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Saturday evening.

It was a day not much different from any other day.

I went to school, went to the gym, took a nap at home, and then ate dinner.

Even though it’s the same routine as usual, Mom’s expression is so serious.

What is it? What the heck? What’s going on?

Mom is eating without saying a word or smiling, to the point where anyone who sees her would think it’s strange.

But what’s also strange is that my dad is eating like he usually does.

What is so serious that Dad doesn’t care and Mom doesn’t even laugh?

I had no idea what it would be like.

While I was eating nervously, my mom called me.

“Son.”

“Huh?”

“Do you want to wait until you finish eating and have something to talk about?”

“Okay.”

In the end, I finished eating my meal in a tense mood and sat down at the table to wait.

I felt like I couldn’t just sit still, so I helped my mom clear the table and sat down. Then, my mom and dad sat down at the table and it looked like they were going to start talking.

“Son.”

“Huh?”

“Listen without being surprised?”

“Yeah.”

“Actually, Jaehoon’s father’s family is a conglomerate?”

“Huh? Yeah.”

What? It’s nothing special?

“Why aren’t you surprised?”

“Huh?”

When I thought about it, something seemed strange, and I realized that my mother had never once told me what her family did.

“Did you know?”

“Yeah. I knew that?”

“How?”

“If someone like my dad becomes the head of a department at that age, doesn’t that say everything?”

“You never told me the name of the company? And do you know the position of the general manager?”

“I know. And I saw the company business card, and the documents my dad carries around always have SL written on them.”

“Hehehe. As expected, my son is smart~”

It was a perfect excuse, even in my opinion.

If my dad hadn’t carried his business card and documents around, I would have been in big trouble.

“What is that for?”

“Right? Mom kept it a secret until now because she was afraid Jaehoon would develop strange prejudices?”

“What prejudice?”

“If you are born rich, you look down on people who don’t have money and think they are better than them even though they are not better than them”

“Really? I don’t have anything like that?”

“Hehehe. Did I worry for nothing?”

“That’s it?”

“Huh. Is that it?”

“Oh my god, I almost choked on my food.”

“Since when did you know?”

“Huh? You already knew that? So why are you talking about it now?”

“Tomorrow is Jaehoon’s grandfather’s 60th birthday party”

“Why is that?”

“There will be a lot of people. But Jaehoon will probably get scared if he goes there for no reason, so Dad says he should do whatever he wants because he doesn’t want Jaehoon to look scared, but Mom is so worried”

“Really? I guess Dad was right for the first time?”

“Right? Honey, Jaehoon is not a coward, right? Look at what he does to me instead of to you. He is really Jin-guk. Who does he resemble? He talks back to me like that. ”

Dad, who had been listening quietly, chimed in for the first time, apparently happy that he was right.

“Jaehoon looks like me?”

Mom looked at Dad with a serious expression.

“That’s right. I told you that my son is Jin-guk. He’s very smart, so you don’t have to worry. Ahem.”

“Hehe. Anyway, son, I’m going to stop by the department store tomorrow for lunch and buy Jaehoon a little suit and Yeeun a pretty dress, and we’re going to go to my grandfather’s 60th birthday party, so do you know that? ”

“Okay, I got it.”

“Hehehe. Anyway, even if your son is good, it’s a problem. I worried for nothing~”

I was so nervous and tired after eating for the first time in a long time that I just brushed my teeth and fell asleep.

***

I woke up, ate breakfast, watched TV with my family, and then got ready to go out.

“Just wear it roughly. I’m going to go to the department store and buy new ones anyway.”

“Okay.”

After washing up and going out to the neighborhood for a quick drink, we got in the car and started moving. As Ye-eun fell asleep, her mother started talking quietly.

“Hehe. Then you were living like you had no money?”

“Huh? You never seemed to have no money at home? Mom, you don’t even look at the price when you buy something.”

“Oh, really? Mom tried to live a normal life without moving or using people?”

“Really? Just looking at the New Year’s money, you can tell that this isn’t an ordinary house, right?”

“Hehe. Mom didn’t know that Jaehoon received that much pocket money? His relatives all knew that, so she must have given him less, right?”

“That’s it? If I had given more, I would have made more money with stocks. It’s too bad.”

“Hehehe. Are you sorry about that, Mom?”

“I’m sorry for something like that.”

While I was talking to my mom like that, we arrived at the department store and went to the VVIP room.

A luxurious space where you can see various clothes while you are there and purchase them conveniently without having to walk around.

I’ve never bought anything of my own in my past life, but I don’t really have any material desires and I’ve been to a few places similar to Mangnani so I wasn’t particularly impressed.

“Is your son more calm than you thought?”

“Just like that?”

“Look. He’s only nice to you, he’s really talkative. ”

When Mom glared at him, the usual diss turned into a curse.

The shopping was over when the mother took the lead and selected each family member’s clothes and shoes one by one, and the staff measured the family’s body measurements and even made alterations.

“Son, Mom will come with Ye-eun after putting on makeup, so wait here with Dad?”

“Okay, I got it.”

“You’re outside too, so don’t bother your son and stay quiet, okay?”

“Haha. My son must be getting on my nerves.”

“…..”

“Okay. I’ll keep quiet.”

“Foot.”

I smiled lightly at my father, whose words changed at the sight of my mother’s gaze.

Hearing my laughter, his mouth feels ticklish, but he tries to hold it back because of his mom.

It was a face that I liked so much that it was in my top 3 of my dad’s faces.

As Mom left to do her makeup, Dad, who was next to her, opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.

“Son.”

“Why.”

“If you go there, your second aunt will be there.”

“Yeah. Why your second aunt?”

“Unlike my eldest and youngest aunts, my second aunt dislikes our house quite a bit.”

“But?”

“The second aunt might pick a fight with your mother or son.”

“Is it Grandfather’s birthday?”

“There’s a reason I hid the fact that my mom is the tycoon of our family from Jaehoon.”

“What about your second aunt? She came home once after the first birthday party and I haven’t seen her since.”

“Crazy? Remember that?”

“Just like that? Don’t swear, Father?”

“Oh, sorry. Yeah, anyway, since it’s Grandfather’s birthday, Mom will definitely endure it.”

“But?”

“Your second aunt is arrogant and has no brains, so she is likely to start a fight. Don’t just watch her endure it while your mother puts up with it. Your son, please say a few words quietly.”

“What is Dad doing?”

“I guess it’s because dad can’t be there with people from other companies because he has to greet them”

“Then, as long as other people can’t hear, I can say anything?”

“That’s right. My son is good at that kind of thing.”

“…..”

“I’m serious. My son is perfect.”

“…..”

“Just do as I tell you, Daddy. Okay?”

“…Okay. Got it.”

I was confused as to whether the last words were a compliment or an insult, but I just held back.

Because I could feel the sincerity in what he said, as he was worried about his family.

“But son.”

“Why.”

“What are you going to say if your aunt starts a fight?”

“Why do I have to report the situation?”

“Do you know that Jipijigi Baekjeon Bultae is a person who has never lost a thing?”

“If you know your enemy and know yourself, isn’t that the case? ”

“Right. You have to know your enemy.”

“Enemy? Second aunt?”

“No. You’re talking. Dad, you keep losing these days.”

“That’s because I’m old.”

“Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. How do you scratch people so well?”

“…..”

“I even looked into essay writing academies these days”

“Pfft!”

“I went and got some advice. I wanted to beat my son.”

“But?”

“But I can’t tell you that”

“Why?”

“Trading with innate sense”

“So now you’re bragging about how your dad has no sense?”

“Usually people would cheer you on in the same situation”

“Really?”

“But my son attacks.”

“Pfft!”

“I’m jealous. I want to attack too.”

“…..”

Dad’s expression was the very definition of sincerity. I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t even laugh.

While I was talking to my dad like that, my mom came back holding Ye-eun’s hand.

It’s my first time seeing a mother dressed up like that. If Ye-eun wasn’t there with her, I wouldn’t have known she was the child’s mother.

I’m so glad I resemble my mom more than my dad. I’ll have to thank you again later.

Anyway, looking at how it’s decorated, it seems like today’s event is very important.

“As expected, Mom and Ye-eun are the prettiest.”

“Hehehe. Really?”

“Yeah, that’s great.”

“Hehe. You have nothing to say?”

“My wife is the prettiest in the world.”

“Hehehe.”

Mom was smiling as usual, and Ye-eun was looking embarrassed, perhaps embarrassed by her first time putting on makeup.

My father and I changed into our newly purchased clothes and headed to the hotel banquet hall.

When we arrived at the hotel parking lot, my dad took out the gift he had prepared in advance from the trunk, got on the elevator, passed the security guards, and went into the banquet hall.

The huge banquet hall was filled with round tables, and since our family arrived early, there weren’t as many people as I had expected.

Our family approached our grandparents to say hello to them.

“Oh. Our grandson and granddaughter are here! Haha.”

“”Hello.””

“Hey~ You’ve grown up a lot. Did your daughter-in-law have a hard time getting here?”

“No, father. Happy 60th birthday.”

“Haha. What the hell are you doing? I always feel sorry for having a hard time meeting my son.”

“Mr. Taesan, you always do a good job. What.”

After greeting my grandparents, my dad went to see if he knew anyone and sat down in the designated seat with my mom and Ye-eun.

As people began to enter the banquet hall one by one, some of them approached my mother and greeted her, as if they knew her.

Of course, Ye-eun and I sat down, greeting each other politely, and then the second aunt that my father had mentioned appeared from the entrance far away.

Somehow I had a feeling that it was watching us and coming towards us, and I waited with excitement to keep my promise to my father.