I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 191



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (191)

“Ah~ It feels so good to rest.”

This is Gyeongseong, and Park Jae-ok enjoyed her holiday in her room.

It’s nice to have a break, but if there’s one thing that pricks my conscience, it’s that I took my period leave on Friday. It’s not just me, other female employees also took leave from Monday to Friday.

Maybe the feeling of guilt has gone away a little since everyone else is doing it.

As expected, the person who would pass judgment appeared.

“Are your period cramps that bad?”

“Oh my, Mom, please knock when you come into the room.”

“Are you sick? Mom, I’m going out, can you buy me some medicine?”

“You don’t have to do that, I just took a vacation to rest.”

Is it my imagination that makes the back of my head tingle?

Park Jae-ok waited for her mother to leave the room without saying anything, but soon a barrage of nagging began.

“That’s a good thing. Okay? That’s a good thing.”

“Mom, what’s wrong again?”

“It’s guys like you who make women look bad. Do you think your cousin gave you menstrual leave for this?”

“So what? Other people have Friday off too.”

“Those unscrupulous people pile up one by one and become a disgrace to women!! If there are more people like you, even the ladies who are sick and can’t go to work will get cursed at!!”

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam continued to spew out harsh words.

Why do female workers get cursed at these days?

The Title Issue? Is it really that sexist to be called ‘Miss’ at work?

Female employees who insist that male employees should also be called ‘ajussi’ because they feel bad about being called ‘ajussi’

How can a young lady be an insult? If you’re going to be so picky, why do military men have to be called uncle?

What do guys say about that?

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam, a complainer who finds everything inconvenient, grabbed her daughter, saying that she doesn’t understand women these days.

“They say you know two when you see one. There are a lot of girls like you who take their period leave from Monday to Friday? Are you bragging about that?!!”

“Oh my~ Mom, really… Are you that upset about a woman resting?”

“If you want to be treated well, be an example to others!! It’s because of selfish guys like you that women get cursed at!! Do you know that?!!”

The girl, who had been broken since morning, knelt down.

I guess I should do this to avoid getting scolded. Even though I’m 36 years old, I’m still a helpless child in front of my mother.

“Oh my~ My daughter looks like that, so what if other people’s daughters look like that too… I’m worried about the future of this country. Ugh~.”

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam sighed and quickened her pace.

Will fighting against men make me look cool as a woman, or will divorce my husband because he is dirty and deadly, and will my life only be filled with flowers?

If that’s true, that’s great, but that’s not the case most of the time.

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam knew that, so she never divorced her husband even though he harassed her, hated her, and even cheated on her.

Isn’t it because I persevered to the end and raised my children while supporting my in-laws that I am treated well at home?

A woman’s rights are not earned by fighting against men, but by fulfilling her duties. If she had abandoned her in-laws because her husband was cheating on her, would she have been treated this way at home?

Justice will always prevail, but what about women these days?

How can men respect women who fake illness and take menstrual leave from Friday to Sunday?

So, Mrs. Kim Ho-nam did something that deserves respect as a woman.

‘I need to go and apply for a foster home right away.’

Recently, a foster care system was introduced in Korea.

The reason there are no orphanages in the United States is because there are foster families who can raise children. Even if the facilities at an orphanage are good, would a child be able to live a psychologically stable life in such a place?

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam also did not understand that she was raising another person’s child, but now her thoughts have changed.

What sin did that illegitimate child born between a husband and his mistress commit that he has to live a life unknown to his parents?

This is a huge tragedy even from the child’s perspective, and if there are more children like this, it will only be a great misfortune for Korea as a country.

Will children who grew up in difficult circumstances in orphanages one day become members of the Republic of Korea and proper citizens?

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam emphasized her responsibility to set an example by becoming a criminal and prevent such tragedies.

‘One is difficult, but two is possible, so let’s raise one more.’

I’m raising my illegitimate child well, so how could I not raise two more?

They applied to be a foster family and the Goryeong Park family earned the title of ‘No. 1 foster family’ in South Korea.

***

“Your aunt adopted you?”

“Yes, sir, I checked it yesterday.”

This is Changgyeonggung Palace, and I listened to the news that had just come up.

Foster care is a recent project promoted by the Korean government. Even if we provide support to orphanages, it is not a fundamental solution.

It would be ideal if there were more foster homes, but Koreans do not understand the concept of raising someone else’s child.

Even if a puppy is abandoned on the street and shivering in the cold, people take it in out of pity and raise it, so why can’t they do the same for human puppies?

The problem is that I myself have failed to set an example. If I wanted to pursue such a policy, I would have to adopt a child and raise him/her.

In the end, the situation became like this after making all kinds of excuses.

At this point, I didn’t expect my aunt to step forward. No, in fact, my aunt was already acting as a foster family.

Didn’t you take in and raise the child born between your uncle and his mistress yourself because you felt sorry for him? That alone was an example to set, but now you’re adopting another child. Aren’t you going out of your way to be a role model for the country?

Feeling sorry, I headed to my parents’ house.

The first thing I noticed was two children playing in the yard. One of them was my child, but the other one looked unfamiliar.

“Huh? Little Daddy’s here?”

“Myung-i, who is he?”

“My mom brought me.”

The child I was seeing for the first time took a step back as soon as he saw me.

Well, I guess I still need time to get used to this house, my aunt who was doing housework in the kitchen came out.

“Oh my, Master, what are you doing here at this hour?”

“I heard that your aunt applied for a foster home, so I came to take a look.”

“Can you just pretend you don’t know? I’ll take care of it.”

“How can you pretend not to know? This is a matter of national importance.”

My aunt, who is taking on the work that the country should do, I would like to give her a medal, but she is a great person who would refuse such a thing, so I just kept it in my heart for now.

An awkward atmosphere lingered for a moment,

First, I sat down on the floor and called the children.

“Baby, what is your name?”

“… … … .”

“I’m not a suspicious man, so don’t be afraid. Don’t you know who the man is?”

“… I don’t know.”

I was a little shocked here.

Well, how would that child know someone who is involved in politics? The leader of a country would have no meaning to that child, so I felt even more guilty.

I’m just sorry I couldn’t provide that child with a more comfortable environment.

It’s already been eight years since the slogan “Orphans are raised by the country” was established, so how can it be that the orphans don’t know my face?

It meant that I hadn’t done my job properly. I somehow managed to coax the child into sitting next to me, but it felt strange.

It was like a kid who couldn’t do his homework standing in front of his teacher. First of all, he was instilled with the fact that he would be living in this house from now on.

“This is your home now. Make yourself at home.”

“This isn’t my home. I don’t have a mom or dad….”

Speechless again, what should I say here?

While I was gathering my thoughts for a moment, an unexpected savior appeared.

“It’s okay. I’m not my mother’s biological son either.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, but Mom raised me well. You’ll be okay too.”

My heart ached for a moment.

The guy knows that his aunt isn’t his real mother.

But the fact that he says something like that means that he has absolute trust in his mother. The answer can be found here in how his aunt raised the child all this time.

Where can you find someone like that in this day and age?

Here I made a decision.

I decided to award my aunt with a first-class medal and informed my uncle of that as well.

***

“Your wife received a medal?”

“Yes, I heard he’s giving me the 1st class Head of State Medal….”

This is the Prime Minister’s Office,

Prime Minister Park Jeong-ui was shocked to hear the news that his wife had received the First Class Medal of Honor.

He had won a great victory against the Chinese army in the Shanghai War, and had been active in politics for over 20 years, and had made numerous achievements, but he had never received a first-class medal. Who would have thought that his wife would receive it?

But after hearing the explanation, I was convinced.

Foster care is a project that the Korean government has recently been promoting. No one would dare to raise another family’s child, but who would have thought that a family member would do it?

If you think about it, I’ve been doing that for 6 years already.

She probably wouldn’t even want to look at a child born between her husband and his mistress, but she picked it up and raised it in her arms.

In a way, I feel grateful and embarrassed at the same time.

“This time, Mrs. Kim Ho-nam, who received the 1st class medal, is my wife, haha~.”

I have committed so many sins that I can no longer boast like this.

If I had been good to my wife up until now, I would have been bragging that I was a good wife and good mother.

A politician’s image is determined by what kind of person his wife is, but now he can’t even come forward confidently.

The problem is that his close associates are ignoring him and talking nonsense, and Park Jeong-ui blushes at the flattery pouring in from those around him.

“Haha~ Prime Minister, I heard that your wife received a first-class medal this time?”

“Isn’t this a double blessing for the family? Since the Prime Minister has also received a medal, it will go down in history as a case where a couple both received medals.”

“Stop talking nonsense. What’s the big deal? For politicians, it’s not about the medals, it’s about what they do for this country. It doesn’t mean anything more than that.”

“Ha… but if your wife’s reputation grows, the Prime Minister’s reputation will also… .”

“I warned you clearly not to do anything useless, and to not spread this rumor.”

In this way, Park Jeong-ui turned his back on his wife’s first-class medal award.

If you use your wife politically here, it is a disgrace to a man. You have to have a manly pride. Would you take advantage of the reputation of your wife, who you have been harassing all this time?

He refused to get involved with his wife, saying that he would just work hard and get a first-class medal.

In fact, I really didn’t have the face to stand in front of my wife, but something happened that I couldn’t help but get involved in even though I didn’t want to.

This is a mother who is well over 90 years old and whose health has recently deteriorated rapidly. She tried to have an abortion, saying that it would be useless to have a child when we have so little money.

But do you think the mother did that because she hated her own child?

In those days when people were extremely poor and had a hard time making a living, they probably thought it was better to do this than not be able to raise their children well.

That’s why Park Jeong-ui lived more vigorously than anyone else until now, wanting to be successful and stand proudly in front of his mother as a son.

I achieved my goal of becoming successful, but was I a proud son in front of my mother?

Park Jeong-ui stayed by his mother’s side with a heavy heart, worried that he might be a nuisance to his family.

The same goes for my wife,

In a way, he is a real son, having taken care of his in-laws while his son was running around saying he would go into politics.

So I feel more uncomfortable,

The mother’s last words tore at the heart of the poor child.

“You bastard of justice… .”

“Yes, mother, please speak.”

“You… should be grateful to your wife for the rest of your life… No, you should be sorry… Before I die, tell your wife that you’re grateful and sorry… Quickly…”

Park Jeong-ui couldn’t bring himself to open his mouth.

Will saying something like this here erase my past sins? It could even become a will, but I didn’t dare say anything like that.