episode_0039

“Jaehoon!! My son!!!”

What could it be this time?

I’m sleeping comfortably after working out

Why on earth do they always bother sleeping people like this?

“Adul!!!”

“Dad, don’t even touch the dog when you’re sleeping.”

“Haha, even though my son is like a dog, I’m curious.”

“What else are you curious about?”

“You said you were going to go play at Sae-ah’s house!”

“Why is that? Just ask your mom.”

“But what did you and your mom talk about that made you go out to play?”

“I didn’t say much. I just ate. Now go out.”

My dad shakes his body as I pull the blanket up to my head to sleep.

“No, son! Son!! Did you see your new dad?”

“I’ve never seen it before. Get out now.”

“As I live, my son has grown up and I’m going to go hang out with my girlfriend’s parents. It’ll be fun, right?”

“Please let me sleep. I’ll talk to Dad later.”

“No, son! Think about it. When Ye-eun grows up, she goes to play with her boyfriend and his family.”

What is this sound of someone banging on a bell while sleeping?

“Please stop talking nonsense and get out!!”

“Haha, mom told me to come out and eat.”

In the end, it had to happen.

A dinner party with the whole family gathered together.

“Mom. So where are you going to play?”

“Should we talk about it tomorrow? Is Jaehoon there somewhere he wants to go?”

“No. But Mom, how on earth did you end up going out to play?”

“Hmm. Mom bragged about Jaehoon a little bit, right? Then Sae-ah’s mom asked what you were doing with Jaehoon during the vacation? And that’s how it ended up like that?”

“Mom, I’ve been hanging out with my new sister lately?”

“Oh, son~ Are you dating now?”

“Dad, I’m serious, so stay quiet.”

“…..”

“Mom. Anyway, I’m hanging out with my new sister, and it doesn’t feel awkward. That’s why it’s weird.”

“Then doesn’t that mean it’s that comfortable?”

“No. I said it’s too natural?”

“If it’s natural, it’s good.”

“Is that so?”

“Right?”

If that’s what your mom says, then that’s what it must be.

I decided to just accept hanging out with Sae-ah and going on trips.

“If you want to go out in the summer, there are only places like the beach or the valley.”

“Right? Our daughter must be all grown up. It would be fun if we all went together.”

“Dad, can I talk now?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. Dad.”

“Thank you for giving me the right to speak, son?”

“Yeah.”

After chatting like that, dinner was over and I went to my room and went to sleep.

***

A morning when I opened my eyes without realizing it.

I try to close my eyes to get some more sleep at the thought of not going to school, but I can’t fall asleep.

What? I’m not this diligent of a person?

Why can’t I sleep well? Going to school every day has become a habit.

Until yesterday, it was nice to have a vacation, but this morning feels empty.

I had no choice but to get up and go into the living room, where as usual, my dad was gone, probably gone to work, and only my mom was there.

“Your son doesn’t even go to school, but you woke up early?”

“I can’t sleep any better?”

“If you don’t go when you’re supposed to, that’s what happens.”

I sit in the living room and turn on the TV, but all I see is morning dramas, so there’s nothing to watch or do in the morning.

As I sat quietly, Ye-eun was getting ready to go to kindergarten.

“Yeeun, should I take you there?”

“Oh! Son, do you want to do that?”

“Okay, I’ll go.”

I was so bored and had nothing to do since I didn’t have to go to school, so I decided to take Ye-eun to school.

“Yeun-ah. Let’s go with oppa today.”

“Yeah, brother!”

As I walked through the apartment complex holding Ye-eun’s hand, there were no elementary school kids there, perhaps because it was vacation, and as I got closer to the kindergarten, I started seeing only kindergarteners.

“Who doesn’t ask someone out these days?”

“Yeah, I said I hate them all.”

“What about Min-hoo?”

“He doesn’t do that anymore either.”

“That’s great, your boyfriend is an adult and you’re dating him?”

“Yeah! But why did you buy it, oppa?”

“Sae-ah and I aren’t dating, we’re just friends.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

We quickly arrived at the kindergarten as we walked and had a pleasant conversation.

“Yeeun, see you at home later~”

“Okay, see you later, oppa!”

As I was walking home, I thought about it and wondered if it was okay to live like this without doing anything, even if I had regressed.

The stock market is currently in a downward trend until next year. What should I do?

I’m confident in my studies and work, but I need to learn something else.

Since I had nothing to do, my worries only deepened.

I don’t think even the wise teacher Lee Geung-jeong would know this. I guess I’ll have to ask my mom.

I entered the password and approached my mother.

“You have a mom.”

“Yeah, did you bring your son, Ye-eun, home safely?”

“Oh, you brought me here, but what should I learn?”

“What are you learning? You’re learning exercise.”

“I feel like I need to do something?”

“At that age, you can just play.”

“Really?”

“You’re eight years old, so even if you don’t try to learn anything, you’ll eventually learn it all.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Finally, after ten minutes of thinking about it, my worries disappeared.

I’m surprised so I have to play, but what do I play with?

“Mom! What are you doing at home alone without me and Ye-eun?”

“Are you doing housework while watching TV?”

“And?”

“Do you play with Minji’s mom sometimes?”

“What are you doing?”

“Shopping or chatting?”

“Okay.”

After finishing my conversation with my mother, I came into my room.

I don’t really do shopping, but I don’t really have any close friends.

My school friends actually only play at school and never really go out to play except for the arcade.

I need to play, but there’s nothing to do on the computer and there’s nothing interesting on TV. If only I had a smartphone.

If I have nothing to do, I should just sleep.

***

“Son! It’s almost time to meet your new wife. You should wash up and get ready to go out.”

“Okay, I got it.”

When I came out into the living room, getting ready to go out, I saw that Sae-ah looked a little more dressed up than usual, perhaps because she was nervous about meeting her mother for the first time.

“Are you sure?”

“What is that?”

“It feels like it’s been decorated but not decorated?

“Oh son, now you can tell just by looking at me?”

“Then how many years have you been seeing your mom?”

“Hehehe, are you ready?”

“Where did you decide to meet?”

“In front of the house?”

“Whose house?”

“Isn’t it the same front whether it’s this house or that house?”

“That’s right, let’s go, Mom”

I took the elevator down with my mom and saw my new sister-in-law and the mother and daughter waiting.

“Hello, I’m Jaehoon’s mom.”

“Yes, hello, I’m Sae-ah’s mom. I was wondering who Jae-hoon resembled, but he takes after his mom. You’re so pretty.”

That’s my mom’s favorite comment, how did you know?

“They said Sae-ah was so pretty, but I guess she looks like her mother”

While the ladies were chatting and exchanging greetings, Sae-ah and I stood there awkwardly, and then they finally started to move, wondering if it was over.

“Jaehoon, is your mom okay with Korean food?”

“Of course. Jaehoon and I both eat well without being picky~”

In front, two middle-aged women are walking in front, and Sae-ah and I are walking side by side behind.

“My mom is excited.”

“Huh? Isn’t that how you were originally?”

“No. Mom said Jaehoon likes Mom.”

“Suddenly?”

“I spoke to you yesterday and you said you really liked me.”

“Which part?”

“I just said that I thought we could communicate well. I don’t know the details.”

Listening to Sae-ah’s older sister and seeing the mothers walking side by side in front of me, I definitely feel a similar feeling for some reason.

If the two of you become close, won’t your mother also realize what it means to be treated like a new child?

I can’t imagine my mom looking so foolish, but I think she’ll be like that soon.

When we arrived at the Korean restaurant and sat down at a table for four, it felt natural, as if we ate like this every day.

Is this a special feature of your sister?

The conversation between Mom and Sae-ah’s mother continues.

Wouldn’t it be awkward to come to a dinner table like this at first?

Listening to their conversation, it seems that the reason they feel similar is not just because they are both full-time housewives.

“Oh my. My husband is so immature that he fights with his son.”

“Really? My husband is the only man in my house. He said he was happy that there were men around when we went on a trip this time.”

“Haha my husband was excited to go out and play for the first time in a while.”

As the conversation continues, water is poured into cups and spoons are placed in their proper places.

“Oh my, Jaehoon must have really been well-raised at home.”

“Hehehe, of course. My son is very polite even without me telling him.”

This is a company lunch etiquette that has been followed since I first joined the company in my previous life, but I unknowingly did it because I was with adults.

After I finished what I was doing and sat still, the food started to come out.

“”I’ll eat well.””

My sister and I, who had been sitting there without saying much, started eating, and my mother and Sae-ah’s mother continued talking as if they hadn’t finished talking yet.

If someone saw this scene, they would never have guessed that this was the first time they had met.

As we were eating and listening to their conversation as if on the radio, they finally started talking about their travels.

“My younger brother Jaehoon is still young, so I think the valley would be better than the sea.”

“We don’t mind going anywhere because the three of us get bored. Then, should we go to the valley?”

This time, if I went on a trip and had fun, it felt like I would go on a trip every year.

“Then, if you tell me your father-in-law’s summer vacation dates by phone, I’ll make sure my husband agrees”

“If you could do that, I would be so grateful”

As the adults began to eat their meals and the meal continued quietly, Sae-ah’s mother looked at me and said something shocking.

“Oh my. My family really wanted to have a son too.”

“”Coolook.””

When I looked next to me at the coughing sound I heard at the same time, it seemed like even my mother was flustered.

My mother and I, who knew roughly why we couldn’t have children, continued eating quietly.

After a quiet meal, a battle of accounts unfolded.

“Thanks to you, we can go on a trip. We have to pay for it.”

“Please let me buy it for you since I’m close with my new baby.”

In the end, the winner was Sae-ah’s mother, who had suggested lunch today, and since the mothers had a lot to talk about, the adults went their separate ways and the children went their separate ways.

“The food there is delicious. I should tell them to come back again later.”

“Really? My mom came to my house often because she couldn’t cook.”

“Your mother can’t cook?”

“My dad said it was similar to jjambbap? Like military food?”

“Did your mother hear that too?”

“No. You only did that to me?”

“That’s fortunate.”

I walked slowly to the gym to help with digestion and saw my positive older sister studying again today.

“Sister. We’re here.”

“Sister. Hello.”

“Oh~ Kossae is here?”

“What is a kkossae?”

“The little one and the bird.”

“Then what is your sister?”

“Since they are the same two letters, “noona” is better than “geungnu”.”

“That’s right. That makes sense.”

Starting with my older sister’s reasonable words, today too, Sae-ah took her book and headed to the corner to start her older sister’s tutoring.

About an hour had passed since I started tutoring.

Sister Sae-ah is so diligently reading a book on Confucianism that I can’t see her. What’s going on?

“Little one.”

“Huh?”

“Back”

When I looked back, I saw my older sister Saea sitting quietly behind me.

“Jaehoon, why are you teaching your sister?”

“”…..””

What should I do with this…