A few minutes ago, Ito Nanako had just finished a day’s work and returned to her home in Tokyo by car.
Since taking over the Ito family not long ago, Ito Nanako has been working overtime during this period of time, so that she can adapt as soon as possible and be promoted to the role of the helm of the Ito family.
Under normal circumstances, she usually waits until after 9 p.m. to get home from get off work.
The reason why I came home after six o’clock today is mainly because today is her father Yuhiko Ito’s 50th birthday.
She left work early to celebrate her father’s birthday.
In the past, on the birthday of Ito Takehiko, not only the collateral members of the entire Ito family would come to celebrate the birthday, but even the heads of many famous families in Tokyo would come to congratulate him.
However, since Ito Yuhiko had amputated both legs, he has been very shy about occasions where people are so hot, so at this year’s birthday dinner, he closed the door to thank guests, and simply stayed at home with his daughter, sister, and loyal servant Tanaka When Haoyi and the others eat a meal, it is considered a birthday celebration.
When Ito Nanako entered the door, aunt Ito Emi just brought her servants and prepared a table of sumptuous delicacies in the center of the main hall, and specially prepared two bottles of the top fourteenth generation Longquan sake for Ito Takehiko.
Seeing Ito Nanako coming back, Ito Emi smiled and said, “Nanako, go to your father’s room and tell him to come out. The food is ready, you are back, you can start.”
“Okay aunt.” Ito Nanako nodded lightly, and then asked in a low voice, “Aunt, is your father feeling okay?”
“It’s okay.” Ito Emi smiled and said, “I was a little gloomy at noon, but in the afternoon Tanaka came to accompany him to feed the koi, and the two played billiards. They looked much better. I just said I was a little tired and wanted to go back to the room. Take a break and say it’s you who will call him after you’re here.”
“Okay.” Ito Nanako sighed softly and said, “Then I’ll go and call him.”
Ito Emi instructed: “Go and put on the kimono first. Don’t forget your father’s character. Today, the entire mansion has changed into Japanese-style clothes.”
Ito Nanako patted her forehead: “I almost forgot…I’ll change my clothes now!”
The nation of Japan, in some ways, is a paradox of water and fire.
In the whole of Asia, Japan is the most westernized country. Office workers in this country wear suits and ties all year round, even in the hottest weather, but they are also one of the countries that retains traditional culture most thoroughly.
Take Takehiko Ito, for example, who is almost always dressed in suits and leather shoes in public, and even pays more attention to Western etiquette than the British. However, when he leaves the business field, he likes to live in a traditional Japanese-style manor. Wearing pattern pays feather weaving hakama.
Like the kimono worn by Japanese women, the hakama is the highest-ranking traditional clothing in Japan.
Whether Nanako used to go to school, competes, or now works, most of the time she dresses in a normal modern western style, but because of family traditions, she also has to change into kimonos on major festivals to show her traditions.
Back in her room, Nanako chose a pure white kimono, and with the help of two personal maids, she dressed the kimono and matching decorations neatly.
After all, she is the No. 1 beauty in Japan known as Yamato Nadeko. When Nanako puts on a traditional Japanese kimono, Yamato Nadeko’s unparalleled beauty and quiet virgin temperament are vividly highlighted.
The maid who tied her waist couldn’t help sighing: “Miss is so beautiful in a kimono. If she gets married in a kimono in the future, she will surely amaze the whole of Japan!”
Looking at herself in the mirror, Ito Nanako couldn’t help but shyly said, “Why do you have to wear a kimono to get married?”
The maid said in surprise: “My lord is so obedient to tradition, if you don’t wear a kimono to get married, he must be very angry, right? Besides, I always think that we Japanese women look better in kimonos than in wedding dresses. After all, this is our generation. The traditional clothes that have been passed down are not only tailor-made for us, but also more in line with the temperament of our Japanese women.”
Ito Nanako’s pretty face blushed slightly and said, “Did you know that there is a wedding dress in China called a dragon and phoenix gown, which is also very beautiful.”