I Will Raise This Family to Greatness - Chapter 248

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Chapter 248
The moment I hung up with Barack Obama, the phone rang again.
I really wanted to sleep now. Who could it be?
Father’s name appeared on the caller ID.
A chill ran down my spine.
I had confirmed that this incident involving the extortion of Asian businessmen hadn’t been widely reported in South Korea yet, but it was possible it had made the rounds in overseas news sections.
[What should I do? Should I ignore it?]
But if I didn’t answer Father’s call, I’d definitely get scolded even worse the next time he called.
I reluctantly answered the phone.
“Father.”
– Jeon Sung-guk!!!!
Father’s angry voice came through the phone.
“Father… please calm down.”
– What’s this news about? You personally lured and caught a terrorist targeting Asian businessmen? What on earth have you been doing?!
“Father, everything has been resolved. I’m safe.”
– Your family and I had to find out about this from the news? If there’s danger like that, you should come straight back to Korea!
“Father, everything has been resolved perfectly. Please don’t worry too much….”
Then, I heard Ji-hee’s voice in the background.
– Oppa! Oppa! It’s Ji-hee!
“Father, why don’t you put Ji-hee on?”
– Sigh, well, since everything’s already resolved, there’s no point in being angry now. Jeon Sung-guk, if something like this happens again, you’re coming straight back to Korea! Do you understand?
“Yes, Father.”
Hopefully, something like this would never happen again.
– Oppa. Oppa. It’s Ji-hee.
“Ji-hee, what is it?”
– Oppa. Sniff.
Suddenly, Ji-hee burst into tears through the phone.
“Ji-hee, what’s wrong?”
– Oppa. Oppa. You’re not dead, right?
“Ji-hee, your oppa is safe. I’m talking to you right now, aren’t I? I caught everyone who threatened me, and everything’s fine now.”
– Sniff. Sniff. Oppa can’t die. If oppa dies, Ji-hee has nothing. Do you understand?
“Yes, Ji-hee.”
Then, I heard Mother’s voice in the background.
– Jeon Sung-guk, after Ji-hee it’s Mother. After that, it’s Min-guk.
[Mother I understand, but what about Jeon Min-guk?]
Mother was just as angry as Father that I had resolved this dangerous situation alone without informing the family.
– Jeon Sung-guk, you really need to think about Mother and Father. Have you ever thought about how much our hearts would break if you got hurt?
“Mother, I’ll really be careful from now on.”
And now, finally, Min-guk was left.
Min-guk took the phone, and I heard the sound of a door closing. Then he asked quietly.
– Hyung.
My voice trembled as I called out to him.
“What is it, Min-guk?”
– Hyung, you absolutely cannot die. You understand, right?
“Min-guk.”
[This Min-guk is actually worried about me like this.]
My heart swelled with emotion.
[Maybe family really is all that matters.]
– Hyung, sniff. You have to let me debut first before you die.
Crash.
All the sentiment shattered in an instant.
“Jeon Min-guk. You need to debut based on your own talent!”
* * *
Adam wiped the cold sweat from his forehead in front of me.
“Sung-guk… so… you’re asking me to teach you for your driver’s license exam right now?”
“Yes, Adam. You’re the most recent person in our company to get your driver’s license. That means you studied most recently, doesn’t it?”
“Well, that’s true. But Sung-guk, you’ve seen my driving skills.”
[I’m Jeon Sung-guk. I’m already a best driver. I just haven’t been able to do it legally until now.]
In my previous life, I loved cars and would hit the circuit on weekends to relieve stress.
Back then, I drove every car in the world worth driving.
[Sigh… how many years ago was that.]
I smiled contentedly as I recalled those days.
Adam still asked nervously, as if bewildered.
“B-boss…. So… what should I teach you?”
“I don’t have much time, as you know. There are past exam question books, but you know I don’t have time to go through all of them, right?”
Adam nodded.
“Just pick out exactly 100 questions with precision and make them for me. I’ll pass the written test in one shot.”
“Ah… yes. Sung-guk, I got a perfect score on the written test. I’m confident about that.”
“Adam, time is money for me. Please do this right away.”
“Yes!”
Adam answered with a much lighter expression on his face.
After Adam returned to his seat, Mark asked with a puzzled look.
“Sung-guk, why are you suddenly getting your driver’s license?”
“When I was being chased by those terrorists this time, I realized I’m not going to die from the terrorists—I’m going to die riding in your car or Adam’s car.”
“Anyway, Jeon Sung-guk is hopeless. Do you know how much we’ve suffered because of you?”
“Mark, thank… you.”
[Thanks to me, YouTube skyrocketed and FaceNote is making even more profit.]
“It’s just like that Korean saying about bowing down to receive a beating.”
These days, Mark often used Korean proverbs, probably influenced by Lim Mi-mi.
“Sung-guk, but I heard YouTube’s subscriber count shot up vertically because of this incident?”
“Of course. I risked my life gathering all these people….”
[Mark, this is what a YouTuber is.]
In about ten years, an era will come where YouTubers dominate the world.
Instead of randomly flipping through entertainment shows on TV, people will prefer YouTube, which provides the content they actually want.
“Sung-guk, so you’re going to keep uploading videos like this from now on?”
“My next mission is getting my driver’s license.”
“So that’s why you said you’d get your driver’s license and then go give a speech at the White House?”
“Yeah. Jeon Sung-guk getting his driver’s license in one shot. That’s the concept.”
“You’re absolutely incorrigible.”
Mark shook his head in disbelief.
“Mark, how’s the Instagram development coming along?”
“Adam’s handling it and working hard on it, but Sung-guk… you said the future is all about video. Will people really respond to this app that just lets you upload simple photos?”
“The thing is, it’s harder than you’d think for everyone to film and upload videos. It requires commitment. But with just a smartphone, anyone can take and upload photos anytime, anywhere. People always want to share what they’ve done. Plus, they want to show off too.”
“Alright, let me trust your foresight for once.”
“Mark, just trust me and follow along. That’s all you need to do.”
“You’re always acting so superior. But isn’t getting your driver’s license in one shot too easy a mission for the genius Jeon Sung-guk?”
“This is just the beginning.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
In this life, I’d never learned a second foreign language, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, or golf—things I’d been proficient at in my previous life. There were more than a few things I hadn’t learned in this lifetime.
* * *
Day one of Adam’s driver’s license lecture.
I opened my phone and started recording a video.
“Today, Adam is going to teach me about actual driver’s license exam questions. I’m sure many of you don’t know this, but South Korea is one of the countries with the lowest literacy rate in the world. I think that’s all because of South Korea’s educational style.”
Of course, I’d easily skipped Elementary School.
But in my previous life, I’d properly learned through rote education in Elementary School as a child.
“South Korea is famous for its rote education system. Rote education is a method where a certain amount of educational content is literally poured into students without considering their individual abilities or aptitudes. This is actually the most important factor in keeping South Korea’s basic literacy rate so low.”
There was no more effective method than rote education for conveying large amounts of material to students in a short time.
Adam cleared his throat a few times.
“Um. Ahem. Sung-guk, we should start the lesson now.”
“Adam, let’s begin.”
Adam brought out the actual driver’s license exam questions.
“Sung-guk, I’ve prepared 100 practice questions. I’m sure all the questions will come from these.”
[This is a piece of cake.]
I started working through the practice questions.
“W-wait, Sung-guk. Have you studied at all? You can’t just mindlessly rush through the problems like that. Let me explain them to you.”
“Adam, just explain the ones I get wrong.”
What the body remembers doesn’t easily fade away.
Driving is like that.
From twenty years of driving in my previous life, I’d learned not just driving skills but also all the traffic laws and regulations that came with it.
Of course, Korea and the United States had some differences, and that’s what Adam would help me with.
Click.
I set down my pen.
It took exactly 32 minutes and 50 seconds to solve all 100 problems.
Adam stared at me in shock.
“Sung-guk, should we grade it now?”
“Quickly.”
“Of course.”
Adam began grading while reviewing the answer key.
Naturally, there weren’t many wrong answers. As Adam graded, his eyes grew wider and wider.
“Sung-guk, did you study separately for the written exam?”
“Adam, you know better than anyone that I don’t have time for that.”
“That’s true.”
My daily schedule was nothing short of murderous.
The moment I opened my eyes, I’d head to the office for YouTube and FaceNote meetings, or spend the entire day in related conferences. When meetings ran long, they’d often stretch into the night.
And by the time I got home, it was usually past midnight.
Adam looked at the graded test and smiled faintly.
“Sung-guk, you’re still human after all. You got five wrong.”
[That’s because I’m familiar with laws from ten years in the future!]
“Sung-guk, let me explain these so you won’t make the same mistakes again.”
“Adam, explain them quickly!”
“Yes!”
* * *
Chairman Koo Soo-young of Hyojin Group was watching Sung-guk’s YouTube channel with interest.
Though Hyojin Group’s official sponsorship had ended, Sung-guk’s success—supported by the foundation bearing his late son’s name—remained a source of pride.
A secretary standing beside Chairman Koo Soo-young explained Sung-guk’s YouTube channel.
“Recently, hate crimes targeting Asian entrepreneurs, including Jeon Sung-guk, have occurred.”
“Such incidents are unpredictable, so we couldn’t help before they happened….”
Chairman Koo Soo-young expressed genuine sympathy.
“Fortunately, Jeon Sung-guk demonstrated quick thinking and managed to catch all the perpetrators. He uploaded the entire situation to YouTube, which caused his viewer count to skyrocket. Since then, Sung-guk has been uploading videos documenting his daily life.”
“The more I see of Sung-guk, the more impressive he becomes. He has a remarkable talent for turning crises into opportunities.”
“Indeed. Following this incident, there’s talk that the White House will soon deliver a speech opposing anti-Asian hate.”
Just then, Chairman Koo Soo-young noticed a newly uploaded video.
“By the way, is Sung-guk already old enough to get his driver’s license?”
“According to California state law, he’s more than old enough.”
“I see.”
Suddenly, Chairman Koo Soo-young’s expression hardened.
His son Jun-ho had died on a cross-country road trip in a car he’d given him as a college entrance gift.
The secretary quickly studied Chairman Koo Soo-young’s face.
“Chairman, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Can you connect me with Sung-guk? I’d like to speak with him.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
* * *
The vehicle for my driver’s license road test was none other than Adam’s car.
In the United States, the system didn’t provide a prepared vehicle for the test—you had to bring your own.
Adam’s hands trembled as he handed me the keys.
“Sung-guk, it’s my car.”
“Adam, don’t worry. I can drive any car well.”
“That’s not it. My Jenny—well, my first love was named Jenny, so that’s what I call my car.”
“Adam, I’m not curious about that. I need to take the test now. Just tell me what you need to say.”
“Sung-guk, not even a single scratch on my Jenny! You understand?”
[What? Jenny’s already covered in scratches!]
Regardless, I had already registered Adam’s car as my test vehicle.
“Adam, just give me the keys. If Jenny gets even a scratch, I’ll buy you a new Jenny!”
“Sung-guk, I don’t need a new Jenny. Just please drive carefully.”
“I will!”
Just then, my phone rang.
[I’m swamped, who is this?]
I answered immediately.
– Hello. This is the Hyojin Group secretariat. I’m connecting you with Chairman Koo Soo-young.
Chairman Koo Soo-young’s voice came through shortly after.
– Sung-guk.
“Chairman.”
– Do you have time?
“Chairman, I’m about to take my driver’s license road test right now.”
– Then I’ll make this quick. Sung-guk, if you pass your driver’s license test, I’ll send you a car.
“Pardon?”
– It’s about Jun-ho. Jun-ho… it seems he died because he was driving such a dangerous car. Anyway, this is my gift to you, so accept it.
“Yes, Chairman. I’ll contact you right after the test!”
I hung up and gripped the steering wheel of Adam’s beloved Jenny.
[What kind of car is Chairman Koo Soo-young planning to give me?]

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