The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Lee Sang-hyeok could tell that his sister-in-law didn't want a share of the family property.

He thought to himself, "You think you can get rid of me with 10 yuan?"
No way!
He could tell that his brother still cared about their brotherly relationship, so he remained silent.

He ignored his sister-in-law's words, hiccuped, glanced at Li Xiangguo, and said, "Brother, say something."

"Since we didn't divide the family property before, there shouldn't be any problem with me taking 30% of it now, right?"

"You're so rich, you wouldn't just stand by and watch your younger brother suffer, would you?"

Li Xiangguo picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth.

He crunched away, saying, "Sang-hyeok, you're back and you're already making a fuss about splitting up the family. Isn't that a bit much?"

Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?

Lee Sang-hyeok chuckled: "What are they laughing at?"

"I'm just getting my own money back."

“I have also fully considered your contributions.”

"I only need 30%, is that too much?"

“If you’re not willing to give it to me, and Dad isn’t speaking up for me, then I won’t be polite. I’m going to take my things back through legal means.”

This statement has a bit of a "falling out" feel to it.

The old man sighed; he was very disappointed.

This is the son he has always valued!
He hasn't been home for many years, didn't even attend his mother's funeral, and didn't contact his family.

They just got back and they're already asking for money.

Beast!
"Dad, look at the second son, what is he saying?"

“He has never fulfilled his filial duties, nor has he made any contribution to the family.”

"They just got back and they're already making a fuss about dividing the family property."

"Is this ridiculous?"

The eldest daughter-in-law looked at her elderly father.

The old man sighed again.

"That's a bit too much!"

"Second brother! I don't understand what you mean by this!"

"If you want to divide the family property, then let's divide it according to the situation of our family's property ten years ago."

"Back then, our family borrowed more than 5,000 yuan to support your studies abroad. At that time, our family only had two mud-brick houses, which I estimate was less than 1,000 yuan in monetary terms."

"And the money you borrowed was properly taken to the Giant Eagle for you."

"So, at that time, our family's total assets were a negative 4 yuan."

"Although the money is spent on you, we won't let you suffer a loss. You only need to pay half."

"Give your brother another two thousand yuan, and we'll call it even."

The old man spoke slowly.

Lee Sang-hyeok was a little dumbfounded.

He never expected that his father, who had always been biased towards him, would say such a thing.

He was a little annoyed: "Dad, what are you talking about?"

"How can family property be divided based on assets acquired ten years ago?"

"How much money have you spent on my brother over the years?"

"You help them take care of their children and do their chores, have I ever said anything about it?"

"If we're going to divide the family property, we should do so according to the current state of our assets."

Lee Sang-hyeok expressed his protest.

Li Xiangguo's eldest son, Li Juntao, slammed his chopsticks onto the table with a "bang".

"Are you still shameless?"

"You haven't been home for over a decade. Have you fulfilled your filial duties?"

Do you know how much money my grandma spent on her illness?

"Did you take care of him at his bedside?"

"You couldn't even grant my grandmother's wish to see me when she's dying! Are you even human?"

“My grandfather and father worry about you every day, afraid that you are not doing well or suffering abroad, and they try to find you every day.”

"My dad is even willing to fly there to find you and help you!"

"What about you?"

"After you came back, my dad treated you like a younger brother, taking good care of you and showing you all kinds of concern!"

"You come here wanting to take a share of our family property!"

"Have you no shame?!"

Li Juntao practically pointed his finger at Li Xianghe and launched into a tirade of abuse.

After his son finished cursing, Prime Minister Li gave him a stern look and said, "How dare you speak to your uncle like that?"

"Shut up!"

Li Juntao said, "Dad, I'm so angry!"

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"Thanks to you dropping out of school early to work and earn money to support his education, he was able to get into a top university and study abroad!"

"And the result was that I raised an ungrateful child?!"

"This is absolutely infuriating!"

Lee Sang-guk said, "These are all my duties as an elder brother!"

"So what if it's done?"

Li Juntao said angrily, "Dad, you have an obligation, but he has an obligation too!"

Did he fulfill his obligations?

"To only fulfill one's obligations without fighting for one's own rights, isn't that foolish?"

"If you ask me, it doesn't matter whether I have this uncle or not!"

"The more he argues, the less we should give him a single penny!"

Li Xiangguo slammed his hand on the table: "You brat, you dare to talk back to me, huh?"

"Isn't it because your uncle lives far away and can't fulfill his filial duties?"

"We can't blame him too much, can we?"

Li Juntao got up and left, saying, "Dad, people say that once a person goes abroad, they forget their parents and home, and they forget their conscience."

"You're trying to talk to him about family ties, but he's actually trying to take away all the wealth we've worked so hard to earn!"

"Are you stupid?!"

Li Juntao finished speaking and left.

Lee Sang-hyeok shrugged.

He could tell that everyone present seemed to be rejecting him and opposing his claim to a share of the family property.

Despite his brother's words of loyalty and brotherly affection, he was actually playing coy too.

Getting a large sum of money is not easy.

Especially since his father didn't support him.

This makes it even harder for him to get the money.

"Brother, give me a million, and I'll never mention dividing the family property again."

Lee Sang-hyeok said.

One million is not a small amount.

That should be enough for him to buy a small house in the country and settle down.

After working hard at Giant Eagle for so long, when he came back, all the money he had painstakingly saved was only worth a little over 20,000 RMB.

Li Xiangguo's wife spoke up before her husband could, saying, "Impossible!"

"Your brother just said that even giving you 100,000 would be too much."

"In addition, an agreement must be signed stipulating that there can never be a dispute over splitting up the family again."

Lee Sang-hyeok, enraged and embarrassed, retorted, "One hundred thousand is definitely not enough!"

"You have so much money, but you only give me 100,000? Are you trying to fetch a beggar?"

"Brother, say something, can't our family have a hen crowing at dawn?"

Lee Sang-guk sighed and said, "Sang-hyeok, I'm quite disappointed."

"I didn't expect you to have changed so much."

"You're so greedy."

Since you insist on being so clear about things with me, then I won't stand on ceremony with you.

“You just came back from the Giant Eagle, I know you don’t have any money.”

"I think we should do as Dad just said and divide the family property according to the family situation ten years ago!"

You still owe me two thousand yuan. When are you planning to pay it back?

Li Xiangguo didn't stand on ceremony with his brother.

Because he felt a little disheartened.

Originally, he intended to help his younger brother.

We must at least give him a house and help him get married.

He needed to find a job, and Li Xiangguo also wanted to help his younger brother find connections.

Well, human nature is truly unpredictable!

My own brother has started fighting over the inheritance!

This greatly disappointed him.

Lee Sang-hyeok was stunned.

He originally thought that his brother would give in unconditionally, and then he could make a fortune. With a large sum of money, he could settle down in the country, and even if he couldn't find a job, it would be enough for him to live on for the rest of his life.

However, his dream was shattered after his brother said those words.

"Prime Minister Li, I never imagined you were this kind of person! In your heart, is there no such thing as family affection besides money?"

"Your younger brother has suffered so much abroad and finally returned to China. Can't you be a little more understanding?"

"This home doesn't just belong to you, it belongs to me, Lee Sang-hyeok!"

"Isn't it fair that I only take 30% of the family fortune?"

How could you be so heartless and ungrateful!

"So all that feigned loyalty and brotherhood you put on was fake!"

"You have let me down too much."

Lee Sang-hyeok almost roared as he spoke, feeling quite aggrieved.

For so many years, he suffered abroad while they enjoyed a life of luxury in the country.

They have so much money, yet they won't give him even 30%.

Isn’t this too much?
Li Xiangguo frowned.

He never expected that his younger brother could make such shameless things sound so dignified.

This is just sophistry.

Li Xiangguo took a breath, and just as he was about to speak, his wife's hand touched him from below.

Li Xiangguo glanced at his wife, who preemptively asked, "Who is heartless and ungrateful?"

"Who's obsessed with money?"

"Lee Sang-hyeok, you've disappointed me greatly."

"Tonight was supposed to be a joyous occasion for the brothers to reunite, but you couldn't wait a moment longer! You're already eager to start dividing up the family property!"

"The key question is, what contributions have you made to this family?"

"Besides taking, what have you ever given?"

"Even a tree needs bark, and a person needs face! Don't try to use your shamelessness to blackmail your family!"

"Alright, I think there's no need to eat this meal."

"Prime Minister, let's go."

Li Xiangguo stood up.

He glanced at his father: "Dad, we're leaving. Do you want to come with us?"

The old father shook his head and said tremblingly, "I'm not going anywhere."

"I'll see you off."

Li Xiangguo and his family got up and left.

The elderly father went to see them off.

Only Lee Sang-hyeok remained in the room.

He's starting to regret it.

He felt he might have acted a little too hastily.

Damn it, I thought my brother was honest, kind, and valued family. He'd agree to take 30% of the money he made from his company.

Based on his assessment of his brother's assets, Li Xiangguo must have at least several hundred million in assets.

That's a huge sum of money!
Who would have thought that his attempt to divide the family property under the influence of alcohol would fail?

Even the older brother revealed his true colors.

What a load of rubbish about family ties! They fall apart the moment money is mentioned!
Is that all?

Should we file a lawsuit?
However, if a lawsuit is filed, his intentions will certainly not be achieved as long as his father testifies.

I am no longer a dragon citizen.

Moreover, he is a person with a tainted past.

I doubt I'll get any benefit from suing them.

Thinking this way, he felt a little disheartened.

Just as he was getting anxious, his father came back.

The father sat down in his old seat, silently took out a cigarette and started smoking.

"Dad, tell me, isn't my brother going too far?"

"As the second child in the family, isn't it normal for me to get a share of the inheritance?"

Lee Sang-hyeok still wanted to find common ground.

The father sighed and said, "You actually think this is normal?"

"Does this mean that in Giant Eagle, the younger brother can just take 30% of the assets that the older brother has built up?"

Lee Sang-hyeok: "..."

He was speechless after his father said that.

"Hehe! Dad, you love me the most, don't you?"

"I'm in a much worse situation than they are now."

"I'm not afraid to admit it, but after spending so many years in Giant Eagle, all my savings were only worth a little over 20,000 RMB when I finally came back."

"I'm so poor, isn't it normal for them to help me out?"

Lee Sang-hyeok started to play the victim.

The father said, "Sang-hyeok, you're so immature!"

“If you don’t cause trouble tonight, your brother will naturally sympathize with you and help you.”

"He is a sentimental person."

“He gives me 10,000 yuan a month for pocket money and takes me on trips every few days.”

"Remember this: the more you reach out for things and the more you feel that others owe you something, the less likely you are to get anything."

You've committed a grave mistake!

"What are your plans now that you're back?"

Lee Sang-hyeok also took a cigarette from his father's cigarette case and lit it himself.

He felt his father was right.

I've been too impetuous.

How could someone who has just arrived be expected to take a share of another's property after being treated to good food and wine by their elder brother?
That would definitely give people the impression of being greedy and insatiable.

People will think you're hard to please and will take advantage of them.

Frustrated, driven to madness.

Their own strategy was fundamentally flawed.

They should try to gain sympathy by pleading poverty or something.

That's probably the only way to get the most benefits.

But now, it seems a bit too late.

My brother must be extremely disgusted with me now.

"Dad, I'll go out and look for a job tomorrow."

"With my qualifications and abilities, I'm sure I can find a good job."

"Okay! I'll go to Pangu Technology to look for a job tomorrow."

"I heard that their top scientists usually earn a million a year."

The old father said, "I hope you succeed."

“There are actually quite a few people from our village who work at Pangu Technology, and they do earn a lot.”

"Son! Go back and apologize to your brother."

"If you were more magnanimous, you wouldn't have mentioned dividing the family property."

"Just sign a document, have it notarized, and say that you voluntarily give up your share of the family property."

"That way, your brother might feel better and forgive you."

Lee Sang-hyeok said, "Dad, I'll take care of it in the next couple of days."

That night, Lee Sang-hyeok slept at his hometown.

The next day, he took a bus from the village back to the city.

The main purpose was to try our luck at the Pangu Technology Park.

He didn't know whether, in the eyes of Pangu Technology Company, he was considered a top talent.

While waiting for the bus at the village bus stop, Lee Sang-hyeok met several villagers.

He still had some recollection of it.

However, he couldn't remember anyone else's name.

He could only nod and smile.

People responded to him, but the way they looked at him was a little strange.

Lee Sang-hyeok thought to himself, "The news of my fight for the inheritance has probably already spread."
The whispers of villagers walking by carried over:

"That kid has no conscience."

"How shameless! He didn't come back even after his mother died, and he hadn't contacted his family for years. Now he's come back quietly, just to try and steal their property!"

"It seems that it's true that people easily lose their humanity once they go abroad..."

Lee Sang-hyeok's face turned pale.

This is truly... not only did he not get to eat pork, but he also got into a lot of trouble and ruined his reputation.

However, he felt only regret at that moment.

If you can make money, it doesn't really matter if people point fingers and curse at you!

Lee Sang-hyeok drove for more than an hour before finally arriving at the location of Pangu Science and Technology City.

Upon arriving, he was somewhat shocked: Holy crap! This is a company's territory? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a city! (End of Chapter)