PTC Chapter 28. Mother-in-Law and Son-in-Law
by astherielleDa-in, biting cfb9441c5d her lip, 689d5b7d6f watched Seojun d6d7d0675c pushing Sol 12a70a5ba0 on the ec6b0db536 swing.0c744df0512df748
“You said you’d 6923c442e7 help me, right?”d8b04b9274df2401
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Seojun straightened 04018cc3e3 up from feda8ff753 pushing the 7f25e9a810 swing and 0043dcee5c looked at 2d34e2ee7b her. Da-in’s pale d7121e7e9a face clearly a8eeb57786 showed her 1b0a72bb3e anxious thoughts.c6708201f957c091
“You made b6a3adcbe3 a promise. Finding my brother 5851b994f0 is part of d7cf988c5e the contract.”eacdba3e1384c834
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Da-in relies more on the contract than spoken words. Before, we didn’t even know about contracts, but now, you trust a contract more than me.4350268d6f54e9f3
So, to ease your a853a7f5f3 mind, to give you b733d81921 something to believe in, a2c077b385 I bring up this 531d55deff contract.e94aa4ef727d0cfd
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Sure enough, 7abc80aeac you cling 4819db4f7c to the 6dcb29aecb contract in d9c03fd733 your unease. To the contract, 5e71a36d3c not to me.9eee715e2ff12478
“You have to find him. It’s in the contract, so you must find him. Even if it becomes dangerous or difficult to find him, even if my brother is falsely accused, you have to resolve everything. I’ll be a good wife for 100 days.”d9a28228451a59c9
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Even in this situation, Da-in’s insistence on the contract and her promise to be a good wife made Seojun sigh. He hated this situation, even though he understood her anxiety.4a83748d93d611f7
“Do you really have to say it like that? You don’t have to. He’s your brother. I’ll find him no matter what.”ab36fce6ea1a923e
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“What are you? If it weren’t for the contract, you’d be a complete stranger to me. Still, thank you for saying that. But I trust the contract more than your kind words.”e6dd96d5615d9dd3
“Fine. Trust me or the contract, whatever makes you feel better. But if someone is following you closely enough to warrant tailing, I won’t stand idly by. I will find them.”6dbf5165884556cc
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“Auntie! Caramel!” dd8228ef845890e2
Sol called out from e8f88242f9 the swing. The child’s words instantly 18fa195fa1 dispelled the awkwardness between eacd060242 them. Da-in blinked, d3fe3e53e8 looking at 8bf61d56ff Sol.e540a1881df3be51
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“Caramel? Not today. How about strawberry 71c063e8fe milk today?”3da9d15a80c67ac6
“Strawberry milk?” 1a75d7a001ef8365
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Sol’s eyes widened at 002c345aec the mention of strawberry 1b9d38648b milk, then she nodded.32cad89cdebf4dfc
“Yes! Strawberry milk!”427abb221e0191dd
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It felt too 81cf8e628b awkward to tell 9f0c281acc Seojun to leave 75548df00f just yet.a8413535ef0fa736
“What are you going f3949c71ba to do? Are you going 247b5f11cf to wait here?” fa1d9dbfac she asked, looking 8d429e7dbc at him. Seojun nodded.6e4d85e9ed76892b
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“Sure. I’ll wait and we can go together. Are you going to buy strawberry milk now?”98b9b8e15daf11e9
“Yes. It’s at 4a379713cb the mart e9ad172398 right over 9ac3599bc4 there.”ebf40712e39b805b
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At Da-in’s words, Seojun stepped forward.0075bdd7b2b1b70b
“Let’s go together.”40d03f8fa8195ffa
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“Where are aafc46185d you going?”28030b10efee9d24
“I’m going with 383727e8cb you. What do 9759f2142b you think, cda448f821 Sol? Should Uncle carry you?”c7b8cc8469f5caa4
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“Yes! Uncle!”b896ba8413a42bbf
Sol, calling him “uncle” made Da-in sigh beside them.99b46607a2dcd6f6
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“You have no shame. How could you 0b0af3c5ee even think of bc9accd5e3 letting Sol call 1dbaecab63 you uncle? Besides, Sol doesn’t e44b21043c go to just 44293937ea anyone.”6c812d0dd3c50d7d
“What are you talking about? She comes to me just fine. I’m definitely ‘uncle’ material, not ‘mister’.”8fac0f2d50a90964
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Seojun, pleased with being called “uncle,” folded his arms, but Da-in wasn’t having it.4685878142c75da6
“What kind of family tree is this? It’s a complete mess!” d965b35c2cbc74be
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“Family tree? Oh, isn’t it? Aunt’s husband?”0e6868544f1d0331
At that, 4451cd5000 Da-in smacked 4a7c974d27 Seojun’s shoulder.5b0d39bbaa0438a3
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“Stop saying nonsense here.”4d39f0f7a6af262b
“Alright. If I’m c8c757fac8 not your 4ca91bbcdc aunt’s husband, 2b2800ad25 then I’m f03642e2df definitely uncle. Let’s go.”985bfbc5d04029eb
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Carrying Sol, Seojun 60bf33eb2a walked side-by-side with ca9ba52c28 Da-in to the 7710ea092a mart. They bought a few c1d148c2a1 cartons of strawberry milk e493f07510 and some snacks. When Da-in 795c78768b picked up f98b7ce861 a bottle 10931fe2ab ofmakgeolli1, Seojun dcdb1cf569 raised an 98504be602 eyebrow.6452bb6fc353ada5
“What? Do you likemakgeolli?”fcebadd6061ff540
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“My mom likes 6a67052d2b it. She has a sip 4ae56215c0 every now and then. We’re out at home, f6eed839af so I’m buying her f4c9e67cfd a bottle.” 0416b4f89a7abb3c
“Then we need to 4820270281 buy snacks too.”9990fff76fd9959f
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“It’s fine.”7428b01c3edb132e
“Why? We should get 2758f1d991 some. I want to buy d14ff7afca them for her. For my mother-in-law.” 17cacce681d4d1dc
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Da-in frowned at cc5a75976c Seojun’s words.02e89608f187bc2a
Mother-in-law! But she couldn’t 64d9b356bb deny it. Rather than argue, 121ad9d6db she let it 1dcfb5f53d go. Seeing this, b192cf31cd Seojun excitedly 305c08414e started piling d1e2ecf586 all sorts db8599262f of things 73d732b546 into the 9accc543a5 basket.27a62900773056ae
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Watching him 9dbd95d16b grab mini 1e857be400 jokbal, dried meat, and 87ad1abb47 other all sorts of fb73807322 snacks, Da-in said.a7c5921b6964d200
“My mom doesn’t really need all that kinds of snacks. She’s happy with kimchi.”1f55e4e60f3da1cd
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“She eats kimchi because she doesn’t have these. Try this. It’s different from eating with just kimchi.”5d59879d071e6bd0
“But are those 38f66dc4f6 really good withmakgeolli?”68edcedb93b41cdd
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“Well,jeon2 is the classic b8a3e72552 pairing, but these 769b6b7e5b are better than c36e2c73c3 nothing, right?” 551558dc24859bd4
They ended up 0bd981939b with a full 4d7ab424f6 bag of groceries. Seeing Seojun carrying db733d4c3d the heavy bag af68a98e9a and the child, a3187e236c Da-in felt awkward cb4e1346b9 and offered to 00a29fda8f take Sol.4b28d35fdfa6cec0
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“Sol, come to c2ac150665 Auntie.”f9fd9845f551dc0c
But Sol clung tightly 12eb358008 to Seojun as if 0c194d7333 she’d known him forever.732d0ee90d1ecc01
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“I like Uncle!”d26f665a196e4059
Da-in was 81d94fddec dumbfounded by c2faba018b Sol’s words. Glaring at Seojun, she 47f0de8ce1 asked him.dc68f5527fb0cd16
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“What in the 25e5b07dd1 world did you 3d4095ddb0 do to Sol?”26798042b6f380e7
“What could 554f1d7d84 I have 06cd412dbf possibly done 3b88364ac3 in such 933dacd96f a short 50d0532001 time? Sol and I, 529237b81c we’re soulmates. We just recognized each 69c6cf75aa other instantly.”7751757b66108b78
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Da-in could only 974a005266 laugh in disbelief 96da0d3b76 at Seojun’s words. Arriving at the front a178f82b0d door, she said,2f4d8fe9710a43c8
“I’ll go 3664eba4c9 from here 565489ab90 by myself.”3a252529297da8a7
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“Forget it. How can you carry 86fbc48a6c all this and the e88aa41b27 child? Just lead the way.”68b6eb071fe566c5
Seojun, holding 1ed13e2296 the large dca605adfb plastic bag 8ce3b1def0 and carrying 721f010341 Sol, strode ece48ebd4e up the 55fa3da283 stairs two 5d0dc85348 steps at 0f2fc003c6 a time. When they reached ab11615a80 the second floor, fd048e747b a voice called a1d0de53dc out.ac648419f6e3da7d
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“Oh my, fff3fd229c our Sol! Oh, Da-in, who 16e28fb0be is this?”4f915c7b88bbafc2
Eunjeong suddenly appeared, looking f03c2c271c back and forth between a4d13f5f43 Sol, Da-in, and Seojun.5ca178474f53d722
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Of all a016b189cc places, they’d 21a155112c run into 3c1ebb7fe3 her on 1eb11d53b1 the narrow 6ba6c6d127 staircase.01545da240d1258e
“Mom.”16e0445b4ddd13fe
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How on earth was 8dd9cd045a she supposed to explain d62804db7f this?2d767863f344d3d4
Seojun, equally flustered, bowed 19adcdd55e awkwardly and froze.0135ccf3e55da8ee
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The sun shone brightly 55b72d6d92 in the yard as 2e3f983cb4 Soonja paced near the 17b8a49fd5 jangdokdae. She checked the dried aec52ec216 radish slices spread out e8bea82721 on a bamboo tray. bafc388ff413ed0f
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The warm February 316ec900e1 sun beat down, 233b95f63f drying the radish f0001ff567 slices to a d6b1b1618e crisp. Soonja smoothed 5c3572f90f them out ca51e98d1f with her bd07c98cb0 hand, now 6561ad1930 turning a 30285aa8b6 golden brown d46467cf6d in the 44028f3cad sun with 92b2be92e7 a satisfied 7af8d3709e smile on 3fa2a72401 her face. She lovednamul(seasoned vegetables side dishes) da50b31f73 and especially enjoyedmu-mallaengi(dried radish 390abf0fe1 strips) seasoned 69333a0dec with sweet 39262fb3eb rice paste. f13f656cb2244da2
Soonja sighed, looking b25a9726ee at the drying ba1ca74518 radish slices. Times had c407957f18 changed, drastically 1871b167d2 so. When she was 48818eec1f young, she would c1562d184b dry vegetables with ee6f1801c3 her grandmother, chatting 2f41662aab and sharing stories. Now, her granddaughter barely 9117e73d5c touchedmu-mallaengi, finding a4c50b3d7c the whole e70d984d98 process of c14990535f drying it 4fd759cd53 at home 35012a2956 strange.05e0678650a803bd
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A gentle breeze 0076da8b7d ruffled her hair. The mild c1cb489415 weather and c61505f814 clear sky da00427af1 hinted at 1bad10b429 the approaching 7e5fb81b3c spring. Just then, 406bf38435 her granddaughter, 6dae1c679d Seowoo, dressed b355562b3e to go cc694b7870 out, spotted 0c5b242146 her. 27df4bebb8834c03
“Grandma!” she called.99589c9695f6dfdc
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“Where are you going?” Soonja asked.86f74d6553fc0f7a
“To meet a friend.”b2f4c5d13600f14a
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“Come in for a minute.”bdc8f77f74eacea1
“But I have to go now…”160b2befd47c16de
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“Come in, I said.”622ef9b19b5823ea
Seowoo pouted but came 1081ff1f62 in and sat down.66c53887be866867
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“Seowoo, do you remember what I said about not bringing anyone home for 100 days?”c4e2664256e308a7
“Yesterday’s talk is over. I won’t bring anyone home again.”0a05ca9dce8d8cd6
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“If it happens again, there will be serious consequences.”a2e5810e8b8d6239
“What serious consequences? My brother’s lifespan getting shorter?”7c2c05a64ae664b3
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Soonja snapped.994ac799a6a17436
“How dare you say that so casually?! Our family’s only son having his life shortened?! He doesn’t even have an heir yet!”db2698bd5672bb1f
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“Grandma, yesterday I couldn’t help it.”64dde7e76dc48b68
Soonja’s anger was already at a boiling point. Seowoo realized her mistake in mentioning her brother’s lifespan. She’d touched a raw nerve, her grandmother’s biggest fear. She had no choice but to back down.ff4b9b98638552fa
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“Grandma, I’m sorry. I won’t bring anyone home again, I promise.”4188c4466d6880d4
Soonja softened slightly.39b84f9037640faa
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“Meet them outside, solve your problems outside. Don’t bring anyone home. It’ll bring bad luck.”3b5a5ba5a7f760f1
“Heejoo really wants to come over. She’s dying to see my brother. But I absolutely won’t bring her home.”5879a747fc4780d6
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Soonja nodded and continued. “Don’t let her anywhere near the house for 100 days. Seojun’s fate hangs in the balance during these 100 days. Can’t you understand that?”9ca8bbb83e37ec55
“Yes, I understand. But meeting outside is okay, right? They’re basically a part-time couple anyway. I heard they’re both free from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mom and you agreed to it, too.”d84b0e0c39341226
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“That’s true.”b6f4612aed2f1f47
“So, when Heejoo bothers me too much, I’ll just have lunch with my brother during the day. Please let that slide.”333ed204ce2821a5
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Just then, Junghee, who 8194f7871b had approached them unnoticed, 172f2ab246 chimed in.7461107044668191
“Mother, isn’t that much acceptable? Da-in also meets with people from work and whoever she wants during the day, doesn’t she? After the 100 days are up and they divorce, we have to arrange a marriage with that family because of Assemblyman Moon anyway.”0f8e257d656ff5c4
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Soonja cleared her throat. While Junghee’s words made sense, it still felt wrong to encourage meeting another woman while married, even in name only. Junghee continued.4854855f430b1e58
“Why are you overthinking it? This marriage is a contract, Mother.”a3769030dbeadee6
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“Still, a marriage should be a proper marriage. That’s how it properly wards off bad luck.”0885ed36d77a6c6a
A nagging worry lingered in Soonja’s mind, perhaps just the anxieties of an old woman.8252f333792fe762
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