[Episode 117] I don’t hate boring everyday life
Returning to Nuri, Si-woo Lee did not immediately enter the house, but moved to the office.
Moon Jae-shin also told him to stay home for a week, but what Si-woo Lee did was not that simple.
The employees were gathering in the office.
Siu Yi, who walked to them and smiled faintly, stood in front of them and bowed his back.
“I am sorry for acting immature as a representative and for causing concern to the staff.”
Upon hearing that Si-woo Lee was injured, the staff had to worry a lot.
I was concerned that he might have been seriously injured, but when Lee Si-woo returned to his health like this, a sense of relief was found in the eyes of the staff.
“I will recharge properly for a week and come back. Of course, don’t worry, I’ll be there for important events or meetings.”
I was just grateful that Moon Jae-shin told me to rest first.
Siwoo Lee has been running non-stop for the past two years.
I worked day and night for Nuri’s growth.
“I’ll take a little break and come back. Until then, I hope that you will take good care of Nuri while I am away.”
Siwoo Lee reassured the staff and went into the house.
Jin Eun-soo, who came into the house with Si-woo Lee with a light luggage, opened the refrigerator.
Jin Eun-soo, who checked the empty refrigerator, clicked his tongue.
“It’s dinner, the restaurant lady will take care of it, but… Still, shouldn’t there be something in the refrigerator, sir?”
“It’s because I don’t eat outside the fortress all the time or prepare a separate late-night snack.”
Siwoo Lee, scratching his head as if embarrassed, sat down on the sofa.
“What are you going to do for the week? Do you have anything in mind?”
“No. I’m just going to sleep. I don’t like games, and I don’t have any hobbies to pass the time.”
I just wanted to pass the time by watching movies or TV shows.
But I had to keep the habit of waking up in the morning.
In addition to the week of being with Shin Ae-ra, scrap metal could not be produced yesterday.
If you take a day off, your level-up will fall behind.
Until now, Nuri has been able to grow thanks to the production of scrap metal without missing a single day.
“Are you going to the morning meeting?”
“It should be. It will take a break, but still, as a representative, I have to not let go of my work. Director Jin, please come down.”
“yes. Then I’ll see you tomorrow morning.”
Si-woo Lee, who sat blankly in the spacious living room, could not adjust to the stillness and turned on the TV.
The news of Kang Eung-ryong’s arrest came first.
I switched the channel to another place because I was already tired of hearing about it at the hospital.
‘I have to wash… annoying.’
It was the morning when the sun was rising in the middle of the sky, but I fell asleep in my bed due to the rush of sleep.
Siwoo Lee, who had fallen asleep without washing or eating, woke up feeling a familiar hand stroking his hair.
Shin Ae-ra squatted in front of Si-woo Lee, who got up rubbing her eyes.
“I’m here?”
Shin Ae-ra smiled faintly as she yawned with a dreamy expression.
“I can sleep comfortably on the bed, but why are you sleeping on the sofa uncomfortable?”
“I fell asleep. Did the tension go away? I fell asleep.”
“Eat dinner and sleep more.”
Except for Kim Jeong-nan, Shin Ae-ra was the only person who knew the password of Si-woo Lee’s house.
Shin Ae-ra laid the food she had bought on the table.
“Did your sister have dinner?”
“no. I have not eaten yet.”
I checked the time on my phone.
9 o’clock at night.
When he said that he hadn’t eaten dinner until late, Siwoo staggered up and went to the bathroom.
After washing her face in cold water and leaving the living room, Shin Ae-ra put her outerwear on the sofa.
“What are you worried about? Why is your expression so dark?”
Si-woo Lee, who was sitting in front of the table, staring at Shin Ae-ra’s expression, asked.
I noticed Shin Ae-ra’s feelings like a ghost.
“Tina?”
“It’s not that it shows up that much, but my eyes look like they’re worried about something… Tell me.”
At Si-woo’s urging, Shin Ae-ra placed a spoon and chopsticks in front of her.
“Let’s eat and talk.”
“yes. Eat it quickly, too. I will be hungry.”
After finishing the meal, Si-woo Lee, who had cleaned up, made coffee in the coffee machine.
“Siu.”
“yes?”
“I thought that if I became Kang Dong’s president, it would be easy to help the business.”
At Shin Ae-ra’s words, she put down her coffee cup.
I have no intention of getting help just because my girlfriend is Kang Dong’s boss.
She didn’t want Shin Ae-ra to work under a lot of pressure because of her.
However, it was because of Lee Si-woo that Shin Ae-ra accepted Kang Dong’s position in the first place.
“I don’t even want my sister’s help. It might be sad to say things like this, but I hate that my sister is a burden.”
“But… … .”
“If you became Kang Dong’s president with that in mind, do you want to stop him from doing it before it’s too late?”
“why?”
“My older sister had a high position and talent as a civil servant, but public officials and business are completely different fields. No matter how smart you are, you cannot deal with people without experience.”
Ishiu looked at him sadly.
Seeing you tired of something made my heart ache.
“Was it too greedy?”
“It will depend on how your sister makes up her mind, right? I knew a lot about junk dealers, but I didn’t know anything about operations. But once I made up my mind, it was all over.”
No matter how good a person was, he couldn’t do it well from the beginning.
The biggest part of business is dealing with people.
You have to meet a lot of people with different personalities and thoughts and anticipate what this person is thinking and move in advance.
That way, even if a variable occurs, you can react quickly.
I didn’t know that such a thing would be difficult for Shin Ae-ra.
“Yesterday, the vice president and grandfather met.”
“okay? The vice president didn’t say anything like that to me… … .”
“That’s what my grandfather said. I want you to become Kang Dong’s heir.”
“… To my sister or to the deputy chief?”
Even Shin Won-sun couldn’t tell Ae-ra Shin such a story.
“To the deputy chief.”
“The president made a mistake. It’s because you’re implying that you don’t have high expectations for the older sister who has just started.”
“… Don’t blow your pack too much.”
“So, your expression is dark. It’s not that I don’t know you.”
If Shin Ae-ra was simply a business-important customer, she would not have said it directly.
But Shin Ae-ra was important to Lee Si-woo.
“Can I be good?”
“What are you worried about? I’m next to my sister Even though he may be a shy and unfamiliar boss right now, after a year or two, you will be able to see yourself getting better and better. So do I.”
“You have to be strong.”
It is said that words give strength, but Shin Ae-ra’s expression was still dark.
Lee Si-woo raised his hand and placed it on Shin Ae-ra’s head.
She smiled as she felt a hand stroking her hair slowly.
“You have to be strong. I need to do a little better. It’s better not to say that. If it’s hard, tell me it’s hard. If you’re sad, you can just say you’re sad.”
“Who am I going to tell my truth to?”
“The person who made my sister sad. Is the president still scary and difficult?”
“slightly.”
It was a grandfather who had no communication.
A single apology did not solve everything in the past.
But, I just don’t give tea.
“Don’t be difficult. You’re my sister’s grandfather.”
“It’s still difficult… … .”
“If you keep it inside like that, the relationship between your sister and the president will only grow farther. Me and my father did.”
The sadness piled up and it became a relationship where we couldn’t even communicate with each other.
There is one thing that Siwoo Lee regrets the most.
“… … .”
“The most regretful thing is that I didn’t instill faith in my father.”
He had to speak his mind and persuade him.
However, Siwoo Lee rationalized himself by saying, ‘Of course, my words will be ignored’.
“You mean a little bit of courage?”
“I’m glad you got to know me. It’s wonderful, my sister.”
With a faint smile, she looked at Shin Ae-ra with affectionate eyes.
Then he took the coffee cup he had put down and drank it.
“Do I look like a child?”
“You look like a child to me? So. Don’t regret like me, and tell the president properly your sister’s intentions. Then the president will trust you.”
After drinking all the coffee, Si-Woo Lee lay on Shin Ae-Ra’s lap.
“Are you feeling a little more comfortable now?”
“yes. I don’t think it was reckless. It was also because of my sister that I ended up working with Kang Eung-ryong, but I wanted to be a little more comfortable.”
“But you should have put your body first.”
“I heard a lot of nagging.”
Shin Ae-ra patted Lee Si-woo’s hair, who was grumbling.
* * *
11 o’clock at night.
After meeting Lee Si-woo, Shin Ae-ra went home late.
Shin Won-sun was drinking alcohol in the living room, which he did not drink well.
“Have you been to this representative?”
“Yes, Grandpa.”
“Did you eat dinner?”
“Yes, I ate. But why are you drinking all of a sudden? You have to think about your body.”
“A cup or two is fine. Isn’t it difficult to take on a job you’re not used to?”
Without answering Shin Won-seon’s question, she approached the sofa and sat down in front of it.
“It is not difficult. It just makes me feel uncomfortable.”
“sorry. I’m worried that my grandfather’s greed might make me suffer for nothing.”
At first, I wanted to make Shin Ae-ra a decent child instead of Shin Dong-hwan.
Although it was Shin Ae-ra who returned from public service, it was heartbreaking to see her struggling as if she was wearing the wrong clothes.
“Grandpa, do you want to pass down Gangdong to Siwoo?”
Shin Won-sun’s expression hardened at Shin Ae-ra’s direct question.
It’s only now that I found out that I overheard the conversation I had with Moon Jae-shin yesterday.
“I heard you.”
“How come… It wasn’t overheard in part.”
“I must have been sad. sorry.”
“I was a little sad, but what can I do? I am lacking.”
Shin Won-sun put down the glass of alcohol with a hardened expression.
I had no intention of hurting Shin Ae-ra.
“While doing this job, you will come across a lot of dirty people. I’m afraid you’ll get hurt.”
“Siu was like that. I tell my grandfather to firmly convey my thoughts, and when sadness builds up, there is a lack of communication.”
“… Arya.”
“As the president of Kang Dong, I can grow without lacking. She’s my grandfather’s granddaughter.”
As his granddaughter, he thought he might have inherited some of the business talents he had.
However, Shin Ae-ra needed time.
“okay. What are you talking about, you have to believe me.”
“Grandpa, we need time. Until I can proudly become my grandfather’s successor.”
“How long will it take?”
“In at least two years, I will master all the work that the president does.”
“It’s been two years… … .”
“Maybe even then, my abilities may not be enough. But when I think about it, I have a Siwoo.”
I couldn’t do everything alone.
Even Lee Si-woo, who had great talent, was unable to handle everything on his own.
Si-woo Lee has Nuri’s dignitaries, but Ae-ra Shin has Si-woo Lee.
“This grandfather will wait for you without getting nervous, so please grow up to your heart’s content.”
“Thank you.”
“What is gratitude… I am more than grateful.”
I said what was inside.
Shin Ae-ra got up from her seat with a relieved expression and smiled.
“Eat only that. You must be healthy.”
“Okay. I have a granddaughter who nagging me, and that’s great.”
“There were people who complained that they didn’t want to hear that worrying nagging?”
Shin Won-sun looked at Shin Ae-ra’s back as she entered the room for a long time.
* * *
A week later.
While taking a break at home, Si-Woo Lee, who made up a new plan, returned to his seat.
He wakes up early in the morning to finish making scrap metal and sits in his office.
Moon Jae-shin, who left for work, gave a faint smile.
“The road ahead is busy, so I hope there will be no injuries now, CEO.”
“I think you took a moment to catch your breath. From now on, I’m going to be really crazy.”
There were only a couple of things to deal with.
Overall, the need to reorganize the business was a priority.
Currently, Nuri’s business is divided into four major categories.
The first is scrap metal.
The second is waste.
The third is the business of belongings to unrelated people.
And the fourth was the arboretum to prepare now.
“Today, Chairman Park Soo-beom visited Nuri and said that he would have detailed discussions.”
The scale of the architecture to be entrusted to Boseong has changed enormously.
First of all, the ossuary to be built on one side of the village and the two buildings to be built inside the Nuri must be preceded.
As it was a huge amount of money, it had to be carefully negotiated.
“Did the experts tour the site?”
“yes. When the CEO was away, Chairman Park Soo-beom and experts visited and checked the surrounding terrain.”
“Now is the beginning. It may be large enough to use all the funds we have saved up.”
“I am well aware that it is absurd to continue a business without investment.”
In order to grow your business, you need to make a lot of investments.
Moon Jae-shin and the board of directors all knew that another business could be led only if the funds were circulated.
“The business will be decided at today’s meeting.”
