After entering the courtyard, Jiho walked toward the kitchen with a basket on her back. Seeing her coming Ji-hoon look out of widow with a smile on his face.
"Wife, you are back," soon he come out of kitchen while wiped his hands on a ragged cloth and walked near Jiho.
"Um.", Jiho nodded and started to walk toward well.
"Wife, it must be heavy. Give it to me. I..." stretching his hand to take the basket,Ji-hoon walked toward her with smile but
His smile stopped halfway when he saw Jiho retreating backward.
"Wife, is there anything wrong?" Ji-hoon trembled but tried his best not to show it.
"No it's okay ,I can do it myself".
When others came, they also saw Jiho retreat, stopping in their tracks. They looked at Jiho and then Ji-hoon, who was biting his lips to hide his sorrowful face.
"Umm... the water is ready. You can wash." Joon su smiled a little at Jiho.
"Okay".
Min-seo gritted his teeth,Looking at Ji-hoon's pained expression,and jiho leaving back .He knew it even though Jiho helped them, it didn't hide the fact that they were total strangers for her.
"I have something to talk about with you guys. Wait for me to clean up first."soon jiho stopped her track and look back at them with a serious face.
Seeing jiho expression, Su brothers trembled and went to sit in the dining room. Ji-hoon felt his eyes turning red.
'Yes, how can you forget who you were just because someone showed you kindness? How funny, aren't you guys dreaming too much?'
'Yes, how can we compare ourselves to her? She is a great scholar, and we... the famous jinx who only brought bad luck for people around us.' A self-mocking smile formed on their faces. Su brothers felt like hundreds of voices mocking them and laughing at their stupidity. Suddenly, a voice interrupted their thoughts.
"Sorry for the wait." ,soon When Jiho entered the dining room while wiping her face with a cotton towel, she saw Su brothers whose faces had already become as pale as a dead body.
Snap.
The sound made by Jiho echoed—a swift and sharp snap, born from the friction of the middle finger meeting the thumb. It resonated, making Su brothers snap out of their daze.
"Wife..." When Joon-su saw Jiho, he stood up adruptly, due to stress his legs has already become numb and he stumble forward, in hurry he grabbed something for balance.
Thud.
With a loud sound, Joon-su fell, but he didn't feel the expected pain. He moved his hand and suddenly felt something soft.
'Hmm, what is it so... squeezy?'
"Uggh." When he heard the resembling sound, he opened one of his eyes to look.
'Please, God, don't let it be what I am thinking. Please, please, please.'
Joon-su prayed many times, but when he opened his eyes, his prayer shattered. The cushion he fell on was none other than his newly wedded wife, and the soft thing in his hand...
"Does it feel good?" Jiho asked with a cheerful tone, not really cheerful.
"Yes." Joon-su, still in a daze, looked at his hand that was still moving.
"So when you've had enough, how about getting up?" Jiho gritted her teeth, still smiling with a face that had long turned black.
"I... I..." When Joon-su realized what he did, his whole face turned red. He stumbled and got up.
"Ugh." Jiho started to dust off her clothes as she stood up and looked at Joon-su. Joon-su, feeling like being stared at by a tiger, looked back at his brothers for help.
Min-seo: 'Wow, what great weather.'
Joon-su: 'Do you still have time to care about the weather?' Only he knew how much Joon-su wanted to beat this brother at the moment. He turned around to his another hope.
Ji-hoon, who caught his desperate brother's eyes, looked at him with pity.
'Don't worry, brother. I will surely burn some paper money for you.'
'You wolf-eyed bastard, you should die first.' Joon-su, finding another traitor, looked at his last resort, his lovely younger brother in hope to find some assistance.
Getting his eldest brother's gaze, Kyung-ho sighed helplessly and looked back at his other brothers. Getting his signal, they nodded and walked to the side of Joon-su.
"Wife, please forgive him,he is a little clumbsy." Min-seo came forward and bowed in unison. Looking at his brothers helping him, Joon-su felt more guilty for dragging his brothers into it.
"Wife, it's also our fault for not stopping him." Min-seo came forward and bowed.
"Wife, please punish me it's my fault for not being careful," Joon-su came forward.
Jiho looked at all Su brothers who were looking at her with dropped expressions but still trying to protect each other. Rubbing her head, Jiho looked at them.
'Oh, dear God.'
"Sigh, do you guys think I am some kind of... hah, forget it. Just sit down." Jiho looked at Su brothers and rubbed her head. Hearing her words, Su brothers went back to their seats.
"Actually...", stopping her track .
SWOOSH.
Due to the wind, Jiho's hair started to flutter. Annoyed, Jiho turned around and walked toward the door.
Thud.
After closing the door, Jiho came back and took her seat.
"Uh, I know we don't know each other for a long time. It's also true we got married without any proper ceremony, but I just want to let you know." Jiho was still talking, but Su brothers felt their hands and feet getting cold. They were on the verge of crying, but hearing Jiho's next words, they looked up.
"No matter what, it doesn't change the fact that we are married, and we are now a family. So, I hope we give each other a chance to know each other and live like a family."
"....hm." Joon-su felt like a dream. Even if Jiho treated them as strangers, they might be satisfied because they know their place. But family... how can.
'It feels like a dream coming true.'
"Okay, now there is something really important I need to tell you." Jiho's serious tone made Su brothers look at her again, but this time it was with confidence. Soon, Jiho passed a cloth pouch on the table.
"Open it."
Hearing her words, Joon-su looked at his brothers and hesitantly opened the pouch.
"This..." A sudden silence fell on the atmosphere.
"Why..."
"This is what you guys need to help me with."
After talking for an hour, Jiho stood up and walked toward the gate.
"So I hope it will only be between us."
"Um," Su brothers looked at Jiho with determined eyes.
Soon, Jiho opened the door. As she walked outside the gate, she saw smoke rising from nearby houses, signaling for making dinner.
"Okay, let's make dinner." Jiho started walking towards the kitchen. Seeing this, Su brothers ran in front of her.
"Wait, wife, we'll do the cooking."
"Yes, you already made breakfast today."
Looking at the flustered Su brothers, Jiho's face started to turn a little red.
'When was the last time I felt this type of happiness?'
"Hahah, it's okay. You guys have to work, so let me do it."
Looking at Jiho's laughing face, Su brothers also feel mesmerized. Soon, their lips also curled up, and the atmosphere filled with laughter. 'Yes, this is our home.'
Min-seo: "Well, brother, how does it feel when you fell on your wife?"
Joon-su: "I... Stay away from me." His face turns as red as a tomato as he runs away.
Jiho: "Achoo, did I catch a cold?"
(I hope you like it. Feel free to comment and let me know your opinions (´(ｪ)｀).)