Time Mansour - Chapter 112



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Episode 112: Because great songs are timeless

Temporary care facility for the disabled. Or short-term care facility.

A facility where users reside for a set period of time, such as one month or one year.

It serves as a link to receive severely disabled people who have nowhere to go and then later send them to other facilities when there is space there.

It was what I thought the ideal facility would look like.

And to run an ideal facility.

always.

‘The workers are having a hard time.’

The burden was bound to fall on the employees in charge of the work.

When customers are satisfied, employees have a hard time.

I really had to be careful.

If the minimum occupancy is not met, not only can the facility not receive subsidies from local governments, but in severe cases, the facility may even have to close.

While retaining enough users to receive subsidies.

When a position became available at another facility, it had to be sent at the right time.

So I emphasized the word ‘temporary’ to Seongtae a few more times.

Seongtae waved his hand as if he was annoyed by what I was saying.

“Okay, I get it. I’ll ask you again. Stop nagging me.”

Seongtae replied vaguely to what I said with an annoyed expression.

suddenly.

He looks up at me with a face like he just remembered something.

“Hey! That’s right. When are you going to update the app?”

“What update?”

“I’m talking about talent donation. Since it’s a donation app, it should of course allow talent donations.”

You haven’t given up yet. That guy is bringing back memories that I had forgotten.

“It’s annoying. Why would you do a risky update?”

“What are those bullshit excuses? What about facilities for the disabled? They do those because the risks are small, right?”

‘that···’

Because I couldn’t think of anything to say in rebuttal to Seongtae, I just smiled.

“I don’t know. I just don’t want any trouble.”

I tried to just let it slide.

“The problem is. No matter what you do, problems will arise anyway. There are talented donors who have accidents, and welfare facilities that make excessive demands on talented donors. That’s just how life is.”

Seongtae gives me serious advice. It’s the first time I’ve seen him like that.

“Where does it hurt?”

I was a little worried, so I patted my head and asked Seongtae.

“I’m more sane than you. Anyway, if it’s not too difficult, just add it. Then it can also serve as a community.”

Adding features to the app wasn’t difficult, as all you had to do was create a bulletin board.

Talent donation was much simpler, as there was no need to create a separate payment system.

I blocked this feature because I thought it would cause problems if people met each other.

‘If you think about it, we’re even building facilities for the disabled.’

I don’t think it matters now since there are already so many areas where problems could arise.

“Okay. I’ll think about it.”

He nodded vaguely.

**

We sat in a cafe and chatted for a while.

To exaggerate a little.

I sat in the chair so long that I knew the entire music list in the cafe by heart.

Now I think I can guess what the next song is going to be.

“Hey, so is there anything fun to do?”

It was a pretty long conversation between two men.

After repeatedly putting each other down and criticizing each other, we are now at a loss for words.

I couldn’t think of a more novel way to belittle it.

I think that if I drink some alcohol, new ideas will come to me.

“Let’s have a drink.”

I asked first.

“No. I’m on a diet.”

Seongtae is making strange noises.

“Suddenly? You?”

“It just happened.”

Seongtae looked at his belly. Of course, his belly was sticking out quite a bit.

That wasn’t something that happened yesterday or today.

I used to never care about gaining weight.

Dieting is not something you can do on your own.

maybe.

“My wife wants to lose weight?”

There must have been outside intervention.

“What kind of wife is that, Inma? I’m not married yet.”

“So when are you going to catch the flight?”

“I don’t know. It will probably happen this year or next year at the latest. We’re old enough now.”

And then Seongtae pauses for a moment.

I haven’t said it yet though.

What happened next was predictable.

‘You might ask, ‘When will you meet someone and when will you get married?’

Because it was obvious that Seongtae would be the one to give the warm words of wisdom that a family should have.

Urgently.

“Tell me when you get the wedding hall, we need to prepare a wedding song too.”

Changed the subject.

Let me bring up the topic of wedding songs.

Seongtae frowns, forgetting what he wanted to say to me.

“No. Are you crazy?”

“Why, Inma? After all, we are a so-called amateur band, so we have to perform at our friend’s wedding.”

As I spoke, pretending to play the guitar, Seongtae kept shaking his head.

“No. Not a congratulatory song.”

“huh?”

“Am I crazy? Are you asking me to invite you to the wedding?”

He makes a face while smiling. It’s a joke he’s been telling since high school.

The promise we made to each other that we would never send each other wedding invitations.

The same song is played over and over again in the cafe playlist.

Because great songs are timeless.

Twenty years ago, a joke from my school days was still being played out.

**

I’m trapped in time in my sister’s room.

I sat down on my chair and modified the code as usual.

Performance, arts, education, medicine, etc.

There were many ways to help someone, even if it didn’t involve money.

however.

Because it’s not about donating money, it’s about meeting people face to face.

Naturally, there were quite a few accidents resulting from it.

That’s why I kept avoiding it. Because there was more room for problems to arise.

But after hearing Seongtae’s words, my mind changed a little.

“Well, there’s no way the world people live in can be free of problems.”

With that kind of mindset.

The monitor screen is filled with code. White letters appear on a black screen.

How much time has passed like that?

After the keyboard typing sound disappeared.

Instead.

“Oh my.”

I’m starting to sound like an old man.

Stretch your back while stretching at the same time.

I finished coding the program and got up from my seat.

“Oh, I need to look into real estate too…”

I glanced at my watch.

8:20

It’s still morning. It’s time for people not to go to work yet.

If I stop by the gym while I’m out and then go to the real estate agency, I’ll probably have enough time.

With that thought, I put my feet into my shoes.

**

“It must be opening up now.”

After working out at the gym, I wiped the sweat off with a towel.

So I’m packing my bags and getting ready to go home.

“Are you leaving now? You’re leaving early today.”

A talkative old man noticed me and pretended to know me.

He is a person who cannot live without speaking by nature.

So the awkward time with the old man didn’t last long.

“Ah. Hello. Yes. That’s all I’ll say for today.”

“That’s great. I’m just finished. How about having breakfast together?”

You said it was morning.

Make a motion of breaking a glass with your hand.

I have no intention of drinking alcohol in the morning.

“Ah. I think today will be tough. I have to stop by the real estate office.”

I politely declined because I had work to do today.

“Ah. You’re going to Seoul. Where? Mapo? Seocho?”

When you say real estate, you naturally think of Gangnam.

I thought I was rich.

I explained to him several times that it was not true, but he didn’t listen to me at all, so I gave up halfway.

“No. Not Gangnam. It’s the place where the church used to be, near Odong Fog Park. I’m looking into that.”

“The seat of the Sacred Heart Church?”

“yes that’s right.”

I nodded without thinking to the old man’s question.

“Hey. Don’t buy that. It’s not commercially viable. The site is too big for a commercial facility in a residential complex. It’s not close to the station. The location is not good. If you want to use that large building, you have to remodel it into a one-room or two-room apartment, but that’s not cheap. Also, there are already too many one-room apartments in that area, so it’s not competitive…”

A lengthy explanation followed.

The words just keep coming out without stopping.

The old man’s condition is unusually good today.

As expected from someone who has been exercising for a long time, his lung capacity was amazing.

He continued speaking without even taking a breath.

“If you’re looking for investment purposes, Mars is the trend these days. If you want to get rent, Seoul is the place to go. And then… Busan too…”

Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, Jeju. We travel around the country and talk about real estate locations.

Judging from what he said, he wasn’t an expert. He just seemed to be listing stories he had heard somewhere.

“No, it’s not a commercial facility. We’re building a residential facility for the disabled.”

“Ah! You’re doing a good job. People with free time are different.”

I lived my life thinking that leisure doesn’t come from money, but simply from leisure.

I believed so myself.

To be honest, I thought the story would be too long, so I just smiled awkwardly.

suddenly.

“That’s great. I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 40 years. I have a firm grip on real estate. Just follow me. Wait a minute. I’ll change my clothes and come out right away.”

He said what he wanted to say and went straight into the locker room.

It happened in an instant.

He disappeared without giving me a chance to say that it was okay.

Without realizing it, I stared blankly at the spot where the old man had been.

If I go home alone now… I’ll be embarrassed when I see you later, right?

It became a situation where I had no choice but to wait.

**

If a talkative person is a local, there must be everyone there who doesn’t know him.

The old man opens the door to the real estate office and greets us as he enters.

“Hey, Ms. Jeong, it’s been a while. Why are you here? What’s going on?”

“I brought a guest. I’ll have coffee.”

The sight of her naturally ordering coffee made me think for a moment that it was a cafe.

I was led by the old man’s hand to the real estate agent’s office.

So I didn’t even have time to explain.

“This guy, you know. He’s very rich. But he’s not just any rich guy. He’s a good-hearted rich guy. What the heck. You know that… noblesse oblige?”

The old man introduces me first. It’s a completely wrong explanation, but for some reason, the real estate agent nods.

He waved both hands in the air like a conductor and raised his voice loudly.

He introduced me with exaggerated gestures and gestures.

“But I think they’re buying the building because they’re doing a good job. You know that place? The church next to the fog park.”

As soon as the old man finished speaking.

The real estate agent opened his eyes wide and turned his head to look at me.

“Is this the Seongsim Church building?”

“yes that’s right.”

“Ah… why? It’s a place I don’t go to because the location is really ambiguous.”

The real estate agent answered quite honestly.

“You’re looking to sell, not rent? Is that right?”

“Yes. How much is it?”

“Could you tell me what the purpose is? It’s registered with us, but I don’t personally recommend it.”

While I was having a conversation with a real estate agent, the man couldn’t stand it anymore and joined the conversation again.

“Oh my. You misunderstood me. I said you were a good person. What was that… what did you say? You said you were going to build some kind of facility for the disabled.”

Answer for me.

“It’s a welfare facility. To be exact, it’s a residential facility for the severely disabled.”

“Yeah. That’s a good thing. Lower the fee. Give me a discount.”

“···”

I was rather embarrassed by the old man’s words.

The words did not make sense.

He boasts a lot about how rich he is.

If you come now and ask for a fee reduction, that won’t work.

“Okay, Mr. Jeong, I understand. Since it’s a property that hasn’t been on the market for a while, I can probably lower the price even more. Wait, I’ll talk to the landlord.”

Are you there?

I was a little embarrassed because they were the type of people I had never experienced before.

With that blank expression, he looked back and forth between the two people.