Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 487

A Month Later

Hyun-sung headed to a hospital building near the terminal.

“You’ve arrived, CEO.”

As Hyun-sung arrived at the building, Department Head Yoo Min-chul immediately approached and greeted him.

Hyun-sung nodded lightly in response.

“Thank you for your hard work until the end, Department Head.”

“It’s nothing, I’m just doing my job.”

“So, all the construction will be finished by tomorrow?”

“Yes, that’s right. The interior work will be completed by today, and tomorrow, the service company will come and finish cleaning the building. After that, the hospital will start moving in the day after tomorrow.”

Just one more day and all preparations would be complete. After completing the hospital building, it took 30 days to complete the interior construction of the eight hospitals.

In the end, it took a total of five months from the start of construction to the interior work.

It was truly the shortest period in which all the construction was completed.

And now, finally, the hospitals would start moving in the day after tomorrow, and in two or three days, all eight hospitals would officially open.

Perhaps that was why.

A sense of pride was evident on Hyun-sung’s face as he looked at the hospital building.

“You’ve had a lot of mental distress during that time. In the end, you did it again, CEO. Congratulations.”

Yoo Min-chul, who had been watching Hyun-sung from the side, offered his congratulations.

“This is all thanks to Department Head Yoo. Thank you again. Well, then, please get back to work. I’ll go inside for a bit and take a look around.”

“Ah, is that so? Then I’ll show you around.”

“No, just do your work. I’ll just quietly…”

“No, I’ll show you around. This way, please.”

Yoo Min-chul moved before Hyun-sung could finish speaking. Hyun-sung had no choice but to follow Yoo Min-chul.

The two arrived in front of the elevator.

Press.

When he pressed the button, the elevator on the 5th floor began to descend. And the speed at which it came down was quite fast.

Yoo Min-chul, who noticed this, smiled at Hyun-sung.

“Money is good, after all.”

“I agree, it’s quite fast.”

“It was installed with the best quality elevator per CEO’s special instructions.”

“Yes, you did a good job.”

Hyun-sung smiled lightly. From the beginning, he had paid more attention to the elevator. That’s because the elevator accounted for a large portion of the hospital’s functionality.

Ding.

At that moment, the elevator arrived, and the two immediately got on.

The two headed to the 5th floor. It was to see the hospital from the top floor down.

Hyun-sung, who got off the elevator, turned to the left.

Then Yoo Min-chul’s explanation immediately followed.

“A dermatology clinic will be located here. The director here is…”

Yoo Min-chul continued to explain about the dermatology clinic without a break. Hyun-sung was just grateful that Yoo Min-chul was taking care of things so meticulously.

Hyun-sung began to look around the entire hospital.

One hour later.

The two returned to the first floor.

Hyun-sung took out an envelope from his inside pocket and handed it to Yoo Min-chul.

“Have a company dinner with those who have worked hard today after the construction is finished.”

“Thank you for this every time.”

“Well, then, take care. I’ll be on my way…”

Yoo Min-chul bowed to Hyun-sung as he turned around.

Brrr.

As Hyun-sung drove away in his truck, the work foreman approached Yoo Min-chul.

“Did the CEO leave?”

“Yes, he just left. He said to have a company dinner after work today and left this envelope. Even though he’s the CEO I serve, I think he’s really amazing every time I see him. No matter how much money he has, it wouldn’t be easy to take care of us like this every time.”

“I agree. I’ve been doing this for over 20 years, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone like your CEO. Honestly, if you go somewhere else, you’ll get ear infections from the nagging of the CEOs, but your CEO came once at the beginning and once at the end, and even gave us money for a company dinner. You’re really blessed, Department Head.”

“Haha, I admit that.”

Yoo Min-chul laughed loudly and looked in the direction where Hyun-sung had disappeared. Then, after a while, he bowed his head once again.

***

Hyun-sung, who arrived at his office, made a phone call.

Ten minutes later.

Knock knock.

The person who opened the office door and came in was Park Hee-chul’s second son, Park Bum-soo.

“Did you call me, CEO?”

“Yes, come and sit here, Hyung [older brother/male friend].”

As Park Bum-soo took a seat, Hyun-sung immediately handed him the coffee he had prepared and said.

“Have you thought about it?”

He had given him homework a month ago. It was regarding the academy that was scheduled to open next spring.

Since he had lived in Japan for about 20 years anyway, he suggested that he teach Japanese if possible.

In fact, this wasn’t the first time he had suggested that he become a Japanese instructor.

He had been talking about it since he first started working at the restaurant. He had promised that when he opened an academy later, he would make a decision then.

So, a month ago, he asked him to seriously consider it, saying that the time had come.

Park Bum-soo’s answer followed.

“Yes, I’ve thought about it. But I can’t make a decision easily.”

“Why?”

“I think it’s because I’m too greedy. After cooking for over two years, I’m now confident in my cooking. At the same time, I’m also interested in teaching children. So, I couldn’t make a decision easily.”

“Hmm…”

Hyun-sung was also concerned.

He had been watching him for over two years, and cooking suited him quite well. If this was the case, even if he continued to work at the restaurant in the future, it wouldn’t be bad for him. As time went on, his salary would continue to rise, so there would be nothing better for him to live a stable life.

On the other hand, an academy instructor is different.

There is the burden of starting anew, but more than that, the most worrying thing is the aptitude issue.

In the case of cooking, it has already been verified for over two years, but in the case of an academy instructor, it has not yet been verified.

Knowing something and teaching it are strictly different.

But the important thing is that you can’t know if it suits you until you try it once. If it suits you, the position of academy instructor will be just as good as cooking.

In the end, the remaining problem is that you have to face it once in some way.

Hyun-sung, who was worried, looked at Park Bum-soo and said.

“Hyung, how about this approach? Teach students for just one year, not too long.”

“For one year?”

“Yes, in fact, it won’t be difficult for you to teach Japanese because you lived in Japan for a long time, but what I’m worried about is your aptitude.”

“Aptitude?”

“Yes, what you know and teaching it to students are two different things.”

“So, you’re saying we should do a trial run?”

“No, it’s not a test. You can think of what I’m saying as an aptitude test. Of course, you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. I just want to see which of the two suits you better.”

That’s true.

It doesn’t matter if Park Bum-soo doesn’t teach Japanese. After all, academy instructors can be brought in from outside. But the reason why he’s trying to get him to teach students for at least a year like this is because it’s a path that Park Bum-soo hasn’t taken, so he wants to check it out once.

That way, if being an academy instructor suits him, he thinks that job will be just as good as cooking.

In the end, he wants to broaden the range of opportunities.

That’s because he’s Park Hee-chul’s son, not someone else. After all, his relationship with Park Hee-chul is special.

Park Bum-soo continued.

“Ah, so in the end, all of that is a process to find my aptitude?”

“Yes, that’s exactly it. I think that being an academy instructor is just as good as being a chef. In fact, this kind of opportunity doesn’t always come along.”

“Ah, yes…”

Park Bum-soo had no choice but to nod.

Hyun-sung’s words were a hundred times right. Opportunities don’t always come along. If he can find out which of his aptitudes is better, a chef or an academy instructor, this will also be a huge help in his remaining life.

After thinking for a while, Park Bum-soo looked at Hyun-sung and asked.

“Which one do you think is better, CEO?”

“There’s no such thing.”

“Huh? There isn’t?”

“Yes, there’s no standard for which is better when comparing the two jobs, a chef or an academy instructor. The important thing is the happiness index you feel.”

“Happiness index?”

“Yes, it’s the index that you measure yourself by, how happy you are while doing that job. That’s the most important thing when a person is working.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Park Bum-soo nodded without realizing it.

Indeed, both a chef and an academy instructor have their charms. The key is which of the two jobs makes you happier.

‘What should I do?’

After thinking for a while, Park Bum-soo looked at Hyun-sung and asked.

“Let me check just one thing first.”

“Yes, anything.”

“What about career interruption?”

“Career interruption?”

“Yes, if I teach students, my career will be interrupted for that period. If that happens…”

“Wait a minute.”

Hyun-sung interrupted Park Bum-soo.

He didn’t expect those words to come out in this situation. After all, all of this is for Park Bum-soo himself, not someone else.

But in this situation, he’s talking about career interruption?

Hyun-sung couldn’t easily understand his way of thinking.

Perhaps this is also a thought that has been ingrained in him because he lived in Japan for nearly 20 years.

Tsck [sound of disapproval].

Hyun-sung clicked his tongue in disappointment. However, he couldn’t argue with him about it, so he decided to just let it go, although he was disappointed.

“Don’t worry about that issue. I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen. And even if you teach students for a year and it doesn’t suit you, I’ll count that one year as experience and apply it when calculating your next salary. Is that okay?”

“Really?”

“I’m not the kind of person who says one thing and does another.”

Hyun-sung was also human, so he couldn’t help but feel emotion in his voice.

But what was strange was Park Bum-soo’s reaction. Completely different words from before came out of his mouth.

“What’s the reason?”

“Reason? What reason are you asking about?”

“I mean, why are you being so unilaterally generous to me? Honestly, giving me this kind of opportunity is a special favor, and even calculating my salary without career interruption. I know very well that there’s no such thing anywhere, even though I lived in Japan for 20 years. So, please tell me the reason. Why are you being so good to me with such drastic conditions?”

Sssik [sound of a smirk].

Hyun-sung smiled instead of answering.

Then Park Bum-soo asked again.

“What’s the meaning of that smile?”

“Well, what could it be?”

“Are you teasing me?”

“Why, can’t I? After all, it seems like Hyung started it first. Isn’t that right?”

“No, CEO…”

Park Bum-soo was just dumbfounded. Of course, it’s true that Hyun-sung is the CEO, but he’s still 10 years younger than him. But he was so dumbfounded that he was being teased so openly.

But then even more absurd words came out of Hyun-sung’s mouth.

“How old do I look?”