First impression

Inside my dad’s car heading home, he caught a glimpse of me using my cell phone.

“Siyoon, did you have fun today?”

“That’s right, you brought cookies, right?!”

As my dad drove, he pulled out a bag of cookies for me.

“Ta-da~ They gave me a lot of food. They said I could keep it in the refrigerator and take it out and eat it.”

“Oh… I guess the hard work was worth it?”

Dad chuckled and asked me.

“What trouble did you have?”

“Hmm… being accepted by Dayeon’s family?”

“…?”

I looked at my dad as if he was asking what I meant.

“Now even if Dayeon is crazy about me, you’ll think it’s right?”

“I… I see…”

“Something like that.”

What I said to my father was ultimately correct.

Kim Seon-hwa keeps inviting him to her house, and her father finds it burdensome.

Kim Seon-hwa wanted to send at least me, but when her father said that he was anxious because I was still too young, Kim Seon-hwa raised the flag.

I started tutoring Dayeon in Korean while eating cookies she brought from kindergarten.

“You have to know Korean perfectly.”

“Why? I want to speak English…”

“Mom and dad are Korean, right?”

“huh!”

“Then you should learn Korean first.”

Dayeon looks at me with bright eyes.

“Um… Is that so?”

“That’s it.”

Dayeon was interested in studying only when I was with her.

In the end, Seonhwa Kim came to our house often, taking Dayeon with her.

They said they couldn’t come empty-handed, so they brought clothes.

Every time Kim Seon-hwa came, various luxury clothes started piling up in my clothes room.

‘I have a lot of clothes at home…’

And this little body is growing quickly, so it won’t last long.

Even though it was a waste, I promised myself to try it on at least once.

After Korean study time with Dayeon, I ate lunch at the kindergarten.

As if the kindergarten was worth the cost, all the vegetables were organic and the menu was also luxurious.

The young teacher clapped his hands as he watched us eat and focused our attention.

“You know we’re going to the pool tomorrow, right?”

“”yes!!!””

“Bring your swimsuit~”

“”yes!!!””

“…..”

My head started to hurt when the young teacher said the word swimsuit.

As soon as I got home, I looked at the swimsuit my dad had bought me.

“ha…”

Dad looked at me with worried eyes.

“Siyoon… do you, by any chance, want to go to the swimming pool?”

“No… that’s not the problem…”

“huh?”

‘Wow… Sibeal… You want me to wear this?’

The pink swimsuit was so cute and adorable that it gave me a headache.

“I don’t think so.”

“what?”

If I had been born into a poor family, I would have worn it without saying anything.

Because it’s better to wear something than to literally walk around naked…

However, it is a swimsuit that looks like something neither ‘Secret Juju’ nor ‘Kongsuni’ would wear.

“I can’t wear these, I’d rather just wear panties and go swimming…”

My dad looked shocked by my words.

“Si-yoon…”

“Dad, get dressed,”

“…uh?”

“Ha… Wear clothes from the shopping store, I think it would be better for me to choose them…”

“Why… this is pretty…”

I drew a line at my dad who still couldn’t see reality.

“Dad, your eyes are so shabby. If this continues, I think I’m going to shame my daughter.”

“…huh.”

In the end, I took my dad outside and went out to buy a swimsuit.

As I looked around the children’s swimsuit store, I was dumbfounded.

“There are so many good things, why did you have to buy them?!”

Dad looked at me and spoke carefully.

“…I thought it would look cute if our Siyoon wore it.”

“Because it’s terrible?”

“…..”

In the end, after choosing a less embarrassing swimsuit, my dad and I were satisfied.

I almost cursed because my dad kept trying to make me wear things with lace,

I didn’t dare say it out loud for fear that this young new father would be shocked.

Although I cursed with my eyes.

After putting on the rash guard I had chosen, I nodded, satisfied with myself.

“This is it, remember it well.”

“huh…”

“Look carefully! This is what daddy’s daughter wants!”

“Okay…”

I hummed and got into the car.

“That’s right, I was planning to sing tomorrow.”

My head started to roll for a moment after hearing my father’s words.

“really?”

“How is Siyun?”

I opened my eyes as wide as possible and answered by nodding.

“I’m really looking forward to it.”

“really?”

“huh!”

“Then why don’t we go to kindergarten tomorrow?”

As expected, I thought that the operation was successful and nodded as if to say, ‘It doesn’t really matter.’

But my father’s next words made me look on with a straight face.

“No matter how stupid my dad is, my Si-yoon didn’t forget to go to the swimming pool tomorrow.”

“…..”

“Actually, I decided to release a song the day after tomorrow~”

If it were like old times, I would have raised my hand first, but I regained my senses when I thought of him as my father.

I took out my cell phone, ignoring my dad.

“…..”

“… Siyoon?”

My dad stopped while pulling out of the parking lot and looked at me.

“…..”

When I ignored that gaze, my father spoke urgently.

“I’m sorry dad!!!”

“…..”

My dad started clinging to me, and I looked at my phone and pushed him away with one hand.

Do you think I hate water? Not really.

As proof, I am now swimming in the water like a fish.

This little body is stronger than I thought, and was able to hold its breath for more than 5 minutes.

“wow…”

The maximum depth of water here was less than 70cm to prevent children from getting hurt.

A depth that submerges up to the young teacher’s thighs.

I was out of the water, looking deeply at the young teacher who was my instructor.

“Hey, why am I a kindergarten teacher?”

If I take a picture with my hand, will the powder come out? She had pure white skin and a very pretty face, so it seemed like she would have succeeded as a magazine model.

Even when I think back to the past, many celebrities were uglier than that young teacher.

But seeing that he loved children, it seemed like he had chosen a good career.

Hanbit Kindergarten is known to have a very high competition rate for employment there.

‘Even though he looks like that, he’s probably a very promising talent.’

The young teacher was playing with the children, and suddenly, as if endorphins were surging, he was playing happily by himself.

‘…?’

Dayeon came from afar, swimming like a puppy, holding a floating pad with a bright expression on her face.

“Siyuna~”

After swimming for a while, Dayeon finally came to me.

“Siyu or Mohae?”

I rested my chin and watched the young teacher’s dynamic movements.

Drops of water fell from the young teacher’s black hair and flowed down his curved body.

“Looking at the passing future, what kind of oasis is hidden in the hidden valley… I am checking my thoughts and delusions about it, and what exists at the pinnacle of perfection.”

“…?”

Dayeon followed my gaze, glanced at the young teacher, got out of the water, and sat down next to me.

“I want to be good at swimming too!”

I made eye contact with Dayeon, who was looking at me with round eyes.

“Well… I’m actually a mermaid.”

“really?!”

“Actually, I got legs because I like my dad, so I’m pretending to be human.”

Dayeon’s round eyes get bigger and she covers her mouth.

“Huh!!!”

“Is it a secret?”

“huh!”

“I’m a mermaid, so it’s probably hard for Dayeon to swim as well as me, right?”

“huh!”

“Then, from now on, practice to be as good a swimmer as a mermaid.”

“Okay! I’ll try!”

Dayeon picked up her pad and started practicing swimming, seeming to be full of motivation.

I took out my cell phone from my pocket.

A cell phone that is completely waterproof.

Thinking that the world had become much better, I put it back in before the kids could see it.

Taking advantage of the privilege of being a child, I swam in the water and approached the young teacher.

“Hug me, teacher.”

“Huh? Are you Siyun? I understand.”

I was often hugged by my young teacher.

To put it bluntly, I only hugged him because I was too lazy to walk.

Now that I’m in the water, is it because I don’t feel like swimming?

Whatever it was, the only thing that came out of my mouth was admiration at the weight I felt every time I was hugged.

“Hey…”

“…?”

My dad asked me while washing me at home.

“Did you enjoy the pool?”

For a moment, I remembered what happened at the swimming pool.

Hmm… I nodded, thinking it was good enough.

“It was fun.”

Dad looks at me and smiles.

“Thank goodness~”

“I’m good at swimming too.”

“I see~ Then shall we go to the swimming pool with Dad later?”

“bothered.”

My father was downcast at my firm answer.

“…okay.”

Dad must have prepared the meal in advance, so he sat me down on a chair.

“Tomorrow is the day our song comes out?”

“That’s right~ It’s ‘our’ song~”

Dad was grinning as to what was so good about it.

“Dad, I’m so excited, my heart is racing?”

“If you don’t run that, then you have to live there.”

My father flinched at my extreme words and slowly looked down at me.

“…Right.”

“I know what you mean, I’m looking forward to it too.”

“really?”

“Yes! 285,715 mustache snacks are enough to build a castle~”

Dad must have remembered the conversation I had in the studio, and he became speechless.

“…..”

“If you include overseas, there are at least 3 million… wow… the castle is 10 times bigger…”

“Si-yoon…?”

“huh?”

“Wouldn’t that be necessary?”

If it were my dad, he would buy it for me if I asked for it, so I chuckled.

“If you live like that, people will hate it.”

“right?”

“huh.”

After we finished eating, Dad brushed my teeth and started washing the dishes.

And after washing up, he made me sit on his lap.

Dad wanted to do anything, so I didn’t refuse.

The feeling of being rejected by someone who tries to do something is bitter…

Unless my dad realizes it himself and quits, I probably won’t be the first to reject it.

“Si-yoon’s stomach is sticking out?”

“That’s why it’s pretty.”

“Ahaha, that’s right~ That’s why it’s pretty~”

I felt like I was gaining weight because I’ve been eating a lot of snacks lately.

However, I am even more aware that I am not old enough to worry about that.

When I watched TV with my dad, he liked animal programs and watched them often.

Well, it’s not that I don’t like it either.

Dad watching TV, his eyes sparkling.

“Would you like to get a cat?”

“Really?! Does Siyoon want to raise a cat?”

I looked at my dad with a straight face.

“Just by looking at it, don’t you think you can tell who I want to raise?”

“Hmm…”

“Two cats because cats can get bored if left alone.”

“Is that so?”

“It’s annoying when you have a baby, so get it neutered.”

“…If we have a baby, wouldn’t it be ok to put it up for adoption?”

I gave my dad a disappointed look and said.

“Why don’t you just give me up for adoption too? It looks like it’s going to be difficult.”

“No! Siyoon, I’m sorry!!!”

Dad must have come to a great realization after hearing my words and began to seriously think about raising a cat.

It seemed like he was practicing in advance about what would happen, starting with whether he could raise me well.

“I wake up about 30 minutes early every morning, brush my hair… feed Siyun before I go out… and wash her… once every two weeks…”

After thinking for a while, my father looked at me and nodded.

“Let’s raise it!”

“huh.”