Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 347

“But I still think we need to buy what we need for the valley trip!”

“???”

Baek Dong-hwan spoke confidently.

“What supplies do we need? We can take a tent for resting, and clothes to change into. But what else is there to buy?”

“When you think of a valley, you think of watermelon!”

“I heard it’s not good to put watermelon directly in the valley water?”

“What are you talking about? Of course, you have to put it in an icebox [a portable cooler]!”

“Ah……”

“Valley water is just a slightly colder temperature than an icebox with ice in it.”

“That’s amazing. But ice is heavy, isn’t it?”

“It’s not that bad, is it? I don’t think it’s very heavy?”

*This muscle-bound voice actor! Don’t just say things!*

“The real joy of the valley is carrying it lightly later. I’ll carry it!”

“You’re that serious about watermelon?”

“Of course! Valley means watermelon! Watermelon means valley!”

Siha chimed in.

“Mhm. Siha wuz happy eatin’ watermelon at da valley.”

“You’ve never been to a valley.”

“Nu-uh. Siha saw goin’ to da valley wif hyung [older brother or male friend] in da future.”

“Ah, that setting.”

*Did you see an album from the future or something? How did you know we went to the valley?! And how are you going to explain the taste of the watermelon back then?!*

“Anyway, let’s go buy a watermelon!”

“Ah! Come to think of it, there is something we need to buy.”

“What is it?”

“Life jackets.”

Everyone who goes to the valley probably feels this at least once.

That is, the experience of slipping on moss on the rocks and falling.

It’s slippery, so you have to be careful.

If Siha gets hurt badly, it will hurt *me*, so let’s get a safe life jacket so his body can float even if he falls.

And there are places where you can sink if you play around, so a life jacket is much better than a tube.

“And sandals.”

Summer means sandals, right?

Slippers are comfortable, but it’s annoying if they come off while playing in the water and float away.

“As expected, hyung! You *really* wanted to go to the valley!”

“Why is that how you interpret it?”

“Only those who have truly thought about it are prepared to go to the valley.”

“What are you even saying?”

Siha chimes in from the side.

“Mhm, mhm. Hyungie thought about it all so Siha can play at da valley. Siha knows.”

“Huh?”

“Iz dat right? Iz Siha right?”

“Yeah. That’s right. Hyung is preparing thoroughly because he’s thinking about playing with Siha.”

I couldn’t bring myself to say no to that cute face.

Either way, it was something I thought about because I wanted Siha to play comfortably and safely.

“Then let’s go buy the supplies!”

Baek Dong-hwan takes the lead.

Siha runs quickly and overtakes him. He puts on his shoes first and sticks to the door.

*Okay. Let’s go. Let’s go.*

Since we have to buy things anyway, let’s organize them in my head.

“Hyungie. Hurry.”

“Okay!”

That’s how we went to the mart [supermarket] together.

The hypermarket sold clothes and shoes, so it was easy to look around.

First, we went to buy sandals that would suit Siha.

The ones here were brand-name, so they were a bit pricey, but since they were for kids, they weren’t too expensive.

There were a lot of pretty ones, but the designs were a bit disappointing to wear to the valley.

“This one is pretty. I should buy it.”

“Hyung, but isn’t it a bit much to wear while playing in the water at the valley?”

The clerk next to him agreed. He asked if this kind of thing would be better.

“What are you talking about? We can just buy that separately.”

“???”

“Two pairs of shoes are better than one.”

“Considering that, hyung only has two pairs of shoes, doesn’t he?”

“Two pairs of shoes are enough for me.”

“Hmm. I see that hyung doesn’t skimp on Siha.”

“What are you talking about? I save money too. I want to buy him more, but I can’t because there’s nothing *else* to buy.”

“I think it’s enough?”

“No. It’s not enough!”

“???”

Well, kids’ feet keep growing, so they can’t wear them for long.

But I still want to put them on him because they’re pretty!

“Siha, let’s put on the shoes.”

“Same wif hyungie.”

“Yeah. Hyung was going to buy one anyway. Let’s use this for the valley.”

Plain sandals with holes.

Velcro that kids can easily put on! Perfect.

So Siha tries them on.

“How is it? Comfortable?”

“Hyungie try it on too. Den u know. Should Siha take it off for u?”

“No. That won’t fit on hyung’s foot.”

The employee laughed when she heard us.

I asked if they had it for adults, and she said they did.

As expected, the design was the same for adults and children.

It doesn’t feel bad when I put it on.

I always think that the feeling of trying it on for a short time is different from the feeling of walking for a long time.

“Then I’ll take this. Siha likes it too, right?”

“Same wif hyungie!”

Okay. Everything is good if it’s the same as hyung, right?

Next, we moved to buy life jackets. Because it’s summer, summer products are lined up in one place.

Tubes, water guns, swimsuits, etc.

As expected, it’s convenient to visit the mart every season in this regard.

I was about to buy a life jacket, but Siha stares at me.

*Ah, aren’t you going to buy mine?* I had no choice but to buy one for adults too.

Huhuhu. If I saved this, I could feed him one more delicious meal.

“Aren’t you buying one?”

“I have one at home. Haha! But there probably isn’t one that fits me here.”

“That’s true.”

“Let’s go buy a watermelon! Watermelon!”

“How much do you like watermelon?!”

That’s how we came to buy the watermelon that Baek Dong-hwan likes.

He points to the watermelon and says, as if he wants to teach Siha something.

“Siha, you know what? To see if a watermelon is ripe, you have to tap it. If it makes a good sound, it’s a delicious watermelon.”

*Such a classic method…….*

*If I knew how to distinguish it with that, wouldn’t I already be in the realm of a master?*

“Baekdong hyungie can’t tap it.”

“Why?”

“It’ll break.”

“I’ll do it gently?”

“Nu-uh. It’ll break even if u do it gently.”

“???”

*Baek Dong-hwan. What are you, really? You have an amazing image to Siha.*

*Are you a monster, not a human?*

“Siha will try. Knock knock. Open da door. Iz it yummy?”

Siha tilted his head, and nodded as if he heard something.

“Not yummy. I’ll ask anudder watermelon. Knock knock. R u doin’ well dere?”

*Why is he asking if he’s doing well?*

*Who the heck is in the watermelon?*

But no matter how much I listen to the tapping sound, it’s the same. There’s no difference.

“Hyungie. Dis one iz yummy. Siha asked. It’s yummy.”

“Really? Let’s see. Hyung knows how to tell a delicious watermelon.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. You can tell by looking at the navel.”

“Here?”

Siha lifts up his clothes and looks at his navel.

*No. Not the navel on your stomach. I mean the navel on the watermelon…….*

First, when I checked, the one with the small navel looked delicious. The color seems dark enough.

“You look at the navel here, Siha.”

“Ah? U don’t know by lookin’ at Siha’s navel?”

“Yeah. No.”

Surprisingly, Siha seems to have picked a good watermelon.

Something, a large fist, is subtly approaching the watermelon he is holding.

“Baekdong hyungie. No!”

“Ahem. You can try it once, right? Once. There’s a taste to tapping a watermelon like this.”

“Den do it wif ur pinky!”

“No. What.”

At Siha’s words, Baek Dong-hwan had no choice but to tap it with his pinky.

After that, he seemed to be looking for an angle to tap it secretly, but Siha was sitting in the cart, holding the watermelon in his arms, so he couldn’t.

Even when he came home, his eyes were on the bag, so Baek Dong-hwan had no choice but to give up tapping it.

*Should I just tap it?*

Tap. Tap.

“Hyung is the worst.”

“???”

***

We came to the valley.

Walking between the green trees, I felt hot but cool.

Green scenery always gives coolness.

Seung-jun and Hana are also happy, chattering with Siha.

Seung-jun’s mom says next to me.

“You guys go everywhere together.”

“I guess so.”

“But I strangely like this. If the kids are having fun with each other, the parents are a little more comfortable. We have twins, so they play very well together.”

“Siha doesn’t have a sibling, so he only plays with me.”

“Our kids are the same. They only look for their mom at home.”

“Kids are all like that.”

Professor Oh Sang-hwan cleared his throat and argued, ‘They look for Dad a lot too.’

Seung-jun’s mom crossed her arms and said, ‘There’s someone here who looks for Dad a lot?’

Professor Oh Sang-hwan’s face turned red.

It wouldn’t be just because of the heat.

Showing such a friendly couple’s appearance, Seung-jun and Hana seemed to be learning a lot from it.

I felt a little envious.

“Hyungie!”

“Yeah?”

“Siha looks for hyungie a lot too.”

“Yeah. Too much.”

“U like it?”

“Yeah. I like it a lot!”

I wonder when he came and heard those words.

As expected, Siha knows everything?! How does he only hear the important moments? He was definitely talking excitedly with Seung-jun and Hana.

“Oh! Here it is.”

There were quite a few people, but there was still space to play.

There were many places where water flowed, but there were only a few points where children could play.

After going down and setting up a simple tent, I put life jackets on the kids.

“Hyungie. Let’s play!”

“Yeah. Just a minute.”

I roughly put on a life jacket.

Actually, I didn’t want to wear it, but I couldn’t help it because Siha wouldn’t wear it if I didn’t.

“Okay! Everyone look at hyung. There are precautions before entering the water. You must follow them.”

“Wut iz it?”

“You can’t go far away and have to play near here. Got it?”

“Why?”

“It’s dangerous if your feet don’t reach and you go too far. That’s a problem. What should you do if it’s dangerous?”

Seung-jun raised his hand.

“Swim hard and get out!”

“Seung-jun, can you swim?”

“I’m good at dog paddling!”

Hana shakes her head.

“Oppa [older brother] always says he’s good at dog paddling, but he can’t.”

“No, I can! I’m as good as Whitey!”

“When it’s that dangerous, you have to say, ‘Please save me!’”

Hana is right.

You have to ask for help from people around you.

At that moment, Siha said.

“Call 119. 119 rescue team!”

“Huh? The 119 rescue team will probably be too late.”

The 119 rescue team is too late in this kind of emergency situation.

Of course, I’m just drifting away because I’m wearing a life jacket… But you never know.

“Hyungie. Should we call dem now?”

“That’s a bit…”

It’s a good idea, but calling in advance is a bit much.

“Hana is the answer!”

“Yay!”

“And what should we do before going into the water?”

“Warm-up exercises!”

We warmed up together, saying one, two, three, four, and then went into the water.

Splash splash.

The water cools my legs.

“Hyungie. I’m floatin’!”

“You are.”

Siha floats even when he puts his body in the water.

It’s the power of the life jacket.

He flaps his arms and is pushed back.

Seung-jun splashes water on Siha.

“Take this!”

“Cooool!”

Lee Siha closes his eyes tightly.

He takes the water on his face. Splashing water is one of the games that children like.

“Okay! It’s a big water gun!”

Chwaaa! (Splash)

I splashed water on the three children.

Everyone shouts happily.

The three children splash water on me at the same time. It’s more fun to attack only one person intensively.

“Hyungie. Iz it cooool?”

“It’s so cool!”

I turn my back and answer.

“U makin’ ‘oopoopoo’ sound.”

At that time, a black shadow fell behind me.

It was the appearance of Baek Dong-hwan.

“Hyung! I’ll help too!”

Chwaaa!

The children are surprised by the huge splash of water.

*No. You’re not the physique to be here.*

Even if you do wrestling or boxing, you put them together by weight class, but you’re too much!

Seung-jun shouted.

“It’s a monster!”

“It’s a monster!”

“Baekdong hyungie. Not monster. It’s muscle.”

*Siha, I think you’re saying something worse.*

Anyway, the kids seem to like splashing water on such a big physique.

Is bigger always better?

Maybe they like it more because there’s a larger area to attack.