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Taejonbirok Volume 3 Episode 13
Chapter 21 – Finding Lazy Talent (1)
Since ancient times, Seongsujang has been renowned as a prestigious medical school.
You probably know how famous the name Seongsujang is throughout the world.
At that time, it had a name of its own, even if it wasn't to the extent it is now.
huh?
Now that you mention it, isn't it ruined?
Yes, that's right.
Yeah, it's ruined. It's completely ruined.
Well, Wi Yeon-ho was so used to living like a beggar that it was like that. In fact, at that time, even beggars would go to Seongsujang and come back with bowls down.
Yes, I heard it directly from the branch office at the time. They would treat beggars who came to them with broken bowls and injuries for free, so if there was a day when beggars would beg for coins instead of food, they would take the coins and give them to the beggars to use for their living expenses.
what?
You think it's a lie?
What good would it do me to hold you back and lie to you? If you don't believe me, go away.
Oh my.
A beggar's leg is not meant to be held.
Did I do something wrong?
Yeah, that's right.
Anyway, in that situation, even Wi Yeon-ho fell.
But… … things got a little strange.
What are you talking about?
You'll know when you hear it, if you hear it.
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“What on earth does your father, the author, do?”
Wei Yanhu looked as if he was about to spit fire from his mouth.
But Jin So-ah just acted calmly as if it was nothing. It was easy to see this kind of reaction when talking about her father.
Wei Yanho was quite patient. He didn’t kick Jin So-ah out in the middle of the conversation, saying he couldn’t listen any longer. If you look back at the reactions of those who listened to his father’s story, this level of reaction was considered moderate.
“I really don’t know what to say.”
“Ugh…….”
Wi Yeon-ho ended up shaking his head.
He is a person who can be proud of being at the very bottom of the list of human rankings, but Jin So-ah's father was a person who went beyond the norm.
To blow the family business that had been passed down through generations through gambling.
If Wi Yeon-ho had done something like that, Wi Jeong-han would have beheaded him, including his children.
“So, after you passed away, you moved here and are living there?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“That gentleman is the cause of everything.”
“So to speak, yes.”
"hmm……."
Wi Yeon-ho grabbed his throbbing head. Just listening to the story could cause a headache, so it was a miracle that Jin So-ah didn’t fall ill.
“Yeah. Let’s say it’s my father’s fault that things turned out this way.”
But it wasn't the father who was making things worse.
Because a dead person can't do anything.
The ones who are currently driving this house into trouble are not them, but the siblings Jin Ye-ran and Jin So-ah.
“Then you too should work hard to revive the family.”
Although he himself was lazy to the point of ruining even wealthy families, he was strict with others.
After all, if everyone was as lazy as he was, there wouldn't be any rice for Wei Yanhu to eat, so it was only natural. Laziness can be exploited based on the diligence of others.
“Well, I’m working hard.”
This was exactly what Jin So-ah was worried about.
“I am working hard. It may be funny to say this myself, but there are not many people my age who know as much about medicine as I do, and there are not many people my age who have seen as many patients as I do.”
“Are you proud?”
“I’m not bragging!”
Jin So-ah cried out in tears.
“It’s true, it’s true! I’ve been spit-roasting since I was six. My sister treats people so harshly that she learned everything in three years that others would learn in ten.”
“Yeah, okay. You’re great.”
“I’m not bragging!”
Jinsoah hit her chest as if she was frustrated.
“It’s not because I’m good, it’s because I never gave myself a chance to rest. My older sister never left me alone for even a moment.”
“Oh, you’re an educator.”
“…….”
Jin So-ah looked at Wi Yeon-ho with rotten, frozen eyes.
So counseling is something that should be done by looking at the person. If we look at the responsibility for the current situation, it is not Wi Yeon-ho but Jin So-ah who is responsible for the 80% of the situation. The fact that he wanted serious counseling from Wi Yeon-ho was his fault.
“……I’m sorry for bothering you for nothing.”
“That’s because you keep talking nonsense.”
“Is that nonsense?”
"huh."
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Wi Yeon-ho nodded while lying down.
“That’s not what’s important. Isn’t what’s important now?”
“Yes.”
“No matter how you lived, no matter how your family was ruined, it’s all just a side issue. Talking about such things and saying, ‘Oh my, I’m sorry’ won’t change anything. What’s important is how you’re going to make a living from now on.”
"oh!"
Jinsoah nodded her head vigorously.
Indeed, that statement was right.
This man, despite living in a lying position, had the ability to hit the nail on the head. That was exactly what Jin So-ah wanted to ask Wi Yeon-ho.
“I wanted to tell you that anyway.”
“But why do you keep talking so much?”
'You tell the story from the beginning!'
Jin So-ah held back her anger and opened her mouth.
"sorry."
“Tsk tsk tsk.”
Wi Yeon-ho clicked his tongue.
Whether it was because of his father's problems or because he was too oppressed by his older sister while growing up, the boy was not very manly.
“So, I would like to ask you a question.”
“It’s annoying…….”
Jin So-ah stubbornly ignored Wei Yeon-ho's words and continued talking. Based on her experience so far, if she paid attention to every word Wei Yeon-ho said, she wouldn't be able to continue the conversation.
“What do you think I should do first to revive our faith?”
Wi Yeon-ho frowned at Jin So-ah's serious question.
“I have two questions to ask…….”
"yes."
“The first thing is, why are you asking me that? Do you know what kind of person I am?”
"……trash?"
“That’s a very close answer.”
Wi Yeon-ho's shoulders slumped.
I admit it myself, but it wasn't pleasant to hear it from someone else.
“To be exact, I don’t know what he does, but I would say he’s the most comfortable person in the world, living in harmony with the floor.”
“……You chose the wrong aptitude. You should have worked for a living. Don’t you think about going to the court? With that kind of brain, passing the civil service exam shouldn’t be that difficult.”
“So, did that answer your question?”
"no."
Jin So-ah let out a small sigh and continued speaking.
“I don’t trust you, I trust the letter of introduction you brought. The person who brought the letter of introduction of my uncle Moon Yu-hwan, a scholar of the Three Kingdoms, couldn’t be an ordinary person.”
“Is that bumbling old man really that famous?”
“What a bum!”
Jinsoah screamed.
“My uncle Moon Yu-hwan, a great scholar of the Three Kingdoms, is a man whose noble character and high scholarship are renowned throughout the world! How can you call such a man a bum!”
“If we all eat and play the same way, we’re all just the same as gangsters. We’re no different from each other.”
“Ugh.”
Jin So-ah was about to protest something, but then she remembered the truth that she shouldn't react to everything Wei Yeon-ho said.
“That’s why I asked you. What do you think I should do? I don’t trust you very much, but I don’t have anyone around me to ask this question.”
"I see."
Wi Yeon-ho nodded vigorously.
“Yeah, I heard you.”
Jin So-ah looked at Wi Yeon-ho with a slightly blank expression.
“What’s the answer?”
"huh?"
“If you understand everything, please give me the answer.”
Wi Yeon-ho opened his mouth wide and laughed. Strangely, the laughter itself seemed hearty, but Jin So-ah felt that hearty laughter as a mockery.
“You forgot the second question.”
"yes?"
“The second question is this: Do you really think I can give you a proper answer if I tell you something like that?”
Jinsoah's head fell to the floor.
Well then, that's right.
It was a mistake to ask this person with the mindset of grasping at straws. A straw is just a straw.
“Take a rest.”
Jinsoah stood up weakly. There was no need to waste any more time.
"however……."
Wi Yeon-ho's soft voice caught Jin So-ah's attention.
“What else do you have to say?”
Wi Yeon-ho yawned loudly.
You call someone over and then yawn openly? Where did you sell your manners?
“I don’t know why you’re asking me that.”
“Didn’t you say there was no one to ask?”
“There are experts.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
Jinsoa asked stupidly.
“In the first place, you should ask questions like that to experts, not to passing scholars. Ask a pharmacist for medicine, and a doctor for treatment.”
“We handle both.”
“Really? I didn’t know that.”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled awkwardly.
“Anyway, that’s good. So who is this so-called expert I should have asked in the first place?”
“Teach me?”
“Of course!”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled and answered.
“So what will you do for me if I introduce it to you?”
“……Isn’t it free?”
Wi Yeon-ho glared.
“This guy is going to be in big trouble. Where in the world is there anything free? You like free stuff, that’s why you live like this! There’s a fair price for everything in this world!”
Jin So-ah looked at Wi Yeon-ho with the same feeling as if she was looking at a conman. The light of suspicion beneath her horizontally slit eyes was firm.
“What’s the big deal about introducing me to that one person?”
“Oh my! This guy is so ignorant of the ways of the world. Don’t you know that one person can change your entire life? I said that the things that seem trivial once you do them are the most important. Isn’t it because you can’t do those simple things that you’re living like this?”
“Ugh.”
It was a remark that hit the nail on the head.
If it were that simple, Jinsoa would have already done it.
It may seem simple, but it is not, and that is why it has not been solved until now.
“But I have nothing to give you even if I wanted to. You can see the situation clearly, can you?”
“I’m not asking for the money right away.”
“Is it money?”
“……I don’t know my true feelings.”
“I told you I don’t have money.”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled faintly.
“Don’t worry. I’m not asking for money right now. I’m investing in the future, so I can give you that money in the future. Let’s see, roughly half of what I’ll earn later? That should be enough.”
“In return for introducing me to someone?”
“If you don’t like it, then don’t say anything.”
Jin So-ah's face trembled.
This guy is a conman. Anyone can tell he's a conman. He has the aura of a proper conman who has been formally trained in the art of conning.
'But I'm still attracted to it somehow.'
When Jin So-ah couldn't get a grip, Wi Yeon-ho delivered the finishing blow.
“If you don’t change now, you’ll be like that for the rest of your life.”
Kookung!
Jin So-ah felt thunder rumble in her head.
What are you worrying about? You don't have any money to earn right now anyway. Just having some money to share later would be better than now.
“I will do it.”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled faintly and reached out to grab Jin So-ah's hand while lying down.
“That’s right.”
“So now tell me. Who is this person you’re introducing me to?”
“You probably know this person well…….”
"yes?"
Jin So-ah tilted her head with a blank expression.