It turned out that Chairman Seolmajung was conducting a street inspection with local lawmakers, municipal officials, and construction company employees.

Due to complaints about budget shortages and concerns about damaging the aesthetic sense of local residents, tactile blocks were not placed on the roads until Chairman Seolmajung personally supported the initiative.

This was also a joint project with visually impaired National Assembly member Joh Hyeonjeong.

In fact, they had planned to be here together today, but it was crowded and narrow to conduct the inspection with a guide dog.

“Many people questioned why tactile blocks were being installed in the ‘Create a Beautiful Street’ campaign. However, now that Chairman Seolmajung is personally inspecting, those who opposed may keep their mouths shut.”

The mayor quietly told Chairman Seolmajung so that the staff couldn’t hear.

“Weren’t the investment conditions for creating a street inclusive of disabled people? To receive money, it’s not about aesthetics but the problem of a grandfather aesthetics. Haha…”

Although he spoke with a bone-chilling remark, Seolmajung ended his words with a laugh.

That laughter seemed somehow harsh, and the mayor unknowingly hunched his shoulders.

The ‘Create a Beautiful Street’ project had been underway in this area for two years now.

As the neighborhood wasn’t affluent and lacked special tourist attractions, when a few cafes with unique interiors appeared, the area gradually became known as a cafe alley.

Then the municipal office came up with an idea.

They decided to turn this place into both a cafe street and a beautiful street frequented by foreigners.

The project plan was written, and they secured government funding, but it wasn’t that abundant.

Since it had to be a beautiful street, they hadn’t even considered tactile blocks that might harm aesthetics.

However, when Woojin’s novel mentioned the details of the cafe street project and Jihyun mentioned it during a meal, Chairman Seolmajung became aware of the project.

Since it would cost a lot to flip the existing road, he thought it would be meaningful to install tactile blocks on a newly created street, especially one planned as part of the tourism industry. So, Seolmajung carefully planned the investment with Assembly Member Joh Hyeonjeong.

When rumors spread that Seongha Group was interested in this project, various businesspeople eager to impress Seolmajung also came forward to support it.

The local lawmakers were naturally intrigued by this.

“The yellow pavement blocks will be laid out like this in the corner. This way, it won’t compromise the aesthetics, and there won’t be any clutter.”

As one of the construction company employees, who was in charge of the design, explained in detail while showing the file to Chairman Seolmajung, his numerous white eyebrows fluttered.

“What are you talking about?”

“Pardon?”

“You said it would be laid out in the corner? I don’t remember hearing that during the planning meeting.”

“No, to preserve aesthetics and adhere to the conditions…”

“What on earth are you talking about now!”
When Chairman Seolmajung stood in that spot, the people who had been following him all stood there abruptly.

“You’re saying you’re going to carry out a showcase business now! Haven’t you seen the criticism in other cities, where they’ve laid rectangular blocks instead of circular blocks in front of crosswalks? If you’re going to proceed with this project like that, I cannot support it!”

As the people who had attended the meeting glared at the employee with eyes of reproach, the construction company employee didn’t know what to do and sought anyone who could explain.

However, no one stepped forward boldly, like a tiger leaping in front of you.

Suddenly, Chairman Seolmajung turned around and spoke to the people.

“After the completion of this ‘Create a Beautiful Street’ project, if a thousand visually impaired individuals attend on the day of opening, I will double the amount of support initially planned!”

Everyone was left speechless by the sudden declaration.

Even Seolmajung’s staff members were at a loss due to the unexpected announcement.

Usually, decisions of this magnitude should be made through executive meetings.

Although he gestured not to write articles to the reporters around, flashes were already going off here and there.

“Show that picture again.”

After finishing the inspection and getting into the car, Chairman Seolmajung spoke to his secretary, who sat in the passenger seat. The secretary politely extended the phone with the displayed photo.

“Hmm. Anyway, these young folks these days…”

While scolding verbally, his eyes narrowed. His fingers skillfully zoomed in on the screen.

The face of his handsome grandson, holding up a small girl, filled the entire screen.

In the past, he might have made a fuss, scolding his grandson for doing something shameful in broad daylight. Now, even if his grandson danced naked in front of people, Seolmajung had no intention of stopping him.