Chapter 196 (1/2)

Chapter 196: Chapter 69

Kanghyok had to walk with Hangbok for a minute.

Though Hangbok's family was not rich as he lost his father as a child, Yul Kwon was from a pretty rich family as his father served as a prime minister.

Hangbok's house was very large.

“Though my father-in-law was on the government payroll only briefly, he made a fortune.

He's got great skills in making money.”

If any stranger had heard this, he would have thought Kwon made money by imposing crus.h.i.+ng taxes on the people.

“My father-in-law is a good guy, although he acts slowly.”

Hangbok continued to make fun of his father-in-law like that, which made Kanghyok at a loss how to respond.

General Kwon was too great for him to make a caricature of.

'I learned in a history textbook that Soonsin Lee was the best admiral in the sea while Yul Kwon the best general in the land.'

But Hangbok didn't care.

“Oh, I see.”

Kanghyok had no choice but to nod approvingly whenever he commented about General Kwon.

“This is my place. There is another 'father-in-law' inside.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Actually, that person is my wife.”

“I know that…”

“Haha. Wait a moment here.”

Hangbok opened the door and went in abruptly.

Kanghyok overheard some sweet dialogue between Hangbok and his wife inside.

Though Hangbok hated his wife's face, obviously he was still fond of her.

After a while he opened the door again.

“My wife is also interested in any possible solution. Do you want to see her?”

“Sure. Can I bring my medical a.s.sistant?”

“Of course.”

Kanghyok briefly turned back and found Yoni with her hair braided cutely standing there.

She was also dressed like a medical doctor.

He was escorted by Hangbok into the room.

Hangbok's wife was seated in the middle when he came in.

Kanghyok almost burst into laughter as soon as he saw her face.

'Gee….she is a carbon copy of her father's face.'

If she had a beard like her father, she could be another General Yul Kwon.

Kanghyok could clearly understand why Hangbok badly wanted plastic surgery on his wife

“I need to take a closer look at her face.”

“You can do so, but don't touch her directly.”

“Yes.”

Up close she exactly looked like General Kwon.

Even if she was noticed on the market, they could easily recognize she was Ge. Kwon's daughter. She must have heard questions like “Oh, you must be General Kwon's daughter, right?”

While he was imagining about her, Hangbok suddenly asked, “Doesn't she really look like her father?”

Controlling the urge to burst into laughter, Kanghyok asked his wife, “Do you want me to do something about your jaw?”

“Yes, right here,” she said in a husky voice, touching her thick jaw with a strong hand.

“Oh my G.o.d..”

Kanghyok had to turn his head for a moment.

“Let me take a look…Yoni, can you touch it?”

“Yes, master.”

Just as instructed, she slowly touched her lower jaw.

“How about it? Is it bone or what?”

“Hmm… it is pretty stiff, but I'm confused.”

The jaw muscle is one of the toughest muscles in the human body.

A well-built man's jaw is as tough and strong as a stone.

“Can you open your mouth for a moment and close it?”

“Like this?”

“Yes, good.”

As the wife of Hangbok and the daughter of General Kwon, she followed Kanghyok's directions meekly.

“How about now?

“It looks like my jaw relaxes.”

“Good. Bite your teeth tightly.”

“Oh, I feel tight in my jaw.”

If that's the case, it was not jaw bone but muscle that made her face look ugly.

When Kanghyok nodded with his face, as if he found the solution, Hangbok gladly asked, “So, can you fix her face?”

“I think so…”

“Really? What is it?”

Though he was a mid-ranking official with the culture and education ministry, Hangbok was still powerful and wealthy as he was married to the girl of a man in power, namely General Kwon.

“I need fugu.”

“Fugu…?”

“Yes, fugu.”

Fugu was one of the oldest fish that the Koreans enjoyed for a long time.

Though it had poison, it was okay when properly cooked.

“Where can I get it?”

“I think if you can ask local ministers for it, you can get some.”

“Hmmm… I know several men in provincial cities, but…”

It looked like they were far away from Hanyang.

'I guess it will take at least one month to get some fugu if Hangbok writes letters now.'

It would take just one day to have goods delivered with a couple of clicks on the computer keyboard in modern Korea.

Everything was inconvenient here in Joseon.

“I think I have to check out the shops on the market street.”