Tokyo Tycoon, Start as a Writer

Chapter 10 is turn-based, which is fair and reasonable.

The weather is still very good today and the sun is releasing its heat.

Walking downhill in the shade of the trees, residents living nearby would occasionally greet Matsueda Shinsako.

"Hello, Mrs. Matsueda."

"I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you look younger again?"

These words of praise and compliments are what Matsueda Shinsako hears the most, but of course this is only on the surface.

From time to time she would hear whispers.

These discussions are really unbearable to hear.

"Look at how moisturized she is. I don't know how many times she is irrigated every day..."

"Yeah, otherwise why does he look only in his early thirties..."

"The tighter the clothes, the more coquettish they are behind the scenes..."

"That guy is definitely a gigolo..."

These vicious whispers made Songzhi Qingxian tremble all over. His hands and feet were cold in the middle of summer and he was covered in sweat. Tears flowed uncontrollably.

You gossips, just spread rumors about her, but why do you have to drag me into this?
But I'm a fake son-in-law, single and unmarried, okay!

Does being handsome mean you will be slandered?
Will the world ever get better?
Kiyoaki Matsueda felt uncomfortable and glanced sideways at Masako.

Even though she heard people slandering her, Matsueda Shinsako remained expressionless, as if she didn't care at all.

She is very tall and has fair skin, and you can't tell that she is not in her forties at all.

Just by looking at her still elastic rosy cheeks, you can tell that her well-maintained and plump body must still retain the desire and energy of a young woman.

The black crepe kimono wrapped her body very tightly, but the belt embroidered with gorgeous patterns around her waist seemed to expose her hidden seductive temperament, making people unable to help but fantasize about her unknown and erotic private life.

Neighbors living in the same block all envied her looks.

At the same time, they were secretly slandering her.

More than ten years ago, since the day she became a widow, she had become the object of covetousness of men and jealousy of women in the neighborhood.

Women's jealousy is filled with malicious speculation.

Serious rumors have continued to spread and have not subsided for more than ten years.

How can a woman who has lost her husband and whose family is in ruins raise two daughters?

She was still so young, with a top-notch figure and appearance. There was no man in her family and she was very short of money. The women pointed fingers at her and said that such a helpless woman like her was so vulgar behind her back.

For more than ten years, all kinds of speculations and slanders about Matsueda Shinsako have built a malicious fence around her.

Inside this fence that was too high to escape from, she paced back and forth all day long, lonely and weary, exhausted but always strong, like a dying beast in a cage.

She doesn't care about the slander from others.

Only she herself understands that she is a conservative and traditional woman.

Every time she went out, she would wrap herself up tightly. She had never exposed her thighs and arms in front of outsiders in her entire life, and she had never even worn brightly colored clothes.

The concept of chastity was like a pair of shackles that locked her desires firmly inside her body.

The two walked down the long slope, one in front and one behind.

After reaching the main road, Matsueda Shinsako's pace became noticeably faster.

Away from the malicious gazes of her neighbors, she felt much more relaxed, and her steps became lighter.

This scene was seen by Matsueda Kiyoaki, who felt a little sympathetic towards this aloof mistress.

Although he had only been there for a short time, he could observe all the malice in the way his neighbors looked at her. He couldn't help but admire her for having lived so tenaciously in the face of all this malice for more than ten years and never been defeated by it.

Considering that it's not easy for you, I will just leave when I have money and won't ridicule or trample on you.

Thinking this, Kiyoaki Matsueda followed her into a more upscale fruit shop.

Honeydew melons from Yubari, persimmons and strawberries from Gifu, mangoes from Miyazaki, and two very large watermelons... As if she was specifically picking the expensive ones, Matsueda Shinsako bought two large bags of high-end fruits, and when she checked out, she spent a full 300,000 yen, which is close to an ordinary person's monthly salary.

"Why buy these? To entertain guests?" Matsueda Kiyoaki was dumbfounded.

"Don't worry about it, just take it home." Matsueda Shinsako said coldly, took the change, and went out directly.

"Hey……"

Kiyoaki Matsueda was stunned when he saw the two large bags of fruit.

Is this woman really so precious that she won't do any physical work... He, with a thin body, was holding two large paper bags containing 30 kilograms of fruit, and was following with great difficulty.

The hot summer breeze blew past my ears.

My legs gradually became uncontrollable.

The temperature was hot, and fine beads of sweat gathered on the face into plump beads of sweat, flowing down the cheeks and neck.

"Ha ha--"

After walking less than a hundred meters, Songeda Qingxian put down the paper bag, supported his knees with his hands, and gasped violently.

This woman is so hateful!
He took back what he had just said. When he turned over, he would make sure to make her pay.

Shinsako Matsueda walked back to him gracefully in her wooden clogs.

"Isn't this possible?"

The voice was pleasant, but also contemptuous.

Kiyoaki Matsueda raised his head and saw her rosy lips slightly raised, revealing a sarcastic smile.

"I can see that you have grown bolder and bolder in just one week, from being timid in front of me. If I give you a month, you will dare to enter my room in the middle of the night. Haha~"

Finally, she sneered.

The narrow and beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and looked up and down at his thin body: "What a weak man, wishful thinking!"

After the taunting, Matsueda Shinsako felt extremely happy, as if the depression that had been suppressed for several days had suddenly dissipated.

Songzhi Qingxian took a deep breath, picked up the paper bag again, and glanced at her: "I'll remember this."

This look startled Matsueda Shinsako.

"Whoo~"

Kiyoaki Matsueda held two large bags of fruit and walked forward with his eyes fixed forward.

Breathe evenly and keep your center of gravity, as if you can get stronger just by keeping going like this.

Once you become stronger, you can knock her down with one hand.

When he returned home with the fruit, it was a distance of more than one kilometer and he walked for more than half an hour. He was exhausted.

Standing at the entrance, he was breathing heavily, his calves were shaking, and sweat was pouring down his body.

"Wipe your sweat." Matsueda Shinsako threw a handkerchief over.

Songeda Qingxian immediately looked alert.

...This woman definitely has bad intentions.

"My sister will be here soon, you should go out for a while and come back home in the evening." Matsueda Shinsako said coldly.

"Oh, now I understand. You asked me to tidy up the yard early in the morning and bought so many high-end fruits. It turns out that your sister is coming. You don't want to show our difficult family situation in front of your sister, right?" Matsueda Kiyoaki had an expression of sudden enlightenment.

Matsueda Shinsako didn't answer, but her slightly unnatural look showed that he was right.

"You're doing this for your reputation, so that's fine. It's reasonable to let me work. But..." Matsueda Kiyoaki paused, staring at her face, his tone a little angry, "Aren't you too heartless to kill me like this?"

A hint of rosy glow suddenly flashed across Matsueda Shinsako's face.

Looks like you're ashamed?
But she didn't back down. Instead, she turned away and scolded in a cold and stiff tone: "I still have the final say in this family. It's not your turn to object! If you want to resist me, the prerequisite is that you have enough family status and strength, but it is obvious that you don't have it now! So, I ask you to go outside now and don't bother me at home, and you have to go obediently!"

"..."

Kiyoaki Matsueda silently repeated in his heart, "Thirty years east of Tokyo Bay, thirty years west of Tokyo Bay," before turning around and walking out.

Seeing his unhappy expression, Matsueda Shinsako laughed triumphantly.

She was so angry with him when she was changing clothes just now.

Now it's her turn to get angry.

One person, one time. Very fair and reasonable.

If he dares to act presumptuously again in the future, she, as the mistress, will definitely use strong tactics to subdue him!
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Kiyoaki Matsueda walked out of the house and wandered around the street because he didn't know where to go.

Suddenly someone named "Midoko Kobayashi" called.

"Hello? Is that Matsueda-san?"

It's a very clear and energetic female voice.

Who was this person, or what his relationship was to Yuansheng, Matsueda Kiyoaki had no memory of it, so he could only respond by saying, "Oh, yes, what can I do for you?"

"What else can it be? Of course I want you to come over for an interview."

"Interview?"

"Yes, come to my office. I'll wait for you."

"Wait, where? I can't remember for a moment..." Kiyaki Matsueda said cautiously.

On the other end of the phone, Kobayashi Midori was a little confused, wondering what he was doing, and couldn't help but raise her voice: "Of course it's Shinchosha! Hey Matsueda, are you kidding me? If so, I will kill you, seriously!"

"..."

After Matsueda Kiyoaki hung up the phone, he was still confused.

I have no idea what's going on, nor who the other party is.

But since I have nowhere to go anyway, I might as well go to Shinchoshe and say hello to my cousin and ask about the submission status.

(End of this chapter)