Chapter 38 – My Sister That Year. (2)
“Hello, my house.”
I said goodbye to my home.
This is because I have to go down to Daejeon and live from today.
Of course, since Minwoo would come back, I didn’t do anything complicated like cancel the contract or just stay away.
“Hello!”
“Uh. Is this assistant manager here?”
“Yes!”
From today, I am assistant manager Lee Min-young. The CEO also started calling me assistant manager.
It’s been less than a year since I became an assistant manager. I guess the sky is helping me.
“Um… A few more employees will be here. Please sit down and wait.”
“Yes~”
What we need to do today is overall office relocation work.
The CEO said I didn’t have to come, but I just wanted to come.
“We’re here~”
“How are you?”
“Yes.”
“Hello!”
“Ah… Hello.”
After waiting for tea time, some sturdy-looking male employees came.
It was everyone I saw for the first time.
“Greetings. This is the new assistant manager.”
“Ah yes.”
“I look forward to!”
“Then let’s move this first.”
“Yes.”
After some time, most of the luggage in the office was taken out.
I couldn’t just sit still, so I did light work, like cleaning.
“But CEO, can’t we call a moving center?”
“No. These days, it’s price, so if you move something like this, it’s very expensive.”
“Aha…”
The luggage was loaded onto a truck whose origin was unknown, and the truck left first.
“Go and lay it down first.”
“Yep.”
“Then, would you like this assistant manager to come with me?”
“Yes.”
Depart for the train station with the representative. The representative bought the ticket.
“Are you that excited?”
“Yes. You can make a lot of money.”
“…Ugh.”
I was able to find out later why the CEO sighed.
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“Wow. It’s spacious!”
“Right?”
Unlike the previous place where delivery boxes were packed, it looked three times larger than before. The view from above was very beautiful.
“Where does this assistant manager want to sit?”
“I’m here!”
“Okay, sit there.”
“Thank you!”
The seat right next to what appears to be the CEO’s seat.
I had no intention of liking it, and the best view was just sitting there.
“Thank you for your hard work today. You can go to work here tomorrow… Oh, I should introduce you to the accommodation.”
“Accommodation?”
“Yes. You only have to pay 350,000 won per month in rent. It’s cheap, right?”
“Oh! That’s cheap!”
A building that appears to be a dormitory 5 minutes away from the office.
It looked a bit old, but the CEO said the inside was clean and there were no cockroaches, so I agreed for now.
“Uhm…”
“How is it?”
“Gye, it’s okay…!”
“Really? That’s good. There aren’t any bugs, so don’t worry too much. If anything happens, just tell me.”
“Yes! Bye!”
A studio apartment smaller than our house.
The floor is not a white wood tone, but is similar to the wooden flooring in an old house.
The sink was also a sink with a green cabinet that could only be seen if you went to a significant rural area.
Of course, it was clean because it was stainless steel, but…
Still, since I was here, I decided not to complain and just work hard.
If I work like this, when Minwoo comes back someday, I will be able to proudly show him the money I earned.
Because Minwoo won’t abandon me.
The reason I came down here was for Minwoo.
“Hello… Huh?”
The next day, perhaps I came too quickly, but I was the only one in the office.
I was bored just sitting still, and I wasn’t completely done with cleaning up yesterday, so I started cleaning up the visible dirt first.
“Oh… Huh? Assistant Manager?”
“Oh, hello!”
“What time did you arrive?”
“Around… Around 8:30?”
“Why did you come so early? Please come on time.”
“I just opened my eyes~”
“Stop organizing it… You have a lot of work to do, Assistant Manager.”
“What do you do?”
When I think about it, I don’t know what I will do.
I heard that they didn’t just pack boxes, but I didn’t hear exactly what they did.
What will I be doing?
It’s something you shouldn’t do… ?
“You’re here.”
“Hello, CEO!”
“Uh, okay. What are you doing?”
“This assistant manager came first and was cleaning.”
“Oh, really? It was a good choice as expected.”
Haha…”
“Ah, Assistant Manager. Do you know how to make coffee?”
“Yes. I know!”
“Then, sir, please give me three drinks.”
“Yes!”
While I was making coffee, I thought someone else would come, but no one came.
The employees are me, a male employee named Jinseong, and the CEO.
He was one of the people who came yesterday.
“…”
“…”
“…”
I said he would definitely tell me what he was doing, but the CEO didn’t say anything.
Now that I think about it, I still don’t know what kind of company we are or what we do.
“Uh… Representative!”
“Oh, huh? Why?”
“That… I…”
“Ah, that’s right, that’s right. I said I’d tell you what I’m doing. Wait a minute, do you have an email or something?”
“Yes!”
“Then, here is the contract. Can you write this and sign it?”
“Yes!”
Printed two-page contract.
Since I had written a similar contract before, I checked that the payment amount was higher than before and just skipped it.
I was proud of the fact that it was written in the contract that I was an agent.
“Here you go!”
“Yeah, okay. Then… Ah, I’m going to send you something by email, so can you take care of it?”
“Yes!”
After waiting a bit, a Korean and Excel document arrived via email. The instructions were to copy the Korean document into an Excel document.
I studied a little, but can I really do well? ?
[Smallless Company
Number of employees: 7 [Establishment date: 19.10.04]
Huh? There are only three of us right now? Did you write it wrong?
“CEO!”
“Huh?”
“Aren’t there three of us?”
“Oh? Ah, ah~ That’s because we are out on a business trip. We are the only three people living here, and four people are working elsewhere.”
“Aha~”
I was also shocked because I thought the CEO was lying.
I already signed a contract, so what should I do?
“Uhm…”
Computers were so difficult that it would have been better to pack boxes for delivery.
First of all, it is difficult to type, and it is also very difficult to add all the numbers one by one.
Ugh, my eyes hurt.
“Ha…”
“Why? What’s not working?”
“Ah, ah… That’s… It’s too hard to input numbers…”
“Uhm… Jinseong. Can you tell me about this assistant manager?”
“Ah yes.”
Jinseong came to my seat and looked at the monitor.
“…Sir.”
“Yes?”
“Are you sure you wrote down all these numbers one by one?”
“Yeah? But what?”
“…”
Jinseong suddenly takes a deep sigh.
Did I do something wrong?
“This is not how you do it… It’s a function, and it has a convenient function.”
“Oh~”
“Well… If you search, you’ll find functions like SUM or AVERGAGE. Look for them…”
“Thank you!”
Somehow, this is how it works.
I’m embarrassed for no reason. I’m an agent, but I can’t even do this…
“I’m going in!”
“Uh, uh… Okay.”
When it was time to leave work, the CEO gave me a confused reaction.
“Uh… Can I go?”
“No… That’s it. There are parts that need to be modified, but…”
“Ah, yes! I’ll fix it!”
Okay. You can’t just get off work early after getting hired as a substitute.
My company needs to grow so I can grow.
♥
Today is finally payday.
It should have been, but the salary didn’t come in.
“Representative… That…”
“Ah. Well… We have some receivables… I’m sorry, but I guess I’ll have to pay them next time…”
“Aha…”
“Next time, I’ll give you a bonus. Okay? Oh, tell me if you’re hungry. I’ll buy you food.”
“Yes…”
Accounts receivable.
It means that you did not receive the money you were supposed to receive.
I have to receive that amount in order for my salary to come in…
Come in quickly… !
♥
“Ha…”
It’s already been a few months since I worked here.
I obviously live nearby, but as the days go by, it gets harder to get to work.
It’s because I worked overtime every day.
When you finish this task, they give you another task, and when you finish that task, you give them another task…
I left work around 11 o’clock.
Part of it was because I couldn’t work, but it was still quite difficult physically.
And, the salary continues to be delayed.
I definitely didn’t get pushed back when I was working in Seoul…
Still, the CEO is paying the monthly rent.
“I’ll go in… What?”
The CEO and Jinseong had long since left work, and I was the only one in the office.
Am I really bad at work? ?
Why am I doing this here…
“Huh?”
I looked at my phone and there was a missed call.
I couldn’t see it because I was in silent mode, but what if it was an important call… ? Representative or something like-
[Minwoo]
And as soon as he saw the displayed screen, his hands started shaking.
Right.
I had a younger brother named Minwoo.
The reason I work here is because I don’t want to be abandoned by Minwoo.
But he forgot about his younger brother for several months.
A bitch like me… Why…
“Come to your senses…!”
I barely came to my senses after hitting both cheeks.
Okay. Because I came here for Minwoo. I need to work harder.
As long as my salary comes in, I… !
♥
“I’m sorry, Assistant Manager Lee. No, Minyoung.”
“Yes…?”
“…I don’t think I can give it to you.”
“Representative. What do you mean…?”
My belief that everything would work out as long as I received a salary was easily shattered by one word from the CEO.
“Do you have any receivables? They also went bankrupt, so in the end… No, I received it, but I used it to pay off our company’s debt… First of all, I have to get the money back…”
“Yes…”
“That… Didn’t work out… So I don’t think it will work out. I’m sorry.”
“Is that why Jinseong left too…?”
“…Sorry.”
“No… The CEO must have had something on his mind.”
“…Oh, I’ll pay the rent for this month. Next month… I’m not sure.”
“…Yes.”
“You can just go in now… You don’t have to go to work from tomorrow. You’ve had a hard time.”
“…”
I lost my job overnight.
He didn’t even get any money.
I survived on the occasional pocket money and lunch that the CEO gave me.
The reason I was able to hold on was because Minwoo suddenly started sending pocket money to my account.
“Huh, huh…!”
But now there is no point in holding on.
I no longer had the honor to see Minwoo.
I was going to bring a lot of money and give it to Minwoo.
That meaning has disappeared.
“Huh…!”
The tear glands have been charged during this time.
I cried endlessly for another few days.
And, we still don’t know what kind of company we are or what we do.
♥
In the meantime, I received calls from Minwoo, but I ignored them all.
It’s because I don’t have the courage to look at it.
[Sister]
[Noona noona noona noona]
[Are you alive?]
Minwoo’s texts keep coming.
What do we do.
I haven’t achieved too much to go back like this.
I didn’t do anything.
If you see a person like this, it’s obvious that you will abandon him.
[Sister. I don’t know where it is]
[I believe you will be living well]
[Aren’t you going to be caught by a strange man?]
[Report to the police immediately]
[Or at least tell me the location. I’ll go down]
Why Minwoo… Are you trying to take care of me like that?
I haven’t done anything for you──
[I miss you a lot]
After seeing that text message, I came back to Seoul without even properly organizing my luggage.
“Minwoo!”
Of course, Minwoo wasn’t discharged yet, so he wasn’t there.
“That’s right… Minwoo is in the army…”
And until Minwoo is discharged.
I cried endlessly every day.
