Episode 087: The End of the Cold Season

“You know the final exams are just around the corner, right? I'll start reinforcing it this weekend. I am eating my heart out.”

during class.

How cool- How cool- Don't do this-

The bell rang.

The students opened their eyes to the needlessly loud ringing and looked at me.

It seems that Yuna Kim changed her ringtone again.

kick-

I could hear the students laughing softly.

It wasn't something that happened once or twice, so I didn't panic, asked the students for their understanding, and then went out of the classroom.

And check who's calling.

The name of the person I thought would call me at least once was floating around.

[Ilhan's mother]

Kook-

I pressed the call button.

OK.

[Teacher! Thank you so much! It's all thanks to the teacher!]

A roaring voice erupted from the receiver like a cannonball.

Great excitement rushes in without a filter.

Deafened by the loud sound, I removed my ear 5cm from the receiver and opened my mouth.

“Hello, Ilhan’s mother. Did you see the announcement today? Congrats on passing the university.”

As I spoke in a calm voice, the breathing of a working mother, who had been brimming with excitement, subsided a little.

[Hey, look at my mind! I was so happy that I couldn't even say hello. I'm sorry, I'm the original, huh? I am not a person without a case like this.]

It was a voice that was characteristic of a middle-aged woman.

Well, I've experienced this kind of thing while going to an academy, so a comment automatically came out of my mouth.

"sure. say it's okay I know how happy you must have been. what."

Then, a soft snoring sound came from over the receiver.

“Oh, you also have a big heart. Because I think one human eye is really certain? From the first time we met, I was like, ‘You really are someone who has something.’

Well, it seems that Il-han is trying to stop him from coming to the academy to protest even when he messed up the entrance exam.

But I guess it's because the ending is good, so I move on.

After all, we were just exchanging good words.

"no. what have i done It was all possible because Ilhan was following along.”

Since this part is true, I could talk about it without any remorse.

That's why he worked really hard for a year.

However.

[Hey, don't say that. I know very well what kind of Ann our kid is. Everything was done well by the teacher. In fact, I didn't say anything, but how drowsy I was...]

In fact, Il-han's mother seemed unaware of such efforts.

No, she doesn't know the effort.

[By the way... Sir, maybe transfer or something like that...]

said something out of the ordinary

She was creepy enough to say that she couldn't come out.

Because many parents want their children to go to 'a little higher college'.

But at least it wasn't something that came out when the school announcement had just come out.

"Yes? Are you joining?”

When I deliberately ask

[Oh no! Incorporation should be considered later. But how do I express this gratitude? Oh right. Teacher, the bus at the academy is very old, can I buy you one?]

She quickly turned her words around.

She seemed to have noticed that she probably wasn't even talking to herself at this time.

However, the scale is a bit large for a horse.Bus?

Not a meal or anything like that?

“It’s okay, mother. The bus we have now is enough.”

I was taken aback and thought it might have been the wrong word.

However.

[no. how much do you do that If you take such a big thing and wipe your mouth away, people will call you 'Jolbu'. So please pretend you don't know and continue to take care of our kids later. Is there such a thing as ‘mentor’ or ‘transfer’?]

It looked like he was sincere.

Well, at the time of buying the bus, it seems that the smell of 'jolbu' is already oozing out enough...

I knew that Park Il-han's house was one of the most prosperous, but I didn't think he would have the financial resources to put the 'bus' in his mouth so easily.

Anyway, as I came out of class, I couldn't hold on to the phone for a long time.

“It is natural. Ilhan is my disciple.”

Let's answer appropriately.

[Thank you. Then I'll see you next time at school. To expect!]

She ended her conversation by throwing her greeting.

"Yes. Mama, then I'll stop. Come in.”

drip-

After hanging up, she thought for a moment.

‘I hope he won’t buy the bus next time he comes.’

Come to think of it, it was absurd.

In the case of a 25-person bus operated by a private academy, the price of a used car was in the late 30 million won range.

Moreover, the price of a new car is 80 million won if options are added.

No matter how much he thanked him for letting his son go to college, it was not an easily affordable price.

'Well, it's just lip service.'

Anyway, there was no reason for Park Il-han's mother to show that kind of sincerity to me since I don't have any public affairs anymore.

Looking at the transfer story, it seemed that there was a little bit of greed. Because I didn't even plan to touch it until I joined. As far as 'yet'

anyway.

As I said briefly before, today, finally, the results of Park Il-han's 'Hanryong University' essay exam came out.

The result is, of course, ‘pass’.

I got into the department I wanted at once without taking a preliminary turn.

Then I remembered the phone call I had received before class started.

'Teacher... thank you so much... really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, thank you...'

Park Il-han's weeping voice is heard over the receiver.

He was probably the first to call me as soon as the test results came out.

Then my heart grew cold, and I remembered what I had been through with him over the past year.

Family neglect, wandering, novel serialization, pay-per-view, SAT, essay

Was it because it wasn't an easy road to the end?

Park Il-han's emotions over the receiver came closer as if painted.

‘Are Sensei Eunsol and Sensei Ji-sung also at the academy? I’ll see you right away.’

So when he said his words as if he would come to the academy at any moment.

‘Why does Yumma college student come to the academy that high school students attend? A college girl should play like a college girl. If you want to come, do everything you want to do before entering school and then come. I won’t give you a cup of cocoa before then, so I know that.’

I discouraged him from coming to the academy.

As much as I had not been free for a while, it was because I had an obligation to be free for a while now.

Then, as if it was ridiculous, a white laugh was heard from over the receiver.

It was a light laugh as if everything that had suppressed him had disappeared.

I opened my mouth as I listened to the sound.

'okay. But what about the lotus?’

‘Oh, sir! Really cool! I was just moved!’

I could imagine the expression he was making over the receiver.

'It's a joke. Let's have a drink after entering school. Understand?'

'Yes. That's right. I will definitely visit you.’

'Don't worry, if you don't come, I'll find you. Since you're not making a lot of money, sir, will you buy me some beef?'

'Wow, yes, I know. I’ll buy you enough to make a muffled sound in your stomach.’

Now, all of Park Il-han's cold season has passed.

I hope that Park Il-han's future will be filled with only warm spring flowers.

And I.

click-

I opened the classroom door.

“Sam! All problems have been solved!”

I approached the ‘flowers’ in front of me.

* * *

One month after graduation.

Finally, the test scores were released.

OK.

Follow-

“This is a hermit crab entrance exam school. One high school student? Well, would you mind visiting me tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Yes, with students.”

Follow-

"Yes. This is a hermit crab entrance exam school. Oh, I'm a preparatory student. Are you in high school? 2nd grade? Then there is no problem.”

Follow-

"Hello. This is the hermit crab entrance exam. I'm sorry, mother, but the retraining class isn't running yet. I will contact you right away if I open a re-enrollment later...”

Follow-

“This is hermit crab Kim Jun-young. Is your child's grades 4th grade? That's enough to comply. University in the Seoul area is also available, so first...”

Literally, there was an endless amount of time going on.

It was thanks to the outstanding performance of our high school seniors in this year's CSAT, which renewed the 'excellent impossible exam'.

Basically, the students and parents who achieved grades 1 or 2 or higher gave word of mouth to them, so these days, I am receiving dozens of calls a day.

Of course, there were a lot of inquiries before that, thanks to the sniper broadcast and Son Na-yoon's publicity, but this time the density was really different.

Most of the phone calls I received in the past had a strong feeling that they were contacted out of 'light curiosity', but these days, I felt that the contact was really made by people who lost their feet.

But it wasn't all that good.

“Wow, Joon-young is very busy.”

Yuna Kim, who was sitting on the sofa in her office and drinking her cocoa, saw me answering the phone without a break, and her mouth was wide open.

Then she heard Park Soo-han, who was sitting next to him.

“So you think it would be better to just use hands-free? I haven't seen you put your phone down."

As they say, there is no 'rest' these days.

It was normal to see a lot of missed calls after receiving a phone call.

“Sir Junyoung, why don’t we hire more people instead of that?”

Ji-sung, who was looking at me with worried eyes, said to me.

Looking at his face, it was as if he was looking at a child who never knew when he would fall.

In fact, I did just that.

Anyone who knows how many jobs I currently have will know how busy I am right now.

Still, the resumption of the academy was over and the university was on winter break, so I was able to survive.

If not...

‘Maybe he walked around with sap?’

Because of that, I nodded his head without saying a word to Ji-Sung.

Still, I've been thinking about recruiting for a while.

Until now, even if other people helped me with my work, it was clear that when the new semester started next year, other people would be too busy to help me with my work.

Therefore, it was necessary to expand the manpower to handle the consulting work professionally.

But at the same time, I have a thought.

‘No one can choose.’

Since I've seen a lot of academies that hire people they can't trust and then collapse due to internal division, I wanted to hire someone they could trust, even if it was a little difficult.“It’s still worth it. After all, it’s something that sparkles after the entrance exam is over, so it won’t help if you hire someone right now, right?”

So, for now, I decided to hold on until I could stand it.

After all, once all the seats of high school seniors are filled, it will be quiet again for a while.

‘Before expanding the academy.’

But then.

“That teacher…”

Someone's voice was heard.

Let's turn our heads to want to be a visiting parent.

At that place.

A gorgeously dressed Lee Arin was standing there.

“Oh, it’s Arin! Where have you been all this time?”

Seeing her Lee Arin's appearance, Yuna Kim ran up to her like her dog and ran to her.

Guy, we haven't been together for a long time, but one of our attachments was really outstanding.

Ia Lin also started to share her story with her smiling face as if she didn't like her.

“I went on a trip, did it go well?”

As I spoke, Ia Lin opened her mouth with her sarcastic smile on her face.

"Yes. it was fun. I haven’t been to Jeju Island since I was in high school, but a lot has changed since I went this time.”

Then she starts handing out the souvenirs she brought.

When she looked at her expression, she seemed almost free from the pressure that had been holding her down for so long.

but.

For her who got her SAT grades 1, 2, 1, 1, her pressure on her entrance exam is just a story from the distant past.

But at that moment.

Something flashed through her mind.

Irene.

She is 23 years old.

Soon she will be admitted to a prestigious university.

The person who followed me from Jaesu Academy to our school.

Let her list her information about her.

A good idea came to mind.

‘You don’t have to go far to find someone you can trust’

For this Arin, she was reliable in terms of age, personality, and grades.

The only question was whether she would accept my offer.

“Arin.”

Let me call Lee Arin with a heavy voice.

"Yes?"

While talking to Yuna Kim, she looked at me.

“I’m sorry for saying something like this all of a sudden…”

As she spoke up to this point, I was worried that she might have been a little out of the way.

But it was already a step forward.

I boldly spit out the words that were lingering in my mouth.

“You and me, let’s do something together.”

OK.

"like."

Without asking or questioning, she immediately agreed.

"Huh? You haven't even heard what's going on?"

I asked, a little perplexed.

“It’s okay because I trust you. instead···"

Irene smiled brightly and opened her mouth.

“There are conditions.”

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