Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 149



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#Episode 149 No, he’s a good person, so why are you leaving?

The blind date location is a cafe in Ichon-dong, south of Yongsan, commonly known as ‘Ganggyechon’ because the expedition team members live in groups.

Go Seok-man said he would bring him to Gyeongmudae due to concerns about people around him and security issues, but Lee Kang-cheol desperately opposed this as well.

The reason was that there was a crazy person who went on blind dates in his own home.

So in the end, it was decided to rent a quiet cafe in Ichon-dong for a while and meet.

Lee Kang-cheol went to the cafe where the blind date was on time and was able to see Go Seok-man’s wife, Park So-jeong, and a woman who had arrived first and were waiting.

“Ho ho ho! “Are you here?”

“… … .”

Park So-jung greeted her warmly, but Lee Kang-cheol could not even give Park So-jung a look and just froze.

This is because of the woman smiling next to Park So-jung.

A woman who looks to be in her early or mid-30s, who must be a blind date, is beautiful!

What words can describe that beautiful creature?

Even if I used all the words to describe beauty, it seemed insufficient to describe that woman.

Lee Kang-cheol felt as if time had stopped and only he and his blind date existed in the world.

“Master!”

A sound that woke up Lee Kang-cheol, who had been distracted like that, hit his eardrums.

Lee Kang-cheol, who came alone by blood, was sung by Park So-jeong, who was like family to him.

“uh? yes? Mr. Jesu?”

“Oh my! Come to your senses! “What should I do if you’re so lost?”

“Hum hum! I’m sorry… … .”

“Do you like it that much? “Well, our Seonyoung is pretty even to me, who is the same woman.”

“sister!”

“Oh my, what about this guy? “Are you telling the truth?”

“Oh, no matter how true it is, you’re saying it too openly, right?”

“… … .”

It seemed like she knew she was pretty.

“Seonyoung, anyway, say hello. As you can see, it is President Lee Kang-cheol.”

“nice to see you. “My name is Seonyoung Lee.”

“yes yes… … .”

“Oh! What is nene? “I really need to see my uncle again, right?”

“I-I’m sorry… … .”

“Ugh! Anyway, I’ll just give a brief explanation and leave, so you two can figure it out on your own. Seonyeong, my uncle is not a mother-in-law, but strangely he has never had a relationship with a woman. “Even though I’m a little older, my past is as clean as a blank page, so I know that.”

“Yes, sister.”

“And, uncle!”

“huh? yes?”

“I also met Seonyoung for the first time when I came here, but she is really pretty and a good friend. To be honest, I wanted to introduce her to her uncle a long time ago, but I couldn’t get the word out to Seonyoung because the age difference was too much. But now Seonyoung is over 40, and as she got older, she found out that he was a fan of her uncle?”

“Los, fan?”

“Hey, sister!”

“Noisy! This! You said it with your own mouth, right? “Your ideal type is the president?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Even though they were both old enough, their faces blushed and bowed at the same time.

“oh! really? Is this why they call it a match made in heaven? What’s wrong with these people? really? Anyway, looking at the uncle’s reaction, it seems like he’s in love with Seonyoung… … .”

“Oh, no, that’s not it… … .”

“I’ll leave, so you two can take care of it.”

“Yes, that’s right, Mr. Jesu.”

As Park So-jung coolly left, there was silence for a moment.

Still, it was Lee Kang-cheol who came to his senses first, saying that old ginger was spicy.

“Hum hum, are you the older sister of Lee Won-young, one of the first four?”

“Yes, that’s right. “Wonyoung is my younger brother.”

“okay. I saw Wonyoung when I first came over. “I remember that her younger sister was also a great beauty, but her older sister is even more beautiful.”

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

“No, over there… … . If you call me President, it’s a little… … .”

“Well, then what… … .”

“… … .”

Even though Lee Kang-cheol thought about it, he didn’t know what to call him.

brother?

Or uncle?

Mr. Steel?

There was no proper title.

“Then let’s skip the titles for now. Your whole family came over there? “It must have been a difficult choice, right?”

“no. “My family had no choice.”

“What does that mean? Even if they are biological siblings, they are all adults and their lifestyles must have been different, right?”

“Wonyoung is the youngest. There is also a five-year gap between me and him. She was loved by her whole family as she was her last child, so there was no one in our family who could handle the permanent separation from Wonyoung. And because the initial situation was properly explained to the family of four, it was actually easier to make the choice.”

“Easier?”

“Yes, we couldn’t imagine that our family’s history would change and we wouldn’t be able to become a family again. So the moment they heard it, everyone agreed to go straight across.”

“ah… … .”

Not all families can be in harmony.

Sometimes family is worse than enemies.

But Lee Sun-young’s family seemed really harmonious.

And Lee Kang-cheol really liked that kind of atmosphere in the house.

It may not be the case for everyone, but people who grew up in harmonious families tend to have good personalities.

“What about the President?”

“Oh, me? I didn’t have a choice or anything. In addition to being an only child, my parents both died in a car accident five years before I came here. Well, of course, I didn’t have a wife or children. So, there was no need to worry when I was offered the role of leader of the expedition team.”

“I see. “You must have been lonely?”

“Well, it’s kind of like that. Fortunately, I was so busy that I didn’t often feel lonely. Rather, why are you still single, Seonyoung? “I think the young people in our expedition team would have been crazy about her, both in modern times and when she came here.”

Lee Kang-cheol was curious about that.

It’s already a very male expedition team.

There were a lot of single men in their 30s and 40s, both soldiers and civilians. How could it be that the queen among these queens is still single?

“Ho ho ho! “It was a bit annoying.”

“So?”

“In modern times, everyone does it late there, right? Besides, I was busy getting my specialty and taking the fellow course.”

“Fellow? “What is that?”

“Ah, doctors get specialist qualifications after completing residency training, but after that, their career paths diverge. If a man did not serve in the military, he would join the military. If he did, he would open a private practice or get a job as a pay doctor at a hospital. Otherwise, he stays in college with me and receives additional training in specific subjects. For example, if he specializes in internal medicine like me, after he gets his qualifications as an internal medicine specialist, he branches out into circulatory medicine, cardiology, or gastroenterology.”

“ah! “Then how many years do I have to study?”

Lee Kang-cheol asked with a tired expression.

“Ho ho ho! It’s a little different for each department, but often, to get to the level of manager at a university hospital, you have to go through fellows and then assistant professors or associate professors. “The position of manager has to be filled, so it’s case-by-case.”

“Well, half of my life will pass by just studying.”

“It’s not wrong to look at it that way.”

“Then, how long did Seonyoung stay until you came over?”

“I’m a woman, so I didn’t go to the military, so I was quick. “I came here after working as an assistant professor in the Department of Cardiology.”

“Hoo?”

“Anyway, that’s it. At the time, I was so busy studying that I didn’t have time to date. Well, in the meantime, everyone is dating and getting married, but I was a bit tired when I was dating before, so I didn’t even think about it.”

“I guess your previous relationship wasn’t that good?”

“The last time I dated was when I was a fellow, and it was difficult because the person was a bit authoritarian.”

“Oh my!”

Lee Kang-cheol couldn’t understand it at all.

How can he treat such a pretty woman with such authority?

“Ho ho ho! There’s no need to say ‘Oh my!’, right? Anyway, it was the same when I came over here. First of all, I was busy. “It’s so crazy.”

“huh? “W-was it that much?”

“oh? Why are you doing this? “I understand it was all done under the president’s orders?”

“yes? Me?”

“Yes, I heard you specifically instructed me to raise the medical level here as quickly as possible?”

“… … .”

Clearly, such instructions had been given.

No, he frequently pestered the Minister of Health and Welfare at every cabinet meeting.

“Right?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Ho Ho! You don’t need to be sorry. Although I expected it, our doctors were equally appalled by the standard of medical care in this era. “Do you know anything?”

“What do you mean?”

“You mean that the personal physician of George VI, who is currently reigning as King of England, recommended smoking to George VI, saying it was good for his health?”

“omg… … .”

“Is that it? “When President Roosevelt was suffering from blood pressure problems, what his doctor did was to draw blood to lower his blood pressure, right?”

“… … .”

“The 1940s, these are the times. The head doctors of the United States and the United Kingdom, the most powerful countries in the world, are like this, but how can the general public be embarrassed? To put it bluntly, it’s a time when people die from neglecting minor boils. So how busy are our doctors? “As soon as I arrived, I started writing a new textbook.”

“Why textbooks? “Didn’t we take a lot from modern times?”

“You want me to give it to you as is? The world will turn upside down? And it doesn’t match the reality of this era. “Are all the diagnostic equipment, surgical equipment, medicines, etc. that appear in the textbooks we learn from are of a far lower standard or non-existent?”

“Well, I see.”

“So, we have no choice but to write a new textbook while considering the level here. “We never saw sunlight even when we were in Ganggye Cave because we were so hung up on it as soon as we arrived.”

“… … .”

So it was like that.

No matter how crowded the place is with 15,000 people, a fairy-level beauty like this should have caught Lee Kang-cheol’s eye.

However, when I said that I was stuck and focused on writing medical textbooks, I couldn’t see it.

“And when I came to Seoul, I got even busier. The medical staff here? It’s so shocking that I can’t even speak. So, we have to re-educate those people, teach students at universities, and treat patients at hospitals. We are in a situation where even ten bodies are missing, so what are you doing in a relationship?”

“… … .”

“In such a situation, would I notice men rushing towards me because they like me?”

“Ha, I’m really sorry. “Our doctors have worked hard.”

“Hey, are there people from the expedition team who aren’t like that? It’s just a different field, but they’re all the same. My parents are almost seventy years old and are still in the church. And the soldiers must have suffered a lot as they continued to fight the war.”

“I thought there was nothing we could do for the time being. So I did a lot of brushing. This is a really important time. “It could be seen as the last time when national power could be increased.”

That’s really why I scolded him.

The late 1940s were right after the end of World War II, and when thinking about the future, it was safe to say that it was the last time to expand territory and increase national power.

“Everyone knows, so there’s no need to be so concerned. And no one knows that the president is having the most trouble.”

“haha! “I really appreciate that.”

“By the way, Mr. President, why aren’t you married yet?”

“Me?”

Now the arrow is headed towards Lee Kang-cheol.

It was a natural order.

“Yes, he was the division commander before he came over, right? But that doesn’t mean the character is missing, does it?”

“Is my character good?”

“Well, you’re tall and you have clear facial features, right? Also, do you have a baby face? Even by modern standards, it is at the top level, but what must it be like for women of this era? They say that whenever women gather here, they praise the President? “I know him almost at the level of an idol.”

“ha ha ha!”

I didn’t know this, but I felt good that it was popular.

“oh? “I guess you didn’t know?”

“haha! “There’s no way I would know, right?”

“I guess so.”

“Hum hum, anyway, that’s why I couldn’t get married. “I had a few opportunities when I was young, but I’m not good at pushing and pulling.”

“Push and pull?”

“You know something like this? Don’t you know why I’m angry? No, if you put it that way, how do I know? So if you say you really don’t know, everyone runs away.”

“Ho ho ho! Ouch! Even the President! In that case, you should definitely have said that it was your brother’s fault.”

“Eh, well. “Later, when I asked people around me, they said I should do it, but honestly, I couldn’t say something like that when I didn’t even know what I did wrong.”

“Ho ho ho!”

“And what else was there? Oh, the last woman I met left without looking back after someone introduced her to a doctor? Through KakaoTalk, ‘Oppa is a good person.’ Just leave a text message? No, she’s a good person, why is she leaving?”

“Hohohohoho!”

Seonyoung Lee was so funny that she laughed with tears in her eyes.

“Ha, it was something like this. As a result, I became a bit tired of meeting women. Then, as I got older, I thought, ‘Okay, I’m giving up now,’ and I ended up here.”

“I see.”

Our first meeting lasted until dinner, eating together.

Now is the time to part ways.

Lee Kang-cheol really liked Lee Sun-young.

Not only was he good-looking, but above all else, he could communicate well.

I really felt like I shouldn’t miss this woman.

“Hey, Seonyoung.”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“I am a bit older. There is a difference of 18 years between me and Seonyoung. Is that okay?”

“I’m over 40 too, right?”

“Who would see Seonyoung in her 40s? Mid-30s at best?”

“Ho ho ho! thank you.”

“And I’m very busy. Even if we date, we won’t see each other as often as regular people.”

“As I said, I’m really busy too, right?”

“ha ha ha!”

“Ho ho ho!”

Lee Sun-young also seemed to like Lee Kang-cheol.

“So, one day from today?”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“Ah-oh! “Would you like to change the title to President?”

“So, what do you call me?”

“brother!”

“yes? That’s a bit… … .”

“This can never be compromised. “He is definitely my older brother.”

“Ho ho ho! “Yes, brother.”

“Hehehe!”

Lee Kang-cheol was really happy.