A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 196



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 196 – Returning Home (4)

As soon as you enter the store.

“The river has come!”

Starting with Gyu-il’s mother.

“Son-in-law! Are you here?”

“Oh my, is it already the 4th month?”

Even Suyeong’s mother.

Everyone comes out to greet me, leaving their kitchen work behind. Everyone’s attention in the restaurant naturally turns to me.

“Yes, I’m back.”

Who was watching me?

What’s important to me are my people.

I politely informed those people that I had been there and that I had returned home.

“Oh my, ma, has our river suffered a lot in Taji?”

“Oh my- that’s right, our son-in-law’s face is just half-half.”

“What about half? It’s dripping with oil.”

The mother becomes angry at her little sister’s nagging and shouts.

“You- do the dishes!”

“Ah- Why! I’m hungry too! I went to the airport this morning!”

My mother shook her head as if she was frustrated.

“Oh my- you someday? You’ll get hurt because of that tongue, you’ll get hurt.”

“Ouch! Give me food!”

“Okay- eat it, eat it.”

My sister and mother bickering too.

One of the things that makes me happy.

I slipped away from the hands of Mrs. Hong and Suyeong’s mother and sat down at an empty table. Judging from the long line outside, it seemed like the reason this table was empty was because of me.

People who didn’t show up at the airport.

The sadness seemed to have subsided a little. Well, do I have the right to be sad?

“Is the kimchi stew tasty?”

My mother answered my question with a confident look on her face.

“Then! Today, you even put in an Arong situation?”

My mother, who used to not use expensive items like meat or tuna, has grown in size. This is proof that our house has become more affordable.

If it’s enough to save up for my mother’s own expenses, I don’t know the exact amount, but the restaurant’s profits must not be small.

Looking at the number of customers, I guess we’ll need to expand the building soon, hire more employees, or do something else. It would be better if my mother took a few days off from work using that as an excuse.

It’s an extension.

The more I thought about it, the better it seemed. While I was thinking about when would be a good time to do it.

“and-”

My mother’s kimchi stew, which I miss so much and love the most, with its steam rising from the top, appeared before my eyes, making me exclaim in admiration.

I thought I ate well and rested well in America, but my mouth started watering as soon as I saw kimchi stew.

“Eat quickly- yeah, quickly.”

My mother personally puts a spoon in my hand.

“I have hands too, Mom.”

“Swish! Either you eat it or not!”

Even though the younger sister bit her lips at her mother’s nagging, she didn’t put her spoon in the kimchi stew first.

Even though my mouth was grumbling, my little sister was also considerate of me when I was eating.

“Hey! Are you taking the exam?”

“Oh, I have to eat.”

Because I have savored the fragrance fully.

Phew, I dug the spoon in deep and scooped up a spoonful. Luckily, meat was caught and came up.

Sour, tangy taste of our homemade kimchi.

There is a rich flavor of lard in harmony. No sugar was used at all, so you can taste the taste of kimchi without any artificial sweetness.

In addition, there is a deep flavor in the broth. It is probably a deep flavor that comes from kelp and anchovies.

“Kya—”

It’s like having a glass of soju.

Yeah, that kind of reaction is just right for this kind of kimchi stew.

My mother smiled happily at my elasticity.

I’m jealous.

“Ahhhh.”

“Oh my— eat slowly, no one will steal it from you.”

My mother quickly puts lukewarm barley tea in my hand. She has a big smile on her face.

“When I see this, I can tell that my son is definitely a kid.”

So what if it’s a child, so what if it’s an old person.

Mom, just smile and that’s it.

Then, just as my mother loved me and as I always felt grateful to her, I put my spoon into the rice bowl that was so full it was almost overflowing.

He scooped up a large amount of rice, making it seem as if he could scoop up so much with a spoon, and filled his mouth with it.

“Oh my gosh, you punk!”

Her rough hands, stained by her mother’s hardships, stroke my back.

Even if I want to do it, I can’t do it.

I raised my thumb with the hand that wasn’t holding the spoon and stabbed my chopsticks into the scrambled eggs, which weren’t often served at our table.

My whole life.

My mother’s scrambled eggs were something I only ate on my birthday, but now I get to eat them like this.

What kind of gift should I give my mother for her birthday this year to make her happy?

Just an ordinary rolled egg with nothing special in it and some thinly sliced ​​green onions sprinkled here and there.

It was cut into such large pieces, like a mother’s love, that it seemed difficult to put it all in one bite, but I managed to put it in one bite.

“Hey, my son has a big mouth too.”

Was that sight greedy?

“Hey! Don’t take it away! Why are you eating it so hastily?”

Unlike my younger sister.

Sister Suyeong stares at me with eyes that look very pitiful.

“What should I do… I guess we had a hard time in Western America.”

The little sister was about to stab the spoon into the kimchi stew when she stopped and glared at Sooyoung as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have seen.

“Did you bite your tongue?”

“what?”

“Did we have a nosebleed in the Western United States? What is it?”

“··· Mother! The girl will eat well!”

“Yeah yeah, Suyeong, eat quickly too. Lately, you go to school so early in the morning, and your older sister worries a lot because you come home at night.”

“Oh, my girl, I am so touched! I will definitely remember your love, your mother-in-law, and I will definitely repay you to my future grandchildren and daughter-in-law.”

“Hahaha, okay, okay, eat it.”

The little sister shakes her head.

“Oh, why? I feel like I’m going to get sick even though I haven’t eaten.”

“Then go and do the dishes!”

“Why does Mom only say things to me!”

“Whack! Then hurry up and eat!”

“I’m going to eat it!”

“Who said to stop me?”

“profit.”

My younger sister is a person who hates to lose. Even now, she feels like she lost, so she hesitates whether she should take her spoon to the kimchi stew or not.

Like it or not, I poke my spoon into the kimchi stew, chewing my mouthful of food.

“Hey, your mouth is torn!”

“Don’t eat it, don’t eat it, I’ll eat it all.”

“Hey! Chew it all up and tell me! I’m dying from embarrassment anyway.”

In this life, our mother’s love.

I’m really going to eat it all.

And I’ll pay you back for it all.

With all my might.

I will do my best.

“Hurp.”

My sister took a bite of kimchi stew and opened her eyes wide.

“what?”

Then he looks at his mother.

“Why? It’s so annoying.”

“Why is it so delicious!”

Mother hit her younger sister on the back.

“Oh my gosh- surprise! I thought it was salty!”

“What did you put in it! Why is it more delicious than usual?”

Mother tilts her head.

“Aren’t you putting anything else in?”

Sister Suyeong took a taste of the kimchi stew and said she understood.

“Girl! Okay.”

Mother and younger sister look at Sooyoung.

“It tastes like it’s filled with a mother’s love.”

“Ugh.”

“Oh ho ho, that’s right – this lady puts her heart into it, her heart into it.”

It was somehow delicious.

No kidding, it really is more delicious.

“Then, did I not put any sincerity into the kimchi stew I usually ate?”

“Hohoho, enjoy your meal— Oh my, I’m busy—”

Mother leaves without answering.

“What! Why aren’t you answering me!”

The younger sister’s voice lingered in the air, and no one picked it up.

“Kyaa-”

I miss seeing my older sister.

Maybe he’s studying hard at home.

“What? When did you finish eating? You haven’t even tried the chopsticks yet!”

Just like my little sister said.

Before I knew it, my rice bowl, which had been full, had been reduced by more than half.

Feeling a sense of crisis, the younger sister quickly starts playing with the spoon.

“West… have you had a hard time?”

No, I didn’t really have a hard time.

“Sigh… Is it hard to make money?”

Well, the external purpose of this trip to Germany and the US was to study abroad. That means it had nothing to do with making money.

“I’ll save more! Tighten my belt!”

“What are you talking about? Are you filming a soap opera by yourself?”

Suyeong-i, who had been irritated by her older sister’s nagging, knocked away her older sister’s chopsticks as they reached for the scrambled eggs, then picked up the scrambled eggs and placed them on top of her rice bowl.

“Hey, eat more to get stronger?”

My little sister looked at me and Sooyoung as if she was looking at bugs.

“These? I’m really going to be sad.”

As if she had no other choice, Sooyoung teared up the kimchi from the kimchi stew and placed it on her younger sister’s rice bowl.

“Vegetarianism is good for your health, miss.”

“Who is your lady!”

“Oh, you still don’t acknowledge me, Miss?”

“Don’t let dirt get in my eyes!”

A decent soap opera.

It’s more interesting than the drama.

“Oh my – why is it so noisy?”

A polite voice, clear pronunciation of each word.

“Big sister!”

My older sister, with dark circles under her eyes, smiles and nods.

“Has the river come?”

“huh.”

“Eat first.”

“Are you done studying?”

“Where is the end, let’s just take a break.”

As expected from an older sister.

“Hyeri, you’re a college student now and you have guests, isn’t it too noisy?”

“No- these are···”

“Use it.”

“thank you for this food-”

The little sister, who was like a calf, became a docile lamb and ate diligently. Sister Suyeong was also soon playing with the spoon diligently.

Without raising her voice once, my older sister dominated the table.

Is it because of my mood?

The kimchi stew seems to have become richer in flavor.

“Sister, eat quickly too.”

“okay.”

I wish my mother could sit here and eat too. Then it would be a meal that the whole family can have together for the first time in a long while.

That seemed a bit greedy, since the restaurant was literally bursting with customers.

“Sister, would you like to grill some meat over charcoal for dinner for the first time in a while?”

At my words, my younger sister, not my older sister, pursed her lips and spoke.

“How can you talk about eating while eating like that?”

The older sister pokes the younger sister in the ribs and looks at me.

“Does the river want to eat meat?”

Rather than saying I really want to eat meat.

It would have been more accurate to say that I just wanted to sit comfortably with my family.

“No, what.”

“Let’s eat meat next time. Are you having a hard time today?”

“Oh, I see.”

It’s a little disappointing.

Well, it doesn’t matter because today isn’t the last day, but still. When I see my sisters and mother, the desire to live every day as if it were my last suddenly rises up.

I’ll earn the money myself, so I just want to hang out together every day.

Anyway, I wonder if our eldest sister will really pass the bar exam this year.

Perhaps the reason you came to the store at this time is because I came.

“Here— try this too—”

Before I knew it, my mother had brought me a large plate with a large bowl of rice and a portion for my older sister.

“Oh, what is it, Mom?”

“I got a little angry because there was squid.”

Suddenly, Mrs. Hong popped her head out of the kitchen and said.

“Ma, there was a fuss since morning saying that the river was coming and that the tide was rising, right?”

My mother hummed, glanced at my younger sister, and quickly went into the kitchen.

I was thinking of eating another bowl of rice, but there were five pieces of jeon instead of one.

Certainly, the amount was unusual for leftover squid.

I put my chopsticks into the plate of kimchi seafood pancakes and regular seafood pancakes piled high.

“Hey! Mix it up!”

“Then it will taste better.”

Muck muck.

“Wow, my mom could do business.”

My mother, who was looking at me with her head sticking out of the kitchen, smiled brightly.

This time I raised both thumbs up.

“Hohoho. Is it that delicious?”

He nodded, chewed and swallowed his words, and said.

“Oh, Mom. Next time I go to America, I should take you with me. I’ve become a person who can’t live without your food.”

It was such a great excuse that I wanted to say it out loud and praise myself.

“Oh my- okay, just wipe your mouth and talk.”

“Really, look at my son’s half-face.”

“Oh my – it’s okay, it’s too expensive. Mom is satisfied with just going to Germany.”

Again, Mrs. Hong tilted her head back and pointed to her ear.

“Dog, can you see my ears?”

“yes?”

“My sister has been to Germany twice. I think my ears are going to fall off.”

“Oh my- be quiet.”

“What is Gyu-il doing? I want to go there too. Germany.

It seems like you’re tired of bragging about your mother. Where should you go this winter?

I must definitely take my mother with me.

Because it tastes so good.

“Hmm···”

At Suyeong’s sister’s deep groans of worry.

“Why, pig? It doesn’t suit your taste?”

My older sister and I, led by my younger sister, turned our gazes toward Sooyoung. How could something this delicious not suit my taste?

“Should I go to cooking school?”

“suddenly?”

“No… My mother-in-law’s cooking is so delicious.”

“Here we go again.”

“What should I do if my husband can’t live without my mother-in-law’s cooking? I should learn, or should I just get a job at Kang’s restaurant?”

Behind Suyeong’s back.

Suyeong’s mother, who had torn up the kimchi that would go well with jeon, whispered softly.

“Try it once and I’ll shave all your hair off.”

“Oh, when did you come?”

“Eat some food and don’t spit on that annoying guy.”

“Ah- Whew! Mom said she likes the river too!”

The old woman lets out a sigh.

“Sigh— You should have a conscience to some extent···”

Then, he looks Sooyoung up and down and goes into the kitchen with his shoulders slumped.

The younger sister patted Sooyoung’s back forcibly, the corners of her lips trembling.

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

“Mr. Lee, I can see you smiling.”

“Did you get teased?”

“Ugh.”

“Phew.”

It’s really nothing special.

It’s nothing special.

I think it was a good decision to come back home.

To this extent, the return home was quite successful.

I have to work hard to earn money, then days like this will come more often.