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Chapter 84
A slight misunderstanding was cleared up, and seats were hastily arranged at the observatory.
The attendants set up tables and chairs, the origin of which no one knew, and draped them with pristine white tablecloths as if it were a hotel restaurant.
“Do they always carry stuff like this around? This guy’s character is unique.”
While Lee Shin looked at Lee Chan-bin with the eyes of someone who had discovered an interesting creature, Yoon Choa, who had brought coffee and chocolate cake to-go, neatly placed them on the table.
“There’s not much prepared, but please eat a lot.”
Еn̄ úmа
“Yeah, it’s been almost three years since I’ve seen a place with so little preparation.”
“This is the most popular dessert at our rare café. It’s not too sweet, so I really like it too.”
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“I wasn’t going to say anything, but our nephew has no manners. When adults come, you ask if they’ve eaten and think about moving seats. And now you want to talk here?”
“I wasn’t going to say anything either, but our uncle also has no manners. He comes to someone’s house empty-handed without even calling? If it were me, I’d at least bring a box of energy drinks from the convenience store. This is why people with no manners should at least have some sense.”
“What, this guy?”
“Oops, my true feelings slipped out.”
Е ń u m̊ǎ
“Please, eat, eat, it’s delicious, I promise.”
Lee Shin smiled and dug the fork into the cake, putting it into his mouth.
Lee Chan-bin sat back down and drank his coffee with a sullen expression.
“So, why did you really come? Was it to see my face?”
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“Don’t be cheeky. I came to see the stadium I’m building, and that’s why I found you.”
“Hm? You’re… building it?”
W̊е.bñ оv̇е̌l̈ Еň u m а
“Yes, LeeDo Construction is mine. I’m the one building it.”
“But you’re my second uncle, right? Isn’t uncle the president of LeeDo Motors?”
“Ha……”
Lee Chan-bin chuckled.
“I realized it when I saw those idiots messing around with the prime land. Our nephew may be talented in the guild, but he knows nothing about business. Listen carefully.”
To summarize simply:
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The LeeDo Group was so centralized around Chairman Lee Sang-byeok that people even called it an absolute monarchy, and his children managed the subsidiaries using their “lines” to consolidate that power. Essentially, they acted as middle managers.
“I have offices in LeeDo Motors, LeeDo Construction, LeeDo Heavy Industries, and LeeDo Hotels.”
“...Wow… that’s amazing.”
“Why? Do you finally see your uncle as impressive?”
“No, not uncle, grandpa. He’s so old, yet his ambitions are still boiling. He’ll probably live to 100 easily.”
“!!”
Е̃ñ um̊а
Lee Chan-bin was caught off guard.
Yes, Lee Shin saw through the essence.
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Lee Chan-bin acts as if he owns the subsidiaries, but ultimately all power comes from Chairman Lee Sang-byeok.
To put it nicely, he’s an agent; less nicely, a spokesperson; crudely, a figurehead.
Perhaps embarrassed that this was exposed, Lee Chan-bin’s brow subtly furrowed.
“I’ve learned a lot. It was a useful conversation. So, will our magnificent! uncle tell me the ‘real’ reason he came to see a mere guild leader?”
Ёńũmа
“You cheeky…”
Huh, whoa… mustn’t ruin things over this.
Lee Chan-bin restrained himself with a deep breath before getting straight to the point.
“…I hear you’ve been stirring up trouble with our people recently.”
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“Cut to the chase and I won’t understand. Start from the beginning. What’s the issue?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know. Site managers contacted me asking to save them. Even if your hands and feet are tied, it’s too much. Some even asked to be removed from the site.”
E ǹ umȧ.і̃d̄
“Hands and feet? Tied up? Hmm… oh—? You mean that?”
Lee Shin’s smile shifted slightly, from cheerful to slightly biting.
“Yes, that did happen.”
Basically, Lee Shin doesn’t intervene in matters he doesn’t know.
Perhaps due to his self-objectivity, or because of lingering trauma from a former manager who popped into his head even now, he tends to trust and delegate once he assigns a task.
So, after assigning LeeDo Construction and the stadium contract, he tried to ignore the stadium. He tried—but happened to overhear.
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― “Hey, Director Choi, how much are you taking this time? 10%? 15%?”
― “15%, why not? After all, it’s the boss’ family, same LeeDo family. We should help each other at times like this.”
― “True, if not now, when else would we get our cut, right?”
He overheard site managers talking outside during a company dinner.
At first, he didn’t understand, with all the technical jargon.
He recorded it, and Yoon Choa gave a simple translation:
Ẅ ê b nо v еl̆ Ӗ n u m̀a
― “They’re talking about taking a rebate.”
― “Bribery? In my stadium? Sister, explain in detail, every single word.”
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They were skimming labor costs, pocketing a bit from the office and the dinner, and even using some of the magical stones in the noise-cancellation wards for the 24-hour construction…
A mischievously audacious creative economy.
“Sure, I’d overlook minor bribes, but our managers crossed the line.”
They touched the most important materials: cement and rebar.
W̆ ĕb̃_ň о v̌е̊ l Е̄n̆ u m̈ а̀
Even now it makes Lee Shin angry thinking about it. He rarely spoke with a blank expression, but this time he did, asking what had happened.
And the response? Outrageous.
“They got upset saying it was their business! That’s when I thought, age is just a number.”
Touching the materials of a stadium that would host 100,000 fans? With no shame?
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From that moment, they were no longer human to Lee Shin—they were beasts.
So, how to deal with animals? Simple.
W е̌ b́n o ṽ е l̇ Е n um а̊
“Since you’re here, tell me frankly. Is this all LeeDo Construction can do? Top-notch! Best! Acting like rats before work even starts—is this the dignity of LeeDo?”
“That’s why I told them to follow the contract strictly. I wish I could scrap it all, but they are family, even if I hate them. Hmm, I think I’ve been very lenient.”
Of course, “family” wasn’t literal.
Lee Shin had gauged the previous sponsor deal; if he miscalculated on the stadium too, he didn’t know how grandfather would react.
Even if the careless bug from last time was extinguished, leftover sparks might remain.
This was Lee Shin’s calculated caution—and partly because he didn’t want to go wandering around.
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Overall, tying their hands and supervising was his way of preventing problems from escalating.
But apparently, Lee Chan-bin didn’t see it that way.
“…I was just listening out of curiosity, but what’s the problem?”
“!!”
Lee Shin was unusually shocked.
“They skim labor costs, take bribes, divert materials, and you think that’s not a problem?”
Ẇẽ b̂ñ о̇ v ёl̇ Ёň ů ḿа
“You’re too young to understand. In construction, that’s trivial.”
Labor costs are at the manager’s discretion, and bribes from staffing agencies or subcontractors—can you stop them?
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The real offense was touching the materials, but these managers had worked with Lee Chan-bin since before, dusty from construction.
In a way, they helped Lee Chan-bin take over the car business, so some perks are deserved.
Thus, Lee Chan-bin saw Lee Shin’s handling as fussing.
“Good heavens! Fussing?”
W̆ѐb̊.nо̌ v̈ӗl̃ Е̂n̈ uḿ а
“The construction field is all about results. Processes don’t matter; results do. Evaluation can come after. Site managers have power for that reason.”
“The work wasn’t completed, so you didn’t need to interfere?”
“Similar, but my advice to you is this.”
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Lee Chan-bin lit a cigarette.
“If corruption, customs, and discomfort are longstanding industry practices, you have to understand them. That’s business.”
Ѐn_úm̄а . i̊d_
Understand. Understand… Lee Shin suddenly remembered the old days.
Days of arriving at work in the morning dew, coding logic all day.
Back then, he often heard the same words: customs, understanding.
― “Forget it. Just let it go. Shh, we shouldn’t touch this part. Industry practice. We’re all in the same industry, don’t get angry, just understand.”
― “Really, Lee Shin, you have to explain everything, making people tired? Now I can, but later my brain will harden, and then you’ll be in trouble.”
Things that made him uncomfortable, things that benefited him.
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Undeserved acts under the name of compromise, filling pockets in return.
Companies, society expected understanding.
For collective benefit over conscience.
Snapping out of his thoughts, Lee Shin’s serious expression was replaced with his usual bright smile.
“I understand. I think I tried to judge by my own standards rather than understand.”
“Glad you understood better than expected.”
W̄ е bn ov̀ е̄ l̊ Еn̂ũm ã
“It was a great lesson. Business, I’ll remember.”
“Glad it helped my nephew. Then, since we’ve met, how about we settle this too?”
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At Lee Chan-bin’s gesture, an attendant in a suit took an envelope from his arms and neatly placed it before Lee Shin.
“What’s this?”
“The things you were talking about earlier.”
“If it’s what I said… ah!”
W̄ é b̊n̊ о ṽ еl̆ Е̊n̊ŭ m̀ а
A conversation flashed through his mind.
― “Look, sister. We’re building a hotel with a sea view over there. Then a department store here, and a multiplex and club over there.”
― “Exactly, to attract people.”
Lee Chan-bin took a satisfying drag of his cigarette, rinsed his mouth with coffee, and looked around.
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The view from the observation deck was quite impressive—almost too good to be seen in a rural village like this.
“You said you need related facilities, right? No need to worry. Just sign there, and I’ll take care of the hotels, the department stores, everything.”
W̃ѐ b̃ ṅ оv ēl̆ Е n̆ ūm̀ á
“Is this also… business?”
“That’s right, business.”
“Good. Let’s do our business.”
At those words, a broad smile spread across Lee Chan-bin’s face.
“Hahaha, I’ve misunderstood you all this time. To think someone I could communicate with like this, is a hooligan.”
“From the first time I saw you, you didn’t seem ordinary, and I must say, I really like my uncle as well.”
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Hahahaha.
Lee Chan-bin laughed heartily. Lee Shin looked back and laughed as well.
Just as Lee Chan-bin reached out confidently, certain the contract was secured, a smile mysteriously vanished from Lee Shin’s face. And with the next words from Lee Shin, the smile on Lee Chan-bin’s face faded as well.
“Noona, give me the phone number for Shinsung Construction that we got earlier.”
“!!”
Business is understanding, huh? Fine.
W̊ е̌ b n̂o v_еl Еn ü mа
Then just as I understand you, you should understand me too.
That’s only fair, isn’t it? Lee Shin placed the phone with the number on the table and spoke calmly.
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“Shall we try business again, President Lee Chan-bin?”
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