Chapter 44: [Life On The Country Side]
[Boseong]
By this time the co. Finally manage to arrive at their destination, as Jinwoo stepped out of the car, his family members recognized him immediately just by looking at his appearance
With that the three little children of Lee family where at the age of mostly late childhood years to early teenage years
"Oppa!"
As the three little siblings of the Lee family said this, Jinwoo himself warmly accepted them and hugged them after a long time of not visiting
"Whoa! You've grown so much! I can't believe it's been months already!" Exclaimed Jinwoo
"Oppa! You've finally returned!"
"So how long will you be staying?"
"Oppa! Let's play!"
As the kids were talking this way to Jinwoo, his parents himself walks out of the small diner and welcomed the son that has contributed a lot in their daily lives
"Appa!" Called out Jinwoo
"Jinwoo! My son! How long has it been!"
"Appa! It's only have been months... . . It hasn't been that long though" replied Jinwoo
"But for me it's long enough! The world has changed! It's not safe as it was once anymore... . . But I'm glad your doing well" said his father
At the same time his mother approaches him and hugs him while caressing his cheeks
"You've grown so much!" Said his mother
"Eomma! I missed you" said Jinwoo
"I know! I know! So if you have time then perhaps you could take a long vacation here right? You've already down enough at which you put your own life on the line" said his mother
"Ahahahaha! I'll keep that in mind" replied Jinwoo
After they exchanged their greetings Ai suddenly comes in as she interrupted by coughing a little
Hearing that Jinwoo immediately remembered about them and immediately introduced them to his family
"Ah right Appa! Eomma! These guys are my co-workers... . . We always have our backs covered in our team... . . All I can say is that I'm proud to be in their team" said Jinwoo proudly
In response to this his mother silently smiles at him before saying
"So... . . You guys are Jinwoo's co-workers... . . Thank you for taking care of my son" she said as she bowed her head to the co.
At the same time even the father of Jinwoo including his siblings showed appreciation by bowing their heads
After that Jinwoo's dad said something with a sheepish smile
"There seems to be a lot of girls around... . . So Jinwoo which one of them is my soon to be daughter-in-law?" Asks his father
"Heh?"
"!"
Caught by surprise even Jinwoo lost his words for a few moments before he finally able to analyze his father's words
"What... . . Are you saying in times like this? Even though they are all girls except for Kanzaki! There are still other boys in our group... . . It's just that those guys are busy so they cant come" stated Jinwoo
"I see! I see! Meaning you're still a greenhorn" teased his father
"What the!?!?" Reacted Jinwoo
Witnessing such comical atmosphere of a normal family, the co.decided to keep silent as they gave Jinwoo a wry smile
After a while Jinwoo's mother spoke up
"Well you introduced them... . . So isn't it time to introduce us to them?" Suggested his mother
Upon hearing that Jinwoo immediately went back to his serious mode and introduced his family
"Right! my siblings Hyung, Dan, Chan-hee and my parents eomma(mom) Eon-bi, appa(dad) An... . . This is my family"
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Name: Lee Hyung
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Nationality: Korean
Occupation: Elementary
Skill: None
Status: Little brother of Jinwoo
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Name: Lee Dan
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Nationality: Korean
Occupation: Elementary
Skill: None
Status: Little Brother of Jinwoo
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Name: Lee Chan-hee
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Nationality: Korean
Occupation: Elementary
Skill: None
Status: Little sister of Jinwoo
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Name: Lee Eon-bi
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Nationality: Korean
Occupation: Cook, Seamstress
Skill: None
Status: Mother of Jinwoo
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Name: Lee An
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Nationality: Korean
Occupation: Cook, Marketer
Skill: None
Status: Father of Jinwoo
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"Nice to meet you!" Said An
"Please if you like... . . Stay as long as you want" said Eon-bi
"So many big sisters!!!" Exclaimed both Dan and Hyung
As they said that for some reason the little girl named Chan-hee kept staring at Kanzaki as if she is observing him
Upon noticing that Jinwoo silently approaches her and asked
"Chan-hee! What's the matter? Is there something wrong with my companions?" Asks Jinwoo
"Is not that Oppa! But for some reason that other guy has a different aura in him than the other big sister's" explained Chan-hee
Hearing that even Jinwoo was surprised as the girl clearly determined that Kanzaki was out of place among all of them, for some reason he even wondered that if by some chance his little sister managed to identify that Kanzaki has that kind of aura because of his two different abilities
"Is it intuition? Whoa! Girls are scary in some ways... . ." He deducted in his thought
As this happened Jinwoo's Mather Eon-bi invited the co. lodge themselves in their small home that is somewhat spacious for a small family of six (if included Jinwoo)
As they settled themselves with different room, a room for boys and a different room for girls, they immediately went to inside of their family's personal small time business diner
"For some reason Jinwoo's parents house is quite big for their small family... . . Is it possible that their family is secretly rich?" Asks Ai
"If that were true then they wouldn't have set up a small diner" replied Jinwoo
"Uhhhh! I was just asking" complained Ai
"And I answered it!" Said Jinwoo nonchalantly
"Well it is somewhat refreshing to live here... . . After all the climate is good and the scenery is beautiful" complimented Kanzaki
"Thank you for that compliment" accepted Jinwoo
As they were talking to themselves, Jinwoo's mother approached their table and laid out the dishes that they have ordered beforehand
"Your orders are here! Please enjoy" she said while wearing a smile on her face
After looking for some time at the dishes, even Jessica herself was surprised on how much effort did they took just to make the dishes into like a work of art
"Whoa! This dish looks like art!" exclaimed Jessica
"Works of art? This is already an art" stated Alice
"Fufu! Looks like Alice-chan also appreciate art" said Ai
"I can't deny that" replied Alice
"But still... . . We have no choice but to destroy it and eat it" lamented Isabelle
"Well it can't be helped" replied Jessica
As they were chatting away, all four of them stared back at both Jinwoo and Kanzaki with sparkling eyes as they asked
"So what about you guys? Do you think this is an art? If so... . . Then you guys must be proud! Especially Jinwoo who has a mother that is so talented as this" said Jessica
In reply to their expectant gaze both Jinwoo and Kanzaki stared back at them with indifferent eyes as both of them replied
"Well for boys... Weapons are art" stated Kanzaki
"It's just food you know! Why need to ponder about it?" Pointed out Jinwoo
As they said that in reply, the girls pouted at them and stigma them as people who doesn't know real art
As this was happening Kanzaki suddenly asked Jinwoo
"So what are we going to do here?" Asks Kanzaki calmly as he took a bite
"Well for starters I want to visit my old companions, my school, my neighbors, and even some people who have gone way ahead of me" replied Jinwoo
"I see... . . Your a busybody well it can't be helped" lamented Kanzaki
But after he said that his woo inserted something that made him and the co. Turn deathly silent and surprised
"Ah yeah! Maybe we could encounter my ex"
The moment he said that the world seemed to turn silent