163 – Episode 162: Parenting (2)
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It has now been 9 months since Eunbyeol was born.
Both my wife and I have gradually become accustomed to raising children, and we have become somewhat faster now.
Eunbyul now crawls quickly towards the front door when I return home.
She sits on a corner of my work desk. When I look at her picture, her strength surges even after she feels tired.
“Mr. Hangyeol. “Aren’t you coming home from work?”
“Oh yes. “I’m just going to post this and get off work right away.”
“It’s not the busy season, so take it easy~ I’ll go first.”
“Yes. See you tommorow. Please go in carefully.”
“Okay~”
She hurriedly finished her work and left her office.
Getting on the train back home and heading home is always… Her breath catches.
It’s rush hour, so people come into every station and it’s hard to stand properly.
I think about this every time, but should I just buy a car? Yes, it’s okay to buy it now…
-The door opens.
“Ah! I’ll get off..! Sorry. “I’ll get off..!”
I arrive at the drop-off station just as I make up my mind to buy a car.
I came up from the subway station with a tired body and walked the familiar path home.
She came home after buying a bag of seasonal fruits at a fruit shop she frequented on the way.
“Dad, honey, I’m back.”
As soon as she opened the front door and came in, she was Eunbyeol, quickly crawling from the living room.
When she saw her daughter welcoming me with a bright smile, all of her day’s fatigue disappeared.
“Aw! Abugh-!”
As soon as I saw Eunbyeol giving me the happiest smile in front of me, I put down my bag and lifted it up.
“Oh, my daughter, was she playing well when her father wasn’t around?”
“Awww-!”
“Is that so~? She’s a good girl~ Why is my daughter so nice~?”
Eunbyeol was cackling, as if she was happy that her eye level had suddenly changed.
As I held Eunbyeol in her arms, her wife, who was in the kitchen, came running to me as well.
“Honey~ Have you been there?”
Her wife, who had the same smile as Eunbyeol, also looked at me with a bright smile.
It was a loving wife who opened her arms wide and hugged me while holding her daughter.
Her happiness overflowed in an instant, and I too hugged her with my free hand.
“Yes. “I’m back~ It was hard to see Eunbyeol, right?”
“No~ I don’t know how well Eunbyeol is sleeping these days~ I just worked comfortably in the afternoon.”
“Thank goodness. Food smells good. “What did you do for dinner?”
“My wife likes stir-fried pork and soybean paste stew.”
“Wow~ I want to eat it quickly. I’ll just change my clothes for a moment. “Please accept Eunbyeol.”
“Yes, yes. Come back. Eunbyeol, I need to change dad’s clothes, so come to mom.”
Her wife tried to hug Eunbyul, but Eunbyul held her tightly by her collar.
“He’s like this again~ I heard that as long as he’s hugged by his dad, he won’t let go~”
“Eunbyeol. “Dad, I’ll just change my clothes. Can you leave for a moment?”
“Aww!”
It seemed like she was just like my wife in not wanting to leave me.
“I don’t think it’s my daughter, she likes her dad so much. Then I shouldn’t fall either~”
I had to change her clothes, but her wife also hugged me again.
“I feel healed because I know honey.”
“I’m happy because I’m holding my lovely wife and daughter.”
“Let’s stay like this for a moment? What? “What are you holding in your hand?”
“I bought a bag from the fruit store.”
“You must be tired, so come right away~ hehehe. Thank you anyway, honey. I only have honey. “I love you~”
It was my wife who kissed my cheek.
“I only have myself. I love you~. “Okay, now I’m going to change my real clothes.”
“Eunbyeol. “Hurry and come to mom~ Dad, I’m tired so I need to rest~”
“Aww!”
Eunbyeol held on to my collar tightly and did not let go.
She was eventually taken away by her wife after he carefully removed her fingers one by one.
My daughter changed her clothes and came out of her bedroom before bursting into tears.
“Eunbyul~”
“Ahhhhh!”
After hurriedly getting down from her mother, Eunbyeol came towards me and clung to her leg.
Now I understand why I am such a fool.
It’s so cute and lovely.
“Please take care of Eunbyeol~ I’ll be preparing dinner.”
“Yes. “Let me do you a favor~ Eunbyeol, let’s play with dad~ Shall I take you on a plane?”
“Ah!”
After laying down her body on the sofa, she lifted Eunbyeol and moved her back and forth in the air.
It’s so… She makes me happy too.
After playing for a while, I heard my wife’s voice coming from the kitchen.
“Honey~ Come and eat now.”
“Okay~ Eunbyeol, let’s go eat~Shuuung~”
After getting up from the sofa, she took Eunbyul to her table.
She grabbed Eunbyeol and made her sit on the baby table chair as if she was flying like a fighter jet.
After putting on her apron, I put a small spoon in her hand.
Eunbyeol now eats baby food together.
When she was 8 months old, she started practicing holding a small spoon and letting herself eat.
At first, she couldn’t even put it in her mouth properly, but now that she’s gotten used to it, she eats it on her own.
But she still spilled food out of her mouth or on her dining apron.
“Our Eunbyeol is eating well now~”
“Yes, yes. I think Eunbyul definitely learns faster than her peers. “She eats well.”
“Your child is pretty~”
When Eunbyeol strokes her head, she smiles just like her wife.
“Honey. “How is the company these days?”
“It’s okay because it’s not a busy time right now. Still, I’ll probably be working overtime in March and May because I’ll be very busy. “What about you?”
“I am a freelancer, so I can control my workload, but I am glad that the unit price has now increased. Should I add another savings at this point? We don’t spend as much money as we think. “I even saved money for this month’s living expenses.”
Her wife and I don’t spend a lot of money.
My wife’s income was not small, and my income was also accumulated, so the money was steadily accumulated.
As promised to her father, the conditions were such that she could soon become independent.
“Hmm- then is that so? Wouldn’t it be better to just start a business? I also have skills. “Don’t you have any thoughts?”
“Hmm, my current job is interesting, but I’m not sure yet. “For now, I want to make sure that I only have jobs that come in regularly.”
“Okay~ Don’t overdo it just in case? You did it last morning too. “I have to work while sleeping.”
“Well, that’s because the company that commissioned it said they would double the amount if it was done by the next day.”
“But you know that health comes first, right?”
“Of course~ You know that, right?”
“Of course~”
“Aww!”
Eunbyeol also answered, probably feeling sad that only her mom and her dad were talking about it.
“Okay~ Our Eunbyeol needs to be healthy too~ Let’s wipe your mouth~ Mom will do it for you~”
That was when her wife carefully wiped Eunbyeol’s mouth with a tissue.
“Moa-“
“Huh~? “What does our Eunbyeol say~?”
“Mom-“
The words Eunbyeol blurted out made me and her wife stop moving.
She opened her eyes wide, looked at each other, and then immediately focused her gaze on Eunbyeol.
“Eunbyul, what? Mom? Try it mom. “Mmm!”
“Um~mua-!”
“Honey-!! Eunbyeol said she was her mother!”
“Yes! “I heard it clearly too..!”
My wife and I jumped up from her chair and looked at Eunbyul lovingly.
“Yes. Mom, mom. Do you want to try one more time~?”
“Mom!”
Tears filled the eyes of his wife, who was called mother for the first time.
“Oh my daughter, you did a good job. “Mom, mom.”
As her mother smiled brightly, Eunbyeol also giggled, holding her spoon in her hand.
“Eunbyeol. Don’t you call me dad? Dad, do you want to try? Ah~ bah!
“Pwaa-!”
“That’s right! “Now again, Dad!”
“Ah~”
My heart was pounding.
In her life, she never felt so scared as she was now.
She locked eyes with her daughter, eyes full of anticipation.
“Ah!”
As soon as she heard her father’s voice, her emotions surged.
Her indescribable emotions filled her heart.
“Yes. “I’m dad, dad!”
“It’s so bad! Mommy-!”
My wife and I smiled brightly and enjoyed ourselves in her living room.
I wondered what she was doing other than eating, but she was so happy that she felt like she was going to fly away.
“Honey-! “Eunbyeol said she was mom, mom!”
“Yes! I heard it too. “I even heard him say daddy!”
“Is our Eunbyeol a genius?! Is that something like that?!”
“It seems like that?!”
Eunbyeol finished eating while looking at me and her wife.
“Let’s finish eating first!”
“Yes! OK-!”
After she finished eating with a smile on her face, she immediately cleaned up after herself and held Eunbyeol in her arms.
After patting her on the back and making her burp, she sat Eunbyul down on the sofa and looked at her lovingly.
Eunbyeol didn’t seem to know why my wife and I were looking at her so intently.
She tilted her head and looked at me and her wife alternately.
“Shall we, Eunbyeol, try one more time?”
“So~ Who are we, our daughter?”
“I’m so sorry, Mommy-“
When I heard it again, my wife and I rolled around the living room floor, hugging each other because her heart was pounding.
“Ah, I’m so happy today.”
“Yes! Me too!”
It was a day of endless laughter.
We are a father and mother with the most adorable daughter in the world.
I’m dying of happiness.