Chapter 101: The True Path to Wealth (3)
Han-Yeol immediately scrapped all delusions that he had what it took to be rich. After seeing Tayarana, he realized that he had to have a bit more experience and work harder to be able to truly say that he had the potential to be rich.
In the end, being rich was not all about having a lot of money. It was also a matter of how comfortable their life was, how gutsy one was, and how used to the money one was. Han-Yeol immediately realized that he had none of these right now.
[I will be sending you some helpers too,] Tayarana said.
[Helpers?] Han-Yeol asked in response.
Mariam was the one to answer his question. [The mansion will be too big for just you and your father to manage. Also, I do not believe that Han-Yeol-nim has the ability to hire a good helper, and that is why we will be sending you two helpers who know how to speak Korean and five helpers who do not but are very good at what they do. We will be paying for them, so please do not be burdened by them.]
[T-That is...]
[Why? Is it not enough?]
[N-Not at all! Thank you!]
[Good. Don’t be burdened by it.]
[T-Thanks again, Tara.]
Tayarana turned her face away after Han-Yeol sincerely thanked her. She did not know how to react as this was her first time being sincerely thanked by someone. In the end, she decided to act indifferent.
[Don’t worry about it. I just didn’t want the Vice Leader of my raid party to live in such a shabby place.]
[Shabby... Anyway, thank you, Tara.]
Han-Yeol sincerely thanked Tayarana once again. The gift was a bit burdensome since he got something so expensive that he would have probably thought twice before even buying it with his own money for free.
[Also, I think you need to study a bit about what being rich is, Han-Yeol.]
[Huh...?]
***
After the helicopter landed at the mansion’s helipad, the group walked in to see the interior. Han-Yeol was able to roughly check the layout with his skill, but it was still better to check it with his own two eyes just in case there were some damages or repairs needed.
[Well, I think it looks good,] Tayarana said.
[I agree, Tayarana-nim. The interior is quite well done and it does not require a lot of repairs. Not to mention, there are numerous buildings outside so it is not going to feel too crowded. On top of that, there is a swimming pool, tennis court, and other spaces for outdoor activities. It won’t be boring living here,] Mariam added.
Tayarana and Mariam diligently looked around the house as if they were going to be the ones living in it.
[Excuse me, ladies? I think this is my house, but why are you guys so much more excited...?] Han-Yeol asked.
[That is because you cannot be trusted, Han-Yeol-nim,] Mariam replied.
[Hey... Aren’t you being too mean? Anyway, how much does this house cost?]
[I have no idea, but I don’t think this is going to cost much, so I didn’t bother looking into how much it is,] Tayarana replied.
[Oh...really?]
[Yes.]
Han-Yeol could not help but shake his head in disbelief. He no longer felt like discussing anything related to money with Tayarana from now on.
[Oh, I have something I wanted to ask,] Han-Yeol said.
[I will answer your questions,] Mariam replied.
Tayarana was not someone who concerned herself with minor details, so answering mundane questions was Mariam’s job.
[There are a lot of mansions in Seoul too, but why do we have to come all the way to the outskirts? I think most chairmen of conglomerates already live in mansions in Seoul...?]
Han-Yeol could not help but question their decision. There were plenty of mansions in Cheongdam-dong or Itaewon, which was currently an up-and-coming hot place, so he did not understand why they would come all the way out here where a helicopter was required.
[Ah, I apologize, but...] Mariam hesitated.
[Yes?]
[Do you call those houses mansions too...?]
[Oh... That is...] Han-Yeol was rendered speechless at Mariam’s response.
[I had no idea that they would call those small houses as mansions in this country. I think the people of this country have not been exposed to what true wealth is... Oh, I think I learned this while studying Korean. Your ancestors practiced something called Confucianism, so minimalism has been ingrained in you? I did not expect that culture to be still practiced.]
[I... I guess...?]
Mariam managed to instantly downgrade the seventeen billion won mansion of the S Group chairman into a normal house.
Han-Yeol decided to zip his mouth from now on. He felt that he was the one who was going to turn into an oddball in their eyes if he continued talking about money. He grumbled inwardly, ‘Today is a very long day...’?
***
The realtor came huffing and puffing to the mansion twenty minutes after the helicopter had landed, and they smoothly finished all of the complex processes required thanks to him.
Han-Yeol felt a bit uneasy by the fact that everything seemed to have been rushed, but he did not really see anything that might be a cause for concern. After all, he did have the experience of buying his own apartment, so he sort of knew how things worked.
Right after all of the processes were finished, Tayarana and Mariam stood up from their seats. [We’ll get going now.]
[Oh, are you going already?] Han-Yeol asked.
He could not help but feel disappointed that it was now time for him to say goodbye to the two beauties. At the same time, another part of him wanted nothing more than to roll around in bed and sleep due to the amount of stress he had received today.
[We have no reason to stay anymore.]
[Tayarana-nim is correct.]
[Well, I guess you’re right, Tara. Thank you very much once again.]
[I only acted accordingly and treated you as befitting of our raid party’s Vice Leader.]
[Yeah, I’m thanking you for that.]
[Ehem...]
Tayarana seemed to be slightly shy from Han-Yeol’s sincere gratitude, but she did not even take a single second to compose herself and straighten her posture. Then, she walked out of the mansion.
Mariam bowed toward Han-Yeol before following after her master.
Thud...!
Han-Yeol sat back down on the sofa.
The house had not been used for a long time, but the original owner had built it with the intention of using it as his vacation house. Thanks to that, most of the furniture in the mansion was high-end, and they were in tip-top condition due to someone having consistently taken care of them.
From where he sat on the sofa, Han-Yeol looked around his new home. He asked himself in disbelief, ‘Is this really my house...?’?
Everything felt so surreal to him right now.
It only felt like yesterday when he had spent hundreds of millions of won to buy his own apartment, but who would have known that someone was going to gift him a mansion? Not only that, but this was not a mansion simply due to its large area. It was a proper mansion built atop a huge plot of land that was going to fetch at least tens of billions of won just from the land price itself.
Pinch!
Han-Yeol pinched his cheek to check if he was dreaming or not... It hurt.
‘This is real... I’m not dreaming right now... This is reality! I should let father know about this right away!’?Han-Yeol exclaimed inwardly, feeling rejuvenated just from looking at his new house.
He finally felt that he had entered the ranks of wealthy individuals. He still saw his bank account filling up like how game money would steadily increase, but it felt entirely different now that he was able to live in a house that he used to only see on the TV.
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