Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 208

Hyung, Aren’t I Cute? 208

When you think of Halloween, what easily comes to mind?

It’s the orange pumpkin.

Alisa used that as a base to make clothes.

The problem was that there were two sets of clothes.

She had prepared adult clothes as well.

Of course, Siha shouted ‘Hyung together!’ as soon as he saw it, and I was embarrassed but had no choice but to wear a matching set with Siha.

I decided in my heart to only wear it until I got to the daycare.

“You two are totally wearing a couple look.”

“Haha. Yes. Alisa said she made it specially for Siha.”

“Specially made? I don’t see anything particularly different?”

To explain the overall outfit, we are wearing black long-sleeved shirts.

The eyes and mouth of a pumpkin are attached to the front with white reflective tape.

Even this alone is quite nice and a common design.

It means that I can wear it around too.

But it doesn’t end here, as we wear pumpkin hooded cloaks.

It’s like an orange pumpkin is biting our faces.

We have two pumpkins on our bodies.

What’s unique is.

“This cloak is quite unique, right? The lining is black.”

“Yes? Isn’t it matched with the shirt inside?”

“If that was the end, I wouldn’t say it’s unique.”

At that moment, Siha grabbed the teacher’s leg.

“Teacher. Teacher. Look. Look.”

“Yes, yes.”

Siha untied the cloak and flipped it around.

Black appeared and he put it back on over his shoulders. After pressing the snap button, he put on the hood.

“Oh? It’s a penguin?”

“Ah! Pepe! Black Pepe!”

That’s right.

The shirt inside is a pumpkin, and the cloak is Black Pepe… no, a penguin.

This useless function must be for Siha.

It can only be a special production.

“Hyung. Together. Together.”

“Okay. I understand.”

I also turned my hood cloak inside out and wore it.

That’s how the penguin style reigning over the pumpkin was created.

Why is a penguin even involved on Halloween?

I had that question, but if Siha likes it, isn’t that all that matters? Yes. Of course.

“Teacher, aren’t you laughing too much?”

“No. You two are so cute. Your actions. Who else comes dressed up with their guardian like this?”

“Umm.”

Click.

The teacher took a picture of the two of us without permission.

It’s okay to take pictures of Siha, but not me.

Of course, taking pictures is not a problem, but it’s a bit strange if someone other than me has the picture.

I wish they would delete it.

“This is a violation of portrait rights [the right to control the commercial use of one’s image].”

“Only now?”

“Possession of this is only allowed for family members.”

“Oh, come on. Then I’ll just send it to you on KakaoTalk [a popular Korean messaging app] and delete it.”

“Really?”

“Yes, I am. Have you only been deceived in your life?”

“Yes. I’ve only been deceived. I’ll check the cloud too….”

“No! Hahaha! Why are you checking so much?!”

The laughter sounds very suspicious.

While I was putting on unspoken pressure, the daycare children popped out.

First, Seungjun and Hana.

“Ack! Siha and Siyeoki hyung are Pengpkins [a portmanteau of ‘penguin’ and ‘pumpkin’]!”

“Wow! Pretty clothes! Hana wants them too!”

I didn’t expect this outfit to be so popular.

That being said, the twins’ outfits seem no joke too.

“Hana, I’ll ask Alisa unnie [older sister or female friend] later.”

“No. Hana wants a picture?”

“Huh?”

“Siyeoki oppa’s [older brother or male friend] picture. Hehe.”

No way. Please spare me that. If you have it, Seungjun’s mom and the professor will see it too?!

I want to avoid that at all costs.

I came on purpose to match the time of the last appearance, but that would make it meaningless.

“Let’s think about that later.”

“Okay.”

Looking to the side, Siha was greeting Seungjun.

“Ah. Seungjun! Drip or drip!”

“Huh? Hahaha! You mean Trick or Treat!”

“Ah. Trick or drip!”

“Puhahaha!”

Yeah. Siha. It’s ‘treat,’ not ‘drip.’ Let’s be careful with the pronunciation.

Anyway, when the other children appeared, Siha flipped it again to show off his cool clothes.

The children laughed, finding the different hooded cloaks on the front and back amazing.

They each showed what they wanted to show off and the explanation began.

Jaehui looked at me.

“Wow.”

“Huh? What’s wrong? Jaehui?”

“You look cool.”

“Huh? It’s the same clothes as Siha?”

“Siha is cute, but hyung is cool. You have good proportions. I want to be like that when I grow up.”

“Uh… Jaehui will become even cooler. Is that a wolf?”

Jaehui’s eyes widened.

For some reason, he had a very touched look.

He tapped the lamb claws in his hand together.

“That’s right. Wow, as expected. That’s why Siha says, ‘Hyung, hyung.'”

He had an expression that he had gained a great realization.

I had no idea what I had done, so I was just wondering.

Then the teacher said.

“Okay. Shall we all take a picture together? Gather around and stand.”

“Ah! Hyung! Siha next. Siha next.”

“Okay. I’ll just sit next to Siha, right?”

As I sat down with a thud, Siha slipped into my arms.

Excuse me. Mr. Siha? You told me to come next to you, but why are you going forward?

It seems that Siha’s heart is like a reed [easily swayed or unpredictable].

I can’t predict his movements.

“Haha! Then I’m on Siyeoki hyung’s right!”

“Hana is on the left!”

Then Jaehui stuck to my left shoulder.

As a result, everyone had no choice but to flock to me in the center.

Seungjun laughed loudly and said, ‘It’s a combined robot!’

I had no choice but to admit that too.

No. I don’t know why we’re huddled together like this over something like this.

“Okay, we’re taking it now.”

Click.

The shutter sound signaled the start of Halloween.

***

The director carefully folded the neatly folded clothes and put them in a shopping bag.

It’s clothes that were washed the day before yesterday.

I was going to have them wear it in case they didn’t have a costume for Halloween.

Because I’m very careful because I can feel left out even in an event like this.

It’s hard to feel a sense of belonging if I always have the same plain clothes.

Especially as a parent, I feel so uncomfortable if only my child doesn’t have a costume.

I prepared it for that, but it wasn’t used today.

‘That’s a relief.’

The director was really relieved.

I was so glad that the parents were so attentive to their children.

I don’t know how relieved I am that the children don’t even think for a moment, ‘I’m not wearing clothes?’

“Teacher Dahui. I’ll give you the pretty snack gifts when you leave later.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Because if I give it in advance, everyone will secretly eat one by one.

The director rolled up her sleeves and got up from her seat.

I arrived at the place where the children were playing and looked around.

It’s always the director’s job to carefully oversee everything.

“Director. Everything is ready.”

“Yes. Then let’s start.”

Today, we are making pumpkin baskets for Halloween.

To be exact, pumpkin-shaped baskets are prepared.

What the children have to make are the eyes and mouth.

Fortunately, Siha’s clothes are serving as an example.

Teacher Yoo Dahui said.

“Everyone. It’s good to say that you’ll play tricks if you don’t give me candy, but you also need a container to put it in. But no one has prepared it.”

The teacher took out the pumpkin basket.

“So the teacher prepared a pumpkin. We’re going to make and attach eyes and a mouth to it. Ta-da! Right here is the black sticker part.”

The teacher handed out black stickers the size of A4 paper to the children.

“If you draw eyes and a mouth on the white part on the back, the teacher will cut it out for you. Then we can stick it on our pumpkin.”

The children’s eyes sparkled.

They were already holding pencils and showing a battle stance.

They are full of thoughts to draw.

Seungjun raised his hand.

“Teacher. Do I have to draw eyes, nose, and mouth?”

“You can decorate it however you want. You know that what’s drawn on Siha’s clothes is usually a pumpkin, right? You can do it like that too.”

The children started racking their brains.

They’re just thinking about how to decorate it.

Siha is already writing with a pencil without hesitation, as if he has already thought of everything.

First, the eyes.

Triangle eyes are common, but Siha drew them round.

He added pupils and highlights to give a sparkling feeling.

“Teacher!”

Show it to the teacher.

“Siha. The teacher can’t cut it like this?”

“Why?”

“Maybe if I cut it, it’ll just be black pupils? Sniff. I’m sorry. It’s too difficult a task for the teacher.”

“No. Can do!”

“Sometimes there are things you can’t do.”

“No. Like this, like this.”

“Hmm. Can you teach Siha how to cut it?”

Passing the thought on to Siha.

Maybe he’ll understand if I say it like this.

Siha is thinking.

If you cut the pupils first…. dig out the middle too.

“Ah?”

He realized that it was very difficult to express because the color density was the same.

In the end, I have no choice but to draw again.

“Siha redraw.”

“Yes. It’s hard, right? It’s better to draw again.”

“Ah. Again come~”

“Yes. Please visit again.”

Siha waved his hand and went back to his seat and started drawing his eyes again.

This time, just simple round eyes. Caterpillar eyebrows. Seagull shape.

“All done. Teacher. Siha all done.”

“Wow. Cute eyebrows, eyes, and mouth. The teacher will cut it out quickly.”

“Teacher. Not mouth.”

“Huh? Not a mouth? You’re smiling in a W shape?”

“No. Mustache. Mustache.”

“Ah! This was a mustache?”

“Ah ah.”

The teacher thought that Siha didn’t draw a mouth on purpose.

It seems like it would be very cute with just a mustache like this.

“Okay! All cut out. You can tap here with your fingernails and Siha can stick it on. There’s a small pumpkin basket over there, right?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha received the sticker and was about to stick it on the pumpkin.

Everyone else had finished drawing, so they all left it to the teacher.

Only after doing that did the pumpkin introduction continue.

First, Seungjun.

“I’m a pumpkin soccer ball that the pumpkin kicks.”

I told them to decorate it as they pleased, but I didn’t tell them to make a soccer ball.

Pentagons are plastered all over the pumpkin basket.

Next is Hana.

“Hana made a ribbon. The eyes are hearts!”

It was a cute pumpkin like Hana.

Jongsu.

“I’m wearing glasses. It’s a very smart pumpkin.”

Jaehui.

This time, he said clearly so that there would be no misunderstanding.

Everyone except Siyeok had asked if they were cats.

“I cut it like this in a V shape to make ears. This is a wolf pumpkin. Don’t misunderstand.”

Yun Dong and Eunwoo.

“Just a normal pumpkin.”

“Ahaha. I want to get a lot of candy, so I made the eye shape into candy! But Yun Dong. Are you just a pumpkin?! Puhaha. Funny. I like it a lot.”

“What’s so funny?”

Lastly, Lee Siha.

He came out holding a pumpkin basket in his arms.

“Ta-da.”

“???”

The children’s faces were filled with questions.

Because the stickers were attached strangely.

Usually, when you hold a basket, the top is open and you attach the eyes, nose, and mouth to fit it.

But Siha stuck it upside down.

The teacher looked at it and said.

“Siha. It looks like you stuck the basket upside down. Shall we stick it again?”

“No. This right.”

“Ah. You stuck it like that on purpose?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha spun the basket around.

He showed it slightly diagonally.

Pointing to the open part with his hand.

“Mouth.”

“!!!”

Why is the mustache at the end because it’s stuck upside down?

Why didn’t Siha draw a mouth?

The answer to that came out.

Since the hole was the mouth, there was no need to draw it.

The teacher was impressed by Siha’s imagination.

“Wow. The teacher didn’t even think of that?”

The children’s eyes widened and they praised him.

“Oh oh! Siha is the best!”

“Siha is Siyeoki oppa’s younger brother after all.”

Lee Siyeok suddenly appears.

“Of course. Siyeoki hyung is cool.”

Even Jaehui, who praises Siyeok a lot today, participates.

Everyone is just saying what they want to say.

The teacher calmed the children down.

“Okay, everyone did a really good job. Shall we eat lunch and go get snacks?”

“Yes!”

“Then a question! What’s for lunch today?”

Siha raised his hand.

“Okay. Siha, would you like to say it?”

“Peach mango.”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Peach mango.”

The teacher wondered what peach mango meant.

It wasn’t an unexpected context for Siha and Siyeok, but it was too unexpected an answer for the daycare children.

“Delicious.”

“Yes. Yes, it’s delicious.”

“Green transform.”

“First of all, can you tell me from the beginning without cutting off the front and back?”

“Eat potion. Pengdol [Penguin doll].”

“Hmm. I see.”

Why can’t I understand even though I said the front?

So I just smiled kindly.