Falling in Love with a Sick Girlfriend Twenty Years Younger Than Me

The shop manager looked around mysteriously, and after making sure no one was eavesdropping, he motioned me to get closer to him.No way, I had no choice but to stretch my head over and turn my ear to him.

So, the store manager cautiously whispered in my ear, "This street near us is about to be demolished!"

"......what!?"

"Oh! Your voice is too loud, please keep it down!"

"Yes, sorry!"

What did uncle say just now?We're going to tear it down here! ?

Why do I not know such an important thing!

"Looking at you, you haven't heard the news... No wonder, although the residents around here basically know about it, but you don't stay at home often, so it's normal if you don't know about it."

"But, such an important matter, shouldn't everyone be notified in advance?"

"It seems that the notice in the apartment has been stuffed into the mailbox, haven't you read it?"

"...Not really."

I stopped reading the mailbox at the door of my apartment a long time ago because I often received things like newspaper advertisements. I didn't expect that the notice would be stuffed in there. It really was unexpected.

But... is it really going to be dismantled?

"Shop manager, is this true? You didn't fool me, did you? Do you know how much it would cost to demolish such a large block? That's not something that can be fooled by the number 'mega'. !"

"Well, calm down, I haven't finished yet."

The store manager patted me on the shoulder, stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, chewed it happily for a while, and then said to me unhurriedly.

"I didn't mean to demolish all of them. It's just a few buildings. Unfortunately, the apartment you live in is among them."

"...I'm so unlucky?"

"How long do you think that apartment has been? It's been more than 40 years, okay? Although it's still in the safe period, it's been left behind by the rapidly developing city long ago because of disrepair, okay?"

"However, if it is torn down, many people will object to it?"

"There's nothing you can do about it. They've already bought off the owners of those apartments. As long as those people negotiate with each other, don't you renters called monthly rent just say you want to drive them away?"

"...That's true."

"In this way, let's not talk about whether our stores will be affected, you young people who have not bought a house, it is necessary to consider changing places to live."

"Oh, yes."

If the apartment is really demolished, I will have to move to another place and continue to rent... What, buy a house?

Please, any ordinary small apartment in Tokyo is not what I can afford with my current savings, okay... If I only pay the down payment, I can afford some houses that are not as good .

Seeing my distressed expression, the store manager laughed unscrupulously, and said, "Hahaha, it's inexplicably gratifying that you kid would be troubled by such a thing!"

"Hey, uncle...I'm very helpless now, okay, why don't you stop mocking me?"

"Stop pretending! You're just 'helpless', right? You can tell that you don't really care about this at all!"

"Uh... well, it counts."

I have long felt that the apartment is too small, and it is far from the company, making it inconvenient to live in.After being promoted to the position of section chief, I have long wanted to change to an apartment close to the company.It's just that because I'm too busy with work, I haven't had time to look at the house.

After a little deliberation, I decided to tell my uncle about my promotion and let him help me find a suitable place.

"By the way, because I haven't been here for a long time, I haven't told uncle about it. Actually, I was just promoted not long ago."

"......Oh really?"

"Well, because a senior in the company resigned, the ministers made me the head of the class, and I feel pretty good now. In terms of salary, it is naturally much higher than before."

"Ho Ho, that's really something to be happy about! Next time, call your girlfriend and let's have a drink together!"

After listening to my words, the uncle patted me on the shoulder happily, as if he was very happy for me.

"Ahaha, I think about it too. But uncle, I broke up with Kaori last year, you won't forget it, right?"

"Huh? Strange, you haven't found a new girlfriend yet?"

"Well, I'm not in the mood for now."

"I see."

The uncle nodded in agreement, took a can of beer from the waiter on his own, and gulped it down under my envious eyes.

"Gudong, Gudong... Puha!!" The uncle's face quickly turned rosy, and he boldly wiped off the foam left by the beer with his cuff, and said to me: "Since you are not in a hurry, uncle, I will It’s not easy to say much. Just a piece of advice, don’t look at people here who like to think about getting married after their thirties, just follow suit. For things like marriage, it’s better to get married as early as possible.”

"Um... I'll try my best." I nodded awkwardly, and then asked, "So uncle, do you know of any suitable place for me to live? It's better to be closer to the company, It also saves me a lot of time.”

"A suitable place for you to live?"

The uncle scratched his head, thinking about this question while eating.And I am no different from Lengtouqing who is not very concerned about the apartment market, I can only eat food in silence, waiting for the uncle's answer.

After a long time, when I was about to finish eating a plate of my favorite dish, the uncle suddenly shouted: "I thought of it!"

"Wow! My meat!!"

"Mr. Li! I remember your company is... the east side of Shibuya, right?"

"Uh, to be precise, I'm almost in Shinjuku, and the location is a bit off."