Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

"Do you really like to torment people so much?"

Hayasaka Ai began to curse Shinomiya Gan'an in her heart again.

She is the maid in charge of birthdays and she has to stay here.

An hour later, when Sigong Huangguang wanted to speak again, a young man walked in from outside the door.

The young man was dressed in a suit and looked handsome and tall, but his brows were furrowed and his expression was serious, as if he was thinking about something important.

"Why is he here?" Shinomiya Kaguya was stunned when she saw Kitahara Takashi for the first time. She stood up subconsciously, but sat down again halfway.

'Why is he here? '

When Hayasaka Ai saw Kitahara Takashi, she instinctively wanted to take a step forward, but when she thought of her identity, she retracted her step, but her eyes never left him for a moment.

"Happy birthday, Mr. Shinomiya."

Kitahara Takashi handed over his birthday present.

"Come, sit here."

Shinomiya Yan'an finally opened his eyes, and a smile that could not be called a smile appeared on his face.

I say it's not a smile because, probably because he rarely smiles, his smile looks particularly strange.

Kitahara Takashi took a look and found that it was the seat in front of Shinomiya Kaguya, so he walked over and sat down.

Everyone's eyes kept looking at him.

Kitahara Takashi and the others knew about it.

But they don’t understand why Beiyuan Zun was called over for such an occasion?

"Could this old man be planning to take him in as his son-in-law?" Perhaps thinking of a certain possibility, Sigong Huangguang and Sigong Yunying's faces suddenly turned gloomy.

Beiyuan Zun is an outsider and not the offspring of Sigong Huangguang, so he has no right to compete with them for the inheritance.

But if Kitahara Takashi is Kaguya Shinomiya's husband, the situation will be different.

Given how much Shinomiya Yan'an likes Kitahara Tsutomu, he might actually change his mind on impulse and make Kitahara Tsutomu the next Shinomiya master.

"Hello again, Miss Shinomiya."

Kitahara Takashi placed the gift next to Shinomiya Yan'an and jokingly said, "Do you like me that much? Is this the second time you've invited me?"

Shinomiya Kaguya's expression showed obvious surprise: "I don't have it."

"You stinky bitch, I treated you like my sister, and you treat me like this?" Standing behind Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai's eyes were cold.

It is said that a sister’s husband should not be bullied, but you are so rude.

Volume 340: Shinomiya Kaguya Ola Ola

"Everyone is here, let's get started."

The birthday banquet only began after Shinomiya Yan'an announced the start.

Everyone raised their wine glasses and toasted Shigong Yan'an first.

Of course, Shinomiya Yanan can't drink alcohol in his current health.

He touched the wine glass with his lips, and the meaning was conveyed.

Just as Sigong Huangguang was about to block the wine on his father's behalf, Sigong Yan'an turned his head and looked at Beiyuan Zun and asked, "Have you ever had a drink?"

Kitahara Takashi, who was about to pick up the Hokkaido king crab with chopsticks, was stunned when he heard this. Then he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I said I haven't drunk it. Do you believe me, Mr. Shinomiya?"

Shinomiya Yanan shook his head slightly without moving his neck.

"I do not believe."

At Kitahara Takashi's age, he was proficient in smoking and drinking.

You mean the law?

Sorry, the law is made for ordinary people, not for celestial dragons like him.

"Okay, I know a little, but I can't drink much." Kitahara Takashi shrugged.

"Nao!"

"The master is here."

A maid who looked like Hayasaka Ai's mother came up from behind.

"Give me the stuff."

"Yes."

Hayasaka Nao pulled out a document from her skirt???

"No, where did you get this document?" Kitahara Takashi looked Hayasaka Nao up and down, wondering where she hid the document.

"This is the last time Ye Ying Tong fought with me for the development rights of that piece of land."

"I can't really drink, so you blocked it for me today. This is yours."

Beiyuan Zun stared at Shigong Yan'an with suspicion, not understanding what this old man was thinking.

"Father, this!" "Huang Guang, I am the head of the family."

Sigong Huangguang instinctively wanted to stand up, but under Sigong Yan'an's calm and turbid gaze, he suddenly remembered the dominating fear brought by his father, and instinctively sat down.

"How about it?"

Kitahara Takashi's mind raced, and in less than a second, he took the document with a smile and said, "Okay."

"The old man thinks highly of me, so today I will take his place to block the wine."

Kitahara Tsutomu reached for the cup and filled it up for himself.

Shigong Yan'an withdrew his gaze and glanced at the person below.

"Beiyuan, let me start by having a drink with you." Fan Shouyangsheng said with a smile.

Kitahara Takashi turned his head and immediately remembered the other party's identity: the Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

"Mr. Iimori, what are you talking about? The younger generation should toast you." Kitahara Takashi smiled, picked up the wine glass with his right hand, and supported the bottom of the glass with his left hand.

Shinomiya Yanan watched quietly, or observed Kitahara Takashi.

Toasts should be simple, generous and appropriate. When toasting, don't forget to lower your glass slightly to the other person to show humility.

When drinking, don't forget to drink first and then follow his lead, showing a warm and generous attitude.

'good. ’

Sigong Yan'an nodded secretly, but he didn't know who taught him the etiquette of the drinking table.

Beiyuan Zun drank all the wine, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Sake?"

Japanese sake was derived from rice wine produced by flower growers. The production process is basically the same, and it can be done in a workshop in the countryside.

Japanese sake originally originated from chewed sake.

People's understanding of Kuchikamizak probably comes from "Your Name".

In fact, chewing wine is actually a mixture of wine and lees. It tastes like a mouthful of crumbs when you drink it, and it has a very bad taste.

Later, ancient winemakers added lime to the chewing wine, and after the dregs were settled, only the clear liquid on the top was taken, which was considered a new wine and renamed "sake".

The addition of lime only made the taste worse, with a bitterness so acrid it made your scalp tingle that it was almost unbearable. This unfortunate situation continued until the 8th century AD, when the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje finally introduced the brewing method of rice wine from the flower-growing family to Japan. The Japanese then learned to use koji fermentation to make wine, which was not only clear and transparent, but also had a strong rice aroma. This was the beginning of modern sake.

While Kitahara Takashi put down his wine glass, Shinomiya Kaguya moved her butt twice without changing her expression, and came close to Kitahara Takashi and said in a low voice: "I didn't invite you here."

Kitahara Takashi paused slightly while holding the crab leg, then lowered his voice as if nothing had happened, "But my agent sent the invitation letter in your name, asking me to come here today."

Shinomiya Kaguya thought for a moment, then looked at her father without changing her expression. Her pink lips moved slightly, "Maybe it was my father who asked them to do this."

"My father has always liked you."

Beiyuan Zun picked up the crab legs, dipped them in vinegar, and squinted at her: "What about you?"

"what?"

There was a hint of confusion in Kaguya Shinomiya's big ruby ​​eyes.

"Then do you like me?" Beiyuan Zun bit the crab leg and looked at her with a small smile in the corner of his eyes.

"Could you please stop being so narcissistic?"

Shinomiya Kaguya rolled her eyes at him, lowered her head to eat, and ignored her.

In fact, her heart was not as calm as she appeared.

The moment Kitahara Tsutomu cast his gaze upon her, her little heart beat a beat extra.

There must be something wrong with my heart again.

This has been happening a lot lately.

Kaguya Shinomiya plans to go to the hospital to check her heart later.

"Hehehehe..."

"Still whispering~"

'That's what you call disinterest.'

"Miss Kaguya, why don't you come closer to me?"

"Shameless bitch, you just love to steal someone's beloved mistress, you're the cancer of the world."

"It's because there are third parties like you who destroy other people's relationships that the divorce rate is so high."

No one noticed that Kaguya Shinomiya was secretly talking to Takashi Kitahara.

In fact, behind her, even when she was refilling people's drinks, Hayasaka Ai never took her eyes off them.

"Kitahara, have you ever considered playing in the MLB?" Shinomiya Yan'an couldn't eat much.

He has to avoid eating anything now.

"Baseball is just one of my future options. I can't say for sure what I will do in the future." What Kitahara said was half true and half false.

He really hasn't figured out how the future will develop.

Unlike some young people who are confused about the future, Kitahara Takashi simply has too many choices for him.

Whether he chose baseball or kendo, he had someone to support him.

In baseball, Shohei Ohtani is willing to play with him.

In kendo, he is already a professional swordsman and can participate in competitions.

Of course, if he doesn't want to be a professional swordsman, he can also switch careers and become a policeman.

With Beiyuan Zun's current reputation and popularity, he will be able to climb to the position of Superintendent of Police in two years at most.

You ask him why he is confident?

After the last competition, Kojima added him and invited him to fight crime together.

And Kojima's father is the Superintendent of Police.

That is to say, the highest position in the Japanese police force.

People from the Konoe family are also in the position of Metropolitan Police Inspector.

If he wants to be a policeman, then the smooth road has been paved for him now.

Kitahara Takashi is not worried about his future, but he doesn't know how high he will climb in the future.

"It seems that you, Kitahara, are not very interested in playing baseball." Shinomiya Yan'an probably saw what Kitahara Takashi was thinking.

"Kitahara-kun, it seems that you are starting your own business now."

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards Beiyuan Zun.

"What's this about starting a business? It's just some small things." Beiyuan Zun smiled with his eyes narrowed.

"Just a small fight? I heard that you asked an artist to draw a fan fiction book for you, and it seems that more than 30,000 copies were sold last time?" Shinomiya Yan'an's words stunned everyone in the audience.

He hired an artist to draw his own book and sold over 30,000 copies.