My Girlfriend Is Very Good to Me-215 - After: The Usual Daily Routine
215 - After: The Usual Daily Routine
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A beautiful weekend.
Park Seongju, an employee working at a department store clothing section, thought to himself.
'Wow... They're gorgeous today too.'
While occasionally responding to customer inquiries, he was sneaking glances at two people - a mother and daughter.
The pair were cheerfully laughing and happily selecting clothes.
"Mom! Don't you think this would look good on Dad?"
"It's pretty~ But Dad doesn't really like bright colors."
"Still, he wears everything we pick out for him~ I want to see him in this."
Having worked in this store for several years now, these customers were quite familiar to him. Though not extremely frequent visitors, they were definitely etched in his memory.
It's not common to remember someone's face in a department store where hundreds or thousands of people come and go daily. But these customers were simply unforgettable.
The first reason:
They were undeniably beautiful. Both mother and daughter were so strikingly attractive that when he first saw them, he wondered if they were celebrities or influencers. The kind of beauty that would make almost any man, and even some women, do a double-take.
The second reason:
The fact that these two were mother and daughter. The first time he heard the daughter call the other woman 'Mom', he momentarily doubted his ears. He had thought they were just sisters with a significant age gap, but hearing 'Mom' was surprising.
But looking at the mother, it wasn't just that she had a youthful appearance; she genuinely didn't look that old. It seemed impossible for a person to have such a face after turning forty.
Maybe on TV or the internet with all sorts of touch-ups, but not in real life.
And the final reason:
"Are you done looking?"
"Dad! Try this on!"
"Which one? If Sarang picked it out, of course I'll... Wait, why yellow..."
"I think it'll suit you well, Dad. Somang, this one!"
"Pink..."
The 'daughter', who could have easily been the 'first love' type in a movie or drama, handed shirts to a man who had just entered and a young child.
The 'Dad' accepted them with a troubled smile. And next to him, a pretty little boy who could have been a clone of the mother, also held a light pink t-shirt in his hands.
This family itself was the last and biggest reason why he couldn't forget them.
Especially when Park Seongju first saw them about two years ago, he had secretly felt envious, jealous, and bitter towards the 'Dad'.
From his perspective, that man seemed relatively ordinary compared to the other three. Of course, upon closer inspection, he had a neat and handsome appearance, but he couldn't help but fall short next to the beauties around him.
So for the first two or three times, he just felt envious, but the more he saw them, the more his eyes were drawn to this family.
The mother, daughter, and son being beautiful was one thing, but seeing them always laughing boisterously around the 'Dad' in the center made even onlookers smile.
Park Seongju had been working here for nearly 3 years now, and he must have seen this regular family over twenty times.
And not once in all that time.
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Had they ever not looked happy.
"Excuse me~ Do you have this in a different color in size S?"
"Ah, yes! Please wait a moment. I'll check for you."
He responded to the 'daughter' who had quickly approached him, with a genuine smile spreading across his face.
To be honest, in his opinion, the 'Mom' was by far the most beautiful.
However, the ones who caught his eye the most were the 'Dad' and 'daughter'. Their warm smiles were truly a pleasure to see.
So much so that it made him feel good just watching them.
He secretly thought to himself.
Perhaps the reason he was still working at this clothing store, which he had planned to quit about a year ago, was because of these people.
Maybe he stayed here because he wanted to keep seeing them.
"If you look over here, we have various colors."
"Thank you! I'm sorry for always asking so many questions every time we come!"
"It's no problem at all~"
And happily, this family remembered him too. As far as he knew, they only came on weekends, and he also had fixed weekend shifts, so they almost always ran into each other.
After thanking him with a eye-smile, she turned back to her family. Watching her walk away, he felt a slight ache in a corner of his heart.
'If only I were five years younger...'
He couldn't help but have such thoughts. Of course, even if he were five years younger, there would probably still be a 4-5 year age gap, and surely many more accomplished men would be interested in her, so he never stood a chance to begin with.
So in the end, the only thing he could think was:
"I'm so fucking envious..."
He was incredibly envious of that 'Dad' who was so loved by them.
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After much discussion, Heena and Sarang came to a compromise. They decided to briefly visit the festival in the morning, have lunch with packed meals, and then come into the city.
In fact, it was a solution anyone could have thought of, but when you're in the middle of an argument, it's hard to accept rational methods.
So we woke up early, took a stroll in the park to get some fresh air, took dozens of family photos, had lunch with the packed meals I prepared, and then headed to the department store.
Originally, Heena had insisted on making the packed lunch herself, but I put all my effort into stopping her.
"You're always working late on weekdays and you're tired. How could I let you do this? Don't you understand how I feel about not wanting you to lift a finger?"
"But... I want to do it for you too..."
"Come on! It's fine. It makes me happiest when you enjoy what I've made."
"Well... Okay."
"Phew..."
"But you're not saying this because my cooking tastes bad, right?"
"Ah, no! What are you talking about? You know how much I enjoy everything you make for me."
"Right?"
It might have sounded like sweet talk, but most of it was sincere. I wanted to do at least this much for Heena, considering how tough her job was.
Anyway, after spending the morning like that, we eventually made our way to the department store.
In the brief moment I took Somang to the restroom, Heena and Sarang had picked out clothes for us to wear.
A yellow shirt for me, and a pink shirt for Somang.
I felt dizzy at the sight, but having been through this many times before, I barely managed to keep my composure. Besides, I didn't have the right to choose clothes for myself anyway.
Even if they asked 'How about this?', I couldn't say I didn't like it. Not only because I couldn't say no to them, but also because their fashion sense was far superior to mine. In the end, I'd always end up wearing it with a hesitant 'Oh, is it okay?'.
"It's pretty, it's pretty! Somang too!"
"It is. This really suits you~"
As I came out of the fitting room after changing, they clapped and expressed their delight, taking pictures. I chuckled and looked down at Somang, who seemed to quite like his clothes too.
Maybe because he takes after his mom so much, their tastes are similar... Sarang takes after Heena in this aspect too.
So, wearing the new clothes in a style that I found a bit embarrassing, but my dear wife and daughter absolutely loved...
"I'll put the receipt in the bag for you. Since the tags have been removed, returns or exchanges are not possible."
"Okay."
"Thank you for visiting us today."
We left the store after receiving a greeting from the friendly male employee we seemed to see every time we came here, and exited the department store.
I carried a paper bag with the clothes Somang and I had been wearing when we left home. Heena linked her arm with mine, while Sarang held Somang's hand tightly and followed behind us.
If we were in a spacious park, we would have walked side by side holding hands, but walking like that on the street would be quite inconsiderate to others around us.
"Somang, want to share this with your sister?"
"I do."
"Great~ Dad! Let's eat this before we go!"
"Shall we? Then why don't you buy two, one for Dad and Mom too?"
"Okay!"
As we were leisurely strolling around, taking in the surroundings, Sarang pointed at a food cart selling chicken skewers.
And since I had no reason to refuse such a snack, I gave Sarang some money and asked her to buy two.
Probably Sarang and I would each eat about two-thirds, and Heena and Somang would finish the rest. Essentially, we were buying it because the two of us wanted to eat.
Soon, Sarang came running back with a chicken skewer in each hand.
"Here's one for Mom and Dad!"
"Heena, do you want to eat first?"
"Yeah. I'll just have one bite, you can have the rest."
"Okay."
"Somang! Here you... No, wait a second. Hoo~"
Seeing me hand the chicken skewer to Heena, Sarang was about to give one to Somang but stopped. Then she started blowing on it.
She must have thought it was too hot to give directly to Somang since it was freshly made. It was incredibly cute to see her blowing on it to cool it down for her little brother.
"Sis. I can eat it as it is."
"Really? Still, be careful because it's hot. Here."
"Ah─"
Somang took a small bite and then shook his head as if to say that was enough. Only then did Sarang start eating her chicken skewer.
This kind of snacking always happens when we go out. However, we usually only buy once or twice at most, because if we eat too much, Heena might scold us.
A moment later, having quickly finished the chicken skewers, I turned around and asked.
"What do you want to do now, Sarang? Should we go to a PC room and play games together?"
"Hmm~"
At my question, Sarang rolled her eyes in thought, then looked down at Somang. At her little brother who was staring intently at a passing dog.
Seeing that, she smiled softly and then met my eyes. In an instant, Sarang, Heena (who had taken out her phone to take a picture of Somang at some point), and I were all of one mind.
Our next destination had been decided. Without any of us saying a word.
Speaking for everyone, I opened my mouth.
"Shall we go to our usual place?"
"Yes! I bumped into the sister who works there last time, and she said they got a new big puppy."
"Oh~ Somang likes big dogs, right? You too, Heena."
"Aren't big ones somehow cuter? Like you~"
"Me being cute is a bit... Somang! Let's go see the puppies!"
"I wanna go!"
Just like how Sarang used to be crazy about cats, Somang, who couldn't resist dogs, started bouncing up and down on the spot.
This time, Heena and I held Somang's hands on either side, while Sarang linked her arm with mine as we all headed to the dog cafe together.
As always.
Even though Heena is very busy and it's hard for us to go far from home because of it, the things we do on a regular basis haven't changed.
But I think that's enough. Even if we don't do anything special, even if we spend similar days...
It's our fun daily life, our life.
Author's Note:
You're asking if the next chapter is also an afterstory? No... Now we're starting the 'if childhood friends' arc for Yeonho and Heena.
So is this the end of the afterstory? No... There will be more after the 'if' story. But it will probably be set many years later.
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