Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Chaebol Family’s Scale

At the sound of going now aunt stood up with a whoosh.

Still seems trying to see off as nephew, walking indifferently.

Aunt lightly brushed my shoulder and smiled brightly.

“Looking earlier bought only your mom’s a lot?”

Eye skill also good.

I nodded.

“Kid, clothes can’t buy recklessly like that. Have to select properly and buy.”

Aunt who was brushing the shoulder held my hand.

“Let’s go. Nephew came looking turning a long way up to here, our cutie’s clothes to wear tomorrow aunt have to buy.”

Eh?

Without even time to decline aunt opened the president’s office door with a whoosh and went out.

In the corridor Executive Director Kim and Yu Jong-tae were waiting.

“Executive Director Kim, call all department store executives up. Will start countermeasure meeting in a while.”

“Again··· speaking?”

Looking into Taeseong Department Store executive meeting opened in the president’s office earlier and just dispersed.

“The problem of securing Taeseong Department Store’s VIP customers, not solved yet?”

“There, president. That not a problem solved by calling and pressing repeatedly. Have to have time and ponder and prepare even a proper countermeasure······!”

“So did I not give time until now? The countermeasure that didn’t come out no matter squeezing, seems just came out so don’t add residual and just call. Quickly!”

“Yes, understood!”

Executive Director Kim ran out hurriedly.

Aunt held out aunt’s business card inserted between fingers to Yu Jong-tae.

A business card with golden light flashing.

“Team Leader Yu receive this.”

No, why giving that business card to Yu Jong-tae not me?

“Filling mom’s wardrobe our nephew did, filling nephew’s room this aunt have to take responsibility. Team Leader Yu fill our nephew’s room with this. The words putting on credit, understand?”

“Of course. Thank you!”

Yu Jong-tae received and took care of aunt’s business card without declining.

A generous gift.

“This aunt’s response to the favor our cutie showed. Said if refusing favor coldly disappointed? This level kind and soft correct?”

Yu Jong-tae raised a thumb.

A contented smile hung on Yu Jong-tae’s mouth corner.

“Yes. Our aunt the best!”

“Oh my, look at the eye smile. That exactly resembles me, kid. Who not my nephew resembling such, heung.”

Aunt winked one eye toward me.

“Look well. Department store shopping method, in this opportunity aunt will teach.”

Like that aunt took me and went down to Taeseong Department Store.

Honestly a bit curious.

‘Do chaebol family children learn even department store shopping method?’

Even just looking at what our father and aunt do so.

From the refined and splendid attire and stylishly decorated appearance nobility and richness come out firmly.

‘Hmm, then shall experience aunt’s eye who operates Taeseong Department Store?’

Whether can surpass the master’s eye called eagle’s eye!

To operate a pawnshop, sweep good location real estate ordinary eye skill not enough.

Also department store likewise needs eye.

Looking at the splendid attire and every item carried luxurious beyond measure, aunt also seems eye quite high so expecting.

* * *

But what is this?

“Just that exactly suits. Buy!”

As soon as the children’s clothing store employee held the clothes on the hanger to me the okay sign fell.

“Now that also pretty. Buy!”

How only the sound “Good! Buy!” every time bringing clothes with hanger.

Whether not even once words like ‘doesn’t suit.’, ‘not really.’, ‘other.’, ‘not liking.’ coming out.

Rather this becoming more curious.

“There, aunt? Seems buying too recklessly.”

“No? I now selecting with eagle’s eyes? Ah, that also okay! Buy!”

No, aunt.

Anyway now this not seeming normal shopping.

In chaebol houses usually shop like this, correct?

The words wanting to ask stuck in the throat.

“Oh, Young Master, suits well! Have to buy that! Completely suits well!”

Because of Yu Jong-tae next to aunt clapping with the same expression, repeating similar words.

Why that human doing like that again.

“Aunt, I don’t need this many clothes.”

“No. All this suits well. Pretty so have to buy.”

“I grow soon. Can’t wear all this.”

But aunt shook the head firmly.

“No guarantee will suit this well next year. Buy.”

“Hmm, then how about this? Buying other clothes a bit larger so can wear next year······.”

“Discard such poor person-like thinking!”

As expected something different principle applied in chaebol house shopping?

Thought presented a quite rational alternative in my way.

“That clothes, absolutely can’t wear next year. Have to buy exactly current size.”

“Why? Seems not looking worn even wearing next year because well-made luxury children’s clothing?”

“Looks shabby! Next year fashion all passes and ends!”

No, why so decisive?

“I only look one when shopping. Suits or not. Shopping originally doing so?”

No, usually look at price.

Also look whether for gift, look at quality, calculate cost-performance, consider whether needed?

I originally shop like that, am I strange?

“Okay. Since our cutie became clothes shopping only up to here. Then have to select shoes and hat matching those clothes?”

“Yes?”

“Originally if selecting clothes have to buy matching miscellaneous goods as set. You don’t even know such?”

“······.”

“Shopping basics not done. Follow. Today aunt will kindly teach one by one?”

Like that I was dragged by aunt and trapped in 3-hour shopping hell.

‘How five miscellaneous goods by type attached to one set of clothes? This shopping basics?’

Somehow the feeling the common sense I knew collapsing.

Exceeding 10 minutes in shopping? No, why?

“Aunt, if buying this much taking out and using items also work. Buy moderately.”

“Hard taking out and using items? Then buy furniture. Let’s go, buy furniture!”

“······.”

No, how the shopping list infinitely expands every time bringing up what words!

I unavoidably closed the mouth.

“Hmm, selected as many as twelve furniture. Kid, by any chance all this enters the house? If something shall go see one apartment?”

I stopped steps abruptly.

No more! I can’t endure!

Now going back and forth department store floors and turning three rounds!

“Give with cash. I will buy the apartment myself.”

“If new apartment much more items to prepare? Then from now start shopping in earnest······”

“Aunt, executive meeting!”

“Oh my!”

Aunt only then confirmed the wristwatch.

“Can’t help. Then simply turn only department store food store and go. Our cutie struggled shopping, if sending back not putting something in the mouth aunt too disappointed?”

Again, again, again the shopping list proliferated!

“To take care some things to eat going home··· kid, by any chance the refrigerator size at home sufficient?”

Even turn appliance store?

I ended up raising both hands.

“Been out too long our mom worries. I will go home now.”

“Ah, so. Then next come with mom. Then aunt will select mom’s items too.”

“······.”

Somehow the feeling of knowing why aunt ended up operating the department store.

Women’s basic shopping world··· profound and vast beyond measure.

I trembled just briefly looking into that abyss.

“Then see tomorrow? Select and come out with the clothes aunt bought. Understood?”

Aunt hummed a nasal song and disappeared clack clack lightly.

The remaining me and Yu Jong-tae blankly lost spirits.

“······.”

Because enormous items were being moved busily contained in paper bags, no, even paper boxes.

Department store employees sweating profusely stacking packaged items full on 1-ton trucks.

Ha, this really dumbfounded.

No, that only part among the bought items.

The department store employees’ luggage procession continued endlessly.

“Young Master, anyway seems insufficient with trucks. Shall call a moving truck?”

Chaebol family’s shopping scale, terrifying!

I ended up with a miserable feeling the common sense until now mercilessly smashed.

“Team Leader Yu, originally chaebol family shopping like this, or our aunt’s shopping special?”

“······.”

Yu Jong-tae looked back at me with a face with no way.

“Young Master, the luggage being loaded on that truck now. All the Young Master bought?”

Th, no way?

“From here to here. The Young Master turned the luxury hall like that, aunt turned the department store selecting one by one different though.”

“······.”

“Basically the Young Master seems to resemble aunt closely.”

Th, no way!

* * *

Opened eyes and it was the first day of the new year.

‘Terrifying. Department store shopping aftereffects!’

Turning three rounds going back and forth department store floors for 3 hours.

Returned home ate dinner and washed and fell asleep like fainting.

‘New year first day holiday as many as 3 days?’

In the 21st century new year first day holiday only one day.

Thinking into that from after 1999.

‘Heard usually large company chairmen spend Lunar New Year but don’t know how Taeseong. Heard called to eat one bowl of rice cake soup modestly among family and do new year greetings.’

Anyway no sound of telling mother to set the holiday table.

That enough.

“Jeong-hyeok, woke up?”

Mother wore the clothes I bought at the department store yesterday, even wore the pearl set, put up hair prettily and did makeup neatly.

No separate noble lady.

“Mom, receive lots of new year luck.”

“Jeong-hyeok also receive lots of new year luck.”

Knock knock knock.

“Time to go to grandpa’s house now. Will be late for breakfast.”

Father also fully wore suit and coat.

Originally a gentleman with splendid clothes hanger from the start and clothes selecting taste also refined no separate model.

Really a well-matching pair.

“Dad also receive lots of new year luck.”

“Yes, Jeong-hyeok also receive lots of new year luck.”

As I spread both arms, father smiled gently and lifted me embracing with a whoosh.

A heavy and refined perfume smell hit.

‘Father died in a plane crash on the first day of the new year today.’

Mother who died a bit earlier from briquette gas poisoning smiling brightly looking at our father and son.

Suddenly the tip of the nose stung small.

“Mom, dad, our three family live happily long long together.”

Ah, sentimentality absolutely hate.

I quickly turned the topic.

“Let’s go quickly. The seat first meeting family don’t want to receive glares saying late.”

Like that we headed to Pyeongchang-dong early morning to do new year greetings combined breakfast.

* * *

‘No, what this scale?’

Grandfather’s mansion located in Jongno Pyeongchang-dong was magnificent.

Honestly thought even our Hannam-dong house not a house to be ashamed going somewhere.

A majesty that our house with site 700 pyeong building 114 pyeong, with swimming pool could look shabby.

Grandfather’s mansion site about 2,800 pyeong with five buildings of basement 1st floor ground 2nd floor, highest class garden trees planted over 8,000, truly a chaebol house.

‘No, what these cars again? Said eating among family? Said eating one bowl of rice cake soup modestly and doing new year greetings?’

The parking lot for 50 cars full with luxury sedans.

As father got out of the car, middle-aged gentlemen in suits competed greeting.

“Young Master, came? Receive lots of new year luck.”

“President Kim, long time no see. Hope receive lots of new year luck.”

“Young Master, long time no see. Don’t know how many years. Returned well.”

“President Park also came. Receive lots of new year luck.”

Taeseong’s 38 affiliate presidents and executives stopped steps heading to the mansion and brightened.

‘Surely came for new year greetings?’

Heard when new year the thresholds of political and business world figures’ houses wear out.

Because people coming to stamp eye seals holding thick gifts under the pretext of new year greetings quite many.

“Young Master Seong-jun, long time no see. Heard took charge of Taeseong Construction?”

“President Shim.”

Among them there were also Taeseong Chemicals president and executives.

‘Taeseong Chemicals President Shim Won-cheol!’

Anyway a person wanted to meet, seeing like this here!

The talent I was eyeing.

He precisely the No. 1 person wanting to recruit as the dummy president of my investment company.