You have a very discriminating eye, something only experience can teach you. I’ve been to your bars just a couple of times, but it’s plain to see. You know how to hire good people and how to treat them right.” I was silent, waiting for him to go on. “You also have a good eye for choosing a wife. Yukiko’s very happy living with you. And your children are wonderful kids. I’m grateful to you.” He’s pretty drunk, I thought. But I didn’t say anything. “You probably don’t know this, but Yukiko tried to commit suicide once.
