We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 50

050

A Day of Rest (2)

After finishing our meal, we took a quick look around the neighborhood before heading back to the hotel.

My wife still couldn’t hide her worried expression.

“Honey, I’m still fine. We don’t necessarily have to move into an apartment…”

“It’s okay. We have enough money for that.”

My wife seemed worried about moving to an apartment so soon.

It hadn’t been long since we moved from a dilapidated shantytown to a newly built two-room villa. My wife was quite content with just that.

But now, I was talking about moving to a penthouse apartment in Yeongjongdo.

The price of a penthouse is roughly 500 million won [approximately $400,000 USD].

I was also considering buying and developing an uninhabited island accessible by boat from Yeongjongdo, though I didn’t yet know the exact location of the island.

It must have been a huge burden for my wife, who clearly remembered struggling with even 50,000 won [about $40 USD], let alone 500 million won, just a few months ago.

But I had made my reasons for earning money clear.

“The reason I earn money is because I want you, Sujeong, and Sua to live comfortably. If I were living alone, I would have just stayed in a cheap studio.”

“Honey.”

“My family is everything to me.”

“If that’s what you really want, then let’s move.”

“Great. Let’s look for a house as soon as the uninhabited island is decided.”

Earning money is important, but spending it wisely is even more important.

Some people enjoy a lavish life and squander their money, but I considered spending money on my family to be the greatest investment.

By the time we arrived back at the hotel, the sky was beginning to darken as the sun dipped behind the mountains.

There was a reporter waiting in front of the hotel.

I had explicitly stated that I didn’t want my family exposed, yet a reporter had come all the way here.

A female reporter rushed up and pleaded with me.

“Team Leader! Please, just one interview!”

“That’s impossible. I really don’t want to expose my family.”

“I will never reveal that Mrs. Lisa is from the Cotton family.”

“…….”

My brow furrowed even more.

Although the government was doing its best to suppress it, it seemed that my wife’s identity was slowly leaking out.

These days, the internet is so pervasive, and with social media, countless people are swimming in a sea of information. If they start digging into someone’s personal information, there’s nothing netizens can’t uncover.

Now that I’ve been exposed to the media, it’s only a matter of time before my wife is exposed as well.

My wife said with a smile.

“It was bound to happen anyway. And if they don’t take pictures, wouldn’t an interview be okay?”

My wife understood how reporters operated.

Perhaps it was because she had interacted with journalists often since she was young. She figured that even if she was polite, the journalists wouldn’t back down, so it would be better to maintain a good relationship and give them some information.

I also thought that some publicity wouldn’t be bad for my future business. I was just a bit sensitive because my family was involved.

The interview took place inside the hotel.

We moved to a VIP room in the hotel, but it was only slightly nicer than a regular hotel room.

She handed me her business card.

[Kang So-jin, KBC Culture Department Reporter]

It was a name I vaguely recognized.

Sujeong recognized her immediately.

“Dad. She’s a well-known reporter in the Culture Department.”

“Oh, really?”

“I know she has a lot of influence in this field.”

If Sujeong said so, it must be true.

Kang So-jin first looked at my family and offered her compliments.

“You have a really beautiful wife. The Talmud says that if you want to marry, you should marry someone who is your superior, and that’s certainly the case here.”

“She is a woman who is too good for me.”

I almost let my guard down.

She’s targeting my wife, not me.

“How were you able to win over the successor of the Cotton family as your wife…”

“No comment.”

“I’m sorry. I forgot.”

‘Forgot my ass.’

She was trying to fish for information by pretending to slip up.

Of course, I wouldn’t take the bait. I don’t want my wife to become openly famous nationwide.

My wife made coffee and brought it out.

“Thank you. I was running low on caffeine anyway.”

“I’d like to know about the salvage technology. Can you explain it?”

This issue was bound to generate a lot of discussion in the future anyway.

It wouldn’t be bad to reveal roughly what kind of technology it is. I had already explained it to Oh Hye-soo.

“My role is to block the currents with a magnetic field.”

“Wow! Is that even possible?”

“It’s possible. You can use salt.”

“Can you explain in detail?”

“It’s confidential.”

“Ah!”

Kang So-jin exclaimed.

Blocking currents using magnetic fields and salt? Of course, that’s nonsense. There’s no way that could be possible.

What I was really going to do was deploy a Spirit Field to block the currents flowing from all directions. It was only possible because of black magic.

No matter how advanced science and technology may be, it was impossible to block the currents in the deep sea.

“What are your future plans? The public has started to pay attention to Dagger.”

“I’m going to start a kimchi business.”

“A kimchi business?”

My words were somewhat out of the blue.

It was completely unrelated because a person who was doing salvage work from a cleaning business was suddenly going to start a food business.

“I used to run a Korean restaurant. It was a family business. I’m going to take over the family business.”

“Ah!”

Only then did Kang So-jin understand my intentions.

Like Branch Manager Han Cheol-soo, Kang So-jin also emphasized that taking over the family business was a noble endeavor.

Should I advertise a little more here?

“I’m also thinking of making and selling salted seafood and salt.”

“Salted seafood and salt?”

“Yes. High-quality foods will be released, so I hope Reporter Kang will promote them well.”

“Do you have a name in mind?”

“Sujeong Food would be appropriate.”

“Huh? Why is my name suddenly in there?”

“Because you’re the eldest daughter.”

“It’s a bit unfair, isn’t it?”

“Haha, if you use your daughter as a model, you’ll be successful.”

I suddenly looked at Sujeong.

Silver hair and unusual eyes. Plus, she looks just like Lisa, giving her a mysterious aura.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s royalty or if she was just born with elegance.

Sujeong shuddered.

“No! Absolutely not!”

The next day, in the morning.

Our family slept in until 10 o’clock.

We were planning to get ready and go out.

The salvage operation was tomorrow, so I was able to spend a vacation day with my family today.

How long has it been since I traveled to the countryside like this? Although it was because of work, it was almost the first trip in 7 years.

‘I haven’t even traveled properly with Sujeong.’

The sight of my excited daughter came into view.

It’s the first trip with my family.

It was still chilly, so we prepared thoroughly. It would be a problem if we caught a cold.

Sujeong, wearing a coat trimmed with rabbit fur, looked like a painting. The same goes for my wife and Sua.

“Hehe, family trip!”

“Do you like it that much?”

“Yeah! Because it’s my first time!”

“Let’s go often from now on.”

“Hehe, Dad is the best.”

My wife’s smile grew even brighter.

I think it’s become a slightly more livable world.

Ding-dong!

The hotel bell rang.

I had chartered a car for today and was planning to tour Geoje City all day. I thought the car had already arrived.

When I opened the door, an unexpected person came in.

“Branch Manager?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. It was a day off today, wasn’t it?”

“No. Please come in.”

Since Han Cheol-soo came, I’ll have to postpone going out for a while.

My wife, Han Cheol-soo, and Sujeong all knew each other.

“Hello?”

My wife greeted him very politely.

Han Cheol-soo said with a very troubled expression.

“You were preparing for a family trip. I’m sorry about this.”

“What do you mean?”

“I think you’ll have to cancel today’s trip.”

Even at Han Cheol-soo’s words, there was no change in my wife’s expression.

However, Sujeong couldn’t control her expression this time.

“Why!? Sujeong is trying to go on a family trip for the first time!”

“Haha…….”

Han Cheol-soo was sweating.

It wasn’t just that he was interfering with the family trip, but she kept emphasizing that it was Sujeong’s first family trip.

Is this her Achilles heel?

At Sujeong’s words, Han Cheol-soo looked at me as if he couldn’t help it.

“I’m sorry. All of a sudden, His Excellency is coming.”

“……!”

I was so surprised that I almost fell backward.

In this day and age, there were hardly any people who called the president ‘His Excellency’. It was just because he was an old man.

It wasn’t an official title, but I knew who he was talking about.

“Are you saying the President is coming!?”

“That’s what happened. Because of that, the salvage operation will take place in the afternoon. If you help, we may be able to salvage it today.”

“Huh……. Why the hell is the President coming?”

“Doesn’t that mean that there’s a lot of public interest?”

It seems that more attention has been gathered while I haven’t been paying attention.

Suddenly, Sujeong sat down on the floor and started crying.

“Waaaaah!”

“Sujeong. What’s wrong.”

“Waaaaah!”

When Sujeong cried, Sua also cried along.

Because they were crying so sadly, Han Cheol-soo was sweating even more. Since the first family trip was canceled, I wondered how embarrassed he must be.

“Oh, baby, don’t cry.”

“Grandpa, I hate you!”

“Haha. Oh dear. This grandpa is going to give your dad an uninhabited island near Incheon at a cheap price as an apology, but will that not work?”

“Huh?”

Sujeong stopped crying.

The H Group had already figured out that Sujeong was a genius.

“Really?”

“Yes. The chairman has already finalized the arrangements.”

“Then I’ll forgive you.”

“Haha. I’m glad you’re so easily appeased.”

What are they talking about while I’m not involved?

The story of the uninhabited island came out of nowhere. It means that they will hand over the uninhabited island that the H Group was trying to develop at a low price.

“Huh. Branch Manager, is that true?”

“It doesn’t mean I won’t take the money. I’m just saying that I’ll hand over an uninhabited island with a small port built on it at a low price.”

“No, but still, it’s too much.”

“What do you mean? Thanks to you, I saved on advertising costs, so it’s a sufficient reward. It’s a 5-minute boat ride from Yeongjongdo.”

“Ah…….”

Was this planned from the beginning?

I heard that H Group’s Chairman Lee Kang-no was eager to support me, but I didn’t think it would be this much.

If it’s an uninhabited island that H Group was trying to develop, the scale seems to be no joke. They’re trying to hand over an uninhabited island that was developed as a tourist destination.

I think I should go and take a look once this is over.