We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 181

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True Holiday (1)

“Who are you?”

“I’m Kang So-jin, a reporter from KBC Broadcasting!”

“Ugh.”

She’s quite something.

There were already many reporters gathered at the main gate of the apartment complex, waiting for me to come out, trying to get even a word in for an interview.

There was a reporter who guessed that today was a holiday and that I wouldn’t be foolish enough to go out through the main gate.

She doesn’t seem to have any intention of moving.

“Well, now.”

“Your effort is commendable. How about granting us an interview?”

It was my wife speaking.

I might ignore someone else’s words, but my iron wall crumbles before my wife.

The media should be used, not used against me.

But there are exceptions.

My wife looked sympathetically at the reporter who had been waiting for hours, and from my perspective, I had no choice but to listen to my wife.

“Soo-jung, step back.”

“Are you going to do it on the way?”

“I have to.”

I opened the car door and confidently faced the woman blocking the car.

She looked to be in her early thirties.

I figured her rather large eyes would be quite popular with men, but they didn’t appeal to me at all.

I was sure that even summoning a succubus [a female demon believed to seduce men in their sleep] would surpass her.

“You’re amazing. You even guessed that I would come out through the back gate.”

A cameraman and a reporter.

Since I was planning to do the interview on the way to Seoul, the cameraman couldn’t come along.

“Get in the front seat by yourself.”

“Oh, really!?”

“Of course. From my perspective, I don’t want to do the interview, but I have no choice because my wife asked me to.”

She quickly got into the passenger seat, afraid that I might change my mind.

The reporter, who identified herself as Kang So-jin, thanked my wife several times.

“Thanks to you, ma’am, I was able to interview Chairman Lee Yoo-sung! Thank you!”

“You’re working hard in this heat.”

As my wife said, it was the hottest part of summer.

With the tropical nights continuing, you were bound to sweat while waiting.

Fortunately, Kang So-jin didn’t smell of sweat. If she had, I would have kicked her out immediately.

We immediately departed for Seoul.

I was supposed to meet a real estate agent in an hour, so delaying here would make me late for the appointment.

Even if I was coming from the provinces and was a bit late, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but breaking a promise goes against my principles.

I kept my mouth shut, but Kang So-jin fired off questions like a machine gun.

“Chairman! It’s a big issue all over the world. There are rumors spreading that you are indiscriminately acquiring companies. What do you think about that?”

“Indiscriminately, huh.”

Soo-jung had pointed that out earlier.

Anyone could see that I was acquiring perfectly good companies and impacting the economies of those countries.

Of course, from the perspective of Koreans, I would be the number one contributor to increasing the size of the Korean economy.

“It’s not indiscriminate. I’m just acquiring the companies I need.”

“There are also rumors that there’s a pattern to it. Is there really a pattern?”

“That’s the same as the first question. I’m acquiring the companies I need, so there might be a pattern.”

“Is the source of funds still Android sales?”

“You know it well.”

I was talking quite curtly, but Kang So-jin didn’t seem to mind much.

Well, one of the most thick-skinned professions in the world is being a reporter.

“There are rumors that a third-generation Android will be released soon.”

“Third generation, huh. There hasn’t been an official release yet.”

“You’re selling military Androids to various countries, aren’t you?”

“The third generation is groundless.”

“I see.”

Kang So-jin asked questions, and I answered them lightly.

Of course, I avoided the key questions.

After 30 minutes, I regretted taking Kang So-jin with me.

And after entering Seoul, I dropped Kang So-jin off.

“I hope to see you again!”

“Well, I don’t know if there will ever be a day when I have the leisure to do an interview like this.”

“I’ll be looking forward to it!”

Kang So-jin even waved her hand.

It was about 20 minutes from there to Gangnam.

“Oh, how annoying.”

“You did well.”

“I only did it because you told me to. I don’t really like interviews.”

“Hehe. Doing good deeds always comes back to you.”

“Yeah. You’re probably right.”

We were a black magician couple, and not really on the good side, so there was a slight contradiction in my wife’s words.

But shouldn’t believing that water is alcohol if your wife says so be a basic virtue for Korean men?

Although it belonged to Gangnam-gu [a district in Seoul known for its affluence], the surrounding area was designated as a green belt, and the mansion, built on 700 pyeong [approximately 23,140 square feet] of land carved out of a mountain, had a first-floor area of over 100 pyeong [approximately 3,306 square feet].

I wished there was a wider yard, but to have that much land in the Seoul area, you would have to go to the outskirts.

Various amenities were a 3-minute walk away, and the Han River could be seen from the mansion.

It was truly an amazing location.

The air was relatively clean for the Seoul area, and I liked the reasonably large yard.

The lawn was well-maintained.

Once I signed the contract for this house, I would immediately have the moving company take out the luggage and bring it over. That meant I could move in today.

Of course, it would take some time to fill the interior, but money is very easy to spend. If I wanted to, I could fill it all in one day.

As I got out of the car, the children ran around on the lawn.

“Wow!”

“There’s a pond too, unnie [term for older sister]!”

700 pyeong of land.

A pond, various sports facilities, and a well-landscaped garden.

With this kind of location and this kind of mansion, the price would probably be unimaginable. Of course, no matter how much it was, that wasn’t an important issue.

“Hello, Chairman.”

It was a real estate agent.

A neatly dressed man in his forties.

He seemed to be running a fairly large corporation, and there were two assistant agents.

The man handed over a business card.

[Licensed Real Estate Agent Lee Han-so]

He was probably trying to make an impression on me.

To put it bluntly, he was a real estate owner, and I was running the largest conglomerate in the world, so if he got involved, he could earn a huge brokerage fee.

Of course, the company had its own real estate development department, but even so, good land had to go through brokerage.

“Nice to meet you.”

“It’s an honor to meet you. I can’t believe I’m meeting the Chairman.”

“Please explain.”

“Ah, yes. Originally, this area is a green belt. Now, housing permits are absolutely not allowed. It is a land that has existed for a very long time, and even after being designated as a green belt, it has been steadily expanded and managed to its current state. It’s almost like it was newly built five years ago. They tore it all down and rebuilt it.”

It certainly wouldn’t be easy to find a house of this size in Seoul.

But I didn’t really like apartments.

“It’s reinforced concrete, but it uses eco-friendly materials, and the exterior is made of ceramic, so it won’t need maintenance for the next 30 years. The interior marble and the highest quality interior materials were used. The furniture is also well-equipped.”

We passed through a huge stone deck and entered the living room.

The view of Seoul from the living room.

The house had four floors and an elevator.

I thought the view would be even better from the fourth floor.

The first floor was 100 pyeong, the second floor was 70 pyeong [approximately 2,314 square feet], the third floor was 50 pyeong [approximately 1,653 square feet], and the fourth floor was 30 pyeong [approximately 992 square feet]. In addition to the rooftop, there were balconies on each floor.

The highlight was that it was open from the first floor to the fourth floor.

Because of that, it could be said to have an interior comparable to a decent hotel.

A huge fireplace was also installed, but it was said to be an electric fireplace-shaped heater.

It used a mixture of gas and electricity, as well as geothermal and solar power, and even solar heat, which is no longer installed.

The maintenance cost would be enormous, but it would be subsidized to some extent.

Of course, ordinary people can’t live here.

Not only would they not be able to manage it alone, but even with various auxiliary devices, they would be crushed by the enormous maintenance costs.

In other words, this mansion is not for anyone to think about living in unless they are extremely wealthy.

We passed each floor and went up to the rooftop.

Even the rooftop was a breeze. We just used the elevator.

Various facilities were well-equipped on the rooftop as well.

Even the rooftop garden had a barbecue area.

Since there was a rooftop like this on each floor, you could see that the size of the house was beyond imagination.

The price didn’t really matter.

What mattered was that there was a house like this in this location.

“What do you think?”

“I like it.”

“What about you guys?”

“Yeah! I like it!”

“Okay. Let’s decide on this place.”

“You’re so decisive.”

Not many people would be able to decide on a house like this immediately.

I didn’t really think about lowering the price. There probably wouldn’t be anyone else who would buy a house like this, and Han Yu-ram would have already finished the price negotiations.

“Let’s have a party here tonight.”

“Then I need to prepare.”

“Oh, no. On days like this, you just call people. We should invite acquaintances too.”

“Something feels awkward.”

“From now on, just do what you want to do.”

“Thank you.”

Soo-jung cut in front of us.

“Is a third child difficult?”

In response, Soo-ah’s eyes sparkled.

“How do you make a younger sibling?”

“……!”

Not only my wife and I, but even Soo-jung’s expression hardened.

An infant who is not even two years old wants to know the secret of birth?

It doesn’t make sense.

Other children would just be starting to talk, but she was too fast. Wasn’t she even faster than Soo-jung?

I don’t know whether to like this or not.

I could only smile awkwardly.

“Um. Well, you see.”

“Soo-ah. Unnie will tell you.”

“Huh?”

“Really!?”

“…….”

It was definitely the most difficult moment while raising children.

I remember my childhood.

Was it when I was in the lower grades of elementary school?

I suddenly asked where babies come from.

In other words, I was curious not about how to make them, but about where I came from, and my mother was embarrassed and said.

‘They come out of the belly button.’

From then until I became a middle school student, I really thought I was born from my belly button. And I remember being laughed at during sex education class.

It was that difficult to explain, but when Soo-jung asked when she was 5 years old, my wife educated her.

After that, Soo-jung was in shock for a while.

Will Soo-ah go through the same process?

As Soo-jung took Soo-ah inside, I looked at my wife.

“Is it right to give Soo-ah sex education already, and to have Soo-jung do it?”

“Um… I’ve never even thought about it. I can’t believe she’s already curious.”

“She seems faster than Soo-jung.”

“Don’t tell me she’s going to be under the illusion that she can have a baby too, like Soo-jung did?”

“That can’t be?”

It was definitely a frightening moment.

My wife and I shook our heads.

“Let’s get ready for the party.”

“S-should we?”

Even my wife, who usually doesn’t show any change in expression, couldn’t hide her embarrassment this time.