A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 71



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 71 – A Grand Plan (2)

David pouts.

It smells like money, but I don’t say anything, so you seem disappointed.

“Excessive greed invites trouble. It is always best for a cicada to eat pine needles.”

“Isn’t that hitting too low?”

Contrary to his words, his mood doesn’t seem that bad.

“What is it this time?”

“Just, what? Real estate?”

“real estate?”

“yes.”

David raised the corners of his mouth.

“Oh, is the construction stock I invested in last time finally going up?”

“You invested? You acted like you wouldn’t.”

“I soaked it for a little while.”

“It will go up, but it is not at its peak yet.”

“Really? My friend said he was coming the other day.”

Am I weird?

Rather, looking at David who is greedy for money, I feel that he is more human.

Unlike my family and the people of Sanggye-dong who only give to others as if they don’t know what greed for money is, I feel like they are a little more realistic and real.

“Watch the video lectures carefully, you’ll get better.”

In the future, the internet lecture market will be formed into a unit market. I actually thought that the present would be more profitable than the future.

In terms of unit price, it is the same with the private education law that the current government has declared illegal.

“Yes, yes, the cicada will eat pine needles.”

He speaks sarcastically, but his mood still seems good. It seems that what he said earlier during lunch hour about the breeding grounds being overflowing was not an exaggeration.

“By the way, is Hye-rin’s company doing okay?”

I couldn’t help but turn my head when I heard the story about his older sister coming out of his mouth.

“why.”

“Who is eating him? Anyway, he gets aggressive whenever his older sisters are mentioned.”

“Tell me, why are you suddenly my older sister?”

“I’m currently going to Hye-rin’s company, and there’s been a lot of talk about textile companies being no good these days. I heard that Gyeongseon Textiles has been dismantled.”

If that’s the point of view.

I nodded.

As David said, it is true that South Korea, which had been receiving OEMs from foreign countries, began to lose its competitiveness in the mid-1980s.

Wages began to rise in proportion to the economic growth rate, which was rapidly increasing every year, and prices were not rising significantly due to government restraint.

As a result, many companies have turned their attention to the world, which is more backward than operating their production plants in Korea. After all, companies as a group have to prioritize the pursuit of profit.

“That’s right.”

“uh?”

David shook his head as if it was nothing when he questioned the outburst from his own soliloquy.

I remember clearly that around this time, my eldest sister changed jobs. It must have been evidence that the textile industry was going bankrupt.

“Is that all? I heard there’s been a lot of noise about wages these days. I heard that college students are disguising themselves as workers and protesting there too? Did Hye-rin say that it’s a subcontractor for Seongsam Textiles?”

Hey, didn’t Choi Tae-woong come to visit?

David’s tongue is longer today than usual. Is it because he’s even talking about politics out of the blue, or is it because I’m this close to him now?

“Yes, Seongsam Wool Fabric lasts a long time, so there won’t be any problem.”

“Then that’s good. Be careful. It’ll be tiring if you get involved with student activists.”

Because it’s exercise.

Now that I think about it, they say that the times make the person. My older sister was definitely a strong person, so why didn’t she participate in sports?

Is this evidence that the times are creating poverty?

I feel sorry for the students who are working hard for democracy, but I definitely don’t want my older sister to participate there.

As David feared, one wrong move could put one’s life at risk.

“Do you know anyone around you who is a real estate agent?”

“What, are you really investing in real estate?”

“I wanted to find out something.”

“Yes.”

“is it so?”

“You know too, right?”

“Me?”

David nods.

“Oh, Taewoong.”

He is a familiar figure, but he is not a person who would be a troublemaker. It is tiring for me to compete with the conglomerates by releasing useless information.

“Not really.”

David picked up a smile.

“Tae-woong is not as much of a gangster as you might think. It’s rare for a chaebol to be so easygoing and easygoing.”

I burst out laughing just as much as David. The adage that you can trust money but not people is always true.

“I don’t know how much land you’re investing in, but do you think it’ll be just Taewoong? It’ll probably be a small sum.”

I guess that’s not entirely wrong.

Of course, there are clear limits to what I can do with the funds I have.

“Are you asking for land while consulting on the Asian Games and Olympics? Isn’t it much bigger than where you live?”

Since when have I been so friendly towards Choi Tae-woong? It certainly seems like David and my relationship have changed a little. Maybe he now sees me as something other than a business partner.

“Did you get the money?”

“Hey, are you feeling better?”

It was obvious enough that he wasn’t paid to do it. The benevolence in his eyes was enough to tell me that he was now recommending something beneficial to me.

“Let me think about it.”

I received it out of pure kindness.

I learned from my mother, my sisters, and the people of Sanggye-dong that it is impolite to refuse something outright, so I should put it to use.

I feel a bit awkward saying those things to Taesu and making the same choice.

It’s still not enough though.

Because I want to be an adult.

“What’s going on? Didn’t you press the button today?”

He stopped the car gently and chuckled at the question. If you want me to press it, I should press it.

“Come in, Mr. Kim Chun-sik.”

“Hey- David! David Kim!”

“Yes, Chunshik hyung, let’s go-”

widely.

When I close the door, I hear a rumbling sound, like a buzzing sound.

Bang, bang.

The Dow Royal Salon starts moving again after a knock on the car.

In the distance, I could see a lot of women coming out of the company building, probably because it was just about time to get off work. I saw my older sister walking blankly with a very serious expression between them.

I wonder what happened.

A shadow falls over her face.

Slap.

Could it be because I’m lost in thought?

My older sister couldn’t avoid a small puddle and stepped into it. As a result, the white nice sneakers I bought her got splashed with dirty water.

“no way.”

My older sister carefully pulled her feet out of the puddle and took a handkerchief out of her handbag, which she had knitted herself beautifully.

Your shoes might get a little dirty. Why bother using a handkerchief to clean them? Why bother washing that handkerchief and letting your hands get red in the cold water in the middle of winter?

I slapped away my older sister’s hand as she bent down and reached for her shoe.

“Huh? Dog!”

“I told you to just wear it and go.”

“Uh… That’s what’s happening.”

“By the way, if you go get a refund now, I’ll give you one.”

“It’s just that the shoes are pretty.”

Excuses.

He quickly lowered his left sleeve and wiped his sister’s sneakers.

“Ouch, it’s embarrassing-”

“Okay, I’m going to wash it today anyway.”

“Oh, my goodness.”

Why are you turning up the corners of your mouth in a bashful manner while saying you don’t like it?

“What were you thinking while walking that you couldn’t avoid this?”

“Were you watching?”

“I waved from afar, but he didn’t even look at me.”

“Was that so? Were you thinking about something?”

“What are you thinking?”

“Yes, it’s a secret that Kang-i doesn’t need to know-”

They say you can’t spit in a smiling face.

Of course, I don’t want to do that to my older sister. But she didn’t seem ready to tell me yet, so I didn’t bother asking her any more.

I was always careful with my words in front of other people, so I really hated it when someone kept asking me questions.

Because whenever I answered honestly, I hated the way people looked at me with surprised or disgusted faces.

“Let’s go, miss.”

My older sister smiles and links her arms with me.

“But why did you come here? Didn’t you go to your mom’s store?”

“Mom, the store is closed today.”

“Huh? Why?”

My older sister looked very surprised.

“Customers started pouring in from around 11 o’clock, and we ran out of ingredients.”

“What? Really?”

It’s going to snow heavily already.

“Oh, really.”

“Mom would have liked it.”

“How did you know?”

“Didn’t you know? My mom really likes days when her business is good.”

“I see.”

“Yeah, you said several times that you were happy when you counted the money at the end.”

“aha.”

My mother always counted money with her hands, and there was a reason for that.

“I wish my mom would get rich soon-”

For some reason, I feel a deep sense of regret in my older sister’s voice as she speaks with a long voice.

For a moment, she frowned at the word money, and then wondered if the worry she had been thinking about was money.

“Oh, and.”

“Yeah- and what?”

Are you enjoying talking to me?

My older sister’s eyes are filled with joy as she looks up at me.

“My little sister and I decided to go to the scholarship quiz.”

“Really? You said you didn’t like it?”

“Just, whatever.”

“Well done – my sister – Hye-ri will love it.”

“okay?”

I didn’t notice it easily.

Our eldest sister knew everything.

“Hye-ri really wanted to go out – I could feel it even without saying anything, but Kang said you didn’t want to go so I couldn’t tell you to go.”

“I see.”

“I guess so, so be good to Hye-ri. Even though you grumble with words, how good of a sister are you?”

“Then what about you, sister?”

“me?”

“huh.”

The older sister laughs bashfully again.

“Just do it like you are doing now, no. It’s okay if you do a little worse than you are doing now, that’s okay. Don’t try too hard to do it well. It’s hard.”

Suddenly, my steps came to a halt.

It doesn’t have to be worse than it is now.

I haven’t done anything yet.

As I stopped walking, my older sister looked up at me with a puzzled look. The words she had said kept lingering in my head.

Sister, really.

“no.”

“huh?”

“I don’t want to. I can’t do it.”

My older sister’s face looked embarrassed for a moment, but then she smiled brightly.

“Okay- my little brother can do whatever he wants-”

Then he pulls his arms and walks briskly.

I stared blankly at my sister’s back and whispered to myself.

That’s what my older sister is like.

Stop working so hard.

Stop making sacrifices.

A little, no, a lot.

It’s okay if you can’t do it, so take it easy.

“Do you know where the hardware store is?”

My sister stops walking and tilts her head at my question.

“Why a hardware store?”

“Buy me something.”

“If you go that way, it’s there, right?”

“let’s go.”

The hardware store we arrived at like that.

I came by today because I wanted to try to do a little better. I guess work at the store ended early. I have a little time left before the sun sets, so I think I should hurry and get going.

When the sun goes down, it’s so dark in my house that I can’t see much.

“What are you going to buy?”

He smiled and said this in response to his older sister’s question.

“star.”

“huh?”

“I bought a star.”

“What is that?”

I shrugged and told the hardware store owner what I wanted: longroses, nippers, needle wire, light bulbs, long pipes, and strong rope.

I chose a light bulb that wasn’t a regular light bulb, but one that had one incandescent bulb and several very small light bulbs connected in a string.

“How much is it?”

“Oh my, you bought a lot – eight thousand won.”

“Hehe-”

My older sister reached out to stop me, but I quickly covered her with my back and paid the money.

Clap, clap.

My older sister who hits my back.

“That guy, that guy knows how to make money funny!”

“It is necessary.”

“What are you doing buying something like that?”

“I said it was necessary.”

“You shouldn’t spend money like that!”

“I need it.”

My older sister beat her chest as if she was frustrated. Her face was filled with irritation. However, she shook her head and gave up trying to stop me.

My older sister walked for a long time in silence, perhaps feeling offended.

“you.”

He calls me in a low voice as if warning me.

“uh.”

“Save your money.”

“okay.”

My older sister’s eyes, glaring at me, are filled with regret and pity.

I wonder if he hates the sight of himself scolding him for saving money.

“after-”

Is it my imagination that I can sense the sadness in her sighs?

That’s how we arrived at our house.

“Sister, you go in first.”

“Why? What are you doing?”

“Wait a minute, what are you going to do?”

“okay.”

The sun is slowly setting, so let’s hurry and get moving.

Pipes are placed in the middle of the yard, usually on the path leading to the bathroom, and secured properly. Then, a strong rope is tied over them to create a long path to the bathroom.

They made it higher than the height of people walking by so that it wouldn’t get in the way, and moved it all the way to the bathroom. They then fixed it with nails and strings on top of the toilet and installed an incandescent light bulb.

“What is the river doing?”

Did you get off work?

The owner saw me moving busily and asked.

“Make a star.”

“star?”

“It’s dark at night.”

“ah-”

The old man moves his lips for a moment, choosing his words.

“I was so careless.”

“No, we need it.”

“Tsk, but that’s not it.”

The old man frowns deeply and goes into the house.

I wonder if you were concerned.

I’m really okay.

Squeak.

The door opens and the old man comes out holding a hoe and a shovel.

“Let’s do it together.”

After giving that notice, he started digging the ground to bury the electric wire in the small flower bed leading to the bathroom.

I hesitated to say it was okay, but then nodded. It was hard to write about the heart, but it was also hard to accept it. I was learning.