Special dinner

"How can we trust to hand an entire fifty-year-old business into the hands of a child who was not graduated yet?"

In the meeting room of Maw Company, the shareholders argued about the heir of the company. Maw Oo Yan was sitting disappointed looking at the people who were praising him before the announcement of his wedding. His reputation was gone by the case he didn't do intentionally.

"It is not an immediate transfer. Maw Oo will be my temporary assistant until I retire. I would like to request all of you to watch his performance."

"Whatever, he is still so young in terms of age and lack of experience, so it is not possible to give him a position of an heir"

In fact, they almost bluntly told him to give them the chairmanship instead of Maw Oo Yan. Actually, Maw Oo Yan had little interest in this business. He was just seated in this meeting room since it was something he had to do as his responsibility as an heir.

"It's true. I have to admit that I do not have much experience. But I believe that in terms of choosing an heir, I am the perfect candidate among the second generation. I am not taking over this company right away. I will start from the basics. That's why I would like to request for transferring into another local company, instead of the major corporation.

He wanted to start from the lowest level instead of the way he had discussed with his father. Some of the shareholders entirely support Maw Oo Yan since they were aware of his skills. Some of them didn't trust him and could not hand over the entire company to the young man.

He had been arguing in the middle of the debate all day and then he had to attend a party for his debut in business at night. Due to his physical and mental exhaustion he became calm, quiet and mature that day.

After he got back home drunk, he opened the door and entered the house. Suddenly he found that the positions of the furniture had changed and it created a warm and welcome atmosphere. Instead of a large mansion with expensive furniture, the room seemed to be small and narrow but it was comfortable.

There was a new sofa and a vase full of tulips was placed on a glass table. The yellow light brightens the living room giving a warm atmosphere. When he looked around to the kitchen, he noticed that Lyan Oo Nway neatly organized the appliances he had purchased today. On the dining table, the meals Lyan Oo Nway prepared for dinner had already turned cold.

He removed his coat and entered the bedroom. On the other side of the bed, he saw Lyan Oo Nway who was sleeping soundly. He took a shower in order to relieve fatigue. After he got out of the bathroom, Lyan Oo Nway was already awake.

"You are late. Have you eaten? Should I reheat the food?"

"You don't have to do it. I have already had dinner."

Although Maw Oo told him not to do anything for him, lyan Oo Nway still prepared meals. The atmosphere between the two of them became cold and silent again. They both encountered a stressful day, but they didn't bring it up.

The bed which was cold earlier became warm because of the person who was sleeping next to him. The sound of gentle breathing accompanied Maw Oo Yan throughout the night.

When the morning came, Lyan Oo Nway was no longer by his side. He thought Lyan Oo Nway was getting ready for school and he took time to prepare himself to go company. When he got out of the bedroom, he saw the slim figure on the balcony.

His appearance looked so weak and seemed to be sick, that made Maw Oo Yan frowned.

"Are you not going to school?"

Lyan Oo Nway heard the clear voice of Maw Oo Yan, so he turned to look at him and shook his head.

"I am planning drop out from school"

"What are you talking about?"

Maw Oo's voice raised a little. In frustration, his brows were furrowed.

"I planned to attend a baking class."

Maw Oo heaved out a sigh.

"Why?"

"Sorry?"

"Why do you decide not to attend the school anymore?"

"That… that's.."

After Maw Oo examined him carefully, he seemed to be disinterested.

"I don't care. Anyway, it's up to you."

Maw Oo Yan left him there and went back into the bedroom. When he came to the kitchen, he noticed Maw Oo washed the dishes he cooked last night and put them on the shelf. He was joyful that Maw Oo had dinner he prepared and now the sudden change in their relationship made him baffled how to fix it.

"Are you going to work?"

When Lyan Oo Nway asked him who was putting on a coat, he nodded in agreement.

"How about having dinner at home? Because I don't like eating alone."

Maw Oo Yan paused his actions and turned to look at him.

"You don't need to wait for me."

He picked up his bag and was ready to set off. Lyan Oo Nway pulled his hand and whispered.

"I know you are still unhappy about me. But I don't want a relationship like strangers. Please, don't ignore me, Maw Oo."

Yes, he had nothing to lose. He would do anything to ask for Maw Oo's attention. He was feeling lonely even being with his beloved person. He had no one to talk to. He had no one to accompany him while having meals.

This kind of situation would be normal for Maw Oo Yan. However, Lyan Oo Nway who grew up in a warm and loving family found himself in a terribly lonely atmosphere.

Maw Oo Yan loosened his mind and fixed his eyes on Lyan Oo Nway.

"Okay. I'll return for dinner."

Maw Oo found that the more he made an attempt to ignore Lyan Oo Nway, the closer he got to him. He desired to hate him but something prevented him from doing so. The more Lyan Oo Nway was considerate to him, the more he wanted to keep a distance from him. He relaxed his mind. He didn't want to become the second Maw Soe and didn't want Lyan Oo Nway to experience the same sorrow as his mother. Whenever he faced Lyan Oo Nway, the feelings of vengeance were quickly blown away like a mist.

Well, if he couldn't block it, then he wouldn't. They two could rekindle their friendship like before.

"Really? Then I'll be cooking today's dinner. You come back early."

The bright eyes could convey how lonely Lyan Oo Nway must have felt. But Maw Oo failed to see it.

Maw Oo found that school and work were the opposite. No matter how talented he is, the problem arises when he arrives at work. Prejudiced people regularly attack his moral character, especially when they take advantage of his uncommon marriage.

He doesn't want to be married, but he also doesn't want to throw away what he already has. He isn't actively working to strengthen the marriage. It would have been more accurate to say that he trusted Lyan Oo Nway. He was confident that Lyan Oo Nway would support him all the way through.

Although it is not as bad as it was before, their relationship is still distant.

Everything flipped upside down when a person by the name of Lyan Oo Nway entered Maw Oo Yan's life, and he was exhausted throughout those days.

"You're not an engineer at all. Don't expect us to do anything. Compared to you, we have broader experience. Do you have more building construction knowledge than I do?"'

Despite the fact that he was a manager, they didn't respect him due to age and inexperience.

"I just need you to think it over. Isn't it your responsibility to remodel it if the client wants to change?"

"How many times has he asked me to redesign it? If he isn't keen on my design, then ask him to go to another company. This is my very first time designing repeatedly."

Mr.Han Myo was the most experienced engineer in his company. Due to this, he also took more opportunities than others. Although he was an expert, he was selfish and had no team spirit.

He believes Maw Oo Yan was born with a golden spoon in his mouth and gave orders like a master.

"Do you really believe that because you have experience, I won't say anything? Since the agreement has already been made, the business must be accountable through completion of the construction. You can't just break the contract just because you want to. So tell me the time you want and I will negotiate with the client."

"You recently started working in this industry. Their design was not convenient for construction on this ground. It won't be resilient. Do you get it? A man around my son's age wants to teach me?"

Maw Oo Yan pursed his lips and turned to face the man.

"I'm sorry. Unfortunately, I am not your son. Nowadays, it is simple to construct a home even if one wants to stay close to a rock cliff. You didn't want to employ contemporary technology. Or is it possible that you don't know how to use it?"

"What did you say?"

"One week. I'll give you a week to redesign the roof of the building. If you can't do it, please resign."

"Remember what you said. Did you say resignation? I'll get to that right now, then. Don't teach me a lesson you haven't even graduated yet."

Mr .Han Myo submitted his resignation letter because of the matter, but because of this, those who wanted to blame Mao Oo sat in the board of directors and demanded that Mao Oo Yan resign from the position of manager.

As for president Maw Soe, to give full support to Maw Oo Yan, he asked for the reason why Han Myo was forced to quit his job.

In the meeting hall, Maw Oo Yan was at the far end and had to be corrected. Maw Oo Yan did not lose his pride at all. He didn't pay attention to those who were sitting in the meeting room only to blame him.

"First, for the land issue. I had not yet arrived at the company when it was handed over for construction on this land. This land can support the building since we have collected a preliminary survey. I know that the building can't collapse because of a roof, that's why giving the reason that the ground can't bear the new style of roof, is totally unacceptable. There are two reasons for not being able to do it. The first one is that Mr.Han Myo doesn't know how to build because the roof style is beyond his level."

"How can you say that to an elder? His working age was longer than yours. Do you understand?"

He heard one of the board members' angry voices. Maw Oo Yan just smiled faintly. That person must be Mr.Han Myo's sidekick or mastermind. He was also the one who initiated the board meeting.

"I'm not done yet. Another possible excuse is that you don't want to work with me. Even if you don't like me, you have to respect me due to my professional ethic. I don't like people who can't separate personal and professional matters."

Those who were going to speak against him were silenced by his words and could only look at him as if they were not satisfied. At that meeting, only president Maw Soe could smile.

"It's true that Mr. Han Myo has more experience in this area, but because of that experience, sometimes there are things that they can't keep abreast with the current technology. Ancient gold is purer, but modern gold is more expensive. If we can't keep up to date with the century, we have to give priority to people who can. The ability to work does not depend on seniority. Young engineers will be recruited to manage this project until its completion, so please keep an eye on it. That's all from my side"

Some people thought that experience matters the most. They didn't want to give a chance to those who were young and had little experience but trying hard.

Maw Oo came back home late that day and he found the cold dinner prepared by Lyan Oo Nway who was sleeping on the sofa. He felt guilty and warmness that he never felt before.

Although the dishes were cold, it was clear that the chef was kind and patient. With a single dish made by Lyan Oo Nway, the dinner was more delicious than the countless dishes at his house.

"Lyan Lyan"

He heard his name called by Maw Oo Yan and he was standing in front of him. Although it was so late, Maw Oo Yan didn't seem to be tired and still had the figure of shining and handsome as always.

"Have you eaten dinner?"

He asked in a small voice. He just wanted to have dinner together with Maw Oo Yan. If he couldn't have it together after preparing it, he didn't want to eat it either.

"You told me to come back for dinner, didn't you?"

Maw Oo Yan said putting his bag onto the sofa and went directly to the dining room. When he sat down on the chair, Lyan Oo Nway came towards him with shining eyes. He didn't know if he smiled at that time. Lyan Oo Nway could make his heart comfortable every time he was with him.

Since there is not much to say because of their different lives, they were having a quiet dinner. But even the fried egg was especially delicious.