Chapter 119

Chapter 119

[Macaron]

Chaebols maintain their wealth for a long time and regularly hold social gatherings to exchange information.

Children are no different. In fact, they have more active gatherings.

Those belonging to the third generation of chaebols cultivate their own social skills through regular gatherings. They build solidarity among themselves and, furthermore, focus on gathering those who will follow them in the future.

But it wasnt anything special.

Even if it was a gathering of elementary school students, all they did was learn etiquette, build culture, and practice social dances.

If boys were in charge of organizing the gathering, the participating children would mostly be boys, and there would be some physical activities or games in between.

However, the gatherings that Eunha attended were hosted by the third-generation chaebols of Sirius.

The gatherings they hosted were quieter than those hosted by boys, and all they did was stroll through the garden, read books, taste snacks, and chat.

But he didnt mind.

Just having regular gatherings every quarter was already bothersome enough, and he didnt want to cater to the childrens preferences.

Eunha would rather enjoy snacks if he were going to attend the gathering.

Welcome, kids.

Seoyeon, its been a while~!

Youre a bit late.

Whats the big deal about being 5 minutes late?

Eunha and Euna were attending the third regular gathering hosted by the third-generation chaebols of Sirius.

With familiar steps, Euna entered the reception hall and greeted the children who were already present.

On the other hand, Eunha, who had been away for a long time, sat in his usual spot, feeling indifferent to Seohyun, who gave him a sharp remark.

It was the same seat he had sat in since the first gathering.

Hello, Eunha.

Hi, how have you been?

Long time no see.

Eunha greeted the children he recognized. They were all the children who had been sitting near the door.

There was an invisible hierarchy within the gathering.

Children had to sit in positions implicitly determined by each other based on their parents positions, wealth, reputation, and so on.

The childrens age or abilities didnt matter. The childrens hierarchy was solely based on the extent to which their parents currently contributed to Sirius.Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

Ultimately, the children seated around him were those who were considered at the bottom and could barely attend the gathering.

Now thats your designated seat.

Do you understand now? Keep it empty next time too.

Do you want to go home?

Feel free to send me. Noona will come along.

Sorry, but thats not my jurisdiction.

Eunhas father was the head of the Strategic Planning Department for Sirius Devices.

Given that Sirius Groups main business sector was devices, no one would complain even if he sat near Seohyun.

In fact, Han Seo-yeon had gone so far as to seat Euna next to herself at the first gathering.

Yet Eunha still sat at the end of the table. He was not interested in receiving attention from other kids and had no desire to act like the kids who sat near Seohyun, pretending to be close to her.

Todays snack is macarons?

Eunha, who was standing in an inconspicuous spot, was served tea by a servant.

He lightly bowed his head in gratitude, and his eyes lit up when he saw the macarons on the table.

During this time, macarons were not a popular sweet.

There were very few stores in Seoul that sold macarons, and they were hard to come by.

Eunha had only tried macarons once, which his father had brought from a business partner.

It would still be a long time before macarons could be easily found in cafes.

These were imported from Pierre Herm.

You got them from France?

As if she wasnt from a chaebol family.

Eunha picked up a few macarons on a plate and licked his lips.

Due to the presence of monsters emerging from the sea, international exchanges were not very active. Therefore, it wasnt particularly surprising that macarons were imported from France.

After all, it was Sirius Group, which ranked second in the Korean chaebol hierarchy.

How do you even know about Pierre Herm? Theres no one here who knows.

Seohyun, who had put down her teacup, gestured to the nearby kids with her eyes.

The kids who had become quieter since Eunha arrived avoided her gaze and seemed uncomfortable.

The few boys who were relatively unfamiliar with the gathering stared at him as if they were looking at an enemy.

I just heard about it.

Is that so? You got lucky.

Eunha shrugged casually.

Seohyun quickly lost interest.

At that moment, the kids who had been watching for an opportunity turned their attention back to their conversation.

The girls discussed recent fashion trends and snacks, while the boys occasionally made jokes or praised Eunha.

Eunha, youre really smart. You know what macarons are, and you even know who Pierre-something is.

I just heard about it.

Still, you knew what macarons are.

The kids sitting at the table spoke quietly to avoid harming the other kids.

Eunha reached out to the table, picked up a macaron, and put it in his mouth, accompanied by milk instead of black tea.

How do I know about this?

The girls ate macarons often.

Before his regression, Yoo Jung had forcibly taken him to a cafe after a meal, ordered coffee and macarons, and told him to listen because she knew so much about macarons.

Baekryeon was the same. After tasting the macarons he had brought as a gift, she had begged him to buy her macarons several times.

Of course, the first time he learned what macarons were was even earlier.

What is this?

Its called a macaron. It was brought here from Pierre Herm in France a while ago But you probably dont know what that is. If Yoo Jung brings you some, youll like it. Dont say I gave it to you for no reason.

Eternal Group, which ranked third in the Korean chaebol hierarchy and had main business sectors in finance and insurance, had a very complicated inheritance structure.

Yoo Do-jun. He was the third child of the first chairman, Yoo Seon-gyeong, and the second wife.

In the midst of the complicated inheritance structure, which seemed to almost ignore him, he had ambitions to take control of the Eternal Group.

Yoo Do-jun had met Eunha, who was the same age as him, at the high school academy. In exchange for financial sponsorship, he had pulled him into his orbit.

Eunha had to help him until the Misty Flower party stabilized.

The Player Academy may have had free tuition, but money was needed to maintain equipment.

A year after Eunha met Yoo Do-jun at the high school academy, it was discovered that the third son of the Eternal Groups first chairman had secured off-the-books funds through the construction company of the Dangun Group.

At that time, he had infiltrated Dangun Construction, stolen the double accounting books, and embezzled the off-the-books funds.

Then Yoo Do-jun, who had the power to bring down the successors, gave him macarons when he came back hidden in a garbage truck.

As expected.

She spoke loud enough to be heard over the next table.

You.

Yes, noona.

She called out Gong baegi with her mouth.

Gongbaeggi, who was pointed at, straightened his back and adjusted his posture.

Did I say something that upset you?

No. You didnt. I just Im sorry.

Dont casually use my name.

Seohyeon turned to look at the kids who had been tense.

Its the same for you guys. This gathering was made for you to socialize with me, not for you to use my name however you like or make assumptions about my feelings. If you dont like it, you dont have to come next time.

No one said they wouldnt come.

Whether it was a shock from Seohyeons words or not, the kids at Seoyeons table also seemed lost in thought.

And Eunha.

Yes.

Eunha also answered, ready to change the atmosphere.

He was prepared for a scolding.

Do well too.

Yes.

He could tell what he was being told to do without asking.

It was unexpected.

He had thought he would get a stern scolding, but he didnt expect it to end with just this.

It seemed that other kids had similar thoughts.

The kids who couldnt close their mouths had puzzled expressions.

Is there anyone who has any complaints? If there is

You dont have to come next time.

Her final words left no room for doubt.

What the hell was she thinking?

Eunha was too stunned to speak.

He couldnt understand why shed given him the nuance of favoritism.

It earned him a death glare and a few jealous glances from a few kids.

Having caused a ruckus once, Eunha could only silently accept the stares.

Eunha, are you okay?

I just want to go home.

He was losing his patience.

A social gathering where people talked past each other in a roundabout way was not for him.

So even after he founded the Mist Flower Party, he left most of the work to Yoo Jung and Bae Subin.

At least I got macaroons.

But there was still a gain. Seohyeon notice his great interest in macarons, allowed him to take all the remaining snacks.

So he quickly swept up the remaining macaroons before the other kids could say they wanted some too.

Eunha hugged Euna, not caring if the children saw or not.

Seoyeon, who had been saying things like, Eunha, youre really interesting, or Hey, you can call me casually too, while trying to start a conversation, was blatantly ignored.

But Seoyeon didnt seem to show any signs of being upset.

Do you know that our next gathering is going to be in the mountains?

Seohyeon appeared to see Eunha off before getting in the car provided by the Sirius family.

Eunha sighed.

If youre going to spend your summer vacation somewhere, why are you living here?

Seohyun scowled.

Oh, right.

Hmm?

He pulled something out of his bag in the car.

It was the dalgona he had made in science class today. (a sweet Korean toffee).

He didnt have much of a sweet tooth, so he hadnt known what to do with the dalgona before coming to the social gathering.

What is this?

Dalgona.

Dalgona?

Dont you know dalgona? Its a sweet made by melting sugar.

How can you not know dalgona?

Eunha stared at her in disbelief.

Seohyeon examined the dalgona as if it were something mysterious.

They often sell them in front of schools.

Theres nothing like that at our school. Do you really want to buy something from people you dont even know?

Maybe some kid from a well-to-do family.

Are you making fun of me?

Well. I made these, not some stranger, so you wont eat them?

Eunha purposely emphasized the part about making it himself.

It wasnt sold by a vendor.

Seohyun frowned.

She touched the dalgona inside the bag in various ways, then finally put it in her mouth.

What do you think? Is it good?

It tastes good. It has flavor, but its too sweet. You made it with sugar?

I melted the sugar and then added some baking soda.

Then you just gave me a lump of sugar?

Seohyun raised her eyebrows.

At that moment, Eunha quickly got into the car and slammed the door.

Uncle, please go to Hyehwa-dong!

Eunha couldnt hear what Seohyeon was saying outside.

Only when he saw that Seohyeon had closed her mouth did Eunha roll down the window and wave.

Enjoy it! Ill enjoy the macarons!

With that, Eunha received the macarons and tossed the dalgona to Seohyeon.