Three years later.
After Jiang Nian got up and washed up, he saw Yukimura Seiichi walking out of the kitchen with breakfast.
"Jiang Nian, you eat first. I'll go wake Zhuzhu up." Yukimura Seiichi said as he placed breakfast on the table and then walked into his daughter's room.
Jiang Nian quickly finished her sandwich, applied sunscreen and lipstick, and then took out the lunch she had made for Yukimura Seiichi last night from the refrigerator.
After preparing the items that Yukimura Seiichi wanted to take, Yukimura Seiichi came to the restaurant carrying Zhuzhu who had just finished washing up.
Jiang Nian took Zhuzhu and began to feed his daughter, while Yukimura Seiichi took advantage of this break to eat and clean up.
"I put your lunch in the bag, please check if you have left anything."
"Okay." After checking his own bag, Yukimura Seiichi began to pack his daughter Yukimura Tomoaki's school bag. "Jiang Nian, I've packed Zhuzhu's school bag. We have a morning meeting today, so please take Zhuzhu to kindergarten."
"Okay, then be careful."
While Jiang Nian was feeding Zhuzhu, he watched Yukimura Seiichi leave the house.
After riding the tram to send Zhuzhu to kindergarten, Jiang Nian rushed to the office at the last minute of work.
Shinta Hatoyama recently successfully ran for a seat in Congress, but Jiang Nian did not sign up to run.
The publicity costs for running for a seat in parliament are too high, and it also requires a lot of energy to campaign, and his daughter is Jiang Nian's weak point.
But after understanding, Jiang Nian joined Hatoyama Shinta's team very early.
Shin Hatoyama, adhering to the family vision, wants Japan to break away from the control of the United States and have more sovereignty. At the same time, he also faces up to the history of World War II and acknowledges the harm Japan caused to China, South Korea, Vietnam, Australia and other countries during World War II.
The reason why Jiang Nian followed Hatoyama Shinta was that he had promised that if he became prime minister, he would never visit the Yasukuni Shrine.
A few years later, with the help of Shinta Hatoyama, Jiang Nian easily won the election for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.
At a press conference, the news that the Prime Minister was about to visit the Yasukuni Shrine shocked East Asia.
As a city councilor, Jiang Nian also needs to respond to this.
As soon as the Japanese Prime Minister visited the shrine, Jiang Nian joined the protest and shouted many times.
When the reporter asked, "What do you think about visiting the Yasukuni Shrine?", images of his family, friends, and Shinta Hatoyama flashed through Jiang Nian's mind.
Yesterday evening, Hatoyama Shinta and Jiang Nian analyzed that this question would definitely arise, so they had to be careful when answering it, or at least not directly oppose it.
Jiang Nian knew the possible consequences of his opposition, but when he saw the Chinese reporters staring at him, he remembered what he had said to his daughter: "Don't lie."
"I am against visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, and I believe it should not exist." Jiang Nian's eyes were firm, but his voice was trembling. "Japan needs to face up to all the evil it did to China during World War II and the bloody resources it plundered from China."
"Some people deny it; some say it was their elders who did it and they apologize on their behalf. But Japan's rise is inseparable from the invasion, and now all Japanese are enjoying the dividends brought by the invasion."
"So, Japanese people with a conscience need to apologize; those who don't acknowledge this need to learn history; and as for those who are proud of this, I can only oppose it on my own behalf."
This speech caused a huge uproar among the many reporters, except for the Chinese female reporter, who had tears in her eyes and closed her mouth several times without making a sound.
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That day, Jiang Nian returned home immediately after get off work and began to sort out his assets. After careful estimation, he found that he had saved a lot of money. Together with the assets left by his grandmother and father, it was enough for Zhuzhu to live a rich life.
When writing his suicide note, he was troubled about how to distribute the inheritance. He was afraid that Zhuzhu would be cheated of her money and her body by some young boy, and he was also afraid that Yukimura Seiichi would treat Zhuzhu badly after remarrying.
The sunset glowed like fire, penetrating the glass and firmly imprinted in Jiang Nian's eyes. He hadn't really appreciated it for many years, but now it looked - really beautiful.
Let’s take another gamble, and this time I completely trust Yukimura Seiichi!
Jiang Nian left the house given to him by his father to Yukimura Seiichi, the house given to him by his grandmother to Zhuzhu, half of his marital property to Yukimura Seiichi and half to Zhuzhu, and all his pre-marital property to Zhuzhu.
The property left to Suzu was managed by Yukimura Seiichi, who gave her a portion when she was 17, a small portion when she was 24, a little bit when she was 30, and all of it when she was 40.
I think 40-year-old Zhuzhu should be calm and will not be deceived by men's sweet words.
After scanning the suicide note and sending it to the lawyer, Jiang Nian hummed a little tune and prepared dinner in a good mood.
At this time, Shinta Hatoyama called.
"Jiang Nian, didn't you promise me not to respond clearly to this matter?" Hatoyama Shinta shouted, "Now your political career is over. You don't have a strong family backing, why don't you go into hiding?"
"Thank you for your concern, but my answer is still the same: 'I won't lie'."
During dinner, Yukimura Seiichi was a little scared by Jiang Nian's burning gaze, and even stuttered when he spoke.
"You, you don't, don't look at me like that, the child is still here!"
After seeing Yukimura Seiichi's shy look, Jiang Nian wanted to tease him even more: "You are so beautiful, I really want someone to bully you."
Yukimura Seiichi blushed. After all these years, he still couldn't face Jiang Nian's straightforward gaze and words.
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A month later, Jiang Nian was hit by a car that ran a red light while attending a meeting he had to attend.
On the way to the emergency room, Jiang Nian, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw Yukimura Seiichi beside him, he hugged Yukimura Seiichi's neck forcefully. After Yukimura Seiichi's head came closer, his other hand gently stroked his purple hair.
The hand hanging by the bed was tightly held by the sobbing man until he was sure that he could no longer warm the cold hand.
…
After reading the suicide note Jiang Nian sent him, Yukimura Seiichi looked at the last sentence in the letter and murmured, "You follow the path you believe in, and I will protect our home. I won't go back on my word this time."
It’s as if the person in my heart is right in front of me.
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