Max-Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 31
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31. It’s All Our Jeong-hyeok’s!
I waved my hand to see Grandfather off.
“Goodbye, Grandfather! Please come visit again!”
“Yes.”
Grandfather smiled and turned around.
But from his retreating figure, no trace of that smile could be seen.
I let out a small sigh.
‘Grandfather’s heart as he turns away like that must be quite heavy.’
It was bitter.
These were adult matters that kids didn’t need to know about.
* * *
Chairman Cha’s steps were light as he left the Hannam-dong Mansion and got into the parked car.
Director Go took the wheel.
Chairman Cha sat in the back seat with a pleased smile.
“That Seong-jun bastard really got himself a good son!”
Chairman Cha looked out the window while feeling the warm heater breeze.
The stone wall magnificently built with pebbles boasted impressive grandeur.
The fortress-like iron main gate, the splendid garden, the expensive ornamental bonsai and stonework, as well as the house structure, floor space, and interior design.
Every single thing was a meticulously crafted wealthy family’s mansion.
“How on earth did our Jeong-hyeok manage to buy a house like this? He definitely only had a budget of ten million won. That kid really has some talent, doesn’t he? Hahaha!”
If a kid could pull off such feats at just seven years old…
‘Just how big will he grow the company when he’s older? Just imagining it makes my heart swell with excitement.’
This must be why they call it raising children and grandchildren like crops.
The saying “a dog under a tiger” was the worst insult you could hear in this business.
‘No matter how hard you work to grow a company, if an incompetent brat starts ruining it, bankruptcy happens in an instant.’
Chairman Cha had witnessed countless rises and falls over the years.
How many companies were established each year, and how many went bankrupt each year?
This was a battlefield without guns or swords.
‘Lee Su-jin, that girl really raised her child properly.’
Chairman Cha’s evaluation of Lee Su-jin rose a little higher.
It was thanks to her raising his precious grandson so well.
‘Honestly, until I saw Jeong-hyeok, I thought all women were the same, and the best support would be to pick a girl from a good family to match him with.’
Was that why?
Among his grandsons, none could compare to Jeong-hyeok.
Chairman Cha took out the rough paper his grandson had given him.
‘Where did he even get something like this? And what about his negotiation skills? No matter how I look at it, he’s quite capable.’
When he unfolded the neatly folded rough paper, a handwritten statement appeared.
The more Chairman Cha read, the more his brow furrowed deeply.
“This damn bastard!”
Chairman Cha crumpled up the rough paper.
Rage surged to the top of his head.
“Cha Yun-seong!”
He was Chairman Cha’s youngest brother.
“That incompetent bastard who couldn’t even properly manage Taeseong Lumber is still my brother! He begged me saying he was ashamed in front of his children and asked for just one decent position, so I temporarily put him in the president’s seat at Taeseong Construction! What the hell is this? This damn brat!”
Curses poured out without pause.
“Why do you think I’ve been coddling a guy who has no ability and only wastes money all this time! And why do you think I pretended not to know that he was secretly siphoning off construction funds that my son earned!”
Chairman Cha wasn’t unaware of it either.
“That guy also has a family, associates to take care of, and employees to look after, so I turned a blind eye in moderation!”
This bastard doesn’t know the meaning of moderation!
“He should have either started his own business with the money he siphoned off! Or prepared to transfer to another subsidiary! I made it clear from the beginning that Taeseong Construction was Seong-jun’s share!”
Chairman Cha fumed with anger.
“How dare he target my brat’s rice bowl? Stab his own hyung in the back? And do it while joining hands with Wooguang?”
This was the reason Chairman Cha was so furious.
“I coddled him despite his incompetence because he’s blood, but this brat really pushed it too far! Fine, since you turned your back on me first, don’t resent me for being heartless!”
A sense of betrayal surged up within him.
The hand holding the rough paper trembled violently.
“I need a drink.”
His mouth tasted bitter, and his throat felt completely blocked.
“We’re going to Taeseong Hotel. Today I need to put everything aside and have a drink. That bastard is still my real brother!”
A sigh escaped him naturally.
“I’ve looked after that bastard for 55 years since he was a baby. Tonight we brothers will drink until our noses are crooked and settle this.”
“Chairman······.”
“It was something that had to be done eventually. It was predetermined from the moment that bastard Yoon-seong brought in incompetent cronies as executives and threw money around.”
Chairman Cha pounded the leather seat.
“Director Go, what are you doing not departing quickly?”
“Secretary Kim hasn’t gotten in yet.”
Click.
Just then Secretary Kim came out through the main gate.
“Get in quickly! I’m thinking of going to grab that bastard Yoon-seong by the collar right now!”
“Chairman, please accept this. Young Master Jeong-hyeok said it’s a present for you.”
“My brat sent me a present?”
Chairman Cha quickly opened the paper envelope.
“Deodeok wine? This is top-grade stuff you can’t easily find on the market. Hmm······.”
There was a small note attached to the bottle.
It was written in crooked childish handwriting.
【Grandfather, don’t drink too much just because you’re upset. But I guess today can’t be helped, right? If you absolutely must drink, please drink medicinal liquor that’s easier on your stomach. -From Jeong-hyeok-】
Chairman Cha’s complexion, which had been flushed red and blue with anger over the Taeseong Construction president, softened greatly.
His furrowed brow smoothed out, and his bitten lips curved into a gentle arc.
“Still, the only one who truly understands my heart is my precious brat.”
“Young Master Jeong-hyeok specifically instructed me. He said not to give even a single cup of deodeok wine to the president of Taeseong Construction.”
“Did he see through the fact that I’d be drinking with that bastard Yoon-seong? Hahaha!”
What is this feeling?
Why do I feel so proud and pleased?
“I’ve never received a gift with such heartfelt consideration, not even from my own son.”
His precious grandson was already weighing on his mind.
The adorable sight of him laughing brightly while making a snowman flickered before his eyes.
“Everyone just comes to me with their hands out asking for money! Is there even one bastard who thinks about my heart, my feelings? They just whine and complain about why I don’t understand their feelings. Tsk!”
But there was exactly one child who never complained about why he didn’t understand his feelings.
A quiet, serious, always consistent guy.
Since he never complained or grumbled, I just assumed everything was fine with him.
Perhaps that’s why.
I never thought to try understanding his heart first.
“I didn’t know Seong-jun had a woman.”
Chairman Cha looked out the window.
Heavy snow was falling steadily.
“I could tell just by looking at Seong-jun’s eyes. The guy who treats Woo-gwang’s daughter like she’s made of stone has honey dripping from his eyes when he looks at Lee Su-jin. His feelings run deep.”
A long sigh naturally followed.
“Huuu…”
Chairman Cha’s face looked particularly troubled today.
“Now I have one more reason to drink.”
Chairman Cha looked at the deodeok wine.
The yellow-colored liquor swirled gently.
“Secretary Kim, about Taeseong Chemical.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“Calculate how much loss we’d have to accept if we step in to reorganize the shares.”
“Do you mean you’ll call off the marriage arrangement with Wooguang?”
“There might be such a possibility.”
Chairman Cha had cold eyes.
“I know that if we settle Taeseong Chemical now, we’ll suffer significant losses. There will probably be endless noise, quite severe backlash. We’ll have to endure restructuring, and we’ll clash with Wooguang too.”
Chairman Cha crossed his arms.
He closed his eyes and sank deep into the back seat.
“But what can I do? My son says he likes her. He says he wants to marry the woman he loves.”
He had already seen his son’s resolute face.
“Where in the world is there a parent who can beat their child? He says he can’t abandon his wife and children. He says he’ll take responsibility for what he’s done. How admirable. Even if I can’t cheer him on, how could I stop him?”
His youngest son now had the face of a father.
So Chairman Cha also decided to steel his resolve as a father.
“Rather than see tears of blood in my son’s and grandson’s eyes, it’s better for me to bear the losses.”
Director Go, who was holding the steering wheel, was startled and turned around.
“Chairman, are you serious?”
Instead of saying ‘I hastily buttoned things wrong from the beginning.’
Chairman Cha pretended not to know and turned his head toward the passenger seat.
“Secretary Kim, how many Taeseong Construction stocks did that bastard Yoon-seong have?”
“You gave him 4%. Plus the stocks he secretly bought under borrowed names amount to about 3%.”
“My son ran around like his feet were on fire, embezzled construction payments, even sold off apartment sites that Taeseong Construction owned! And the stocks he bought with all that effort only amount to a mere 3%? There’s a limit to incompetence!”
Chairman Cha ground his teeth.
“This absolutely won’t do! From now on, everything I take from that bastard Yoon-seong, transfer it all to Jeong-hyeok!”
“Yes, Chairman.”
Secretary Kim nodded.
But Director Go couldn’t help but be astonished.
“Not to your son Young Master Seong-jun, but to your grandson Young Master Jeong-hyeok?”
“That’s right, if he achieved merit, he should receive a reward befitting it.”
Chairman Cha roughly touched the rough paper and deodeok wine.
“Life is originally give and take!”
Chairman Cha didn’t stop there.
“How much money did that bastard Yoon-seong embezzle in total?”
“I haven’t looked through all the account books yet so I’m not certain, but it should be roughly 1 billion won.”
“1 billion?”
The more he heard, the more his insides boiled with rage.
“We need to make him cough up all that money too!”
Director Go turned pale with shock.
“Surely not all of that too…?”
But Secretary Kim nodded with satisfaction as if it were natural.
“Then shall I investigate all the Taeseong Construction Executive Board while we’re at it?”
“Of course! Those incompetent and shameless brats, fire them all and recover the embezzled money too!”
It was a declaration of purge.
“Tell that bastard Yoon-seong to come up to the Taeseong Hotel Bar right now! If he won’t come, feel free to drag him here!”
Chairman Cha’s eyes gleamed coldly.
They were eyes prepared for bloodshed.
“Still, he’s my younger brother, so I should at least listen to his final excuse. I have enough loyalty to pour him a farewell drink!”
Chairman Cha glanced at the deodeok wine his grandson had prepared for him.
“But I can’t allow him even a single sip of deodeok wine. Prepare plain soju for that bastard’s share!”
Chairman Cha’s car headed toward Taeseong Hotel.
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I came out of the baby bathtub where warm water had been gently sloshing.
I dried my body until it was fluffy and put on good quality new clothes.
When I came out of the bathroom, the Taeseong Group Security Guards who had been waiting outside the door held out a bunch of something.
“Young Master, please have some sweet cocoa here.”
“We also have cookies and candy.”
“I heard you like chocolate? So I brought chocolate slice cake too.”
They were all snacks that would drive any kid crazy with excitement.
Just looking at them made me feel like I’d get diabetes.
That’s how sweet and warm their kindness was.
I put my hands together and bowed deeply at the waist.
“Thank you. I’ll enjoy them.”
The Taeseong Group Security Guards smiled with very proud expressions.
Behind them, Uncle Cheol-gu kept winking one eye repeatedly.
He was clearly the mastermind behind this whole situation.
“Oh my, oh my. Young Master, what I prepared is a little different from these guys’ things.”
On the other hand, the quick-witted Taeseong Security Guard, self-proclaimed Number Two, was different.
“I brought Ssanghwa Tea with two eggs floating in it. The side snack is puffed rice, and for cleansing the palate, silver pills of course.”
“Excellent!”
I raised my thumb up.
The Taeseong Group Security Guards couldn’t hide their shocked expressions.
“What, it was Ssanghwa Tea instead of cocoa?”
“To think he’d refuse cookies and choose puffed rice!”
“Silver pills instead of slice cake!”
The quick-witted Security Guard, self-proclaimed Number Two, Yoo Jong-tae who claimed to be my right-hand man, smiled with a very triumphant face.
“I knew this would happen! You truly are Chairman’s bloodline!”
“Th-this can’t be!”
Uncle Cheol-gu had an expression as if the sky had fallen.
The lollipops he was holding dropped to the floor with a clatter.
Regardless of that.
I turned my head.
Father stood with his hands thrust into his pants pockets, lost in thought while looking at the Christmas Tree.
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