130. Discrimination and resentment
Ji-tae continued quietly.
"There was a time when my mother passed away and I relied on my stepmother the most. "Because her stepmother, who was her father's secretary, frequented this house the most."
"... ... ."
"When my father, who was having such a hard time, got married because my stepmother was pregnant, I was actually happy that I had a mother again. ... ... I only found out when I became an elementary school student. "My stepmother can't be my biological mother."
Jiheon listened to Jitae's story in silence. It was the first time his brother spoke to him at such length.
"Before that, I didn't even know that discrimination was discrimination."
"... ... ."
"After that, I would have been jealous of you forever."
It was the first time I heard my brother's inner thoughts. Like Ji-heon, Ji-tae also lived without being able to fix the door of his heart that had been closed for a long time, with rust on its hinges.
"sorry. "You must have had your own difficulties."
Ji-tae's attitude was solemn, as if he had heard that Ji-heon had cut off from his mother.
"... ... "I didn't know my brother had those feelings."
"It's okay now. "It's nothing."
Ji-tae said it was okay and looked somewhat relieved.
"Anyway, congratulations on your wedding. "It's late to have a daughter, but congratulations."
Ji-tae, who gave an unusual congratulatory message, said hello to Jae-kwang, No-won, and Yena and left immediately.
Perhaps Ji-tae took time out of his busy schedule to visit his younger brother in order to shake off old resentment and congratulate him on his new beginning. Thanks to Ji-tae, Ji-heon also felt relieved.
Even after Ji-tae left, Jae-gwang and Yena's match continued. Yena won both matches, and Jaekwang laughed even though he lost.
There was no trace of his father, who had strictly scolded Jiheon back then, telling him not to show his feelings when playing baduk. His father's shoulders, which had seemed so big when he was young, were now smaller than his own.
The gift offensive continued. Jaekwang gave Yena her colored pencil set, saying he bought it the day before while on a business trip abroad. Yena ran around after receiving her gift and picked up her colored pencils.
A two-headed figure with a large head and thin torso and limbs was drawn on the paper. It was a cute drawing that made me wonder if it was a personified frog. Yena took the picture she put so much effort into to Jaekwang.
"Grandpa, this is a gift."
"What is this?"
"I'm your grandfather."
oh my god.
Noon wanted to get in between Jaekwang and Yena right away and correct the picture. I think we should at least make Grandpa Frog wear his pants properly.
"Picasso was here!"
However, contrary to Noon's concerns, Jaekwang really liked the painting.
"My granddaughter is going to be an artist!"
Jaekwang expressed his admiration as he looked at the painting, as if he had truly confirmed the second coming of Picasso. Now, that painting has a noble destiny to be stored in a gold-rimmed frame, right in the center of Jaekwang's company office, with the name Sophisticated Group attached to it.
