Tae In left early in the morning, driving Yeong Won’s car to Gapyeong.

While grumbling, Hui Won and Yeong Won decided to help Tae In with her work.

After graduating from university, Hui Won gave up preparing for a public official for a long time, and Yeong Won said he recently quit his business.

The two without jobs were stuck in their father’s shop, and it happened that they met Tae In, who happened to visit.

In fact, Hui Won had majored in clothing design. She had shown exceptional talent from when she was in school.

They had promised to start a business together in the future, but they grew apart due to their parents’ affairs.

Because of that incident, Hui Won lost her dream, and Tae In lost her family.

They had one more reason to take revenge.

On the day Tae In visited her hometown, she placed a eavesdropping device under the table while talking to her father.

She placed it because her father and Yeong Gap always had important conversations in the study. She might have found an important clue.

“Why Gapyeong, though?”
“There’s a leather craftsman in the market there. There are also good restaurants.”
In response to Yeong Won’s question, Tae In mumbled with a chicken skewer she bought from the rest area in her mouth.

“Do you want to talk about good restaurants while eating chicken skewers?”
When Yeong Won seemed fed up, Hui Won, sitting in the back seat, shoved a hot dog into her mouth and pretended not to eat it.

There were many talented people in the market. The artisans in each field were hiding their identities like reclusive masters.

A reliable supplier was needed to start a business.

Most market traders had worked with wholesale companies for a long time, so they might have been able to get help.

And one more thing.

If the factory started to operate, manpower was needed. Trustworthy personnel who would not be manipulated by Se Ji or Yeong Gap.

“I’m being watched right now, so I can’t move rashly. But doesn’t it look like friends are going to Gapyeong to play?”
“Se Tae In, you’re really cornered. Are you going to say such shameless things? We’ve never been out together.”
Hui Won, who had swallowed her hot dog, retorted slyly.

“You keep complaining after following me. If you don’t like it, go back.”
“So where’s the good restaurant?”
Tae In, who had parked the car near the Gapyeong market and entered the market, was startled and stopped.

The shops were all closed and no traders were visible.

“Isn’t it a day off today?”
“…No, it isn’t.”
In response to Hui Won’s question, Tae In shook her head.

Today was not a day off.

It was strange that no one was there at a busy time.

“Tae Sik’s sister?”
Then, a familiar voice calling Tae In came.

When Tae In turned her head, Jung Don was standing there.

His long fringe, which had been due for a cut, covered his eyes. It seemed he had grown a little taller in the meantime.

“Jung Don, have you been well?”
Jung Don nodded vigorously.

“And you? Did you meet your family well?”
“I did meet them… But Jung Don, why is the market like this?”
“I don’t know if it’s redevelopment or what. Scary men were yelling for everyone to leave.”

The face of Jungdon, who was explaining, was gloomy. His tiny hands, like ferns, trembled as if recalling that memory. Tae In tightly held Jungdon’s hand.

“Redevelopment? Grandmother?”
“Yes. She went to pick herbs.”
Worried that grandmother might have been hurt, Tae In breathed a sigh of relief.

“Tae Shik’s sister! I completed the puzzle.”
“You’re amazing. I knew you would, so I bought another one.”
Whether the twins looked with strange eyes or not, Tae In, who met a friend after a long time, handed the newly bought puzzle to Jungdon with a happy face.

“But sister, did your phone number change? Some bratty kid answered.”
“It didn’t change. Ah, it must be my younger sibling.”
Yeongwon, who had been quietly watching, whispered in Tae In’s ear.

“Do you have a hidden son?”
“No, he’s a friend.”
“What’s with the Tae Shik?”
“I have my reasons.”
Tae In slapped Yeongwon’s back and pushed him away.

“Jungdon, but where is the leather workshop uncle over there?”
“He might be in the soup restaurant. He drinks rice wine there, on credit.”
“Did you have lunch?”
“No.”
Tae In headed to the soup restaurant at the end of the market with Jungdon and the twins.

The soup restaurant was packed with merchants.

“Is this place really a gourmet restaurant?”
Heewon, who was serious about gourmet places, kept asking with an anxious face.

“Who is this? Isn’t this Tae Shik?”
The merchants greeted Tae In with joy.

Mora sat on the sofa and watched Arin.

She knew what it meant to take care of someone, but she had neither the strength nor the will to do it passionately.

This was quite an effort for her.

That the daughterinlaw was despicable was despicable, but the child had done no wrong.

Arin didn’t play with a cell phone like kids these days, and wasn’t interested in TV.

She read fairy tales or drew pictures in a sketchbook.

She thought it would be annoying, but it wasn’t at all. In that respect, she was exactly like her sister.