After Chapter 183, Miki will stay here to serve you?
Faced with her mother's desperate pleas, Hayakawa Miya felt a pang of pity.
But when he thought about his own situation, he was equally troubled.
After her husband passed away, she completely lost her source of income and was only able to stay with her and her daughter because her stepson took pity on her.
According to Japanese custom, once a child reaches adulthood, they are completely free to leave home and have no obligation to take care of their stepmother, with whom they have no blood relation.
The family was already riddled with problems, so Misae Hayakawa had even less courage to bring it up.
As for the money her stepson made from stock investments, it was his private property. He was already being more than generous by offering to fund her dry cleaning business. How could she possibly ask him to pay off her family's debts?
Hayakawa Minako quickly noticed her eldest daughter's unusual behavior. Following her gaze, she looked at her step-grandson, whom she had only met three times so far: "Sei-kun, I know my request is unreasonable, but we are family after all. I hope you can think of a solution for me."
With that, Hayakawa Minako performed a standard dogeza (a traditional Japanese kowtow), pressing her forehead and the back of her hands to the ground.
"Mother!"
Misae Hayakawa was extremely nervous, fearing that this would displease her stepson.
Seeing that her man was not only speaking up for her, but also trying to stop her, Hayakawa Minako felt secretly annoyed.
It's one thing if he's a local, but that simpleton has been away from home for so long that it's inevitable that Sei Junichi would lose his feelings for him. It's really quite heartless to let him go back and suffer.
The idea of staying outside to serve him was clearly an implication, and the words were...
So, in Hayakawa Misae's heart, paying off debts for her family was actually something she was willing to do.
Hayakawa Sakuno, being straightforward and outspoken, didn't hold back and said directly, "Using people to pay off debts is legally permissible. You can't figure out how to deal with the money, but if you can come up with that small amount of money right away, you can apply for legal aid if you really can, and then we'll see what the judge decides!"
You bastard!
Hayakawa Misae seemed to understand the underlying meaning and answered Sei Junichi's question.
Seeing the men arguing amongst themselves, Sei Junichi was somewhat helpless.
Mu Huimei was not well-educated, but she still felt that what the man said made no sense, and nodded hesitantly.
Is it okay to just take it to someone to pay off their debt?
While Junichi waited for her to answer, Misae Hayakawa and Sakuno Hayakawa spoke up first.
"No!"
That's absolutely inhuman!
Although Japan has a saying that unmarried people must buy a house, and most young people rent, if they want to settle down in a small city, the housing problem must be solved.
When Hayakawa Muebo heard this, she wanted to tear the boy's mouth apart. After all, boys are introverted!
Wait a minute, the stepmother doesn't seem to have a younger brother yet, and she keeps downplaying the harassment of that cheap uncle. Could it be that...?
Thinking of that, Junichi asked quietly, "Is Uncle married yet?"
"Okay!"
Before this, wouldn't the seniority system have been completely messed up?
Moreover, that cheap old woman doesn't seem to care much about her son's life or death. If that's the case, why did she send her eldest son to her sister's place for refuge in the first place?
Even if private compensation is sought, the amount would likely be low. At most, it wouldn't be the destruction of some documents, and re-issuing them would be too troublesome and complicated.
Sei Jun immediately laughed: "When did mud-brick houses in the countryside become so valuable?"
When Hayakawa Minako heard that the repayment would be postponed, she immediately calmed down and glared at the two ungrateful wretches behind her: "If you do that, his uncle will lose his job."
When I returned home after leaving my terrible husband's family, my birth mother didn't ask me a single question about my feelings. Instead, she started talking about the pension for my deceased ex-husband's heirs.
Seeing Sei Jun hesitate, Mu Huiminako's heart stirred, and she quickly pressed her advantage, saying, "Sei-kun, that boy is so fierce, and he probably just wants Miki to marry into the family and suffer. If that's the case, you'd definitely be willing to pay that money. Miki used to stay there to serve him. Although that girl isn't very bright, she's much prettier than these TV stars. He thinks..."
Hayakawa Muebo gritted her teeth and said a number much higher than the budget: "10 million yen."
That old woman from Jili really knows how to use her talents to the fullest!
In short, it's absolutely unacceptable for my aunt to serve my stupid older brother.
"Him!" Hayakawa Minako exclaimed, her breath catching in her throat. If it weren't for Sei Junichi standing nearby, she probably wouldn't have been able to resist grabbing a washstick.
When you get to the front, you end up getting hurt on both ends.
The mother and son subconsciously glanced at each other, then slowly and guiltily looked away, their inner turmoil barely contained.
But since he hadn't asked anyone for anything, he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
In Junichi's opinion, it must have been his stepmother who carelessly leaked the news that they were going to open a dry cleaning shop outside the house, which led to the wolf into the house.
Before learning that he had given up his bereaved family pension, he berated himself severely, saying that he had already made a mess of his own life and was now trying to leech off his elderly parents, forcing him to come to Tokyo to live with his future classmates.
Junichi Sei was illiterate after all, but he clearly remembered that the fire at home was accidental and must have been minor, which was why he was able to apply for government assistance.
10 million yen is enough to make a down payment on a house in a first-tier city!
"Then it seems the bad thing happened in Kyoto."
Is the relationship between the stepmother and the idiot Sakuno bad, and her maternal family bad?
Back then, my simple-minded aunt grabbed her stepmother's hand and shook her head like a rattle drum, but she was unwilling to go back to her hometown to marry someone else.
Thinking that the cheap nephew behind her was still so young, she used her smooth knees to move over to Sei Junichi and pleaded, "There must be a way to solve this. Miki's blind date will come knocking on the door sooner or later. He really helped her, so please take Miki back!"
That old woman was clearly using a self-inflicted injury ruse, but how could Junichi Sei have seen through it?
Although her husband's family is also a bad bunch, they must have been trying to support their family from the beginning. They didn't even have this young brother yet, which is why things have gotten so tense between her and her husband's family.
It's about whether there's any emotional foundation. Over there, Sei Junichi feeds you badly and provides for you, but when you go back to your hometown, you still have to farm, wash clothes for the whole family, and after you have children, you have to work like a maid for the rest of your life. The husband may be capable, but he can't vent his resentment on his wife.
Upon hearing this, Mu Huiminako, who had been looking aggressive, immediately stopped avoiding eye contact. After all, her education level was too low, and she didn't know how to organize her words to get away with it.
Sei Junichi has probably figured out the whole story. The debt may need to be repaid, but it will definitely be too little. The old woman who came from afar was obviously not really after the debt, but rather to pave the way for her young son.
Having a house versus not having a house makes a world of difference when given a choice.
"As for Yusuke, he should also get married."
To everyone's surprise, Hayakawa Sakuno got angry as soon as she heard this: "You're the one who doesn't have that kind of uncle! What else can I do besides keep asking your mother for money? When we kicked you and your mother out, I was the one with the lowest voice!"
As I listened, I seemed to discern some underlying meaning.
Compared to her biological mother, who had forced her to marry someone she didn't like, Hayakawa Misae clearly cared more about her stepson's feelings.
Damn it, why can't I do that kind of thing?
"Where is this job located?"
Having decided on that point, Junichi stopped arguing and asked directly, "How much compensation is still owed?"
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