Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 131

Hyung, Aren’t I Cute? (1)

The dinosaur museum was eventful, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I don’t know if I’ll go again, honestly.

But I have to go if Siha wants to.

I guess I was thinking about it too casually.

Until I got a call.

“Yes? What did you say?”

“Congratulations on winning first place.”

“Oh…. First place for what?”

“Pardon?”

“Ah, no. I just thought I made it normally, so I was surprised to hear that I got first place.”

“Hahaha. Normal? There’s no other dinosaur as unique as that. I especially liked the story of the species that survived the Ice Age.”

Ice Age?

I had no idea I wrote that.

The teacher must have added something amazing.

I feel bad because I think I missed the opportunity to decorate it more diligently.

“We are going to exhibit the dinosaurs from 1st to 3rd place. I would appreciate it if you could provide your address so we can send you the prize.”

“Ah…. Okay.”

What was the prize again?

I remember it was definitely a complete collection of dinosaur toys and 4D movie tickets for the new dinosaur movie.

It seems Siha’s dinosaur knowledge will increase a little more.

“If you’re okay with it, would you be willing to come to the museum and take a commemorative photo?”

“A commemorative photo?”

“Yes. This event was so successful, we thought it would be nice to have a memorable photo. We’ve also prepared an award ceremony.”

“Wow. That’s great.”

“Haha. We’re planning to post it on the site, but we won’t if you’d prefer we didn’t.”

“It’s okay to post it.”

How often do people visit the dinosaur museum site anyway?

Only those who are really interested will bother.

I had no problem with everyone from 1st to 3rd place taking pictures together.

“Haha. Thank you. Then, could you come tomorrow? Just a brief celebration.”

“Yes, I will. But are the 2nd and 3rd place winners coming too?”

“Um. The child in 3rd place said they would come, but the child in 2nd place might not be able to make it.”

“Oh, really?”

“Haha. It’s okay if only 1st place comes.”

Dirty world that only recognizes 1st place!

Thinking such nonsense, I ended the call.

I have to tell Siha this good news as soon as possible.

I called Siha, who was in his room with his feet stuck in two empty tissue boxes.

“Siha!”

“Huh? Hyung!”

Thump, thump.

Siha’s two feet were still encased in tissue boxes.

Behind him, I could see a pile of discarded tissues.

‘When should I clean that up?’

I thought he was over the tissue box phase, but it seems it’s still a useful toy.

Even though he has so many other toys to play with!

“Hyung?”

“Huh? Uh-huh. Siha, the Pepe-saurus you made won 1st place! Isn’t that amazing?”

“Huh?”

“So, I got a call saying that the dinosaur Siha made is the coolest!”

“Cool?”

“Yeah!”

Siha raised his hand.

He seems to be in a good mood.

I lifted Siha up.

The tissue boxes attached to his dangling feet shook.

“So, we’re going to the dinosaur museum again tomorrow.”

“Ah!”

“Good?”

“Again! Again!”

It seems he really likes going to the dinosaur museum.

Is it really that great to see something he’s already seen before?

It’s kind of a strange feeling.

Well, I used to watch my favorite cartoons and movies over and over again.

Because it’s fun to watch them again and again.

Buzz buzz.

My phone rang.

Looking at the screen, it was Seungjun’s mom.

I put Siha down and answered the phone.

“Yes. Hello.”

“Siha hyung!”

“Oh! Seungjun. What’s up? Should I put Siha on the phone?”

“Yeah!”

“Siha. Seungjun wants to talk to you.”

“Ah.”

Siha flicked the tissue boxes off his feet.

They flew away and were left abandoned on the floor.

While Siha was on the phone, I started cleaning up the tissue boxes.

“Ah. Seungjun.”

“Siha! How did the award ceremony go at the museum? I didn’t get a call!”

“Siha. First!”

“Huh?! Siha got first place?”

“Ah.”

“Wow! That’s amazing! Ack! Hana, go away.”

“Me too! I want to talk to Siha! Siha, great!”

“Get out of here! Can’t you see your brother is busy?”

“Oppa [Older brother – term used by younger girls] is always busy! That’s a lie! Mom! Oppa is bothering me!”

“Oh Seungjun! I told you to play nicely with your sister!”

“Ah! That’s not true! Why do you always blame me! I was playing with Siha!”

A voice of injustice rose from his stomach.

I chuckled.

Even if they are twins, Seungjun is still the older brother.

It’s funny to even call him an older brother sometimes.

Anyway, it’s amazing how different Siha’s and my lives are.

Is that what siblings are usually like?

Well, I’m not really in a position to talk about other people’s family dynamics.

If other people knew that Siha and I were brothers, they would be even more surprised.

“Ah! Siha. Go dinosaur again.”

Siha’s voice reached over the phone, which was full of arguments, and everything suddenly became quiet.

Seungjun and Hana said in excited voices.

“Huh?! Are you going to see dinosaurs? I want to go too! Me too!”

“Hana too. Hana too. Are you going with Siha oppa too?”

“Ah. Let’s go. Seungjun, Hana. Let’s go.”

I was cleaning up and looked at Siha.

Hey, Siha. Who decided to make that promise?

Siha did!

“Seungjun. Hana. No!”

“Ah! Why!”

“Ah, why!”

Fortunately, Seungjun’s mom intervened, so I survived.

She must have known about my hard work at the dinosaur museum.

“Siha. Let’s just go with Hyung [Older brother – term used by younger boys] tomorrow. Okay?”

Siha’s eyes widened.

He nodded diligently.

“Hyung and! Siha and Hyung!”

“Yeah. Siha and Hyung.”

Siha shouted in joy.

“Seungjun. Hana. Next time.”

“Ah! I want to go together!”

“Then next time, can only Hana and Siha oppa go?”

Then a thick voice echoed from the speaker.

“That’s absolutely not allowed!!!”

It was Seungjun’s father.

That’s how the fun call ended.

***

The next day.

Siha and I went to take pictures, and there we saw a familiar father and daughter.

It was Mr. Smith and Yeonju.

It turned out that Yeonju was in second place.

I was honestly surprised.

Many elementary school students participated, but the 1st and 2nd place winners were toddlers.

“Hello, Yeonju.”

“Hello!”

Yeonju bowed slightly.

Polite Yeonju looked at Siha.

“Hello, Siha.”

“Ah. Yeonju.”

Jaehwi introduced Yeonju to the children at the daycare center, and Siha greeted her at that time.

The two children turned to their respective guardians as if they weren’t particularly interested in each other.

I made eye contact with Mr. Smith and smiled awkwardly.

“I’m sure you’re happy to be in 2nd place. But I heard you weren’t going to be able to come…”

“The child really wanted to go, so I couldn’t say no… I took a day off and came. Haha.”

You’re having a hard time, I thought.

“Ah… But what about Yeonju’s mother?”

“She’s working. She’s the pillar of the family. Haha.”

“Ah ha.”

It seems that the mother is the main source of income for that family.

Seeing that he can use his vacation so freely, the father must be doing alright too.

“Have you talked to Jaehwi?”

At those words, Smith smiled awkwardly.

I didn’t hear the answer, but I felt like I understood.

His face was full of resentment.

“Ah! You’re here! Come this way.”

Just in time, an employee came and led us away.

I was looking forward to hearing the explanation of Siha’s work.

“Where is Siha’s work?”

“It’s on display over there. We’re also going to take a picture of the director giving the award that he prepared.”

“I see. Siha, we’re taking pictures. Pictures.”

“Ah.”

That’s how we arrived at the place where the three dinosaurs were exhibited.

I stopped when I saw Siha’s dinosaur.

Because its head was open and a penguin was sticking out of it.

Only then did I realize why the name of the dinosaur Siha mentioned was Pepe-saurus.

I can’t believe there’s a real Pepe…

Lee Siha, who is turning even dinosaurs into Pepe.

He was really an amazing kid.

But what was even more absurd was the explanation.

I could see why the Ice Age came up.

“It’s really amazing. No one could have such a brilliant imagination. As you know, our museum also explains history. The Ice Age came at the end, leading to the birth of a new species! A concise and comprehensive story is all contained in this work!”

Yeonju, who was with me, exclaimed as she watched the employee giving a passionate speech.

Mr. Smith seemed to have understood roughly and was looking at Siha as if he was surprised.

Hey, everyone? That’s not it…

Siha just wanted to put Pepe in…

I know.

That Siha had no such intention.

But as you know, artists sometimes have a certain shamelessness.

I’ve written a poem and had unexpected interpretations come out.

‘I should just let it go.’

As I was compromising with myself, Siha grabbed my pants.

“Hyung. Headbutt.”

“Yeah, Siha. It’s a head-butting dinosaur. Siha made a head-butting dinosaur and Pepe, right?”

“Ah. Pepe. Pepe. Headbutt. Pepe. Me.”

“Yeah. The head-butting dinosaur gave birth to Pepe. But Siha, do you want to see the dinosaur Yeonju made?”

“Huh?”

Siha turned his head and looked at the dinosaur Yeonju made.

I held Siha up to show him so he could see better.

‘She made it well.’

She made two dinosaurs, and their tails were connected to each other.

As if they were one.

If you just look at it, it looks like a heart.

The explanation was quite interesting, whether Smith wrote it.

[Dinosaurs also love. They don’t always just fight, eat, and get eaten.]

It’s concise but feels like a slap in the back of the head.

I understood why he chose this.

When I think about it, I only think of intense dinosaurs or peaceful herbivorous dinosaurs, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen dinosaurs like this that are so sweet.

Maybe it’s because she’s a child, but she seemed to express this well.

The expression of free thinking looked very pretty.

Of course, Siha is the best in terms of originality.

“Siha, how is it?”

“Heart!”

“Yeah. It’s a heart. Heart.”

“Ah!”

Siha looked at the dinosaur as if it was amazing.

Maybe seeing other children’s works like this will also affect Siha.

Isn’t Yeonju the first to show off such high-quality work among her peers?

“Wow! Siha’s is amazing.”

Just like we are looking at Yeonju’s work, Yeonju is also looking at Siha’s work.

Then she glances at Siha slightly.

“I’m going to be in first place next time!”

“Huh?”

Yeonju seems to be burning with rivalry towards Siha.

Siha just nods.

I guarantee that Siha will have no thoughts about those words.

Because he won’t be interested in the ranking, whether it’s 1st or 2nd place.

“Pepe. Heart.”

His only interest was upgrading Pepe.

Maybe today he will draw a Pepe full of hearts.

“Oh, have you been waiting?”

The director appeared.

He smiled and brought out the awards.

It looks great, but I know it because I did paperwork at school.

I know that if you print those awards on a printer, they all come out looking the same.

I didn’t know when I was young, but I was disappointed when I saw the printing method.

It seemed no different from printing on A4 paper [Standard paper size in Korea].

Anyway, I don’t think the award itself is important, but the fact that he won 1st place is important.

“Then we’ll have a brief award ceremony.”

The awards were given, and everyone took pictures together.

Siha still didn’t give up on the V sign.

He forcibly lifted his index and middle fingers slightly on the hand holding the award to make a V pose.

That’s how the day ended.

I shook hands with Smith and prepared to say goodbye.

“Let’s see each other again sometime.”

“That’s great. Ah! Would you like to have a meal? You’ve helped me so much, but I haven’t been able to properly thank you.”

“Haha. Jaehwi helped a lot too.”

“Then let’s set a date and have a meal with Jaehwi.”

“I’m grateful.”

“Then let’s see. This week… no. Um. That won’t work. I’m going abroad for a while. Let’s set a time later.”

“Yes.”

We said goodbye and parted ways.

I guess Yeonju speaks two languages because she goes abroad so often.

I looked at Siha.

“Does Siha want to be good at English too?”

“Huh? Hi! Bye bye!”

“Ahahaha. You’re already good.”

Well, I can teach him English.

Siha, let’s study Korean hard first.

Then Siha said.

“Siha. English. Do.”

“Yeah. Siha is good at English.”

“I like chicken! I! Like! Chicken!”

Where did you learn that?

When I asked.

“Ah. Baekdong!”

I heard it from Baekdong…

It seems Siha is also studying English on his own.