Chapter 399 – Side Story – Miho Wants Praise (1)

A noisy classroom with 3 first grade classes.

I wondered if this commotion would ever end, but one word from my homeroom teacher, Song Jeong-shin, brought everyone to a halt.

“Everyone, take the performance evaluation test paper you took earlier.”

“…”

Times have changed a lot, so there are fewer cases of scolding or putting pressure on people for not being able to study like in the past.

From the perspective of young students, they also wanted to get good scores and receive praise from their parents.

If I get a good score, my parents will see that they like it.

From a parent’s perspective, one of the best reasons to praise their children was their school grades.

“Yes!”

Here, it was Noah who raised his hand the most vigorously. Unlike other children, Noah liked these kinds of tests the most.

The reason is not a big deal.

[100 points]

[You did a great job]

She is confident that she will do well on the test, and it is nice to see a note of praise written on her good score.
Above all, if she returns home with this test paper, her father will be happy and pat her on the head and even give her a kiss.

‘Lol… ! It hasn’t even been that long since she last went to the amusement park, and Noah is enjoying the golden age of dragon life.’

And looking at Noah like that, Miho walked to the teacher’s table with some expectations.

“Miho worked hard to solve it too.”

Still, it’s a half-throwing job.

I think 50 points would have been correct.

[0]

“Oh…”

Miho let out a small exclamation.

“Teacher! “Isn’t there a number missing here?”

“Let’s see.”

Song Jeong-shin checked Miho’s test paper again and shook his head with a bitter expression.

“… It’s a very accurate score. Often, we call this ‘breadjeom’.”

“Oh, edible bread?”

“Bread I can’t eat.”

Up until this point, Miho wasn’t particularly impressed by the test scores. It was after arriving home that Miho started feeling strange.

“I’ve been there…”

“I’m back! “Dad, here are the test results.”

Noah was always passive.

No, Noah, who had recently become a little more active after going on a date at the amusement park alone with Kim Hyun-woo, immediately ran to his father and hugged him.

“Payaaaaat!”

Arin was upset for a moment when she saw that, but even she couldn’t stop Noah this time.
Because…

[100 points]

“Omg! Awesome, did my daughter get 100 points?”

I just wonder what the test score was.

As a parent, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing your child get good grades in school.

Of course I was happy.

“Oh, of course it’s our Noah. Well done, well done. After all, you’re so smart, I’m already looking forward to what you’ll do in the future.”

“Oh my, Noah got 100 points? That’s amazing. “I think the problem is difficult.”

Hyun-Woo Kim, and Na-Young Hwang.

He is extremely happy and praises Noah.

「It’s throbbing…”

When Miho sees that, her heart aches for the first time in her life. I don’t know why I feel this way.

The test paper he was holding without even thinking about it was being hidden behind him without his knowledge.

“Let’s see, you probably took the test too. The score… 0 points? Um, 0 points…”

Seonwoo Yerang said while looking at Miho, who was lowering her head for some reason. At the moment, do I really need to have a tutor?

… I almost complained, but if I had, I might have been in big trouble.

“Well, even a score of 0 is great. And studying isn’t everything, a woman also needs to have a good face and body. In that sense, you will become a beauty like your sister. Got it?”

“… “Ungh.”

Although Miho answered, she ended up pouting like a duck without realizing it.

It was a good answer for Seonwoo Yerang.

Miho couldn’t admit that to herself.

‘Something is different.’

Subtly…

“You worked hard, Noah. And Miho too.”

The way she praised Noah and the way she said it to herself felt very subtly different. The difference caused the corners of Miho’s mouth, which were always up, to lower slightly.

“… “I want to play games in my room.”

It will only be a fleeting feeling.

If you play the game without thinking, it won’t be any different from usual. As Miho thought that, for the first time, she didn’t even realize that she was playing a game with her door closed.

“Sister?”

Rather, it was Noah who felt strange in Miho’s behavior.

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“It’s not getting any better…”

I also play games.

I also sleep.

Even though Miho ate all the delicious chicken, pizza, and cola at the same time, the feeling that something was pressing on her chest did not go away, and she was uncomfortable.

“Uuuuu…”

“Where does it hurt?”

Although I am glad that his father, Hyunwoo, is kindly concerned.

“… No.”

That wasn’t what Miho wanted.

It was then.

“Dad, have some coffee here.”

“Oh my, thank you. I’ll eat well. “The coffee that Noah makes is 100 times better than the new café that opened in front of me.”

“Lol… Hehe…”

「Thrinky.」

With her heart aching again, Miho was finally able to realize what she wanted.

That was a ‘praise.’

Praise from parents.

I know they love me, but it’s subtly different. Miho, like Noah, wanted to hear praise.

‘Praise, praise…’

Now that I think about it, there was a moment when she received praise from Hyunwoo.

This is Kim Mi-ho, whom I don’t even remember very well.

“Ugh, study first!”

She was sure that if she got 100 points on the test, both Hyunwoo and Yerang would go crazy with joy. They may be so happy that they offer to buy a chicken restaurant.

“Ooooo!”

Kim Hyun-woo chuckled when he saw Miho, who had regained her energy, quickly running to her room on the second floor.

If there was any problem, I would at least provide consultation.

Maybe I solved it on my own.

“Why is he like that again?”

When Seonwoo Yerang asked, Kim Hyunwoo shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t know. But, whatever you do. At least you won’t do anything wrong. “She’s not someone else, she’s our beautiful first daughter.”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

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[Korean 1-2]

“… Grumble, pushu… Grumble, pushu…”

Miho, who had slept soundly for a whopping four hours, swallowed the air and raised her upper body. FYI, it was also exactly time for her to eat dinner.

“Kyaaaaa

Miho wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth as he looked at his clean textbook that had not even advanced a single page.
Then she hit herself on the head with her fist a few times.

“Why is Miho so stupid!”

At this rate, let alone praise, she was sure to get a 0 on the next exam. What parents in the world would praise someone for getting 0?

Of course, Seonwoo Yerang comforted me by saying that it was also a talent.

That wasn’t what Miho wanted.

“Ugh, let’s eat dinner first and think about it.”

They say Mt. Geumgang is also a great view after a meal.

With that in mind, Miho went down to the first floor and ended up witnessing Noah being praised again.

“Mom, can I leave the soybean paste stew here?”

“Huh. Oppa, Noah made most of the soybean paste stew, fried egg, and braised ribs today. “I mostly just watched from the sidelines.”

“Under… I know Noah’s cooking skills because I’ve experienced it several times already. Thank you, my daughter? Would you like to bring her sister too? Let’s eat together.”

As I was about to say that, Miho quietly ran over and sat down in her seat.

“I will eat well.”

“I’ll eat it well…” …”

For some reason, Miho seemed to have no energy today.

After that, Miho had to continue to see with her own eyes the praise that only Noah received. A great little brother who helps with the dishes, cleans the house, and even does the laundry.

“…”

I just stared blankly.

“Oh, no!”

Miho shook his head as he felt his shoulders getting droopier. If I give up here, she was not Kim Hyun-woo’s daughter.

“Miho can do it too!”

Even if I can’t study.

If it’s cooking…

“Aaaaah! Miho, fire, fire!”

“Wow!”

Even something simple was good.

I was just trying to cook fried eggs for my dad because they were good, but they were so black that if I didn’t do anything wrong, it would have caught fire.

“Kim Mi-ho! Are you crazy?”

“Well, that’s not it…”

No matter how much I tried, this wasn’t something that even Seonwoo Yerang could easily get over.

Rather than being furious, it was a moment where I had to be angry for Miho, who was indifferent to danger.

“Do you know how dangerous fire is? Mom said or didn’t you tell me? “I don’t know what she wanted to do, but if she was going to do something dangerous, she should have at least asked for help!”

“Sister…”

Kim Hyun-woo also couldn’t stop it as much as he could this time.

Well, I wasn’t worried about the house burning down or anything like that. He was also afraid that the children might get hurt. Especially because Miho has a bit of a brazen side.

However…

“… “I was wrong.”

“Uh…”

Seeing Miho so obediently admitting her mistake and stepping down, both Seonwoo Yerang and Kim Hyeonwoo were embarrassed and ended up flinching.

“Why is he really doing that?”

Understand somehow.

I wanted to do something for Miho, but it wasn’t easy to know the reason. Seonwoo Yerang and Kim Hyeonwoo muttered as they looked at the charcoal soot from Miho’s fried egg that had been burned.

“Did I want to eat eggs?”

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“Huh, huh, huh… Ugh…”

Miho snuggled up under the blanket in her bed and burst into tears. He didn’t mean to burn himself.

“Swimming! Oh my goodness, my daughter made such pretty fried eggs?”

“What is this! It’s so delicious. I could eat fried eggs like this for the rest of my life and never get tired of them, right? My daughter, I wouldn’t mind becoming a chef! Hollywood Chef!”

“Huh, huh!”

I did this expecting such praise, but instead I ended up getting scolded.

“Miho is an idiot… An idiot who can’t even bake an egg…”

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Noah reflexively tried to grab the doorknob of her sister’s room when he heard crying coming from inside, but stopped.

“…”

This is a terrible idea.

Noah was so happy now. She was so happy that I wondered if she could be this happy for the rest of her life…

“… Sister, I’m sorry. Because this is Noah’s golden age… Just a little more.”

Noah, who had come up to help her, shook his head at her own ugliness and ran to his room. But her mind wasn’t all at ease either.

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Although she cried once and became depressed, Miho didn’t give up or anything.
I failed at cooking, but I still have cleaning and laundry to do.

“Wheeeee… “Pow!”

“Wow!”

While she was running the vacuum cleaner, she didn’t realize that there was a limit to her cord, so she fell in front of her and burst the vacuum cleaner’s dust bag.
The house became a mess.

“Kim Mi-ho!!”

Instead of receiving praise, I ended up nagging my mom again.

It was the same with laundry.

I didn’t know what detergent was, so I just put in the appropriate one and pressed the button, and the whole house turned into a sea of ​​foam.

“Wow!”

“Really!! Kim Mi-ho!!”

“Hueheng!”

Miho, who had been scolded and sobbing all day, saw a strange sight.

“Payaaaaat! Bye bye! Mama!”

“Yes, yes, it’s Dad.”

“I’m a mom. “Why is our Arin so smart? At least she doesn’t look like me, hehe.”

That was Arin’s appearance, receiving praise just by calling her Daddy or Mama.

‘Yes, that is it! That was a method that matched Miho’s level!’

She still misunderstood something.