Reborn In the Tokyo Bubble Era

   Chapter 83

  The taxi drove all the way to the north exit of Ikebukuro. It was the first time for Lin Qiyu to come here. Seeing the dazzling Chinese signs around, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

  Tao Zhiming said with a smile: "Because my ancestors were from the Xia Kingdom, my father brought me here to eat when I was a child. How about it, don't you know that there is such a community of Xia people in Tokyo?"

   Lin Qiyu murmured, "I really don't know..."

   "Let's go, I don't know if the food here is authentic or not. Stay close to me, it's not very peaceful here."

  Lin Qiyu was startled, and subconsciously walked closer to him.

Tao Zhiming explained: "Because this place was originally an immigrant settlement, and with the development of Tokyo, the traffic here became very convenient, so it became a relatively well-known black market trading area. It is a mixed bag, and many less serious forces are here. develop."

   His explanation made Lin Qiyu even more frightened.

"It's daytime now, and it's fine at noon. Now you know, if someone asks you to come here at night, you'll have to pay more attention." Tao Zhiming glanced at her and sighed, "You long It's so beautiful, it's not safe for thieves to come to such a chaotic place at night."

  Lin Qiyu is very embarrassed. It's too much to say that he looks so beautiful... But mainly when I heard the words he said, I felt very strange: "Why do you speak with a domestic accent?"

  Tao Zhiming gave a haha: "My dad taught me to play, and said that there are many dialects in our place that are fun, hahahaha."

   Hearing the word "we", Lin Qiyu felt a little more intimacy in his heart.

  Although I know that he is only a descendant of immigrants from the Xia Kingdom, and grew up in Neon, but he speaks Chinese so well that he even has this sense of national identity in his heart, right? It was beyond her expectations.

   Tao Zhiming looked around and asked, "What would you like to eat?"

   "...Eating a bowl of noodles is enough."

  Tao Zhiming looked at her with a timid expression, restrained and worried.

   "Run all the way here, what kind of noodles do you want to eat? Let's go there!" Tao Zhiming pointed and moved forward.

   The name of the shop is very atmospheric, and it is directly Shuhai, but the small characters below it say Sichuan cuisine and Northeastern cuisine.

  Lin Qiyu followed him for two steps, and at a glance, he saw a small facade next to the video room with the words "The Beginning of Man" written, followed by a poster with a very polite style.

   She blushed and quickly lowered her head.

Tao Zhiming turned his head to look at it and found it interesting, then smiled and said: "People who seek a living here can only find a way to make a good profit. So, if you want to eat some hometown flavor, you have to eat it during the day. And it's more reliable to come with a 'local' like me."

   "The word 'reliable'... you can say it?" Lin Qiyu suppressed his shyness and looked for other topics.

   "Then what's not to say? I'm very reliable." Tao Zhiming boldly took her into the restaurant, and then ordered a few dishes in one go.

   Lin Qiyu was speechless, this Tao Zhiming... had a thick skin.

   She has been watching him order something with trembling fear. When he finished ordering and looked at herself, she said, "I'm going to trouble you to find the information later. Wait, I'll pay the bill."

  Tao Zhiming looked her up and down and asked, "Are you rich? Public subsidies, from your family, or from your own work?"

  Lin Qiyu heard the meaning of his words and said, "Subsidized..."

   "How much money can you have? The subsidy money is for you to come here to learn knowledge." Tao Zhiming didn't care, "Don't act like I'm going to treat you to a meal, and you'll feel bad."

   "..." Lin Qiyu had no experience in parrying such straightforward remarks.

  Tao Zhiming smiled, "I looked at the menu, and the dishes just now add up to several thousand yen. It's about 30 meters of gold, and you can take it in one bite, isn't it too expensive?"

   "...So I wanted to eat noodles..."

   "That's why, I'll treat you to dinner. I'm also from Xia, why do you tell me so clearly?"

  Lin Qiyu was speechless.

   Of course she thought it was too expensive. It was very distressing to spend so much money on a meal.

   But what's wrong with you to tell the difference?

   If it wasn't for the teacher's instructions, and the teacher's research project was involved later, how could she go out to dinner with a stranger of the same age alone?

  Tao Zhiming was the first to change the topic: "Although I haven't been to the country at this time, I was still curious when I heard from my grandparents when I was a child. What is the country like now?"

   This sentence is really useful. Lin Qiyu understood his enthusiasm for himself as curiosity, his eyes first brightened, and then darkened: "Compared to Tokyo, China is still very backward... very backward!"

   When she said the back, she actually felt a little bit of gritted teeth.

  Tao Zhiming can only say: "This...I can sometimes see some reports on TV. But didn't I hear that it has started to change now?"

  Lin Qiyu nodded vigorously: "That's why I have the opportunity to study abroad!"

  Tao Zhiming looked at her with a determined face, and couldn't help but murmured and asked, "After graduation... what are your plans?"

   "Of course I'm going back to serve the motherland!" Lin Qiyu said in a sonorous tone.

   He let out a long sigh. He has a long way to go. It will take thirty years, such a long time, to see the country he is familiar with on the other side move to the center of the world stage.

  Lin Qiyu looked at his expression, and asked a little guilty: "What's wrong?"

  Tao Zhiming put away his thoughts, looked at her and smiled: "It's nothing. Let's make friends, where is your hometown?"

   "From Xishu..." Lin Qiyu began to chat with him.

   Listen to her introduction, that is, a working family in the county town grew up.

  Tao Zhiming was not stupid enough to talk to her about anything else, lest it make her even more wondering how she knew so much about the country.

   In fact, how fast Lin Qiyu can go to school, or because of the reconstruction of various systems after the resumption of the college entrance examination, she was able to skip grades twice because of her talent and intelligence.

   In addition, it is a public-funded study abroad quota obtained from Yenching University.

   But now, in Tokyo, which is approaching the peak of prosperity, Lin Qiyu has restrained her pride and started her academic career wholeheartedly.

   "Why study economics?" Tao Zhiming asked a little puzzled.

   "If the country wants to develop the economy, of course it is very useful to study economics!" Lin Qiyu answered as a matter of course, and now in front of Tao Zhiming, her eyes revealed ambition.

  Tao Zhiming was silent. It was normal for her to have a passion for serving the country. In fact, Tao Zhiming appreciated this.

   But study economics and serve the country... how do you say it? ...Although I can't say it's useless, but...

   After chatting for a while, Lin Qiyu felt a little closer. After all, if you don't think about it, you won't realize that he is a person who grew up in neon.

   At this time, she was finally able to let go of her guard and try to ask, "Why do you spend money so cheaply? Wouldn't it be much cheaper to come here by tram? And that...mobile phone."

   "I'm rich." Tao Zhiming's answer was rude, "And the tram is going around, it's too complicated."

   "Okay... Then, when you came by car just now, you specifically said neon to me, did you have some intention?"

Tao Zhiming looked at the beautiful little girl and replied with a smile, "Yes. After all, this is a country with a sense of distance, and our ancestors still have deep hatreds. So, you should learn the language here, and sometimes avoid some trouble. In short, don't guard against me, just learn what you need to learn, you originally came to study abroad. Well, anyway, your teacher just arranged for you to get materials from me, and I will teach you later. "

  Lin Qiyu thought for a while, then said seriously: "I understand! Tao Zhiming... Can I just call you by your name?"

After many days, when Tao Zhiming heard his real name being called out completely and coherently, Tao Zhiming felt a sense of intimacy, and replied with a smile, "Of course. You are actually younger than me."

  Lin Qiyu was stunned, and became uncomfortable again.

  His face...why is he so thick?

   (end of this chapter)