretended to be calm on the surface, Kana couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of He Yuzhu.

"If there is no one else, Yamamoto Yasuo is indeed a very good choice. You can think about it carefully."

Yukiko Nakamori tried to give her own advice, "Maybe it's because you don't know Yamamoto Yasuo well enough. Try to spend more time with him, maybe you will change your mind about him and won't be so opposed to marriage."

"She's well-off and comes from a good family, so she's a great marriage partner."

However, Kana was still resistant to the choice of Yamamoto Yasuo and was unwilling to marry.

Yukiko Nakamori wanted to help find a solution, but there was nothing she could do. It seemed like there was no way to stop this.

The only thing that can be done is to comfort Kana and persuade her to accept the reality. After all, everyone will face marriage problems in the end. If she does not marry Yamamoto Yasuo, the person she may meet in the future may not be as good as him.

At least from the perspective of family background, apart from the Crown Prince, there is almost no family with a more prominent background than the Yamamoto family in the entire Japan; of course, if someone really takes a fancy to you, you can still refuse. After all, there are very few women in this class who are willing to marry into the royal family. Rather than being a canary in a wealthy family, entering the royal family would be a complete destruction of oneself.

After taking a sip of coffee, Kana remained silent.

My heart was filled with bitterness and regret. I really shouldn't have sought help from the Yamamoto family at that time.

Otherwise, how could we end up in this dilemma?

When I think of He Yuzhu, the mastermind behind all this.

At this moment, Kana felt extremely heavy and complicated, and just wanted to make sure what her heart desired.

Although she is facing an unchangeable fate, at least she still has the right to choose who she likes.

Chatted for a while.

Seeing that Kana no longer responded,

Yukiko Nakamori also felt anxious and sad for her friend.

In comparison, Yukiko Nakamori felt that she was really lucky.

Because her mother chose a freer path in life for her.

If it hadn't been for that accident.

Yukiko Nakamori did not have much resistance to the days ahead, nor did she have any particular aspirations.

Just like her mother, she got married, had children, centered her family, took care of her children, and lived an ordinary life. But after that accident, everything changed.

She is full of expectations for the future.

For the first time in my life, I had expectations and understood what I wanted.

Just thinking about it makes me happy and satisfied.

"Let's stop talking about me and talk about you."

Kana stopped talking about that matter, adjusted her mood, and asked, "How did you come back?"

During this meeting, Kana had no intention of asking about the incident. She thought that Yukiko Nakamori would be frightened or even injured after experiencing this incident, and she was thinking about how to comfort her.

Unexpectedly, I was comforted by her.

Judging from Yukiko's expression and condition, although something happened, she didn't seem to suffer too much and returned safely.

“Actually, I’m not quite sure myself…”

Mention this.

Yukiko Nakamori subconsciously glanced at the table next to her and pretended to be scared: "There was a fire in the dessert area..."

I told my mother the same thing, but just gave it a more general idea.

Then she said doubtfully: "I was really scared at that time. I thought I was going to be sold! But I didn't expect that I was released inexplicably in the end."

"Kana, do you think that woman likes Yamamoto Keichi and that's why she targeted me?"

“It’s hard to judge…”

Kana thought for a moment and replied, "Based on what you said before, it does seem like something that a woman who loves Yamamoto Keichi would do. But if that were the case, it would not be logical for you to come back safely."

"Based on the current information, we cannot draw a conclusion. Only when we catch that person can we know the truth."

"Ugh……"

Yukiko Nakamori sighed, feeling nervous and worried.

"I really hope I can catch that woman so I can go shopping freely like before."

Speaking of it.

Yukiko Nakamori looked at the neighboring table again.

There was a woman sitting there wearing a mask.

Her hair was tied into a bun, and she was wearing a simple business suit. She was flipping through documents and looked like an employee in a company.

But in fact,

She is a bodyguard.

It is precisely because of this close protection that I can occasionally go out for a walk.

And it's not just this bodyguard, there are also special security personnel arranged on the periphery.

It can be said to be multi-layer protection and absolutely safe.

However, this made Yukiko Nakamori feel very troubled because she was being watched no matter what she did.

This bodyguard was specially arranged by my mother, and he will never leave even if I go to Hong Kong to study in the future.

In addition, this is also equivalent to the mother's eyes. Once you meet the man you are thinking about, it will soon reach the mother's ears.

Other than that,

How to break up the engagement with Yamamoto Keiichi and convince her mother to let her study in Hong Kong made Yukiko Nakamori even more worried.

There was hardly anyone else in the dessert shop.

Yukiko Nakamori's eyes.

Kana noticed and said enviously: "Xuezi, you are really safe now. You don't have to worry about being kidnapped again."

"Is that someone from the Iga family?"

"What's so good about it? It's so annoying. You live in the same room with me, and I don't have any privacy at all."

Yukiko Nakamori complained in a low voice, feeling unhappy, but also a little curious.

"Kana, do you know her?"

"A few times."

Kana nodded and said, "My grandfather has a good relationship with the Iga family. I have also been to the Iga family several times."

"Oh, I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it..."

Yukiko Nakamori patted her head. When she heard Kana talking about her grandfather, she remembered that she had something to do with her today. She asked hopefully, "Kana, I remember when I visited your museum, I saw some ancient books on Chinese medicine. Can you sell them to me?"

"Well..."