I Will Raise This Family to Greatness - Chapter 433

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Chapter 433
Mark scooped me up and started running.
“Mark! Put me down!”
“Sung-guk, if you keep stalling like this and Mi-mi gets so angry she refuses to marry me, what then! You know how Mi-mi is.”
[But you just said not to rush in!]
I quickly tried to stop Mark.
“Hey, you’ve watched Korean dramas, right!”
“I’ve seen them all!”
“This is how they’re supposed to drag things out!”
I was already being carried by Mark as we stepped into the elevator.
The Director who followed us also stumbled in, breathing heavily.
Mark finally set me down.
His back was drenched with sweat.
Somehow, my heart ached at the sight.
“Mark, you really do love Mi-mi.”
“Sung-guk, haa… why are you saying something so obvious. Haa… of course I love her, that’s why we’ve been together all this time and why we’re getting married.”
Mark answered while catching his breath.
With such passionate love burning in him, I couldn’t delay any longer.
Ding!
The elevator arrived.
As the doors opened, Lim Mi-mi’s parents were already waiting with the front door wide open to greet us.
“Oh my, the groom has arrived. Welcome, welcome!”
I let myself be dragged into Lim Mi-mi’s house, feigning reluctance.
* * *
Looking for the missing groom, Jeon Tae-guk, Sam, and Adam filed into Lim Mi-mi’s house like a string of candy.
Lim Mi-mi’s parents greeted us all with hearts overflowing with joy.
And a table laden with food as well.
“Now, before we eat, we should open the box first.”
Lim Mi-mi’s Father began opening the box eagerly.
Inside was the marriage contract—a letter of gratitude for granting permission for the marriage.
Five-color pouches in yellow, red, blue, pink, and light green to ward off evil spirits and wish for blessings.
And a pair of mandarin ducks along with the betrothal gifts.
Mark seemed to have studied diligently back in the United States.
“Mark, you prepared this properly.”
I whispered quietly.
“Actually… I found it all online.”
That was so like Mark.
Lim Mi-mi’s Father and Mother examined each item carefully, their eyes glistening as they embraced Mark warmly.
“Our son-in-law.”
[Father, Mark is his name, and in Korean style, it would be Zuckerberg, the groom.]
But I couldn’t bring myself to break this warm atmosphere, so I kept my mouth firmly shut.
It was Mi-mi who shattered the mood.
“Dad, there are so many people here… let’s just eat. It’s not like marriage is such a big deal.”
“Not a big deal? It’s a lifelong commitment.”
“That’s all old-fashioned thinking. I could live with Mark and then break up later, you know.”
Smack!
Mi-mi’s mother struck her daughter’s back.
Whether north or south, a mother’s hand carried the same sting.
“Don’t invite bad luck.”
“I’m just saying you don’t need to overreact.”
Mark gently rubbed Mi-mi’s back soothingly.
“Mi-mi, are you okay?”
“Yeah. Mark. But a little lower.”
“Oh, got it.”
Tae-guk, Sam, and Adam watched the scene with envious eyes.
[Why are they all looking so jealous? Marriage is the grave of life. I’ve experienced it all in my past life, and there were far more painful days than happy ones. So they shouldn’t look at it with such longing.]
Secretary Kim Mi-so beside me was smiling contentedly.
“Sir, those two really suit each other perfectly.”
“I’ve watched those two for such a long time. There’s no other woman in this world who could save Mark besides Mi-mi. And the same goes for her.”
Secretary Kim Mi-so nudged me gently in the ribs.
“Sir, you should keep thoughts like that to yourself.”
“But it’s the truth.”
“Do you know why you’re popular but can’t seem to have a proper relationship?”
Secretary Kim Mi-so whispered.
[That’s because I’m too exceptional. It’s hard to find someone as accomplished as me. You know that much, Secretary Kim.]
“Sir, it seems you don’t understand people’s hearts very well. Those two truly understand and appreciate each other deeply.”
[Me, not understanding people’s hearts? Secretary Kim isn’t exactly easy to read either.]
Just then, Mi-mi’s mother called us over eagerly.
“You must all be hungry, right? Since we’re from North Korea, I’m not sure if it’ll suit South Korean palates. Mi-mi said she wanted to eat the food she had when she lived in North Korea, so I prepared some.”
A table overflowed with rustic, hearty dumplings and North Korean-style wrapped pork.
Indeed, a mother-in-law’s love was the same whether north or south.
* * *
“Sung-guk, I think getting married was really the right call.”
All the way to Samjeon Hotel, Mark mumbled drunkenly.
“Yeah, seems like it. I never dreamed you’d prepare so thoroughly.”
“Sung-guk….”
Mark turned his head toward me as I gripped the steering wheel.
[Mark, that look in your eyes is uncomfortable.]
Mi-mi had wanted to spend time with her parents before the wedding, so I was driving the slightly intoxicated Mark to the hotel alone.
“Sung-guk… have I ever told you this… that meeting you in my life has been a stroke of luck.”
[Not Lim Mi-mi?]
“If I hadn’t met you, I probably would’ve graduated from Harvard and lived as a programmer in Silicon Valley.”
[Mark Zuckerberg, even if you hadn’t met me, that wouldn’t have happened. You would’ve developed FaceNote in your freshman year at Harvard and become even richer on your own. Meeting me accelerated FaceNote’s development, but the downside is we had to split FaceNote between the two of us.]
I confessed something to myself that Mark couldn’t know.
“Mark, you probably would’ve succeeded even without me.”
“What are you talking about? Without you, I would’ve been a nobody at Phillips Academy and a nobody at Harvard.”
“Mark, just because I met you doesn’t mean you weren’t a nobody.”
“Maybe so… but at least, having met you, I’ve had a cool friend by my side.”
A cool friend.
Mark’s words stirred something within me.
“Mark, you’re a cool friend too. Honestly, despite all the temptations, you believed in me and came this far.”
“I had no choice but to believe in you.”
Mark broke into a broad grin.
“Mark, get some rest. I’ll wake you when we arrive at the hotel.”
“Oh, Sung-guk.”
“Yeah?”
“When should I have my wedding?”
“What are you saying? When should you have your wedding? That’s something you and Lim Mi-mi need to discuss and decide together.”
“I was going to, but you’re in the middle of military service in Korea anyway. So Mi-mi and I discussed it, and we decided to have the wedding when you can enter the United States. That means you need to set the date for our wedding.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at how absurd this was.
But it was also an unavoidable situation.
“July is busy with the international conference on nuclear agreements in Korea… I think August would work. While I’m there, I could livestream a debate between Barack Obama and the opposing presidential candidate on YouTube.”
“So what date?”
“How about August 15th? That’s the day South Korea was liberated from Japan. It has historical significance too….”
“That sounds good. August 15th….”
With those words, Mark drifted off to sleep.
Mark and Lim Mi-mi getting married on Liberation Day… I was already looking forward to it.
* * *
“Sir, the edited footage of Mi-mi’s wedding chest ceremony from yesterday’s shoot has arrived. Shall we take a look?”
Secretary Kim Mi-so played the edited version through a tablet.
The moment I saw myself wearing a squid mask carrying the chest, followed by Jeon Tae-guk, Sam, and Adam, a smile naturally crossed my face.
“Even wearing a squid mask, you’d recognize me, right?”
“Of course, sir.”
Next came the scene where Secretary Kim Mi-so, representing the bride’s side, appeared and haggled.
As the haggling dragged on, the camera captured the moment Mark suddenly picked me up and ran with me.
Mark’s genuine emotions bursting out in the elevator, and the warm welcome from Lim Mi-mi’s parents—all of it was captured in about twenty minutes.
“This is great. We should upload it to YouTube and FaceNote right away.”
I immediately uploaded the video to YouTube and FaceNote as is. And I added a bit of sensationalism to the title to increase traffic.
– America’s Top 10 Richest Teenager Mark Zuckerberg’s Korean Wedding Chest Purchase—Live Scene!
I heard Kim Mi-so’s laughter from behind me.
“Sir, people can’t stand not clicking on it.”
“Well, it’s the truth, isn’t it?”
“By the way, I heard you set the wedding date for Lim Mi-mi and Mark?”
“Yes, it’s Liberation Day. Secretary Kim will be a bridesmaid, so please clear your schedule in advance.”
“Understood.”
Secretary Kim Mi-so replied respectfully.
Was it just my imagination that I kept getting entangled with Secretary Kim Mi-so?
* * *
– Mark Zuckerberg’s “Buy a Ham” video surpasses 10 million YouTube views in a single day!
– America’s top 10 richest Mark Zuckerberg’s ham-selling video becomes a global issue!
– The ham seller is Jeon Sung-guk, and next to him is Samsung’s heir Jeon Tae-guk! A world-class ham-selling scene. The internet is ablaze!
– Since the video, hams have sold out across various internet sites! People are even paying premiums to trade them.
– Everyone wants to buy ham! A forgotten tradition returns to Seoul’s streets at night. Simultaneously, noise complaints skyrocket!
Mark read through the articles, shaking his head in disbelief.
“Sung-guk, you’re really an issue maker. How did you manage to hit 10 million views with this video?”
“Mark, this video only happened because you said you’d sell ham. You came up with the idea, and I just packaged and sold it.”
It was the same with FaceNote.
It was originally Mark’s idea, but I presented it to him as if it were my own, and he developed it diligently. After that, I simply packaged and sold FaceNote well.
I posted detailed information about what went into Mark’s ham on FaceNote.
– How to Make Ham, Mark Zuckerberg Style, America’s Top 10 Richest!
Mark read what I’d written and smiled broadly.
“Sung-guk, at this rate, you’re going to start making and selling ham too, aren’t you?”
“I’m going to yield that to South Korea’s small business owners.”
“Sung-guk, but are we really in the top 10 richest in America?”
“Yeah. According to the latest survey, you and I are tied for 6th place. Bill Gates is still number one.”
Mark tilted his head.
“Sung-guk, but why haven’t I changed? I just eat breakfast with Mi-mi every day, go to work, and that’s it. The only thing that’s different is I can buy whatever I want to eat?”
Mark’s love for checkered shirts remained unchanged, and his love for pizza remained unchanged.
Lim Mi-mi still loved the hamburger that had made her escape from North Korea.
“Mark, me too. I haven’t really changed either. I wake up in the morning, exercise, work… I work even after getting home, and then I sleep. I only have hoodies in my closet anyway.”
“I thought becoming a millionaire would really change my life…”
[Mark, I lived as a tycoon in my past life, remember? Money just makes life a lot more convenient, that’s all.]
I checked FaceNote’s current status again.
“Mark, but now people are gradually moving from FaceNote to Instagrim.”
“It seems like as people take more photos on their phones, there’s a trend toward expressing themselves with a single photo rather than text.”
“Hmm…”
I stroked my chin thoughtfully.
FaceNote was currently the most popular SNS, but trends always changed.
“I think the era of TikTok will come soon.”
“Yeah, I’m preparing to launch the service in the first half of next year.”
Just as Mark had said, the era of TikTok was truly upon us.
“Oh, Sung-guk. Check your email. There’s a message from Time Magazine. They said they sent one to you as well.”
“From Time Magazine?”
I quickly searched through my emails.
Sure enough, there was an email from Time Magazine, just as Mark had mentioned.
“Sung-guk, they want to use us as the cover models for Time Magazine?”
The email read as follows:
– Hello, I am Joe Michael, the publicity representative for Time Magazine.
I’m writing to inform you that you two, who have grown into America’s top ten richest teenagers following FaceNote’s IPO, have been selected as this year’s Person of the Year.
That’s why I’m reaching out—we’d like to feature you as the face of Time Magazine.
Mark looked at me with a bewildered expression.
“Sung-guk, what do we do?”
“What do you mean ‘what do we do’? It’s Time Magazine.”
“Y-yeah… Time Magazine.”
“The Time Magazine that everyone in the world reads. You and I are going to be on the cover.”
Mark’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Sung-guk….”
“Mark, don’t you think we’ve finally made it?”
“Yes!!!”
Mark suddenly pulled me into a tight embrace.

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