Chapter 107

Chapter 107

Just Eight Years Old

I held father’s hand and came out from the Taeseong Group headquarters conference room.

Father had a face deeply immersed in thought.

For that reason, from some moment the walking speed began to gradually become faster.

The long legs like a model of golden ratio were uselessly only long so hard to match that stride with my short legs.

“Ah···! This.”

Father lifted me up with a whoosh.

“Should have said let’s walk slowly. Didn’t know would be running like this.”

“It’s okay. Anyway was a bit sore.”

“Sat quietly without moving all along. Would have been boring and lonely but suffered.”

Father patted my back small.

As father walked with big strides, I tightly hugged father’s neck.

The male perfume smell tickled the tip of the nose.

“Jeong-hyeok, can I ask just one?”

“What?”

“The note.”

Speaking of what I sent to President Shim earlier?

“Who did you receive from?”

“······Yes?”

I was puzzled.

Father slightly looked around and whispered small in my ear.

“The person who secretly helps Taeseong behind sometimes sends notes.”

Come to think of it, when the president called father saying having an alcohol gathering in private, I delivered three notes through Secretary Kim.

Thanks to that father entered the president’s eyes and could receive the Blue House luncheon invitation along with three cups of alcohol.

“Can’t recklessly accept the favor of a person who hid the purpose and intention.”

Startled.

Surely father pierced my ambition and purpose of course even the intention at once······.

“Even if a strange uncle says giving candy, don’t follow.”

“······.”

Eh!

I nodded with a tragic face instead of making a surprise announcement saying ‘the behind of that note is precisely me!’

“I hate candy.”

“Even if saying buying snacks, chocolate or ice cream, cotton candy and bread of course······.”

This nagging activated again!

Usually a taciturn gentleman strangely treats me like a child put by the water’s edge whenever seeing me.

I opened the coin wallet and put one candy into father’s mouth.

“Hmm?”

“Said have to eat sweet things if using the head a lot.”

It was the candy that a female employee affiliated with the secretary’s office took care of.

Father who ended up receiving the candy inadvertently closed his mouth and looked at me.

“Resting at least until this candy all melts?”

I smiled brightly.

“Concentrated all along the meeting.”

Hmm? Looking with such moved eyes saying what is one candy?

“Our son is the best.”

Father tightly hugged me.

Sweet strawberry scent spread mixed with the heavy perfume smell.

At the affection expression that came in with a whoosh in a defenseless state, I ended up making a child-like laughter sound without realizing.

“Our Jeong-hyeok was really mature. Who would see our son as an eight-year-old kid?”

“Hehehe.”

“Didn’t tremble even in front of so many adults and spoke well too. Really cool.”

The kisses received here and there were ticklish.

Wonder if I was a person whose expression management is this bad.

Damn, the kid body!

“Our son couldn’t even eat dinner until now so would have been very hungry. Shall father buy jajangmyeon?”

“What is jajangmyeon all at this night.”

“Then?”

“Late night snack is of course chicken. Father beer, I cola. How?”

“Good.”

Like that we arrived at the parking lot.

“If our Jeong-hyeok wants to eat chicken······ Shall we stop by Myeong-dong Nutrition Center when going home later?”

If Myeong-dong Nutrition Center, a very famous whole chicken house at this time.

“Hmm, probably the business hours would have ended then?”

I smiled brightly.

“Will prepare with very special chicken. So don’t be too late today.”

“Hmm?”

If chicken at this time now, electric grilled whole chicken was the most popular, and next was market whole chicken frying pouring a lot of oil in a cauldron.

‘Since seasoned chicken was developed in the 80s. Probably will be surprised if eating?’

Chicken and beer is really amazing?

Moreover of course a lot of half and half radish with chicken!

Come to think of it, was there chicken radish at this time now?

Well that also no problem!

How many chickens I fried when working part-time in the kitchen in the old days, how many trucks of radish cut.

“Assuming overtime until curfew time so naturally.”

“A busy time.”

“Jeong-hyeok, father is thinking of going home together with Jeong-hyeok now?”

“That doesn’t seem a very good thought.”

“Hmm?”

“Look. Even though the meeting ended, not one affiliate executive coming down to the parking lot.”

Father only then looked back with surprised eyes.

Not one executive returning, and the headquarters conference room’s lights don’t even turn off.

“The meaning that executives are volunteering overtime burning desire even though not giving more money particularly.”

“······.”

“Depending on which U-gwang affiliates to acquire, Taeseong’s future and business direction will change. Because knowing that, everyone is moving busily.”

Father swept his face with a peculiar expression.

“Father can’t be missing at times like this. Don’t worry about me and go in.”

Father squatted to match eye level with me.

The gaze looking at me was deep and warm.

“Just eight years old now. Seems the iron entered too early.”

“Is it a compliment?”

“No, reflecting.”

Father gently stroked my cheek.

“Father is busy so can’t even take care of son’s dinner, and have to send home alone.”

“What’s so special about that.”

I rummaged the coin wallet and shook off the remaining candy.

Put the colorful candy on father’s palm.

“Work resting occasionally.”

Father tightly gripped a few candies rolling on the palm.

The hand stroking my head was soft.

“I’ll go now.”

“Eat first and sleep. Don’t starve waiting for father. Understood?”

“Yes.”

I quietly got on the car.

Vroom!

“Young Master Jeong-hyeok, wait a moment!”

President Shim ran panting.

In that hand, one note I sent was held.

Father’s gaze who discovered the note flashed instantly.

“President Shim, shall I see a bit?”

The car already departed, and father and President Shim remained in the parking lot.

Clack.

‘Hey, guardian deity!’

Slide.

‘Confirm what words are exchanged!’

[Understood.]

* * *

Father said to President Shim.

“Did President Shim also receive a note?”

“Yes? Yes.”

“By any chance the one that the behind who secretly helps Taeseong behind sent?”

“Did you know?”

“Who?”

President Shim closed his mouth with an expression of having many words to say.

“Sorry. Up to there doesn’t seem my authority.”

“No way the anonymous behind has no plot. Didn’t know even President Shim would agree.”

“A person who helps Taeseong. This also for Taeseong······.”

“Can I see once?”

President Shim hesitated for a while then held out the note.

Taeseong Chemicals, investment company, oil refining company. Did you decide? Sufficient acquisition funds? Have to quickly finish the Middle East construction to receive loans.

Father looked at the note and gathered brows.

Looked at President Shim silently with eyes demanding a more specific explanation.

“Received one proposal on the first day of the new year. When the whereabouts floated because Taeseong Chemicals went over to U-gwang.”

“The older brothers competed and made recruitment proposals to President Shim.”

“Yes, do you remember who I chose then?”

“Even though I couldn’t even present a proper seat, chose me.”

At that time President Shim said like this.

-Will do whatever ordered.

-But not yet. Hope to hold the seat proposed now for a while.

-Because two duties that haven’t finished yet remain for me.

Father said.

“Then President Shim said holding for a while because of two duties.”

“Yes. One of that was bringing Taeseong Chemicals back.”

“The remaining one was the work of solidifying the foundation of a great plan for another future of Taeseong?”

“Right.”

“A much larger and grander plan than the work of bringing Taeseong Chemicals back, and a matter that will affect the overall finance and industry of this country, said.”

President Shim nodded.

“Said wait only until President Shim takes responsibility and necessarily completes that work that is secret for security.”

“Yes, this is one of that Taeseong’s future.”

“Is this the words?”

Father examined the note once more.

“Taeseong Chemicals, investment company, oil refining company······. Surely the meaning of acquiring U-gwang Chemicals, U-gwang Securities, U-gwang Oil Refining?”

“······Yes? Does this become such words?”

“······.”

President Shim snatched the note from father’s hand and read again.

Then trembled and said.

“Ha, already then would have kept in mind even U-gwang Chemicals and U-gwang Securities! No, is this possible?”

“······?”

Whether father’s head tilts or not.

President Shim looked at the note and continuously let out a hollow laugh.

“If really acquiring even U-gwang Oil Refining? This Korea’s largest oil refining company will come out?”

“President Shim?”

“Not that, really might be possible?”

President Shim stroked his chin.

“Because if debt piles a lot on U-gwang Oil Refining during the oil shock, can acquire at a shit price······.”

“President Shim?”

“So speaking, when are you thinking of sending Taeseong Chemicals’ executives to the Middle East?”

“Sending Taeseong Chemicals executives to the Middle East?”

“Yes, the construction order that Young Master Seong-jun obtained in the Middle East. Because seems have to hurry and progress that construction.”

President Shim added urgently.

“Seems better to quickly complete the construction and receive all the remaining money before the second oil shock hits.”

“Ah, so.”

“Because have to prove skill with achievements to receive loans easily.”

“Loans?”

“Yes. When the oil shock, the whole world economy will stagger. Heavy industry based on oil will hit adverse factors and start chain bankruptcy.”

Father only then made an ah! exclamation.

“Yes, if the world economy sinks enough that world heavy industry countries chain bankrupt, the opposite side will earn a lot of money.”

“Attract the overflowing money of oil-producing countries?”

“U-gwang is continuously sinking. If the oil shock hits while continuously progressing negotiations for acquiring and merging U-gwang affiliates?”

“Attract foreign loans as funds to acquire U-gwang affiliates that became shit price? That too from oil-producing countries where oil money overflows?”

Father looked at the note and let out a hollow laugh.

“This person helping Taeseong behind. A genius?”

President Shim’s expression became mysterious.

But father stroked his chin and exclaimed.

“First time seeing a person who sets the board this meticulously and plannedly.”

President Shim had an expression with many words to say.

“Said father is not an ordinary big shot. Really so. If a person with this level of skill, probably a very famous person.”

President Shim seemed to swallow the words trying to pop out up to the throat with effort.

“Who on earth?”

President Shim hit only his chest with a fist thud thud then finally let out a long sigh.

“Only inform that a very close person who is Taeseong’s future, Taeseong’s fortune, and fully supports Taeseong.”

“Taeseong’s future, and a very close person who supports Taeseong?”

As President Shim spoke more, father’s brows deepened.

“Not Secretary Kim?”

“Pointed wrong.”

President Shim snorted and said cutting sharply.

“Young Master, let’s quickly send our Taeseong Chemicals executives to the Middle East. Have to return with promotion.”

“Went well on the occasion that was insufficient with only Secretary Lee anyway.”

“If finishing the Middle East construction and receiving even the remaining money, probably Taeseong Construction’s safe will become thick.”

“Speaking of this? Anyway Taeseong Construction has many supporters lately so the budget overflows.”

President Shim looked at father blankly.

“Did you save the country in the previous life······.”

“Yes?”

“There is such a thing. All this is Taeseong’s fortune, and Young Master Seong-jun’s fortune. Envious to death.”

“······?”

When father tilted his head the opposite, President Shim said.

“Actually while coming out from the chairman’s office today, shared a bit of talk with Secretary Kim regarding Young Master Jeong-hyeok.”

“Regarding Jeong-hyeok?”

“Accurately regarding Young Master Jeong-hyeok’s early education.”

“Early education?”

“Even talk regarding management early education came out. No thought?”

Father was surprised and shouted with a burst.

“Jeong-hyeok is just eight years old!”

President Shim looked at father with mysterious eyes where all kinds of thoughts were embedded.

“So. I am also curious about that. How only just eight years old?”