Chapter 133 – Episode 133

I was taken aback by Aebom’s suggestion to start with a new outfit, so I took out the suit she wore at her wedding and thought about it.
Negotiation? Negotiation? Oh, my… In my life, there has never been a word as unfamiliar as that. I was an idiot who had never even negotiated a salary in my 29 years of life. Even if I look through my entire life, only a few things come to mind.

The only thing I remember is whether I would use the computer for 2 hours or 3 hours on the weekend with my mom. After that, all I did was skip ahead and go to my unit and have a brief conversation with the battalion commander about whether I should go to the headquarters company or the 1st company.

‘Crazy…’

Looking back, it was even more unsightly. That’s the only negotiation I’ve had in 29 years of my life? I don’t even remember winning that one.

I was worried that my mother would say that I wanted to go for 3 hours, but it would be reduced to 1 hour because I was shattered. During the waiting period, I was told by the full-time men that I should never go to the 1st company, so I tried to go to the headquarters company somehow, but when I opened my eyes, They joined the 1st Company, which is called the Garbage Abusive Practice Company, and were even robbed of their combat boots.

“…”

Damn, the more I think about it, the more bleak it gets.

As I was changing into my suit, I looked at the back of Han Ae-bom in the distance, with her black panties and pretty hip line. That person was neither my mother nor the thick-bearded battalion commander I was with. If so, wouldn’t we be able to approach negotiations with a more relaxed mind?

‘More than anything, I’ve changed too.’

It’s a bit awkward for me to say this, but I think he’s showing quite a bit of growth recently, even though he’s aged like an asshole. Should I say that my overall confidence has increased? It was different from when I reflexively avoided eye contact with someone.

Uh? Is this like self-hypnosis? I kept muttering it, and it felt like something was going to happen. I felt confident that it would be possible now.

Okay! I can do it!

“Then. Let’s sit down to negotiate in earnest.”

The confidence I had just plummeted in an instant at the voice dripping with thin ice and the cold eyes that seemed to see right through my insides. I quickly forgot what confidence was.

Yun Su-ah, who was worse off, carefully opened her mouth.

“Bom, how about making it a little more comfortable?”

“Soo-ah, I’m not joking right now. Because it’s me this year, at least a place like this was created. If it was me last year, even a place like this wouldn’t have been created. “They are still making a lot of concessions.”

“Okay, then let’s eat some fruit. Huh?”

“That’s okay, sister.”

With Aebom’s permission, Yoon Su-ah peels her juicy apples beautifully and places them on her table. And she hides next to Ohana, wondering if she’s disappointed or afraid of Aebom Han. That’s not it, she was looking this way with her excited eyes. That’s the look in the eyes of an ajumma watching a morning drama.

Really, that person is not sane either. Damn it, now is not the time to worry about other people.

“Hyunwoo, please take it easy too. After all, I am me, and Hyunwoo is Hyunwoo. Relax and eat the apple that Su-ah peeled for you.”

“Ah yes…”

He reflexively picks up an apple and puts it in his mouth, but Han Ae-bom is indifferent and throws a bomb.

“For your information, just know that in order to resolve this situation, I, and not anyone else, will have to give up a lot.”

“Coop, cool, luck… Coop, coop, coop…”

The apple that was going down my throat tried to pop out again, but was barely blocked by my palm. I forced myself to put the apple back in, but I just can’t bring myself to eat the second apple.

I quietly put down my fork and looked at Han Ae Bom. She was literally looking at me not as her housemate, but as a negotiation partner.
The most indifferent eyes, the most indifferent voice… It felt like they were penetrating me.

Meanwhile, I was surprised to see that they had a better sense of etiquette and formality than I did. It’s just amazing. I couldn’t take my eyes off that person. I felt something like overwhelming elegance and power.

“To be honest, I am in a position where I might be a little angry at Hyunwoo.”

“…”

“I only wanted to talk about my personal situation to Hyunwoo. I didn’t really want to let everyone know what was going on in this way. In a way, it was a forced situation because of Hyunwoo.”

“… Yes, sorry.”

“Well, wouldn’t it be funny to argue further about something that has already happened?”

Although they say it like that. In fact, with those words just a moment ago, an uncomfortable feeling of guilt was already rising from within.

When I thought about it, it wasn’t wrong. Given Han Ae-bom’s personality, how uncomfortable it would be to reveal the truth that has been hidden in this way…

Her fists were clenched, but Aebom Han was continuing her story.

“Hyeonwoo, you know that I ran away from home for some reason, right?”

“Yes…”

“To ask me for help in a situation like that. It has the same meaning as telling me to bow my head to the family I ran away from home first.”

“… !”

“Well, in a way, wouldn’t you just have to bend over your pride a little…?” You can also think of it like this. That’s not the case with people’s work.”

One Aebom took a tempo break and continued her speech. The timing of her rest is also an art.

“Hyeonwoo, before I reveal my family name. If you’ve already taken a quick look, you’ll know that I’m also from a well-known family. In that sense, my grandfather, Chairman Han Se-ryong, also has the power to take me away whenever he wants. Just like Oh Hanam.”

Han Se-ryong? What? It’s not really Gura, it’s a name I’ve heard so many times that I can’t remember it. I couldn’t exactly think of it. Because in front of her, a baby was beating me one-sidedly.

“But why aren’t you taking me with you?”

“I thought it would come in on its own… ?”

Even though the voice was crawling, the words were barely uttered. One child burst out laughing as if it was absurd. I had to experience the shock of my heart pounding just from that small smile. I felt like I had made a huge mistake.

“That’s not important at all, Hyunwoo.”

“…”

“Rather, the more I get into trouble outside, the more the Chairman is smiling, right? I thought so, it looks good… With that feeling.”

Oh my god, there is a grandfather like that?

Oh Hana’s story was a legend of legends, but every time I heard Han Ae Bom’s story, it felt like a new legend was being updated. Have I lived in my own world? Is this a frog in the well or something?

“It’s a battle of pride. Pride. “Because I want to see myself break and bend my pride.”

“…”

“To put it bluntly, how long will my grandfather live? Furthermore, what is the probability that everything you have achieved before will collapse? Even if it collapses, is there anything you won’t be able to enjoy?”

“…”

“There is nothing. Nevertheless, what is the reason why that person stubbornly refuses to retire and remains in the position of chairman?”

I’ll go around. Today I feel like I am truly learning about the psychological analysis of chaebols. While breaking out in a cold sweat, I came up with the answer I had worked so hard to come up with. My voice was shaking as I spoke. I’m afraid I’ll be wrong again.

“You have to work to feel alive… Because?”

“That’s right.”

Abeom’s affirmation immediately swept her heart away. What is this, what makes me so scared? Moreover, as nervous as I was, I felt like I was reacting more sensitively to that single word.

“I always feel how great I am when I compare myself with the presidents of the same era who have not yet retired, and with the young upstarts who are working hard and using whatever means they can to rise up.”

I couldn’t understand why the chairman of a large company, who had achieved everything, continued to work just because of that. If it were me, I would have retired right away and traveled the world. You can always become the rich, unemployed person that everyone dreams of.

As if reading my thoughts, Han Ae-bom spoke.

“Actually, I don’t use these words often. The pride of the common people, our pride, has a special value and weight.”

If someone else had said something like that, I would have dismissed it as unpleasant bullshit, but since it was said by Han Ae-bom, I nodded without realizing it.

“Okay then, let’s go back to the beginning. In order to somehow resolve this situation, I will have to bow to the family I ran away from home, especially to my grandfather. “Grandpa will burst into laughter, and I will experience a bitter taste that I have never experienced before in my life.”

Gulp.

“How do you plan on compensating me for that, Hyunwoo? Let’s talk about that now…”

Her breath caught in her throat and she was about to feel slightly dizzy. At that moment, Ohana raised her hand and shouted.

“For a moment! Oh, Aebom unni. Isn’t that a bit harsh? We are still people who are united under one roof with a strong bond, but speaking in such a way is…”

Ohana closed her mouth. Because Han Ae-bom’s expression was very frowned.

“I am that kind of person, and since I am trying to save a drowning person, I don’t really like the idea of ​​asking someone to hand over a bundle in advance. Rather, the more you have a relationship like that, the more you have to be sure about each other. Strangely, people didn’t know? Who do you think is responsible for the current situation in the first place?”

“Hyung.”

“It’s one. “Do you know what the first thing I saw before receiving education at home was?”

Before she knew it, Ohana, who had been pushed away by the momentum of her child’s love, was shaking her head. It was correct to think that Han Ae-bom on the ‘negotiation’ table was just another person.

“It was sitting quietly from morning to evening at the institution that received the most complaints.”

“…”

“What is a complaint? Is this an act to demand certain actions from public institutions? By the way, I saw it there. “Scumbags who engage in misbehavior in the name of civil complaints.”

“…”

“I too have seen difficult people when I was young. There were times when my heart ached. By the way. After receiving that training, I became calmer. Did I say this earlier? I saw it. Ironically, I saw with my own eyes that the more people there are, the worse things can become.”

Come to think of it, I think I also heard about it in passing from a friend who is a civil servant. Rather, people are more polite and try to solve the problem on their own, even by using the Internet.

On the other hand, the more people there are, the more they are like devils to them. It may not be the case for everyone, but at least my friend who worked as a civil servant said that his heart has now died. Because I can’t kill that person…

Even when she was in high school, she was so naive and couldn’t get angry, so even when kids playfully hit her on the shoulder like that, she just laughed like an idiot… Seeing how she completely darkened in less than two years after becoming a civil servant, there must have been some people who thought it was a good thing she didn’t become a civil servant.

Not me. I really wanted to be a civil servant. Fuck.

“Oh, no. Me, I’m not wishing anything shamelessly… She’s a give and take kind of girl when it comes to receiving… Ooh, ooh.”

Actually, Ohana probably didn’t mean it that way either.

Everything that happened at this negotiation table was done according to Han Ae-bom’s wishes. Hanae Bom is the one who creates that kind of atmosphere. That fact was truly creepy.

“Woo, you completely stopped me. Rather, sister… Is your family that great? “Ilha Group is not easy?”

In the midst of all this, she feels unfair at having been completely pushed out by Han Aebom, and she even sells the name of the family she hates. He’s so amazing, so shameless.

At this, Aebom snorted.

“I think I mentioned the name ‘Han Se-ryong’ earlier. “Do you not know what group Han Se-ryong is the chairman of?”

Really, I think I’ve heard it a lot. Why can’t I suddenly remember?

As Ohana and Yoon Su-ah, including myself, tilted our heads, Han Ae-bom was truly surprised.

“It’s not that I particularly like my grandfather. Looking at this, I think you must be holding the back of your neck properly. Even if you are the chairman of quite a few other companies and are not interested in business, you may not know about him, but this is the first time I have met someone living in Korea who does not know my grandfather.”

Everyone, including me, could not help but widen our eyes at the words that followed.

“It’s Hanban Group.”

That was, with a bit of exaggeration, the name of a group that was said to be responsible for half of the Republic of Korea.