Clearly it was not smart to shut up shop while it was still light, but if he was going to get new customers then he had to stay open until the evening rush was over, which meant keeping the shop open until at least eight or nine at night…Who would make all the extra bean paste that would require?
This was the wall Sentaro ran up against. He didn’t think it was possible for a 76-year old woman who sat down at the drop of a hat to work any harder than she already was.