67 – Maeuntang
“Sweet, sweet. This is heaven.”
I looked around while eating red bean shaved ice.
It was full of people who shared the same cause as us, who had come here to escape the hot weather.
The place was already full, but more and more people were coming in from outside.
The number of people waiting began to appear.
From students wearing school uniforms
There were a variety of people gathered, including office workers wearing suits.
As we watched the bizarre scene, we lifted spoons to our mouths.
“By the way, isn’t it too hot today?”
“I heard it got up to 40 degrees… I heard it was about the same hot as it was in 1994.”
“Ha…”
I sighed and stuck my spoon into the red bean shaved ice.
Only ice cream that is so frozen that you won’t let go of the spoon.
Now it is a resting place for my heart.
As I was watching this, I began to feel like my body and mind were becoming cold.
“When I eat something cold, my body suddenly becomes cold.”
“Still, it feels good to be this lonely.”
I also prefer something that is somewhat cool.
I like the temperature to be lowered to a slightly cold level.
When I go to bed, I want to turn it on at this level and cover myself with a blanket all the way to sleep.
Ara did not allow it because it was not good for her health.
Did I say that a stroke can occur due to the temperature difference between the head and body?
Did I say I could have a heart attack?
Oh, I don’t know.
*
“Where can I hear the vibration sound?”
“Isn’t that a phone call?”
Because the two people looked at me and asked me to check.
I took out my cell phone from my bag.
These days, I carry all important items in my bag.
The worry about loss has decreased slightly.
Even though it looks like this, there are a lot of parts that are a bit rough.
Because there was a part of me where I didn’t trust myself.
“Ara, you’re my sister?”
“What’s going on?”
Even if something happens, it’s not the time to call me.
It was a little noisy to answer the phone here, but I didn’t want to go out even more.
I decided to sit down and take the call.
“Hello? Sister?”
– Yes, Seonghwan. It’s over?
Ara began to answer in a softer voice than usual.
I guess I’m a little tired, I guess I’m falling asleep.
“It was the first day, so I just finished OT.”
– Thank goodness. It seemed a little noisy so I thought it was school.
“Junghwan and Minho came to eat red bean shaved ice.”
– My sister is also drinking coffee at the cafe.
Even if it is a cafe, it probably refers to a cafe inside an agency.
The iced Americano there is really nutty and delicious.
– Seonghwan. Sister, I want to eat something. Can you do it for me?
“It’s as much as you want. Just tell me what you want to eat.”
– I want to eat spicy stew…Is it okay?
Do you want to eat spicy fish stew in this hot weather?
I think I understand why I felt sorry for speaking from earlier.
“Why not? Should we have Daegu?”
-Are you okay? Isn’t it hot?
“I can eat something else. Is there anything else you’d like to eat?”
Afterwards, she makes Ara tell her everything she wants to eat.
Earlier, she ordered shaved ice and wrote it down on the back of the receipt she received.
When the weather is hot, she should eat well to strengthen her body.
Especially for idols like Ara who move their bodies a lot.
“It’s spicy stew, not clear stew, right?”
– Yes…
“I’ll buy some things for Al and Gon. Look forward to dinner tonight.”
– Thank you. See you later at home.
After ending the phone call filled with Ara’s regret and love,
I pulled out the spoon stuck in the red bean shaved ice.
Maybe because some time passed, the hard ice cream melted slightly.
It came out like cream.
“Cod? Dinner?”
“Yes, my sister wants to eat spicy fish stew.”
“It’s so hot… I don’t think I’ll ever be able to eat spicy stew in this weather.”
Minho started stuffing a lot of red bean shaved ice into his mouth, as if just imagining it made him feel hot.
Soon, I felt a headache and hugged her head.
Nevertheless, he started eating red bean shaved ice at a rapid pace.
“It’s a little better.”
“Hey, eat slowly. I can’t even turn on the air conditioner when I get home.”
“You live in a nice house and don’t turn on the air conditioner.”
Minho slapped me on the back and told me to spend some money to survive.
Junghwan is only smiling bitterly.
It was like saying that he wanted to do that, but that he couldn’t do it on his own.
“What? Weren’t you just sleeping alone?”
“Traces? The boy said what kind of traces was this and would never allow it.”
“Hey, I live with my older sister and younger sister.”
I heard that my parents are not in Korea due to overseas assignments.
It appears that he lives with his older sister, who is 6 years older than him, and his younger sister, who is 2 years younger.
“This is my first time hearing that. Minho, I heard you often sleep at Junghwan’s house.”
“About once a week?”
“You are truly amazing in many ways…”
So, does this mean that he went to his friend’s older sister and younger sister’s house and slept there?
The more familiar we become with the reversed common sense of men and women, the more shocking Minho’s behavior becomes.
“What do you say, subjectively you are a greater person than me?”
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“That’s right. That’s not something a guy who registered his marriage with an idol at the age of 19 would say.”
Jeonghwan nodded his head and joined Minho in his attack.
Well, even before I started dating Ara, I was going in and out of the house.
Because I went to sleep or something.
But that was also because I was so lonely at home alone.
She was a woman whom Ara could trust, so there was something like that.
She is not just any woman.
“Just 30 years ago, it was common to get married at age 20, right?”
“I guess so. I guess you’re living in the 90s alone.”
Minho rested his chin and started teasing me.
Definitely, I think I made a mistake in bringing up those times.
“You wouldn’t know. When I came out of the orphanage, I felt at a loss…
It’s hard, but there’s no one you can rely on… The joy you feel when you find the only person who cares for you in that situation.”
“….”
“Has the topic become too heavy?”
My past is so dark, it’s closer to the impoverished genre.
Even if you just bring it up a little bit, the mood goes down.
“Why are you looking so sorry?”
“Sorry…”
“Hey, that’s enough. I’m sorry I did something.”
I smiled bitterly and started eating the red bean shaved ice with a spoon again.
Now, I am eating the red bean shaved ice that has melted enough to be eaten.
I smiled slightly.
***
Daegu spicy stew boiled with a lot of water parsley was placed on the table.
As soon as I heard the sound of something being put down on the table,
Ara came here, drawn by her scent, and saw that she was sitting on her chair.
She scooped up a large bowl of rice and put it down in front of her.
“If it’s not enough, please tell me.”
“Thank you.”
As soon as I got home, I set the system air conditioner to 18 degrees and kept it running.
The lava soup has also become cool enough to be easily eaten.
When I die and go to the afterlife, I will give it to Mr. Carrier, who created the air conditioner.
She won’t be able to raise her head for the rest of her life.
I also scooped up rice in a small bowl and sat down.
Then, I opened the lid of the pot containing the spicy spicy spicy stew.
“Wow….”
Ara looked at the inside of maeuntang and let out an exclamation.
Maeuntang is filled with large fleshy cod, roe, and fish.
If you order and eat outside, it looks like it would cost 100,000 won.
“How much I wanted to eat this…”
“If you want to eat, just tell me anytime. I’ll do it for you anytime.”
“Seonghwan… I love you.”
Hearing a sincere confession of love, not a joke
I smiled brightly.
And then, I picked up the large plate placed in front of Ara.
With a ladle, I scooped up a large cod body, roe, fish, and shrimp and placed them on the plate in front of me.
Gon shows a visual like a bouncy egg and ramen
It certainly looked delicious.
“Would you like some tofu too?”
“I’ll eat the tofu later.”
For now, I just want to feel the taste of the ingredients I saw.
I shook my head left and right.
Put the plate radiating hot heat in front of Ara.
I took a plastic cider bottle that had cooled in the freezer and opened the cap.
When eating spicy stew, use cider.
When Ara drinks, she fills her favorite pilsner glass to the brim with cider.
After pouring a little into my small mug, I also sat down.
“Hurry up and try it, sister.”
“I will eat well.”
And when Ara picked up the chopsticks
I also picked up chopsticks.
*
“Seonghwan… Don’t you want to open a spicy stew restaurant? My sister will sell it to you every day.”
I ate three bowls of rice and smiled while looking at Ara sitting on the sofa.
Even if I were to open a restaurant, Ara would never have to pay to eat. When she told me that she would sell it, I laughed for some reason.
“No need to worry, just tell me at any time.”
“That’s not it, I feel sorry for humanity because I think I’m the only one who can eat this delicious food.”
“Hey, another joke.”
“When has your sister ever lied to you?”
“Still, it makes me feel really good to hear you say that.”
She wiped down her table one last time, washed her hands, and slipped out of the kitchen and into the living room.
The sight of Ara smiling and stroking her stomach
She looked happier than when she was eating maeuntang.
“I can’t be the only one who feels good.”
She was momentarily startled.
Ara spoke out in a short time of only about 1 second.
This is because she had a huge delusion.
She said she couldn’t be the only one to feel good, and said she would make me feel good, and then
Between my legs…
“Seonghwan, is there anything you want to eat? My sister will make it for you on the weekend.”
After all, a delusion is a delusion.
It seems like it’s too early to eat dessert, perhaps because we just ate a lot of rice.
“Are you my older sister? Um…”
Ara cooks her food…
I think I saw Ara making her food on a program called ‘Take Care of the Kitchen’ before…
Was she just ordinary?
I don’t remember her very well.
“What are you confident about, sister?”
“I don’t know anything else, but I know how to make amazing ramen.”
“Ramen… Is a bit…”
For your information, I gave Ara a ban on ramen.
It’s not that I can’t cook, and it’s not that I’m not at home.
This is because there was no need to eat useless food.
“…Isn’t that what you want to eat?”
“Hot..”
Ara shivered exaggeratedly and laughed slightly.
It looks like you hit the nail on the head.