Episode 139 Raid (1)

“… I… So, how much does the school cost?”

A woman wearing a shabby purple scarf. Lee Young-ja, who came to Daechi-dong for counseling for her son's entrance exam, said.

OK.

"Well… It must be seen that there is a slight difference depending on her child's ability, the remaining period until her entrance exam, and the number of classes she takes, right?"

She sat in front of her and opened her mouth with a smile as if painted by her admissions counselor.

But Lee Young-ja just looks at her with her dissatisfied expression.

“Can you tell me a little bit about it?”

Because she's the correct amount for her. Because that was more important than anything else.

'If it's too expensive... I have no choice but to give up... .'

When Lee Young-ja looks at the counselor with a nervous expression on her face, the counselor, who was trying to evade the answer, reluctantly opens her mouth.

“On average, I think you can expect about 50 to 70 per subject.”

At that moment, Lee Young-ja's expression hardened.

The amount her counselor was talking about was far beyond what she was thinking.

No matter how much work she needed for her son's entrance exam, the limit was clear. Because she wasn't able to make money without it.

"raw… She's more expensive than I thought... .”

Let's say Lee Young-ja with her sullen complexion.

"mother. It's definitely not expensive. As I mentioned earlier, our Daema Academy is operated in a small class with no more than 5 students per class, and a teacher in charge of each student takes care of the students in a one-on-one tutoring format.”

The counselor speaks in a earnest tone as if trying to persuade Lee Young-ja.

even.

"To be honest… It’s a really reasonable price compared to taking classes from 100 to 200 each at a regular academy.”

He looks at Lee Young-ja as if he really isn't.

However.

“Still, 300 a month is a bit… .”

Lee Young-ja's expression does not change.

No matter how much I thought about it, the amount the counselor said was unreasonable.

However, experienced counselors do not panic and speak slowly.

“Yes, it is. But, mother Have you ever heard of your mother? Even in the same Seoul, there is a huge difference in skills between students in Daechi-dong and students in other areas.”

At the counselor's words, Youngja Lee nodded her head. It's a story about student performance in Daechi-dong, because it's a story you've probably heard of at least once if you're a parent with children.

"Yes. To be honest, even students who are ranked 1st or 2nd in the whole school from other regions come here... You can see that it is only half-to-half.”

“Maybe… .”When Lee Young-ja makes an expression that is hard to believe, the counselor opens his mouth with a firm tone.

“Not at all. But is it because the students in Daechi-dong are all geniuses? No. It is the systematic system of Daechi-dong that makes it possible.”

“So, at least you need to estimate the amount I mentioned before you can go to the university you are aiming for.”

Then she continues with a faint smile.

“Unfortunately, since my child has been in the first grade since the first grade, it is possible to cover it with that amount of money. If you were in 2nd or 3rd place... Perhaps you should have thought of more than that.”

OK.

“… … .”

Lee Young-ja bows her head with her sad expression on her face.

"mother. I heard earlier that she didn't go to academy except for online lectures and was maintaining a first grade... Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to really miss this moment? To be honest, if you have that level of talent, if you manage it a little more systematically, I think you will be able to enter SKY’s upper department without any problems.”

But I never see an answer. I just wanted to have my son hospitalized right away, but... … .

'Well… 1 million won per month for school fees? No, it sounds like a hundred and fifty thousand won? If that's enough, I'll try to figure it out somehow. You only have to suffer for one year.’

When she thought of her husband's face, which was full of her dust, her mouth did not fall.

Even if she said she would increase her restaurant serving time, which she is doing now, it was an amount she couldn't afford.

"Phew… I will come back later.”

Youngja Lee, who could no longer hear her counselor's words, sighed deeply and got up from her seat.

OK.

“… If you miss this time, you will really regret it. In fact, it is our academy that students in grade 3 and below cannot come even if they have plenty of money. So, Mom, think carefully about it later. What really is the choice for her children.”

The counselor looks at Lee Young-ja and says:

the moment she hears it. I felt an invisible blade stabbing Lee Young-ja herself.

"Phew… .”

Youngja Lee endured her pain and left her academy door.

Then she went to the intersection of Daechi Station in Gangnam-gu.

I could see the students walking at a busy pace.

All you see around you is a school. Academy. Academy.

But among the many academies, there was no one that her son could go to.

‘Well, you should expect at least 250.’

'If it's the entrance exam class, it's about 200... .'

‘I need the base 300.’

money. money. money. money.

That was the problem.

It was obviously the land under the same sky, but it seemed that different prices were applied only here.'Phew… I don’t even have the strength to go in anymore.’

After a day of counseling for the entrance exam, Lee Young-ja seemed to collapse at any moment.

Every time she enters the academy and receives counseling for the entrance exam.

‘If you don’t have money, why come here?’

It was because their eyes, tone of voice, and gestures, as if implicitly saying, were unbearable.

But then.

“Aww! Joon Young! Why do you disappear after just taking classes every day? These days, I don’t even broadcast well!”

“How are you busy these days? Still, the classes are tight.”

"That is unfair! So, buy me some Haagen-Dazs mochi!”

“Ehh. Alright, I’ll buy you from the shop at Inma Academy.”

"Oh yea! You should be proud of your kids!”

There were people passing by her.

A cute little girl and a tall, mid-twenties man. Apparently, they were students and instructors at the academy in front of me.

My eyes turned to the atmosphere that was quite different from the atmosphere of the students and instructors I had seen in Daechi-dong.

and.

"I… ”

Without realizing it, my mouth moved.

Then her instructor, who was walking ahead of her, looked at her.

"Yes? What's going on?”

For a moment, Youngja Lee was startled. It was because she realized too late that she had called the instructor while she was dazed.

‘I’m crazy.’

She opened her mouth, waving her hand with an expression full of embarrassment.

"Ah… no. sorry. I'm out of my mind... .”

Then the instructor tilted her head with a puzzled expression. It was a strange expression.

However.

"Eh? Sam maybe... ”

The girl who was looking at the figure flashes her eyes and says something in the instructor's ear.

Then she nodded her head with a look of understanding from the instructor, and she looked at Youngja Lee and slowly opened her mouth.

“The weather is cold, so let’s go have a cup of tea.”

It was an unexpected invitation.

"Ah… no. okay... .”

That's when she tried to decline with her bewildered expression.

“Our school cocoa is delicious!”

A female student approached me suddenly and grabbed Lee Young-ja's arm.

For a moment, she looked at her girl, startled by the warmth she felt in her arms.

A little embarrassed. But she sees a bashful smiling schoolgirl. She felt the weight rising in her heart, which had just been shaved off.

She nodded her head as if possessed.

even soon.

[Hermit Crab Academy Alternative Branch]

I walked into the academy with them.

* * *

Shortly thereafter, the counseling room of the hermit crab replacement branch.

“I’ll just get up then.”

After the consultation, Youngja Lee got up from her seat.

OK.

“It’s cold outside, so you have to fasten the scarf.”

Her Ia Lin approached her with a smile on her face and gripped her loosely muffler tightly.

“Ah, after sitting there for a while, she didn’t even know she was released. thank you. Arin.”

Lee Young-ja looked at her Lee A-rin with her warm eyes and said.

"no. mother. Then let's go out together. I'll walk you all the way here."

after a while.

"Phew… .”

After seeing off, Ia Lin returned to her counseling room.

“Arin, you did a good job.”

I said, handed her her hot cocoa.

Then she took her cocoa and smiled softly.

"no. I came in with the intention of enrolling in the academy in the first place, so it was quite easy. … But what the hell did you do?”

"what?"

“No, I’m curious how you came in with Lee Young-ja’s mother.”

“Oh, that?”

In fact, she didn't know that she was looking for her academy even when Lee Young-ja called me in front of the academy earlier.

‘At first I thought you were just asking for directions.’

However.

‘Sam. Aren’t you looking for academy?’

Let's listen to Yuna Kim's whisper. I could tell she was a parent looking for her academy.

'How fast are you looking like that?'

“You were standing in front of the school. Yuna noticed right away.”

let me say

"Ah… So she came in with Yuna at first. no wonder… .”

Arin shook her head and opened her mouth.

“However, I was surprised that he made a decision so quickly. Others often ask questions and re-report, but they make a decision right away. It looks like you've been to quite a few academies. Maybe it’s because of the school fees?”

I nodded.

‘150 million won? No, all the subjects for the entrance exam?’

Because the look of her surprised stood out in her eyes. Perhaps she was given a much higher amount than she had expected from another academy.

‘So, as soon as we were informed about our academy’s tuition, we must have said that we would register right away.’

“I think our academy tuition is cheap. Because other people are surprised and ask again, right?”

I nodded. Because I initially thought it would.

Of course, there were many people who would come in even if they set an amount higher than that. I wanted to set the same as hermit crab academy's school fees.

Obviously, if the academy fee is raised sharply, there will be a problem of equity with the hermit crab academy's main office, and there will be more people who can't come even if they want to.

“Well, from what you said earlier, it seems like you already knew about the hermit crab academy.”

He then puts the documents written by Lee Young-ja into a file.

“Arin. So how many students have enrolled so far this week?”

When I ask, Arin smiles softly and opens her mouth.

“Let’s see… 35 students in Pre-High School 1, 61 in Pre-High School 2, and 54 in Pre-High School 3… So there are about 150 people in total.”

He then finds a list of registrants and presents them to me.

In the detailed list, the transfer details of the students enrolled in the academy over the past month were arranged.

“How many of these children have been transferred from the hermit crab headquarters?”

"Well… How many children have moved? How about Yuna and her friends? Other than that, they are all new students. Well… If we go on like this, the academy will be full within a month, right?”

I nodded. At this rate, it seemed that the academy would be full of students within a month.

It was right after the entrance exam was over a month ago.

[Launching a new channel on TK IPTV! Preparation for entrance exams and public announcements is also with TK!]

[Hermit crab school replacement, Noryang branch open! Now you can meet hermit crab academy live!]

It seems that it was a godsend to open hermit crab academy Daechi-dong and Noryangjin branch along with the opening of the TK lecture channel.

all,

[2020 SAT killer fingerprint! The hermit crab caught them all!]

The fact that the hermit crab academy was able to catch the killer problems of this exam was thanks to the quick handling of things when people talked about it.

just as expected.

'CEO! Already our TV subscribers have increased by 1.5 points!’

‘I keep getting calls from advertisers! When are you okay?'

The effect was surprising.

Because TK's market share, which was hardly likely to move, and large advertisers began to move.

Thanks to this, both TK and Yotube screamed joyfully, and I was attracting students online and offline as I was.

of course.

“Ehh… I've been resting for a while, but a lot of work is happening again... .”

I was only sorry for Lee Arin, whose dark circles were getting darker again.

In fact, she initially tried to open a confrontation center by hiring someone else.

However.

‘I never liked anyone.’

Therefore, I had no choice but to ask for help from Irein, who was on vacation.

'Yes? Is it Daechi-dong? Well… It's a lot closer to home, but... .'

And as a result.

‘… Then I will work in Daechi-dong during the vacation period.’

I was able to trust and entrust the work at the Daechi-dong branch.

what sometimes

“Hey, who wants to help?”

Every time she put on her troubled look, she felt as if she was a sinner.

"Well… Can I help you?”

Let me tell her with her trembling expression.

“Hey, I’m joking, I’m joking. The teacher has to go to class.”

She smiled softly and shook her head.

But when she looked at her complexion, she didn't look like a joke.

'I feel like I'm about to fall... .'

I looked at the clock. But there was still some time left before class time. So, if you hurry, you might be able to help her to some extent.

However.

“No, I have some time, so I’ll help you.”

"no. It's really ok. ”She just shook her head with a determined expression. She had a firm attitude, as if she couldn't get me to work.

"Well… Then I'm so sorry... .”

“I’m really sorry… .”

After she paused for a moment, she spoke slowly.

“… Please just sit there.”

Yes?

* * *

“Sam! What good are you doing?”

Before the lecture started, one of the students in front of me spoke to me. However, the content was a bit absurd.

"What are you talking about?"

When I asked with a puzzled expression.

“No, you’ve been smiling ever since, so I thought something good was going on.”

Oh, I did something... ·.

Probably earlier

'Ah… no! The teacher also needs to prepare for class, so you have to leave immediately!’

Thinking about how Irene was struggling, I think a smile leaked out without me knowing.

‘I think it’s the first time I’ve seen you so embarrassed.’

I shook my head and looked at the student who spoke to me.

even.

“I’m glad I thought of harassing you guys. Now, let's start class. Stay alert.”

She spoke her mouth with a serious expression.

Then the students looked at me with their eyes shining. There is now one year left until December. They must have been told that this time is also important.

After confirming that the atmosphere had been set, I slowly opened my mouth.

“Now, let’s start with the grammar… .”

after a while.

“… First of all, the foundation of a language is vocabulary. If you have a lot of vocabulary, you can get good results in the Korean language test and in the language area of ​​the SAT. I usually read literature, social sciences, non-literature, etc. on a regular basis. Understand?"

It was when I was talking to the students about the things they should prepare on a daily basis.

cook-

A laughter was heard from somewhere. It was quite a small sound, but it was just a sound that broke the pulse of the class.

I stopped class and looked around. The culprit was quickly found.

They are three boys sitting right in the back seat. He was one of the students who came in recently.

I've been disconnected like this a few times already, so every time I did, I was simply giving them a warning, but they didn't seem to want to listen to me.

“… So, first, solve problems 2 and 5. After three minutes, I solve the problem and start explaining.”

Once I had the students solve a problem, I slowly walked towards them.

Then the three students looked at me with slightly nervous faces.

“What are you guys doing?”

when i ask

"no. Nothing happened. Were you just studying?”

"that's right. We were just concentrating on the class.”

“Hey, sir, why are you like this?”

They looked up at me with their eyes wide open as if they were innocent.

cute guys. I smiled and walked closer to them. I even checked the textbook.

just as expected.

The textbooks of the guys I stopped by were in a clean, blank state.

“Aren’t the textbooks too clean for that?”

let me say

"Ah! I was going to do it from now on.”

"Yes. I didn’t write anything while listening to lectures.”

"that's right. The teacher’s lecture was so interesting that I forgot.”

Even the dog started making excuses that he wouldn't believe.

"okay? Then write it down quickly. Do you remember everything?”

Let me smile and say

"uh… that… Yes, of course.”

The boys nod their heads and look at each other with a confused expression.

Then eventually.

"uh… Hey, can you lend me a pen?”

"me too"

"uh… me too."

I tried to borrow a pen from the student in front of me.

“… … ?”

For a moment, I stared at them in disbelief.

Then, as if in embarrassment, their faces were dyed red, and they turned their heads to the desk.

No, these guys are planning to study, aren't they?

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