“See you later.”
– Is that really okay?
“There’s nothing that can’t be done.”
Eunyul happily answered and hung up the phone after a brief greeting.
“I wish I had a younger brother like this.”
I already have a cute son, but he feels different from his brothers and sisters.
however… … Did the greeting that said to meet you later actually mean to see you now?
“hello.”
Not long after I hung up the phone, I heard the voice I heard on the phone again.
“My name is Kang Hye-ju.”
Instead, look more proactive than when talking on the phone.
“You were surprised.”
Kang Hye-joo noticed. As she did so, she quietly placed the fruit basket and cake box she was holding in each hand on her table and held her empty hands together.
“that is… … I know it’s rude to come to me suddenly like this. I want to see you, and I also know that if I don’t come in person, my brother won’t give me a chance, so… … .”
As the excuse-like words continued, Kang Hye-joo’s face grew as if she didn’t know what to do. The evidence was that the tips of her eyebrows lowered and her eyes cautiously looked around her surroundings.
It seemed like it was because I was just looking at him without saying anything. I think I need some help here.
“hello. It is called Seong Eun-yul. “I am Kang Ha-jun’s fiancé.”
Eunyul put down the dishcloth she was wiping the table with, wiped her hands on her apron, and said hello. Then Kang Hye-ju bowed her head and said hello. Her eyes still don’t let go of me.
Although it had been less than five minutes since they met, Eunyul felt like she was going to laugh at the atmosphere she felt from Kang Hyejoo, so she bit her lip.
‘It’s not Kang Ha-jun’s younger brother…’ … .’
You could call him my younger brother. Of course, if Kang Hye-joo heard it, she might feel bad, so she didn’t say it out loud, but that was really her vibe.
While Kang Ha-jun had a calm and indifferent personality, Kang Hye-joo had a face full of curiosity. She could see her eyes with sharp pupils looking in all directions.
In addition, I felt like I could understand why she felt so friendly, from her active attitude of wanting to become friends to the subtle anticipation on her face.
My personality, which gets along well with adults, was exactly similar to Kang Hye-joo. Of course, her specific personality will be a little different, but anyway… … .
“What is all this?”
“Ah, but since this is our first time meeting, why come empty-handed?”
Kang Hye-joo picked up the cake box and held it out. She obediently accepted it and looked inside the box.
It was a strawberry whipped cream cake.
“looks delicious.”
And Sky will like it.
“thank you.”
“no.”
Kang Hye-ju waved her hand widely in response to Eun-yul’s greeting, but could not hide how happy she was.
‘He’s a really cute little brother.’
If I had a cute Haneul, Kang Ha-jun also had a younger sister who was just as cute. She somehow felt like she could get along well with Haneul.
“wait a minute. “I’ll put this in the refrigerator and come back.”
“yes. Oh, I… … .”
Kang Hye-joo shook her head and stretched out her hand toward Eun-yul as if something had occurred to her. As Eun-yul turned around, I turned my head to look at her, and Kang Hye-joo held her hands tightly together again.
“Ha-jun doesn’t know that I came here. And other family members… … I don’t know.”
“ah… … .”
“It doesn’t have any particular meaning. “It’s just that.”
Seeing Kang Hye-joo’s awkward laughter and her standing there as if she had said all she had to say, Eun-yul thought for a moment. If I hadn’t seen the original, I would have asked back because I didn’t know what Kang Hye-joo meant.
But he already knows. Kang Hye-joo is Kang Ha-jun’s half-sister, and she is the only one in his family who likes Kang Ha-jun.
As Kang Hye-joo had the courage to speak up, Eun-yul was worried about what answer to give. She didn’t have to worry for long.
“Aren’t you hungry by any chance?”
“Hungry… … “This?”
“yes. “It’s early so I don’t think it’s lunch. If it’s okay, would you like to have a quick snack?”
“yes!”
After Kang Hye-joo’s bright answer, Eun-yul entered the kitchen. She heard the whole conversation and held up the cake to Lim Bong-soon.
“No, why come here empty-handed? I bought something like this…” … “I can’t leave empty-handed.”
“Who said anything?”
Im Bong-soon muttered that he was saying all sorts of useless things and continued with what he was doing. Eunyul laughed brightly, taking the wooden spatula from her hand as she was scraping off the leftover scorched rice from her rice.
“There’s nothing like this for a snack.”
So, what he meant was that he was going to use the scorched rice that Lim Bong-sun had just scraped as a snack for Kang Hye-joo.
* * *
“this… … .”
Kang Hye-joo looked at the snack here and there and then raised her head towards Eun-yul.
“It’s fried nurungji and dipped in sugar. Are you sure you don’t eat it?”
“no. eat.”
After shaking both hands loudly, Kang Hye-ju carefully lifted the fried nurungji sugar with her bare hands. And when she put it in her mouth and munched on it, her eyes widened slightly and then got smaller.
Even without saying a word, the answer was already revealed in her expression. It’s a snack you can’t live without because it doesn’t taste good in the first place. When you fry the nurungji, it becomes crispy like a cookie. If you sprinkle sugar on top of it, it’s so sweet, Sky really liked it too.
“It’s delicious, right?”
Kang Hye-joo nodded her head loudly.
“Actually, this is my first time eating this.”
“Even though this may seem easy to make, it is difficult to do discreetly.”
First of all, rice is usually cooked in a pressure cooker at home, so scorched rice does not form easily. Then, I bought some scorched rice on the market and fried it, but it was quite cumbersome to do so.
“I think I’ll be addicted.”
Kang Hye-joo did not miss the conversation with Eun-yul even though she was constantly eating fried rice with fried rice.
“thank god.”
When Eunyul pushed her to drink some water, Kang Hyeju, who had been playing with her hands diligently, flinched as if she remembered why I came here.
“I missed you.”
“Me? why?”
Kang Hye-ju smiled awkwardly at Eun-yul’s soft question.
“I want to fit in. Then I can see it once with Hajun oppa, twice.”
Knowing that we don’t see each other often, I completely understand her feelings. Eunyul swallowed her answer as she popped the scorched rice cake I made into her mouth. Just as I saw her, Kang Hye-joo also saw Eun-yul eating her snack.
After a while of chewing and swallowing the scorched rice, Eunyul smiled.
“Would you like me to make snacks like this next time? “Let’s eat together with Hajun.”
“yes? yes great.”
Kang Hye-joo couldn’t hide her happiness and smiled loudly, and Eun-yul also smiled at her.
“But how did you know about this place? “There’s no way Mr. Ha-jun would just tell me.”
“Of course there’s no way he would tell me. “I went to his brother the other day and asked him to take me home.”
Kang Hye-joo talked about how she knew, as if telling a heroic story.
“And while my brother got out of the car for a moment, I used the car navigation system to see where he had gone. “It appears in two places?”
“You’re smart.”
“Yes?”
As we talked about various things, conversation gradually became easier. And when her guests started coming in one by one and she thought it was time to let them go, Kang Hye-joo got up first.
“I’ll tell my brother.”
Eunyul nodded slightly, saying that she would tell Hajun what happened today.
“Thank you for the fruit and cake. “I’ll buy it for you next time.”
“uh? So, you have to make snacks and buy me something delicious? “We can see each other at least two more times.”
Kang Hye-joo clapped with excitement and summarized what Eun-yul said.
“I see? all right.”
“Then I will contact you.”
When Eun-yul nodded, Kang Hye-joo left lightly, unlike when she came in heavily. Her hands and her heart.
As I watched Kang Hye-joo walk away with my hands in my apron, a weak sigh escaped me. It wasn’t because he was thinking about having a younger brother who Ha-jun couldn’t get close to, or about his father who scarred him for the rest of his life.
“You have a younger brother like that and you don’t even introduce him to me. No matter how I look at it, I think it would suit me well… … .”
* * *
“We will be together from now on, so let’s get along well.”
“Congressman, thank you for nominating me.”
“It’s all thanks to the excellence of our Director Park. In that sense, you must remain a great person in the future.”
“Of course.”
Park Jeong-hoon, who was standing there like a sack of barley thrown between the two men, pulled his collar in frustration. It’s good that his father was nominated, but I don’t know why he came and said hello to him.
I know it’s okay to make eye contact, but it was uncomfortable.
‘I was supposed to see my brother today.’
Park Jeong-hoon, who had promised to meet Namgoong-hyuk in the afternoon, took out his cell phone. He said he was opening a Korean restaurant that had been closed for a while.
I have been to many Korean restaurants with my father. I was confident that I had tried a lot of food. So, when I went to a Korean restaurant for twelve months, I thought it would be just like any other place.
But when I actually went to see it, it was different. He said that most of the Korean-style houses he had seen had interiors that did not deviate from the overall brown color scheme, but the image of Twelve Months was relatively light by using white and black. I also liked how the room felt stuffy, but the hall had an open feel.
The interior design was quite appealing to the younger crowd, and they said they would keep the store open for a while so that everyone could come and go.
‘How did he come up with that idea?’
As soon as I heard that story, I had even contacted my friend and asked him to meet me there.
It vibrated and I checked my friend’s message.
