181. [Side Story] Stay with me forever (1)
Yejun is deep asleep on a leisurely evening.
Gook-soon grills meat for his daughter, who sang a song about wanting to eat meat. However, the meat is transformed into round wraps, which are then fed to his granddaughter.
"I hate fighting!"
When Jung-o tries to put the wrap in her mouth again, Yena starts to complain.
"You have to eat ssam to get a good result! Eat quickly!"
"No! I'm good at making noises."
"Look at that potbelly. You gained 3kg since you started freshman year. You grew 1cm taller, but you only gained weight. This is because you didn't eat a balanced diet. Do you understand?"
"Ugh. I hate you, Mom!"
In the end, Yena, unable to bear the nagging of Noon, gets up from her seat.
As Yena goes to my room, Jeong-o takes advantage of the gap and stuffs meat into my mouth.
As if someone is chasing him, he is busy using his chopsticks, and this time, Gook-soon speaks up.
"Chew it thoroughly."
"Yeah. I'm chewing it thoroughly."
"Eat some of the other side dishes too. You nag at Yena like that, but you only eat meat. Eat some vegetables too."
"I'm an adult."
"... ... ."
"When Yena isn't watching, you should eat as much meat as you want first. I have to show you how to eat vegetables later."
The way I showed myself to my daughter and the way I showed myself to my mother were so different. Gook-soon tried to calm her down little by little.
"But since it was made by your mom, eat a little of everything."
"Yeah. I can eat this much because Mom made it. I can't eat other vegetables, Mom."
"Are you bragging? You need to eat a lot of vegetables to be healthy."
"Hey, if you really want to be healthy, eat for your mental health. Oh, I ate vegetables with meat today, I became a healthy person because I ate vegetables. That thought gives me comfort."
This child became a mother. A naughty child who seemed like she would always be in my arms.
Gook-soon couldn't stop Jung-oh any longer and just sighed and chuckled.
Except for a few years from the year my daughter entered high school until she was in college, I have lived with her and taken care of her closely, so it is hard for me to imagine my daughter not being able to reach out to her.
People often ask with serious expressions whether it is difficult to take care of a daughter. Every time, Guk-soon's answer is always the same. He says that he relies on his daughter. He feels so secure living with her like this.
That was true. Although things got a little hectic with the birth of my second grandchild, my life was incomparably more stable than before.
My body was comfortable, so I had a chance to reflect on myself. I realized that I am a person who likes to be busy rather than sitting still, who likes to constantly take care of someone, and who likes a productive social life.
One day, while I was thinking a lot about myself, the instructor at the cooking school approached me. It was the day when the dishes that Guksoon made freely without any theory captivated the taste buds of the students.
