The Highest Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 292



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My grandfather’s eyes grew wide.

“That’s right! That guy uses the last name Jeong!”

I asked just in case, and as expected, I got the expected answer.

This is absolutely ridiculous.

Of course, I wasn’t the only one who was shocked at this.

“No, how did you know that?”

Yes, that’s right.

How would I have known that?

This isn’t some twist of fate.

I didn’t know I would find out like this here.

“That friend’s family is famous for loan sharking in Korea, right?”

“Yeah. That’s what they said.”

My grandfather narrowed his eyes.

“Jeonghyeok, you, by any chance······.”

I shook my head.

“I didn’t hear it from my mom.”

“Then again······.”

“I didn’t even do any background checks on my maternal grandfather.”

“Then surely······.”

“Of course I’m not a shaman.”

“No, then how on earth do you hit it?”

“I heard something from my family.”

“Your family?”

My grandfather and father would keep quiet whenever the Jeong family story came up.

I was so curious about the inside story that I asked my grandmother myself.

“Oh, did Taesung Group borrow money from that guy too?”

“Maybe?”

And that’s not all.

“My grandmother also uses the surname Jeong. Her family runs a very large private loan business.”

“oh.”

“When Taesung was expanding its affiliates, it was really short on funds. So, it was decided that my grandmother’s family would provide the funds and acquire shares of the Taesung Group.”

“I see.”

“My grandmother’s family is said to be a family that doesn’t give a single penny to women, especially those who are not married. They say that during the war, all the men in the family died, except for one.”

“······uh?”

Grandfather, you don’t have to be so surprised already.

You’ll be even more surprised after you finish listening, right?

“The only surviving male member of the Jeong family is my father’s maternal uncle. So I guess if he passes away, the family line will be cut off.”

“Huh?”

“But what should I do? He is seriously ill and will be gone tomorrow, so he doesn’t have much time left.”

“Huh huh?”

What seems to overlap a lot?

There’s still more left.

“He was thinking of adopting his nephew, who had mixed Jeong blood, that is, my father, to take over the family business. So he brought him in and taught him since he was young.”

“Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute!”

Your grandfather also caught on, right?

But are you still hesitant?

So I continued to pretend not to know.

“That family business must have been so cruel, ruthless, and brutal. My father said he couldn’t do it and ran away.”

“······!”

“Thanks to that, the position of successor in that family has become vacant, and the five closest associates who are after the fortune are preparing for war in preparation for the death of the head of the family?”

“Huh!”

My grandfather took a deep breath.

Both eyes had already been wide open in shock, and the finger pointing at me was trembling.

No, it wasn’t just the fingers.

My grandfather’s whole body trembled like an aspen tree.

“Hey, what you just said······!”

“At this point, I think I know who the successor of the friend who was engaged to my mother is, right?”

“Ugh!”

“Wouldn’t it be better to hear the details from our father?”

My grandfather was so shocked that he jumped up from his seat.

There was no time to stop it.

Crunch! Boom!

My grandfather opened the sliding door.

The spacious front yard of the nobleman’s house spread out before my eyes.

A summer breeze blew in.

Sweat that had formed beads on my grandfather’s forehead was running down.

“Son-in-law! Where did son-in-law go! Son-in-law! Son-in-law, where did he go? Son-in-law! Son-in-law, where did he go!”

My grandfather’s voice rang out loud.

My father, who was loitering outside the front gate of my maternal grandparents’ house, answered loudly.

“Master, I am here!”

“Come in here quickly! Hurry!”

My grandfather urged me in a breathless voice.

My father crossed the threshold of the front door with a look on his face that said he didn’t understand English.

“What is it, Master?”

“I have something to ask you. So come in quickly!”

“I’m on my way.”

“Three Serya?”

“I’m running!”

My father came running, his clothes fluttering.

My grandfather couldn’t stand it any longer and ran barefoot.

“What is your maternal uncle’s name?”

“yes?”

“I’m talking about the loan shark who uses the Jeong surname! He said he wanted to adopt you as his successor!”

“The surname Jeong is written with the characters Dong and Jin.”

“Jeongdongjin!”

It was a name that made me feel like I should go see the sunrise on New Year’s Day.

“You are exactly what Dongjin was talking about······!”

My grandfather spread his arms wide in emotion.

He hugged his bewildered father tightly and muttered a sigh.

“It was you! You are my daughter’s······! My daughter’s······, who was already taken over long ago······!”

“Master?”

“oh my god······!”

My grandfather hugged my father so tightly that he couldn’t breathe.

“My son-in-law was here······, and I didn’t even know that···, I was so foolish that I didn’t even know that!”

My grandfather closed his eyes tightly.

“This is how fate brings us together… It turns out that it was a match made in heaven.”

I think so too.

My parents are a match made in heaven.

I smiled happily and nodded.

* * *

My grandfather brought my father into the bedroom.

Not long after, my grandmother brought out two Siamese hens and boiled them.

Even though the chefs of Taesung Group lived next door, he insisted on slaughtering a Siamese hen for his son-in-law.

My maternal grandfather couldn’t hide his big smile all the time.

“Are you Jeong Seong-jun?”

“This is Cha Seong-jun.”

“Didn’t you say that Dongjin almost brought his adopted son into the family? Then of course it was Jeong Seongjun.”

“I haven’t even organized the family register yet.”

“Hahahaha! Anyway, I almost became Jeong Seong-jun. Well then, well then.”

This was already the eighth time the same words were being repeated like a loop.

My grandfather brought out the fortune telling machine that he had pushed me through several times.

“I got this when my Sujin was two years old.”

“yes.”

“Are you sure that Jeong Seong-jun’s date of birth written here is the same as yours?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hahahahaha! Look at that. That’s it. That’s it.”

My grandfather looked at the old silk cloth again and looked at it again.

It’s like a treasure chest full of fortunes written down by the man who wants to marry him and sent to the home of the woman he wants to propose to.

“Dongjin might have something similar, so ask your uncle to show you some.”

“yes.”

My father has already given the same answer for the eighth time.

Despite that, he doesn’t show any sign of dislike.

Rather, it was a look of bewilderment and utter emotion.

“I didn’t know. I didn’t know that Soojin and I had been having marriage talks for so long.”

“Hahahaha! Doesn’t this mean that this is a match made in heaven? Isn’t that right, Mr. Cha?”

“Yes, that’s right, Master.”

When my father struck the same drum again, my grandfather sighed again and cleared his chest.

“I didn’t know that. If you had married Woo-kwang’s daughter… Oh my.”

“That would never have happened.”

This time, my father smiled brightly again.

“I’m just Soojin.”

“Yes, that’s right. Of course! Of course it is. You and my daughter were the ones who proposed marriage first! Hahahaha!”

My grandfather’s expression was different from when he reluctantly gave his consent to the marriage.

My grandfather looked at my father with eyes dripping with honey.

“You came to see Soojin once when you were young. Don’t you remember?”

“Yes, I don’t remember very well because I was too young.”

“Soojin was two years old at that time, so you were four years old?”

My grandfather’s eyes narrowed gently.

“Our Sujin found her match and went to find her. She’s that kind of girl! She’s not an ordinary girl!”

My mother said she was two years old.

I shook my head.

But our father nodded.

“That’s right, Master. Is Soojin’s memory really that good?”

“Oh, of course! Oops. I almost forgot again.”

My grandfather is taking something out of the mother-of-pearl chest again.

“This is the bankbook I saved to give to my Soojin when she gets married.”

You still have something left to give to our father?

My father waved his hand again.

“I received the land deed that I was going to give to Soojin when she graduated from college, and I also already received the house deed that I was going to give to Soojin when she got a job.”

“Take this. This is the foreign currency account that Soojin was going to give me when she went on her honeymoon.”

“······.”

“There are more. These are the golden toads I saved to give to our Soojin when she has a son.”

“Master.”

“This isn’t possible yet. I’ll give this to Soojin if she has a daughter. So, if she has a second child, it’ll be a daughter. Hahahaha!”

That was already a bundle of things my maternal grandfather had given to my father.

My father looked embarrassed and did not readily accept it.

Because I had already received too much.

Every time I opened my bankbook, my father’s eyes widened.

“I feel like I’ve received more than I deserve. It would be better if we gave these to Jeong-hyeok······.”

“I’ve already been given a lot more than that.”

He gave me Japanese real estate and a real estate company.

Do you see it over there?

It’s a dazzling, sparkling thing with gold and four other colors.

I smiled broadly.

‘If I do this well, the problem will be solved much easier than I thought?’

I heard it from my grandfather earlier.

-Who is in charge of the Japanese real estate company now? One of the five closest associates of Dongjin.

-There’s a crazy guy in Japan who lends money to companies. He’s called Southeast Skunk.

I opened my mouth wide.

‘The boss of the horse head and the Namsan leech!’

The Southeast Skunk was one of the seven giants of Japan’s underground financial world, exerting great influence in many countries around the world, including South Korea.

-That guy is one of the Jeong family’s servants?

-You were able to save your family thanks to Dongjin, right? After that, he risked his life like a fanatic and was loyal to the Jeong family.

My grandfather added slyly.

-He owes me his life too. That’s why I trusted him and entrusted him with my real estate company.

embrace.

The Southeast Skunk, Japan’s underground financial lord.

Generous, intelligent, and cruel to the point of being venomous.

He was known for being clear about what he did and what he did not do, and for having a clear sense of duty.

‘I think I need to meet him and have a proper discussion before it’s too late.’

I glanced at the dazzlingly colorful Japanese real estate documents.

I really don’t like the complicated mix of colors.

‘Let’s sort out all the complicated issues now and leave only the golden one!’

The calculations have long since been completed.

All that remains is execution.

‘There is another reason why I have to meet Mr. Jeong.’

I nudged my father with my elbow.

“It’s the father-in-law who takes care of his son-in-law because he thinks he’s pretty. The favor he extends first is precious.”

Compared to mine, my father’s share was at best a faint golden glow that faded away.

Father smiled broadly.

“Thank you, Master. Then I will accept it with gratitude and without hesitation.”

“That’s right.”

My grandfather smiled happily.

It was a warm atmosphere.

I opened my mouth, thinking, “This is it.”

“Grandpa, when do you want my mom and dad to get married?”

“I think I’ll have to wait until fall to prepare this and that.”

Late.

“You have to harvest in the fall. It’s already a busy farming season, so we’re already short on workers, and it’ll be a burden if the villagers come to the feast.”

“I guess I’ll have to catch you during the off-season. How about the winter solstice?”

It’s too late!

I deliberately let out a deep sigh.

“Then I think my grandmother will be very upset. What should I do?”

“Why your grandmother?”

“My grandmother only has one child, my father, and she only has one brother to invite to the wedding.”

All the men in the Jeong family died during the war.

He is my father’s maternal uncle and the head of the Jeong family.

My maternal grandfather’s best friend, business partner, comrade in the independence movement, and the person I was going to marry.

“You’re already in poor health. I wonder if you’ll be able to survive until winter······.”

“ah!”

My grandfather looked back at my father.

“Mr. Cha, how is Dongjin doing these days?”

“Your health seems to have gotten worse recently. You’re not feeling well.”

“Hmm. That guy has been wielding a knife ever since he was young, so he rarely has a healthy body.”

My grandfather hit the floor.

“I think we should hurry up and hold the wedding. I need to show my children getting married before Dongjin dies.”

My grandfather made a decision.

“As soon as possible. We need to meet the parents and set a wedding date as soon as possible.”

“Thank you, Master.”

“Your family is busy with work, so it will be difficult to make plans. You should contact them a month in advance…”

I quickly added.

“Is it possible to meet the parents right now?”

“hmm?”

“I invited all the people from Taesung Group because I was having a village feast.”

Why did I make the phone call first when I was pushing for this marriage?

My father exclaimed quietly.

“Our Jeong-hyeok, you really drew the big picture early on.”

I said I would take responsibility for this marriage and make it happen.

End

ⓒ Osorok