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Episode 272
It sure is hot.
Welcome back.
How did it go?
They sure put up buildings quickly these days.
The building is easy.
It's people and what we sell in the store that really counts!
We can sell similar products as we do now.
Shall we continue with the same suppliers?
Yes. Keep the same suppliers.
Since we'll be buying three times as much,
they'll give us a break on all of our wholesale purchases.
The more branch stores we have, the lower we can price our goods.
That's the biggest merit for us.
What counts is selling quality products at lower prices!
Tatsunori and I can keep the stores supplied.
But we'll have to hire a lot of new people,
and train them properly before the stores open.
Why not make Jiro and Isao managers of our new stores?
They've worked for us since the very beginning,
and they understand the business well.
If that's what you want, I have no objections.
Appoint them as our managers right away.
I'll remain the manager of our main store.
Tatsunori is always working in the background,
but please keep up your good efforts.
You should close up that small store you own.
You're not making money with it anyway.
Tei has been trying her best...
The location is bad, and once our third store opens,
you will lose even more business.
Besides, you will be busier than ever here.
That's true. It's a lot of work for Tei, too.
She needs to concentrate on being a housewife.
Just turn the retail space into your living quarters.
You'll have a very big house!
I guess we can let Tei relax a bit.
We want Tatsunori to be able to make a good living
as a director of our company.
Welcome home!
- I'm home. - Grandma is here.
Kei, be more polite!
Never mind. He's just a little boy.
Your mother has been waiting for you.
I'm sorry. I had to do some errands for the Master.
I was just leaving.
I just came to see how the construction was coming along.
I showed her the site.
Please stay and have these fancy sweets.
I'll make tea.
Mother. Thank you for building me the kiln.
You don't know how grateful I am.
As I've said before the money didn't come from me,
so don't even thank me!
I don't know about the studio,
but your living quarters seem a bit small.
- It only has two rooms. - We don't need luxuries.
But it's too small!
Two rooms are more than enough room for us.
Nozomi spends most of his time in the studio anyway.
He comes home just to sleep, so it's just Kei and me.
Maybe it's good for now,
but you'll need more room for having more children.
We'll just add on if we have.
Yuri.
We're just grateful to have our own house.
We're only renting now,
so we're looking forward to having our own house!
You're not greedy at all, are you, Yuri?
We're thankful that people are financing us.
We shouldn't complain.
Yuri is worried about my ability to pay back the loan.
That's silly. I will always be there to help you.
It's my loan, and I'll pay it all back.
But I still have no idea who this Mr. Namiki is...
Never mind. I'll take full responsibility.
So it's really all your own money?
Who cares about that!
You just worry about making Yuri and Kei happy.
The Tanokura Store needs money now,
and I know you're not having an easy time financially.
Isn't that why you asked Mr. Namiki for help?
But since I don't know this Mr. Namiki,
I don't want you to get in trouble
should something happen to my ability to repay the loan.
- Mr. Namiki isn't like that. - But...
He's your late mother's former sweetheart.
To tell you the truth, I loved him, too.
But Okayo and I both ended up marrying someone else.
Mr. Namiki has always helped me out for almost 40 years now.
He's been our benefactor.
When I talked to him about you,
he was happy to help us with the financing.
He said that any son of Okayo was no stranger to him.
And he seemed to be remembering Okayo
when I gave him one of your vases.
He sat and studied it for a long time.
I'd never told you about him
because I didn't want people to misunderstand.
My memories of him are very precious to me.
I'd promised myself that I'd forever keep him a secret,
but he is a very special person to you.
Hatsuko knows about it,
but please don't tell Hitoshi and Tei.
I know you and Hatsuko can understand,
but not Hitoshi or Tei.
I'd feel badly for Mr. Namiki
if people were to speculate about us after all these years.
Once the kiln is done, he'd like to come to see it.
May I bring him up here?
In the fall of that year,
the second and third Tanokura Stores opened for business.
Their reputation had grown in the community,
and customers flocked to the new stores.
It was just as Hitoshi and Tatsunori had planned it.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Our grand opening sale was going very well.
- Thank you all. - You've done a good work.
My legs are sore from being on my feet every day!
Me, too. I got dizzy working the cash register.
Our second store's clientèle is so different.
We get a lot of wives of office workers. But there, it's mostly wives of farmers.
I'm glad we built a big parking lot.
People come from all over now.
They buy a lot, too!
On weekends, they walk out with more than they can carry!
Since our second and third stores are doing so well,
we'll have to think about further expansion.
Isn't this enough?
No. Our chain store plan is just getting started.
But, Hitoshi...
Big outfits have 10 to 20 stores nowadays.
We can't just stand around and watch.
The next one should be in a residential area.
There's a piece of property that you own
that's slated to be zoned for residential use in the future.
We should build you a house there, too!
We need a bigger house for our kids, too!
Yes, I know.
We want one, too!
We're still living in our old store.
Ask your husband...
Please work harder for us!
They're all so selfish...
That's all right.
It's all up to Hitoshi and Tatsunori now.
We're still not really sure how our second and third stores will do,
and they're talking about opening a fourth store.
They should realize that it's not all that easy.
They're all working hard for their families.
We should be happy that they have money to build new homes.
What about Nozomi's house?
It should be done by the end of this month.
I'd like to go visit them.
I haven't seen Yuri in a long time.
Yes, please do go for a visit.
Yuri will be so happy to see you.
Look, Hatsuko!
It's you, Mother.
And, Hatsuko!
So it's done!
Yes. Thank you! We move in tomorrow.
We were going to ask you both to come visit us
- once we were all settled in. - Congratulations.
Aren't you glad you persevered all this time?
Yes. Please come in.
We took Mother's advice and added another room.
I love the smell of new lumber and fresh tatami mats.
Kei is very happy, too.
Thank you very much.
A lot has happened, but...
I'm so glad for you.
Yuri was so happy! I'm glad we visited.
And the dinner she made us was delicious.
Please rush back to Nozomi's!
What happened?
Yuri has been in a traffic accident.
That can't be! We just saw her.
Nozomi just called.
They will need someone to watch Kei.
I will rush over too if I'm needed.
Get a taxi to take you.
Here's some money. You might need it.
They had just had dinner with Yuri.
Now she was hurt in a traffic accident.
Translation: UTB Channel
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