328: Looking back and seeing (3)
“Greetings! This is Zahar. And these are my parents.”
“hello. nice to meet you.”
Zahar sat down in his wheelchair and bowed his head. Behind his neck, a slender trunk of artificial muscle was clearly visible.
“Yeah, yes. Come on.”
“Take it easy, sir. Hi-Hi!”
Anyone can see that he is a Westerner, but he speaks Korean very well. A couple unfamiliar with this situation stuttered and welcomed the two of them.
“This is Irina, Zahar’s protector. We are both Russian, and we plan to live in Korea in the future.”
“Nice to meet you. If you haven’t eaten, we’re together…”
“Thank you, I will eat well!”
Zahar graciously received a meal offer. Knowing that Cheol-woo had returned, he insistently begged to see his family on the plane.
It was Zahar who always dreamed of his future from Cheol-woo. After escorting the party to the hotel to show them, they brought the two of them home.
“Then what about the house…?”
“I haven’t been saved yet. But I have a temporary dormitory, so I’m going to sleep at home only for today.”
“I see. If it’s close to home, come to our store anytime. My husband and I are always welcome.”
“yes! When I have time, I will definitely go play.”
Zahar, with a grain of rice in his mouth, answered, jokingly teasing the fork. He seemed to enjoy being together with his family rather than enjoying a meal.
On the other hand, Irina quietly focused on her meal. Unlike Zahar, who was still not good at chopsticks, she was quite good at chopsticks.
However, I couldn’t participate in the conversation because I couldn’t speak Korean at all. Fortunately, she thoroughly enjoyed the new side dishes to see if the food was right for her.
“Didn’t the author come to the academy yet?”
“Yeah, it’s about time, but…”
Tidy Dick! Beep!
Before he could finish speaking, he heard the door open. And the author came in with a dying face.
“uh! Is your brother here?”
“Hey! Others, foreigners?”
Suddenly, two foreigners were in the house. Ji-eun, who had been quiet for a while, faltered and stepped back without realizing that the foreigner’s dizziness had risen again.
“I’ll go out in front of you for a while.”
“Oh, yes!”
After eating, Cheol-woo, who guided the two to an empty room, shouted in front of the front door. He promised to see him at night at a local convenience store with Min-seok.
Suk Duk Suk Duk!
As if they had just become close, Zahar and Ji-eun sat on the sofa in the living room and whispered between us. After finding out that Zahar speaks Korean well, she approached him without hesitation.
‘It could be a good friend.’
The whole family brainwashed her to go to college for dating. Of course, she didn’t tell me that just because she goes to college doesn’t mean she can’t be in a romantic relationship.
Ji-eun, who attends girls’ middle and high schools, did not yet have immunity to men. In that sense, Zahar was a safe and effective male vaccine.
“thank you for your effort. Chief Jang!”
“What else can you say to say hello…?”
At a small table in front of a local convenience store, Minseok and a few tteokbokki people were sitting. As soon as they saw the figure of Cheol-woo, he got up hurriedly and bowed his head to greet him.
“Was the original facility like this?”
Cheol-woo looked around while sitting at the table. It looked like an ordinary convenience store, but the table they sat at was several times upgraded than before.
A solid wood table on a spacious outdoor wood deck. And the long terrace awning was as good as any other cafe.
“I do not know. From time to time, the surrounding facilities have improved considerably. There were also several imported car stores near the entrance of the alley.”
“Aren’t you guys like that?”
“Oh, absolutely not.”
The neighborhood has changed a lot since I was on a business trip. The empty shopping malls were also filled with luxury stores among the existing stores.
No matter how in Gangnam it is, these kinds of stores do not come all the way to the back of the alley. It was obviously not a natural phenomenon.
“I think this place was perceived as a wealthy neighborhood. If you look at the level of people living here and how much they spend, it could be.”
“Still, single office workers will still occupy most of this alley?”
“The road ahead is unique. The back is the same.”
Minseok desperately made excuses. The number of tenants in Cheolwoo’s building and surrounding buildings was increasing.
Although not widely known, the social status of the people living here was remarkable. It was natural for luxury goods to flock to where they lived.
“Well, then there is nothing I can do. ruler! A present here.”
Cheol-woo brought out a large iron cookie jar. It was packed full of luggage for his family, and the author gave me goosebumps as soon as he saw it.
Jaeyoung tasted the recipe that Cheolwoo sent, and the cookies and egg tarts delivered by air courier. And the baker’s soul burned.
Since then, the family’s snacks have all been cookies and egg tarts. The author carried two meals to school to evaluate the results of the experiment.
In the end, a recipe that satisfies the taste of Koreans and can easily obtain ingredients in Korea was completed. Meanwhile, Ji-eun and So-yeon got tired of cookies.
“Now, even if I die, I won’t eat anything…. Ouch!”
One ignorant man refused, but he shut his mouth at the elbow attack of the person next to him. They were also one of Jaeyoung’s test subjects.
And this cookie was not a gift. It was just for disposal of leftovers.
“Then, explain in detail what the situation is now.”
“That’s right, the rebel coalition was formed around Kang-ho Energy President Huh Jung-jae. The force that was dissatisfied with the president and his brothers…”
Cheol-woo concentrated on Min-seok’s words as he drank the convenience store coffee that one of the tteokbokki had picked up. It’s been a while since I’ve been through it, so whenever someone’s name comes up, the tone of their voice gets higher.
“So, it sounds like the shit your dad and brothers packed up.”
“…that’s how it is.”
“It’s almost the same with other kids.”
“Most of us are blood enemies. If one of them pops out, they eat each other and beat each other.”
Most of the tteokbokki are just starting to show their abilities. The good thing about a gold spoon is that if I put my mind to it, I could quickly achieve results with the things I had in my hand.
Thanks to this, I was able to stand out in the process of competing with arrogant bastards. When the situation came to pass, the bad guys ate with each other and pecked at the square stones.
“Is there anything that makes management difficult with just that?”
“Most of the big companies are organically intertwined. So even if a new business fails, the damage can be spread. But in other words, it is a structure that cannot do anything alone. Now is the case.”
“So the entangled companies are betting on money issues?”
“It’s like delaying the payment of bills or breaking due dates for tasks that have been assigned to you. And when it comes to new businesses, they give all kinds of excuses and unconditionally oppose them…”
Most suffered the same way. The reason they did this was because of the idea that if one exceptional person appeared, they would lose that much in inheritance.
“What if I give up the inheritance of the property…?”
“It can be overturned at any time. And it doesn’t work at all, because I believe some madman would give up the inheritance.”
He worked like an ant and turned his 1 billion fortune into 10 billion. However, after the inheritance of the property, 100 billion won will drop.
This is the life of a chaebol family, so who would want to work like a villain? If I just went to play golf and waited for an inheritance, I would have lived a life of bitterness.
“It’s true, it’s a minefield all around.”
“So we are getting tired. When I was living like a fool, the world seemed easy, but when I came to my senses, it was so difficult to live upright…”
“So you want to go back to the old days?”
“Oh, no! Would you dare to think like that unless I’m crazy? I don’t want to live a single day like that anymore. However, my abilities are not enough…”
“That’s a good thing. You need to know what you lack in order to grow.”
Cheol-woo drank the cooling coffee and laughed. I was proud of the tteokbokki that had grown this much in a bird I had never seen before.
“The more you try to get ahead, the harder gravity pushes down. Only those who overcome it will become stronger and have higher self-confidence.”
“I had little confidence that I ran around Guksabong on Muuido Island, but this time I was trampled on without any reason. tup!”
“it’s okay! You’re still young, what are you worried about? If it’s hard, just sit down and get up again…”
Cheolwoo was the youngest here. However, no one vomited his words.
The charisma emanating from his youthful appearance was enough to trust and follow. In addition, even looking at the achievements he achieved in a short period of time, he developed a faith that was not there.
“But what about starting a new business…?”
“yes? Oh, it’s nothing special, just trying to build a high-tech materials engineering lab and a power plant. ah! And I’m thinking of adding a coin business to the casino.”
“Coin, is that you? Coins are popping up these days, but in principle, it’s gambling…”
“Casino is also gambling, but there is nothing that cannot be called a coin, right? I don’t intend to do business in the domestic market anyway.”
“That’s because there is a movement to hit a large amount of tax on coins in the political world these days…”
“okay? 이 새끼들은 담배에 세금 더 먹여서 배를 불리더니, 이젠 코인으로 재미 보려고 하네. Ah, rotten things. Ttttttttt!”
The United States was trying to include the coin as a legitimate trading subject. Coins and lottery, in principle, were all just speculative games.
“don’t worry! Politics is what I do. You have to catch the bastards who rush to see this book right now and kick them.”
It was very difficult for a businessman to put pressure on a politician. Rather, it is easier to cook the prosecutors or the courts, and politicians like gossips managed to get through their nets.
But Cheol-woo’s words went unnoticed. He was actually just an office worker, but no one here thought he was going to fail.
The phone rang in the morning. Cheol-woo, who had just run in the backyard with them to boost the morale of the tteokbokki, received a call.
“Chief Zhang! When are you leaving the company?”
“Have you already gone to work?”
“okay! I didn’t know it when I was in Hong Kong, but when I returned home, I felt anxious. I wonder what happened while I was away.”
“I wondered if the director’s desk had disappeared. So the seats are gone?”
“…No, that’s it. But I think a lot has changed. So, go to work early.”
It must be because the company is somehow unfamiliar. After the last business trip to the United States, the two managers also showed the same symptoms.
It was a characteristic of people who lived a life like a treadmill with built-in appliances. He will soon adapt to his existing life, but it was also an opportunity to objectively look back on his life.
“I have a lot of work to do before I go to work, so it will be difficult. If you are uneasy, go around and mark your territory.”
“What, are you telling me to pee more?”
“If you are anxious, taking a toilet tour of each floor is another way. I think I heard that Manager Ahn did something like that…”
“It’s not even a dog, who would do that…. Hmm! Anyway, come quickly.”
Director Yang hurriedly hung up the phone as if nothing had happened. Just looking at it, I can see what happened after that.
“Mother, thank you for the morning.”
“me too···.”
“Well, I just put one more spoon on the table. If you’re bored, come back to play. Ho Ho!”
I guess I really liked Zahar, who was good at nucksal. Soyeon saw them off as they delayed going to work.
“Now, shall we start a new life?”
“I am very much looking forward to it. older brother!”
Zahar in a wheelchair pushed by Irina said excitedly. She didn’t show it either, but her cheeks were reminded of her.
Boo Woong! Slurry!
Suddenly, a large van pulled up in front of them. Then the side door of the car opened and a footrest for wheelchairs came down.
“This···?”
“This is my first gift. It’s your own vehicle. Huh!”
“Tongue, brother! Whoa!”
It was a van that would serve as Zahar’s foot in the future. Everything he needed was ready in the car.