127 – Hiking
“Sister, please eat.”
After taking care of all the busy work, we finally arrived at the weekend.
It looks like Ara can finally spend time leisurely.
“Mackerel~Mackerel~”
Ara came into the kitchen humming, as if she had already smelled the smell of grilling fish.
That image automatically makes me smile.
“How much food would you like?”
“A lot!”
“If it’s a lot by Ara’s standards…”
I took out a small rice bowl and a soup bowl from the drawer.
You may think that both belong to Ara, but that is not the case at all.
This small rice bowl is mine, and the soup bowl is going to contain Ara’s rice.
I think it’s amazing that Ara can eat two or three bowls even with such a large soup bowl.
“Ara, our glutton, would you like me to bring out the soy sauce and crab sauce?”
“Do you still have soy sauce crab sauce left?”
“There’s a lot left.”
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Ara seems to think he only soaked a few fish, but he bought and soaked almost a hundred.
I only have about 50 of them because my mom brought half of them, but there are still a lot left.
“How about mackerel?”
“It’s a raw mackerel, but it doesn’t have any thorns?”
“It’s all prepared so it’s easy to eat.”
“Oh…As expected of Yoo Seong-hwan…”
Her face turned a little red when she received Ara’s praise.
Slightly steam the raw mackerel, remove all thorns, and remove any moisture.
Sauté in hot oil.
This is the trick to grilling raw mackerel very deliciously.
“How many soy sauce crabs would you like?”
“Just one!”
“Do you want to save money? It’s okay because there’s a lot.”
“No, there’s mackerel too.”
Is this what the CEO is talking about?
Looking at how much Ara eats, I don’t think she’ll be full at all.
*
“Seonghwan, do you want to go hiking with your sister?”
“Hike?”
“It’s hard to even call it mountain climbing because it’s at the level of a hill, but Seonghwan, you’ll be fine.”
I finished washing the dishes and was spending time drinking coffee at the table.
She encouraged Ara to go hiking.
It’s hiking…
I think it will be difficult…
“It’s a mountain, but it feels like a park. What can I say…”
Ara deep in thought.
It doesn’t seem to come to mind.
“Ah! Yes! Is there a shrine like that when I went to Japan before? It felt exactly like that.”
This is the shrine I stopped by at that time…
There were definitely some hills, but they were more like landscapes and could hardly be called mountains.
It really felt like a walk.
“That would be fine.”
“Right, right?
“Then take some water with you…”
“Water? Hey, just buy a drink at the convenience store.”
Ara says there is no need to bring water and tells her to hurry up and put on some clothes.
Is it such an easy place?
“This is a place my sister visits every now and then when she has time.”
“Alone?”
“Yeah, I haven’t been there much since I started dating you… But it’s been a while since I’ve been there.”
Am I looking forward to going after a long time?
She began to hum her song happily.
***
“Huh? Why do you think there are so many people?”
We arrived at a low mountain in the outskirts.
It was really at the level of a hill, so it was embarrassing to call it mountain climbing.
Ara got out of the car and looked around and seemed surprised to see a slightly different crowd compared to a few years ago.
Looking at the reaction, it seems that it was originally a place with few people.
“There are a lot of couples.”
“So…I feel a bit sad about it.”
Do you feel sad that a famous spot that only you knew about has spread and is becoming crowded?
What Ara wanted to show me was a small forest where I could feel the quiet, clear air and calm breeze.
“Still, let’s go up.”
“Yes. Still, nothing will change on the inside.”
I took a bottle of the drink I had bought earlier from the car and closed the door.
She came in my car, so I locked the door and tried to put the car keys in her pocket, but Ara grabbed my hand and took her car keys away.
“I might lose it, so I’ll put it in my sister’s belt.”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s go up!”
Ara grabbed one of her hands and she started making an image of something being dragged.
Are you afraid I might run away?
“That’s not it, look at the people around you.”
“Ah…”
Maybe because there were a lot of couples there, they were all holding hands or arms around each other.
It seems that Ara wanted to take her for a walk as he also crossed his arms around her.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“No? I’m not embarrassed, but I’m worried that my sister might be embarrassed.”
What’s so embarrassing about just crossing your arms?
Ara snorted at her words and went up her stairs one by one.
“Isn’t the speed a bit slow for something like that?”
“Well… That’s just because my stride length is narrow.”
“Huh…Yeah, I’ll say that’s it.”
“It’s not a slap, it’s really like that!”
Not this time, her face turned red.
As Ara has been with me for a long time, she knows very well what I am ashamed of.
She is also very good at teasing.
The teasing isn’t just teasing, it’s because they treat me like a child.
Should I say that it is more difficult to resist?
When Ara strokes her head or cheeks, she loses the will to fight back.
“Okay, okay, my husband just has a slightly narrow stride, right?”
“Ugh….”
“I understand, sister. So, let’s go slowly, shall we?”
This time, he gently stroked my cheek.
It seems that our skinship is so sweet that even other people can see it as we blush as we see other people passing by.
“You’re not shy!?”
“I’m not shy~ I’m wearing sunglasses.”
“No, since I’m naked, wouldn’t it be hard to know who the person next to me is?”
“Ah.”
Has he finally noticed it?
There are mostly couples here, and it was frustrating to write while climbing the mountain.
I didn’t bring sunglasses.
So, it is impossible to not know that there are only two people in the world who can touch my cheek next to me.
Ara, my mother.
“You seem a little embarrassed now.”
“Ugh… Seonghwan, let’s go up quickly.”
Was it a little embarrassing?
Suddenly, he grabbed my hand hard and started running, feeling like he was going to run to the top.
*
“Phew….Refreshing.”
Ara drank all the electrolyte drinks I bought, so I drank the cola she bought.
The cola, which stayed cold without becoming lukewarm, instantly restored my vitality.
“It didn’t take long like you said, right?”
“Isn’t it taking too long? We’ve only been here for about 20 minutes.”
Of course, you like the atmosphere and scenery, so if you take the time to come down, you will feel like you got enough exercise and took a walk.
I can’t say we went on a date.
“Don’t worry~ Sister thought of everything in advance.”
He started wiping my cheek with a towel, telling me not to worry because he had everything in mind.
“After everyone has rested, shall we go down slowly?”
I nodded appropriately.
Ara, holding my hand tightly as at the entrance, began to go down in the opposite direction, waving her arms widely.
Where on earth are you trying to go?
“Uh huh huh~”
“You look very happy?”
“Of course~ It’s been a few years since I’m going~”
It seems that the place we are heading to is inside this mountain.
Seeing Ara happy… No way…
“Ah! There it is!”
“As expected…”
It was a restaurant located in the center of a slightly dark mountain.
At first glance, it looked like a place that would sell makgeolli, green onion pancakes, and bibimbap.
“I really wanted to eat green onion pancakes here…”
“You speak…”
Even if she doesn’t like hiking, if Ara wanted to go, she would have come up a hill like this.
For me, everything comes first.
“I was busy…”
“Okay, okay, let’s go in now.”
She led Ara’s hand and entered the restaurant, as she started making excuses as if she was embarrassed.
At times like this, I feel embarrassed again.
*
“Green onion pancakes are here.”
“Oh….”
Seafood green onion pancakes were served crispy on the outside.
Bibimbap was also served.
“Why don’t you order makgeolli?”
“I don’t really like daytime drinking.”
“Then, should I order some cider?”
“Yes, cider would be nice.”
“Brother, do you have cider here?”
The clerk immediately picked up a bottle of cider and brought it over.
I opened the bottle of cider with a loud pop using the bottle opener placed next to me.
“Ugh.. Refreshing feeling..”
I drank a lot of cola at the summit, but when I saw the cool drink, I felt thirsty.
I poured Ara a drink and then poured cider into my cup.
“Are you not taking it?”
“We should eat together.”
“I really…”
I laughed and took my chopsticks and slightly tore the green onion pancake.
I lightly dipped the torn piece in soy sauce and brought it to Ara’s mouth.
“Ah~”
“Ah~”
As expected, Ara.
She took it in one go without any shame.
I saw Ara chewing on green onion pancakes filled with baby abalone, squid, and shrimp and drinking cola.
Imagination began to form in her head.
“Is it delicious?”
“Yes… It’s delicious. But, I think it’s missing something.”
“What is it?”
“Well… Should I say that Seonghwan feels a bit empty compared to the green onion pancakes you made?”
Ara put the chopsticks in her mouth and thought about it carefully, then said she didn’t know and put the chopsticks to the green onion pancake.
It seems that the green onion pancakes I made are more delicious than the green onion pancakes here at home.
“Seonghwan, make green onion pancakes for me when you get home later.”
“Is that so? I also drink makgeolli at home.”
“Oh yeah~”
Seeing Ara’s happy appearance, I held out a cup containing cider.
When Ara saw her like that, she pushed out her own cup and hit it.