Chapter 143 (1/2)

Chapter 143

Some elderly women said they would work for free, and an elderly woman even said she would ride a taxi right now to meet her. Every time she answered the call, she became more and more embarra.s.sed.

“Oh, no! By heavens!”

Hyunwoo also felt the situation had grown more serious than he thought. The elderly women who were not called got really angry, but Hyunwoo didn't mind. There were many potential elderly women who wanted to work any number of jobs at Jisook's factory. In that case, compet.i.tion among them was inevitable. With transparent compet.i.tion, it was only natural to get the complaints.

That was the case of the elderly women. Those who didn't get selected wouldn't agree with Jisook's way of hiring, complaining, “I can do better,” “I can work as much as others,” “Why do you think I'm inferior to others?”

So, Hyunwoo arranged a safety valve, which was none other than Mrs. Hong.

When Jisook was on the spot, Hyunwoo whispered into Mrs. Hong's ear,

“If we have to hire another one, someone here must give way, and I think as you're the most senior, you can…”

It was true Mrs. Hong was the oldest among the group, but she was not persuaded.

Obviously, her eyes opened wide at Hyonwoo's words.

Besides, she had a fiery character. When she was in a cheerful mood, she was agreeable to everyone, but once she got angry, n.o.body could stop her.

As expected, Mrs. Hong was actively involved.

Reaching out to Jisook, she spoke in a low and heavy voice, “Give me the phone, please.”

As soon as she received the phone, Mrs. Hong raised her tone and said tersely, “Hey, this is Mrs. Hong. Who the h.e.l.l are you?”

Hearing the other party's name, she said in a tough voice with glaring eyes, “Mrs. Pae? Are you going to drive me out to get this job? Uh? No, you said no?”

From that moment it was Mrs. Hong's job to handle the nagging calls from the elderly women.

Whenever Jisook received a call, she handed over her phone to Mrs. Hong, who played the role of a troubleshooter perfectly.

“I want to help you, but I'm afraid I'm not so good with everything,” said Jonghyon Yuk.

Then, he began to talk about himself, why he dreamed about being an actor and why he got the pen name 'Pilgaek' of his novel in Story Mecca.

His own episodes naturally started with his childhood days.

“Well, my father was a wandering poet and a womanizer. He roamed around the whole country since he was young, and everywhere he went, he caused trouble,” said Jonghyon.

Hyunwoo couldn't believe that. As his father was handsome enough to get the attention of young women, his son Jonghyon must be as handsome, but he was not.

As if he read Hyunwoo's mind, Jonghyon giggled and said, “Well, I think I partake of the voice and hair of my father's, but I resemble my mother in the rest of the stuff. Don't imagine my father from my looks. Ha ha ha,” said Jonghyon, giggling.

Hyunwoo giggled, too.

“My father didn't want to have a baby because of his womanizing character, but my mother accidentally got pregnant.”

After all, Jonghyon's parents reported to the vital records office about their marriage without even having a marriage ceremony and lived together.

Their parents managed to get by until Jonghyon entered elementary school. Around that time his father, who had itchy feet, stole out of the house for several days often and came back after a week or, sometimes, a month.

He repeated that kind of wandering life, and his mother had to make a decision, after all.

She also ended up being a wanderer like his father. Though it was a ridiculous decision for her, it was a wise one when Jonghyon came to think of it now.

This made Jonghyon stay with his grandmother most of his childhood days.

“Looks like you had a difficult time financially,” said Hyunwoo.

“Well, my father was a carpenter, so wherever he went he got a job quickly. Though we were not affluent at that time, we were not that poor.”

“Oh, I see…”

“And my father once worked as an actor. As he was handsome and had good acting skills, he was popular among the directors, but he was always given a minor role because of his womanizing temperament.”

“I think he could have been a star with a proper role,” said Hyunwoo.

“In my mind, he had great potential.”

Still, his father cultivated a network in the entertainment world, and that's why Jonghyon dreamed about acting, but Jonghyon was different from his father in many aspects. He was not as handsome as his father, and his acting was not good enough. He could not succeed with his father's network in the entertainment world alone.