Chapter 182 – #182. Hope
After hearing Naeun’s answer, her father’s face showed various emotions.
“Haa… If the procedure had been done properly, there would have been no problem…”
It was my fault.
Because I got pregnant rather early and without warning, my father didn’t seem to be able to accept our marriage so easily.
“…I’ll do my best. Father.”
It was me who packed the semen inside, but it was Naeun who lowered her head.
“I will sincerely work hard for my brother, and I will work hard to become a daughter-in-law who is not ashamed of my mother and father.”
Naeun’s head was still facing down, as if she hadn’t intended to raise her head until she heard an answer.
“Naeun, why did you decide to get married because you like our Minho?”
It was her mother who spoke her words to her instead of her complicated-looking father.
“I know it hasn’t been that long since you two met.”
It was true.
We started dating in early November of last year.
It is now mid-April.
It may feel like a long time for us, but it could feel like a short, rather short period of time for our parents to understand.
“I am…”
Only then did Naeun raise her head for her answer.
As if she needed the courage to speak, her hand held mine tightly.
“I really like the person he is.”
“To be very honest, oppa is a person with a bit of a weak corner.”
“Sometimes I act like someone missing a screw.”
“He’s older than me, but he complains a lot about side dishes.”
“However…”
After catching her breath for a moment, Naeun, who met her eyes with mine, looked at her in front of her again.
“More than that, there are advantages of an older brother that I like.”
“It’s nice to share the same hobbies.”
“I also like that sometimes they look at me like they really love me.”
“So even before I had children, I often thought that I wish I could be with this person for the rest of my life.”
“Naeun…”
I was the first to open her mouth to her outspoken words.
“So please, if you allow me to marry your son.”
Drooling
The chair was pushed back.
Naeun’s knees touch the cold floor.
“I would really appreciate it.”
What. Hannah.
I haven’t even proposed properly yet, why are you acting like you’re a prince?
Naeun was doing what I should have done when I went to Naeun’s house.
Dad and mom didn’t say anything for a moment.
Dad did one dry wash and then he opened his mouth in a low voice.
“Wake up. Mr. Naeun.”
“Is it so. The floor is full, so sit down again. Mr. Naeun.”
Her mother also helped and seated her in her chair again.
“It is a grateful thing to see and love my son that much. But.”
Her mother’s index finger tapped her table at a steady rate.
“But there is a procedure for everything.”
“If Na-Eun had met Min-Ho for a little longer, and had come to visit us and brought up the topic of marriage, both I and her husband would have given permission at once.”
“However, Naeun should also understand that no parent would enjoy having to send their son off to a marriage like this almost half-announced while pregnant first. I don’t think Naeun’s parents are much different from this.”
Naeun and I seemed to be out of breath at those words that were so correct.
Even though we looked around the wrapping paper in the name of love, the contents we brought did not change.
“But, in fact, there is nothing much we can do about it…”
“Yeah… Because Minho already did it.”
The parents, who exchanged glances with each other, came to a conclusion with voices mixed with sighs.
“Set a meeting date. Mr. Naeun.”
“…Really?”
Naeun, who was holding her breath, began to see life in her eyes.
“Since there is a child on board, it would be better to hurry up the ceremony even for a day.”
Dad nodding at her mom’s words.
“What. No matter how quickly we proceed, it will take more than a month.”
“Thank you! Father!”
Naeun must have been nervous, and her voice trembled.
“I will do my best!”
“Boy. It’s Minho. Why are you so quiet when the girl who will become your wife is doing that?”
Embarrassed by her mother’s scolding, I scratched my head.
“I also… That… I went to Naeun’s and came back. All.”
Her mother almost got her son hit with a golf club?
“So you won’t be nice to us?”
“No. Of course I do well. Did you make that much money? I will do great filial piety sooner or later.”
He even gave permission for Naeun and her marriage, but she should be sent on an overseas trip.
“Done. Hey. Prepare your wedding housekeeping.”
Dad clicked his tongue and rose from his chair.
“I’ll go out and do some work, so stay home.”
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to the grocery store. You. Follow me too.”
“Now?”
“Uh. Let’s go right away. There’s not much time left for dinner.”
Dad, who got up holding on to Mom’s wrist, left the house as it was.
A situation where only the two of us were left at home.
As soon as Naeun heard the front door lock, she came next to me.
“Brother. Right? Look right.”
A voice full of worries.
“No. Are you okay. What is right?”
“…Do you know how scary it can be when you hear sounds outside?”
Ah. Right.
The soundproofing of this house is fucking bad.
“It’s okay though. It was just a good night’s sleep.”
Wanting to reassure her, I reached out and stroked her hair, but I wonder if it had the opposite effect.
Tears started welling up in her eyes.
“No… Someone came with a limp because someone had beaten her.”
If I didn’t show it in person, they wouldn’t believe it, so I wanted to show them walking well…
“100 million…!”
Ah. Fuck. It hurts so bad
I let out a silent sigh at the feeling of the pain that I forgot about because I was talking about something important came back.
“Look at this. A brat Oh… Really… That’s why I’m calling ahead and talking to you. Don’t listen to me really.”
No. Hey. Weren’t you feeling sorry for me because I was sick?
Naeun started hitting my back with both hands.
“Your mother is angry. I didn’t tell you beforehand.”
“Okay. I get it. Let me sit over there.”
My legs trembled and I managed to move to the sofa and put my hand on my hip.
Aren’t you really bruised? This?
Why is it so painful
“Brother. Get up and lean against the wall for a second.”
“Is it difficult for me to stand up?”
“I’ll apply some medicine if necessary.”
“No. It’s okay.”
Slap
Na-eun, who did the part where she was beaten a while ago.
It was just enough power to touch it normally, but the effect was amazing for me now.
“Hey!”
A cry mixed with resentment that springs out instinctively.
“Why don’t you listen to me when I say nice things like that.”
With no sign of backing down, in the end I clumsily accepted her hand.
Naeun who takes off her pants all the way.
“Ow… Oppa… It’s very blue, isn’t it?”
I thought so.
Dad’s wooden sword had such strength and rage.
“Where is the ointment?”
“Would you like to open the drawer under the TV over there?”
It would be there if Mama hadn’t done a whole new tidying up of her.
“Ah. Here you go.”
A rustling sound followed, and then Naeun came toward me again.
“Even if it hurts, bear with it.”
It must have been a soft ointment applied on the finger that is not very soft…
Following the trajectory of my fingers, I had to grit my teeth and endure the rush of soreness.
“That’s Okay.”
“Whoa…”
I let out a long breath and pulled up my pants.
“Ah… It really hurts…”
“Sorry…”
Naeun apologized to me in a crawling voice.
“What are you sorry about? My dad hit me.”
“But something… It’s because I’m pregnant…”
“Hey. But in the end, I’m the one who’s cheap. And as a result, I got permission to marry, so let’s think of it as a cheap price for a few hips.”
It seemed like I was constantly suffering from guilt over what I had beaten, so I tried my best to highlight the bright side.
“Still… I’m so glad…”
It was only then that I realized that my parents gave me permission, and Naeun was held in my arms.
“…Really, you know what my mother was talking about?”
“Hey. You also?”
When I accepted it with a playful smile, she burst into laughter as well.
“Ah. Is it because I was really afraid of you more than you imagined?”
“No way. You said my mother was a good person.”
“How did someone like my brother come out of someone like my mother?”
“…Is it a curse? That?”
“Is this a compliment to your mother?”
I praise my mother, but I can’t say anything.
“But there is. Brother.”
Naeun’s unique way of speaking when she has something to say.
Now I could tell just by looking at his wiggling fingers.
“Ok.”
“Then we really… Sooner or later… Get married…?”
“Yes…? Maybe around summer or before?”
“Then I will go on a honeymoon. Right.”
“Of course I should go. Is there anywhere you want to go?”
It seemed that Naeun could take her anywhere she wanted.
“No? There are things I want to do more than that.”
“…What do you want to do? What?”
“At that point, you can have sex with your pregnant belly, right?
That’s something I want to do too.
