601 – Be Happy, My Junior – 3

She felt achy and bored as she sat quietly in the bridal waiting room. She would rather go to the wedding hall and greet the guests with the minister, but

“If you go, there will definitely be an accident, so stay calm.”

“Hmph…”

Because of her mother’s strict lockdown of her, she could not even step out of her waiting room.

It’s really too much. I’m not a sinner, and the bride, the main character of the wedding, can’t move as she wants? It’s not like I’m going to do anything strange. It’s natural for the main character to welcome guests!

“Ma’am. Eri may be a bit lively, but she’s a good thinker. Don’t you need to worry too much?”

She nodded vigorously at her father’s words.

That’s right. I am a little more cheerful and energetic than others, but I am not less intelligent. I’m not stupid enough to cause an accident at a wedding where I’m supposed to shine.

“Do you still believe in Eri?”

However, the mother still seemed determined.

“I will never, ever let you leave here.” I cannot allow even the slightest chance of the wedding going wrong. I will just stay here, have the wedding, and then quickly get out with my son-in-law.”

My mother, her father, and the rest of the family trembled at the sight of madness in her eyes.

“I also agree with your mother.”

“Oppa?”

Eventually, even her brother her her her, who had remained silent, raised her mother’s hand her her her.

“I believe that will not happen, but if a small accident occurs during this wedding and it is canceled, what will happen next time? If you can avoid disaster by being a little careful, it is right to be careful.”

“Hey guy. That’s too much to worry about. “What are the chances that the wedding will go wrong on the same day?”

“There was a high probability that Eri, the Marquis’s daughter, would get married just before she turned 30, right?”

Then the father closed his mouth and drank.

No, father. Do not do that. Please defend me more.

“Our Eri, you must have had a hard time putting on makeup and a dress. If you get disheveled, you have to straighten up again, so try to stay calm.”

She used the excuse of makeup and a dress, but you can tell.

My father was also captured by the words of her mother and brother and lost his trust in me.

I feel resentful. A bride who deserves love, congratulations, and a tearful send-off, treated like this? This is abuse, abuse!

‘If you say that, you’ll get hit, right?’

Still, I couldn’t voice my dissatisfaction.

Because I saw joy mixed with madness in my mother’s eyes. My mother, who was worried about when I would get married and whether I would live alone for the rest of my life and then pass away, is truly happy.

My mother was very worried because I didn’t even have a lover while my other siblings were all getting married. This is my mother, who grabbed the back of her neck and swayed as I entered the infamous inspection department. At one point, even my mother told me to live a healthy life instead of telling me to find a partner.

But finally, the daughter, who was a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of, asked for a match-and a perfect husband, except that her wife was a little too much. It would be even weirder if you weren’t happy.

“I will remain quiet until the wedding is over.”

“Yes. I thought well. You should enjoy your newlywed life, but if you put all your energy into the wedding, you’ll just get tired.”

As I nodded obediently, her mother also comforted my shoulder with a suddenly gentle expression.

Now I’m going to change my mind and say, ‘Can’t I really go out?’ If I say that, my back will bend in a direction it shouldn’t. You should avoid that much.

“Eri.”

While she was having various conversations with her family, her senior came up with her maids.

“Meet Her Majesty the Empress.”

“Don’t bow down. I am not here as the empress, but as a friend of her beloved junior.”

At those words, the half-prone family members stood up hesitantly.

She had ties to the Masalo family even before she married His Majesty the Emperor. When the academy went on vacation, they came to our territory to play, so it was impossible not to have a connection with each other.

Thanks to this, unlike other nobles, our family was able to treat her senior rather closely. Of course, if she crosses the line, she will receive the wrath of both the imperial family and the dukedom, so she will not just go out. We have no intention of becoming like Asilon.

“I prepared a small gift to commemorate my friend’s wedding.”

The box that the Empress was personally holding was transferred to her mother’s hands.

“I have already received a favor that I will never be able to repay in my lifetime thanks to Her Majesty the Empress’s consideration. How can I accept something so precious? Please take it from me.”

She couldn’t embarrass the Empress, so she took it right away, but her mother politely bowed her head and held out her box.

But you know what that thing is and you say it’s precious? I’m curious. Can’t I just check the contents?

“If my mother won’t accept it, I will accept it—”

“Eri!”

“Ugh!”

The cheeks that were held by her mother stretched out like cheese.

Makeup! My makeup is ruined!

As soon as he saw my face, the minister opened his mouth in a low voice.

“What happened in the waiting room?”

He raised his eyebrows at those words. The slight redness of her cheeks was hard to see because she had completely retouched her makeup, but the minister immediately noticed the slightest change in his wife.

“I’ve had so much going on. It’s really hard.”

“From what you’re saying, it looks like you’re still okay.”

I was a little disappointed. It’s okay, but isn’t it too indifferent? Here, it’s my turn to comfort my wife by asking who gave her a hard time?

‘Maybe because I’m younger, I lack sense.’

What do you do if you have too many wives? The groom has lived shorter years than me, and all of his other wives are younger than him. That’s why I don’t have much sense in dealing with older people.

Trixie’s sister? My sister’s age is an exception because only 20% is applied. Applying the age of 120 as she is not elf-friendly

‘The lighter the tick, the better.’

Looking at the minister who turned his gaze to the host, he raised his eyebrows again.

One of the minister’s many charms is that he is younger. As a result, the lack of sense is a bit disappointing, but it cannot be said to be a drawback.

‘I didn’t know it would turn out like this when we first met.’

First meeting between me and the Minister. I still laugh when I think about that time. It was a day when my boring and uninteresting life at the Inspection Department changed 180 degrees, except that I liked the work.

The former head of the inspection department was a strict, uninteresting, talkative, conscienceless, and witty person. He hated having to work under such a person so much that he fiddled with his resignation letter several times a day. If he were asked to go back to that time, he might rather just throw it in.

However, the boring head of the squadron disappeared with the fall of the 2nd prince faction, and the Minister of Finance briefly filled the vacuum, and then the minister who was the head of the 4th division became the head of the inspection department. Because he was promoted so quickly, the Minister of Finance is not included in the list of past inspector generals.

Anyway, the boring manager disappeared, but I didn’t really expect anything. It’s even weirder to expect a 19-year-old nobleman’s son to suddenly become a manager.

‘But it’s foolish to rebel.’

Even if the greeting is sudden, the manager is still the manager. Although he is only 19 years old, he is a participant in the war. Although he is a descendant, he is a nobleman who is certain to become the next Imperial Baek.

Moreover, from what I heard, it was a visible greeting that Jeon Seung-gong considered him like a son, and that His Majesty the Emperor, who had just been appointed Crown Prince, also supported him. Therefore, unlike other members, he accepted him obediently as his superior and showed his firm demeanor as before. That’s the best choice in a boring boss-subordinate relationship.

“Take it easy. You don’t have to be too rigid.”

“I’m going to rob everyone except the executives here anyway.”

He thought so until he heard it.

When the existing executives rebelled against the 19-year-old director and left, the minister quickly appointed new executives and declared that the entire inspection department would be overthrown. In the process, it was a bonus that the rigid and boring hierarchy and traditions of the inspection department disappeared.

My heart pounded. Will I ever see a boss like this twice in my life? Not at all. That’s why I worked harder than anyone else to carry out the minister’s instructions to treat me comfortably.

The Minister has been the light of my life since then. He is a benefactor who changed the life of the inspection department, which was barely surviving from day to day, into the joy of life.

“Minister.”

“Huh?”

“Thank you.”

When I spoke softly, the minister suddenly looked at me as if asking what I was saying and raised the corner of his mouth.

“Even if you say that, they won’t watch you at night.”

“This isn’t working.”

I responded to jokes that caught my eye with the same joke.

It’s a light and easy-going atmosphere for a wedding, but that’s okay. This is how the minister and I originally built our relationship.

‘…Thank you.’

I whispered words of gratitude to myself again.

For being a great boss like no other in the world. For being a husband like no other in the world.

For making me happy when I might have been growing old alone day after day under a boring boss.

***

When the wedding ceremony was completely over, the fifth mother-in-law shed tears.

“I was worried about when she would get married and whether she would live alone for the rest of her life and die… Thanks to my son-in-law, those worries have finally been put to rest.”

He cried so much that everyone who saw him felt sorry for him.

As expected, Eri is Inferno’s dutiful daughter. She must have been so upset that someone like her Marchioness would cry so sadly.

“It’s troublesome if you’re already crying. What are you going to do when you see your grandchild at the end of the year?”

As she comforted her mother-in-law with a smile, her mother-in-law’s eyes, who were constantly wiping away tears, shone brightly.

“That’s right. I still have a grandchild left.”

At my words, my mother-in-law’s gaze returned to Eri next to her.

“Why are you still moping around here? Why don’t you go to the newlyweds with your son-in-law quickly!”

“No… I was just comforting you…”

“Quickly!”

Eri pouted her lips and took my hand at the change in attitude that was more powerful than I imagined.

“Let’s go. I think my mother will kick my ass if I procrastinate.”

She burst out laughing for who she knows how many times and hugged Eri like a princess. It would be very difficult for Eri to injure her hip as she would have to suffer for a few days with me.

“It starts today, you know?”

“From today until when?”

“It depends on your stamina.”

“Then I guess I have the best new record!”

With those words, Eri smiled triumphantly and shrugged her shoulders.

What? What kind of confidence is this? He’s not weak, but he’s a little far from strong, right?

‘You’ll know when you see it.’

I am looking forward to seeing whether or not this confidence is truly based.