Chapter 495 - A Little Trip to Yangpyeong County (1) – Part 2
Chapter 495: A Little Trip to Yangpyeong County (1) – Part 2
That night, Gun-Ho made love with Young-Eun.
Young-Eun did better than at the beginning of their marriage. She used to play like a piece of wood during the intercourse, but these days, she sometimes wrapped her arms around Gun-Ho’s neck; she became more active. Also, when she felt good, she gave a kiss to Gun-Ho which she didn’t before. All these changes made Gun-Ho think of Mori Aikko or Seol-Bing less and less.
Gun-Ho was putting fruits, coffee, and stuff in his Land Rover when Young-Eun got into the car with a fat bag.
“What is it? What’s in the bag? It looks heavy.”
“These are some spices and sauces.”
“Spices and sauces?”
“Yeah. I talked with my aunt yesterday. When I asked her what to bring to her house, she said she needed a soy sauce. So I’m taking a bottle of soy sauce.”
“That doesn’t look like just a bottle of soy sauce. What else you got there?”
“Oh, these are some red chili-pepper paste and vegetable oil too.”
“This is so heavy like a rock inside. You carried these all the way from the mart? Why didn’t you ask me to carry them for you?”
“You left the mart before I could ask you for help. Remember that?”
Gun-Ho drove a quiet road with Young-Eun. It had been a while since they rode together. Gun-Ho turned on the music. It was not Bohemian Rhapsody that Gun-Ho chose this time. He had used to listen to Bohemian Rhapsody a lot when he drove his shabby car that was about to die, on the way to his work in Pocheon City or Yangju City. The music that Gun-Ho selected was songs sung by singers like Onion, Young-Eun Seo, and Wax.
“I do like quiet and calming music.”
Young-Eun changed the music to some classical music that Gun-Ho had no idea of. Young-Eun seemed to really enjoy the music that she chose, and she looked happy. By looking at Young-Eun who seemed to truly enjoy listening to music, Gun-Ho wanted to buy her a nice smart phone.
They arrived at Young-Eun’s aunt’s house. It was her dog who greeted them first by barking at them. The dog particularly barked hard toward Gun-Ho.
“This guy is chasing me and barking so hard at me.”
“This is really good.”
“It tastes fantastic.”
Young-Eun closed her eyes half way down while having the potato. She seemed to truly like it.
“Have some water too.”
Artist Choi brought some barley tea. She said while joining them at the dining table, “I received the Chanel handbag that you sent to me through President Shin last time. You didn’t have to spend money like that on me.”
“I wanted to show my gratitude, but I don’t think it was enough.”
“You should buy Young-Eun a handbag like that.”
“I did.”
“Really? That’s good. Well, thank you for the bag. I heard President Shin got the same one.”
“I have lots of things that I want to thank her for too.”
“President Shin was not sure if she could accept your present. She said it was excessive, and she was sorry that you had to spend that much money on her.”
Young-Eun chipped in while listening to the conversation between Gun-Ho and Artist Choi.
“Auntie! What about mine? I brought something for you too today.”
“What did you bring?”
“These!”
“Whoa, this bag is really heavy.”
“Open it!”
“Wow! I see soy sauce, red chili pepper paste, and soybean paste! Oh, you got me a vegetable oil too. I guess I can skip grocery shopping for at least a month. Thanks to you.”
Young-Eun’s aunt went into the kitchen, and she brought cold noodles for them. Several ice cubes were in the bowl along with noodles with young radish kimchi.
“This is a young-radish-kimchi cold noodle soup.”
It was good and cool. It was a nice dish for summertime.
“Please try this too.”
Artist Choi brought some side dishes like pumpkin pancakes and rice wine. They could see Artist Choi’s flower garden from the dining area. It gave a relaxing and serene feeling to have a meal with the garden view, especially when they added a rice wine. Young-Eun seemed to enjoy the food as well.
“I feel like I’m gaining some weight whenever I visit this house.”
“Auntie, you look better than the last time I saw you.”
“Really? Maybe because a friend of mine moved into the area.”
“Your friend?”
“She is not an artist, but she is running an art gallery at the entrance of this village. She offers tea and some art tools there.”
“Really? That’s very nice. You can hang out with her sometimes.”
“I actually go to see her at the gallery on a daily basis. You probably remember her, Young-Eun. Her name is Nan-Young Eum.”
“Nan-Young Eum? I’m not sure. I think maybe I heard of her name before.”
“She used to work in a travel agency. Her husband used to work in a bank before moving to this area.”
“By the way, auntie, your feet look swollen.”
“Well, it started yesterday.”
“It could be your kidney that needs to be checked up, or it could be just a sign of lack of exercise. You should go to the hospital and let a doctor take a look at it.”
“You think so? It’s nice to have a niece who is a medical doctor. So, I could have some idea about what went wrong. So, you don’t think this is serious?”
“I don’t think you have a serious health issue. It could be just a high blood-pressure that caused it.”
While listening to the conversation between Young-Eun and her aunt, Gun-Ho thought that he didn’t have to worry too much about his health while living with Young Eun.
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Seobang – A title within a family when you marry their daughter.