Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 400

Hyung, aren’t I cute? Episode 400 (400/500)

I’m glad I heard in advance that we were going to the Cannes Film Festival.

You have to dress formally to go there.

In other words, you have to wear a suit.

I looked at the neat suit in my house.

There weren’t many days to wear it.

I saw a tie. A black tie. I hoped I wouldn’t have to use that tie again if possible.

As I was looking at the suit, my uncle suddenly spoke to me.

“Why don’t you buy a new one if you’re going to wear it?”

“What? I can still wear this, why would I buy one.”

“No. I think it would be better to buy one? You got that from me when you turned 20. It’s been years.”

“I can still wear it for another 5 years.”

“No. Still, it’s better to buy a neat one. What if you’re photographed with Director Go and the actors wearing old clothes? Wouldn’t that be a nuisance?”

“Huh?”

I hadn’t thought of that.

Interpreters shouldn’t dress too flashy.

You shouldn’t distract attention from the actors or directors. So, a simple outfit is better.

Then, is this outfit a bit much? No, it’s not that noticeable, is it? I wore it clean enough?

“Buy a dress shirt too. A clean and crisp one.”

“I think I should buy that.”

You shouldn’t wear a white dress shirt for too long.

It gets dirty easily.

You can’t wear it for several years. If you’ve washed it a lot, it’ll be worn out and a mess.

“Let’s just go get a suit made. Don’t we have to get one made for Siha anyway?”

“Do I have to get one made for the kid too?”

“Well, there have been people who have worn unconventional outfits to the Cannes Film Festival, but it’s not good if there’s unnecessary talk.”

“That’s true.”

I didn’t want to attract much attention.

Anyway, my face will only be revealed to those who are interested.

Oh. But I don’t mind spending money on Siha, but it’s a bit of a waste to only wear it once.

I’m not the only one who thinks that, right?

“Isn’t there a place to rent?”

“Ah, what do you mean rent? You have to get a custom-made suit for this kind of thing.”

“It’s a bit of a waste.”

“What’s a waste? I’ll buy it for you.”

“Where does uncle get the money?”

“What? I have a lot!”

“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

“Do I feel like I’ve been tricked?”

“What do you mean tricked? You said you’d buy it. Ah! I should make the dress shirt black instead of white. And not wear a tie.”

“Why?”

“Wouldn’t it be less noticeable? The actors are wearing white dress shirts, and if I’m also wearing white, it’ll be hard to tell the difference.”

Wearing a bow tie is also an unspoken rule.

If everything is black, it might be a bit ominous.

It seems like it would be fine to just wear what everyone else is wearing.

Women generally wear dresses, so it feels colorful, but men’s outfits are almost all the same.

Ah, my head hurts. I have to worry about my outfit just because I’m being called there.

“A normal outfit would be better.”

“Yes. Let’s do that. Buy shoes too.”

“I have shoes?”

“I’ll buy them for you.”

My uncle confidently thumped his chest and said.

I don’t know why he’s suddenly buying me everything.

“Wear the ones you have to the funeral parlor.”

“Pardon?”

I could finally understand the meaning of my uncle buying me a suit.

Maybe he was saying it because he was thinking about me having to wear the suit he bought to a funeral.

Saying that old clothes are not good for going to the Cannes Film Festival was just a good excuse.

“Uncle. Thank you. For worrying about me.”

I smiled and looked at my uncle.

My uncle turned his head and cleared his throat.

“Ahem. You used to be cute when you were young, but you’re not at all these days.”

“I’ve been quick-witted since I was young?”

“No wonder! You weren’t cute since you were young. You’re not easily fooled like Siha.”

At that time, Siha ran into the room.

“Samchun [Uncle]! Did Siha call you?”

“Do you jump up when you hear your name while you’re drawing?”

“Siha is busy, why do you keep calling me?”

“I didn’t call you?”

“Yes, you did. Siha heard you. You said Siha’s name.”

“You have good ears. Oh? Your uncle said he’d get you a suit. Why?”

Siha tilted his head at the word suit.

It seemed like that word wasn’t in his head yet.

I pointed to the clothes hanging on the hanger.

“This is a suit.”

“Why are you buying this for Siha?”

Uncle smiled.

“To make you look cool.”

“???”

“You’re wearing the same thing as Hyung [Older brother/friend].”

“Wearing the same thing as Hyung?!”

“Yes. The same thing as your favorite Hyung.”

Siha runs somewhere.

Where is he going?

A sliding door sound is heard, and Siha shouts loudly.

“What are you doing, Samchun! You have to move quickly. Siha is all ready!”

When I came out of the room, Siha was already wearing shoes in front of the door.

And he also packed his penguin bag on his back.

Uncle looked at Siha with a dumbfounded expression.

“Is it just over when you’re ready?”

“Oh my. Samchun. You have to get ready quickly. Siha and Hyung are wearing the same thing.”

“What does that have to do with getting ready quickly?”

“Samchun likes Siha and Hyung, right? You want to buy it for us quickly.”

“How do you know my heart and say that? Have you been inside my heart? Huh?”

“Siha knows everything.”

Yeah. Siha knows everything. He knows everything.

I don’t know how he knows everything, but anyway, he knows everything.

Uncle made a sullen expression.

“What do you mean you know everything? You should set up a ‘Daiso’ [Korean dollar store] like ‘Daara’ [Know-it-all], even. You won’t know anything if I ask you.”

“No. I know everything. Samchun is buying me a suit.”

Well, that’s right.

Siha really knows everything.

In fact, it’s also true that Uncle likes us and wants to buy it for us quickly.

Siha is all right.

“Heh! I’m going to rest on the sofa.”

“Huh?”

“Who goes to buy a suit these days? It’s all done on the phone, right?”

“Really?!”

Siha takes off his shoes and comes back in.

He goes to Uncle, who is lying on the sofa, and peeks out to look at the phone.

Uncle smiles and gets up from his seat and quickly puts on his shoes.

“Huh?”

“Hahaha. Uncle is going out to buy it first. Hey. Lee Siha. Why aren’t you coming out quickly? Uncle won’t buy it for you?”

“Samchun. You said you’d buy it on the phone.”

“How can you buy a custom-made suit on the phone? Of course, it’s a lie. But Siha. Why are you so late!”

“No. Siha got ready quickly.”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t even put on your shoes.”

“Eing Eing!”

Siha went to the front door and patted Uncle’s legs with his fists.

In the end, he succeeds in teasing Siha again today.

He’s really the king of payback.

I chuckled at the two people’s bickering.

“Siha. It’s okay because Hyung hasn’t gotten ready yet either.”

“!!!”

***

We went to buy a custom-made suit.

I had my body measured and chose a plain one.

I’m not going to buy a handkerchief for my pocket or cufflinks for my wrist.

I will wear an outfit that blends in as much as possible.

There will be nothing to show off.

I have to be careful.

Let’s just do my hair calmly and neatly.

“Oh! These handkerchiefs and cufflink buttons are pretty here. And tie pins. Let’s buy them first.”

“I’m not going to use them.”

“Why aren’t you using them? Even if you don’t use them there, use them later. Let’s buy them. Let’s buy them.”

A type who buys things if they like them.

It seems like a good type to splurge on.

“You’re not going to buy everything, are you?”

“Absolutely not. I’m not the type to buy things indiscriminately like that.”

“Then that’s a relief.”

“But these days, home shopping is amazing. It’s good for building patience.”

“Don’t ever watch home shopping broadcasts. I’ll get rid of the TV if you do.”

“Ah, why!”

He might become the type to make impulse purchases.

Who knows if I’ll be buying it without even knowing it.

“Ajji [Sir/Mister]. Is it the same as Hyung’s?”

“Huh? Ah. It’s the same thing. The same thing.”

The boss took Siha’s words.

Siha doesn’t need anything fancy, he just needs the same thing as me.

Well, he’s not going to wear it for long anyway.

“Siha won’t grow so much in a month or two that he can’t wear it, right?”

“Hey. Would that happen.”

“But it’s custom-made. Shouldn’t we make it a little bigger?”

“What, is the kid going to grow overnight? It’s not like a wise doctor’s family child.”

“What are you talking about? Suddenly.”

“A doctor’s family child grows several cheeks bigger than the day before after the new year.”

“What, you’re talking nonsense.”

We exchanged such silly jokes, and the boss smiled as if he had measured all the sizes.

“It will take a while to make the child’s suit.”

“Ah. Is that so?”

“Well, it’ll be over soon.”

“It’ll be out before May, right?”

“Ah, of course. It’s March now, if it takes until May, I can’t do business.”

That’s how I got the suit made.

Well, I bought a few ties, starting with a bow tie.

I don’t really like bow ties, but I think Siha would look good in them.

Still, everyone who attends the Cannes Film Festival wears a bow tie, so I feel a little relieved?

As I was getting everything fitted and coming out, I ran into someone I knew.

“It’s Alisa noona [older sister/female friend].”

Alisa had a shopping bag in her hand, as if she had been shopping.

Everyone lives nearby, so we run into each other like this from time to time.

“Hello. Siha. Hello, Sihyuk.”

“Yes. It’s been a while.”

Siha also said from the side that he was with Hyung.

“Ah ha. Are you getting a suit made?”

“Yes.”

“Ah ha. I can do Siha’s clothes better!”

“Hahaha. That’s a bit.”

I know her skills, but I’ve been hesitant to approach her these days.

I actually knew it.

Because of the answer that everyone told me not to answer, a situation came that was rather uncomfortable.

So, I somehow act as usual without any problems, but no matter how I look at it, this doesn’t seem right.

I thought a lot about receiving a gift on Christmas Day.

Even if they say they don’t want an answer, wouldn’t it be too hard for each other if I didn’t answer?

“Uncle, go to the parking lot with Siha first. I’ll catch up soon.”

“Okay. Sure.”

Uncle took Siha’s hand and left.

I looked at Alisa.

“Shall we take a walk for a while?”

“Yes. Good.”

I organized what I wanted to say while walking.

I also organized my heart.

“I am.”

“Yes.”

“I know how hard it is to wait.”

“Yes…….”

“On one side, I know that they won’t answer, I know that they won’t come, but before I know it, I’m waiting. Something that I don’t really like, but I sometimes look for.”

“Yes.”

“My mom was that kind of existence to me when I was young.”

I really wish I had a mom sometimes.

A mom who brings me lunch boxes, a mom who wipes my mouth with a handkerchief because I keep getting something on it.

A mom who gives me a bouquet of flowers at graduation.

I envied that.

Knowing that she wouldn’t come, hoping that she wouldn’t come, not wanting to see her, but still sometimes longing for an ordinary mom and looking at her.

I don’t think about it anymore. I’m too old to want that. I’m too tired. Waiting is really hard.

If you want it, you wait for it.

Knowing that well, I came to the conclusion that giving a too late answer is really something you can’t do to each other.

Maybe it’s just me being selfish.

The other person doesn’t want an answer.

I’ve been putting off answering in case that’s the case.

But not anymore.

“I’m sorry. I don’t think I can be next to Alisa.”

“I told you not to push me away, but you’re pushing me away after all.”

“Let’s just be good friends.”

“I think we’re good friends now.”

“I guess so.”

We walked like that, and then Alisa went forward and turned around.

I had no choice but to stop walking.

Like always being in that spot. Like I always was to Alisa.

“I like you. I like you.”

At those words, I looked into Alisa’s eyes.

I had to give an answer.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

“Is there someone you like?”

“I don’t know.”

“You still don’t know.”

“I guess so.”

“I understand. Thank you for answering. You thought a lot about it and told me. You’re really sincere.”

“Then I’ll go.”

“Yes. Goodbye.”

The legs that had stopped in that spot moved.

I pass by Alisa.

I didn’t stop answering or acting anymore.

They say love is about timing, but there’s no time to match it perfectly like a custom-made suit.

I can’t make you wait until the suit comes out perfectly.

It’s too cruel to tell me to wait until I’m stable.

I think it’s right to cut it off when I haven’t started to like you yet.

‘There’s still one person left.’

I picked up my phone.

I called Seo Suhyun.

「Huh? Oppa [Older brother/male friend]. What’s going on? You’re giving me a call.」

“Are you free today?”

「Huh?」

“I have something to say, so I wanted to meet you.”

A moment of silence passes between us.

「…I don’t want to.」

“Huh?”

「I think I know what Oppa is going to say.」

“Hey. How do you know that?”

「I’ll just take it as I heard it. So don’t say it.」

“Even so, that’s.”

「If you say that, it’s like I heard it twice. I couldn’t even say it properly.」

Come to think of it, that’s right.

I might not have needed to say it.

Because I was going to tell her I was rejecting her on Christmas Day.

“I guess so. I’m sorry.”

「I told you not to say that. I’m busy these days. I only think of Oppa sometimes. Do you know why?」

“Why?”

「I’m making bread these days. I also learned a little about coffee. Do you remember when I worked part-time at a cafe?」

I knew that Seo Suhyun was changing the subject, but I listened to her anyway.

“I remember.”

「I kept working part-time there and made coffee and learned more. Somehow, I became a senior and got a certificate.」

“Ah, is that so? I didn’t know.”

「You’re busy, so of course you don’t know.」

“Don’t know?”

「…. Anyway, as I did it, I wanted to open my own cafe. So I’m going to make desserts too.」

“Ah, so you’re making bread.”

「Yes. I don’t think I can make a living with coffee. There are so many cafes these days. So I’m going to try to make it a dessert restaurant. I’m earning money on YouTube.」

“You found something you want to do?”

「Well, I can sometimes take videos when the cafe is quiet and make money. A madeleine and egg tart restaurant.」

“That’s good.”

「I have a plan. I’m going to try it with a friend. I’m going to develop this and that this year and open a cafe. I’m going to be very busy.」

“You’re going to be very busy.”

「I’m as busy as Oppa.」

I wasn’t that busy these days.

That’s how it is since Uncle came.

I feel like I have more time in my life and mind. That’s why I was able to think about the two of them.

“I’m not that busy.”

「If you’re not that busy, think of me sometimes like I do.」

“Huh?”

「I’m hanging up.」

Click.

“Hello?”

I looked at my phone, wondering what it was.

It seems like she said what she wanted to say and hung up because she was embarrassed.

‘Even if I had answered, it would have been the same conclusion.’

I just laughed because I thought that situation was funny.

I don’t know anymore. Really.

I didn’t expect this situation.