[Incest] Again， Back to That Summer… 139

Chapter 139 – Preparing for the Contest.

A few days later, two types of posters appeared.
It was a poster that stood out with crispy chicken and gyeongmi in gorgeous colors.

I borrowed the reputation of Tteok Skewers and Cup Chicken, which are already quite known as another masterpiece following Kim Hee-gyeong’s Tteok Skewers, and made a phrase in large letters.
Posters with Kyungmi as a model were pasted in a row on the front glass of the store, and posters with the Crispy Chicken menu and phone number were posted all over the neighborhood.
They put in the words that they will give you a discount if you visit the store and pack it up, and they advertised that it is a clean store where you can come with your family.

Kyung-mi said that she was very shy when she saw a bunch of posters of herself, and then she quietly came to me and asked for a poster of herself.
Gyung-mi, she seemed to have come out well even from her own eyes.

On Thursday, June 20th, the main store of ‘Kim Hee-kyung Chicken’ finally opened.

Flags of all nations were hung at the entrance of the store, and popular songs were playing in the store.
Wreaths were lined up around the entrance, and unusually, there was one of Kim Hyeon-sam, a member of the National Assembly.

My women, including my mother, were all dressed in suits and sitting in one corner.
Mother, Aunt Jeong-Hee, Aunt Hyo-Seon, Aunt Hye-Jung, and Young-Hui noona gathered around the table, and people who came in were surprised to see so many young and beautiful women all dressed up and looking stylish.

It’s been a while since I saw the faces of Kwang-shik and Sung-yeol, and the director was sitting next to me.
But what was interesting was that Suyeong’s older sister’s father, Director Kim of Hansol Gymnasium, was also sitting next to our director and laughing.

When I approached and said hello, everyone greeted me with a warm smile and congratulated me. Director Kim softly said that he was sorry that Sooyoung-noona was going to come too, but she couldn’t get away from her workout schedule, so she couldn’t bring her.
I don’t know why I’m sorry, but I replied that I understand with a smile.

Gwang-sik hyung-nim called me and he told Kim Hyeon-sam about the opening ceremony today, and he told me with a smile that it was a good job.
I haven’t decided yet whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, but I smiled and said thank you.
I was worried about how to accept this situation where Kim Hyun-sam’s name was placed in front of the store.

Members of the National Assembly, especially great politicians who are challenging the presidency like Kim Hyun-sam, do not carelessly send wreaths.
In particular, would you send a wreath to the opening ceremony of a hole-in-the-wall chicken restaurant with no name?
It’s all about your reputation…
In spite of this, Kim Hyeon-sam sent the biggest wreath.

It was not clear at all whether it was a sign of gratitude for the political fund or a sign to give away the political fund.
Of course, since Gwang-sik was a life saver, I could have sent it without thinking about what Gwang-sik said, but I couldn’t help but get confused.

It was like Kim Hyun-sam’s work, and the construction company’s work, so I thought I should talk to Kwang-sik hyung-nim after finishing it.

In addition, there was also an interior manager, who seemed satisfied with his work while looking around the store, and when I approached, the older manager stood up, bowed 90 degrees, and said, “Congratulations, Chairman.”
I was embarrassed at the moment because I greeted him too much, but it was only natural for the interior manager.

I am currently doing nearly 80 interior works for snack food franchises, and if I open a chicken franchise in the future, I have to bend my back like this to take care of the interior work there.
In the eyes of the interior boss, it was clear that I was a nobleman and would be seen as a lump of money.
I told the interior manager that good things would happen if he worked as hard as he does now, and shook hands with a smile.

A photographer was also there to talk to Gyung-mi.
However, Kyungmi was unable to attend the opening ceremony as she was at school.

A few days ago, Sungyeol hyung-nim did a background investigation on the photographer, and he was quite famous in the industry, and he was a decent person who had no problems with women.
I wasn’t going to let go of a guy who was harassing pretty Kyung-mi for making me a model, but fortunately, he was a good person, so he was smiling at me like this.
No, rather, I was in a position where I had to look better, even for the sake of Gyungmi.

When the photographer couldn’t meet Gyung-mi, she insisted that she would talk to Gyung-mi’s mother.

I saw my father and Mrs. Jeong-hee, but strangely, the faces of the two did not look very good.

As soon as my father entered the store, he couldn’t keep his mouth shut when he saw the size and atmosphere of the store.

After two months of living together like Hanryang, my father, who had worked all his life, seemed to be starting to get bored.
However, there was no way my father, who had already learned the fun of spending money, would go back to work at the manual labor board.
Then, when I saw the store, I was greedy.

As soon as my father came to the store, he looked around and exclaimed in admiration.
Great kitchen facilities, clean halls, young part-timers…
This was not at the level of a local hole-in-the-wall chicken restaurant.

My father called me while I was busily preparing for the opening ceremony and welcoming customers, and he quietly said that he wanted to open a store like this.
However, I was busy, and I had never thought of taking my father into my mother’s franchise, so I just pretended not to hear and said we’d talk later and turned away.

My father thought that if he talked to me, he would of course hand over the store to his father, but when I ignored him, he felt bad.
That’s why he was sitting on one side with a hardened expression while drinking soju with chicken.

My mother saw her father like that too, but she just turned her head away with a cold gaze and ignored it.

But Aunt Jeong-hee had no idea why she was in a bad mood.
When she said hello, she said with a smile that she congratulated her and wished her well in the future, but her face quickly hardened and she was only sipping her glass.
The chicken factory was obviously running well, and moreover, now that the chicken franchise is open, the demand for chicken will increase, so I couldn’t understand why I was in a bad mood.

I glanced at Jeonghee.
Aunt Jeonghee looked very beautiful today in a navy skirt suit, with her hair done and makeup done.
However, Aunt Jeong-hee was not in a good mood either, so she didn’t even look at the uncle, and she seemed to be talking casually with other women.

It wasn’t even that the man was looking at Aunt Jeong-hee.
There was just a cold atmosphere around them as if they were looking at each other.
She walked around saying hello to people, thinking she should find out later.

Originally, as the boss, my mother was supposed to say hello, but most people here knew that I was the actual owner of the business.
So even though I was saying hello, everyone bowed their heads and accepted the greeting.

When the scheduled opening time came and I shouted that the ceremony would start, everyone sat down and paid attention to me.
The kitchen lady, the part-time worker in the hall, and the delivery people all took their seats.

“Thank you so much to everyone who attended the opening ceremony of ‘Kim Hee-kyung Chicken’ today. We will start the opening ceremony from now on.”

Wearing a black suit and styling my hair, standing in front of me and continuing my conversation with a relaxed smile, most people looked at me and burst into admiration.

Despite his young age, it is surprising to plan and grow his business, and he is showing a confident appearance in front of people like this. As soon as it seemed to fly, people spontaneously exclaimed when they saw me.

Hearts were made in the eyes of my women in my dedication, and the photographer was holding a camera to see if I was okay with my appearance.

“Now then, I will listen to the opening greetings from my mother, President Kim Hee-kyung, who will become the president of ‘Kim Hee-kyung Food’ in the future.”

When I grandiosely introduced her mother, people clapped in unison, and the mother shyly got up from her seat and came forward.

Just half a year ago, she was a mother who couldn’t speak properly in front of people, but now she can dress up beautifully and stand proudly in front of people.

I smiled and led her mother forward and looked around.
But then I saw my father smile bitterly, take one look at us, then quietly get up and go outside.
I thought that I should make sure that my father can work sooner or later.

My mother bowed gracefully in front of the people, then took out of her pocket the greeting I had written and read it.

After the opening ceremony, everyone started talking while drinking chicken and drinks.

Since it was the first day, there was also an event promotion saying that customers who come today are half price.
The event assistants were also called and publicity started by distributing flyers outside.
I was planning to do this event for the next three days.

When pretty helpers came out to the store that looked like a fast food restaurant and started promoting it, people started coming in, curious.

‘Kim Hee-gyeong Tteok Skewers’ was already popular in this neighborhood, so when I said ‘Kim Hee-gyeong Chicken’, people immediately understood it and asked if it was cup chicken.
I thoroughly trained my part-timers to be kind, so no one gave an empty answer.

Customers who came in praised the store for being clean and the staff friendly.
Besides, since the price of chicken was said to be half price, everyone bought one or two chickens.

I sat next to my mother and watched her go back to the store for a while.
Only Aunt Hyejeong was talking to the photographer over there, and all the other women were sitting around me eating chicken and chatting really loudly.

By the way, Aunt Jeong-hee was obviously laughing and talking, but she didn’t touch the food and her face didn’t look very good.
When she looked around the store, Aunt Jeong-hee also left the store and was nowhere to be seen.

I quietly called Mrs. Jeong-hee.

“Jeonghee, why? What’s going on?”

Aunt Jeonghee said nothing and she just hung her head and hesitated.

“Why? Is it bad? Are you having trouble talking to me?”

Aunt Jeonghee raised her head and looked at me, and she was about to shed tears.
I panicked for a moment and didn’t know what to do.
I wanted to hug Jung-hee who was about to cry, but there were too many people around her.

“Don’t cry. Don’t cry. There are too many people here. I don’t know what’s going on, but we’ll talk to you later. Understand?”

Aunt Jeonghee must have known that she had too many eyes to see her, so she held back her tears and nodded her head.
I was taking a napkin from the table and handing it to Mrs. Jeong-hee when suddenly Kwang-sik hyung came up to me in a hurry.

“Sungjin. It was a big deal.”
“Yes? Why? What is it?”
“President Kim has arrived.”
“Yeah~~~ Eh?”

I screamed in surprise and jumped up from my seat.
All of my women sitting across from me were staring at my actions, and my mother got up and rushed over to me and asked what was going on.

“Hmm. My mother, Kim Hyeon-sam, president of the Hanja Party, said she was here.”

When I spoke in a trembling voice, her mother also widened her eyes, and she was terribly embarrassed.
When would a commoner like a mother have ever met such a great politician?

Soon after, the attendants separated the people and opened the door, and Kim Hyun-sam entered the store with his signature Hahoe Mask smile.
Everyone in the store was surprised to see Kim Hyun-sam and started whispering.

Kim Hyeon-sam saw Gwang-sik standing next to him, and he immediately approached me.

“Are you Seongjin Lee? I’ve heard a lot Nice to meet you.”

Kim Hyun-sam held out his hand to me with a kind smile.