Chapter 4
Luck to succeed no matter what
It was not difficult to have a meal with Jo Soo-ah’s parents.
What worries me more than that is… … .
‘Well. I like the clothes, though.’
Rejecting Jo Soo-ah’s offer to buy her clothes, she walked around the department store alone.
Men’s clothing stores.
Department store clothes are very luxurious to the eyes that are accustomed to clothes with high discount rates at outlets.
‘It’s expensive.’
He had over 30 billion in assets.
Thousands to hundreds of millions of valuations were changing every second.
Before I had this much money, I thought simply.
‘People with a lot of money will easily buy pretty much anything. A person with 10 billion won’t regret spending money.’
In my experience, I didn’t.
Since I was young, I lived with a beggar mentality embedded in my bones, so 10,000 won was the same as when I was poor and now.
I’m used to accepting that the coin evaluation amount of 100 million goes up.
Spending 500,000 won or 1 million won on clothes feels very wasteful.
‘This money can cover a few months of living expenses… … Oh, can I afford to live on more money now?’
Eventually, after hesitating, I picked out a few casual outfits that fit me well.
It was a high-end brand of clothing that I usually wanted to buy, but it was nice to try it on.
I wandered around the department store for over two hours.
It was a dress I chose after really thinking about it.
“How many months?”
“Twelve months, no lump sum, please.”
“yes. Guest.”
End of installment life.
From now on, it was a lump sum life.
* * *
Busan Myeong Eye Clinic.
“Patients are responding well. I am promoting a new surgical method on social media that says there is less pain and immediate recovery, but the number of calls for reservations has more than doubled.”
“Are there any parts that are difficult to deal with?”
“It takes a little more time to shoot the laser, but if the patients like it, that’s it.”
I chatted with the doctors and they were all happy with the new surgical machine.
An era in which patients come to know the latest surgical techniques in advance.
As it is a high-tech product that has been verified in Germany, there are no disadvantages other than the high price.
“Donghun-hyung, you should get plenty of incentives this year.”
“Did I do it alone? did it all together. Shall we go to a Japanese restaurant?”
“Good. A place that is not too expensive.”
The Busan team was delighted to say they posted one.
Just a week ago, I also considered incentives very important.
‘Is it too soon for people to change?’
It feels like my life, which I have lived frugally since I was born, changes in a few days.
Nevertheless, in the department store, I was still on the timid axis.
In the afternoon Jo Soo-ah came up to me and said.
“I made an appointment with my parents for dinner tonight. Is your time okay?”
“What time is it?”
“Seven o’clock.”
Boyfriend role in front of parents.
It’s not until we’re married, it’s like we just started dating.
After coming to Busan, there was nothing to do other than work. It’s not a great place, so there’s no need to feel pressured.
“Is there anything else I can prepare?”
“I have a restaurant reservation. Is there anything you can’t eat?”
“I tend to eat everything well.”
* * *
“Sua seems to be smart, but she is very clumsy. How stubborn I was when I was young.”
“Mom!”
I ate with Jo Soo-ah’s parents at a high-end restaurant near Haeundae.
Both father and mother wore luxurious clothes, and Jo Soo-ah acted as a daughter and acted like a child.
You don’t know how lucky I was to wear the clothes I bought at the department store yesterday.
“You say you and Sua have the same job?”
“Yes. father.”
“How did you become friends with my daughter?”
“that is… … .”
A question that may come naturally.
“When Sua just joined the company, I got to know her while teaching her what to do.”
The boyfriend was a lie, but it was the first time he knew her that way.
I told her, who had just graduated from college and was completely fresh, about the beginning of the company.
“I see. I eat a lot.”
“yes. I will enjoy this food.”
We ate delicious steaks in a comfortable atmosphere.
When I met Jo Soo-ah’s parents, I couldn’t help but think of what happened in the spring of last year.
‘Chaewon and her parents.’
My ex-wife and her parents.
It was the first time I was going to say hello to adults, so I was very nervous.
I made a reservation at an expensive Korean restaurant to suit my taste and met them.
“What are your parents doing?”
“… … Both of them are dead.”
“Oops. Then, did you grow up with your grandmother or an orphanage?”
“no. My father was alive until I was in college.”
“Right. Do you live alone in an apartment?”
“Yes?”
“Wouldn’t your parents have inherited the house? Did the other brothers get the house?”
“House is… … It never existed.”
“Didn’t you have a house? However, I heard that the company’s annual salary is quite high. How much is the incentive?”
The blatantly disappointing expression he made when he knew he had no property from his parents.
“You know that Chaewon gives us pocket money, right?”
“yes? It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”
“I want you to keep sending 50 every month even after you get married.”
“Oh, of course you should. I will treat you like your parents.”
After marriage, I tried to look good to them, but I couldn’t.
Every time I went to my mother-in-law’s house, I remembered the days when I had to throw away my pride because I had nothing.
Joshua’s mother said.
“Does the food not suit your taste?”
“It fits well. It’s really good.”
It was almost time to eat the food.
Jo Soo-ah’s parents got up early. I woke up worrying that I was uncomfortable because of me.
“We will go first. Have a good date, you two.”
“yes?”
“Sua, you don’t have to come in today.”
“… … .”
* * *
Haeundae.
After my parents left, I walked the streets at night with Jo Soo-ah.
“Thank you for playing my boyfriend. Honestly, my thoughts were short, and I realized that I was very wrong.”
“What?”
“Look at the expression.”
“ah… … .”
Joshua’s parents didn’t know I was divorced, but she did.
“I’m sorry.”
“it’s okay. It’s not wrong.”
“I think I lied to you for no reason.”
“It was just because it reminded me of the past. My parents seemed like really nice people.”
I was walking along the cool Haeundae with people.
Relaxed, comfortable atmosphere without feeling pressured.
“Would you like to see our divination?”
“dot?”
There was an old woman sitting on the stairs leading to the beach and fortune-telling.
I didn’t believe in buying or selling.
I don’t like to live worrying about it for the rest of my life after hearing a bad story.
If the sajupalja was correct, that was a problem as it was.
I have been poor enough to starve since childhood, and my family has no luck. Is there even a need to confirm that he was born and lives like that?
But I came all the way to Busan, and Jo Soo-ah seemed to like it, so I just followed him.
“Grandma, I’m here to see our divination.”
Grandma had so many wrinkles on her skin that it was hard to tell her age.
Tell me the date, time, and name of Jo Soo-ah’s birth.
Look at your palms, check your face and eyes.
“Your lady is cheerful and good.”
“okay?”
“He has a lot of talent. Being loved by many people.”
I thought I would say something like that too.
People like Jo Soo-ah, who grew up affluent and without hardship since childhood, especially those who are pretty and intelligent, feel it right away just by looking at them.
“I have a lot of good luck in my life. And try to get lucky yourself. by the way… … I missed a fortune a while ago.”
“yes?”
“I think the lady knows too. I’m lucky that I didn’t catch it because I hesitated because I lacked courage.”
“ah… … .”
Joshua’s eyes shook greatly.
Did you miss the lottery by just one number?
“But don’t worry. Because the luck that left me has grown so much that I came back.”
“really?”
“It is very lucky. Instead, I don’t know if it will be difficult to catch it like before.”
Looking at it from the side, I thought it was unbelievable.
After all, aren’t they just talking about catching floating clouds in the 21st century?
“Let’s see the manager.”
“I can’t see.”
“You’re sitting up late at night. Please raise the sales.”
I was weak to my grandmother.
After all, like Jo Soo-ah, the name, date of birth, and time of birth. and other miscellaneous personal information.
Take a close look at your palms and eyes.
“you.”
“Yes.”
“I don’t know how I lived all this time. It’s like a beggar who will starve to death.”
“… … .”
I didn’t believe in divination, but I gained a little trust.
Or maybe I didn’t know that I didn’t have too much of an impression.
“Talent is… … Is there anything you are particularly good at?”
Grandma asked, but honestly, there was nothing to deny.
I know how to play an instrument Are you good at drawing? do you sing well
There are few people in the world these days who don’t know how to do as much as I do.
“But a person who was born with this kind of fortune… … Well, I have nothing to say because I’m envious.”
“Good luck?”
“okay. From now on, do whatever you want to do and live. It’s a fortune that you don’t have to worry or worry for a long time.”
A life without worries or worries is difficult for me.
Perhaps because I lived in poverty since I was young, I still think about it several times when I buy a piece of bread at a convenience store.
Even if there is something I want to eat, I find something cheaper and eat it. Even if it doesn’t taste good, I’ve lived with satisfaction as long as my stomach is full.
“It’s good if you stay in one place.”
“Yes?”
Grandma’s tone was a little strange.
Shouldn’t it be said that usually it’s not good to stay in one place?
“Even if you stay still, luck will find it and roll in. But when you travel around the world and experience a lot… … I’m going to take all the great luck.”
While I was listening blankly, I asked if Jo Soo-ah was more curious.
“Great luck? Can’t we throw away all that luck?”
“Okay. You can live your life the way you want to live it. Whatever you do, you will succeed.”
“That’s really good luck. Then, what about the girl’s luck?”
Jo Soo-ah asked the grandmother instead of me.
Women’s clothes.
Married life was already hell.
How many people have no luck like me?
“Women’s luck is such that they get kicked while walking down the street. many. A lot.”
“many?”
“yes. The beauties will be caught one after another.”
I nodded.
Looking at my life so far, I didn’t want to say that my grandmother’s story was right or wrong.
I just thought he was a person who said a lot of good things and lived a hard life.
That’s how I hit the point and pay the bokchae… … .
“200,000 won?”
“yes. It’s really cheap though.”
“… … .”
When I couldn’t bear it, Jo Soo-ah took out her wallet and paid the money in a flash.
“I asked to see you, so I will pay for it.”
It’s not my money, is there a time when it’s such a waste?
It was when I was walking around Haeundae Beach again after fortune-telling.
“Have you ever eaten sea eel?”
“no.”
“I’m sorry for inviting you to an inconvenient place. Didn’t you eat much for dinner?”
The steak melted in my mouth and I ate it very well.
“I’m going to eat sea eels sold at Haeundae Market.”
Joshua took my hand and led me.