A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 39



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The Chairman Who Doesn’t Regret Episode 39 – Scholarship Quiz (2)

Lunchtime at Jeonghwa Girls’ Commercial High School.

“Tuna! Where are you going?”

Choi Soo-young calls out to Hye-ri, who is moving busily.

“To the teacher.”

“why?”

“College counseling.”

“Oh, I’ll wait for you when you get back.”

“huh.”

Hye-ri, who had been smiling brightly and nodding, turned her head and hardened her expression. Her mind was still extremely uneasy.

dripping.

“Come in.”

Hye-ri entered the teachers’ office with a knock and sat down in front of the teacher.

“Hyeri, you have to hurry up and write the application. You know tomorrow is the last day, right?”

“yes···”

“You haven’t decided yet? Are you just going to give up on college?”

“No, I’m going to college.”

The homeroom teacher is delighted.

“Good idea, Hye-ri!”

A homeroom teacher who likes Hye-ri as if she were her own. This is clear evidence of how much she likes Hye-ri.

“With your grades, Hye-ri, you can get into any department! Where do you want to go? Seoul National University? Korea University? Yonsei University? You can even go to medical school! The teacher guarantees that you will definitely get in!”

Hye-ri laughs bitterly at her homeroom teacher’s passionate response.

“Can I get that kind of scholarship?”

The homeroom teacher who had been talking excitedly closed her mouth. The top department of the top school. It was true that Hye-ri’s grades were definitely top-tier, but it was not certain that she would be able to secure a scholarship.

“uh···”

Hye-ri tried to smile brightly and spoke to her homeroom teacher, who was hesitating to answer.

“Of course, Seoul National University’s Department of Electronic Engineering would be good, right?”

“Engineering school… Engineering school is good, of course, it’s good… but it’s too bad that you’re going to engineering school with Hye-ri’s grades.”

“I heard that these days, companies are trying to recruit graduates from Seoul National University’s Department of Electronic Engineering?”

The homeroom teacher looks down at Hye-ri’s report card with a look of regret.

“There’s also a way to lower your college entrance exam a little, Hye-ri. Then, wouldn’t you be able to get a scholarship for medical school as well?”

Hye-ri shook her head.

“If I don’t get the scholarship, I’ll have to go to a different department at that school, right?”

“yes?”

Hye-ri shakes her head.

“I’ll just go to Seoul National University, teacher.”

“Is it because of the tuition?”

Hye-ri hesitates to answer her homeroom teacher’s question.

“Seoul National University College of Medicine is a national university, so the tuition is relatively cheap, Hye-ri.”

“How much does it cost?”

“Uh… First of all, there are the registration fees, tuition, and other initial costs… around 700,000 won?”

“700,000 won···”

The homeroom teacher said, biting her lower lip slightly.

“Well, Hye-ri. Since you still have time today, why don’t you discuss it with your mother?”

When Hye-ri didn’t answer, the homeroom teacher pointed to the future hopes written on one page of Hye-ri’s life record book and spoke.

“Hey, Hye-ri, your dream has been to become a doctor for three years.”

“dream···”

The homeroom teacher pats Hye-ri on the shoulder.

“Think about it carefully, Hye-ri, okay?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Okay, let’s decide tomorrow, shall we?”

“yes.”

Hye-ri answered weakly and left the teachers’ office.

“What? Tuna! Why are you weak!”

Choi Soo-young appears out of nowhere and puts her arm around Hye-ri’s shoulder in the hallway.

“It’s heavy.”

“How heavy are these thin arms!”

“I don’t feel like this.”

“Why-”

He slaps Sooyoung’s arm away, but Sooyoung makes a sour face and quickly tickles Hye-ri’s side.

“Gya- Don’t do that!”

Hye-ri suddenly got annoyed and pushed Soo-young. Soo-young, who had fallen on the floor without realizing it, froze in place.

“Uh… sorry.”

Suyeong, who was sullen at Hye-ri’s unusual reaction, apologized.

“Ah, no···”

Hye-ri, who had been irritated, also looked very embarrassed. Seeing that, Soo-young got up from her seat, shaking her butt as if it was nothing, and put her arm around her shoulder again.

“It’s okay! Tuna! Our friendship won’t be shaken by something like this!”

Hye-ri soon starts to smile.

“okay.”

Suyeong nodded her head significantly as if she was satisfied with Hye-ri’s answer.

“Let’s go to our universities together! Seoul National University! I’ll go to art school! You’ll go to medical school!”

Hye-ri bit her lower lip and muttered softly.

“I want to do that too.”

“Huh? What? I didn’t hear you.”

“No, let’s go eat.”

Suyeong takes note of Hye-ri’s words and speaks more brightly on purpose.

“I wonder what our tuna brought today-”

Do you know the effort of swimming? Hye-ri said with a smile.

“Don’t tell me, pig.”

“Ugh, I’m hurt.”

Hye-ri smiles brightly at Soo-young’s words, who covers her body by crossing her arms in an X shape.

“Let’s go! Our pig needs to be fed.”

match!

Hye-ri, who hit Su-yeong’s plump butt, runs ahead of Do-do.

“Whoa! If I catch you, you die-”

Suyeong follows Hye-ri with a big smile.

**

Knock knock knock.

The closing ceremony began with homeroom teacher Seo Yoon-seok hitting the podium.

“Attention, salute.”

After completing his duties as class president, he sat down in his seat with great fear.

“Hey, puppy.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Did you forget anything?”

I thought I knew what you were talking about.

“Yes, I will give it to you when I am done.”

“Give it to me now, you punk.”

I nodded and took out a thousand won bill from my pocket.

The homeroom teacher took the bills from my hand and waved them around as she spoke.

“Okay, those of you who brought this month’s tuition fees, pay now.”

Children who had not paid their parenting fees came forward one by one, paid their fees to their homeroom teacher, and received change and a receipt.

“Hong Tae-soo.”

The homeroom teacher calls Taesu.

“yes···”

Hong Tae-soo’s answer, dead in his tracks.

“Until tomorrow. You know that the day after tomorrow is a day off and the day after that is the closing ceremony, right?”

“yes.”

“Okay, the ceremony is over!”

The homeroom teacher leaves the classroom and the children hurry home. I glanced behind me and saw Hong Tae-soo sitting there with a complicated expression on his face.

His head is probably full of thoughts about how he can pay his tuition.

“hey.”

Hong Tae-soo looks up blankly at my call.

“Let’s go, we have somewhere to go together.”

“where?”

“If you follow me, I’ll tell you.”

Hong Tae-soo’s brief hesitation is felt.

“What? Do you have something to do?”

“I need to find a job.”

“So follow me.”

The guy is delighted.

“Are we going to work? How much do they pay? What’s the job?”

The guy’s expression and question make my mouth water.

At an age when you should be dreaming.

“Follow me, or should I go to the police station?”

“under-”

The guy gets up from his seat, shaking his head.

“Go, go.”

There are bound to be limits to the things he can do right now. It’s just jobs that pay a pittance.

So, it would be more beneficial for him to go with me, both financially and for his future, but it seems he can’t think about that yet.

“If you follow me, honey will drip even in your sleep, you rascal.”

“Honey asshole.”

The guy purses his lips. He probably doesn’t trust what I’m saying.

The Sanggye-dong kids who suddenly appeared.

Among them, Jo Sang-geun responded to my words.

“Honey! I want to dip dog meat in honey and eat it.”

“Oh! Are you only thinking about eating?”

Kim Seong-hak scolds Jo Sang-geun, and Kim Gyu-il sneaks in between me and Hong Tae-soo and asks a question.

“Where are you going?”

“Yes, there is something like that.”

“If you go somewhere nice, take us with you!”

Hwang Dong-soo intervenes.

I shook my head.

“Are you going to school?”

“uh?”

At my words, the children who were following us stopped walking. Hong Tae-soo also stopped walking.

“academy?”

“uh.”

“Why me?”

“Going to the police station?”

“Hey.”

Before I knew it, only Hong Tae-soo was following me, and the kids were far away. Do these guys hate studying that much? There is a time for studying. Especially now, when even just graduating from an engineering school can easily get a job at a large company, it seems like they still like playing.

Hong Tae-su and I started walking without saying a word.

Is this what awkwardness is?

I’ve never cared about anyone since I was born, so this is the first time I’ve felt this way. Why does he care? I’ve never had a friend before, so I don’t know what to say. It seems like he finds it awkward to move his lips or look at me.

“Almost there.”

“Uh huh.”

That was the story he brought up after a long time. I think that even if I were like that, this kid is really not very social. Or maybe I’m just uncomfortable.

Well, I guess it’s something we’ll figure out little by little.

Anyway, the guy and I made it to the academy, breaking through the suffocating silence.

Daughter.

“You’re here, Assistant Instructor!”

A female employee who greets you brightly today as well.

I don’t know the name of the barrel.

Taesu greets me broadly.

“hello!”

“Hey, you punk, the students in your class are going to be surprised.”

It was so loud I thought my ears were going to fall off.

The female employee laughs and covers her mouth.

“hello.”

A female employee looks at me as if asking who I am.

“We are friends.”

“Ah- Professor David is in the classroom.”

“yes.”

“Would you like me to prepare tea for your friend as well?”

I turned my head and looked at Hong Tae-soo.

“Don’t you know how to drink coffee?”

“Hey, coffee?”

“Try it, it’s good.”

“Uh huh.”

He bowed his head slightly as if asking for help and walked ahead. I don’t know why he froze, but Hong Tae-soo became very nervous and followed me.

“who is this?”

“Him?”

“uh.”

“Staff here.”

“You are pretty.”

Was that it?

You’re nervous.

In a strange place, I wonder if Tae is really young. I opened the door to the practical conversation classroom with a smirk. I saw David sitting alone in the classroom.

“Are you alone today?”

When I entered the classroom, I asked in English, and David answered in English with a sigh.

“Oh, you’re here. What’s going on with the practical conversation class? Are you doing everything you want?”

I thought I knew what he meant. Is it normal to teach children from wealthy families? And not just from wealthy families, but from conglomerates.

It wasn’t pleasant to even see that guy Choi Tae-woong’s face, but it wasn’t a bad thing for me.

“Huh? What about him?”

David recognizes Hong Tae-soo.

I said, putting my hand on the guy’s shoulder.

“You told me to go find a friend?”

David chuckles.

“Hello, by the way, we have to speak English here.”

“Hey, English?”

“uh.”

The guy swallows hard and bows while bending over.

“Hello!”

I bit my molars at the greeting I saw for the first time since I was born.

“Big.”

David couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

“Take it easy, take it easy. You don’t have to speak in English.”

Hong Tae-soo glares at me.

I ignored the guy’s gaze and sat down on the sofa. He also sat down next to me.

“You want to go out with that friend?”

David asked Taesu, nodding his head.

“Do you study, friend?”

“I rank about 5th in my class.”

David nods his head and glances at me. His eyes ask if that’s enough. He asks if it’s not enough when all the best high school students from all over the country are gathered.

“I need some special training.”

David nods his head.

“If you want, tell Taewoong.”

I shook my head.

“It’s better not to create any problems.”

“Anyway, stubbornness. Can I really trust you?”

“Didn’t you see the contest?”

“That’s a little different, kid.”

“If you believe, blessings will come.”

“Tsk, what do you mean, I’m going to starve to death because that doesn’t work?”

It’s a surprisingly refreshing appearance.

If you look closely, David also has some unique aspects.

“Anyway, let’s go out, okay? Make sure you show off your outstanding skills. Okay?”

I guess they think that even if I don’t win, I’ll still get some publicity.

I nodded vaguely and nodded to David.

“So, please give me my appearance fee in advance.”

David glances at Hong Tae-soo, then looks back at me and speaks in English.

“Are you a gangster?”

Judging from his reaction, it seemed like he was quick-witted and understood what I was saying. I also spoke in English.

“A gangster, you say? To a talent from a global talent training school.”

“If you can’t even speak, why the money?”

“You saw it, right?”

David’s gaze falls on Taesu.

“Ah, that day.”

David reaches out and pretends to lift my clothes.

“But where is the button?”

“What button is that?”

“A button that disappears when it meets me.”

“Where is that?”

“Why does he take care of his friend but not me?”

I smiled and answered as I saw Taesu with his mouth wide open, so wide that a fly could enter David and I’s English conversation.

“He’s a friend, and David is a business partner.”

David shakes his head.

“Are you sure, partner?”

“sure.”

“Do business partners rip you off these days?”

“It’s an investment, an investment.”

“You want me to invest in him too?”

I nodded.

You probably won’t regret investing today.

“I don’t regret it.”

David, who was licking his lips for a moment, asks readily.

“how much?”

“I don’t need much, just let him focus on studying until the scholarship quiz.”

David stares at me intently and then raises the corners of his mouth.

“You think you’re going to win?”

I shrugged.

“I told you, you don’t regret it?”

“Will 30,000 won be enough?”

“That should be enough.”

“Instead, that student is also a student at our Global Talent Training Center?”

“Deal.”

David takes his wallet out of his pocket and takes out three ten-thousand-won bills, making a clinking sound.

“Okay! Appearance fee.”

Hong Tae-soo looks at me with a bewildered expression after seeing David’s hand suddenly extended.

“What are you looking at? Take it.”

“why?”

A guy who doesn’t understand the situation.

I snickered and said to David.

“Please give me one coin as change.”

David exchanged the 10,000 won into change and handed it over to me, and I gave 29,000 won out of the 30,000 won to the dumbfounded Taesu, and shook the remaining 1,000 won and said.

“This is the tuition fee.”