Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 145

I never imagined they would remodel the detached house like this.

Just then, Choi Min-sung looked at Oh Sang-cheol and said in a low voice,

“Hyung, isn’t this illegal?”

“Illegal?”

“Yes, is it okay to remodel a business like this? Besides, this is clearly a residential house. Is it okay to use it as a business at will?”

“Hmm…….”

Oh Sang-cheol was silent for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.

After a brief pause.

Oh Sang-cheol spoke again.

“Check it out, just in case.”

“Yes?”

“I’m saying, check with the local office or the tax office. See if it’s properly reported, or if they’re operating without permission.”

“Ah, yes. I understand what you mean. If not…….”

Choi Min-sung smiled and made a gesture of slitting his own throat with his thumb.

Then, a faint smile began to spread across Oh Sang-cheol’s face as well.

The two of them came out again.

Oh Sang-cheol looked at Hyun-sung and said,

“Enjoyed the tour.”

“Have you seen everything already?”

“They’ve decorated the detached house very well.”

“I spent some money.”

At Hyun-sung’s words, Oh Sang-cheol had a relaxed expression with a smile on his face, as if he was thinking something. Hyun-sung’s eyes also showed the same composure as he looked at him.

Oh Sang-cheol was about to leave the store.

“Is business good?”

It was Hyun-sung’s question.

In fact, Oh Sang-cheol had opened a snack bar three days ago. He was so eager to kick out Shin Myung-soon, but in the end, he opened the store five days before Hyun-sung did.

Only later did he hear about it from the people around him. The reason he kicked out Shin Myung-soon was to open the store earlier than Hyun-sung.

Oh Sang-cheol was taken aback by Hyun-sung’s question.

He had forcibly kicked out Shin Myung-soon to open earlier than Hyun-sung. The thought that Hyun-sung knew about it made him feel uneasy.

“It’s just making the basics [barely breaking even].”

“Will the basics be enough? What kind of spot is that?”

It was only natural that Oh Sang-cheol’s expression distorted, as he couldn’t possibly not know that Hyun-sung was being sarcastic.

Then, Hyun-sung’s words continued.

“Why did you do that?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Are you really asking because you don’t know? Or are you pretending not to know even though you do? How could you do that to someone who’s been in business for over 10 years?”

“It’s not your problem.”

It was a typical Oh Sang-cheol answer.

But Hyun-sung wasn’t going to stand still.

“I wouldn’t say I’m not involved, would I? I heard you kicked out Shin because of me to open early, how would you explain this?”

“Rumors are just rumors; it has nothing to do with me.”

“Ha…….”

He was speechless. Everyone else knew it, but Oh Sang-cheol was the only one denying it.

Looking at Oh Sang-cheol, Hyun-sung brought up another topic this time.

“Then I don’t know how you’ll explain this.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You called the principal’s office directly last time, didn’t you?”

“That’s…….”

It was a few days ago.

He had gone to Miso Restaurant with Park Hee-cheol. There, he heard strange words from Kwon Oh-young, the owner of Miso Restaurant.

He had missed two names when he wrote down the list last time.

When he asked who those two people were, a surprising name came out of his mouth.

It was Oh Sang-cheol and Choi Min-sung.

Hyun-sung, Park Hee-cheol, and Yoo Min-cheol, a facility repairman, had eaten and drank beer at Miso Restaurant a while ago.

Hyun-sung had only had one glass at Park Hee-cheol’s urging.

The problem was that one glass.

The next day, a complaint call came to the principal’s office saying that a student was drinking alcohol. Because of that, Hyun-sung had to run 50 laps around the playground.

At that time, he didn’t know who it was.

But after hearing from Kwon Oh-young that Oh Sang-cheol and Choi Min-sung were in the room that day, the puzzle pieces fell into place.

Oh Sang-cheol couldn’t answer properly.

Then Hyun-sung asked again.

“Did you have to do that?”

“A student is openly drinking alcohol in a restaurant; should I just leave it alone?”

“I see. So one glass of alcohol was that bad.”

“Of course.”

Oh Sang-cheol’s answer remained unchanged.

If they were eating with friends at a restaurant, that would be a different story. Even if it’s not a full glass, even half a glass is clearly wrong.

There’s no room for excuses.

But Hyun-sung’s case was different.

He was clearly with adults, and he only drank one glass because the adults urged him to.

Moreover, this period was relatively lenient when it came to alcohol.

But he couldn’t understand why Oh Sang-cheol was so adamantly angry about it.

He was curious about the reason.

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“Why?”

“Yes, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why you’re being so harsh on me. I don’t think you’d do this unless there’s another reason.”

“Reason…….”

Oh Sang-cheol seemed to think for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“You’ll know if you think about it carefully.”

“You’re saying there is a reason?”

Oh Sang-cheol nodded.

As expected, his prediction was correct.

He thought it was strange. Oh Sang-cheol even demanded that he be suspended from school for one glass of beer. Moreover, he harassed Shin Myung-soon under the pretext of the original restoration clause, even though the contract period remained.

All of that wasn’t just done without a reason; there was a special reason.

That reason?

He has some idea. He heard about it from Park Hee-cheol before.

Then the important thing is the future.

Unless that cause disappears, Oh Sang-cheol’s absurd behavior will continue. But there’s no chance that cause will disappear.

Park Hee-cheol will never leave Hyun-sung’s side.

Then there’s only one way.

Head-on confrontation.

Whoa!

Hyun-sung took a short breath.

What is there to be afraid of?

He knows the future. And Park Hee-cheol is behind him.

Oh Sang-cheol?

‘Anytime.’

Hyun-sung’s eyes were filled with strength.

Then Oh Sang-cheol’s mouth opened again.

“There will be many things to come.”

It was a clear provocation.

But Hyun-sung wasn’t one to be intimidated by those words.

“I’ll look forward to it.”

It was the moment when the eyes of the two collided in the air for a moment. Oh Sang-cheol looked at Hyun-sung as if he was pathetic until he left the store door and disappeared from the door.

Hyun-sung chuckled as Oh Sang-cheol disappeared.

“Who is it?”

As Oh Sang-cheol disappeared, Kim Il-soo pointed his chin towards the door and asked.

“The landlord of Jungwoo’s store, for now.”

“Do you know him well?”

“Until now, it was just his name, but I think I’ll get to know him better in the future.”

Kim Il-soo just tilted his head as if he didn’t understand what he was saying. On the other hand, Hyun-sung’s eyes began to shine more than ever.

Oh Sang-cheol, who came out of Hyun-sung’s store.

“That unlucky bastard.”

A curse word came out of Oh Sang-cheol’s mouth involuntarily.

No matter how he looked at it, he had an unlucky style. He was definitely a kid when he looked at his face. But he didn’t act like that at all.

He was honestly surprised to see the store decorated.

At first, he laughed in vain when he saw the kitchen. He wondered what the point of having such a large kitchen while running a ramen shop. He thought it would be better to put a few more chairs instead.

But it didn’t take long for that thought to change. The moment he saw the detached house, he could see why the kitchen was so large.

At the current scale, he can handle up to 50 people at a time. Of course, it is still unknown whether that many customers will come at once.

The problem is if the customers flock as the kid expects.

If that happens, he needs more people in the kitchen.

Up to 4~5 people. So he made the kitchen so big.

The kid has already taken all those cases into account.

Hyun-sung’s image came to Oh Sang-cheol’s mind once again.

Whoa!

It was the moment when he predicted that he might not be an easy opponent.

Then Choi Min-sung, who was walking next to him, looked at Oh Sang-cheol and asked.

“Hyung, did you see that guy’s eyes at the end?”

“I saw it…….”

“Is that the look of a child?”

“Do you still see him as a child? Look at the store he decorated. And what about that detached house? Wake up. We’ll be in trouble if we’re not careful.”

Choi Min-sung nodded.

In fact, he was a little surprised a while ago. In particular, he never thought he would remodel the detached house like that. The fact that it came out of the head of a high school sophomore was amazing.

Then Oh Sang-cheol’s words continued.

“From now on, stay alert and keep a close eye on that guy. Especially since he’s opening in two days. And check with the local office or the tax office to see if he’s missed anything.”

“Yes, Hyung.”

“Anyway, he’s not an ordinary guy. And remember that Park Hee-cheol is behind him.”

“I understand.”

The two hurried to the snack bar.

Hyun-sung and Kim Il-soo were talking after Oh Sang-cheol and Choi Min-sung left.

Kim Il-soo asked.

“What time is the ramen coming?”

“He called when he was leaving Wonju, so he’ll probably be here in a little while.”

“Is the Ssin ramen really coming?”

Kim Il-soo still looked suspicious as if he couldn’t believe it.

Then Hyun-sung smiled and continued.

“You still don’t believe it, do you?”

“Honestly, yes. It doesn’t make sense. The fact that it came out in a dream.”

“What’s the point of talking? Check it out when the goods arrive. And how amazing the taste is.”

“Taste?”

Kim Il-soo looked at Hyun-sung head-on.

Let’s say the ramen came out in a dream somehow. But now Hyun-sung clearly said taste. That means he tasted it.

How on earth…….

This doesn’t make sense.

Don’t tell me he tasted it in a dream?

Kim Il-soo looked at Hyun-sung and asked.

“You don’t mean you’ve tasted the ramen in your dream, do you?”

“That’s right.”

Hyun-sung chuckled.

Of course, it doesn’t make sense. Talking about the taste after eating it in a dream. But Kim Il-soo, who doesn’t know that Hyun-sung has no choice but to say that, was just dumbfounded.

As a result, good words could not come out of Kim Il-soo’s mouth.

“Hey, you son of a bitch. There’s a limit to making fun of people. What? You ate ramen in a dream?”

“Haha…….”

Hyun-sung couldn’t help but laugh at the sight.

It was then.

Clang.

The store door opened and someone came in.

“Oh? Hyung [older brother/friend].”

The person who opened the door was Yoo Sung-il, the head of the Nongshim branch.

“How have you been? Mr. Kim.”

“Why did you come directly without sending an employee?”

“It’s the first deal, so of course I have to come. And is 100 boxes a small amount? Even if it’s not, the pressure from the head office is no joke. Of course, you’re a VIP customer, so I have to come.”

“Hyung, really…….”

Hyun-sung smiled and looked at Yoo Sung-il.

Then Yoo Sung-il smiled and continued.

“Now, shall we unload the hot Ssin ramen?”