章節 1234: Chapter 1234: The attitude of the Sumitomo family
Not long after Xia Yu left the island country in April, Takekami Noboru quickly took action, announcing in no uncertain terms that he had broken away from the Tanaka faction and established the Chuangzhenghui.
Before the establishment of the Chuangzhenghui, Takekami Noboru had done a good job of keeping the news confidential.
Therefore, once the news was announced, there was a major shake-up in the island country's political arena.
In particular, the Tanaka faction became an immediate laughing stock to the other factions. Some rival factions even declared on various occasions that Takekami Noboru had led a rebellion because the Tanaka faction had no future, and advised the remaining members of the Tanaka faction to plan for their political future as soon as possible.
This caused the Tanaka faction to panic.
Of course, although Takekami Noboru had rebelled and formed his own faction, it was very weak and did not have many members of parliament, so it was not considered a major threat by the major factions.
On the contrary, many factions have befriended Takeue Noboru, and the purpose is self-evident: they hope that Takeue Noboru's Innovation Party will help them, so that they can support their faction in the general election.
As a result, Takeue Noboru's Innovation Party has become a hot commodity. Takeue Noboru is good at playing the long game, and for a time, he has prospered like a fish in water, and his reputation has soared.
In secret, Takeshita was constantly looking for capable politicians who had no backing, and secretly recruited them into his political party. Meanwhile, he used Xia Yu's media group to quietly raise his profile.
Overall, Xia Yu was not on the island, but his plans for the island's political scene were progressing in the direction he had intended.
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'Kumiko, you're back. Did you have fun?'
Sumitomo Kumiko returned to her home in Osaka, tidied her room and came downstairs. She found her grandfather and father having tea in the living room. Her grandfather, Sumitomo Shinichi, asked with a kind smile:
'Grandpa, Dad, I had a great time this month.'
Sumitomo Kumiko replied softly with a smile.
'Sit down and tell Grandpa all about it, where you went and what you remember from the trip,'
Sumito Shinichi said with a smile.
Sumito Kumiko pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then said slowly, 'Grandpa, we first stayed in Xiangjiang...'
Although Kumiko Sumitomo condensed a month's worth of content into half an hour, she still described the exciting journey.
Shinichi and Kosuke listened patiently to her story.
'Apart from sightseeing, what is your opinion of the mainland?'
Facing her father's sudden question,
Sumitomo Kumiko frowned slightly, thinking for a moment before looking at her grandfather and father and saying, 'The mainland cannot be compared to our country at the moment. Most places are very backward, and perhaps due to institutional problems, there is a big gap between the way of life and living standards of the people and ours.'
'In terms of social security, perhaps due to the large number of unemployed people in society, social security is relatively poor. Fortunately, we were followed by many bodyguards, and several times when we encountered danger, it was resolved.'
'However, there are also bright spots on the mainland, and that is the reform and opening up of the mainland. Guangdong Province in the south of the mainland is developing rapidly, and I feel its vibrant vitality.'
Shinichi Sumito nodded thoughtfully and continued, 'What else?'
Sumitomo Kumiko tilted her head slightly, her red lips curled up, and her gaze fixed dreamily upwards.
After pondering for a few seconds, she looked her grandfather Sumitomo Shinichi in the eye and said very seriously, 'Grandpa, I don't know enough about the situation, but Xia Yu hasn't deliberately avoided us, so I know that Xia Yu has a lot of businesses on the mainland, in fields such as automobiles, infrastructure, electronics, and banking, and they're all very large. The mainland authorities also give him a lot of support.'
'On the plane today, Xia Yu also told me something with great earnestness.'
'He said that although the mainland is very backward at the moment, it has a huge population...'
Next, Sumito Kumiko almost word-for-word repeated to my grandfather and her father what Xia Yu had told her on the plane.
Shinichi and Kosuke Sumitomo listened attentively.
After she finished, Kumiko Sumitomo rested her slender hands on her knees and looked quietly at her grandfather and father.
She had said everything she needed to say, and the rest was not for her to decide.
For a moment, the living room was very quiet, with only the sound of gentle breathing.
After a long while, Sumito Shinichi was the first to come back to his senses. He did not make a decision or anything, but instead asked his granddaughter again, 'Kumiko, did he say this to you alone?'
Sumito Kumiko shook her head and said, 'No, Xia Yu also told my classmate Cindy, and Cindy said she was going to go home and tell her father, and let him decide.'
'Did you also tell your classmate Cindy Mellon?'
Sumito Shinichi's eyes narrowed slightly as he said softly,
'What is Xia Yu's relationship with Cindy Mellon? A romantic relationship? Or something else?'
Sumito Kumiko thought for a moment and said, 'Xia Yu has three girlfriends: one is called Li Qian, one is his daughter, and the other is Elena from the UK.'
'Cindy is not in a romantic relationship with Xia Yu, but... I know Cindy, and she has feelings for Xia Yu.'
'I don't think it's likely that Cindy would go out with Xia Yu, given her family...'
Kumiko Sumito's tone was not so sure. After all, she was only in her early twenties, and although she understood many things, she could not see through them.
'If it were the descendant of another family, the Mellon family would definitely not agree, but if it were Xia Yu, such an outstanding person, how Richard King Mellon would make a decision, I cannot be sure.'
Shinichi Sumito said with a smile.
Kumiko Sumito let out a sound, her eyes full of thought.
At this point, Sumitomo Shinichi smiled and said to Sumitomo Kumiko, 'Kumiko, what do you think of Xia Yu? What is your impression of him?'
Sumitomo Kumiko pondered for a moment, recalling all aspects of her time with Xia Yu over the past month or so, and concluded, 'He is a very knowledgeable person with a good temper. In terms of his career, he is the most outstanding peer I have ever met.'
'Is that all?'
'Do you have any favorable impression of him?'
When Sumito Shinichi asked this question, he fixed his granddaughter with his gaze and his tone was a little mocking.
A blush appeared on Sumito Kumiko's quiet and fair face, and she denied somewhat unnaturally, 'No.'
'Really?'
Sumito Shinichi was a man who had been there and done that, and he was also an old fox who had become refined. He had mastered the art of reading people's minds, so how could he not see his granddaughter's true thoughts, and so he teased and said,
Sumitomo Kumiko subconsciously avoided the gaze of her grandfather and father, and shyly denied, 'Really.'
'And he has so many girlfriends, he's too fickle...'
'Haha, which capable man can't be fickle?'
'Dominating the fate of so many people, sitting on countless resources, such an imperial man who isn't fickle must have a problem!'
Sumitomo Shinichi stroked his beard and laughed aloud.
Seeing his granddaughter's face flushed, Sumitomo Shinichi smiled and said, 'Xia Yu is also in the island country, so you can visit him when you have time and ask him for advice on how to run a company. You can also invite him to your home more often or go out for a walk together.'
'You are both young people, so you must have similar topics to talk about.'
'Grandpa~'
Sumitomo Kumiko's face was flushed, and she stamped her foot lightly, pouting and shouting out the word "grandpa" in protest.
Sumito Shinichi laughed heartily and stopped teasing his granddaughter.
'Okay, Kumiko, you go ahead and do your own thing, I'll talk to your father about something.'
'Okay!'
'Grandpa, Dad, I'll go first.'
After saying this, Sumito Kumiko got up and left the living room with slightly hurried footsteps.
'Dad, you don't really want to?'
Sumito Kosuke asked in a low voice after seeing his daughter disappear around the corner of the stairs.
Sumitomo Shinichi looked at his son and asked in return, 'If it works out, wouldn't that be good?'
Sumitomo Kosuke opened his mouth, then remained silent.
With Xia Yu's identity and strength, if the two sides can form an alliance, wouldn't that be good?
There are many cases of major families and consortia in the island nation marrying each other. Although many are superficial marriages, where the man does what he needs to do in secret, it doesn't matter.
As long as there is this marriage relationship, that is enough for them.
This is the current situation of the upper class in the island country!
The same goes for the business and political worlds.
For the children of big families, freedom of marriage does not exist. Especially for women, they have no say at all. Everything is decided by their fathers or families, and they cannot resist.
Although Sumitomo Kosuke is the father of Sumitomo Kumiko, as long as the head of the family is still his father, Sumitomo Shinichi, then the decision-making power over his daughter's marriage cannot fall entirely on him. Once the old man has made a decision, he simply cannot oppose it.
Judging from the current situation, how could Kosuke Sumitomo not understand?
His desire to ascend to the family throne was not without resistance, and there were those who could pose a threat to him.
If he could cooperate with Xia Yu, the head of a local consortium, and have a special relationship with him, then it would undoubtedly be a huge help and bonus for him.
For his daughter, Xia Yu was also indeed a good match.
Regardless of Xia Yu's status, appearance, and so on, just from the attitude of his daughter, this was extremely rare.
It's time to think about it...
Kousuke Sumitomo thought to himself.
Two flowers blooming together in the same branch.
Let's say Xia Yu took Li Qian to his home in Tokyo.
After briefly showing the two women, who were visiting for the first time, around the villa, the three of them sat down together on the sofa.
Xia Yu pulled out a customised proposal for a Boeing private jet like a magician, handed it to the two women, and said with a smile, 'Come, take a look at the surprise I have for you.'
'Travelling is so inconvenient these days. I'll buy you each a private jet. Take a look and see which style you like.'
'If there's anything you don't like, we can adjust it to your own requirements. Apart from the hardware parameters of the plane, everything else can be changed.'
'A private jet!'
Li Qian and Li Xi were stunned and looked at Xia Yu together.
The two girls' dumbfounded looks made Xia Yu smile involuntarily.
This was the effect he wanted.
Xia Yu said with a faint smile, 'Yes, it's a private jet.'
'Yu, it's too expensive, it's not necessary. I rarely leave Xiangjiang, and even if I do, I'll leave with you.'
'Yes, Yu, buying me a plane is also a waste of money, it's too expensive, there's no need to waste money.'
Li Qian was very considerate, and after the initial surprise, they all persuaded Xia Yu.
Xia Yu scratched the two of their delicate noses, and although he was smiling, he said in a very overbearing manner, 'You can't earn money forever. If you earn it, you have to spend it, otherwise you'll become a miser. If I don't spend my money on you, who do you think I'll spend it on?'
'I'll also buy a private jet for Elena, so you'll each have one. I'm fair to everyone.'
'Although it's rarely used now, just think, I'm often away from Xiangjiang for long periods of time. If you miss me, you can just fly here to see me, how convenient is that?'
At Xia Yu's persuasion, Li Qian was very moved and agreed.
After that,
for the next week, Xia Yu took Li Qian on a tour of the island country.
Then Li Qian volunteered to go back to Xiangjiang, and Xia Yu, after repeatedly trying to dissuade her, personally saw them off at the airport.
Without any distractions or other matters to tie up his energy, Xia Yu finally had the time and energy to devote to his career.
During the time he was away from the island,
Wang Qi and Matsumoto Yu, the two top elites, were by no means idle.
The results they produced made Xia Yu very satisfied...
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