My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 188

〈Chapter 187〉 Away. Family Trip. And Baby Making – 2

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We didn’t do anything special right after we arrived. My brothers were tired from the long drive, and Jihoo was asleep, so we were stuck for a bit.

Leaving him alone in the room was out of the question. If we took him out and he woke up, he’d cry like the world was ending. But it also felt wrong for only one or two people to stay behind when the whole family came to have fun.

So, we decided to chill at the pension [a Korean term for a rental cottage or vacation home] for the time being. The terrace connected to the room was spacious and had plenty of chairs, perfect for sitting together. Plus, the view of the Busan sea from the pension was amazing. Sitting there on the terrace, cracking open a can of beer, I felt like I was in paradise.

“A toast to Junghoo and Heesung, who worked so hard driving!”

“””Cheers!!”””

“Kanpai~” [Japanese for ‘Cheers!’]

“Is there a spy in our midst?”

“Sounds like Sunhoo hyung [older brother or male friend]. Let’s get him.”

It was still daytime, so we opted for beer instead of soju [Korean distilled rice liquor], but it was just right. A little bit of alcohol makes the atmosphere much more enjoyable.

My parents, and even Sunhoo hyung, who usually skips these gatherings because he’s busy gaming, were chatting enthusiastically, loosened up by the alcohol.

And it was great to see Rin noona [older sister or female friend], who’s so busy she rarely has time for family, laughing and bonding with us.

Yoonjung noona was positioned between the room and the terrace, ready in case Jihoo suddenly woke up. But seeing that she was already on her third can of beer, it seemed like she was having a good time too.

On one side of the noisy terrace, Heena, Sarang, and I were sharing snacks—Pocky [chocolate-covered biscuit sticks] that Heena had packed for us.

Sarang, who was sitting next to me, munching on a Pocky stick, suddenly stood up, remembering something, and held out a Pocky stick to me.

“Dad! Let’s play the Pocky game!”

“Our Sarang knows about the Pocky game?”

“Yeah! I played it with Jueun!”

“Really? You only played it with Jueun? Not with any boys?”

“No!”

“Good. You did well. You shouldn’t do that kind of thing with boys. Got it?”

“Yes!”

Actually, even for a first-grader, boys probably wouldn’t try to play that kind of game with girls… but just in case.

But where did Jueun learn about the Pocky game? Did she see it on YouTube?

Sarang, who answered my question energetically, smiled brightly and put a Pocky stick in her mouth. Come to think of it, I used to play it a lot with Heena every Pocky Day [November 11th, a day when couples exchange Pocky]. But at some point, I stopped paying attention to those little anniversaries.

I put the other end of the Pocky stick in my mouth and slowly nibbled forward. I wanted to bite it off all at once, but that’s not the Pocky game Sarang wanted.

“Hehehe!!”

Sarang giggled like Heena, inching closer as if she found this fun. So cute.

Soon, there was almost no Pocky left, and Sarang’s nose was almost touching mine. I hesitated for a moment, wondering what to do in this situation.

“Yam!”

쪽! [Sound of a kiss]

Sarang put the remaining Pocky stick into her mouth in one go and kissed me. Then, she laughed playfully and ate the Pocky in her mouth.

“Crunch… I won!”

“Daddy lost~”

I don’t know how the winner is decided, but what does it matter? The important thing was that Sarang wasn’t repulsed by kissing me yet.

She won’t do this when she gets older.

After quickly swallowing what was in her mouth, Sarang took out another Pocky stick. She probably wanted to do it again, so I bent down again, ready to go.

“Sarang-ah. It’s Mommy’s turn this time.”

“Okay! Then me after Mom!”

“Okay~”

Heena intercepted the Pocky stick in Sarang’s hand and put it in her mouth, approaching me. I couldn’t help but pause at the change of opponent.

Honestly, considering how often we have skinship [physical affection], it wouldn’t be strange to show this to our family now. But even so, I hesitated to do it so openly.

So, I turned my head to see if my family was still engrossed in their beer and conversation.

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“Doryeonim~ Hurry up? This is the perfect snack with drinks!” [Doryeonim is an old-fashioned term of address, here used playfully.]

“Hoo…”

There were eight pairs of eyes watching us. Everyone still had a beer in their hand, looking at us with pleased expressions… No, why are they looking here instead of talking?

“Why is everyone looking here?!”

“Then what else is there to do here? Do more. Let us watch while we drink.”

“Ah~ I want to play the Pocky game with our Jihoo when he gets a little older!”

“I’m first.”

“Are there any more Pocky? I want to eat some too.”

“I want to kiss Sarang too…”

Heesung hyung, who was sitting as if he was lying down, as if he had started a spectator mode, and Junghoo hyung and his wife, who seemed envious of the Pocky game with their child. And then there was Sunhoo hyung, who was craving snacks, and Rin noona, who was craving Sarang’s kiss.

And then.

“Are they still doing that?”

“Oh my~ Do you know I ask that every year? They’re just consistent~ Right, honey?”

“We still see each other more than three times a day…”

“Sorry about Yeonhoo.”

“It’s okay, hyungnim [term of respect for an older male], Heena just won’t leave Yeonhoo alone…”

They weren’t blaming us, but I felt my face burning as I listened to their conversation. I ran my hands over my face.

I was so embarrassed. Especially in front of Rin noona, I had hardly ever shown her anything like this, and she was watching with wide eyes, so it was even more embarrassing.

As I couldn’t lift my head because of my family’s chatter, Heena nudged my shoulder.

“Honey.”

“What?”

“Look over here.”

My face was burning, but I lifted my head at Heena’s urging. In front of me, Heena smiled brightly and brought the Pocky to her mouth.

“It’s my turn.”

“……”

“Daddy, hurry~ Me after Mom!”

I was overwhelmed by the sight of the mother and daughter, who didn’t care about the gazes around them. I couldn’t back out here. If I ran away, Heena would be sulky, and Sarang would likely be pouty too.

But doing it with those eyes watching from behind… my mental state…

“Pock! Pock! Y! Pock! Pock! Y!”

I wish someone would shut Yoonjung noona’s mouth. Jihoo will wake up!

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I was only able to finish after showing everyone the sight of me kissing Heena and Sarang twice each. Of course, even so, our look-alike mother and daughter seemed to still be lacking. Judging by their dissatisfied faces when I said let’s stop.

Anyway, after that, we talked a little more on the terrace, and after Jihoo woke up from his nap, we went out to see Busan. We smelled the pungent sea breeze, ate snacks, and took a lot of pictures with our family.

“Jihoo-ya~ Do you see this? Say sand. Sa. Nd.”

“Monae?”

“Good job! That’s my son! You’re a genius, a genius!”

“He takes after me.”

“What are you talking about~ Jihoo takes after his mom?!”

“Then there’s no way he’d be smart─”

“I’m going to break your head?”

We also played with sand on the beach, feeling the sea breeze. For Jihoo, who was visiting the sea for the first time.

Sarang has been coming to the sea almost every year, so she preferred taking pictures nearby rather than playing or looking around at the sea. Just like Heena.

“Dad! Let’s take a picture! I want to change my profile picture!”

“How do you want to take it?”

“Carry me on your back!”

“Okay~”

“And have Mom take it!”

“Okay. Honey, stand with your back to the sea~”

So, a two-shot with Sarang, and then a two-shot with Heena carrying her on my back. After that, we took countless pictures with our family. Our family knew that we took pictures like crazy whenever we went somewhere, so they all followed along without complaint.

In the evening, we went to a raw fish restaurant and ate raw fish and alcohol. Of course, only the other family members except for Heena and me. Yoonjung noona also seemed to be refraining because of Jihoo.

I took Jihoo and Sarang to a corner and ate corn salad diligently. Sarang didn’t like raw fish very much like me, and Jihoo was still too young to feed him something like that.

And that drinking party continued until we returned to the pension. On the same terrace where we had cracked open a can of beer as soon as we arrived, this time we opened up snacks and soju and drank like crazy.

Originally, a barbecue party was planned, but we asked to postpone it until tomorrow. There were many opinions that we should eat raw fish first since we came to Busan.

As the atmosphere ripened and the night grew deeper.

“Daddy… I’m sleepy…”

“Really? Should we go to the room and sleep?”

“I want to sleep with Jihoo…”

“You want to?”

Sarang said something very grateful. She said that she would sleep next to her cute cousin, whom she had met after a long time. Heena and I, at Sarang’s words, shone our eyes and went into the room together.

There, Jihoo was already fast asleep, and Hyungsoo and Rin noona were drinking beer and talking next to him.

“Sarang came~ Are you sleepy?”

“Yes…”

“Where are you going to sleep?”

“I’m going to sleep with Jihoo.”

“Really? Our Jihoo must be happy~ His sister is sleeping next to him.”

Yoonjung noona also noticed the situation turning around in an instant, winking her eyes and slightly lifting the blanket that Jihoo was covering. Then Sarang crawled in and lay down.

“When are we going fishing…?”

“We’ll do it tomorrow. Dad will wake you up in the morning.”

“You have to wake me up…”

“I promise. Promise~”

“Promise…”

With those words, she fell asleep in an instant. She woke up early today, and although she slept a little in the car, her body must have been tired from the long car ride. Besides, it was later than her usual bedtime.

After confirming that Sarang had fallen asleep, Heena and I immediately got up. Heena, of course, and I were also quite frustrated.

Hyungsoo waved her hand at us.

“I’ll watch Sarang~”

“Thank you, unnie [term of respect for an older female].”

“Please.”

“You two are so cute…”

Leaving Rin noona, who seemed to have lost her soul to the faces of the sleeping Jihoo and Sarang, I thanked Hyungsoo and hurried to the couple’s room.

Everyone already knows about our second child plan, so it wouldn’t be strange if we suddenly disappeared from our seats like this.

Of course, it was a bit of an overreaction that the whole family knew about this… but as long as Sarang was there, it was necessary for the family to know the situation and help.

And in our room that we arrived at.

“Honey… today’s the day, you know?”

“I know, I know.”

We spent a hot time. In the simple sense of 19+, it was the first time in over ten days, and in the sense of making a baby, it was the first time in eight years.

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