Chapter 33

"Financial management?"

"It's going well. Really well."

"Really well?"

"Extremely well."

About 2000%.

"So, let's take a break tomorrow and go out together."

But even with this good news,

Mom just collapsed and started crying.

"Sniff... Sniff... Sob..."

It was quite heartbreaking.

Startled, I quickly sat up and hugged her.

"Mom, why are you like this...?"

Then, when I looked for Dad, he had already closed the door and gone inside.

Not knowing what to do, I held Mom's hand tightly, and a little while later, Mom spoke.

"You've become like this... and Mom and Dad, ugh... how worried we were..."

"But what's there to worry about? I'm doing well."

"Still, you left a good company... and it seems like it's all because Mom and Dad are not good enough..."

Suddenly, a loud gasp came from inside the room.

'Oh, can someone please turn off the water in this house!'

I helped Mom up and said as calmly as possible,

"It's all because I'm not good enough. It's fine. So, I'll take a break tomorrow? I'll cover all the sales myself."

Then, a voice from inside the room shouted, "No, you can't! It's a promise to the customers!"

...They really have a firm business philosophy.

"Then just the morning! Just take the morning off!"

Even if the afternoon schedule is canceled, the morning can't be!

Please! Please!

From inside the room, only a short answer came back.

[Alright... Gasp!]

...It seems I've caused my parents a lot of worry.

That night,

our family gathered again.

We talked, watched variety shows, played Go-Stop, drank beer, and had a great time.

'Thank you, Grandma...'

It's really fortunate that now there are only days left to repay my parents.

*

The next day.

Many customers came to the house from the morning.

"Delivery!"

"Yes! Come in!"

These were the things I had scheduled for delivery today.

"Where should I put them?"

"Put them here. Be careful. Yes, that's fine. Thank you!"

Mom and Dad were sitting on the living room sofa, leisurely enjoying Shin Yuwon's special coffee.

"Oh, it's really delicious, Yuwon."

"You've been talking about coffee since you were little, and now you're even opening a cafe, hahaha. You've really grown up, you've really grown up."

...Last night, they grilled me about my life plans, and I ended up talking about the cafe.

"Yuwon, what's that so big? Is it a TV?"

"Oh, it's a 77-inch one."

"77 inches? Oh, you could even dry peppers on it, hahaha."

"Mom, are you calm now?"

"Calm? I'm so happy! It's always new! It's thrilling!"

"Huh? Where did you learn to say that?"

"Mom isn't that old yet, Yuwon!"

But even from Mom's perspective, it's time to tone it down a bit.

All morning, the latest appliances arrived: the latest air conditioner, the latest refrigerator, a food waste processor, a robot vacuum, an air purifier, a dehumidifier...

I couldn't even remember them all.

Especially, the latest dryer and styler were surprisingly well-liked by my parents.

"Oh! Now we can dry clothes at home, which will be so convenient!"

"Right, hahaha. People always laughed at us. The laundry shop owners said they didn't even have dryers and stylers at their own homes, really."

"Our son, thank you!"

I felt proud.

'Yeah, that's how you should spend money.'

Actually, I could have saved a lot of money by buying used items and converting them with "Quality Conversion," but I wanted to buy new ones for my parents.

Then, my excellent younger sister, who had gone to her room to study, burst out.

"What? A TV?"

I took the TV out of the box and carefully placed it on the TV stand.

"...It really is big."

The TV was so big that it felt like the entire wall of the living room was a movie screen.

"Son, isn't this too big?"

"Hey! What's too big? It's perfect for watching a movie with you!"

Nodding, I connected the cables.

After setting everything up,

Snap!

[The recently released single-serving meal kit from KJ Food Home, Sweet Potato Gratin, is trending online...]

But why did it start with KJ Food Home...

"Who the hell is KJ Food Home, just a bunch of food factory people!"

"I'll really tear them apart!"

"...Oh, I never liked that girl from the start."

Fierce support.

I immediately changed the channel.

Sweat trickled down.

[Will the love triangle between these three men and women continue? Please look forward to next week!]

Everyone's gaze fell on me again.

"...But, son."

"Yes."

"Are you not seeing anyone these days?"

"...Yes."

Eunjin chimed in.

"Should I introduce you to someone?"

"...No."

"There are quite a few girls who ask me to introduce you. They're all over you."

"No."

Then,

Ding-dong—

The last delivery arrived.

'Finally, it's here.'

This wasn't a gift for my parents.

It was the printer I had been eagerly waiting for since yesterday.

*

We went out for a big lunch as a family.

Then we each went our separate ways.

Mom and Dad to the laundry shop.

Eunjin to a nearby cafe.

And I to my room, in front of my laptop.

'Freedom! Free time!'

Of course, it's nice to see my family, but everyone needs some alone time.

'Great, let's go.'

I connected the printer, inserted A4 paper, and printed all the files I received yesterday.

Whirr—

Click.

Fourteen applicants, fourteen resumes and cover letters.

I picked up the resume of Julia Kim, which I had skimmed through yesterday.

"Tam!"

I gave the resume to Tam again.

Today, the "Preview" skill showed only the paper, with no information.

'...As expected.'

I tore a page from a notebook.

Then I started writing nonsense on the paper.

[Shin Yuwon, 30 years old]

[Worked at KJ Food Home <Blue Place>. But because he was too handsome, he was envied by a colleague. While going down in the elevator during lunchtime, the colleague cut the elevator cable, causing him to fall.]

Oh, that's creepy.

[At that moment, spider webs shot out from his hands, allowing him to maintain his balance and walk out unharmed. But the world is too unfair. He was reprimanded for poor elevator maintenance and eventually fired on a recommendation.]

Phew.

[But after quitting, things went surprisingly well. With some help, his quality of life improved dramatically every day. From second-hand trading to stock and cryptocurrency investments, he was a huge success.]

Hahaha.

[Recently, Choi Jeong-hyun, the CEO of Ilpum Korea, has been keeping an eye on him. He might even make him his successor.]

Great.

I put down the pen and handed the notebook page to Tam.

But as expected,

──The "Preview" skill has been activated!

──Please select the result.

──A. Pirapo A6 notebook paper 1 sheet

The same result as yesterday.

"Tam, are you broken? Is something wrong?"

Tam tilted his head.

──Pew? Pewpew?

I knew.

There was nothing wrong with Tam.

I took the notebook page back and read it.

Then I drew two lines through the sentences that were factually incorrect.

'Elevator, my ass. Can a person even cut an elevator cable? And how did he survive the fall, hahaha.'

However, there was one ambiguous sentence.

[Getting closer to Choi Jeong-hyun, the CEO of Ilpum Korea. He might even make him his successor.]

Especially the last part, "He might even make him his successor."

This is a kind of prediction or speculation.

If Tam doesn't accept predictions or speculations, the previous stock articles should have failed the "Quality Conversion."

So, it passes.

[The world is too unfair.]

What should I call this?

It's not a factual statement but a personal opinion?

It's a bit ambiguous, but let's include it.

Thus, the final draft.

[Shin Yuwon, 30 years old]

[Worked at KJ Food Home <Blue Place>. Fired on a recommendation. The world is too unfair.]

[But after quitting, things went surprisingly well. With some help, his quality of life improved dramatically every day. From second-hand trading to stock and cryptocurrency investments, he was a huge success.]

[Recently, getting closer to Choi Jeong-hyun, the CEO of Ilpum Korea. He might even make him his successor.]

Okay.

"Tam!"

──The power of "Quality Conversion" is being exercised.

──Item: Pirapo A5 notebook paper

──Quantity: 0.73

──The estimated processing time is 7 seconds.

Preview.

Please.

──The "Preview" skill has been activated!

──Please select the result.

──A. Pirapo A6 notebook paper 1 sheet

──B. Shin Yuwon's cryptocurrency account balance

──C. The message Choi Jeong-hyun sent to Park So-jung about Shin Yuwon

The usual strings of text appeared.

"It worked!"

Yes, this is how it should be.

Tam can't suddenly be sick!

My hypothesis was perfectly correct.