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Chapter 33: So What Does Mom Do Here?
The next morning.
"What? You want to work part-time? At our used car dealership?"
"Yes... if it's okay, I'd like to gain some work experience before starting college..."
Kwak Young-cheol acted like a married couple, sleeping in the master bedroom until morning and even eating breakfast prepared by Mom together with me. It was... an awkward situation, but I held back and made the proposal to him.
"...Hyeon-seong. I'll just give you an allowance. Why don't you get your driver's license during the break instead?"
Mom tried to stop me with a worried expression, but
"No, it's fine. Go ahead and work part-time, Hyeon-seong! Haha. That's right, you should gain some work experience. Come start working from tomorrow."
"Oppa..."
"Na-yeon. It's not good to be too attached to the kids either. They need to develop independence when it's time. Don't argue, just let him work starting tomorrow."
"..."
Mom was so tense her pupils were shaking at the news I'd be coming to work part-time...
Kwak Young-cheol was looking at me with eyes that seemed amused.
I also gritted my teeth and met his gaze head-on.
Mom's workplace.
Since she started working there, these strange things have been happening, so I need to find out what's been going on.
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January 9, 2023.
Mom looks sexier than others even when wearing the same suit.
It's probably because her breasts are large, her waist is slim, and her butt is... so lifted it's hard to find in Korea.
"Hyeon-seong. Can you come pull up this zipper?"
"Huh?"
Morning commute time.
Mom was putting on her usual skin-tight H-line skirt, but today's outfit had the zipper in the back.
"No matter how I try, I can't reach it in the back... whine"
I think they call this type of clothing high-waisted. The waist of the skirt came up so high it covered her entire lower abdomen. It emphasized her slim waist and made her legs look longer by raising the skirt line.
The zipper was in the back, but
Because Mom's butt was so big, the already tight skirt was stuck tightly on her butt and wouldn't zip up easily.
"Whine. Is Mom's butt too big?"
"...Lose some weight"
"What are you saying. Where do I have any weight to lose?"
I said it grumpily on purpose.
Seeing Mom's butt sticking out between the skirt zipper from behind...
Bad thoughts kept coming to mind as I recalled yesterday's events.
I forcibly held back and zipped up the skirt all the way.
"Oh. Thanks. But you don't have to work part-time. Mom is earning good money..."
Mom seemed anxious like a puppy that needed to poop ever since I said I wanted to work part-time yesterday. So she kept trying to persuade me that I didn't need to work whenever she had the chance.
But that only made me more determined to go check out that used car dealership for myself.
"I told you it's not about the money. I need to gain work experience."
"...It's admirable, but..."
"It's fine. I'm doing it because I want to."
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I ended up commuting to work with Mom on my first day.
But...
"Mom. Did you... always commute by taxi?"
"Yeah. How else without a car?"
"I mean, there's the subway too..."
"Eh. That's too much trouble~"
Oh my goodness.
The officetel Kwak Young-cheol bought us may be modest in size, but it's in the perfect location near a subway station to get anywhere in Seoul easily. The used car dealership is only a 5 minute walk from the station too.
But Mom insists on calling a taxi to commute, and the fare alone is 10,000 won.
...She usually gets a ride home from Kwak Young-cheol in the evenings, but is this really an appropriate spending habit?
"Ah. Right. I need to hand out coffee."
On top of that, Mom stopped at Starbucks and bought a bunch of coffees to bring.
"Huh? Why the coffee?"
"To hand out since my son is starting as a new employee. I need to ask them to look after you well."
"..."
Hmm. How should I put this.
Mom has definitely gotten younger.
Honestly, she always looked extremely young for her age, appearing like a college student even with a 3 as the first digit of her age.
But regardless of looks, when I was becoming a high school senior, after living at home for so long without any social life, she seemed a bit listless. She had that laziness typical of someone with no motivation for anything.
But since starting work, I'm not sure if it's just my impression, but her skin seems firmer, her expression much brighter. She seems full of vitality somehow.
Her way of speaking seems younger too, so now if she didn't say anything, she'd look just like a college student or young professional.
Actually, she's only 32 years old so it's not particularly old, but anyway, Mom looked much more vibrant than before.
'...Am I seeing everything negatively because I dislike that Kwak Young-cheol bastard?'
Thinking back, Kwak Young-cheol has actually done a lot for our family.
The 13-pyeong two-room officetel... it's in a prime location near the subway station so it must be quite expensive.
Seeing Mom's outfits and the bags she carries filled with luxury items worth millions of won each, he must have gifted her at least tens of millions over the past few months.
Hey you son of a bitch
How can you say that when Mom was violated and fucked by that bastard in the next room!
But even if you say that...
I've been seeing Mom get abused in various ways by Dad since I was young.
Spanking her butt, hitting her breasts. Cursing at her. Dad did all those things to Mom too, and
Mom clearly enjoyed that kind of play.
Otherwise she wouldn't have moaned so loudly the kids could hear.
From my perspective, Mom clearly has a tendency to enjoy being abused, so this doesn't feel entirely forced.
After taking a step back and cooling my head, honestly, if this is what both Mom and Kwak Young-cheol want and they agreed to it, I felt I had nothing to say.
I don't have the right to tell grown adults what to do with their sex lives.
"..."
So I kept glancing at Mom sitting next to me, wondering how much I should interfere, or if I should get involved at all.
Whatever the case, it's a fact that Mom is living much younger and more energetically since meeting Kwak Young-cheol. So my feelings are even more complicated.
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After paying the 10,000 won taxi fare, Mom and I entered the used car dealership. As we entered the customer reception hall, the employees who had already arrived were gathered in small groups drinking coffee, and their gazes suddenly focused on us.
It seems Kwak Young-cheol had already announced I'd be coming to work yesterday so they all knew, but seeing the age difference between Mom and me in person seemed to surprise them.
"Hello. I'm Kang Hyeon-seong, Seo Na-yeon's son. Please take care of me."
"..."
A slightly awkward silence.
The employees glanced at each other for a very brief moment, then
Clap clap clap clap!
All the employees in front of me applauded to welcome me. A man in his 30s in the center stepped forward and offered a handshake.
"I heard from the boss. That Na-yeon's son is starting part-time work today. Nice to meet you. I'm Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-ho, and I'll be your supervisor from today so you can learn from me."
"Thank you! I look forward to working with you!"
Though I had experience working part-time at a convenience store, this was my first time working at a proper business even if small, so I was somewhat fired up. I wasn't lying to Mom about wanting to gain work experience before college.
"I thought it was a joke when I heard Na-yeon's son was starting college this year, but it's true"
"Really. How young was she when she had him?"
"If you calculate... wow, she was in 7th grade?"
"That's crazy..."
Of course, the age difference between Mom and me was newly shocking enough for them to openly whisper amongst themselves even with us right there. A 19-year-old son, but Mom is only 31. Even by Korean age reckoning she's just 33.
Moreover, Mom looks like just a college student or young professional at face value, whether due to natural youthfulness or anti-aging genes, so the visible age difference between Mom and me looked even more shockingly small than the actual age difference.
"Alright everyone. Let's disperse and get to work."
"Yes sir"
As Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-ho clapped and dismissed everyone, the employees scattered. With Boss Kwak Young-cheol absent, it seems Kim is acting as the deputy.
While the other employees all dispersed, Mom still seemed to have lingering concerns or worries and came over to whisper to me.
"Hyeon-seong. Don't be nervous and do well, okay?"
"I'll be fine, Mom"
"Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-ho is a good person so learn a lot from him! Fighting!"
Mom seemed even more nervous than me.
"Alright then. Hyeon-seong. Let's start learning the job."
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True to Mom's assessment of him as a good person, Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-ho maintained a friendly smile as he taught me the work.
"Like all used car dealerships, our shop is small scale so one person has to take on multiple roles. To put it positively, it's flexible, but negatively, the work isn't well divided so capable people end up shouldering more..."
The structure of the used car dealership as explained by Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-ho was simple:
When buying a used car, assess its value.
For customers selling used cars, find as many flaws as possible to drive down the price. For buying customers, thoroughly inspect the car to maximize profit. The initial vehicle inspection is done by the expert mechanic Mr. Koo.
Inspect the car and repair to hide flaws. Mr. Koo handles simple repairs, while more specialized work is sent to affiliated repair shops.
Take photos and videos to upload to the shop website and promote through social media. Usually the youngest - typically someone good with computers - handles this, which would be my main job as the part-timer.
When customers visit, the receptionist greets them and connects them to the appropriate dealer. The dealer then tries to maximize profit by negotiating hard. Of course, the more profit made selling low-value inventory like flood-damaged cars, the better, so dealers need to have some thuggish qualities to do well
...according to dealer Deputy Manager Kim Cheol-ho... is this a self-evaluation?
Miscellaneous tasks - car washing, photo taking, assisting with advertising, document processing, etc... all the leftover work from each task becomes the youngest's job... which would now be my job as the newbie.
Other administrative and office work... since it's a small company, the accountant Oh Da-hye handles most of it.
"...Um, but... then what does my mom do as an accountant?"
At that question, Mr. Kim Cheol-ho was momentarily flustered before answering evasively with that friendly smile again.
"Well, that... your mother is in charge of customer reception. Since she's... so beautiful, she handles the initial reception. Ms. Seo Na-yeon greets customers first and then connects them to our dealers."
Hmm... I see...
Thinking that, I was able to see Mom actually greeting customers a little while later...
"Oh my. You came again today? You like espresso for your coffee, right? Hehe"
"Y-yes, thank you, haha"
...
I could see why Mom's outfit was always that short micro-mini skirt and figure-revealing blouse.
The eyes of the mostly male customers... were all focused on Mom's large buttocks and thighs wrapped in that tight skirt. Fuck.
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