A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 44



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 44 – The Perfect Partner.

Taesu tilts his head at the word perfect, and it seems he still has difficulty understanding what I mean.

“Is this all I need to do to improve my English?”

Taesu nods and answers.

“Oh, there are a few questions in the scholarship quiz where foreigners are speaking in English.”

Were there any problems like that?

Just then, foreigners appeared on TV and started talking in English. It was basically an explanation of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

“What do you think? Do you get it?”

Taesu glanced at me and shook his head.

“no···”

I don’t know for sure, but it’s probably because the guy’s ears haven’t been opened yet. He was studying at school anyway. The conversations foreigners are having now are something that he should know if he’s learned middle school English. It’s just that he can’t hear native speaker pronunciation.

Just like I did when I first came to America.

“Okay, I know your weakness, so don’t worry.”

“huh?”

“Just keep working hard like you are doing now.”

“okay.”

Dude, you’re more objective than I thought. English will be an essential element in the life of a successful sports star in the future, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to start preparing now.

[ This time, it’s about the novelist. He is an American writer… ]

“Ernest Hemingway?”

[ Hemingway! That’s right! ]

[ When an object is dropped from a point on the Earth to the ground… ]

“Conversion power?”

[ Turning power! Correct answer! ]

Dude, as expected, your common sense is amazing. I also had some confusing problems, but Taesu has no trouble.

How much time has passed like that?

Crunch.

The front door opened and the family returned.

“Oh my- Sanggye-dong’s pride! Were you studying?”

The owner, Choi Deok-su, greets us with a bright smile.

“Sir, the girl has returned.”

Sister Suyeong also has a bright face.

“Here, eat this while you do this.”

The landlady seems to have bought bread to give to Taesu and me. I guess all those things are on her mind.

“You don’t have to pack it for me.”

The old man shook his head in response to what I said.

“No, no! Our Sanggye-dong’s pride, you must come in first place in the scholarship quiz! Got it?”

“Haha, yes sir.”

“Okay, okay, study comfortably, comfortably. Sooyoung, you give Kang and Kang some bread and milk so they can eat.”

“Yeah, Dad.”

The owner and his wife enter the room, and Sooyoung’s older sister quickly places bread and milk on the living room table.

“Do it while eating- Sir-”

My sister’s joke makes me burst out laughing. The bread is fluffy and the red bean paste inside is delicious, as if it was bought at a specialty store rather than the local supermarket.

“Here, there’s some cream puffs too!”

“Eat well, sister.”

“Are you studying well?”

“Oh, it’s okay.”

“thank god.”

I eat bread and drink milk occasionally, but Taesu doesn’t even reach for the bread.

Rather, he put down the pencil he was holding and sat quietly.

It seems that the boy’s pride is still only loosened up for me. Bakery bread is a very precious thing these days, and although I might reach out for it as a child, I am not shaken.

It’s like a big bowl.

[ This, which resembles a human figure, has been a famous trade item since the Goryeo Dynasty, and is said to be the best quality in Korea all over the world… ]

“I don’t know?”

“uh?”

Taesu is embarrassed by what I say.

This is an easier problem than any I’ve solved so far.

“It resembles a person, and the keyword is Goryeo. If you have these two, you know the answer, right?”

“uh···”

“It’s okay, you might not know, it might be ginseng.”

“Ah, ginseng.”

[Ginseng! That’s the answer!]

“Oh my gosh, my husband is so smart!”

That damn western voice.

Who said he was getting married?

I glance at Taesu, who is having trouble concentrating properly, and he is hiding his hands and feet. He is either watching or not watching the problems that keep coming out of the TV.

[ The following is a 20-point social studies question. Japanese culture was greatly influenced by our country… especially in the late 6th century, when Buddhism was adopted as the political foundation… ]

“I don’t know?”

“Oh, that’s difficult.”

The guy doesn’t seem to be having any problems right now. Like a wild animal that is very alert to its surroundings, I can feel that all of his attention is focused on the owner of this house, Sooyoung.

If I asked my older sister to come in, she would gladly listen, but I hate asking for favors from others and being indebted to them, just like her, so I can’t do that.

“Should we stop here for today?”

“I wonder?”

Judging from the way he smiled, it seems he was definitely uncomfortable. He has to watch the scholarship quiz broadcast diligently for the remaining two weeks, not just one or two days, so it seems right to find a different way.

Well, it must be hard to study here every time. For him, for me, and for Suyeong’s sister’s family.

It’s probably just one thing that’s uncomfortable.

I got up from my seat, turned off the video player, and turned off the TV. Hearing that sound, the owner, Choi Deok-su, came out of the room.

“Are you done studying?”

“Yes, sir, I think I’ll stop here for today.”

“Yeah, it’s nice to see the guys working hard-”

The old man seemed to think so sincerely, and his expression showed no signs of falsehood.

Taesu, standing there, looking so awkward. Only then can you see the hole in his socks and the black dirt under his fingernails.

“Come anytime you need, it’s my home – think of it and study! Our Sanggye-dong students are studying, so you need to help them out in some way.”

The old man pats Taesu on the shoulder. Looking at him, the boy’s clothes are also worn here and there and covered in black dirt.

“Hey, you’re heavy and manly, aren’t you?”

The old man was embarrassed to be the one who just stayed silent, so he offered some words of consideration first.

“Oh my, guys, there’s a lot of bread left. I’ll wrap it up for you, so take it and eat it.”

The old man is moving diligently, but looking at Taesu’s face, he doesn’t seem to be accepting it at all. It was so hard to even have lunch together, so there’s no way he’d accept that.

“mister.”

“Hey, puppy. Why?”

I decided to politely decline on his behalf.

“The bread is fine. I’m full.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes, but can I borrow some of the recorded videos of the scholarship quizzes?”

“Of course! Of course.”

Suyeong tilts her head.

“Why? We watched it at home! Was there a video at Kang’s house?”

There was no TV, let alone a video player. Unlike Sooyoung, who was suspicious, the older man must have read my mind. He pushed Sooyoung into the room and stuffed the video into a black plastic bag.

“What, what is that? Fighting? That’s it!”

“Haha, yes sir.”

“You look really good these days, Kang. You’re doing well.”

“Yes, I will do my best.”

“Okay-”

Taesu and I left the master’s house like that. Taesu scratched his head in front of the front door and looked at me.

“That… I’ll try harder.”

He seems to know that he can’t focus on his own. It’s not his fault. It’s the world, the environment.

“Oh, don’t worry about anything. Let’s go to the academy tomorrow as soon as school ends.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Come in.”

“Uh- See you tomorrow.”

Taesu guy is going down the hill.

I think about how I can create an environment where he can study comfortably.

The landlord told me to think of it as my house, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s not easy unless you’re as thick-skinned as I am. Unlike me, who doesn’t really care about the people around him, Taesu is probably closer to normal.

**

[ Proud, proud Seorabeol Seorabeol High School students, students, students···]

The principal’s speech echoed throughout the playground.

I was freezing to death, so why did we really have to hold the closing ceremony at the playground? And what about the quality of those blaring speakers?

The kids must have the same thoughts as me because they are frowning while keeping an eye on the student council president, homeroom teachers, and drill instructor.

After the graduation ceremony, smiles spread across the children’s faces.

Guys, is vacation really that good?

Well, I feel so good, so how must those guys feel?

“Let’s go quickly. We have some things to take care of before lunch.”

“Oh, okay.”

The academy that Taesu arrived at like that.

I opened the door to the practical conversation class classroom along the now familiar hallway.

“Huh? You said you were doing special training or something?”

David sits up awkwardly from his couch reading a comic book.

“I need something for special training.”

He tilts his head.

He glances at me and Taesu, who are sitting on the sofa, and frowns.

“Why, I think I hear the sound of money going out.”

As expected, he has a keen eye for detail.

I handed him the black plastic bag I had packed that morning.

He glanced at it placed on the table and tilted his head.

“video?”

“Yes, please set up the player and TV.”

“Have you left it?”

“Wouldn’t a global talent training center also need audiovisual materials?”

Pick smiling David.

“Hey, you still have a conscience, I thought you wanted me to buy your house.”

It’s not that I haven’t thought about that.

I held back from taking this hot-blooded young man to my house because I had three beautiful girls in my house. Oh, of course, the bigger issue was that I didn’t think he would be able to study comfortably just because he was in my house.

“call?”

David snorts at my words, saying that it is ridiculous.

“With my mouth closed?”

“Hey, I even got a gift the day before yesterday.”

“A gift? Me?”

David tilts his head.

Wow, did you forget the egg bread I bought for you?

“Egg bread.”

“Hey, are you a punk?”

“No, business partners exchange gifts and such.”

“Why, it seems like the structure is such that only one person receives.”

Well, maybe I went too far.

David might not be a bad partner. First of all, he has an incredibly quick wit. As he said, he has been on the receiving end of quite a few compliments.

“okay.”

David’s eyes sparkle at my words, as if he is expecting something.

“First of all, our scholarship students.”

I continued speaking, patting Taesu on the shoulder.

“They say my weakness is English, so please give me some English education that focuses on conversation.”

David nods his head observantly. He looks at the female employee who came in at that moment and says.

“Oh, Mihyeon. Please ask our scholarship student, Instructor Seo, to take a level test.”

“all right.”

Taesu guy follows her outside.

“Come on, tell me.”

That’s why.

Since he’s so perceptive, I think he’d be a good partner.

“Do you do any stock trading?”

“Huh? Stocks? You’re not talking about school?”

“Hey, school isn’t over yet.”

“This little brat is really annoying, I’m going to get really annoyed. I’m going to get really annoyed.”

He thinks for a moment.

“No, you’re a goblin.”

It seems difficult to trust the information given by a high school student to buy stocks without thinking. But the reason he is worried is probably because he thinks I am quite great.

“There is a famous investor in America.”

“suddenly?”

“When he was young, I recommended a sport to the man who lived next door.”

“however?”

“The man next door thought he had to believe the kid’s words to get his money’s worth, so he invested $10,000, and later that $10,000 became $470 million.”

“Was there such an investor?”

David tilts his head.

right.

does not exist.

It’s true that $10,000 has not become $470 million yet, as it was not until 2008.

“I guess he’s probably the 80th richest person in America?”

David was thinking deeply about something.

“Buffett?”

Oh, I heard you completed an MBA in the US. I guess you were interested in the US economy as well.

“yes.”

David chuckles.

“You’re a genius like Buffett?”

I shook my head.

It can’t be just that much.

Unlike him, I was given one more chance.

“I’m going to win.”

“Oh, wow. Your dreams are so wild.”

I still can’t believe it.

“Okay, I am. What kind of stock is it?”

I nodded at his words.

What is this? Do you think I have to put a spoon in his mouth to get him to listen? If the Pyongyang governor doesn’t like me, then that’s fine, but I don’t really want to put in that kind of effort.

“Then just take me to the securities firm.”

“I told you I’m not interested in stocks.”

“I’ll invest, not David.”

He becomes interested again.

“What? What, do you have any solid information?”

He’s so focused on me.

Thump, thump, thump.

Shiver shiver.

He suddenly becomes irritated when he is distracted by the noise of construction outside.

“Oh! Seriously, isn’t it too much to do construction day and night? Are you saying that all the schools should go bankrupt? What do you mean?”

Pick said with a smile.

“It’s very noisy these days, isn’t it?”

“Oh, is that all? There’s so much construction going on everywhere that it’s annoying to just drive. It’s annoying.”

Even though you already know everything.

All you have to do is change your mindset.

“So, I should buy stocks.”

David shook his head at my words.

“No, but what is the information, you punk, let me hear it.”

“86 Asian Games, 88 Olympic Games. What is South Korea doing now while doing those?”

“Well, urban development?”

“You know very well.”

David sits up in his seat after thinking about something for a while.

“erection!”

He looks like he realized something.

“Are you listening and speaking?”

David chuckles at my words as if he finds them ridiculous.

“Hey, I’m also someone who has barely scratched the surface of an MBA.”

“Oh, I don’t believe it.”

David comes up to me and lifts my clothes.

“Where’s the button? Huh? I’m definitely going to find it and break it today.”

He slapped his hand away and said.

“Would you like to deposit the information?”

David nods, takes his keys and says.

“Let’s go. Let’s stop by the securities company and then go to the radio station.”

“okay.”