A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 101



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 101 – Each Bone’s Heart (7)

The whole neighborhood is bustling since morning.

It was busy the night before, but today seems to be the beginning of the holiday. It is Seollal, a national holiday that is worthy of being called that. Every house is wrapping up colorful bojagi (traditional wrapping cloths) and preparing to welcome guests.

“Hook, hook.”

The townspeople who noticed me running up the hill asked me questions.

“Huh? Isn’t today your day off?”

“Yes, it’s my day off.”

“But why are you running?”

“For exercise.”

“Oh my, you’re so diligent – ​​that’s why you’re so talented!”

Sincerity is something that is common to all countries and all professions, I nodded with a small smile.

“Anyway, it’s really great! Great!”

“thank you.”

Now, the polite words of gratitude to someone come out naturally. I must have had so many things to be thankful for in my previous life, so why was I the kind of person who never said thank you?

The sunlight, the wind, and this hill road.

Is it too late to realize how grateful I am for all that?

“Is that guy his son?”

“Yeah- Don’t be ridiculous, I heard you won first place in the scholarship quiz this time too-”

“Really? I didn’t see it on TV?”

“Today is the day to do that. I’ll record it and play it later.”

“ah-”

Women are busy moving around and chatting from the morning. My mother is no exception. Before I know it, I see her chatting with Mrs. Hong from next door in front of the house.

“mom-”

“Oh my- it’s so cold, but you insist on exercising-”

I greet Aunt Hong as I feel my mother’s hand brushing my sweaty back.

“Hello, ma’am.”

“You’re here- Oh my, you’re all grown up now, right? Where did Gyu-il go? You’ve been swearing since the beginning, you punk.”

“Today is a day off from newspapers and milk.”

“That guy? If you insist on making Inoma do all the work, then you’ll be fine. Anyway, tsk tsk.”

“How can I help you?”

“Are you the river?”

“yes.”

My mother quickly grabbed my arm and pushed me towards Mrs. Hong, saying:

“Yeah- I left those guys here and now I’m going to go help the lady.”

“Yeah, Mom.”

“Oh my, my dear, you are such a precious person.”

The repair shop I followed that way.

Since it was my first time coming in, I couldn’t help but look around. So this is what a repair shop looks like, so this is where Gyu-il lives.

“Isn’t there a pot over there?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“You have to move it to your house.”

As I nodded and followed the woman’s fingers, four iron pots were showing off their bodies.

“haha…”

I think I know why Gyu-il ran away. I let out a breath and stretched my shoulders, knees, and ankles. Fortunately, I was already warmed up for running.

What is this? I decided to just lift the pot, thinking it was just weight lifting.

“Ugh!”

It’s so fucking heavy.

I want to go too, run away.

thud!

The last cauldron was placed on the brick hearth prepared in the yard. Today, a feast will be held in this yard, not in the shop.

“Oh my! Did Kang-i carry all this heavy stuff by himself? Call me-”

“haha.”

I smiled shyly at the words of the owner, Mr. Choi Deok-su. Then why didn’t you help me a long time ago, since you were watching me all along?

“What a feast, what a feast.”

The old man chuckles and takes down the meat he is carrying on his shoulder.

There is enough meat on the table to make you believe that a whole pig has been slaughtered.

“Are you really going to eat all of this?”

Instead of my mother, who was laughing and chatting with the ladies, I asked my eldest sister, who was fanning the stove.

“How many people are there? Will they all eat?”

“No, why are so many people coming? It’s a holiday today.”

My older sister smiles and points at the aunties and uncles with her finger.

“No one came down yet, and they said they would come with their relatives.”

“Oh really? This is really a feast.”

“It’s good because my mom likes it.”

“I see.”

I turned my head and saw my mother smiling brightly.

“Oh my – I thought you only raised your sons well, but your daughters are also great – great!”

“Hamoye, did you know that Unnie’s child-rearing skills were dandy? I’m Mikka.”

“Hye-rin is famous for being a good person, so that’s why she did that, but when did you start making your little daughter study like that?”

Praising children seems to make parents happy all over the world. Mothers smile and show humility.

“Ahhh- What do you mean by ordering them- They do it on their own, they take after me, their brains are so good, ahem.”

“Who said no- You went to the scholarship quiz that’s supposedly hard to get into even once? You went twice! And you won first place both times? Oh my- I should have taken a break from work and gone to see it, but announcer Cha Tae-in is so cool?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, wow- what a mess.”

“Was that really true? Is your voice really that cool like it looks on TV?”

“Yes, isn’t it Grammika? My devil’s mouth is melting, thank you, oh my- if only I were two years younger-”

Without anyone telling me to do it.

Even while working hard to slaughter those heavy pigs, the chatter never stops. The laughter never stops either.

It’s a really amazing scene.

“What about your little sister?”

“Mom said the main character should rest.”

My older sister’s words made me burst out laughing. It felt like my younger sister’s small wish had come true, and I felt a strange sense of pride.

Delicious boiled pork and freshly pickled vegetables.

From fresh oysters to maternal favorites like fermented skate, the buffets were filled with delicious side dishes that would be perfect for a holiday feast. Instead of just being placed on the table, they were structured so that anyone could freely take from them.

It’s no secret that this buffet system was my idea.

“It’s really convenient when you put it like this. Should we change our store like this too?”

The eldest sister nods her head and thinks about something at her mother’s words.

“Hmm- It definitely seems comfortable, Mom.”

“Right? We don’t have to serve it separately, the customers just fill their plates.”

Both have their pros and cons.

In the case of buffets, a lot of food is wasted, and if too much expensive ingredients are taken, the store may actually suffer losses.

However, as my mother said, there is an advantage in that it can make the current restaurant work a little more efficient. I also know this advantage, so I actively recommended this system.

Lately, every night, my mother would pat my shoulder or turn me around, saying, “Oh my, oh my,” and the smell of the paste was a bonus.

“It’ll be okay, Mom, if you just serve expensive ingredients.”

“so?”

“Yeah, and you have to consider the downside of having to make a lot of food at once – you don’t want the taste to change.”

“I guess so.”

“You should also change the crater, because the firepower needs to be stronger.”

“Yeah, if you want to do a lot at once, you have to be stronger.”

As word spread that preparations were complete, people from Sanggye-dong began to open the doors and come in, one by one.

“We’re here-”

Gyu-il, who ran away in the morning, comes in with both hands wrapped in a heavy bundle. Hwang Dong-soo, Jo Sang-geun, and Kim Seong-hak follow him like chewing gum.

And Hong Tae-soo comes in with a smile on his face, holding his mother’s hand tightly. He also has a bundle in his hand.

“What is this?”

“It’s a holiday.”

When Kim Gyu-il opened the bundle that he had handed out, there was a rib inside. It was the most popular gift at the time, but it was also very expensive.

“Oh my, these are ribs! Where’s the money for those guys!”

Mother is nagging.

“We save up money every month, Mom, so we bought it with that. It’s not a lot.”

“Oh my, you guys eat amongst yourselves, this lady is too precious to even touch.”

“Then should I throw it away?”

At the words spoken with a hearty laugh, my mother couldn’t help but laugh and take the ribs with both hands.

“It’s okay.”

The guys shake their heads at my words.

“Mom spent a lot of money today, even though all the food was free.”

My mother’s words suddenly come to mind.

It is said that how you earn money is important, but how you spend it is also important.

Was that what you said for a moment like this? I learned something from those guys today too.

“thanks.”

“Oh- what?”

Hwang Dong-su looks around the sky.

“Is that right? It came up properly?”

“what?”

“I’m grateful to Kang-i. Did the sun rise in the west?”

The guys giggled. Was it really that strange that I said thank you? Then Taesu shyly held out a small bundle.

“I can’t do anything good…”

The mother quickly accepted the gift with both hands, bowed her head slightly to Taesu’s mother, and spoke.

“Oh my, thank you for such a precious thing.”

“No, on the contrary, I am always grateful to Kang.”

The woman looks at me warmly and follows my mother’s instructions to find a suitable seat.

“Brother Jangwon!”

Chang-Hyeon’s three siblings come through the front gate, holding their father’s hand tightly.

“Are you here?”

The guys’ father laughs and nudges Chang-Hyeon. The guy comes up with a bundle the size of his body and hands it to me.

What’s important is the content inside, a gift is something that comes from the heart, not the content.

“Wow- is that a gift?”

“yes!”

“Thank you, I’ll enjoy it.”

“yes!”

mandarin.

A fruit perfect for this season.

By the way, the people from the shantytown are starting to arrive one by one, but Grandma Seoja is nowhere to be seen.

“Didn’t your grandmother come with you?”

It’s right next door, so we can come together.

“Huh? You’re not here yet? I thought you left first since you weren’t here.”

After nodding to the old man’s words and guiding them to their seats, one by one, all the people of Sanggye-dong gathered in the yard, each holding their own gift.

It was a cold day, but the broadcasting station came out and set up a tent and set up a stove inside, so we were able to maintain a fairly warm temperature.

Thanks to that, people were chatting and smiling as they sat down. It felt like a really great party was being held.

“Full-time student.”

As I was looking around at the people to see who had arrived, I heard a voice behind me and turned around to see Director Baek standing there.

“Are you here?”

“It’s really a feast.”

“Haha, that’s right.”

“Your mother will be happy.”

“Does it look that way?”

Director Baek nods his head and gets to the main point.

“The documentary will be aired starting tomorrow, Monday. The schedule has been confirmed.”

“is it so?”

“Yes, this time too, since Jeon Kang and Hye-ri are shining, we should repay them as well.”

“That went well.”

Director Baek nods and continues speaking.

“Is the construction going well? I haven’t seen you properly for about two weeks.”

“You’ll probably be surprised?”

“is it so?”

“Oh, the architect is here just in time.”

At my words, Director Baek looks at architect Kim Up-joong, who is just entering the gate.

“Oh my… Your complexion has gotten worse.”

As he said, the end was certainly coming for architect Kim Up-joong.

We had heard vaguely that it was at a stage where the hospital could no longer do anything about it, but we did not know exactly what the disease was.

He, who is like that, came here to congratulate me and devote his precious time that is not long left to me, burning brightly with the flower of life.

“Congratulations, Jeon Gang-gun.”

His unique way of speaking makes me chuckle.

“Thank you for coming.”

“You have to come. Isn’t this the client’s event?”

“Haha, is that so?”

Knock knock, I felt warmth from his hand as he patted my shoulder. I felt like I had become quite close to him. He was supporting my dream. To be exact, he was supporting the filial piety I was trying to show. Of course, I also thought that it was a good enough piece of architecture as his last work.

“I prepared this as a gift.”

He handed over the entire briefcase he was holding.

“Is it a bag?”

“The content is more important.”

I glance at my bag and it is full of envelopes.

“no way?”

He nodded his head and smiled happily at my question. My mother’s wish and my filial piety were in this bag. After the party, I quickly opened the envelope and wanted to check the drawing.

“If it were completed… wouldn’t it be a building that would astonish the whole world?”

I smiled and nodded.

“I believe you will succeed.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

He reached into his bag, pulled out the thinnest envelope, took out its contents, and handed them to me.

“This is the one I requested yesterday.”

A drawing of a cozy single-family home to be built on a plot of land measuring 80 pyeong. I treasured it and ran it over with the palm of my hand.

“How long will it take to build?”

“Within a month at most.”

I nodded and glanced at my mother, who was busy chatting with the guests.

‘What’s so good about an apartment? I just wish we had a house like this where we could live comfortably together.’

Mother’s words.

The words that were embedded in my bones come back to me. It is not long now. The moment when my mother’s first wish is fulfilled.

And for that moment.

My investment money is growing rapidly right now. I should be able to move before summer at the latest.