My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 126

Ep. 125

May.

After enduring the insane assignments and exams of university, and occasionally dating Heena while being mindful of those around me.

Love was also growing steadily. Before I knew it, she had started babbling and making “Ah~” sounds when tickled. She still smiled brightly, too.

Everyone was overjoyed watching Sarang grow up every day. Both families were eager to buy her anything, wanting to see her smile with delight.

Because of this, Sarang often made a fuss looking at the dolls and mobiles around her, but she especially loved the cat pajamas that Heena and I had bought. When she wore them, her gaze would follow them more than the mobile above her head.

Could it be that she inherited my blood and couldn’t resist cute animals?

Thanks to that, Heena and I often wore cat pajamas at home. When we walked around the house in our cat pajamas, Heesung hyung [older brother] snorted as if he was dumbfounded.

“Do we have three cats in the house or something?”

Of course, that reaction didn’t last long. As soon as he realized that Sarang loved these pajamas, he immediately tried to steal mine. Eventually, he got an earful from Heena and ordered his own separately.

Even my mother-in-law and father-in-law got them at some point after seeing them. The sight of five adults walking around the house in cat pajamas was quite a spectacle.

“If you include Sarang, that’s six cats? Where did Heesung hyung, who was laughing at me, go?”

“Uwee!”

“How can I not wear it when my niece likes it so much? Am I even Sarang’s uncle if I don’t?”

“Gotta admit that~”

Well, as a result, Sarang liked it very much.

And in the middle of the month, there was Sarang’s 100th-day celebration. As always, our family and Heena’s family gathered together.

However, the 100th-day celebration was very simple. We decided to do a big one for her first birthday, and this time we just gathered to eat and take pictures. We skipped the gifts since everyone was always giving them anyway.

So, after lunch, the whole family dressed neatly and gathered at the photo studio.

“I, is it okay for me to take pictures with you… ?”

“Aren’t you going to marry hyung [older brother]?”

“I am! But not yet!”

“Oh my~ Yoonjung is family now. Come stand next to us quickly~”

“Auntie~”

“Eldest son, take care of your daughter-in-law.”

“Lee Yoonjung, stop talking nonsense and come next to me.”

Yoonjung noona [older sister] was a little awkward because she wasn’t officially registered as family yet, but honestly, I don’t know what she’s talking about at this point. My mother-in-law and father-in-law already consider her part of our family.

There was a brief commotion, but it quickly subsided, and Heena was soothing Sarang to take pictures in front.

“Our Sarang looks so pretty today~ Shall we take a picture with Mommy?”

“Awoo…”

“Or with Daddy?”

“Eueh!!”

“I think Sarang likes Daddy too much…”

“No, she’s just babbling, what does she know.”

“But her reaction is different!”

“It must be strangely coincidental timing…”

Even though I said that, Sarang was calmer in my arms, so I held her for the first picture.

And the next picture was planned to be taken with Sarang lying on a baby bed.

-Tinkle tinkle

“Peek-a-boo! Sarang, look over here~ Everyone, please look this way? I’ll take a picture as soon as Sarang looks!”

When the preparations were finished, the photographer tried to get Sarang’s attention by shaking a rattle, but Sarang’s head didn’t move. She was only looking at me.

Why is she looking at me so much today?

Everyone in the family burst into laughter at Sarang’s unwavering gaze, no matter how hard they tried in front.

“Sarang is only looking at Daddy?”

“Our princess~ My son-in-law’s face is going to get a hole in it~”

“Daughters usually like their dads when they’re young.”

“Are we even going to take a picture today? Someone hang up cat pajamas next to the photographer.”

“Ah, I should have brought that. That’s the best way to get her attention.”

In the midst of that playful conversation, Heena made eye contact with Sarang and said sternly.

“Han Sarang! Daddy is Mommy’s, so stop looking and look ahead! Everyone is waiting!”

“Let’s not be too hard on Sarang, Heena…”

“What if she says she’s going to marry Daddy later!”

“Well… I’d be happy, wouldn’t I?”

“No way!”

While we were having such a conversation like we were filming a skit, the photographer asked us because it wasn’t easy to take pictures because of Sarang.

“Does Sarang like cats by any chance?”

“She loves cat pajamas!”

“Ah, we have dolls… Should I bring one for a moment?”

“A doll? I wonder if a doll will work?”

“Won’t it work? Let’s try it. Photographer! Can I ask you for a favor?”

“Yes~ Please wait a moment~”

After a while, when the photographer brought a small calico cat doll, Sarang turned her gaze towards it as if it were a lie.

Thanks to that, my heart, which was filled with a strange sense of pride, was shattered. I didn’t know I would be rejected so quickly.

“Wow, it works.”

“I lost to a cat doll…”

“Honey, I’m here.”

“Everyone! I’m going to take a picture! Look over here!”

“Yes~”

-Click!

There was a minor problem that I had lost to a cat doll, but the family photo was taken safely.

A photo of the whole family smiling happily.

—

From 100 days after Sarang was born, I often took Sarang out.

As the day Heena returned to school was approaching, I wanted to spend as much time as possible with the three of us when we were a little free. Because there would be less time to spend together than now.

That’s not to say we went far, but we took her around the neighborhood in the stroller that Sunhoo hyung [older brother] bought. I was also getting busier with university life and studying, but I tried to make time for the three of us to spend together.

So today, the three of us strolled around the neighborhood near our house. This time of year, before summer, was the perfect weather for a walk. Not too hot, not too cold.

Under the warm sunshine, our angelic princess was turning her eyes here and there, looking at the outside world. Lying in the stroller, holding a small cat doll in her arms.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s a baby or because she’s our daughter, but Sarang loved walking around outside like this.

Or maybe she’s just expressing satisfaction with holding the little cat doll that Heesung hyung [older brother] bought from somewhere. It’s a doll that’s safe for babies to put in their mouths, but I don’t know where he got it. I’m grateful, though.

“The weather is nice~ Sarang must like it too! She’s been smiling since earlier.”

“Really? She has a strangely smiling face… I don’t know if this is a smile or her usual expression anymore.”

“It’s because she looks like you! Our Sarang has to learn to smile pretty when she looks at her dad, okay?”

“Well, there’s no harm in smiling a lot.”

I wish she would look more like Heena as much as possible, but I felt like these parts really resembled me. For example, the corners of her eyes are slightly drooped, or the corners of her mouth are naturally turned upwards.

It really feels like she has a smiling face.

“Where shall we go today? The playground?”

“Let’s sit at the playground for a while. I wonder if the unnie [older sister/female friend] we met last time will be there again?”

“Ah, Jueun’s mom? I don’t know… It was Thursday then, too.”

On days like this when we take a walk, I usually come out around lunchtime because I don’t go to university. Because of this, I often meet other housewives while walking around like this. Especially in places like playgrounds or parks.

And Jueun’s mom, who Heena mentioned, was a housewife who I had met at the playground a while ago. She got married early, so there wasn’t much age difference between us.

“Jueun is already getting teeth, Sarang will soon too, right?”

“I guess so. I hope Sarang bites my finger with her teeth.”

“What’s that~ Should I bite you?”

“Wait, not here!”

I was horrified and stopped Heena from trying to grab my hand, which was pushing the stroller. What is she trying to do, something embarrassing outside!

As we walked around joking like that, we arrived at the playground we often visit. It was very quiet because there were no children playing.

Maybe it’s because of computers and smartphones, but it’s hard to see kids at the playground these days. There are times when there are, but there are quite a few days like this when there aren’t. Only the elderly or mothers with babies occasionally occupy a bench.

We also sat on a bench in the corner and spent our time leisurely. Honestly, I had a lot of work to do today because of university, but sometimes this kind of time is necessary. It allows me to heal my head, which feels like it’s about to explode because of assignments and exams.

“It’s so quiet~ The breeze is cool too.”

“Yeah… Should we have gone a little further? The weather is epic.”

“Uwee!”

“Sarang is in a good mood too?”

“Awoo~”

“Sarang says the weather is so nice!”

“You’re not just throwing that out there, are you?”

“No~ Sarang and I communicate with our hearts. Right, Sarang?”

A small smile came to my face at the sight of her asking for Sarang’s agreement. Somehow, Heena seemed to be getting cuter as she treated Sarang.

It’s not just Heena, but usually when you talk to a baby, the tone and content become like a kindergarten teacher. I and other family members were like that too, but Heena’s was the most fitting and cute.

On the outside, she’s a beauty that you can barely see on TV or in Gangnam [affluent district in Seoul], but what she does is completely like a baby’s mom.

“What are you looking at so intently?”

“Huh? Ah, because you’re so pretty. I’m surprised sometimes.”

“You’ve been saying pretty things often these days?”

“It seems like the quota is increasing as time goes on. So I’m trying every day.”

“Really~? You know you’re still far from today’s quota, right?”

“I love you~”

“It can’t be done without sincerity!”

Looking at Heena smiling bashfully while saying that, my heart was just warmed. I once heard that if your face is pretty, you’re happy for 3 months, if you’re kind, you’re happy for 3 years, and if you’re good at cooking, you’re happy for 30 years, and Heena was perfect in that regard.

It goes without saying that she’s pretty, and she’s also kind. Cooking… um, I think Heena is good at cooking, so isn’t that enough?

“How’s the preparation for returning to school going?”

“Yeah, I’ve been studying all along. Do you know that Sarang is very quiet when I study? Whose daughter is she, she’s so kind~”

“She must be so kind because she’s Sarang’s mom’s daughter.”

“Maybe it’s thanks to Sarang’s dad?”

“It’s all thanks to me.”

“What is it~”

-Thwack!

She hits my arm at my sudden drift. I pretended to be in pain and ran away slightly, then grabbed Heena’s wrist. And I brought her hand to my lips and gently kissed her slender fingers.

-Kiss!

“How’s this? Did I pass the pretty act?”

“It’s not on the lips, so it’s a deduction!”

“You’re too strict. Then I’ll have to do it for Sarang~”

I ignored Heena, who was twitching her lips a lot, as if she was asking me to do it one more time. And I brought my face close to Sarang, who was rolling her eyes here and there with a cat doll in her mouth, and gave her a light kiss.

“Wooe!”

“Do you like Daddy kissing you?”

“Awoo~”

“Sarang likes it? Should I do it more, Sarang?”

“Do it for me too! Don’t just do it for Sarang!”

As I put my face to Sarang again, Heena stuck out her lips as if it was her turn this time. But I didn’t answer her and said with a playful smile.

“How can you be a mom and steal your daughter’s kiss?”

Our Sarang likes Daddy’s kiss so much. No matter how much Heena is, wouldn’t she have no choice but to give in when she sees our daughter’s seductive smile?

“I don’t know! Do it for me too!”

“Wow.”

There’s no such thing.