National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1318 Good Son-in-law

Because he didn't know enough about Ning Weimin, his Chinese son-in-law, and because Ning Weimin himself had too many secrets that went against common sense.

Han Yingming and his wife came to Beijing this time. They were upset that Ning Weimin did not come to pick them up in person at the airport, and they had some bad misunderstandings about their son-in-law. There was nothing they could do about it.

But then again, they still care about their daughter's happy marriage, much more than their own face.

Since their daughter has already married someone, no matter what, they don't want the young couple to have conflicts so soon.

From being in love with each other like crazy before marriage, it suddenly became cold and distant, and the passion was gone.

Marriage is not a joke and needs to be taken seriously.

What they fear most is that young people do not know how to cherish and just blindly "follow their feelings".

When things are good, everything is good; when things are bad, everything is bad.

When the passion fades and the novelty is gone, there is no desire to maintain the emotions and manage the marriage.

This situation is not uncommon nowadays.

In fact, a new term has begun to emerge in Japan to refer to this situation, called "Narita divorce."

Narita is the Tokyo of Tokyo and is the largest international airport in Japan.

Many Japanese people like to travel abroad for their honeymoon when they get married, so Narita Airport naturally becomes a must-go place for many newlyweds.

When these newlyweds departed from Narita Airport, they all had happiness and smiles on their faces, but when they returned from their honeymoon trip abroad and returned to Narita Airport again.

During their honeymoon, some newlyweds may find themselves in a state of discontent because of some trivial matters that expose shortcomings in their living habits and lead to disagreements.

The phenomenon of finally filing for divorce after arriving at Narita Airport is called "Narita divorce".

The reason why this situation occurs frequently in Japan today is related to Japan's social structure as well as the unprecedented economic bubble that Japan is currently experiencing.

Yes, Japan is a society that favors men.

Even though there are now equal employment laws for men and women, women cannot compete equally with men in jobs and careers.

Most women still follow the traditional lifestyle. They usually quit their jobs after getting married and having children and become professional housewives at home.

Therefore, for Japanese women, finding a man they can rely on is the top priority.

"Choosing a good tree to live in" is particularly important, as it is related to happiness in the second half of your life.

For this reason, unmarried Japanese girls find clerical work in companies both easy and without responsibility.

Although she does not earn as much as men, she is supported by her husband after marriage and has no burden of saving money. She can spend all the money she earns on her own enjoyment without any scruples.

Buy branded clothes, travel, etc.

Coupled with the blessing of the economic bubble, office workers of this era have very good salaries and benefits, and they have more and more bonuses and various subsidies that can be used for consumption.

Even for newly hired female employees, it is normal to receive a bonus of 500 to 1 million yen.

Especially due to the continued appreciation of the yen, domestic travel is now often more expensive for Japanese people than overseas travel.

So in recent years, Japanese girls often use their vacations or leave to travel abroad.

This has led to many Japanese women having the experience of traveling abroad multiple times before getting married.

But on the other hand, far fewer Japanese men have overseas travel experience before getting married.

Japanese young men generally have no money when they go to college. Even though they have money after entering the company, they are still juniors when they first enter the company.

The concept of hierarchy between seniors and juniors is rampant in Japanese companies and schools. New employees are bullied and ordered around by their seniors in the company, and all the chores are pushed onto the juniors, making them extremely busy.

Not only is it difficult to take time off in real life, but even psychologically I don't have the leisure to travel overseas.

From this perspective, being a man in Japan is much harder than being a woman.

In addition, after the war, both the government and the public in Japan encouraged the birth of boys, and the male birth rate in Japan continued to rise.

It reached its peak of 1966:107 in 100. So when these boys and girls aged 60 to 66 become adults in their twenties, a phenomenon is bound to occur: the ratio of marriageable men and women will become unbalanced, with more men than women.

This has led to the fact that Japanese girls now have much more options in love and marriage, and their value has also risen sharply.

In Japan during the bubble era, the primary factors for boys pursuing girls were money and good looks. But no one knew whether they would eventually become slaves to money or slaves to their girlfriends.

But what is certain is that every one of those Japanese bootlickers knows that they have to save money for their wives, and they dare not spend money on personal enjoyment at will.

Because of these reasons, when today's Japanese newlyweds travel for the first time, it is very easy for the groom to make a fool of himself abroad because he does not know the rules and has no experience.

And these things can easily break the woman's trust in the man.

If a bride suddenly discovers during her journey that her husband is acting cowardly outside, she will not only feel embarrassed, but will also think that such a man is definitely unreliable, and thus begin to think about divorcing him quickly and choosing another husband.

What's more, Japanese men don't care too much about married women. As long as the woman is young and beautiful, it is not difficult for Japanese women to find a new partner.

But once a woman has a burden and a child with a man, it becomes difficult for her to get married again.

Therefore, many Japanese girls are even more likely to act without hesitation once they have the idea of ​​divorce, for fear of missing the opportunity to regain happiness, which makes them seem very cold and heartless.

In short, to put it bluntly, the main reason for Narita's divorce was that the groom, who was traveling abroad for the first time, brought a bride who had rich overseas travel experience.

As Matsumoto Keiko's mother, Han Changzi naturally knew that her daughter often went abroad because of her work.

She has even been to many places, including developed countries in Europe and the United States. Matsumoto Keiko has already been there.

But this is Ning Weimin's first trip to France.

Moreover, as the president's wife, Han Changzi is also a wealthy lady with considerable insight.

Of course, she knew that living habits in Japan were very different from those in Europe and the United States. For example, in Europe and the United States, people have to tip waiters, but in Japan, there is no such habit.

It is considered impolite for Europeans and Americans to make noises with their mouths while eating, but the Japanese do not have such a particular requirement. Their mouths make loud noises when eating, especially when drinking soup.

It just so happens that the Japanese worship European and American culture. Nowadays, young people generally choose European and American countries for their honeymoon trip, otherwise they will be looked down upon.

This often causes many Japanese grooms who travel to Europe and the United States for the first time to be embarrassed because they do not know how to tip and do not understand European and American etiquette when dining.

  For this reason, Han Changzi would naturally associate it with reality and think that maybe the relationship between the young couple had a rift because of their honeymoon in France?

So not long after getting in the car, Han Changzi began to question his daughter calmly, trying to find out whether they had a quarrel over their honeymoon and how they were getting along now.

"Qingzi, how are you and Amin doing in France? Are you enjoying your honeymoon?"

"Oh... it's okay, it's just those places. To me, they're not new anymore."

In Han Changzi's opinion, his daughter's first response was not normal.

Logically speaking, a newlywed couple who just finished their honeymoon would not have such a calm reaction.

He should be talking endlessly about his travel experiences, the places he has been to, the sights he has seen, the music he has listened to, the souvenirs he has bought, and even the food he has eaten and drunk. How could he be so uninterested as Qingzi, as if he had nothing to say?

After all, I was traveling with my newlywed husband, and even if it was a place I had been to before, there would always be something worth recalling and impressive.

So Han Changzi asked again, "What about Amin? Does he like France? Since you have been there, have you acted as a qualified tour guide?"

"He's fine. We went to Cannes first, and then to Paris. We went to the Festival Palace, the 5,000-meter beach in Cannes, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame de Paris, and the Seine River in Paris. Amin liked it very much, and we took a lot of photos. It's just a pity that we need help from others to take group photos, so we don't have many group photos. Oh, by the way, we are not used to the food. Amin doesn't like food with too much cream and cheese more than I do. He always complains about the lack of hot food in France. Next time we go back, we have to find a place with a kitchen so that we can cook for ourselves."

Keiko Matsumoto said a little more this time, but still did not show any of the excitement and excitement that her parents expected to see.

"Is that all?" Han Changzi asked a little disappointedly.

"That's all!" Qingzi replied indifferently.

"You just visited these attractions? Took some photos? Like ordinary tourists? Didn't you have any special experiences? Wasn't there anything romantic?"

"Yeah, just like a normal tourist. I originally wanted to go out to sea on a yacht, but later I had to give up because of a problem with the schedule."

"What about other places? Did you go to Venice in Italy? Did you take a boat? Did you go to Rome? Did you see the Colosseum? St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican? And... did you see the ancient castles in Germany?"

"Mom, I won't hide it from you. Ah Min and I both had things to do in France, so we didn't have much free time. In fact, we didn't go anywhere else except France. And Ah Min was busy most of the time in France. In addition to meeting his boss, there were many unexpected things that happened and he had to deal with them. So it's a bit regrettable. This trip was very boring. I went shopping by myself. If we really want to play together, I'm afraid it can only be next time..."

Having said this, Han Changzi was speechless as she looked at her daughter, who was already a little impatient due to her questioning.

What surprised her even more was that her daughter spent her honeymoon like this.

Her daughter was left alone by her new husband, which was even worse than she had imagined.

She originally wanted to ask her daughter and Ning Weimin how they were doing in the capital, and whether they had been wronged, but now she didn't want to ask.

Because she could now conclude without hesitation that her daughter had probably become emotionally estranged from Ning Weimin because she had been wronged during her honeymoon.

I'm afraid the two of them had already had a fight about this matter a long time ago, and they're still being upset about it.

Now my daughter is pretending to be calm, as if it is no big deal. She is just hiding it because she is afraid that her parents will worry.

But because of this, she felt even more distressed for her daughter.

"He...he...how could he do this to you? When can we meet him? When I see him today, I must ask him in person. Didn't he promise us that he would treat you well? Is this what he did? Why did he break his promise? Is he a liar?"

After holding it in for a while, Han Changzi rarely expressed his anger.

She is indeed a soft-tempered person.

But then again, women are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become mothers.

As a mother, no matter how weak she was, she could not just watch her daughter suffer such injustice without doing something.

  If this happens right after getting married, won’t my daughter suffer in the future?

To be honest, Han Changzi's attitude at this time was that he became angrier and more excited as he spoke.

She thought that no matter what, she had to have a good talk with Ning Weimin about this matter and ask him why he ignored his wife even on their honeymoon.

The result surprised even Han Yingming, and he couldn't help but persuade his wife to calm down, or at least control her temper.

Why get so angry when you haven't even met the person yet?

If they were to get angry, they had to see Ning Weimin first, so that this kid would learn a lesson and never dare to treat their precious daughter like this again.

However, what was even more surprising was Keiko's response.

She didn't seem to appreciate it. She actually opened her eyes wide and blamed her parents with a puzzled look.

"Ah, Mom and Dad, what are you talking about? Ah Min didn't do anything wrong! Why are you so angry? With your attitude, I don't dare let you see Ah Min. You will definitely scare him!"

Han Yingming and his wife were stunned and confused.

One of them asked, "Didn't you just say that he didn't accompany you in France and always ignored you..."

Another one also asked, "That's right, you just said that the honeymoon trip was really boring, your son-in-law was not with you all day, and you were just shopping by yourself..."

"But...but Amin is indeed busy with something very important. In fact, he doesn't want to be like this, and he also wants to be with me. It's just that many things are very important to me. He has to do them for me. He is really hard-working and very capable. You don't know that at the Cannes Film Festival, Amin not only secured for me the opportunity to walk the red carpet and screen movies, but also bought the film libraries of two French studios for me. Moreover, in Paris, he bought 25% of Yves Saint Laurent's shares and gave them to me. All the shares belong to me personally. Now, thanks to Amin, I have become the only Asian shareholder of Yves Saint Laurent. From now on, I will enjoy special treatment in Yves Saint Laurent, just like the French superstar Catherine Deneuve. Not only will free high-end fashion and handbags be mailed to me regularly, but I will also receive invitations to Paris Fashion Week regularly. As long as it is a press conference of Yves Saint Laurent, I can attend it. This is the privilege of a major shareholder..."

"What! What did you say! Ah Min is so busy just for you? You mean, he can't accompany you because he is working for your career?"

"Isn't it obvious? That's what I always tell my mother."

Matsumoto Keiko's words forced Han Changzi to re-examine the matter, and his psychological dissatisfaction suddenly dissipated.

Yes, although the result is the same, the nature is completely different if you say so.

This son-in-law is not disappointing and cannot be blamed. Instead, it makes people feel strangely relieved.

Since Han Yingming is a businessman, he is more likely to pay attention to some practical issues and exact figures.

"Qingzi, what did A-Min buy for you? The film libraries of two film studios? And... some shares?"

"It's a share of Yves Saint Laurent, a high-end custom clothing brand that is very famous in France, no, in Europe. It should be similar to Dior, right? But, an old-fashioned person like Dad probably wouldn't know it."

"How much did he pay for these things?"

"I... I don't know either. It's probably around 800 million or 900 million, right?"

"You mean the Japanese yen?"

"No, francs, of course!"

"What? He spent so much money on you! Are you sure it was all his money?"

Han Yingming and his wife gasped.

They thought they had heard it wrong and even couldn't believe it.

Because 800 million or 900 million francs is equivalent to more than 100 million US dollars! 12 billion Japanese yen!

  This number is probably far beyond Han Yingming’s total assets!

But the problem is that Matsumoto Keiko still nodded firmly.

"Yes, that's right. It's about that amount. I also thought it was too much money. I said no, but he insisted on giving it to me. He bought it right away. He signed the contract in just a few days and hired a lawyer. The lawyer's fees alone cost several million francs!"

When Han Yingming and Han Changzi heard their daughter say this, they couldn't help but look at each other in horror.

Now they can really be sure.

This son-in-law is so generous.

It is absolutely impossible to say that he was bad to his daughter. On the contrary, he was extremely good to her.

But a new problem also faced the old couple: how could Ning Weimin have so much money?

He is so young, how did he make money?