Chapter 2

“Manager Sun”

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President Yoon Su bought a new and fresh resort in the province of Jeju. He decides to run the resort since he loves the beach and want to retire after the summer season. Since he wants to rest in the summer, he called his good-for-nothing son and gave him the opportunity to work for him. Sun accepted the job because he wants to prove himself and to show that he’s better than his brother, Ju Jin.

“Leave it to me!” Sun said enthusiastically, and acceptance for the job.

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The weather is heating up in the small but busy village… summer is coming and they need to be fully prepared. Like always, SoRa’s restaurant is very accommodating, serving the costumers without rest.

“SoRa your BiBimBap is really delicious! I didn’t know that a simple food like this can be this tasty!” an old man with bandana said.

”Really? I’ll make you more?” she asked while handing a soup to a lady next to the guy.

“Yeah, make more for this greedy man. He could eat your food all day!” the lady rants as she stares at the man. “You’re a good cook SoRa.”

SoRa can’t help but laugh. She is happy that her costumers keep on visiting her restaurant. She’s feeling relief and confidence every time she hear praises from her costumers.

“SoRa a phone call!” shouted by Min from inside the restaurant.

She quickly went inside, “Go out, there are still costumers” she commands Min as she holds the telephone.

“Hello?” she said wondering who the person on the phone.

“SoRa, how are you doing with the restaurant?” an old shaky voice was heard.

“Ah! Grandpa!” SoRa responded with excitement and a smile on her face, “Min and I are okay, and the restaurant is doing great too. How about you? Are you taking your medicines properly?” she asked with concern.

“Everything is okay here SoRa, my call is pretty rare so don’t question me with that.”

“I’m worried about you, grandpa” SoRa pouts.

“Why is my grand daughter always like that? I’m doing great here. I can still carry rice sacks with my strong arms.”

SoRa smiled, after hearing the cheerful sound of her grandfather’s voice.

“Alright, what made you call here, grandpa?”

“Well, I’m planning on a visit there this summer. I just want to tell you that and on weekend I’ll go there, okay?”

“That’s good!!” SoRa exclaimed, “You will feel refreshed here!”

SoRa loves her grandfather so much. Because he and Min are the only ‘family’ she only has after a car accident that took her parent’s lives when she was only eight years old. That is why, she only finished high school. After graduating in high school, she learned cooking from her far aunt and made a mini restaurant in the village.

“Alright. Bye, grandpa. Stay healthy, I’ll be waiting for you” SoRa said feeling a bit sad since he misses his grandfather.

When she heard that his grandpa hanged up the phone, she places the phone down and smiled for a bit. “I’m relieved that you are doing fine, grandpa. I missed you…” she whispered.

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In the planning department, everyone is busy thinking about things on how to improve the beach. And Sun is leading the team perfectly, he feels the confidence.

“There is a really active village around here, sir…” a man with bald head said.

“Really?” Sun asked, “You’re saying that I should hire some people there?”

“I believe so, sir. Since I heard that there are a lot of villagers there that wants to work for our resort. Even though they are just a small village, I heard they have high quality service” the man clarified.

Sun was not impressed, his disappointed face says it all, “We can’t relay on what you ‘just heard’.” he said with a mockery tone, “We should check if the village can really provide a good service to our costumers and guests. We need personnel that are ready to work and dedicate their service for the people of our resort. We can’t just hire them because they want to work here; we can if they can really sell a good service from the heart.”

The six men in the room, including assistant Cheol, keep on agreeing and nodding their heads. They are not expecting that, Sun, a ‘party-boy’ can be that serious when it comes to business.

“You’re right, sir” the bald man said with a smile on his face.

After an hour and half of business talking inside the office, the meeting was successful. They all left the office with smiling faces, and made the hand shake. Sun and assistant Cheol are the last persons to leave the room,

“You did well today, sir” Assistant Cheol said with smiling eyes.

Sun place his hand on the assistant’s shoulder, “You too. This will surely turn out good” he said confidently, “Do you happen to know the village that Mr. Young is talking about?” he then asked.

“Yes, sir, It’s a village, a bus away from here”

”Can you come with me, to pay it a visit?” Sun asked.

“Of course, sir.”

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President Yoon Su is looking outside his wide open window, as he looks at the waves rushing in to the shore; a smile is shining in his tired and wrinkled face. Then he went back to his chair, and starts to grab a bunch of paper to sign on.

And he hears the door opening; he then raised his head and saw Sun, wearing a purple A-shirt and shorts with a rubber shoes on.

“Tired of working already? So are you going to play around now?” the president sighed, “You should not walk around the building wearing that!” he scolded.

Sun pouts, “Come on, pa, it’s going to be summer. Let me be comfortable as I do my work…” he answered, “And are you kidding me? I’ll finish what I’ve started. I may wear this kinds of stuffs, but I’m serious!” he whined.

The president grabbed the pencil case beside him and attempted to threw it to Sun, “When did you learn of talking back, ha!!?!” he shouted attempting to throw it again.

Sun covered his face with his arms, afraid of his father’s violent action, “I’m just saying.”

His father released a deep sigh, “What now?!” he asked sitting down and placing the pencil case down.

Sun scratched the back of his head, feeling really comfortable with his sporty attire, “I and assistant Cheol are planning to visit the village somewhere here to recruit workers. So, I’ll be borrowing your assistant for today.”

“Fine…” his father said, tiding up his table, “Don’t make any trouble out there or else I’ll fire you immediately” he warned.

“Yeah, yeah, sheesh~” Sun complained, “We’ll leave now.”

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Outside, the assistant is waiting for Sun. He is standing beside Sun’s shiny sports car. Then he sees Sun coming out from the building looking all grumpy.

“What happen, sir?” the assistant asked.

“Nothing… what’s up with your attire?” Sun asked with a chuckle, “Can you be more formal than that” he added pinching the assistant’s suit.

“What do you mean, sir?”

Sun sighed, “Gah, wear something casual, assistant Cheol” he suggested.

The assistant looked at his suit, “I’m much more comfortable with this” he said.

Sun laughed, “Ha-ha, okay, let me see if you’re still as comfortable as you are now when we rode the bus…” he chuckled.

After a fifteen minute travel by bus, they finally reached the village. No one is putting special attention to Sun, because of his summer attire that looks like everyone else’s attire.

“Let’s search for a good store and people that gives service the offer them to work to our beach, that’s the plan, right?” Sun asked placing his hands on his waists.

“Yes, sir…” the assistant agreed.

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Sun is never different from the villagers there, because he acts like one and talks to them casually. When he sees a great service, stores, bars etc, he offers them the job heedlessly, giving them a special notice of acceptance with his signature on it. After two hours, they already picked eleven people to work for them, including well known shops: Mrs. Yoo Hee’s spa service, Dak-Ho’s mini wine shop, Busan’s entertainment bar, Park’s souvenir shop and many more.

“Alright, all done!” Sun said, sitting on a bench in the village’s mini park, “I’m feeling hungry.”

“You haven’t eaten your lunch, sir” the assistant said.

Sun pats his stomach, “yeah… you’re right, and are you hungry I’ll look for some place…”

“Not really, I’ll try to interview some villagers to ask more people for the job, now, why don’t you look for some place where you could eat?” the assistant recommended.

Sun stood up, “You’re right, I’ll go there and I’ll just call you when I’m done. You sure you’re not hungry?”

The assistant smiled, “Yes, sir” he answered kindly.

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The assistant went to a crowded spot in the market to look for good service provider while Sun went to the other side to look for a restaurant to eat on. He spotted a crowded mini restaurant. When he went there, he sits on one chair beside one costumer.

“SoRa, can I have more rice?!” one said

“Yeah! Sure!” she answered gladly, “Eat up guys!”

“More soup, SoRa”

“Yes! Coming!”

Sun is left staring at the cook in front of them, “Now, this is a service…” he thought as he stares at SoRa.

“Give me more of that, SoRa!”

“Okay! Take this home for your mom!” she answered cheerfully, handing a plastic to the child.

Sun is waiting for the busy SoRa to entertain him so he could order. But he didn’t talk yet, since he saw her still busy. He waits for a minute, but he notices that whenever a costumer leaves, more costumers come. And the cook still haven’t notice him sitting there… he was waiting for like a minute or two.

Sun stands up, “YAHH! How long do I have to wait before being served?!!” he shouted, finally loosing his temper.

Everyone is startled and placed a sharp glare at him. Even SoRa, is surprised. But, nothing can stop Sun since he is a short-tempered person.

“You’re service is pretty SLOW! Why are you making your costumers wait?!” Sun said rudely, “Your service here is moving like a turtle!” he added.

Everybody is speechless, since they are not expecting someone will complain about SoRa’s restaurant. SoRa became offended by his words, so she placed her pitcher down.

“What did you say?!” she shouted back, “You--unmannered complainer?!!”

Author's Note:

Hey guys! I'll cut the event here. :) Well, sorry if it's a too short but I don't want you guys to read a long chapter. ;P But anyway, I apologize for the some wrong parts of my story, like wrong grammar usage, wrong spellings and stuffs like that. I'm still a noob when it comes to english and wring stories. XD I'm working hard on improving my English since it's not my main language. :)

Please read and try to say what you think about the plot and such via review. :) I hope that you guys could stay with me in the other up coming chapters.! Thank You!