episode_0070

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Please enter carefully.”

Clink, clink.

friday.

Hospital work has ended.

The hospital is closed on Saturdays.

An announcement was made that from now on, weekends will continue to be closed.

I have been running hard for over 10 years.

I earned enough to earn money.

I want to rest for the weekend now.

Only Arin and I were left in the hospital.

“Thank you for your hard work, senior.”

“Time flies. Tomorrow, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. The preparations are all over. I made a hotel reservation…and packed my luggage.”

“What’s the room?”

“I ended up taking a 3-person room. Because I need to get closer to Mina.”

“No problem… right?”

I was worried that patients who visited me even on weekends would be disappointed.

“It’s okay. Actually, we are a hospital that does better on weekdays.”

Arin reassured me as I was slightly worried.

“You’ve worked so hard so far. Let’s take it easy now.”

I hugged Arin.

“Oh…”

Her slightly nasal exclamation immediately made her body heat up.

Now, when no one is around, I can naturally hug her.

“It will work out, right?

“It will be fine.”

“What will Minah think……”

“Aww, senior! You’ve been doing well so far!”

widely!

Arin is hugging me and poking my back.

“Oh, it hurts!”

“Senior, I’m going to kill you.”

It’s a feeling that I don’t hate.

So we stayed still, hugging each other for a while.

****

Evening time.

I deliberately made Mina’s favorite rib stew.

The braised ribs that I cooked over low heat in the morning were very soft and well-cooked when I returned from work.

The smell will immediately spread throughout the house and do its exact job of shaking your daughter’s heart.

“Wow~ Is it braised ribs?”

As expected, my daughter’s face brightened.

I was worried because he came in with a slightly stiff face, but when I smelled him and saw his face straighten up, I thought he did a good job of making braised ribs.

Actually, I’m going to go out tomorrow and eat lots of delicious food, including scallops.

But there is only one reason why I made braised ribs on Friday.

He wants his daughter Minah to feel at least a little better.

If the beginning is good, the ending is also good.

The trip begins on Friday afternoon when I meet my daughter.

If I want to promote my relationship with Arin to my daughter, I need to present it well.

That required effort, and the product of that effort was braised ribs.

“Thank you, Dad!!”

side.

It was refreshing to feel my daughter’s small lips touch mine.

“I’ll wash up quickly, Dad!”

“Yes, yes. Wash your hands slowly.”

Minah’s face is bright.

It’s a good start.

While Minah went in to wash, I carefully prepared other food.

Other side dishes to eat with ribs.

And the white, shiny sticky rice.

Even seaweed soup made with lily.

The table was decorated with only Minah’s favorite things.

“Wow~~~ It’s dinner.”

“I paid some attention. Hurry up and eat.”

“Yes!!”

Minah lifts up her large ribs.

It was fine to see the meat separating from the bones as it was finely ground for a long time.

“Aam~~!”

Softly boiled ribs enter Mina’s mouth.

“Wow! It’s really delicious! Of course, it’s my dad’s style of braised ribs!”

“I’m glad you like it.”

“Yes!! delicious! delicious!! I think it’s much more delicious than last time?!”

Minah strangely focuses more on food today.

Let’s give it a try.

“This is the recipe Arin learned from her sister.”

“Ah really????”

Joo Wook.

Minah is eating meat again.

“Somehow…! It didn’t look like my dad’s.”

It was Minah who was still tearing at the ribs.

“Well…right?”

“It’s better than dad’s!”

Minah didn’t react at all to Arin’s recipe.

He even said that it tasted better than my recipe.

Wasn’t there something to worry about if Arin was right?

I definitely expected my daughter’s backlash.

My daughter hated my remarriage.

That’s why I knew to be wary of Arin, who came to my house and took over the kitchen and cooked for me like a mother.

“Your sister is really good at cooking… I should contact her quickly and learn how to cook from her!”

However, contrary to expectations, Minah showed no rejection at all.

Rather, he even seemed to be trying to get along with Arin.

‘That’s a good sign.’

Only then did I relax and start eating.

****

“Arin is late.”

5 o’clock in the morning.

We decided to meet at 5 a.m. out of concern that there would be traffic.

This is the conclusion that Minna and I, who went out for fun on the weekend, came to after experiencing numerous traffic jams.

Me and Mina are used to going out often at this time.

But Arin doesn’t seem to be used to it.

“I guess my sister is used to going out to play at this time.”

Mina’s thoughts were the same as mine.

“We have time anyway, so let’s wait a little.”

“Yes! Dad.”

Mina’s face was calm.

On the contrary, my face was a little tense.

It is a journey that must be successful.

So I hope the first button goes well.

They said that the actual trip started yesterday, but if the date of Minah and Arin’s meeting is different, it is all in vain.

Arin doesn’t come out even after 10 minutes.

“I’m not even answering the phone……”

“Something happened to your sister, right?”

“It’s strange. Nothing much happened until yesterday at the hospital.”

Since he doesn’t even answer the phone, I’m getting more and more anxious.

what?

What on earth is going on?

Should I go up?

“Anyway, it’s a bit strange that you don’t even answer the phone.”

Crash.

I opened the door and went out.

“I’ll go up and come back.”

Crash.

Minah also came out.

“Aren’t you feeling unwell?”

“Hmm……”

“Well…then it’s a pity that only my dad and I can go.”

Mina’s voice sounds like it’s regretful.

Min, no, it’s a shame. It sounds like a lightning strike to me.

Arin and I worked hard for this trip…

“Anyway, I’ll go upstairs. Just a little bit from the car……”

“Uh…senior?”

“Huh?”

Arin was walking out from the back of the parking lot.

Jeans, blouses, and even light jackets.

It was a layered fashion optimized for spring weather.

There was coffee in both her hands.

“I’m sorry, senior. I went to a 24-hour cafe the other day and ordered coffee, but there was a problem with the machine, so it took a long time.”

“Please answer the phone……”

“Please take this.”

“Huh? Uh…”

I took the coffee Arin gave me.

“Senior, you like warm Americano, right?”

“Uh…yeah.”

“Now, it’s Min.”

Sigh.

Arin gives coffee to Minah.

“You said you like cafe mocha, right? They said there was no whipped cream, so I had no choice but to ask for more chocolate syrup.”

“Uh…yes…thank you.”

Mina took the coffee with a slightly puzzled expression.

How do you know what kind of coffee Arin likes? That would mean.

Anyway, Arin is really amazing.

A long time ago, while we were talking about coffee, my daughter told me about her favorite coffee.

She didn’t forget to buy coffee.

Still, I was very fortunate that Arin participated in the trip without any incident.

“Since it’s late, I’ll take the passenger seat.”

Before Mina could say anything, Arin opened the passenger seat door and sat down.”

“Since you are driving early in the morning, I will help you so that you do not fall asleep.”

“Uh…yeah.”

I looked at Mina.

Originally, the passenger seat was Minah’s seat.

“Sister, then I will ask you a favor.”

Crash.

widely!

Mina sat in the back seat right away.

I was the last one to get on board.

Boom.

And then started the car.

****

Because we left at 5:30 in the morning, there were no cars on the highway leading to Gangwon-do.

“Wow, this is what the highway feels like at dawn. It feels somewhat empty.”

“Have you never been on the highway at this hour?”

“Because I have no reason to come out.”

Arin’s face hardens slightly.

I realized I made a mistake.

“Ah… Anyway, after just 2 hours, this place will be full of cars. Then, the distance that should have been covered in 3 hours will take more than 5 hours.”

“Ugh…it’s scary just thinking about it.”

Everyday conversation.

I looked at the back seat in the rearview mirror.

Mina seemed to be tired and fell asleep with her head placed behind her.

“Color…Color……”

It was cute to see the little bird moving colorfully as if it was sleeping.

“I guess Mina was nervous today too. When I see you sleeping like that.”

“Are you nervous?”

“A little…?”

“You told me yesterday not to worry.”

“Being nervous and worried are two different things.”

“Huh?”

“I was excited.”

“Ah……”

“I was so excited because it was my first time traveling with my family.”

I nodded.

She looks at the scenery on the other side for a moment.

What more can I say there?

Arin sits in the passenger seat and looks at the scenery with a smile.

Mina is fast asleep in the back seat.

Anyone who saw the car driving smoothly down the highway was a happy family.

“I have to go for 2 more hours. Just sleep a little.”

“Don’t you know that you shouldn’t sleep in the passenger seat?”

“If the driver tells you to sleep, you can sleep.”

“Heung.”

As we chatted about trivial matters, the car my family (Jin) was riding in was speeding towards the east coast.

****

“Arrived.”

“Uh…?”

Mina fell asleep.

It was the first time I fell asleep so quickly in my dad’s car.

‘What…is it because I couldn’t sleep last night?’

Mina felt a little dazed.

Mina was used to staying up all night.

After staying up all night, it was no problem to do anything the next day.

But I slept strangely.

I saw a car.

The inside of the car was thoroughly cleaned.

I probably stopped by a rest area before coming here and threw away all the trash.

Because that was my dad’s routine.

‘…Am I being too sensitive?’

“What do you think, Minaya? Do you like it?”

Arin smiled and asked Minah.

A luxury hotel stretched out before my eyes.

A high-rise hotel that appears to be on the 20th floor.

And next to it was a picturesque sea.

Minah looked at Arin and smiled.

“Yes, I like it very much.”

“Now, let’s go in. I left my luggage with the concierge, so there is no need to take it with me.”

“Yes dad.”

“Let’s go, senior.”

So we entered the hotel.

Minah looked at Arin as she entered the hotel.

She was the same as before.

‘I thought there would definitely be a blow…’

Wow.

Minah bit her teeth slightly.

Defeat.

It was a complete defeat for Mina.