Chapter 30 - B2B Electronic Payment (4)
Ten days had passed since Gun-Ho handled the work by himself in the accounting team.
Time truly cures all things. He didn’t feel any difficulty handling B2B payment discount; he just needed to get the knack of it. However, he had to work till late at night every day because of the heavy workload in managing source documents and data entry into the accounting program.
Gun-Ho received a call from Jong-Suk; it has been a while.
“Bro, it’s me.”
“Hey, Jong-Suk. How have you been?”
“Bro, how’s your work in accounting? You achieved career advancement since you no longer work in a factory but work in an office.”
“Don’t get me started. I work till late at night every single day.”
“You don’t get paid for overtime because it is an office job.”
“Nothing much I can do about it. I have to stay at work until I finish the work.”
“Did you get a raise?”
“Same. 180.”
Jong-Suk chuckled. “I got a raise because now I do welding and handle some machines, too.”
“How much?”
“2,000,000 won.”
“Really? I should have stayed as a factory worker.”
“No, I am not a factory worker. I am a welder. I do have the nationally recognized certificate for welding.”
“What is it?”
“I need to do B2B discount on the funds received in the Industrial Bank of Korea so we could pay the electricity bill.”
The president handed over the OTP to Gun-Ho while smacking his lips. He said while feeling annoyed, “Keep it with you from now on. It’s really annoying to hand it over to you every time you need to use it; it’s too often. Take it!”
The president tossed the TIME OTP of the Industrial Bank of Korea to Gun-Ho.
“Do you really want me to keep it for you?”
“Yeah. So you don’t have to knock on my door that often. It’s annoying for both of us, right?”
“I understood.”
Gun-Ho took the TIME OTP from the president and came back to his desk. He was going to keep it until Manager Kim comes back from her maternity leave.
It has been two weeks since Gun-Ho started working alone in the accounting team. Gun-Ho received a call from his married older sister.
“Gun-Ho? Do you have money by chance?”
“No, why?”
“My landlord asked us to vacate the apartment. I seriously need money. I have to find another apartment to move to, but I can’t find any with the money in my hand around here. Can you lend me 5,000,000 won? I will pay you the interest.”
“I have no money. I am barely making a living.”
“You have been working for over four years. You couldn’t even save 5,000,000 won?”
“My pay is really low. It’s hard to save any.”
“That’s because you spend too much on drinking.”
“If so, why did your husband fail to save enough money?”
“Driving a truck doesn’t pay much. We were barely able to send Jung-Ah to kindergarten. Whew, where should we move to then?”
“I am sorry, I really want to help you, but I really don’t have money.”
“Okay. I am the bad sister who is asking money from a little brother.”
“Don’t say that.”
“I got it. Hang up!”
Gun-Ho’s sister hung up the phone, feeling irritated.
“She must be serious about the money since she called me. But what can I do?”
Gun-Ho felt bad, but there was nothing he could do about it. Three days later, Gun-Ho was about to go home from his work when he received a call from his mom; she sounded troubled.
“Gun-Ho, we need you to come Incheon right away. Your dad collapsed, and the ambulance took him.”
“What? What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know. I have no money to pay for his medical bill. What are we going to do?”
Gun-Ho’s mother was about to cry.
“Okay, mom. I am on my way. Sh*t!”
Gun-Ho was annoyed. He headed to Incheon.
Gun-Ho arrived at the Gil Medical Center in Incheon. His mother and sister were already there.
“What happened?”
“Your dad had an X-ray and is getting MRI right now.”
“What did the doctor say?”
“Nothing yet. His doctor is coming.”
“Who is with the patient? Is his son here?”
Gun-Ho went closer to the doctor.
“I am the son.”
“Come with me please.”
“How is he?”
“It’s a heart attack. An artery supplying heart muscle is blocked by a blood clot. His heart muscle is damaged.”
“What’s going to happen then?”
“He has to stay in the hospital. His heart muscle can die any time as it doesn’t get enough oxygen due to low cardiac output. He could get a sudden fall in blood pressure, and it really is dangerous.”
“I understood. I will have him admitted to the hospital.”
Gun-Ho was worried and anxious.
“Once he stays in the hospital, his medical bill will be really high. How much should I expect? I only have 1,200,000 won.”
Gun-Ho went outside of the hospital and started smoking.