Tano, who comes from a first-class trading company, left his wife and children in Tokyo and went to Sapporo, Hokkaido alone to serve as a branch manager. I thought my short-term single life would end in a dull way, but unexpectedly I met Eriko, a twenty-year-old female college student. Eriko's love is free and unrestrained, and Tano is deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate himself. Seeing that the order to return to Tokyo is about to be issued, faced with a rare opportunity for promotion and an unprecedented passionate love, where should Tano go...
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Chapter 1 Sunset
In the early morning, Ta Ye woke up naturally from a deep sleep. He groped for the alarm clock on his pillow and saw that the time was only half past six. Although the sunrise in Sapporo is earlier, it will also be much later in mid-November. Ta Ye looked towards the window on the left and saw that the lace curtains were slightly white. He always closed the thick fabric blackout curtains on the inside of the lace curtains before going to bed, but he seemed to have forgotten this procedure last night.
Chapter 2 Liang Yun
In the past week, although Tano was busy with the introduction of machinery in the new factory area, the Doto development plan, and business bidding, he would often think of Eriko in his spare time. He was busy working in the company, but he would forget about it temporarily, but when he returned to the apartment alone, he calmed down just thinking about it. It would be okay if he fell asleep drunk after a party, but when he occasionally came home early without drinking, Eriko would still pop up in his mind.
Chapter 3 Winter Birds
It's near the end of the year. Taye's company held a year-end work closing ceremony on the 29th, and had an annual holiday from the 30th of the following day to the 4th of January. However, since the 5th falls on a Sunday, the new year actually starts on Monday the 6th.
Chapter 4 Xue Qing
At the beginning of a new week, Eriko came to work in Tano Apartment. Of course, although it is called part-time job, it is only Eriko who makes her own decision. Tano does not think so, but Eriko is very serious and Tano can do nothing about it.
Chapter 5 Spring Thunder
In mid-March, the gloomy season visits Sapporo again. Sapporo presents colorful scenery throughout the year—early summer with fresh greenery, refreshing midsummer, clear blue skies in autumn, and snow-covered winter. However, only during the snowmelt period does the streets become dirty and depressing. In this case, Ta Ye's mood is more gloomy than this season.
This is the beginning that I like. It's wonderfulヾ(≧∇≦Thank you≧∇≦)ノ
It is not so much a poignant love story as it is a textbook for innocent girls (Eriko) to identify and prevent scumbags (Tano).
The greater the gap, the more precious and fragile the love. The male protagonist is a middle-aged man in Japanese society in the mid-20th century. As the male protagonist gets older and older, he is still on the road to career advancement and is about to touch the so-called upper class society in the eyes of the world. Love, for the male protagonist, is a luxury product, but it is not a necessity in life. At most, it is just a remedy for a boring life. The position of director and Eriko, this middle-aged man finally chose a career. The last words of the heroine, whether they were angry words or the girl's true nature was exposed, what the girl showed was ultimately the indulgence of her own life due to her parents' unfortunate marriage. Is "liking the male protagonist" a deeper exploration of father's love, or is it a desire to have someone to rely on besides family? I don't know.
I think men are strange animals. Why do you keep asking for a girl who is more than 20 years younger than me and the same age as your own daughter, a glass beauty, a lovely person, and the same age as your own daughter? Girls are also people who lack love. Their parents have no feelings and don't love each other that much. With such a child who may not be taken seriously and may not get the love he deserves from his parents and family, when he sees a person who is about the same age as his father and has a gentler temperament, he becomes dependent on his heart. Although he leaves without saying goodbye again and again, he returns to this person again and again and feels a little sympathy for her. In reality, there should be quite a lot of this kind of thing. Some are motivated by interests and some in the name of affection.
I truly met a pure and transparent girl who is worth staying by my side and devoting my life to. After reading this book, it was the first time that I experienced the taste of love so close. Now that I have reached the end of the book, I look back and see that the story is so short and the beautiful time is fleeting!
The harm done to Eri may never be erased, but her tolerance is a lifelong beauty and is worth cherishing!
I am just in college now, and I am still young. If I really meet a girl like Eriko in the future, I will have a lifetime of beautiful scenery in front of me!
Young girls like mature and stable middle-aged men, maybe because men with successful careers can give girls enough sense of security. Young Eriko is a girl with an unhappy family. She lacks love and needs a sense of security. The male protagonist fits her imagination. This is not in line with social ethics and is also sad. Love is like a fleeting cloud, and its short-lived beauty will eventually leave behind the infinite sorrow of life.
As soon as you read it, you will know that it is Watanabe's book. His style is as warm as boiled water, but it feels very real. Although many of the behaviors of the men in his works may seem a bit scumbag, they are not annoying, perhaps because they are well-educated. The words are not gorgeous, but it is very good to talk about it in detail like this, and it can be watched very calmly.
I especially like to read the works of Chun Yi Dobeen. The details are described very well and are based on the author's personal experience. Reading it feels like my own personal experience, and I feel conflicted.
I felt a touch of sadness! It's very suitable to watch slowly and savor it carefully. Occasionally turn a few pages every day, and within a week it will be over inexplicably. The ending hides a lot of uncertainties, and many problems remain unresolved, but this may also be what the author wants to express: not to solve problems as the purpose of writing, so that readers can taste this love that spans ages.
The disharmony in the family and the incident between her father and Mama-san distorted Eriko's outlook on life. In the end, the male protagonist chose career and gave up Eriko, just like the father chose family and gave up Mama-san. Eriko must have felt very sad in the end, but she still pretended that nothing happened and encouraged the male protagonist to continue her work, which makes people feel sympathy and sadness. A love affair that transcends moral ethics and social concepts will never be successful.
When my daughter grows up, I will let her watch Hokkaido Monogatari. After watching it, she will know what men are like and live a more sober and independent life.
The writing style of this book is authentic and delicate, and the writing style is smooth. The characters in the story are well-defined, and I particularly disliked Tano's wife, who came across as cold and distant in the book. But Eriko's free-spiritedness is very attractive, and the emotional entanglement between her and Tano is also well described. Overall, this is a very good novel and worth reading.
Reality always makes it impossible for people to be themselves. I am still a child. If it were me, I would probably abandon the person I love. The author's delicate description made me doubt Eriko's sincerity. The hero's step by step towards deeper love and cage, I can see that loving someone is not that easy. I hope I can marry the person I love.
Little girls should protect themselves and not be deceived [Exploration]
Why did it end like this? It ended relatively quickly compared to other books I read.
A pure love story. The female protagonist treats true love like a blank sheet of paper, while the male protagonist's emotions become complicated.
Is this the end? I will miss Eriko...
It's okay, it has an open ending, the male protagonist is transferred back to Tokyo, and the female protagonist still goes to college. It's a short story, and it doesn't take long to read.
It's so real, I remember so many good things.
Very beautiful, wonderful
I like this style of work very much, it is light but very realistic and touches people's hearts. I have read several works of Mr. Watanabe Junichi, and they are quite suitable for me! [Make faces]
The middle-aged man has lived an enviable and wonderful life. Eriko is a beautiful girl who can only be found in the world.
Sincere feelings transcend the world
Love you forever, Eriko!
Very good! Very good! Thanks
The author's writing is always very detailed!
Portrait of real life
This ending is too random, but overall it's pretty good.
When you meet a middle-aged man, he is forty, and the mountains are towering and the streams are singing. He has no time to think about it, so he has no choice but to love his children.
Chapter 1 Sunset In the early morning, Ta Ye woke up naturally from a deep sleep. He groped for the alarm clock on his pillow and saw that the time was only half past six. Although the sunrise in Sapporo is earlier, it will also be much later in mid-November. Ta Ye looked towards the window on the left and saw that the lace curtains were slightly white. He always closed the thick fabric blackout curtains on the inside of the lace curtains before going to bed, but he seemed to have forgotten this procedure last night. Chapter 2 Liang Yun In the past week, although Tano was busy with the introduction of machinery in the new factory area, the Doto development plan, and business bidding, he would often think of Eriko in his spare time. He was busy working in the company, but he would forget about it temporarily, but when he returned to the apartment alone, he calmed down just thinking about it. It would be okay if he fell asleep drunk after a party, but when he occasionally came home early without drinking, Eriko would still pop up in his mind. Chapter 3 Winter Birds It's near the end of the year. Taye's company held a year-end work closing ceremony on the 29th, and had an annual holiday from the 30th of the following day to the 4th of January. However, since the 5th falls on a Sunday, the new year actually starts on Monday the 6th. Chapter 4 Xue Qing At the beginning of a new week, Eriko came to work in Tano Apartment. Of course, although it is called part-time job, it is only Eriko who makes her own decision. Tano does not think so, but Eriko is very serious and Tano can do nothing about it. Chapter 5 Spring Thunder In mid-March, the gloomy season visits Sapporo again. Sapporo presents colorful scenery throughout the year—early summer with fresh greenery, refreshing midsummer, clear blue skies in autumn, and snow-covered winter. However, only during the snowmelt period does the streets become dirty and depressing. In this case, Ta Ye's mood is more gloomy than this season. This is the beginning that I like. It's wonderfulヾ(≧∇≦Thank you≧∇≦)ノ
It is not so much a poignant love story as it is a textbook for innocent girls (Eriko) to identify and prevent scumbags (Tano).
The greater the gap, the more precious and fragile the love. The male protagonist is a middle-aged man in Japanese society in the mid-20th century. As the male protagonist gets older and older, he is still on the road to career advancement and is about to touch the so-called upper class society in the eyes of the world. Love, for the male protagonist, is a luxury product, but it is not a necessity in life. At most, it is just a remedy for a boring life. The position of director and Eriko, this middle-aged man finally chose a career. The last words of the heroine, whether they were angry words or the girl's true nature was exposed, what the girl showed was ultimately the indulgence of her own life due to her parents' unfortunate marriage. Is "liking the male protagonist" a deeper exploration of father's love, or is it a desire to have someone to rely on besides family? I don't know.
I think men are strange animals. Why do you keep asking for a girl who is more than 20 years younger than me and the same age as your own daughter, a glass beauty, a lovely person, and the same age as your own daughter? Girls are also people who lack love. Their parents have no feelings and don't love each other that much. With such a child who may not be taken seriously and may not get the love he deserves from his parents and family, when he sees a person who is about the same age as his father and has a gentler temperament, he becomes dependent on his heart. Although he leaves without saying goodbye again and again, he returns to this person again and again and feels a little sympathy for her. In reality, there should be quite a lot of this kind of thing. Some are motivated by interests and some in the name of affection.
I truly met a pure and transparent girl who is worth staying by my side and devoting my life to. After reading this book, it was the first time that I experienced the taste of love so close. Now that I have reached the end of the book, I look back and see that the story is so short and the beautiful time is fleeting! The harm done to Eri may never be erased, but her tolerance is a lifelong beauty and is worth cherishing! I am just in college now, and I am still young. If I really meet a girl like Eriko in the future, I will have a lifetime of beautiful scenery in front of me!
Young girls like mature and stable middle-aged men, maybe because men with successful careers can give girls enough sense of security. Young Eriko is a girl with an unhappy family. She lacks love and needs a sense of security. The male protagonist fits her imagination. This is not in line with social ethics and is also sad. Love is like a fleeting cloud, and its short-lived beauty will eventually leave behind the infinite sorrow of life.
As soon as you read it, you will know that it is Watanabe's book. His style is as warm as boiled water, but it feels very real. Although many of the behaviors of the men in his works may seem a bit scumbag, they are not annoying, perhaps because they are well-educated. The words are not gorgeous, but it is very good to talk about it in detail like this, and it can be watched very calmly.
I especially like to read the works of Chun Yi Dobeen. The details are described very well and are based on the author's personal experience. Reading it feels like my own personal experience, and I feel conflicted.
I felt a touch of sadness! It's very suitable to watch slowly and savor it carefully. Occasionally turn a few pages every day, and within a week it will be over inexplicably. The ending hides a lot of uncertainties, and many problems remain unresolved, but this may also be what the author wants to express: not to solve problems as the purpose of writing, so that readers can taste this love that spans ages.
The disharmony in the family and the incident between her father and Mama-san distorted Eriko's outlook on life. In the end, the male protagonist chose career and gave up Eriko, just like the father chose family and gave up Mama-san. Eriko must have felt very sad in the end, but she still pretended that nothing happened and encouraged the male protagonist to continue her work, which makes people feel sympathy and sadness. A love affair that transcends moral ethics and social concepts will never be successful.
When my daughter grows up, I will let her watch Hokkaido Monogatari. After watching it, she will know what men are like and live a more sober and independent life.
The writing style of this book is authentic and delicate, and the writing style is smooth. The characters in the story are well-defined, and I particularly disliked Tano's wife, who came across as cold and distant in the book. But Eriko's free-spiritedness is very attractive, and the emotional entanglement between her and Tano is also well described. Overall, this is a very good novel and worth reading.
Reality always makes it impossible for people to be themselves. I am still a child. If it were me, I would probably abandon the person I love. The author's delicate description made me doubt Eriko's sincerity. The hero's step by step towards deeper love and cage, I can see that loving someone is not that easy. I hope I can marry the person I love.
Little girls should protect themselves and not be deceived [Exploration]
Why did it end like this? It ended relatively quickly compared to other books I read.
A pure love story. The female protagonist treats true love like a blank sheet of paper, while the male protagonist's emotions become complicated.
Is this the end? I will miss Eriko...
It's okay, it has an open ending, the male protagonist is transferred back to Tokyo, and the female protagonist still goes to college. It's a short story, and it doesn't take long to read.
It's so real, I remember so many good things.
Very beautiful, wonderful
I like this style of work very much, it is light but very realistic and touches people's hearts. I have read several works of Mr. Watanabe Junichi, and they are quite suitable for me! [Make faces]
The middle-aged man has lived an enviable and wonderful life. Eriko is a beautiful girl who can only be found in the world.
Sincere feelings transcend the world
Love you forever, Eriko!
Very good! Very good! Thanks
The author's writing is always very detailed!
Portrait of real life
This ending is too random, but overall it's pretty good.
When you meet a middle-aged man, he is forty, and the mountains are towering and the streams are singing. He has no time to think about it, so he has no choice but to love his children.
This is the end, is there a sequel?