Chapter 407, Ren's Matter

"Okay, you've been wanting to laugh since just now, right? Is this your purpose? Do you want to piss me off?"

"No, I just think... how should I put it, I think it's dazzling."

"Just go and get dizzy by yourself. Then you won't be able to come to the place where you work."

"That's too much~ Let me see where you work~"

"You clearly don't want to be seen by others, yet you still dare to say that."

Although Ren teased Zhuo about his part-time job, Zhuo knew that he also worked part-time. He just didn't know where he worked or what his job was.

Ren usually behaves straightforwardly and tolerantly, but for some reason, he rarely mentions the fact that he works part-time.

Although he didn't hide it blindly, he would reveal from time to time that he didn't want others to know about it, so Zhuo didn't make any inquiries in this regard, but it was okay to just poke him like this.

"Eh?"

"When Yurina used this 'eh' it sounded contrived but cute, but when it came to you it just felt contrived."

"Ahahaha, there's no need to say that."

"I didn't want to ask the details, but I thought you didn't do any weird part-time job."

"No!"

"What are you doing?"

"Eh - never mind. I work at a restaurant. I work part-time at an acquaintance's store -"

"……Dining room?"

Hearing about the totally unexpected job, Zhuo was dumbfounded - Ren's family runs a restaurant, and he actually went to work in another store, which was totally unexpected. Ren, on the other hand, showed an embarrassed expression.

"Look, I knew you would say that, so I didn't tell you. I knew you would be laughed at and called an idiot."

"I didn't say that... because you always said you didn't want to inherit the family business, and no one would have thought it would be like this."

"I never wanted to inherit it, and I'm not mature enough yet... Because of my family, I'm only good at this, and my dad introduced me to work there, so I work there. He doesn't allow me to work anywhere else."

Ren said unhappily, revealing a helpless emotion. Even if he didn't say it explicitly, Zhuo knew that this was a battle without gunpowder between them, so he could only lower his eyebrows.

Although high school students often work part-time in anime, in real Japan, especially in colleges and universities with high admission rates, students must first obtain permission from their guardians and submit an application before they can start working part-time; or part-time jobs are simply prohibited.

Zhuo naturally got his parents' permission. Perhaps they knew that their lazy son would be very happy after finally trying to move. So Zhuo's application was approved very quickly. But Ren's situation was probably not so smooth.

Judging from the memory of meeting Uncle Kiritani on the day of the tripartite meeting, Kiritani's father must have loved Ren, and he must have his considerations for not agreeing with the idea of ​​working part-time.

In fact, it seemed to be more complicated than Zhuo imagined. Ren complained, "It's not just this time. My family even thought about letting me transfer schools."

It’s best not to ask what exactly happened during this period.

"I don't have any complaints about the restaurant itself, I just want a little more freedom and some room to develop. I'm already a high school student, right? Why on earth do they have complaints about me earning money that I can freely spend? The store manager is also an acquaintance of my father, and I don't know if my salary is subsidized by my father, alas~"

"So you insist on working part-time, is there something you really want?" The people Zhuo knew were not the type to spend money, and they didn't spend that much money on entertainment. At most, they would occasionally go to fast food restaurants and karaoke, but other than that, Zhuo had never seen him spend money. His family already gave him pocket money, and because of his family, his pocket money seemed to be more than Zhuo's total, including living expenses and rent.

So Zhuo thought that he might want to buy something expensive, but he simply shook his head to deny it.

"No, I'm starting to save money now in order to accumulate the initial capital for starting a business."

"……Well."

Zhuo guessed the purpose of Ren's doing this and became speechless: As expected, the only factor that made Ren work so hard was that pretentious woman - Yamamoto Yurina. Because of his family, even though Ren's family was already wealthy, it was still far inferior to the Yamamoto family's wealth. Rather, why should we compare with that kind of family?

In order to make up for the gap, probably to win the love of Yurina's parents, he works so hard.

"...Have you found any money-making projects?"

Zhuo asked in a low voice after confirming that no one except Ling, who had sharp eyes and ears, could hear him.

Because the sound of classmates chatting in the class served as a cover, Zhuo's voice only reached Ren who was standing next to him.

By the way, after Zhuo asked this, Yu Guangzhong saw that the princess, who had been in a trance, made some slight movements, as if she had also attracted attention.

In response to Zhuo's reaction, Ren narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Zhuo knew that the reaction was not out of happiness but out of embarrassment, so he felt even sadder.

"It's not that simple. Yamamoto's family's industrial chain industry supplies almost all of the country, and the industry is highly competitive now, so there is not much chance."

As expected, how could the passion of one generation easily catch up with the efforts of several generations?

"Even so, only by doing it can you find the possibility. If you don't try, there is no way to talk about anything. This is called being prepared."

"... After all, it would be better to get the start-up funds from your family. I don't think Uncle Kiritani would make it difficult for you on this matter and would do something that would hinder his son's fantasy."

It may not be nice to say this, but from Zhuo's perspective, Uncle Tongya is indeed a father who is very tolerant and loving to his son. At the same time, as an adult, he also has considerable experience.

In fact, Zhuo is not very optimistic about Ren. So it is understandable that Uncle Kiritani, as a father and a person who has experienced it, hopes that his son can face the reality as soon as possible and stop fantasizing about those "rich families" things.

Although he and his son disagree on this issue, he should not make things difficult for Ren.

Ren probably understood this as well, and sighed deeply with even more helplessness.

"Although my dad is old-fashioned, I think he is definitely willing to support me. Putting this aside, if I get money from my parents but fail, I will definitely not dare to try again because of guilt. So it is better for me to earn everything by working, because no matter whether I succeed or not, I can stick to it."

"...It's not easy for you either."

"I know, but that's just who I am."

Ren seems optimistic, but he is very thoughtful and has firm convictions. Judging from his words, he is determined to stick to this matter.

This is completely different from Zhuo.

(End of this chapter)