Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 200

Si-hyuk cleared his throat and began again.

“Okay. Water flows from the river to the sea, but it also comes right back here.”

He went to the kitchen and turned on the tap.

Si-ha seemed to understand, nodding.

“Like this, water comes to us. Got it?”

“Ah-ah.”

“And water is precious… Ah! I’ll tell you about that later. Let’s hurry and wash up and eat. It’s already late.”

“Ah?”

The two of them ate, brushed their teeth, and then headed to daycare.

Si-hyuk and Si-ha arrived and greeted the teacher.

“Ms. Da-hee, hello.”

“Teacher, hi!”

“Yes, hello. Si-hyuk and Si-ha are energetic as always.”

The teacher smiled gently and welcomed them. Si-ha immediately started telling her about his morning.

“Teacher, Mong-shil [fluffy cloud]. Bi-shil [shiny cloud]. Went to sky. Made rain. Watered. Went to Si-ha’s tummy.”

“Huh?”

What was he talking about?

The teacher tried to decipher his words.

She was trying to recall what he meant by Mong-shil and Bi-shil when Si-hyuk chimed in to explain.

“He’s saying that the clouds became rain and came out as tap water, and then it goes into Si-ha’s tummy. Actually, there’s an advertising campaign contest today, so I was explaining about water scarcity to Si-ha.”

“Ah! Is that so? How did it go? Did he understand?”

“Haha. There wasn’t much time, so I only told him where the water comes from. He’s interested in Mong-shil and Bi-shil, though.”

“Ah-ha! Then I’ll teach him the rest.”

“Yes? You don’t have to…”

The teacher shook her head.

She was already thinking about fun, educational games to play!

There are so many things you can do, but what you decide depends on the day.

Since Si-ha was interested in water, she wanted to play something related to that.

“The children really like playing with water, but I hope they learn a little bit about how precious it is.”

“Mmm-hmm.”

“Actually, there are so many things I can do that I have decision paralysis.”

“How many are there…”

“Ahem, anyway, don’t worry about it. It’s just a matter of choosing what we can do each day.”

“I’m curious to know what you’re going to do.”

“Would you like to play with us, if you’re free?”

At the teacher’s words, Si-ha’s head shot up.

His eyes seemed to ask, ‘Is hyung playing with us today?’

Si-hyuk scratched his head, looking troubled.

“Haha. I have a lot of work to do today.”

Si-ha’s face fell.

Si-hyuk stroked his head and promised, “I’ll play with you a lot after work,” and only then did he perk up and wiggle his feet.

At that moment, Seung-joon and Hana arrived.

“Si-ha, hello! Si-hyuk hyung, hello!”

“Si-hyuk oppa, hello! Si-ha, hello!”

Si-hyuk greeted the twins and waved. Si-ha also waved bye-bye as his hyung left.

Seung-joon and Hana took Si-ha’s hands and went into the daycare. The teacher leisurely followed them, speaking to the director.

“Director, we’re going to do water scarcity education today. You remember what I said before, right?”

“Hmm. Perhaps that?”

“Yes. The director will be very busy today.”

“Hmph.”

The director nodded.

“Then I’ll prepare; please get the kids interested.”

“Yes~! I understand. That’s my specialty.”

The two of them prepared.

***

Tock. Tock.

The teacher flicked her fingers.

The children looked up, curious.

When she had their attention, she looked at Si-ha.

The opening of today’s plan. It was essential to start strong.

“Si-ha, you had something fun happen with your hyung today, right?”

“Ah-ah!”

“Would you like to tell your friends about it too?”

Si-ha told them exactly what he had told the teacher.

Before the teacher could even explain, the children nodded as if they understood.

Seung-joon said, “Ah! If it’s Mong-shil and Bi-shil, you’re talking about clouds, right?”

“Ah-ah!”

“Hana also knows. Rain falls from clouds~”, Hana added.

“Ah-ah!”

Finally, Jong-soo shrugged and said, “It becomes a river or a well, and we use it! Drinking it is us! I’ve learned that much!”

*Hey, you guys? How do you understand so well? And Jong-soo, this isn’t a knowledge battle…*

Anyway, it was nice to save the trouble of explaining.

She listened carefully, while the director was still working hard to prepare in the back. Then she had to stall for time.

“Okay, everyone. Did anyone make sure to turn off the water tightly today? Raise your hand.”

Everyone confidently raised their hands.

Seung-joon said, “Ahaha! I get scolded every day, so now I make sure to turn it off properly!”

“Oppa used to get scolded a lot! Hana saw it.”

“Hey! You snitched on me too.”

“Mom told me to tell her.”

“It’s all in the past, but you’re bringing up something that happened two nights ago in a petty way.”

“I remembered it then.”

*Oh, yeah. It could have been remembered at that time. But she probably didn’t scold him so angrily. It must have been Seung-joon’s mom’s gentle coaxing. Of course, from the receiver’s point of view, nagging and scolding might be the same thing.*

“Ah-ah. Si-ha hyung did it. Si-ha turned it off tightly.”

*Hey, Si-ha? Isn’t that what your hyung did, not you?*

If you throw something at them, the kids excitedly tell their stories. Where else can you find a more pleasant story than this?

“Then, do you keep the cold water that comes out first from the shower when you turn on the hot water these days in a bucket?”

The children shook their heads.

Everyone just lets it flow down the drain.

“Hmm, you shouldn’t do that. That’s also precious water. Every drop is precious. What if we run out of water right now?”

At those words, the teacher glanced at Jong-soo.

“Ah! Teacher! That’s impossible. How can we run out of water right away? That can’t happen!”

“No, if you waste it like this, you’ll be scolded by the Well God we made before.”

“That’s impossible!”

As expected, Jong-soo showed the expected reaction.

There were also children who agreed with him.

They had expressions that they didn’t easily believe.

“Re~ally~? Do you really think so?”

“Yes!”

“Hmm, I don’t know if you’ll get scolded later.”

Just in time, the director’s scream was heard from behind the teacher.

“Aah! Why is the water like this?! It’s not coming out anymore!”

At those words, the children ran over.

It wasn’t that it wasn’t coming out completely, but the water was dripping little by little.

The children’s eyes widened at the water that was really dripping little by little in the kitchen.

“No! Even the bottled water in the refrigerator!”

The children’s eyes turned.

The teacher opened the refrigerator door and showed them the bottled water.

Red, red water.

The director put fruit punch powder in the water.

In reality, they could drink it.

However, the color was so red like blood that it looked impossible for the children to drink.

“Wow?! That’s impossible!”

“Hana is scawy [scared].”

“Ah-ah. Wed [red]!!”

*Hey, Si-ha? Isn’t red all good? You can’t drink this. If I had known this would happen, I would have used pink lemonade.*

“No, now I can’t even drink water. Ah! There are small bottled waters alive here.”

The children flocked around the refrigerator.

Seven 500ml bottled waters.

It was such an obvious number that anyone with a quick eye would notice it right away.

“Okay, everyone. Take this and cherish it and drink it sparingly. Right now, it’s an apocalypse situation.”

“Ah? Apo?”

“Hmm, anyway, it’s a situation where you can’t drink water. Got it?”

“Yes.”

Everyone took a bottle of water.

Si-ha put it in his penguin bag.

When the children saw that, they started putting water in their bags as well.

Si-ha put on his bag.

“Teacher. All done.”

“Huh? But why did you bring your bag?”

“Pepe [Penguin] dwink [drink] water.”

“Ah. So you put water in it?”

“Ah-ah.”

It was an unexpected idea.

But because Si-ha did it, everyone else puts on their bags.

The teacher thought it was a good thing.

“But what do we do now? That’s all the water we have. We need to find a way. Let’s think of something to appease the Well God.”

“Ah?”

The children thought hard.

But nothing came to mind.

Seung-joon got a good idea and jumped up.

“I know! We can play soccer with the Well God. If we win, it will come back.”

*Seung-joon, haven’t you watched too many cartoons?*

“No, Hana will sing. Singing is fun. It makes you feel good.”

Hana came up with a pretty good idea.

Si-ha, who was next to her, raised his hand as if he had a good idea.

“Yes, Si-ha, go ahead.”

“Hyung did it. Well God pow [power]. Ugh.”

*Hey? Si-ha? Your hyung is very versatile to you. Is Si-hyuk even killing gods now?*

“Let’s make a well and throw coins in it first. I think it would be good to do what we’ve done before.”

Jong-soo’s judgment, who studies hard.

It was definitely an opinion that was thorough in preparation and review.

Jae-hui was saying next to him, ‘Let’s just stay still.’

Yoon-dong suggested relieving the mood with dance, and Eun-woo suggested just waiting quietly.

Everyone had their own unique opinions.

The teacher clapped her hands and organized.

“Then, shall we first make a well that tells the story to the Well God?”

The children made a round well with brick toys.

And they combined all the opinions they had so far and did everything.

Singing, dancing, soccer.

Seung-joon’s powerful shot destroyed the well, but let’s just skip that.

“Hee hee. I’m tired now.”

The children nodded as if they agreed with Seung-joon’s words.

They took out water from their bags and drank it.

After playing so much, they started to get hungry.

Grumble.

“Ah, I’m hungry!”

“Ah-ah!”

“Hana too!”

The children looked at the director.

She sighed as if she was in trouble.

“What should I do? I need water to cook rice, and I need water to make soup. And side dishes too.”

The children had expressions that said, ‘Was water that important?!’

Hana asked with a worried expression.

“Then Hana can’t eat?”

“Everyone can share a little water and eat. I’ll cook with that.”

“This is water to dwink [drink]….”

The children hesitated but eventually decided to collect water.

They put a little bottled water in the gourd that the director brought.

Si-ha poured everything in so that the children could eat a lot.

Seung-joon, who saw that, looked at Si-ha in surprise.

“Si-ha. If you put it all in, what will you eat?”

“Okay [It’s okay]. Okay [It’s okay]. Hyung is here.”

The teacher looked at Si-ha, dumbfounded.

*Hey? Si-ha? How does your hyung know this situation and come? Do you think he teleports water from afar and gives it to you?*

Anyway, the children’s water was collected, and the director took the gourd, promising to make rice soon.

All that was left for the children was a little water.

Like that, after 5 minutes.

“Okay! The rice is all done!”

The director scooped rice onto the children’s plates and put side dishes on them.

The children shouted, ‘Thank you for the food,’ and started eating deliciously.

Delicious rice made with the children’s water.

So it was even more special.

Everyone was very hungry, so they ate very well.

But the ordeal of water was not over yet.

As the last dessert, pound cake came out, which could make their throats dry.

But the children ate it deliciously without knowing it.

“Ah. I’m thirsty.”

“Ah-ah.”

The children had no choice but to drink water.

They hesitated, but it couldn’t be helped.

Si-ha also wanted to drink, but it was already all gone.

Yoon-dong saw that and approached with water.

“Si-ha.”

“Ah?”

“Why did you pour it all out? Are you stupid?!”

Yoon-dong shouted and handed over his bottled water.

“Ah?”

“I only have one drink left, so I don’t need it.”

“Ah-ah. Thank you.”

Si-ha gulped down Yoon-dong’s bottled water.

The teacher smiled contentedly as she watched the scene.

The children were so kind.

But…

Seung-joon, who was behind him, had a shocked expression.

He was also going to drink and give it to Si-ha, but he was one step late.

Hana asked as she watched the scene.

“Oppa, what are you doing?”

“Cough. I got a yellow card [missed opportunity].”

“Huh?”

The teacher thought to herself.

*Seung-joon. Isn’t that too much for being a little late?*