Seeing that Ye Chen declined his proposal for the time being, Takehiko Ito sighed regretfully.
He really hoped that Ye Chen could set up an ocean shipping business.
Because at this stage, the market share of Asian ocean shipping is in China.
More than half of the top ten busiest ports in the world [ www.xbqg5200.xyz ] are Chinese. Only with such a huge import and export trade can we support the huge ocean shipping industry.
This is beyond the reach of Japan.
Therefore, even if the Ito family wants to do it themselves, there is not enough local market and demand support, and it is difficult for a skilled woman to make a meal without rice.
So, he said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, in the future, the Ito family will gradually hand over the operation and management to Nanako. If you change your mind, you can contact her at any time. I believe you will be able to establish a very good basis for cooperation."
Ye Chen nodded slightly and said seriously: "If I have this idea, I will definitely contact Miss Nanako."
Takehiko Ito smiled and said: "Nanako is a good girl. I dare say that in terms of comprehensive conditions, you may not be able to find a better girl than her in Japan. Whoever marries her will marry the best Yamato Nadeshiko in Japan."
He will become the envy of men all over the world."
Ye Chen smiled kindly and did not answer.
Takehiko Ito knew that three feet of ice could not last in a day, so he said: "Mr. Ye, you and your daughter have been tired from traveling and have not rested at night. Otherwise, I will send you to my house to have a rest first."
Ye Chen waved his hand: "No need, Mr. Ito, I have something else to do and have to rush back to Osaka, so I won't disturb you further."
"How can that be done?" Takehiko Ito said seriously: "Mr. Ye, you drove here all night without resting or even eating. If you just leave like this, then the hospitality handed down from the ancestors of my Ito family will not work.
Wouldn’t it be like becoming a laughing stock?”
With that said, without waiting for Ye Chen to refuse, he hurriedly pressed the beeper on the bedside and said, "Let Huimei and Nanako come in."
After a while, Nanako Ito and Emi Ito knocked gently on the door and entered the ward.
Ito Nanako asked softly: "Odo-san, what are your orders?"
Takehiko Ito said to Emi Ito: "Emi, it was very hard for Mr. Ye and Nanako to travel all night. Please arrange for someone to send them back to your house to rest. Remember to call in advance to ask the chef to prepare the best food!"
Ito Emi hurriedly said: "Okay, brother!"
Ye Chen said sincerely: "Mr. Ito, there's really no need to bother, I'll just drive back to Osaka."
Takehiko Ito said very seriously: "Mr. Ye, even if you want to go back to Osaka, at least go to your house to sit for a while, have a meal and drink a cup of tea before leaving!"
Ito Nanako also persuaded from the side: "Yes, Ye Chen-kun, my house is not far from here. It's not too late for you to eat something and take a rest before setting off. It's not even dawn yet!"
The two of them traveled through the starry night for more than three hours and arrived in Tokyo. It was only around four o'clock in the morning.
Moreover, it is winter again now, and the dawn is relatively late. It will take at least two hours before dawn.
Seeing that both father and daughter were so polite, Ye Chen had no choice but to agree and said, "In this case, I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
When Ito Emi heard this, she hurriedly said: "Then I will arrange a convoy right now. There are also many people from the Metropolitan Police Department here to escort and protect them all the way. Safety can definitely be guaranteed."
Takehiko Ito nodded and said, "Be sure to entertain Mr. Ye well."
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Ito Emi quickly arranged a motorcade to accompany her, but Ye Chen still drove the same car he came with.
Nanako Ito also got into Ye Chen's car without hesitation.
Afterwards, Ye Chen drove, led by a motorcade, to the Ito family's mansion in Tokyo.
Although land in Tokyo is at a premium, and it is one of the most expensive cities in the world, the Ito family also owns a private estate here that is quiet and peaceful.
The entire manor is designed with Japanese ancient architecture, which is very simple, but reveals low-key luxury everywhere.
Ye Chen discovered that even the wood used to build the house was extraordinary.
It seems that the top big families have a lot of money and no place to spend it, so when building and decorating houses, they just try their best to spend money. If they can use high-end ones, they will never use ordinary ones. If they can, they will use imported ones.
Definitely not local.
In the final analysis, there is still a saying, only choose the expensive one, not the right one.
Because Emi Ito had called in advance, all the servants in the Ito residence were neatly dressed and waiting respectfully at the entrance of the residence, in the yard and inside the villa.
Ye Chen parked the car, and under the leadership of Ito Nanako, walked through the beautiful and majestic courtyard and walked all the way to the door of the villa. All the servants along the way bowed at ninety degrees, with a very humble attitude.
The Ito family's villa in Tokyo is a huge multi-story wooden building. The whole building looks like a huge ancient temple, and the internal space is surprisingly large.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the main hall, Ito Nanako suddenly bent down and knelt on the ground, cupped his hands in vain, and said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye Chen, please let Nanako change your slippers!"
Ye Chen was stunned and waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, give me the slippers, I can do it myself."
But Nanako Ito insisted: "Let Nanako change it for Ye Chenjun. This is a Japanese tradition. Ye Chenjun should just follow the local customs."
Ye Chen thought to himself, we in China have already had equality between men and women, why in Japan do women still kneel down to change men's shoes?
But then I thought about it, since it is other people's customs, the people themselves may not think there is anything wrong with it. If I insist on objecting, it will actually break the other party's rules.
So he had no choice but to lift his feet and said sincerely: "Then thank you, Miss Nanako."
Nanako Ito, who was still wearing a kimono, looked up at Ye Chen and smiled shyly. She was so beautiful.
Then, she gently held Ye Chen's feet with both hands, gently changed him into a pair of slippers, and then slowly stood up and said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye Chen, please!"
Ye Chen nodded slightly and walked in with her.
Ito Nanako introduced him: "This house has a history of more than a hundred years. It was severely damaged during the Great Kanto Earthquake. Because the cost of repair was too high, no one cared about it. Later, it was taken over by my father.
I bought it and spent a huge amount of money to restore it, so it became what it is now.”
Ye Chen asked curiously: "Mr. Ito seems to have a special liking for this kind of old house? That house in Kyoto looks much older than this one."
Ito Nanako said with a sweet smile: "Actually, it's mainly because I like this style of architecture. After moving from Kyoto to Tokyo at the age of fourteen, I have never been used to the life in Tokyo, so my father bought this place and spent a lot of money.
I spent money to repair it and it became what it is now.”
Speaking, Nanako Ito said with emotion: "But I still like Kyoto more."
Ye Chen nodded and said: "This mansion is quiet and has an antique charm. It is already very good, but the one in Kyoto is really better."
Ito Nanako said with some melancholy: "My father asked me to take over the family affairs. It seems that there will be very few opportunities to go back in the future..."
After saying that, she looked up at Ye Chen and asked with a bit of pleading: "Mr. Ye Chen, Nanako has a request. I wonder if you can agree to it?"
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