Chapter 372 As a Father and Brother, Tianhai Maodian Faces an Impossible Choice

Port District, Xinqiao office and commercial district.

There are many high-rise buildings, and the dazzling sunlight illuminates the glass curtain walls of the high-rise buildings somewhat dazzlingly.

The main office of Feiniao Law Firm.

Amami Maodian locked the lawsuit information in the drawer, crossed his hands on the desk, closed his eyes, and frowned.

The details of the contract dispute were recalled in his mind one by one. He couldn't remember how many times he had helped the old man wipe his ass. Since the last time he had a big fight with the old man, in order for both sides to give in, He began to help his family's company resolve various disputes.

Annoyed.

The contract dispute this time was clearly caused by a sub-brand company within the group that did not pay the money, but had to defend itself by collecting information for family members.

This dispute resulted in the case being delayed again and again because he effectively avoided some information.

Also because the family's company has a very high brand reputation and influence, the small business has been affected by public opinion and media opinion. If this continues, problems will arise in the company's operation, and the lawsuit will eventually be withdrawn.

However, this is only a superficial dispute.

In fact, it was because the products of small companies disrupted the market occupied by sub-brands, and the Tianhai family suppressed them.

The reality is that it is difficult for a capable and talented team to perform as well as it should.

In business, companies need to face not only customers, but also large enterprises that have already occupied the high ground.

I have seen this kind of thing countless times in Tianhai's house.

I think back to when I chose to be a lawyer when I was young. I had seen too many such merciless suppressions and chose the path out of a sense of justice.

Tianhai Maodian still remembers that not long ago, a college student who had just graduated from a law school asked himself that Asuka Firm has always provided a relatively high level of free legal aid to small businesses. I wonder why Mr. Tianhai still has a sense of justice in his heart. ?

"Maybe."

Tianhai Maodian could only answer this, and he basically didn't help the Tianhai family with anything.

But now that the old man has arranged for him to commit such an "evil" case, Tianhai Maodian understands that the old man is also suppressing his original intention.

The reason why he suddenly chose to agree to the old man was because of the quarrel some time ago and the regression between them.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Qiyue and Liuli to still be studying at Mingde School.

Amami Maodian stood up, picked up his briefcase, and immediately left the office.

He said goodbye politely to his colleagues (employees) in the office, and then went to the restaurant downstairs. He waited until 8 o'clock in the evening, until Tianhai Mihe officially got off work as the manager, and then he went home with her.

"Actually, you don't have to wait for me like this every time."

"got used to."

Riding in the elevator with his wife, Amami Shigenori saw Amami Miwa smiling in front of him.

If you say why would you choose her?

That was probably why she often showed such a simple smile in front of her.

Amami Modeni stared at the flashing LED panel in the elevator, and saw the reflection of Amami Meiwa's smile on the metal surface of the elevator.

He suddenly felt a little emotional.

Look back on your life.

I have always been serious, straight-faced, and very serious.

Elementary school, junior high school, high school, college, it has always been like this

I have a lot of friends, but most of them are people who have the same views on study and knowledge. Most of the people I make friends with are children of aristocratic families.

He suddenly realized that no one could ever smile in front of him.

Whether it's the father, whether it's the sister, whether it's the two daughters.

Everyone communicates with each other in just a few words, with a high degree of purpose. Although this purposefulness makes communication efficient, it also makes communication nothing more than purpose.

Speaking of which, the first time I met Bertha was when she was playing the piano and she smiled at herself in the audience, right?

The same goes for Kazumiwa. When he picked up her work badge and gave it back to her, she smiled to herself.

"Do you want me to make you a separate meal tonight?"

Amami Shigenori turned around and found that Amami Miwa had hugged her right arm, closed her eyes, and spoke in a mature female voice.

"Don't think about those annoying things."

".Sorry for making you worry again."

"Nothing, this is not something that should be taken for granted? Maodian, you are just too polite to people, which makes everyone think that you are very serious, so the people you talk to are only willing to talk to you about serious things. It's your birthday the day after tomorrow, and I will also I specially asked for leave. How about taking you out for a walk? To relax."

Amami Madenori smiled inadvertently when he heard what his wife said to him.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I just feel that even though we are both in our 40s, we still have to go out together on our birthdays like young lovers."

"Madenori, in his forties, actually, when I look back at the past, it is just a blink of an eye. Sometimes when I am too busy with things, I will inadvertently think about what it is, and it kills all the longing of my youth. When A Le and A Ling were little, I always wanted to take them out to see more of the world. Now, because I didn’t take care of them since they were young, I feel a little embarrassed to travel with them. "

Amami Miwa sighed.

"Now that I think about it, it still feels strange. Ah Le can handle everything well at home, but I can't find a sense of presence at home. My feeling towards them now is that I will try my best to help them when I can. But they don’t seem to need me at all, they are too independent.”

My wife also has troubles.

And this trouble is no different from myself.

They all have emotional deficiencies and psychological embarrassment towards their children.

"Miwa."

"Um?"

"How do you think I should handle the matter about A Le?" Tianhai Maodian understood that his wife still didn't know about the old man's previous attempt to take away her custody, and he felt a little guilty in his heart.

The two of them walked out of the elevator together and walked on the busy commercial street.

I planned to go for a walk and walk directly home.

The wind in Tokyo Bay at eight o'clock at night has a hint of heat.

"They are all back to school now, right? What did your father say?"

Amami Madenori thought deeply, "My father definitely doesn't agree with that bastard boy's idea, but he will let it go for now."

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This incident put both of them in an extremely embarrassing situation.

First, Sakakibara Raku is Miwa's son, and Yueqi Ruri is Shigenori's daughter.

Mihe should stand on her son's side, but she is under a certain amount of psychological pressure because her son has done something wrong.

Tianhai Maodian took this into consideration, and he did not want to blame his wife at all.

"Things between them are not something you and I can control. Being independent means that they will have their own ideas. And because we are too far away from them in daily life, they basically won't consider us. .Meihe, you don’t have to think too much about Xiaole’s matter, I don’t mean to blame you at all.”

"But" the hair on Amamihe's forehead was blown up by the wind on the Tokyo Bay. The two walked under the white light of the city street lights, "Xiao Le will do this, and it is my responsibility as a mother."

"Xiao Le's fault is not his alone. Both Qiyue and Liuli have their own mistakes. The reason for the current situation is that their feelings for each other were not properly handled and they were inseparable. I don't like Xiao Le approach, but I also understand that his example is not completely equivalent, but from my perspective as a father, if Bertha and I had to choose between Qiyue and Liuli during the custody battle, I would also be very disappointed. It’s hard to decide.”

Amami Madenori sighed.

"This is also my responsibility, so I don't need to say more. I agreed to let Qiyue and Liuli go back to Ale's class. I also saw that their relationship began to return to the previous state."

"But neither Xiao Qi nor Xiao Jiu gave up their relationship with A Le."

"That's right." After hearing his wife's words, Amami Madenori sighed again, "Being a lawyer for so many years, I understand that there are not only two solutions to things. There is always room for compromise and negotiation, so let's do this for now."

"But Maodian, Ale and Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu are all young people. I'm afraid-"

Amami Shigenori looked up at the pedestrian road beside Tokyo Bay in front of him, was silent for a moment, and then said slowly:

"On this point, I think the three of them still have a sense of proportion."

"Yes." Tianhai Mihe also nodded.

*

Walk all the way home.

Opening the door, Tianhai Meihe walked into the hallway first, took the initiative to take the briefcase and suit jacket from her husband, and brought out a pair of slippers for him.

Amami Modeni saw her bending down to hand him slippers and said to her: "You don't have to be so serious every time, you know. I don't like this feeling of inequality."

"It's okay," Tian Meihe didn't care at all. She hugged his suit jacket and smiled at him, "This is just a wife's unique love for her husband."

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These words silenced Tianhai Maodian.

"We're back."

As Amami Miwa shouted into the spacious living room, Amami Shigenori followed her in.

He found that the TV in the living room was on, playing a variety show, and beside the coffee table, Sakakihara Suzu and Amami Yuki put their heads together, as if they were studying something.

"Huh?" Amami looked around in surprise. She asked Sakakihara Suzu, who was looking over, "It's Friday today. Where are Ale and the others? Are they out for a run?"

"have no idea."

Sakakibara Suzu, who was sitting with Amami Nozuki, glanced at her mother and uncle, holding a pen in both hands and replied, "The three of them said they were going out somewhere to play in the afternoon, and then they never came back."

"Where are you going?" Tianhai Meihe asked, hanging the suit on the hanger in the living room.

Sakakibara Suzu poked her chin with the cap of her pen, her short hair swaying gently on her shoulders, "It seems like a city called Musashi or something, and she went out on a motorcycle."

"Musashi Murayama City?" Shimonori Amami suddenly interjected after loosening his tie.

"Ah, that's it!" Sakakihara Suzu nodded.

Amami Miwa asked Amami Madenori: "What kind of place is this?"

Amami Shimonori glanced at Amami Nozuki who was still writing something, and then replied to his wife:

"The old man built a manor here for my mother. It was a gift to my mother. It is a very quiet suburb. If you have nothing to do, you can choose here for vacations and family outings. There are also several beautiful flowers to see there. .”

"Then dad is really a bit romantic." Tian Hai Meihe covered her mouth with her hand.

"Only for my mother"

Tianhai Maodian wanted to sigh, and he asked Tianhai Zhixue again:

"Zhixue, did they ask you for the key in Qiyue?"

"It's done." Tianhai Zhixue suddenly stopped writing in his hand.

"Oh! It's beautiful! It's so beautiful! No wonder Aunt Zi praised you for your talent, Yuki!" Suzu Sakakihara glanced sideways and clapped her hands in encouragement.

"What?"

Amami Madenori didn't react for a while, but then he saw his youngest sister coming to him with a piece of paper in her bare feet.

"For my brother."

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Shimonori Amami took the A4-sized paper handed over by his sister.

This is a sketch

A sketch with a very high level of completion and quality.

The painting is of myself.

The person in the painting is sitting at the dining table at home, enjoying dinner with his wife, Miwa Amami, who is sitting opposite.

The picture is dim, as if there are no lights on indoors.

Most of the pictures show him in profile, with his suit and briefcase hanging on the stool beside him.

His expression is serious, and even his eating movements are extremely serious.

Amami Miwa also leaned her head over. When she saw the painting, she thought she was surprised by the detail of the painting, and then recognized what scene it was.

".The scene where we go home after working overtime in the evening, and then I cook for you alone, Shigenori?"

"Um."

Tianhai Maodian has a very high cultural appreciation.

I immediately understood what this painting wanted to express.

Amami Madenori put the painting down from his hands and looked at his daughter-like sister in front of him.

She was also looking at herself and said to herself:

"Brother's birthday is the day after tomorrow."

"Is this a birthday present?"

"Um"

birthday present

When Amami Maodori saw the painting in his hand, he was filled with emotion.

The relationship between himself and his daughters is not very good. They would still give him gifts before, but because every time he would think of the fact that he did not take good care of them, he basically said nothing after accepting them. The main purpose was to intentionally go Refuse the kindness of my daughters because I deserve it.

The last time you received a birthday gift from your daughter was eight years ago, right?

Surprisingly, it has been so long.

Looking at the obviously very delicate sketch in his hand, Amami Madenori actually felt that the characters in the painting, including himself who looked extremely serious even when eating late at night, appeared gracefully on the paper.

"I gave this to tell my brother not to be so tired. Most of the time, my brother and aunt go home for dinner when everyone is asleep. I thought about it together with Ling."

Amami Miwa quickly smiled at Amami Zhixue and A Ling and said, "It seems that you really have your heart."

In other words, this is a gift from his sister and stepdaughter to him, right?

Amami Madenori held the painting with both hands, looked at the people in the painting, and then looked at the face of the little sister.

This is an expression waiting for a response.

He remembered that the old man said that Zhixue also liked Xiaole?

What is Na Zhixue's attitude toward Xiao Le?

He recalled the past and found that he and his youngest sister did not have much interaction in life.

Zhixue lives and grows up in Tianhai's family, and because of her birth defects, she basically has to see a doctor every once in a while.

Amami Madenori still remembers that one time he went to see her. After the examination, she sat on the hospital bed alone and looked out the window alone.

It was a colorless, dull sight. She seemed to be looking at the world from afar, staring at a place that did not exist in this world.

Her memory is that she would only hold the guitar left by her mother and study music alone in her room.

Because she always forgets things, she has to start over when learning music many times.

People's ridicule of fools will always show up inadvertently.

This can be seen from the fact that "idiot" is a curse word.

And my younger sisters also have a different perspective on this kind of snow.

Although I don’t blame Zhixue for her mother’s death, I don’t seem to have given Zhixue a birthday gift.

"Brother, don't you like it?"

"No," Amami Madenori said, and he reached out and put his hand on her shoulder, patted her and smiled at her, "I like it very much."

This sentence is said very rigidly.

The stiff part is that Zhixue calls her "brother" very kindly.

The word "brother" made Amami Madenori start to examine whether he was qualified to be Zhiyuki's brother.

How long ago did you call your little sister like this?

It was more than thirty years ago, right?

Only when she was still in elementary school would her sister call herself that?

well.

It's not without reason that the old man feels pain about the snow.

If the old man doesn't care for Zhixue anymore, then who else in this world will help her?

She has lost her mother since she was a child, and her father didn't like her at first. As the eldest lady, she was secretly ridiculed by those in the family, and even her brothers and sisters looked down upon her.

She has always been alone, huddled in a corner holding the guitar her mother left for her, learning knowledge that she often forgets.

hand.

Somewhat unconsciously, he touched Tianhai Zhixue's head.

Seeing the little sister who has regained her glory because of coming to this home, Amami Madeni found it even more difficult to accept the identity of her brother.

Compared to her blood brother, Xiao Le is her brother to her, right?

I also said it in July.

Xiao Le took the trouble to teach her common sense, teach her life, teach her not to run around alone, and teach her to study. Xiao Le also took the initiative to take care of Guo Zhixue's video account that had no fans at the beginning. He didn't know until a while ago that Zhixue was I have a music account on a video website, and I used to receive submissions every day. Over the past few years, there have been thousands of submissions, but only about fifty followers.

It was Xiaole who helped her make videos that made her account take off.

"Well, thank you Snow."

"As long as my brother likes it."

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Seeing Amami no Yuki who gave away the painting go back to find Sakakihara Suzu to play with, Amami Shigenori couldn't help but hold her hand tightly as she gave the painting to him.

There is no doubt that if you want your daughter to be happy.

Zhixue must leave.

But having never done anything, can I tell Zhixue that I must leave this home?

Not only has he not given anything to this family, he has also not given anything to Zhixue. If he has not given anything, what can he ask of her?

Should she be sent back to that home again?

The old man also said sternly that if Zhixue was sent back, she wouldn't be able to stay in the school.

She could only be arranged by the old man to marry a rich boy whom she had never met.

"Do you expect to see such a situation? You said that you hope that your daughter will be exempted from the family's marriage arrangements, then do you agree that your sister will be arranged by the family? I won't find a rich boy, you find someone to take care of her ?Who is qualified? Can you guarantee that the person you find can take care of her for the rest of her life?"

——I was quarreling with the old man at that time, and the words the old man said while tapping his fingers were deafening.

As for how to arrange someone who can take care of Zhixue, wouldn't it be enough?

This matter is as difficult as knowing that there is a piece of gold in the sea and diving to find it.

If you want to find someone who meets the standards of an old man, he must be talented and considerate and take care of you. What kind of golden turtle son-in-law is this?

This is despite the fact that Tianhai Zhixue already likes Xiao Le.

Is forcing her to change any different from doing something wrong?

What's more, the old man wants Xiaole to marry Zhixue justly, but he is as stubborn as a donkey.

He felt like he could be so angry that he would vomit blood all over the old man's face.

From the perspective of a father, I hope that I can be good to my daughter now.

From the perspective of a brother, I hope that I can be good to my sister now.

The choice is contradictory and dilemma

Tianhai Maodian is really tired.

He felt that if he tried something more, he would really be unable to hold on any longer.

These are all terrible and contradictory things

"Modori, have you thought about work again?" Tianhai Mihe put down the mobile phone that had just received the message and saw her husband's status.

"It's okay, it's okay." Tianhai Maodian tried his best to calm down, and waved his hand to his wife who was caring about him, "I just thought of many things through the painting of Zhixue. Will Xiaole and the others come back today?"

"I guess not. Just now Ale sent me a message saying that he played there late and wanted to stay overnight at the manor. The food is ready. Are they trying to repair their relationship this time when they hang out?"

"Probably, forget it. Don't think about them."

"Okay, whatever you want to eat today, I'll make it for you. There are a lot of ingredients in the refrigerator that Ale has prepared."

"Let's grill the fish. Can you have some more tempura? I want to drink some beer today."

"It's okay, I'll do it right away. I'll go downstairs and buy you some wine, and I'll drink with you." Tianhai smiled beautifully.

Amami Modenido looked at his smiling wife and said, "Thank you."

"Hey, why are you so polite?"