Chapter 280 He is my father
"This is what I wrote these days. Don't criticize me too harshly. I'm not a professional!" Liu Jae-seok carefully took out the small notebook from his trouser pocket and handed it to Zheng Xiuheng.
Zheng Xiuheng smiled deliberately, which looked very strange and made Liu Zaishi a little nervous.
Putting Yoo Jae Suk's notebook on the table, Zheng Xiuheng gently opened it and saw a lot of words that had been written and crossed out. He kept turning several pages before he saw the complete text.
"You were the first one I met.
You cried as soon as you met me.
It's because I'm happy
Or is it sadness?
I can't remember
There's nothing for you
Just been accepting
But at that time, I didn’t know how to thank you
Living in ignorance till now
Mom, even if I only call you this name
Why does my heart hurt so much?
For giving all
For you who regret not being able to give more
What should I say to..."
Zheng Xiuheng's expression gradually became surprised, and he suddenly believed what Liu Zaishi said. Maybe he was really good at Chinese when he was a student.
The lyrics are not perfect, but they are very straightforward and true. Although there are some flaws in the latter part, it only needs minor modifications before it can be used directly. This really surprised Zheng Xiuheng.
Although the second half of the lyrics were not finished, it could be said that 70% of them were already completed. He had not had high expectations, and even though he had written almost half of the lyrics, he had forgotten about them at the moment.
"I now believe that Jae-seok may have some talent for words. The lyrics are very well written and fit the code I used last time. I also tried to write a melody when I got home, and it matches the current lyrics very well. Let's create the rest of the lyrics and music together today!"
After hearing Zheng Xiuheng's answer, Liu Zaishi felt relieved, but he didn't want to make the atmosphere too heavy, so he smiled and said, "That's a must. I've said before that I have a talent as a writer!"
This time, Zheng Xiuheng did not complain, but just smiled, and then went straight to the point and discussed it with Liu Zaishi.
After leaving her brother, Zheng Xiujing walked around the company. Because she was brought to the company by Zheng Xiuheng, the employees outside had seen her before, so they didn't pay much attention to her.
Krystal Jung looked around excitedly. This was her first time coming to her brother's company. She thought that she would be able to train here in a few months, and her brother would also work here. Wouldn't the time they spent together every day increase greatly?
Krystal walked around the second floor and then went downstairs, wanting to go to the practice room on the first floor. However, just as she reached the first floor, she saw a short-haired girl in a black T-shirt standing in the corner eating bread. She had a loaf of bread in her right hand and a box of milk in her left hand. There were three loaves of bread in her pocket on the ground, and there were two empty bread boxes in her pocket.
Park Ji-yeon, who was eating breakfast, was very happy during this period. It was not because of the training, but because there were more and more trainees in the company. She had practiced Taekwondo with men since she was a child, but now she was surrounded by girls, many kind sisters, and a good friend. This subversive new life made Park Ji-yeon cheerful and she ate more...
Because she has been practicing Taekwondo since she was a child, Park Ji-yeon eats much more than the average girl. You know, her strict father often punished her by not allowing her to eat. So there were times when she ate one meal as two or even three meals. Anyway, she has become accustomed to eating more at every meal.
These are just some loaves of bread. If Park Ji-yeon hadn't been unable to resist spending all her pocket money during this period, she would not have chosen bread for breakfast.
But while eating, Park Ji-yeon suddenly saw a very beautiful girl in a white dress walking down the stairs. She had never seen this girl before, and she thought to herself, "Is she a new trainee?"
Seeing the girl in the dress suddenly standing on the stairs and staring at her blankly, Park Ji-yeon felt a little uncomfortable. Because she was raised as a boy since she was a child, Park Ji-yeon always had a little inferiority complex about beauty, especially with short hair. She used to think she looked like a boy.
However, during this period, Park Ji-yeon has gradually gained confidence in the company, because the president said in person that her only strength now is that she is a little prettier than others, and this alone is not enough if she wants to become an actor.
Looking at the white dress, then at her own sports T-shirt and sports pants, Park Ji-yeon looked at the girl again, and suddenly felt a little envious. However, when she found that the other party was still looking at her, she squatted down, grabbed the pocket with her left hand, and then reached forward.
"Do you want to eat?"
Krystal kept looking at the other person because she was curious, especially when she saw that she ate so much. She was amazed that this girl who was almost as tall as her could really eat.
However, when she saw the other person holding his bag and looking at her with an awkward but kind question, Krystal Jung felt that he was quite innocent, much better than the bad guy (Choi Sulli) who coveted her brother.
Zheng Xiujing ran to the bottom of the stairs in two or three steps, came to Park Ji-yeon, stretched out her hand and really took out a piece of bread from the box, opened it, looked at the fragrant toast, and said with a smile: "Thank you!"
"No need. Are you a new trainee?" Park Ji-yeon saw the other party smile, which was much more pleasing to the eye than the blank look he had just given her.
When Zheng Xiujing heard this question, she thought about it and nodded, "Yes, but I may have to go to the company for training in a few months. By the way, are you a senior in the company? What's your name? How old are you? Did you eat so much by yourself?"
Park Ji-yeon was a little flustered by these four questions in a row, but seeing that Jung Soo-jung was genuinely curious, she answered seriously, "My name is Park Ji-yeon, I was born in 1993, and I just joined the company not long ago. If you want to say I'm a senior, I don't count. Besides... this isn't much either!"
"By the way, what's your name?" Park Ji-yeon felt a little embarrassed by the wide-eyed look from the girl in the dress, so she wanted to change the subject.
Krystal Jung didn't really care. When Park Ji-yeon asked her name, she replied seriously, "My name is Krystal Jung, I was born in 1994. Nice to meet you, Park Ji-yeon!"
"I'm happy too... But, Krystal Jung, Jung Soo-heng, what is your relationship with the president?" Park Ji-yeon asked carefully. The two names sounded similar, so she was naturally curious.
In fact, although everyone knows that the president's name is "Zheng Xiuheng", no one knows what it means. It is not simply because one word has multiple meanings or there are too many duplicate names. The reason lies in the fundamentals of Korean.
In the past, Korea did not have Korean, and civilians were not allowed to use characters. Only nobles and officials could use characters, which were Chinese characters. However, this caused great inconvenience to the lives of ordinary people, so King Sejong created Korean based on pronunciation. Because it was simple and easy to understand, it was promoted among civilians.
The "Exclusive Korean Language Act" was passed in 1948, stipulating that all government documents must be written in Korean. However, Chinese characters can be marked in brackets when necessary. Since the abolition of Chinese characters would cause unclear semantics of Korean homophones, subsequent "Presidential Decrees" repeatedly supplemented the use of brackets to distinguish meanings, and allowed large companies' internal documents and private newspapers to use Chinese characters (using both Chinese and Korean).
Korean characters are a combination of vowel characters and consonant characters. This combination is indeed much simpler for Koreans, but it also has many disadvantages. For example, the most common ones are "Sipal" and "Sibal". The former means eighteen, and the latter is an insult. Such jokes due to pronunciation are very common in Korea.
In addition, since using only Korean for names can result in unclear meanings and too many duplicate names, the law requires Chinese characters to be added in brackets next to the Korean words to clarify the etymology and meaning.
So all the trainees know that President Zheng Xiuheng’s name is this, but they don’t know what it means.
As for Park Ji-yeon, she can roughly understand the meaning of Krystal Jung's name and Uncle Jung Chenggong's name, but she is not sure about the meaning of the president's name.
"He's my dad!"
“Snap!”
Park Ji-yeon's eyes widened, and the small bag in her hand fell to the ground...
When Krystal Jung saw Park Ji-yeon's look, she felt a sense of pleasure that her prank had succeeded. It was not that Crystal Princess was sick, but the last time she visited Han Ga-in, Krystal Jung asked her directly if she would be willing if her brother were with her and he would need to take care of her like a daughter in the future and live together forever.
In fact, when Krystal asked this question, both HyunA and Sulli were shocked, and their expressions were extremely interesting. If Krystal hadn't looked back, they would probably have been curious about how these two suddenly became like "twin sisters."
Han Ga In was very surprised at that time. Logically, she should have said nice things to build a good relationship with Krystal Jung, but Han Ga In could see that Krystal Jung was very serious, so she also started to think seriously.
Although Krystal is usually much closer to Lee Hyori and a little more formal to Han Ga In, that is just her personal preference and does not represent her brother's preference.
On the contrary, although Krystal won't say it out loud, if she is forced to choose a wife for her brother, she will choose Han Ga In, who is always warm to her brother and is also very gentle.
In fact, Krystal Jung doesn't want her brother to have a girlfriend. The reason is the same as what she worried about at the beginning. But this kind of thing is very difficult to stop. However, Krystal Jung doesn't know how to object to her brother having a girlfriend, and she also feels that she should not object. So the reason she asked Han Ga In was not that she wanted to choose her, but she was curious about Han Ga In's hidden personality and how she would answer her question.
