Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 491

“Hyung, aren’t I cute? Hyung, aren’t I cute?” Extra – 66. Job Interview (3)

The art teacher sat on a single sofa, and the three children sat in a row.

Holding pens and paper, they looked at the art teacher with sparkling eyes.

It felt more like playing house than conducting an interview.

First, Hana asked,

“What kind of work do you do?”

“I’m a painter who draws pictures.”

“Huh? Weren’t you an art teacher?”

“That’s just private tutoring I do on the side.”

“Ah, a painter. I’ve never seen a painter before!”

“Hahaha.”

The art teacher seemed to find Hana cute and smiled gently.

I also couldn’t help but smile when I saw Hana.

“Then, is there a reason you became a painter?”

It was a question that seemed easy but was difficult to answer.

The art teacher pondered for a moment and glanced at Siha.

“I just liked drawing since I was young. My parents praised me when I drew pictures. As I grew up, I liked drawing more than the praise.”

It felt like a real interview, but also like telling old stories to children.

“I didn’t have much money, but I wanted to go down this path because the painting I loved and the person I loved both liked painting. I didn’t think there could be any greater luck than that. I was penniless, but I still went abroad and worked here and there and studied a lot. Ah, did I talk too much?”

The children were writing very diligently.

The art teacher stopped talking and waited for the children to write.

Hana smiled and said,

“Dreams you have when you’re young really do come true!”

The story hasn’t become a painter yet, has it?

Well, the result is that he’s an art teacher now.

I quietly approached Siha and looked at what he was writing.

-I like drawing too, you like drawing too, let’s all go abroad.

What is this?

No. Where did that beautiful narrative go, and why is there only this short sentence?

You’ve compressed it too much!

“Me too! Me too! A question!”

Seungjun said excitedly.

What about that narrative did he latch onto?

“You said abroad, so where is it?!”

“Well, I’ve traveled around to many places. I was often in France, and I went to England and America sometimes.”

“Wow! Did you see the English Premier League [top professional soccer league in England]?!”

Of course, it’s a soccer story.

“I saw it a few times with a friend.”

“Soccer is really fun, right?!”

Suddenly, it became a soccer interview?

The art teacher smiled gently.

“The games of the players there are very fun, but the people are even more interesting.”

“Huh? Why the people?”

“You can see really sincere expressions in supporting a team: disappointment, anger, joy, pleasure. I see all those things with affectionate eyes.”

“That’s not fun!”

“But it’s fun to watch soccer with friends.”

“That’s true.”

“I feel the same way.”

Even though it was a soccer story, I could see what aspects Bae Sanghyun was looking at.

A painter is a painter, it seemed.

To observe people’s emotions and expressions there.

Siha raised his hand.

“Then, were there any difficult things while working?”

The art teacher’s smile disappeared at that question.

He repeatedly tried to say something but closed his mouth again.

He put his hands together and fidgeted with his thumbs.

“Just… Every day was difficult.”

“Why?”

“Too… Sorry. And sorry again. I regret a lot too.”

“???”

“Hahaha. Let’s stop with the difficult things here, kids.”

Bae Sanghyun laughed awkwardly.

I now know what that feeling is like.

It was a life that wasn’t happy even after succeeding as a painter.

“Then, would you do this job again if you were born again?”

“No.”

“!!!”

“If I were born again, I just want to work a normal office job and sometimes buy chicken on the way home and give it to my children.”

Siha wrote the last answer with his pen.

I don’t know how the children will feel about these words.

Would the children, who don’t know anything, understand what the art teacher is saying?

I looked at what Siha had written.

-I don’t want to be a painter. I want to have a different job if I’m born again. I want to be a good dad.

Honestly, I was surprised.

The words that Siha heard and accepted were pinpointing the exact core.

“We’re done! End of the interview. Thank you.”

“Thank you.”

That’s when it happened.

Ding-dong-!

The doorbell rang.

It was the sound of the chicken and pizza arriving.

Bae Sanghyun wasn’t an office worker, but he could still give chicken and pizza to the children like this.

I felt sorry about that fact.

So I just said excitedly.

“The interview is over, so you’re going to eat until you burst, right?!”

“Wow!”

Watching the children get excited.

Watching Bae Sanghyun be happy.

I erased the regret even slightly.

***

I ate so much chicken and pizza that I feel like I’m going to burst.

Is that all?

Even ice cream came for dessert, so there was no more room to enter.

Even coffee from the cafe for us.

Save me.

That time was only temporary.

Now it’s time to leave.

Seungjun’s mom greeted the art teacher.

“We had so much fun.”

I wondered if it was right to say they had fun when they came for an interview.

Bae Sanghyun waved his hand.

“Hahaha. No, it’s nothing. I had a lot of fun too, receiving this kind of interview from the children.”

“That’s right. This kind of experience is unique.”

“It got too serious at the end, so the atmosphere became strange.”

“No, it’s okay sometimes. It will have been a different kind of stimulus for the children.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course.”

The twins also greeted from the side.

“Art teacher, it was really fun. Tell us more about the Premier League next time.”

“It was fun for me too! Tell us about your concert stories later!”

Siha also greeted.

“Art teacher, thank you.”

“Okay. Thank you too, Siha.”

“But art teacher.”

“Yeah?”

“Is drawing still hard now?”

The art teacher smiled at Siha’s words.

“It’s not that hard now. It’s also a lot of fun to draw while teaching Siha.”

Siha stroked his chest.

“Phew! That’s a relief! I also enjoy learning to draw!”

“Haha. Thank you.”

It seemed like Siha had been thinking about whether it was difficult to draw while teaching him.

I looked at Bae Sanghyun.

“I’ll see you again with Siha next time.”

“Yes. Thank you always.”

“You’re doing really well.”

“Pardon?”

“I’m just saying.”

The words I wanted someone to say to me someday.

The words I wanted someone to say when I was having a hard time.

The words I wanted someone to say when I was confused about whether I was doing well or if this was right, and when I was worried and made a choice.

I gave those words to Bae Sanghyun.

Bae Sanghyun smiled gently and bowed his head.

“I’m doing well.”

“Yes.”

“Thank you.”

In fact, I don’t know if this is doing well or not.

But aren’t you really doing well with this effort?

Even if that path doesn’t seem easy.

“Then I’ll be going.”

I took Siha’s hand.

Bae Sanghyun waved his hand.

Siha also waves his hand.

And looks ahead.

I could tell that Bae Sanghyun was watching us even without looking back.

He will be watching us endlessly from there until we disappear.

Then he will go inside the house.

Because he is that kind of person.

“Hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“We’re going to see Hyung Baekdong now, right?”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

Now I’m going to see Baek Donghwan.

I felt a smile coming out naturally because I thought I could chat excitedly after a long time.

Has it already been 5 years since I knew him?

“You have to do the interview really well.”

“But Siha, do you know where we’re supposed to meet?”

“Huh? No!”

“Ah. Really? You don’t know?”

“Yeah. I don’t know. It’s okay if Hyung knows.”

“That’s true.”

“But where is it?”

“The street.”

“Huh?”

“A street interview.”

“The street?”

“Yeah.”

I thought I misheard when I first heard it.

What kind of interview do you do on the street?

I was horrified at the thought of a street good for camping.

Anyway, we were heading to a good street.

“We’ve arrived.”

“Wow!”

Siha looked outside.

An open view.

Fields were spread out in all directions, and a camper van that looked like Baek Donghwan’s car was visible.

A sunshade extended from the roof of the car, and when I looked closely, there was also a rooftop tent installed.

‘What is that.’

As soon as I got out of the car, Baek Donghwan greeted us.

“Hyungnim! Siha!”

He was waving his hands wildly, and it felt like the wind was blowing around him.

Anyway, we walked towards Baek Donghwan.

“Hyung Baekdong!”

“Wow. Siha, how come you’re still the same?”

“No, I’ve grown a lot. I’m already an elementary school student.”

“Hahaha. You shouldn’t lie.”

“It’s true!”

“Actually, I know. Oof!”

Baek Donghwan lifted Siha up.

Seeing that he can still lift him like that, Siha really looks small.

Our Siha is already an elementary school student and has grown a lot.

“Siha has grown a lot since I last saw him, right? He’s too heavy now, so I won’t be able to hold him for long.”

A question mark appears above Baek Donghwan’s head.

“Maybe he’ll catch up to my height soon.”

“Hyungnim. No matter what, that’s not true. Where is Siha in terms of height in his class?”

Siha is the smallest in his class.

“Siha is just crouching down for a leap.”

“Isn’t that what being small means?”

“Shut up. Be quiet.”

What’s wrong with being small! It’s okay if he’s small and precious!

“Today’s interview is canceled!”

“Ah! Siha has grown a lot!”

Now he’s saying nice things. Yes! Our Siha has grown a lot!

“Hyung Baekdong has also grown a lot!”

“No. That’s a bit…….”

He’s already 2 meters tall [approximately 6’7″], so what would happen if he grew even taller?!

Finding a house would be a problem from the start.

“Wow! Hyung Baekdong!”

“Oppa Baekdong!”

Seungjun and Hana, who had just arrived, got off and clung to Baek Donghwan.

Siha clung tightly to Baek Donghwan’s neck, and the two twins hung from both arms.

The three of them laugh so much, wondering what’s so fun.

“Okay, everyone get down now. Baekdong, no, Donghwan is tired.”

The word Baekdong keeps popping out sometimes, and it’s because of Siha.

I’m consciously trying to call him Donghwan.

“Hyung Baekdong, let me down now!”

“Okay.”

Baek Donghwan put the children down.

It would be harder for the children if they hung on all day.

It’s not a pull-up, what is that?

“Okay. Welcome, everyone. Let’s all enjoy the camping interview!”

He finally prepared for camping.

Seeing that the chairs are well-equipped, it seems like the setting is already finished.

A wooden desk was also unfolded, and things that could be drunk as beverages were placed on it.

“You too.”

Did you have to go this far to camp?!

Well, it might not be bad to just sit here like this.

Because the open space strangely gives a sense of stability, which is good.

“Okay, okay. First, sit down.”

Siha and the twins were already leaning comfortably against the chairs.

“Hyung, this is comfortable.”

“Yeah. It looks like it.”

I also sat in a chair.

It seemed like camping was quite doable at this level.

Like just putting up a parasol and setting up a desk and chairs?

It seemed good because it could be cleaned up quickly.

“Okay. Okay. Drink these beverages too.”

Baek Donghwan handed the children beverages.

But why are the people being interviewed today all treating us?

We’re the ones who asked for it.

Well, who cares.

It’s not a real interview written by a reporter.

Baek Donghwan sat in the chair next to me.

“Hyungnim, how is it? Isn’t it healing?”

“Yeah. It’s healing.”

“Keuh. This is the real taste of camping.”

“But today we came here for an interview, not to heal?”

“What’s so important about that.”

That’s important?

Is camping important to you!

Ah. That was important to him.

“Haha! I’m kidding. Okay. Then shall we do the interview? Ask me anything you’re curious about.”

Siha raised his hand.

“Hyung Baekdong.”

“Yeah?”

“Do you have a girlfriend?”

“That’s not a job question!”

Suddenly, a very personal question came in.

But the children’s eyes are shining.

Hmm. I’m curious about that too?

“Do you have one?”

“…I don’t.”

“Shall I ask Suhyun to set you up on a blind date?”

“Hyungnim!”

I was suddenly taken aback by the loud voice.

“Why?”

“I will serve you as Hyungnim for the rest of my life.”

“Get away.”

Then Siha said.

“Hyung Baekdong, shall I introduce you to someone too?”

“No. That’s a bit…….”

That’s true.

“How about a celebrity?”

“Do you know any celebrities, Siha?”

“Hmm. Director Go?”

“That’s really not it!”

Yeah. That’s not it.

Then Hana asked.

“Then Baekdong oppa, what’s your ideal type?”

No. Kids. Ask professional questions.

Is it okay for the interview to proceed like this?

Hey. Baek Donghwan. What are you thinking about with such a serious expression! Wake up!