[148] Relationships come and go
Lee Young-cheol looked at Park Young-jin with a kind smile.
“Were you a member of Nuri in the first place?”
“In preparation for a situation like this, our CEO has placed employees in Nuri Jogyeong in various parts of the region. Currently, our employees are working as tree dealers, getting information about the area.”
“Heh heh, that’s so… The person who is the representative of Nuri Recycling is really amazing.”
“I think the representative is a bit of a great person.”
Park Young-jin expressed his respect for Lee Si-woo with more sincerity than ever before.
“If I had known that the characters of Nuri Landscape Architecture were located in Gangwon-do, I wouldn’t have handed over my trees to the Chungcheong-do tree merchants from the beginning.”
“It was a secret thing… I couldn’t tell you.”
Lee Young-cheol thought he was lucky to know even now.
The fallen tree was a pity, but he still had many trees.
“By the way, couldn’t we make a deal directly with Nuri without going through a wooden merchant?”
“My brother was always worried about my mouth being light. I think he was concerned that his story might be leaked to the public.”
“ah… okay.”
“Maybe this is related. Don’t worry about the trade of wood. And I can introduce you to the landowners who own trees around here.”
I met a great helper in an unexpected place.
The land he owned here in Inje-gun was enormous.
Most of the land was made up of mountains, and many trees belonged to him.
“Thank you, boss!”
“It’s because you’re young. The voice is very loud. ha ha ha!”
When Park Young-jin, who received such a confirmed answer, left, Lee Young-cheol, who was looking at his back, sighed deeply.
Then I called somewhere.
“Brother, are you busy?”
[I’m crazy. I’m cleaning the ossuary. What’s up?]
“Do you know a person named Park Young-jin?”
[Youngjin? If it was the Park Young-jin that I knew, he would have belonged to the Nuri Jojo… I know him well because I stayed in the village until the beginning of this year.]
“Today, he said he belonged to Nuri Jojo, and that friend came to me.”
[Wait a moment. wait.]
I heard a voice asking for forgiveness for a moment and telling someone to do what I was doing.
And after a while, as if they had moved, the noise over the phone began to subside.
[Youngjin is in Gangwon-do? What are you talking about?]
“Like your brother said, CEO Lee Si-woo, that friend is amazing.”
[What did the guy who said it would be great if it was great praised the CEO for what?]
“I think I made Nuri landscape figures from all over the country work as trees. A friend named Park Young-jin is also known as a tree merchant in Gangwon-do.”
[When I asked where I was assigned, I was in Gangwon-do. Your young friend is so cool. But I don’t know how to deal with people.]
“It seemed so.”
[Hmm, did you tell Youngjin anything about me?]
“I just told you that you are a relative. Because I know I’m going to get a nagging bomb for telling you about your brother.”
[Good job.]
Lee Young-geun smiled faintly at Lee Young-geun’s calm voice.
“Anyway, that’s why we decided to supply trees directly to Nuri Landscaping.”
[They say that CEO Lee is rotting his head because of the betrayal of the wooden merchants.]
“You said yesterday. He threatened to stop trading immediately.”
[No, when you see things that you have to eat in good faith that you get a little bit more money, you get angry, aren’t you?]
Lee Young-cheol shook his head at the voice of Lee Young-geun, who was getting louder.
“Anyway, I will make the trees in this area flow towards Nuri Landscape. Park Young-jin Seeing that friend, I thought that it would be helpful to CEO Lee Si-woo if he had a ssaksu.”
[Youngcheol-ah, thank you.]
Lee Young-cheol widened his eyes in surprise.
It was because he was an older brother who never said thank you in his lifetime.
“Do you even know how to say thank you? It’s surprising.”
[Don’t say anything. The sounds I put in my mouth these days are ‘thank you’, ‘thank you’, ‘welcome’.]
“You change as you get older too.”
[Come to the village sometime. Have a drink or something.]
“Yes, I will.”
* * *
Land of over 10,000 sq.
It was originally owned by Boseong, but after 8 months of lease, the entire land was purchased.
Standing in a place full of countless trees, Siwoo Lee smiled pleasantly.
“How many trees are there in total?”
Lee Mu-yeol, standing next to Si-woo, answered Si-woo’s question.
“I know that we keep about 30,000 trees, sir.”
“It’s good. Nuri has changed a lot too. right?”
“I think it is the result of the CEO’s ability.”
The will to move forward without being complacent.
This was Siwoo’s advantage.
Even while sales were at their peak, Siwoo Lee reinvested the money he earned and started a new business one after another.
It has grown so enormously that it is difficult to say that it is a junk store that is now enjoyed.
“Are you tired of working overtime all the time? It’s okay if the 2nd team leader can do the training.”
“The security team needs someone new to come in and train them. Seohwan will know better than me.”
“But was it necessary to expand the bodyguard?”
“It is necessary. When the bodyguards are converted to the strategic secretariat, the representative’s bodyguards are loosened.”
“Isn’t it very unlikely that I will be attacked?”
“Still, I don’t know. When the safety of the CEO is guaranteed, Nuri employees can focus on their work with confidence.”
This staffing was not from the Strategic Secretariat.
The people who can purely protect Lee Si-woo were selected as the focus.
“Isn’t that why I’m spending more… I am concerned.”
“Director Eun-soo Jin also gave permission. The safety of the CEO is the safety of Nuri.”
Without Lee Si-woo, enjoyment can be maintained, but it cannot grow further.
This was a fact that no one could deny.
“If executives are in that position, there is nothing I can do. by the way… The seeds I sown are now starting to bloom splendidly.”
As the Nuri landscape was expanded, the results of the plan began to bear fruit one by one.
In particular, the tree-related infrastructure was established as the manpower who was put into the tree shop was actively engaged.
“Nevertheless, I am glad that the rewards of overtime came out one by one. It is said that the wooden statues oriented towards the sunrise landscape are hanging.”
“I heard the news too. Unfortunately, the relationship with the tree statues attached to the sunrise landscape must be sorted out now. It will be easier for those who betrayed once to betray twice.”
“The president is right.”
Si-woo Lee and Mu-yeol Lee, who were slowly walking among the trees and having a conversation, arrived at the center of the ground.
I stood in front of an artificial lake that was created to provide sufficient water for the trees.
“Now we need to increase the land starting from this lake, so the preparations are going well, right?”
“Yes, sir. Land prices around this area are falling. The price, which soared to 500,000 won, is maintained at 200,000 won.”
“There are a lot of variables that happened temporarily. Most of all, the price of the land must have skyrocketed as rumors spread that Boseong was preparing a country housing complex on a nearby site.”
After Boseong bought the site, the land price skyrocketed.
Speculators flocked to the rumors of building a housing complex.
But now the bubble is fading away.
“Now that Nuri has turned this land into a tree, speculators will want to quickly dispose of it and get out.”
There were already speculators who sold and turned their hands when land prices soared.
But that was only a few.
“I went bankrupt trying to make money. Who would have known? Will Boseong change his mind?”
“You wouldn’t have expected it.”
“We have to buy land as close as possible. At least there should be enough area to plant 100,000 trees in this area.”
“We are preparing step by step and negotiating. Isn’t it something that shouldn’t be rushed?”
“After this incident, I have a lot of troubles.”
What Nuri was aiming for was win-win.
Like his father, Siwoo Lee followed his will and tried to get along with the people around him as much as possible.
But they didn’t even know they cared.
“I have already given you a lot of opportunities. You have to be resolute.”
“I am now able to give you some advice.”
At first, Mu-yeol Lee did not know anything, so he followed Si-woo Lee and kept records.
However, he learned and experienced a lot by Siwoo Lee’s side.
“this… I made useless meddling with the representative. sorry.”
“Ugh, don’t say that. The person closest to me is the manager Lee. I’m not a perfect person. I am grateful for this advice.”
Could it be that your decision was wrong?
The existence of Lee Moo-yeol erased such anxiety.
His presence, who was always by Siwoo’s side and offered various advice and opinions everywhere, was very precious.
“I am happy to be able to help you. We will try harder.”
“You are being of great help.”
The two looked at each other and grinned.
Siwoo Lee turned his head and looked at the site.
After all, the problem of having to build a new incinerator was a pain in the ass.
In such a situation, a variable called sunrise landscaping arose.
Because of that, now the employees of Nuri Gardening work continuously overtime and could not even enter the house.
“Coming here makes me feel at ease.”
“So do i.”
“How much effort did you put into making the lake for a year… Still, I’m happy to see it finished.”
A total of five waterways were created from this lake as a starting point.
Care had to be taken to ensure that there was an adequate supply of water wherever there were trees.
“Director Eunsoo Jin suggested that we build a villa near this lake.”
“Well, that sounds like a good idea.”
“The villa is a little different… I plan to create a space where company employees can come and relax at any time.”
Welfare was the most important factor.
So Siwoo Lee has always thought about welfare that only Nuri employees can use.
“Looks like a good way.”
“I want it to be a place where we can set sail on that lake and make it easy for employees to come on vacation.”
Not only the employees, but even Lee Si-woo had to go through a war every vacation season.
Due to the overlapping vacations, there was always a fight for position, whether in the sea or in the valley.
“It will be.”
“Please cancel all plans for today.”
“Are you going to meet CEO Shin Ae-ra?”
“yes. They said it would be hard to see your face, so if you don’t come, they won’t leave you alone. And I have to say hello to Chairman Shin as well.”
“All right. I will cancel all my plans for today.”
“I’m going to Gangdong right away, so Team Manager Lee will also come back and finish the work before leaving work.”
* * *
Shin Won-sun met Lee Si-woo, who came to say hello after two weeks, with a displeased expression.
“I haven’t been able to say hello often. I’m sorry, Chairman.”
“CEO Lee, how long do you plan to use the title of Chairman?”
“yes?”
“One day, we will become a family, but if you use a hard name like that, it’s okay.”
“that… I guess that’s a bit of a name… … .”
“why? Don’t you like it?”
“It’s not that I hate it, but… … .”
Shin Won-sun felt sad to see Lee Si-woo still treating him with a hard tone.
However, they had been in a relationship for over a year.
So, a few months ago, Shin Won-sun asked Lee Si-woo to call him ‘grandfather’ instead of the chairman.
‘I don’t have that much time… … .’
Shin Won-sun, who showed a bitter expression, nodded slightly.
“Do what the president wants. But have you met Aera?”
“We haven’t met yet. I thought it would be a priority to say hello to the president first.”
“I must be waiting for Ae-ra to die. Don’t make me wait any longer, let’s go.”
“yes. Then I’ll see you in the evening.”
As Si-woo Lee left the chairman’s room with his head bowed politely, Shin Won-sun smiled warmly.
The improvement of the title would be resolved after a while.
‘Still, it would be nice if there was an opportunity… Is there any way to make progress between Lee and me?’
Shin Won-sun didn’t understand.
He told Siwoo to be comfortable with him, but he himself kept the title of ‘CEO Lee’.
Meanwhile, as Si-woo Lee headed to the president’s office, Jang Han-seo welcomed him.
“Are you inside?”
“I have been waiting for you for an hour.”
“Thank you, Secretary Jang.”
When I opened the door to the president’s office with a lot of tension, a familiar hand grabbed Lee Si-woo’s arm urgently.
Jang Han-seo shook her head as she was being dragged into the president’s office as if being sucked into a black hole.
Shin Ae-ra was held tightly in the arms of Si-woo Lee, who was dragged into the room.
“… Sorry to keep you waiting.”
Siwoo put his hand on her head and stroked it softly.
“I understand that you are busy. Cho Il-chul Did that person do the right thing? Did you deal with it?”
Ishiu smiled bitterly.
Shin Ae-ra must have a lot of work for her too, but I was so grateful and sorry for understanding her.
Lee Si-woo nodded at Shin Ae-ra’s question.
“Now I’m making some adjustments. Noona, your voice looks very tired.”
“It’s so hard right now. The intensity of work suddenly increased.”
“Work robbery?”
“yes. My grandfather announced that he was transferring all of Kang Dong’s work to me… He said that he would step down from the front line.”
“Why did someone who has yet to correct me suddenly… … .”
“I don’t know either.”
“It will be very difficult. I’m sorry I didn’t come to see you often.”
Lee Si-woo, who gently wiped Shin Ae-ra’s back, removed Shin Ae-ra’s closeness and checked her face.
As expected, his face was full of fatigue.
Dark circles around the eyes are clearly visible.
“Let’s go to work today. I told the president.”
“Even if I begged you to let me go, you didn’t listen… Siwoo, you can’t even move.”
“Hey, don’t be weird. It’s all for your sister. Come on, let’s eat something delicious and go get some refreshment.”
