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Chapter 422 Chapter 421·Akagi Family Tradition

In the Akagi family house, the luxuriously decorated and simple banquet hall is divided into an outer courtyard and an inner room.

In the inner room, Shirakawa was accompanying Chihiro Akagi's sixth grandfather and the patriarch of the Akagi family, Ichiyu Akagi, to appraise treasures.

Chihiro Akagi, his mother Aoiko Akagi, and five other elderly female clan elders were also among them.

What was displayed in front of them was a crystal clear jade Buddha head. The Buddha head was carved lifelike, with a slight smile on its face, full of charm, and the production process was very particular. It was quite a legacy of the Tang Dynasty Buddha statues.

Unfortunately, Baichuan said it was a fake and pointed out several flaws.

Akagi Kazuhiro deeply believed in Shirakawa's words and believed that Shirakawa had a unique vision and was indeed a master of treasure appraisal.

Just when Akagi Kazuhiro was about to smash the fake and destroy it, Shirakawa proposed to collect it as a decoration.

Kazuhiro Akagi said generously, "Of course, if Takahashi-kun likes it, I can just give it to you."

The servant packed the Buddha's head and put it away, planning to give it to Bai Chuan when he left the table.

"Thank you."

Shirakawa looked at Kazuhiro Akagi gratefully, and planned to mail this national treasure to the Huaguo Museum when he returned.

Sure enough, after people achieve something, they will naturally want to do some charity work.

Bai Chuan thought in his heart.

The last broken sword was identified as belonging to a certain samurai from the island country. Because it was broken and the samurai was not well-known enough, the collection value was not obvious.

"Takahashi-kun, do you want to join the Treasure Appraisal Club?"

Akagi Kazuhiro invited.

"Ok."

Baichuan follows the good deeds and feels that it doesn't matter if he has an additional identity.

Akagi Kazuhiro smiled and pulled Shirakawa to his seat, and asked his tea slave to make tea for Shirakawa himself, "Haha, Takahashi-kun and I really hit it off, Chihiro, your fiancé is pretty good."

Chihiro Akagi smiled slightly, "What Takahashi-kun is best at is actually not identifying treasures, but solving crimes."

"Crack the case?"

The white-haired Akagi Ayi looked at Shirakawa with crooked eyebrows, "I never thought Takahashi-kun is a brilliant detective."

Akagi Aoiko and several others also looked at Shirakawa curiously.

Bai Chuan waved his hand and said humbly, "I can't say that I'm a detective, I just know how to solve ordinary cases."

Akagi Ayi took off a jade bracelet from his hand, "There are a pair of jade bracelets. One of them I always carry, and the other one was originally my sister Luansheng. Unfortunately, she died young, so my mother gave it to her." The jade bracelet was given to me for safekeeping. I kept it on the bedside table, but half a year ago, I suddenly couldn’t find it. I asked all the servants and they all said they had never taken it. Can Takahashi-kun help me find it? "

"Okay, I'll give it a try, but there's no guarantee I can get it back."

Bai Chuan looked at Akagi Ayi and then at the jade bracelet.

"Third Grandma, Takahashi-kun is good at criminal cases. Don't embarrass him about finding things."

Chihiro Akagi said calmly.

Bai Chuan smiled. This was the first time he heard Chihiro Akagi speak for him.

"It doesn't matter, it's very simple."

Since entering the inner room, Shirakawa has observed all the clan elders here. Akagi Ai has always maintained a kind smile and is the easiest person to get along with. When she watches Shirakawa appraising treasures, she will even show a child's surprised expression. , in sharp contrast to the other four old men who were indifferent to mood and anger.

Even without identification skills, Bai Chuan could see the difference between her and others.

"Grandma Akagi, do you have a granddaughter named Masako Akagi?"

"Yes."

Akagi Ayi said.

"She should be coming to the banquet too, right?"

"coming."

Akagi answered.

"Then please bring her in."

Bai Chuan said.

Chihiro Akagi turned around and looked at the servant. The servant exited the inner room, came to the outer courtyard, and invited Masako Akagi in.

Everyone was surprised what Shirakawa was going to do.

Masako Akagi is a 12-year-old girl, wearing a pink kimono, her face has not yet shed the baby fat, she looks very cute. She first saluted Chihiro Akagi, and then saluted the family elder.

"Hello, Master."

"Hello, eldest grandma, second grandma, third grandma, fourth grandma, fifth grandma, and sixth grandpa."

"Good boy, come here quickly."

Akagi Ayi waved at Akagi Masako and called her over.

She raised her head and looked at Bai Chuan curiously.

She was of a younger generation and sat at the bottom of the family banquet. She could not observe Bai Chuan up close and could only watch him from a distance.

"Takahashi-kun, this is the first time we meet, please take care of me."

Akagi Masako said politely.

Bai Chuan smiled and said, "Miss Masako, it's our first time meeting you. Please take care of me."

"Takahashi-kun, can you tell me now why you called Masako?"

Akagi asked.

Akagi Kazuhiro drank tea and guessed, "It couldn't be Masako who took the bracelet, right?"

"No, it was Senior Anyi who gave the bracelet to Masako half a year ago."

Bai Chuan said calmly.

"Ayi, is that so?"

The eldest Akiyun Akagi asked. Kazuyu Akagi shook his head, "I don't remember."

Akagi Masako was stunned for a moment, and seemed to realize something. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing an emerald bracelet.

"Third Grandma, you did give this to me. Are you looking for it? If you want to take it back, I will return it to you right away."

"Good boy, since I gave it to you, just wear it."

Akagi Ayi smiled and said, "My memory is really bad."

"Have you been forgetting something lately?"

Bai Chuan asked.

Akagi Ayi nodded slightly, "Yes, I've been having trouble remembering things lately, probably because I'm getting older, but I remember things very clearly when I was young."

"You should take the time to go to the hospital."

Baichuan guessed that Akagi Ayi was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, so she forgot about giving away the jade bracelet.

"The doctor comes for regular check-ups. I have been taking medicine recently, but it can only delay the disease. I'm sorry, I hid it from everyone. I was actually diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease a year ago."

Akagi Ayi said.

The clan elders looked at each other in shock, never expecting that Akagi Ayi, one of the six elders in the clan, would suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

"Grandma, you should tell me."

Chihiro Akagi has too many things to deal with on weekdays, and he doesn't often live with Ayi Akagi, so he doesn't know.

Other clan elders also ignored this issue.

"Yes, An Yi, you should have told us."

"Sister, it doesn't matter, we will accompany you through the last days of your life."

They comforted Akagi Aki one after another, and the atmosphere became sad.

Especially the young Masako Akagi, thinking that her grandma was suffering from a terminal illness, she burst into tears instantly.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Third Grandma, Third Grandma, don't leave us."

"Masako, grandma won't die yet, but she may gradually forget everyone. Don't cry."

Akagi Ayi comforted him gently.

"Where is the bathroom?"

Bai Chuan asked the servant, who got up and took Bai Chuan to the bathroom.

After coming back, Shirakawa let a few people chat for a while before handing Chihiro Akagi a small transparent box containing a capsule.

"What is this?" Chihiro Akagi asked.

"I didn't prepare a gift when I came. I just thought it would be most appropriate to give this to you."

Bai Chuan smiled and said, "Think of it as thanks for the gift of the Buddha head."

"Give me something to eat?"

Chihiro Akagi looked at Bai Chuan in surprise. Could it be that Bai Chuan already knew how to heal himself?
"No, Miss Qianxun's treatment has not started yet. This is a special medicine for Alzheimer's disease given to senior Ayi."

Bai Chuan said.

"Special medicine?"

There was a hint of surprise in Chihiro Akagi's eyes, but more of it was disbelief.

Bai Chuan nodded slightly, "Someone has tested it and it is indeed effective."

"Thank you."

Chihiro Akagi accepted the special medicine and handed it to the servant.

The servant delivered the medicine to Chimu Ayi and whispered something.

Akagi Ayi looked at Shirakawa in surprise, and his eyes returned to Akagi Chihiro.

"Takahashi-kun owns a pharmaceutical company that develops drugs. Don't worry, if there is a problem with the drug, Takahashi-kun will not take it out."

Chihiro Akagi explained.

Akagi Ai took the special medicine and said with a smile, "I'll leave it to Takahashi-kun for the next medicine."

"In your case, you only need to take one pill."

Bai Chuan said.

Everyone looked at Bai Chuan in surprise. They thought that the special medicine would require at least several courses of treatment to alleviate the condition. However, it only took one pill to completely solve the problem. Could it be poison?

"You can have your family doctor check it out tomorrow."

Bai Chuan believes that since the Akagi family is so big, there must be a dedicated family doctor.

Akagi Ayi still couldn't believe it.

Chihiro Akagi asked,

"Takahashi-kun, do you mean that eating one pill will cure the disease, or will it delay the condition?"

"Can heal."

Shirakawa said, "When you get older, memory loss does not count."

"Takahashi-kun, are you kidding? How could there be such a medicine?"

Akagi Kazuhiro and several other seniors all showed expressions of disbelief.

Shirakawa didn't explain too much, but asked Akagi how he felt.

Akagi Ayi touched his head and said, "I can't tell you right now. I just feel a little sleepy and want to rest for a while."

"Then let's see tomorrow."

Bai Chuan said.

The family banquet continued. Baichuan did not stay in the inner room to talk to the clan elders. Instead, he followed Chihiro Akagi out and met with various people in the Akagi family.

He wanted to get more clues about Chihiro Akagi's frailty from them.

At the same time, I also get to know this partner better.

This time there was not much gain, but various complex family relationships of the Akagi family were discovered.

For example, the Akagi family once had internal intermarriages. For a long time, in order to ensure the purity of the family's blood, many deformed children were born.

It wasn't until the third generation of the Akagi family head realized that this was not the solution, that he chose to optimize and improve the bloodline, prohibiting intermarriage within the family.

Each generation of Akagi family heads has a long lifespan, except for Kaoru Akagi's generation. Chihiro Akagi has been frail since she was a child. The family has chosen two heirs for her, namely her cousin Rika Akagi and her sister Riko Akagi.

Akagi Harumi is Akagi Rika's biological sister. She has always believed that her sister is more qualified than Akagi Kaoru to inherit the name of Akagi Chihiro and can bring the family to prosperity.

Rika Akagi was also at the banquet, but she was very low-key and got along well with everyone around her.

Akagi Riko did not attend the family dinner. She had been raised abroad to receive elite education and rarely went home.

After the tea drinking and communication session, the servants presented exquisitely prepared dishes one after another, which was equivalent to a high-end version of kaiseki cuisine.

Exquisite dishes are placed in front of everyone's dining table, and the sashimi is the freshest sea fish.

The chef fillets the fish on the spot and brings it to each small table.

Although Shirakawa doesn't like to eat sashimi, he thinks this fish fillet is indeed delicious and melts in his mouth.

After dinner, most of the young people went on a cruise.

Shirakawa and Chihiro Akagi sat on a small but unique boat.

On the boat, there are maids in blue playing the harp, and maids in gray warming the wine.

Chihiro Akagi and Shirakawa sat in the cabin, looking at the scenery outside through the window.

Soft and classical music surrounds you all the time.

The maid handed the warm wine to Chihiro Akagi and Shirakawa.

"Sorry, I can't drink ice wine."

Chihiro Akagi said.

“Drinking warm wine in summer is also an experience.”

Bai Chuan smiled, raised his glasses with Chihiro Akagi, and took a sip.

This is sake with a low alcohol content.

"Before, I was still wondering why you were confident that you could cure me. But now that I saw you taking out the special medicine to treat Alzheimer's disease, I realized that you were not lying. It turns out that you really have never thought about marrying me. "

Chihiro Akagi said with a half-smile.

"It seems that Miss Qianxun is a little regretful."

Bai Chuan placed the exquisite white jade wine glass on the table.

The Akagi family and the Chiyuki family gave him a completely different feeling. They had a strong feeling of the old aristocracy before the Meiji Restoration, a proper remnant of feudalism.

On the river bank, Shirakawa could also see men in samurai uniforms practicing swordsmanship.

"You are really confident. If I have any regrets, it's not because of you."

Chihiro Akagi said calmly.

"So Miss Qianxun, what is your regret?"

"Probably because I didn't have a happy childhood and willful youth like my peers."

"You are still young now."

Chihiro Akagi smiled, "That's because you haven't come into contact with the normal me. My mental age is probably about the same as that of a clan elder. When I look at the people around me, I feel like I'm looking at a junior."

"Are you laughing at their ignorance?"

"No, I envy their ignorance."

Chihiro Akagi's cheeks were slightly red. This was because of drinking. She held her chin with one hand and looked at Shirakawa.

"I also envy you and the young lady from Qianxue's family. You can actually fall in love like no one else is around. In my world, there is no such thing."

Bai Chuan looked at Chihiro Akagi and suddenly realized that she was a very noble but very pitiful genius.

"Do you like being the head of the house?"

Bai Chuan suddenly asked.

"I was born to be the head of the family, and this is my responsibility."

Chihiro Akagi said calmly.

"If I can't save you, will you stay in this house for the last time?"

Bai Chuan asked.

Chihiro Akagi's beautiful peach blossom eyes flickered slightly, and she looked at Shirakawa with interest.

"If you can't save me, you have to stay with me in this house for the best time. Oh, what the girl from the Qianxue family said is impossible to come true, because if I die, my husband will be buried. This is It’s our Akagi family’s tradition, so you can’t remarry, and you can’t take away a penny of my property.”

"Sure enough, it is a remnant of feudalism, and such a cruel method of burial has been preserved."

"Only the head of the family has this preferential treatment."

(End of this chapter)