Returner's Magic Laundry

Chapter 36

Instead of going inside, he slightly closed the open front door and walked away.

Only silence flows from the doorbell speaker that has not yet been turned off.

As I moved a little further from the house, the barking of the dogs subsided.

The sound of nervously opening the window followed.

Even if I didn’t look back, I could feel my grandfather staring at me behind me.

When I came down from the town and came out to the crossroads, I saw that three or three customers were gathered in front of the cafe ‘Forest’.

Mr. Yoo seemed to be busy brewing coffee.

Thanks to you, I also had a good income.

When I see the money accumulating in my bankbook, I feel like buying.

In front of the store, there was a message written on a black board saying that you could study at a cafe.

However, it was a time when neither laptop nor Wi-Fi were properly serviced, so it was not easy to see the scenery of studying with a laptop in a cafe.

Although KT has been providing Wi-Fi service for the first time in Korea since the early 2000s, devices using Wi-Fi were not common at that time, and there were even many laptops without Wi-Fi function.

There will be a Wi-Fi zone soon, but there won’t be many users until the iPhone goes on sale in 2009.

I was looking at the busy scene of the cafe, and I thought I was busy, so I tried to pass by, but President Yoo called me urgently.

“Anna, why don’t you go? Come here and have a cup of coffee.”

“No, you can just get off the house and drink.”

Even though it was okay, I lowered a cup and brought it with me.

“Drink this.”

“Yes, I will drink. Come on in. The guests are waiting.”

As it turns out, he had quit smoking, so I haven’t been able to see him smoking a whole cigarette these days.

I turned around and took a sip of coffee.

‘Um, there’s a big difference between frying in a frying pan. delicious.’

When I returned to the laundry, I sorted the clothes I collected and put them in a box.

When I went outside and looked at the flowers and the vines that surrounded the laundry building, it was now completely autumn.

The leaves also fell one by one and had to be cleaned frequently.

He could have kept his green color with sun gloves and miraculous water, but he didn’t.

‘Autumn doesn’t suit the colors of autumn.’

Before it got colder, I was thinking of making a plastic greenhouse for the flowers and covering them.

At that time, an old woman came in with a quick walk, stroking her cardigan as if she had come out in a hurry.

“Bachelor, no, Mr. Annam.”

“Yeah? who… … .”

“I am the person who worked in that house a while ago, in the same palace as before. Last time, I often left my clothes in, but there were so many customers, don’t you remember?

Rolling her eyes, she summoned her memories.

I immediately remembered it because I ate the apples harvested in the forest.

She was an old lady who chatted with other customers in front of the laundry and said that she worked as a housekeeper in a wealthy house.

She seems to have said that the character of the owner of the house where she works at the time was too narrow-minded, I think it was the story of that grandfather earlier.

“Oh, I remember. That’s when you came and gave me the red coat.”

“Oh, I even remember the color of the clothes. I have a good memory.”

‘Yes, thanks to the Magic Forest.’

“I put the clothes in the closet, but the smell got into them, so I had to put them back in. I will bring it back soon.”

I don’t think it’s because of that, but her aunt just said it and tried to turn around.

“But what happened so far?”

At my words, the old woman was surprised and looked back.

“Oh, look at my mind. I was just about to go ‘Cause I’m out of my mind these days If you organize things, you won’t be able to find where you put them. Every time that happens, she eats a slurp of cursing at her grandfather.”

it’s different again

“what brings you here… … .”

“Oh right. Why did you just go? Annam just left, so I was the only one scolded. You are coming back.”

“Shouldn’t someone who needs it come? I don’t know why I have to go. To someone who doesn’t like me.”

“Just go once. The old man’s leg hurts, so he can’t come here. Once you get mad, you never know when it’s going to go away. It wasn’t like that before, but lately I’ve become more nervous. that… … I live with her granddaughter, but the two meet and fight, and they don’t get along. How much we loved each other back in the day… … .”

Again, the story ran off the beaten path.

It seemed like there would be no end to this.

I can’t ignore the favor of her aunt, who is a regular at our house.

“I’ll be there when there are no guests. But what will happen? That house doesn’t leave our clothes in our house.”

“Yeah. I don’t leave the house to a local laundry like this. I heard that someone regularly comes and takes clothes to be washed. Even if I asked to leave it here, they wouldn’t listen.”

When I said one word, she said ten words.

“Mother, look at my mind. I brought soup. You’ll hear her grandfather again. Annam, then let’s stop by. Think of me, huh?”

“… … Yeah.”

I didn’t want to go too far considering the shouting at me, but seeing her sent down to her aunt, I wondered what she was going to talk about.

Just then, the door to the laundry opened and Ko Kun-soo came in.

“Anna, I’m here.”

“Are you here? What about Sang-il and Ki-hyuk?”

“Yeah, Sang-il helps her mom’s restaurant, and Ki-hyuk works part-time at the wedding.”

“Ki-hyuk said that he shouldn’t have a part-time filming job.”

“I have to earn money to pay the rent for a one-room apartment. It’s not like my parents living in the countryside send me money.”

In his previous life, Kwak Ki-hyuk only worked part-time with him, but he lost all his good filming skills.

He joined a good shooting team, and his skills were not enough to build up his skills.

“But what about being alone?”

Go Gun-soo took out a CD from his bag and handed it to him.

“After finishing the post-production, I came to show you first.”

On the outside of the CD that I received, the title of the movie ‘Secret House’ and the running time were written on it.

The feeling was new.

In my previous life, I was the first to hand over the finished CD to my friends.

“OK? How do you react?”

“Good. The distributor has already been decided. It’s an indie movie and it’s a distributor that was established last year.

I know it well.

Founded in 1998, Korea’s first independent film distributor, indie film.

Even in my previous life, I had a deep connection.

“I don’t know if it will work for now, but I want to see the Cannes Film Festival first, and the domestic film festival next year.”

“Yes, it will be fine. Now that the movie is over, what are you going to do?”

“You are writing a screenplay. I also bought a laptop to refine my old one.”

I was surprised when Koh Gun-soo pulled out a heavy laptop from his bag.

It looked too thick and heavy for my 2020 laptop.

“These days, Samseong has a laptop discount event. I loved it and bought it.”

“Ugh! What kind of laptop is this thick?”

Without realizing it, I asked a question that was not appropriate for this era.

“What are you talking about? This is very light.”

If I showed Ko Kun-soo the MacBook I was using in my past life, I would be surprised.

What a pity it is that he returned home alone.

That laptop would be quite expensive even at a discount in this era.

After all, Go Geon-soo was on a good side among us.

“How do you carry this because it is heavy?”

“This is chewing gum.”

“Geonsu, do you see that cafe over there? You can have a cup of coffee and study at the cafe over there. Sometimes I write there. The coffee is good and the price is cheap.”

“okay? When I study in a cafe, I can’t help but notice. That’s good. I’m going to spend some time there.”

“okay. I’ll take a good look at this.”

“Take a look and tell me how you feel.”

“yea, I got it.”

‘Ugh, you carry those heavy things well.’

When I saw Go Gun-soo going to the cafe ‘forest’, I got ready to go out too.

‘Your grandfather didn’t seem like a tough guy.’

After thinking about it, I picked up the ‘Closing Flower Liquid’.

If I had a car, I was going to look into my heart and attack.

When we arrived near the palace house, we heard a dog barking as if waiting.

I was about to ring the doorbell, but the front door also creaked open as if waiting.

‘It’s a surprise. oh what Did I wait?’

After opening the front door and going up about five steps, a large yard with grass appeared.

And around it, luxurious trees surround it, and in the middle there was an old but well-built two-story house.

‘No matter how cheap this neighborhood is, it must be quite expensive. What did you do to make so much money?’

The front door on the first floor opened and the old woman motioned for me to come in.

As I entered the front door, a small, ferocious-looking bulldog barked terribly at me.

“Rose, stop and come.”

rose?

Is this dog’s name Rose?

The old man, who sat solemnly on the sofa, spoke, but the dog named Rose seemed unwilling to listen.

‘Shall we use what we learned from the president in a previous life?’

“It’s okay. I’ll be standing on the porch for a while, so let the dog sniff me.”

I tried yawning, showing the palm of my hand, and waiting, just like the president has always done.

However… … .

Crawl~ Whoa Whoa!

‘It’s no use.’

As if barking wasn’t bothering me, now it ran towards my leg like a bite.

“No roses!”

Just before the rose bit the crotch of my pants, her aunt ran and caught her.

“Since the first time a rose comes, we will meet. I’ll catch her, so come on in.”

The commotion was finally calmed by the fact that her aunt tied her leash and dragged her into her room.

However, the barking of dogs did not stop even in the room.

“Come in and sit down. Hum!”

Her grandfather, who shouted through the doorbell speaker every day, spoke softly, as if it were true.

Were you scared of ignoring me once?

I moved to the sofa and looked around the living room.

As you might have imagined, the house was filled with luxurious furniture, large flowerpots, and colorful chandeliers.

Hanging in the middle of the living room wall, a large family photo of the four of us caught my eye.

It was a picture of a grandfather, a young couple, and a girl.

‘Uh, who’s that kid?’

Isn’t that the kid named Eun-chan who was tormenting Jin-ah Kim?

Although she is now friends.

It looked young because it was filmed at a young age, but Eun-chan was right.

‘I was living here, and it’s worth it because I heard that I also get expensive tutoring. But where do your parents go and where do you live with your grandfather?’

“You didn’t have a lot of money. It’s called by an adult, so why not have it? hum. You’ve put up with even the sound of laundry.”

what to endure

A person who only shouted whale whales.

The appearance of the grandfather who only heard his voice was as he had imagined.

His hair was pure white, his face was red as if angry, and he seemed to have a slender personality, which was not easy because of the bones exposed in his skinny body.

He must have been great in his youth, but now he is an old man, leaning on a cane lying beside him.

“I’m sorry if my voice was loud, but I already apologized, and I can’t stand it anymore when I’m young and say this and that.”

“You talk to adults all the time, and as you can see, I have no habit. Whoops whoops!”

He coughed like a habit at the end of every word.

“I don’t know what you saw in me… … .”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“When you see one, you know ten. Ignoring the grown-up words, you just walk away.”

It was also just as I had imagined.

“If it’s like this, I’ll just get up. I think my day is going to be ruined today because of my grandfather.”

I jumped up from my seat.

“Well, this… … this… … !”

Grandpa’s face was burning hot, and he couldn’t speak.

Then the aunt came out with the car, and she was startled and went over to her grandfather.

“Oh, Grandpa, you shouldn’t get excited. Then he falls again. Annam, please sit down again. I brought tea, so even if you go, drink this.”

He was worried that he would fall, and sat back down.

“water. Water, please.”

The old woman brought water again, and after drinking a glass of water, Grandpa let out a long sigh to see if he had calmed down.

Then he spoke in a low, low voice.

“If you feel bad, I… … beauty… … Ahn hai. I’m sorry for yelling while walking around. I’m calling because I have something to ask you. Hum!”

Huh?

Apologize all of a sudden?

He said it like he was shy, but it was definitely an apology.

The aunt looked at her grandfather with a look of surprise.

“Ma’am, bring me what I said.”

“Is that the box you told me to put out earlier?”

Grandpa nodded and Auntie went up to the second floor, and he came down with a large box.

Putting it in front of me, I opened the lid of the box, and there was something neatly stacked on a thin piece of paper.

When the paper was opened, it was revealed that it was an old, worn-out suit.

It was made of high-quality material, so even though it was old, it maintained its shape well.

However, I could see that something dark was piling up on the chest and stomach of the clothes.

It was also quite large and had an irregular pattern.

“Can you do some laundry for me? When I heard the story of the old woman, the rumors spread. Did our Pureum also wash school uniforms there?”

“Is it blue?”

When she made a face wondering who Purum was, her aunt answered her instead.

“Ah, Eunpureum is my grandfather’s only granddaughter.”

‘Eun-chan’s name was Eunpureum. It’s a pretty name.’

“When my daughter was young, she read some comic book like that, and she said the main character’s name was Purmae or what, she said that she was pretty, and named her daughter Purum.”

Her grandfather looked as if he was immersed in memories, yet with a slight dissatisfaction.

A mixed feeling of sadness and unpleasant complaints.

The atmosphere was changing strangely as the clothes in the box appeared.

“Ah yes. But why did you ask me to wash these clothes? … .”

“The boss who washed our clothes recently passed away from a chronic illness. If that person was a laundry, I’d be amazed. not worth it going like that.”

“… … Still, there must be many cleaners that are better than me.”