Chapter 62 – Chapter 62

Two eggs, a cup of rice, the sesame oil I barely found in the corner of the refrigerator, and the salt I found in the tea cabinet.

At Sunwoo Yerang’s house, this was the only ingredient that could be used to make porridge. It would have been really nice to have something like kelp or anchovies that are good for stock, but in this case, you have to season it somehow with salt.

It would have been more convenient if there had been rice cooked at home.

「Click!」

The rice cooker at Seonwoo Yerang’s house was even unplugged from the electrical outlet in the first place. It was proof that I usually don’t cook at home alone at all.
But… I did too.
Unlike Sunwoo Yerang, he learned how to cook, but before Miho came, all he had to do was buy food outside or have it delivered.
But not now.
Breakfast lunch dinner… In that small studio, they sit around a small desk and eat home-cooked meals.

“First, after soaking some rice…”

I want to be called for 30 minutes, but considering Seonwoo Yerang’s condition, let’s be called for about 20 minutes.

“Crush, took!”

It moved around in the kitchen, and even with that slight vibration, several of the delivery boxes in the living room fell to the floor with a loud sound.
That meant it was laid in a mess.

‘I’ll have to ask my sister and sort things out.’

After putting the right amount of rice in water, I went to Seonwoo Yerang’s room and asked.

“Sister, why are those couriers outside piled up like that? If you’re not going to use it right away, I’ll put it in a corner.”

「Flicker!」

Upon my appearance, Seonwoo Yerang suddenly lifted the blanket and answered in a shy voice.

“Gift…”
“Yes? Anything you received as a gift? Then, at least tear it apart.”
“No, your daughter. Miho, it’s a gift.”
“…”
“That happened before because of me, and you don’t have to do anything more. So, I bought myself a present… I was going to give it to you today, but it ended up like this…”

Seonwoo Yerang said.

“You take it with you when you come.”
“… I think it’s Miho’s gift and take it with me.”

An absurd answer came back.

“Everything out there is a gift from Miho.”
“…”

Crazy year…
I wondered if it was real, so I went outside and checked the package. I got the address, and I quickly glanced at the contents of the parcel written under the waybill number.

[1+1 Fun Chicken Leg Cushion/Friend Gift]
[Ovation! Turkey Hat/Hack Insatem]
[Kokkio Kkokkodaek Pillow]

“No, how about doing a chicken business somewhere?”
“Miho liked chicken. No, and what’s that? It’s true that turkey hats are a hot item that most gamers we play have an eye on.”
“I don’t think there are that many people who buy that directly, though.”

What’s next?
Come to think of it, there were also nasty big couriers.

[Novelo R3 Carbon All-Round Ultra Complete Bike]

Crazy, even the bike?
I did a quick search on the internet just in case, and the lowest price was registered at 4,318,500 won with a 10% discount.
In addition to that, I bought all types of game consoles and toys that were sold out because they are so popular these days, and even drones were included in them.

“I don’t know what children like. First of all, I just bought everything recommended on the Internet… Take everything except the ones you don’t like. If you didn’t take it with you, just sprinkle it around and they’ll take it with you.”

That’s it, of course you’ll take it.
Even if they didn’t want to spray it, it was clear that the cubs called Eom Bok-dong of Joseon would carry the full carbon bicycle unconditionally.

“…”

The more I look at it, the more I wonder why this woman has no tact.
She has more money than anyone else, and even in the coin industry, where every moment is on thin ice… She definitely looks like an idiot in this way.
It’s like, if you had less education when you were younger…

“More than that, Hyeonu. Dead?”
“Ah, I will make it now. Just wait another 10 minutes.”
“Yea, I got it…”

Leaving behind Seonwoo Yerang, who sighed and lay down on the bed again, I quickly uncooked the eggs and seasoned them to make a pretty looking egg porridge.
I put it on a suitable tray and carried it to bed.

“Come on, ah, ah. Or even a plane like before, Shu… 100 million!”

「Quack!」

Seonwoo Yerang crushed my arm with her hand, with the veins on the back of her hand. Even though it was a body that had even been blessed by her, it was to the point where I could feel the brutality.

“If you do that one more time, will you really kill me then?”
“… Sorry.”

I’m not going to lie, I just genuinely felt the risk of her life.

“Ah, I’d really eat alone if I could. I don’t even have the strength to lift a finger right now.”

What was that monstrosity that just grabbed my hand?

“I see. Whoops, whoops… Now, ah, ah~”
“Chill more. I can’t eat hot food well.”

What a tough year.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”

I blew the porridge to the point where the smoke completely disappeared and scooped it into Seonwoo Yerang’s mouth. Then, it is Seonwoo Yerang who eats well.

“How does it taste?”
“Just like that…”

Can’t you tell me it’s okay even with empty words, bitch.
It was made with real sincerity.

“Dalgrak!”

Was it because I was very hungry, or if the porridge I made was delicious. Seonwoo Yerang ate every single egg porridge I made.
And what you say

“Coke Zero…”
“Here, ask. It’s worse if you drink coke when you have a sore throat.”
“… Really?”

Seonwoo Yerang asked in a slightly sleepy voice.
Looking at her now, her eyes are half-closed.

“Because carbonation interferes with water absorption. Because the water in the body is used to quench thirst.”
“… I didn’t know.”
“I didn’t know either, but I learned from talking to a customer who likes to brag about this and that.”

English proverbs were also of that kind.

“It sucks.”

If you look at some of the things I just said, can you think of words like that?

‘The real Seonwooye, this woman is a natural curmudgeon…’

Instead, there were cases where she succeeded with her active and reckless personality.

“Sit a little longer and then lie down. If you lie down right away, you won’t be able to digest it.”
“Yeah, I will…”

Yeh-rang Seonwu gave a small yawn and muttered a small nod as he leaned back on her bed.

“Were you okay until yesterday?”
“Yes.”
“I was so fucking healthy that I didn’t know why I caught a cold, so I did some home training naked and went to sleep.”

Actually, I’m not sure if it’s a cold, but seeing Seonwoo Yerang talking, it seemed like I had a cold.
What kind of crazy bitch does home training naked at home?

[I heard that there is absolutely nothing in this world?]

“…”

Anyway, now was the time to accept Seonwoo Yerang’s childish light.

“Today, I thought I should apologize once again by getting ready early in the morning and bringing Miho a present before you go to work.”
“Miho has already forgiven her sister. I wish I had seen her before.”
“It doesn’t mean that he forgave you, you asshole. I feel uncomfortable, I…”
“Yes, so what?”
“But when I wake up in the morning, my head hurts so badly, my stomach hurts a lot too. In the meantime, my throat feels sore as if it had dried up.”

It’s cold.
I, not a doctor, seemed to be able to judge that it was a cold just by listening to the symptoms.

“… Really, it hurts so much…”

Seonwoo Yerang wept in a slightly sad voice.

“I didn’t have the strength to lift a finger. I don’t even have the strength to call 911… Wasn’t it so scary that I would die as it is?”
“… You shouldn’t have called, even if it was too late. Or you should have gone to the hospital.”
“It’s just that it’s more annoying later on. Maybe it’s because my body is like this, it’s even more annoying. And I don’t usually go to hospitals. Is it better to just know… Or back, eup.”
“I’ll go there.”

I covered her Seonwoo Yerang’s lips with my index finger and carefully laid her on her bed.

“For now, go to sleep and wake up.”
“It will.”

When I covered her face with the blanket, Sunwoo Yerang roughly lowered it down to her chest and complained to me.

“Are you going to suffocate?”
“I need to cover myself with the duvet properly so I can get well soon.”
“I don’t know, something like that. Originally, when I was sick, I played games and got better on my own.”
“Are you old now?”
“You’re not that old, you’re not even in your mid-twenties yet.”

It is…

“Hey, Hyunwoo Kim.”
“Yes.”
“… Sing me a lullaby.”

I doubted my ears.

“You want me to play sleep-inducing music on You Tube? Or, I heard that frequencies that are good for inducing sleep are hot these days.”
“Can I sing you a lullaby?”

Oh, really…
However, Seonwoo Yerang was looking at her with very earnest eyes.
I scratched the back of her head.

“Just a little bit. I only know a little anyway, and I only know one song.”

To be honest, it was even more surprising that this remained in my memory.
I don’t know how old I was until I heard this song, but it was a song that my mom sang to me when I was living in a really dirty old house with my family huddled together like I am now.

“Hush hush my baby…”

I get goosebumps all over my body when I sing this song myself.

“… You sing well, asshole.”

She couldn’t stop seeing Seonwoo Yeerang, who had a tear in her eyes, smile more innocently than ever.
I held her hand and patted the back of her hand in a soft, steady rhythm and continued to softly sing her lullaby.
That’s exactly what my mom did.

‘This is so fucking ridiculous.’

I remember that at least 15 years had passed, but this is so clear in my head that it remains… It was so incredibly strange.
Even though my memory is never that good.

「Oi, are you here? Our son.”
“Hey! Kim Hyun-woo, what is your test score? Did you solve the problem book that your mother asked you to solve?」
“Shall we order chicken for the first time in a while today?”

Now that I think about it, there were some particularly memorable scenes.
There were times when I cooked ramen when I came back from academy, did not pull my precious son’s ear for ruining a test and not doing homework, or ordered chicken to cook for himself.

‘It’s a shame, really.’

Now that he’s grown up, he’s trying to be a good father to Miho and Noah. When I look back on things back then, most of what I feel is guilt.
Because my mom and dad always took care of me or the rest of the family, but they couldn’t afford to take care of themselves at all.
They were people who always worked like dogs and sacrificed like dogs.

And, I put a dagger into the chest of such a parent…

[I’m going there.]
[You and Seonwoo Ye fell asleep, too.]

“…”

Oh, that’s what you meant.
I was also surprised to realize that the voice had read all of my thoughts.

“…”

Looking at the face of Seonwoo Yerang, who was soundly asleep, I stood up quietly. It’s really shameless, but I wanted to hear the energetic voices of the children.

-Ohh, tongue! Did you buy Melonna?
– Oh, Dad! No, Noah is okay, it’s okay. I also ate rice with my sister. A children’s knife, Joe, I used it carefully.
-Ahem, Miho did the dishes.
– That’s right, my sister is great.
– Kyaang! Miho, that’s great! Miho, because you’re my sister!

At that moment, laughter and tears came out at the same time.

“Dad, I’ll be back in a little while. Sleep when you’re sleepy, and if someone asks you to open the door, never open it. Understand?”
-Ok! Got it!
– Yes, Dad.
“Okay…”

It’s an unfamiliar word that I would never have said normally, but I really wanted to say it now.

“… I love you guys.”

In the past, when my parents said this, I think I hung up the phone with an ‘yes’ or a half-hearted way.

– Mihodo! Miho pecked his tongue a lot too!
-Noah likes his dad the best in the world!

In that moment, I realized once again how unfilial I had been.
At the same time, I gained the courage to challenge Seonwoo Yerang at least once.

‘Let’s ask him when he wakes up.’

Wouldn’t you like to be a mother?