Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 245

Hyung, aren’t I cute? 245

I didn’t expect everyone to be so interested in my outfit.

I tried to brush it off, but it was no use.

Alright. Let’s just show them what I’ve got.

It’s not that weird of a design, anyway.

Actually, it’s a bit much to wear out and about.

Siha really liked this outfit, though.

Even though it’s not the same as Rudolph.

Ziiip.

The long padding’s zipper came down.

As if a king were taking off his coat, the teacher smoothly came behind me and assisted.

It was easy to take off.

No, wait. Teacher? Why are you coming from behind like that?

Amidst my bewilderment, someone exclaimed in admiration.

“Wow!”

The teacher behind me also exclaimed in the same admiration.

What I mean is, you can see it from both the front and back.

To explain the outfit, the top is basically red.

A rope is embroidered sideways from the shoulder to the wrist.

“It’s a sleigh!”

That’s right.

The front has a picture of the front of a sleigh. The back has a picture of the back of the sleigh.

The pants are just black slacks.

This completes the sleigh.

Something seems to be missing?

“Pfft. Ah, I get it. That white fur hat is the gift bundle, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hyung!”

Siha brightly handed me the hat.

I received it and put it on as is. It was the moment a gift bundle was placed on the sleigh.

A sleigh perfectly paired with Rudolph.

That’s why Siha liked it. Because it was literally ‘together with Siha’.

The condition was met.

“Hyung. Combine!”

Siha spread his arms wide.

“You’re so innocent.”

“Sihyuk, your inner thoughts are showing.”

“Ah!”

Anyway, let’s give Siha what he wants.

I put my hand on his shoulder. Siha Rudolph was equipped with a sleigh.

We walked forward like we were playing train.

Siha confidently walked forward, so happy about something.

The twins watched that train play and joined in.

“Siha, let me play too.”

“Ah, Seungjun!”

“Hana too!”

“Ah, Hana!”

Like that, the two children were connected in front of Siha.

Starting with them, other children joined the train as well.

The sudden train play was truly bewildering.

“Okay. That’s the end!”

The children don’t seem disappointed and have satisfied faces.

Only Siha has a lingering expression, as if saying, ‘Already?’

How long were you planning to do it for?

“Anyway, this is the outfit.”

“Sihyuk hyung, cool.”

Don’t lie, Seungjun. There’s no way. This was hidden in a black package.

“Sihyuk oppa, cool.”

With Hana joining in, I started to wonder if this outfit was really cool.

Is it, is it really? Is this the hip fashion that appeals to children?

“Hana is wearing the Santa outfit that Sihyuk oppa bought her too. How is it?”

“Very pretty. Santa is prettier than a princess.”

“Hehe.”

Hana held her cheeks and blushed.

Then Siha pointed at himself with his finger.

“Hyung. What about Siha?”

“Siha is super cute.”

“Not cool?”

“No. You’re super cool, too! Look. That majestic horn and those protruding, soft cheeks. And even the cape with the red nose.”

Describing it, it’s closer to praising cuteness than coolness.

I can’t help it. You’re too cute rather than cool.

Please forgive this little white lie.

Anyway, hyung is at an age where Santa Claus doesn’t give presents anymore, so it’s okay to tell a little white lie.

“Sihyuk hyung. What about me? What about me?”

Seungjun pointed at himself with expectant eyes.

I was naturally going to say he was really cool, but

“Ugly Oh Seungjun!”

With Hana’s sudden counterattack, his mouth snapped shut.

What is it? What on earth happened?

***

The Christmas Eve started noisily from the morning.

Sihyuk put on his long padding [a type of long, insulated coat] and quickly disappeared.

Siha waved his hand at that hyung.

Anyway, since today is a happy day, I had to do something important until the end.

That is, decorating the Christmas tree in preparation for tomorrow.

Actually, we should have made it two weeks ago, but the daycare didn’t do that.

Because they wanted to give each child a tree as a gift.

Usually, children would like it if they bought it, but for parents, this is nothing but a nuisance.

Of course, there are people who buy it, but it was planned for children who don’t have one.

“Okay. Everyone. The teacher brought seven trees. Decorate the trees here.”

I took out small trees so they wouldn’t be cumbersome.

The bigger it is, the prettier and better it would be, but it was obvious that the parents wouldn’t like it, so I prepared these cute trees.

It was a preparation that could satisfy both the children and the parents.

“You’re going to take this home, so you have to decorate it nicely. Got it?”

“Yes!”

There were many different materials.

But because they were small, it was clear that even if the children decorated them diligently, they would all have similar shapes.

That can’t be helped.

Siha looked around at the materials.

“Siha this.”

Among the round beads, he picked out only the red ones and hung them on the tree.

Jongsu, who saw it, said.

“Hey, Lee Siha. Why are you taking all the red ones for yourself!”

“Siha wed joha [Siha likes red].”

“I want red ones too.”

“Give you some?”

“Yeah. But this isn’t yours, is it?”

“Ah?”

Siha tilted his head and handed over the red beads.

Jongsu seemed to be in a good mood and hummed as he hung them on the tree.

There were empty spots on Siha’s tree, but he didn’t bother to hang beads of other colors.

Gold and silver beads sparkled brilliantly, but they weren’t attractive to Siha.

“What is this? A cane?”

A cane with alternating red and white lines.

Since there was a little red, it passed the test and was hung on Siha’s tree.

Clearly, even though they were decorating with the given materials, it was obvious that it was Siha’s.

That’s because it’s a completely red tree.

Seungjun watched it and took off all the decorations he had put on.

“Wow. Siha’s is all red. I need to make mine cool too. Hmm.”

“Hana will only do ribbons.”

“Then I, hmm. I should only hang round things.”

The teacher looked at Seungjun.

Are you putting back what you took off earlier?

Everyone’s trees were similar, but they still had their own individuality.

Finally, they put a star on top and completed it.

“Then the teacher will put on the lights.”

Swish. Swish.

After wrapping the lights around and finishing, I turned on the lights.

“Wow!”

The children’s eyes were dyed with the light of the bulbs.

The teacher quietly turned off the daycare’s fluorescent lights. It wasn’t as dark as night, but the light bulbs looked even brighter than before.

“Ah, pretty!”

“Really pretty!”

“Pweda [Pretty].”

Everyone sat and admired the tree for a while.

When it was about to get a little boring, the teacher turned on the fluorescent lights.

“Okay. Everyone. 50 percent is ready. So, do you know what’s left?”

“What is it?”

“It’s putting up the red socks to receive presents. Shall we all make one together?”

The teacher took out felt socks that she had made in advance.

They were so big that you couldn’t even wear them on your feet.

It was red, but nothing was decorated on the outside.

This is the part that the children will decorate.

“The teacher has already made the sock models stitch by stitch. No less than a Swiss artisan [referring to the high quality and precision of Swiss craftsmanship]. Everyone, decorate it nicely so that Santa Claus can put the presents in it well.”

Jongsu raised his hand.

“Teacher. The socks are too small?”

“Huh?”

“I don’t think a big toy box will fit in that.”

I didn’t expect such a realistic question to come up, but I could easily answer it.

“Actually, it’s right to put it in the socks, but these days, we just use it as a sign. Santa Claus receives a beep signal that these socks are hung and comes to the house.”

“Lie.”

“It’s true.”

“Isn’t Santa going to use a navigation system too?”

“Yeah. No.”

Damn the advancement of science.

Why is there a navigation system here?

Siha raised his hand.

“Yes. Okay. Siha, do you have any questions?”

“Ah. Socks big.”

Is it a problem because it’s big this time?

“Isn’t it good if it’s big? It’s easy to see.”

“No. Siha can’t wear. Fall off foot.”

“Huh?”

Were you thinking of wearing these socks?

This is for decoration, what are you going to do if you actually wear it?

I never thought I would be criticized for its practicality.

Seungjun next to me laughed.

“Hahaha! You can’t wear it if it’s that big.”

The teacher cleared her throat.

“Ahem. I made it big so that Santa could see it well. And you never know. You might put a letter in the socks too.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

Actually, there was nothing special about making it big.

It’s to make it possible for children to decorate a lot.

The more there is to decorate, the longer it takes, so it’s a win-win situation.

“Shall we start then?”

“Yes!”

The children started drawing hard.

Later, I was going to cut this out and paste it on the socks.

***

I came to pick up Siha, but he was holding something.

A Christmas tree with red socks.

Actually, I was wondering whether to buy this or not, but I was grateful that the daycare provided it like this.

If there is a big tree in the house, it may be good at that moment, but it is annoying to clean it up later and it only takes up space.

But if there is a small potted tree like this, I don’t think I need to clean it up.

“Hyung. Tree!”

“Oh! You even learned the word Christmas tree? You’re amazing!”

“Siha amazing?”

“Yeah. Very.”

I wrinkled the tip of my nose.

“Hyung. Socks there.”

“Really?”

Siha’s picture was attached to the socks.

Two gift boxes.

One was a small box with a big X mark, and the other was a big box with an O mark.

I smiled softly as I watched it.

It was obvious that he was asking for a big gift instead of a small one.

Santa Claus might say, ‘Oh, I have to exchange the gifts,’ and give him a big gift.

The socks are really big too.

“Mr. Sihyuk.”

“Yes. Teacher.”

“I put something important in the notification. Please take a look.”

“What is it?”

“A reply from S.”

“Ah.”

Looks like I got a reply from Santa.

“I think it would be nice to put it in the socks later.”

“Yes. I understand. I’ll do that. Anyway, Santa brings presents when we sleep.”

“Please.”

I’m so curious about what the letter says.

I want to see it secretly, but it looks like it will be obvious if I open it, so I have to hold back until tomorrow morning.

“Siha, shall we go now?”

“Ah.”

“Ah, give it to me. Hyung will hold it.”

“No. Siha.”

“Okay, then.”

We said goodbye to the teacher and went outside.

Because it was winter, the sun set quickly and the cold covered us.

Seeing the big temperature difference, I wanted to go home quickly.

“Siha. It’s cold, so let’s go home quickly.”

“Hyung. Hold hand?”

“Isn’t that because you want to hold it?”

“No. Hyung hand cold. Siha hold.”

“Okay. Warm hyung’s hand.”

“Ah.”

I held Siha’s hand tightly.

We headed towards the car at a fast pace.

Actually, it’s still cold even if I hold it like this. I know that putting my hands in my pockets is warmer.

But it was better to do this.

Even if the harsh wind freezes my hands, I feel like I should never let go.

While walking, I rubbed my fingers here and there, fiddling with them, just in case Siha’s hands were cold.

As soon as I got in the car, the warm air greeted us.

“Hyung. Warm!”

I smiled.

Before going to pick up Siha, I turned on the heater hard to warm it up.

“It’ll get warmer as we go.”

I turned on the heater and started the car.

Anyway, it’s a short trip to the house, but we have to indulge in this luxury to celebrate Christmas.

“But Siha, you said you didn’t want anything, but you wanted a really big gift?”

“Ah?”

Siha tilted his head as if asking what that meant.

I gestured to the picture on the tree while driving.

“That big gift box picture there. Aren’t you asking for a big one?”

“No.”

“Huh? You’re not?”

“Ah.”

No, then what does it mean?

“Then what picture is it?”

Siha smiled brightly and said.

“Socks see Santa come. Tell Siha give hyung gift.”

“Huh?”

The big gift represented me, and the small gift meant Siha.

It meant to give hyung a gift instead of Siha’s gift.

That heart was so pretty and warm that my eyes seemed to brighten.

Tuk. Tuk.

Whether the sky knew it too.

Warm and cozy snowflakes were falling one by one.

A white Christmas that would paint the world white was about to begin.