episode_0068

After my older sister left the room with my father-in-law, I was lying in bed, planning my future with my new older sister.

I looked around at the sound of a vibration coming from somewhere. It was my cell phone, which I had only used a few times since the accident, ringing.

-Sae-ah♥

I got a call from my sister Sae-ah asking if I arrived home safely.

-hello?

-Jaehoon. Can I tell your mom that we’re dating?

-Yeah? Of course I can tell you that?

-Hehehe. Okay. Then I’ll call you back!

-huh.

The call was disconnected in less than a minute.

I guess Sae-ah wanted to show off to her mother-in-law. Well, that could be the case.

Since it was nothing serious, I didn’t think much of it and was wondering whether I would be better off with a son or a daughter this time.

Of course, a daughter would be better as the first child. I decided that the first child would be a daughter and was about to think about the second.

“Son!! Really?”

Dad opens the door and runs over.

“What?”

“You decided to date Sae-ah?”

It feels like not even 3 minutes have passed since I hung up the phone. Dad, you really are quick with news.

“How did you know?”

“Did you just get a call from your in-laws?”

“What?”

“The result of the bet has been decided.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I made a bet with my brother-in-law. Jaehoon will confess to me within a year or not.”

“So who won?”

“Of course dad won.”

“…..”

This was a confusing moment, where I didn’t know whether to praise or criticize my dad, who knew me so well.

The door opens again and Mom approaches with quick steps.

“Son! Really? Are you really going out with Sae-ah?”

“Yeah. Mom told me to answer quickly too.”

“Oh my. I didn’t mean to tell you to start dating so quickly.”

“Then when was your favorite time, Mom?”

“Becoming an adult?”

“…..”

When I heard my mother’s contradictory words, such as “I can’t do something to my older sister Sae-ah,” I gave up on the idea.

I was busy vaguely ignoring the questions my parents kept asking me.

The day ended without me being able to talk to Sae-ah because my family was always asking questions and talking to me, even though Ye-eun was there.

***

Open your eyes in the morning and get up.

Take a breath of that murky Monday air.

Today, too, after finishing setting up the tent and putting it up, I left the room and started preparing to go to school.

After finishing my preparations and saying goodbye to Ye-eun and her mother who were waiting for me, I left the house and came down to the first floor.

“Jaehoon!”

Sister Saea comes and hugs me.

Even though we decided to date, we hugged as soon as we met.

He quickly pulled his older sister away from him because he was worried that Ye-eun, who was watching from the side, would be in a bad mood during her education.

“Sister. Didn’t you say you were going to school starting today?”

“Today is registration day, so you can go late. I waited because I wanted to see Jaehoon.”

I walked to school with my older sister, wondering if we could go to school together.

After only one day of dating, Sae-ah tried to hold my hand, and I wanted to hold it too.

“Sister. I want to catch it too. But Ye-eun doesn’t like education, so let’s catch it later.”

“Yeah.”

I was able to solve it by whispering in Ye-eun’s ear without her hearing.

“Sister. Take care on your way to school later and see you later.”

“Okay! See you later, Jaehoon!”

After saying goodbye to Sae-ah at the school gate and saying hello to Ye-eun, I went into class.

While I was listening to the class and exchanging text messages with my older sister during breaks, school ended for the day.

As I left the school gate to go home, I heard my older sister’s voice calling me.

“Jaehoon!”

A new girl wearing a school uniform ran towards me.

“How is it?”

“It’s pretty.”

To be honest, even though the clothes looked a little tacky, I told the truth because my older sister was pretty.

My older sister, who asked first but then smiled and avoided eye contact.

“But school is already over?”

“No. It was the first day, so I just registered and Jaehoon came out to pick me up to show me the uniform.”

On the way home, quietly holding hands with my older sister and with excited hearts.

I was walking down the street, following my sister’s footsteps, feeling the warmth from her hands.

I could hear a conversation between a couple who appeared to be college students as they passed by me.

“Oh my. I think my sister is bringing my little brother. He’s cute.”

“That’s so cute.”

I heard the sound of my pride being scratched.

I tried to pretend not to know and headed home, but I wonder if my sister heard it too.

“Pfft! Jaehoon needs to grow up more?”

I let go of the hand I was holding and quietly headed home.

“Are you upset?”

“No.”

My sister and I are similar in height, but I guess it’s because of the school uniform.

Anyway, starting today, I decided to work hard on growth plate massage and jumping rope, which I haven’t been paying attention to lately.

***

I started dating my older sister, but my daily life didn’t change much.

Because we were both young, our physical contact was limited to hugs and holding hands.

In fact, each day passed by as if nothing had changed since before we started dating.

My older sister also adapted well to school and made friends, but after school, she spent her days just with me.

The heat has arrived and summer vacation is just around the corner.

The gathering was organized by my father and father-in-law, who were looking forward to their first summer vacation together in a long time.

Starting from lunch on the weekend, everyone gathers at our house to decide where to go for summer vacation.

Mom and mother-in-law sitting on the sofa. Children sitting on the floor. Dad starting his speech in front of them.

“We’ve been to the valley. This time, we have to go to the sea!”

“Your brother-in-law is right!”

Father-in-law who strongly agrees with father who wants to go to the beach.

Just tell her to go. There’s no need to insist on going that far.

I saw my father, who insisted that I must go to the sea, and my father-in-law, who agreed with me.

The water level began to rise.

“Dad. So what are you two going to do when you go to the beach?”

“Ahem. What are you doing playing with your family?”

“Then you two don’t have any plans to do anything separately?”

“That’s right.”

“You just want to swim in the ocean, right?”

“…..”

Everyone’s attention, including the mother, mother-in-law, and children, was focused on the father who could not answer.

It started to seem a little more suspicious that my father-in-law, who was a little bit more perceptive than my father, was a little bit distant from my father.

“Honey, I’ll listen first. Just be honest with me.”

“Fishing on a boat is so much fun. Honey!”

“”Oh my.””

“Sae-ah’s mom. I watched a video with my in-laws. But the fish were really jumping around, right?”

My mother-in-law looked at my father-in-law as if she was dumbfounded, and my questions didn’t stop.

“Dad. So where are you going?”

“Let’s go to the island in the West Sea!”

“If you’re going boat fishing, can’t you go to the East Sea? The water there is clearer.”

“If you go to the West Sea, you can also do mudfishing.”

“What kind of nonsense are you trying to do again?”

“”Pfft!””

The mothers who sympathized with me burst out laughing, but the father did not give up.

“No. I catch fish and dig for clams.”

“Earn money, spend it somewhere, and hold it yourself.”

“You have to catch it yourself to eat it with gratitude. Son!”

“That’s right, son-in-law! You can even catch it yourself!”

It was starting to look like it was going to be a struggle to figure out what kind of survival game they were going to do.

“Master. Then, if you catch fish and dig up clams, who will cook them?”

“…..”

“If moms do all that, is that a vacation? Are they going to work?”

“Oh my. As expected, there’s no one better than my son-in-law.”

“Hehehe. My son is smart, right? ”

While the mothers vehemently agreed with what I said.

Dad’s struggle began as he could not give up until the end.

“Then Dad will do it!”

“I’ve never seen my dad use a knife. Can he cook?”

“If your father and in-laws don’t do it, then do it well! Right, in-laws?”

“That’s right! Son-in-law! They’ve been in our military too!”

Let’s hear about the military. I was at a loss at the thought of going to the military, so I gave up on talking any further, believing that he would figure it out on his own.

Mom asked again, wondering.

“So which island are you going to?”

“It’s an island called Soijakdo near Incheon. If you go to the pier, you can take your car on a boat and go there?”

“Do you have to take a boat to the island?”

“Hey! Think about it. There aren’t many people at the beach in the summer. If you hand out shrimp chips from the boat, seagulls will come and take them? There’s also a private pension, and if you pay, you can buy food!”

“Oh, do whatever you want. What about Sae-ah’s mom?”

“I told you, Sae-ah, you’re not her mom, you’re her master! Anyway, I think I’ll be okay, right?”

Due to the enthusiastic insistence of my father and father-in-law, we ended up going to an island near Incheon for our summer vacation.

In the end, everything went according to my father and father-in-law’s wishes.

Dads who say they will take care of everything.

I was starting to get a little worried, so I started eavesdropping on the conversation behind the fathers.

“Son-in-law. It’s boring to just go fishing on a boat. Should I buy a fishing rod and go in?”

“But has your brother-in-law ever been fishing?”

“You haven’t tried it, have you?”

“I haven’t tried it either?”

“Isn’t it just a matter of tying a line to a fishing rod, putting bait on it, and putting it in the water?”

“I guess so?”

As I was listening, I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t help but ask.

“No. What kind of fishing are you doing when neither of you have ever been fishing?”

“Son. Men have dreams!”

“Yes, son-in-law! You should catch some fish at least once.”

“Then, ask about it when you make a reservation for a private pension or a boat fishing trip. There are many types of fishing rods and the bait varies by region.”

“Really? How does your son know?”

“I saw it on TV.”

“Hey, is your son-in-law really smart?”

I could tell you this much because I remember watching it on YouTube in my past life, but I think this will be my first and last time fishing.

As I look at it, I can see a future where the two of you will have a hard time.

After hearing what I said, my dad started calling around and making reservations, asking about fishing rods.

The two left the house, saying they were going to see the craftsman and the fishing rod.

“Son-in-law! Where did your in-laws and husband go?”

“I’m going to buy a fishing rod.”

“When your son-in-law grows up, he shouldn’t become like his father, okay? ”

“Yes, I don’t.”

“Oh my. I don’t know how Sae-ah’s father endured such things.”

“Really?”

“It wasn’t like that until I met my in-laws?”

“…..”

“But it’s good to see you having fun anyway.”

“Haha. Yes.”

I guess it was because my father was taking care of his sane father.

I felt a little sorry towards my mother-in-law.