A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 89



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 89 – The Right Match.

As we go out of the ward, we see people shouting and chanting in front of the nurses’ desk. When Kang Noya and I approach them, they close their mouths and look at us.

“Is that okay for a young student? Huh!”

The others nodded at the shout of the man whose cheeks were flushed as if he had been drinking alcohol.

Now it almost feels like I’ve become a traitor.

“Are you sure you want to terminate the contract?”

They all nod their heads at my question, and Kang Noya clicks his tongue.

“Yeah, they say that land and house prices will soon skyrocket, but that price is out of the question.”

“Have you read the terms of the contract?”

People looking at me as if asking what I’m talking about.

I shifted my gaze and looked at Kang Noya.

“Ah-” Kang Noya sighed, opened the bag he was carrying, took out a contract identical to the one they and I had written, placed it on the desk, and began explaining.

“Here, if you look here, this young man, Jeon Kang, who is the current buyer, has no fault whatsoever, right?”

“What do you mean there is no reason for them to be at fault? They deceived us and took our land and houses away.”

“It wasn’t your land or house to begin with. It was the young man from Jeon Gang who made it your land and house.”

“Adventure-”

Is it possible that a story that is disadvantageous to them can be hushed up with a cough?

“Anyway, the contract was signed legally and the balance has already been paid, and the paperwork has already been completed at the district office. So if you want to cancel the contract, it seems like it’s your fault.”

“So what exactly is the reason for that?”

Knock knock.

Kang Noya says, tapping on a part of the contract.

“If the contract cannot be performed due to a fault of either Party A or Party B, the penalty shall be limited to ten times the contract amount.”

“This, this is crazy.”

“Are you asking us to pay 10 times more now?”

“It was a perfectly written contract. Didn’t you read it and stamp it?”

“This is a scam! A scam! You were the one who lured me into building a house that didn’t exist and offering me money to live in it!”

The men and women protested violently.

How can the way I go into and come out of the bathroom be so different? I’ve seen it many times and it’s something I should be used to, but the anger in my chest just won’t go away.

As people screamed, doors opened all over the wards and patients peeked out to look around.

If I were alone, it wouldn’t matter at all.

I spoke quietly to Kang Noya, looking at the very troubled face of the nurse in charge of Grandma Kang Seo-ja.

“Please cancel the contract after receiving only the original payment.”

Kang Noya opens his eyes wide again.

“Really? The damage is huge.”

“Let’s just charge a little more for the paperwork processing fee.”

“Tsk… You opened your eyes like you were going to kill me earlier, but you lost your mind again so quickly?”

Pick, it makes me laugh.

No way.

I definitely crossed the line.

Even if they hang on to my trouser legs, I wonder if I will ever reach out to them again.

When Kang Noya, who was tongue-tied, told them about the costs of receiving money from people and processing various documents, as well as the brokerage fees, they turned around and grumbled as if even that was unfair.

“Oh my god – it’s ten thousand dollars.”

“Thank you for your hard work, sir.”

“Tsk tsk, you’re the one who’s having a harder time… You foolish people don’t know what’s in their own minds.”

“Could you please convey a message to architect Kim Up-joong?”

“Are you telling me to postpone the house for later?”

“yes.”

“Since we have to go in anyway, let’s do that. But what about that house that your country recognized? Are we going to leave it as is?”

I shook my head.

No way.

If you leave it alone, it’s just a fool.

“No, please return it back to being an illegal structure.”

“Oh my – I moved around uselessly.”

Surely, after the broadcast, people who saw money in the shantytown will flock to buy real estate, just like the greed that took hold of their hearts.

So I must move so that no one dares touch what is mine.

“I will move too.”

“Well, young people have their own ideas. They’re very straightforward when it comes to getting things done, so except for giving money to the shantytowns, well…”

After Kang Noya, who had swallowed the gossip, disappeared and the commotion died down, I asked the nurse in charge of the grandmother, who sighed and shook her head.

“Can you please look after Grandma? She is not in her right mind again.”

“Where is your grandson going?”

“I think I need to make a quick phone call.”

“Okay, then.”

The first one to call was Hyoryong.

“Hyo-ryong-ah.”

-Uh, why.

“Can I ask you to take me to the hospital?”

-Okay, my grandmother said she wanted to see her friend anyway.

“Okay, come as fast as you can.”

-Oh, I’ll be there soon.

Hyoryeong agreed without saying anything.

The person you’re talking to next on the phone seems like it’s been a long time since you last spoke to him.

-Yes, this is Kim Mi-hyeon from the New York Global Talent Training Center.

“How are you? This is Jeon Kang.”

-Oh my, Assistant Instructor!

“Is Instructor David in his seat?”

-Yes, you are here. Would you like me to change it for you?

“Yes, please.”

Busy sounds can be heard over the receiver. It seems that the training center is busy these days, as there is a rumor that David’s mouth is hanging from his ear. It is not a lie, as it is a witness account from my younger sister who is studying while taking a scholarship quiz in the small counseling room of the training center.

-Oh, yeah. What’s going on?

David’s voice is full of joy.

Some people are so upset that they feel bad for no reason.

“Please make an appointment with the mayor.”

-Am I some kind of matchmaker? This is the first time in a long time that I’ve called and asked this question out of the blue.

“I’m busy.”

-Anyway, he’s my older brother. He’s my older brother.

“Please.”

-today?

“Yes, as quickly as possible. This is the hospital, and if you leave from here, it takes about 30 minutes to get to the district office or the training center.”

-Okay, that would be perfect for dinner.

“Yes, then I will take note of it then?”

-okay.

Now that my business was over, I quickly returned to the hospital room. As I walked that short distance, I hoped that my grandmother had come to her senses.

“Am I losing my mind again?”

An old lady asking a nurse. I answered on behalf of the nurse.

“Yes, Grandma.”

“Oh my – when you get old you should just die. Tsk tsk.”

The old woman shook her head as if reproaching herself.

It’s not her who should be blaming herself.

“Are they okay?”

“Yes, Grandma is gone.”

“Are they shantytown people?”

“yes.”

“Are you rotten people okay? Just say a word.”

I sat down next to my grandmother, smiling. Just as my grandmother said, they didn’t care about my grandmother’s well-being. Among the people who came running today, there were some who had houses on my grandmother’s land. Some even built houses and lived in my grandmother’s yard.

Yet they did not care about Grandma’s well-being. It was as if they felt the favor was continuing and they felt entitled to it.

“What if things don’t go well?”

“No, everything is going smoothly.”

“Grandi, is there really such a fuss?”

“People’s greed is endless.”

“Tsk tsk, when you lose, you have to carry it around, oh my… What should I say?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

My grandmother’s scolding seemed to be directed at me. To be exact, it seemed to be directed at me throughout my life.

Because I too was a person who coveted wealth that I wouldn’t be able to take with me when I died.

“I think I should leave early today, Grandma.”

The grandmother licked her lips again as if she was disappointed.

“Oh my – studying is boring.”

“You don’t work hard anyway.”

“You too, when you grow old, you idiot, why don’t you come into this Daegu-pak?”

“Hyo-ryong and his grandmother said they were coming.”

“Oh, the saint is coming? The old man must be having a hard time···”

“I guess you don’t have anyone to talk to.”

The old woman nodded roughly and lay down on the bed, seemingly tired.

“So, are you going to go scold them then?”

“Because greed brings trouble.”

“Oh my- don’t do it too much… you’ll get hurt too.”

The grandmother, who was beaten so badly that she lost consciousness due to the loud voice, is worried about them instead. Did they find this kindness from the people around them funny or did they take it for granted?

If you don’t know, you should tell me.

If you don’t know, you have to learn it even if it means being hit.

I didn’t answer, saying I understood in the end.

“Hey, go ahead, don’t worry about it, it doesn’t seem like it’s time for the old man to go yet.”

“Yes, Grandma, then I’ll come tomorrow.”

“Why do you keep coming here, you keep nagging me.”

“That’s because you don’t study.”

“Ugh- here comes the nagging again.”

He nodded and got up from his seat, striding briskly toward the hospital room door. He had made a decision, so he had no hesitation in his actions. It was the first time he had moved as efficiently, quickly, and vigorously as possible, but he was following along very well.

“Macro.”

Just as I was about to open the door, I heard my grandmother calling me.

“yes.”

“Slowly… That’s why it’s like that.”

Just because you don’t have money, does that mean you don’t have a conscience?

Would that be justified?

Maybe my mother, or my older sisters too.

When I do favors for others without reason, this is probably what makes me the most angry and annoyed.

I thought I was skipping meals, worrying about tuition, studying hard, and struggling to avoid poverty, but my sisters and mother were always helping someone.

The family lived in old clothes, old shoes, and ate shabby food, but they still helped others. And people did not necessarily respond to the kindness of such a family with the same kindness.

But I still felt frustrated and resentful of my family, who would worry about how to help someone when they asked for help with a smile. I often resented them, saying, “If only they were a little more selfish, if only they thought of themselves a little more, if only they thought of me.”

“I just wanted to let you know.”

“What?”

“What happens when you start to take kindness for granted?”

My grandmother couldn’t say anything more to me and just looked at me with a look of pity.

Who is Grandma feeling sorry for right now?

Could it be me?

Or maybe it’s them.

**

David’s face, which I hadn’t seen in a long time, was bright and smiling.

“Are you here? Let’s go right away. We’ll be late.”

His figure, arm around my shoulder, seemed very natural. If someone saw me, they would think I was their real younger brother. Or maybe we were very close acquaintances.

“Is the video selling well? Let’s be friendly.”

“Don’t be ridiculous, it’s just chaos because there’s a shortage of supplies.”

“It’s not that bad, is it?”

“Anyway, this isn’t going to be an easy ride.”

“I’ve just started sowing, so there’s no way it’ll go well.”

“Yeah, you punk, we still haven’t been able to properly produce the quantity, so it’s lacking, okay?”

Since it is just starting out, it seems that they are not able to handle all the orders.

“The training center is really crowded?”

“Oh, it’s packed, packed, packed, on weekends and weekdays. They’re selling videos and textbooks to students and parents who couldn’t get in because they were late.”

That’s what money is.

Who makes me laugh like this?

Who makes you cry like that?

Anyway, he’s a strange guy.

Vroom.

He asks as he starts the engine.

“But why the mayor all of a sudden? Didn’t we have a good discussion last time?”

“Okay, that’s cooperative.”

“But why? Suddenly.”

“There are some flies flying around.”

“Dung fly?”

“Yes, that’s why I thought I should spray some fly repellent to get rid of the flies.”

David asks with a smile.

“Then the mayor is a Parisian?”

I think that’s a high price to pay.

Because he is someone who is trying his best to look good to the current government. He is also the person who originally pushed down the shantytown.

I answered with a shrug. David shook his head and instead of the gear stick, he looked around at my body.

“Where are you today? Which side is the button on? Anyway, this is strange, it’s only when I meet him that he can’t fight back.”