episode_0079

new year.

A representative Korean holiday, celebrated on the first day of the lunar calendar.

That is, the day I go to my grandfather’s house.

Usually, houses go down to the countryside, but in our case, it doesn’t even take an hour, so in reality, if I go there and say hello, it takes at most six hours.

Besides, it seems like holidays are usually a busy time, but since my father has one brother and three sisters, most of the time they are not at home.

Today, the key is whether you can make a sincere New Year’s bow and collect some slush funds.

Sometimes, Ye-eun would look at my envelopes with envious eyes, but there was nothing I could do about it.

Since the grandfather cherishes his eldest grandson more than his granddaughter, anyone can tell that the thickness of the envelopes that Ye-eun receives and the envelopes that I receive are different.

I know it’s absurd, but I can’t say anything when the person receiving the money isn’t me.

Anyway, today too, I am riding in my dad’s car with great anticipation and heading to my grandfather’s house.

“Son. Are you feeling good?”

“Because it’s Lunar New Year.”

“Honey, you have to check how much he gets for that.”

“Your son is not your son, so he will know how to use it well. Why bother checking it? ”

My dad is strangely quick to notice these things.

“No. I know your father is not the kind of person who gives little.”

“My son already has a lot of money because he made a lot of money through stocks.”

How on earth does Mom know that? I never told her or showed her.

“How does Mom know that?”

“Huh? Haha. Since your son is a minor, you can check everything at the bank?”

“But why didn’t you tell me until now?”

“You didn’t tell me because you were earning a lot?”

“…..”

This is why slush funds must be cash that leaves no records.

I thought you didn’t care, but you were checking all of it.

“How much does your son earn from stocks?”

“If you lose money and then come back, you will keep earning money”

“I guess I’ll have to go to the bank later and check.”

My parents can freely view my account.

I never had a securities account when I was a minor, so this is something I never thought about.

“Mom, does that show all the transaction details?”

“Can you see everything if you want to see it?”

“Wow. I think I should buy one for my son after seeing that.”

I think I’ll have to stop investing in stocks for a while because of my dad.

My future hasn’t changed yet because I don’t have much money, but if my dad really looked at my records and put in a lot of money, the future I know could change.

As I arrived and chatted with my family, my grandfather’s house came into view.

“Yeeun, wake up. We’re here.”

“Yeah.”

I woke up Ye-eun, who was sleeping next to me, and got out of the car with her. As we entered my grandfather’s house, the smell of food wafted in.

“Hello.”

“The eldest grandson is here. The granddaughter is here too. Did you have a hard time bringing the daughter-in-law?”

“It’s right in front of you, but it’s hard.”

“Haha. Welcome.”

“Father. Me?”

“You come and go, I see you every day anyway. ”

After greeting my grandparents, we all sat down on the living room sofa and heard the sound of the workers setting the table.

As the adults were chatting, we heard that dinner was ready, so we headed to the kitchen and a table full of food greeted us.

After we all ate together and sat back down in the living room to chat, the time for New Year’s greetings finally arrived.

“Grandpa. Happy New Year.”

“Haha. Happy New Year to you too, Jangson.”

Then my grandfather took out an envelope, gave it to me, and quickly put it in his arms.

Have we reached a point where we can roughly estimate money just by weight?

Thickness close to that of a brick.

This year’s New Year’s money is three million won, probably because it’s for middle school students.

It’s a satisfactory amount.

Then, Ye-eun bowed and received New Year’s money.

Judging by the thickness, it’s probably worth about a million won.

If it were me, I wouldn’t be satisfied, but for Ye-eun, who is entering the fifth grade of elementary school, it’s an abundance of money.

Then we headed to the living room, where my grandfather started saying things he shouldn’t say yet.

“So Jangson is going to take the GED exam right after graduating from middle school?”

My mom looks at me as if to say, “What do you mean?”

“Yes, that’s true. I haven’t told my mother yet.”

“Son? Maybe I need to explain it to you?”

“That’s Mom. I’m teaching Sae-ah to study. That’s why I told her that after graduating from middle school, she won’t go to high school and will take the GED exam and the CSAT.”

“Go home and talk about it.”

“Yeah.”

I wonder if my mom was mad at me for doing things my own way. The atmosphere was a little tense. But my grandfather took my side.

“Daughter-in-law. Isn’t it good that your eldest grandson is so smart?”

“Father, I like being smart. But, in such an important matter, you need to get permission from me first.”

“I was going to tell you when the eldest grandson was ready. I told him the day I came that I didn’t want to go to the international middle school.”

“I’ll go home and talk to you about it, Dad.”

“Yeah.”

As I was cheering my grandfather on from the side, I saw my mother looking angry as her conversation with my grandfather ended, so I switched to Dolharbang mode for the first time in a while.

“Oh, son. I won’t say anything. You don’t have to do that.”

“Huh? What did I do?”

“Sometimes when I look at my son, he straightens his back and rolls his eyes.”

“Really?”

I released the Dolharbang mode and assumed my original comfortable posture.

“Jangsondo is now a middle school student. Does he know how to play Go-Stop?”

“You know a little bit, right?”

The atmosphere was a little chilly, so an old man asked me out of nowhere about Go-Stop.

“How does your son know Go-Stop?”

“I saw it on the internet.”

“You know what I mean? Without even trying?”

“Yeah.”

“Then, should we do it once with Grandpa for ten thousand won per point?”

“I like it.”

Then, a blanket began to be laid out on the table in the middle of the living room.

Mom seems a little dissatisfied, but she can’t talk back to her grandfather.

“Eldest grandson. Do you know that it doubles every time you come out?”

“Yes, I know that much.”

“Is it twice as much for a crazy person to be a crazy person and a crazy person?”

“I know that much.”

“Then you know everything.”

Although he started off confidently, he actually only knows how to play Go-Stop, not how to play it well.

I started playing Go-Stop with the thought that maybe my grandfather would take all my money.

My grandfather shuffled the deck with skilled movements, then scattered the cards and handed them to me.

I had a feeling it was a mistake.

My grandfather was playing and I was wondering what to play for my turn.

“Son. This.”

Mom helping from the side.

In fact, from the beginning, the fight was between my mother and grandfather, not me.

After doing this a few times, I feel like I’ve practically become my mom’s bot.

“Grandpa, can I just switch seats with Mom?”

“Huh? Haha, really? Then if the daughter-in-law loses, the eldest grandson gets the money?”

“Yes.”

I switched places with my mom and cheered her on enthusiastically because it was ultimately my money on the line.

I’ve never seen anyone play Go-Stop at home.

Mom also showed off her skilled movements, which I don’t know when she last saw.

Looking at the blood on the ground, it was practically a close match.

But in the end, Mom was defeated by Grandpa.

“Eldest grandson. Bring 70,000 won.”

I took 70,000 won from your New Year’s money and gave it to you to see if you really wanted to take it.

“Father, how about one more time with your son’s money?”

“Haha. Really? That’s right.”

“Son. Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Fighting.”

The moment I saw my mother’s eyes, I couldn’t help but believe it.

If you lose, there’s nothing you can do.

“Son. Your mother’s eyes are rolling.”

“Huh? What are you looking at?”

“My in-laws are good at gambling.”

“Huh?”

“Anyway, Mom will win?”

I watched the Go-Stop game quietly from the side, and just as my dad said, unlike the first game, my mom had an overwhelming advantage.

The gap continued to widen, and in the end, it was Mom’s overwhelming victory.

“Because it’s a waste of money. 16 times 1.6 million won, Dad.”

“Haha. As expected, my daughter-in-law is really great.”

My grandfather got up and brought out some cash, and my New Year’s money increased by an additional 1.53 million won.

“Mom. Thank you.”

“What? If I lost, my son would have lost all his money.”

Grandfather didn’t say anything more and the game ended like that.

“Dad. But what do you mean Mom is good at gambling?”

“That’s just what most people there say.”

“I see.”

As the adults chatted among themselves and sat quietly in the living room, it seemed like it was finally time to go.

Grandma got up and started packing food with the housekeepers.

As I was wondering if I should say hello, the entrance became noisy and my youngest aunt came in.

“New sister! You have nieces too~”

“”Hello.””

“Why is Yurim here? Where are your son-in-law and Seojin?”

“The atmosphere at my parents’ house wasn’t good, so I left early and sent my husband and Seojin home, and came alone.”

“Why is the atmosphere at home not good with your son-in-law?”

“That’s why my grandfather asked for money.”

My youngest uncle’s family seems to be fighting fiercely over property.

“But is your new sister going to leave already?”

“I was thinking of going soon.”

“I’m bored, so stay a little longer. It’s been a while since we last met.”

Eventually, I was caught by my youngest aunt and sent back to the living room, but the adults’ conversation was more interesting than I thought.

“No. I’m tripping over something my husband inherited.”

“Didn’t you get that little bit of money?”

“That’s right. How much is that worth?”

“Still, is our house lucky?”

“Fortunately, you don’t know that your little sister is jealous of you?”

“But Eugene only talks. He doesn’t stumble or fall through his actions.”

“Oh my. Dad. It’s not that my little sister doesn’t do it, it’s that she doesn’t have the ability to do it.”

Yes. Just looking at my second aunt’s table, I can tell she can’t even take care of herself.

It’s like I inherited the genes of a scoundrel.

Come to think of it, it seems like there is a gene for being a loser in my maternal family.

I was just nodding my head and listening.

“Son. But why is the son nodding his head?”

“Huh? Well, after hearing what my second aunt said, I think what you’re saying is right.”

“You said you had no ability?”

“Yeah.”

The adults’ eyes were focused on me.

“Your nephew, right? But how does your nephew know?”

“Haha. Just a feeling?”

No matter what, I couldn’t badmouth my aunt in front of my grandfather.

“Eugene will also be sent to the subsidiary soon.”

Hmm. It looks like my second aunt will be demoted soon.

Judging from the fact that my second aunt doesn’t seem to remember me, she definitely wasn’t a CEO.

“That’s right. Jaehoon, you’re really good at stocks, right?”

“Huh? How do you know that?”

“My new sister-in-law talked about that for hours. She said that when she looked at her bankbook, the money kept growing. She said that she was a genius who was good at stocks. She said that we should turn on the economic news from a young age.”

I think the one who gets the most praise from my mother is my youngest aunt.

“No. Anyway. How do you do it so well?”

Everyone’s eyes were turned to me again.

“Is it just a feeling?”

“Hahaha. That’s right. As expected, the eldest grandson knows what he’s doing. Investing is a feeling!”

The excuses he made struck a chord in his grandfather’s heart.

“Since ancient times, intuition has been the most important thing for men! In my time~”

It was only after listening to my grandfather’s philosophy on persimmons for an hour that I was able to get up from my seat.

This Lunar New Year was a little tiring, but it was still a fulfilling one.