"S-sorry …", I said, before pressing his cheek by my index finger.
I'm apologizing to someone for the first time.
"Now where we go ?", He replied with improper respond.
"Before going to the convenience store, drop me by the ATM first," I answered.
"Ok", he replied.
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After graduating from high school, my father assigned me a new task, namely taking care of convenience store employees' salary payments.
Some employees are willing to accept salaries through the transfer process, so mobile banking is the best solution. Some others choose the conventional method which is sometimes troublesome me.
Every 28th, no matter how busy I am, I have to make time to the ATM or Bank. Then, stop by the convenience store to pay employee salaries exactly like today. Sometimes, I stop by for buying what I need.
My duty increases a lot during holidays or spare time, my father often involve me in managing the convenience store and take me to Jantho City to monitor the farmland, which is a family legacy.
Three years ago, my Father offered me venture capital. To be more precise, it wasn't an offer, but a coercion. After considering various things and making many preparations, a year later I opened a bakery and mini café. A year after starting my business, I managed to raise the capital but I had no intention of returning the money given by my father.
My father always told me that as the eldest child I had to understand and involve earlier in family businesses so that I could teach my two younger twin brother after they graduated.
He also said as a Professor at the Faculty of Economics, he has responsibility to motivate and persuade young people like me to build their own independent businesses as an action for supporting national economic growth.
Tania and Feera, my father's students, have heard about this discourse dozens of times. Ah, I forgot to mention that Tania is a student of Business Management who was moved to open a boutique after being influenced by my father.
Feera chose to study Accounting and English Literature. Meanwhile, Ghina is determined to pursue Psychology at the University of Indonesia and a few days ago returned to Jakarta.
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