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Jung Min-soo.
It’s like he’s trying to show what it’s like to grow old.
He has aged really nicely.
Even if he didn’t think so himself, the people around him certainly thought so.
Such is the recent concern of Min-soo Jung.
No, it’s one of the concerns that has been going on for years.
The number of visitors to the zoo he owns is decreasing.
It has been three years since the loss began.
If you reduce your management costs like others, you can reduce the deficit considerably, but… I didn’t want to do that.
Because I didn’t start the zoo because I didn’t have enough money anyway.
It was a zoo that I started because I wanted to bring happiness to my children after I retired from leading a company when I was young.
One of his most precious memories was that of the zoo.
Because her daughter, who is not in the world now, her favorite place was the zoo.
It was the only zoo my daughter and I went to once, and the child had the happiest laugh he had ever seen that day.
That’s how the zoo started.
While I was here, I wanted my children to become princesses and princes, so I named them ‘Prinju’.
How have you survived
Like I said, money wasn’t an issue.
The money was plentiful, so there was no big problem in running it.
However, it was very painful to see the zoo gradually becoming empty with fewer and fewer visitors.
Now I had to accept reality.
The world is changing.
No, it has already changed.
Children like playing games on the monitor much more than animals.
Parents were having a hard time taking it easy.
unavoidable reality.
“after… .”
Jeongmin let out a long sigh.
The woman next to him raises her head and looks at Jung Min-soo.
“Chairman, no worries… .”
“… it’s nothing Is the CF case going well?”
Jung Min-soo shook his head slightly and turned around.
“Oh, yes. It is going smoothly.”
Smiling softly at the secretary’s answer, he moved on.
Same road, similar scenery.
Now I’m used to being able to walk with my eyes closed.
Jeong Min-soo continued to look around the zoo, but his gaze stopped at one point.
A girl who is smiling.
He was about the age of an elementary school student.
A man who appeared to be the child’s father was smiling and talking to the girl.
After that, two women were together… The face is hard to see, but the camera definitely caught my eye.
“Are you filming?”
Seeing that he was even holding a camera, it looked like he was filming.
The woman who was walking half a step away from him quickly opened her mouth.
“A few days ago, I asked if I could shoot on Me Tube, and I said it was okay. If you feel uncomfortable… .”
“No, it’s fine.”
Jung Min-soo responded by waving his hand.
It wasn’t because the shooting was uncomfortable.
It’s just the way the child smiles brightly and talks… .
‘Like it.’
A long time ago, it resembled the expression on her daughter’s face when she first came to the zoo.
His gaze only stayed a little longer.
At that moment, someone who appears to be the girl’s father turns his head.
Jung Min-soo was able to meet his gaze, and he stopped at the happiness in his eyes.
Just as the child was truly happy, he could feel that the child’s father was also happy.
Was he really looking like that when he went to the zoo with his daughter a long time ago?
Wasn’t he just having dead eyes because he was just annoying?
With that in mind, the child’s father bows his head slightly to say hello and walks away.
It was a strange feeling.
“I… President?”
“Ah, Secretary Kim.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“Just with him, father. Are you filming on My Tube?”
“yes. Cho Chae-yoon and Jo Seong-hyeon are the daughters… I recently performed with the Seoul Orchestra and appeared on You Quiz in the House, gaining popularity.”
At Secretary Kim’s words, Jung Min-soo laughed.
Because I read the affection in her voice.
“It seems that Secretary Kim is also a fan.”
“Pan… not so far, though. Sometimes I watch videos.”
“That’s enough to be a fan.”
Secretary Kim smiled awkwardly at Jung Min-soo’s words.
“I didn’t allow the filming of Me Tube because of my fan heart… I think it will be helpful for the operation of the zoo… .”
“Good job.”
“yes?”
“It’s great to see you and your wife.”
Jeong Min-soo said so and moved on.
It was Jung Min-soo, who always looked around the zoo with a worried expression, but today was a little different.
Until recently, the expression of concern was clearly correct, but as soon as Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon saw their daughter, a strange expression took place.
Interest takes the place of worry.
Jung Min-soo looked around the zoo just like that.
I wasn’t walking fast.
It is inevitable to look around carefully.
Perhaps they took a break in the middle, but somehow Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon were able to meet their daughters once again.
Jeong Min-soo, who was quietly looking at the woman with a strange gaze, could hear the conversation between Jo Seong-hyeon and Jang Hyun-ah.
Chae-yoon is a swan and Jo Seong-hyeon is a black swan.
And the conversation between Chae Yoon-yi and Jo Seong-hyun continues.
With a happy face, the child tells Jo Seong-hyeon to work on a song.
Seong-hyeon Jo replied willingly to do so.
Seeing that expression full of joy and anticipation, in the end, Jung Min-soo couldn’t stand it.
I wondered.
How could you be so happy?
It would be great if there were many people who came to their zoo and felt that kind of happiness.
You won’t even have to worry about running the zoo.
No matter how small the deficit, if the children can be happy, it will be fine.
In the first place, didn’t his troubles start with the fact that the children were no longer happy at the zoo?
So, he had no choice but to go.
to solve problems.
* * *
Seeing the old gentleman greeting him in front of him, Jo Seong-hyeon carefully bowed his head.
It was the old gentleman I had met earlier.
I remember him because he had strangely friendly eyes.
“My name is Minsoo Jung. Not enough, but… I run ‘Prinju’.”
“ah… hello. This is Seong-Hyun Jo.”
Jo Sung-hyun was a little confused.
The person who suddenly approached me and greeted me was running the zoo.
I wondered if it was because of the shooting of Me Tube, so Jo Seong-hyeon glanced at the camera Han Ah-reum was holding and Jang Hyun-ah.
“hello. President. This is Pan Entertainment, Jang Hyun-ah.”
Hyuna Jang bows her head slightly and greets her.
She was a little familiar with Jung Min-soo.
He knew who he was.
Jung Min-soo tilted his head and opened his mouth.
“Maybe Jang Pan-seok’s… .”
“Yes. you’re right.”
Jung Min-soo slightly blurs the end of his speech, but Jang Hyun-ah answers by nodding her head.
At her answer, Jung Min-soo’s face was colored with gladness.
“When I was very young, I forgot my face… I’ve really grown up a lot.”
“Please feel free to speak. President.”
“haha… .”
When Jeong Min-soo shows a slightly worried look, Jang Hyun-ah smiles and adds words.
“He speaks comfortably with my father, but if he speaks loudly to me, it makes me uncomfortable.”
At her words, Jung Min-soo finally nodded.
“Then, do that.”
In response to Jung Min-soo’s answer, Jang Hyun-ah greets her with an eyebrow as if she is grateful.
Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon blinked their eyes and looked at them alternately.
“I’m glad you excused me.”
“no. President.”
“I know it’s random, but I’m so grateful to see you so happy… I would like to serve you dinner.”
“I don’t think it’s too much of a nuisance… .”
“It is because I can feel happy after a long time. please.”
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Minsoo Jung suggested.
His demeanor was courteous, and somehow, he had the power to refuse.
Jo Sung-hyun looked at Chae-yoon.
The child had a bright face as if he liked it, and Jo Seong-hyeon eventually nodded.
“then… thank you.”
At his words, Jung Min-soo smiled.
* * *
It was just after lunch, so there was still plenty of time until dinner.
It wasn’t boring though.
Because Jung Min-soo was with me and explained the zoo directly.
Chae-yoon was able to see the zoo with much more interesting eyes.
And Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon could learn more about the history of ‘Prinju’ than expected.
The fact that the numerous animals in “Prinju” are animals that have been rescued from all over the world.
It is also said that Jung Min-soo thinks of ‘Prinju’ specially.
After wandering around so hard, the evening finally came.
They headed to a restaurant near the zoo.
Rather than being a very luxurious restaurant, it was a family restaurant with a familiar feel.
They also sell pork cutlet, hamburg steak… It’s a place that you and your parents should visit at least once when you were young.
Of course, Chaeyoon’s pick was pork cutlet.
Jo Seong-hyeon placed a hamburger steak in front of him and cut Chae-yoon’s pork cutlet.
Looking at it, Min-soo Jung’s eyes draw a line.
“You are kind.”
“haha… .”
Jo Sung-hyun smiled awkwardly.
I didn’t expect to hear that cutting the pork cutlet was friendly.
“Actually, I just wanted to hear a little story. How do you… Can you be happy?”
Jung Min-soo asked in a light voice.
His voice was light, but since seriousness was evident, Jo Sung-hyun couldn’t answer lightly.
He thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“I’m really happy because I’ve been working hard not to do anything that I’ll regret so much.”
Full of sincerity, he answered.
As if unexpectedly, Jung Min-soo looks at Jo Sung-hyun.
He sighed and then opened his mouth.
“I have regrets for the rest of my life… I couldn’t go to the zoo with my daughter any more. I liked it so much, I only went once and didn’t even think about going after that. It was a lifelong regret.”
“therefore… .”
“That’s how I made ‘Prinju’. It’s been running so far. I hope that others will not have the same regrets.”
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Min-soo Jeong said so and took a bite of the meatball cream pasta in front of him.
As if it was delicious, he smiled slightly, then continued.
“These days, fewer and fewer people are happy at the zoo, but thanks to Jo Seong-hyun and his daughter, I was able to be happy once again. thank you.”
“no. It was great that we had a great experience.”
Jo Sung-hyung shook his head slightly and said.
“When you see Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon happy at the zoo, other people are sure… .”
Jung Min-soo did not speak, but stopped.
He turned his head and opened his mouth to Secretary Kim, who was next to him.
“Secretary Kim.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“How far has our CF case progressed?”
Jung Min-soo asked.
At his sudden remark, everyone couldn’t help but panic.
Secretary Kim was convinced.
Everyone was shocked, but no one was more upset than himself.