I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 348



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (348)

“CEO Lee Yeon-su’s mother passed away?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Hmm~ So how did the funeral go?”

“They say she just quietly put on makeup.”

This is Geumneung, I received a report from the office.

The mother of the party leader passed away.

If I had told people around me, I would have gone to pay my respects, but CEO Lee Yeon-su finished the funeral as if he was frying beans in a flash.

The reason is that I know the general situation. If I were in that situation, I would be angry that the parents who abandoned me are now reaching out to me.

But how would a child feel if he or she were to leave his or her parents like that?

Now, I am truly alone, and I may be tormented by the sense of loss that I am left alone in the world.

It was an adult’s role to comfort that pain, and it might have been pointless meddling, but I called him into the office.

“Your Majesty, I am here.”

“Welcome. I’m sorry to call you when you’re busy.”

“No. I was just about to say hello to you, my lord.”

“Haha~ Really?”

CEO Lee Yeon-su’s mouth was filled with a smile.

Is it because you really enjoy coming here or is it because you’re forcing a smile? Without wasting any time, he threw a fastball.

“I heard your mother passed away a while ago?”

“Yeah… what…”

“Why didn’t you at least say something? Then I would have gone to pay my respects.”

A girl who is unable to speak and is fidgeting,

As the mood set, I offered some small consolation.

“Our CEO Lee Yeon-su probably won’t feel relieved about sending her mother away like that. Even if she did, she’d just have to face the reality that she was the only one left. Honestly, it’s absurd, isn’t it? Nothing changed because she treated her mother badly, right?”

“Yes… that’s right.”

“So, I also had a lot of concerns. Punishing parents who abandoned their children doesn’t make the children feel better… How can we prevent children who were abandoned by their parents from getting hurt?”

CEO Lee Yeon-su was speechless.

This is both a personal and a social problem.

What people who have lost their parents need is social attention, but is it possible to give that kind of attention to someone who has no blood relation to me?

Still, I try to give the orphans at least a little attention, and Director Lee Yeon-su seemed to feel that as she smiled awkwardly.

“I think it’s impossible for an orphan like me to not get hurt. What’s important is whether there’s someone who can comfort those wounds.”

“Then, is there such a person, CEO Lee Yeon-su?”

“Well… I don’t think I’ve found it yet… I’m not sure.”

“How about me? I think I’m taking good care of our representative, Lee Yeon-su.”

The girl turned her head away.

Did I make things awkward by taking unnecessary risks? Well, if things had gone well, I might have adopted this girl as my adopted daughter.

The problem is that this girl might find me burdensome.

So, whenever I have a chance, I poke at her and check her mood. At this point, isn’t it time for CEO Lee Yeon-soo to accept me?

I didn’t hide it either.

“Your Majesty, do you still want to take me as your adopted daughter?”

“That would be great. I don’t have a family or children, so I always thought it would be nice to have someone who could treat me like a child.”

“That… that’s true for me too… but honestly, becoming the adopted daughter of your enemy isn’t an ordinary thing, right? And the way other people see you… .”

“What does it matter what other people think? There’s no need to overthink it. I’m old now, so I’m happy when someone comes to say hello like this. It wouldn’t be bad if CEO Lee Yeon-soo had someone he could rely on, right?”

CEO Lee Yeon-su nodded silently.

It might still be a little awkward for him to call me father, so I gave him time to open up.

Since that day, CEO Lee Yeon-su visits my office whenever he has time.

Even though it hasn’t been officially recognized, we’ve already become like family.

To some, it may seem like a political move for the head of state to have a relationship with the party leader’s daughter.

I didn’t deny that either.

Family itself is a relationship entangled with political purposes. If two people like each other, why invite family and relatives and have a wedding ceremony instead of just living together?

A wedding is a way to connect not only with one’s marriage partner but also with other relatives, and in that sense, a wedding also has a political purpose of expanding the family members.

I formed an alliance with CEO Lee Yeon-su because I hate being alone, and CEO Lee Yeon-su also joined hands with me because she needed an ally.

This relationship will not break until we need each other,

They maintained a good relationship afterwards.

***

“Mom, eat.”

“You said you didn’t want to eat it, so why did you insist on serving it?”

“Hurry up. Then I can take care of my health.”

This is Gyeongseong,

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam accepted the meal prepared by her daughter.

The daughter, who used to be an executive director at a large corporation, is now retired and is preparing meals for her mother. I wonder if she made an unreasonable choice to take care of her aging mother.

I guess that was on my mind, so I ended up saying something I didn’t mean.

“Did you retire to prepare meals for your mom?”

“Yes, why?”

“Why do you care about your mom when you’re just doing your own thing?”

“Maybe it’s because I grew up seeing my mom do this.”

My daughter also had her own reasons for doing this.

My mother got married at a young age and took care of her mother-in-law her entire life. I didn’t understand it at the time, but now that I’m older, I nod my head in agreement.

Even in the United States, a developed country, the percentage of elderly people cared for by professional caregivers is around 10%.

Ultimately, supporting the elderly is the family’s role, but people still find this annoying, whether now or in the past.

[What kind of intimacy can a father have with his children? If you think about it, children are the result of their parents’ desires. What kind of intimacy can a child feel with his mother? – Gongyong]

If this kind of saying came out even in the past when filial piety was valued, doesn’t that say it all?

Some say that society should not force filial piety, but we should also think about why East Asian societies have long considered filial piety important.

Of course, it is not the duty of parents to force their children to be filial.

Even looking at the case of King Munjong, who died after three years of mourning for his parents due to deteriorating health, filial piety is something that must be done while taking into consideration the child’s circumstances and situation.

But what is clear is that the idea of ​​filial piety is still valid today.

Why do old-age pensions continue to be a social issue?

Because of the doubts of young people who wonder why they should invest in the elderly when they might not receive it themselves; how can I receive pension benefits when I have not given birth to children or started a family?

Since they know that too, they cannot help but look at the pension plan, which was started with good intentions, negatively.

These days, the generation doesn’t like to give or receive from others, but if you live that way, you will only end up isolated.

All that’s left for these people are a few dogs, and even if they reach out to others for help, no one will help them.

These days, not only the elderly but also young and middle-aged people are dying from social isolation. Is social isolation really a structural problem of modern society?

There have been many people who have found filial piety bothersome since long ago, but it has not come to light because the state strictly controlled it.

In Joseon, the crime of unfilial piety was treated as treason, and even death row inmates were given leave when their parents died.

Why would you do that?

All efforts to maintain social order, but these days, it is true that such values ​​are treated as outdated bad habits.

People who ignore their responsibility to support their families and live as they please, that attitude ultimately isolates them.

No matter how busy you are, you can still call your parents and visit them occasionally, but these days, people don’t even want to do that.

Is it because the world is tough to live in?

You should keep in mind that even if you make excuses like that, you will only end up isolating yourself.

Social isolation is something that people have to work on themselves. The government can’t just tell children to “make a phone call to your parents.”

Should the government control things like that too?

Filial piety is an extension of that. What should the government do when children do not support their parents?

Joseon was a country that directly imposed punishment, but the problem with modern society is that that is not possible, and as a result, modern people are becoming isolated one by one in a prison of their own making.

Park Jae-ok also realized that. He had lived as an executive director of a large corporation until now and had not been able to take good care of his mother using the excuse of being busy with work.

So I decided to retire and support my mother. I thought that my mother, who had taken care of my in-laws all her life, deserved this kind of treatment.

“My mother came to this family and lived only supporting her in-laws and children. So now she deserves to be treated like this.”

“Ugh~ I don’t want to be a burden to my children.”

“Then why did Mom live sacrificing so much for her family? I have nothing to say.”

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam smiled awkwardly.

That’s what I said, but it’s true that it’s good to have a child take care of you.

Here another guest appears.

“Mom, I’m here.”

“Oh my, Myung-ee, what are you doing here?”

“What happened? I came to see Mom.”

Park Myeong-ui put the gift package he was holding in his hand down on the floor.

These days, he’s busy with political activities, but what kind of politics would a guy who can’t even take care of his own family do?

When the time came, she showed her face to her mother, and her older sister also acknowledged her younger brother’s sincerity.

“Are you crazy, Mom? Why are you raising him? He’s an illegitimate child!!”

“Don’t say that. What crime did a child commit to say something like that?”

Park Jae-ok still felt bad about saying that to her mother.

My younger brother was born from my father’s affair with another woman.

If you bring something like that into the house, what will happen to your mother?

Living a life where she takes care of her in-laws in this house all her life and doesn’t receive any treatment from her husband, and then raising an illegitimate child, isn’t that too cruel?

Park Jae-ok tried to kick her half-sibling out of the house, if only for the sake of her mother.

But what was the result? The younger brother whom his mother held in her heart grew into a respectable young man and a member of this family.

Even though he still feels dumbfounded when he thinks about what his father did, he is glad that he grew up well, and he now has hopes that his younger brother will take care of him.

“You’ll take care of your older sister later, right?”

“Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“You don’t have any children, do you? When I get old, you have to take care of me.”

“Heh~ Do I have to take care of my older sister too?”

“Hey, I also had a part in raising you. It’s disappointing to hear you say that.”

“Don’t pressure me. I’ll take care of it.”

Park Myeong-ui shook his head at his older sister’s pressure.

If you were afraid of being alone when you get old, you should have gotten married. Why are you clinging to your younger sibling now?

I wanted to tell them to hire a caregiver since they have a lot of money, but still, living in this tough world, there are times when I feel that there is nothing like family.

Of course, this is all thanks to my mother’s sacrifice.

It is said that even clapping requires claps to make a sound, so isn’t it true that family members care for and look after each other, and that is why it is valuable?

Park Myeong-ui felt sorry for the people these days who were destroying small castles that could block the storms blowing outside.

Even in modern society, the meaning of family is important.

My decision to get married and start a family quickly became firm.