We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 36

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To England (2)

“What do you think?”

“Me?”

“I want to follow your wishes entirely. I’ve already cut ties with my family. I’ve decided to live solely for you and the children. We’ve faced poverty and various difficulties, but I always believed we could overcome those material things. Even if you couldn’t make a comeback, it wouldn’t matter. Material things aren’t what’s important to me.”

In other words, my wife is saying that she values spiritual well-being above all else.

What if my wife had been disowned and immediately filed a lawsuit? She probably could have claimed a significant portion of the Cotton family’s wealth.

The Cotton family is a historically deep-rooted family that has been around since the Middle Ages.

Naturally, they had a family business that they had been running since around the Middle Ages, and they were involved in numerous vested interests during the British Empire.

Their accumulated wealth must be considerable.

They owned real estate all over the world, and the famous K Group in England was owned by the Cotton family. England is still doing well. Seeing the global economy shaking since Brexit suggests that England’s potential still remains.

If she had sued such a family, she probably could have secured enough money to last a lifetime. But my wife didn’t do that.

She had asked me about my intentions.

-If you want, I can demand a stake in the Cotton family.

-Why would I do that?

-I mean, if you’re even a little interested in material things, you can do that.

-We have enough money to live on, right? I don’t want to diminish your pride in that way. You just need to be my wife.

It might have been something I said to look cool.

At that time, I was also taking classes to inherit a large business. I wasn’t short on money.

Of course, if I had received a stake in the Cotton family, I would have inherited an enormous amount of money, but I didn’t think I needed that much money.

At least, I thought so until the business failed and my family started to struggle. That’s why I thought about flying to England more than once during those difficult times.

And when I thought about what the Cotton family had done and the humiliation they had inflicted on me, I never wanted to send my wife.

However, James’ words keep bothering me.

The regret of not being there when any parent passes away remains in the heart for a lifetime.

Can my wife carry that regret and live happily? I thought it would be better to go than to suffer from the occasional thought.

It wasn’t easy for me to make this decision.

“I think it’s right to go.”

“Honey…….”

“Your uncle-in-law has a point. It’s better to go and come back with a clear conscience than to bear that burden for the rest of your life. After all, we are people who have nothing to do with that family anymore. It’s just paying respect to the mother who gave birth to you. It’s true that she treated you and me harshly. But, you know.”

I paused and gulped down the green tea.

My throat kept burning because I drank two bottles of soju [Korean distilled rice liquor].

“Because she gave birth to you, you are here in front of me now. That’s the greatest gift to me.”

My wife nodded.

If I had to make a decision, I would have no choice but to say that.

Maybe the day will come when I regret today’s decision. I might regret it from the moment I enter Cotton Castle.

But I could endure such momentary regret. Rather than seeing my wife regret it for the rest of her life, I could endure a moment of humiliation.

“Let’s go to England.”

Early morning.

The plane ticket to England was booked immediately, but there were only tickets left for tonight.

I booked the ticket right away and prepared to go to work.

I had workers spread out in each metropolitan city, but Seoul and Incheon remained. I will finish work in the morning and come back in the afternoon. And I have to prepare to go to the airport right away.

Despite what happened yesterday, the atmosphere in the morning was no different from before.

I knew that this was entirely because my wife was good at controlling her emotions.

When I think about it, I married a truly amazing woman. It’s not easy for a woman’s emotions to not waver like this.

Rather, my emotions often wavered.

Now, I have become half assimilated to my wife, and my emotions do not waver easily in big matters. People say that couples resemble each other when they live together for a long time.

“Uung……. Daddy?”

“Soo-jung!”

“Is Soo-jung still half-asleep and dreaming? I thought Dad was definitely in Gwangju.”

“No. I wanted to see Soo-jung last night, so I came!”

“Hehe! I’m happy even though I know it’s just empty words!”

“Hey. Empty words? I really mean it.”

“Then, do you have nothing to do today?”

“No. I’m going to my mother’s side of the family for a while.”

“Huh?”

Soo-jung’s face also darkens.

Mature Soo-jung knew the family affairs roughly.

I told her that I had cut ties with my wife’s family because the opposition was so severe. Smart Soo-jung understood, of course.

“Mom. Are you okay?”

My wife nodded.

“It’s okay because Dad decided.”

“Wow! Really, as your daughter, I think Dad married well. Hehe, I’m happy to have such an angel as my mom.”

My wife stroked Soo-jung’s hair.

That’s enough.

The bond between the family was strong, and I was confident that it would not waver no matter what happened.

Soo-jung didn’t seem to have much fear about her mother’s family either. I don’t know when Soo-jung was a baby, but if it’s Soo-jung now, she’ll be able to threaten people who are unpleasant by mentioning international law.

“Dad will go to work for a while and come back in the afternoon, so Soo-jung should prepare until then. Help Mom.”

“Okay! Then, are we going on a trip while we’re at it?”

“Oh, that’s right. A day or so is fine.”

“Wow! That’s exciting!”

Actually, I didn’t plan to go on a trip.

I was just going to visit the Cotton family and be there for my mother-in-law’s passing, but since Soo-jung said that, I had no choice but to go on a trip while I was there.

At best, I’ll do some sightseeing in London, but I can spare a day or so.

One day to go, one day to travel, one day to come. It will be tight, but it seems that there will be no disruption to the exploration schedule.

After finishing the meal, I put on my coat.

My wife fixed my clothes as usual.

“Then, have a good day. For now, don’t think about your family. It shouldn’t interfere with your work.”

“Haha! Of course.”

My steps to work are heavy.

Don’t worry about my mother’s family today?

It’s easy to say, but I can already feel my heart sinking.

I couldn’t concentrate on work all day.

Maybe if I had tried to control the undead directly like before, an accident would have happened. At the very least, a major accident would have occurred in which the undead fell and shattered.

But now, there was no fear of that because evil spirits were dwelling in the undead. All I had to do was move diligently, and I could finish work in the morning.

I quickly finished the placement of the Namsan Tower and headed to Incheon.

The faster I get things done, the faster I can get home. Then I can have lunch with my family before getting on the plane.

As I was leaving Namsan Tower, a man in a black suit and coat approached me.

“Is he another gangster sent from somewhere?”

NK Group promised to be friendly to me. I didn’t completely believe that promise, but I fully thought that those gangster folks might have overturned the promise. A scenario in which they send an assassin to take revenge is also possible.

But that doesn’t seem to be the case.

“Are you by any chance CEO Lee Yoo-sung of Da Dakka?”

“Yes, I am.”

“I’m Oh Sang-shik, the person in charge of the Yi Sun-shin project at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.”

“A person in charge?”

He hands me a business card, and he’s a public official. If he’s a public official, he’s a level 5 civil servant, which is equivalent to a police superintendent. If he goes up just one more level, he’s at the same level as the police chief.

Just looking at this, I could see how much the government was interested in this project. They even sent people to me, a subcontractor.

“What’s going on?”

“Can we talk for a moment?”

I look at my watch.

It’s only 9 o’clock. Even if I take care of the work in Incheon, can’t I go home before lunch?

“I think I can spare about 15 minutes.”

“Then, excuse me.”

A nearby cafe.

Oh Sang-shik said with a somewhat apologetic expression.

“First of all, I would like to express my deepest condolences.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I heard that the mistress of the Cotton family is in critical condition.”

“It sounds like you were watching me.”

“Watching? In fact, Mrs. Lisa should be treated as a VIP in Korea. She refused so strongly that we only checked on her occasionally. In fact, we were also considering a government support project.”

It seems that the government was also wondering what to do.

The British royal family was naturalized in Korea. It was known that the relationship was cut off, but the government seemed to know that the natural bond would not be easily broken.

“You should have helped me sooner if you were going to do that.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Anyway, what do you want to say?”

“I heard that you are going to explore this time. Can I get a brief report on how you will be exploring?”

“Ah, that’s difficult.”

“There is a procedure here. Please.”

“It’s confidential. No matter how much it is the government, you can’t ask me to hand over company secrets. I will explore properly with appropriate equipment.”

“Hmm…….”

He made a difficult expression.

I can’t say that I use ghosts.

“Can’t you give me even a rough idea?”

“Please just know that it is exploration using exploration equipment.”

“Is it exploration equipment that you developed yourself?”

“Yes.”

He nodded.

If I refused to this extent, he would have understood.

“I will report it that way.”

He stepped back obediently.

Could it be that the government is taking care of my wife’s eyes and just passing by like this?

I feel the power of blood is great again.

I don’t know if the government is doing that because it is unknowingly related to the British royal family, political circles, and even the political circles of the Commonwealth and the United States.

Well, I’m just grateful if you step back like that.

I look at my watch.

After talking for a while, 20 minutes had passed.

“Damn it. He said 15 minutes.”

Now, even 5 minutes is precious.

If I were to spend my time, I would have wanted to spend it with my family. I refuse to spend a long time with people who don’t matter.