A Chairman Who Has No Regrets - Chapter 184



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The Chairman Who Has No Regrets Episode 184 – In America (5)

Kim Kang-min looks down at the hotdog he absentmindedly accepted and looks at Jeon Kang, who is smiling brightly.

“You’ll come often, right?”

All lectures asked in English.

Kim Kang-min smiled and spoke in English, following the instructions he had given.

“I think I’ll have to try it.”

Cody, who was sitting in the truck making hot dogs, suddenly looked up and said.

“Hey, don’t say such sad things, before I call you Japanese again.”

Jeon Kang said with a big smile.

“This place has the best hot dogs in New York, you’ll know once you try it.”

No, you’ve never even been to New York, Kim Kang-min thinks, and at that moment, Jeon Kang and Cody stare at him intently.

“ah.”

Kim Kang-min, who is quick-witted, noticed their intentions and quickly took a big bite of the hot dog.

Thick sausages and soft, fluffy bread that mysteriously go together, oily butter spread inside, and Irish sauce mixed with ketchup and mayonnaise.

“oh.”

Kim Kang-min raised his thumb to see if Jeon Kang’s words were true. Seeing that, Jeon Kang said to Cody.

“Look, you’ve got regular customers, right? So you’re offering them free drinks. If you’re doing business, you should definitely give them some incentives, right?”

“Phew, shit, I’m totally screwed.”

Cody glanced at the man who was diligently making a drink next to him and nodded. The skinny man smiled and poured a lot of cola into a large paper cup.

Kim Kang-min’s mind became complicated as he watched Jeon Kang casually turning a very sensitive racist remark into humor.

Before I knew it, the white people, black people, and even similar Asian people around me were all smiling and waiting for their hot dogs.

“Phew- I thought you were going to pull out a gun.”

Kim Kang-min nodded his head involuntarily at Chief Choi Min-ah’s whisper. He also thought that it wouldn’t have been awkward at all if the black man whom Jeon Kang called Cody had pulled out a revolver instead of a hot dog from his waistband.

Jeon Kang, who received the free cola, puts it in Choi Min Ah and Kim Kang Min’s hands with a face that looks as if he is very happy. Then, he accepts the hot dog with an excited face.

Kim Kang-min had a hard time guessing what kind of character the boy in front of him was. He was a being with a thousand faces, sometimes like an absolute being who would devour the world, sometimes like an old chairman, and sometimes like just a boy of that age.

“It looks delicious.”

Kim Kang-min clearly heard the joy contained in the small murmur.

Just looking at that appearance, he seems very much like a poor high school student who grew up in an underprivileged environment in the materials I saw, but the suit he’s wearing, his fluent English, and his appearance of not being intimidated at all when meeting accountants and tax accountants are the complete opposite.

Just like a hot dog that is unexpectedly delicious, Jeon Kang is also an unexpected person.

“Do you normally like this kind of food, sir?”

Min-ah Choi’s slightly awkward question.

Kim Kang-min knew that there was a complaint in there saying, “Why is someone with so much money eating something like this?” It felt a little different from Choi Min-ah’s polite appearance, as she was always treated only by men of her age.

“Manager Choi.”

I called her to warn her, but she said nothing serious.

“It’s the best food in New York.”

“This is it?”

“At least, for me.”

“Hmm.”

Choi Min-ah showed a look of disbelief, and Jeon Kang, who seemed to be in a good mood, took a sip of his cola with a straw as if nothing had happened and said.

“Enjoying a formal dinner can be energizing at times, but in the busy capital markets, it’s a waste of time.”

“Hmm… Usually the upper class enjoys formal dining?”

“The upper class I know is a bit different.”

“Oh- who do you know?”

“Well, there are many, like the old man who likes McDonald’s. Or the woman who is crazy about Burger King.”

Jeon Kang, who did not mention the person’s name, tilted his head as he sat on the bench in an appropriate spot.

“That’s strange.”

“What is it?”

Could it be because Jeon Kang is young?

Kim Kang-min found Chief Choi Min-ah’s clinginess quite awkward. No, it seemed like she was being too casual, which made him uncomfortable.

Since I couldn’t say anything in front of Jeon Kang, the only solution for now was to just stay still. I chewed my hotdog, thinking that I would step forward if Jeon Kang showed even the slightest sign of discomfort.

“Strawberry Fields should be here originally.”

“Huh? What about strawberries?”

“No, there was one that John Lennon and his wife donated.”

“Is there something like that in Central Park?”

“Hmm. Well, there isn’t any right now.”

Again with some nonsensical words.

Jeon Kang chews a hot dog while looking around Central Park with the face of an old man soaked in deep regret.

Kim Kang-min, who found it difficult to talk to him because of his strange atmosphere, slowly drank his cola and chewed his hotdog, worried that the sound of him slurping might be bothersome.

“Try it, it won’t be bad.”

At some point, it was Jeon Kang who started talking. It was directed at Choi Min Ah, who was still not putting the hot dog in her mouth.

“hmm.”

She acted like a noblewoman from Kyushu and then put the hotdog in her mouth and took a bite.

“uh?”

Choi Min-ah opened her eyes wide and then took another bite of the hot dog.

“Ahem, this is delicious.”

“Is it efficient?”

“Well, it’s definitely cheap and delicious.”

“Time flies, too.”

“So that’s why fast food isn’t good.”

“Well, it’s prejudice.”

“Is that so?”

“On Wall Street, where every second counts, there are few things worse than fast food.”

Kim Kang-min felt like something was stuck in his throat.

Every second counts.

I value efficiency.

Cost-effectiveness is also important.

During today.

And yesterday too.

If you combine all the things that Jeon Kang said, it seems like you can see your own mistakes. You couldn’t choose the accountant or tax accountant you wanted. In every meeting, Jeon Kang just had a bored expression on his face.

‘hmm…’

Kim Kang-min, who was quick-witted, seemed to know something. At least, he seemed to know how to score points against Jeon Kang.

**

In the past.

I don’t think the flavor of this hot dog was this detailed, but now I was savoring the flavor of each and every bit of sauce and each and every bit of chopped onion inside.

spare.

These various and colorful tastes now must have come from leisure. At that time, I only vaguely felt that they were delicious, but I never thought that they were so harmonious.

Come on.

Just looking at Choi Min-ah, who was slurping down her cola with a straw, seemed to tell me how delicious this food was.

You already have a prejudice against hot dogs and fast food. You must be a member of the Choi family sent by Choi Tae-woong. A woman with such a luxurious palate is eating it so deliciously, but I’m the only one who didn’t really know how it tasted.

“It’s on your lips.”

“Huh.”

Choi Min-ah blushes in embarrassment and searches for something, but there’s no way she’d put a tissue in a 75-cent hot dog.

“In that case, here’s the wrapping paper.”

First, let’s demonstrate by wiping the corner of the mouth. Choi Min-a follows suit and puts sauce on the bridge of her nose.

He can’t even follow such a simple thing. With such a sense, he became a chief in just 6 months? My suspicions were becoming certain.

The thought crosses my mind that it would have been better if the people eating hot dogs next to me were my family and not the Choi family.

Here is where my memories are.

Next time, I must come with my family.

It was busy and difficult.

I can’t stop laughing at the miracle of my battlefield, which was once filled with blood, screams, and tears, now being beautified and becoming a memory.

This too, will be free.

“This time, I guess I can take it easy.”

A promise that just came out of my mouth.

Unlike before, it’s not as busy.

If you don’t just look up, but also look around and down, and have that kind of leisure, there will be many fun and enjoyable things. It’s so easy to go back up the path you’ve already climbed, and since you’re confident that you can go higher, you’ll naturally have leisure.

However, I had no intention of wasting my time foolishly. I had already experienced that filial piety is slow no matter how fast it is.

“Ahem. Did I eat too quickly? Without realizing it.”

I didn’t mean to give you that kind of freedom, but it seems there was a misunderstanding.

“I have free time in the afternoon. What are you going to do?”

I also thought about it for a moment after hearing Kim Kang-min’s question, as he was lost in thought without even eating his hotdog properly.

If I had free time, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to Pfeiffer, but since I had a generous 10-day schedule, I didn’t think I had to do it today. In fact, I really wanted to enjoy my free time a little more.

“Let’s wrap up today’s schedule.”

“Would you like to go straight to the hotel?”

I shook my head.

I don’t want to just stay cooped up in a hotel after finally finishing my schedule. Later, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to explore New York a bit with my sisters or mother.

“Just put your luggage in separately, I’ll take care of the check-in.”

“Oh, where else are you thinking of going?”

“I was just walking around and looking around.”

Choi Min-a says with a bashful smile.

“Are you going sightseeing?”

He shrugged.

Because her thoughts weren’t exactly wrong. Kim Kang-min nodded as if he understood and stuffed the hotdog into his mouth in a hurry.

“You don’t have to eat so hastily.”

“Right, put your luggage in the hotel and I’ll take care of other things.”

A chuckle escaped.

I think it was because I saw what he was thinking. So it was right that the food he chose was a hot dog.

“That means you don’t have to rush to eat it. You can eat a hot dog while walking.”

There was a time when I ate while running.

“ah.”

I turned my head away from Kim Kang-min, who had a blank expression on his face, and looked at Choi Min-ah, who had already finished eating her hotdog.

“The manager said he has work to do. Should we have one more hot dog?”

“Oh, my – isn’t it good? Since the manager is leaving, I’ll take care of you today.”

Not a bad suggestion.

Min-a Choi is also a woman.

Much more so than I, a man.

I’m sure you know the places your sisters and mothers would like. I can picture myself explaining New York to my family.

Then I saw Choi Min-a staring blankly at me.

“What are you doing?”

“yes?”

“Let’s have one more hot dog.”

“yes yes.”

Is it because I grew up so preciously?

Unlike Kim Kang-min, he has no sense of humor.

Gulp, Kim Kang-min emptied his last mouthful and stood up from his seat, speaking to Choi Min-ah.

“Manager Choi, the hot dog truck is over there.”

“yes?”

“What are you doing? A person who is supposed to be a ceremonial person?”

“iced coffee.”

As expected, you have great insight.

I smiled and said to Choi Min-ah, who was getting up from her seat awkwardly.

“It’s the same special.”

“Oh, yes. I understand.”

Choi Min-ah disappeared with her shoes clicking, and Kim Kang-min bowed and greeted me.

“Okay, I’ll get up first.”

Look into his eyes.

I said, remembering myself from some time ago.

“If you rush too much, you might get sick.”

“hmm…”

“When you have free time, you can see your mistakes.”

“Yes, I will engrave it.”

“Take care of the work.”

“thank you.”

I wonder how perceptive he is.

For some reason, I was looking forward to tomorrow. I was waiting for someone, waiting for something.

A person who hated every second of waiting and had to win everything to feel better.

Mom, I think I’ve changed quite a bit too.

I decided to enjoy a leisurely afternoon in New York while watching my mother working hard at her restaurant to the east.