Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 413

Hyung, aren’t I cute? 413

Uncle’s gift has also arrived, currently sitting in a large box on the veranda.

He claims it’s disguised as a cardboard box, but with something so big sitting there, it’s no wonder Siha’s attention is drawn to it.

When she tried to open it, Uncle lied, saying there were tons of paper boxes stacked up.

Of course, it didn’t work.

In the end, she ended up opening the gift before her birthday.

“Uncle. What’s this?”

“Oops.”

Uncle puts his hand on his head.

I knew it would turn out like this. If he had just scheduled the delivery for Siha’s birthday, this wouldn’t have happened. I guess Uncle didn’t think that far ahead.

“Hehehe. This is Siha’s birthday present.”

“!!!”

“I was trying to keep it a secret, but I got caught.”

“No. Siha will pretend she doesn’t know.”

Siha, having already seen the round, big ball, covers the box again.

“Too late! You already know everything!”

“No. Siha doesn’t know. Siha doesn’t know there’s something round.”

“Anyone can see you saw something round!”

“Siha doesn’t know it’s a present. Siha doesn’t know.”

“Anyone can see you know everything!”

No matter how much she pretends not to know, it’s become ‘Siha knows everything’.

“Since it turned out like this, I’ll give you the present early.”

“Then since it’s not my birthday today, you’ll give me another present on my birthday.”

“Are you serious?”

What she received today is just a present, and what she receives on her birthday is a birthday present.

I guess that’s her logic. Siha is a genius after all. Moreover, December has Christmas, so she’ll get another present.

Lee Siha getting three presents! It was an amazing plan.

“How do I do this?”

“Before that, let’s just say this is a birthday present.”

“No way. This is a present. Birthday presents are for birthdays.”

“You’re a bad kid.”

“Siha is nice? Uncle shouldn’t get caught later. Siha is teaching you. Did I do well?”

“Yes. Thank you!”

Of course! Birthday presents are for birthdays. It’s Uncle’s fault for getting caught!

Uncle muttered and took out the plasma ball. It’s bigger than I thought. I can already picture its future of being admired for a while before heading to the storage.

“Now, we need to plug in the power cord. And then turn it on. Look. It’s magic!”

“!!!”

Electricity is crackling inside the ball.

Siha’s eyes widened with wonder.

I’ve only seen it in videos, so I was curious to see it in person.

Uncle touched the ball.

The plasma changes shape because of the electrolytes in his hand.

“Wow!”

“Hehehe. Now we can tell fortunes with this. Okay. Siha. What do you want to know? Love luck? Money luck? Affection luck? Or the future?”

“What are love luck and money luck?”

“Love luck is about how well a girl and a boy get along when they’re dating.”

“Then Siha and Hyung.”

“I just said a girl and a boy…….”

“Can’t I?”

“No. Well, it’s not like you can’t. We can look at family luck.”

“!!!”

Uncle put his hands on the ball and closed his eyes.

“Hmm. I see it. I see it.”

“Uncle’s future?”

“Hey! Did you do that on purpose?!”

“Huh?”

I couldn’t help but laugh.

In reality, what Uncle saw was probably just darkness, but for Siha to say she sees Uncle’s future, it seems like she’s messing with him.

Well, Siha didn’t do it on purpose.

From the start, Uncle was the one who said he could see something.

“So, what about Hyung and Siha?”

“Wait. I’m looking. Hmm. Hyung and Siha get along very well. You’re very close. You’re connected by an inseparable, strong red thread.”

“Wow! Really!”

Seriously? You believe that? Huh? I bet you’d believe in tarot readings too, wouldn’t you?

I could say that much myself.

And plasma balls don’t have a fortune-telling function.

It’s a scientific tool, after all.

“Hmm. Shall we look at family luck with Uncle?”

“No.”

“No, let’s see!”

“No.”

“No, I’ll show you. Okay! Oh! I see it! I see it!”

“Woong.”

Even though she said no, I guess she’s curious.

She moves a little closer to the ball.

“What do you see?”

“Oops. There’s a very thick red thread connecting you two. You’re a perfect match. A better match than with Hyung.”

“Liar!”

“Why! The one with Hyung was real, but why is mine a lie!”

“Siha is Hyung’s sibling. I’m stickier with Hyung than Uncle.”

“I said perfect match, what’s with the sticky rice cake.”

“Hyung said Siha’s cheeks are sticky rice cakes.”

I did say that.

Siha’s cheeks are still soft and squishy like sticky rice cakes.

Anyway, the family luck seems good.

It’s always good to say nice things in these situations.

Think about it. If a couple goes to get a tarot reading and they only hear bad things? They’re going to get mad.

They didn’t pay money to hear that.

“Okay. It’s a bit thinner than Hyung’s. The red thread.”

“But why red thread.”

“I said red thread, why are you changing it to red thread.”

“Because red is cooler.”

Well, it does sound cooler in terms of pronunciation.

“Are you serious. Red thread is, you know. It’s a connection. Huh? A connection is. Uh?”

Uncle is seriously contemplating.

Well, it’s not easy to explain. It might be better if she learned Chinese characters.

“Actually, it refers to the love between a man and a woman.”

“Hyung and Siha are a man and a man?”

“Huh?”

“Uncle lied?!”

“No. It represents love, so it doesn’t necessarily have to be a man and a woman. Yes!”

Well, he seems to be glossing over it.

“Okay, okay. Then I’ll look at other luck.”

“It’s okay. Siha knows everything.”

“Do you know the future too?”

“The future?”

“Yes. Uncle will see the future.”

“Siha knows the future. I’ve been to the future. Hyung was there too.”

“What about me?”

“Uncle wasn’t there.”

“Why!”

Ah, I think I know what she’s talking about. We played a game of going to the future once before.

Uncle wasn’t there then, so he wasn’t there.

“Why?”

Siha tilted her head.

“It’s because it wasn’t Siha’s house!”

“Then the future must have changed since we moved!”

“!!!”

“Now that this is Siha’s house.”

“That’s right!”

“Then let’s see the future too.”

Uncle closes his eyes again.

This time, he seems to be looking at the future.

“Hmm. Siha is lying on the sofa at home. You’ve grown up!”

“!!!”

“Scratching your belly and watching TV.”

“That’s Uncle!”

“Hahaha! All men become like that when they grow up!”

I don’t think that’s true.

Of course, they might take that pose and relax, but not like Uncle.

“Oh oh! I see it again! You don’t draw Pepe anymore?”

“Liar!”

“Yeah. I was lying.”

“Waaah!”

He was just trying to tease her by saying he was looking at the future.

Siha pats Uncle’s arm.

Then, intrigued by the plasma ball, she touches it.

“!!!”

She seems fascinated by the way it shakes.

Well, the novelty only lasts once or twice.

Still, seeing how much she likes it, I think it might be worth buying one.

“So where are you going to put that now?”

“On the veranda?”

“Should we put it in the storage?”

“No way! Don’t do that! Sihyuk, you’re cruel!”

No. There’s no place to put it! No place! It’s unnecessarily big, you know.

“You can put it in Siha’s toy room.”

“That’s a bit…….”

It doesn’t seem like it would look good aesthetically.

***

Siha’s birthday.

I made seaweed soup the day before and we ate it together in the morning.

I dropped Siha off at daycare and bought a birthday cake.

How many candles should I give you?

There was something strange about saying five to that question.

I didn’t feel this way when I said three or four, but saying five felt weird.

Has she already turned five?

Next year, she’ll be six.

‘I’m grateful to the daycare.’

Gangin Daycare operates until age seven.

Of course, she could go to kindergarten, but.

She doesn’t particularly want to go anywhere else. First of all, it’s good that it’s a small group, and the daycare teacher plans and carries out the curriculum well.

‘Of course, I’m not a Gangin University student anymore, but.’

In fact, there was some controversy about this.

Originally, even students didn’t bring their children to Gangin Daycare.

They were just given convenience.

At least being a student could be a superficial reason why Siha could attend to some extent.

But what about after graduation?

She could attend until the first half of the year, but the problem was the second half.

‘The director spoke well.’

She said she said a word to the Gangin Foundation.

Are you going to separate her from her friends after she’s been attending for two years? What is the belief of Gangin University’s education?

Of course, the foundation’s position may have been a little different.

But the controversy disappeared completely.

There’s only one reason.

‘The movie was a divine move.’

First of all, the fact that Siha participated in the movie that won the Palme d’Or [the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival].

The fact that it became more of a hot topic than expected.

In addition, the fact that a Gangin University student participated as an interpreter.

These three things intertwined and the noise disappeared.

The Gangin Foundation decided to provide convenience.

The director said that she was originally planning to let her attend as is.

But there was also a precedent and there was some noise, but this topic cleared it all up.

She even asked if she could do a promotion later.

Of course, Siha and I.

‘Why on earth…….’

I didn’t even graduate from Gangin University’s Graduate School of Interpretation. Hmm.

I said I understood because there was no reason to refuse.

In fact, the Gangin Foundation’s investment in daycare alone is a good benefit.

It’s enough to make other daycare mothers jealous.

It’s not a place where you can easily get in.

Only Gangin University faculty and staff can enter.

This is the problem. I made a special precedent.

If a college student or graduate student comes in, can they send their child here?

There was talk that there might be parents who have such thoughts.

Precedent is so scary.

‘I’m glad I made achievements.’

In the future, this precedent will eliminate noise.

A person who can put a spoon on achievements like the Palme d’Or while attending school.

Isn’t this an award that can’t be obtained with money?

When I go to the United States for interviews or broadcasts, I will also appear as an interpreter, but this level of achievement is not easy.

It would be faster to achieve such achievements without attending college or graduate school.

It doesn’t fit the cost-effectiveness.

“I brought the cake.”

For those reasons, the daycare problem was resolved.

Anyway, let’s have a good birthday today.

Once this is over, I’ll probably have to go to the United States again.

“Uncle, I’m here. Ack! What is this?”

“Why? You have to have this much for a birthday party.”

The house is very flashy. It reminds me of how much we decorated on Christmas.

First of all, balloons spelling out HAPPY BIRTHDAY are attached to the wall above the sofa.

Something to decorate the ceiling too.

“I don’t think daycare would do this.”

“No. Daycare does.”

“No. This isn’t daycare.”

“You have to enjoy a fun party for a birthday that only happens once at age 5.”

“Uncle will clean it up, right?”

“We all enjoyed it together, so we’ll all clean it up together.”

“Only Uncle enjoys it. Only Uncle.”

I had planned to have a fun birthday party, but I didn’t think this far ahead!

“Oh. That’s right. A gift arrived by 택배 [Taekbae, Korean delivery service].”

“Ah, the bag…….”

I guess the bag I ordered arrived.

When I opened the box, it was wrapped in plastic.

I bought a simple gift box and it fit right in.

With this, the gift preparation is over.

Uncle called me.

“Sihyuk. Ta-da!”

“Why did you take that out again.”

Uncle took out the Christmas tree.

The lights are flashing.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to see Christmas in Korea this year. I took it out in advance.”

“Three of them?”

“Of course.”

Uncle gives a thumbs up.

That was named Hyung, Uncle, and Siha Tree last Christmas.

I shook my head as if I couldn’t stop him.

“I’m going to pick up Siha now. Don’t add anything more here.”

“I’ll turn on the plasma ball and turn off all the lights in the living room!”

The thought of the amazing scenery makes me dizzy.

Well, it’s okay if Siha likes it.

“Ah, okay.”

“And I also prepared a gift.”

“Yes? Not the plasma ball?”

“Hahaha. That was a fake. The real thing is this!”

There’s a long box, but I don’t know what it is.

Why is the box so big again…….