The Conflict Between Old and New Generations
There was a brief moment of confusion that made it hard to look at, but Yeon-hee, being a rational person, was able to have a relatively calm conversation after a few minutes.
She reflected that she had overreacted in front of the boss.
Me too, what kind of disgraceful behavior I showed in front of the boss. It's not that bad of a thing.
Of course, it wasn't good that Min-ju had done part-time work without telling her.
But upon thinking about it, nowadays, kids do part-time jobs to support their own consumption lives, so it's normal.
And being a sex entertainer isn't something to pick a fight over. After all, sex entertainers aren't a shameful job. It can even be said to be a good social experience.
It was vexing that she had kept it from her mom, but it wasn't something that couldn't be overlooked.
“Min-ju… so have you been doing sex entertainer part-time all along?”
“..Yes.”
“Actually, I brought Min-ju student today specifically to talk about that part-time job.”
“So suddenly?”
Song Yeon-hee's words made Yeon-hee let out a bitter laugh. Wasn't it a bit late to say that? If she had known in advance, she should have at least given a heads-up to her own mom.
“Actually, our company is planning to restructure the business structure this time. We're planning to stop operating part-time jobs and use only full-time employees.”
“Ah, I see.”
It was the first time hearing this. As an individual employee, Yeon-hee couldn't complain about the details of the business structure, so there was no particular dissatisfaction. After all, Yeon-hee was a full-time employee.
More than that, this meant that Min-ju would be terminated from the part-time job.
“Then Min-ju will be fired. There's no helping it. If the boss's policy is like that. We should think of it as having gained good social experience.”
“Yes, but that's what I mean. It seems that Min-ju student wants to continue being a sex entertainer. She asked to hire her as a full-time employee.”
“Yes, yes?”
“But since we can't hire her as a full-time employee without the parents' consent, it seems like it's not possible. So I came to ask for the mother's consent.”
Yeon-hee clicked her tongue like a goldfish in embarrassment and turned her head to look at her daughter.
Yeon-hee fidgeted with her fingers with an uncomfortable expression, avoiding her mom's gaze. Not denying it meant that was the case, right?
“You, are you out of your mind?! A kid who's supposed to be studying hard is saying such ridiculous things!”
“Wh-what..”
Min-ju answered in a voice that was squeezed out by the sharp mom's voice. Her usual attitude towards other customers or the boss was completely different, with her spirit completely crushed.
No matter how much Min-ju was, in front of her mom, she was just a kid. Still, she did her best to protest.
“Wh-why? Mom is also a sex entertainer. Th-that means I, your daughter, can also do sex entertainer, right?”
“Are you and mom the same? Mom is an adult, and you're still a kid. Is it a reasonable thing to say that a kid with a bright future decides her career in a moment of choice?”
“I, I am grown up too! So of course, my future is something I can decide, right?”
“Even if you're grown, kid! It's still too early to make such a decisive choice in life!”
Yeon-hee firmly cut off her daughter's protest.
Min-ju didn't just accept the mom's pressure.
“I thought about it a lot too! Do you think I made this decision without knowing anything? In my thinking, rather than going to college unnecessarily and not getting a job and being restless, being a sex entertainer makes way more money! There's a chance to become such a sex entertainer right in front of me, and if I don't take it, I'm really not a fool, right?”
In response to her daughter's retort, Yeon-hee said with eyes wide open.
“That's exactly the evidence that your thinking is still lacking. You only see that sex entertainers make money, but you don't mention what kind of fulfillment, what kind of value the sex entertainer has. If you really aim for sex entertainer, that should have come out first.”
Min-ju said with a displeased expression, fed up with mom's motto.
“What? Sex entertainer is just a job. Isn't it natural that the priority for a job is whether it makes money? What about fulfillment or value, that's outdated. After all, the work is just spreading the legs for men.”
“What nonsense! Ham Min-ju! What kind of talk is that to your mom!”
She called her daughter's name with a sharp voice that would make onlookers shrink back.
Min-ju, in her own way, didn't back down to mom's momentum and glared at her mom.
At first, she was scared of the mom, but her will to respond to the mom who was trying to cut off her money line for an unreasonable reason became firm.
That scene looked like the sharp value conflict between old and new generations happening anywhere in this world.
If it wasn't about sex entertainers or something, it would have been more plausible.
“You think sex entertainers are very ridiculous? I thought since you did part-time, you at least gained some world experience, but you didn't learn anything properly?”
“Why is there nothing to learn? Men love it when you touch their prostate a bit. You can guess the timing of ejaculation when it twitches while giving a handjob. If you flirt with a slightly sweet voice near the ear, you can easily open the wallet. If there's something to do, you know it's better to make money by quickly checking it out while twitching.”
“You've completely fallen into materialism! Have you ever thought about the real feelings of the men being served?”
“What good is thinking about that! After all, men are animals that are satisfied as long as they feel good!”
“Wow, what kind of words are those. I guess I raised you too badly. What do you think your dad would think when he sees you.”
“Dad would be more shocked when he sees mom than me?”
The two people were arguing like a free-for-all.
It was a very interesting sight, but it wouldn't conclude like this. At times like this, the boss, as the boss, should step in as a mediator.
“Ahem. Please calm down a bit, the two of you. It's not good to see a parent and child fighting so much.”
There was fun in it.
“Ah.. I'm really sorry, boss. I showed such disgraceful behavior in front of the boss who is right here.”
Song Yeon-hee showed polite and quick apology as an adult. In comparison, Yeon-hee stuck out her lips with a big complaint, expressing 'I'm angry.'
Originally, she would have been a more adult-like friend. The sex entertainer life seemed to have lowered her mental age.
“As for me, I have a mind that I want this talented and experienced kid to stay as our full-time employee.”
“Y-yes? Of course!”
As soon as the boss seemed to side with her, Min-ju's face lit up and she clung to her.
“But there is a parent, and not respecting the parent's wishes isn't right either, is it?”
“Ah.. As expected, boss. You understand the situation.”
This time, Yeon-hee changed her expression and clung to the boss.
The two people, whether or not they were mother and daughter, had very similar manners of behavior.
“Still, if I have to side with one side, I want to side with Min-ju's side.”
“B-boss?”
Yeon-hee looked up at the boss with a face as if her stomach was collapsing from the boss's words.
The boss calmly advised Yeon-hee.
“Yeon-hee, you're no longer a kid. You're already an adult. There are plenty of kids who decide their career at this age these days?”
“Ah, no, but..”
“Quite worrying. Then how about this? I'll let Yeon-hee actually see me working and decide whether to allow it or not. I'll play the customer role.”
Yeon-hee looked at her daughter with a worried face. Her daughter was smiling confidently as if that was easy.
'Even if I think about it, this kid is a bit early.'
It wasn't that she was too young, but she lacked sincere service spirit towards the customers. That would only tarnish the name of sex entertainer. She couldn't accept that.
She couldn't accept it, but if the boss said it to this extent, as an individual employee, it was difficult to refuse.
“...If the boss's intention is like that, I'll do it. But I will be very strict with the screening.”
Yeon-hee placed a preemptive threat.
However, such a threat didn't put any pressure on Min-ju.
Because Min-ju really believed in herself.
“Let's see, then I'll borrow the bed. I'll do it without washing first, is that okay?”
“As the customer wishes.”
With a veteran-like expression, Min-ju said that.