episode_0073

A rumbling sound coming from somewhere.

I looked to the side and saw my dad lying on his back, snoring.

How can you look so mean?

If Dad hadn’t drugged my father-in-law, I wouldn’t have had to go through all that trouble at night.

Moreover, my dad was the one who woke me up with his snoring until the morning.

On one side, the old man was sleeping soundly in a corner, looking pitiful today, perhaps because of the effects of last night.

I rolled up a tissue and put it under my father’s nose so that he could sleep comfortably, and my father became quiet.

I must have finished my work. Let’s go to the living room. There were mothers watching TV, probably because they woke up early.

“Good night.”

“Oh, son-in-law! You woke up early? You’re really diligent, aren’t you?”

“Haha. Yeah, I guess so.”

“Son. What do you want to eat for breakfast?”

“My father-in-law caught some fish yesterday, so I guess I’ll have to eat that again?”

“Huh? When?”

“Because everyone was asleep. He just snuck out.”

“So how much did you catch that you ate for breakfast?”

“As much as you caught last night?”

“Oh my. You must have been fishing for a while again?”

“Yeah. Well.”

“But how does your son-in-law know that?”

“It’s dangerous to fish alone at night. I stayed with you.”

“Oh my. My son-in-law suffered because of my husband. Thank you, son-in-law?”

“Haha. Yes.”

As I was sitting in the living room watching TV with my mom, one by one, people started coming out into the living room and that’s how everyone gathered together and started their day.

“Dad. So what are your plans for today?”

“It’s a mudflat experience.”

“Didn’t you say you were going fishing on a boat?”

“I found out. It’s not like we’re going far, it’s just a deal.”

“Why is that?”

“You have to fish with a fishing rod. It’s no fun if you hold a line.”

“That’s right! That’s right!”

The father-in-law who is supporting my father from the side.

“You two haven’t tried that, right?”

“Son. Men have dreams.”

“That’s right! You have to fish with a fishing rod!”

Today, too, on one side, mothers are shaking their heads.

Let’s call the boss and head to the restaurant for breakfast.

Rice and side dishes were prepared as if it were a restaurant serving plain rice.

Everyone sat down and started eating, and the father-in-law became just like his real father.

“Wow. It can’t be compared to home cooking.”

“”…..”

The restaurant, which had been quiet because everyone was eating breakfast, felt a chill.

For some reason, my father betrayed his father-in-law.

“I think the food my wife makes tastes better. Don’t you think so, guys?”

“”Yeah.””

“In times like this, just stay quiet, honey.”

“Yeah.”

A quiet meal followed as everyone enjoyed their meal.

Dad started asking the boss if he wanted to get some dirt on him quickly.

“Boss, what time is best to experience the mudflats?”

“It’s low tide now. It would be good to just eat and go out.”

“Haha. Thank you.”

As the owner said that it was low tide, the group returned to the pension after eating and started preparing to experience the tidal flats.

I also went into the room and changed into shorts and a dark T-shirt and came out after everyone was finished getting ready.

Dads who wanted to go quickly took the lead, putting on the boots prepared outside the pension and even carrying hoes.

Out of three men, two of them were like that, except for me. I started to wonder if I was too bland.

Anyway, everyone headed to the mudflats with boots and hoes, and the fathers who reached the edge of the pushed-out sea sat down on the ground and started to poke around in the mud.

“Mom. Should I just pretend not to work so hard?”

“You’re saying the obvious, son.”

“Yeah. If you match that with your son-in-law, you’ll be in big trouble.”

As expected, I got along better with my mothers than my fathers.

While Sae-ah and Ye-eun were making a fuss, a curiosity arose as I sat with the mothers and watched.

“Mom. But what do you do with the clams you dig up?”

“Yeah. I have to eat meat for dinner too.”

“Then should I just leave it as is and eat grilled clams while grilling meat? Madam?”

“Oh my. That’s great. It’s easy to make and eat!”

After sitting on the mudflats for a while and watching, fathers and children who were satisfied with the catch approached us.

“Honey! Look at this! There’s a lot.”

“Hey~ If you dig this, you’ll get what you pay for.”

“Mom! Sae-ah and I also got a lot of money!”

Everyone brought a bucket of clams, and a large bucket was filled with clams.

We stopped eating because we thought we wouldn’t be able to eat any more, so we all sat down and started resting.

But while we were resting comfortably, my dad started doing dad-like things.

“Honey. They say that mud is good for your skin.”

Dad picked up a handful of mud from the floor and spread it on Mom’s face.

Ye-eun, who resembled her father, burst out laughing at the sight, and I took a few steps back.

The mother, who was flustered by the sudden situation, touched her face, then quietly got up from her seat while scooping up the mud with both hands.

I went up to my dad and put mud all over his head and face.

“Yes. Your husband’s skin needs to get better too.”

When her father’s head and face were covered in mud, Ye-eun was still busy laughing at the sight, and her mother saw Ye-eun like that.

“Daughter. Daughter, you should take care of your skin now too.”

Mom applied mud to Ye-eun’s head and face just like Dad did.

My mom noticed me even though I was far away.

“Yeah. If our pretty son gets prettier, it’ll be a big problem.”

Fortunately, I sat back down as if I had finished what I had to do, and my father, who couldn’t tolerate that, looked at me.

Knowing my father’s disposition, I had already quickly sat down far away from the pension.

Then my dad throws mud at me.

“Son! You can’t do this alone!”

My mudflat experience ended like that with my dad chasing me and people naturally heading to the pension after seeing him.

I washed the mud away with the water hose in front of the pension and went into the bathroom one by one.

After everyone finished showering, everyone gathered in the living room.

“What should I do now? Smart son, give me your opinion.”

“We’re on vacation. Those who want to rest, rest. Dads, if you want to go fishing, how about going fishing?”

“As expected, the son is wise. What about the mothers?”

“My son’s words are the best.”

“Yes. As my son-in-law said, those who want to rest will rest and those who want to play will play, right? ”

Naturally, the children rested in the living room with their mothers, and the fathers went fishing again today.

As I was sitting in the living room looking outside and enjoying the cool air, my mother-in-law called out to me.

“Son-in-law.”

“Huh?”

“What does your son-in-law want to do when he grows up?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to me at my mother-in-law’s sudden question.

“Nothing in particular?”

If I was born a chaebol, I would have been born a chaebol. I just wanted to have fun. I had absolutely no desire to do anything as an adult.

Honestly, if you know the future, you can become rich just by investing without working. Why bother?

“Is there anything you want to do?”

“Yes. There really isn’t any.”

“I thought my son-in-law would have already decided everything since he’s so mature?”

“Haha. First, you should just enter college.”

“Where do you want to go to college?”

“Since I’m going to college, I want to go to the best college possible.”

I wanted to go to college because I had the confidence that I could go to the same college in my past life, and because I felt like my efforts in my past life were a waste.

“Daughter! Did you hear that? If you want to go to the same college as your son-in-law, you’ll have to work hard, right?”

After listening to her mother-in-law, Sae-ah’s older sister seemed lost in thought without even responding.

My mother-in-law’s questions were over and she sat down to rest again.

“Jaehoon. Let’s go for a walk together.”

“Huh? Okay.”

I left the pension with my older sister Sae-ah, who suddenly suggested we go for a walk, and as expected, she started talking because she had something to say.

“Jaehoon. You know.”

“Yeah. Why?”

“Jaehoon told me about the positive unnie’s college entrance exam too.”

“Right?”

“Then can you go to college with me?”

“Huh?”

It’s a method I’ve thought about many times before.

After graduating from middle school and taking the GED test, it was of course possible to take the CSAT.

I can skip high school and go to school with my new sister. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.

“But sis. Honestly, I like it?”

“Really?”

“But I need to get permission from my mom. It’s hard for me to give you a definite answer right now.”

“I’ll take it!”

“No. I should take this.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I’ll ask for permission later when I become a middle school student. Please cheer me on then.”

“Okay!”

I entered college at the age of 18 with my older sister Sae-ah. There weren’t any prestigious schools that I could skip high school at the time, but since I have the excuse of being my older sister Sae-ah, I think it’s possible.

“But can you study well, sister?”

“Jaehoon, you can tell me.”

I see. So you had it all planned out, sister.

I nodded and went for a quick walk around the area with my older sister before returning to the pension.

***

As time passed, we started preparing dinner.

The fathers, who had asked the manager to bring in extra grills, were each lighting charcoal.

When the mothers give them the necessary dishes and food, the children carry them outside, etc.

Since everyone was together, dinner was quickly ready.

On one grill, place the clams that have been sun-dried and the fish that the mothers have prepared.

A sumptuous meal began with the meat and sausages purchased on the way here being placed on one grill.

My parents, who are older, ate first, and then I tried to eat too, so the ssam naturally appeared in front of my mouth.

My parents saw me eating the ssam my older sister put in my mouth and wrapping some ssam for my older sister while I was eating it too.

“A few years ago, only Sae-ah would wrap it, but now even my son-in-law does it.”

“At that time, I didn’t know that my son already had a girlfriend.”

“Still, from then on, we became relatives and came to hang out together, so it was nice~”

“That’s right. We’re even taking a vacation together like this.”

“That’s right, ma’am! We all come here to fish together. Haha.”

“That’s right. It’s more fun and better to come together like this than to come with family.”

Seeing everyone laughing and chatting naturally while eating.

At some point, it felt like we had become a real family. I felt a warm feeling for some reason.

This is something I couldn’t even dream of in my previous life when I didn’t have a family.

I thought that it would be nice if days like this could continue even if I wasn’t a conglomerate.

I sincerely hope that everyone will be happy and free from pain in the future.