Chapter 43 (1/2)
Chapter 43
Translated by: ShawnSuh
Edited by: SootyOwl
”I see what you're trying to do . I won't judge him by his age,” Molley answered calmly as he brought his coffee to his mouth once again . By now, he was getting a grasp of that author's character and was slowly realizing that there was nothing ordinary about this ”Yun Woo” Nabi had been talking about .
From his perspective, Nabi didn't talk about her clients in too much detail . It was one of her strategies because higher expectations could also lead to greater disappointments . This time, it was different . She was full of confidence . No matter how high the expectation was, she was certain that he was not going to be disappointed . She hadn't been like that when she was working with Seo Joong Ahn not too long ago .
”OK . I'm interested in taking a look . Do you have a sample for me?” he said as he savored the nutty fragrance of coffee .
”Yes, of course . ”
The materials she had prepared went over to Molley's hands .
*
”Here's a loaf of bread,” Mr . Moon said as he placed a loaf of bread onto the desk with it still wrapped . All eyes were on the bread . It was a m.u.f.fin .
”Turn this bread into gold . ”
His mission didn't make a lot of sense, so Sun Hwa asked, ”What do you mean by 'turn it into gold?'”
The members looked at each other .
”Are you telling us to plate it with gold?”
”Well, that's not too bad . Juho Woo, give us an example,” Mr . Moon spoke ambiguously .
Then he looked at Juho, who had was resting his chin on his hand . Juho stopped himself from smirking at being called out all of a sudden . 'He's so certain that I'll have something,' he thought .
”What is it? Did you get it?” Sun Hwa asked .
Juho did understand the instructions . Though he was planning on keeping his mouth shut, he was forced to speak by suddenly becoming the center of attention .
”A loaf of bread after starving for three days . ”
”Aha!”
Everyone understood with that one sentence alone . Just the thought alone was enough to understand how precious the bread must have been . Before a person who had been starving for three days, a loaf of bread would be much more precious than gold . They probably wouldn't trade it for gold .
”I see . That's what he meant,” Seo Kw.a.n.g murmured .
All together, the club members understood the entirety of that day's lesson from Juho's example . Once they understood, it actually sounded sounded fun, and everyone willingly started discussing their ideas with one another .
”OK, let's do this . ”
They brainstormed as they sat around the bread . That loaf of bread had to be made precious, so everyone thought as hard as they could while looking piercingly at its smooth, golden brown surface .
”What if everyone was sharing a loaf?” Bom said .
”It probably makes the bread more valuable than it is when only one person's eating it . ”
”Wouldn't it still be less valuable than gold?”
”Yeah, I guess you're right . ”
She smiled awkwardly as she scratched her head . Juho's example was stuck in their minds . They couldn't think of something different .
Seo Kw.a.n.g spoke up next, ”What about having a loaf to yourself without having anyone else knowing?”
”Eh, that's a little ambiguous . ” Sun Hwa tilted her head, 'Wouldn't he feel guilty for tricking others?' she thought . The word betrayal was as far as it could be from the word gold .
Seo Kw.a.n.g argued, ”Why? There's a saying that food tastes best when you're eating in secret . You don't know if someone chose to eat that loaf of bread in secret even with a piece of gold in front of you . ”
”Maybe he's right . ”
”Who would do that?”
”This guy . ”
”You're funny . ”
”I think I'd feel guilty too . Gold would be better . ”
Seo Kw.a.n.g clicked his tongue at Bom's answer as he quarreled with Sun Hwa .
”Well, I think it depends on how you set the situation . Try to be more specific . For example, being surrounded by the people you'd hate to be around,” Juho said .
”I actually wouldn't feel all that guilty . ”
”What if everyone's stranded and on the verge of starving to death?”
”It wouldn't be weird to choose bread over gold . ”
Sun Hwa, Seo Kw.a.n.g, and Baron answered Juho in order . Baron was drawing something on his sketchbook as he spoke nonchalantly . Bom clapped timidly, and Sun Hwa placed her hand on her temple . She seemed upset .
”Why couldn't I think of that?”
”Isn't it because you're not as quick as Juho?”
She retaliated with her hand at Seo Kw.a.n.g mocking her . As he looked at the two close friends, Juho said, ”Let's not compare ourselves to others and make ourselves feel small . ”
”That tranquility . I hate how politically correct he can be . ”
”Haha!” Juho laughed it off .
Sun Hwa glared at him as he laughed peacefully, and Bom said timidly, ”Then the bread in another person's hand must look more valuable . There's a saying that the gra.s.s always looks greener on the other side . ”
Clap, clap, clap .
Mr . Moon clapped at Bom's words . He seemed proud of her . Their discussion was going much better than he had antic.i.p.ated .
”Then, let's try the opposite this time . Make it worthless . Less than dirt . ”
The members got together excitedly, and Seo Kw.a.n.g said, ”Let it sit for a few days . It'll go bad, and n.o.body will be able to eat it . ”
It was simple, but it wasn't wrong either .
”You might as well throw it on the ground,” Sun Hwa seemed unsatisfied with his answer .