Shi-a graduated from middle school. It was truly something to celebrate and be happy about. But that Shi-a-nyeo-seok! She got hooked on streaming and didn't leave the house for the entire vacation.
Still, it was a relief that she listened well and became brighter. Shi-hyun said that should be enough, so I decided to let it go. She's already going through a hard time thinking about going to an all-girls high school, so I decided to let her relax. Once she goes to school, she won't have time for that anyway, so she should enjoy it now.
*
Shi-hyun, who had returned home after nearly ten days, was taking a good rest.
"There's no place like home."
It would have been great if it weren't for the fact that I was letting him use my lap as a pillow. I was putting up with it since he had been through a lot, but my thigh was starting to go numb.
"Do you like it that much?"
"Of course, it's been ten days, ten days."
It definitely had been a long time. I was lonely too. But I couldn't help my leg from going numb.
"Get off, my leg is going numb."
Shi-hyun jumped up. But why is he giving me such a playful smile?
"Your leg went numb?"
"Yeah."
I was about to rub my numb thigh, but Shi-hyun played a prank before I could. He poked my thigh with his finger.
"Hey! Stop it."
The pain! The twitching! Ah! I grabbed Shi-hyun's head with both hands.
"Sto.p.it."
He only stopped when I got annoyed.
"You're not a kid, aren't you being too childish these days?"
"Can't you just say I'm young?"
What's so young about you! Show me a more dandy side!
"Never mind, never mind."
Let's not fight in front of the kids. Shi-hyun kept sticking to me with a smile. Just then, Saet-byeol came out of the room. She seemed to be getting a drink, but she glanced at us and subtly avoided eye contact. It wasn't just Saet-byeol. Jae-won also came out to go to the bathroom and avoided looking at us.
"Get away from me."
"Why?"
"The kids are looking at us weirdly."
"Well, they'll just think their parents have a good relationship."
I was really frustrated. I wish he would be careful in front of the kids, is he clueless? Or is he doing it on purpose?
"Sigh."
I just sighed. I escaped from Shi-hyun and went to the bathroom for a moment, and when I came out, all the kids were in the living room for some reason.
"What's going on?"
"Nothing much."
Nothing much? The kids don't look too good?
"Here, Dad will give you his card, so go out and have some fun."
"Okay...."
Shi-a seemed annoyed and gave a weak answer, while only Jae-won was happy.
"Nuna! Let's go quickly."
"Okay...."
Jae-won grabbed Saet-byeol and Shi-a's hands and urged them to go out quickly.
"Going out all of a sudden?"
It was too sudden for me.
"I told them to go out because they're always at home."
Shi-hyun nonchalantly kicked the kids out of the house. Watching the kids put on their clothes and leave, I felt sorry for them. Saet-byeol also looked annoyed, and Shi-a didn't seem to want to go out, but they had no choice.
"Do you really have to send them out?"
"Yeah."
Seeing Shi-hyun's firm stance, there was no way to stop him. All I could do was see the kids off.
"Have a good time."
"You can come back after dinner."
Ahaha.... The three kids left the house. I definitely wanted the kids to play outside, but I feel a bit sorry.
"Now it's done."
Huh? Shi-hyun seemed happy about something. When I turned my face to look at Shi-hyun, he gave me a bright smile.
But why do I feel a chill?
"Shi-hyun-ah?"
"Why?"
Shi-hyun's voice turned sweet. It was sweeter than usual, which made me scared. I know Shi-hyun well when he makes that kind of voice. It was either on the bed or when he was seducing me.... Once I realized that, I knew Shi-hyun's purpose.
"You sent the kids out for that reason!?"
"It's an important reason."
Oh no, I'm doomed! I couldn't stop Shi-hyun, and I had to exhaust myself from the morning. After putting up with him for several hours, Shi-hyun had a very happy face.
"Are you happy?"
"Of course, I love you, Su-hyun-ah."
Shi-hyun hugged me tightly. Seeing my husband so happy, my anger melts away. Sigh, what can I do? The man I love is such a pervert.... Shi-hyun also controlled himself appropriately today, so I was able to enjoy it to some extent.
"I'm tired...."
"Take a shower and sleep."
"Okay...."
I decided to accept Shi-hyun's consideration and headed to the bathroom. Even though it was moderate, my legs were still wobbly. I wonder if I'll be able to take care of the kids' dinner like this? When I came out of the shower, Shi-hyun had cleaned up the entire bedroom.
"Leave the rest to me."
"Okay...."
When I collapsed onto the bed, I felt a soft sensation. I wanted to say something to Shi-hyun... but my eyes slowly closed. Good night.......
* * *
Looking at his sleeping wife, he felt sorry. It had been ten days since he had seen her, so he couldn't hold back and went overboard. He also felt sorry for the kids. They must have been flustered when he told them to go out and play so abruptly. Leaving his sleeping wife, he took a shower. When he came out clean, he was full of energy. He really felt sorry for his wife, but strangely, his condition improved when he held her. He never thought that the fatigue accumulated all over his body from the forced march would recover so cleanly... He guessed that his wife might have gained some additional ability.
"Hoo, that's refreshing."
He checked his condition again. He loosened his shoulders and his waist. Looking at his wife who had worked hard for him, he felt really sorry. He gently stroked his sleeping wife.
"I'm sorry."
He couldn't wake her up, so he left the room. He needed to ventilate, but it was hard because it was winter. He used deodorizer and an air purifier to remove the smell as much as possible and started the laundry. Having to clean up like this every time was a drawback. But his wife didn't like going to a motel.
"When else would I help if not now."
He left all the housework to his wife, so he had to help out at times like this. He was cleaning the house for a long time when he got a call from his daughter.
-"Dad? Can we go home?"
"Hmm?"
Could it be that they're trying to come home? He had roughly finished cleaning up, so it didn't matter. Looking at how much time had passed, the kids had been out for 6 hours. It was a long time if it was long, and a short time if it was short.
-"There's nothing to do outside."
He nodded after hearing his youngest daughter's words. He felt sorry and had forced them out, so it would be okay soon.
"Okay, what did you do while you were out?"
-"Um, I went to the department store with Unnie."
A department store... It was definitely a place with a lot to see.
"Did you do some shopping?"
-"Yeah, I bought clothes and food."
It would be an unavoidable expense since he had forced them out. He hoped they didn't waste money.
"Do as you please."
After finishing the call, he continued to clean up. When he spread out the laundry that had finished washing and finished perfectly, the kids came home.
"We're home."
"I'm home!"
Only his son had high tension, and his two daughters looked tired. He felt sorry for forcing them out.
"Did you have a good time?"
"Yes!"
He caught his son who was running towards him and took care of his daughters. The things they had shopped for were snacks, except for the clothes. It was a shopping list that was typical of kids.
"Where's Mom?"
"She's sleeping, so don't wake her up."
"Ah, is that so?"
"Yeah."
The two daughters didn't seem to care much and took their clothes and headed to their rooms.
"Ah, Dad's card."
He took the card that his eldest daughter handed him and roughly put it in his pocket.
"I'm sorry about today."
"No, Saet-byeol said she wanted to buy clothes, so it worked out well."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, she said she has to change her clothes quickly because her body is growing fast."
His youngest daughter definitely resembled his wife, so she had a good figure.
"That's a relief."
He felt sorry for the kids, but he was glad that they seemed to have a good time outside. The daughters locked themselves in their rooms, and he took care of his son. It was really hard to stop his son from going into the room to see his mom.
"Mom is tired and sleeping, so be quiet."
"Then I want to sleep with Mom too."
"Jae-won-ah."
"Dad, you're being unfair."
It was hard to appease his son. After playing with him for a long time to appease him, it was time for dinner. His wife didn't seem like she was going to get up because she was tired, so he had to take care of the kids' dinner.
"Do you want to ask your Nunas what they want to eat for dinner?"
"Dinner? Mom's food!"
He didn't want to wake up his sleeping wife, so he was worried.
"Go ask your Nunas."
"Okay!"
"Nuna! Dad is asking what you want to eat for dinner."
He checked on his wife in the meantime. She was really sound asleep. He couldn't stop smiling as he looked at his lovely wife. Before his son came in, he quickly left the room and wondered what to order for dinner.
"Dad, Byeol-i Nuna wants to eat chicken."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah, and Shi-a Nuna said anything is fine."
"Jae-won, is chicken okay with you?"
"I want to eat Mom's food...."
He understood his son's feelings. His wife used to be bad at cooking, but she worked hard to learn for him and now has top-notch cooking skills. To be honest, his wife's homemade food was more delicious than eating out or ordering delivery. He also found it very lovely that she cared about nutrition and health for the kids and him.
"Mom is sleeping, so let's order delivery today."
"Okay...."
He ruffled his son's hair and ordered chicken. As always, he ordered more than 10 chickens. After finishing dinner with chicken, there was nothing else to do.
"Are you full?"
"Yeah! Chicken is delicious."
It was worthy of being the number one most popular delivery food for people of all ages.
"Did you guys eat well too?"
"Yes."
"Yeah, chicken is always delicious."
Looking at his youngest daughter, he was reminded of his wife. She was the child who resembled his wife the most out of the three children.
"Shouldn't Mom eat too?"
"That's why I left some for her."
"It's more delicious when it's warm...."
He felt pleased looking at his kind-hearted daughters. He often felt sorry because he didn't do much for the kids because he was away from home a lot. So he tried to grant the kids' wishes as much as possible.
"Okay, Dad will clean up, so you guys brush your teeth."
"Yes."
He left the kids and cleaned up the trash. It was something his wife usually did, but it took more work than he thought to clean up neatly. He knew it, but he felt sorry for making her suffer every time.
After eating and spending time watching TV, it was time to sleep. His wife didn't seem to be getting up, probably because he had overdone it.
The two children, except for the eldest daughter, were already in bed.
"I should go to sleep."
When he went into the bedroom, he saw his wife sleeping soundly. She was smiling, as if she was having a happy dream, which was really lovely. When he got into bed and hugged her tightly, he felt like he was falling asleep. A bed without his wife was really lonely. So he preferred day trips even when he went on expeditions, but there were times when he had to stay overnight because he was busy. He tossed and turned every time. His body was fine even if he didn't sleep for a day or two, but he often became edgy and sharp because his nerves were on edge.
When he hugged his wife from the side, he smelled her fragrant scent and calmed down.
"Good night."
He hugged his sleeping wife just enough not to wake her up and decided to go to sleep.