110 – Christmas (3)
It was uncomfortable to lean on the sofa, so I laid down with my head on my mother’s legs.
On the eve of her independence from the orphanage, she said goodbye to her mother with her head in her lap.
She shed a lot of tears.
It’s not like I won’t be able to see her for the rest of my life, so I wonder why she cried so much at that time.
It takes a long time to get here from home, about an hour and a half by car.
“But is it okay for me to come here since it’s Christmas?”
She started stroking my head, saying that if I neglect my wife too much, she won’t be able to use me.
No, it was Ara who asked me to go to the orphanage…
Isn’t it rather that I was abandoned?
Ara felt satisfied with the time we spent together yesterday.
“It’s okay because we spent time together yesterday, Ara-unni also went to meet the members.”
“So…?”
Originally, everything happens on Christmas Eve, not on the day itself.
So on that day, I mostly spend time at home.
Rather than me, I take care of children at an orphanage 365 days a year.
If she had thought more about herself, she would.
I have to ask directly.
“By the way, doesn’t your mom have a boyfriend?”
“Hey…What is he talking about?”
As expected, she was embarrassed and stuttered, and her face turned red.
You probably know better why I am saying this.
I remember it from when I was young, and I don’t know if they’re still dating.
I remember my mom had a boyfriend.
I don’t remember the details, but I think she was a good person…
“Mom, she’s only thirty-six, right? She’s old enough to get married now.”
“That’s it, that’s it, Mom, I don’t want to get married.”
“Definitely until I was 5 years old…”
When I was five years old… I guess my mom was around 21?
Her mother, who raised me like her own child, let me sleep in her own bed.
She used to blush almost every night as she squealed that she might get married.
“Well…Back then…Sigh…”
Unable to think of what to say in her defense, Mom let out a sigh.
Of course, this is not a blood relationship, but it is only possible in a relationship like ours where we are close like blood relatives.
I think of her mother as my real mother, and her mother also thinks of me as her real child.
Because my unmarried mother could not adopt me.
Legally, this relationship is nothing.
What a strange relationship.
“Mom, nothing has changed between then and now.”
“Seong-hwan, you make fun of her mother and me. Don’t you think she’s changed too much?”
Well, now that I’m older, it’s worth changing.
Now I have to act as a husband, not just a good son.
It is bound to be different from before.
“It’s already so late.”
Perhaps because I slept quite a bit earlier, it was already well past 4 o’clock.
I had to go because I was going to have dinner with Ara, and I said hello to my mom and gave her a gift.
There is no real reason to stay anymore.
“I’m so happy that Seonghwan visits often these days.”
“I will come with Ara once a month.”
“Okay, when you come, don’t buy anything too expensive! You spent a lot today too, right?”
From switches, laptops, portable monitors to PlayStation.
I spent a bit, but it wasn’t that much compared to what I was earning.
I can spend as much as I want for my cute younger siblings.
“I’m saying that’s okay?”
“And don’t send too much money! No matter how much you earn, it’s still less than 10 million won a month…”
“Oh well, it’s okay! And you can keep it private for Mom, and buy her clothes too!”
“But 10 million won is too much… Okay…”
Only then did my mother quietly nod her head and hug me.
***
Ara arrived at the house where Hwayoung lived.
She has now become a public space to the extent that it can be called a gathering place.
Hwayoung did not show much.
On the contrary, she did not like being alone even more. She felt like she had become more friendly with Eun-ji, with whom she lived almost exclusively.
Let’s enter the house password and go inside.
In the living room, Eun-ji, Ye-ji, and the housekeeper, Hwa-young, were sitting at the table and putting her head down.
I’ve been gloomy since Christmas morning, like people who have suffered a broken heart.
Ara turned on all the lights to brighten the living room.
“Why is the atmosphere so gloomy?”
“Everyone except Ara is a bunch of idiots.”
“Ah~”
Eunji pursed her lips and spoke.
Ara smiled and sat down at her table.
She said she was already married, but the rest of us sitting here
This is because they were virgins who had never dated, let alone married.
“What did you play with?”
“That’s right, I picked up a puppy while taking a walk in the park yesterday?
But Seonghwan really liked the puppy.”
“It’s no big deal, he’s showing off like that.”
Seonghwan doesn’t usually reveal much about what he wants or wants.
Eunji was surprised that he wanted something.
Looking at Eun-ji quietly saying to herself that, after all, boys are boys.
Ara continued her words.
“So I asked her if she wanted to raise a puppy and she nodded.
It was really cute.”
“When you became a wife, didn’t you know what her husband liked?”
To Ara, who has been bragging about her husband since Christmas morning.
Eunji immediately began to attack.
“Isn’t that true? Seonghwan was bitten by a dog when he was young, so he had something similar to trauma?”
“So what did you decide to do?”
“Of course, if you want to raise him, I said let’s go adopt him.”
She patted her chest, thinking it was natural, and Ara grinned.
She has a heart like the Pacific Ocean, so she allows her husband to do whatever he wants.
I think she wanted to express herself as a loving wife.
Of course, dogs are living creatures raised as a family.
She is not a lizard like a hamster or a gecko, so considering that something annoying could happen to Ara at any time, she
Ara gave her permission right away. She has a heart as wide as the Pacific Ocean.
‘Oh, of course it’s a song.”
“So what is Seonghwan’s reaction?”
“I liked it, but…”
Ara was happy that Seonghwan found what he wanted first.
She suddenly smiled her bitter smile.
When she saw that, the other members could only tilt their heads.
“I did it?”
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“He said he would think about it a little more and study.”
“Wow…As expected, it’s full of concepts.”
Raising her dog requires responsibility.
But that doesn’t mean that Seonghwan doesn’t feel responsible.
People here think that we should not think too simply.
When purchasing a property, it is best to think about it several times before accepting it.
Because she is good for herself and the animals.
“Puppies are dogs, but chinchillas? Rodents seem to be cute too.”
“That’s a bit surprising. Don’t men like rats?”
“Squirrels and hamsters are cute, so wouldn’t they be a bit different?”
Even though they are rodents, people have different preferences.
No matter how Seonghwan is, he doesn’t like mice or nutria.
Ara shook her head.
*
The girls, who had been talking about Seonghwan’s tastes for a while, suddenly became quiet.
It was because the topic had run out.
“So? What do we do now?”
“What can we girls do together? Let’s watch a movie and have a drink.”
“Huh? Are you going to drink?”
She brought the car, and Ara, who had no plans to drink,
In a moment of confusion, she asked the three people.
Isn’t it obvious that there will be three people this time?
She looked at Ara with an angry face.
“Of course, then what did you think the girls were going to do by gathering together on Christmas?”
“I thought we were just gathering for a meal.”
Since she was planning to eat with Seonghwan in the evening, Ara had no intention of having a daytime drink.
She was troubled.
“Then just stop drinking alcohol.”
“Oh, that’s no fun.”
“Or should we stop drinking and go out with the girls?”
“Where?”
“Just go into every place you see and turn it over.”
It’s not really something celebrities would do, but it’s possible because they look like other people when they disguise themselves.
This is it, when we first created the Queens group.
It was thanks to the CEO who made the concept simple rather than flashy.
***
When she returned home, Ara was not there. She said
She was going to meet the members…
“That’s right, I have to watch Harry Potter for Christmas.”
She used to play Home Alone
Actually, anything is fun, and if it’s a movie that continues in a series, it will be easy for singles to pass the Christmas time.
I think anything is fine.
“I should have just rested yesterday and played with Ara today…”
But why do couples hang out on Eve instead of Christmas?
Isn’t it better to have fun on public holidays?
“Dinner… Um?”
When I headed to the table, there was something like meat or seafood on the table.
It looks like he bought it in advance so that he can cook it for dinner tonight.
“Then, should I go to the supermarket?”
Buy wine, buy ingredients…
Hmm… What should I do with shrimp?
Shrimp is best simply grilled with salt.
It’s a bit difficult because there are so many variations.