Incheon is located on the seaside 30 kilometers west of Seoul.
Quan Eun-kyung and Lim Cho-hye drove together into the Incheon area in less than an hour. They did not rush to the city, but went north along the highway adjacent to the city. Quan Eun-kyung's home is on Ganghwa Island under Incheon City. This is a large island located in the northwest of Incheon. It is considered a suburb of Incheon that is mainly agricultural.
When a specially selected ordinary white Samsung car crossed a bridge from Incheon City to Ganghwa Island, Jeon Eun-kyung, who was looking down at a fashion magazine, heard the reminder, looked up, and found that there were more than ten cars of various types facing him. The convoy came from the other side of the road.
The main reason why they attract attention is that there are banners hanging on the bodies of these cars or pickup trucks, or people are holding signs.
This kind of thing has become commonplace in South Korea since last year.
Quan Eun-kyung took a few more glances and just recognized a sign with the words 'Oppose the closure of SK Refining and give me my job', and suddenly felt that one of the silver pickup trucks looked familiar.
Isn’t this your own
Moreover, when I glanced at the driver's seat as I passed by, I saw a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and a cigarette in his mouth. He was obviously his father, Quan Yishun.
Just recognizing it, before Quan Enjing could react, the short motorcade had already passed by.
He couldn't help but lean out of the car window and take a look. Faced with Lin Chuhui's doubts, Quan Enjing raised his hand and gestured, and said, "The guy driving the pickup truck just now seems to be my dad?"
Lin Chuhui then glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, "What's going on?"
Quan Enjing thought for a moment and said, "Did you see that SK refining just now?"
Lin Chuhui nodded.
Quan Enjing said: "My brother works there, and my uncle."
Lin Chuhui immediately understood that this kind of thing had been commonplace in the past year, and did not make any rash comments.
Quan Eun-kyung couldn't help it and asked: "Chor Hye, do you think our Korean economy can recover again?"
"It should be possible," Lin Chuhui looked forward and said, "However, since last year, those in the government have made many mistakes."
"Um?"
"The agreement signed with the IMF," Lin Chuhui said when Quan Enjing asked, "is almost treason. It is equivalent to directly opening our country's economic door."
Quan Enjing didn’t quite understand: “Isn’t it great to open up? Now everyone is talking about globalization?”
Lin Chuhui thought for a moment and said: "Although our per capita GDP in South Korea has reached 10,000 US dollars, there is still a big gap between us and the top developed countries such as the United States and Japan. It is like, countries like the United States and Japan are at high altitudes. South Korea's rivers and lakes are at a low altitude, and capital is like water. Because of economic difficulties, our lakes are on the verge of drying up and have to be forced to open the water gates. Therefore, Western capital at high altitudes immediately Our own water has poured in, and it seems like our lake is full again, but in fact, this water no longer belongs to us.”
Quan Eun-kyung signed up as a trainee before even finishing high school. Her knowledge was far inferior to that of Lin Cho-hye, a top student at Hanyang University, so she was still a little confused after hearing this. Of course, I understand that those things last year were obviously very bad.
Lin Chuhui glanced at Quan Enjing's expression, paused, and did not continue.
Actually know more.
For example, the Westeros system they currently serve accounts for a large part of the water flowing into South Korea. From Lin Chuhui's perspective, she understood that the man must have played a role in the process of plundering South Korea's economy. Very important role.
But... so what.
They are just little women.
The men who control this country don't care about these things, and even actively cooperate with others. They can only take care of themselves.
Entering Ganghwa Island, under the guidance of Quan Eun-kyung, the white Samsung sedan arrived at the northern foot of a hill bordering a large farmland at the northern end of the island, walked through a few sparse rural houses, and quickly stopped in front of a house.
This is a single-story gable-roofed house that is slightly better than the surrounding houses. It has an L-shaped layout and has about five rooms. It is said to be better than the surrounding houses, but it has a blue exterior wall, which is quite beautiful. In addition, to the right of the main house is a warehouse made of white iron sheets. Within the half-person-high wall, some vegetables that have begun to wither in autumn are planted in the yard, and a few chickens are walking around in the vegetable patch looking for food.
Quan Enjing reached out and pressed the horn a few times, then got out of the car.
In the courtyard, a middle-aged woman wearing a light yellow sweater and her hair tied in a bun had also come out curiously. When she saw her daughter coming back, she immediately smiled and opened her arms to her daughter who opened the courtyard door and rushed towards her: "Eun Jing , why did you come back suddenly and didn’t say to call in advance?”
"I want to give my mother a surprise." Quan Enjing nuzzled in her mother's arms for a while without forgetting Lin Chuhui. After letting go of her mother, she introduced: "Mom, this is Chuhui, the assistant assigned to us by the company. He sent me back specially this time."
Lin Chuhui stepped forward, bowed slightly and said, "Hello, Madam Quan, my name is Lin Chuhui."
"Hello," He Yinshu also stepped forward enthusiastically, holding Lin Chuhui's hand and looking at it subconsciously, and said: "Miss Lin, you are so beautiful, more beautiful than my Eunjing. Oh, and thank you for taking care of Eunjing. , she must have caused you trouble."
"of course not."
After chatting for a while, Lin Chuhui wanted to leave and pick up Quan Enjing tomorrow. Quan Enjing also meant the same thing, but Quan's mother forcibly held her back and made her have lunch at home before leaving, saying that she wanted to thank her for her daughter. take care of. It was hard to refuse such kindness, so Lin Chuhui could only agree.
The three women entered the main room, and Lin Chuhui was forced to sit down on the sofa. Quan Eunjing went with her mother to prepare tea to entertain the guests. Before Quan's mother asked her about lying about going to the United States for "training," she mentioned what she had done when she came back. Insights: "Mom, when I came back, I happened to see my father driving to the city. What's going on?"
Quan's mother felt a little sad when she heard her daughter talking about it. While filling the hot water bottle, she said: "The refinery where Haoxian works is going to be shut down. It will stop work at the beginning of the month. It is said that it will be moved to China. This will require Two thousand people lost their jobs all of a sudden. As you know, your brother just joined that factory not long ago and it cost us a lot of money. Now he is unemployed before he can become a full-time employee. Of course your father does not agree. It just so happens that your uncle asked him to To help, I took a group of people to demonstrate, hoping that the city government would intervene.”
After hearing what his mother said, Quan Enjing blinked and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "This is so interesting. My father was a staunch opponent of the refinery back then, saying it would cause pollution and affect our farm. , also dragged people to demonstrate, and had a falling out with my uncle because of this, this time... haha."
Quan's mother saw her daughter laughing heartlessly and glared at her. She also felt that things were unpredictable and could only say: "There are jobs for two thousand people, and there is also your brother's job. Alas, your brother's girlfriend broke up recently. He said he disliked our family as farmers."
Quan Enjing took out the tea leaves from the cupboard and handed it to his mother, but said: "What's wrong with the farmers? There are many people in the city who want to be farmers but they can't. At least we won't starve. Well, Mom, I have lunch I want to eat stewed chicken.”
Quan's mother was greedy when she wanted to blame her. She noticed her daughter's thin appearance and felt distressed again. She nodded and said, "I'll catch one later and let your brother come back to kill it."
Quan Enjing was confused: "Didn't my brother go to the demonstration together?"
When her daughter talked about this, Quan's mother immediately became sad again: "Your brother should go to the Internet cafe in the town. After work stopped at the beginning of the month, besides helping your father with some farm work, he just went to play games."
Quan Enjing's eyes widened: "Dad, doesn't he care?"
Quan's mother was even more sad: "Whatever, a few days ago, your father ran to pull him out of an Internet cafe. After beating him a few times, he was lying on the road crying. Oh, it's so embarrassing. Your father loves face. I don’t dare to care anymore.”
Quan Enjing imagined a certain scene and felt ashamed.
The main thing is that my rogue brother is really a bit speechless. A young man in his twenties is lying on the ground crying and acting shameless in public.
Tsk.
Only a three-year-old can do this kind of thing.
Quan's mother looked at the kettle on the stove. Before her daughter could say anything, she couldn't help but mutter: "I was reading the news recently. It said that games developed by our country are very popular in China and the United States and have made a lot of money. Hey, What does this have to do with us, but what should we do if Haoxian, who is 23 years old, still plays like that all day long?"
Quan Enjing listened to her mother's words and stepped forward to hold her arm. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Anyway, we have a farm at home, so he will definitely not be hungry."
"You have to start a family. Girls these days dislike farmers," Quan's mother muttered again. Finally, she remembered her daughter and asked, "What about you, how was your training in the United States in the past two months?"
Jeon Eun-kyung avoided looking at her mother for a moment, and said happily: "It went very well. Because of my outstanding performance, I have now signed a contract with SK Entertainment. I will prepare my first single soon and it will be released by the end of the year. "
Quan's mother was just happy for a moment, then she reacted again: "SK Entertainment, or SK?"
Quan Enjing didn't know why: "Really?"
Quan’s mother was worried: “This one won’t also go bankrupt, right?”
Quan Eun-kyung suddenly became happy and shook his mother with a smile: "Of course not. Although they are both SK, they are not an industry at all. Besides, mom, you should also know about Kim Dae-jung's strategy of rejuvenating the country through culture, our music, and mom. Like the games I just mentioned, they are all enterprises that the country will focus on supporting in the future.”
After hearing this, Quan's mother felt a little relieved, but couldn't help but said: "Really... why don't you support your brother's factory?"
"It's none of my business."
The mother and daughter talked and made tea. Quan Enjing went to entertain Lin Chuhui. Quan's mother called her son who was playing games in an Internet cafe and asked him to come back and help prepare lunch.
Half an hour later, a young man with a height of 1.8 meters who was handsome but with a sluggish temperament and a messy hair returned on a bicycle. It was Quan Eun-kyung's brother Quan Ho-hyun.
When he entered the house and saw his younger sister, Quan Ho-hyun, who looked like a fool, was about to ask a few words about his younger sister's American training experience. He found that another girl with better appearance and temperament than his younger sister was also there. He immediately became serious and learned that Lin Chuhui It's just that Quan Enjing's assistant couldn't help but be more attentive. He even went to take a shower and put on the suit he wore when he went to SK Refining for the interview.
Of course, the subsequent scene of wearing a suit and killing a chicken is a bit harsh.
It was approaching noon, and Quan's mother was still thinking that her husband should finish his work and go home to have dinner together. Suddenly, a phone call came, and Quan's mother happened to run to answer it.
Then, I don't know what was said over there, and Quan's mother collapsed softly on the ground.
There was another rush.
It was Quan Enjing who called back and found out what was going on.
It turns out that at the SK Refining and Chemical Plant located in Linhai, Seo-gu, Incheon City, a large group of workers went to demonstrate today. For some reason, the situation suddenly got out of control. Many people rushed into the factory and started smashing it, and some people set fire to it.
Things suddenly got serious.
The Incheon City Government had to mobilize a large number of police officers to quell the riots.
Then, most of the people dispersed, but Quan's father was unexpectedly arrested.
The call came from the Seo-gu police station in Incheon, and the notice asked family members to send toiletries there. They also said that the matter was serious and that Quan's father might even be imprisoned for destroying other people's property.
The original joy of having my daughter come home completely disappeared.
They didn't even have time to eat lunch, so Lin Chuhui drove and drove Quan Mu and Quan Eunjing, who were crying and feeling like the sky was falling, to the city.
When we arrived in Seo-gu, Incheon City, we could see thick smoke rising from the sea in the distance, and the police station was even more crowded.
After struggling for a while, the family finally met Quan's father.
Quan Yishun, who had changed into prison uniform and was handcuffed, also looked confused. His mother was still crying and his brother was unreliable. Quan Eunjing could only ask himself, what exactly happened
Quan Yishun, who has always been a macho man, doesn't want to say anything to his daughter. The problem is that he can't say anything, but he doesn't know what to say.
All I know is that the demonstration team that was originally good suddenly broke out. Quan's father felt that it was obviously because the city government was unwilling to intervene. This refinery and chemical plant was probably going to be closed. His son's job was obviously going to be ruined after he had spent so much money. Money, so he got excited and rushed into the factory along with the flow of people.
Then, there were a large number of riot police.
Finally got here.
Putting on prison uniform and waiting for prison meals, it seems that this is too efficient.
As he talked, Quan's father became angry and cursed that it was Quan Enjing's uncle who cheated him, and the other party was also arrested this time.
Now the whole family can't take care of this matter.
The key is, what to do next
After asking Quan's father, Quan Enjing found the person in charge of the police station who was responsible for the matter. The other party's attitude was to let her contact a lawyer.
If compensation can be given, or if he can be given a lighter sentence, if not, Quan's father will have to serve at least five years in prison this time. Because SK's refining and chemical plant was really badly damaged, and if they don't compensate, they will definitely not be able to escape.
Even if you pay compensation, you can't get away with it, you can only get a reduced sentence.
So the problem comes again.
How can the whole family, a small family, afford compensation