Heading to her father, Dokgojin’s house, Dokgojeong’s head was complicated.

‘Why is there no contact from Savannah Market?’

I worked hard behind the scenes to make sure that Daehan Market stopped breathing. At the stage where a partnership could be established by simply putting a stamp on it, Bronson, the manager of Savannah Market, evaded an answer.

It was clear that his father would ask for the result sooner or later, as he had been working hard for more than three months.

‘It must be late because of an internal meeting.’

I decided to think good. You will have to enter the Korean market anyway, and in that case you will have no choice but to work with Dokgo Commerce.

His heart felt a little lighter as he headed to his father’s house.

All important matters of Dokgo Group were decided in Dokgojin’s study. Although it was a stock company, due to the nature of Korean chaebol, it was almost family-run. When Dokgo-jin made a decision, everyone had to follow his instructions.

Every Saturday at 7am. The men of Dokgo Group gathered in Dokgojin’s study and had a place to report their performance for the week.

“I will tell you about Dokgo Oil’s performance this week.”

It started with the eldest son, Dokgo-gap, followed by the second son, Dokgo-eul, and finally, it was the turn of the third son, Dokgo-jeong.

He posted a performance report that he created by teasing the planning team.

“This week’s sales graph. Sales decreased by 5% compared to last week, but net income increased by 3% thanks to reduced marketing expenses.”

“What about Daehan Market?”

Dokgojin’s sharp eyes turned to Dokgojeong. Dokgojeong swallowed a gulp and continued.

“Daehan Market has raised investment funds through paid-in capital increase. They say they are planning a new event using this.”

“Who are the investors?”

“It is a foreign company.”

“Where are you from abroad?”

“That’s fine…”

“Tsk.”

As Dokgojin clicked his tongue, Dokgojeong’s shoulders shrank.

“Why did foreign companies invest in Daehan Market?”

“Isn’t that because foreign companies are interested in the Korean market?”

“Kuk.”

Dok Go-eul’s face turned red with anger at Dok-go-eul’s ridicule. Seeing veins welling up on his father’s forehead, Dok-go-jeong hurried to the next page.

“But don’t worry. We have a weapon ready to put a wedge in Daehan Market’s fall.”

“It’s Savannah Market.”

“Yes. The revenues that can be expected through partnership with Savannah Market, which has the largest market share in the US online market, are as follows.”

He eagerly explained the expected increase in sales and profits that the planning team had calculated. He also added that he would recover the cost by taking the fee reduced by Savannah Market at Dokgo Commerce.

“In the beginning, marketing costs for publicity would be included, but we minimized the cost by sharing the pain with Savannah Market.”

To Dokgo Commerce officials, it was a word that appealed to them. But that wasn’t the problem.

“Did Savannah Market accept this proposal?”

Dok-go-jeong was speechless at her father’s question. However, there was no way to escape from here.

“I explained it in detail to the person in charge. I’ll check the progress schedule soon.”

“soon?”

“I’ll call you right now and check it out.”

“Check it out right after I’m done talking.”

“Yes.”

“Summarizing, are you saying that if you partner with Savannah Market and carry out aggressive marketing, you can destroy Daehan Market within three months?”

“It will take a little longer as we have raised additional funds this time, but a decision will be made sooner or later.”

“Are you sure?”

Dokgojin frowned.

“Yes. I’m sure.”

I wasn’t sure, but I had to pretend.

It felt like an eternity of time to face Dokgo-jin’s silent stare.

“How much did you say the investment was?”

“4…40 billion.”

It was only then that Dok-go felt that something was strange. He started slurring his words.

“Is 40 billion a small amount of money?”

“Ah… no.”

“Then why did this mysterious investor invest 40 billion in a dying company?”

“That… that.”

“I think there’s a trump card, isn’t it?”

“…let’s find out.”

“Yes. Check out the Savannah Market quickly.”

“Yes.”

Dok-go-jeong stroked his chest. It was because I was able to get through this week safely somehow.

Unlike his two brothers, who are improving their performance, he was in a hurry because he had not yet made a profit.

“How’s the Savannah Market thing going?”

Watching him talking on the phone with his subordinate, Dokgo-jin frowned. He adjusted his magnifying glasses and took out his tablet.

Dokgogap and Dokgoeul straightened their postures and were nervous.

It was time to talk about the major economic articles of the week. Only Dokgo-jin can read the article. It was his hobby to give problems that he didn’t know if he didn’t focus on the things that went on in the world, and to give him a face if he couldn’t get it right.

“Let’s see.”

Dokgo-jin’s face contorted like an evil spirit as he searched for articles by tapping his tablet.

“Such an idiot!!”

Before Dok-go-jeong could use his hand, the tablet flew into his head. I narrowly avoided it and shrank my body.

“father?”

I couldn’t avoid the second flying object. Hit by a glass of water, he curled up on the floor clutching his head.

“100 million!!”

“You stupid bastard!”

Then, Dokgo-jin’s hands and feet flew at random.

“Billion! Ugh!”

His brothers watched him with expressionless faces as if they were used to it. Dokgoeul raised the corner of his mouth as if he was having fun. Dokgo Gab let out a small sigh.

“You stupid bastard! You’re going to disgrace my face!”

Dokgo-jin, who had been cursing and beating his son for a while, let out a rough breath and caught his breath. Dok-go-jeong released the guard she had raised and secretly looked at her.

“Father. What happened all of a sudden…”

On the tablet with the broken screen, I saw the words Savannah Market.

‘Why is the Savannah Market article…’

Dokgojin’s palm hit the back of Dokgojeong’s head.

puck!

“Did Savannah Market get stolen by pyramids like Daehan Market?”

“Yes?”

“What kind of you are you! You stupid bastard. Haven’t you figured out your own group work?”

Dok-go-jeong hurriedly checked her phone. His face turned earthy.

“Ah… father. This is…”

“Take responsibility and fix it before it’s dug up from the family register!”

“all right.”

He responded enthusiastically, but his head was on the verge of exploding.

***

Inside the spacious house where classical music plays quietly. Seo Eun-chae sat on a rocking chair in the yard and stroked her son.

“Ugh…”

She looked lovingly at the boy who was talking in his sleep and kissed his forehead.

‘It’s really badass. belly.’

Dok-go-jeong’s other siblings married women from chaebol families. They each ran small businesses inherited from their respective fathers.

However, Seo Eun-chae was different. She was able to become the daughter-in-law of the Dok-go family thanks to being pregnant with Dok-go-jeong’s son. Thanks to giving birth to Dok Go-hyeok, she came into this house naked.

A woman who is useless except for giving birth to a son. It was to the point that some even said that it would be better to accept only the grandson and send the daughter-in-law away.

Fortunately, the single child was not kicked out thanks to the mother’s objection that the child should be raised.

But that was only a grace period.

‘Before Hyuk goes to school, I have to do my job properly.’

So, I chose to be a florist. All she knew how to do was decorate, but her hairdressing seemed vulgar.

‘The daughter-in-law of a conglomerate cannot be a makeup artist or hair designer.’

Flower arranging seemed to be a hobby only for those who could afford it. It looked nice too. But the interest soon faded.

There were people who came to her out of curiosity, probably because she was the daughter-in-law of the Dok-go family, but the business did not go well.

I felt like I could do better if I did something else.

‘I think I can do well in the cosmetics business…’

However, the flower shop was also struggling to get it by begging and begging again and again. The money she brought with her ex-husband, Kim Jae-gu, was spent in a coma, and now the only thing left was the store.

‘under. I’m going to collect the beggars a little more properly.’

Kim Jae-gu was a man who broke up with Dok-go-jeong and dated out of desperation.

‘Your life was almost ruined because you had a baby.’

It wasn’t long after I broke up with Dok-go-jeong, so I couldn’t even delete it because I was afraid it might be his child.

I tried a genetic test with a glimmer of hope, but the result did not change.

99.9% chance of paternity. He was Kim Jae-goo’s child.

From Seo Eun-chae’s point of view, in a word, it was like stepping on sh*t.

So I was forced to get married.

Why would a single mother accept a woman who gave birth to someone else’s baby?

‘Even so, the relationship that will continue in the end will continue.’

Seo Eun-chae could not bear the ordinary life with Kim Jae-gu and contacted Dok-go-jeong. Dok Go-jeong met her again with a light heart, but Seo Eun-chae thought it was love.

In this way, the fruit of love was born between the two, and thanks to this, I was able to break up with the loathsome poverty and enter the Dok-go family.

However, the life of the Dokgo family was not easy. Ignoring her for not having anything and jealous eyes always followed her.

In particular, the elder brothers treated her as someone who did not have them.

‘I can’t have a son because I use Simbo like that.’

A son was precious to the Dokgo family. To be precise, the grandson was precious. Her son, Dok Go-hyeok, was the first grandson of Dok Go-jin.

Dok-go-gap had four daughters, and Dok-go-eul had three daughters, but did not have a son.

And Dokgo Hyuk was still the only grandson.

‘Should I quit working at a flower shop that doesn’t make a few pennies and start a cosmetics business with a deposit?’

If it was her beauty, it was clear that it would become a hot topic on social media. Above all, wasn’t she the daughter-in-law of the Dok-go family? It was obvious that countless people would flock like bees, wanting to see their lives.

‘great. Let’s withdraw the deposit.’

When Seo Eun-chae made up her mind and got up, the housekeeper naturally took the child and put it to sleep.

As she was getting ready to leave, the phone started ringing.

‘Who is it?’

It was the first phone number I saw. There was nothing urgent, so when I didn’t answer the phone, a text message arrived.

[This is Lawyer Park Seong-mo of the law firm Powell.

I’m leaving a text as you don’t answer the phone.

At the request of Kim Jae-gu, you must attend a meeting to adjust child support.

Are you okay at 2:00 PM on Monday?]

‘Child support?’

Seo Eun-chae blinked her big eyes.

After a while, my head started spinning and I understood the situation.

“Jaegu Kim. You crazy bastard!!”

***

It was Saturday morning when the partnership between Savannah Market and Daehan Market was announced. It was hanging on the main page of the news that I habitually flipped through when I woke up in the morning.

[Savannah Market. Decided to partner with Daehan Market. Beta service launching next month]

[Daehan Market to launch a new membership system starting next month]

[Membership review for members using Savannah Market]

Related articles poured in one after another.

‘Mr. Bronson used some strength.’

If Daehan Market had the ability to pour out articles with such a ripple effect, nothing would have gone awry in the first place.

So, on the day of the announcement of the partnership, being able to move the press enough to be hung on the main page must have been thanks to the strength of the Savannah Market.

‘It’s good to have a big partner.’

On the weekend, I took Ha-yeon to the park to play. At first, the boy who did not know that he would fall from his father was busy playing with children of his own age.

The mothers were chatting with each other, leaving the children to play.

“Is Savannah Market coming to Korea this time?”

“It’s expensive when you come to Korea”

“They say that’s not the case. Rather, they say that only the shipping cost becomes cheaper?”

“That’s good. I’m running out of nutrients. Should I live there?”

“It will be cheaper if you buy several in a bundle. Shall we use tools?”

Rumors were already spreading among the women in the neighborhood. That was a very good sign.

‘Ah, it’s so peaceful.’

There was no way Seo Eun-chae would think I was living in Hannam-dong, so there was no one to disturb my good mood.

It was a lot of fun watching Ha-yeon play in the breeze.

‘He’s popular because he looks like his father.’

He was friendly enough to not have to worry about not being able to make friends.

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Jiying. Jiying. Jiying.

The vibration that started in my pocket started to interrupt my leisurely weekend.

‘ah. Who are you for the weekend?’

I took my phone out of my pocket and checked the caller.

[Brayden Harper]

Harper? Maybe it’s because of the stock recommendation last time.

Perhaps Brayden Harper pushed in more money, the stock closed at 32%, higher than my estimate of 27%. It’s down 10% now compared to then, but it’s still up 22% from the time I mentioned.

So that would be a good thing.

“Large.”

I cleared my voice and answered the phone.

“(Mr. Harper?)”

“(Mr. Jaegu! How are you?)”

“(How’s it going. How’s Harper doing?)”

“(Thanks to Mr. Jaegu, we got along very well. Thanks to you, we touched some money. hahahahaha.)”

“(I’m glad it helped.)”

“(Mr. Jaegu. Where did you get this information from?)”

“(This is a trade secret.)”

“(hahahahaha. As expected, right?)”

“(Did you contact me about the stock?)”

“(No. Not only that, are you free next Thursday?)”

“(Yes.)”

What remained was time.

“(I have a dinner with Mr. Hugo Evans, and he showed interest in Mr. Jaegu.)”

Hugo Evans? It was the guy I met at Alec’s party.

“(It will be a very good meeting for Mr. Jaegu.)”

Brayden Harper wasn’t one to talk empty words, but there must have been a reason why he emphasized it again and again.

“(Of course I have to attend.)”

< It’s such a blessing. belly > end

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