A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 139



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Episode 139 – Change – (1)

Knock, knock.

Hyoryeong’s grandmother pats his back and asks.

“Is it okay-”

“yes?”

“Hey, you trust me after being scammed twice?”

It clearly looks like she’s scolding me, but the grandmother’s tone is incredibly gentle.

I shook my head.

“I can’t believe it.”

“That guy did that?”

Parak, once again, shook the slave contract that Chang-Hyeon had not paid any attention to.

“You got this, right?”

“Hey, you’re not only letting me live without paying rent, you’re also letting me earn money?”

In this day and age, many grandmothers are blind, but Hyoryong’s grandmother is very sharp. It seems that she lived to be over 100 years old.

If those who stamped this contract become wealthy, what kind of wind will blow through the entire Hodori Village? Coincidentally, those who stamped this contract were the ones who had the hardest time making a living in this shantytown.

“I earn money too, right?”

“Huh- How much is that?”

Hyoryong’s grandmother snorted at my words and looked at the distant sunset over Mt. Bukam.

“I saw my grandchildren well in my later years-”

Sigh.

I can’t help but laugh because I think I know who you’re talking about.

“Is that so?”

“Okay – I’ll ask you later when I get there. I want to dance because I like your grandson.”

“Then that’s good.”

The old woman followed me and smiled, then grabbed my hand tightly and said:

“Are you having a hard time because of your illegitimate son?”

I shook my head at my grandmother’s question.

Because I see children running around here and there pulling out weeds, laughing and showing their white teeth, saying that it is better than not going that far away.

How can I call this a heartache when I can see the future of my children happily wearing their school uniforms after taking off those dusty clothes?

“Not really.”

The old lady nodded at my answer, then seemed to have made up her mind, grabbed my hand tightly, and spoke.

“let’s go.”

“yes?”

“Let’s go to my house with Grandma.”

“Now?”

“Why? Are you worried that the old people’s house will smell?”

“No – no way.”

“Then come quickly and let it go.”

I had to go to Taesu’s house for some business, but I thought I’d be a little late. Taesu’s mother usually comes home late anyway, so it wouldn’t be a problem if I stopped by for a bit, but it seemed a little strange that Hyoryeong’s grandmother wanted to go to her house first.

“Can I help you with anything?”

“If an adult tells you to come, why do you keep talking so much?”

In this day and age, you only say the right things, so what can I say in response?

An old woman who manages the village as a hobby, but even though it is not an easy job, she does not receive a single penny in compensation.

Was that the problem?

I thought I was giving to other people, but maybe I was too stingy with my grandmother. I’m not used to giving something to someone, so I didn’t think about it.

I don’t know how I can help you, but I’ll give you a little bit of my time.

“Yes. Let’s go, Grandma.”

“Okay.”

On the way back across the village to Hyoryong’s house.

I ran into the people who had followed Park Jeong-yong. When they entered the house of the concubine’s grandmother, they were all dead, but now they all had smiles on their faces.

They unloaded the carts, untied the bundles they had wrapped, and hung up the ropes they had untied. They seemed to have the same innocence as the children running wildly through the sunflower fields.

“Do you really have to not take this road?”

Whoosh- Grandma glares at me sharply.

“Just follow me and don’t talk nonsense.”

“yes.”

When I arrived home, Hyoryong’s extended family welcomed me.

“Huh? What? Why are you here with your grandmother?”

Hyorong tilts his head and asks. I too am curious as to why.

“I don’t know, my grandmother told me to come.”

“okay?”

“Hey, is there anything you want to move?”

“Are you going to move?”

“huh.”

Pick-smiled Hyorong stretched out his hand and pointed to his uncle and father who were out in the yard.

“There are so many men?”

“hmm.”

Even from my perspective, there seemed to be a lot of men there.

I wonder if you were upset about something.

“Abby!”

The grandmother who went up to the loft calls Hyo-ryong’s father.

“Yes, Mother.”

“Come here and see, Kang, you too, come here! Yes, Hyo-ryong, you too, come here.”

Hyoryeong, Hyoryeong’s father, and I walked toward grandmother’s room, tilting our heads, not knowing what was going on.

The old woman, who had been watching the three men sitting down with a happy look for a moment, soon opened a small wooden box and took out yellow documents and a seal.

“Mother, why is this?”

“Daddy.”

“Yes, Mother.”

An old man who keeps tilting his head as if he doesn’t understand English.

“Me, this house and our land. The river here has decided to give it to me.”

“Huh?”

The old man looks at me with surprised eyes.

I was surprised as well.

“What, surprised? You said you were sorry for not being able to sell it last time, right? Now that you’re handing it over, what’s the difference?”

“Oh, I thought you were just going to let it go.”

“Dad, you’ve been having a hard time at work lately, haven’t you?”

“Yes… The textile industry is not doing as well as it used to be these days…”

“Looking at this guy, I wonder what he’d do in this town. I think it would be nice if his father could do that with him.”

The old man looks at me as if asking what I’m talking about.

“Oh, there’s been an increase in tourists in the town lately. The Asian Games are starting soon, too.”

“yes.”

“Those tourists have nowhere to eat, and nowhere to buy drinks like at a supermarket.”

“yes.”

“So I tried to build shops around my grandmother’s house.”

“Like the ones at tourist attractions or amusement parks?”

“yes.”

The old man nods his head.

“Well, that’s not a bad idea.”

My grandmother suddenly interjected.

“The bastards who were making a fuss to give up their land and house, they said they would let them do business and make a living right there.”

“Really?”

“Ah- yes, that’s what happened.”

The old man patted me on the back.

“Well done. You did a good job.”

Aam, the grandmother nodded and continued speaking.

“So now we also send our land and houses to people who can use them and build them better than we can. We’ve had them for a long time.”

The old man also nods his head.

The face of the old man who was very apologetic about not being able to sell the land and house last time overlaps. I heard that he was definitely opposed by his grandmother, but now it seems that she has changed her mind, so it doesn’t matter.

“Isn’t this land worthless anyway?”

The old man nods his head.

“Is the market price still the same as back then?”

It was something completely unexpected.

The elders of Hyoryong’s family insisted on selling me the land and house, whose value has been skyrocketing, at the old price.

If it were my previous life, I would have just shoved the contract in and nodded my head in agreement, but for some reason, I didn’t want to do that this time.

Isn’t it the same?

So I shook my head as if making a promise and said,

“You’re going to suffer a loss.”

Grandma snorted and said,

“What’s the harm? It’s land that no one else but you will even bother to look at anyway.”

The old man chuckles and agrees.

“Yeah, that’s right. We’d be happy even if we only get ten thousand won per person.”

Ten thousand won per person.

That was the housing price I paid to the people in the shantytown. At the time, it was an expensive housing price, and the houses in this shantytown were no larger than 15 pyeong, so it wasn’t a large amount. I glanced at the land register, and the size of the land was definitely not small. It was ten thousand won per pyeong, but I didn’t have that much cash right away.

The land and houses were mouthwatering, but I shook my head.

“I don’t have enough money to live like this.”

The man glances at the grandmother, and the grandmother smiles gently and nods.

“Please share it.”

“yes?”

It’s not even a credit card installment.

Well, in this day and age, there probably isn’t even a concept of installment payments.

“We’re okay. You’re allowing us to live in this house for the rest of our lives, right?”

“Yes, that’s true.”

“Okay then.”

The old man spoke, looking around the house with its open windows.

“What should we do at home? If possible, it would be good if it was something the girls could do together.”

Grandma quickly intervened.

“They say 20 percent of the proceeds are used for village operating expenses.”

“Ah, so that’s what you get in return for rent.”

I waved my hand.

“No, no, that’s not possible here, the conditions are different.”

Grandma shakes her head.

“Can’t this guy even accept the rice cakes that are offered to him?”

The old man chuckles.

“Kang, you have no regrets?”

A small smile spread across my lips, which had been awkward at the old man’s words.

Regret.

In this life, I will never have any regrets. So I am living the way I want to live now. I am not chasing money, but money is chasing me. This life is really special and unique in many ways.

“Yes, I don’t regret it.”

Hyoryeong, who had been lost in thought at my words, raised his head and said.

“Father.”

“why.”

“How about a tea house?”

“tea house?”

“Our house, Gang-i built a new one, and it became famous in the village for being pretty, right? Visitors would sometimes come in and ask if they could come in.”

“yes?”

“Wouldn’t it be good if we sold things like tea and medicine here?”

“Hoo.”

I was amazed, just like the old man. In a time when we were still accustomed to teahouses filled with cigarette smoke, this kind of eco-friendly yet emotional teahouse was amazing.

That was something that happened a long time ago in the distant future, but for Hyo-ryong to think about something like that.

Maybe he has some hidden talent, like a keen eye or keen sense.

“That’s not bad.”

The old man looked at me as if asking for my consent.

I nodded and said.

“That’s good. The ladies that you wanted to see would be able to work enough.”

“Really? I guess we won’t need much help from men.”

“yes.”

“Is Kang-i going to prepare the rest? I see that Kang-i is setting up a store in the middle of the village.”

“Of course, I should do that much.”

Ten thousand won per person.

I got a land worth hundreds of millions of dollars, is that a big deal?

“Then let’s stamp the contract tomorrow.”

“Yes, please stop by Samgeori Real Estate on your way home from work.”

“Okay, that’s right.”

On the way out, seeing Hyoryong off.

“are you okay?”

At my question, Hyoryong tilts his head.

“what?”

“The house and the land.”

Hyoryeong laughs brightly.

“What is that?”

“It will be yours later.”

“Why is that mine? It’s Grandma’s.”

“Don’t you feel sorry?”

Hyoryeong frowns and hits me on the back quite hard.

“Hey kid, what would you mind giving me?”

really.

Seriously.

Can such people exist?

You say you don’t mind giving something to others, but I’m the kind of person who feels very sorry and regretful about giving even one thing of my own to my family, and I struggled and struggled to make sure that no one would covet my wealth or share it with me.

It’s not a small amount of money, and I don’t mind giving away this land and house, which would be worth at least ten times the price of ten thousand won per pyeong.

I wasn’t so stupid that I couldn’t read the truth written on Hyoryeong’s face.

“I don’t know about anything else.”

Hyoryeong focusing on what I’m saying.

“I don’t think the fist is a waste.”

My back hurt quite a bit.

“Wow!”

A surprised Hyoryong hurries into the house.

Pick bursts out laughing and turns around, and then he hears the guy’s voice at the back of his head.

“Hey, Cap!”

“why-”

“You’ll do well – I believe -”

“Stop talking nonsense and study!”

“Anyway, I can praise that-”

Over and over again.

Yeah, over and over again.

A smile appeared on my face like never before.

Now, naturally.

My face seems to change into a smiling face.

In the distance you can see Mt. Bukamsan, which has now turned completely pink.

‘Is this a good thing to do?’

For some reason, it seems as if Mt. Bukamsan is nodding its head.