The Genius Decided To Live An Ordinary Life [EN]: Chapter 253

Chirp, chirp-.Jin-hyuk’s room was bustling with friends and siblings.Choi Mi-kyung and Kim Eun-jung were playfully pinching Jung-won’s cheeks from both sides.’Goo goo, my baby-. Did you miss me?”Ooo roo roo-. Mi-kyung’s baby-.’They might actually eat him at this rate.’Daddy! Ow, ow-, it hurts, it hurts-. Sister-!’Jung-won struggled and asked his sister for help, but Yu-jin wasn’t in a better situation. She was being spun around the room by Jo Seul-chan.’Oh my, you’re heavy-. Our Yu-jin is heavier than Eun-jung unnie-.”Have you ever lifted Eun-jung unnie like this? Holding her by the side like this?”Eee-?’As Jo Seul-chan found himself in a difficult situation, Jin-hyuk, who had been quietly enjoying the commotion, stepped in to take control.’Let’s work.’*A large piece of paper was spread out on the floor.Choi Mi-kyung’s hand moved swiftly over the poster. I thought she was only good at writing small letters, but her large letters also looked great.Yu-jin, sitting on the bed, mechanically read the letters that were being embroidered on the white paper.’Abolish. the. Student. Guidance. Department. Student Guidance Department? What is that?”Eee-, what that is, is like-. Supervisors? Guides? Students who check your uniform and hairstyle, stuff like that-.’Jo Seul-chan, who had finished sketching a yacht and was working on the detailed design on Jin-hyuk’s bed, explained. Jo Seul-chan didn’t know if he could actually build a yacht, but he was diligently working on it, saying it was good for studying.’High school separation? I know about that. It’s separating and becoming independent, right?”That’s right. It’s handing over the middle school to the younger students.’Kim Eun-jung, who was looking at the notes where the pledges were organized, though they weren’t really a pledge book, answered.’Hehe. And we’re going to a school with artificial turf. A new building with dormitories and air conditioning. It’ll be safe from the UOEF [Unidentified Organized Evil Forces, a fictional group]. True freedom.”We have to graduate from the school we’re currently attending. Maybe the first-year students will be able to study there? Though they’ll only be there for a year.’Jin-hyuk brought Kim Eun-jung, who was lost in a pink fantasy, back to reality.’Why?”Why?’Kim Eun-jung asked with a shocked look, while Yu-jin just asked formally.’You have to build it before you can move. They haven’t even chosen a site yet, where are you going to study?”Ah, is that so. I got my hopes up for nothing.”Hehe-. They say people studied on the ground during the Korean War. If you want to separate that badly, that’s also an option.’Choi Mi-kyung, who was diligently working on the poster, scoffed.Even though it could be seen as a sneer, no one criticized Choi Mi-kyung’s attitude, which shows how good friends they are.’Wow-, but high school separation. Isn’t that a project that not only middle schoolers but also our seniors have been desperately wanting?”That’s right.’The single playground was too small to let loose the energetic teenagers.There were separate basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts, but students mainly played soccer or basketball. No one cared about baseball.When high school students played soccer, middle school students played ‘Biseokchigi’ [a traditional Korean game similar to hopscotch] in the corner with their three-striped slippers, and when the track and field team and the wrestling team started training, the high school students had to vacate the playground.They would just hang on the monkey bars and watch the training. Then, their blood would boil, and they would apply to join the team, only to throw up after 30 minutes of the tryout, giving up their dream of becoming an athlete.’We’ll also lay artificial turf and build a track. And of course, we’ll build a new dormitory for the wrestling team.”I saw on last week’s Producer’s Notebook broadcast that harmful substances were detected in artificial turf.”Yeah, and also from recycled tire particles, and there are companies that use harmful materials. We have to filter out those companies.”As expected, Jin-hyuk. You were looking ahead.’Kim Eun-jung, nodding her head, turned her gaze back to Son Jung-won.’Ooo roo roo-, Mi-kyung’s baby-.”No, no-.’Jung-won shook his head vigorously.Anyone who heard that would misunderstand.Choi Mi-kyung, who had tied up her hair that was getting in the way while she was working, looked at Jin-hyuk.’It’ll cost a lot of money to move the school.”The budget has been secured. They’re in the process of selecting a site.’Anyway, the budget was overflowing with the Ministry of Education’s budget, corporate sponsorships, and donations from alumni.In fact, they could build a university with the support of the Sein Group alone, but who would come to this remote place?’I might be the only one attending.’Jin-hyuk was willing to enroll if a university was built in Tae-yang County. It’s close to home.Would a department related to aquatic resources be good?’Oh my, my legs are numb-.’Choi Mi-kyung, who had finally finished the poster, stood up and held up the paper.’Okay, done.”Wow-! It’s so big-. If you make a kite, it’ll tear easily-.’Yu-jin, who wanted to go out and play with her brother, gave a soulless reaction.’How about adding a picture? Our Jo Seul is really good at drawing.’Kim Eun-jung, who had been talking about writing skills and alien heartstrings, had been sucking on Jung-won’s cheeks the whole time, revealing her doting side.***Tweet, tweet-.After Choi Mi-kyung and Kim Eun-jung left, Jin-hyuk, Jo Seul-chan, and Yu-jin looked at Haeng-un’s nest. Thanks to using the windowsill as a pillar, it was sturdy and didn’t shake even when the wind blew.’It’s amazing. He didn’t learn it anywhere, but he’s so good at building-.”I know.’That’s why nature is great.The structure, which was bulging in the middle like a jar and narrowing towards the top, seemed to be advertising, ‘Our house is cozy and sturdy!”Is Haeng-un the one incubating the eggs?”It’s Haeng-soon. Haeng-un catches bugs and gives them to Haeng-soon-.’Yu-jin, who was leaning against the plum tree like Robin Hood, explained.Whoosh-.Turning around at the sound of the engine, Son Kwang-yeon’s car was smoothly sliding down the hill. It seemed like the person who worked without a day off was leaving work early for once.When the car stopped where Jin-hyuk was, the car window went down, and Son Kwang-yeon stuck his head out.’Jin-hyuk, Seul-chan-. Can you come see Dad for a bit?”Yes!’The teenagers, who had been killing time like loafers, got up and dusted themselves off as if they had agreed to it beforehand.From the plum tree, Yu-jin made a disappointed sound.’Dad-. What about me?”Yu-jin, you come too.’Our daughter was wearing green clothes, so I thought she was a leaf. Son Kwang-yeon smiled like a fool.When they ran after the car that had entered the yard first, an unexpected guest got out of the passenger seat.It was Hwang Ga-yoon, waving her hand with a bright smile.’Jin-hyuk, Yu-jin-. How have you been?”Huh? Unnie! Unnie-!”Oh my, our puppy-. It hasn’t been a few months since I saw you during the holidays, but you’ve grown so much?’Yu-jin was really like a dog when she was with Hwang Ga-yoon or Hwang Ga-young. No, she was like a puppy.She was jumping up and down and rubbing her face, and if she had a tail, she would be spinning it like a propeller.’You must be Seul-chan? I’ve heard a lot about you.”Seul-chan. This is the unnie [older sister or female friend] I told you about before.’When Jin-hyuk nudged him in the side, Jo Seul-chan, who had been frozen, bowed his head.’Eee-, yes. Hello-.’I thought he had changed a lot while hanging out with Kim Eun-jung and Choi Mi-kyung, but Jo Seul-chan’s chronic illness was still there. When he saw a woman, his face would turn red and he would start speaking in Seoul dialect, an incurable disease.’I brought someone who’s been stuck in the lab to show you something.’While they were curious about the unexpected visit, Son Kwang-yeon revealed the purpose of Hwang Ga-yoon’s visit.Hwang Ga-yoon, who had moved to the porch, opened a stiff briefcase.’First, let’s get Jin-hyuk’s foot mold.”Foot mold?”I’m not doing it myself, but at the material research lab, your shoes, what are they called? Spark? Spike?”Ah, spikes.’The material research lab was researching not only various synthetic resins but also fibers.It started with the research on knitting yarn for Han Yu-young’s hand knitting. Yarn was ultimately connected to weaving, so they also devised thinner and denser materials, and they were also researching the introduction of woven fibers other than plate-type resin for bulletproof and flame-retardant clothing. Like chain mail. It was still in the research stage, but the researchers were happy, saying that they were making progress every day.’Are you going to make my spikes?”They’re not as confident as the famous brands, but one of the researchers said they got inspiration from your newspaper article.”Oh oh-. So that means, shoes that are made to fit Jin-hyuk’s feet will come out?”It’ll be difficult to make them before the Olympics, but if we have a foot mold, we can keep making them.’It was a heart-fluttering piece of news.It wasn’t about the expectation of quality.Although it was a research lab where the Sein Group’s capital was poured in immeasurably, the fact that I would get shoes made to fit my feet at the company my dad founded was thrilling.My cheeks tingled, and it felt like wind was blowing through my lungs, I even felt a thrill.’Oh-, Jin-hyuk, that’s great.”Since unnie is here, should we get Seul-chan and Yu-jin’s too?”Me too?”Unnie! Me too? Wow!”Originally, I was going to get the president and the madam’s first, but the president will understand. Right, uncle?’Hwang Ga-yoon smiled and looked at Son Kwang-yeon.Son Kwang-yeon, who had been watching with his hands behind his back, nodded without hesitation.’Of course-. The children come first. Seul-chan, if you get shoes that fit your feet, you have to keep giving your opinions on what’s good and what’s not. That’s how it’ll help the research.”Of course-. Of course-. There’s no such thing as a free lunch-.’Jo Seul-chan’s heart was pounding and throbbing, just like when he first carried Kim Eun-jung on his back. They say if you listen to adults, you’ll get a rice cake even while you’re sleeping, and he was about to get custom-made shoes while spacing out.The process of taking the foot molds went smoothly.’Kyahaha!’Yu-jin was wriggling, saying it tickled, but she commendably didn’t move her feet.Hwang Ga-yoon, who had finished taking all the molds, added while organizing.’We’ll make them with the existing materials for now, but we’ll only give them to you if they’re even a little better than the ready-made spikes.”Yes. I understand.’Jin-hyuk was already familiar with the researchers’ pride.Some eccentric researchers would refuse to release their work to the world if they didn’t like it. Even to the department head and the CEO. It was an attitude that those who were pushing for results might not like, but Jin-hyuk considered such pride to be an element that solidified trust in the researchers.’The Sakdo researchers are beyond imagination.’People who research robots and sensors, enjoying the extreme of freedom without a research director.If Jin-hyuk tried to touch even one part, they would yell at him.After Hwang Ga-yoon left, saying she was going to Kim In-rang’s house, Son Kwang-yeon opened his briefcase this time.’Seul-chan, would you like to take a look at this?”Father, what is this?’What Son Kwang-yeon handed over was a thin synthetic resin.’It’s a sample that hasn’t been gel-coated, so the surface is a bit rough, but you guys said you were going to build a boat, right? So I wanted you to check if this would be good as a material for the boat.”Oh oh-.’Jo Seul-chan lifted the plate up and down as if he was weighing it, and he also bent it to check its rigidity.Yu-jin, who was playing with the crude bow her brother had made, showed curiosity.’Gel coat? What is that?”Well, to put it simply, it’s like painting it to make the surface smooth. It has many other functions, but for now, that’s it-.”Ah ah-.’Jin-hyuk waited for Jo Seul-chan to look at it enough.’How is it?”I wonder what the specific gravity is… It seems okay, but can I tell with my hands?”Specific gravity? What is that?’Yu-jin’s eyes lit up at the unfamiliar term.Jin-hyuk smiled as he stroked his curious younger sister’s head.’It’s like density.”Ah ha-! Mass divided by volume!’She’s smart, as expected.But it’s also funny that she knows the word density but not specific gravity.’Father, is this expensive?”It’s not expensive. It’s synthetic FRP [Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer]. They put fiberglass directly into the primary processed resin. There’s a commendable researcher who’s obsessed with process efficiency. They told him to develop a material, but he did some strange things…”Saying that, Son Kwang-yeon laughed as if he was dumbfounded.If necessity is the mother of invention, then discomfort or laziness must be the father.’If it’s FRP, it’ll float in water, right?”Yeah. If you just put that plate in the water, about half of it will float.’Oh oh-.Jo Seul-chan expressed his emotion by shaking his clenched fist.’How about the processing method?”They said injection molding isn’t good, and for applying it to a wooden mold, you can just paint it like paint.”Wow-. It’s perfect for making a boat. And then you apply the gel coat on top?”That’s right.’Well, to summarize, it seems like they’ll make a boat model and apply that resin on top of it, but the knowledge that a humanities high school student and a technical high school student deal with is different.Ding, ding-.Yu-jin, who didn’t understand what they were saying, just pulled the bowstring made of rope, and Jin-hyuk listened, understanding intermittently. It was because Jin-hyuk’s knowledge was not sufficient to follow the conversation that was only going back and forth verbally without any documents.’Seul-chan, can we make a model with something like Styrofoam and work on it?”No-. It’s better to use wood. The resins are still easily broken, so they can’t hold much weight.”Ah ha-.’It seemed like they had to consider the shipping weight since the boat they had devised was large.Jin-hyuk nodded, inwardly impressed.’Wow-, what would have happened if Jo Seul hadn’t gone to technical high school?’The more I talk to him, the more he seems like a real expert.’Jin-hyuk, should we try making it starting today?”Oh, today?”There’s wood in the warehouse, so let’s start by making the frame.”I have to exercise in the evening…’I also have to do election campaigning starting tomorrow…While he was hesitating, unable to find the words to refuse, Yu-jin put the nail in the coffin.’Yay! I’m excited!’