Then the two of them continued their footsteps. They had to circle the block to find the entrance to the back door of the restaurant. The restaurant's employees entered through the back door. They were now at the end of the block, ready to turn left. From there, they had to walk forward about seventy-five meters. There they would see an alley on their left. Many vehicles were going in and out of the alley.
"You know that your boss is very stingy," said Nakatsura.
Mano laughed at Nakatsura's words. Her laughter was loud. Some of the surrounding people turned their heads towards them.
"It's not a secret. It wasn't even just the people at Ichiyume who knew. I think everyone at Koidoi Publishing is aware of it," said Mano.
"Although he is very stingy, he never forgets the people who helped him. He will try to repay the kindness of the person. Of course, as long as he doesn't have to spend money to do that."
Mano laughed again. She continued to listen to his following sentences.
"About thirty years ago. Oh, sorry! I mean exactly thirty years ago Uda was still very young. Although the level of stinginess is the same. He always felt that everything was costly. It often happened that he chose to walk to a place just because he thought the cost of getting there was extremely expensive. The most frequent was when returning from work to home. He almost always walked. I said ‘almost always’ because, in fact, he had several times when he went home by car. That was when a friend with a vehicle was kind enough to give him a ride."
Just like before, Mano really couldn't help but laugh. Even this time, she was carried away with laughter. Not only was the story funny, but Nakatsura's style of storytelling was also distinctive.
"Then one day, Uda went to a photography exhibition. Actually, his intention was not because he wanted to see the exhibition. He heard that many well-known media would be present to cover the exhibition. He felt it was his chance to meet the big media crews. Thirty years ago, Uda had not worked in this field. He was always looking for friends who work in big media. So basically, he's trying to make connections."
Then the two of them continued their footsteps. They had to circle the block to find the entrance to the back door of the restaurant. The restaurant's employees entered through the back door. They were now at the end of the block, ready to turn left. From there, they had to walk forward about seventy-five meters. There they would see an alley on their left. Many vehicles were going in and out of the alley.
"You know that your boss is very stingy," said Nakatsura.
Mano laughed at Nakatsura's words. Her laughter was loud. Some of the surrounding people turned their heads towards them.
"It's not a secret. It wasn't even just the people at Ichiyume who knew. I think everyone at Koidoi Publishing is aware of it," said Mano.
"Although he is very stingy, he never forgets the people who helped him. He will try to repay the kindness of the person. Of course, as long as he doesn't have to spend money to do that."
Mano laughed again. She continued to listen to his following sentences.
"About thirty years ago. Oh, sorry! I mean exactly thirty years ago Uda was still very young. Although the level of stinginess is the same. He always felt that everything was costly. It often happened that he chose to walk to a place just because he thought the cost of getting there was extremely expensive. The most frequent was when returning from work to home. He almost always walked. I said ‘almost always’ because, in fact, he had several times when he went home by car. That was when a friend with a vehicle was kind enough to give him a ride."
Just like before, Mano really couldn't help but laugh. Even this time, she was carried away with laughter. Not only was the story funny, but Nakatsura's style of storytelling was also distinctive.
"Then one day, Uda went to a photography exhibition. Actually, his intention was not because he wanted to see the exhibition. He heard that many well-known media would be present to cover the exhibition. He felt it was his chance to meet the big media crews. Thirty years ago, Uda had not worked in this field. He was always looking for friends who work in big media. So basically, he's trying to make connections."
