168 – Little Sister (2)
“What happened to you receiving the self-reliance grant?”
“Mum mutter… I used it for tuition?”
“What…? How much was the tuition?”
“Was it 400?”
If you become independent, you have nothing, so you used what was given to you for temporary living expenses as tuition.
I understand that they made that decision because they had to pay tuition as a college student, but it gives me a headache.
I just rushed over without even thinking about what happened next.
“So, did you spend a million won and work part-time to survive until now?”
“Yes. I made up my living with convenience store waste and somehow survived.”
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“Ha…”
Have you seen such a foolish younger brother?
In addition, it is said that they made rice with convenience store waste.
I lived a similar life, but my heart starts to feel heavy when I hear that my younger sister did the same.
Instead of waiting for the call to come, I should have taken care of it first.
“Even if you couldn’t tell me, you should have told your mom.”
“How can I open my hands to the teacher? It must be difficult.”
Should I call her a dutiful daughter?
Should I call it foolish…
As it turns out, even though her mom said she would deposit the money, she said she wouldn’t give her account number because she would hang up on her and tell her what to do.
She came out loud and said that she would live well, but Minji said that if she received money, she would not be able to raise her face because she would be embarrassed.
Does the decision to live alone without relying on anyone deserve praise?
Even after failure, it is wrong to suffer alone because you cannot overcome your pride.
After listening to the end, she slammed her fist into Minji’s head.
Minji held her head and felt pain, but she didn’t say anything.
“So? So what are you going to do now?”
“Hmm… Should I look for a part-time job again?”
You don’t ask me for help until the end.
Is it really that difficult to just say help?
“Minji.”
“Huh?”
“Are you afraid that your brother won’t be able to help you?”
She kept asking, so she got frustrated and threw away her fastball.
Now, I am earning enough money to live on for the rest of my life in just one month.
Not only QTube channel revenue, but also SNS advertising revenue and CF down payment.
You can take care of your younger brothers and sisters who live in an orphanage.
That’s why I started making money.
“Just study until you graduate.”
“Study?”
“Ha… Do you think a kid who went to dental school can study while working a part-time job?”
When she first heard about it from her mother, she was surprised.
I knew that I was lazy and hated troublesome things, and I knew that I was good at studying to some extent.
It is said that she entered dental school at a top university.
“But…You still have to make money…”
“Do you think my brother can’t take care of you?”
“That’s not it! No matter what, my pride…”
Seeing him do something out of pride again, he seems to have lost his senses.
What kind of pride does a guy who got kicked out of gosiwon and has nowhere to go have?
I got hit right on the forehead.
Minji started to grab her forehead right away because she was different from before and her muscles had gained a bit.
I wanted to hit her again, but she still didn’t want her mother to worry about her, so I patted her on the head.
“Do you know how much your brother makes a month?”
“I don’t know…”
“I guess you didn’t hear that a new orphanage building was built?”
“New construction? Surely, it was newly built?”
In the old construction, one room was used for each three people, but in the new construction, private rooms were created.
A system air conditioner is installed in each room, and we have now created an environment where we can live comfortably without difficulty.
But, how could I stay quiet if I saw Minji, who suffered with me, suffering like this now?
“What happened… First, let’s go look at the house.”
“Gwa…Is it okay? If I sleep at a friend’s house…”
“Do you want to make your brother angry?”
She felt that her expression had become cold for the first time in a long time.
I think I spent it at a friend’s house until I met him today.
There will be no such nuisance.
Anyway, it looks like you have a friend who is close enough to live with you.
“Get angry…Don’t be angry…”
“Then listen to your brother.”
“Okay…”
So I waited until Minji finished eating her meal.
Whenever it went somewhere, I even chased after it because I thought it was running away… Ugh…
*
“What is your account number?”
“Huh? Account…Why the account number?”
Minji is now starting to be wary.
I wanted to hit him again, but I’m not a kind brother.
Ara stroked my head very gently, just as she stroked my head.
After eating, Minji and I immediately got into the car and headed somewhere.
We live in an era where it is not difficult to buy a house in one day.
I immediately opened the real estate app and looked for a house near Minji’s university.
I thought that a simple studio apartment would be fine, but I thought that renting a lease would be better than renting monthly, so I signed a lease contract.
I have to pay rent every month, and if Minji forgets because she’s busy, isn’t it just a nuisance?
“We will transfer your living expenses to your account every month, so don’t go hungry.”
“Uh…Yeah….”
“I go see her mother once a month, and when I have time off, I spend some money.”
Minji scratches her head after seeing the money I deposited.
Not only did we order the house, but we also ordered all the furniture, electronics and laptops that we needed to use right away.
I feel so sorry for even accepting the money.
“Minji. You said your income was nothing, right?”
“That’s right… I keep forgetting…”
I didn’t even use 1/30th of the down payment I received from filming this CF.
I save money as if I were saving game money, and when I spend it, I spend it just like I did when I lived in an orphanage.
We have no choice but to gather together.
And, Ara said that she would feed me even if I did not earn anything.
Even when I worked at a convenience store, I could barely get permission.
“Instead, if I mess up my grades, I’ll get scolded?”
“I will study hard.”
As if she couldn’t lie to her brother who did this to her, her eyes sparkled sincerely and she struck a pose that seemed to capture her heart.
I found that cute and stroked her head again.
“Okay, if you work hard and become a dentist, please look at my teeth.”
“Oppa, do your teeth hurt?”
“No, I mean, study hard.”
Did I just sound like an old man?
Still, I am satisfied as long as Minji understood it properly.
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“But… The room is a bit wide.”
“Enough… Enough! Stop spending money, Oppa!”
She bought furniture and electronics and put them in, but she still feels like they are lacking.
Bed, table, desk, bookshelf…..
Is this the end?
The kitchen has a rice cooker, microwave, air fryer, and spoon container…
“Minji. Once you do it, you have to see the end.”
“No, it’s okay? This is enough!”
“So…?”
In that case, there is nothing we can do.
Now that it is your own home, it would be better to take care of it yourself.
Still, my brother wants to help while meddling.
Ara must have felt this way too.
“Then you are going?”
“Yes…Oppa, thank you for today.”
“Thank you. I’m lending you all of this.”
He smiled and told me to pay it all back later when I succeed as a dentist.
Of course, this is an independent gift to her sister.
How can a person live with only 5 million won provided by the government?
Those are adults who have never had a social life.
So, abandoning orphans who are no different from chicks is no different.
Although we may not be able to care about all orphans in Korea.
I want to be a source of strength to my younger siblings who lived in the same orphanage as me.
“Whoa….”
I opened the front door, went outside, and stretched out.
I felt refreshed because one of the worries that had been rotting in the corner of my mind was now resolved.
*
Still, I’m stuck, so I’m putting various things in my shopping cart while shopping online.
Minji hates troublesome things, so even though I bought her a rice cooker, she didn’t seem to want to cook.
So, rather than sending side dishes quickly once in a while or subscribing to side dishes and buying them whenever possible.
I think it would be okay to let them eat home-cooked meals.
“Umm…”
“Seonghwan~ Sister, feed me~”
“Wait a minute!”
First of all, I ordered frozen mackerel and shrimp paste.
I also ordered a generous 20 kg of rice.
Phew…
It was like this even when I became independent.
When I think about those days, a bitter smile comes out.
Taking care of my younger sister is important, but taking care of my hungry wife comes first.
I slapped her butt on the sofa in the living room and headed to the kitchen.
Ara was there, sitting at the table from earlier, holding a spoon and chopsticks, smiling brightly.
Because I prepared tempura for dinner tonight.
“It’s been a while since I tried to fry something, so my hands are shaking.”
“Really? Take your time so you don’t get hurt.”
Ara is smiling brightly at the thought of eating fried food.
I wanted to go up to him and pat his cheek, but I have to cook, so I’ll hold back.
“By the way, I heard you came to meet your younger brother today?”
“Yes. She said she was living at her friend’s house because she had no money.”
“Really? Will my sister find a good home for me?”
Ara is worried when she says she is my younger sister, with a tone full of worry.
After all, she said Ara is a good person.
“I took care of everything today. If it turns out…”
Forgetting what she was frying, she started telling Ara everything that happened today.