"I don't know. I just saw you fall into the water and pulled you out. I didn't see anything in the lake. You said something dragged you into the water. Maybe a crocodile, a python or something like that?" Of course Uchiha Ming couldn't tell Matsudaira Chiyo that she was dragged into this by a monster, so he just made up a story. "Uchiha-san, please don't joke around. There's no way there could be crocodiles or pythons in the artificial lake at Nakano Park." "That's hard to say. Isn't there a famous urban legend in the United States about the crocodiles in the sewer? In a big city like Tokyo, it's normal for people to raise reptiles such as crocodiles, pythons, and green iguanas. It's also normal to throw them into artificial lakes when they grow up and can't fit in the house, isn't it?" Uchiha Ming said with a smile. Seeing Uchiha Ming's joking appearance, Matsudaira Chiyo frowned somewhat unhappily and stared at him closely: "I contacted the park management staff over the weekend and asked them to drain the artificial lake. There are no crocodiles or pythons, not even any big fish." Uchiha Ming was a little surprised. Should he say that she was worthy of being the eldest daughter of a wealthy family? She could even do such a thing. He thought that only fishermen would do such a thing. "If it's not a crocodile or a python, what else could it be? It can't be a kappa or a water ghost, right?" "Uchiha-san's words are getting more and more outrageous..." Matsudaira Chiyo looked back and forth at Uchiha Ming with a suspicious look. "Anyway, that's all I know. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Uchiha Ming picked up the remaining Coke and drank it all, then prepared to get up and leave. "Please wait a moment." Matsudaira Chiyo said: "Repaying a favor is the family motto of my family. Uchiha-san, if you have any difficulties at Jinguji High School, you can come to me." Chapter 29 030 Support Department "Then I won't be polite." Uchiha Ming became excited when he heard this, sat down on the sofa and said: "Matsudaira-senpai, the school rules of Jinguji require that we join clubs after school, but I'm going to work part-time and don't have the time. Can you use your connections to make an exception?" Rights don’t need to expire, and the same goes for favors, so it’s a good idea to take this opportunity to finalize things. "work to earn a living?" When she heard the word "part-time job", Chiyo Matsudaira sat on the sofa, holding her chin with her hand, with an intriguing smile on her face. "Uchiha-san is a freshman and may not know this, but Jinguji is a private high school. Students who want to work part-time need to apply to the student union. The board of education will contact the parents and confirm that the family is in financial difficulty before they are allowed to work. It is quite complicated and tedious to get approval." Uchiha Ming felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, the Uchiha family's financial situation was not bad, and he planned to go out to work because he did not want to ask for money from the Uchiha sect. If this happened, his plan to work would definitely fail. It's not possible to work secretly without going through the school. High school students who work part-time in a more formal way will contact the school. Uchiha Ming can't just work part-time in some gray industry. "Uchiha-san doesn't want to participate in club activities, but also wants to work part-time. This is not one-sided, but two-sided." "But if it's Matsudaira-senpai, there will definitely be no problem." "Uchiha-san, please stop praising me." Chiyo Matsudaira tidied up her scattered long hair, put it behind her ears, and smiled. "Although my mother is the chairman of the board of directors of this kind of school, as a daughter I should set an example instead of breaking school rules." "Oh."
Uchiha Ming responded indifferently. In his opinion, this was just an excuse by Matsudaira Chiyo. "But, Uchiha-san is my benefactor. Although I cannot directly break the school rules, it is okay to make some small changes." "Really?" Uchiha Ming's eyes lit up. "Uchiha-san, guess which club I belong to?" Matsudaira Chiyo suddenly changed the subject and asked an unrelated question. Uchiha Ming blinked in confusion. Why was he asking this? But he had no interest at all and said directly: "I don't know, I'm not interested." "You are such a boring person." Matsudaira Chiyo looked around the activity room and said with a smile: "To lend a hand to the students of Jinguji School who are in trouble is the purpose of the support department. You can think of it as a jack of all trades in the school. I established this department out of my interest." Uchiha Ming almost laughed out loud, what is this Chuunibyou, do you think this is the student council or the service club, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I see, it's the support department! Matsudaira-senpai is so great." The gaze that Matsudaira Chiyo gave him with raised eyebrows was too sharp and quite oppressive, so Uchiha Ming changed his tone and praised him in a polite tone. "Uchiha Naruto-kun, are you interested in joining my support team?" "What does this have to do with the little workaround that Senior mentioned earlier?" "Mr. Uchiha, you may not know that the support department recently received a commission saying that Ms. Takasaki, whose family runs an izakaya, has encountered difficulties and hopes that the support department can help her introduce someone." Matsudaira Chiyo said lightly with a glance. "so what?" "In other words, as long as Uchiha-san becomes a member of the support club, he can work part-time at the client's izakaya." "Don't you say that part-time jobs require approval from the Education Committee?" "This is not a part-time job, it's a club activity to help the client solve the difficulties in running a family izakaya." Matsudaira Chiyo winked at Uchiha Ming cunningly and said with a smile. "Of course, the part-time salary will be paid to you in full." Isn't this just exploiting a loophole in the school rules? But this way, I can also work part-time in the izakaya with a legitimate reason. Uchiha Ming did not agree easily, but looked around the luxuriously decorated classroom thoughtfully and asked: "Senior, is this support department a fan club?" Among the campus clubs in Japan, those that are recognized by the school and can apply for funding from the student union are called clubs, those that are recognized by the school but cannot apply for activity rooms due to insufficient number of members and are not able to apply for funding are called interest groups, and the lower level are hobby clubs that are not even recognized by the school. “No, it’s a formal club.” "Are there other people in the club besides the seniors?" "No."
"Oh, I see." Uchiha Ming nodded. Of course, the most prestigious clubs in Japan are sports clubs. Baseball clubs are undoubtedly the most popular clubs, after all, it is the first national sport. Sports clubs such as basketball, track and field, and table tennis are also very popular and have a high status. After the sports club is the arts club. Among the arts clubs, the wind orchestra is one of the few whose popularity can be compared with that of the sports club. After all, large-scale celebrations and sports competitions in school require the support of the wind orchestra. After the literary and art clubs are clubs such as electronic games, animation, chess and cards, etc., which are established by students based on their own interests. Sometimes it is difficult to even apply for the status of a formal club, and they can only exist as interest groups. Chiyo Matsudaira's support unit obviously also belongs to this category. Moreover, her club was clearly short of members, yet she was able to apply for such a luxurious activity room. This was obviously because Matsudaira Chiyo was given preferential treatment as the daughter of the chairman. That is the small capriciousness of power. Next, they reported the part-time job benefits: an hourly wage of 1200 yen, a staff meal in the evening, and that Takasaki Izakaya was less than ten minutes away from the school. Moreover, this classmate Takaki is a classmate of Uchiha Ming. In my impression, she is a pretty girl, as gentle as a little animal, and should be easy to get along with. The conditions sounded pretty good, and Uchiha Ming was quite tempted. "If you join the club and accept this commission, you only need to focus on your part-time job and you don't have to participate in other club activities." Matsudaira Chiyo glanced at Uchiha Ming, rearranged her collar, smoothed out the wrinkles on her uniform, and said lightly. "So I can leave early?" Uchiha Ming became excited when he heard this. "Well, but come to the activity room after school every Friday. Don't worry, it won't keep you too long." Uchiha Ming's heart was pounding. He was not really interested in any clubs. "How about it? This way, we can have the best of both worlds." Chiyo Matsudaira handed over an application form for joining the club. Chapter 30 North District Takasaki Tsukiya's izakaya is in Kita-ku, Tokyo. It is not far from Jinguji High School in Bunkyo District, and it takes less than ten minutes to walk there. Takasaki went home first to prepare for things. According to the agreement, Uchiha Ming had to arrive before 5:30. Walking out of Bunkyo Ward and into Kita Ward, it didn't take long to realize that Kita Ward was much more desolate. If we use the urban planning commonly seen in Western novels to apply to the city of Tokyo, then Chiyoda Ward, Chuo Ward, and Minato Ward in the central area are undoubtedly aristocratic areas where only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can settle down; Bunkyo Ward, a cultural and educational area with a strong cultural atmosphere and good public security, is considered an urban area, and Nakano Ward where the Uchiha residence is located is a lower urban area; to put it more harshly, Kita Ward, Adachi Ward, and Arakawa Ward are Tokyo's "slums." The following districts are at the bottom of the discrimination chain, which can be summarized as poor transportation, poor public security, and poor economy. Kita Ward is only slightly ahead of Adachi Ward, which is ranked last, and is struggling back and forth between second and third. Uchiha Ming came to the door of an izakaya on the second floor. The izakaya had not officially opened yet, and the blue coarse cloth curtain outside the door was still up. Uchiha Ming looked up at the sign, which was "Takasaki Izakaya". After confirming that it was correct, he lifted the curtain and walked in. The interior decoration of Takasaki Izakaya is very simple and natural. There is a bar that separates the cooking area and the dining area. Behind it are square dining tables. Guests can see at a glance how the chef prepares the ingredients. It is a typical izakaya layout, and there are handwritten menus with izakaya characteristics on the wall. What is different is that there are several water cabinets in the cooking area, but they are basically empty. Uchiha Ming took a look and saw Takasaki Tsuki wiping the seat with a rag.
Hearing the noise and seeing someone coming in, he was about to bow and say "Welcome", but when he saw that it was Uchiha Ming, Gao Qiyue said happily: "Uchiha-san, you're here at the store, ten minutes earlier than the agreed time." "Since this is my first time working, I naturally have to be more attentive. Is there anything I can help you with?" Uchiha Ming rolled up his sleeves and prepared to help clean up. "No, no need!" Gao Qiyue was holding the rag at a loss, and spoke hesitantly. At this moment, a girl carrying a huge shopping bag came into the pub. "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block the road!" Uchiha Ming moved aside and the girl walked in with the shopping bag with difficulty. Uchiha Ming took a look inside and saw that the shopping bag was full of vegetables and meat purchased from the supermarket. The girl came to the front desk of the food area, took out a bag of lively little octopuses from the shopping bag, and threw them into the water tank. Only then did she have time to free her hands. After looking at Uchiha Ming for a while, she looked at Gao Qiyue suspiciously and said: "Sister, is this the helper you found? This pretty boy doesn't look very reliable." "Xing, how could you talk to Uchiha like that?" Takasaki Tsuki apologized to Uchiha Ming: "I'm sorry, this is my sister, Takasaki Xing. She has always been so outspoken. In fact, she has no ill intentions." Takasaki Ann looks almost exactly like Takasaki Tsuki and they are of similar age, but her eyes are a bit slanted. Her temperament is different from the well-behaved and cute Takasaki Tsuki, and she has a bit of a bad girl vibe. "You just came out of the belly a few minutes earlier than me, so don't always act like an elder sister. I was against you opening the business in the first place. Wouldn't it be better to wait until Dad is discharged from the hospital before opening the store? Just don't hire anyone." Takasaki An snorted coldly. "apricot!" Takasaki Tsuki, who was uncharacteristically stern, scowled and shouted, "The doctor said that even if Dad recovers well, he won't be discharged from the hospital until next month at the earliest. Are we going to live off our savings before then? What if Dad doesn't recover so quickly? Even if we are the only two daughters, we have to run this store." Takasaki An muttered a few words under her breath but didn't talk back. "I'm sorry, Uchiha-san, I made you laugh." Takaki Tsuki bowed to Uchiha Ming, then took a small step forward, opened the shopping bag, and counted the ingredients inside. After taking out the cabbage, onions, beef, pork and other ingredients, Takasaki Tsuki rummaged through the bag a few more times and asked Takasaki An: "Didn't I tell you to buy some live fish? Did you forget? How could you be so careless? The specialty of our Takasaki Izakaya is sashimi, and many regular customers come here just for this..." “That’s when Daddy was the chef!” Finally finding an opportunity to refute, Takasaki An said loudly and confidently: "You said that the helper you hired has excellent knife skills, but who knows if what you said is true or not? If you find a fancy stand, the fish will be wasted. Live fish are not cheap, and they can't be left until tomorrow. Isn't this just a waste of money?" Glancing at Uchiha Ming, Takasaki An continued: “Now it seems that I was quite prescient.” "apricot!" Gao Qiyue's face turned red with embarrassment, and when she was about to say something, there was a knock on the door. "Is anyone from Takasaki Izakaya here? I'm from Kirin Draft Beer Company. Our fresh-keeping transport truck is already at the door. Can you come over?" "Come right away!"
Gao Qiyue greeted the door, then bowed to Uchiha Ming repeatedly and said: "Uchiha-san, now please ask you and my sister to wash these ingredients and process them briefly, and then I will cook them. Xing will tell you how to cook them. And Xing, don't get angry with Uchiha-san, or you may not be able to open the store in time." After saying that, Gao Qiyue hurried to the store door. "Tsk! Come with me." Takasaki An smacked her lips and took the lead to walk to the front desk.