Chapter 61 – 61화 – Soojung Has A Boyfriend! (6)
“Do you have a favorite drink?”
“I haven’t been drinking for long, so I don’t know much about different kinds of alcohol.”
All I know are soju, beer, and wine.
My father-in-law chuckled.
“Haha. Then I should introduce you to some drinks today. Let’s have them in the living room. Soojung, you go wait there too.”
“Huh? But, I’m not good at drinking…”
Soojung said hesitantly.
Come to think of it, neither Soojung nor I drink much, so the only time we’ve had alcohol together was a glass of wine at the restaurant in Namsan Tower.
“It’s just to set the mood, just the mood.”
“Mom will mix it with juice and make it delicious, let’s drink that~.”
Soojung and I headed to the living room, and my mother-in-law quickly cleared the table.
“Wow. This house is really nice even when I see it again. How long have you lived here?”
A separate living room, a separate kitchen, a separate dining room. Six rooms, four bathrooms.
Usually, the kitchen and dining room are combined, but this house had a separate space designated as the dining room.
In the living room, there was a huge, thin TV that looked like a large refrigerator attached to it, as well as a dragon-shaped ornament that spouted some kind of fountain.
“I moved here when I was in middle school and have lived here ever since.”
“When did you start living on your own?”
“Hmm. Probably right after graduating high school? I think that’s how it was.”
“Wow. You managed to think about leaving a house like this.”
Moreover, the family seems to get along very well. She probably didn’t have a strong desire to leave her parents.
“Ah. It’s just… in high school, kids would say things like, ‘Your parents are rich, so you don’t have to worry about anything.’ So, I wanted to succeed on my own.”
“Wow. Who said that to our Soojung?”
“Hehe. That’s all in the past. Rather, I met Jinhyun by living on my own, so isn’t it much more of a gain?”
“That’s true~.”
Good for her.
My motivation for leaving was just that I wanted to play games to my heart’s content without worrying about my parents, which was on a different level.
Ah, and the biggest reason was probably to hide my onahole?
Anyway.
“Alright, I’ve brought things that young people would like.”
My father-in-law came out of the room with bottles I had never seen before.
He placed the bottles on the luxurious table and went back into the room, this time bringing out different types of glasses.
It seems like there’s some kind of liquor storage in the room.
‘I should remodel a room when I move.’
If I do move, I want to move to a house if possible.
Then I’d make a soundproof booth for Soojung since she does broadcasts, and for me, hmm… should I make a karaoke room or a game room?
I should also find a hobby that Delia would enjoy and create an environment where she can enjoy that hobby.
Soojung looked at one of the bottles that her father had put down and said,
“Dad, isn’t this a rare one?”
“Hmm? How did you know?”
“When I came last time, you bragged about getting something good.”
“Haha. My pretty daughter brought a man for the first time, when else would I open it?”
My father-in-law laughed happily, and Soojung checked the alcohol percentage of each bottle. Come to think of it, she didn’t drink more than one glass of wine at the Namsan Tower restaurant either.
“Oh, fifty-eight percent?”
Soojung picked up the third bottle, checked the alcohol percentage, and her mouth dropped open.
My father-in-law seemed to find Soojung’s reaction cute and laughed.
“That’s not something you just drink straight. Hmm. Since Soojung picked it, shall we have it as the first drink?”
My father-in-law handed me a small glass. I politely accepted the glass. The glass felt different from the moment I held it, as if it were expensive.
My father-in-law first filled the glass with cider, then told me to tilt the glass slightly and poured the alcohol on top. He poured it the same way for Soojung.
“Don’t put cider in mine, just pour it slowly.”
I poured the alcohol into the glass as my father-in-law instructed.
I toasted with my father-in-law and Soojung, then turned my head and downed it in one go.
“Why are you being so formal? Drink comfortably.”
“Yes.”
“How does it taste?”
“Hmm. I can taste a bit of sweetness.”
Honestly, I don’t really know.
Since there’s cider in it, it’s obviously sweet.
“Haha. It’s a liquor with a clean finish. It’s called Hongju, and it’s a medicinal liquor that’s good for the body. How about you, Soojung?”
“Hmm… I don’t know.”
Soojung shook her head, smacking her lips. My father-in-law chuckled.
“Alright~ Here are some fruits and skewers.”
My mother-in-law brought out some simple snacks and the fruit I had brought as a gift this morning, cut up. It seems she also brought some juice for Soojung.
“Then I should pour you something more delicious.”
Soojung and my mother-in-law only drank a little, and I kept up with my father-in-law’s pace, drinking together.
At first, we all talked and ate the snacks and drank, but after some time, my mother-in-law got up from her seat and went to the kitchen to do the dishes.
Soojung also drank a little more and then went to the kitchen to help her mother, saying she needed to clear her head.
Only my father-in-law and I were left in the living room.
With the background sound of dishes clattering, my father-in-law poured me another glass of alcohol.
“Haha. You really can drink well.”
“Is that so?”
“Hmm. You might even be a stronger drinker than me.”
At my father-in-law’s exclamation, I checked my condition.
I had definitely drunk quite a lot, but I only felt a slight buzz, and my mind was clear. It was completely different from when I drank more than two bottles of soju and the world was spinning.
On the other hand, my father-in-law’s face was quite red.
‘Did my magic power or physical stats have an effect?’
I don’t really know.
I’ve heard that alcohol is broken down differently from physical abilities, but anyway, it’s not bad to be strong.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t asked you much about yourself. I’ve been talking too much about myself.”
“No, it was really helpful.”
My father-in-law asked about the state of the world and my relationship with Soojung. Then he told me stories about his first meeting with his wife.
He also lectured me on how to make a woman happy, which made my mother-in-law embarrassed and go to do the dishes.
“What is your dream?”
My father-in-law asked suddenly as he emptied his glass.
‘A dream, huh.’
My dream is, of course, to build a harem life and live happily with beautiful heroines.
It was a dream I decided on the moment I learned about the power of the heroine app. I didn’t have any grand ideas like conquering the world.
‘Well, Delia is said to become closer to a god as her rank increases…’
For now, my goal is to live well with beautiful heroines like Soojung and Delia.
I haven’t thought much beyond that. After all, I need to increase the number of heroines to raise my rank.
But I can’t just say my dream is to build a harem…
“To live happily.”
I answered appropriately.
“Happiness… happiness, huh. That’s good.”
My father-in-law smiled.
“But that’s too abstract and a difficult dream. I ran through my youth without a red light to make my beloved wife and daughter happy. It hasn’t been that long since I found this stability and leisure.”
His eyes shone wistfully as he reminisced.
“Then what will you do to achieve that happiness? I heard you’re not doing anything right now.”
During the conversation between lunch and dinner, my father-in-law had learned that I wasn’t doing anything at the moment.
Perhaps because my favorability was high, his voice didn’t sound like a scolding, but rather like he was genuinely curious.
“I plan to make money first. I think I’ll need a lot of money to make Soojung happy too.”
The more heroines I have, the more money I’ll need.
If I’m frugal, the money I won from the lottery would be enough, but I wanted to spend lavishly.
The lottery isn’t something I can use often, so I’ll need a way to secure a large amount of money regularly and stably.
“Yes. Money is important. Then how do you plan to make money?”
“I’m going to start a business.”
“Oh. A business?”
My father-in-law’s eyes lit up with curiosity.
Unlike my father-in-law, who ran without a red light, I wanted to be leisurely even with a green light.
A way to make money without doing much work and living the sweet life. The easiest way would be to become a landlord. But to make more profit, it would be better to start some other kind of business.
First, I’ll find out how much I’ll get from the lottery, then I’ll reread the list Delia gave me and decide.
“What kind of business?”
“I haven’t decided on the specifics yet. I’m looking into it now.”
“I see. Do you have any funds?”
“Yes.”
My father-in-law looked surprised at my confident answer.
“A business at a young age… haha. I started like that too.”
He looked at me seriously.
“But I experienced many failures. Starting a business at a young age is risky. You don’t know much, you lack experience, and you’re not good at it.”
My father-in-law shook his head.
“You have to plan your business carefully, do thorough research, and review your finances two or three times. You also have to be good at managing people.”
“I see. I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Hmm…”
My father-in-law looked at me, then took out a business card from his wallet and handed it to me.
“This is my business card. If you have any ideas, tell me. I’ll give you some advice. If it’s within my power, I can give you some help.”
Oh.
I accepted the business card and bowed my head.
“Thank you so much.”
“It’s nothing. You’re my precious daughter Soojung’s boyfriend, so I have to help you. Contact me anytime. I might not be able to answer sometimes… but if you leave a message on CocoaTalk, I’ll reply. I bought a lot of emoticons to live young.”
My father-in-law laughed.
He probably learned about emoticons from Soojung. I saved my father-in-law’s number.
“You seem to really like Jinhyun, honey?”
My mother-in-law, who had finished doing the dishes, returned.
“This young man is very polite. And Soojung seems to really like him.”
“Hehe. That’s right. It seems like Soojung has met someone good.”
Saying that, my mother-in-law gently grabbed my father-in-law’s arm.
“Honey, pour me some too.”
“You want to drink more?”
“Yeah. It’s been a while since I felt like this.”
“Hmm. Should I… I’ve drunk a lot with Jinhyun.”
My father-in-law moved the drinking table to the dining room.
Before leaving, he looked at me and said as if confirming,
“Don’t think of it as just words, really contact me.”
“Of course.”
“Hmm. Good.”
My mother-in-law also said to Soojung,
“Watch a movie with Jinhyun. You can pay for anything.”
“Okay.”
And so, my father-in-law and mother-in-law started drinking together in the dining room.
Soojung looked at me.
She had a slightly worried expression.
“Jinhyun, are you not drunk? You drank a lot with Dad. Dad is a really strong drinker.”
“Yeah. I’m fine.”
“Wow. That’s amazing. I can’t drink at all. It tastes bad too.”
As my mother-in-law said, we watched a movie on the large TV.
I sorted by popularity and chose something that looked interesting, and it was pretty good.
The screen was so big and the speakers were so good that it felt like watching a movie in a theater.
While we were watching the movie, Soojung suddenly spoke to me.
“Jinhyun.”
