Chapter: 4921

Nanako playfully shook her head, blushing and said "If I'm marrying a Japanese person, of course I'll wear a kimono, but if I'm marrying a Chinese person, I'll definitely wear the traditional Chinese dress. Besides, there's an old saying that goes 'marry like the chicken or marry like the dog', so I'll adapt to my husband's customs."

"Ah?!?" The maid exclaimed in surprise, "Miss, you're so traditional, if you really do get married, I'm sure your parents will be thrilled!"

As she spoke, the maid realized her mistake and quickly covered her mouth, apologizing "I'm sorry, I was just trying to make an analogy..."

Nanako smiled slightly and said seriously "If I really marry the person I want to marry, my parents would probably be even happier."

The maid couldn't help but ask "Miss...are you hinting at something?"

Nanako winked at her and said "Don't gossip so much, go learn about Chinese traditional culture when you have time. Maybe it'll come in handy for me later."

The maid nodded quickly and said "Okay Miss, I'll definitely learn more..."

Ito Nana smiled and nodded, then turned to one of the maids and said, "You two go help in the front hall first, I'll go call my father."

The two maids respectfully withdrew, and Ito Nana walked out of her room alone to visit her father's quarters.

In a traditional Japanese family, the rules for elder-younger relations are relatively strict, so Ito Nana would be respectful when visiting her father's quarters, not making a loud or boisterous entrance.

When she arrived at the door outside her father's quarters, she found Tsuchida Kouichi sitting in his wheelchair near the corridor entrance, carefully wiping down a beautifully crafted cue stick.

Seeing Ito Nana, he quickly straightened up and greeted her with respect: "Miss."

Ito Nana hastened to make a quiet gesture with her hand and approached him, asking in a low voice, "Tsuchida-san, is your father inside?"

Tsuchida Kouichi nodded respectfully and said, "The old master just got tired and is going back to rest for a bit."

Ito Nana asked him, "According to Auntie, Tsuchida-san is accompanying the father to play table tennis. He seems to have been away from playing his cue stick for quite some time. How's it going? Still enthusiastic?"

Tsuchida Kouichi laughed wryly and said, "At first, he was still okay, but then he suddenly started saying that using an electric wheelchair to circle around the ping-pong table is ridiculous, so he didn't want to continue."

As he spoke, he shook his head and held up the cue stick in his hand, lamenting, "The old master even broke his most beloved cue stick. Luckily, it was already retired, or else it would have been broken beyond repair."

Ito Nana nodded lightly and sighed, "Father has become quite peculiar now that he's over fifty... despite just celebrating his fiftieth birthday."

She understood her father well, knowing him to be stubborn, hard-headed, and conceited.

He was renowned in Japan, even being viewed as an inspirational icon by many, having helped build the Ito family into one of Japan's top families. At age 50, he should have been at his peak, but instead, he suddenly became disabled after losing both legs, now relying on others for care and needing a wheelchair to get around.

Therefore, she told Tsuchida Kouichi, "Tsuchida-san, let me trouble you tomorrow to bring the ping-pong table manufacturer over to our house. Have them take a look at whether there are any ways to upgrade it so that Father can play comfortably with his current condition in mind, such as adjusting the height of the table and retracting the legs to avoid collisions with the wheelchair."

As she spoke, she thought of something else and hastily added, "Also, get the electric wheelchair manufacturer over here. With technology advancing rapidly nowadays, even robot vacuums can navigate around obstacles autonomously; I'm sure electric wheelchairs should be able to as well. Let's add more sensors to avoid collisions with other objects and allow for quick height adjustments so that Father can play ping-pong comfortably."

"Okay!" Tsuchida Kouichi responded without hesitation, "I'll take care of this tomorrow morning."

Ito Nana nodded slightly, softly sighing, "Actually, Leaf-kun has already done a lot to help. Although you and Father may not be able to live normally, at least your physical condition has fully recovered. It's just the adjustment phase now."

"Right," Tsuchida Kouichi couldn't help but feel nostalgic, "When I jumped off the bridge back then, I never thought I'd survive. At that time, I only wanted to get my life back, no matter how miserable it was. Now, looking back, I'm truly grateful to Mr. Leaf for everything except losing my legs. My physical condition is even better than before." JrNovels.com