episode_0049

After returning from the trip.

Days passed peacefully, just like any normal day.

A continuous day of going to the gym, coming home, and resting. In other words, it was a life of just working out and staying at home.

Even in the midst of a peaceful life, Sae-ah Noona seemed the same as usual, but there was a hint that she wanted to get closer to me, and as I kept an appropriate distance from her, summer vacation ended.

Time passed by, and now it was winter break for the second year, soon to be the third year.

Positive older sister, thanks to her hard work or my tutoring, successfully entered a university in the Seoul metropolitan area without going to a physical education college based on her grades that improved smoothly.

Although it’s not like every day, we meet often and exercise from time to time, and everyone around us has been going smoothly without any problems.

Of course, things haven’t been that smooth for me for over a year.

My wife’s family? It’s not my wife’s family because I don’t have a wife. Anyway, it was okay to have regular meals with my mother-in-law and father-in-law.

I ran away from Saea, who secretly tried to grab my hand, and I ran away from Saea, who would come to my house to play and come into my room whenever she got the chance. Wasn’t my time of over a year actually more like a runaway?

It’s nice that you like me, but when something bad happens, I try my best to run away.

Could it be that I was actually caught in a spider’s web?

Today, I am afraid of what kind of new girl I will meet, but paradoxically, when I walk outside alone, I feel empty because there is no new girl next to me.

Is this the kind of training you only see in novels?

I’m not the type of person who would be trained or anything like that.

But why do I feel empty?

I have absolutely no idea what’s going on.

My school life in the second year was literally smooth.

It was just a normal school life, except for Sae-ah.

Of course, in order to brag to his mother who was a son who couldn’t sell her arms, he tried his best to maintain perfect grades and I think his relationships with his classmates were also pretty good.

A few times, the Snow White fan club kids approached me, but thanks to my older sister Sae-ah who came to see me during lunch time, I was able to keep my distance.

I got along well with the boys at school, but I didn’t keep in touch with them outside. I was close, but not that close.

Well, as long as you do well at school, that’s fine.

I didn’t really have any friends that I got along with, so I wasn’t that disappointed.

At home, I spent my second year of school earning a small amount of money by investing in the stock market, which was slowly starting to rise.

Now, with the start of the new school year just around the corner, my pretty little sister Ye-eun’s elementary school entrance ceremony is just around the corner.

I’m worried about the flies that will cling to my little sister who is getting prettier and prettier, but I think I can get rid of them at school, right?

I never wanted to, but now that I’m in the third grade, I’m the boss of the third, fourth, and fifth grades.

If I use that, I can get it off easily.

The time was coming when a title that came to me by chance would come in handy.

***

Sunday, February 25th, the day after Lunar New Year.

On the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday, I am diligently counting my money.

Hehe. I just went to eat and say hello, but the bills piled up.

Are the third generation chaebols originally like this? Hehe.

Even though I was an orphan in my previous life and had no one to bow to, it would be natural to bow to my grandparents on New Year’s Day.

Just because I celebrated Seollal a few times with gratitude, I got 3 million won with my 10-year-old body.

Counting the money, I am once again realizing that I am blessed with a body that receives money even when doing ordinary things.

“Jaehoon, the new one is here.”

I put the money in the drawer and got up at the sound of my mother’s voice, and the door opened wide.

“Jaehoon! How have you been?”

“Huh? Why are you here?”

“I couldn’t see you because I went to the countryside during the holiday.”

“I should have just rested today.”

“No!”

Sister Sae-ah closes the door and comes in.

“Leave the door open.”

“You said Ye-eun was sleeping, can’t you close it?”

“Oh my! What are you talking about? It doesn’t make sense. What are you going to do now?”

I went to work out before the holiday and slept well. When I opened my eyes, there was my older sister Sae-ah lying next to me and looking at me.

I clearly remember how surprised I was at that moment and goosebumps ran down my entire body.

“Aren’t you sleeping today?

“Why? You want me to lie down next to you when you sleep again?”

“No? Just?”

“No, let’s go out.”

Since I couldn’t let my guard down when I was alone with my new sister, I headed to the living room.

But Sae-ah, the little sister, becomes quiet when her parents are by her side.

“Hey! Your daughter-in-law is here?”

“Hello, father.”

“Did you have a nice trip to the countryside? What are your in-laws doing?”

“Yes. I had a good trip. Stay home and watch TV.”

It’s amazing how this strange relationship continues.

“Sae-ah, have you eaten?”

“Yes. I ate.”

The relationship between the two is strange, with the mother still not accepting a daughter-in-law, and the father only calling Sae-ah his daughter-in-law.

That doesn’t mean I hate my new sister, and we’re doing well in our own way.

And the most important thing is that I have no idea what to do.

Of course, I don’t hate Sae-ah. If I had to be picky, her face is pretty, but it’s only natural that she’ll get prettier when she grows up.

If you look at his personality, he is kind, considerate, and has a good personality.

Honestly, is there any man who would hate it if a pretty girl with a good personality followed him around?

But if you look at it rationally, it’s a bit…

If I, who has memories of my past life, date a 12-year-old, isn’t that a crime?

I can even hear a rattling noise, which seems to be telling me that I shouldn’t date yet.

What is certain is that it might be a little bigger, but definitely not now.

Yet this strange relationship has continued without any problems for over a year.

But sometimes my mother-in-law asks when we will start dating.

I think I’m holding up pretty well.

While sitting on the sofa with my dad and my sister Sae-ah and watching TV, my mom started talking to my sister Sae-ah.

“Sae-ah, is there anything to eat at home?”

“Yes. I received a lot from my country home.”

“Haha really? I thought I’d give you some since I have a lot at home? It’s delicious. Want to try it?”

“Yes. Then can I try a little bit?”

“Okay, just sit down for a bit and I’ll warm it up for you.”

“I’ll help you too.”

What kind of special training did you receive from your mother-in-law?

Sae-ah follows her mother as she walks to the kitchen.

Now, Sae-ah is a new sister who somehow grows and develops every day, even stepping up to help her mother.

It’s gotten to the point where if Sae-ah doesn’t come home on the weekend, the family starts asking when Sae-ah will come home.

He doesn’t seem to have a lot of friends at school, but I don’t know where his endless friendliness comes from.

While my dad and I were watching TV on the sofa, my mom and my older sister Sae-ah came with the money.

“Wow! This is so delicious!”

“Haha really? Eat a lot.”

“As expected, it seems like your mom is really good at cooking!”

“Haha thank you?”

My mom didn’t do that…

My grandfather’s family was wealthy, so every year, they prepared everything for him in advance.

It looked like the housekeepers had done it.

Mom can’t reveal it, so she’s probably just going to let it go as if she did it.

Today, Dad is quietly eating his food, as if he is paying attention to something.

I just ate the food quietly.

But couldn’t it be quiet until the end?

“Daughter-in-law. Isn’t it hard for Jaehoon to endure like that?”

“Yes, it’s okay. I think we’ll be able to date soon!”

…..?

I think I’m hearing a strange noise somewhere, but it doesn’t matter.

It was the last day of the ordinary Lunar New Year holiday in 2004.

***

The opening ceremony is approaching.

I went down after saying goodbye to my mother, who was preparing to go to the entrance ceremony with Ye-eun.

As expected, Sae-ah, the older sister who has been waiting.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

It’s been a while since I’ve been on my way to school. It felt very familiar because there was Sae-ah next to me.

“Are you going to see Ye-eun after finishing today?”

“Yeah. I think it’ll end similarly?”

“Then I should go to the auditorium where the entrance ceremony is being held?”

“Huh? Okay.”

What, Sister Sae-ah is coming, so how could I possibly refuse her?

Now, if you just come, you come.

When I arrived at school with Sae-ah and said hello, I went to my assigned class.

“Jaehoon!”

“Why are you here early?”

“Come early on the first day of school!”

This is Minjun, who is in the same class.

Somehow I didn’t hear my neighbor’s shouting when I came out today. Does it mean that if the opening ceremony comes early, she comes early three times a year?

After greeting Minjun and sitting down in a random seat, I started to see people glancing at me from all around me.

Those who want to be the best in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, endure the weight of the gaze.

It was a title that wasn’t necessary until the first and second grades, but now that Ye-eun has entered school, it’s necessary.

I have no choice but to endure it for Ye-eun.

As I was sitting quietly in my seat, a female teacher who looked to be in her early thirties came in and our eyes met.

What is it? The gaze of that disgruntled problem child.

I’ve never had an accident before.

After the homeroom teacher’s self-introduction time was over, I changed seats according to my attendance number and looked to the side.

My partner this time is a slightly chubby kid. He looks familiar. Who is he?

“Hello? Do you remember me?”

As expected, I looked familiar and it seemed like he knew me.

“Yeah. Hello, who are you?”

“I went to the same kindergarten as you! I’m Joo Ye-jin!”

“Ah! Chubby? You lost a lot of weight?”

“Yeah!”

In the end, this time my partner was a Snow White fan.

That chubby one also has a history of coveting my lips.

But I’m getting older and I can tell that Snow White’s charm has faded a bit, so I won’t do something like that with my lips.

This class had an ominous feeling, with a friend from next door, a classmate from kindergarten, and a homeroom teacher who looked at me like I was a problem child.

I hope the third year goes by quietly.

I guess it’s just my wishful thinking.

I had that feeling somehow.