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I think you are a little cool

“Senior, good morning.”

“not really. Waking up at 6 o’clock on a day off… .”

“You bought me Korean beef yesterday.”

“So you came out.”

He put on his hat once more, started the engine, and set off.

The place where the destination nursery school is located is Paju.

Choi Seo-ra agitated that it might be blocked because it was a holiday, but unexpectedly, the car was not blocked and arrived in an hour.

Even in Paju, it’s not downtown, but it’s pretty rural, but the facilities look pretty good.

“Are you carrying the luggage with me?”

“We should provide that kind of service.”

I was moving the things I bought yesterday when the children saw Seo-ra Choi and ran to her.

“Stand up, sister!”

“Stand up, sister!”

“Guys. hi.”

They said they had been volunteering for a long time, so they seem very close.

“Is your sister a boyfriend?”

“handsome.”

“thanks.”

“uh? I think I saw this man on TV.”

“Seora, welcome.”

“Ah, Director, how are you?”

“Thanks. This one… uh? Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok?”

Maybe because of the last incident, both the kids and the director recognize me.

“hello. This is Kang Shin-hyeok.”

“Nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about Seo-ra. The real thing is much better!”

“Oh, thank you.”

I don’t know exactly what he said, but I don’t think he said anything bad.

“What did you buy so many?”

“It is a holiday. I bought ingredients for frying, songpyeon, fruit, and meat for the kids.”

“Thank you as always. Haven’t you had breakfast yet?”

“Yes. Didn’t you even eat it? Do you want to eat while you’re here?”

“uh? Kang Hunter is leaving?”

“Oh, I have an appointment for lunch… .”

I just see my eyes

Did I just put it down and go right away?

I wasn’t particularly hungry, so I said it was okay, but I couldn’t overcome Seora’s torch and decided to go eat.

I moved all my luggage and came to the restaurant, but there are so many kids.

Are most of them elementary school students?

There are big kids who look like middle and high school students, and there are very young kids who seem to be going to kindergarten, and they are of various ages.

“Seora sister.”

“hi.”

“Is the man next to you your sister’s boyfriend?”

“It’s not like that. We are teachers at the same school, but today my sister drove me here.”

“This man is handsome.”

I appreciate the compliment, but why is Choi Seo-ra the older sister and I the uncle… .

I was going to say something, but I thought it would look messy, so I silently raised my spoon.

Rice is pretty good.

There are side dishes with meat and vegetables, even though they are not as good as school meals, and the ingredients for soup are lacking.

It may have been good because it was Chuseok, but most of the meals at the nursery school in Kang Shin-hyeok’s memory were grassy and the amount was small.

I think the nursery school here is pretty good.

Side dishes are side dishes, but the children’s faces are also bright.

The director I saw earlier also seemed like a nice person.

“Aren’t they cute?”

“uh? what… yes.”

“Then can’t we eat and stay a little longer?”

He held on to me to eat and go, and was it to make me pay for the meal?

I have an appointment for lunch, but if I think it will take as long to go as it does to come, I can afford it.

“You want to send me a meal together?”

“Ah, senior, can you do it? Play ball with the kids.”

… .

In my previous life, I became independent at the age of 20 and lived on my own for 9 years, and Kang Shin-hyeok lived alone for 5 years, but I ignore him too much.

I tried to say that I could, but I replied that I would just go.

“Is it because of a promise? It’s not even 9 yet… .”

“It might be blocked when you go.”

Choi Seo-ra had a slightly sad expression, but she pretended not to see and finished her meal.

“Are you washing the dishes after you finish eating?”

“You can go over there and throw away the leftovers and soak them. But are you really going?”

“I don’t think kids would want to play ball with someone they don’t know.”

“The excuse… . Okay, let’s go.”

A long time ago, I saw a documentary about volunteering at an orphanage.

I went to volunteer work and did a good job, took care of this and that, and gave affection, but the next time I went, I pretended not to know and was awkward, so I was disappointed.

Some clever kids deliberately go to volunteers who seem nice and rich and act cute to get the presents they want.

Of course, there are children who do not.

No, I think there are a lot more kids who don’t.

I don’t think the children living in the orphanage are bad.

There was this story at the end of the documentary.

The most disappointing time for the children living in the orphanage is when the volunteer who came to visit them and did a good job stopped at some point.

Children have already suffered a painful wound once, but it is like repeating it again.

That’s why they say they don’t give affection to volunteers easily.

Of course, if I continue volunteering like Seo-ra Choi, the children will open their hearts, but I don’t have the confidence to go that far.

In the first place, I don’t think all the children living in the orphanage want sympathy.

In fact, even though I was with Seo-ra, the only children who spoke to me were in the lower grades of elementary school or those who seemed to be still in preschool.

The children who seemed to be more than that didn’t even talk to me or approach me at all.

I told Choi Seo-ra, who still had a sad expression, to see me later and returned to the car.

* * *

It’s not that I’m asking you to make food with me, it’s that it’s so hard to play with the kids.

too unkind

After the meal, everyone gathered together to fry pancakes and make songpyeon with the children.

I’m going to make everything and steam it, but the director gestures to me.

I went and asked if there was anything else I could do for you, but he shook his head and handed me his cell phone.

I wondered if it was a phone call to the children who had been adopted because it was a holiday, but it wasn’t a phone call, it was a text message.

[(Web transmission)

Hanseo Bank 08:58 68****12-10 Deposit 10,000,000 KRW KD Kookmin Kang Shin-hyeok]

“Has Kang Shin-hyeok gone? I watched it now because I was watching the kids, but they sent 10 million won to my support account.”

“I was surprised. It seems you haven’t even told Seora.”

“Ah yes.”

I was also surprised.

I didn’t even play with the kids for a while and thought it was heartless, but the donation… .

I’m sorry for some reason.

“I should have issued a donation receipt… Can you give me your contact information?”

“Ah yes. I… I’ll make a phone call first.”

I asked for the director’s understanding and moved to my seat and made a phone call.

-uh? why? what did you leave in the car?

“Not that… Senior, what the hell is it?”

-yes? What is it?”

“I mean the donation. You sent ten million won.”

―Ah, that was confirmed right away.

“Suddenly, such a large amount of money… .”

―Looking at the kids, their clothes are a bit worn out. They tell me to buy some clothes and buy snacks for the rest.

“Let me tell you in advance. A real senior has a knack for surprising people.”

-How much is it? You wouldn’t have paid too much. Hey, by any chance, the director there won’t embezzle it, right?

“If that was your intention, would you have told me? He’s not like that in the first place.”

―It seems so. If I looked like a bad person, I wouldn’t have donated either. Anyway, is that what you called?

“Yes. Oh, the director will call to issue a donation receipt.”

―Donation receipt? okay yes bothered. Even if there is no such thing anyway, it’s because I have a lot of expenses, so I get a tax refund.

* * *

―I think senior is a little cool.

I used to be so sad.

“Did you know that now?”

-Yes? Senior is really… .

“Really cool? Know. I’m driving, so I’ll hang up.”

“Ugh, yes. Have a good holiday.”

―You too, have a good holiday break and see you later.”

* * *

Serra, you look pretty surprised.

I may not be able to volunteer regularly like that guy, but I can donate.

It was past 10:00 when I arrived at the dormitory.

Even though it was a day off, I got up early in the morning and drove for over two hours, so I was a bit tired.

I have to go out again in a little while, but I think I can rest for an hour or so.

When I got back to my room, I immediately jumped on the bed.

I might fall asleep, so I set the alarm and lay down again.

While thinking about what to eat and what to do with Miss Min, her cell phone rings.

I thought, ‘It’s not even 11 o’clock yet, is it already?’, but the caller wasn’t Mr. Min.

“Yes. Mr. Kim.”

―Sensei Kang, you are in the school dormitory right now, right?

“Yes? Ah yes.”

-Did you eat? Since it was the Chuseok holiday, the school wouldn’t feed me.

“Yes, but I just went out and ate.”

―Are you still staying in the dormitory during the holidays?

“Yes? Well, it seems so… Why are you like that?”

-I’m on my way to school right now.

“Yes?”

―I’m going to bring you some Chuseok food.

I hadn’t even thought of it at all, but I was a little impressed… No, wait.

“Did you make it yourself?”

-Yes! Of course I made it myself.

it was cooked

“there… It’s okay, Mr. Kim.”

―Ah, there is no need to feel pressured.

“No, I have an appointment and I have to go out soon. I’m just grateful… .”

-I’m almost there. Please wait a minute.

… .

yes. It’s not like we’re eating together anyway, it’s because we just take it and don’t eat it.

I’m sorry but I can’t help it.

I said okay and hung up the phone.

Has it been 20 minutes?

I was preparing to go out again, but I got a call from Mr. Kim saying that he had arrived in front of the dormitory.

When I go down to the first floor of the dormitory, I see Mr. Kim holding a shopping bag.

“Mr. Kang! Here.”

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Judging from the size of the shopping bag, the amount seems quite substantial… . When I received it and listened to it, it was heavy, and I put a lot in it.

“Thank you very much, but you don’t have to bother with this… .”

“Ah, he’s a colleague. He said he wasn’t going anywhere for the holidays, so I remembered and packed a little.”

It’s not a little bit, man… .

“There is galbijjim, and I have a few things and a few vegetables… ah! I also added kimchi. The kimchi was sent by Lee Seol’s mother, and it is delicious.”

So, I think kimchi will be okay? Got one though.

“thank you for this food. thank you.”

“You should eat it right away. Do you have a lunch date?”

“Ah yes. There was a teacher who didn’t go to his hometown during vacation, so I went with him… uh?”

I heard that even a tiger will come when I say it, and it is Mr. Min.

There is a large plastic bag in your hand, as if you had gone to the market.

“uh? Mr. Kang, I was going to call you anyway… Health teacher?”

“hello. It seems that Mr. Min hasn’t gone back to his hometown either?”

“The holidays are short and my parents nag me a lot. By the way, don’t health teachers usually commute?”

“I’m here to bring you some holiday food, Mr. Kang.”

“Yes? Oh, you said you two hunted together in the summer. Teacher Kang would be fine.”

It’s good ass.

It’s because Mr. Min doesn’t know Mr. Kim’s cooking skills.

If I didn’t, I would never have said that.

“uh? Then, did you decide to have lunch with Mr. Min today?”

“Yes.”

“Did you make a separate reservation or something?”

“It’s not like that… Why are you like that?”

“Then would you like to eat this in the break room? If you warm it up later, it won’t taste very good.”

no, you devil

“there… .”

“Oh, can I? You were trying to take care of Mr. Kang.”

“It’s good to eat together. It’s okay because the amount is generous.”

“That’s good. I still thought of holiday food.”

No, Mr. Min… .

“Are you okay, Mr. Kang?”

I’m going to go crazy.

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