Chapter 199 (1/2)

Chapter 199: Chapter 193

Instead of replying, Suji sighed quietly.

Hyunwoo seemed to read her mind at that. Obviously, she was not persuaded by his explanation.

Suddenly, he recalled the UN Secretary General's New Year address, which touched him deeply.

He wanted to show it to her.

“Have you read this before?”

“What is it?”

He took out his cell phone and showed her the excerpts of the UN Secretary General's address.

Among them were phrases like this:

<… we=”” learned=”” how=”” to=”” make=”” money=”” but=”” forgot=”” how=”” to=”” share=””>

Our average lifespan increased, but we lost sight of how to include the meaning of life in our chronological period…>

The address was filled with pretty good and constructive words but not realistic in Suji's mind.

She didn't want to argue with him any more, so she buried her face in his chest as if she wanted to stop there. Another long silence lasted.

Back to his normal life, Hyunwoo erased his conversation with Suji from his brain completely.

It was up to him what kind of course he would take, and he had no intention to change his mind.

He was busy visiting the construction site of the second warehouse of KOVE DREAM and the interior construction site of the new senior center in Bono-dong. At the same time, he stopped by the offices of N&C Korea and Ani & Funny to check out the status of various trading matters.

Thanks to his diligence, one of his pending issues was solved to his satisfaction.

As soon as the interior construction was done, he received a call from the city hall of Ansan.

“Can you visit us at the local economic department when you are available?”

As Hyunwoo expected, the city official said, “Thanks to your help we could relocate the senior center without any problem. My section chief strongly recommended to the mayor that Ani & Funny use the vacant first floor s.p.a.ce.”

Hyunwoo bowed deeply to him with profuse thanks.

“Oh, you're welcome. The mayor also knows your company very well, and he has a good impression, too.”

“Thanks so much. I think you deserve a credit for all this,” said Hyunwoo.

“No, not at all. By the way, the mayor wants to meet you. Let me arrange the meeting if you can take time out.”

“Oh, anytime I can meet him,” said Hyunwoo.

“Really? Can you check if the mayor can see Mr. Jang now, a.s.sistant Manager Park?”

Park called the mayor's office right away, and fortunately, the mayor could see him in thirty minutes.

“Why don't you see the mayor today?”

“Oh, I wish I prepared a gift for him on an occasion like this,” said Hyunwoo.

“You don't have to. Just go and see the mayor.”

He headed straight to the mayor's office along with the chief of the local economic section.

“Please come in,” said the mayor's secretary in a charming voice.

The mayor looked very young, with his grey hair was dyed black. Actually, he was in his mid 60s.

He pretended not to notice it, though.

“How do you do? I'm Hyunwoo Jang, president of Ani & Funny. I didn't know you look so young, sir.”

“Hahaha. Do I look young?” said the mayor with a bright face.

“Well, if I may say, you look like in your mid 40s. I just wonder how you can look so young.”

“I'm flattered, hahaha,” the mayor laughed heartily.

Obviously, the mayor was aware of many things about Hyunwoo's business. He knew he owned not only Ani & Funny but also KOVE DREAM and N&C Korea. He even knew that he had beena rank and file member of Aurum company.

Of course, he also knew everything about ‘Hunwoo's Mom' factory and the faceless angel, let alone the fact that he moved his house to Hwasung from Ansan several years ago.

The mayor didn't care about his relocation in Hwasung.

“Companies like Ani & Funny and KOVE DREAM are the pride of Ansan City. And it is our duty to help them grow big without any difficulty. Please let me know if you have anything we can help you with your business here.”

“Well, the local economy section chief is helping me a lot. This time he helped me to get your approval of our use the first floor reserved for the senior center. Thanks so much!”

“Hahaha. Actually, I was briefed about that. I heard you also financially supported the relocation of the senior center. I appreciate that.”