Nanako hurriedly said, “Please don’t say that, Otou-san…”
Yahiko looked at Nanako and sobbed as he said, “Nanako, it’s difficult for you to understand a parent’s emotion. If only one person between a parent and a child can survive, most parents will choose to sacrifice themselves. You will be able to understand my feelings when you become a mother one day.”
When Charlie saw the sad atmosphere, Charlie said, “Mr. Ito, there is no need for you to make the topic so serious. Nanako has a long way to go in the future, but your future will not be short either.”
After that, he picked up the wine glass and said loudly, “Why don’t we come to an agreement between us? What do you think?”
Yahiko asked curiously, “What agreement do you want to make with me, Mr. Wade?”
Charlie did not answer his question but asked with a smile, “I like your house in Kyoto. It seems to have a long history, right?”
Yahiko nodded and said, “It should be nearly three hundred years old.”
Charlie smiled faintly and said, “We will celebrate your 100th birthday there, then. I will definitely go there to celebrate your birthday for you at that time. You should prepare a contract to give the house to me then.”
Yahiko subconsciously said, “Mr. Wade, I can give the house to you now if you want it. Why should you wait until my 100th birthday? What’s more, I don’t dare to imagine that I would really be able to live to be a hundred years old…”
After saying that, he suddenly froze on the spot, almost as if he had been struck by lightning.
He looked at Charlie. When he saw Charlie smiling without saying a word, he suddenly came to a realization and knelt on the ground as he sobbed and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wade…”
Nanako also understood the meaning behind Charlie’s words and quickly knelt down beside her father as she said with great gratitude, “Thank you, Charlie-kun!”
Charlie did not help the two of them up but simply looked at Nanako and said solemnly, “Nanako, you should study martial arts well from now on. I guarantee that apart from his age being a hundred years old, Mr. Ito will still be the same person fifty years from now, and there will be no difference at all!”
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