Chapter 13 (1/2)

When I was a slave of Sunyang and cleaned up the family’s messes, the disregarded Jin Yun-ki, Jin Sang-jun and Jin Do-jun were not on my list.

So in my memory, the number of Sunyang’s third generation was 12. I have racked my brain for the name Jin Do-jun but can’t remember anything but a car accident.

I didn’t give a d.a.m.n about the accident at the time.

Unfortunately I can’t remember when, where, and how it happened.

I should be so careful that the future can not change much, but what if I can avoid the accident and vie for control of Sunyang?

What if I can help grandfather live longer? Will this help the future change much?

Not only did my doubts remain, I realized I should be be mindful each day of my demeanour.

Especially toward the grandfather.

This evening, I’m supposed to be having dinner with him, just two of us.

I should yield something, in an elaborate, careful manner.

“Grandfather!”

d.a.m.n,

The probably the hardest thing to do is to run and thrust this small body against him.

For a time he laid his eyes on me, curving his mouth over his lips and petting my head, then seated me at a table.

Sunyang Hotel Restaurant.

He probably wanted to reward me in some way for the tip-off.

The election result pleased him. Indeed, it was deemed that 5 years from now, Sunyang would benefit from the result.

‘Thank you so much, I will never forget your aid,’ The president-elect said to him on the phone.

“I want to get you what you want, kid”

“This soon? I didn’t even tell you my grade yet,” said as if I had not heard anything of the election result, but thought of the pony promise.

“Grade?”

“Yes,”

“Oh! Right...”

He must have forgotten it.

“So did you get good grades?”

“I got straight A’s,”

He blinked in surprise, then laughed softly.

“I’m the only one in my cla.s.s who has gotten straight A’s,”

“Oh, well. It’s too late to buy you a pony today,”

Now I would like something bigger than that.

“It’s okay. I can’t even ride a pony. I will learn how to ride it over the winter break, then you can buy me one,” I continued, “Grandfather?”

“Yeah,”

“What is it you wanted to see me about, today?”

“Well, because of you, my companies can get bigger,”

Get richer, you mean?

He said, with a big smile.

“Then you can give me something bigger too?”

“Bigger? Of course. What is bigger than a pony?”

“Well…”

“Go on,”

“If I have a pony, will the pony be kept in a pasture in Jeju Island (an ideal place for raising horses in Korea)?”

“You can’t raise a pony in your house, you know that,”

“But… Once I have one, I will want to ride it every day. But I can’t always fly to Jeju Island to ride it,”

“Well, what should we do then?”

Delectable dishes such as sus.h.i.+, sas.h.i.+mi, bulgogi, doenjang jjigae, steak and jajangmyeon (black bean sauce noodles) started being served.

And there was cake for dessert.

He would not eat a meal without kimchi. Kimchi was served first.

“Eat up, kid,”

He watched me scarfing down jajangmyeon. When I lifted my chin, he shot me a smile.

After shoving a few pieces of sas.h.i.+mi into his mouth,

“Should we find a pasture near here so you can ride your pony every day?”

That’s exactly what I wanted to hear!

“Really?” I asked, swallowing hard.

With a broad smile on his face, he looked at me wiping black bean sauce off my mouth.

“Of course. You said you wanted something bigger, didn’t you,” he said, then laughed broadly.