[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: Kyoto, 1951. Ichihi (age 34), the eldest daughter of a historic ryotei restaurant, has lost her husband in the war and is working at a hotel as a cook. The restaurant, Kuwanoki, is on the verge of bankruptcy, and in order to finance the business, she decides to marry Shu (19 years old), the third son of an influential family in Osaka, as her son-in-law. Ichihi's younger sister, who was supposed to marry him, runs off with a chef becau...
