Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 380

“Hyung, aren’t I cute?”

January 25th.

Siha is bustling around, having woken up early. It’s Hyung’s birthday today.

Siha remembered Hyung making him seaweed soup on his birthday.

So, this time, Siha wanted to make seaweed soup for Hyung.

He had already conspired with his uncle, so he was confident he could make it.

Today is a weekday, and he has to go to daycare.

Siha, who fell asleep earlier than usual, was able to wake up much earlier than Hyung.

“Hyung, you have to sleep soundly.”

After casting a playful spell on Hyung, he quietly slipped out of the room.

He went straight to his uncle’s room and climbed onto the bed.

“Uncle, wake up. Wake up.”

Wiggle, wiggle.

Smacking his lips, his uncle slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing Siha’s round face, he gently touched his cheek with his finger before closing his eyes again.

He felt the soft texture and smiled contentedly.

“Ah? Uncle! Wake up! Wake up!”

Slap, slap.

He patted his uncle’s cheek.

His uncle’s face changed to a scowling expression.

Slowly.

Rubbing his eyes, he barely got up and ruffled Siha’s hair.

“Haaam. Waking me up at this hour.”

“Uncle, today is Hyung’s birthday.”

“Oh? Oh, right.”

“We have to make seaweed soup.”

“Oh? Okay. Siha, get ready. Uncle will go out.”

“Okay.”

Siha ran to the kitchen.

He took out the instant seaweed soup he bought yesterday from the bottom cabinet.

His uncle had easily convinced him that Siha could make seaweed soup with this from the convenience store.

He diligently tore the plastic open, opened the lid, took out the cup soup block, and put it in.

“Uncle.”

“I know.”

His uncle put water in the electric kettle and waited blankly.

Siha sat on the chair, swinging his legs, waiting for the steam to rise.

“Now, if we pour water, the seaweed soup is complete.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. How is it? Cooking is easy, right?”

“Amazing! You’re awesome!”

“If you know this well, Siha can also make Korean rice soup [Tteokguk], chicken, dumplings, skewers. You can make a lot of dishes.”

“!!!”

Siha thought it was amazing.

Now Siha can cook. He can make a lot of food for Hyung.

That’s what he thinks.

In fact, instant food is easily made by just microwaving it or pouring water, but it wasn’t quite right to call that cooking.

Because it’s already made.

“Now, let’s pour the water. It’s hot, so let’s hold it together with Uncle and pour it. Okay?”

“Okay.”

After pouring water and waiting for about a minute, the seaweed loosened.

His uncle gave Siha chopsticks and told him to stir it.

As his uncle said, seaweed soup was really made.

He put his nose close and sniffed, and it smelled like seaweed soup.

“Did you make all the seaweed soup?”

“Yeah. That’s it.”

“!!!”

Siha looked at the cup as if it was amazing.

When Hyung made seaweed soup, it was bubbling in a pot, but the method his uncle taught him was completed just by pouring water.

“Now, let’s wake up Hyung.”

“Siha will wake him up.”

Siha went into the room, lifted the blanket, and slipped into Hyung’s arms.

Si혁 felt Siha in his sleep and hugged him, making a sound.

He patted him a little and went back to sleep.

“Hyung. Hyung. Wake up. Wake up.”

“Umm? Siha?”

“Hyung. Siha made seaweed soup. Happy birthday, Hyung.”

“???”

Si혁 got up from his seat.

Holding Siha’s hand and coming outside, he could see the seaweed soup.

“Pfft.”

“Hyung. Siha made this. Siha is good at cooking now.”

“Oh? Really? I see.”

“We’ll sing a birthday song at night.”

“Oh? Really? That’s amazing.”

Without Si혁 knowing, all the plans were made.

Si혁 had just woken up, so he just thought, ‘I see. Siha had a plan.’

“Hyung. Eat it.”

“Oh? Okay.”

Si혁 blew on the seaweed soup and ate it.

It was just an okay taste. A simple taste. An edible taste.

“Hyung. Is it delicious?”

“It’s more delicious because Siha made it.”

“Yay!”

Si혁 smiled as if it was enough for Siha to be happy.

“Si혁, let’s set the table now.”

At his uncle’s words that broke the atmosphere, Si혁’s morning sleepiness disappeared.

Why didn’t his uncle set the table and only made seaweed soup?

That was the moment when such a question arose.

***

It was time to pick up Siha.

He slowly drove, reminiscing about this morning’s events.

Pfft.

He laughed. He never thought he would receive seaweed soup from Siha. Although it was instant seaweed soup, wasn’t his heart so beautiful?

Was this how his father felt when he received seaweed soup from him?

Now he can’t ask, so he can only imagine.

It feels better than putting candles on a birthday cake. It just feels like he received a big gift today.

He was also grateful to his uncle.

If it weren’t for his uncle, Siha wouldn’t have been able to make seaweed soup.

Squeak.

He arrived at the daycare.

He got out of the car and went into the daycare.

“Siha! Hyung is here.”

“Hyung!”

“It’s Si혁 Hyung!”

“It’s Si혁 Oppa!”

Today, it’s not just Siha who is running towards him.

This. Isn’t this a familiar scene?

He felt a sense of déjà vu, and Siha stood at the front of the children and held out a pretty wrapping paper.

“Hyung. A gift!”

“Wow! What is this?”

“Friends and Siha made it together. A lot!”

“Oh? Are there many gifts inside?”

“Yes!”

“Thank you. Can I open it now?”

Siha nodded.

The children are also looking at him with expectant eyes.

Curious about what’s inside, he quickly untied the ribbon and tore it open.

“Wow.”

Inside were eight grip holders [phone accessories], each individually wrapped.

“Guys, thank you so much. I’ll really use them well.”

“Happy birthday, Hyung!”

“Happy birthday, Si혁 Hyung!”

“Happy birthday, Si혁 Oppa!”

He received congratulations from everyone.

He thanked them again.

Siha stared at him and said this.

“Hyung, you have to match them now.”

“Oh? You have to guess who made them?”

“Yes!”

Can he guess them? With that thought in mind, he decided to guess them one by one.

Surprisingly, there were some that were easy.

“This is Seungjun’s, right?”

A picture that symbolizes the Thunder Three club that anyone can see.

You can guess this with your intuition.

The children look at him with surprised faces, saying wow!

It feels like he’s being praised for something that’s not a big deal.

Is he raising expectations like this and then disappointing them?

First, he should guess Siha’s last.

The picture is Pepe [a popular internet meme], so it’s obvious that Siha drew it.

“Jaehwi drew this, right? It’s clothes. And this is…”

Elimination method is good for guessing these answers.

Increase the probability little by little.

Eunwoo with headphones, Yoon-dong, who is the strangest picture.

Looking at the drawing style, it seemed like girls would draw it, but the book shape seems to be drawn better.

He knew Yeonju’s skills from before, so he guessed both correctly.

“Jongsu drew this? Oh? It’s a person, but who is it?”

“Siha.”

“Ah! I see. Ahem.”

“Sniff.”

He felt sorry for not guessing it.

Because he didn’t know whose face it was. It’s important to capture the characteristics well in these face drawings.

There’s no other way. Well.

“Lastly, this is Siha’s!”

“Yes! Hyung is amazing!”

“As expected, it’s Si혁 Hyung!”

“Si혁 Oppa. How did you guess it?”

“You’re really the best.”

The children praise him all together.

What is it that they’re praising him so much for?

Maybe other mothers can guess it too.

Because he’s been seeing the daycare friends that much.

“Ahem. Thank you, everyone. I’ll cherish this.”

But it’s so cute that it’s too precious to use.

What if it breaks? Because of that psychological defense mechanism, he’ll probably just keep it as it is.

“Siha, shall we go now?”

“Hyung. Let’s go!”

We said goodbye to our friends and headed to the car.

Siha took off his bag and said as he got into the car.

“Hyung. Siha also has a gift for Uncle.”

“Oh?”

“Uncle’s gift. Grip holder.”

“Oh, really? Is it the same as Hyung’s?”

“No. It’s different from Hyung’s. And there are many people to give it to.”

“Pfft. Really?”

It seems like he’s going to give grip holders to other people while he’s making them.

But I’m especially happy that I’m the only one with Angel Pepe.

“This is for Uncle.”

“Oh!”

Devil Pepe. He seems to be laughing very mischievously. He really looks like Uncle.

He wondered if the rest were also Devil Pepe, but just Pepe is drawn.

It’s for mass production.

Angel wings and devil wings must be special.

Our Siha knows something. He knows how to sell because he’s seen it! This is a unique item.

“Hyung. Hurry. Hurry.”

“Okay. I got it. When are you going to give those gifts?”

“Next time?”

Well, everyone will like Siha’s gifts.

***

When we came home, Uncle greeted us.

Since Uncle came, it feels strange that there is one more person in the house to greet us.

He just asks if we had a normal day, but it’s so good that his heart warms.

Of course, he didn’t show it.

“I thought you two would be waiting so long that your necks would fall off.”

“Don’t lie.”

“I’m serious? I brought a huge cake!”

“What are you trying to do again?”

“Hey. What do you mean by trying to do?”

Uncle takes the cake out of the refrigerator.

Is it a special production?

When he took out the cake, there was my face on it.

“It’s Hyung!”

It seems to have captured the characteristics better than Jongsu’s face drawing.

But a face cake. I’m a little scared of this. As I was feeling awkward.

“Why? Isn’t it great?”

“Well. It’s just so-so.”

“But Siha likes it a lot. The reaction was hot!”

Siha immediately switched gears because he seemed to not like it very much.

“No. Siha doesn’t like it.”

“You liked it earlier, saying it’s Hyung!”

“No. I can’t put a candle on Hyung’s face. I don’t like it.”

“Oh ho. Is that so? But what should I do? This is made of cookies and sugar craft, so it falls off.”

“???”

Uncle lifted the face part on the top of the cake.

It was clear that only that part was separated from the cake.

Siha’s eyes widened.

The logic from earlier was denied.

Now you can put candles on it.

Uncle smiled as if to say, ‘What are you going to do now?’

“Uncle. What is this?”

“This is foil. It’s weird if the cream gets ruined.”

When he removed the foil on the top of the cake, the flat cake properly revealed its figure.

“You still don’t like it? Then shall I eat it all now?”

“No. Siha will look at it one more time. I didn’t see it well earlier.”

“Oh? I’m going to eat it now?”

“Uncle! Don’t break Hyung!”

Siha. That’s not Hyung. It’s just cookies and sugar.

Uncle smiled as if he had found something to tease again.

“I don’t want to. I’m not going to give it to you.”

But Siha is not easy either.

“Then Siha won’t give Uncle a gift either.”

“Oh? A gift? To Uncle? What is it?”

“I won’t tell you. It’s a secret. If Uncle gives it to me, Siha will give you a gift.”

“Oh. Okay. Here!”

“It’s Hyung!”

He said he didn’t like it, but in fact, Siha liked it the most.

I feel a little weird seeing that falling.

Something. Um. That’s right. It’s a strange feeling. I can’t explain it well.

“Put this here.”

To take out the gift, you have to open the bag.

He puts the cookie on the table and takes out Uncle’s gift, the grip holder.

“Uncle. This.”

“Oh! It’s a grip holder? It’s a devil?”

“It’s a devil. A devil.”

“Oh ho. Isn’t this what they call it these days? A high-level trick to feed someone while saying it’s a gift?”

Where did you hear that again? Do you watch entertainment shows often and learn from them?

“I can’t do this!”

He snatched the cookie from Siha’s hand.

Siha jumped, crying, trying to snatch the face in Uncle’s hand.

But he can’t reach it.

It seems to me that he deliberately gave it to Siha’s hand to do this again.

“Now, let’s have a birthday party.”

“Oh, right. I forgot for a moment because I was teasing.”

As expected, Uncle was serious about teasing.

We sat in the living room, lit the candles, and sang a birthday song.

Siha sings the loudest.

And they give two birthday candles for this.

“Hyung! Again!”

He had no choice but to light the fire twice.

He ends up listening to the birthday song twice.

Anyway, it was a happy day to eat such a fun cake and receive good gifts.