Time Mansour - Chapter 111



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Episode 111 Like Countless Starlights

It was the first time.

After mom left.

I wish someone would remember my birthday.

so.

“Thank you all for that.”

He expressed his gratitude in a hushed voice.

I’ll try saying something awkward again for no reason.

“What do you think? It was all Manager Chae’s idea.”

This manager is pointing at Manager Chae.

“I wanted to surprise everyone.”

Manager Chae draws a V sign.

Da-eun. So-hyeon. Jun-woo.

The children raised their hands to each other, saying they did a good job.

“If only Youngjun had come just a little later, it would have been perfect.”

The director felt secretly sorry.

“That’s right. I was trying to really surprise the director. But I feel like it kind of fell through.”

And Manager Chae also had the same reaction.

Because I came in the middle of the work, I ended up decorating the office.

Uninflated balloons lay scattered on the office floor.

“I actually like this better.”

I shrugged and laughed.

I was sincere.

Because a messy thing suits my birthday better.

Is it because I ate a lot of cake?

Without realizing it, my throat feels a little choked up.

In such a noisy atmosphere, I was alone, absorbed in my emotions.

suddenly.

“Ah, I’m full.”

A strange word came out of Sohyun’s mouth.

Lean back on your chair and pat your protruding belly.

Because that sight felt so unfamiliar.

so.

“Do you know how to get full?”

Is that possible? I looked at Sohyun with wide eyes.

I looked at Sohyun with an expression of disbelief.

Sohyun glares at me with a frown.

“Sir! Seriously! What kind of pig am I?”

Sohyun is angry.

Before I could even answer.

“Oh. Right. You’re a pig. You eat all the time…”

Junwoo recited my inner thoughts on my behalf.

Because Sohyun rushed in, I couldn’t finish the sentence.

Before I knew it.

Junwoo and Sohyun.

Two people are entangled and grumbling.

If they keep doing that, they’ll get attached. No. It seems like they’ve already gotten attached.

At first glance, it seemed radical, but I didn’t feel like I had to stop it.

I don’t know if it’s okay to use this kind of sentence in a children’s love quarrel.

‘We put our circumstances in each other’s hands.’

That’s why I never tried to stop those two when they fought before.

Because they weren’t really fighting, they were just pretending to fight.

Manager Chae and Director Lee also seem to know that fact.

In the past, whenever Junwoo and Sohyun fought, he would get serious.

Now I just glance at it and smile.

So the kids are playing on one side.

Adults also talk to each other.

While talking about various things with Manager Chae and Director Lee.

I was asked about your recent activities.

I gave a brief explanation of what I’m trying to do recently.

“A temporary shelter for the disabled?”

“Yes, that’s the plan.”

“Where? Where do you want to go?”

“There is a place I like. There is a church right next to my house that has been empty for a long time. I am considering that for now.”

“Um… Is there another reason? Or is it just because it’s close to my house?”

Well, that was the biggest reason. Anyway, if I want to use my time efficiently, it’s better to be close to home.

But that wasn’t the only reason.

“That’s true. Also, there are a lot of foreigners living near my house.”

“Well, there are a lot of foreigners in your neighborhood, Director… but what does that have to do with facilities for the disabled?”

“That’s right. Are there any advantages to having a lot of foreigners?”

Director Lee and Manager Chae tilt their heads at the same time.

“I think there will be less opposition from residents. Foreigners probably don’t care much about facilities for the disabled. Even if they don’t welcome the facility, at least they won’t go to city hall and protest actively.”

“Are you against facilities for the disabled? Are there people like that?”

“That’s how welfare facilities are. There are cases where residents oppose senior care centers, but this is a facility for the severely disabled.”

Residents’ opposition.

This is another difficulty that arises when establishing a welfare facility.

It’s not that I couldn’t go in because I was against it, but there were a lot of things that were tiring.

There were times when compromises had to be made, and there was a high possibility that things would drag on for a while.

so.

‘That church is a great place.’

If you go down to the countryside, there are places where land prices are cheaper.

In such places, the opposition from local residents is equally strong.

On the other hand, this neighborhood had few residents who opposed it from the beginning.

Because foreigners made up the majority.

It would be relatively easy.

Suitable site for a three-story building.

Plus, it’s right next to my house.

There was no better location for a residential facility for the severely disabled.

“What about the funds? Do you have enough?”

“If you look at buying a building… I think you can get the full loan.”

“You’re not saying you’re going to borrow other people’s money to build a facility for the disabled, are you?”

“It’s not someone else’s money, it’s bank money.”

So let me answer as if it’s no big deal.

Manager Chae and Director Lee.

Two people at the same time.

“This is crazy!”

I jumped up from my seat.

The children look at us wondering what’s going on.

“Please sit down. The kids might get scared.”

“How much net profit does the director have left?”

“There’s nothing left. In the first place, I can’t run a facility for the disabled under my name. I can’t put my name on the facility.”

“Yes? Why can’t you do it?”

“To run a facility, you need a social worker’s license. You also need to have some experience.”

Up to the classes you need to complete to obtain a certificate from the Credit Bank.

It will take about two years just to get the qualification.

That takes too long.

“So, after I purchased the building, I brought in a trustworthy social worker and tried to rent it out.”

“Of course, you don’t collect rent…?”

“Well, that’s right.”

As soon as I finished speaking.

Everyone looks at me with their mouths open.

But I didn’t say anything more.

He opened his mouth so wide that his true feelings were clearly visible.

“Then, even if we buy that church building by shining a light, it doesn’t mean that not a single penny will fall into Youngjun’s hands, right?”

“Even if the principal is like that, what about the interest that comes out every month?”

The nagging continued for a while.

Well, I thought I could just earn interest and pay it off.

I said that because I thought the nagging would only get worse.

“I’ll take care of it. Today is a good day. Everyone, lighten up.”

I just laughed it off, making excuses like it was my birthday.

Two people reluctantly loosen their expressions.

They are good people.

‘I’m doing that because I’m worried.’

I could completely understand that you were angry.

**

like that.

The noisy birthday party is over.

Since Da-eun and I were going in the same direction, we walked home together.

So we arrived at that crossroads.

“Uncle, I’ll go and see.”

Da-eun said hello first.

“Okay, I understand. Go in.”

I wave my hand too.

I turned my back.

Then something suddenly occurred to me.

“Oh. Right. Just a moment.”

I called out to Da-eun loudly.

“Huh? Why, Uncle?”

“There’s something I asked you to do last time. I’m sorry. I don’t think I can do it until this vacation.”

I scratched my head awkwardly.

Da-eun thought for a moment.

I realized later what I meant.

“Oh. No. It’s really okay.”

I waved both hands left and right.

“It may be difficult right now, but I will try to find the facility as soon as possible.”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to worry too much. Dad is feeling a lot better now.”

A bright smiling face.

After repeating over and over that it was okay, I headed back home.

Then take a few more steps.

I stopped in my tracks when I saw the church building.

A seat that has been empty for a long time.

A priest who served in Africa for a long time once said this.

What this war-torn country needs is not a church, but a school.

And I’m sure God thinks the same way as I do.

I wasn’t a very religious person.

But we think the same way.

So I thought maybe God had given me the room.

“I really need to make a lot of money.”

He muttered quietly, reaching out to the sky.

Like the countless stars in the night sky.

The reasons to live hard increase one by one.

**

Temporary protection facility for the severely disabled.

Everyone worries about money.

Actually, money wasn’t a big problem for me.

I could afford the interest with my income.

The principal could have been easily repaid by selling the stocks.

Actually the real problem is.

As always.

It’s not money, it’s people.

To operate a temporary shelter.

Of course, the ability had to be there.

More than anything, I needed someone I could trust.

Temporary shelter.

so.

“You’ve really gone crazy.”

I came to see Seongtae.

But he looked at me with a bewildered expression.

Because of Director Lee and Manager Chae.

I honestly didn’t think much of it because I already had some immunity.

“Are you some kind of adult? You’re not that much. You’re just a normal person.”

Seongtae looks at me with a frown.

“Yeah. I do it because it’s something a normal person would do. It’s not like I’m volunteering to fight malaria in Africa. I’m just trying to buy a building.”

“Damn it. You might as well get bitten by malaria. Then maybe you’ll come to your senses.”

He continued to grumble with a look of discontent on his face.

“I’m just flexing in my own way. I think of it as buying expensive cars and luxury goods. How is that any different?”

“That’s excessive. That’s excessive. If you really had hundreds of billions of won in assets like the rumors say, I would understand.”

But that’s not true. He shook his head while looking at me with an expression that said he couldn’t understand.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Seongtae care this much about others.

I see that everyone’s reaction is the same.

I guess I’ve made a big deal out of it.

But it didn’t really hit me that hard.

‘It’s difficult. It’s hard.’

Well. Anyway, I didn’t come here today to listen to nagging.

We need a facility manager to run the facility.

“So you asked?”

That’s why I came to see Seongtae.

“I asked. Jihye was also dumbfounded after hearing what you said.”

Jihye. The special education teacher’s name. She was also Seongtae’s girlfriend.

Since he works in related fields, I thought there would be many people he knew, so I asked Seongtae.

“I know it’s ridiculous. So, is there anyone who wants to be the facility manager?”

“There are many people who want to do it. Honestly, who wouldn’t want to do it? They just say they’ll give it away for free.”

Well, that’s not wrong. There are probably social workers who have a sense of mission or a spirit of sacrifice.

Most of them are salarymen like us.

“Social workers invest money in social welfare projects in order to receive a salary for the rest of their lives.”

But I said I would support all of that investment.

And without even receiving rent.

but.

There were a few more tricky conditions.

Judging from the atmosphere, it seemed like Seongtae didn’t convey his message properly.

“It’s a temporary shelter. A temporary shelter. Did you convey that correctly?”

So let me emphasize this again.

“What is temporary? What’s the difference?”

Seongtae tilted his head.

He looks at me with an expression that says he has no idea.