Chapter 237 – Part 2. 1993

Tuesday.
It was a special day for Seong-jin and her mother to attend a luncheon at the Blue House.

Seong-jin went to work, and she decided to leave for the Blue House around 10 o’clock.

Wearing a beige dress tied with a large ribbon around her neck, a tight dark gray knee-length skirt, a suit top of the same color, and a stylish Burberry coat, she was a successful career woman.

“Wow. Our Heekyung is really cool. You can tell that she is a successful woman.”

“Okay? Are you okay?”

“Sure. Very nice. Today, when I go to the Blue House, only Hee-kyung seems to be getting attention.”

At Seongjin’s praise, her mother laughed happily and crossed her arms.
Just in time to go to work, I pulled over in front of my house and Aunts Jeong-hee and Aunt Hyo-seon came in.

“Uh? What? Are you two also going to the Blue House today? Why are you dressed so beautifully?”

Aunt Jeong-hee was wearing a two-piece suit that was just as neat as her mother’s, and Aunt Hyo-seon was wearing a pretty bold one-piece with a deep cut in her breastbone.

“How are we? I bought it the other day when I went to the department store with my mother.”

Aunt Hyo-seon made a round at the front door and boasted of her.

“Okay. Very pretty. After all, women can’t help it.”

Seong-jin shook her head and left, and her mother followed her holding So-hee’s hand and giggling with her aunties.

After going to work at her company and finishing urgent work, I left So-hee with Aunt Hyo-seon today and left for the Blue House with her mother.

She was able to arrive at the Blue House before 11 o’clock, perhaps because she set off in a hurry.
With a throbbing heart at the entrance of the Blue House, I went through the checkpoint and confirmed the invitation, and entered the banquet hall.

“Ooh, Seongjin. I come and see a place like this, and I get nervous.”

As the mother entered the lavishly decorated Blue House, she looked nervously around her, holding Seong-jin’s arm.

When we entered the banquet hall, there were already a lot of reporters gathered around us, and we were guided to our seats by the staff.

To be honest, it didn’t make sense for a small and medium-sized company that was not yet widely known like Seong-jin’s company to attend such an event.
It was possible because there was a special relationship between Seong-jin, Kwang-sik, and President Kim Hyun-sam.

Probably because of that, the seats for the two were prepared at a table near the end of the entrance.

After sitting for a while and looking around, Chairman Jang Gun-ho entered the banquet while talking with some famous businessmen.

Found his mother sitting at the entrance, chairman Kun-ho Jang approached us with a welcoming face.

“Who is this? Isn’t that Heekyung? Ah! Seongjin was there too. Were you invited here too? I’m sure she’s also a successful female executive.”

The mother also found Chairman Jang Kun-ho and got up early, and she greeted him gracefully.

“Hmm. Today, our Hee-kyung is very beautiful. My eyes are good.”

Seongjin felt repulsive after saying such a gruff comment after getting old, but she didn’t show it.

It seemed that Chairman Jang Gun-ho wanted to talk to his mother more, but when other presidents called from over there, he said see you later and walked towards it.
As she walked away, she turned her head twice to see her mother, smiled and nodded her head, and her mother only smiled awkwardly, perhaps feeling something strange now.

“Sungjin, like you said, I think that man is a bit strange. Are you really interested in me?”

“Of course it is because I am interested. That’s why I’m telling you to be careful.”

“No, there must have been a lot of young and pretty kids around you, so why are you showing interest in an older woman like me?”

“I don’t know. It’s just that my mother likes that person.”

The two of us were whispering, almost whispering, when someone was ushered to our table and sat down.

Mother and Seong-jin stopped talking and just sat there.

Time passed and the seats were full, and President Kim Hyun-sam finally entered.
Upon entering the entrance, everyone stood up and clapped, and President Kim Hyun-sam shook hands with the people at the entrance and approached.

Normally, I would just pass by quickly and shake hands with the presidents of large companies sitting in front of me before going to their seats, but today I was shaking hands with the people at the entrance.
And he came to Seongjin’s front.

“Oh~ Seongjin-kun came. Nice to see you after a long time.”

“Thank you for inviting me like this.”

President Kim Hyun-sam looked at Seong-jin and smiled very happily, holding the hand he had shaken with both hands.

“Has Seongjin’s mother been well? Have a good meal today and go home.”

When President Kim Hyun-sam, who was holding Seong-jin’s hand tightly, greeted her mother while looking at her mother, her mother bowed her head as if in rejoicing.
It seemed like she was being too polite, but in the past, it was a meeting with the king, so from her mother’s point of view, she was a commoner.

President Kim Hyun-sam, who shook hands excessively with Seong-jin, shook hands roughly with the businessmen at Seong-jin’s table and walked away.
It was as if he came on purpose to shake hands with Sungjin, so people around him looked at him strangely and curiously.

There was no way that the presidents of large corporations who were sensitive to power would miss such a figure of Sungjin.

Chairman Jang Gun-ho also felt something strange when he saw Sung-jin being greeted by the president holding it with both hands.

Until now, only her mother had recognized her as a successful entrepreneur and a beautiful woman, but now it turned out that Seong-jin, now only 20 years old, had attended her inauguration ceremony and today’s dinner.

It was natural that only her mother, Chairman Kim Hee-kyung of Food, should attend a meeting of businessmen, but it was strange that her son also attended.

When President Kim Hyun-sam stood on the podium in front of them, everyone took their seats.

President Kim Hyun-sam gave a brief greeting asking businessmen to focus on reviving the economy in the future by liquidating the previous generation.

And it was a conversation time with the companies that started.
Various words and demands were exchanged for a while, and then President Kim Hyun-sam suddenly asked a question.

“What do you guys think about the real-name financial system, which was my campaign promise?”

When the topic of the real-name financial system suddenly came up, there were whispers here and there.
And Kim Gu-jung, chairman of the Jewoo Group, one of the three largest conglomerates in Korea, spoke cautiously.

“Dismissal. To be honest, the world economy hasn’t definitely come back to life yet, so wouldn’t it be a bit difficult realistically?”

“Hmm~ that’s right. I understand Chairman Kim Gu-jung’s words well. Do you think so too?”

The other presidents didn’t talk, but everyone was nodding their heads at Chairman Kim Gu-jung’s words.

“Is that right? Will it be difficult in reality? This is an election promise, but if you do well, you may not be able to keep it. Haha.”

President Kim Hyeon-sam trembled as if the real-name financial system was difficult to implement.

Seong-jin, who knew that the real-name financial system would be implemented, was dumbfounded by President Kim Hyun-sam, who was brazenly acting in front of big figures.

And I thought.
Apparently, the Jewoo Group was filmed because of those words..

When President Kim Hyun-sam laughed and did not speak for a while, the atmosphere in the hall quickly subsided.
Everyone was speechless and just looked at the president.

President Kim Hyun-sam, who seemed to set the mood for a moment, hardened his expression and said his last words.

“Our purpose is to eradicate the corruption that was prevalent in the existing military regime and to revive the country’s economy. Companies should focus more on exports and investments. I will do my best to help companies that are trying to revive the economy. However, I will never be alone with companies that evade taxes or commit corruption, especially large corporations. Everyone, please help me and do your best to revive the country’s economy.”

After President Kim Hyun-sam finished talking, everyone got nervous and answered loudly like an army.

Even though power was transferred from the military regime to the civilian government, they were still accustomed to the authority of the existing powerful president, so they could not relax their rigid posture.

“Now, let’s all eat. Shouldn’t it be too hard on a good day like today? Haha.”

It was President Kim Hyun-sam who quickly changed the atmosphere to a softer level.
I could definitely see why Kim Hyun-sam was even able to become president.
It was also the appearance of a high-ranking political figure to control people.

While President Kim Hyun-sam was talking, Seong-jin looked at the surrounding presidents and presidents.

Everyone seemed relieved when they were skeptical about the real-name financial system, but when they warned the last businessmen, they were nervous and shaking their heads.

Seeing their cunning appearance, Seongjin continued to roll his head and think about future plans.
Returning from the future, Seong-jin knew that sooner or later, the property of high-ranking officials would be disclosed and the real-name financial system would be implemented.

‘When I go back, I’ll have to move all remaining financial transactions to the Mirae Mutual Credit Bank. And I need to hurry up with the acquisition of the stock company. I don’t have time…’

Even so, mealtime was amicable.

President Kim Hyun-sam was also enjoying a meal while chatting with the presidents of large companies around him and laughing.

Mother and Seongjin were also eating, but people at the same table kept talking to Mother.
Of course, since a beautiful woman was taking the place, it was impossible not to be interested in men.

When her mother gave her brief explanation about Kim Hee-kyung Food to people’s questions, she overreacted as if everyone was admiring it.
They were trying to get her mother’s attention somehow.
Anyway, except for Seongjin, all the men are wolf cubs.

After the meal, President Kim Hyun-sam left, saying that businessmen should talk.

Even though the president had left, people did not think of going back, and gathered in groups of threes and threes with the words that came out of the mouth of the president today and had a serious conversation.

“Mom, shall we go?”

“Okay. OK. No one knows, and it’s embarrassing, so it’s like we’re the only ones.”

Those were her mother’s words.
The men around her were trying to talk to her mother somehow.
However, Seong-jin was right next to her, and since the things they talked about were important, they couldn’t approach her mother.

I was about to get up, but someone suddenly came up to Seongjin and she quietly talked to me.

“Lee Seong-jin. His Excellency is looking for you. Let’s go together for a while.”

When Seong-jin turned to the person talking quietly next to him, it was the Blue House chief of staff for political affairs who had been following the president as if escorting him.

“Yes? Are you looking for me?”

“That’s right. Come on.”

Her mother, who was listening next to her, was also taken aback by the chief of staff’s words, but she smiled slightly and pushed her to go.

“Mom, I’ll be back soon. She won’t go anywhere, stay here.”

Seongjin followed her chief of staff into a room.
There was a luxurious sofa in a room that looked like a drawing room, and President Kim Hyun-sam was sitting in the head seat.

“Oh~ Seongjin-kun, come here. Did you eat well?”

“Yes. I had a good meal. They called me to the Blue House like this, and I don’t know what to do.”

“Haha. Don’t be so polite Between us… I just called to see Seongjin-gun’s face after a long time. Now sit down.”

It was President Kim Hyun-sam with a smirk.
He must have called because he had something he wanted to say.

As soon as I sat down at her seat, the secretary, who was beautiful at first glance, brought her tea, put it down in front of her seongjin, smiled at her seongjin, and left.
Seongjin was dumbfounded when her beauty suddenly smiled, but she definitely thought she was the Blue House.

Even though there are many beauties around Seong-jin, starting with her mother, her eyes are automatically turned to the beauty of the female secretary she just had.
President Kim Hyun-sam was watching Sung-jin with a smile.

“How is it? Isn’t it pretty? If you are interested, could you arrange for me to meet?”

“Yes? No what do you mean? It’s okay. It was so pretty that I just stared at it. Wouldn’t that be natural for a man? Haha.”

“Why? If you like it, I can meet you.”

Seongjin held up the teacup while refusing.
Then, President Kim Hyun-sam drank tea with an expression of regret.

Then she stabbed her Sungjin in the side again.

“Don’t do that, let’s meet again. It’s not about getting married, it’s about meeting young men and women, so there’s nothing wrong with that, right? That child is a child I cherish very much, and seeing you today, I think you would be a good match.”

Seong-jin thought that there was something wrong with her from the beginning, but now she was able to understand President Kim Hyun-sam’s intentions.