Rent collection in Tokyo starts with twin wives

Chapter 14 The deceptive Akiyama mother and daughter

Compared to the youthful and energetic daughter Anzu Akiyama, Mrs. Akiyama exudes the aura of a married woman.

She caressed her cheek with one hand, clasped her other hand around her chest, supported the weight, and tilted her head slightly. This movement made her look a little playful.

It's a bit contradictory.

"Are you Akiyama-san's mother? If she hadn't said she would come with her mother, I would have thought she came with her sister."

Chiba Shuichi's praise was not unintentional. Mrs. Akiyama did look very young. Only the tiredness on her face and the slightly rough skin on her hands could show some traces of age.

"Did you hear that? He praised mom for being like a sister. Are all boys these days so good at talking?" Mrs. Akiyama happily pulled her daughter to show off.

She is obviously the mother of two high school girls, but she still looks like a young and innocent girl.

"Then my sister might not be happy, but I also think she is more like my mother." Akiyama Xing complained.

Chiba Shuichi watched the interaction between mother and daughter, and suddenly understood where Akiyama Anzu inherited her cuteness.

"What business do you plan to open a store for? How big of a store do you need?" Chiba Shuichi asked as he led the two of them into the shopping street.

"The area of ​​a ramen shop doesn't need to be too big. Twenty square meters is enough. But if this is a place, can the second floor be used for living?" Mrs. Akiyama observed the surroundings curiously.

"That's right, the second floor is for both commercial and residential use. You can decide how to plan it specifically." Qianye Xiu nodded.

"That would be great. We don't have to run back and forth between our apartment and the ramen shop." Mrs. Akiyama clapped her hands happily.

"Yeah, yeah, I can sleep a few more minutes in the morning. It's closer to school and I don't have to rush to get to school." Akiyama Anzu expressed satisfaction.

Chiba Xiuyi glanced at her in surprise. It takes four, five and ten minutes to get to school from this place. Is this still close?Where did you live before?
However, the average commuting and schooling time in Japan is 38 minutes. Chiba Shuichi’s place is close to the average.

All the way to the management office, Chiba Shuichi asked the two of them to sit down and showed them the information on the vacant shops. Then Akiyama and her daughter were disappointed.

"There are no shops of suitable size."

"Yeah, it's such a shame, I still like it here."

Upon hearing this, Chiba Shuichi asked: "Although a ramen shop doesn't need a large area, it doesn't matter if it's a little bigger, right? It can be more relaxed."

"But the rent will be a lot different." Mrs. Akiyama said worriedly, but even if she was worried, she puffed her cheeks like a girl.

"The store manager is Mrs. Akiyama, right?" Chiba Shuichi asked.

"That's not right." Mrs. Akiyama corrected her slightly angrily, "It's true that I am the store manager, but it's not okay to call me madam. It sounds so old."

Chiba Shuichi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Then I can't call you sister, right? That way Akiyama-san won't agree."

Hearing this, Mrs. Akiyama held her chin in distress and put the weight on the table, "That's right. Tsuki-chan and Anzu-chan are both in high school. There is nothing we can do about it, so I'll give Chiba-kun permission to call them that."

"..." Chiba Xiuyi felt that the mother and daughter were exactly the same. How did they live to be so old?

Because the Akiyama sisters are very famous in school, the situation at home has also spread.

Akiyama's father passed away very early, and it was Mrs. Akiyama who raised her two daughters.

I thought she would be the kind of widow who has been tortured so hard by life that her eyes have lost their luster, but I didn't expect it to be like this.

Chiba Shuichi took a look at the system quotation and felt relieved. Fortunately, although Mrs. Akiyama is older, her appearance is still online.Otherwise, he would really have no choice but to let the two of them leave in disappointment.

But this time, a new prompt appeared in the system!
[An excellent poster girl can make a store popular and is also a living sign of the shopping street. Getting along well with the poster girl who has a stable relationship is also one of the administrator's jobs. 】

Bulletin girl?
Chiba Xiu glanced at Anzu Akiyama for a moment, and it turned out that Mrs. Akiyama's ramen shop had two outstanding waiters. She was not fighting alone. This discount was shared by mother and daughter!

So if the two Mrs. Ogawa had hired an outstanding waitress, would the rent have been lower?

This idea came to mind in a flash, and was quickly rejected by Chiba Shuichi, because the system emphasized "stable relationships."

After all, the poster girl is different from the store manager. It is a highly mobile position. A truly outstanding poster girl will not work in such an old shopping street for a long time.

They prefer to go to bustling commercial centers, where incomes are much higher.

Recruiting a good-looking waitress, signing a low-rent contract, and then firing her the next day is a loophole that cannot be exploited in the system.

Chiba Shuichi recovered his mind and looked at Mrs. Akiyama, "If that's the case, you might as well take a look at this one. The two floors add up to 6 square meters, and the rent is only [-] yen."

"Sixty thousand yen?" Mrs. Akiyama was stunned for a moment, and then said happily, "Is it so cheap? This is great!"

"It's indeed a good deal." Akiyama Kyouya knew a little about the rent and nodded in agreement. Then he looked at Chiba Shuichi and beamed, "I didn't expect the place introduced by Chiba-san to be so reliable."

"But shops like this are very popular, right? Are the managers of the shopping street off today? Can we rent it?" Mrs. Akiyama asked worriedly.

"Yes!" Qiu Shanxing suddenly realized.

"..." Chiba Shuichi really doesn't understand why Akiyama Anzu, who has good grades, can be so stupid and cute.

He knocked on the table, "Akiyama-san, didn't you notice where we are sitting now?"

"Huh?" Akiyama Xing looked around and then realized, "It seems... it's the management office of the shopping street?"

"Hmm, what are the documents you just looked at?" Chiba Shuichi pointed to the documents in their hands.

"What's going on in the store?" Mrs. Akiyama replied, blinking.

"So, why can I sit here and show you these things casually?" Chiba Xiuyi glanced at the faces of the two people.

Akiyama Anzu was thoughtful, and suddenly her eyes lit up, "Chiba-san is an acquaintance with the manager of the shopping street!"

"Is that so? That's really great." Mrs. Akiyama said happily.

"..." Chiba Shuichi sighed, completely defeated by the two of them, "Okay, let's be honest, I am the manager here. You just need to sign a contract with me. I won't take weekends off."

"Eh? Such a coincidence?" Qiu Shanxing blinked his big, clear and stupid eyes, but he still hadn't recovered.

"Well, it's quite a coincidence. Have you brought the information needed to rent a house? You can sign the contract in a while."

Chiba Xiuyi had already lost his temper due to the mother and daughter. He didn't bother to explain more and just lied.

"Bring it with you." Mrs. Akiyama quickly took out a stack of documents from her handbag.

(End of this chapter)