Real Man

Chapter 348:

Chapter 348

Yoo-hyun didn’t know exactly what they were saying, but he could tell they were in a good mood.

Lee Young-nam, the village head, spoke to Yoo-hyun, who was smiling brightly.

“I agree with you completely. Reviving the village should be our priority.”

“You have a great vision, sir. I’m learning a lot from you.”

Lee Young-nam puffed up his chest at Yoo-hyun’s flattery.

“Haha. We’re the ones who are grateful to you, not the other way around.”

“Don’t say that. We’re on the same team, aren’t we?”

“Same team?”

“Of course. Come on, let’s toast to our team.”

Yoo-hyun lifted his glass cheerfully, and the villagers followed suit with laughter.

“Hahaha. This guy is something.”

“…”

The workers at Yeontae’s factory also reluctantly raised their glasses.

This was the time to make a good impression quickly and firmly.

Yoo-hyun shouted loudly.

He proposed a toast for the development of Yeontae-ri village, not Yeontae’s factory.

“For the prosperity of Yeontae-ri.”

“For Yeontae-ri.”

Clank. Clank. Clank.

The glasses clinked, and laughter filled the air for a long time.

That’s how Yoo-hyun broke down the wall between the villagers and the workers with a few words.

He still had some things to deal with, but he had done well with the first step.

The next day, after spending time with the villagers.

Yoo-hyun took a break in a hammock at the edge of the forest after lunch.

He felt relaxed as he lay under the cool shade.

He had a martial arts novel in his hand that Kang Jong-ho was reading yesterday.

He wasn’t interested at first, but it turned out to be quite intriguing.

Flip.

As he turned the page, his phone in his pocket rang.

If it was a call, he could have answered it right away with his earphones on, but it was a text message.

He hesitated for a moment, then put down the book on his chest and checked the screen.

-Are you doing okay? You worked hard in Ulsan, and now you’re working hard again. Do you need anything?

It was a message from Maeng Gi-yong, his supervisor.

He could feel his careful feelings from the content.

He appreciated his concern, but this wasn’t the first time he sent such a message.

He had already received four similar messages today.

It seemed that the news of his transfer to Ulsan factory had spread late.

“Geez, I told him I’m fine, but he keeps doing this.”

Yoo-hyun sighed and sent a brief reply, then tilted his body to pick up the tumbler on the ground and brought it to his mouth.

The cold iced tea with ice cubes refreshed his throat.

He put down the tumbler again and felt a bit regretful.

‘It would be nice if I could lie down more comfortably.’

The hammock was too narrow to read a book, play with his phone, and drink iced tea at the same time.

It would be perfect if there was a platform outside.

As he was thinking about it, a frantic voice came out of the walkie-talkie on the ground.

-Team leader Han, the village head is here. Hurry up and come out.

It was Kang Jong-ho’s voice, who was on duty in the afternoon.

Park Chul-hong and Jo Ki-jeong were gone with the reassembled TV to Mokpo branch office.

Kang Jong-ho was left alone in the factory, so he must have been nervous when the village head showed up.

But why did he come?

-Team leader Han was right. It seems like he’s not looking for me today. But knowing him, he’ll come to the factory anyway because he’s impatient.

Yoo-hyun recalled what Park Chul-hong said with a worried expression this morning.

He couldn’t dismiss it as a needless worry.

Yoo-hyun had won over Lee Young-nam’s heart with his performance yesterday, but that wasn’t enough to stop him from coming to the factory.

Even if Lee Young-nam meant well, it would be awkward if he came too often.

Yoo-hyun didn’t want that either, so he needed to settle things cleanly at this point.

As he was thinking about various things, Yoo-hyun chuckled to himself.

“It’s funny how small things are, really.”

He had faced Apple CEO Steve Jobs not long ago, but now he was trying to please a village head.

It was amusing to think about it, but he didn’t hate it either.

There was something fun about mingling with innocent workers and locals.

Yoo-hyun snickered and changed into casual clothes leisurely.

He looked very light-hearted as he walked with a tumbler in his hand.

A moment later.

He arrived at the factory site and saw a truck parked in front of it.

Lee Young-nam was standing there with his arms crossed, and Bae Yong-seok was fussing over something on the truck bed.

It was a strange sight, but Yoo-hyun greeted him warmly.

“Sir, what brings you here?”

“Haha. Team leader Han, how have you been? I brought you something.”

He seemed to have something in the truck, so Yoo-hyun asked Bae Yong-seok, who was working on it.

He had seen him every morning when he went for a run, and they had drinks together yesterday, so he felt quite familiar with him.

“Mr. Bae, thank you for your hard work.”

“Haha. I’m not a boss right now…”

He seemed to like being called a boss, so he closed his mouth with a smile.

His eyes popped out in a funny way.

Then, Lee Young-nam pointed to a small window on the factory lounge and asked.

“Team leader Han, where is team leader Kang? Why isn’t he coming out?”

He couldn’t say that he was on CCTV duty, so Yoo-hyun made an excuse.

“Oh, we decided to have at least one person on standby for the factory management.”

“Is that so? He must be working hard.”

“Not at all. We have to follow the basics.”

Lee Young-nam nodded his head with admiration at Yoo-hyun’s words.

He had the same expression as yesterday at the drinking party.

Yoo-hyun turned his eyes to the truck and asked.

“Sir, what is that?”

Lee Young-nam didn’t answer, but called Bae Yong-seok instead.

“Yong-seok, if you’re ready, bring it out.”

“Yes, sir.”

Clang.

Bae Yong-seok opened the back of the truck.

Yoo-hyun’s eyes widened as he looked inside.

“Is that a wooden bench?”

To be more precise, it was a pile of wood that looked like the top of a wooden bench, with four sides and thick legs.

Seeing Yoo-hyun’s surprise, Lee Youngnam, the factory manager, laughed as if it was nothing.

“I wanted to finish it and give it to you, but I thought it would be too heavy.”

“No, you don’t have to do this for me.”

“What are you talking about? A man should keep his word. I’ve been planning to give it to you from the start.”

As Yoo-hyun had seen, he was a person who had some bluff but also some action.

It looked hastily made, but he couldn’t help but appreciate his intention.

“Thank you. I really wanted to have one.”

“Haha. Good. It would be a waste to leave this empty space. Is this a good spot?”

“Yes. It looks perfect.”

Yoo-hyun nodded as he looked at the vacant lot, and Lee Youngnam called Bae Yongseok.

“Yongseok, come down here.”

“Yes.”

Bae Yongseok jumped down and popped out with his big eyes blinking.

He had a large hammer and a long nail in his gloved hand.

“Manager, shall we start?”

“Yes. Let’s finish it quickly.”

“Okay.”

Bae Yongseok saluted crisply and went to the trunk to pull out the wood.

The bench was large, but the wood itself was also very thick and big.

It looked impossible for him to do it alone, so Yoo-hyun moved.

“Let me help you.”

“No. Yongseok can do it by himself. Right?”

Lee Youngnam asked, and Bae Yongseok nodded confidently.

“Yes, of course. Manager, please take a look around.”

Then Lee Youngnam looked at Yoo-hyun and pointed to the factory.

“Did you hear that? Why don’t you go to the break room and have some tea?”

“Oh… That sounds good. Then can you wait for a moment?”

Yoo-hyun hesitated for a moment and smiled as he asked for his understanding.

Lee Youngnam asked curiously.

“Why?”

“I need to prepare something to enter the factory as an outsider.”

“Huh? I’ve been going in without any problem.”

Lee Youngnam was puzzled by Yoo-hyun’s serious answer.

He had to make sure at times like this.

Yoo-hyun shook his head firmly.

“We can’t do that anymore. We have to follow the basics to make the factory and the village grow.”

“Oh. I was too careless.”

“Haha. We can fix it one by one. Please wait for a moment.”

Yoo-hyun smiled brightly and went into the break room.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

He could already hear the sound of nailing from behind.

Yoo-hyun went to the break room and explained everything to Kang Jongho.

“The manager is…”

Kang Jongho sighed heavily and replied.

“So he’s going to stay here until that bum finishes nailing?”

“Yes. I think so. What should we do?”

“Damn. I can’t stand that sight. I’ll take care of the outside. You deal with the manager. He came because of you.”

Kang Jongho pushed him with force.

He decided that it would be better to suffer than to deal with the manager.

That was what Yoo-hyun wanted too.

“Yes. Let’s do that. I’ll make sure he doesn’t think of coming to the factory again.”

“Hey, be realistic. He thinks this is his own place.”

“Just trust me.”

Yoo-hyun winked, and Kang Jongho shook his head in disbelief.

But he still reached for the drawer where the neck gloves were neatly arranged.

He was good at organizing things.

Kang Jongho put on the neck gloves and took a big hammer as well, then walked out of the factory grumbling.

He didn’t let go of the radio on his waist even then.

Meanwhile, Yoo-hyun stood in front of the factory entrance and guided the manager.

“Manager, please put this on first.”

“What is this?”

“You have to wear work shoes when you enter the factory. In other factories of Hansung Electronics, you can’t enter without work shoes.”

“Huh, then I’ll wear them. What else?”

Lee Youngnam put on the work shoes that Yoo-hyun handed him.

They were Park Chulhong’s, and as Yoo-hyun expected, they fit perfectly.

“You can also wear this.”

“You’re thorough.”

He also wore safety gloves.

Yoo-hyun immediately pointed to the safety rules board at the entrance and said.

“Manager, when an outsider enters, they have to recite these safety rules.”

“Is this the same as other big factories?”

“Yes. Of course. We have to follow the rules precisely.”

He exaggerated a bit, but it wasn’t a lie.

He had to know how complicated the procedure was, so he wouldn’t think of coming in next time.

Yoo-hyun looked very serious as he stood at attention and said.

“Okay, I’ll recite first. Please repeat after me when I finish each line.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Lee Youngnam stood at attention as well and nodded.

Soon, a loud voice came out of Yoo-hyun’s mouth.

“Yeon Tae factory safety rules. First, I…”

Beep beep beep beep.

Then, a loud alarm came from the break room.

Lee Youngnam, who was about to repeat after Yoo-hyun, blinked his eyes and asked.

“Huh. What’s that sound?”

“I’ll be back and explain. Please read this by yourself for now.”

“By myself?”

“Yes.”

He looked relaxed, but Yoo-hyun’s steps were fast.

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