[Episode 149] Drinking with Shin Won-seon
The silence is gone, and only the sympathy remains at the table.
Shin Ae-ra constantly grumbled while eating.
“Grandpa, why did you suddenly say you were going to step down from the front line?”
“Now that I am my age, there are many difficult parts to working on.”
“… I support my grandfather’s decision, but the executives will be nervous.”
“I believe you will do well.”
Shin Ae-ra did not eat dinner outside.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a movie with Siwoo Lee, went for a walk, and enjoyed a date to the fullest, but I still wanted to eat dinner with Shin Won-sun whenever possible.
“By the way, this representative.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“I heard that something happened to Nuri’s landscaping.”
“Most of them are being corrected. You don’t have to worry.”
“This president is going to take good care of it. Still, my friend called me, and he got angry.”
“I am only sorry for causing concern to Chairman In Je-hoo.”
“The prince and his friend, don’t we know the powers of this representative well?”
Shin Ae-ra, who was listening to the two men’s hard conversation, sighed and put down the spoon.
“Grandpa, how long are you going to call Siwoo Lee as CEO?”
“yes?”
“Siwoo, how long are you going to keep calling Grandpa Chairman?”
When Shin Ae-ra glared at the two of them, Shin Won-sun coughed and turned her head.
And Si-woo Lee also avoided Shin Ae-ra’s gaze.
“It has been over a year already. Even if we eat together once a month, it’s always like this.”
Shin Ae-ra wondered if she should be in the middle, but she tried to watch.
However, the two still couldn’t get close to each other.
At her words, Si-Woo scratched his head.
“Well… Can we change it step by step?”
Si-woo Lee did not have the confidence to approach Shin Won-seon friendly.
He was a giant in the business world.
In addition, he was deeply involved in Lee Si-woo’s business.
While Siwoo Lee was muttering in a small voice, Shinwonseon made a face that was shocked by something.
‘Up until now, I’ve been asked to change the title, but I’ve been using the title of CEO Lee as it is.’
Shin Won-sun, who coughed in vain, stared at Lee Si-woo, who had a face full of embarrassment.
“Siwoo, I haven’t changed, but I’m sorry that I put too much pressure on you.”
Lee Si-woo’s eyes widened at the sudden change in Shin Won-sun’s tone of voice.
“I sent my only son first and lived with only one granddaughter. That’s why I miss my family a lot.”
“… … .”
“Yeah, as you said, if you need time, you don’t need to change your title right away.”
Shin Won-sun pondered the meaning of family after a long time.
She was a granddaughter who wouldn’t hurt even if she put it in her eyes.
It was fortunate that the person Shin Ae-ra liked was Si-woo Lee.
If the two get married, Lee Si-woo becomes the granddaughter-in-law to Shin Won-sun.
“I heard that you too grew up without a mother and spent your childhood under a strict father. It’s going to take some time right now. But please know this one thing. That I will always be on your side and Aera.”
“grandfather… … .”
It was said to Lee Si-woo, but Shin Ae-ra looked at him with moved eyes.
Having a family and having a family is a responsibility that comes with it.
Shin Won-sun did not want Shin Ae-ra to live without freedom as a woman from a chaebol family.
I wanted to date a good person and even get married.
“Keep in mind, Hal… father.”
As if embarrassed, Ishiu scratched his cheek and turned his head.
Although it wasn’t the title he wanted to be called Grandpa, this title wasn’t bad either.
“Go to sleep today. Would you like to have a drink with this grandfather?”
* * *
After dinner, Si-woo Lee went up to Ae-ra Shin’s room.
She made eye contact with Shin Ae-ra, who sat on the soft bed and stared at her.
“Why do you look like that?”
“Because it’s pretty.”
Lee Si-woo laughed at Shin Ae-ra’s words.
Then he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.
The tension that had been holding on for the whole week seemed to melt away.
The notice of the cancellation of the contract due to Jo Il-chul had not made me feel at ease.
“Are you relaxed?”
“uh. I think I’ll live a little now. I haven’t been at ease all week.”
“As long as you’re in business, when you have to cut it off firmly, even if it’s a precious relationship, you have to cut it off.”
“I am a businessman. Whoops.”
“then. How hard I am learning! But since you are in the position of the president, I understand how difficult it must have been for you, Siwoo.”
Shin Ae-ra got up from her seat and lay down next to Si-woo Lee.
He turned and looked at his tired face and raised his hand.
The position of president is a huge responsibility.
When you deal with one, the other causes problems.
Events and accidents happen every day and variables are created.
“What if it’s hard? If I fall, what about the staff under me?”
“but… Now, the total number of Nuri-do employees has exceeded 1,000.”
“But it was there. Compared to the employees who have been by my side for a long time, those who have just joined Nuri are not so affectionate. Have I lost my focus?”
“Because there are so many employees that you have to take care of. It would be anyone else.”
“… right?”
“I don’t want you to feel too burdened. Even if you don’t take care of Nuri’s employees, they will work together to overcome difficult situations.”
Nuri’s employees were maintaining intensive work.
Siwoo Lee has always devoted his efforts to the welfare of the struggling employees.
The bonus was also generously paid.
Thanks to Siwoo Lee’s efforts, the employees felt proud to be Nuri’s employees.
“Drink in moderation. If Grandpa is triggered, no one can stop him.”
“Okay. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I need to drink in moderation.”
* * *
The promise to drink in moderation was not followed.
Si-woo Lee, looking at the table prepared by Shin Won-seon, blinked blankly.
“Sit down.”
“Grandpa, how much are you going to drink today? … .”
“I hope you don’t nag like today, Aera.”
“… Because I have to go to work tomorrow too. Please take a look.”
Despite Shin Ae-ra’s concerns, Shin Won-sun’s eyes were firm.
It was revealed that he was determined to have a drink with Siwoo Lee today.
Si-woo Lee, who looked into his eyes, sat down.
“Shall we have yangju or soju? You choose.”
Lee Si-woo thought that Yangju was not suitable for him.
“I’ll have soju, Grandpa.”
“Actually, yangju may not suit your palate. Sheep butler, please bring what you have prepared.”
Both butlers brought soju and beer and set them down on the table.
“You worked hard today. go to work.”
“Yes, old man. Then have a good time.”
Both butlers had to move constantly to prepare dinner as well as snacks.
When he was told to leave work, he politely bowed his head and left.
Siwoo Lee, who looked at the drinks prepared in the box unit, took a deep breath and picked up a bottle of soju.
“I’ll pour you a drink.”
Shin Ae-ra did not drink alcohol and just watched the two of them.
When he got drunk to some extent, Shin Won-sun asked a question with a calm expression.
“You said your father was a pretty good person? I found out that people in the area said that he had a great personality.”
“I am proud… You were a good person.”
Until now, no one had asked Siwoo Lee about his father so directly.
It was because everyone knew that being a father was an evil for Lee Si-woo.
There was sadness in Lee Si-woo’s eyes as he unraveled the story of his father one by one.
25 years old.
If there were many, he was old, but he was still at the age where he had to live within the fence of his family.
However, since then, Siwoo Lee has been thrown into competition and has lived a fierce life.
“Why did you quit your dream of acting and became a junk dealer?”
“I decided to try to understand him a little bit first, and then he said.”
Even Lee Si-woo, who spoke calmly because he did not want to be emotional, had a hard time holding back his emotions when he talked about Jang Seong-woo.
Shin Won-sun also clicked his tongue when he talked about it.
“I honestly didn’t understand. No matter how much I think about it, why did Jang Seong-woo leave the office? … .”
My father always said this to Siwoo Lee.
There will be times when you will have to cut yourself off firmly in order to do business.
However, even the person who actually said those words could not decisively cut off Jang Seong-woo.
“Well… Wouldn’t you like to leave behind people who will be of some help to your children? That’s what I think.”
“… … .”
“Anyway, that’s just my opinion. Siu, don’t be hasty to judge what your father was thinking. It seems to me that you are not yet ready to understand the mind.
“yes… … .”
“If one day you become a father and have children, I think you will understand then.”
“Will I be like that, Grandpa?”
“So did I.”
Si-woo Lee poured the drink into his mouth and looked at Shin Won-sun.
“I have a question, too.”
“Please feel free to ask. Since it’s a family drinking party, let’s both be honest.”
“Why did you do that to Ae-ra noona’s father?”
Shin Won-sun looked at Lee Si-woo without saying a word.
After a long silence, Shin Won-sun opened his mouth.
“… If someone other than you had asked me this question, I would have kicked him out right now.”
“sorry.”
It was a rude question.
Knowing that it was an effort to loosen up their relationship a little bit more, Shin Won-sun calmly replied that he wanted this kind of position.
“It was my fault, it was my greed. I couldn’t treat my child as a child. Donghwan must have had his own thoughts, too, but I firmly believed that he would move according to my will. Yes, like a doll.”
He was a son who obeyed his father obediently.
But the only objection to his will was the marriage issue.
Shin Won-sun was very angry.
At first, I felt sorry for Injehu.
Later, I hate Shin Dong-hwan for not following his will.
“When I came to my senses… I didn’t have the courage to meet Donghwan. When I made up my mind and went to see Donghwan… ”
Lee Si-woo knew the back story from Shin Ae-ra as well.
Knowing that fact, Shin Won-sun did not continue to speak.
Si-woo Lee and Ae-ra Shin bowed their heads, and Shin Won-sun raised her head with her eyes closed.
Although no one was speaking clearly, it felt very noisy.
A lot of emotions were rushing through the room.
Soon, Shin Won-sun opened his mouth.
“Watching the death of that child, I looked back on my life. I remembered what her mother said.”
Donghwan is so proud of his father.
So I don’t want to be a burden.
“Unfortunately… I was full of thoughts of being forgiven, but that child never had that thought in the first place. Forgiveness and Nabal, to him it was just a small quarrel between a father and a son.”
So Shin Won-sun made a promise when Lee Kang-yeon asked for Shin Ae-ra.
For this time, I really want to be in the relationship between granddaughter and grandfather.
“But I made the same mistake again. You made this house feel like a prison. I realized that later when Ae-ra left this house like Dong-hwan.”
So, if my granddaughter is happy, I thought it would be better to leave it as it is, so I let it be, knowing what kind of person Kang Eung-ryong is.
“Siwoo, don’t you know how reassuring you are by Ae-ra’s side? I was afraid that the wounds I received from Kang Eung-ryong were so great that Ae-ra would have a hard time. Then you appeared.”
Seeing Si-woo Lee at the time, Shin Won-sun was convinced that he was not lacking at all as Shin Ae-ra’s companion.
“I want you two to live happily ever after. Sometimes we fight and we feel sorry for each other, but when we have a hard time, we support each other… I wish I could have a family like that.”
Shin Ae-ra smiled at Shin Won-sun’s words and grabbed the glass.
“I’m not going to work tomorrow, Grandpa.”
“Fufu, if you take a day off, you might have a bad day the next day.”
“it’s okay. If I don’t drink on a day like today, I think I’ll regret it. Take a day off and work hard for a week, huh?”
While they were talking, Shin Won-sun looked at Lee Si-woo as if he had made a decision.
“Aren’t you two at the age when you two should think about getting married?”
At the sudden question of Shin Won-sun, Si-woo Lee and Ae-ra Shin shut their mouths at the same time.
“Siwoo, you don’t have parents, so let’s use this place for the meeting.”
“grandfather!”
Shin Ae-ra exclaimed in embarrassment at Shin Won-sun’s words so abruptly.
However, unlike her reaction, Siwoo Lee’s expression was calm.
“What Grandpa said is also true.”
“Even if the wedding date is set slowly, I hope that the engagement will go ahead.”
“All right.”
The engagement didn’t have to be grand.
I just wanted to replace it with people getting together and eating a meal.
‘In order not to seem strange that I hand over Kang Dong’s stock to Siwoo, we have to prepare now.’
Strangely, Shin Won-sun seemed unwilling to hand over his stock to Shin Ae-ra.
There was a question in the eyes of Lee Si-woo, who had been watching him, with his hastily expression on his face.
