Watashi-ni totte Nihon-no okāsan-mitaina mono-desu. (She is like a Japanese mother to me.)
Situation 1: Ms. Shiba and her colleague Mr. Tian are talking.
芝： ティエンさんは、前の大家さんと、今でも親しくおつきあいしていらっしゃるんですって？
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