The love I saw in "Jieyou Grocery Store"

I have known about this book by Keigo Higashino for a long time. Every time I buy a book, I always see it among the bestsellers.

I particularly like the author's other two books, so I have always believed that this book is definitely worth reading. But I have a problem. The more people pursue something, the less interested I am in watching it. So it's always been on my wishlist, neither purchased nor watched.

I haven’t finished reading a book properly these days. I can’t calm down and read with all my heart. I thought about reading a book that would attract me to read it all at once. Naturally, I thought of Keigo Higashino. , I know that for me, he has this charm.

I finished watching it in 4 hours and 58 minutes.

I never like to read other people's book reviews, because if I haven't read a book and am interested in reading it, I never want to read other people's spoilers. On the contrary, if you are not interested in a book, then you will have no desire to read the book review.

For the same reason, I don’t like writing book reviews. If I really like it and want to recommend it, I would say go check it out, it’s really worth seeing. No other words.

I don’t know how others evaluate this book. I believe that being at the forefront of bestsellers must have inspired many people. Indeed, the same is true for the main plot.

Maybe where the mind is, the eyes will focus. What moved me about this book was an old love episode that couldn't be explained in just one page. This is the love story between Yushi Namiya, the owner of the Jiyou Grocery Store, and Akiko Minazuki, the founder of Marukouen, who are the soul characters of this book.

The last chapter "Prayer from Heaven" illuminates the main line of the whole book, and the relationships between all the characters become clear. Seemingly unrelated people and things turn out to be interconnected. In my opinion, the starting point of the whole story can be summarized in the name of this chapter.

I don't want to briefly describe the content of this book. If you want, I will tell you that this book is really worth reading. In other words, you may only know what I'm talking about if you read this book.

Here, I don’t want to mention redemption, I just want to talk about love.

They are not together, and they do not give each other any constraints or commitments. However, their actions just caused everything around them to condense, including time and space. Different people relate because of them.

At the end, I discovered that the protagonists of all the stories were wandering between Marukoen and Kaiyu Grocery Store. But the two people who paid silent attention and devotion behind the scenes never saw each other again in their lives.

An elopement that ended without a problem made Akiko Minatsuki devote her life to the education of the orphanage. Until her death, she did not mention her unforgettable emotions to anyone. If her sister hadn't found the letter that had been kept on her desk for decades. The last words Minazuki Akiko said to her sister was that she would pray for everyone in heaven.

Regarding Grandpa Naniya, his seriousness is really touching. Whether it's the wise answers to those naughty children's questions or the sincere reflections on the difficulties of troubled people, it makes people sincerely love it.

Three years after the failed elopement, in order to prevent Xiaozi from falling into the self-blame of betraying her lover and to prevent her from being scarred forever in her heart, while understanding her situation, she wrote a letter to solemnly express her apology. . I have read this letter back and forth three times:

Miss Minazuki Akiko Yuqi

Yours sincerely

Please forgive me for suddenly saying this Send letters in a variety of ways. If it comes by mail, I'm worried it will be thrown away directly.

Miss Xiaozi, are you okay? I am Naniya who worked at Nanmu Machinery three years ago. Maybe for you, this is a name that you really want to forget, but I hope you can read the letter to the end.

I am writing this letter for no other reason than to express my apology. In fact, I have thought about writing a letter several times before, but because of my inherent cowardice, I could never make up my mind.

Miss Xiaozi, I was really sorry at that time. To this day, I deeply regret my foolish actions at that time. I seduced you while you were still studying, and even tried to make you leave your family and run away.

Thinking about it now, this approach is really bad and there is absolutely no room for excuse.

Later you gave up the idea, it was definitely the right choice. If it is the result of my parents' persuasion, I would like to express my gratitude to them. If it weren't for them, I would have almost made an irreparable mistake.

Today I am working as a farmer in my hometown, and I think of you all the time. Although the time I spent with you was short, it was the best time in my life so far. At the same time, I don’t want to apologize to you all the time. I can't sleep thinking about the pain that may have left in your heart.

Miss Xiaozi, you must be happy. This is my only wish now. Hopefully you will meet your ideal partner.

?Yours sincerely, Yuji Naniya

The whole book does not describe much about Grandpa Naniya himself, but Naniwa can be seen in all the stories, letters and attitudes towards the letters. Grandpa Ya’s kindness.

A pair of lovers who love each other but cannot be together give their deep love to more people in need. The life trajectories of these people they have helped seem to be interfering with their own destiny. They complete the integration of each other's lives. Even if they have never met, they still understand each other!

Thirty-three years later, the resurrection of Jieyou Grocery Store between midnight and midnight is the result of the protectors joining hands to look at the past, right?