Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 435

Hyung, am I cute? Hyung, am I cute? Extra Story – Episode 10: Kindergarten Graduation

In life, there are many times when we come to an end.

One of them is graduation. After countless graduations, you realize that you gradually lose contact with friends you thought you would always be with, but you fill that void with new friends.

However, the moment of graduation is very important as it leaves behind regret and the sadness of parting.

For Siha, it will be an experience of having less time to spend with someone.

Of course, all the children from the kindergarten are going to Gangin Elementary School, but they might not be in the same class.

“Siha, we’re here. It’s graduation time.”

“Yeah.”

“Aren’t you sad?”

“I’m sad.”

It’s sad, but there’s nothing I can do.

I have to graduate from here now. Time has already passed like this.

As soon as we enter the kindergarten, there’s a sign that says, “Congratulations on Graduation!” at the entrance.

The teacher comes out to greet Siha.

“Siha, congratulations on your graduation!”

“Thank you!”

“Here, this is your graduation gown.”

“This is the one Hyung used to wear!”

The graduation gown has the same design as the Gangin University graduation gown. Of course, there was no Gangin University mark on the chest. Well, it felt like there could be a Gangin University mark.

Since it was on the same site anyway.

Siha seems happy to be wearing the same graduation gown as me.

It suits him well.

“Seungjun! Hana!”

Siha must have found Seungjun and Hana, as he runs towards them.

They hug each other, expressing their joy.

They’ve been greeting each other like that since they were young, and it doesn’t change even as they get older.

“Are you ready?”

“Yeah, of course. I didn’t even play soccer and prepared hard.”

“Me too. Me too. I didn’t practice singing and prepared hard.”

I nodded.

Since the kindergarten friends are graduating, they decided to prepare gifts for the teachers.

The reason was that they can meet anytime since they are going to the same elementary school, but it’s hard for the teachers to come and meet them.

Perhaps the difference from other kindergartens is that it’s the teachers, not the friends, who they are parting with.

Of course, those children will also be parting with their teachers.

The children here have a more affectionate relationship with their teachers. Like a university course, it’s been a whopping 4 years.

As the teachers have been in charge of the small, elite Gangin Kindergarten, the regret must be felt even more greatly.

“Um, Sihyuk, what did you prepare?”

“Ah, it’s a secret.”

Of course, the children’s conspiracy was all heard by the teacher.

They prepared it as a surprise, but eight mouths were more than they thought.

And even if the kids conspire, they do it at the kindergarten.

It can’t be helped. The only place where they can all gather is the kindergarten.

Anyway, it was good enough that the secret of what the gift was was kept.

“Okay, everyone. Now, let’s go get our diplomas!”

As the graduation ceremony progressed, I glanced outside.

Siha’s dad hasn’t arrived yet.

“Huh?”

I smiled.

I knew who was running towards us, panting from afar.

I express my gratitude for coming like this.

At least Siha has his father at his graduation ceremony.

“Uncle, go in with Bae Sanghyun.”

“No, I’ll go in first. I have to take pictures of Siha. I bought it for this moment.”

Uncle was holding the camera preciously.

A large camera lens was also attached.

“I couldn’t ask you then, but how much was that?”

“I think it was around 6 million something.”

“Excuse me?!”

You bought this expensive camera to take graduation photos?

Of course, it’s Uncle’s money, so it doesn’t matter, but isn’t it too much for a camera to take kindergarten graduation photos?

Uncle, perhaps misunderstanding my gaze as nagging, said, slightly averting his eyes.

“But I got a 150,000 won discount.”

I burst out laughing at that.

***

The head teacher hands over the diploma.

It feels like they’ve gotten some kind of fancy board with real printed paper.

The graduation gown was also cute when I put it on.

Uncle is taking pictures diligently.

For reference, the graduation gown, diploma, photos, and album are all free.

The Gangin Foundation is fully supporting it.

In the first place, it is a welfare facility for Gangin University faculty members. So I’ve hardly ever paid money. There’s also the fact that it’s a small, elite group, and the Gangin Foundation is behind it, so there’s a lot of money.

People who have influence in the school and successful graduates are also donating to their departments.

They are grateful for the benefits they have received, so they send even a small amount of money.

I am also grateful for the scholarship benefits I received from the Korean Language and Literature Department, even if it was a small amount.

“Congratulations, Siha.”

Siha receives his diploma.

Uncle is exclaiming, “Oh!” and taking pictures like crazy.

“Siha, look here. Here. Smile. Smile.”

What’s wrong with him? He’s demanding more than the photographer who’s supposed to be taking the pictures.

Holding flowers and a diploma in his hand, he makes a V sign with two fingers.

Siha still can’t give up on the V sign.

It’s amazing how he stubbornly makes a V sign even in the midst of all this.

“Oh! Siha, I’ll zoom in and take a picture.”

He’s taking pictures from a complete low angle or high angle, and I wonder if that’s right.

No. Doesn’t that make you look really ugly?

“Puhahaha. Your nostrils look big. You look so ugly.”

“Eesh! Uncle! You’re teasing me again!”

As expected, there was a reason for the angles.

He’s playing pranks with that good camera.

“Siha, look at this. Your face looks really big. Your body is small. You look like a rocket about to launch.”

There was a reason why he took pictures from low and high angles.

Whatever the reason, it came out ugly.

“Eesh. Take it again!”

“Ah! Why! The good pictures are being taken by that guy over there. Look closely. These weird pictures are what you’ll remember and cherish. Uncle is taking them because he’s thinking of you.”

“I don’t need those memories! Are you stupid, Uncle? I only want to leave behind beautiful memories.”

“Ah. That won’t be a hot topic. You know those internet memes [humorous images or videos] these days? The reason they last so long is because they’re funny.”

“I don’t need to be a hot topic!”

“No. Your children and grandchildren have to see this side of you.”

“Eesh!”

Siha reaches for the camera, but Uncle raises it up.

He can’t reach it even if he jumps up and down.

Siha clings to Uncle’s body like a cicada. But he can’t climb up like he’s climbing a tree.

“Puhahahaha.”

“I’ll get you later, Uncle!”

“I’ve never seen anyone who says ‘I’ll get you later’ be scary.”

“Hyung! Yesterday, Uncle spilled kimchi soup on the carpet and covered it up by moving the table leg a little!”

“Hey! We promised not to talk about that!”

I thought the table was a little forward!

Siha, who said he’d get him later, is immediately taking revenge.

I beckoned to Uncle.

“Huh? Sihyuk? Wait a minute. I’m innocent!”

“Defendants all say that.”

“Wait a minute! Where’s my lawyer? Talk to my lawyer!”

Do I need to bring in a lawyer for kimchi soup?

I hit Uncle on the back.

Slap.

“You should be thinking about erasing it, not hiding it? No. Let’s say you couldn’t think about erasing it. But why didn’t you say anything? When was it? When was it!”

“Has it been a week?”

“Oh, you idiot.”

While I was scolding Uncle like that, Siha smiled and went back to his friends.

Bae Sanghyun burst out laughing as he watched us.

Well, this is our usual daily life.

“Ah. Did I laugh too much?”

“Yes. But it looks good. I think it’s the first time I’ve seen you laugh.”

“Ah…….”

“I told you? Good energy will cover everything.”

“That’s right. Really.”

“So let’s go take pictures with Siha later. Graduation photos last a lifetime.”

“Thank you.”

The children are now receiving gifts.

The teacher gave them various gifts they needed for elementary school, such as stationery sets, notebooks, and colored pencils.

Siha exchanges glances with the children.

“Head Teacher! Dahui Teacher! We have gifts too!”

Finally, it was time to give the gifts the children had prepared.

The head teacher and Dahui Teacher widen their eyes as if they didn’t know there were such gifts.

Well, they’ve only given gifts to the children at graduation ceremonies, they’ve never received them.

Teacher Yoo Dahui said.

“Re, really? What kind of gift is it?”

Siha took out two boxes from the shopping bag he had brought.

The teachers’ faces were printed on the boxes, so you could tell whose gift box it was.

Caricatures of the teachers drawn by Siha himself.

“Teacher! This!”

“Wow! Thank you. Did Siha draw this himself?”

“Yes!”

The head teacher also thanked Siha.

And when they open the box, it’s empty.

The gift Siha prepared was the box itself.

“It’s empty?”

“Yes. It’s empty.”

When the two were wondering, the children laughed and took out the gifts they had prepared.

First, Seungjun.

“Teacher. Put this in the box! Your feet are precious when you play soccer, so you have to use this.”

What Seungjun prepared was a foot cream he bought himself.

Whether the teacher plays soccer or not is another matter, but it was a pretty good gift.

Next is Hana.

“I have this!”

Hana’s was her autograph.

“If I become an idol, you won’t be able to get this even if you pay money.”

The teacher burst out laughing at Hana’s words.

The mothers who were watching were the same. Only Seungjun’s mom shook her head.

Teacher Yoo Dahui gladly accepted Hana’s gift. The autograph may change, but it was the only thing she could receive in her childhood.

“Oh? There’s a letter on the back?”

“Ah! Please read that later when you’re alone!”

Still, Hana wrote a letter with sense.

Next is Yeonju.

“I have hand cream. Your hands are rough, Teacher, so you have to apply this.”

Jaehui.

“Te, Teacher. It’s a handkerchief I made. I’ll make you clothes when I get bigger.”

Jongsu.

“This is a booklet I made. It contains the secret to becoming smart.”

Yundong.

“This is a patch. Put it on when you dance and it hurts.”

Lastly, Eunwoo.

“Your love. Your sincerity. I have only received. I have no way to repay. All I can give is this rap.”

“We are give! and! take! No! Love! and! thanks! Yes!”

“We are give! and! take! No! Love! and! thanks! Yes!”

Singing the hook cheerfully, Eunwoo took out two USBs from his pocket.

“You can listen to the full version of this rap here.”

He gave the teachers gifts, saying phrases he had seen a lot on TV shows.

In that way, the children’s gifts were piled up in Siha’s picture box.

The teachers seem to be moved.

The children who gave the gifts also had smiles on their faces at the teachers’ reactions.

It’s a graduation ceremony where both the giver and the receiver are happy.

“Then, now that it’s over, shall we all take pictures!”

Uncle shouted like that.

I’m honestly dumbfounded by Uncle’s behavior.

No, the photographer over there is standing still, so why is Uncle doing this?! Why in this good atmosphere?!

Anyway, the children also got to take group photos.

Anyone who sees it would think Uncle is a photographer.

The shutter doesn’t rest for a moment!

“Uncle. You have to take a picture when you strike a pose.”

“Uh-huh. You never know when a good scene will come out. You have to quickly capture that moment and take a picture.”

You have to take pictures moderately. Sigh.

There are so many duplicate photos that I might have to press delete when I print them later.

“Then I’ll take a picture! One! Two! Three!”

That’s how we took a lot of graduation photos. With family. Or alone. We took all the pictures we could take.

I thought parting would only be sad, but it was a graduation ceremony where we gave and received gifts and gave and received laughter.

It’s really over now.

Rather than the kids, I felt a mix of relief and regret. I also felt regret.

I feel like all I did was have them attend here, but maybe it’s because I shared memories with Siha, but I feel like I have a lot of memories left.

Well, the kids liked me too.

“Hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“The kids want to have an after-party!”

“???”

No. Kids? Where did you hear about an after-party from…….

When I think about it, it seems like they could have heard the word after-party from college students.

“We’re going to have it at my house!”

Excuse me? Siha? Who decided that?

It seems like the children’s graduation ceremony is far from over. They’re really milking it [getting as much as possible out of something].

But you guys…. You’re all going to the same school anyway. Do you really have to have an after-party???