My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 164

Ep. 163

A little time has passed since Heena’s adorable service at the motel [a playful reference to her attentiveness and care].

On weekdays, I went to the community center and was mainly trained in managing reservists [individuals who are part of the military reserve force]. It might sound weird coming from me, but life at the community center was a total breeze.

The community center director was easygoing and kind, and the senior staff were friendly. Plus, the reservists didn’t really pay attention to us, so there wasn’t much hard work. They just came and went like zombies.

Of course, as a newbie, I consistently came in a little early to clean up. But that was just for smooth social life, so it wasn’t a big deal. It wasn’t hard work anyway.

However, because I had to go to work early on weekdays, Sarang looked sad. Naturally, she probably thought I would still take her to daycare like before, but now that was impossible.

“Daddy’s going to work. Won’t Sarang say goodbye?”

“Daddy… Bye-bye…”

“When Sarang comes back from daycare later, should we eat snacks together?”

“Yes… I want to eat snacks with Daddy…”

At first, she clung to me, wondering if I was going away for a long time again, but after explaining several times that I would be back in the evening, she understood.

Still, I couldn’t help but feel bad seeing her droop every morning.

And so, a daily routine began, slightly different from before going to the training camp.

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This might sound a bit random, but after Heena got a job, the allowance I received from home completely stopped.

Around the time Heena received her third paycheck, she went home with me and declared to my mom that there was no need to send me an allowance anymore.

“Mother, I’ll take care of Yeon-hoo now. I’ll also contribute to the household expenses.”

“You just got a job… It’s okay.”

“No. We haven’t even moved out yet, so I think we’ll have plenty of leeway besides saving. Of course, it won’t be a large amount, but please accept it.”

After Heena insisted and persuaded her several times, I ended up being the one giving an allowance. Naturally, we also started giving living expenses to my mother-in-law separately.

And so, the allowance from home stopped for me.

“Honey, here.”

“What’s this?”

“I went to the bank during lunch break and got you a card. You can use this to buy anything you want.”

“Ah~ Okay. Thanks.”

“Don’t be too frugal. Okay? Do whatever you want. It’s our money.”

I started receiving an allowance from Heena. Actually, it’s not really an allowance, but Heena just gave me a credit card and told me to buy whatever I needed. It’s like an allowance with no limit.

I didn’t refuse. We weren’t just a couple who had to worry about each other’s wallets, but a married couple with a child. Right now, Heena is the only one working, but later when I get a job, everything will be combined anyway.

Besides, just because I received a card didn’t mean I was going to spend recklessly. I didn’t have many opportunities to spend money in the first place. At most, I’d buy some snacks, and other than that, I’d buy clothes or daily necessities.

I wanted to save because it was Heena’s money, but even before, besides our date expenses, the only times I spent money were when buying games and clothes.

But since Sarang was born, I hardly played games, and when it came to clothes, Heena would buy whatever she wanted me to wear.

Anyway, so even though I received the card, I was spending my days without really spending money just for myself.

Then one day, a package arrived at home.

“Daddy! Sarang drew lots of Daddy’s pictures! Here!”

“Wow~ You drew so well~ Is that Daddy? It looks just like me!”

“Mommy and Sarang are here too!”

“You drew Mommy and Sarang so beautifully~”

“Son-in-law~ A package came for you earlier, right?”

“Yes? Really? What is it? I didn’t order anything.”

One day, after finishing work at the community center and returning home, I was playing with Sarang, who was showing off the drawings she drew at daycare, when I heard that a package had arrived.

I enjoy browsing various items online, but I rarely order anything, so I couldn’t hide my confusion. I wondered if Heena had ordered something, so I brought the package to the living room.

But the moment I saw the item details on the delivery slip, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

[ Nin*endo Sw*tch Console ]

The console, software, and gaming accessories that I hadn’t even looked at recently were listed on the delivery slip.

I wondered if it was mistakenly delivered to the wrong house, so I checked the address and the orderer again, but the address was correct, and my name was clearly visible.

What is this? I had thought about trying it out… Did I have a sleepwalking episode and order it in my sleep? That can’t be.

“Oh, Han Yeon-hoo is finally buying a game console? But isn’t that the card Lee Heena gave you? Did you get permission?”

As I was in a state of mental breakdown, not knowing what was going on, I heard Heesung hyung’s voice behind me. I was horrified and made excuses.

“No, no! I didn’t buy it!”

“What are you talking about? You and I are the only ones here who would buy something like this.”

“I didn’t!”

“Then is it me?”

“Isn’t it you, hyung?”

“It’s not.”

“It’s not me either.”

“……”

We looked at each other with suspicious eyes. Like hyung said, the only people here who would buy a game console were hyung and me.

But it wasn’t me, so the culprit must be…

“Did the package arrive?”

As I was looking at hyung with suspicious eyes, Heena, who had come out to the living room after taking a shower, having returned from work around the same time as me, came out to the living room. I felt a cold sweat running down my back, even though I hadn’t done anything wrong, and I opened my mouth as if making an excuse.

“Yeah. But it came in my name even though I didn’t order it.”

“Is it a game console? I ordered it.”

“What?”

“You bought it?”

At those words, not only me but also Heesung hyung looked at Heena with surprised eyes. Heena sometimes watched me play games, but she had absolutely no interest in games.

In the past, she would just hug me and watch me play games, but she didn’t really show any interest in the game itself. She had been jealous of the game character once, though.

Despite our surprised voices, Heena calmly sat next to me and checked the box.

“Yeah. That’s right. I bought it.”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“You said before that this game looked fun~.”

“That’s true, but…”

I knew she bought it for me, but it was so sudden that I felt very awkward. Heena added an explanation for me.

“You used to love games so much, but you haven’t been able to play them much since we started studying together. It’s been even worse since Sarang was born.”

Well, I did give up all games to study hard. Since I’ve been living here, I’ve occasionally played console games with Heesung hyung, but even that has been almost impossible since Sarang was born.

Even the computer we brought from our house has been gone for a long time. We had to make room for Sarang. For web surfing, the laptop I used when studying was enough.

“Still, I get a little jealous when you only play games… You all played this together at your house before, right? I thought it would be nice to do that together sometimes… I heard there are many games of that kind…”

She said that, blushing slightly as if she was embarrassed. Come to think of it, around Christmas time, Heesung hyung borrowed his friend’s and his own to play games together.

Wait. Then hyung has one, right? I haven’t seen him playing it for a while, though.

“Ah, so that’s why you asked me the other day? Where it was?”

“Yeah. But oppa said his was broken, right?”

“Yeah. It’s been thrown away for a while.”

It was broken. Well, I guess. Not only me but hyung’s gaming time has been decreasing, so he wouldn’t bother buying a new one.

Anyway, I think I know what Heena’s intentions were in buying this. I used to love games so much, so she wanted me to play them again, but she also felt lonely when I couldn’t pay attention to her because of games, so she bought something we could do together.

After realizing that and organizing it in my head, a wave of emotion followed. Actually, I don’t care if I don’t play games anymore.

Of course, I can have fun if someone asks me to play together, but I haven’t played for so long that I don’t really crave games.

But no matter what I think about games, the most important thing is that Heena bought it for me.

“Heena-ya…”

“Do you like it?”

“Yeah. Thank you so much.”

“Hehehe… I heard there are also workout games? It’s hard for you to go to the gym now, so let’s work out together at home with this~”

“Oh, that sounds good?”

Now that all the questions and suspicions were resolved, excitement filled my heart. Just like when I received a birthday present when I was a child.

So, feeling excited like a child, I started to unpack the box and check the contents one by one. The smell of new products was stinging my nose each time I took out a box.

Yes, this is it. You have to buy new ones for things like this!

“What is that?”

Sarang, who had been listening to us talk quietly, put her face on the table and was watching what I was taking out.

“It’s a game. Sarang saw uncle playing it, right?”

“I saw it! Grandma scolded uncle! She said he would go into the TV!”

“That’s not good~ What should Sarang do?”

“Stay away from the TV!”

“That’s right~”

When I checked the contents, there were also games that Sarang could watch and play together. For example, a very famous title called Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

A relaxing game where you befriend animal residents and decorate the village, and pay off debts. The characters are all animals, so Sarang would like it.

Did Heena know that and order it together? It’s a type of software that Heesung hyung doesn’t have. Hyung likes action genres.

“How is it? I searched and ordered the most popular ones that we can play together.”

“Perfect. Best choice. Our Heena did so well~”

“Eung… Praise me more.”

“Good girl~ Heena is so good~”

While I continued to look at the contents, I stroked Heena’s hair with one hand. Then Sarang also put her head in from the other side.

“Sarang too! Tell Sarang she’s good too!”

“Our Sarang is good too~ She knows to watch TV from far away, and she draws well~”

“Hehe!”

Yeah. I can put down games for my family, but my wife bought it for me, so I can’t not play it.

What should I do first?