National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1270 Old Couple and Young Couple

On the way back, we passed through Cairo.

Compared with those modern cities in Europe, Deputy Director Kaga, who admires ancient culture and history more, became excited when he came here.

He likes to wander around small shops full of history and culture, and collect things with special cultural imprints.

However, the scenery of Egypt seemed to have no appeal to Mrs. Jingzi. First of all, there was nothing to buy.

As for sightseeing, there are only the pyramids and the Sphinx, and thirty minutes is enough to see those things.

However, despite this, all travel expenses and pocket money spent abroad were covered by TBS TV station's public funds.

Losing money in a casino is no exception.

Such business trips are generally very enjoyable for couples with a large age gap.

When an older husband accompanies his younger wife on outings or attending cocktail parties and banquets, he looks particularly happy.

His wife liked to show off her charming charm in public, and Shinichiro Kaga felt very satisfied just looking at her like a little girl.

Especially at the end they went to Seoul, South Korea, which made them reluctant to leave.

Due to work reasons, Deputy Director Kaga also knew some very capable friends in South Korea. They came from the chaebol system and held a reception for him in the most high-end clubs.

At this time in South Korea, the major chaebols had recovered under the rule of Chun Doo-hwan and were all organizations of the privileged class, which greatly satisfied the vanity and hobbies of the director's wife.

The elegant atmosphere and the excellent reception made her very excited.

Needless to say, for Isako, such a trip not only allows her to broaden her horizons to a foreign country, but also allows her to enjoy the courtesy and honor of being the director's wife in social occasions, which is naturally much better than being a housewife at home.

So every time after returning home, Isako, who was very satisfied with her time, would always say to Director Kaga, "It was a great time. Please take me with you to the next international conference!" Then she would become more attentive to taking care of Director Kaga.

Director Kaga was of course also pleased with his wife's innocence, liveliness, and easy satisfaction, and felt that she could enjoy her remaining years to the fullest.

In general, although the conflicts between the couple in the past few days mainly focused on the jealousy between Isako and Kaga's ex-wife and children, they were generally controllable.

Even when they were quarreling, Shinichiro Kaga always had enough means to coax his wife to change her mind and become obedient.

Moreover, the two daughters don't come to ask for money often. If Deputy Director Kaga occasionally favors Isako a little and gives her more benefits in private, it will actually promote the harmony of the couple's relationship.

However, everything eventually got out of control because Isako opened a beauty salon.

While the couple were both pleasantly surprised by the income from their beauty salon side business, Shinichiro Kaga also made an unexpected discovery.

For his wife who is financially independent and regards the beauty salon as her personal business, his tall and strong figure as the head of the family not only lost its luster, but also seemed to have lost all means to control his wife.

First of all, there was a large amount of money in the beauty salon's account that she could use at her own discretion.

His wife no longer had to look at Kaga's face and could spend money as she pleased.

During these few days, Isako not only bought a luxury imported car, a lot of clothes and jewelry, but also renovated the rooms in her home and added a garage.

But Shinichiro Kaga couldn't blame his wife for spending money recklessly.

Because once he expressed this idea, his wife could refute it by saying it was a business necessity.

"Oh, what are you talking about? I am the president of a high-end beauty salon. How can I not have these things? Otherwise, I will be laughed at by customers, not to mention attracting business. Moreover, our customers are not ordinary people, they are all well-known and upper-class people. If I don't even have these things, do you think customers will still have confidence in our store and will feel at ease to patronize the store? And those stars, singers and hosts, everyone knows who I am. If the wife of the station director wears too shabby clothes when going out, wouldn't it be embarrassing for your husband? Dear father, don't you think so?"

With just a few words, Shinichiro Kaga could be silenced with a plausible excuse.

Secondly, the beauty salon's business was getting better and better, and the money earned was getting more and more, which would inevitably take up more and more of Isako's time.

Gradually, the focus of her life shifted. She became more and more interested in business and social activities, and no longer paid attention to housework.

Shinichiro Kaga expressed his dissatisfaction with his wife for neglecting housework. He thought that the beauty salon could be managed by a professional manager and there was no need for his wife to go there every day, leaving him unable to even eat his favorite risotto.

But the result was still refuted by Isako lightly.

"No, no, we can't trust others completely. The manager is very capable, but he may change his mind at any time. I'm not saying that the manager is a bad person, but people are emotional animals, and conflicts may arise over something at any time. If we rely too much on outsiders and hand over the store to outsiders, we will be in a passive position. Not to mention whether the manager will do something behind our backs, or whether he will always ask for higher treatment, let's say that if things go wrong, he may cause some trouble in tax affairs without telling us, and then I will be responsible for the tax office. If I have to pay a large sum of money and bear the criminal cost, I will regret it. Didn't you often tell me that newspapers often publish reports of companies evading taxes, which are all caused by people inside the company who reported to the tax office. Aren't you afraid that I will be framed and implicated? In short, if I don't want to do it, then don't do it. Since I have done it, I have to control everything in the store in my own hands to feel at ease. As for life, why don't we hire a servant? You don't have to worry about this expense, I will be responsible for it."

When she said these words, she was like a real business woman, and the experiences she was proud of were reflected in her facial expression.

So even though Shinichiro Kaga was full of resentment towards his wife, he really couldn't find any legitimate reason to convince her to return to the role of being content with housework.

Even Isako was able to draw inferences from her experience and complain about her busy and diligent work.

"How do you know how busy I am every day? The customers in the store are all of high class, and which one is easy to serve? Besides, once the store became famous, even the wives of some big shots came to visit. If I get along well with them and establish connections with them, it will also help your career, Dad. Isn't it?"

It was precisely because the couple discussed such topics so often that Director Kaga gradually became more and more unsure, because he had never been able to gain the upper hand.

This further led to a more serious problem, that is, the couple's family status gradually reversed without them noticing. The soft and submissive Isako disappeared, and she turned into a capable business strongman, with a stronger and more stubborn temperament.

Sometimes, she even puts herself in a clear superior position, and with a cold and indifferent air, she comments on life and everything around her from a condescending perspective.

This is what Shinichiro Kaga cannot tolerate the most. His family status, which was once as stable as a rock, has been despised.

For example, recently, in order to temporarily eliminate his wife's dissatisfaction and ease the relationship between the couple, Shinichiro Kaga proposed that after attending Ning Weimin's wedding, the couple go on vacation to Hawaii together.

Since you are the one paying for the trip yourself, Hawaii is short, so you can save a little on travel expenses and stay shorter, which is actually a very economical plan.

However, this travel plan, which would have surely aroused Isako's interest in the past, did not have the desired effect.

Isako's reaction was quite cold. She said without any interest that she had no time to accompany her husband on the trip as she had more important business arrangements to attend to.

That's not all. Isakko even complained in a contemptuous tone, saying, "It would be a pity if we didn't go to Los Angeles when we arrived in Hawaii. And since we are in the mainland of the United States, we have to go to New York in the east. Hawaii is just a stop on the way to the United States. We have been there several times and it's really boring. It would be a waste if we pay for it ourselves and go there specially. It's not cost-effective no matter how you look at it. Husband, I'm not as idle as you. I'm very busy every day. If I had that time, I might as well do more promotional activities for the beauty salon. In my opinion, if you feel uncomfortable with being idle, then You might as well build relationships with the TV station's directors and think about how to move up a level. You should also make some preparations for the director's retirement. What's the point of being just a deputy director when you retire? The title sounds impressive, but the salary is only equivalent to that of a bank director, which is at most equivalent to a general manager, right? Can't you get a better position? I have always believed that you have the best chance of taking over the position of director and becoming the top manager of the TV station, but you surprisingly have no ambitions and are satisfied with your current life. I am really disappointed..."

This was truly a huge basin of cold water, which chilled Shinichiro Kaga from head to toe.

He originally wanted to take his wife on an overseas trip with good intentions, but he didn't expect to be ridiculed like this.

Especially with regard to his job and position, his wife, who used to look up to him, actually became dissatisfied. This made Shinichiro Kaga feel extremely embarrassed. How could he feel?

He has a strong sense of self-esteem. After all, he is one of more than a dozen senior executives in the company. When has he ever been treated coldly like this?

What's more, they are not a real couple and lack real trust in each other. The elderly husband is gradually unable to fulfill his various obligations as a husband when faced with a wife who is 31 years younger than him.

He was even more nervous and particularly concerned about whether he could maintain his dignity in front of his wife.

So Shinichiro Kaga is really regretting it from the bottom of his heart now, and is also full of resentment.

If he had known earlier that his wife's ownership of a beauty salon would be like this, he would never have agreed to make such a deal with Ning Weimin.

After much thought, Shinichiro Kaga decided to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Ning Weimin after his wedding.

The purpose is to change everything now and curb this abnormal trend in his family life.

Since everything was caused by Ning Weimin's transaction, Kaga Shinichiro believed that Ning Weimin also had the responsibility and obligation to restore things to normal and help his life return to normal.

Otherwise, he wouldn't mind taking his anger out on others and terminating the subsequent cooperation that had been agreed upon with Ning Weimin.

And this was the condition for him to agree to continue the cooperation. The unexpected development of things had forced him to this point, and it was no longer about money.

Although there are some things that are inconvenient for him to do, it is different if Ning Weimin does them.

  However, if this really happened, how could Isako accept it?

In fact, what Shinichiro Kaga didn't know was that his wife Isako took tomorrow's wedding more seriously than he did.

A rather expensive gift had already been prepared for the newlyweds.

Of course, these gifts were not given for free. Isako still had some requests - she planned to take advantage of the popularity and hoped to get the stylists in her beauty salon to participate in the hair design of the characters in the movie "Crazy Rich Asians".

She knew that Matsumoto Keiko's Kiri Studio had announced that it would invest 2 billion yen to make a movie for Teresa Teng. She also learned from Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin that the filming plan for this movie was very grand, with a star-studded cast, and that the two countries would cooperate again, and even Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan would join in the big production.

Considering the box office and influence of the movie "Li Xianglan" today, the filming plan of "Crazy Rich Asians" has attracted great attention among Japanese movie fans as soon as it was released.

Isako shrewdly realized that if the second film shot by Matsumoto Keiko after taking over the Mist Studio was as successful as "Li Xianglan", then her beauty salon and her stylists would become very famous.

  What's more, a singing queen like Teresa has to frequently participate in performances. When she performs on stage at a solo concert, she has to change her clothes and hairstyle frequently. Her performances also have to be broadcast on TV. How many people will want to watch them!

It would be best if we could completely gain her favor and trust, and the beauty salon would have a bright future.

The stylist who does her hair is bound to attract attention, which is easier to create a superhuman reputation than any celebrity going to her beauty salon in real life.

In a trance, the ambitious Isako has seen her beauty salon becoming the best in Tokyo... no, the best beauty salon in Japan.

This shrewd calculation made her excited and thrilled.

To achieve this goal, Isao racked her brains.

Having tasted financial independence for the first time, she firmly believed that the beauty salon was her only hope if Shinichiro Kaga died.

As long as she can own this beauty salon, she will have a bright future.

It has to be said that Ning Weimin is tying himself up in knots.

When he decided to target this couple in order to organize the award for Teresa Teng, he never thought that he would get involved in such a family dispute and marital conflict.

But this old man and his young wife still regarded him as their lifeline, and neither of them was willing to let him go.

As for how he should choose and how to balance, it is indeed a complicated and difficult problem.