My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 122

Ep. 121

Despite some initial hiccups, my college life continued smoothly. I got along well with my classmates, and though there was the occasional inexplicable criticism, that was nothing new from high school.

However, in other respects, my days were busier than I had imagined. Instead of pursuing a romantic campus life, I found myself prioritizing grades like Heena, focusing on the future, hoping to one day repay all the help and consideration I was receiving from my family.

Life at home was just as peaceful. Heena seemed to have adapted to the routine of life with Sarang, gradually resuming her studies while still caring for our daughter. Though she rarely went out, worried about Sarang.

Even so, countless people were constantly visiting Heena’s house. Sarang was such a popular star that there was a constant stream of visitors.

My family came, of course, and even Yoonjung Noona [older sister or female friend] visited a few times, as did Heena’s relatives. They all arrived looking like they were about to deliver a lecture, but as soon as they saw Sarang, they were cooing and making faces, leaving with smiles on their faces.

All thanks to Sarang’s cuteness.

It wasn’t just because she was my daughter; Sarang was born with an abundance of charm and cuteness. Heena insisted she took after me, but no matter how I looked at it, she was the spitting image of Heena.

Days passed, and before we knew it, Sarang was over two months old, enough time had passed that we could carefully take her out in a stroller.

She was now more sensitive to the sounds around her, turning her head to look around.

And, most importantly.

-Giggles

“Kyaa! Sarang smiled at me again! Honey!!”

“Picture, picture, picture!!”

She had started smiling at us! Sarang!

Of course, she had smiled occasionally before, but those were just reflexive expressions, not reactions to anyone in particular. But now, it was a social smile, acknowledging and smiling at the person in front of her.

As a result, it became much easier to see Sarang’s smile. Thanks to that, whenever I came home, I would just stare at Sarang endlessly. Only after she fell asleep would I go do my homework or other tasks.

So today, as I was playing with Sarang in the living room, making faces and saying, “Sarang, peek-a-boo~,” my mother-in-law called us both over.

“It’s the weekend, you two should go out and have some fun~ Don’t just stay home every day taking care of Sarang.”

“But still…”

“Enough! Especially you, Heena, you never leave the house, so I’m even more worried about you, aren’t I? Should I send Yeonhoo back to his family so you can go out more?”

“Ah, okay! I’ll go out! So don’t say things like that!”

“Well… Please take good care of Sarang, Mother-in-law.”

“I don’t even notice the time passing when I’m with our Sarang, so ‘take good care’ is an understatement~ Actually, I’m sending you two out because I want to monopolize Sarang~”

She urged us to go out. My father-in-law, who came out of his room, was also delighted and said things like, ‘Then can I give Sarang her formula today?’

Of course, she was serious about wanting to monopolize Sarang, but I knew she was also saying it because she was thinking of us, so we quietly prepared to go out.

We both wore jeans, T-shirts, and cardigans.

Before we could pack anything else, we were practically chased out of the house. We were suddenly thrown out, so we felt a bit lost. We had no plans, and we only had our wallets with us.

We slowly walked towards the station, and I asked Heena, who seemed to be pondering what to do just like me.

“What should we do? We came out so suddenly that I can’t think of anything.”

“Hmm… Ah! There are so many pretty baby clothes these days, let’s go see them~ Like animal pajamas for babies!”

“Should we? Then let’s go to the shopping mall we always go to. I don’t know if they sell baby clothes there.”

“Okay~”

Heena wanted to, so I agreed without much thought. But as we walked, I imagined Sarang wearing rabbit pajamas, and my motivation skyrocketed.

Wow, Rabbit Sarang? I really want to see that! Even if it’s not a rabbit, Sarang would look cute in anything.

For example, that thing… what was it called?

Red. Pan. Da. Sarang?

That’s it. This is crazy. There’s nothing else. I have to buy it. It’s a sin not to buy it. I’m going to take a thousand pictures!

Once I got to that point, I couldn’t walk at such a leisurely pace. I immediately grabbed Heena and urged her on.

“Hurry, let’s go! To see Sarang’s pajamas!”

“What’s wrong~ Why are you suddenly like this?”

“Quickly!”

This is no time to be like this! Red Panda Sarang is waiting for me!

In the end, as Sarang’s existence was now inseparable from us, a shopping date for Sarang began.

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Unfortunately, the shopping mall we rushed to didn’t have a baby goods section. However, we found through a search that there was a baby goods specialty store a little further away from the mall.

I had passed by it a few times before, but I didn’t remember seeing it. I guess I wasn’t interested then, so it didn’t catch my eye. I couldn’t have imagined such a thing was nearby. Anyway, we immediately went into the store and looked at the various baby goods.

“There are so many pretty things~ Honey! Look at this! A baby walker!”

“Wow, I really want to see Sarang riding this and waddling around! But can she ride it? Sarang can’t even support herself yet.”

“It says she can ride it from around 5 months old. Sarang is just over two months old… That’s too bad.”

“It’s a bit pricey too. Hmm… Should I start my cafe job again? There are so many things I want to buy for Sarang.”

“No. Let’s just accept all the help from our parents and repay them diligently after we get jobs. Dad says it’s really important to spend time with the baby…”

“Okay, so don’t be so down. I’ll be with you. It’s better to study hard for now.”

Heena goes to university a few days a week, but she was very satisfied with me staying home to take care of Sarang with her. I knew that, so unless I had to do something outside, I would usually study or do homework at home.

But if I were to get a part-time job, the time we spent together would drastically decrease. I comforted Heena, who had become gloomy at my words, and subtly changed the subject.

“By the way, hasn’t it been a long time since our last date? When you came to the bar last time, we went straight home.”

“Yeah… But we ended up coming to buy Sarang’s things. Is there anywhere you want to go?”

“The place I want to go is always next to you. You know I’m happy wherever you go.”

“Hehe… Me too. I like anything as long as I’m with you.”

“Then that’s settled. It’s not like shopping for Sarang isn’t a date. Besides, I find it more fun to look at Sarang’s things than to look at my own clothes.”

“Right? Right?! Me too! I don’t care if I buy anything for myself, but I worry about our Sarang’s things so much~”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I talked to Heena like that. It was a complete married couple’s conversation.

Thinking about it, this was almost the first time we had come out so leisurely since we found out about Heena’s pregnancy. But back then, Heena was still my girlfriend, and now she was officially my wife, and we were out on a date together.

Pregnancy, college entrance exam, childbirth, college life.

We had gone through hectic times and were now here as a couple. We were only half-baked, but.

“Now you have a complete mom mindset, Sarang’s mom?”

“I guess so, Sarang’s dad!”

But who cares if we’re half-baked or whatever? This moment is so good.

“Since we’re close to here anyway, let’s bring our parents or brothers next time. If we subtly show them, they might buy it for us. Like Heesung Hyung [older brother].”

“What about Sunhoo Oppa [older brother]? Sunhoo Oppa seems to like Sarang more than I thought?”

“Ah~ Right. Uncharacteristically, he still asks for Sarang’s videos every day. I guess coming all the way to our house is a bit much for him.”

“It’s okay if he comes… Would it be a bit uncomfortable for him?”

“We haven’t seen him often. And did you know? Sunhoo Hyung usually doesn’t spend money at all. And he likes games, but instead of spending money on them, he’s actually making money from them.”

“Really? Games can make money?”

“I guess some can.”

So if we bring both Heesung Hyung and Sunhoo Hyung here, I’m sure one of them will buy the baby walker.

Heesung Hyung was always a grateful hyung who bought us this and that, and Sunhoo Hyung was the type who didn’t spend money because he had nowhere to spend it, but he didn’t skimp on things he wanted to spend money on.

It’s a bit of a shameless thought, but I can repay them later after I get a job!

I was already assuming that the two hyungs would buy it for us and moved on to the next part. As we moved one section over, there were animal pajamas that I had been waiting for.

There were various sizes available for different baby ages, so there were many that Sarang could wear. It seemed that the designs took into account that babies like Sarang needed to have their diapers changed often. It felt like something you could just slip on.

“Oh my gosh, how about this? This cat pajama! You like cats so much! And we can wear it as a set with me!”

“Cute… So cute… What should I do? I just want to buy them all and make her wear one every day!”

“No~ I want to do that too, but… we’re only choosing one. Okay?”

“Too bad… Okay.”

We had a Sarang card, which was a credit card we used to buy Sarang’s things. Our parents jointly paid for it. So we could buy anything if we wanted to, but we couldn’t use it recklessly.

That’s why Heena and I put our heads together and pondered.

“I didn’t think I’d like something like a dinosaur… But isn’t this cute too?”

“Honestly, everything is cute… How can I choose just one here? Let’s put the cat as a strong candidate… Oh! A red panda! There’s a red panda too!”

“Really? They have something like that too.”

“Of course, because when it comes to cuteness, it’s a red panda! I knew they’d have it!”

I was half-doubtful whether they would have it, but there really was a red panda pajama. At first glance, it looked like a raccoon pajama, but the tag clearly said red panda.

As soon as I saw it, my mind quickly leaned towards, ‘Ah, the red panda has a rarer feel than the cat, so isn’t this better?’ I liked red pandas too much.

So, with my mind half made up, I was holding it and looking at it from various angles, but Heena looked at me and opened her mouth as if she didn’t like something.

“Instead of that, how about buying the cat one and buying one for yourself to match as a family set?”

“That’s a good idea too. But isn’t this too cute? Let’s match that later and buy this one today?”

“But~ our Sarang doesn’t have a couple look with us. Wouldn’t it be great to match pajamas together? We can take family photos too!”

“To do that, I have to buy mine too. So let’s start with this one today─”

“…Yeonhoo.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Is it me and Sarang, or the red panda?”

“…??”

Suddenly?