Chapter 1435 – How Old Are You! How Old Are You, Dude!
By the time we left the karaoke room and had fun singing, it was already evening. I took the mercenaries who had thoroughly enjoyed Korean karaoke and headed to the address sent by my father. But there was one problem.
“Hey, father. Should we really go here?”
-Uh! Then! Are you unable to come?
“Oh, no. We’re almost there now. However…”
There was no way any idiot would not know the way to his house. That is, if you have lived in a house for nearly 20 years. The place my father asked me to eat for dinner was the pork soup restaurant at his parents’ house.
“Are you really going to my house?”
-Uh! My Kang Seo-bu’s parents’ house is the most popular restaurant in Korea! Isn’t it? West of the river?
“Uh, that’s right, right?”
-Yes! That’s right! So, take the kids and come to my parents’ house in the western part of the river! I’m going to be a little late, so I’m eating first! Because I told my father and mother in advance!
“Yes, yes. See you later. “Father.”
-Okay! See you later! West of our river!
The phone call with my father was cut off and my heart was filled with anxiety. The cause of my anxiety was, of course, the mercenaries talking excitedly behind me.
“Mad Dog! Where do we go now?”
“I’m starting to feel hungry. Are we going to a delicious restaurant again this time?”
“Let’s go somewhere delicious like lunch!”
When I go on dates, women always lead me somewhere. On the contrary, I missed them so much.
“Hey. Come this way.”
But this too was almost over. I quickly walked away, thinking that if I just ate together, I could finally go see my girls.
I walked down the alley where the van was parked and arrived at my restaurant. The brightly lit interior of the restaurant was visible through the transparent glass. The same was true for my mother, who was struggling with the truth in the hall.
“Hey! Customer! You drank a lot today! “Stop eating now!”
“Kid! Three bottles of soju, that’s a lot to drink. Just give it to me quickly! “With dew!”
“Oh! “I told you to stop eating!”
A sober or drunk man was shaking to the point where you could tell even from the outside. I told the mercenaries to wait here for a moment and went into the restaurant.
“Welcome, son!”
My mom found me when I heard the bell ringing as the store door opened and closed. Mom said, nodding at the table that had already been set up in the corner.
“I’ve got a reserved seat over there! Sit down! But what about the group?”
“Outside now. Hey! Uncle!”
I answered briefly and, unable to even open my eyes, approached the man who asked me for a drink. He saw her mom calling me her son, and he got upset with me too.
“Uh? Is it your son? Wow, you look just like your mom! There’s a handsome son! “Bring him some alcohol!”
“I’m sorry, but can you give me your ID card?”
“Ahahaha! This guy knows how to make people laugh! I feel it! Bring me a drink! Alcohol! Soju! “With dew!”
“Sorry. “If I can’t verify your ID, I can’t serve you alcohol.”
“You, Mr. Lee… !”
They said you can’t spit on a smiling face, but it seems that people who are drunk and turn into dogs are an exception. At best, he misunderstood the refusal and raised his voice.
“Hey! You dude! Are you ignoring me because I look young? How old are you! How old are you, dude!”
Jingle
While the man was explaining the truth, the bell rang again. Without realizing it, I looked away and made eye contact with Chris, who stuck his head out.
“Mad Dog? Can I come in now?”
“Wait a minute.
Customer, what about alcohol?”
“Whoop, um. “It’s delicious.”
I tried to calm him down before letting him in, but there was no need to. The man was quietly eating his soup as if he was wondering when he was the one to tell the truth.
“Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop”
The man ate his soup with his head down as if he would fall into the earthen pot. It was so quiet that I thought I could film an ASMR video like this.
“Oh, come on in. It’s okay.”
Seeing the man who had become quiet, I nodded for him to come in. Chris opened the door as if he had been waiting and entered the restaurant. Other mercenaries followed.
“…”
There was no sound anymore. Even though I picked up the radish with chopsticks, I ate the soup quietly without making a single cutting sound. As if he wasn’t going to get a single glance from the big foreigners coming in.
“Son.”
After seeing the man suddenly become quiet, I called my mom. She smiled slightly, as if her mother was dumbfounded, and asked about the mercenaries coming in.
“Are these your in-laws’ employees?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Welcome, Everybody!”
“Mom?”
“There are your tables!” Please take off shoes!”
“Mom?!”
As soon as she found out that she was the owner of the reserved table, she quickly walked away, shouting in awkward English. The mercenaries who were standing at a distance smiled brightly as soon as they saw the mother.
“Oh! Hello, welcome!”
“Bwaaaaah “Hey, if you don’t mind, shall I give it to you?”
“Oh my! Speak Korean well too!”
Did those bastards know how to speak Korean?
It was as poor as my English pronunciation, but it was understandable. I sat down in the assigned seat while talking to my mother in Korean, which I had never uttered before.
“What are you?”
After seeing that scene, I didn’t even want to sit down. At the same time, I couldn’t follow the idea that I should speak in English, so I asked in Korean.
“Did you guys know how to speak Korean?”
“That’s right!”
“But why didn’t you tell me?”
“Why didn’t I try!”
“Oh, kinda!”
All the time I spent speaking in English, which didn’t speak well to me, was in vain. I sat down in the empty seat, grumbling, half surprised and half annoyed.
“That should be the default! “I thought you didn’t know Korean, so you just kept speaking English!”
“Uryudo, use your strength, be brave! Your group seems to be in English anyway!”
“Hey! “Don’t swear in front of my mom!”
“Jiseonghae, Omoni! Be careful! “Wow, you’re such a beauty!”
“Ho ho ho! Thank you!”
It was even more annoying that he was a bully when talking to me, but was rude to my mom. At this time, the restaurant door opened, and a friendly face came in.
“Hello! Master! “Your in-laws are inside, right?”
It was my father who threw me into the midst of immature mercenaries and left. My father held heavy plastic bags in both hands and held up one of them as he came in.
“Master! I bought it on my way home! “Take this and eat it with your in-laws!”
“Oh my! “Thank you!”
“What is there to be thankful for as a family? “Of course!”
“Father! Father!”
“Uh! West of the river! “Have you been well?”
After a brief conversation with my mother, my father finally looked at me. I tried to ask why they didn’t tell me that they spoke Korean, but the mercenaries were faster.
“Ssajang! “He keeps speaking informally!”
“Hey?!”
“You’re not even that old! No how much rice! I’m getting a little older! Just let it go!”
“How do you know your age?!”
Certainly, all of these mercenaries were older than I. I heard that the youngest Emma is 28. But I didn’t really feel like using the honorific.
“Ahaha! It seems like everyone has become friends!”
Even after seeing the scene turning upside down, my father just smiled brightly. He sat at the head of the table where we were, exactly next to me. Then he put the plastic bag in one hand down on the table.
“Hey! Everyone eats this! “You can only get this in Korea!”
“What? Also, Hong! Uh! What’s wrong with eyes?”
“If that were the case, it would have smelled from the moment you came in! Hurry and open it!”
The mercenaries grumbled and took out items packed in plastic bags. It was a small white Styrofoam box often used to package dumplings. When I saw that outside food was brought into the restaurant, I watched my mom’s reaction.
“Honey! My in-laws bought this! Come and eat some of this!”
It seemed like something had been discussed beforehand between my mother and father. I sighed when I saw my mother walking into her kitchen without paying any attention.
“West River! West of the river!”
My father called me in a whisper. My father made eye contact with me and spoke with his eyes sparkling mischievously like the devil or Sehee.
“West of the river. Wait and see. Something interesting will come out soon.”
“Yes?”
“Look. One, two, three.”
“Holy shit!”
“Oh, shit! Boss!”
“Aaaaah!”
Surprised swear words were heard from all over. He kicked out of his seat or let out a faint scream that was not appropriate for his size. The cause was the octopus wriggling inside the Styrofoam pack.
I’ve heard it before. Foreign countries don’t often eat cephalopods such as octopus or octopus. Moreover, Korea is the only country where octopus is eaten raw.
“Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!”
My father burst out laughing when he saw his shocked subordinates. He said it was so funny how embarrassed he was, and he tapped my shoulder.
“Ahahaha! Go, west of the river! West of the river! Did you see it? Are they surprised? Ahahaha!”
“Wouldn’t it be more surprising if I did this?”
I still haven’t resolved my feelings about hiding the fact that I can speak Korean. I took my chopsticks and picked up a piece of octopus that was cut and wriggling out of the Styrofoam pack.
“Mad Dog! What are you doing!”
“Well, you’re not going to eat it, are you? Right?”
“If you eat that, I will break off relations with you.”
There was no need to dip the writhing octopus legs on the chopsticks in oil. Reactions of disgust or shock were my fuel.
The guys who wouldn’t leave me alone until just now couldn’t move. I put the octopus in my mouth while watching the reactions happily.
“Wow! Fuck! I really ate it!”
“Oof! Whoop! I think I’m coming out, wow!”
“Holy shit! Jesus!”
I chewed the octopus that was wriggling in my mouth and savored the mercenaries’ reactions. It was a more savory and sweet moment than any other time.
“Haha.”
And my father looked at this scene with a happy smile. Those eyes were softly sparkling as if they were thinking about the future, not the present.
… For reference, the drunk customer who was making a fuss earlier had already left and only empty dishes and cash were left on the table.
