Chapter 3577 No matter what, you must give first.

For Takehiko Ito, accompanying Nanako to leave her hometown and settle in China was partly because his legs had fully recovered and he didn't want to stay in Japan and cause a stir, and partly because he hoped that his daughter could get married to Ye Chen as soon as possible.

Nanako abandoned Japan and came to Jinling to join Ye Chen because she was pursuing true love. Therefore, her father's words did not make her blush with embarrassment, but instead made her feel a great sense of support.

Because of what my father just said, it can be said that he has already gone all out.

As long as she can marry Ye Chen, her father no longer cares who the entire Ito family will be named in the future. If she can truly marry Ye Chen, the entire Ito family will be her dowry. After marrying Ye Chen, she will not only take her husband's surname and change it to Ye, but also have the surname Ye for any children she has, regardless of whether they are boys or girls. Then the Ito family will be completely wiped out from her generation.

However, if he hadn't met Ye Chen, according to his father and the customs of those big families in Japan, the Ito family would definitely have taken in a son-in-law. Japanese sons-in-law have less dignity than Chinese sons-in-law because not only do the children born after they marry into the family take the woman's surname, but the son-in-law himself also has to change his surname to the woman's surname.

In that case, the Ito family could continue to exist and grow, instead of ending abruptly in his generation.

Thinking of this, Nanako was moved but also saddened. She softly asked her father, "Old man, if we don't take in a son-in-law, the Ito family may not have any more descendants. Can you...can you really accept that?"

Takehiko Ito smiled and said, "As long as you truly marry well in Old Man's eyes, what is there for Old Man to find unacceptable? What needs to be passed down is not just the surname, but also the bloodline. As long as the bloodline can continue, the surname is not that important."

After saying this, he sighed and said, "Many years ago, our Ito family had a son-in-law who married into the family. He sacrificed his own surname and married into the Ito family. At that time, the head of the Ito family, in order to prevent him from changing the Ito family name in the future, even hunted down the maid and illegitimate child who had an affair with him. You see, even if you have a son-in-law, it is not really that worry-free. You still have to guard against him. Rather than that, it is better to just not care."

"Moreover, Ye Chen is truly a rare and wonderful man. If you could marry him, even if Odosan died immediately, he would die with a smile on his face. As for the name Ito, we don't need it."

As Takehiko Ito finished speaking, Nanako's eyes were already a little red, and she murmured softly, "Thank you, Uncle..."

Then Ito Takehiko suddenly chuckled and said, "Of course, we'll exchange sincerity for sincerity. If you really marry Ye Chen in the future and have four, five, or six sons for him, I'll kneel on the ground and beg him to allow one of your sons to take the Ito surname..."

As he spoke, he looked at Nanako and asked seriously, "Nanako, do you think Ye Chen will understand and be considerate of me?"

Nanako was just touched, but then her father made her both laugh and cry. Having four, five, or six sons? What did he think she was? Most fathers dote on their daughters and don't want them to have many children, but her father actually hoped she would have four, five, or six sons.

So she muttered shyly, "Ye Chenjun will be here soon. If you want to know if he will understand you, you can just ask him yourself."

Takehiko Ito laughed heartily and said, "The Ito family never asks for anything in return; they always give first, no matter what."

……

As evening fell, Ye Chen drove to Shanheyue, following the location sent by Nanako.

This place is located on the eastern foothills of Zijin Mountain, not far from Zijin Villa where Lin Wan'er lives.

This was Ye Chen's first time visiting this villa area. After arriving, he discovered that the building density here was even lower than that of Tomson Riviera. Moreover, it was a pure villa area, unlike Tomson Riviera, which had high-rise residential buildings built in order to meet the plot ratio requirements.

The villas in Shanheyue are all designed in the style of traditional Chinese courtyard houses. In order to maintain the classical charm of traditional Chinese style on the ground, the entire community adopts the separation of pedestrians and vehicles. Vehicles are not allowed to drive on the ground. All vehicles must go through the underground garage to the basement of their own villas.

Nanako was always meticulous, so she waited for Ye Chen at the entrance of the community. After Ye Chen arrived, she got into his car and guided him into the underground parking garage.

As Ye Chen drove into the underground parking garage, Nanako hesitated for a long time before asking him, "How have you been these past few days, Ye Chen-kun?"

Ye Chen shook his head: "I've been in seclusion, but because I can't calm my mind, it hasn't been very effective."

Nanako sighed, "It must be because I miss Ms. Hsiao so much, right?"

Ye Chen didn't shy away from the topic and nodded slightly, saying, "I've been thinking about where she might be, how she's doing, and I'm also hoping that Detective Li will find a clue soon, so I haven't been able to focus on my cultivation."

After saying that, he asked Nanako, "What have you been busy with lately?"

Nanako said, "I went back to Japan a few days ago."

"Oh?" Ye Chen asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly go back to Japan?"

Nanako asked him, "Does Ye Chen-kun still remember the amulet that Nanako gave you?"

"I remember," Ye Chen nodded and said, "It seems you asked for it in Japan?"

“Yes.” Nanako nodded and said, “It was obtained from Kinkaku-ji Temple in Kyoto.”

Ye Chen asked her, "You didn't go and ask for amulets again, did you?"

"No." Nanako said somewhat sadly, "I went back this time because the abbot of Kinkaku-ji Temple, Master Kūin, passed away. I had received guidance from him before, so I went back to pay my respects."

Ye Chen has always been an atheist and does not believe in any religion, so he knows nothing about Master Kongyin. When he heard that Nanako went back to pay respects to a high-ranking Buddhist monk, he did not think it was anything special. He just casually said, "You traveled a long way back to pay respects, so this monk must be very remarkable."

Nanako nodded: "Master Kūin was the most respected monk in all of Japan. He lived to be 125 years old when he passed away."

Ye Chen asked her, "So old? Are you a cultivator?"

Nanako shook her head and said, "No, he was obsessed with Buddhism all his life and spent his whole life studying Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist teachings."

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised; it was truly rare for an ordinary person to live to be over 120 years old.

However, rare doesn't mean nonexistent, so he didn't take it too seriously and asked Nanako, "When a national treasure-level monk passes away, is the funeral very grand?"

“No, not at all,” Nanako said. “The monk’s funeral was not open to the public; it was held inside Kinkaku-ji Temple, and only monks attended. I was not qualified to attend his funeral.”

As she spoke, Nanako suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh right, Ye Chenjun, the one who presided over the funeral for Master Kongyin was Master Jingqing, who enlightened me and helped me attain enlightenment."