Chapter 289: 289
Another group of people came into the Shade House where Gun-Ho's party was taking a break in . The other team was making so much noise by talking loudly that Gun-Ho felt like the shade house was about to collapse .
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"Hahaha . President Kim, I guess you have to buy us a drink today since you made a bogey . "
"I haven't been myself today . I am so tired because of that b*tch I met yesterday . It was all her fault . "
"Hahaha . "
Those people were ill-mannered and totally ignored the fact that they were not alone in the Shade House . Jien Wang and Young-Jin Kim seemed to feel very uncomfortable by those people's presence . One man from that group was talking on the phone and he was extremely loud .
"Hey, Byeong-Tae died today . Are you asking me who Byeong-Tae is? You know that one who graduated from Seoul National University majoring in Economics . Yeah, that's right . That's him . "
Gun-Ho couldn't know who Byeong-Tae was, of course, but he could see that which college a person graduate from was following that person until the day he died .
"Let's get out of here . "
Gun-Ho, Jien, and Young-Jin walked out of the Shade House . They just couldn't stand the other party .
Jien Wang asked,
"What was that guy talking about on the phone? He was very loud . "
"Well, he said someone who studied Economics at Seoul National University passed away . "
"What does his college have to do with his death?"
"I am wondering about it too . "
"Well, it is called the resemblance theory . "
"Resemblance theory?"
"People are trying to find the same quality as them on things or on other people . They then evaluate the other person or the thing, and they ultimately want to feel that they are better than others or his thing is better than the other thing . "
"Jien, you are very knowledgeable . You are indeed a professor . "
"That is usually caused by a person's unstable and insecure mind . You will see . As long as people have that sort of mentality, we won't be able to be free from overvaluing the importance of graduating from a top university, whether it is in Korea or China . "
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"Hmm…"
Gun-Ho thought he could understand about half of what Jien Wang just said .
"People talk about someone who graduated from Seoul National University like he is very close to that person, even though that is not true . It could be found in a political campaign as well . Since Korea is a democratic country with numerous elections per year, you probably want to observe it with this theory in mind . "
"Like what? Give me some examples . "
"If a very good-looking man runs as a congressional candidate, the people who value the appearance greatly with a shallow mind and knowledge will vote for that man . It's the resemblance theory . "
"Da*n it, an ugly person can't even run for an election, according to what you just said . "
The three men continued to talk as they walked on the golf course .
"You already experienced some benefits from the resemblance theory . "
"Me? What benefits?"
"You made a lot of money by purchasing a condo around West Lake in Hangzhou City, where only rich people live in . "
Attorney Young-Jin Kim who was listening to the conversation seemed to be surprised .
"Gun-Ho Goo, did you invest in the real estate in China?"
Professor Jien Wang and Gun-Ho Goo continued to talk without responding to Attorney Kim's question .
"I heard the price of the real properties in Gangnam District, Seoul City kept going higher and higher these days . The same theory applies there too . The citizens in Hangzhou City want to live in a wealthy area around West Lake, as the citizens in Seoul want to live in Gangnam . Once they live in the area, they start showing off . They show off that they live in the same area as other wealthy people, implying that they are part of it . "
"Wow . I'm just so impressed by your vast knowledge . "
"Well, many rich people who accumulated their wealth at an early age know this already . I learned it from reading books . The rich people know this like an instinct and they apply it to their life . "
What Jien Wang just said reminded Gun-Ho of Chairman Lee from Cheongdam Town . Chairman Lee accumulated his wealth at an early age by multiple transactions of the condos in Gangnam District, Seoul City, specifically Apgujeong Town .
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Professor Jien Wang turned his head to look at Gun-Ho, and said,
"Do you know what we call these wealthy people? We call them a sage . A professor at Seoul National University is not a sage . They are just scholars with high pride . A sage is a different kind . "
Gun-Ho definitely thought that Chairman Lee was a sage . Gun-Ho nodded his head .
After playing golf, Gun-Ho took Jien Wang and Young-Jin Kim to a restaurant that specialized in Galbi (Korean grilled beef ribs) . Gun-Ho selected this restaurant because he knew that Chinese people were usually meat lovers . The three men had Galbi with beer, and then they enjoyed the hot spring bath afterward .
"Thank you, Gun-Ho . Because of a good friend like you, I had a wonderful day; I played golf with my dear friends, had Galbi, and took a hot spring bath . This will be one of the memorable days for me . "
Jien Wang grabbed Gun-Ho's hand and shook it vigorously .
"Don't mention it, friend . I always find something I can learn whenever I meet you, Jien Wang . What you tell me helps me a lot with my business . We say that people self-develop within a group of other people . Now I see the meaning of it . I do appreciate it . "
Gun-Ho grabbed Jien Wang's hand and shook it too .
Attorney Young-Jin Kim chipped in . He extended his hand to Gun-Ho .
"I thank you too, Gun-Ho . I had a marvelous day because of you . "
Attorney Young-Jin Kim grabbed Gun-Ho's hand and shook it hard .
After seeing off Jien Wang and Attorney Young-Jin Kim, Gun-Ho came to his condo in Buldang Town . After taking a shower, Gun-Ho opened his refrigerator . There was dried food and beer . Gun-Ho usually dined out and he didn't really store food in his refrigerator; however, he always had a beer and dried food in it .
A sip of beer after shower tasted great . While having a bottle of beer, Gun-Ho thought of Jong-Suk Park .
"I am wondering if the meeting between his parents and his girlfriend's parents went well . "
Gun-Ho made a phone call to Jong-Suk Park .
"Jong-Suk? Are you home already?"
"Yeah . I'm home . "
"What are you doing?"
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"I'm reading a book . "
"A book? What's wrong with you? I've never seen you reading a book before . "
"I gotta graduate Polytechnics College, don't I?"
"Ha, I guess you are finally growing up since you have a girlfriend . Did your parents go back to their home already?"
"Yes . By the way, bro, why did you put that much money in the envelope for my parents?"
"Don't say that . Your mom is my mom . Moreover, the Seolleongtang (an ox bone soup) your mom gave to me when I was little is priceless . "
"Well, still it's too much . "
"How was the meeting? I wanted to ask you when I saw you this morning, but I couldn't because I was so preoccupied with the visit of Professor Jien Wang and stuff . "
"It went well . "
"What did they say?"
"You know what? It turned out that my father and Eun-Sook's father grew up in the same town . "
"Eun-Sook? That's your girlfriend's name?"
"Yeah, she is Eun-Sook Bang . "
"It's a pretty name . So her parents are from Incheon too, huh?"
"No no . My father is originally from Dangjin City in Chungcheong Province and so is my mom . They are not from Incheon City . "
"Oh, I see . So they just settled in Incheon City after they moved from Dangjin City . "
"Since they grew up in the same town, they seemed to enjoy talking with each other, especially by talking about the old days in that town . So, it was good . "
"Really? Congratulations man . I guess you will marry soon . "
"Eun-Sook's father suggested my parents to move to Cheonan City once we marry . "
"Really? Why so?"
"Eun-Sook is the only child and I am the only child in the family, so once we marry, both parents will feel lonely without a child in their home . "
"Really? What did your parents say?"
"They were just smiling without saying a word about it, but it seems they are considering it . "
"I think it's a good idea . Since your parents' hometown is Dangjin City, it is closer to Cheonan than Incheon . Your parents no longer run a restaurant anyway . They don't have to stay in Incheon, I guess . "
"Oh, bro . I bought a condo . "
"Really? Which one?"
"It's Purgio Condo next to Dujeong Station . "
"Really? How much did you pay?"
"It's 32 pyung large . I paid 230 million won . "
"Did you buy it with a mortgage?"
"No . I didn't have to . I saved up some money for my entire 7 years of career at a factory . That was about 80 million won . And my parents helped me with 150 million won . "
"Really?"
"My parents actually had saved some money for me for all these years, so they wanted to spend it when I get married . So I bought the condo without any debt . "
Jong-Suk's parents were not rich but they had run a restaurant for a long time; it seemed they saved up good money for Jong-Suk . Jong-Suk was their only child after all . Because Jong-Suk had no siblings, he considered Gun-Ho like his real brother .