Time Mansour - Chapter 66
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Episode 66: Children Who Dream
cafe.
College students at the next table are chatting.
Laughter pours out over the textbook.
Students smile brighter as the exam approaches.
A cacophony of laughter creeps over to our table.
After quietly listening to the chatter next to me for a while,
As the ice melts with laughter, it gradually disappears.
Only then did Da-eun slowly open her mouth.
“Actually… I don’t know.”
“yes?”
“I don’t know what to do next.”
Da-eun’s serious expression.
Is it because I grew up too quickly?
He has worries that are not childish.
I have to answer.
I can’t think of anything to say right away.
I’m checking again in case I misunderstood.
“Are you talking about your dreams or future hopes?”
“yes that’s right.”
I wonder if that’s something to seriously consider.
I think that the more absurd children’s dreams are, the more beautiful they are.
Well, that’s what I thought inside.
Da-eun’s eyes sparkle so brightly.
So, there’s no choice.
“Haven’t you thought about it even vaguely?”
Let me continue the question a little longer.
Da-eun seems lost in thought for a moment.
I think it will take some time.
I was just quietly watching the scene.
suddenly.
Sohyun, who was next to me, quickly lifted her fork into the air.
“Sir. Sir, I’m a celebrity. I’m going to be an idol. I don’t mind being an actor either.”
Thanks for the unexpected answer.
I was wondering if I missed something during the conversation.
“Did I ask you something?”
I turned my head towards Sohyun.
“Oh my god. Seriously, mister!”
Sohyun glares at me. Light pours out of her eyes. As shadows form, a shadow stretches across Da-eun’s face.
Da-eun’s face still looks lost in thought.
The sight of someone unable to break free from deep worries.
Just as I was about to pretend to give some advice, Junwoo’s voice interrupted.
“I’m a developer. I’m going to be a game developer!”
Junwoo pushes up his glasses.
Shh.
A confident smiling face,
To the face of a child smiling brightly.
Games are for fun, not for making.
That’s a shortcut to hell.
Because I don’t have the confidence to say that to her.
Because I don’t have the confidence to show the reality clearly.
“Game developers are great.”
I swallowed reality down my throat. The truth was digested down my esophagus.
Let’s say a few more words about Junwoo’s hopeful future.
I glance at Da-eun again.
A tightly closed mouth.
A mouth that is still too small to contain serious dreams.
After biting my lips like that for a while.
I wonder if something came to mind.
Da-eun asked me a question.
“That’s right. When you were young, what was your dream?”
“Me? Well.”
Da-eun rests her chin on her hand and feels a moment of longing for the past as she listens to his question.
Honestly, my memories from that age are vague.
That’s all I remember.
I cried every day.
I cried and cried because I missed my mom.
And again.
Because I just cried, I often fought with the director.
Anyway, the teacher is a devout Christian.
so.
“A monk. I think he said he would become a monk.”
He went around boasting that he would become a monk.
A dream that arose because of my resentment towards the director.
It was a truly childish dream.
“Hey. What is that? Really? You wanted to become a monk?”
Da-eun thought it was a joke and laughed,
Really. I was nodding my head up and down several times in strong affirmation.
This time, Sohyun speaks up.
“Wow. Seriously. Sir. Sir, it was a good thing you didn’t become a monk. With that face and shaved head… Oh my. This is surprising. I just imagined it.”
Sohyun, who had already eaten all the cake, shook her head, saying that she had lost her appetite.
He doesn’t change. Of course he’s annoying, but it’s nice to see him be honest and childish.
On the other hand,
“But still, I want to be someone who helps others like my uncle.”
Da-eun thinks too much.
It would be okay to yell without thinking like Sohyun.
Honestly, out of my three children, this is the one I worry about the most.
I let out a sigh and look into Da-eun’s eyes.
and.
“I am a person who has a hard time taking care of myself.”
Who am I helping? He answers as if it’s no big deal.
Sometimes there are people who are so dedicated that it’s hard to understand.
Not a bum like me. Great people who sacrifice their entire lives for others without really wanting anything.
I hoped Da-eun wouldn’t become that kind of person.
Then Da-eun’s life will become too difficult.
While I was lost in thought for a moment,
Da-eun continues speaking while observing my expression.
“But I don’t know what to do to become like my uncle.”
“Study. Study! Study hard like your teacher, and then earn a lot of money. You need to have that much money to give.”
Junwoo nods and answers in my stead.
I’m right. He looks at me with those eyes.
“···”
They were all wrong.
Not a single sentence was correct from beginning to end.
That was completely wrong, so I tried to correct it quickly.
however.
“Hey. You’re really stupid. You probably didn’t study very well in school. Can’t you tell just by looking at it? Junwoo, you have no discerning eye. You don’t have the eye for detail.”
This time, Sohyun speaks for me.
And then.
I’m right. He looks at me with those eyes.
‘Thank you so much, I’m crying.’
Everything Sohyun said was correct from start to finish.
For some reason, I didn’t want to answer yes.
so.
I try to avoid Sohyun’s gaze and pick up the cup.
Inside the cup, the ice cubes stick together and melt.
Moisture formed on the surface of the cup like tears.
widely.
In that short period of time, while I was drinking and putting the cup down.
“Hey! Who the hell is this guy noticing?”
“You glasses guy. I mean you. Not only are your eyesight bad, but your perception is also bad.”
“Are you going to do it alone? Huh? You want to die?”
Junwoo and Sohyun were already bickering.
They hold each other’s shoulders and shake their bodies.
The two of them are fighting so much that I’m out of my mind.
like that.
Between Junwoo and Sohyun, who are making impressions.
Da-eun is still lost in thought with a calm expression.
okay.
Than what I say.
I guess it’s right to find your own way.
‘Because he’s a smart kid.’
You would know better than me.
I decided to be careful with my words.
Because of a word I said hastily, Da-eun might end up lost.
Besides, I’m still too immature to teach those kids anything anyway.
so.
“Excuse me. Couple over there? If you two are going to fight over love, go outside and do it. Go outside. Don’t be so crazy here.”
I joked lightly.
He waved his hands at Junwoo and Sohyun as if he was shooing away flies.
“I’m not a teacher!”
“You’re being harsh, sir!”
Kids who get upset at what I say.
He looks at me and frowns.
I kick out Sohyun, who is grabbing my collar and pulling me.
Seriously, what do the two of you have?
Why are you so upset?
It’s a good time. It’s a good time.
I keep holding back from saying what I want to say because I think the kids will be even more scared.
like that.
Junwoo and Sohyun’s cheeks naturally turned red as they got angry.
**
Daughter.
I stopped by a convenience store on my way home.
I’m so exhausted because of the kids today.
That’s why.
I’m craving something sweet today.
Because jelly is easy to eat.
I just need to grab a few bags.
I was looking through the shelves with that thought in mind.
Daughter.
The sound of a door opening behind me resonates.
Soon, a terrible smell of urine comes in.
A homeless person wearing thick winter clothes.
Sigh.
He passes me and heads to the fridge.
Walk straight from the entrance to the refrigerator.
He went out with a bottle of soju in one hand.
Didn’t run.
Walk away slowly.
“Huh? Hey! Over there! Over there!”
Without even calculating.
The part-time worker stopped scanning the barcode and followed me outside, shouting.
A part-time worker runs after someone with the door wide open.
‘what?’
I looked out the door, wondering what was going on.
Glance.
I followed behind cautiously, keeping an eye on things.
The part-time worker chased after the homeless man while shouting.
The homeless man has no intention of running away. He just squats down on the telephone pole right in front of him.
And then.
Open the food waste bag and take out the snacks.
He sits there squatting and enjoying the breeze.
and.
The moment you see it.
The part-time worker closed his eyes and turned away.
Without saying any more words, he quietly entered the convenience store again.
Daughter.
The convenience store door is closed.
“Oh my. We’ve got a crazy guy.”
The part-time worker is annoyed.
Take cash out of your wallet and put it into the POS machine.
There really are so many things going on. I’m pretty good-natured, so it wasn’t that bad, but I was a little embarrassed.
After paying, I quickly left the convenience store and headed home.
As I walked home, I glanced at the homeless man. He rolled his eyes so quickly that I didn’t even notice.
“···”
I always feel this way, but the world seems so vast.
**
A few more days passed after the strange incident.
I wasted my time and enjoyed each day happily.
One day.
I got a call from this manager.
Hearing that it was urgent, he headed to the Ive headquarters in Gangnam.
-We recently built a new data center. The relevant department wanted to get some advice from Youngjun.
I don’t know anything either, but I came without any pressure because I wanted to just have a quick chat.
I was personally curious too.
How do other data centers work?
I’ve never seen a large data center other than a bank data center.
So, rather than opening the office door with the intention of giving advice, I opened the office door with the intention of learning.
however.
“hello.”
“Ah···? Hello?”
There was a strange man in the room.
Definitely not the department head.
I could tell at a glance.
Who is that person? Glance. He casts a glance at the director.
Without answering my question, the director let out a short sigh.
He frowned and shook his head from side to side.
As I was cautiously observing him, the man reached out to me first.
“Hello. My name is Lee Dong-hoon from Ive.”
“Ah… I’m Jeong Yeong-jun.”
“I’ve heard a lot of stories. Please sit down.”
Lee Dong-hoon. Director Lee’s older brother. He is the CEO of Ive. What’s going on all of a sudden? The CEO keeps looking at Director Lee earnestly. Did my eyes, asking for an answer, reach Director Lee?
Director Lee answers reluctantly.
“I really don’t know either. I just stopped by for a bit. I told you Youngjun was coming. He didn’t go and just stayed like that.”
“Just. I just wanted to meet you.”
What would you like to drink? He hands me a drink as if nothing happened. I can’t read his smile. What is he up to?
Ive was very interested in the IT business, as he was thinking of growing it into a big tech company in the future.
Building a data center is in a similar vein. A data center is a money-eating beast. It is not something that entertainment companies need in the first place.
But even so, I couldn’t think of a reason why the representative level should meet me.
I’m not a business planner.
After the higher-ups draw the big picture.
After that, he was a technician who filled in the outline.
In fact, while I was working, I don’t remember seeing the CEO unless a major accident occurred.
So, I can’t really think of a reason why the Ives representative should meet me.
Because I really couldn’t figure it out, I was just tilting my head to myself.
An unexpected question came.
“What’s going on?”
“yes?”
“That one too.”
Then he points at this director with his finger.
“Hey! What is that? This is real!”
That thing is mad at you.
“Oh, that’s what you call it. Then what do you call it?”
“Hey! I want to die!”
And so the chimes of praise begin to fly in the air.
The relationship between siblings is really good.
‘i envy you.’
Seeing the two siblings grumbling.
The first thing that came to mind was that I was really jealous.