Chapter 271 – Chapter 271

First period for elementary school students starts at 9:00.

Therefore, the appropriate school start time was between 8:30 and 8:50.
The distance from my house to Sangsang Elementary School is about 10 to 15 minutes on foot.

So, in fact, even if I leave the house at 8:30, there is no hurry at all.

I made an apron with Noah, and after making a 4-tier lunch box that exceeded 3 tiers, I looked at the clock and it was 6:30.
There are still two hours left until school starts.

“Can I wake up a little later from tomorrow?”
“I will, Dad. Hehe.”

Even though she woke up early in the morning and did arduous cooking for her sister her, not for herself, Noah showed no signs of being bothered.

In a way, she can be said to be Noah-like.
Even in the precognitive dreams, Noah always had no clear future hopes. Well, you might be wondering what a high school student is already thinking about the future.

As a father, I couldn’t help but wish for Noah to do what he really wanted to do without being bound by this or that.

‘It could actually be a move for her family her.’

I pity her for her, or should be for her.
… She never intended to have stereotypes that do.

That’s because she’s learned to avoid being a parent to a young child. Looking at this, she said that studying, or acquiring knowledge, was definitely an important and great thing.

Correct knowledge prevents mistakes in advance.

“Let’s see, what should I do now…”

He had already woken Miho up and told her to wash up, but it was still too early to eat.
Should I lie down on the sofa with Noah and watch the morning news?

“Hehe, Dad, Dad…”

It was then.
Noah tugged at my side and smiled brightly.

“I think Noah could smell the oil from his body. Even though it’s morning, I wonder if it would be good for her to take a light bath. Then I think it would be perfect to just wake up her sister her, wake up her mom and auntie, and eat until breakfast.”
“Five…That’s good.”

You don’t have to connect a shower head to the washbasin and wait for a year to fill a small bathtub like in old houses.

This house could fill a giant bathtub with a colossal amount of warm water in three minutes at the touch of a button.

Even later, you can reheat the water with a press of the keep warm button.

“OK.”
“Yes, Dad!”

Noah smiled brighter than ever before and raised both hands in front of me.

As Noah adjusted to this world, she took care of everything by herself, but she was also one of the few fools who still depended on me.

“Eulachacha!”
“Ah! Curry… !”

I screamed like a prank and had Noah take off her pajama top her, and swish the rest of her off her as well.

In that state, she carried Noah, who had become naked, by her side of her, and soaked her body together in the bathtub of our house, which is not envious of any public bath.

“With a splash!”

“Oh, good… ! It’s cool.”
“Dad, is this cool?”
“No, I’m copying what other guys do.”
“Aha… Hi-Hi.”

It was Noah who laughed a lot today.

Is it really good to take a bath in the morning?

“I should thank my sister.”
“Yes? Why?”
“Thanks to my sister, I can cook with my dad in the morning and take a bath with my dad like this.”
“Is that enough to say thank you to Miho?”
“Yes!”

Watching Noah answer so innocently, I closed my eyes and thought.

In fact, I wondered if I could really take a bath with the children forever if the children wanted it, but it seemed to be the reason of nature that if it was truly for the children, I had no choice but to stop when I reached a certain age.

“Huhhhhh, my dad won’t take a bath with me anymore!”

By the way, isn’t the precognitive dream I saw earlier honestly a little over the top?
A young child cries, “Huh.”

Besides, a high school student Noah who scolds his sister for not giving her a bath, and then speaks as if she understands it.

Should I say it’s a bit unrealistic?

“Noah, how would you feel if Dad said that Noah and Miho would not bathe together in the future? If, if. I don’t mean to do that right now.”

At my words, Noah, assuming what if, wanted to stand tall and stop moving, and then those round silver-haired eyes began to form long eyes.

“Well, then… Heck, I think it would be so sad… I think it will hurt Noah to wonder if he did something wrong to his father.”
“Ah, ayu! It’s a joke, a joke… Dad, what is that, how fun and nice it is to take a bath with our daughters. Like this, playing in the water and playing pranks. How about it, would you like to take me on a ride today?”
“Yes, Dad! Kyareureu, Noah is monopolizing Dad today!”

“Splash, splash!”

I thought while playing with Noah, raising and lowering Noah’s body near the surface.

‘Maybe this isn’t easier than I thought?’

I didn’t know it would be taken so seriously.
No matter how much a parent’s words are deeply touching to children… This is a bit harsh

‘You have to stop later. That’s for sure.’

Some families in the world, including Japan, say that even after they become adults, the whole family takes a bath together naked, but that’s the story of that family.

I think there was a need to cut it off strongly at some point even for the sake of children’s autonomy or independence.

‘Independence, Ira…’

Surely that day will come.
Certainly, there will be such a future.

Because I never imagined that I would leave my parents’ side and build a family like this.
Miho, Noah, and even another daughter will be born in the distant future.

That… I have a feeling that happiness and bitterness coexist.
It’s a happy ending to anyone’s eyes, but at the same time to me, it might be the saddest ending in the world.

Still, there was one thing I could say with certainty, now and in the future.

“Noah.”

I carefully moved the playful Noah in front of me, gave her a tight hug, and put her chin on top of her head.

“Miho and Noah too. For Dad, they are probably the one and only treasures in the world that can never be exchanged for anything in the future. Always remember that, no matter what happens, always be proud and confident… Live happily again.”
“…”

At that moment, water stood in Noah’s round eyes for a while, and then the corners of her mouth her lifted pleasantly.

“More than Dad thinks… Noah is so happy now, Dad. I’m so happy, I’m so happy I’m scared. I wondered what if this was all a dream, in case if I opened her eyes, she would wake up in that cold and painful stable.”
“…”
“So, just in case… Even if something like this happens, I will never regret it, no, even if I have such a nightmare, Noah will become stronger to come back to her father’s arms her even in her dreams her.”
“…”
“So, Dad… I love you hehe side!”

Noah suddenly turned around and kissed me on the lips for the first time.

It was a little embarrassing for me, who always only looked at her cheeks on her, but recently, when I saw a video on You Tube, other families kissed their daughters on the lips quite a lot.

Conversely, maybe I had too much scholarly thought.

“Dad loves you more, Dad more. Side.”
“Kyaat, kyaang!”
“Kyaang? Are you copying your sister?”
“Oh no!”

While I was happily taking a bath with Noah, the door to her bathroom suddenly burst open, and her naked Miho barged in.

“Aaaaah Miho wants to take a bath too!”
“Oh, where did this guy come from! And he can’t run around in the bathroom, what if he gets hurt.”

When I screamed out in surprise, Miho ignored my words and kicked off the floor and flew up to me.

I’m glad I barely reached out and hugged her.

What if I get hurt somewhere?

“Ugh, what are you trying to do because you haven’t heard me yet?”
“Rrr r r r r r r!”

He was a true typical troublemaker himself.
How did such an energetic troublemaker come to be born under the gentle and wonderful Lucas and Michelle couple?
No, conversely, maybe because my parents were like that, I became this kind of kid?

“You woke up earlier than expected. So I went to see if Noah was still sleeping, but he wasn’t there. So I went down to the 1st floor, but it wasn’t there, so I looked around and heard a sound coming from the bathroom. So Miho came in too.”
“So you use the expression very well. Did you learn it at school?”
“Anning! Miho is a genius, so he knew it from the start.”
“I see.”

I laughed and started enjoying the bath again with Miho.

In a way, it is a sight that has not been seen these days.
Even when the mothers weren’t there, it seems like yesterday that the three of us squatted down to take a bath in that narrow bathtub.

“Miho, it was fun even then. A lot of… It was fun.”
“Is that so? Thank you.”
“Uh…”

Knowing that the time that has passed will never come back, we didn’t even know that it was beautified as time passed and approached our hearts in a different way.

Enjoying such a spacious and nice house, a nice bathroom… Even knowing that it wouldn’t be as enjoyable as taking a bath in that cramped one-room, moldy, not even a tiny bathroom.

People can’t help but fall into the nostalgia of the past.

“It reminds me of nostalgia, but it would be nice to see the movie version of Ttanggu together next time. The counterattack of the grown-up country was really fun.”
“Ohong, Miho is still taking care of the ground ball every day. Honey Jam Lee.”
“Ah, sister. You won’t be hungry at lunch time today. Noah and Dad packed lunch.”
“Good job.”

While doing so, patting me and Noah on the head felt like praising a pet, so it was subtle… Noah seemed to be satisfied.

No, Noah seemed happy just to be praised by her sister for what she had done.

Really, if I had a younger sister like this, wouldn’t she have taken first place in the entire school when she was in school?

[Do you really think so?]

“No…”

Even if I happen to go back to the past by regressing, I probably won’t be able to rank first in the entire school even in middle school.

Anyway, after enjoying a bath with my daughters from the morning.
After enjoying a 30-minute game together in the living room and enjoying a light breakfast with the two wives who got up late with a look of resentment, it was just 8:30.

Today, Seonwoo Yerang and Hwang Bona-yeong said they had something to talk about together, so I stood in front of the door holding the hands of my two children.

“Now, shall we go? Should we both say hello to the mothers?”

At my words, Miho and Noah put on her shoes and bowed to her belly button while carrying her school bag.

“I’m going to go.”
“I’m coming.”
“I’ll be back.”

After receiving the kiss from the two women, I left the house with Miho and Noah.

Someday…
No, even if I grow up a little bit here, I won’t be able to hold these children’s hands and send them to school like now.

So, this moment is clearly in my head… Also, let’s keep this feeling in mind.
Time once gone will never come back.