A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 141



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Episode 141 – Change – (3)

One of the things that was different in this life from before, and the most obvious one was that Taesu was not yet a member of the soccer team.

“Hey, the school is offering free tuition and even a scholarship for those who get good grades on the soccer team. Why don’t you join?”

The sharp eyes of the homeroom teacher, Seo Yoon-seok, are directed at Tae-su.

“I’m busy.”

Taesu answers curtly as if that’s how it was.

“What could a student be busy with? Huh?”

“I don’t want to do it.”

“Ah-”

Seo Yoon-seok is pounding his chest as if he is frustrated. He also knows that Tae-su’s family is not well off. He seems to think that it would be a good thing to play soccer, which he likes, and earn tuition.

“You said you were the best among the second-year students? Then why don’t you do it?”

“I have to work.”

Taesu clearly expresses his refusal as if he has no intention of listening.

“Whew- Think carefully, okay. Got it?”

“yes.”

My homeroom teacher’s frustration is also conveyed to me. Perhaps, in school, we have to pretend to work hard in accordance with the current government’s strategy of revitalizing high school physical education activities.

However, the school soccer club is not properly active, so it seems that there is pressure from above. I have no way of knowing the details, and I don’t want to know.

“Tsk… That’s enough greetings. Don’t go anywhere and cause trouble! Let’s disperse.”

The homeroom teacher waved at me as I got up from my seat to say hello and left the classroom.

I turned around to check on Taesu and saw that he was hurriedly packing his school bag. I wondered why he would carry a bag if he didn’t even carry books. He didn’t even carry a lunch box.

By the way, we need to make that guy a soccer player quickly.

“hey.”

“uh.”

“I heard that this scholarship quiz reward will allow you to study abroad. Where do you want to go?”

The guy frowns when I mention overseas training.

“Can’t you just give me money for that?”

I’m a guy who spends as much money as I do in my life.

If the kid’s mother starts a business in Hodori Village quickly, the kid’s economy will be stable, and his way of thinking will change a little.

Maybe it was because there were so many people in similar situations at the time, but the fact that I could earn some money here and there as a high school student actually seemed like a disadvantage.

That is the choice that will make you poorer.

“Will it work?”

The guy stares at me.

“You could have just talked to me?”

I shook my head.

“I won’t do it.”

“why.”

“I’ll send you abroad for training.”

“Oh, man, I don’t need that.”

No, you need it.

If possible, I would like to learn soccer in Europe, a larger and more global country, rather than in the small land of Korea.

Taesu was clearly a highly praised soccer player, known as the eternal libero.

Although he may not have started playing football on his own during his poor years, he made his debut in the turbulent late 80s and enjoyed a decent run of success, eventually retiring as a player treated as a hero.

If such a player were to start playing soccer on his own initiative and in a foreign country, how would it be different from his previous life? Surely he would be more successful than then.

And that successful soccer player will be sponsored by my group. Early education will be important to make him a moving billboard.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this wasn’t a losing proposition for Taesu. So I threw my bag at him.

“What is it?”

A guy who is bewildered by the bag he received without realizing it.

As I walk ahead without answering, the guy follows me, shaking his head.

“Are you ordering a bag too?”

“Do that, you punk.”

“This is ridiculous.”

A guy who follows me around, grumbling but holding onto my bag tightly. As I head to the school gate, I find myself surrounded by guys from Sanggye-dong.

“Cap- Where are you going today?”

A question asked as if it were natural for me to move with you.

Before I could answer, I saw Director Baek and Noya Kang outside the school gate.

“I can’t go today.”

“why?”

Hwang Dong-su looked at me as if he was very sorry. I nodded and pointed outside the school gate.

“Oh, going to work again?”

“Oh, maybe.”

“Tsk, okay-”

The other guys also see me off with regret.

“Hmm? Is Taesu going today too?”

When I looked back at Director Baek’s question, I saw Taesu following me.

“Why did you come?”

The guy frowned and handed me his bag.

“ah.”

“I thought we were going together again.”

Pick smiled and shook his head.

The filming is tomorrow, so we can meet tomorrow.

“See you tomorrow.”

“What time do I have to go by?”

“Are you coming?”

“When did you come?”

Was it uncomfortable to carry the bag all the way here? That guy is grumpy.

“Since filming starts at 10, 8 o’clock will be fine.”

It’s the weekend, and traffic in Seoul isn’t that bad right now. Words like “rush hour” don’t really apply unless it’s a holiday.

“Okay, see you tomorrow.”

“okay.”

As Taesu disappeared with the Sanggye-dong guys, Noya Kang, who was sitting next to me in the car, spoke to me.

“Finally, Park Jeong-yong’s house has come out.”

His tone makes me chuckle.

It hasn’t even been a few months, and it’s only been a month, so it seems like she really didn’t want to hang out with the women’s association.

“You came out quickly.”

“Hurry up, my back aches from stamping my attendance card every day.”

I glanced at Director Baek, who was driving, and saw that he was raising the corners of his mouth in a similar way to me.

“What about the house price?”

“The price you wanted. If you wait a little longer, you might be able to get it for cheaper.”

Kang Noya’s words suddenly made me feel greedy.

Let’s wait a little longer.

“He must be having a hard time too, the women in the women’s association need to be stronger.”

“Ouch.”

Director Baek barely managed to hold back his laughter. Kang Noya, who brushed it off with an uncomfortable cough, stared at me and asked.

“It’s not bad to wait a month or two.”

He nodded slightly.

As Kang Noya said, it will definitely come out at a cheaper price in about two months.

Director Baek looked at me through the rearview mirror and asked me as I nodded.

“Shall I turn the car around, student Jeon?”

Rather than answering, I focused on the scenery outside the window.

Bukam Mountain can be seen in the distance.

There must be someone watching me all the time. If not, I would have to explain why Buk-am Mountain, which is usually invisible, has been appearing so often lately.

“Just go.”

“yes?”

“huh?”

Both are surprised.

Why is that?

I wonder if they know too.

The choice I made just now is completely different from the choices I made before. And that’s why I’m so surprised now.

“Because it’s the same.”

at that time.

So, that’s exactly the day I regressed.

I made a choice not to get on the bus, and that choice is now having a butterfly effect.

So do I regret that choice?

no.

I have no regrets at all.

I absolutely do not regret that choice, because it was the choice that made me smile last night. And that choice was ultimately what changed me and my ugly future.

So this time, I will choose change. I will not repeat the mistakes of the past.

“What are you talking about? It’s the same.”

He smiled vaguely at Kang Noya’s question.

Kang Noya tilts his head as if he doesn’t understand.

A person blinded by greed is bound to make a mistake. In the past, I was blinded by greed. I was crazy about money and lived in pursuit of money. Without even knowing the true nature of ‘wealth’, I just went up towards that thing that I could not reach.

As wealth builds, it goes higher and higher.

What was it like for me to keep going up? When I looked down, was there anything left for me?

“This is enough.”

The sky over Mt. Bukam in the distance is clear.

As if to let me know that my decision was right.

“Sometimes you’re really weird.”

Director Baek nods his head at Kang Noya’s words. He thinks that I sometimes look strange.

“Sometimes he’s like a fool, and other times he’s cynical. No, more precisely, he’s like a devil. He only goes crazy when he sees money.”

Pick asked with a smile.

“Is that so? Which of the two is closer?”

Kang Noya stares at me intently.

“Hmm, just now I was definitely a ghost… but now I feel like a fool?”

“Okay then.”

“what?”

“Not bad, that sucker.”

“Wow, this is the first time in my life that I’ve seen someone who likes to listen to people’s voices.”

Kang Noya laughs heartily.

Director Baek chuckles.

What if someone points a finger at you?

If my people laugh, that’s it.

I don’t know what a hogu is because I’ve never experienced it, but I wonder why I think it might not be all that bad.

“You’ve changed a lot, please keep smiling like that in the future, it’s nice to see you.”

When I saw my face reflected in the car window at Kang Noya’s words, I was really smiling.

So bright that I wondered if I had ever had such an expression on my face.

“Well, what’s good is good.”

With Kang Noya’s last words, my party and I arrived at a small estate.

“Oh my, you’re here, sir.”

The real estate owner welcomes Kang Noya with open arms. What has he been doing to deserve such treatment?

“Now, this young man here is the owner of the house I was talking about.”

The real estate owner looks at me for a moment and is surprised.

“Huh? You came with the old man back then?”

“Well, not my grandson.”

“Ah- yes… I think I saw it on TV the day before yesterday.”

“Yes, that’s right. A documentary.”

“Ah. Oh my – I heard there was a fuss because the house in the Woosung apartment for sale was featured in a documentary and caused a scandal···”

He glanced back and looked at the real estate before continuing his speech.

“Why did that gentleman’s words sound so familiar to me… Tsk.”

After clicking his tongue, he soon stretches out his arms in front of us and begins to guide us.

As I went inside, Park Jeong-yong greeted me with a pleasant face.

“This! This! This!”

How nice to see him suddenly stand up and then quickly grab the back of his neck and sit down on the sofa.

I quickly turned around and spoke to Kang Noya.

“It seems like the landlord doesn’t want to sell the house. Should I buy it?”

“Hmm, I guess so- y-you ate a lot.”

The real estate owner quickly stops me and glares at Park Jeong-yong.

“Oh my- You had a hard time walking, why- Why did you- go that far- Come on, since you know each other, let’s talk things through calmly, I just happened to get a good car this time-”

Park Jeong-yong’s voice is heard at the gesture of the real estate owner.

“Ugh···”

And then soon.

“Oh, let’s sit down and talk···.”

He raised the white flag.

Suddenly, my anger boils over.

I turned around again and sat down across from him.

The guy didn’t say anything until the tea arrived and Kang Noya took a sip of the tea.

“That··· how much does the house cost···”

The first thing out of his mouth was money.

I can’t stand this.

No, I can’t stand it.

It seems that I am still lacking in becoming a householder. I still feel like I am a good match for people who are not precious to me.

“You’re wrong.”

“Uh, huh?”

“See you in a month.”

“Oh, wait, wait! Uh, our family can’t live there even for a day!”

“That’s your business.”

As he gets up from his seat, the real estate owner doesn’t know what to do, and Park Jeong-yong follows him hurriedly, but trips on the table and falls, creating a chaotic scene.

“Tsk tsk, you loser. You should have asked your mother’s grave first.”

Kang Noya kindly gave me a hint and followed me out.

“Elder.”

“Oh, go ahead and say it.”

“Please tell them that I am begging them to be even more vicious so that they don’t last even a single day at the Women’s Association.”

“Heh heh···”

Kang Noya shivered.

Director Baek bites his lower lip.

“Director Baek and I will go first due to filming.”

“uh···”

“Okay, see you next time.”

“Oh my god···”

You should never call me a sucker. I just gave a job to an old man who likes to work.