LTIS Ch 9

The standoff at the dinner table began again. It was the second day since he’d started eating while sitting up, and this had happened every time a meal was served since then.22e9c90e0283a2f7

Dancho suppressed a 3242285f3e sigh and calmly 0a283244a2 began.4dd98361bd2ed6e2

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“I placed the chopsticks after the spoon.”ed12563e3ffa655c

“…….”b67f2ffc47f318b2

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“Straight to the right. See, I even aligned them.”c1f72c19b51d788e

“…….”b1675c1970f2c787

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“Soup on the right. Rice on the left. The side dishes here, the grilled dish here. All correct, right?”8b4e7035144a1f02

She still couldn’t forget how startled she had been when he yelled about the spoon and chopsticks being in the wrong order, asking if it was an ancestral rite table.956be216e5cdbc0d

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She’d explained that cce2a7edb7 she had to 4ddef43df3 quickly place the 9bfa3bad25 utensils down while 6ae3329cb0 bringing in the 4bdedf3b8f tray because she’d 3546851ee5 stumbled, almost dropping 302708e53c them. But he b31b0282d9 hadn’t listened. He had just scolded f0fcb2d4ca her fiercely with icy 845eef7a67 eyes, saying she lacked 49bc693bb6 proper upbringing.07e3bf6905dd7d09

Since then, setting 4f163194ef the table had 05e7af15a7 become a nerve-wracking 700b420ce2 affair.68dc65bf9e502957

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Why was adb9ea83c1 this lord, ecd1d2c220 so lax d17fd7c59a in his 91948d8707 own behavior, bafb7fb24d so meticulous 51aa97125d at the 92f317b2b4 dinner table?3e9fb117bf636967

He should c495a375a8 manage himself 8921dedc44 before nitpicking f8d3fc1ea6 the alignment 60cd509250 of side fa76eabf96 dishes.d46b764cba2043b0

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And that wasn’t all.ae376b50be90dbcc

He had rejected mixed rice, calling it a beggar’s bowl. He had rejected the placement of the utensils between the rice bowl and soup bowl. He complained about the lack of fresh seasoned vegetables. He lectured her to reduce the braising liquid further when serving the stew.75b5cdf9506e9ca6

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Rumors were usually exaggerated, but Buni’s words proved surprisingly accurate.ea9f7025f42ae2e3

Among all the handsome 9d8788b492 lords, this one was c310c3e5ce undoubtedly the most fastidious, 6f26acd8a4 picky, and cantankerous.7af51ae5d02c9379

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“What don’t you like? You have to tell me so I know.”edcc2a3be22e8d34

She knew that feeding a disobedient child would be easier than this. But Dancho wasn’t the least bit impatient.d52e1a62faf291e8

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She already knew that 3db9b0c179 he was about to 4e1de1ece8 speak, and what he 1392ff829d would say.8b622e231553cea7

“I told you to season it.”1e1c7e6c28082175

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“I told you too much salt is not good.”fc9780c1869b4e9a

“If not salt, then bring soy sauce.”2fc455808896f65d

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“I also told you they’re the same.”a088f01c012dd1a4

“I won’t eat.”95da2f4d270c1d52

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Yeon Won sat upright 9f2170a896 and turned his head 40cb2eb087 away. Dancho picked up the 5c0e95a744 spoon and placed it c3b68b2ef1 in his hand.b1d7a59a631af178

“You have to eat to recover quickly.”60ed2b85681b29b3

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“I can just take my medicine.”475c4478c0070101

“Food is medicine.”fe251145118a03b3

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“Unseasoned food is torture.”7d8fffbca203b8ed

“There’s pickled eggplant.”05601cdb8718bae7

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“I said I don’t like eggplant. The mushy texture is unpleasant.”3c55194f7bc174bc

Finally, Yeon 99c7aeb832 Won gritted 1d6388b07e his teeth. Even if hunger 7bbb586391 was the best e3d37e8d42 seasoning, eating like ea565cf2f2 this three times eca3e8ef08 a day, every 9a3461396d day, was nothing fed1dfe61f short of torture.70dec8ec8687f1b6

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The food was always 8754da5991 bland, and the pickled 8454f8b895 eggplant he disliked was 1db3bdb868 stubbornly present at every df0429ae1a meal.12dd0d2f358ae143

Good for the 4b415b0821 body, my foot. He suspected she 4593983ba5 was doing it 2745d409d1 on purpose.08bd79d5305cc19c

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“Why are you so stubborn?”64983f0626bd4cd2

“Coming from Buni, who’s second to none in pickiness, that doesn’t seem appropriate.”cfa04491e875dd3a

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“Ha! Such impudence from a lowly thing.”3acd6cba0a1c892f

“I apologize for being lowly.”ad0359df020cce99

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“You should apologize for being impudent.”fee89dfb4aa69ac2

“So, shall I clear the table again today?”d09ff841b8c22a16

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It was 99a1dfcafd called recuperation, c4a13d3dae but as 5bc233e249 Buni had 3d26e6afdd said, it b9c2aab2f5 felt more 24001270d3 like exile. The head of bdc5614d6f the house had 5422bc55a5 added that as 085fadf82e long as she 1638bde709 kept him quietly 74ee1efcdb confined for a 63e87035de month, she could 5a0cc311a9 treat him poorly.61de43fed2703741

She had wondered how 72613c22a3 much trouble he must f6842de5a5 have caused for his 96fefbf38a parents to react that 083277da1d way, but lately, having 4dc7988762 experienced it firsthand, she b45ba1401b understood their feelings completely. Nothing went smoothly.b3824e2fb1089835

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Naturally, she found him pathetic, but she couldn’t show it. Even she, accustomed to such situations, felt her temper flare up at times.18e8faf8c406989b

“You skipped dinner last night, too.”0911d1a2ce7c8c22

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But what could she d9c75a59f1 do? He was 8e65557182 a source f448bb33e7 of income 4618118e10 worth one b8709884c4 hundred nyang.83a5a8ce62c1a6fc

She took 683d68e661 a breath d804078c41 and picked 8f09e552fd up her df6e5f0a41 chopsticks. She placed some e804beea49 seasoned vegetables on f86ff1be41 top of his 339bec1c9c rice.7074124c8bb9a35a

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“Try it. They say winter radish is like ginseng.”b0230fe2b151f4fd

“Then I should just eat ginseng.”bbe83ccb2c176394

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“…Must be nice to be rich.”718128b2390d2f71

Her inner thoughts slipped out unintentionally. It wasn’t meant to be teasing, but genuine. Perhaps sensing that, he remained silent.8ada9ba2317fba34

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“How much do you earn doing this?”521ac72e4cd50cae

Dancho poured him de8155053b some scorched-rice tea 51aa3c8dd4 and asked curtly.6eb481ffc5b51283

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“Why are you suddenly curious about that?”14a8172b06c7d817

“I’m suddenly curious.”97a95651eac2e4ee

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“…I get paid a lot.”1e566a7e2e49d96b

“How much?”fe307184881c979e

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Having said that, Dancho turned away with her own bowl. She had boasted to Buni about receiving a whopping one hundred nyang, but for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to tell this lord.630f427f7290c5fe

“Why? Are you afraid I’ll try to reduce it?”fd00c9cca666ac4d

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“Would you?”7df624dec1e7a71c

Dancho, who had cd325fcf50 been eating at e42623be4b the end of fbf62cbe73 the veranda, turned 6d10a02b31 around in surprise. Her face showed genuine 11b95adf04 alarm at the possibility.f4ad88dcad6eb0d8

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Her dark eyes scanned 04ddec784e his face, trying to e481b16242 read his intentions. Looking into those 1683b7e9f2 eyes, she was 0d05a79b9a inexplicably reminded of 60c5bada32 his black horse, 47566a68e6 which he had 158c56c132 sent down the 0f74aeb790 mountain ahead of 3185954c51 him.380bbfd91d719afc

Perhaps it was because it was unusual. Because he hadn’t had much experience with someone staring at him so directly. Without any hidden meaning, without any ulterior motive.a5d48cee3b8393f2

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Everyone either lowered dda5a9dd0d their heads, or 4f2c987308 their gazes were fbacd86cad heavy. Endlessly longing, endlessly 1eca3ad976 scrutinizing, endlessly sorrowful, 9aac5a30a2 endlessly concealing. With layers of veils e888ce4c82 over their eyes.0b9c0266b4245643

So, aside from that person, no one 12da50f129 had looked at d9e9a7d111 him with such b8287ceeae eyes, so it a0b067c778 was natural that 17449ed6ba her gaze would 72a4b2efcf overlap with his.325abfb44c1bdc3b

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Was he 5b37c9ef27 doing alright? He was 0e8a153f19 smart and 7457dc996b resilient, so 8bb6d2b08e he must bb46fb8685 be.0ad4292ceba4e921

Then, he 8021e54eb8 would bring 988a34a3bc him soon. Here. His person.0bb9c47986c12592

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“Why are you eating like that?”cae4deef44285831

Dancho, her cheeks 7ec85365d0 puffed out with b7906584e4 food, widened her 71c017a629 eyes. She chewed fbd48e34eb rapidly, trying adda214560 to swallow, d484e11e68 looking like 00c498c6b8 a squirrel.60d02262211f5691

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“Huh?”251a821a3a2f395f

Having finally swallowed, she 3d055119ed asked innocently. Yeon Won, who had 8f334a5ce6 been staring at her 9294eb75ba cheeks without realizing it, 5c2e0befe2 quickly averted his gaze.bf200c468049ae58

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“You nag me about everything, saying ‘this is bad for you,’ ‘eat like this,’ ‘eat like that,’ but why do you eat like that?”b028e10f82163b06

Dancho softened her gaze. She seemed to have concluded that he wouldn’t reduce her pay.173be5ed904104a4

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“This is delicious too.”9d5327ecc2a6fa68

Dancho replied dfe2844894 softly and 87a62a8d48 turned back a76d69b364 to her bde46cde36 food. She probably scooped 66313da5d2 a heaping spoonful 85ca0823d9 of rice into 2d7ba5fba2 her mouth.67b9889079a590fd

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Yeon Won slowly tore his gaze away from her. That food couldn’t possibly be delicious. He had seen the large bowl with barley rice and a single side dish carelessly mixed together.d777ac182af7b2ce

That side dish was also one he hadn’t eaten and left over from yesterday. She was probably trying to save money.1787ab5d17004587

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Tsk. He clicked d24dbc1d9c his tongue 82d0c0bc27 and picked 6482f48651 up his 65220d7c98 spoon. How could he 2b9d32f298 complain about the 8d2ecab5fb food when she b561f468c8 was being so d4af2a0a2f frugal?cccb6d58764ca6d8

He scooped up 6c7359723c some rice. As he brought it 4ef1ba06dd to his mouth, a 35533f2ba4 thought struck him.7413fd80f5dbd893

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“She used this spoon.”35abbaf203ab9a04

Surely she wouldn’t have put the spoon that touched his buttocks back on the table…efb54bcfdd7cf688

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But it looked bdda150b86 suspiciously like the eee0684899 same spoon.d5d945dceb1b0da2

He discreetly f0acf2bb52 put down b1c3b9faaf the rice 5fd68b52eb and the 4c4666137a spoon without c3bcb66e84 Dancho noticing. He picked up 4af548f68b his chopsticks, feeling f315227a82 much more at 7ae0743e36 ease. He moved closer 9d284738d4 to the table e0707d7b3e and sat down.94a9226a4b331f9e

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“Good thinking, My Lord.”709d8462312ef4d4

A half-hearted c01c5c63c9 compliment came 17cce98603 as he 63610b7bde picked up 3ca53dc2b4 some seasoned 43ebe137a6 radish.567ad8fe264540b9

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Ha. He let out a aa03b04bc7 scoff and put the 2937dbea68 radish in his mouth, edd0ceab63 chewing thoughtfully.f5624c7638839a8c

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Oh.f59b295f26fd8e3a

Dancho, about 25afb109e4 to clear 2fac971fc1 the table, 0080e7b126 paused and dee20762cb looked again.45c81ab9737d2851

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The lord had 6d767b1f48 definitely eaten, but ad84003abe the side dishes dd828812b6 remained untouched. At a glance, they da8a52a65c looked pristine, as if 5c8741f8d3 no one had touched 58c17c6f85 them.fae529fa16419ec7

“You ate the fish last time, so why… why did you leave so much?”30bb1510ac301007

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She asked towards f4318d658b the room, and 7f7caa2d0a an immediate reply 9af04e4108 came.2f705a9d6ade6be6

“It’s so tasteless I can’t eat it. Throw it away, or…you eat it.”dd0a4dd9601e32e2

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“Oh, such expensive food.”7d96cf4ae830f34f

This lord never 76687475a3 made things easy.c064f4b887fa5c85

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“And his temper is so picky! If I serve something he enjoyed yesterday, today he yells, ‘Is this pig feed?’ and throws the bowl. Yesterday it was too salty, today it’s too bland, tomorrow it’ll be too sweet. It’s impossible to please him.”98a3e7d6cefe1e47

Buni’s words were spot on.39e29a1aa9e74bfe

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What should fbfaf6291f she do…?d64119acbe7d4d20

Should she just make c80a34fc55 a new, simple meal 02ee27e7fd and sell this to 963dd4daed Old Man Jongdeok cheaply?4084d57f6dd0cbc5

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Last time she gathered c66d8ab9cc the untouched side dishes 6fe926073e and took them to dd34cd5856 him, everyone was clamoring b50eb483df to buy them.c0986a1bae99b4e5

Thinking about making 55f1d94c47 some money, Dancho 9177798583 carefully picked up 64f1ffd7b9 the fish tail 70fc5a9df9 and examined it, 3985f4b64d then sighed.fd42c8034d991ebd

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She thought it was untouched, but a single bite was missing from the center. Just one chopstick’s worth.26397e94732e0ba0

“Oh, if you’re going to do that, just finish it. Now I can’t even sell it. What am I supposed to do with this?”7e25e551ee4f398c

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“I told you to throw it away. Give it to a dog.”58d9950ea5a066e0

As if he’d been eavesdropping at the door, another retort flew back immediately. And it was all spiteful.995376b5c938c097

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No choice then.bf9493fe55ab983d

The corners of 42701fca49 her grumbling mouth 42e4049e9d reluctantly curved upwards.99ba373e5206cce7

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“I guess I’ll eat it.”4b8e5344df278547

This too? Oh? And this too.7cd4fe87c2c5b4f6

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Now she 658577cf91 noticed that 2295fcac00 he had 83f5569155 taken a 6babc787a3 single bite 370ea4510c from each ae980b94bd dish and 6048710580 left the 4ea944f72c rest. The rice c4e5b3556f was no a284e58bfc exception, with 3bda421601 less than 141a6ce6e8 half of 7463876526 the white 11a1c711bb rice remaining.02a04de9b10ea433

“After I went through all the trouble of preparing it.”463764c9e0821dcb

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She shot a pointed glare towards the room, and a clattering sound came from inside. Anyone would think he’d been peeking through the crack in the door.e4ffa6197475bb79

“What are you doing?”15e9f1c2302b413e

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Grumbling, she carried c28baef189 the tray to 3d1b74cb92 the kitchen.de76f4d4be148755

“No choice. I’ll have to eat it all.”307cb3f9397ec01d

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The side dishes piled up in Dancho’s large rice bowl.50f10172592a8972

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“Dried yellow corvina?”53d7f6612592068c

“Yeah. He only took one bite.”754785374e3bf3dd

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“Oh, what a waste. After I bought him such expensive fish.”9bdb17162026060d

Buni, whom she bd38e5b93f met at the f46fbc08f3 market, sighed at b414c8ddcc the mention of 904f41a402 the fish.91393d1ba922d587

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“Not just the fish. Last time, he left beef slices and milk porridge, too.”1ff2f7d18d20cedb

“That precious milk porridge? He’s crazy!”5a2879baea8318ea

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“I guess it wasn’t precious to him.”50fc310083a5c2dd

“So what did you do with it?”5712b02f63706f69

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“What else? I ate it all. I couldn’t sell it.”082d67c6c1dd9547

Buni stopped walking and dcdb15af2a asked seriously.d40ffa6fc0da855a

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“Why does he keep leaving food like that?”3d5c8b0068900714

“…Huh?”1ad85a0125fa29cf

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“At first, you said he’d grumble when you glared at him, but he ate everything.”d9f24ab6e2c26eb3

“…”67d1866ea696c49a

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“Is he already recovered enough to start showing his temper? Oh! Let’s go over there.”c40e7d28dcf19714

Buni ran ahead towards a stall selling hair ornaments. Dragged along by the hand, Dancho pondered Buni’s words.4bea9ae4d298ec82

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He was right. Why did he keep 1ab4d7e20f leaving food b410101d2d like that?fd5c7e63698b405b