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Yeoreum: I am home~
Yeoreum enters the apartment after a long day,
School ends at 2pm and since no one can teach him Mandarin properly, Jeongwon and Gyeoul decided to put him in a Mandarin after-school class,
(Unfortunately) after that, he still has drum class,
He sighs as he takes off his shoes and puts them on the shoe-shelf,
He immediately heads to his room, but is stopped by Jeongwon,
who has just finished taking a shower and now drying his hair with a towel,
Jeongwon: mwoya, are you okay Yeoerum?
Yeoreum: waeyo?
Jeongwon: ani… just why are you sulking,
Yeoreum: a little bit tired,
Jeongwon lowers himself and caresses his head,
Jeongwon: ahh really? Do you like the mandarin class?
He nods as an answer
Suddenly Gyeoul came with her aprons on and a spatula in her hand
Gyeoul: Yeoreum-ah, come on let’s eat
Yeoreum throws his panic look to Jeongwon, begging him to save the dinner tonight
Yeoreum: eomma….
Yeoreum: are you cooking tonight? :(
Gyeoul: ohh I made kimchi fried rice tonight
Yeoreum: ……. :(
Gyeoul: waeyo?
Yeoreum: aniya, gwenchana, I’ll shower quickly
Yeoreum heads to his room and proceeds with showering,
While Jeongwon drags himself to the kitchen to save the dinner
Jeongwon: have you added salt?
He spoons some of the fried rice from the pan
Gyeoul: eungg, does it taste good?
She waited for his answer as he shows him judging posture,
Sometimes he thinks he is chef Paik Jeongwon
He takes a deep breath and put the spoon down
Jeongwon: you know i love you right?
Gyeoul: wae
He takes a glass of water and chugs it quickly
Jeongwon: can I just cook the dinner tonight?
Jeongwon: for the good of our family
Gyeoul: -_-
Jeongwon: well yours it’s ……. edible……..
Gyeoul: of course it’s not like I put poison in it
Jeongwon holds both of Gyeoul’s shoulder and lowers himself to meet her eyes,
Jeongwon: didn’t you see Yeoreum’s tired face? :)
Gyeoul: -_-
Gyeoul: aaishhhh arrasseo
Jeongwon responds with a wide smile oh his smile
“Mission complete,” he thinks
Jeongwon: that’s my girl
And followed by a peck on her lips,
She takes off the apron and prepares the dining table instead
Brewing tea and checking on the ice cream she bought earlier for dinner tonight,
Jeongwon: are we telling him tonight?
Jeongwon said as he adds kimchi to the pan,
Gyeoul: should we?
Jeongwon: better soon than later I guess,
Gyeoul continues to wipe all the utensils and plates,
and in a blink of an eye Jeongwon’s kimchi fried rice is done,
Just in time, Yeoreum has finished showering,
Jeongwon serves the fried rice as Yeoreum is taking a seat,
Followed by Gyeoul and him, still with his aprons on
Gyeoul: chalmogeseumnida~~
Yeoreum: chalmogeseumnida, thank you unc- ani,
Yeoreum: appa,
Jeongwon: :) no worries, eat a lot okay Yeoreum, you seem very tired today
The three of them remains silent as they eat,
One spoon after the other,
Gyeoul: uhmm Yeoreum-ah,
Yeoreum: yes eomma?
Gyeoul: how was school?
Yeoreum: well, just like the usual…
Gyeoul: ahh, uhmm how about the mandarin class today?
Jeongwon: was it too much for you?
Yeoreum: aniyeyo, if I don’t take it it will hard for me to follow the class at school
Yeoreum: :) gwechanayo :)
Gyeoul and Jeongwon nods as the conversation come to an end,
But they keep giving each other eyes signs,
“You talk first,” she said with his eyes
“No you talk first” amazingly he seems to understand
She puts down her spoon and tries to gain Yeoreum’s attention,
Gyeoul: Yeoreum-ah, just uhm, can I ask a question?
Yeoreum lifts his head and pay attention to his mother,
Gyeoul: what if we decided to have, uhm another person in our family? Are you okay with that?
Gyeoul can sense that Yeoreum wasn’t expecting this question,
His stoned-expression shows it all
Yeoreum: do you mean …. like …… donsaeng?
Gyeoul: mmhm, like donsaeng,
Jeongwon: we just want to know your opinion on that, like do you…. want to have younger siblings….
Yeoreum’s eyes become unfocused as if they are trying to find answers,
Yeoreum: but not now right?
Gyeoul and Jeongwon are shocked by his counter-question,
They are doomed,
Gyeoul: uhm, well, not like now but uhm….
Gyeoul throws her face to Jeongwon asking for his help
“Ahh ottokhaeee” her mind screams
Jeongwon: well uhm, not now now, but like uhm,
Gyeoul: like uhm months from now?
They nod at each other,
Jeongwon: yeah yeah like months from now. Like uhm around
Gyeoul: six months
Jeongwon: yeah six months
They smile at Yeoreum’s confused and shocked face,
Yeoreum: is it too late to say no?