Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 172

Hyung, Am I Cute? 172

Whether it’s Singapore or anywhere else, there’s a must-have item when traveling.

That’s right, a suitcase!

Only I can carry mine, but since Siha likes to copy me, I bought one for him.

I saw the 택배 [tekbae – delivery] arrive in front of the door and brought it inside.

Siha runs over, curious about what’s inside the box.

“Hyung. What’s that?”

“You’re curious, aren’t you?”

“Uh-huh.”

“This is actually a new bag I prepared for Siha. You can pull it like this. It’s really great for traveling.”

“Travel? Bag?”

“Yeah. I ordered it completely to Siha’s taste.”

I tore off the tape and opened the box.

A suitcase wrapped in bubble wrap.

As its form gradually revealed itself, Siha’s eyes widened.

“Hyung! Hyung! Pepe! Pepe!”

“Haha. It’s a penguin suitcase.”

“Pepe suitcase!”

“Oh! That’s right. You’re copying well. How is it? Do you like it?”

Without even answering, he immediately hugs the suitcase.

He seems to like it.

I’m also proud that he likes it so much.

Pop. Pop.

“Ah?”

Siha looked at his feet.

He stepped on the bubble wrap while hugging the suitcase.

As if he had discovered a fun toy, he picked up the bubble wrap.

He presses it with force. Pop. Pop.

“Hyung.”

“Yeah. That’s bubble wrap. If you press it like this, it makes a popping sound.”

“Fun.”

“Hahaha. It’s fun? You can press this whenever you’re bored.”

“Do this?”

“Yeah.”

While Siha was distracted by the bubble wrap, I opened the suitcase.

Siha also peeked in, showing interest.

Without letting go of the bubble wrap in his hand.

“There’s nothing wrong inside. Let’s see. Does the handle come out well?”

Swish.

The handle pulls out smoothly.

I also rolled the wheels with my hand once.

It seems like Siha will be able to pull this around well.

“Okay, Siha. A brand new Pepe suitcase. Try pulling it.”

“Uh-huh.”

He holds the bubble wrap in his left hand and grabs the handle of the suitcase with his right hand.

He scurries around the living room, running all over the place.

He pats the penguin’s head to see if the performance is reliable.

“Good job. Good job.”

“Pfft.”

Anyone would think it’s a pet.

I roughly cleaned up the box and unfolded my suitcase as well.

Short-sleeved shirts, long pants, a jacket to wear over them, pajamas.

I didn’t pack that much. Most of the supplies are said to be at the hotel.

Singapore is a hot country, but they often turn on the air conditioning indoors, so you need to bring a jacket like this.

I’m not packing long sleeves, but a jacket for this reason.

I’m not staying long, so there’s not much to pack.

“Siha, put whatever you want to put inside too.”

“Hyung. Pepe clothes.”

Siha pointed to the Pepe pajamas hanging on the hanger.

But it seems like it would be too hot to wear that to bed.

Even if they turn on the air conditioner, it’s a bit much to sleep in that.

“You can’t bring that.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s too hot.”

Siha became sullen, but he couldn’t help it and packed something else.

Toys and more toys.

He stuffed toys all the way in.

It’s not like he needs them that much, but he makes sure to pack them.

“Hyung. Pepe clothes.”

“You still haven’t given up? Okay. Let’s just take it for now.”

The Pepe pajamas are likely to become luggage.

But it was perfect for feeling the excitement of traveling.

If he has this experience later, he might never bring it again.

You have to taste it to know if it’s poop or soybean paste [a Korean saying meaning you have to experience something to know what it’s like].

“This. This. This.”

“That won’t all fit.”

“Yes, it will.”

Siha presses down on the suitcase.

I stopped him because I thought the toys inside would break.

It’s a shame it’s not a pocket that fits everything.

Anyone would think we’re moving.

“Phew. Is that all now?”

“Nope. One more.”

“Huh? What else is there?”

“Siha car. Siha car there.”

“Ah. That?”

Siha, unfortunately, you can’t bring the red car.

When I said that, he immediately made a disappointed face.

What is it that he can’t bring so much?

That was the expression he was making.

That’s right. There’s a lot he can’t bring.

But when we come back, we’ll surely bring back a huge load of memories.

Wouldn’t that be enough?

We packed all our bags like that.

***

-Incheon International Airport.

Originally, I, the president of Garam Semiconductor, and the secretary were supposed to go together.

In business class.

But when Siha and Baek Dong-hwan joined, and I said I would ride in economy class with them, he paid for their plane tickets as well.

After all, it’s not his money, but the company’s money.

Is this the class of a president?

Anyway, I expressed my gratitude for this.

“Thank you so much for paying for the plane tickets.”

“It’s nothing. I thought you would bring your younger sibling anyway. Isn’t it an ambiguous age to leave them with someone?”

“Haha. He doesn’t want to be separated from me.”

“Three years old is like that. Our child is still stuck to their mom. And they’re already in high grade [high school].”

“Haha. They must like their mom a lot.”

“I wish they would slowly break away to some extent, but they’re just like a baby.”

“They won’t even talk to you when they hit puberty, you know?”

“That’s a bit sad. They still don’t talk to me.”

It seems like he’s dissatisfied that they’re only stuck to their mom and not to him.

Well, if you’re the president of a large company, you must be incredibly busy.

The president glanced down at Siha below.

“I’ve been thinking since earlier, but the child is really cute.”

“Haha. Right? Siha, he says you’re cute.”

“…Thank oo.”

Siha, very unfamiliar, sticks to my leg and looks at the president.

With an expression as if he’s exploring.

The president also seems troubled, not knowing what to do.

He wants to say something, but he’s making such a wary expression.

“The child is very blunt. Just like my son.”

“Ah. It’s because he’s being cautious right now.”

“Is that so? I’m not a scary 아저씨 [ajeossi – mister]. Siha, right? Should 아저씨 [ajeossi – mister] buy you something delicious?”

“Ajji? No. Not ajji.”

“Huh?”

“Ttajangnim. Ttajangnim.”

“Haha. He’s right, I’m the president [ttajangnim].”

“Ttajangnim strong. Red. Red.”

I interpreted Siha’s language.

He’s the boss at the company and strong like the red ranger from Power Rangers.

The president chuckled at those words.

“I am strong, but I’m not that scary. Hmm. 아저씨 [ajeossi – mister] likes penguins too. Should I buy you a penguin later?”

“Ah? Pepe?”

“Oh? You call it Pepe?”

“Uh-huh. Pepe. Pepe jowa [like].”

“I see.”

A person who likes Pepe is a good person.

Thinking that, he got off my leg and showed off his Pepe suitcase.

A smile spread across the president’s face.

I gave him a sticker gift on my phone from the side.

“Huh? What’s this?”

“It’s a gift in place of the plane ticket. Even if it’s the company’s money, consideration is consideration.”

“It says ‘SihaPepe’ as the creator.”

“Because Siha drew it.”

“Siha did?”

The president looked at Siha as if surprised.

It’s a face that says he never thought such a drawing would be born from the hands of a three-year-old child.

“He’s a genius. Ah. Of course, it’s not a difficult drawing, but it’s talented to draw such a cute picture. Did Si-hyeok put in the letters here?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“You have a good sense.”

“Haha. I just put in what Siha usually says.”

“Amazing.”

“Please use it often.”

“Haha. I will.”

Good. With this, the Pepe emoticon sales are successful.

There will be employees who naturally follow along and use the emoticons when the president uses them.

Whether it’s flattery or whatever.

Siha, hyung is doing business for your bank account even at times like this.

“But you’re amazing.”

“Yes? What is?”

“Weren’t you hiring a bodyguard separately?”

Baek Dong-hwan was behind the president’s gaze.

Ah. Right. Even if he’s wearing comfortable training clothes, that huge physique can’t be hidden.

No. Rather, is it because he’s wearing training clothes?

He looks even more intimidating.

“He’s just a friend who will take care of Siha.”

“A friend is a bodyguard. That’s great. It doesn’t seem like you’ll get hit anywhere. You’d hit them if anything. Haha.”

Excuse me? Please get rid of the thought that he’s a bodyguard.

He’s just an ordinary (?) voice actor.

It’s usually difficult to guess his job, but I can’t even imagine a voice actor with that kind of body.

Anyway, let’s clear up this misunderstanding quickly.

After clearing up the misunderstanding, it was time to board the plane.

Siha made a sad face when it was time to say goodbye to the Pepe suitcase.

His eyes, waving goodbye with his hand, are poignant.

“Pepe. Bye-bye.”

“You’ll be able to meet again when we arrive.”

With that, I boarded my first plane with Siha.

From behind, Baek Dong-hwan lied to Siha, saying he had to take off his shoes.

“Siha. You have to take off your shoes to ride the plane.”

“Ah?”

Siha wriggled and took off his shoes.

The flight attendant smiled softly at the sight.

I punched Baek Dong-hwan’s arm, who had played a prank on Siha.

How dare you embarrass Siha. You deserve to be hit. But why does my fist feel like it hurts?

“Siha. Baekdong lied. You don’t have to take off your shoes.”

“Ah? Baekdong.”

“Puhaha. Sorry, sorry. Ah. Hyung-nim. It hurts. Stop hitting me. When you look at it, you really hit with a lot of force.”

“Baekdong. 거지 [geoji – beggar] ya.”

“You’re not doing that on purpose, are you?”

Baek Dong-hwan made an unfair face.

He played a prank once and suddenly became a beggar.

Only after the prank was over did we sit in our seats.

I was nervous about what Siha’s reaction would be.

I’ve ridden it before, but it’s Siha’s first time.

I wonder if it will feel amazing? Maybe he’ll be scared?

To prevent that, I held his hand tightly from the side.

“Siha. We’re about to depart.”

“Uh-huh.”

The plane runs on the runway.

The feeling of the wheels folding and the plane lifting with a whoosh.

The body leans back and the plane flies into the sky, and the buildings below gradually become smaller.

Only after the plane took off stably did I look at the sky through the window.

“Siha. Look over there. The buildings have become really small, right?”

“Uh-huh.”

“The sky is also very blue, right?”

“Hyung. Blue. Blue.”

“Yeah.”

Siha wasn’t particularly scared of flying and looked out the window.

He also unfastened his seatbelt and looked down.

It’s definitely a scene that will become a treasure for Siha.

I definitely wanted to show it to him once.

The buildings that become much smaller than what you see from a large building.

The world we live in is actually really small when you look at it from the sky.

But I don’t think this is small.

When it’s far away like a star in the sky, you don’t know it.

How big that star is.

Only when you get closer can you know the color, the temperature, and the composition of the star.

How brilliant and active it is.

How different the people inside are.

The world is small, but the inside is actually very wide.

Isn’t the semiconductor world the world of miso [very small]?

There is an infinitely wide world even in things that keep getting smaller.

‘But this time, I have to go to the world that’s getting bigger.’

You see as much as you know.

How much will Siha know?

I’m just giving him that opportunity.

I hope Siha’s imagination improves infinitely.

“Siha. Keep a lot of it in your eyes now.”

“Uh?”

“It will all be helpful later.”

“Uh-huh. Hyung. Siha fly. Fly away. Cape. Cape.”

“Huh? Cape?”

Is a cape more important than putting the sky in his eyes?

After all, when flying in the sky, it’s a cape!

His idea is extraordinary.

“There’s no cape, but I’ll tie my jacket around your neck.”

I took off my jacket and tied the sleeves around Siha’s neck.

Siha, who stubbornly made a cape, raised both hands.

“Hyung. Siha fly.”

“Yeah. Siha is flying around.”

What I wanted to show and the intention were different, but Siha was fully enjoying the sky.

Well, isn’t this as much as Siha knows?

I was rather more amazed by Siha’s perspective.

It means that even though we’re together like this, we have different perspectives.

We headed to Singapore with the cape like that.