Chapter 188
It was a rainy Saturday.
The sound of raindrops hitting the window woke Byeol early from her sleep. While the rest of her family was still lost in dreamland, Byeol glanced at the clock and realized it wasn’t even 7 AM yet. She lingered in bed for a moment but eventually got up and went to the living room. Taking out her sketchbook and crayons, she drew Yong-Yong and Yoon-Hee.
Recalling the conversation between Yoon-Hee and Yong-Yong from the previous night, Byeol started reenacting it by herself.
“No! I no like mushwoom! Make me wibs!”
“Oh my? Yong-Yong, do you not want your allowance, then?”
“Mushwooms are delicious! Mmm. Such a mystewious flavor.”
But even that quickly became boring, so she pressed her face against the balcony window to watch the rain. Then she went into the bedroom to grab her raincoat. It seemed she was planning to go out.
Do-Jun, who had been reading the morning paper, set it down and then walked to the kitchen. He grabbed a frying pan, drizzled some cooking oil, diced half a tomato, and sautéed it before cracking in two eggs to make scrambled eggs. It was his go-to recipe for a quick breakfast.
Fathers always excelled at one or two dishes, and Do-Jun was no exception. Byeol happily devoured the tomato scramble Do-Jun had made, scooping it up with her spoon. The salty tang of the tomato paired perfectly with the rich flavor of the eggs.
“Zip it up fully, okay?” Do-Jun said to Byeol.
When wearing her raincoat, Byeol had a habit of zipping it up only halfway, complaining that it felt suffocating. Knowing full well that she would later undo it halfway and return home soaked again, he couldn’t help but chuckle as he zipped it all the way up to her neck.
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