[Episode 15] Father’s Things
In order to remove the scrap metal, I had to make a request to Myeongsan in advance.
From what I heard from my father in the past, it is said that in the case of the subject, it is transported by a 45-ton truck rather than a tong truck.
It was not delivered by forklift to the steel mill.
After moving it to a truck capable of loading 25 tons of net weight, it was loaded with an excavator.
‘We need to estimate when the 350 won rises and take out the scrap in time.’
It was not expected how much scrap metal was piled up in the yard.
Although the expected tonnage was recorded in the books, it was not clearly stated whether the recorded scrap was light or heavy.
‘Hey, why did you record the ledger like this? Obviously, when I did, the weight and light weight were written roughly… … .’
It was a pain in the ass.
As with other old companies, I used to deal with things that were bothering me roughly or by sense.
The book of Nuri Recycling was in a similar situation.
Jang Seong-woo, who was in charge of bookkeeping, was also a problem, but his father was also at fault for not correcting it after checking it.
Siwoo Lee, who had been thinking deeply, quickly closed the book.
‘I can’t help it. I have no choice but to believe in the famous mountain.’
Myeongsancheolje was not a place to play around with weight like The K Besteel.
After all, I had to trust Moon Jae-shin more than once.
Of course, even from now on, the ledger was to be filled in with certainty.
“Let’s go in.”
The junkyard was already quiet.
All the employees left work, and Kang Pil-jung stopped by for a while and left the foreign car and keys.
Siwoo Lee turned off the computer and lights in the office and went out.
When he entered the room, he took off his work clothes, put them in the washing machine, and turned them right away.
I’m doing things that are generally considered messy, but I always had to look neat on the outside.
So he changed his work clothes at least once every five days, or once a week.
Thanks to this, there has never been a problem in appearance or hygiene.
After taking a shower, Si-woo Lee was lying on the bed.
I wanted to fall asleep right away, but today I couldn’t help but rest.
‘I have to organize my father’s things.’
I had to dispose of the clothes my father wore while he was alive and the things he used today.
Originally, it should have been arranged the day after the funeral was over.
However, Nuri recycling’s work was urgent, so I was putting off organizing it.
He jumped out of bed and went to the closet.
‘It’s a pity, but I’ll have to burn it all down… … .’
There were usually no items that were not accepted by the junk dealer.
Although people wear it, they tend to accept clothes as well.
However, it was important to keep the clothes from getting wet in the rain.
As a result, a warehouse or other equipment to store clothes is required.
It was clear that it would be difficult to manage if we received clothes from the position of receiving scrap metal, non-ferrous metal, and scrap.
So Nuri Recycling did not receive clothes.
Clothes were piled up in the closet.
They were all shabby clothes.
There were some neat clothes, but most of them were used as work clothes.
“Siu! Uncle is here.”
As I was organizing my clothes, I heard a familiar voice from the office.
The owner of that voice was Shin Woo-cheol.
Si-woo opened the door quickly and poked his face out.
“uncle!”
“Are you resting?”
“no. I was organizing my clothes.”
“ah… I’ll help too. Haven’t you eaten dinner yet?”
“Yeah, I didn’t eat it.”
Shin Woo-cheol took off his shoes and entered the room.
He came right after work, so he was dressed in a neat suit.
Recently, he was working overtime because of the annoying accusation.
“What should I clean up first?”
“I was organizing my clothes now. I will leave the photos as they are, and start with the clothes.”
Shin Woo-cheol arranged his clothes with a more serious expression than ever.
Once I got one more hand, the arrangement was quick.
It was decided to burn the clothes tomorrow, and Si-woo Lee got out of the room with Shin Woo-cheol wearing loose clothes.
“Your aunt was supposed to come, too, okay?”
The person that Si-woo Lee always called his aunt was Shin Woo-cheol’s wife.
Shi-woo nodded as if it was natural.
As they left the junkyard and locked the door, a blue car appeared at the entrance.
bread-
“Honey, let’s go to my car. Shiu-ya, it’s been a while.”
“I saw you at the funeral, aunt.”
“You didn’t even talk properly back then. Su-ryun Shin, Su-ran Shin, should I say hello to my brother?”
Aunt wasn’t the only person who decided to eat together.
As the car window went down, the face of Shin Su-ryun, who had just become an adult, appeared.
She waved her hand and said hello.
“Brother, long time no see.”
“how have you been doing? Is college life worth it?”
“Yeah, that’s fun.”
They had a relationship where they met and ate at least once every half a year.
From childhood to adulthood, they were close friends, and to Si-woo Lee, Shin Su-ryun and Shin Su-ran were like little sisters.
“It’s fun to have a drink with a friend you’re going to meet… Shiuya, get on first.”
“Yes, aunt.”
* * *
Si-woo Lee went into the restaurant with Shin Woo-cheol’s family and took a seat by the window.
To be honest, Siwoo Lee wanted to be alone today.
It was because I had a lot of thoughts when I was organizing my father’s clothes.
However, he could not refuse the sincerity of Shin Woo-cheol, who came to him thinking of himself.
“Brother, did you drop out of college?”
“Yeah, I quit.”
“Aren’t you sorry? Oppa, you wanted to act.”
It would be a lie to say that it is not regretful, or that there is no regret at all.
However, in contrast to the current situation, it would have been regrettable and regrettable if they had given up on Nuri recycling.
The reason I wanted to become an actor in the first place was because of the saying that I made good money.
I didn’t know that the road would be difficult.
Anyway, I wanted to earn so much money to help my father’s business.
However, now that driving force has just disappeared.
So, I didn’t know that I was feeling a cold and sad feeling inside.
“You shouldn’t be sorry. Still, I’m more comfortable now. I guess it’s something I’ve been doing for a long time.”
“The older sister I know is from Dankook University’s Department of Theater and Film, and she missed it a lot, didn’t she?”
“Oh really? What’s your name?”
“Lee Yeon-ah. know?”
“Ah, Yuna. know. I’m a close friend. How do you know Yuna?”
“Because I’m a senior in high school.”
To be honest, when Lee Si-woo dropped out, I thought that my relationship with Lee Yeon-ah and the people I met in college would end.
However, seeing the story coming out of this relationship again, I thought that the world seemed wide, but it was very narrow.
“I still talk a lot about my brother. Is your sister like that? He was a senior he followed a lot.”
“It makes me happy to talk like that. exactly… I cared for you a lot. Still, I saw you while you were submitting your resignation letter.”
Siwoo Lee was in class 11, and Yuna Lee was in class 13.
There was not much contact, and it was difficult to get to know each other easily because Lee Yeon-ah had a timid personality.
Siwoo Lee also kept his distance from people.
However, the timid Yuna Lee was strangely active and talked to each other often, and they became close friends.
“Hmm… Oh, come to think of it, you said he was popular in your brother’s department? I heard it was an explosion of popularity with the professors too.”
That popularity and popularity among professors mean different things.
Talking about the university I had already dropped out of made me feel a bit bitter in my taste buds.
What’s more, it was Lee Si-woo who felt strange for nothing when she even talked about Lee Yeon-ah.
At that time, Jin Eun-soo, an aunt who was secretly watching Lee Si-woo, said to Shin Soo-ryun.
“Sooyeon, stop it.”
“yes.”
Shin Soo-ryun noticed it just then, and answered without saying anything, and kept her mouth shut.
Jin Eun-soo felt sorry for Lee Si-woo.
25 years old.
I was at an age where there were a lot of things I wanted to do.
At such a young age, he lost his only blood, his father, and even gave up his dream.
Nevertheless, I was very proud to see that he did not get frustrated and continued to take over his father’s junk shop.
“By the way, Shiu-san, did Jae-shin praise you like that?”
Jin Eun-soo intentionally brought out the story of Moon Jae-shin to evoke the atmosphere.
At her words, Siwoo Lee smiled brightly.
“really? That’s fortunate. Be really nice to me. He understands my situation well, and I think I met a good helper thanks to my uncle.”
“Haha, Jaeshin also said that he seemed to have met a like-minded business partner, so he looked at me and thanked me. I’m glad you two got along well. Should you thank your uncle too?”
Shin Woo-cheol laughed and said.
Moon Jae-shin is a person who has been with him for a short time compared to Lee Do-woon, but he was a really nice person.
For Shin Woo-cheol, he was a friend who could openly talk about what was inside him.
“Thank you so much. In that sense, I will live today. Anyway, I was always begging my uncle to buy a meal. Soo-lily, Suran, eat a lot.”
“Yes, brother.”
“… I will eat well.”
Shin Su-ryun answered with a broad smile, and Shin Su-ran answered with a small voice.
Just hearing the very timid Shin Su-ran’s answer made Si-woo Lee smile.
“Is it worth going to school? As my uncle said, you never missed first place in the whole school.”
“I study every day… Congrats on being president, brother.”
“thank you.”
* * *
The meal was over in a friendly atmosphere, and Siwoo Lee was paying for the food and going out to get some cold air.
Shin Woo-cheol rushed to run, but it was already too late.
No matter how much Lee Si-woo offered to buy it, he knew that Shin Woo-cheol would try to pay by force, so he said he was going to the bathroom and hit the player first.
Shin Woo-cheol went out with Jin Eun-soo and the children at the employee’s words that the payment was made.
Lee Si-woo did not show any effort and talked with Shin Su-ryun and Shin Su-ran, two younger brothers, laughing and talking.
Shin Woo-cheol looked at Jin Eun-soo and the three of them quietly.
“I have already paid.”
“I’m sorry about this… I called to buy you some rice… Really, I’m proud It must be very difficult on the inside, but I don’t even show it… … .”
“That’s it. The financial pressure will be severe. Still, I am fortunate that the certificate of content sent by The-K was canceled.”
* * *
The five returned to the junkyard again.
When Si-woo Lee opened the door of the junkyard, Soo-ryun Shin ran into the yard.
“Soo-ryun, then you get hurt!”
“it’s okay! Wow, is that a lot?”
She headed straight for the scrapyard.
Since she was a frequent visitor to and from the junkyard since childhood, she naturally wandered around.
Shin Su-ryun looked at the scrap metal with admiration.
“It’s all money. Just think of that amount of money tied up.”
“It will be difficult for my brother. But how about the unit price? Are you still falling?”
“I think I’m going to start climbing. If you don’t want it to last for a month, you have to take it out right away.”
“too bad. How much is that all?”
“I don’t know the exact amount either.”
Seeing Shin Su-ryun admiring her in succession, Si-woo Lee smiled faintly.
“Even in the dark, this is more than I thought, right? This reminds me of the old days, brother.”
“Think of the past?”
“yes. Why, my uncle who helped me told me to work here because he would work part-time for us during our vacation.”
“Well, now that I think about it, it’s funny. Would you make a girl do this?”
“Hehe, it was fun working with you, though.”
“Hmm, didn’t you have a lot of trouble back then? Because you talked so much that you became quiet. It was summer too.”
“Originally, after everything passes, it will become a memory, oppa. People don’t have romance, romance. Still, it was nice to know how hard this job was and what my brother was doing. Oh, by the way, did you say that Director Jang has left?”
“I left. He didn’t even look back.”
“It’s polite.”
Shin Soo-ryun also knew how hard Lee Si-woo was because of Jang Seong-woo.
Even when working part-time, he was a noisy person.
Jang Seong-woo, who enjoyed everything she had and left when she really needed it, she thought it was very disrespectful.
“I don’t think he’s a bad person. just… I was just that kind of person. I was looking for an opportunity.”
“What if my brother thinks like that… … .”
Shin Woo-cheol approached the two people who had such a short conversation.
When he entered and left the office, he had a paper cup of coffee in his hand.
“Come on, coffee.”
“Thank you, Uncle.”
“Su-ryun, you go into the office and stay with your mother and Suran. Daddy has something to talk about with Siwoo for a while.”
“Yes, Dad.”
Seeing Soo-Ryun Shin entering the office, Woo-Chul Shin spoke up.
“If you go into a civil suit, you’ll probably be busy for a while.”
“Won’t it be hard to win?”
“Once we win the civil case, we can proceed with the criminal case. I’ll do it as soon as I can.”
“that… The fee is… … .”
“What is the fee? I don’t even want that Siwoon, why do you call me uncle?”
“yes? yeah… … .”
“Your father and I grew up like brothers, right? I think of Dowoon as a family member, and Doin probably does too. You are like my family.”
“yes… … .”
“Do you want to work while receiving money from your family?”
Ishiu shook his head without saying a word.
Then, I lowered my head as if something was coming up from inside for nothing.
“… I will make sure to pay it back later.”
“What pays off… Be successful and live well. That’s what I want, and that’s what Dowoon wants.”
* * *
When the two finished their conversation and entered the office, Jin Eun-soo was looking at the receipt and handwritten bill on the office desk.
She saw Lee Si-woo coming in and asked.
“Is this the end?”
“yes. It just opened.”
Her occupation was an accountant.
My father paid the tax accountant a certain amount each month and entrusted the tax-related part.
It might be better to leave it to someone you know, so her father has handled the tax issues through her tax accountant.
So he often matched purchases with sales of junk dealers, and even handled bills.
“I’ll take it and take care of it.”
“Thank you, Aunt.”
“What. I am happy to be able to help with this.”
Lee Si-woo felt grateful to Jin Eun-soo, who spoke openly as if it was insignificant.
At the time when he was determined to repay the favor in some way, Jin Eun-soo was surprised to see the analog clock in the office.
“Oh my, it’s already time… Honey, Siwoo, let’s go take a break too.”
“Yeah, it should be.”
After saying goodbye, Shin Woo-cheol’s family left.
Siwoo Lee stopped waving his hand only after their car completely disappeared from view and completely closed the door of the junkyard.
Then he came into the office and had another cup of coffee.
‘It’s payday soon.’
Employees’ salaries paid on the 10th of each month.
There was a lot of money coming out here and there, so it was stressful.
There were already a lot of things to buy.
However, that did not mean delaying the salaries of the employees.
‘What if you don’t have enough money? I can’t help it. I’ll have to get some stuff out of it.’
I wanted to survive, but I didn’t have enough money.
In the end, it was a situation where there was no choice but to remove the scrap metal.
‘First, we need to select a company that can deal with non-ferrous metals. Avoid the companies that used to take non-ferrous metals because they are mostly connected to Jang Seong-woo.’
