Returner's Magic Laundry

Chapter 63

When I pushed through the gate of Grandma Kim’s house and entered, the boss Kim, whom I haven’t seen in a long time, was looking around the house with guests in suits.

At the sound of the door opening, President Kim and the people turned to me.

“uh? Annam, what are you doing here?”

“Ah, hello. What’s wrong with President Kim? … . I’m here to see Grandma Kim. Aren’t you here now?”

“Annam, you come here often. But what? The house is now empty.”

“Uh, why?”

I was worried that maybe her grandmother was ill.

“I don’t know. After giving up her house, did her grandmother go to her son’s house?”

“Your son?”

“I was also surprised when suddenly her grandmother came to the estate and offered her house. She had no children and thought she was alone. This house is also a house that her grandmother barely built while doing all the dirty work.”

President Kim also seemed not to know the circumstances before and after.

I went out and headed to Grandma Son’s house.

“Grandma, Grandma Son!”

I opened the door with a loud shout out of urgency.

Fortunately, Grandma Sohn sat on the floor, and as I entered, she hurriedly wiped her tears with her handkerchief.

Her grandmother smiled as if nothing had happened, but her red eyes were telling it all.

“Grandma, what happened? How about Grandma Kim?”

“Okay what?”

What do you mean by saying that everything went well without end?

“What do you mean? Why did she suddenly sell her house?”

“She said she had a son. He went to his son’s house. Grandma Kim, I have a lot of pain, and when I get older, it would be difficult for me to dry myself. That’s good.”

“Is Grandma Kim going to leave her grandma behind?”

“I’m fine. Why don’t you go alone like this? I don’t have much time left to live.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Grandma Kim suddenly said that her son would have to go to your house. She left her alone and said she was sorry… … . I can’t hold onto someone who wants to live with my son because of my selfishness.”

As her hand-grandmother said those words, she cried again, she couldn’t keep up with her words, only shedding her tears.

It broke her heart to think that now she would be left alone with Grandma Son.

A few days ago, I remembered the two of them smiling saying that they only needed each other.

“I couldn’t even say goodbye. How are you going without a word?”

“Grandma Kim told me not to tell Anna. she’s just worried She wants me to tell her to be well… … .”

I thought there must be a reason why you left without a word.

“It’s okay if you take your son along and take good care of him… … .”

“You’ll be fine. He was speechless and blunt, but he wasn’t a bad person.”

“Yeah… … .”

She was saddened to see her grandmother Kim.

“Did you give me an address by any chance?”

“What is your address? I gave the address, but… … . can i find you I even gave her a phone number. I asked for it and my son gave it to me.”

Her grandmother gave her a note with her address and phone number on it.

“Still, I’m going to try and see if I’m doing well even from afar.”

“Draw it. If Annam has time, give it a try. I think I will be relieved to know that Grandma Kim is doing well.”

“Yeah. I’ll be here often, so don’t worry too much.”

At my words, the corners of her hand grandmother’s lips trembled again, and she only turned her head without saying a word.

‘I never thought of such a thing. This spring outing will be a bit lonely… … .’

When she came out of Grandma Kim’s house, the real estate owner Kim was also coming out of Grandma Kim’s house with his guests.

Mr. Kim came out to the main road, said hello to the guests and parted.

“Yes, then, think about it and call me.”

Looking at the faces of the guests who nodded her head and turned around, it seemed that she didn’t like Grandma Kim’s house very much.

I approached the back of CEO Kim, who looked like he was in vain.

“Chief Kim!”

“Aww, that’s a surprise! Annam, haven’t you gone yet?”

“Yes, I was coming to see Grandma Son. But did they ever buy that house?”

“No, I was forced to bring it and show it, but I thought it was too high. I am going to buy it for investment, but no one wants to rent a house until here.”

“How much did you sell the house for?”

“Seven thousand, but who bought this house for seven thousand? It’s old and on top of a mountain.”

Seven million won… … .

“boss?”

“Huh?”

“Can I buy Grandma Kim’s house?”

“Are you Anna?”

“Yeah.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Why?”

Why?

In ten years or so, this place will be designated as a redevelopment area, and we know that this dal-dong neighborhood will be demolished and flat, and then apartments will be built.

Anyway, I was thinking of looking for a house in this neighborhood to buy for investment.

But now, that wasn’t the only reason.

It was because if the house was sold, there would be no place for Grandma Kim to return to forever.

For some reason, I thought it would be easier to buy that house.

“You just don’t know. It’s a finance thing.”

“The price of this town is booming these days. It’s way too high I wouldn’t know if I pushed it all the way into an apartment.”

“I like it here. It is nice to have a panoramic view of Seoul as well.”

I remember the first feeling that held me for a while when I first came here.

“It’s not good. It’s hard to get up.”

“President Kim also buys a house here. In a little while, the price of this town will skyrocket.”

“What are you talking about? I’m also a real estate manager. I have information. But not this town. I don’t even feel like that. As Annam knows, Segye-dong was included in the redevelopment area, but only our neighborhood was canceled a while ago.”

“Yes, I heard the story.”

“It is a geographically disadvantaged place. Right now, the whole of Seoul is buzzing with real estate, so this neighborhood is seeing some trickle-down effect.”

You’d better buy it… … .

“then. I will contact Grandma Kim’s son, so if you call, bring your ID and stamp to the real estate.”

“Yeah.”

Coming down to the laundromat, I tried to call the phone number I got from her grandmother.

Fortunately, the area code starts with 02, so it was Seoul.

‘Even though you live in Seoul, have you never contacted me?’

When I dialed the number on my cell phone, I heard a signal and an incoming call.

It was the voice of a young woman.

Hello.

“Oh hello. Is Kim Chun-hee’s grandmother there?”

-I dialed a wrong number.

drop!

The phone hangs up before I can even say anything.

I tried again, but this time I didn’t even get it.

As I continued to dial, the person who finally answered the phone shouted in a nervous voice.

-Hey. I don’t know if she’s Kim Chun-hee or her grandmother here. I live alone here. I know?

“… … Oh yes, I’m sorry.”

It was as if the phone was given a different number.

‘Then you gave me the wrong address?’

I couldn’t stand it because I was curious, so I got into the car and started the engine.

We headed towards Nohwan-gu, the address of Grandmother Kim’s son.

‘I don’t know if a person called a son takes care of Grandma Kim well, if not… … .’

I just wanted to check with her two eyes to see if Kim was well.

It took us almost two hours to get to the place because the car was quite behind.

The address was on the 3rd floor of an old shopping mall in Nohwan-gu.

As I went inside and climbed the stairs, it seemed that there was no maintenance at all, and the dust that had accumulated with every step I took swelled up.

The building was in the shape of a digit, up to the sixth floor, and along the shape of the building, there was a corridor in the shape of a digit.

It is an open structure where you can see the sky when looking up from the hallway, and the midday sunlight from the top of the building came in to the bottom.

It was as if there was only one blessing on this building.

But after noon, the building was shrouded in darkness, even though it was daytime.

There were no windows facing the hallway, only the front doors were close together.

The hallways were constantly jammed with items left outside, and the railings were spotless with blankets and laundry lined up to dry in the sunlight entering the center of the building.

The duvet was hung weakly and damp, whether it was not enough to dry it dry in the short time of noon.

There were countless stickers on the front doors asking them to borrow money, and most of the flowerpots left in the hallway had withered because they did not receive sunlight or were not properly cared for.

If the address on the paper is correct,

Grandmother Kim’s son didn’t seem to be leading a very easy life either.

As I climbed the stairs to the third floor and walked down the hallway, I caught my eye on the front door, scribbled with magic number 315.

I pressed the doorbell next to the door, but there was no sound, so I had to knock on the door.

“Are you there? anybody home?”

I kept knocking on the door, but there was no answer from inside.

Even when I put my ear to the front door, I couldn’t feel the popularity.

After knocking on the door a few more times, I decided to sit down on a chair in the hallway and wait a bit.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

At that moment, a middle-aged woman walked by from the end of the hallway, and the black plastic bag with green onion leaves protruding from her hand rustled and made a regular sound all the way.

The middle-aged lady glanced at me, and she put her key in the door 314 right next door.

“there… … .”

As I spoke, the middle-aged lady stopped her motion and turned around.

“Is there someone named Jang Seok-go who lives in this house?”

“No. 315? I don’t know. No one knows who lives next door here. Isn’t there a mail under there?”

I noticed some mail stuck behind a dead flowerpot in front of the door.

When I took out the mail, the addressee was named Jang Seok-go.

Most of them were reminders.

Her aunt said just that and was about to go home again.

“there… … .”

I spoke to her again, and as she entered the door, she turned back to her tired face.

“Has your grandmother been living in this house for a few days? I think it’s been about a week.”

“I don’t know. I sleep during the day, so I don’t know who came. I go to work at night.”

“Yeah… … .”

“When I try to sleep, people come and make a lot of noise, and when I see the owner, they tell me to live quietly.”

“What kind of people are coming?”

“Who are you? Does anyone in this town live without debt?”

She throws those words out and slams the door shut and goes in.

She waited a long time after that, but no one came in or out of Room 315.

‘I have to go back today. After all, if I make a house contract with someone named Jang Seok-go, I’ll be able to meet him.’

And a few days later, I got a call from the real estate agent.

―Annam, I heard that Grandma Kim’s son is coming to sign a contract this afternoon. do you have time?

Finally got a call.

Although she was going to buy a house, she was worried because she hadn’t contacted me.

“Yes, yes.”

―Then, when you come to the real estate, bring your ID and stamp, and bring the down payment. I will prepare all the documents.

“Yeah.”

I waited for the afternoon to come and headed to the real estate.

When I opened the door and entered, I saw a man in dusty work clothes as if he had been working with Mr. Kim.

The man was quite dry, his skin was tanned as if he had been exposed to the sun for a long time, and there were many fine lines.

The man’s eyes slowly looking back at me seemed empty and empty, and he turned his head towards me, but his gaze didn’t feel like he was looking at me.

His pupils were wandering somewhere around my body, not mine.