“What if I lose? “I’m still 5 years old, so I can’t cook by myself.”
Haneul muttered to himself and counted the number of cards. The number will not change no matter how many times you count it. Because Haneul has the most cards.
“It’s just the beginning.”
As Kang Ha-jun offered his own consolation, Haneul sighed.
“Well begun is half done… … .”
“… … .”
Since you know the proverb, does it make you feel better if you praise yourself for being smart? But it didn’t seem like it would work. How should I comfort a 5-year-old in a situation like this?
Even though he tried to ask Eun-yul for help, he fell to the floor and couldn’t get up.
* * *
Haneul opened his eyes in the morning and slowly moved his body and got out of bed. The door at my original house was broken so I decided to live here for a while while it was fixed. Uncle Kang Ha-jun’s house was very big. It was completely different from the house where I could see the living room, the kitchen, and the bathroom when I opened my eyes.
So, is it better? … .
‘I like living with my dad.’
It didn’t matter where I lived, as long as my dad was there. Haneul pulled the blanket over her father’s still sleeping body, kissed his cheek, and left the room.
Haneul went straight to the bathroom, did some errands, washed up, and completely shook off the half of her remaining sleep.
The refreshed sky excitedly headed towards the refrigerator. Having a large house was not a big deal to Haneul, but there was one thing that made her happy about coming to this house. It was a strawberry.
“Strawberry strawberry strawberry strawberry shrug.”
Haneul was happy every morning because she could eat strawberries every day, which can only be eaten when it is cold.
My uncle hasn’t come yet today, but I took out the strawberries in advance and he can wait.
With that in mind, Haneul opened the refrigerator and looked for strawberries.
* * *
While Haneul was looking for strawberries, Kang Ha-jun was in his room talking on the phone with his maternal grandfather.
“I’ll come visit you soon.”
It had only been a few days, but my maternal grandfather called early in the morning, worried about how I was doing. If not anyone else, I should have called his grandfather at least once… … .
Then suddenly I looked at the clock and got up.
“I will contact you.”
After Haneul had time to wash up and come out, Kang Ha-jun hurriedly finished the call and came out to the living room. As expected, Haneul had woken up early and washed up, leaving the chair in front of the refrigerator.
Since Eunyul was asleep, this was the only time they spent alone together.
“Sky.”
Haneul, who was leaning as if he was going to stick his face into the refrigerator, responded to Kang Ha-jun’s call. He turned his head towards the person who called him, but it wasn’t the face he usually saw. Kang Ha-jun’s expression hardened and he quickly approached.
“why are you crying.”
Haneul’s big eyes were filled with tears, and it seemed as if they would fall at any moment.
“Ugh, wow!”
Until yesterday, when I played the game, although I cried because of my competitive spirit, I didn’t cry this much.
“Say it without crying.”
“doesn’t exist. “There are no strawberries.”
Kang Ha-jun, embarrassed by Haneul’s outburst of crying, hugged the child who was still standing on the chair holding the refrigerator door. He patted his back to try to console him, but the crying wouldn’t stop easily.
“I told you to pack it up so it doesn’t fall… … .”
It seems like the manager forgot. Kang Ha-jun hugged Haneul’s body and walked away from the refrigerator. As he closed the door to block out the cold and rubbed Haneul’s cold back, the child hugged his neck and cried loudly.
Kang Ha-jun, who became upset at the sound of Haneul’s crying, looked into the room where Eunyul was sleeping and saw Haneul again.
“Do you want to eat now?”
“Strawberries for breakfast.”
It’s only been a few days, but Kang Ha-jun nods at the words that seem to have formed a routine.
“Shall we go buy it?”
“… … now?”
“okay.”
If you don’t have it, just go buy it. Kang Ha-jun saw Haneul shaking his head and went into the bathroom with the child. He planned to wipe his tear-soaked face first.
After a while, Eunyul woke up, scratched her head, left the room, and blinked at the unusual atmosphere. The house, which should have been noisy in the morning, was quiet.
“what.”
Why can’t I hear the child’s voice talking non-stop?
* * *
“I’m just going to buy strawberries. Okay, sleep a little more.”
I was worried that Eunyul might be embarrassed, so I sent her a message in advance and she contacted me. He hung up the phone, saying that Kang Ha-jun, who had told him that Haneul was at the mart, would go in soon.
“Strawberry strawberry.”
Where did the sad child from earlier go? Only the excited sky remained. Kang Ha-jun entered the mart holding Haneul’s hand and pondered in front of the cart.
There is a place for Haneul to sit on the cart… … I’m worried that my legs might get stuck, and it looks hard and uncomfortable somewhere. However, if we ask Haneul to walk, he might end up getting hit by a blind cart.
After much deliberation, Kang Ha-jun’s final choice was to embrace Haneul like in the morning.
“Wow, you’re taller than your dad.”
Kang Ha-jun, who felt proud because Haneul liked it, pulled the cart with his other hand and entered the supermarket.
“Isn’t it heavy?”
“It’s light.”
It wasn’t something Heaven said to please, but it was really light.
“lol.”
Haneul wrapped one arm around Kang Ha-jun’s neck and looked ahead, as if he was excited.
* * *
Meanwhile, Eunyul, who was at home, put down her phone and fell into thought.
“… … “Can I put him in the cart?”
I was so worried even when we went to the department store together. It doesn’t seem like I’ll be able to just let Haneul walk, and it would be awkward to make him sit in the cart, so I’m not sure if I’d even try.
“Surely you won’t carry it around?”
It will feel light when you first hold Haneul… … .
“When it feels like your arm is going to fall off, your muscles will already start to ache… … “Wow, I can’t believe I carried it around so ignorantly.”
Even if you are a person who has never raised a child, you are not stupid.
Eunyul woke up refreshed and headed to the kitchen. Since it was the weekend and she wasn’t going out to the restaurant, I thought I’d make a quick breakfast.
* * *
Kang Ha-jun, holding Haneul with one arm and pushing the cart with the other, put strawberries first.
“Can I just have one?”
“hmm… … “I think it will be over if I eat today.”
Kang Ha-jun took a deep breath as Haneul poked his cheek and looked worried. It was breathtakingly adorable to see this cute girl up close, even from afar.
Kang Ha-jun couldn’t take his eyes off Haneul’s face and, as if fascinated, he put as many packs of strawberries as he could find.
“Can I put that much in?”
“huh.”
Kang Ha-jun spoke very easily, as if everything was possible because strawberries are your favorite.
“But I’m going to get scolded by my dad…” … .”
Then, the moment Haneul mentioned Eunyul, I came to my senses and took out a few packs of strawberries that I had put in the cart.
“This will be okay. yes?”
“yes.”
Haneul’s mouth opened wide and he was happy. Kang Ha-jun also relaxed.
Although he came to buy strawberries, Kang Ha-jun sat down with Haneul, intending to buy other things while he was there.
“Let’s see something else. Are you fine?”
“great. let’s go!”
When Haneul waved one arm widely and pointed forward, Kang Ha-jun smiled and went inside.
As they reached the snack section after the fruit section, Kang Ha-jun fell into a shopping spree that only he and Haneul could enjoy. Although the weight of Haneul became increasingly burdensome, it was still bearable. I think it would be better to exercise by carrying Haneul… … .
“Buy one of this or this.”
“Shall we both live?”
“Dad told me not to eat too many cookies… … .”
Hearing Haneul shake his head and say this, Kang Ha-jun put the snacks into the cart.
“It’s okay as long as you say you eat one at a time.”
“Then buy them both!”
As Haneul was shaking with excitement, Kang Ha-jun’s eyes frowned slightly before returning. Even though he felt like it was becoming more and more of a burden as he kept carrying it, he could bear it, but when he was just shaking it up, he felt it was a bit burdensome.
“Sky.”
Since there was no one around at the time, I thought I should put it down for a moment and then pick it up again.
“Oh my, you came to the supermarket with your father and son. “They both look the same.”
