Chapter 20 (2/2)

I blinked, holding the bankbook open in my hand.

“What about my pasture?” I asked.

“You can ask your grandfather to make another one,”

He stroke my hair, then left my room.

As the sound of his footsteps faded away, I looked at the bankbook again.

No s.h.i.+t, 14 billion?

Laughter busted out of my mouth, and I stood on my bed and started to jump.

Gasp!

I heard a set of footsteps ascending the stairs.

I jumped off the bed and dashed into my desk.

When I opened a book and pretended to read, my parents came into the room.

“Do you have a minute?” the mother asked.

“Uncle Hak-jae told you about the money, right?” the father asked.

I nodded yes, proffering the bankbook.

But he didn’t receive it, shaking his head slowly.

“What did you say you would do with the money,”

“I said I would keep it in the bank,”

The two seemed at ease.

“For now…” I said.

The ease disappeared from their faces and a look of concern replaced it.

“For now?” the mother asked, “Why? Do you need to buy something?”

“No,”

“Then why..?”

“Honey, let 's listen to Do-jun first then ask,” the father said, grabbing her hand.

When their eyes were turned back toward my face, I opened my mouth slowly.

“What do you guys want to do with this money?”

The father gave me a firm look, then left the room without saying anything.

What the…!

The mother looked at me and took a short sigh, grabbing my hand.

“Do-jun, he is not angry with you, but a little surprised,”

I lowered my head, and the mother stroked my back.

Silence fell over the room for a moment.

“Mother?”

“Yes?”

“Do you remember what I told you… about Ilsan…?”

“Ah, the new town you told me about?”

Aha! she bought some land. Her look told me so.

“Sorry, I'd forgotten all about that. Why would you ask, anyway?”

Yup, I expected she would not tell.

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