Chapter 449: 449
Young-Eun got off work early that Friday . When she got home in TowerPalace, she started cooking Doenjang-jjigae* . The last time she visited Gun-Ho's parents' home, Gun-Ho's mother gave her own recipe of Doenjang-jjigae to Young-Eun, and she was cooking Donenjang-jjigae with that recipe . Young-Eun felt confident that her Doenjang-jjigae should be as good as Gun-Ho's mother's . It was certainly better than her previous one, but Gun-Ho couldn't tell it was good at all .
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'Shoot . As long as I live with this woman, I will have to assume the suffering of eating this sort of dreary food . '
But Gun-Ho couldn't tell Young-Eun about the truth about her food .
"How is it? Isn't it delicious?"
"Yeah, it's good . "
There was fried pork belly as a side dish . Any meat would taste good if fried . Young-Eun seemed to really enjoy her own food . She wrapped fried pork belly with a lettuce before putting them in her mouth .
"Take your time . No one is going to eat your food . "
Young-Eun mumbled .
"People say that a ghost, who ate well while he or she was still alive, gets a better complexion . "
Gun-Ho placed more meat to her side . She was his wife after all . Young-Eun wrapped more fried pork belly in a lettuce and put them in Gun-Ho's mouth this time .
"Say, ah!"
"Ah . "
"Hahaha . You do have a big mouth . "
"What does my mouth look like?"
"It looks like a catfish's mouth . "
"Have you seen a catfish before?"
"Of course . "
"Have you eaten it?"
"No . "
"Have you caught it?"
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"Where would I possibly catch a catfish?"
"I have . I fished it . "
"Don't do that . You shouldn't kill any living creature . "
The most favorable moment for Gun-Ho since he got married was the moment when he was in bed with Young-Eun . He enjoyed the intimate and private moment with her in his bed .
"Don't you feel hot?"
Gun-Ho unbuttoned Young-Eun's pink pajamas . Young-Eun's bare skin revealed . Young-Eun had a very fair skin, which was fairer than Mori Aikko's or Seol-Bing's . Mori Aikko and Seol-Bing always exercised for toning and keeping themselves in good shape for their career . Their skin was hard and tight while Young-Eun's skin was tender . Young-Eun didn't usually put on make-up, and Gun-Ho thought if she wore a make-up that was right for her, she might look better than Seol-Bing or Mori Aikko .
Gun-Ho gave a light kiss on Young-Eun's lips .
"Didn't you miss me?"
"Nope . "
"I did miss you a lot . "
Gun-Ho kissed her on the lips again .
Young-Eun stretched her arms and tweaked Gun-Ho's ears and nose .
"You have a stupid face, oppa . "
"Young-Eun, you have a fairy's face . "
"Really?"
"Yeah because a fool can only see a fool while a genius can only see a genius . "
Young-Eun kicked Gun-Ho's shin under the comforter .
Gun-Ho screamed in pain .
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Gun-Ho started undressing Young-Eun, and then he turned off the light .
After quite a while, Gun-Ho turned on the light . He then wiped Young-Eun's face with a towel . She was sweating .
"Oppa, you will be home tomorrow, right?"
"Of course . I will be with you all day long tomorrow . "
"Let's go to Pocheon City then . "
"Pocheon City? Oh, you want to catch a catfish with a huge mouth?"
Young-Eun kicked Gun-Ho's shin again under the comforter .
Gun-Ho screamed again .
"Let's go to my mom's gravesite tomorrow . She is in Pocheon City . "
"Oh, I thought you wanted to go there on Cold Food Day . "
"The road will be jammed on Cold Food Day . Let's just go there tomorrow . "
"Okay . We can also get some fresh air on the way . "
"Thank you . "
"Don't we have to bring something to her? Like liquor?"
"I will prepare what's necessary to visit her . You just need to come with me . "
It was Saturday morning .
After breakfast, Young-Eun left home and came back with a big bag .
"What's that?"
"I want to bring this to my mom's gravesite . "
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"Oh, you bought some fruits, liquor, and dried fish, huh? What is this? Oh, these are seasoned vegetables and pancakes . Where did you get these?"
"There is a side dish store across the street from Wooseong Condo . The store's name is 'Delicious Side Dish . '"
"How did you find that store?"
"One of my friends used to live in Wooseong Condo . "
"Haha . I see . "
Gun-Ho drove his Land Rover and entered Dongbu Expressway . When his car passed Junglang River, there was a nice melody coming out of the radio . Gun-Ho wanted to hum along with the melody, but he didn't . He thought that it was not appropriate to sing or hum since they were heading to a gravesite .
"Young-Eun, thank you . If it wasn't for you, I would probably stay on my sofa all day long while watching TV and taking a nap . I love being outside with you on Saturday . "
"Keep your eyes on the road, Mister! Don't you hear the horn sound from the cars behind us?"
Gun-Ho and Young-Eun passed downtown in Pocheon City and kept driving . They then passed the fishing site where Gun-Ho used to go often . They continued to drive while passing Mansegyo Town and finally arrived at a cemetery park called Heaven Cemetery Park in Yeongjung Town .
"Did you bury your mom here?"
"We cremated her first before burying her . She is over there, the left one in the second row . "
There was no one in the cemetery park except Gun-Ho and Young-Eun . The weather was sunny with a few clouds . Gun-Ho could feel a fresh breeze on his cheek . Spring was already there .
"Is this your mom's?"
Young-Eun nodded her head twice .
Gun-Ho placed a mat in front of Young-Eun's mother's grave .
Young-Eun then started arranging food and liquor that she brought .
"Since you brought food to the grave and did all this, I guess you are not a Christian . "
"My dad believes in Confucianism . "
"Hmm . You seem to know what you are doing . The foods are very well arranged . "
"I learned it from my dad . "
Young-Eun filled a paper cup with liquor and said, "Mom, I'm here . I'm married now . I came with your son-in-law . "
Young-Eun then looked at Gun-Ho's face and smiled, but she looked lonely .
"Why don't you give her a bow?"
Gun-Ho filled up a paper cup with liquor and gave a deep and full bow to the grave .
After Gun-Ho finished his bow to Young-Eun's mother, Young-Eun kneeled on the ground and lowered her head . She maintained that position for quite a while . Gun-Ho walked around feeling a bit bored . When Gun-Ho thought that Young-Eun took enough time kneeling in front of her mother's grave, he finally said, "Young-Eun, that's enough . You must be feeling hurt on your knee . Get up . "
Young-Eun lifted her head a bit . When Gun-Ho saw Young-Eun's face, he was surprised . She was crying .
"Mom, I'm so sorry!"
Young-Eun burst into tears . Her tears dropped on the mat like it was raining .
"Mom, I'm so sorry . I'm so sorry that I couldn't keep my promise . "
Young-Eun continued to cry .
"Come on . Let me help you get up now . "
Gun-Ho held Young-Eun's arm and lifted her so she could stand up . Gun-Ho gave a handkerchief to her .
"Here, wipe your tears . "
After wiping her face, Young-Eun looked at Gun-Ho and smiled .
"Oppa, I'm sorry . "
Spring breeze grazed Young-Eun's cheek and blew her hair .
Note*
Doenjang-jjigae – a Korean soybean paste stew