Chapter 404: 404
Chapter 404: Date at Fortress Wall of Seoul (4) – Part 1
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Gun-Ho asked Young-Eun again, “Did you… just say that you want a rich man for your spouse?”
“Yes, I did . ”
“You don’t care about the shared values or interest in life, or the person’s emotional maturity or anything like that? I don’t understand . ”
“A person can still be rich with a decent philosophy of life and emotional maturity . ”
The fact that Young-Eun liked a rich man turned Gun-Ho off about her . Gun-Ho felt awfully disappointed in her, and he became sarcastic in talking to her .
“Then you might want to try those men who have a wealthy family like the owner family of a conglomerate . ”
Gun-Ho gulped down his beer .
Young-Eun smiled coldly without saying a word .
“I believe that medical doctors make a decent living . Wouldn’t that be enough for you? Do you still need more money?”
Gun-Ho felt upset, and he stammered in anger and disappointment .
Young-Eun rolled up her sleeve quietly and showed a scar on her left arm . It was a horrendous scar for a lady’s arm .
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“What… How… did you get that scar?”
“I was bitten by a poisonous insect . ”
“A poisonous insect?”
“Yes . I volunteered to provide medical service in Africa and worked there for three years . I had a decent job here with a decent pay, but I still volunteered in Africa, and I got bitten by a poisonous insect there . Do you think I did that because I was hungry for money?”
Gun-Ho’s eyes widened and looked at Young-Eun with all ears .
“I lost my mom when I was a junior in high school . She died of ovarian cancer . Before my mom died, I wanted to become a painter just like my aunt . But, I applied for medical school instead . I wanted to be a medical researcher in a cancer research center that is dedicated to ovarian cancer and treatment . Well, I actually wanted to marry a rich man, so I could open my own cancer research center with his help . ”
“Hmm . ”
“However, there was another world that I newly recognized at that time . There were people who had to die just because they didn’t have money to buy medicine . ”
By that time, Young-Eun finished her beer .
“Research is not a one-person job . You need a team of researchers who have the same goal and who could work together systematically to achieve that goal . A research center that is operated by the government or a university would be an ideal setting . That’s why I chose to volunteer in Africa at that time . It is true that a medical doctor makes a decent living, but even with their relatively high salary, it’s hard to save more than 5 million won per month . Even if I save my salary for twenty years, I wouldn’t be able to afford to buy a condo in Gangnam District just like the one you are living in right now . I realized that there are tons of people in this world, who need my help, especially the people who can’t afford to receive proper medical treatment because of money . I knew I shouldn’t insist on researching the cancer that caused my mom’s death . I also realized that I would need a lot of money to be able to help them, so I decided to marry someone who is rich with significant wealth . ”
After hearing Young-Eun’s reasons on why she wanted to marry a rich man, Gun-Ho realized that he hastily jumped to conclusions .
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Gun-Ho slowly rolled up his left sleeve . His burn scars and stitches appeared on his left arm . Young-Eun’s eyes widened .
“I earned these honorable scars in an effort to make money when I worked at a factory . I worked in a plastic factory and got burned in handling injection molding machines there . I was paid daily, and I worked so hard by taking day and night shifts . I had to make money . I did everything in order to make money . I invested in the stock market and in real estate as well . I wanted to make money more and more indefinitely . I now have enough money to buy tens of condos in Gangnam District right away, which cannot be bought with a medical doctor’s salary even with their twenty years of saving . It’s not like I have a conglomerate or anything like that, but I do have money to help you . I want to spend the rest of my life with someone who has lofty goals and values in life like you, Ms . Young-Eun . ”
Gun-Ho inadvertently grabbed Young-Eun’s hand, and Young-Eun pulled her hand out quietly .
“Let’s call it a night . I have an appointment with someone . ”
Young-Eun then started walking in her usual soldier-like walking style toward the parking lot .
An art exhibition with sculptures was ongoing at GH Gallery .
It was not one artist’s solo art exhibition, but several young artists participated in it . GH Gallery became a popular place to hang out among the young office workers in GH Building . They often spent time in the GH Gallery during their lunch break . Sometimes, junior or high school students stopped by the gallery and asked if there was any plan to hold another cartoon exhibition or similar .
Gun-Ho usually went to the gallery before or after lunch hours in order to avoid the crowd during the lunch break . Since several artists participated in the current exhibition, sometimes a few artists were sitting on a bench in the center of the gallery . Gun-Ho was laughing while looking at a sculpture at the gallery .
“These artists are very skillful . This one looks very well made . ”
There was a figure of a candlestick with a bird sitting on it, and another sculpture next to it depicted an earphone and a butterfly on it . Gun-Ho was thinking if he wanted to buy a sculpture that he liked the most just like he had often done at the previous art exhibitions . He then decided not to do it this time .
“I don’t want to pile up artworks at home . They would cram my condo . ”
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When he came back to his office after looking around the art exhibition at the gallery, he received a call from Min-Hyeok Kim in China .
“I just made a lease agreement for an office in Zienzilou (office building) located in Ping Qi Lu in Suzhou City . No security deposit is required . We just need to pay 5 . 4 million Korean won upfront for a one-year period of rent . ”
“Hmm, so it would be 450,000 won per month . ”
“It’s about 99 ㎡ (30 pyung) . I already obtained the business registration . ”
“450,000 won per month for a 30 pyung large office is not bad at all . ”
“Yeah, it took a great deal of legwork on my side . ”
“It’s not far from the storage, right?”
“No, it’s not . The office is less than 4 kilometers away from our storage . ”
“The storage doesn’t belong to the joint venture company, so once you start generating enough revenue, you will need to send the monthly rent to my personal bank account . ”
“Okay, I will do that . ”
“Since the office is ready, you will need to fill in the office with furniture and stuff . You also need to hire a few workers, too . ”
“For now, we will place three desks in the office and hire one bookkeeper . We won’t hire a security guard for the storage as an employee . ”
“Well, do what you think is necessary . You will need a car though in order to do sales activities . Get an Audi . ”
“An Audi is too expensive . Maybe we will get a Jincou xing (compact) car in installments . What do you think?”
“You can buy a car in installments?”
“Yeah, it’s possible . It works just like a loan . Since Dingding can prove her income from the international school, we can make it in installments . ”
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