My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 199

Girlfriend is Too Good to Me – Episode 198. A Day in Yeon-hoo’s Life

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“Both of you be careful. Heena, have a productive day at work, and Sarang, have fun with your friends.”

“Okay. You too.”

“Yes~”

*Chu! Chu!*

I kiss Heena and Sarang on their cheeks as they leave the house, waving goodbye. I make Soman, who is in my arms, look at them and say hello.

“Okay, Soman too. Say goodbye to Mom and your sister~”

“Mom, sister. Bye-bye.”

“That’s what you say when you part with friends. Let’s say, ‘Have a good day~’.”

“Have a good day.”

“That’s right. Our Soman says hello so nicely.”

“Mommy, I’ll be back~”

“Sister too! Sister too! Daddy! Can I kiss Soman!”

“Would you like to?”

*Chu!*

I bend my knees to match Sarang’s eye level, and she kisses Soman on the cheek. It was so heartwarming to see her loving her younger sibling.

“Then see you in the evening~”

“I’ll be back!”

“Have a good day~”

“Bye-bye…”

Like that, Heena and Sarang left the house side by side. Heena was starting her day with an off-site work assignment, so she was relatively relaxed. Sarang was in a bit of a hurry because she liked to go to school early and chat with her friends.

And I, who had seen the mother and daughter off at the front door, took Soman back to the room. It was almost time for Soman to go to daycare.

I took Soman to the same daycare that Sarang had attended 10 years ago. We had moved, but the neighborhood we lived in was nearby, so Soman also went to the same place.

Actually, since I work from home, it wasn’t strictly necessary for him to attend, but I thought it was important for his social development.

In particular, Soman was quieter than Sarang, but he clung to me almost as much. That’s why I thought if he didn’t make friends, he might just stay glued to my side.

I was a little worried about that aspect of my son, but it wasn’t really a problem. Sometimes when I arrived early and secretly watched him, he was getting along well with his friends.

“Listen to the teacher, and have fun with your friends. Daddy will come to pick you up later.”

“Daddy go togeder [together].”

“Do you want to play with Daddy?”

“Yes.”

“Then if Soman has fun with his friends, Daddy will play with Soman later. Okay?”

“Okay…”

He was briefly sulky, but when I gently coaxed him, Soman immediately understood. At the same time, seeing my son’s face become gloomy broke my heart.

It was even more so because he looked so much like Heena. It felt like a little Heena was feeling down.

As I couldn’t bear to leave and was stroking Soman’s hair, the teacher came up with a smile.

“Soman’s father~ Don’t worry too much.”

“Yes. Thank you. Then Soman. Daddy will come later!”

“Bye-bye…”

“See you later~ Soman. Shall we hold hands with the teacher and go in?”

“Yes.”

“How cute~”

Well, sometimes the teachers would take videos of the children and send them to me, and when I saw them, there was no need to worry.

Rather, the worrying part was that our Soman was so cute and handsome that the teachers’ eyes looked… dangerous.

I hope they don’t give Soman too many kisses without permission? Even though Soman’s kisses are easily given.

Other girls of the same age, teachers, etc., if they just ask, our Soman gives them all kisses.

It seems like he’s doing it because he’s annoyed by the constant requests.

I wonder if two or three girls will come later and fight, saying they are his girlfriends.

After sending Soman to daycare, I come back home and start working right away.

When I’m working alone, I concentrate. When a meeting is needed, I use a headset for voice chat.

When I’m alone like this, I sometimes think of doing other things, but there’s always a base amount of work to be done to avoid being a complete freeloader.

If I messed up while testing, I had to check the coding again, and I felt guilty about slacking off when they were letting me work from home for my convenience.

“Yep. That’s done. Let’s do the rest next time~ Yes? Ah, I’m not changing jobs. They even let me work from home, where would I go.”

Still, it’s because I have the skills that they’re keeping me from freelancing and making me work like this.

“I’ll check the email in the evening. Yes, thank you for your hard work. I don’t drink~ I have to pick up my second child later.”

It varies from day to day depending on the workload, but I usually finish things around three o’clock. I have to go pick up Soman at four o’clock.

Of course, that’s not always the case, and when there’s a lot of work, I sometimes do more work after bringing him home. Sometimes I’m stuck until late at night.

Still, being able to do housework in the middle like this was a huge benefit, even though my salary was reduced because of it.

Anyway, today’s work is over, and I took a short break before going to pick up Soman. Actually, there’s not much to do during the break.

The time isn’t that long, and I usually just clean or decide on the dinner menu, doing housework.

But today, after a long time…

“……”

I turned off the computer and watched a secret video on my laptop. If you ask why I’m watching a video instead of being with Heena, it’s because I have no choice now.

Until Heena got pregnant and we moved here, I used to leave Soman with my mother-in-law and we’d do it once in a while. But now, the mother-in-law who would take care of Soman was no longer nearby.

In that state, Soman is always, always next to me at night. So, should I do it in the bathroom? That was also impossible. There are two bathrooms in this house, one in the living room and one in the master bedroom we are using.

But if I did it in the master bedroom bathroom, Soman, who is a light sleeper, would hear it and wake up, and I couldn’t help but think about the possibility of Sarang waking up and coming to the living room bathroom.

So, even if I do it, it’s just a quick hand job, but sometimes that’s not enough. Besides, when I do it, I try to satisfy Heena’s desires as much as possible because she must be tired from going to work every day.

Well, for that reason, I’m sometimes doing it alone these days. Doing it together is only possible when Heena takes a half-day off, or when we leave Soman with my mother-in-law or mom and go on a date for a while.

“Wow.”

And it was also subtly fun to watch. That, as a man, instinctively. Of course, I should never get caught doing this. I still vaguely remember how hard it was to appease Heena when I got caught a long time ago.

It was bad enough back then, but I’m scared to imagine what will happen if I get caught now. Heena’s love has only grown stronger day by day. She might really break the laptop this time.

These days, I’m watching it through streaming, so if I’m a little careful, I shouldn’t get caught!

Waking up early in the morning, making rice, seeing off the family, sending Soman to daycare.
Coming back and taking care of my work.

My basic routine is like this. After that, starting with Soman, each person comes back home, and then what I do every day is different.

Sometimes I play games with the children, and there are quite a few times when Heena plans for us to eat out and we all go out together. She’s probably trying to ease my burden because I’m almost entirely in charge of preparing meals.

Or we go to see my mother-in-law and father-in-law for a picnic. Now that only the two of them are left in that big house, they get lonely, so I’m trying to visit as often as possible.

And in the evening today, I was accepting Soman’s whining.

*Dwingul dwingul* [Sound of rolling around]

Soman, who came back from daycare, is lying on the floor with his head on my palm. Thanks to that, I couldn’t move with one hand on the floor.

I tried to move Soman to my leg so that he could rest his head there, but I had no choice because he was holding my fingers tightly with both hands and insisting on my palm.

“Soman. Do you like Daddy’s palm?”

“Like.”

“Hmm… Shall we study letters with Daddy? Or shall we read a fairy tale together?”

“No. Wanna do dis [this].”

Soman rejected my suggestion and was still sticking his head to my palm. I don’t know what kind of fun he’s feeling in this state.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t prepare dinner either. Should I just make kimchi fried rice with soy sauce that I learned from my sister-in-law today? Honestly, that’s so delicious.

*Tti-di-di-dik! Tti-ri-ring!* [Sound of door unlocking]

“I’m home!!”

“Welcome~”

While I was thinking about today’s menu, I heard the sound of the door lock and Sarang came home. She threw her school bag into the room, washed her hands, and ran straight to me.

And when she saw Soman on the floor using my palm as a pillow instead of my lap, she smiled brightly and threw herself at me.

“Daddy’s lap is my spot!”

“Oof!”

I felt breathless for a moment at that body blow that hadn’t changed even after several years, and I caught Sarang.

“Did you have a good day?”

“Yeah! Today, Joo-eun and I~”

She tells me one by one about what happened today while sitting on my lap. I stroked Sarang’s hair with my remaining hand and listened to her story.

I heard that it’s important to listen to these things well. I was also curious about Sarang’s school life.

Sarang, who had been telling stories as if she was showing off, looked at Soman lying on the floor as if she had thought of something.

“Soman! I brought candy, do you want to eat it?”

“Want candy.”

“Wait a minute!”

At that, Sarang ran back into the room and came back with a lollipop in her hand.

“I got this from a friend, but I didn’t eat it because it’s apple-flavored! Soman likes apple flavor, right?”

“Candy, candy.”

“Sister will open it for you~”

She immediately peels off the wrapper and hands it to Soman. Only then does Soman lift his head from my palm and receive the candy.

My palm was numb. I had been like this for about 30 minutes.

While I was rubbing my sore hand, Sarang hugged Soman and came back to my lap. Soman sucked on the candy and moved according to his sister’s touch.

Sarang, sitting on my lap and satisfied with the ideal situation of hugging her younger brother, starts rubbing her cheek against Soman’s cheek.

“Soman, is it delicious?”

“Chup, chup [slurping sound].”

“My little brother is so cute~”

Since there is quite an age difference, she tended to find Soman cuter. Besides, Soman is objectively so cute. He had already conquered the hearts of his daycare friends and teachers.

He’s my son, but it’s really something. Why is he so handsome? Even sucking on a candy is a picture, a picture. He could film an advertisement.

It wasn’t a good idea to give him snacks right before dinner, but still, it’s just one candy that his sister brought for her brother.

Anyway, I can’t move my body.

I have no choice. Today is kimchi fried rice with soy sauce.

A little more time passed, and Heena came home from work.

We made fried rice in a large bowl and had dinner. Kimchi fried rice with soy sauce.

Everyone in the family wearing comfortable clothes, gathering in the living room, and eating fried rice together. Isn’t this happiness?

After eating, I played with the children again, and Heena did the dishes and then sat next to me, cutting fruit.

After that, after washing the children, we also washed up and prepared to go to bed.

“Did anything special happen to you today?”

“Not really, except that it was a bit chilly for early summer? Oh, right. Honey, I’ll make breakfast tomorrow.”

“It’s okay. You’re leaving early tomorrow. Is there anything you want to eat? Should I make miso soup?”

“I’ll do it~ You’ve been doing it all week.”

“It’s okay.”

“I don’t know! I’ll just wake up first and do it!”

“No~ I’m going to wake up first~ I’m going to turn off your alarm~”

“Really!”

While playfully bickering with Heena, I spread out the large blanket. And next to the bed, Sarang and Soman were each holding a pillow and watching videos on their phones together. Ppororo [a popular South Korean animated series for young children], which is still the most popular among children even after several years.

Today, Sarang said she wanted to sleep together, so the four of us decided to sleep in one bed. I bought a big bed from the beginning because I thought this would happen often.

Our children love me so much!

“Sarang, Soman. You have to go to sleep now?”

“Okay! Soman, I’ll show you again tomorrow~”

“Abba~ [Daddy]”

“Ah! Sister’s spot is next to Daddy!”

Soman ignored his sister’s kind heart, took the lead, and immediately hugged me. Sarang was upset about that. But since I couldn’t take Soman out of my arms, she pouted and went next to Heena.

“Please like sleeping with Mom too~”

“Like Mommy too!”

“Okay… Thank you, Sarang…”

I had nothing to say to Heena’s sad voice. When you think about it, Heena is the one who wants to hug me and sleep the most. She even had her spot taken away and was treated as second by the children.

Anyway, it was late, so I immediately lay down on the bed and covered myself with the blanket. In the order of me, Soman, Sarang, and Heena.

Heena and I lay on our sides facing the center, watching the children fall asleep with their lovely faces.

And as we listened to the breaths of our daughter and son fading, we smiled at each other and opened our mouths small, as if whispering.

“Heena, good night.”

“Good night to you too~”

With those words, I closed my eyes. Today also ended safely.

Like this, it’s always a similar feeling of everyday life, but that everyday life was happier than anything else.

I’m of course trying, but my family is also trying for this everyday life.

We will continue these days forever. As if it were natural.

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