Novelist Running Through Time - Chapter 175



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The Novelist Who Leapt Through Time Episode 175

A long time ago.

So, the time when a tiger smoked a cigarette and a novelist ate together with a member of the National Assembly.

The power of the Baekhak Group was sky-high.

Side EP-My mother said she didn’t like grasshoppers

Baekhak Group is a media company.

This simple sentence carries the meaning that Baekhak Group did much better in the past.

The reason the media had the most power was because it was a long time ago when TV monopolized the public’s attention.

These days, MZs are very disdainful of the power of the media, saying things like trash (and even the term MZ is ridiculed, treating it as a frame of old-fashioned media), but there was a time when the ruling party’s floor leader would rush out and say, “Welcome!” if the editor-in-chief of a media company appeared. .

And there was a powerful family that made those media companies tremble like a puppy with its tail wagging, and its name was the glorious ‘White Crane’.

“Fuck that bullshit!”

Wajangchang-!

In the head family of the White Crane, chaos broke out again today. The eldest son swears and the second son upsets the table.

There is only one reason why a prestigious family with a long history would be like this.

Distribution of inheritance.

As the legacy was enormous, the conflict between the brothers reached its extreme.

Since the founder of this huge Baek Crane, which started out as a bookstore, passed away, the Baek family has not had a single day of quiet.

The eldest son who held the power of the enemy, the second son who jumped on the bandwagon toward civilian government, and the third son who borrowed the power of foreign powers… … .

Who will inherit this vast empire?

Surely, in the future, the eldest son, who would fail the presidential gacha and make a mess of the family, would take over, but at this time, no one knew who would sit on the throne of Baekhak Group.

Because the power of the White Crane was so enormous that it went beyond imagination, there were too many variables trying to intervene and gain a share in the succession dispute.

The ruling party, which had barely extended its lifespan thanks to President Roh Tae-woo’s re-establishment of power, wanted to keep Baek Hak, who had been a strong ally, on its side or to bring it to its knees.

Samkim, filled with venom, sent away Multaeu and other competitors and sent steady reinforcements to his second son under water to become president.

The third son, who succeeded in marrying another conglomerate, brought in the power of foreign powers, ready to sell his soul for the throne.

They often joined forces and continued a long war while the founder was bedridden… … .

Normally, if a civil war prolongs, people around you will start to pay attention.

Among them was the owner of a flour factory.

He is the person who will become Baek Seol’s maternal grandfather in the future.

* * *

The players in the Baekhak Group civil war were largely the eldest son, second son, and third son.

However, there was one joker card, or hidden piece, and that was the illegitimate family.

The founder of Baekhak Group, like all the wealthy men of the time, had more than one wife, and as a result, he had an illegitimate youngest son.

The illegitimate child was not included in the family register, so he grew up suffering harsh bullying from his mistress and her children.

If the founder’s personality had been ruthless, it would have been just a tragedy, but since the founder was a soft-hearted person, this led to an even bigger tragedy.

It is natural to feel more sorry for a child who was not able to dress him in nice things and feed him delicious food.

The founder of Baekhak Group, who had become an old man nearing the end of his life, was unable to take his regrets to his grave and had to pay compensation in money.

As a result, the founder’s illegitimate children, or four sons, inherited a considerable amount of property during their father’s lifetime, which included shares in the headquarters.

Not to the point where he is aiming for the right to succession, but not to the point where other brothers look down on him.

Of course, the founder left this advice when he was still of sound mind.

-never… Never fight with your brothers. That’s what I gave it to you. I gave it to you so you wouldn’t be mistreated, so just keep it safe… … .

The fourth son (out of wedlock) also received a hug in tears.

-Yes, Dad, thank you… I will live as if I were dead!

However, the founder fell ill and is just waiting for his death.

All of my brothers, including my father’s Will and Nabal, participated in the civil war, but there was no way he wouldn’t feel sad even though he was the fourth son.

Moreover, the ambitious Baek Do-hyeon, the eldest son of four sons, put air into his father’s lungs.

-If you fail, treason! If successful, it will be a revolution!

-Well, what… !

-The people who have treated our family all their lives as worse than other people’s families are now begging us to help them just once. If not now, would we have a chance to intervene in the main family?! father!

Ultimately, under the leadership of Executive Director Baek Do-hyeon, the Sasaeng-a family intervened in the Baekhak Group civil war.

As the founder’s love for others was great, the power they had was also considerable.

Of course, compared to the other brothers, it was only a handful, but this was a time when that handful could be used as a decisive weapon.

The owner of a flour factory paid attention to this.

-4 boys… Isn’t it possible to eat a white crane?!

Since ancient times, history is made by the youngest son. You can tell just by looking at the web novel. In a conglomerate family, the youngest son is the strongest, and in a swordsman’s family, the youngest son is the strongest. King Sejong the Great was also the youngest son.

The owner of a flour factory could never be called a ‘chaebol’.

However, he was a quasi-tycoon who ran a very large flour factory as well as several food factories, and as a self-made man, he trusted his own abilities more than common sense.

And in his view, if he pushed his fourth son to become the chairman of Baekhak Group, enormous wealth would automatically flow in.

It is truly a ride on the coin of the ‘youngest son of a chaebol family.’

This is usually referred to as ‘payback’ or ‘kingmaker’ disease. It is a serious illness that suffered from many ordinary people throughout history who thought that their father was Zhuge Liang.

And it was an incurable disease.

In any case, the flour factory owner, who was trying to make a successful gamble and enter the world of business, gave his daughter (and a huge amount of military funds) to the fourth son of his family.

The four-son family, who were unable to go to war due to a lack of ammunition, also accepted the marriage, seeing this as a revelation from heaven that they would aim for the throne of heaven, so the wedding was a breeze.

Baek Do-hyeon, who was effectively the head of the family, married his younger brother to the eldest daughter of the flour mill.

-Okay, let’s take a picture. Everyone, kimchi!

One day, the eldest daughter, who had an arranged marriage, wore an awkward wedding dress and smiled awkwardly.

Her name is Song So-eun.

She was the person who would become Baek Seol’s mother.

* * *

The youngest son of a chaebol family (illegitimate child) entered the terrifying Baekhak Group inheritance dispute fully armed with flour money.

In fact, rather than becoming president, the goal was to gain the prestige necessary to be incorporated into the main family by deciding the next president on their own.

If we go into more detail, it is not that he actually had a strategic goal, but rather that he was treated like a bastard who was not even in the family register all his life, and when his brothers asked him for the first time that he would repay them if they took his side, it was more like he got drunk and rolled his eyes.

-Huh, huh! They were born to lowly mothers, but if you help them just this once, they might treat you as special ‘little brothers’… ?

-Actually, I’ve thought of you guys as ‘family’ for a long time. Isn’t that right, ‘Brother’? So just close your eyes and stamp this power of attorney once.

The moment I fell for this kind of candy, tragedy was predicted.

The founder’s fourth son was an ordinary father who had not received training for succession, and his son, Baek Do-hyeon, was also intoxicated with the energy of youth at the time.

And as everyone knows, in the ensuing succession dispute, the Baekhak Group’s collateral was beaten to dust by the main family and driven out.

The good news is that the loyalty between Baek Do-hyeon and his younger brother was strengthened through these ups and downs.

The younger brother, who witnessed Baek Do-hyeon’s ability and guts after witnessing the scary side of the business world made up of gangsters and swindlers, gave up his right to inheritance and betrayed his older brother.

In this way, despite the bitter defeat, Baek Do-hyeon gained the motivation to rally the remaining forces and continue the long resistance, and also gained a dependable younger brother and a cute nephew (Baek Seol).

The worst has been avoided.

However, there were some who did not escape the worst.

She married into a powerful family through an arranged marriage, but fell into ruin overnight, leaving her in a pitiful state with nothing but a mite crying in her arms… … .

It was Song So-eun.

Her noble in-laws fell into ruin, her main family treated her as an outsider, and, oh my God, her husband declared that he would not inherit any property and would live off the allowance his older brother gave him.

I can’t help but hate my father, who encouraged me to get married.

-So-eun, you may not feel like it, but if you get married this time, you will truly become the wife of a chaebol family.

-Do not lie! I heard you come from a family with no good genealogy?

-What does family register have to do with it? I heard that Chairman Wang of Baekhak Group handed over a huge amount of shares. If things go well this time… … .

Things didn’t go well, and Song So-eun’s situation was ruined.

Part of me wanted to scratch the cheek of my greedy father who encouraged me.

However, the father was not in good condition either.

There is no way that the winners of the bloody succession dispute would spare the life of an ambitious man who dared to lay a spoon for the Baekhak Group while he was a novice who ran a flour factory somewhere.

Baek Hak blew up the flour factory with a single newspaper article that said, ‘Mold was growing in a certain flour factory.’

In that way, Song So-eun’s marriage became the family’s worst mistake, and Song So-eun was treated similarly.

Although Song So-eun did not commit any crime, the mistake she made at that time became a shimmering dark history just by being noticed.

However, this harsh world did not leave Song So-eun alone.

Song So-eun’s father, who lost all his hands while trying to succeed Baekhak Group, died, and the eldest son, who took over the business, grew the remaining food ‘factory’ into a food ‘company’.

The secret lay elsewhere. Good food sold at a reasonable price. For decades.

Based on their father’s mistake of supporting the coup of the youngest son of a chaebol family in order to become a chaebol, the children followed the path of a fair and prestigious political faction and became chaebols.

There was no place for Song So-eun on that upright path.

The person named Song So-eun has become a ‘mistake of the past’… … .

* * *

‘When your cousin buys land, you get a stomach ache’ is not a joke making fun of profiteers. It is a proverb that penetrates the most essential pain of human beings.

Song So-eun felt her stomach turn every time she heard news from her family. His siblings, who had been together since he was young, became tycoons except for Song So-eun.

Except for Song So-eun, they ate well and lived well.

However, as she got older, she seemed to suddenly feel sorry for Song So-eun, and sometimes she called her sister and sister.

Song So-eun did not respond to such calls. If you have tormented yourself so much when you are innocent, why are you calling me now?

However, sometimes Song So-eun was confused about who was harassing whom.

He cannot tell whether his memories of his brothers and sisters looking down on him are based on truth or paranoia.

This kind of hatred has an unclear direction, and it is impossible to know where it comes from and where it is heading… … .

The way humans protect themselves from the whirlwind of emotions is to confine themselves within themselves.

Song So-eun almost lost contact with her family.

However, even if you just go to the supermarket, they will catch your eye.

It’s not that I’m mentally ill, it’s that there are foods with familiar marks on the supermarket shelves.

This was the reason why Song So-eun especially avoided ‘specific food brands.’

Baek Seol also knows why his mother doesn’t go to the supermarket often. It’s my mother’s wound, not anyone else’s.

Therefore, one day.

When Snow White saw ‘it’ at the breakfast table,

She couldn’t help but be horrified.

“… … !!!”

A green insect reborn as a cute caricature with cute compound eyes, smooth hind legs… … .

‘Grasshopper’.

It was an unpleasant ‘specific food brand’ that Baek Seol’s mother had been running away from all her life.

Baekseol, who was eating tuna on white rice wrapped in seaweed, stopped moving his busy hands.

“Mom, this… … .”

Baek Seol did not say the following words, ‘Isn’t it a grasshopper tuna?’

Because I couldn’t bear to mention that hideous insect in front of my mother.

But Song So-eun.

This is not a young girl who has just married into a powerful family, but a wrinkled mother who slaps her husband for not eating home-cooked meals and only going to omakase on odd days.

She chuckled casually.

“Why, what have I got to lose now?”

“ah… … .”

“They said they farmed their children better than me?”

Baek Seol watched her mother throw away the dark complex that had been building up in her heart for decades.

Her agony was not the five passions, but was closer to resentment. Her mother’s smile, casting aside her pain, contained a calmness that not even her daughter had ever discovered in her entire life.

Snow White looked at that beautiful smile, but lowered her head, unable to make eye contact.

My heart sank a little.

Baek Seol has never felt proud of his success. This is because it is an achievement not of Baek Seol but of Baek Seol’s lineage.

The same goes for the Hugo Awards, which are causing a stir in the world. It was not Baek Seol’s ‘genius translation’ as the news said, but a victory brought about by Lim Yang-wook’s sharp strategy.

but… … .

Just for one day.

Even in front of your parents.

Maybe it’s okay to brag a little… … .

Baek Seol smiled softly as he thought about that.

“Then – how capable a boss am I? I’m good at translating, I’m good at business, I’m good at investing, I’m good at making coffee, I’m good at changing water purifier bottles… … .”

“But when are you getting married?”

“Oh, kinda… … .”