Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Just One Bowl of Jjajangmyeon

If domestic tank performance test a large event of the Ministry of National Defense that called all the nation’s generals.

Chairman Cha swallowed dry saliva.

“Here not a seat a mere entrepreneur can mix?”

Even the Taeseong Group head didn’t receive permission.

What the reason readily giving such an invitation to the son.

“Taeseong also jumped into defense industry.”

No way mere such reason.

Many defense industry companies in this country.

Many munitions companies too.

But why sending the observation invitation for domestic tank performance test only to Taeseong.

“Your Excellency.”

“Why not you but your son?”

Is there a reason a mere construction company president not the group head observes the domestic tank performance test.

Rather if the affiliate president handling automobile and heavy equipment, or machinery and metal maybe not know.

“Why not your eldest son but youngest son?”

The affiliates Cha Seong-jun in charge construction, windows, cement, wood etc.

So the president’s question heard more meaningful.

“Why like this. Among players.”

“Your Excellency.”

“A person who should know playing coy.”

The president smiled.

At the president’s gesture the Blue House security chief immediately rose the body.

Trickle.

To pour gaoliang liquor into Chairman Cha’s liquor glass.

“Drink.”

Chairman Cha couldn’t readily receive and drink the liquor glass.

No established merit, sudden bestowed liquor burdensome beyond measure.

The president not a guy who gives even one glass of liquor carelessly.

“Count that liquor also thanks to your son.”

The president didn’t detach the gaze from Cha Seong-jun.

The gaze sent to Cha Seong-jun quite hot and sinister.

Chairman Cha tilted the head not knowing the reason.

Can’t even question the son in the president’s face.

Chairman Cha received the liquor glass bitterly not knowing the reason.

“Kim Hyeong-won also really a vicious guy.”

Why Kim Hyeong-won coming out here again?

Only the central intelligence director nodded.

“Will recover all no matter what within 5 years.”

“Hope Taeseong’s active cooperation in this matter too.”

Joy and expectation faintly rose on the president’s face.

“Expectation on Taeseong large. In many ways.”

“Your Excellency.”

“Separated the affiliates given from U-gwang independently, and attaching competition over the Taeseong Group next head seat?”

The president gestured.

“Seemed only the youngest son too disadvantageous situation. Was overthinking.”

“Your Excellency, seems some misunderstanding.”

“What misunderstanding. Man ability.”

No, really not understanding well what words from earlier!

But this time the central intelligence director and Blue House security chief simultaneously nodded and expressed agreement.

The central intelligence director said stealthily.

“The young friend ability tremendous.”

Caught that Kim Hyeong-won in an instant.

The Blue House security chief also added one word.

“Sense of measuring timing also quite.”

If no that telegram would have charged into Taeseong and questioned.

The president hit the peak.

“Not even blinking one eye.”

Chairman Cha slowly blinked both eyes.

“······.”

So what all this sound······.

Somehow seems words to Seong-jun, somehow not······.

Even so can’t grab the collars of high people and dig in detail······.

Chairman Cha drank the gaoliang liquor in one go.

Hot flame seemed to rise flaring riding the esophagus.

“The matter Taeseong decided to jump into defense industry also a matter decided after this friend returned?”

Tok. Tok. Tok. Tok.

The president’s fingertips moved rhythmically.

Joyful appearance clear.

“Already expecting whether Taeseong’s technology will work even in national defense technology.”

Taeseong didn’t jump into munitions industry, but became famous boasting excellent technology in most fields.

“For this country to properly stand alone national defense and security have to be solid.”

The Republic of Korea an armistice country.

After the Korean War ended the North often sends guerrillas and spies and commits terrorism and armed provocations.

After relations with the US severely twisted the president ground teeth at the US military base withdrawal card.

-Stronger firepower!

-More firepower!

-More overwhelming firepower!

The reason the president hanging large expectation on this domestic tank performance test.

From the mid-1970s the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense ambitiously pushing the domestic tank development plan.

“Believe Taeseong will become the main axis of domestic weapon development.”

The Blue House security chief shook the invitation once more.

“Receive. Your Excellency permitted.”

“Thank you.”

Cha Seong-jun politely held out both hands and received the invitation the Blue House security chief hands.

“A seat discussing the future of national defense with generals. Know as glory.”

“Will keep in mind.”

Cha Seong-jun who took charge of mere construction company absolutely a seat can’t mix.

“Looking into receiving separate invitation also second?”

Blue House New Year luncheon that calls chaebol heads and discusses the year’s economic direction.

Even just separately sending an invitation to a non-head level exceptional matter.

“Was Cha Seong-jun of Taeseong Construction?”

“How me······.”

“Said will remember.”

Cha Seong-jun suddenly recalled the time receiving the Blue House New Year luncheon invitation from the Blue House security chief at the private drinking seat with the president.

-What’s the name?

-Cha Seong-jun of Taeseong Construction.

-Cha Seong-jun of Taeseong Construction. Will remember.

Really didn’t know would remember that.

The president’s closest aide no need to necessarily memorize the name of a greenhorn construction company president not even thirty yet.

The president carefully looked at the Blue House security chief and Cha Seong-jun.

“Cha Seong-jun of Taeseong Construction······.”

The president drank the gaoliang liquor the Blue House security chief pours in one go.

“Send one more in Cha Seong-jun’s name.”

Just received the invitation what sound this again.

Cha Seong-jun and Chairman Cha simultaneously looked at the invitation.

-To Young Master Cha Jeong-hyeok

Surprisingly the owner of the invitation not Cha Seong-jun.

Cha Jeong-hyeok.

“Why invited our Jeong-hyeok?”

“What matter an eight-year-old child not even observes the Ministry of National Defense event······.”

Just in case Chairman Cha’s mouth dried.

‘Surely caught our Jeong-hyeok is Taeseong’s anonymous sponsor, and the owner of U-gwang affiliates?’

Gulp.

Swallowed dry saliva.

The president smiled faintly.

“Have to hang a flower necklace on my neck.”

······Don’t know!

In this era at thick domestic and foreign events the ceremony order of a child hanging a flower necklace on the state guest essential.

But no one believed that at face value.

“Heard Taeseong’s signboard star. Thinking of properly floating in this opportunity.”

The president looked at Cha Seong-jun with subtle eyes.

“Took U-gwang Research Institute for free so have to repay with results.”

What secretly developing at U-gwang Research Institute tank technology.

Only then Chairman Cha father and son could clearly realize the meaning of the invitation in hand.

* * *

Finding Yerin was eating cold porridge.

As soon as came out of the high-class Chinese restaurant room the transparent vermilion bird only sticking the head out and cheeping.

Knock knock knock.

Whoosh.

“Waited a lot?”

“No.”

“You always no?”

“No.”

“Today also no prohibited.”

“Too much!”

Yerin puffed the chubby cheeks.

“Older brother always says no no.”

“From now if yes enough. This difficult?”

“No······ yes.”

“Did well. Good.”

“······!”

Yerin opened eyes round and looked back at me.

Doll-like large and pretty eyes sparkling.

“Pr, praised······.”

What this mere.

No need to be so moved.

I walked stride stride and sat thud on the chair.

“Will eat jjajangmyeon?”

“Yes!”

“Good.”

I stroked Yerin’s small head swish swish.

Fine and soft hair flowing down from the fingertips.

“Again··· praised?”

“Yes. Waited well quietly, found the restaurant well, didn’t say no either.”

“······.”

Yerin looked up at me blankly.

I grinned.

“Hungry? Let’s order quickly.”

“I did earlier!”

Knock knock knock.

Before even lifting the menu the door opened and the serving cart entered roll roll roll.

Two bowls of jjajangmyeon with steam rising and one bowl of sweet and sour pork.

Absurd.

“Heard here food coming out time quite takes because making on the spot as soon as ordered?”

Because I received guidance like that earlier.

Actually waited easily 20 minutes after ordering.

Yerin shrugged shoulders proudly and said.

“I good at this.”

This?

What kind?

“Divine point.”

Why divine point coming out suddenly here?

“Matched the time older brother comes exactly? Uhuhoot!”

“······.”

Okay looking at divine point so uselessly carelessly?

Heard shamans can’t steal the future without price?

Like this not receiving heavenly punishment?

“By the way, by any chance older brother full?”

“No?”

“Saw earlier. From here to here, delicious things this much, tremendously many, full!”

Yerin said crossing the large round table with a finger.

[Cheep cheep!]

The vermilion bird that changed to chick size sitting on Yerin’s shoulder spread wings and cried.

“Really didn’t eat?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Why why. Promised to eat jjajangmyeon together.”

“Really? Endured tightly to eat with me?”

Yerin smiled widely.

“Older brother also good······.”

Even so jjajangmyeon.

A matter of smiling so widely.

“How? Firmly earned points from the scary uncle and came?”

Ah, the president.

“Probably couldn’t earn points.”

Because I drove without looking at circumstances.

Because attack the best defense.

Drove mindlessly and beat and emptied the spirit and undercut cheaply and tore what there was.

Even so if giving points generously problem in personality.

“Did bomb declaration?”

“Seems not up to bomb declaration. Well, did harsh words.”

“Not just harsh words. Heard burst tremendously largely?”

The chick-sized vermilion bird sitting on Yerin’s shoulder squawked noisily.

“Almost heaven’s secret leak level?”

[Cheep cheep!]

“Even touched the fuse of fate?”

Yerin narrowed eyes.

“Starting point of downfall. Detonation point of bomb.”

“Ah, tax?”

Yerin held breath.

“Trying to change misfortune to fortune?”

Don’t know misfortune, if fortune seem to know.

“There are things to obtain, things to attach.”

“Things to obtain?”

“Tax reduction, steel mill business rights, paper talisman.”

I patted the coin wallet.

The promises received from the president entered here.

“So what attached?”

“Fight.”

Pulled the nerve war between the central intelligence director and Blue House security chief to the surface.

“Huk, this not just fight?”

Yerin dropped the mouth open.

The chick-sized vermilion bird sitting on Yerin’s shoulder cheeped noisily.

Yerin pressed the forehead.

“A fight large enough for the country to turn upside down.”

“Probably.”

I ate the well-mixed jjajangmyeon slurp.

This house jjajangmyeon does well!

Chunjang well stir-fried, noodles chewy, vegetables crunchy alive, pork deeply seasoned, even fire scent perfect.

Indeed tremendously expensive highest class Chinese restaurant!

‘Couldn’t help. I put a weight on one side of the scale.’

Koreagate.

Unlike the past caught Kim Hyeong-won early.

Thanks to that the central intelligence director achieved the top priority mission and established merit.

‘I no thought of contributing to this regime’s life extension. So have to match the balance.’

No debt between the president and me.

So no reason to look at circumstances.

‘The conflict between the Blue House security chief and central intelligence director has to become deeper and sharper. Troublesome if becoming an alliance that moderately holds hands and divides power.’

Yerin rolled feet with a face seeming to cry.

Even so the level of struggling in the air because the restaurant chair high.

“What to do, what to do.”

“What what to do.”

Have to leave history flowing as is.

Up to that not my share.

“If came to eat jjajangmyeon have to eat jjajangmyeon.”

I stirred the jjajangmyeon and rolled.

“Noodles will all swell.”

“No.”

“Trying to hold a memorial service continuing like that?”

“No.”

“Said no prohibited.”

“Too much······ hmm?”

I put the rolled jjajangmyeon into Yerin’s mouth.

Yerin tried to puff the cheeks then received the jjajangmyeon inadvertently and opened eyes round.

“Tasty······.”

What this.

A matter of making such a moved expression.

Well, good to see so enough.

I rolled the jjajangmyeon once more and put in Yerin’s mouth.

“Good. Nom nom tightly.”

“Ehehe.”

Yerin smiles widely.

“Jjajangmyeon······, good thing.”

“Like?”

“Yes! Like! Tremendously like!”

Indeed. Knew would match taste.

You who was twenty-two, no, twenty when met me also liked jjajangmyeon.

So thankful.

In the poor days, my pocket always shabby and unseemly.

Still thought fortunate could buy jjajangmyeon sometimes.

“Next will buy more delicious.”

I patted the coin wallet.

“I money many.”

Even just emptying the coin wallet enough ordering all on the menu here?

Heard man’s dignity and pride comes from the wallet.

I willingly ready to open the wallet.

“But I think this enough.”

“Enough with mere jjajangmyeon?”

“Yes. First······.”

Well, if a six-year-old child can first try eating jjajangmyeon.

Yerin like her who lost words put a hand on the chest and said as if whispering.

“Here becoming warm······.”

Words never heard from her mouth.

Words always curious what wanted to say.

First time hearing those words in thirty years.

“I seem happy now······.”

Yerin smiled.

Exactly the same as her in my memory.

A woman smiling as if melting at mere one bowl of jjajangmyeon.

So would be.

I also ended up smiling following unknowingly.

At mere one bowl of jjajangmyeon.