“Still, thanks to President Kim, I was relieved. Don’t worry, we are actively reviewing the candidate recommendation you mentioned last time.”
Seol Kyung-taek appealed to Kim Jae-goo for his concern. In order to recommend Han Seong-min as a candidate, we were talking with people inside the party, but we could not come to a conclusion.
Since the land purchase of Disneyland was still in the early stages, it was not shared with the party’s internal personnel. It was planned to become Congressman Seol Gyeong-taek’s trump card.
The next destination began to appear.
“President Kim. I’m busy right now, so I’ll call you back later.”
{Mr. Merry Christmas.}
“I hope the boss has a Merry Christmas too.”
Seol Kyung-taek waited for a while for Kim Jae-gu to hang up the phone, then ended the call.
‘He’s a strange man.’
Looking at his past until last year, he was a pitiful man to the point of bringing tears to his eyes. However, his actions since March of this year cannot be explained in any words.
Even though I wasn’t doing corporate activities, I strangely drove people around. He had trillions of won piled up in his bank account, and he had a close relationship with the chairman of the best company that led the M&A of Dokgo Commerce.
Living in a house in Hannam-dong, he hired dozens of bodyguards, obtained a contract with Dusny, and now said he would introduce him to Sung Yo-han.
‘That’s why I don’t want to miss it.’
It wasn’t easy to get such a big investor on the same side. Moreover, I especially liked the fact that they invested in several startups.
He got out of the car feeling satisfied.
The bodyguard looked at his expression.
“You look good.”
Seol Kyung-taek stroked his chin.
“Does it show?”
“yes.”
He waited for the day to meet Sung Yo-han.
‘How could such a tycoon stay hidden without being known to the public at all?’
I thought that meeting Kim Jae-goo was heavenly luck.
***
I had luck with Seol Kyung-taek, so I decided to enjoy Christmas. As a gift for Ha-yeon, I bought the latest version of the Pie Pad.
‘If I go to school soon, there will be a lot of lectures on the Internet.’
Of course, I plan to quit the academy and attach a private tutor, but it was also important to allow students to find the contents provided by public education on their own.
It was because the study that I found and did on my own was much easier to get into my head than the study that others told me to do.
‘We need to install OTT programs and educational broadcasts.’
Xflix Kids, provided by Xflix, consists of programs that are good for young children to watch. The TV in the living room is a smart TV, so I’m using it to watch it now, but if I get a pad, I’ll be able to watch it in the yard.
‘There’s no risk of it breaking because it’s even covered with a bulletproof film and a case cover.’
I was more concerned about hurting Ha-yeon’s hand than about the pie pad breaking.
It was something I felt after I had a lot of money, but it was quite pleasant to go to a department store and buy the most expensive model without asking the price.
I felt good because I felt like I had become a capable father who gave the best things to my child.
Well-wrapped presents were hidden, and gift boxes filled with sweets were placed under the tree. Maybe it was because of the puppy snacks, Happy wandered around and waggled his tail.
“It’s not happy. That’s not happy.”
king king!
Happy barked in response and waggled his tail at Hayeon. It was a peaceful sight.
Around the time it got dark, I started preparing the barbecue in the yard. The chef brought a grill and a large piece of meat. I didn’t prepare the turkey today because I was supposed to have it for lunch tomorrow.
I was sitting and drinking a drink in a well-decorated party hall when Fred Balman approached me.
“(I brought Elisa Carver.)”
“(All right.)”
I simply tidied up my clothes. The vehicle came into the yard and stopped in front of a large tree. Elisa got out of the car.
“(Mr. Jaegu!)”
As she tried to hug me, she stopped looking at Ha-yeon. Instead, he lowered his posture and made eye contact with Ha-yeon.
“hi?”
“Sister. Hello.”
Ha-yeon put her hands on her belly button and nodded. Whose daughter is she? She’s really cute and polite.
Elisa smiled and took out a gift box from her bag and handed it to her.
“receive.”
Ha-yeon looked at me blankly.
“That’s what my sister gave me. Thank you. I have to.”
“Thank you.”
The child received a gift box from Elisa. Elisa smiled softly.
“I hope you like it.”
“(Ms. Elisa. You speak Korean well now.)”
“(I memorized it hard for today.)”
I am grateful that you made an effort to communicate with Ha-yeon. I took her coat and led her to a table with a warm fan.
“(Sit over here.)”
“(thank you.)”
Ha-yeon crouched next to me holding a gift box. I kept fidgeting with my fingers to see if I wanted to open it, but I couldn’t open it as Elisa noticed.
“In America, if you receive a gift, you can open it.”
“really?”
“then.”
Ha-yeon hurriedly opened the box.
There were several hair ties with pretty jewels in it. The jewels glistened in the light of the light bulbs decorating the Christmas tree.
Hayeon picked up the hair tie with her eyes shining.
“wow.”
“Do you like it?”
Elisa asked in fluent Korean.
“yes?”
“Shall I tie you up?”
“Ask your sister to do it.”
Ha-yeon blushed slightly.
“yes.”
Elisha sat Ha-yeon on a chair and lifted the child’s head with her skillful hands. A cute ponytail was created in no time.
“how is it?”
Ha-yeon checked herself with the mirror Elisa gave her. The child stared for a while to see if he liked the shiny hair tie before opening his mouth.
“you are pretty.”
“huh.”
Elisa smiled brightly.
“(Thank you Hayeon for even preparing a present for me.)”
“(It’s natural to give and receive presents on Christmas.)”
“(Don’t you have mine?)”
“(Jaegoo has to exchange it tomorrow. I brought something for my parents.)”
She pulled out two small boxes and showed them. The heater was turned on, but it was still chilly, so the two informed me after the meat was cooked.
The two looked at Elisha and smiled brightly.
“That pretty girl from last time.”
“Jaegu. Is she your girlfriend?”
It was only good that the son, who had endured by not remarrying, brought a woman. Elisa bowed her head in Korean style.
“Mother. Father. Hello.”
“Huh? Uh uh. Yes.”
“This is a gift.”
She handed the two of them a gift box. I told you not to worry and open it because the two of you are looking at me to see if you want to open it.
A nice tie pin came out of my father’s box, and a splendid brooch came out of my mother’s box.
“Oh, come on.”
Mother stroked the brooch.
“Thank you, ma’am.”
“Keuheum. I like it.”
My father put the tie pin back in the box and put it in his pocket. It was because of the habit of taking care of favorite things so as not to lose them.
“(Elisa-san, I’ll take care of the parents’ share tomorrow.)”
“(are you okay.)”
As the meat began to cook, it smelled delicious.
“(Then shall we eat first?)”
She smiled.
“(great.)”
I ate with my family under a large Christmas tree. Elisha naturally melted into her like a member of her family.
‘It really suits you.’
I felt that I wanted to become a family with her.
“Merry Christmas!”
A handsome man with a full beard walked out of the house dressed as Santa Claus. When Ha-yeon found Santa holding a large gift bag, she screamed and ran.
“Santa Claus!!”
“Yes. You are Hayeon. Did you listen to your father and be nice again this year?”
“yes!”
Ha-yeon rolled her eyes and nodded.
“Let’s see.”
Santa met Ha-yeon’s eyes as if they were having a snowball fight. Ha-yeon looked at him with clear eyes.
“Yes. You lived a good life. Heh heh heh.”
It was a bit noisy, but it wasn’t bad acting from a child’s point of view.
He took a gift box out of his pocket. It was a pie pad that I bought in advance and handed over.
“Good kids should be rewarded.”
“Wow. What is this?”
“It’s a gift for a good kid.”
Ha-yeon looked at Santa with her eyes shining.
“Oops. It’s time to go see the next friend. Then next year, you have to listen to the elders carefully.”
“Yes. Grandpa.”
“Heh heh. Merry Christmas.”
Santa smiled and walked to the backyard.
‘It’s reasonable.’
It was worthwhile to ask Fred Balman to select someone relatively familiar with the Korean language and give him special training.
He grabbed Ha Yeon-yi by the shoulder as she tried to chase him.
“I’m going to open my grandfather’s present.”
“huh!”
The child’s attention quickly shifted to the gift.
Ha-yeon slowly opened the gift with her eyes shining. Inside the box was a beautifully wrapped Pie Pad.
Ha-yeon opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth.
“Wow! Dad, this is a pie pad!”
“Yes. It’s a pie pad.”
“How did you know you wanted this?”
Seeing Ha-yeon running around holding a pie pad made me happy too.
***
Now that Elisha’s visit was over, it was time for me to visit Elisha’s family. During the day, I ate turkey with my family, but it wasn’t too dry and the taste was just right, probably because it was cooked in the sous vide method.
‘The chef is really good.’
Thanks to that, everyone was able to eat their fill.
Since I had to visit Elisha’s family in the evening, I prepared to leave right after lunch.
I was about to get into the car, but Ha-yeon came running. There was a pie pad in the child’s hand.
From morning until now, except for washing my hands, I have been carrying it around constantly.
“Dad. Have a good day.”
“Yeah. I’ll go, Dad.”
The gift prepared in advance should be liked by the prospective father-in-law…
I prepared after listening to Elisha’s advice, but I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
It was like drinking a forest
The Carver family’s Christmas party was held at their home in Minneapolis. We left right after lunch and moved quickly, so we arrived just in time for the event at 6:00.
“(I barely made it on time.)”
“(It’s okay if you’re a little late.)”
As soon as I got out of the car, Elisa checked my clothes. Elisa’s outfit was perfect in my eyes, so I had no place to touch it.
“(It’s the first time I’ve seen you since dating, so I can’t be late.)”
“(Whoops. I like that. It’s done.)”
The Carver family’s mansion was a mansion with a high gate. The scale was overwhelming as it was located quite far from the city.
Lights shone through the vines that grew along the walls. It was starting to get dark, so it felt quite romantic.
I wanted to kiss her, but I held back because Elisa’s lipstick would smudge if I did.
“(welcome.)”
“(how have you been doing?)”
Elisa stamped her face on the guard. He opened the door and stepped aside, revealing a garden that looked like a painting.
A large Christmas tree stood next to a fountain in the middle of the garden, and various crops were planted in divided plots.
Small fish were swimming in the waterway running through the garden.
Elisa crossed her arms.