Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 78

Hyung, Am I Cute? 78

My heart flutters at the sight of Siha smiling brightly after a long time.

He’s so cute.

I got up from my seat and approached Siha.

“Siha, how did you get here?”

“Hyung! This!”

“Huh?”

Siha took out the pencil case from his penguin bag and handed it to me.

I see. He came to deliver this.

No wonder I couldn’t find my pencil case during the lecture.

“Hyung. Study!”

“You brought this because you thought Hyung couldn’t study?”

“Ah ah.”

Just then, someone insensitive opened their mouth from behind.

“But the lecture is over?”

I turned around slightly and mouthed, ‘Shut up.’

My face contorted, and the junior [lowerclassman/underclassman] avoided my gaze.

Is my face really that scary?

“I’ve never seen Sihyuk sunbae [senior in university or older student] angry before.”

“You need to be more perceptive.”

They seemed to be whispering something, but I just smiled and stroked Siha’s head.

“Thank you. Hyung will study hard with this. Look, Siha.”

“Ah ah.”

I quickly threw the pen on the desk to Seo Suhyun and took out a new pen from the pencil case.

I heard Seo Suhyun say ‘You’re mean’ from behind, but I ignored it lightly.

I took out my notebook and scribbled something diligently.

“Wow. I’m studying so well because Siha gave me the pen.”

“Ah ah. Hyung. Study!”

“I’m doing really, really well. Thank you, Siha.”

“Ah ah.”

“I’m doing so well that I finished studying quickly? Let’s go!”

Siha looked surprised.

Gently caressing his cheek, I took Siha’s hand and left the lecture hall.

Then Seo Suhyun called me.

“Ah! Oppa [term used by females to address older male friends/brothers]! Who are you doing the team project with?”

“Just anyone. Put me with whoever is left.”

“Then are you and I a team?”

“Do as you please. I’m busy.”

A commotion arose from behind.

“Hey! Suhyun! Don’t monopolize Sihyuk sunbae. He said anyone.”

“That’s right. You always get good grades by working with Sihyuk sunbae. Let me join this time!”

“Hey, instead of that, let’s play rock-paper-scissors!”

I’m more popular than I thought?

It’s not for nothing that I was at the top of my class in the first and second years.

Maybe I got more points for my performance in the debate at the beginning of the semester?

Whatever.

“Siha, let’s go to daycare. As a reward for bringing the pencil case today, let’s play with Hyung.”

“Ah ah.”

“But you found your way here easily? Amazing.”

“Ah ah. Lisa.”

“Huh? Alisa helped you?”

“Ah ah. This.”

I looked at the paper Siha took out of his pocket.

I read it and wondered what it was.

That teacher is so funny.

I’ve felt it before, but she has a surprisingly unusual mindset.

“What is this?”

“Hyung. Let’s go!”

“Yeah. Let’s go. But Siha.”

“Ah?”

“No. Nothing.”

Let’s not talk about the suspicious director who is obviously hiding behind the pillar over there.

‘So, he wasn’t sent alone after all?’

I smiled slightly.

***

One day after finishing the team project and report.

The day of the emoticon launch was fast approaching.

Siha and I waited for the emoticon launch with fluttering hearts.

“Wow! Siha, look. There’s an emoticon Siha drew here.”

“Ah ah!”

There were 32 emoticons lined up on the phone.

“Hyung will buy this.”

“Ah ah. Siha too!”

“Huh? You want to buy it, Siha?”

“Ah ah.”

I taught Siha how to press this.

After purchasing, I used the emoticons several times by [Sending to Myself].

It was a very cute Pepe emoticon.

Let’s shorten it to Pepeticon.

Personally, I want to call it Sihaticon.

“Now, when this sells, money will come in. Of course, not this month.”

“Ah ah.”

“I hope it sells a lot. Right?”

“Hyung. This.”

Siha tapped several of the emoticons he drew, as if he was amazed that they were on the screen.

It seems Siha’s interest is focused on emoticons.

“Hyung. Siha too. This.”

“Uh? You want a phone?”

“Ah ah.”

“Haha. What to do? A phone is a bit difficult?”

“Ah?”

I couldn’t give Siha a phone already.

“No. Siha phooone~”

“No way.”

“No. Hyung~”

Siha shook my legs back and forth.

Looking up, he put his hands together.

Where did he learn that cuteness?

Let’s see. Where can I get a smartphone for free these days…….

With a SIM card and self-opening plan…….

Oh? No. No.

‘I almost fell for it.’

That pose of putting his hands together was so cute.

You can’t let your guard down.

Still, compared to the supercar I saw last time, a phone seems mild…….

No. Let’s get a grip.

“I was looking at a tablet anyway, but it’s bad for your eyes.”

Gloomy.

What’s a good way? Ah!

“Then let’s do this. Siha. Hyung will let you use emoticons on the tablet.”

“Ah?”

It’s a liquid crystal tablet.

You can install SNS on it.

It was an era where nothing was impossible.

It’s solved if I can log in with my ID.

Siha doesn’t exactly want a phone, he just wants to use Pepeticon.

“Then it’s okay? Look. What. It was already installed. If you log in here with Hyung’s ID. Ta-da! Siha can use Talk too!”

“Ah ah!”

“Look here. You can click here, okay?”

I showed Siha where Lee Si-hyuk was and satisfied him.

Siha also liked it and sent emoticons.

[Send to Me] was a well-used function, and it was enough if Siha was satisfied.

“But don’t use it for too long. Okay?”

“Ah ah.”

“Oh? Siha. It’s time to go to daycare. Let’s get ready quickly.”

These days, he often dawdles a little because he has a car.

I quickly packed Siha and took him to daycare.

‘Then shall we do what we have to do now?’

Surprisingly, today is a day without lectures.

The final exams are being taken, and the semester is gradually coming to an end.

There are no lectures today, but there is something I must do.

‘I have to prepare for this in advance.’

This emoticon has been launched, but it is uncertain whether it will sell.

There are really too many emoticons these days.

‘What if it doesn’t sell?’

So, I have to run the business with my feet [take initiative and be proactive].

I first went to Moon Do-hwan, who seemed free today.

First, I handed out coffee to the staff at the employment center.

“Hyung. Have some coffee.”

“Wow. What’s going on? You’re buying coffee? For everyone here?”

“They’re working hard in the heat. And I’ve bought coffee quite a few times.”

“That was when you worked here.”

“That’s true.”

I sipped the Americano [Iced Americano] and wet my throat.

Ahem. Ahem.

“Hyung. When you first earn money, it goes into your bank account. What did you think when you saw that?”

“Well? I felt that the money I earned from part-time work wasn’t as much as I thought? I felt like I worked hard, but I only received this much.”

“Me too. When I first worked part-time at a convenience store, there were times when they gave me less than the minimum wage, excluding education expenses or something.”

“Hey, that doesn’t happen anymore.”

“That’s right. It was before I went to the army. It’s already a small amount, but they give even less.”

“It’s when you first taste the bitterness of society.”

Moon Do-hwan nodded as if he had been through it too.

Moon Do-hwan said.

“There was a time when I didn’t even write a labor contract without knowing anything.”

“Did you get ripped off?”

“Haha. I did. But it was not a bad experience.”

“Didn’t you tell me that before? The story from when you were a senior in high school.”

“Oh. Did I? But is that what you came to talk about?”

I nodded.

Of course, that’s what I came to talk about.

“I understand how you feel when you tremble with that little money. Even if you’re a senior in high school, you’re still young. It must have been a wound in that young heart.”

“Yeah. It was a little, no, a lot of shock.”

“I also thought that the world was stained with dirt.”

“Not to that extent?”

“No. It’s because your memories are beautified because it’s a past event. Isn’t that right?”

“That… right?”

“That’s why. Isn’t it important for young children to feel that the world is a little more beautiful? Especially if they are three years old.”

“It’s too early for a three-year-old to know pain.”

“That’s what I’m saying. Hyung. If you do something wrong now, a child might be in pain. They might think the world is wrong and live pessimistically.”

“Oh. If you have such an experience when you’re young, that might happen. Huh?”

Moon Do-hwan looked at me with narrow eyes.

Suddenly, he sighed and looked at the ceiling.

Did he notice something?

He groaned and turned his eyes slightly, then looked at me straight as if he had made up his mind.

Moon Do-hwan said.

“Si-hyuk.”

“Yeah.”

“Give it to me quickly.”

Wow. This hyung’s sense has increased a lot.

Yeah. I knew hyung would help me like that.

“Thank you.”

“What. I didn’t even know you would do UNICEF work these days. Is 30,000 won [~30 USD] a month enough? Hyung. There’s no more than that. Are you going this far to achieve results?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Huh? Isn’t that it? Hey! Really? Insurance? Ah, I have a lot of insurance. Tsk. I can’t not listen to you for your sake.”

“What are you talking about again? It’s not that.”

“Isn’t this it either? Then what is it?”

It’s hard to notice even this.

“You know Siha draws, right?”

“Yeah. I know.”

“He released an emoticon this time. It’s launched. Hyung. You’ll buy it, right? He’s still young, but if 0 is written less, Siha will be disappointed. He even made a bank account this time.”

“Erai!” [expression of disbelief/exasperation]

Moon Do-hwan laughed in disbelief.

“Hey! Are you saying you sold medicine to say this? I see. Do you think I’m the kind of man who doesn’t even spend 2200 won [~2.20 USD]? If you want, I can buy 10 of these.”

“As expected. You’re hyung.”

“I see. So what is it? Let’s see.”

“This is it.”

I showed him Pepeticon.

Moon Do-hwan immediately paid for it when he saw it.

“It’s really cute.”

“Yeah. I drew it with him.”

“Huh? You didn’t draw it with…….”

“Shh!”

I blocked Moon Do-hwan’s mouth before he could say anything else.

‘Hyung. You don’t think I built up this much to persuade hyung, do you?’

It’s an employment center, but people from other departments and students come here.

It’s morning, but there are quite a few people.

The first to show interest was the employee next to me.

“What is it? Let me see the emoticon too.”

“Yes! This is it! Hyung! You have a group chat room here, right? Upload it and show it.”

When Moon Do-hwan uploaded it to Talk [KakaoTalk, a popular messaging app in Korea] and showed it, there was a commotion everywhere that it was cute.

Students are also curious and peeking.

“Hyung. Hyung. The coffee is really delicious. Right?”

“Hey, you. Really.”

“At this rate, there will be about ten people. Everyone will use it, and if students use Imti [short for emoticon] in the group chat room, it will be advertised.”

“Huh?”

“Hyung. Work hard today too. I’m going.”

I finished what I had to do today and left the employment center with satisfaction.

Siha. Hyung is good at business for you.

There will be quite a few ‘0’s in Siha’s bank account, right?

At least there will be three circles [implying a significant amount of money].

The Americano is so cool today.

***

The business is not over yet.

I started sending Talk [KakaoTalk message] to Seo Suhyun.

With Siha’s emoticon.

-Lee Si-hyuk: (Hello! Hase! Emoticon)

-Seo Suhyun: ??? What is it?

-Lee Si-hyuk: (An emoticon showing an ice Americano while saying Ah ah!)

-Seo Suhyun: Huh? Imti [short for emoticon] is cute.

-Lee Si-hyuk: It’s a newly bought Imti. How is it? It’s really cute, right?

-Seo Suhyun: Yes! But it looks like a picture I’ve seen somewhere?

-Lee Si-hyuk: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Kekeke, Korean equivalent of hahaha]

-Seo Suhyun: But did you Talk to me to show me this?

-Lee Si-hyuk: Yeah. Can’t I?

-Seo Suhyun: Ah, what is itㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Kekeke]

I sent Talk while showing the emoticon appropriately.

-Lee Si-hyuk: Thanks for your hard work on the team project. (Thank you~ Emoticon)

-Seo Suhyun: Oppa, you worked hard too. (Thank you~ Emoticon)

I smiled contentedly.

As expected, it was the speed of a 3rd year student with a lot of Imti.

She already bought Pepeticon.

You’re already caught!

-Lee Si-hyuk: Did you already buy it?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Seo Suhyun: Yesㅋㅋㅋ It was cute when I saw itㅋ

I roughly finished the story and put the phone in my pocket.

Today, I hum like Alisa.