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Into summer (3)
My mother held a banquet for the later exponents.
Myeongmok said it was a place for the youth who will carry the future of Shandong, but in reality, it was a place for me and Song Hwa-rin.
He became impatient because I was only focused on sword training and never met Song Hwa-rin.
They hurriedly held a banquet before going out to make money again.
Unfortunately, I don’t really like banquets.
The reason was that I had a really boring experience with banquets during my time as a leader, and I hated the inherent nature of banquets where even people I didn’t like had to be treated with a smile.
In particular, there was something of a prejudice against young people’s banquets.
When young people get together and drink together, they end up getting drunk, making mistakes, and fighting.
However, he could not break his mother’s will to hold a banquet.
Invitations were circulated and a banquet was eventually held.
Not only Song Hwa-rin, who received a special invitation from her mother saying she must attend, but most of the later expats from around Shandong attended.
Now that our family’s prestige has weakened, I expected that arrogant people would appear one after another.
But when the banquet was held, the atmosphere wasn’t as bad as I thought.
From good drinks to delicious food. It was partly because of my mother’s thorough preparation, but she said it was more because of the rumors about me. In particular, the story of the small sword team led by me annihilating the field army was very famous among the later exponents of Shandong.
Everyone reacted favorably to me. No one openly ignored me.
Rather, he expressed friendliness by asking how the Swordsmen’s Team defeated the Beasts’ Team. Among them, there were some guys who hung out with Yang Ki-gang and looked at me with disdain.
Is it selfish or senseless?
But I know.
Raising a family is not a private matter.
You should be able to laugh at people you don’t like and say things you don’t want to say.
This is why I listen to these children’s trivial stories with a smile, such as bragging about their families, bragging about their military achievements, bragging about their money, bragging about their new weapons.
If you don’t like this, you can live freely without being entangled by forces.
Since this had already happened, I looked to see if there was anyone useful. If you want to grow your family business in Shandong, you will have to meet them once or twice anyway.
Each person understood their personality and memorized their family circumstances.
Jongchonggwan’s words about the Shandong Chamber of Commerce the other day played a big role in resolving the matter. You never know, something trivial now may serve as a key to solving a problem later.
Song Hwarin and I were mainly the listeners. She was as withdrawn from the banquet as I was.
Her eyes towards me were softer than before. It’s probably because she helped me last time. However, she didn’t speak first.
Actually, even if I wanted to talk, I didn’t have the chance. Her male friends gathered around her. The guys who didn’t get close to her due to her lack of confidence glanced at her from afar. If you enjoy these things, it will be a happy moment, but if you don’t, it will be a very difficult time.
It was.
“Song Sojeo, let’s have a drink.”
Despite the repeated requests, she had one answer.
“I don’t drink alcohol.”
Strangely enough, she didn’t take a single sip of alcohol.
Someone asked her why she didn’t drink, but she just smiled faintly.
Is there some kind of story?
Actually, there was something else I was curious about. Why do you hate the leader? I’m not in the mood to ask that, so I’m just holding back. I plan to ask again next time I get a chance.
One of the women in attendance asked Song Hwa-rin, as if she did not like seeing her monopolize the popularity of the men.
“There was a rumor that you were breaking off your engagement with Prince Byeok. Is that right?”
Because I spoke quite loudly, the surroundings suddenly became quiet and everyone focused their attention.
Song Hwa-rin was slightly embarrassed. She actually said she would do it herself, but she probably didn’t want to talk about it in front of so many people.
I answered instead.
“Regardless of the rumors, isn’t she too much for me?”
The men nodded in unison at my vague words. On the other hand, the woman who asked the question spoke again.
“Looks aren’t everything.”
It seemed like she wanted to cause trouble for Song Hwa-rin. Song Hwarin is bound to be the object of jealousy among all women.
However, I had no intention of matching the rhythm of this bold and rude woman.
“It’s difficult for a pretty woman to be smart and excel at martial arts. Sojeong Song can accomplish that difficult task.”
The woman’s expression hardened. She brought up the story of her breakup and expected bad words to come out of her, but instead, when she said something praising her, she turned around with a disapproving look on her face.
“Now, let’s all toast together.”
I raised my glass high.
After the banquet, Song Hwa-rin came up to me and asked.
“Do you really think so?”
“What?”
“Do you consider me undeserving?”
I nodded. It was an honest feeling.
“Your eyes don’t look like that at all?”
“What do my eyes look like?”
“It’s dull. “To the point where I wonder if it’s okay to be this calm.”
I chuckled at her words. I thought it might look like that. Moreover, after the Imdok Yang vein is defeated, the gaze becomes deeper and it will look even more like this.
I had nothing to say about him, so I quickly changed the topic.
“Is your martial arts training going well?”
“I’m trying.”
I don’t know who she learned martial arts from, but I felt she had considerable skills. She thinks she will compete for the top, at least among her later exponents here.
“how about you?”
“I’m trying hard too.”
Although the conversation stopped abruptly, they still treated each other more gently than before.
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I heard we were close when we were very young. I have no memory of that time.
I spoke softly to her.
“I just want you to take it easy.”
“what do you mean?”
“We’re twenty years old now, right? I’m too old to be tied down to something. “I’m just saying, let’s enjoy the life we’ve been given and live hard.”
For a moment, her eyes wavered. She must have felt the same way about not wanting to be tied down to something.
“And no matter what you see in my eyes, you are so beautiful. “To the point where it’s too much for me.”
“I don’t think those words…” … .”
Song Hwa-rin was speechless. A certain sadness flashed in her eyes.
Yes, because she is beautiful, because she is so beautiful, there will be hardships she has to go through. Because you will have to endure the lustful gaze of men and the merciless jealousy of women. Perhaps there are wounds that I am not aware of.
“I know you want to be recognized for your skills, not your looks. But the more you have that kind of mindset, the more the world will judge you based solely on your appearance.”
Because her beauty was not an ordinary beauty that was found everywhere.
“Then what should I do?”
Her question was filled with earnestness.
“Just acknowledge your beauty. This is what I say to others. Yeah, I’m so pretty, right? What’s wrong with that? After all, it’s better to be beautiful, right? “Say it like this.”
“I am… … “I can’t do that.”
Yeah, because she wasn’t that type of person.
But I think this way.
“But you still have to do it. “Sometimes there are things that can only be escaped by fully acknowledging them.”
She looked at me intently. She didn’t look upset. She was actually grateful to be told this story.
“you… … I can not understand.”
It will be so. When she came back, what she saw and heard was that I was a piece of trash. Indulge in gambling, violence, courtesans, and give money to them. And when he gets drunk, he even treats himself poorly.
But now I will feel like a completely different person, so I will be confused in many ways.
I said with a smile.
“Twenty is a very fickle age, right?”
At that time, my mother saw us together from afar and waved to us. She bowed her head politely and I smiled brightly.
That’s how today’s banquet came to an end.
* * *
These days, Gong Su-chan has been so busy that it’s hard to see his face.
Even in the late hours after the banquet, he was looking intently at something with a mountain of documents piled up.
Yes, this is probably why I need a commander in chief.
I’m really weak at calculating numbers. When it comes to martial arts, you can calculate how to kill dozens of people in an instant, but the reality is that when it comes to calculating money, even calculating the cost of food for swordsmen is confusing.
When I visited, Gong Su-chan stood up and greeted me.
“Are you here?”
“I don’t know if it’s too late.”
“no. As you can see, it was still working. “Now, please sit down.”
Gong Su-chan poured cold tea from the kettle.
“It’s a tea that clears your head.”
“I wonder if Gong Chong-gwan’s brain is so good after drinking this.”
“Haha, you say all sorts of things.”
Actually, the person I need to pay the most attention to is Gong Su-chan. Money-related issues were the most important issue in growing the organization.
“How are things today?
“It’s going pretty well.”
“How much money do we have now?”
Gong Su-chan answered straight away without looking through the ledger. This means that you have your financial situation clearly in your head.
“I have 18,000 nyang.”
The money had increased considerably. It was proof that Gong Su-chan was working that hard.
“But most of it is invested at the top, so it’s tied up. “Do you by any chance need money?”
“Not right away. “I plan to increase the number of swordsmen next spring.”
“How many people are you talking about?”
“I’m thinking of adding about 40 more people. Is that possible?”
“Next spring… … .”
Gong Soo-chan seemed to be calculating in his head for a moment, then smiled and said.
“It is quite possible.”
“Okay. Please manage your funds knowing that.”
“all right.”
The plan was to add about 40 more people, for a total of 60 people, and make each group of 20 people into three groups. When there are about 60 people, you will have a certain range of sword belts.
When asked about increasing the number, Gong Su-chan did not answer straight away but did the math. In other words, it is not a very relaxed situation.
In order to operate more stably, we had to diligently earn money and strengthen our current sword team.
“If you get a mission worth doing, please tell me right away.”
* * *
When I visited Gwangdu the next day, Kang-ho was sitting in the backyard where he always practiced with a lost expression. He had a guess, but he pretended not to know and asked.
“what’s the matter? “Is training difficult?”
Gwangdu bowed his head and answered helplessly.
“no. Training is really fun.”
“if?”
“Why are you doing this when you know?”
“You don’t like it?”
“… … yes.”
“Directly to your face?”
Dosun didn’t seem like such a harsh person.
“no.”
“How do you know if it’s not?”
“You didn’t attach the thread I gave you to your sword.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
I burst out laughing. I really never thought it would be for this reason.
“Are you laughing now?”
“Isn’t it because it’s such a precious gift that you don’t like it?”
“yes?”
In an instant, Gwangdu opened his eyes. In an instant, Gwangdu regained his lost strength.
“Oh, that could be true. Oh, I didn’t think of that. idiot! I’m really stupid. young master. thank you. thank you so much.”
Gwangdu jumped up and grabbed my hand. I poured cold water on the guy who was on fire again.
“Of course, it could be that I don’t like it because I don’t like it.”
“Why are you like this? Doing this way, that way.”
“It means you can’t understand a woman’s heart.”
Having lived seventy years of life, this was also the part I was most unsure about.
“Well, that’s right.”
Gwangdu sighed and sat down again. I sat down next to him and asked.
“Which Dosun is better?”
“Everything.”
“You didn’t like it like this before, right?”
“That was really strange. She handed me a gift in front of me with a shy expression, and then her heart dropped. It was my first time experiencing something like this. And, as I’ll tell you in advance, there are no low-quality jokes like saying it’s because of a gift.
This is an envoy. “I’m serious.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
I felt a little envious of Gwangdu. I don’t remember ever having a love that made my heart tremble like this. If you meet a girl you really like, will your heart drop as he said?
I carefully conveyed what I felt the other day.
“I think Songhee likes you?”
“You’re still a kid.”
I told you this just in case you didn’t know, but it seems like you knew. Well, he’s not that clueless.
“He’s just like my younger brother.”
The problem is that Songhee doesn’t think that way.
For me, who was the best person in the world, and Gwangdu, who just started martial arts, love affairs are difficult. Dating is difficult, and trying not to date is difficult.
“I’m going. Take care to find your fallen heart. “Because another woman might need it.”
“bad.”
“The truth always hurts.”
I was about to get up, but Gwangdu caught me.
“Just a moment, master.”
The guy said with a serious expression.
“Teach me, too, secret magic.”
Gwangdu was still experiencing his first love and his competitive spirit that did not want to lose to Gwanhwi.
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