‘I’m so glad you’re on my side.’
“Can I play the last round for my son?”
Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol showed his desire to win. When I sent my eyes to Benjamin Chung, he nodded.
“I see.”
A fierce battle unfolded between the two. Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol grabbed the iron first.
“Then I’ll go first.”
kang! His cool shot jumped over the lake at once. It was also semi-professional.
It looked like a fairly difficult course, but he got it in the hole in four strokes. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.
“I tried to put it in 3 strokes, but it’s not easy.”
This time it was Benjamin Jung’s turn.
kang! His shot was strong and sharp. The ball lightly crossed the lake and landed around the hole. he smiled softly.
“The wind helps.”
“Not only the boss, but the secretary also seems to be lucky.”
“Can’t you see that I’m lucky to have met the boss?”
Benjamin Chung bowed his head politely. Yoo Dong-yeol burst out laughing.
“Heh heh. Then I must be a lucky person.”
“I think so.”
When chairman Yoo Dong-yeol said he wanted to hang out with Benjamin Chung, he agonized over whether to ask him to do his best or to play hospitality golf.
But the trouble didn’t last long.
‘I’m not someone to play hospitality golf with.’
Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol is a semi-professional. It was not an opponent I could do while watching. I gave instructions to do my best because I could feel bad if I noticed it while looking at it for nothing.
kang! The golf ball went into the hole after three shots.
It was Benjamin Jung’s victory.
Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol reached out his hand to me.
“I lost. I’ll buy you dinner.”
“I was lucky.”
I shook hands lightly with him.
I was really lucky. When Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol played, a headwind blew, and when Benjamin Chung played, a favorable wind blew.
The skills of the two were close, but we were just a little luckier today.
“Do you have a menu you would like to eat?”
“Are there any good galbi restaurants around here?”
Eating galbi on a good day was the norm.
***
Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol was a man with whom he could communicate quite well.
‘I hope we continue to have a good relationship in the future.’
He said he was not interested in politics. I was just interested in collecting artifacts, and I liked that.
‘I guess he didn’t work with Yusan because he wasn’t interested in politics.’
He met me not because of politics, but because he was really interested in shipwrecks. It was a pleasant encounter.
‘It’s good to have someone who will be on my side regardless of politics.’
It seemed that he did not even know that his son Yuhan-gyeol was riding Han Jung-taek’s line. Although he was a child, he could not know everything about his son.
‘You’re asking me to play golf next time. What should I do?’
He said he belonged to the golf club of entrepreneurs. He said he was currently serving as secretary and would introduce me to the meeting if he wanted.
The problem wasn’t that.
‘I’m too bad at golf.’
First impressions are important, but if you entered the club without being able to play golf, you wouldn’t be interested in it. If you really wanted to get their attention, you would have to practice golf before joining the club.
However, golf practice required a lot of time.
‘What should I do?’
The worry didn’t last long.
‘spouse.’
There was nothing wrong with learning golf anyway. If you have a lot of sports you know how to do, it will help you in many ways. In particular, if I learned golf, I would be able to go play golf with my acquaintances abroad.
‘As expected, learning full-time would be faster, right?’
Although the coaching of the top professional was quite delicate, I thought it would be better to learn from various people and find a style that suits me.
Called Benjamin.
“Did you call?”
“I’m trying to learn golf in earnest, but what should I do to improve my skills in a short period of time?”
“It’s best to spend a lot of time receiving 1:1 coaching. Shall we check the schedule?”
“Yes. Please.”
“All right.”
He took notes diligently.
“And thanks to you, I ate something delicious today.”
“I’m glad I was able to set up the president’s side.”
“Are you good at golf?”
“I once wanted to become a pro.”
That’s why you hit so well.
“There were so many people who did it better than me. Now I have no regrets about finding my calling.”
“I’m glad you like your job.”
“I especially enjoy working with CEO Kim Jae-goo.”
“You mean working with me?”
It was an unexpected answer.
“There are very few employers who give you such generous funding and allow you to move freely.”
“Isn’t that because Benjamin Chung is good at his job?”
He was a very reliable employee.
“It’s too much praise.”
He smiled contentedly and bowed his head.
***
Next monday.
The day of repayment of donation angels has returned.
‘What will come out today.’
Treasure maps have not been released recently, so I did not expect much. Since I was rewarded with more than the amount anyway, I thought of making a big donation today.
‘Where should I donate to be used well?’
I was scouring the internet to find an organization to donate to, but I heard Ha Yeon playing with Happy.
“Happy! Sit down!”
king!
“hand!”
king!
Ha-yeon came up to me and asked if I was tired after playing for a while.
“Dad! What are you doing?”
Suddenly, I thought it would be nice to teach children the joy of donation.
‘Should I ask Ha-yeon to choose today?’
Sometimes it seemed like it would be nice to have someone else choose.
what the heck is coming out?
I lifted her up and sat her on my lap. Happy perched at my feet wagging his tail.
“Ha Yeon-ah. Look at this.”
“what it this?”
“These are groups waiting for donations.”
“A donation?”
The child opened his eyes and looked at me. It may be a bit difficult concept for a child who is now 8 years old.
“It’s about helping people in need. Ha-yeon, who would you like to help?”
It was a list of well-known organizations whose donations were usually well spent. It was a list of organizations, schools, and non-profit organizations that receive direct donations.
There were various fields such as hunger eradication, academic support, and health research.
“What are you doing?”
“This is a place to help students without money to study, and this is…”
As I explained about each group, Ha-yeon nodded with a serious expression. I don’t know if I’m really understanding, but I’m proud of just being serious and focused.
After explaining to the last group, I looked at Ha-yeon’s expression. The child frowned and stared at the screen with a serious face.
“Where would you like to go?”
“I hope there are no hungry children.”
There were also many organizations that help children who lack basic food, clothing, and shelter. The child continued to stare at the screen with a serious face.
Then he turned and looked at me.
“Can’t I donate to the Hanmaeum Orphanage?”
“The director says it’s burdensome.”
“But… if you have a lot of money, your friends will be able to eat a lot of delicious things.”
“Don’t you still say you eat a lot of delicious things?”
“But money is gone when you use it.”
“Then shall we call the director?”
“yes!”
Ha Yeon-yi nodded her head vigorously.
It was good to donate to Hanmaeum Orphanage. Since the director’s personality is guaranteed, the probability of not spending money on nonsense was high.
‘It would be nice to expand the nursery school. It’s also a job to manage the children as they grow.’
It wasn’t easy to manage, so I couldn’t force them to expand.
I called the direct number of the head of the Hanmaeum orphanage. She called right away.
{yes. President Kim Jae-goo. long time no see. How was your New Year’s Day?}
“Yes. Director, how have you been?”
She and I exchanged greetings on New Year’s Day.
{Sure. Thanks to the boss, the children also ate delicious rice cake soup and had a happy Lunar New Year. It cost a little money, but I was able to buy hanbok for children. thank you president.}
I was proud that it would be a good memory for the children.
“I contacted you because I wanted to make a donation this time.”
{Donations are fine. I have a lot of money left over from the last time. You really donated a lot of money, so I don’t know how to use this… I will use it well for children.}
“Because you are the director, you trust and donate. Do you have any plans to increase the size of the orphanage?”
There are teachers who take care of the children in the nursery with love, but many children are suffering under the wrong educators. If she could accommodate more children, the number of happy children would increase.
“I’m not forcing it, but I hope more children can grow up in a good environment.”
{I agree with that. But as the number of children increases, more teachers need to be hired…}
“Call more. And why don’t you hire teachers to teach by subject?”
It was important to give proper education to the children who will lead the future of Korea. Brainy kids would be fine with educational broadcasts, but even those students could improve their grades faster if they had a teacher to take care of their studies.
{Can I do that?}
“Sure.”
I made a circle with my fingers and showed it to Hayeon. Hayeon was delighted and covered her mouth with both hands.
Seeing that, I just wanted to play a joke.
“Ha-yeon said she wants to talk to the director.”
{Are you Hayeon?}
The child was startled and waved his hand. Turned the phone into a speaker phone.
{Is it Hayeon?}
“Yes. Director.”
Ha-yeon gave a clear answer.
{How is it going?}
“Yes. I really like living with my dad.”
The child smiled and held my hand tightly. It was a small hand that could barely hold three fingers, but the gripping power became quite strong.
{okay. The kids want to see Hayeon a lot, so stop by later when you have time.}
“Yes. Director.”
Ha-yeon pulled on my collar.
“Dad, can’t we go see the kids?”
“It doesn’t.”
“really?”
“then.”
I will be busy when I enter school soon, but I wanted to meet my friends before that.
“Doctor. May I visit you today?”
{Are you coming?}
“yes.”
{Anytime welcome. I should tell you to prepare in advance.}
“Don’t bother preparing. I’ll make you a pizza for lunch.”
“pizza!”
Hayeon was delighted and hugged me by the neck.
{Then are you coming over for lunch?}
“Yes. I’ll go on time.”
Hanmaeum Nursery School was quite far from home, so it took time. But how can I refuse when my child likes it so much?
I coordinated my schedule with the director and hung up.
“Are you going to see the kids?”
“Yes. Let’s go.”