[Episode 9] The Right Place
A sudden suggestion from Si-Woo Lee.
Kang Pil-joong’s bewildered tee was revealed without filtration.
It was because he did not know that he would offer himself the position of manager.
“Boss, I was just a knight.”
“During that long career as a knight, he had various experiences and gained knowledge.”
“president… … .”
Kang Pil-joong looked at Lee Si-woo with a happy heart, a burdened heart, and mixed feelings.
Siwoo Lee also knew he would be embarrassed.
But his help was desperately needed.
“To be honest, I don’t have the confidence to go out and do business.”
“So do I.”
Ishiu shook his head.
As long as I was determined to persuade him, I had to push hard.
“Is there any field job that would properly treat the young junk dealer? It’s a job in charge of the yard, but to be honest, I want to leave the business to the driver.”
It was solely up to the boss to choose what talents the subordinates had and how to use them.
Si-woo Lee has been watching Kang Pil-jung for a long time.
He was always kind and courteous according to the situation, regardless of rank or age.
He was more than enough to take charge of the sales job.
“I am not confident.”
“Take it easy. There are only two of them now.”
“Whoa, Shiuya. I am not confident.”
“I don’t want to be the representative because I have confidence. I am here because I want to protect Nuri. Please help me, Knight Kang.”
I want to protect Nuri.
At those words, Kang Pil-joong did not even move on the spot as if time had stopped.
Before long, the eyes filled with complex emotions began to fill with something else.
“Can I do better?”
“I do not know? I don’t know that either.”
“Siwoo, what if you say you don’t know?”
“But you and I have never worked together before.”
When Kang Pil-joong, Choi Moon-sik, and Park Tae-moon joined Nuri Recycling, Si-woo Lee had already lost his mind at the junkyard because of Jang Seong-woo.
That’s why I’ve never been able to get along well with them.
That is, the three of them remained loyal to the junkyard even though they were unaware of Si-Woo Lee’s abilities.
“It is, but… Even so, when Jang Seong-woo was away, you always replaced him.”
“That’s it… No matter how much he said he didn’t like it, he couldn’t see the junk dealer messing up.”
“Uh-huh, anyway, Siu-ya, I don’t know. I’m afraid that Nuri will have a harder time because of me.”
Literally, Kang Pil-joong was afraid.
In fact, it is said that he remained loyal, but he was worried that the workplace where he had worked for over 10 years would collapse like this.
There was also a problem with The K Besteel, and there was no business partner.
If Nuri collapsed like this, how would you feel at that time?
But contrary to such worries, Siwoo Lee overcame the crisis well.
Even the K-Besteel has taken over a large company as a new customer.
“Hey, what’s hard about it? No matter what, you will do better than Manager Jang.”
“Isn’t that natural? If he doesn’t work better than him, he’s a beast, isn’t that a person?”
“Then what are you afraid of? Can’t it be harder than when Director Jang was there?”
It wasn’t wrong.
Nuri Recycling has already experienced the worst.
Even if Kang Pil-jung made a mistake, he would not be able to overcome the worst.
“You don’t have to be successful in business. I just want to give Knight Kang a chance.”
I couldn’t stay as a knight forever.
As I get older, I naturally have no choice but to stop writing.
Siwoo Lee was expressing his desire to give him a chance for future work.
“I am already over forty. Will I be able to re-learn and learn something new?”
“Why do you think it’s new? You can think of it as revisiting what you have done in the past.”
Kang Pil-joong already knew about the contract.
Not only that, he was a person who could predict how much the unit price of scrap metal would be.
Choi Moon-sik and Park Tae-moon were the same.
Siwoo Lee had no intention of leaving these talented employees, the ones who believed in him and stayed with him.
Although it is only a small junk shop now, I thought it would grow enough to give these three people a bigger opportunity.
“I have no intention of being satisfied here. I want to grow more Nuri. How is Knight Kang?”
“… … .”
“I am telling Knight Kang my vision right now. And my aspirations too.”
hot.
Kang Pil-joong looked at Lee Si-woo’s eyes and thought so.
I wondered if all the youngsters these days were like this, but they quickly shook their heads.
Kang Pil-joong, who could not avoid the gaze of Lee Si-woo, who was filled with confidence and faith, opened his mouth immediately.
“Give me time to think.”
“Of course.”
“In a week, I’ll make a decision within that time and tell you.”
Siwoo Lee smiled brightly as if he had already heard the answer.
“Thank you for making this offer. I will judge carefully, Shiuya.”
“Don’t judge carefully, just throw it away.”
“Hahaha, I want to do that too, but I have to think carefully, even for the junk dealer. It is a precious place for me to enjoy.”
* * *
At the end of the day, people cleaned up the junkyard and finished taking a shower.
The staff changed into their casual clothes and came out, and Siwoo Lee was also ready and out in front of the office.
I had a special appointment today.
It was the day of a dinner party where we could talk candidly with the staff.
“It’s ready. let’s go.”
Kang Pil-joong said to Lee Si-woo.
Siwoo Lee smiled slightly at him, who spoke comfortably, and nodded his head.
The four of them walked to the dining room, having a friendly conversation.
There was a meeting nearby, so I decided to leave the car behind.
It was natural to have a drink while having a dinner party.
“It’s yours. Flatfish, eel, and spicy soup, please.”
Si-woo Lee, who was familiar with ordering as soon as he sat down.
This was a restaurant that my father and I used to come to occasionally, so I got to know the owner of the sushi restaurant.
“long time no see?”
“Iknow, right. one… It’s been five years, isn’t it?”
After I turned 20 and went to college, I don’t remember visiting and eating here.
I remember my dad packing food here and bringing it here.
“I heard the story. Did you inherit the junkyard?”
“yes. Maybe it was because it was a place my father left me, so I didn’t feel relieved.”
“It’s embarrassing. Oops, look at my mind. I will prepare it and bring it to you soon.”
“You can take it slow. Oh, I’ll bring you some drinks.”
Siwoo Lee took two bottles of soju and placed them on the table.
The other three employees did not stand still, laid out spoons, brought soju glasses, trimmed carrots, and ssamjang to set them up.
“Have a drink, sir.”
Si-woo Lee recommended soju to Park Tae-moon, the oldest in the village.
With both hands, he took the drink that Si-woo Lee poured.
“I also talked to Knight Kang, but please treat me comfortably in private.”
“It cannot be. If the wall between the boss and the employee breaks down, there will definitely be problems.”
At Lee Si-woo’s words, Park Tae-moon firmly shook his head.
Then he clicked his tongue and glared at Kang Pil-jung.
“Piljung-ah, even if the boss told me to do that, I should have stopped him.”
“that is… older brother… … .”
“We are employees who work on a salary paid by the boss.”
Like Park Tae-moon, who values rules and discipline, he scolded Kang Pil-joong with a stern expression.
“We need a wall between the employee and the boss. But aren’t we just an employee and a boss?”
“However… … .”
“I think of you as family.”
His father left, and now Si-woo Lee had no family left.
I heard that my mother was born with a weak body.
As a result, there was a problem with childbirth, and one of the children and the mother had to give up.
The mother chose the child without any thought, and Siwoo Lee was able to stand in this place.
The face of his father, who spoke such a story with a calm expression, appeared in Si-woo Lee’s mind.
My father did not rebuke or resent Lee Si-woo for that.
Rather, I was just bluntly saying thank you for growing up like this, and that your mother would surely be delighted to see this.
“… … .”
As the word “family” came out, the place suddenly became quiet.
Siwoo Lee poured himself into a glass and drank it at once.
“I am not saying that I will treat you like my father and follow him. He said that whenever I came, he welcomed me and that being there made me feel like family. In that sense, Nuri Recycling is also my family. Director Jang Seong-woo, no, the manager… … .”
Siwoon wrinkled his brow.
Honestly, Si-woo Lee wanted Jang Seong-woo to stay.
He was a person he hated and resented so badly, but he still wanted to remain.
If this is true, it can be said that it is an ugly sentiment.
Of course, he couldn’t just let all the corruption he committed, but he still wanted to be with us because we’ve been seeing each other for 10 years.
With that thought in mind, Si-woo Lee finally thought that he was the son of his father, Do-woon Lee.
“Imagine that Director Jang was such a person from the beginning, Shiuya.”
Kang Pil-jung said.
“no. I wasn’t like that to begin with. Initially… He certainly worked hard.”
how did that happen
Why did people change so much?
“When I think of Manager Jang, I get scared. It’s not that he’s scary, it’s that he can change like that.”
People change someday.
And the people here could have changed too.
“Don’t be afraid in advance, Shiuya. I wish you could trust us a little more.”
“no. That’s not the story. I trust you guys, of course. You believed in me and stayed with me, how could I not? I am afraid that I will change.”
Shi-woo couldn’t be sure.
The moment the business became busy, Siwoo Lee had no choice but to neglect his employees.
After all, he is also a human being, and it was a natural fact that if he focused on one, he would neglect the other.
“I will grow more Nuri. I never intend to stop here. But if Nuri gets bigger and busier, will I be able to take care of the uncles and Knight Kang?”
“It will be more neglected than before.”
“Of course, I can’t be sure that the business will thrive, but there is a saying that it’s one thing at a time.”
At the bitter voice of Si-Woo Lee, Tae-Moon Park poured the soju from the glass into his mouth.
and frowned.
“People do change. But in the end, the essence does not change. The same goes for Jang. You weren’t like that in the first place? No, he was like that from the beginning. He was just hiding his true nature.”
“mister… … .”
“Whether it’s true or not, only Jang Seong-woo knows. However, over the course of 40 years, I have believed that one eye is as certain as a human eye. He’s the one who would have left immediately if the boss had disappeared. No matter how hard you tried, he would have left.”
A voice full of confidence.
Ishiu bowed his head bitterly.
“I don’t think you’re worrying too much ahead of time. Why do you think the three of us remain in Nuri?”
Jang Seong-woo left, but they remained.
Siwoo Lee thought that the reason was to keep his loyalty to his father.
“Isn’t it because of your father?”
“Of course, there is no reason for that. But we are not fools enough to entrust our lives to that alone.”
“Then why?”
“you. It’s because of you, Siwoo Lee. I said Human nature does not change. We are left with your essence. Wouldn’t it be great if you truly thought of us as family. you don’t have to worry Let’s wait a little longer, Shiuya.”
“mister… … .”
“Come on, get a drink.”
Park Tae-moon smiled and grabbed a bottle of soju.
As Si-woo Lee raised the glass with both hands, Tae-moon Park poured the drink comfortably.
“You also get it.”
Park Tae-moon, who gave each one a cup, raised the glass.
“Let’s have a drink for Nuri recycling to start anew.”
“Yes, brother.”
“yes!”
Four people clashed glasses under the leadership of Park Tae-moon.
