Chapter 1048 – [The True Story]

The vacation ended and school started, Eden went up to third grade, and the number of students wearing school uniforms began to increase on the streets.

She wears padding because it’s still cold, but seeing it still reminds me that a new semester has begun.

As Eden is also a 3rd grader, she enters a new class……..She meets new friends and familiar ones. She likes her school days because she seems to be having fun.

And as promised, Ji-hee came to work part-time in the evening.

“Hello Mister”

“Ah, Jihee, are you here?”

Seeing Ji-hee wearing a school uniform I had seen before while passing by reminded me of the fact that that child is a high school student.

The first impression of a person determines so many things about a person, so I still think of Jihee as a child. The child I met when I was in elementary school will become an adult in the next year, but I do not get used to this feeling every time I experience it.

Customers who were eating react to the appearance of a high school girl. It’s because the girls in my house are so pretty, and Ji-hee is also pretty, so it’s because she’s a pretty popular look when she grows up.

“Oh, boss. Who are you? Daughter?”

“No, it’s my neighbor’s kid and he needs a part-time job.”

“Ah, is that so?”

People who know Eden, who often visits the store, may not know, but those who do not know may think that he is his father.

But I look like I’m in my late 20s, so why do you think I’m a daughter? Is there such an atmosphere? They don’t even look alike… I don’t know.

“It might get wet, so wear an apron and work. If necessary, you can bring clothes and change next time.”

“Uh, is there somewhere to change?”

“There’s something like a small room in the store. It’s a place I use when I’m taking a break, so it has everything I need.”

The store is not very big, but it has everything. Some were used as warehouses, while others were made for rest. Of course there is also a toilet.

It’s a small shop, but it’s a good shop made with money. It may be a little uncomfortable, but enough to live in the store.

Jihee immediately put on an apron and started washing the dishes. It won’t be that difficult, so I’ll leave it to you.

It was easier to do business because there were two people. All Jihee did was wash the dishes or tidy up the table, but I was very happy that I could concentrate on cooking with that alone.

And around 7 o’clock. I decided to close the door because I had almost run out of the ingredients I had prepared. Business went well today.

“Your shop is very crowded. I just found out about it today.”

“I do social media too, didn’t you know?”

“I don’t do social media. I just can’t afford to play games.”

These days, girls are bound to do at least one SNS such as Facebook or Instagram. For bragging or for communicating with friends.

But if it’s Jihee… Well, that’s okay. Asking deeper will only stimulate her bad memories. At times like these, I had to keep a little distance and caress him.

“Oh, have you had dinner? Have you served lunch at school?”

“Yes, I came out for dinner and ate that.”

“Then, from now on, come out to the store and eat. These days, school lunches aren’t bad, but it’s much better to eat at our store than to make them in large quantities.”

“Uh, can I? I think I’m getting too many part-time jobs now…

“It’s okay. One serving of my meal, one serving for two, there’s one there anyway. It’s not that hard, and if you’re a student, it’s better to feed it well.”

A child needs to eat a lot. Of course, overeating is prohibited to the extent that it becomes a burden, but you still need to eat well to grow well.

Besides, Jihee is still in her growth phase. From what I’ve seen, they probably will continue to grow until they reach adulthood, so they need to be given that much nutrition.

Shall we airlift some ingredients from the Garden of Eden to feed them… Because the crops from there are rich in nutrients to an unprecedented level.

Anyway, thanks to Jihee, today’s work ended quickly. Originally, if I was alone, the time to go home would be a little over 8 o’clock, but today I was able to finish my work before 8 o’clock.

Of course, this is the result of preparing to open the store tomorrow. Having one more person is so convenient.

“Thanks to you, Ji-hee, the man is also comfortable. Oh, I’ll settle the part-time job later and put it into my account. Shall I pay it weekly or monthly?”

“Please do as you please, sir.”

“Then, I’ll do it as a salary, but if you have work later, tell me to pay separately.”

Jihee’s part-time job is 50,000 won per day. On Fridays, the night business is open, so even if you exclude that time, if you work part-time for a week, the part-time job fee is 200,000 won. If that’s a month, it’s around 800,000 won for 4 weeks.

That’s 9.6 million won if you collect it for a year. 19.2 million won in two years. It wasn’t that much money, but at least it was quite a solid amount for a newcomer to society.

Later, if Ji-hee becomes an adult and finds another job, I will add about 20 million won in the name of severance pay later. If you have that much, you might be able to study something else or learn something.

“Isn’t it difficult today? It’s your first time, so there must have been a lot you didn’t know.”

“I only did tidying up and washing dishes, but I’m sorry because it seems like I’m getting a lot of money doing that.”

“I’m glad it wasn’t hard. Oh, are you going to school again after this?”

“Yes, there is an academy night class at 8:30. It’s a math class, but it’s until 10.”

“Are you going to the academy just for an hour and a half?”

“It’s illegal to take classes after 10 o’clock, so I won’t do more than that. Instead, I come back and do self-study or review at home.”

Parents’ passion for education is beyond imagination. And as much as there is demand, there is also supply.

If it wasn’t illegal to have academy classes after 10 o’clock, I think I would have sent the academy until dawn. I want to do something to a child who needs to sleep well, but when I do, it’s the parents who do it.

There are too many parents in the real world who see their children as their avatars. Even though children are like parents, they are different beings.

“I’ll just finish it and the uncle will drive me to the academy.”

“If you take the bus right in front of you, it’s okay. There’s no need to do that.”

“It’s night. They say Korea’s security is good, but it’s dangerous if a girl walks around at night.”

It’s not a place like Harlem, and security on the roads at night in Korea is very good, but the possibility of problems is not zero. Even if the security is good, crimes that will happen happen.

Besides, thanks to Jihee, I was able to finish early, so I was able to invest that much time. It’s past work hours, and the traffic will be less congested, so it’s not too late to go.

I finished her shop, got into her car with her Ji-hee, and drove her to her academy. The academy, which specializes in various subjects, seems to be in full swing at this time, and the lights on the entire floor of the building are not extinguished.

“Thank you for driving me, mister.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Then see you tomorrow? Oh, you know it’s open late on Fridays so you don’t have to come out, right?”

“Yes, of course. See you tomorrow then.”

Until now, I haven’t received the love of my parents properly, so I have to take care of myself. When you get out of the house later, would you like to look for a house cheaply?

Honestly, if you wanted to arrange a house, you could arrange a tower palace anywhere. If it’s Shion, there’s probably one you bought. But that doesn’t work. No matter how much love you grow up, if you pour material things to make up for it, it will be a big deal.

Even if it was provided, it would be a decent officetel. Of course, the monthly rent won’t be that much.

Thinking of Jihee’s work, there are quite a few things to prepare. I returned home thinking about various things.

“Wow!!!! Dad came early today!!!!!”

“Hey, our Eden. It’s good that Dad is coming early, right?”

“Uh!!!!!”

Eden likes it because he comes back early thanks to Jihee. If I knew it would be like this, I would have found a part-time job long ago.

No, was it possible for Ji-hee to have a part-time job because he hadn’t looked for a part-time job until now? That’s so weird Anyway, if Ji-hee later becomes independent and quits part-time job, I’ll have to find another part-time job.

“Are you home, father?”

“Okay, was everything going on at home?”

“It was as usual without any problems. Oh, the only news is that as my sister went up to the new grade this time, one of the classmates, Kwon Soon-wook, who fought last year, was included.”

“Ah!!!!! That’s what I meant to say!!!!!”

“Isn’t it a story that doesn’t matter who says it anyway?”

“But that’s what I wanted to say!!!!”

Eden and Eve quarrel and fight. It’s not blood, but one side is a made life, but nevertheless, they look like sisters without fail.

Eden seems to have a little sister, so I think it’s good. Because she would rather have her siblings than have her child grow up as her only child.

“Are you still friends with him?”

“Yeah, Soon-wook got his belt this time.”

“Really? If you’re the same age as Eden, you’d be 10 now, but you seem to be working pretty hard.”

“He said his goal was to become a black belt. So he said he would beat me later.”

“I don’t know if I can win even if I get a black belt.”

You can get a poom belt at any taekwondo gym with just a little effort and time. From the black belt level, not the rank, the screening is tough, so it takes years of hard work, but that’s a problem you’ll know when you see it.

Since there is a goal called Eden, it seems that the child is also working hard. Or is it because she wants to overcome the humiliation of losing to a girl?……. Hmm, I’m not sure.

When I saw her before, her musculature was pretty good. Compared to her peers, her body was bigger, so it had its own merits. If she had learned martial arts, she had the qualities to aim for a peak master.

But not for our Eden. Even though she has learned Taekwondo, she is not up to what I teach or the Yeongryongmu that Eden learned. Perhaps even if that kid became a national team player, let alone a black belt, he wouldn’t even be able to compete with Eden who didn’t use this ability.

“Are you here? You came early today.”

“It was comfortable because there was one part-timer.”

“Is the child okay?”

“He seems to be doing well. And he doesn’t make me do too hard work. Shall I make the kid who wants to go to the academy do the hard work just because he’s gone around?”

“I’ll be selling alcohol in the evening, but I’m worried that a strange customer won’t do anything to the truth.”

“If you’re a person who makes jokes on high school girls because they’re drunk, you should kick them out, even if you’ve been a regular for 20 years.”

As much as Shion had been worried about Jihee from before, it seemed that he was concerned about it. If this was the case, it seemed that he would prepare what he needed on his own without me asking him to do anything.

I have to say it though. Children’s work is originally decided by the couple while communicating with each other. Unlike anyone who lives next door.

“First of all, I need to find a suitable officetel for a house.”

“Isn’t it necessary to graduate and find a job before then? Then we can find a house nearby.”

“Ah, that’s right”

“Ask Miss Ji-hee insinuating later. Wouldn’t there be at least something you want to do?”

“Maybe not. I’m still a child whose dreams come out of the house. How can I talk about the distant future when I can’t see right in front of me?”

People think later when they have room to spare. It’s like asking how to save money for old age if you don’t have enough money to live on right now.

For Jihee, her dream is to come out of the house. Only then will you be able to find your dream.

“If it’s necessary, you can get a job at your company or the Garden of Eden development company. It’s a parachute, but can you at least do a job as a secretary?”

“That’s not bad either. Come to think of it, I’m busy these days, so there’s a shortage of manpower.”

“I heard that story. They said they paid for the public loan because they were preparing for overseas exports these days, and there were not enough people.”

“I’m busy, but I’m sorry I’m playing alone, so I’ll come and help you later.”

In fact, it’s not play, but running a business and running a store are inevitably different. Si-hyeok, who is the father of a child and has just had a baby, is being asked to do that, but I can’t just sit there because my conscience is pricked.

As the president, you have to take responsibility for it. At least on the office side, I can do it to some extent.

Anyway, the taste has also grown a lot. Even now, if we launch filial products that are popular in Korea, such as kimchi, kimchi stew, and garam, and pioneer overseas routes in a situation where there is no one who does not know our company’s products, the scale will be bigger than before.

Of course, there are many things to do. The taste of the product needs to be adjusted to suit the tastes of the locals…….. It’s delicious even if you just eat it, but you can make it even more delicious for the taste of the locals with a little touch.

However, as the size increases, a number of problems arise. I am grateful for Sihyuk’s hard work in running the company while fixing the problem.

“I want to see Soo Hyuk”

“Then, while I’m going to see my aunt later, should I see Soo-hyeok?”

“Uh!!!!!”

“Then let’s get something delicious from the Garden of Eden before we go. Aunt Ji-yoon will be having a hard time raising a child, so I’ll take care of her.”

Soo-hyeok is being raised with breast milk that I separately expressed and sent to her, so there are no health concerns. Rather, you will be surprised that it is very strong in the hospital.

However, raising children is not an easy task. This is because the child repeats what he eats, sleeps, and packs while crying.

Si-hyeok also raises a child alone while on the way to work. I think he would have suffered physically if Ji-yoon hadn’t been a master at his peak. If you think about that, people should be strong and watch.

“Dad, come to think of it, I want to raise livestock in the Garden of Eden too.”

“Oh, right. There was that problem too.”

“My daughter, then what do you want to raise?”

“Chicken, pig, cow. I want to raise the rest slowly!!!”

“Then it’s better to buy a good breed of calf. Well, I wonder what the livestock raised there will taste like.”

“Do you think about the taste even before you grow it?”

“I already thought of the name? Cow is beef sam, pig is giblets, and chicken is half and half!!!”

“Beef belly, tripe, half seasoned half fried?!”

Isn’t it normal to have to worry about not being able to catch such animals when you are supposed to catch them after you grow them? But our Eden is thinking of catching and eating them at the same time as raising them.

I don’t know how it will come out by then, but at least Eden didn’t seem to change his opinion. Although she’s sad, I think she’ll eat it.

Well, that’s a good thing. There are people in the world who turn to vegetarians out of pity for such animals, but knowing and eating them was proof that they were strong. It is better to eat a well-balanced diet than to eat only vegetarian food.

“When it’s time to raise them and catch them later, her dad will teach Eden how to dismantle animals formally.”

“Really?”

“Yes, because it is necessary.”

That’s pretty disgusting. Killing a living creature and cutting open its stomach and taking out its intestines was a very grueling and mind-weary task.

It’s probably because I haven’t been to a slaughterhouse that does that kind of slaughter, but if I go there myself, many of them may not eat meat or become vegetarians for a while. Sometimes, just as ignorance is medicine, slaughter is just as disrespectful.

And Eden had to learn that too. Although cooks and butchers are different jobs, they are necessary and unavoidable unless Eden will only deal with processed meat for the rest of his life.

“I’m asking just in case, Eden. What do you think of the butchers?”

“The people I’m thankful for preparing the meat for?”

“Yes, take it with that mindset. It has become rare as time goes on, but there are still people who think of butchers as butchers and look down on them.”

I don’t know why butchers who prepare meat like that are treated with disrespect, even though they’re not going to eat meat for the rest of their lives. There is no such thing as a nobleman in this world’s job in the first place.

Such guys are cheap even if their jobs are belittled. If you discriminate against others, you should also be discriminated against.

“I will eat a lot of meat that day.”

“I guess so”

Next to him, Eden shouted loudly. It sounded like something from a foodie meme.

“It’s a meat party!!!!!!”

Seeing dog drips popping out from time to time, Eden seems to be the daughter of Zion.