## Chapter 1801 – The Story of a Black-Haired Foreigner
“What? Nick wants to see her?”
“Yeah. And he said something else too.”
I immediately explained Nick’s words to Winia.
“He said it might be good to reconcile with Xenia.”
“What! Reconcile? Nick really said that?!”
“Yeah.”
“How did I raise him!”
“Listen to the rest of the story.”
After hearing Nick’s words earlier, I had an epiphany. That meant Nick’s words had resonated deeply within me. So, I was able to properly explain Nick’s intentions to Winia.
“U-uh, okay.”
Winia nodded.
“Nick said that, huh… Well. I knew I raised him well. It makes perfect sense that he’d think that way.”
Then, as if she was feeling good, she grinned and placed her hand on her cleavage, speaking confidently. Winia had confidence in raising her son well.
“Right?”
“But hey, Blackie? You seem a bit stronger, don’t you? No, really. You’ve gotten stronger.”
“Actually, I had a bit of an epiphany after hearing Nick’s words.”
“Another epiphany?! You’re always having epiphanies!”
“That’s my charm.”
“Charm, my ass, you crazy Blackie!”
“Hehehe.”
“Still, congrats, Blackie. A kiss for you.”
“Okay.”
I immediately received a kiss from Winia.
“As a reward for Blackie’s growth, I’ll do naked jump rope and naked squats for you tonight ♥”
“Whoaaaaaa!!!”
Expectations exploding!!!
Anyway.
“Then, let’s do that tonight. Should we talk about reconciliation, as Nick said?”
“Ooh. Has your mind turned that way?”
“Nick told me to, so what can I do? I have to talk about it, as my son said.”
Nick has brought a new wind into our family. Reconciliation? I had never even brought up such a thing. I was planning on tormenting Xenia forever.
Things have turned out this way. Really. You never know with the world. Even though I’ve become an absolute god, the world is still full of such mysteries.
The moment I thought that.
ㅡWhoosh.
A warm breeze blew, tickling my chest. It was such a warm breeze that I couldn’t help but close my eyes. This must be… Nick’s kind heart. The wind must have come from there.
I naturally felt warm and good.
Yeah.
Now.
I can forgive Xenia.
“Then Winia, let’s set up another meeting.”
“We should. Let’s all talk together, the four of us.”
“Yeah.”
I need to set up a meeting.
I adjusted my schedule with Winia. If we reconcile, there will be no more unnecessary tormenting. Would Xenia be happy if that happened?
* * *
And so, a reconciliation meeting with Xenia was arranged.
“Uh… Dad? Mom? So, Grandma’s coming, right?”
“Yeah. Our Nick said it would be good to reconcile with Grandma. That’s why we set up this meeting to talk about it.”
“No, Mom? Really? You’re setting up the meeting right away?”
“If our son wants it, we have to do it.”
“Ah!”
Nick made an impressed expression at Winia’s words and shouted.
“See, this is what normal parents are like! Dad! Did you hear that! There’s a normal person here! See! Dad’s the weird one! Mom’s normal!”
Why are you dragging me into this? No matter how I look at it, Nick is the only abnormal one here. What son in the world would act like that towards his dad?
As Cheonma Kim Kat has decreed, Nick is the abnormal one, not me. Since I have decreed it, that is the fact and the law of the world.
“You’re the only abnormal one here, Nick.”
“In a village of three-eyed people, a two-eyed person is the abnormal one.”
“The two-eyed person sings. I’m an adult now. Kroaaaa!”
“Aaaaaaack!”
“Hehehe.”
When I used the song gag that Nick used to sing, he was instantly defeated with a single blow. Now that he’s sung that song, Nick can’t mess with me… If you don’t want to relive your embarrassing past, be quiet.
“Blackie! Are you making fun of Nick! You’re dead!”
Winia raised her fist and shouted fiercely!
“Wow! Look at her protecting her son!”
“If you mess with my son, you’re in big trouble!”
Then, she hid Nick in her arms!
“Ah! Mom! Don’t hug me! Why does everyone like hugging so much!”
“Can’t a mom hug her son?”
“I’m all grown up now!”
Grown up, my ass.
“Winia. Look at what he’s doing. He won’t let me hug him.”
“He needs some mental training.”
While we were playing around like that.
ㅡKnock knock.
Xenia knocked on the door.
She’s finally arriving, she’s too late.
I thought my neck was going to break from waiting.
“Ah, Blackie. Xenia’s here.”
“Hey, Mom? Still, she’s Grandma, you can’t just call her by her name like that?”
“Nick, that’s…”
“Weren’t we going to reconcile? We need to sort out the honorifics first. Dad. Shouldn’t we do that?”
He’s right, so I can’t argue.
“Yeah. Nick’s right. We decided to reconcile, so we can’t do that. Winia. Let’s not call her Xenia today, let’s use honorifics.”
“Okay. Let’s do that.”
So heartwarming…!
“Hey, Dad? Just for today?”
“We don’t know if the reconciliation will go well or not.”
“That’s true.”
“That’s how it always is, kid. You have to think about what’s next. Then Winia. Should I open the door?”
“Do that.”
Normally, I would open the door and shout “Wah!” to make her fall on her butt. But since we’re going to reconcile, I can’t do that in front of Nick.
So, I quietly opened the door.
“Wah!”
“Hey, I didn’t do anything!”
Xenia was surprised and fell on her butt all by herself!
“Ah, no! That’s… Son-in-law! You opened the door so suddenly!”
“Then what, should I break it down!”
“I expected Nick to open it…!”
“Oh my, this grandma is completely excited about seeing her grandson?”
“Um, excuse me, Son-in-law? But calling me Grandma all the time…?”
“You are a grandma.”
She has a grandson, so she’s a grandma.
“But she’s still not ready to be called Grandma… She’s been taking good care of herself.”
“That’s true.”
Well, thanks to eating a lot of elixirs, she’s quite firm, and she doesn’t look much different from Winia, but Xenia is a grandma.
“Ah, Mom. You’re here?”
Anyway, when Winia greeted her naturally.
“Oh, Mom?!”
“Yeah. Why are you surprised? I’m calling Mom, Mom.”
“Hic…! Are you finally accepting my apology…!”
“First, say hello to Nick.”
At those words, Nick, who had been standing blankly, came forward and bowed.
“Hello, Grandma. I’m Nick.”
“Oh my goodness! Look at this grandson! It’s been so long! Nick! Can I hold your hand!”
“Ah, yes. Please do.”
ㅡSwish!
Xenia immediately grabbed Nick’s hand.
“Hic!”
Then, she cried and was happy. She looked like she was very moved. Xenia sniffled and wiped away her tears.
“Hic, hic!”
“G-Grandma? Why are you crying so much…”
“I’m so happy. I’m so happy to hold my grandson’s hand… Hic!”
Xenia, who was crying.
“Can I see my grandson often now?”
She asked Winia.
“Well, don’t bother me too much. Do that.”
Winia said that while sticking close to me with her lips pouting. She looked a little uncomfortable, but she wasn’t that angry.
She thought we should reconcile, as Nick said.
“Ah, Mother-in-law? Don’t worry about me. Talk to Nick more.”
“M-Mother-in-law?!”
“Then I’ll call Mother-in-law, Mother-in-law. If you don’t do anything weird anymore, I’ll keep calling you that, so be happy.”
“Hwaaaaaa!”
Seeing her cry so sadly, I strongly felt that it was time to reconcile. Yeah. Xenia had been calling me Son-in-law all the time.
It must have been her way of trying to close the distance.
As I was thinking that.
“Grandma. Don’t cry.”
Nick stepped forward.
“U-uh…? Nick?”
“I don’t know if you’ve heard, but… No. I know that Grandma and Mom and Dad don’t get along.”
“That’s…”
“But how long are you going to be like this? You all have to reconcile.”
“…Reconcile.”
Yeah.
Reconciliation.
“So I said it. Reconcile.”
“N-Nick told you to?”
“Yes.”
“Th-thank… Hic!”
“Don’t cry. The two of them nodded at the word reconcile. So, now talk and reconcile. Okay, let’s start reconciling now.”
Wow.
Why is Nick so assertive?
He was clearly telling his intentions to Mother-in-law Xenia.
“Winia. Look at Nick. He’s an adult. An adult.”
“Yeah…! I’m watching…! He speaks so well…!”
“Oh my. I guess we have no choice but to reconcile?”
“Hic! That’s our Nick!”
Winia also shed tears. Yeah… Nick is growing up like this. I thought he would be a middle schooler forever. Now he was slowly trying to become an adult.
“Yes, well. I’ve been tormenting you a lot. Mother-in-law? Let’s reconcile today and get along well in the future.”
When I held out my hand.
“Okay!”
Xenia smiled very happily and grabbed my hand and shook it wildly. Tears were streaming down her eyes.
“Son-in-law! Thank you! And Nick too! To think that you care about this grandma so much…! Hic! Grandma is so happy that tears are coming out…!”
If I think about our first impression, she’s changed a lot. Back then, she was a really unlucky noblewoman.
“Wow, she wasn’t like that at all. As expected, Blackie. People change.”
“That’s how people are.”
Winia said in surprise.
“Then Mom? Nick is saying this too, so I think it’s time to reconcile. Let’s forget about the past… Yeah. Let’s live normally from today. Well, we’ve lived like this for a while, so it won’t change drastically, but we’ll get used to it slowly. See Nick often too. If the second one is born, I’ll ask you to help out sometimes.”
“Okay! Okay! Thank you, Winia! Thank you so much for forgiving this mom…! Hic!”
Xenia collapsed on the spot and cried.
“Oh my, Grandma! Your joints won’t be good, why are you doing this! Get up quickly!”
Nick grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
“My joints are fine, Nick…! Let me see our grandson’s face!”
“Ah, yes.”
Xenia grabbed Nick’s face and looked at it for a long time while crying.
And so, we reconciled.
It’s a celebration.
