Chapter 258 I have the final say
Chapter 258 I have the final say
An Rushong had rented a house in Seoul before, so he had some knowledge about this matter.
There are two ways to rent a house in Korea. One is monthly rent, which is the type of rent that people usually know, where you pay a deposit as much as you rent. The other is the so-called "full rent".
The full-rent rental method requires tenants to pay 50 to 80 percent of the total house price at one time, and then they can live in the house for free. After several years, when the tenants move out, the landlord will refund the entire house price to the tenants.
For example, if a tenant wants to rent a house worth 100 million yuan, he needs to pay the landlord 50 to 80 yuan in one lump sum, and then sign a two-year rental contract with the landlord. During these two years, the landlord can use the tenant's money to invest, and after two years, the landlord needs to return the entire 50 or 80 yuan to the tenant in one lump sum. In this way, the tenant has lived in the house for two years without spending a penny.
The Lin family, whom Ru Ze had a blind date with, are obviously professional "landlords". The reason they have so many houses is not that they bought them with their own money. They use the rent from their tenants.
Let's take the example of each house being worth 100 million. Originally, the Lin family may have only one house. They rented out the house and received a deposit of 50 or 80. After that, they mortgaged the rented house to the bank to get a loan of at least 50. Then, they used the loan plus the tenant's deposit to buy a house worth 100 million, and then rented it out.
This cycle repeated itself over and over again, and naturally the Lin family owned more and more real estate, and the book wealth under their name naturally became more and more abundant.
In An Rushong's memory, in previous life in South Korea, there were quite a few people who became rich in this way. The so-called "villa king", "real estate king", etc. basically achieved a huge increase in personal assets in this way.
However, An Rushong also knew that during the period before his rebirth, the entire rental housing market in South Korea seemed to have collapsed, and as a result, countless tenants were cheated and lost all their money, so they chose to commit suicide.
Of course, although South Korea's economic growth rate has slowed down, the overall momentum is still growing. At the same time, affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, South Korea's current housing prices are still some distance away from the high level. Therefore, it is no problem for the Lin family to continue doing this, at least for another ten years. An Rushong was too lazy to say anything more about this matter.
What An Rushong is really curious about now is why the Lin family took a fancy to Ruze.
It is obvious that if the family conditions of the An family were the only consideration, the Lin family would never consider recruiting Ru Ze as a son-in-law, even if there was a matchmaker to introduce them. But if the two parties are not well-matched, even the most unreliable matchmaker will not come to the door so rashly. Therefore, the biggest possibility is that the matchmaker who is arranging marriages for both parties is actually commissioned by the Lin family.
So, let’s go back to the previous question: how did the Lin family take a fancy to Ru Ze?
If the reason why the Lin family took a fancy to Ruze was because Ruze had a brother like An Rushong, then there is also a question: how did the Lin family know that Ruze had a brother like An Rushong, and how did they think of marrying into the An family?
With such a question in mind, An Rushong was thinking about asking about the Lin family's situation further when his father suddenly turned his gaze to Rubin, who was cowering on the side, and asked, "If the marriage with the Lin family can be settled this time, we will try to get him married before April after the New Year. Since the fourth child is back this time, he should not go back after the New Year. Let's also settle the marriage with the Luo family and wait..."
"Brother" Before An's father could finish his words, Rubin had already called out to An Rushong in a pleading tone.
An Rusong looked at her and smiled, then turned around and said to his father, whose brows were already furrowed, "Dad, I just came back, and there are some things I haven't had time to tell you and my mom."
As he said this, he waved to Rubin, motioning her to sit next to him. "After Rubin went to Seoul, I didn't ask her to find a job. Instead, I arranged for her to go to school."
"Go to school?" Father An didn't say anything, but Mother An was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.
"Yes, I'm in school," An Rusong nodded and said, "I'm in the second grade at the affiliated middle school of Korea University."
An's father and mother looked at each other in bewilderment. They indeed had no knowledge, but they knew what Korea University was. Therefore, in their minds, the affiliated middle school of Korea University must be a remarkable place.
The only daughter in the family went to Seoul under the pretext of working, but after a few months in Seoul, she did not look for a job, but went to school, and attended the affiliated middle school of Korea University. "I have been paying attention to her grades during this period," An Rusong ignored the two old people's thoughts and continued to speak on his own, "According to my understanding, her grades in school are very good, and she should be able to be admitted to the law school of Korea University in the future."
After a pause, he continued, "No one in our family has much education. Apart from Rubin, no one else is good at studying. Now, since Rubin is a promising young talent, I want her to continue her studies. If she is admitted to the Law School of Korea University and passes the judicial examination, then we will at least have a lawyer in our An family. If she goes one step further, maybe we can even have a judge, prosecutor, or something like that."
"Prosecutor?" An's mother's eyes widened. In her mind, prosecutors were great people. In Yuantongli, there was no prosecutor at all. But in Jinde, she heard that there was a prosecutor who was very powerful. Now, her eldest son actually told her that his little daughter also had the opportunity to become a prosecutor?
"That's right, prosecutor," An Rusong said with a smile, "a prosecutor who earns several million won a month."
When he said this, not only Mother An, but everyone in the room became uneasy.
"Even if she becomes a prosecutor, she still has to get married," Father An took a deep puff of his cigarette, filling the room with light blue smoke, and finally said in a muffled voice.
This is also the real thought of most rural elderly people. Daughters will eventually get married and become members of someone else's family. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether they go to school or not. Even if they go to school, they go to school for someone else's family.
"Even if she gets married, she is still our daughter and my sister," An Rushong said without hesitation.
He said this a little aggressively, and his tone was not very good. After he said it, he realized it himself, so he added: "You don't need your family to worry about Rubin's schooling, I will take care of it. She is currently living with me in Seoul. In addition, my company is developing well now, and I have some money. In the future, I will also take care of Ruze, Ruyu and Ruhui's marriages. You and my mother don't have to worry so much, just enjoy your life."
After he said this, the room fell into silence, and no one spoke for a long time.
The reason why no one spoke was not because someone suspected An Rusong was bragging. After all, everyone in the family knew that An Rusong had done business in Seoul. Although they didn't know what NGN software was, nor what financing was, they all knew that An Rusong's business was very big. An's father and mother also knew that no matter whether it was the Lin family or the Luo family, the reason why they came to discuss marriage was mostly because of the eldest son. To put it bluntly, everyone was rushing to build relationships because the eldest son of the An family had made a name for himself. If it wasn't because of the eldest son, who would take the An family seriously?
The reason why no one spoke now was because everyone in the family was not used to An Rushong's change. His decisive and unquestionable attitude was completely different from the stable and down-to-earth "boss" in the family's impression. If they were not sure that the person in front of them was the "boss" of the An family, everyone present would probably think that he was an impostor.
However, it must be said that what An Rusong said did dispel the worries of An's parents. What is the biggest concern of parents? It's very simple, it's nothing more than the marriage of their children. For any parent, the marriage of their children is a responsibility. As long as their children don't get married, this responsibility exists and this task is not completed.
For An's parents, the pressure brought by this responsibility is obviously even greater, because the An family is very poor and has many sons. It is not easy to arrange marriages for all four sons. Why are An's parents so anxious to arrange a marriage for Ru Bin? This is not only because of the inherent concept of favoring boys over girls, but also because only by marrying off their daughters can the family get a generous betrothal gift, so that they can arrange marriages for their sons.
Now, since An Rushong has taken charge of the marriages of his younger brothers and sisters, the burden on An's father and mother has naturally been lightened a lot - before, they also believed that An Rushong was capable of taking care of the marriages of his younger brothers, but as the saying goes, brothers should settle accounts clearly, An's father and mother were not sure whether he, the eldest brother, was willing to take on this burden. After all, he had already shouldered enough for this family in the past.
"But, what about your uncle?" After a long while, it was An's mother who spoke first. She said nervously, "We agreed to this marriage before, and our family is renting land from him."
"The Luo family isn't the only one that owns land in Yuantong," An Rusong said disapprovingly. "I thought about it before I came back this time. Our family should buy some land as well. It would be best if Uncle Gen is willing to sell it. If he's not willing, we can find someone else."
(End of this chapter)