Chapter 129

Chapter 129

Stepmother Role Exactly My Style

Grandmother said coldly.

“Sit. I also have words to say.”

The two eldest uncle couples and the aunt who tried to follow grandfather twitched.

But the footsteps didn’t stop, just asked for understanding with a troubled expression.

“Sorry, lady. First put out the urgent fire and let’s talk again among us a bit later. Understand?”

“Heard what father said earlier. Why drinking only raw soju all along.”

“As the duty of becoming a daughter-in-law, how just watching this situation. Have to soothe the aching inside.”

Everyone seems the gut is burning.

That also because the remarks grandfather threw were not ordinary.

A declaration regarding the Taeseong Group next head position no less.

“These openly ignoring like dogs?”

“A matter where Taeseong’s future is at stake!”

“If not a matter where your futures are at stake, the sound of not even pretending to hear my words?”

Now sitting at the table were only grandmother and our parents.

“Still Lady?”

So grandmother’s expression couldn’t help but crumple like that.

“Did I endure the temper biting the teeth hearing stepmother sound until now to see such an appearance really.”

The people who tried to burst out of the restaurant stopped steps tiredly.

Dying from the heart being urgent, as if the ankle was tied to a strict person pointlessly.

A sigh mixed with irritation and surprise, frustration and boredom flowed.

“Why really doing this the two today?”

“If even the lady does this, really troublesome.”

Grandmother bit her teeth.

“This fuss because of the Taeseong Group head position. These eyes flipped over money!”

Grandmother bit her teeth and gripped the table.

“Think money solves in the world? Do moderately, these! Who endures and lives because no money?”

The 16-person marble table didn’t budge.

Indeed the highest grade Italian made worthy of use in a chaebol house.

“Sit!”

“First the study······.”

“Shall I remove all the advertisements put in the Daehan Ilbo?”

“······!”

The eldest aunt froze as is.

The eldest uncle who was holding the eldest aunt’s arm and stopping was the same.

“Spread the rumor of scandal in newspapers, broadcasts? Attend the Gukhwa Group shareholders’ meeting?”

“······!”

The second eldest uncle couple also turned their bodies surprised.

Before grandmother met eyes with the aunt, the aunt ran swaying the bob hair and sat on the chair quickly.

“Awu, today’s cabbage soup is refreshing. Seong-jun, want to tear one rib too?”

Picking and eating the completely cooled soup and side dishes, the aunt flipped her hair coyly.

Grandmother smiled bitterly.

“Should have threatened earlier. Sit!”

“······.”

All sat in the seats.

Everyone couldn’t hide surprised eyes.

“Yes, anyway I also had no thought of hearing mother sound forcibly from the beginning. So from now on call Lady or not, up to that don’t know.”

A declaration similar to grandfather, but the texture was a bit different.

“I also will do Taeseong Group head wife role instead of unlike mother role.”

“This time even the lady······.”

“The sound of no thought of being flustered watching the body lest sorrowful saying not my child.”

A discrimination declaration.

“Anyway even if stepmother does well, eventually stepmother. So from today decided to treat only the children who do filial piety as children.”

Grandmother said cutting sharply.

“The shares I always took your side unconditionally until now, from now on thinking of exercising as I want.”

“······!”

Everyone dropped their mouths open.

Because until now grandmother didn’t show even a grain of interest in Taeseong Group management.

“Guess how much my share in Taeseong family shares? Stripping even nominee and pseudonym stocks all.”

“······!”

“What money do you think your father who ran saying obtaining construction work receiving one cement factory privatization increased affiliates up to 38?”

“······!”

The eyes looking at each other rolled.

“From now on will send one demand note every time talking back tightly so know so.”

“Yes?”

“Think only Taeseong used private loans? Wouldn’t I have given in-law preferential treatment?”

Grandmother smiled desolately.

“Intending to recover at annual interest 67.8% according to the maternal family rules so hit the calculator well.”

“······!”

Money fuss never done until now.

Grandmother turned eyes and looked at the aunt.

The aunt was eating japchae then choked kek, and choked.

“Said sent a lot of gifts to Jeong-hyeok and Seong-jun’s wife?”

“Ahem! Jeong-hyeok did pretty things. So as a return gift did department store shopping a bit saying wear clothes prettily······.”

“Saw a lot of department store sales deficit because of U-gwang Department Store? Yes, how much needed?”

“Yes?”

“Ten big ones, no collateral, no interest, 1 year grace repayment. How?”

“Heok!”

The aunt dropped the chopsticks holding japchae with a thud.

The pupils shook roughly as if an earthquake occurred.

“I didn’t particularly establish merit but reward···, no, okay to finance large money recklessly?”

“My heart.”

Grandmother snorted.

“Reward as much as merit established? Why do I have to follow Chairman’s rules? My money have to use as I want.”

“Th, thank you, lady, no, mother!”

“Oh my, Man-yeong’s soup all cooled. Anseong’s wife, bring Man-yeong’s soup and japchae new a bit!”

Open favoritism.

Also visible discrimination.

Anseong’s wife who was doing kitchen work brought the soup and japchae bowl with warm steam rising.

Grandmother scanned the side dishes placed in front of the aunt with eyes with a swipe.

“Please galbijjim and dried croaker, shrimp fry too. One more plate of fruit salad Man-yeong likes.”

All side dishes the aunt likes.

Everyone looked at that appearance blankly.

“Why? Dissatisfied?”

“Because doing so suddenly a bit bewildered.”

“Not a person who divides sides discriminating so openly.”

Grandmother dug the ear with the little finger.

“Where is a dog barking?”

The two daughters-in-law inhaled.

“Lady, what is the reason suddenly venting spite like this?”

“Yes. What did we do so wrong that venting anger embarrassingly······.”

“Venting anger?”

Grandmother lit double wicks.

“Venting anger you guys did first not me?”

“When did we?”

“Caught an innocent person while biting and hanging with Taeseong Chemicals, or not?”

“Doing this now because of the youngest sister-in-law?”

The moment the daughters-in-law’s resentful gazes tried to head to mother,

“From tomorrow will remove Daehan Ilbo, Taeseong Construction advertisements so know so.”

“Lady?”

“Lady? Will additionally remove Taeseong Chemicals, Taeseong Cement advertisements too!”

“Eh, mother!”

From the eldest daughter-in-law’s mouth the ‘mother’ sound came out for the first time instead of ‘lady’.

Grandmother abruptly looked back at the second daughter-in-law.

“Maternal father said will help acquiring Taeseong Chemicals? Asked those shares as your share?”

“That······!”

“Seems Gukhwa Group has money rotting lately? Then have to repay the money borrowed from our maternal family first.”

“Mother!”

“Even principal in a lump sum. How?”

Whether the second daughter-in-law’s complexion paled white or not.

Grandmother snorted.

“Said your father-in-law is not a person who falls for the daughter-in-law’s cuteness and puts out his pocket money? But what to do this? I am a person who strips my pocket money for the daughter-in-law’s cuteness.”

“Mother?”

“As seeing I have a lot of money. Very.”

Grandmother made a rotten smile.

“Moreover the temper is dirty too. Extremely.”

The rumor that if something wrong overturns the table,

If something happens grabs the hair and shakes,

If heated does money fuss spread widely among chaebol house madams was a quite old matter.

* * *

The eldest aunt said to mother.

“Sister-in-law, seems I misunderstood a bit. Became sorry.”

“No.”

“Will also apologize for the matter of scolding on the first day of the new year. Became one family now so try getting along well from now on.”

“Yes, older sister.”

A reconciliation handshake like kindergarteners exchanging.

Grandmother opened her mouth looking with arms crossed behind the daughters-in-law.

“The eldest daughter-in-law excluded from next week’s meal duty.”

“······Thank you, mother. Thankful, sister-in-law. Will try extracting articles and columns skillfully favorable to U-gwang Chemicals, no, Taeseong Chemicals.”

“Volunteer activity exclusion added.”

“Thank you, mother.”

The eldest aunt sighed long.

“Mother, the kimchi making scheduled at the end of this month.”

If doing daughter-in-law life, of course kimchi making!

Not even kimchi making season, the moment the mother-in-law’s words fell, the daughters-in-law’s forced participation was decided.

“Seems difficult to attend because company work is busy······.”

“Do so.”

“Thank you.”

“Instead the Myeongdong commercial building intended to gift to In-gyeong from now on consider as never happened.”

“······Will somehow take out the schedule, mother. Kimchi to eat for one year so I have to pay more attention.”

Until now Anseong’s wife and kitchen helpers did the kimchi making as they knew, saying will call the daughters-in-law and do.

No one took out the sound of not wanting.

A matter never experienced even once until now.

“The second has no particular words to say? Then the Euljiro set aside as Ye-hyeok’s share······.”

“Didn’t know the sister-in-law already secured Taeseong Chemicals shares. If knew, wouldn’t have run around so busily coveting others’ things. I didn’t know such and for Taeseong Group······.”

“The tongue is long. Somehow Ye-hyeok’s share······.”

“Sorry for insulting. Will apologize. No such matter from now on.”

The second eldest aunt looked back at grandmother.

“Then I also the meal duty the week after next······.”

“Convey regards to maternal father. The matter that happened at Hanujeong was very regrettable.”

“······Naturally I will take charge of meal preparation. Won’t miss the kimchi making at the end of this month either.”

“You also volunteer activity exclusion.”

“Thank you, mother.”

The two daughters-in-law who bowed their waists and greeted took the coats and went out without looking back.

The eldest aunt dragged the dazed husband and went out, and the second eldest uncle who was looking at grandmother with a peculiar expression voluntarily followed the wife.

“Mother, then I······.”

“Heard Man-yeong took Seong-jun’s wife to the department store skin care room and received massage together, trimmed nails, drank tea together?”

“Yes, so though. Somehow at the end of this month is the department store special sale period preparing for Lunar New Year······.”

“Will exclude you from all first half duties.”

“Yes? Earlier said no exceptions······.”

“Said the department store is just getting busy now. At such times have to roll harder.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Well, hope to get along well amicably like that from now on too.”

The aunt smiled widely.

“Didn’t know? I quite like the youngest sister-in-law. Have a matter of owing a large debt to the sister-in-law.”

The aunt held out the shopping bag brought.

“Anyway brought this to give to mother. This is the youngest sister-in-law’s.”

One Louis Vuitton bag and one Prada bag each were inside.

“Will exclude Man-yeong from all this year’s duties.”

“Oh my!”

Grandmother suddenly hugged the shopping bag to mother with a whoosh.

“Take this you. I have many bags.”

“No, mother. A gift the older sister gives.”

“That, that money envelope is. I became really sorry.”

“That apology already the seventh. Already finished talking of shaking off.”

What?

No, when did the two reconcile?

Why didn’t I know?

Mother smiled brightly.

“Said thought one of the girls following senior. Just senior also has only the level of favor toward me.”

“Anyway the fact of handing the money envelope to Secretary Kim and conveying the words of separate and go out is true.”

Grandmother hesitated.

“Looked at one building in Myeongdong as your share.”

“Enough. The cocoa and chocolate cookies sent until now also overflowing and uncontrollable.”

“The money envelope really······.”

“The eighth. Money envelope confiscation.”

Like that the family meal with many words and many troubles ended.

As even mother and father went out of the restaurant, grandmother glanced at the emptily empty table.

“Table, change in this opportunity?”

Grandmother muttered small.

“Trying, the merciless stepmother role is exactly my style?”

Grandmother smiled as if refreshed putting a hand on the waist.

“As expected life is carrot and stick? If knew it would be like this, should have swung long ago. Good that listened to Jeong-hyeok’s words. Uhuhoot!”

I also smiled refreshingly while cutting the field of view sharing with the underworld messenger.

“As expected life is bribe and threat. Money fuss is the best. Uhuhoot!”

The underworld messenger was also smiling in the same posture as me.

[As expected chaebol house extreme drama! Reality version is the best, thrilling! Uhuhoot!]

* * *

From the next day the Taeseong Group executives began moving busily underwater.

The aftermath of the bomb declaration Chairman Cha threw.

-Ten years later. Thinking of handing over the head position.

-If Taeseong’s family, won’t distinguish status, origin, qualification.

-Will hand over to the one with ability to lead Taeseong.

There were no executives who believed Chairman Cha’s words as is.

‘Where would the gentleman who cut sharply until now to take care of own children’s rice bowls change easily.’

‘Is there a chaebol who hands over the head position to an executive in the Republic of Korea? Then ultimately the one becoming the head is one of the three sons.’

‘Who to line under good? Will bet my life here!’

Now the eyes fight over the next head position started.

‘A golden opportunity to occupy the closest aide seat!’

‘Can’t roll the company alone! Will become bloodshot saying gathering own people, the time to value my body price the highest has come!’

‘Establish merit and appeal ability! I also have to rise up to the affiliate president seat!’

Anyway Taeseong Group that values ability.

Executives with ability and overflowing ambition turned eyes to matters worth establishing merit without exception.

Naturally the whereabouts of the affiliates torn from U-gwang Group was the matter of utmost interest.

“What? The youngest madam occupied U-gwang Chemicals?”

“Wasn’t Taeseong Chemicals naturally President Shim taking charge again?”

“Heard President Shim sat in the JH Investment Company president seat?”

President Shim who took charge of and raised Taeseong Chemicals was a talent among talents who stood out with excellent management.

So entered Chairman Cha’s eyes and occupied the closest aide seat.

When he handed Taeseong Chemicals to U-gwang, was there one among Chairman Cha’s four children who didn’t covet?

None.

The place such President Shim chose!

That place was precisely JH Investment Company.

“What is the words that JH Investment Company acquires all affiliates excluding U-gwang Chemicals?”

“Even the JH Investment Company executives are the chased former Taeseong Construction executives?”

“How on earth is this matter going?”

The Taeseong Group executives began paying attention to JH Investment Company.