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Chapter 784 The Mysterious Blond-haired and Blue-eyed Middle-aged Man [4200]

night--

Osaka, the headquarters of Huluya, the residence of Qing Deng——

Ever since the alliance between the two parties and his marriage with Mai Kinoshita was confirmed, Qing Deng has been living in the headquarters of Huluya.

Even without considering his identity as "grandson-in-law", it is impossible for Huluya to neglect Qingdeng just based on his long list of titles such as "Lord of Qinjin Domain" and "General of the Shinsengumi".

Under Kinoshita Lin's arrangement, Qing Deng's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all top-notch.

The pajamas are made of silk.

The food is delicacies from land and sea.

The accommodation is a spacious bedroom of 24 and a half tatami mats.

There are always four attendants around him, on call 4 hours a day, to make Qingdeng's bed, change his shoes, and be ready to meet all of Qingdeng's reasonable requests.

Most likely to prevent Qing Deng from changing his mind or cheating on her, these four waiters are all young men around fourteen years old who haven't even shaved their foreheads. There are no women.

[Note: According to Japanese traditional customs, boys have to have their hair cut when they are three years old, and then they will shave their hair off when they reach adulthood, leaving a bun instead. Not shaving the hair on the forehead means they are underage.]

Fortunately, Qing Deng has no interest in the various ways.

If it were Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen and other famous figures in history, their eyes would probably light up after seeing these handsome young men.

Qing Deng was surprised at first and then smiled bitterly at the grand ceremony.

Because he was not used to this kind of luxurious life, he went to find Mr. Kiryu, hoping that he could help tell Kinoshita Lin that his food, clothing, housing and transportation should be as simple as possible, and there was no need to make them so luxurious.

However... Boss Kiryu told Qing Deng: This is as simple as possible.

Qing Deng: ???
According to Kiryu's boss, Kinoshita Lin does not like extravagance and her daily life has nothing to do with the term "extravagance".

In her own words, she only spends money where it should be spent.

He is the leader of Huluwu and as rich as an empire, but he lives a simple life of living in a quail house and drinking water from chickens.

If compared with other wealthy businessmen, Kinoshita Lin's living standard is indeed "poor".

"Your food, clothing, housing and transportation are based on the daily expenses of the lord." - said Boss Kiryu.

In other words, what Qing Deng sees as luxury is just Kinoshita Lin’s simplicity…

The truth that Boss Kiryu told himself really left Qing Deng dumbfounded!
In his previous life, he came from an ordinary family and was not considered a rich man.

Not to mention him in this life.

Before he became rich, he was just an ordinary retainer. Although he would not starve to death, he was not very well off either.

After becoming famous, he was no longer troubled by money, but because he was busy with work, he had no time to think about personal enjoyment.

Until now, he doesn't even have a young man who is responsible for taking care of his daily life.

Simply put - he is used to being poor.

Qing Deng is a typical example of a person who doesn’t know how to enjoy a huge sum of money even if given one.

Of course, this does not mean that Kinoshita Lin is "pretending to be simple".

With her extremely strong financial resources, this kind of lifestyle is the true embodiment of the word "simple".

Just like that, Qing Deng fully experienced the happiness of rich people...ah, no, to be more precise, he fully experienced the "simplicity of Kinoshita Lin".

Especially indulging in the desire for taste.

Japan is an isolated island country.

Its native land is not a very fertile land, with dense mountains and few plains.

Due to various reasons, the country is facing a severe shortage of supplies.

Some ingredients that are common overseas are rare treasures in Japan, or even unprecedented delicacies.

Just like cabbage.

There is no Chinese cabbage in Japan nowadays. The most popular vegetables are various kinds of radishes.

In recent days, Qing Deng has tasted many dishes that he had never tasted before.

From matsutake mushrooms in Ezo to crabs in Kyushu Oshima... he has tasted all kinds of delicacies, and at the same time, he has once again personally experienced the value of the reputation of "the world's kitchen".

To be honest, because he ate too well and lived too comfortably, the rationality in his brain once seemed to "raise the flag and admit defeat" - he had the decadent idea of ​​"I might as well stay here for a few more days".

Although the momentum of this evil thought was very strong, reason eventually prevailed.

As a high-ranking and powerful general of the Shogunate, Qing Deng could not stay away for long.

Although people like Hijikata Toshizo and Kondo Isami were able to take charge of the overall situation for him, their authority was ultimately no match for his.

The reason why Qing Deng was able to subdue the heroes and make countless heroes with different personalities obey him was all due to his invincible strength and unparalleled prestige.

If Qing Deng were to be away from his post for a long period of time, who knows what kind of villains might show up.

If nothing unexpected happens, tonight will be his last night in Osaka.

At dawn tomorrow, he and Mai Kinoshita will officially set off back to Kyoto.

At this moment, he was standing by the window, looking into the distance.

The bedroom has a great view.

Looking out the window, the magnificent city scenery comes into view.

The night did not make this "commercial capital" lose its vitality.

The twinkling lights dotted the six streets and three markets, just like fireflies in summer.

Looking towards the northeast, countless points of light connected together to form a huge light source that was particularly eye-catching - Qing Deng knew that was the direction of Shinmachi.

Shinmachi in Osaka, Shimabara in Kyoto, and Yoshiwara in Edo - the three major tourist destinations of the Edo period.

The lights of Shinmachi almost illuminated half of the sky... Even if you haven't been there in person, you can imagine its magnificent and gorgeous scenery.

At this moment, Qing Deng suddenly heard light and familiar footsteps coming from outside the room.

"Huh? Qing Deng, you're still awake?"

With a whoosh, the door that was originally tightly closed was opened a tiny crack.

While Kinoshita Mai was pulling at the door with both hands, she poked her head out and cast a curious look at Qing Deng through the crack in the door.

Qingden Wan'er:

"Well, I'm not sleepy yet. Ah Wu, how about you? Why haven't you slept yet?"

"I was just about to go back to my room. When I saw your room was still lit, I came to check on you."

After saying that, she pulled the door open further. When the gap was just big enough for her to pass through freely, she tiptoed into the room and moved to Qing Deng's side.

"Qing Deng, what are you looking at?"

She stretched her neck and looked out the window like Qing Deng.

"Nothing, just casually watching the street scene."

At this point, he seemed to have remembered something. After a brief thought, he turned to the girl in red beside him and said:

"Awu, do you have time now? I suddenly want to stroll in the alleys of Osaka. Would you like to accompany me?"

"Huh? Why so sudden? Did something happen?"

"It's nothing serious, just a whim."

He paused, then changed his tone to a joking one.

"If I have to give a reason... I just want to learn more about this town. I'm in need of a tour guide right now. Would you like to take the job?"

Kinoshita Mai blinked her beautiful eyes a few times, and without any extra thought, she patted her chest eagerly,
"give it to me!"

"I was born and raised in Osaka!"

"If you choose me as your tour guide, you will never be disappointed!" When she said this, she deliberately switched the language mode back to "Osaka dialect".

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After saying something to the four servants outside the door, Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai left the headquarters of Huluya side by side and walked onto the streets of Osaka.

It is late autumn, less than three months away from the New Year, and the weather is gradually turning colder.

I believe that it won’t be long before the flying snowflakes will dye the sky and the ground.

Whoosh, whoosh... The bleak cold wind blows left and right in the streets, making people deeply feel the change of seasons.

Kinoshita Mai curled the corners of her mouth and walked briskly, as if she wanted to jump up, she looked very happy.

The reason why she was so happy was probably because it had been a long time since she had been able to go out and play alone with Qing Deng like this.

Seeing this, Qing Deng smiled slightly, then quietly moved sideways, getting closer to Kinoshita Mai.

Then he suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed Kinoshita Mai's right palm.

Mai Kinoshita was startled and almost screamed.

After finding out that it was Qing Deng who was holding her hand, she gave Qing Deng an unpleasant and reproachful look.

However, she made no attempt to break free.

Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he adjusted the position of his right hand, from "being held" to "ten fingers clenched".

“Hehe…~”

She gave a silly smile and held Qingdeng's hand even tighter.

If it were during the day when there were many people around, the introverted and reserved Kinoshita Maidan would not dare to make such a bold move.

Fortunately, it was already a dark night and there were very few pedestrians on the street, so she had the rare opportunity to show her bold and unrestrained side.

Looking at Kinoshita Mai's silly smile and the two hands tightly held together, Qing Deng couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.

After a long wait and repeated tests, he finally gained the recognition of Kinoshita Lin and was acknowledged by her as her "grandson-in-law."

All they needed was a wedding, and he and the girl who loved wearing red clothes would become a legitimate couple.

Qing Deng always believed that as long as he could deal with Kinoshita Mai's family, the rest of the things would be much easier.

The reason he had such an idea was because he didn't know Mai Kinoshita's family, so he didn't know where to start and was completely in the dark.

It is said that “the oldest and strongest human emotion is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.”

As a result, Qingdeng's "marriage plan" only achieved one-third of its goals.

The parents of the other two girls have not yet nodded to him.

However, he did not feel anxious.

Rather, he was already confident when it came to overcoming the biggest obstacle (Kinoshita Rin)!
Souji's family members include his elder sister Hikaru Okita, his second sister Kane Okita, and Kondo Shusuke and Abi, who are like his adoptive parents.

Okita Kin married far away and Qing Deng had never seen her.

The Kondo couple will definitely not interfere in Qingdeng's marriage.

Although Miss Okita Hikaru did not say it explicitly, Qing Deng could clearly sense that she did not object to his proposal of "three legal wives".

As for Sanako's family, it's also easy to deal with.

Chiba Shigetaro, Chiba Eijiro...they are all juniors and have no say.

The only person who can make the final decision on Sanako's marriage is her father Chiba Sadakichi.

Qing Deng and Chiba Sadakichi are old friends.

He had learned about the other party's criteria for selecting a son-in-law early on.

First of all, Sanako must be the legal wife.

Secondly, Sanako’s husband must be a reliable, loving man.

Finally, the other party must have a certain level of economic capability and cannot let Sanako starve to death.

In general, Chiba Sadakichi's requirements are basically a replica of Kinoshita Rin's proposal for finding a son-in-law, and are very similar.

Isn't this just a coincidence? Qingdeng meets all the requirements perfectly! Not a single one is not met!

Qing Deng firmly believed that when he showed 100% sincerity and, when necessary, pressed his forehead hard against the tatami and shouted desperately, "Please hand over Sanako to me!", he could arouse Chiba Sadakichi's sympathy, and in the end he would be sure to win!
If all goes well, Qingdeng plans to hold a grand wedding within the year - that is, within the next two months - in which he will "marry three wives at the same time."

He thought that Kinoshita Lin's idea of ​​"holding the wedding on New Year's Eve" was quite good.

Welcoming the New Year on a sweet, tired, sweaty, breathless wedding night...not a bad feeling!
By the way, the reason why Qing Deng was in a hurry to get married was entirely to stabilize the military and civilian morale of the Shinsengumi and the Qinjin clan.

It is definitely not to experience the bliss of being a husband as quickly as possible!

Before they knew it, Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai walked into a long, crowded alley.

This long alley seems to be a "pub street" filled with izakayas of all sizes.

The night is the world of drunkards.

This was especially true during the Edo period, when entertainment activities were scarce.

"Going out drinking with friends" was one of the few nightlife activities during the Edo period.

Every izakaya in the alley had its lights on, illuminating the entire long alley as if it were daytime.

"Drink more! Drink more!"

"Look at this Bintaro, he's already drunk after just a few bottles, that's really lame."

"This Bintaro is such a loser!"

"From what you said, you are very brave?"

"Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay? I'm a great drinker!"

……

Either alone or in groups of three or five.

Either laughter or the howling of ghosts.

Countless drunkards haunt this alley, adding a lot of worldly atmosphere.

This lively scene made Qingdeng miss it very much.

When he was practicing sword in the Shiwei Hall, he often went out drinking with Kondo Isami and others, and they drank until they were drunk.

Qing Deng never drinks too much, so he rarely gets drunk.

A few people - mainly Zongsi - always drink too much and often get drunk, so Qingdeng always has to trouble him to carry them home.

Just as Qing Deng was secretly reminiscing and sighing——

"Hey! Look! It's a Westerner!"

"Tsk! Why are there foreigners here?"

"This guy's eyes are actually blue...so disgusting!"

"Hey! Barbarians! Get out of here! You are not welcome here!"

"Get out! Do you understand our language? We tell you to get out!"

……

The sudden insults attracted Qing Deng's attention.

Qing Deng looked in the direction of the voice and immediately saw a handsome middle-aged man with blond hair, blue eyes.

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