Episode 29. Special Advice (2)
Thanks to Kang Dae-oh’s advice, the laundromat owner’s acquaintance was able to ambitiously announce the start of their business with a great beginning.
Of course, even after a successful start, one must never let their guard down.
‘Because maintaining this performance is the most important thing.’
A business cannot be called successful just because it had a good start.
The key is to maintain performance consistently, until the very end.
Although he had already given advice on this as well.
How faithfully will Kang Dae-oh’s advice be followed?
Or will that attitude be maintained going forward?
Kang Dae-oh couldn’t easily guarantee this.
He could only hope that Kang Dae-oh’s efforts would not go to waste and turn into bubbles.
After a moment of being lost in his thoughts, Kang Dae-oh checked the current time.
3:30 PM.
‘I should probably get going.’
Today, Kang Dae-oh had a VIP guest to pick up.
Kang Yeyoung. His youngest daughter was the identity of the VIP.
‘She said she was going to play at a friend’s house.’
Since the friend’s house was quite far from school, she had to take public transportation like the subway or bus to get back.
As soon as he heard this, Kang Dae-oh immediately replied:
That he would go pick her up.
There was certainly an aspect of him doting on her because she was his daughter.
However, even setting that aside, Kang Dae-oh wanted to encourage young Kang Yeyoung to refrain from going to unfamiliar places alone as much as possible.
And for good reason.
‘Yeyoung is famous.’
As a popular Youtuber, quite a lot of people knew Kang Yeyoung.
Sometimes, more people recognized Kang Yeyoung than her unnies.
These days, it’s the era of YouTube.
People watch internet video platforms like YouTube more than TV, so Kang Yeyoung, who isn’t a celebrity, had considerable recognition.
Since his youngest daughter was famous, he couldn’t help but consider the threat to her safety.
That’s why Kang Dae-oh was going to pick up his youngest daughter today.
‘Once Seung-yeon gets her license, I can send Seung-yeon instead of me then.’
It was still too early.
Min Seung-yeon herself had the will to get a license, but passing the written exam was the priority.
As Kang Dae-oh stepped out of the office, the employees nearby immediately stopped what they were doing and came out to see him off.
“You worked hard today, CEO!”
“You said you’re going to pick up your youngest daughter, right?”
Kang Dae-oh nodded broadly.
“Yes. I think if I leave now, I can arrive right on time. Sorry for leaving early.”
The employees shook their heads vigorously.
“No, not at all! We’d rather… Ahem! Anyway, see you tomorrow!”
“Have a safe trip, CEO!”
From the employees’ perspective, they would probably feel more comfortable working if the CEO wasn’t in the office.
Kang Dae-oh also knew the employees’ true feelings inside and out.
‘I used to be in their shoes.’
Now, their positions had completely changed.
Realizing once again today how unpredictable life is, Kang Dae-oh went down to the parking lot and slowly walked to his car.
‘Let’s see, the way there is…’
He planned to quickly pick up his youngest daughter and return home before traffic got bad.
Before leaving, he didn’t forget to contact Kang Yeyoung first.
“Appa will be there in… about 15 minutes? So, just come out around the time we talked about this morning.”
―Okay, I got it. It feels like things are wrapping up here too, so you can drive safely and take your time.
“Alright. See you later, daughter.”
Hearing his youngest daughter’s voice made him want to go there immediately.
As he drove, Kang Dae-oh’s eyes caught sight of a familiar store.
It was that very café he had given advice to a few days ago, at the request of the laundromat owner.
He peeked inside the café and saw that it was packed with people, making it hard to find an empty seat.
‘Looks like it’s getting good reviews.’
Seeing with his own eyes that Kang Dae-oh’s advice had been a great help, the feeling was definitely different.
While he was momentarily lost in thought, looking at the café.
‘Oh, dear.’
He hadn’t even noticed that the traffic light had turned green.
Fortunately, it seemed it hadn’t changed long ago, as no cars behind him honked their horns.
‘I almost got lectured by Yeyoung.’
His youngest daughter had earnestly told him to drive safely.
He almost became a bad dad who didn’t listen.
Kang Yeyoung, who was with her friends, had a concern these days.
She wanted to create new content, but nothing felt inspiring, like a sudden spark!
In fact, she had many ideas saved up.
However, these ideas were only things Kang Yeyoung could proactively do when she became an adult.
As an elementary school student, there were many restrictions, so various things became problems.
Seeing Kang Yeyoung looking deeply troubled, her friends seemed concerned, and they all worried about her.
“Are you okay, Yeyoung-ah?”
“If you have any worries, you can always tell us.”
“Right. We’ll listen to your story! Solving it… I don’t think we can.”
Kang Yeyoung smiled at the children’s pure and cute reactions and said,
“Thank you. Just hearing you say that is a huge strength.”
Perhaps it was because she could socialize with children.
Even though there were many restrictions on creating video content, Kang Yeyoung felt that returning to her childhood wasn’t entirely a bad thing.
If there are advantages, there are disadvantages, and if there are disadvantages, there are also advantages.
She wanted to spend more time with these pure children.
But the time for farewell was slowly approaching.
“Appa said he’s nearby, so I’ll go first.”
“See you tomorrow, Yeyoung-ah!”
“Bye-bye~!”
After a brief farewell with her friends, Kang Yeyoung walked towards the place where her appa was waiting.
Kang Dae-oh, who had temporarily parked his car in an alley and was waiting for Kang Yeyoung, immediately raised his hand high when he saw his youngest daughter.
“Did you have fun playing with your friends?”
“Yes. We met and talked a lot about Deok-gun.”
“Was what you learned from Seo-jun helpful?”
Kang Yeyoung nodded her head vigorously up and down.
“It was very helpful. So much so that I’d want to take lessons again later.”
“Seo-jun must be proud too. Buckle up. Let’s go home quickly. Eomma said she’d make something delicious.”
Having safely reunited with his youngest daughter, Kang Dae-oh got back into the car to return home.
While driving, Kang Dae-oh looked at the café he had seen earlier again.
Kang Yeyoung showed interest in Kang Dae-oh carefully observing another store.
“Are you concerned because it’s a competitor? Now that I think about it, that place, it’s really getting a lot of buzz among customers these days.”
“Really? That’s fortunate.”
At the word “fortunate,” a big question mark suddenly popped into Kang Yeyoung’s mind.
She couldn’t understand why he would say “fortunate” when a competitor was doing well.
Noticing Kang Yeyoung’s reaction, Kang Dae-oh explained the inside story of why he had just said that.
“Actually, before that place opened, I gave advice to the laundromat owner at his request.”
“Appa did?”
“Yes. Anyway, it’s not in our store’s area, and it was the laundromat owner’s request. Yeyoung, you know, right? That the owner helped Appa a lot even before you were born.”
“Yes, I know.”
Not only in the present, but even before regression, she had heard it from Kang Dae-oh so many times that it was ingrained in her mind.
To Kang Dae-oh, he was one of the very few people he was truly grateful for.
But that was one thing.
Kang Yeyoung was focusing on something else.
“Then it did so well because of Appa’s advice?”
“Well… it’s not necessarily just because of my words.”
“But it’s true that Appa has a high stake in it, isn’t it?”
When it came to stakes, Kang Yeyoung’s words were correct.
Kang Dae-oh seemed too embarrassed to explicitly say yes, so he just gave a short nod, appearing to acknowledge Kang Yeyoung’s words.
At that moment.
Kang Yeyoung’s eyes sparkled.
“Thank you, Appa!”
“Thank me? For what?”
“It’s just… something!”
“…??”
He didn’t quite know why.
But looking at Kang Yeyoung’s meaningful smile, Kang Dae-oh felt a creeping sense of unease.
As soon as she finished eating, Kang Yeyoung sought out Kang Dae-oh, who was watching TV with his daughters in the living room.
“Appa. Are you busy next month?”
“Next month? Specifically, from which day to which day?”
“It won’t be long. Just one or two days would be enough.”
“What for?”
At Kang Yeyoung’s words, Kang Yera and Kang Yebin also showed deep interest.
“I’m planning new content this time. I once filmed a series similar to a restaurant tour, you know? The response was really good back then.”
“Oh… really?”
“It’s boring to repeat the same content, so this time I’m thinking of focusing it on cafes and dessert shops. It’s a bit much to do alone, so I was wondering if Appa could appear with me.”
“Me?”
“Yes. You’re an expert in this field.”
As soon as Kang Yeyoung saw with her own eyes that the café run by the laundromat owner’s acquaintance was doing well, she felt a strong conviction.
That she absolutely had to feature her appa, who was an expert in the café industry.
“If Appa appears and shares stories or anecdotes related to coffee and desserts, people will find it interesting too. What do you think?”
“Hmm…”
At that moment, Kang Yera raised her hand high and said,
“Me! Me! I’ll do it!”
“…Unnie?”
Kang Yeyoung looked at her eldest unnie with a bewildered expression, rolling her eyes.
Regardless, Kang Yera’s eyes sparkled brightly as she said,
“Then we can legally go around eating lots of delicious things.”
“Unnie, you only think about food, don’t you?”
“Why? Is that wrong? It’s content about going around eating anyway.”
“Ugh.”
Kang Yeyoung shook her head, performing an ‘this is why unnie can’t do it’ gesture.
Meanwhile, Kang Yebin, recalling the restaurant tour content her dongsaeng had just mentioned, said,
“That was definitely popular. Didn’t the broadcasting station send a lot of offers asking if they could make it a regular program on their channel?”
“Yes. I refused back then, but now that I think about it, I wonder if it wouldn’t have been bad. That’s how it feels.”
“If you get an offer this time, will you do it?”
“Probably? Though I’d have to confirm whether Appa will do it first.”
All the daughters’ gazes turned to Kang Dae-oh.
As if they had made a promise, they all turned their heads at the same time, making Kang Dae-oh feel a little scared.
After a short period of contemplation, Kang Dae-oh made a decision right there.
“Alright. If Appa can be of help to our daughter, I should do anything.”
“Thank you, Appa!”
Looking at his joyful youngest daughter, Kang Dae-oh felt that he had indeed made the right decision.
