Chapter 190 – #190. Brake
Father-in-law…
We were good…
Was I the only one who liked…?
You even gave me a dogshrey team t-shirt as a gift…!
The tingling back of my head hurt me, but that wasn’t the point.
Dad. My dad was worried.
Please… Hold on… Father…
Dad’s sudden rash was not one day today, so I naturally went to my dad.
One eyebrow raised.
It was a sign of considerable discomfort.
“Your in-laws are very talkative. Haha.”
If mom hadn’t held her hand, she’d probably have one of the spoons she had here stuck in the wall over there.
In fact, the veins on his father’s hands represented his anger.
Father-in-law, please don’t do this because I will send you a coin item secretly from Naeun.
If you do more than that, we can’t really get married.
It was my mother-in-law who stopped my father-in-law, wondering if the words he said in his heart were conveyed.
“Honey. What the hell does that mean? I’m sorry. He seems to be out of his mind after driving for a long time today.”
“That’s right. Dad is too. Why are you saying that?”
…As expected, the hahahoho atmosphere seemed to have already crossed the water.
The father-in-law seemed to have something more to say to her, but she checked the faces of the two and she was silent for a moment.
“I’m sorry. I haven’t been able to sleep since last night and I’m so emotional to think that I’m really marrying her daughter at such a young age.”
“No. You can.”
Dad was cold about the father-in-law’s apology, but her mother nodded her head in understanding.
“Because if we raised a daughter, it wouldn’t be much different.”
If I give birth to a daughter, will I be like that?
“Now. But since it’s a gathering for the kids’ wedding, let’s all enjoy a meal.”
Mother-in-law… There is only mother-in-law.
The women in each house seemed preoccupied with shutting out the men who looked like idiots.
Ah. But I keep looking at my dad.
Fortunately, when the food for a full-fledged meal was prepared, the meeting seemed to go on a normal track.
“Oh ho ho. I see~”
“Yes, yes, so did you say Nayeon? What is Nayeon doing now?”
“Yes? Ah… I just entered college this year.”
“You’re a freshman~ Twenty years old?”
“Yes. I am twenty years old.”
“How is it that you are experiencing college life for the first time?”
Nayeon, who seemed shy, sat quietly and answered only my parents’ questions.
After a moderate exchange of blessings, stories about our future future became a hot topic.
“So Naeun will graduate next year and Minho will graduate next year?”
“Yes yes. It looks like it will.”
“Still, it would be good for both of us to go to school together, but it’s a pity.”
It was true.
I wanted to take a picture of throwing a graduation cap with Naeun.
“I can’t help it. Someone needs to see the kids too.”
“Yeah… Minho, can’t you work hard so that Naeun can graduate comfortably next year?”
“Yes yes. I will try to help you with housework as well.”
“Kuhm… Big!”
Fuck. Dad, why are you like you have something to say?
I was already anxious.
“The… Did you find out where Naeun and Minho will live now? You got married and had a baby soon, so you can’t continue to live apart, can you?”
This was something I had discussed with Naeun in advance.
“I’m looking for a rental house where I can live until I graduate from college.”
“I see. Then the price… Are you paying all?”
“I’m thinking of going that way.”
“Are you preparing for a coma at your mother-in-law’s house?”
I didn’t want to talk about money as much as possible, but my dad brought this topic out of gear.
“That needs to be discussed further…”
“No. If you buy a house, of course you have to do it at the in-laws’ house, it pays off.”
Naeun’s embarrassed face.
No. Dad, why are you like this again?
Is it my turn to shed a bowl of cold sweat this time?
It looked like a petty struggle to repay the humiliation suffered by his father-in-law a moment ago.
I thought it was fortunate that he just put up with it once, but there didn’t seem to be anything like that in my dad’s dictionary.
Even Dad… The rent isn’t paid by Dad, it’s with the money I earn…
“No. You. We’ll talk about that separately later. Wouldn’t it be nice if we just shared good words today? Yes?”
Eventually, her frowning mother stopped her father.
“Let’s coordinate the financial issues and discuss them later.”
“That’s right. Dad. I’ll talk to Naeun a little more. The neighborhood I will live in hasn’t been decided yet, so I want to see more.”
It was just about to pass.
“Don’t worry too much, we will prepare the coma.”
My mother-in-law, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, put down her water glass.
“We have made the decision to fully support the cost of comatose and ceremony if you will solve the housing problem. Right? Honey?”
Oh… I didn’t know this either…?
As I glanced at Naeun, Naeun’s pupils moved to the left and right of hers.
That I didn’t even know.
Dad was at a loss for words at Naeun’s parents’ attitude, which was more favorable than he thought.
It wasn’t just Dad who was surprised.
Even if it was the cost of going back and forth, it was said that the father-in-law also agreed with the words of the mother-in-law.
“…I have to give you that much.”
The father-in-law answered and looked out of her window for a moment.
“Anyway, isn’t it the parents’ wish for their daughter to be happy?”
“Dad…”
Naeun called out to her father-in-law in a low voice.
I appreciate her words, but shouldn’t she have been gentle from the beginning?
No
Rather, was it because he cared for Naeun like that?
“Mr. Minho. Please take good care of me.”
“I will do my best.”
* * *
After the meeting, Naeun and I decided to see each other off with our parents as we had said and parted ways.
“You. I must have just said nice things today.”
At her mother’s words, her father frowned like a troubled uncle.
“No. That one scratches first.”
“But if I scratch the same way, I will use it? And you didn’t say anything wrong.”
[Your son got your precious daughter pregnant before marriage.]
In terms of the relationship, there was nothing wrong with that.
However, the only unfortunate part was that I couldn’t tell you about the contraceptive injection that was our insurance?
But in the end, it’s good to score a goal in the goal post.
I didn’t even think of blaming Naeun saying, ‘He did that!’
“I don’t know. Annoyed. Just.”
“It’s not like I won’t marry you anyway, so don’t do that next time. Got it?”
“…Huh.”
In the end, the meeting ended with congratulations on the marriage and good wishes.
The process itself was jarring, but it was talked about holding a ceremony and getting married.
Wouldn’t it be okay if the results are good?
“Then mom and dad are you going home now?”
It’s not as much as Naeun’s, but they were my parents who drove a long way.
“No no. While you’re in Seoul, take a look around and go.”
“To do so. Minho, what are you going to do? Would you like to stay with us for a while?”
“I just want to go home. I think we should meet and talk with Naeun.”
“Okay… Talk to Naeun-ssi and call me again.”
After seeing my mom and dad off to the parking lot, I let out a deep sigh only after the car disappeared from sight.
It felt like a contract with a lifespan as collateral.
I’m so out of breath…
Taking my phone out of my pocket, I called Naeun.
[Hello.]
[Huh. Where are you?]
[My parents just sent it to me.]
[It was a lot of trouble.]
It was really hard. Naeun.
To be honest, when the father-in-law said something, Naeun’s expression almost went to the point where she became tearful.
[My brother too. Is that all over?]
[Huh. Me too.]
[Where shall we see you?]
[See you there where you got off the taxi earlier.]
[Aren’t you going to take the bus?]
I’m sorry, but I don’t have the energy to go because I’m surrounded by people. I.
[Huh. Let’s take a taxi.]
[Then do it.]
Naeun, who was standing in front of the crosswalk, looked a little thin.
“Hannah.”
As I approached, waving my hand, Naeun came to me with weak steps and held me in my arms.
“Brother.”
“You did a really good job.”
As I patted her on the back, Naeun smashed her face into my chest.
“I feel like I’m very old.”
“I agree.”
Having managed to catch a taxi on the main street, we got into the back seat and leaned our heads on each other’s shoulders.
“So the reaction was okay?”
“Don’t talk. My mom almost screamed at my dad in the middle of the street.”
It’s worse than our house.
My mother also nagged me.
“Nayeon must have had a hard time carrying it.”
“I don’t think so, Nayeon just sent her home right away as soon as it was over.”
“Still, somehow you get over a hurdle like this.”
I grabbed Naeun’s hand and stroked her finger.
“Let’s go home and get some sleep.”
“Huh. Babies suffered as well.”
Guys. You must not speed.
I’ll definitely try it later, so I’ll advise you never to do that.
