Chapter 840
The car review category that was launched earlier this year was not expected to be very successful within Reverb.
The types of cars were limited compared to IT devices, and there were already many domestic and foreign magazines that provided high-quality reviews.
But what do you know?
The story changed when Kim Hyun-soo, the owner of a car center and a holder of 10 certificates in related fields, started writing reviews.
He filled them with various repair experiences.
Naturally, his sincere reviews attracted great attention.
As visitors flocked in, the review revenue soared, and many reviewers who benchmarked him began to produce high-quality reviews.
It was already proven several times that where there were good reviews, people and money followed.
However, the growth rate of the car review category was much faster than other categories.
It was thanks to Kim Hyun-soo’s reviews that brought out the latent needs.
Of course, Kim Hyun-soo also gained a lot of benefits.
He earned more income from reviews than from his main business, and he was able to expand his car center.
As his fame increased offline, Auto Magazine offered him an honorary reporter position.
He was a remarkable guy in many ways.
By the way, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.
‘Jun-seok built a data center, and Jun-ki used that data center for his business.’
Kim Hyun-soo, who established his position with Reverb reviews, was writing an article about Kang Jun-ki.
Before I knew it, my precious friends were intertwined and leading the change of the world.
This was also the future that Yoo-hyun changed.
Smile.
Kim Hyun-soo waved his hand at Yoo-hyun’s pleased gaze.
“Enough with the flattering words, you said you’re having an outdoor party for your mother’s birthday tomorrow? Is everything ready?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“What, you didn’t hear from your father?”
“Why is my father involved in this?”
Yoo-hyun looked at Kim Hyun-soo with a bewildered expression.
That evening.
Yoo-hyun spent a pleasant time with his parents in the living room of his hometown house.
With his father sitting on the sofa and fiddling with his phone behind him, his mother picked an apple from the round table and handed it to Yoo-hyun.
“Mother, thank you.”
“Thank you? It’s nothing. I’m more grateful to my son who came all this way for my birthday.”
“Of course I had to come. Da-hye will come tomorrow too.”
“Speaking of Da-hye, she called me. But how come the one who is supposed to be my daughter doesn’t even show her face?”
Han Jae-hee was suddenly brought up from Jeong Da-hye’s story.
Afraid that sparks would fly, Yoo-hyun quickly covered for her.
“She’s doing well in the US. She looked good in the photos.”
“Still, she should at least call me if it’s my birthday tomorrow.”
“Maybe she will tomorrow?”
“What. I know her. She must have forgotten that it’s my birthday. Anyway, it’s all useless no matter how hard I raised her.”
“…”
His mother’s grumbling was full of bitterness.
It was understandable, since Han Jae-hee had been working at the US branch for almost a year.
During that time, she rarely visited Korea or called first.
The only time she called was when she was excited that Lee Jang-woo won a game.
‘I have to talk to Jae-hee.’
It was a time when he had to play the role of an older brother for the sake of family harmony.
He made a mental note, when his mother’s phone on the table rang.
Ring.
Yoo-hyun turned pale when he checked the caller.
“Jae-hee must have known too.”
“She just sent a single message. She should call, call.”
“But still, that’s something.”
“Sigh. I should just give up and live, really… Huh!”
His mother’s eyes widened as she checked the message.
“What?”
“Oh, no, she has some money…”
“What’s wrong?”
His mother’s trembling hand held the phone with a short message on it.
-Daughter: Received 10 million won from Han Jae-hee.
-Daughter: Buy a luxury bag. Happy birthday.
His mother knew well about the easy transfer feature of With Messenger.
His mother’s eyes moistened as she pressed receive.
“I knew she would do this. There’s no such filial daughter in the world. Really, I raised one daughter well, really.”
“…”
“Yoo-hyun, you can finish peeling the apple. Got it?”
His mother put down the apple she was peeling and picked up the phone and got up from her seat.
His mother’s humming followed her back as she headed to the room.
“I have to hear our lovely Jae-hee’s voice. Lulu.”
Was she that happy?
‘Oh well.’
Kim Hyun-soo’s words flashed through Yoo-hyun’s mind.
Yoo-hyun approached his father who had been fiddling with his phone.
“Father.”
“Hmm?”
“Are you having an outdoor party for mother’s birthday tomorrow?”
“Oh, didn’t I tell you?”
“No. Not at all.”
His father whispered as he showed him his phone.
There was a sketch of the outdoor party venue on the screen.
“I renovated the vacant lot behind our new factory. I’m planning an outdoor party there.”
“At the factory? But why all of a sudden?”
“Your mother worked hard all this time, didn’t she? I prepared it as a surprise gift.”
“Um…”
It was an event that took place when his mother finished her side dish shop business.
She would obviously come in a state where her makeup was not decent, and she wouldn’t like that situation.
But his father looked very excited.
“I already invited all your mother’s friends. I’ll set up a buffet, and hang a banner. Surprise! How about it? Won’t she be touched?”
“I guess… she will.”
He had nothing to say since he had already prepared everything.
Yoo-hyun smiled awkwardly.
His mother’s surprised voice came from the living room.
“Really? So-ra too? What happened! Oh my! There was a big accident?”
It seemed that the person on the phone was not Han Jae-hee.
His mother’s face was filled with pity as she walked to the sofa.
“I’m glad you’re not badly hurt. The rest of the matter is…”
She glanced at Yoo-hyun, who quickly handed her a notebook on the sofa.
She gave him an okay sign and sat on the floor, flipping through the notebook.
Sigh.
“Don’t worry about work and just rest. Okay. I’ll take care of it. Even if you’re fine.”
She said she was fine, but her expression didn’t look very good.
Yoo-hyun asked his mother, who had just finished the call.
“What happened?”
“Ah, the store employees went out for a drink after work and got into a car accident.”
“Oh no. Are they all okay?”
“They seem to have bumped slightly. But they still need to go to the hospital.”
“Is work okay? You should take a day off tomorrow.”
It was impossible to run the store properly when four employees were out at the same time.
But there was a bigger problem than that.
“No, I don’t need to work for a day, but tomorrow is the day I have to deliver side dishes to the elders, so I have to open the store.”
“The elderly who live alone that you mentioned before?”
“Yes. They’re all waiting for me. But of course, all the delivery staff are gone.”
His mother had been donating side dishes to the elderly living alone and other underprivileged families for about three years.
There was a list of names on his mother’s notebook, and it was several pages long at a glance.
His father, who usually didn’t interfere with his mother’s work, asked casually.
“Should I help you tomorrow?”
“Don’t you have an important meeting with a client tomorrow?”
“Well, yes. But if I want to finish the work on time…”
“Don’t worry about it. You focus on your work. I can do it.”
His mother, who had no idea about the surprise party his father had prepared, cut him off.
Instead of his hesitating father, Yoo-hyun stepped up.
“Mom, then let me help you. Da-hye will be here too, so she can help.”
“Absolutely not. What would Da-hye think?”
“Then I’ll just work twice as hard, what’s the problem?”
“No. You came here to rest for once, you can’t do that.”
“Hey, what’s the big deal? This is when a son helps his mom.”
Yoo-hyun approached her and wrapped his arm around her, acting cute. His mother reluctantly nodded.
His mother seemed to be in a hurry.
She got up at dawn and cooked seaweed soup with her own hands before going to work.
There was a note from his mother on the dining table.
-Yoo-hyun, thank you for taking care of me and doing the grocery shopping.
“Geez. I was going to make you something.”
He felt like he hadn’t done anything for his mother’s birthday.
And why was the food so delicious?
Yoo-hyun felt his mother’s love in every bite and finished his meal.
8 a.m.
Yoo-hyun, dressed in comfortable clothes, got in his car and headed to the market.
As he arrived at the market, he received a call from Choi Cheol-woo, the deputy director of the National Intelligence Service.
He wanted to arrange a meeting with him in the morning.
He had a favor to ask him and he wanted to oblige him if possible, but this time it was difficult.
“Deputy Director, can we postpone it? I have to help my mother with her work today, so I don’t think I have time.”
-What? What are you talking about? That’s not possible. It’s a very important matter.
“What is it that’s so important?”
-I can’t tell you over the phone.
“Well, I also have a very important matter. I don’t know when I’ll finish it. Let’s just see each other in Seoul next time.”
-Doesn’t your mother work at Namdong Market? Then I’ll go there. Please spare me some time.
Even though he spoke firmly, Deputy Director Choi was persistent.
How did he know the location of the store anyway?
As he was about to ask, he saw his mother stacking boxes in the vacant lot in front of the market.
“I’m sorry. Then I’ll talk to you later.”
He hung up the phone and parked his car on one side and ran over.
Thud thud thud.
“Huh? Yoo-hyun.”
“Mom, I told you I’d help. Give me that.”
His mother was dumbfounded as he lifted the box.
“Why are you taking the ones I brought? You have to bring new ones from the store.”
“Oh… okay.”
“Let’s move the ones I sorted first. Hurry up. We don’t have time.”
“Okay, got it.”
Yoo-hyun moved quickly at his mother’s charismatic gesture.
His mother was helping 20 elderly people who lived alone.
If he included the nearby underprivileged families, there were more than 40 places to go.
He had to prepare various side dishes according to their age group, and pack them separately in disposable containers for immediate consumption and glass containers for long-term storage.
It took a lot of work to pack them and write encouraging messages.
But this was something the remaining employees could help with.
If that didn’t work, he could ask for help from the next store or borrow the strength of Jeong Da-hye, who would come in the afternoon.
There was a bigger problem than that.
“When are we going to deliver all this?”
Yoo-hyun looked at the destinations written on the paper in front of the huge boxes.
There was no staff to deliver them, and the store’s delivery truck was out of order due to the accident, so his mother drove her own car to deliver them long distances.
Yoo-hyun, who knew how to ride a motorcycle, took charge of the short distances.
He had to do more than just deliver, he had to ask how they were doing and greet them.
The recipients were so happy and grateful that it was rewarding, but even if he delivered non-stop all morning, it seemed like he wouldn’t have enough time.
‘If only there were one or two more delivery staff.’
He regretted it, but time passed.
-Yoo-hyun, can you make it in time for dinner with your mom?
If he was late here?
There might be a problem with the birthday party his father had prepared for his mother.
He checked the message and loaded the box behind his motorcycle and put on his helmet again.
Vroom.
Yoo-hyun’s motorcycle crossed the vacant lot.